Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health

Alyson Taub

Professor of Health Education

Alyson Taub

Phone: 212-998-5792
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Alyson Taub, EdD, CHES, is Special Assistant to the Dean and Professor of Health Education at New York University. She earned her baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees in Health Education at New York University, and also holds a dental hygiene degree from Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists in Boston. Dr. Taub has worked full-time at New York University for more than 30 years. Prior to that, she was a practicing dental hygienist and taught at the elementary and secondary school levels. Dr. Taub has published extensively, and has had leadership roles in professional associations at the state, national, and international levels. She completed a five-year term as secretary and Board member of the National Task Force on the Preparation and Practice of Health Educators, Inc., which became the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC). Dr. Taub was the first Executive Director of the NCHEC and served for two years in that role as a volunteer. She served on the NCHEC Board of Commissioners from 1998-2003. Her professional contributions have focused on promoting health education as a profession and improving the professional preparation of health education specialists. Most recently, her professional work has focused on computer resources for health education. Among Dr. Taub's current professional activities are service as global Vice President for Capacity Building, Education, & Training, and Member, Board of Trustees, International Union for Health Promotion and Education (headquarters in Paris, France); Steering Committee for the National Health Educator Competencies Update Project(CUP), a multi-year research study; and member, National Transition Task Force on Accreditation in Health Education.


Presentations

  • National Health Educator Competencies Update Project.
    Gilmore, G.G., Olsen, L.K., Taub, A., & Connell, D.G. National Health Educator Competencies Update Project (CUP): Key Findings and Recommendations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association.

Degrees Held

  • B.S. New York University
    Dental Health Education
  • A.S. Northeastern University
    Dental Hygiene
  • M.A. New York University
    School & College Health Education
  • Ed.D. New York University
    Community Health Education

Awards

  • 2000 : HEDIR Award Recipient for outstanding contributions to health education through the use of technology
  • 1997 : Distinguished Fellow Award, Society for Public Health Education
  • 1995 : First Distinguished Service to the Profession Award, Greater New York Chapter, Society for Public Health Education
  • 1987 : SOPHE Trophy, Society for Public Health Education
  • 2002 : Health Education Hall of Fame, 2002 (among first group inducted)
  • 2005 : 2005 Presidential Citation, American Association for Health Education ( for research leadership - National Health Educator Competencies Update Project)
  • 2000 : NYU School of Education Research Challenge Fund Grant - National Health Educator Competencies Update Project: Data Collection Methodology Pilot Study, 2000
  • 2002 : NYU Research Challenge Fund Grant - National Health Educator Competencies Update Project: Data Entry Phase, 2002
  • 2005 : 2005 W.E. Schaller Presidential Citation Presented by Eta Sigma Gamma, National Honorary in Health Education, for leadership (Competencies Update Project Steering Committee)
  • 2006 : National Commission for Health Education Credentialing Award for research contribution through the National Health Educator Competencies Update Project, February 2006

Publications

  • Taub, A. (2001). Meanings of networking: A perspective. Promotion & Education: International Journal of Health Promotion & Education, VIII(1), 29-30.
  • Hayden, J., Ramsay, D., Rice, G., Taub, A., & Uhrich, B. (Eds.). (2000). The health education specialist: A study guide for professional competence. (4th ed.). Allentown, PA: The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
  • Tomita, M. & Taub, A. (1999, September/October). Finding health education jobs on the internet. Journal of Health Education, 30(5), 305-309.
  • Taub, A. (1999, May/June). Defining advanced competencies for health education specialists. Journal of Health Education, 30(3), 197-199.
  • Taub, A. (1998, March/April). Credentialing and the professionalization of health education. Journal of Health Education, 29 (2), 121-125.
  • Taub, A. & Tomita, M. (1998, March) Using online lists for health promotion. Promotion & Education: International Journal of Health Promotion and Education,5(1), 23-27.
  • Taub, A. (1997, March) Using computer technology for health education. Promotion & Education: International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 4(1), 5-7. (Translated in Chinese and reprinted in Taiwan, 1998)
  • Taub, A. (1995). Dual career families. In R.D. Patton, (ed.). The american family: Life and health. (2nd ed.). Oakland, CA: Third Party Publishing Company, 77-90.
  • Taub, A. (1994). "Credentialing: Assuring quality in school health education," in P.A. Cortese and K. Middleton (eds.). The comprehensive school health challenge: Promoting children's health through education. Chapter 30. Santa Cruz, CA: Network Publi
  • Taub, A. (1993, September/October). Credentialing: The basics. Journal of Health Education, 24(5), 261-262.
  • Taub, A. (2003). Transdisciplinary approaches to building the capacity of the public health workforce. Ethnicity & Disease, 13 (S2), Spring 2003, 45-47.

Courses

  • E10.3001 Dissertation Proposal Seminar
  • E10.3005 Dissertation Workshop

Editorial Boards

  • Promotion & Education: International Journal for Health Promotion and Education, Editorial Board Member

Research Interests

  • Professionalization
  • Professional Role Delineation Studies
  • Survey Research Methodology