Dr. Jim Broadbear
Professor of Health Promotion & Education
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FHS Felmley Hall of Science 229
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Biography
Professor of Health Promotion & Education, Illinois State University
Current Courses
HSC 498.001 Professional Practice in Health & Wellness Coaching
HSC 398.001 Professional Practice: Field Experience In Health Education
HSC 298.002 Professional Practice: Practicum in Health Promotion and Education
HSC 496.001 Health Behavior
HSC 296.001 Health Behavior And Theory
HSC 207.001 Mind/Body Health
HSC 498.011 Professional Practice in Health & Wellness Coaching
HSC 298.001 Professional Practice: Practicum in Health Promotion and Education
Teaching Interests & Areas
Health Behavior
Health & Wellness Coaching
Mind Body Health
Research Interests & Areas
Health & wellness coaching
Public education about wellness, healthy aging, and longevity
Ph D Health Behavior
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
MS Exercise Science
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
BS Zoology
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
Million Dollar Club (in external funding)
ISU
2015
Grants and Contracts
Development of Life Smart for Teens
James Broadbear.
Illinois Department of Public Health - Office of Women's Health. July 1 2013 - 2015
Development, evaluation, and implementation of Life Smart for Women and Life Smart for Women II
James Broadbear, M. J. Morrow.
Illinois Department of Public Health - Office of Women's Health. 2005 - 2013
Evaluation of blood pressure screening in the Illinois Wise Women Program
James Broadbear.
Illinois Department of Public Health. - 2012
Healthy Aging - Making Deposits for Now & the Future
James Broadbear.
Illinois Department of Public Health - Office of Women's Health. - June 2025
Journal Article
The most powerful question
James Broadbear.
NWI Journal, (2024)
A peek into the mindset and neurobiology of behavior change
James Broadbear.
NWI Journal, (2023)
The Big 3 of Behavior Change
James Broadbear.
NWI Journal, (2022)
Novice Health and Wellness Coaches: Implications for Professional Preparation
James Broadbear, Barbara Broadbear.
Pedagogy in Health Promotion, (2017)
A qualitative evaluation of blood pressure screening procedures in the Illinois WISEWOMAN Program
James Broadbear, Barbara Broadbear, Adrian Lyde, Sharon Mills.
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practices, 12 (3), (2014)
Online discussion about sexuality education in schools
James Broadbear, B. C. Broadbear.
The International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 15, 16-28, (2012)
Magazine/Trade Publication
How to be an embodied triathlete
James Broadbear.
Triathlete, (2021)
Newspaper, Article
Health testing you need
James Broadbear.
(2024)
Mental wellness days no solution
James Broadbear.
The Pantagraph, (2024)
COVID praise and one big mistake
James Broadbear.
The Pantagraph, (2022)
Step aside for the up-and-comers
James Broadbear.
The Pantagraph, (2022)
Successfully revisiting resolutions
James Broadbear.
The Pantagraph, (2022)
Ukraine and our emotional wellness
James Broadbear.
The Pantagraph, (2022)
Create your own wellness vision
James Broadbear.
Decatur Herald & Review, (2021)
Here are the health numbers that matter
James Broadbear.
(2021)
Wellness. Now more than ever.
Jim Broadbear.
The Pantagraph, C3, (2021)
Work and emotional well-being
James Broadbear.
The Pantagraph, (2021)
Other
Life Smart for Teens
James Broadbear, Barbara C Broadbear.
(2014)
Evaluation of blood pressure screening in the Illinois WISEWOMAN Program
James Broadbear, Barbara C Broadbear.
Illinois Department of Public Health, 35, (2012)
Life Smart for Women: A comprehensive women’s health program
James Broadbear, M. J. Morrow, B. C. Broadbear.
Illinois Department of Public Health - Office of Women’s Health, (3), (2012)
Life Smart for Women: A comprehensive women’s health program
James Broadbear, M. J. Morrow, B. C. Broadbear.
Illinois Department of Public Health - Office of Women’s Health, (2011)
Presentations
Models of Healthy Aging: Implications for Wellness Professionals
James Broadbear.
Annual Wellness Summit, Chicago, IL, August, 2025
Connecting with change: The mindset and physiology of the stages of change.
James Broadbear.
National Wellness Conference, Cincinnati, OH, July, 2023
Designing wellness visions that work
James Broadbear.
National Wellness Conference, Online, July, 2021
Health & wellness coaching as embodied intelligence
James Broadbear.
National Wellness Conference, Kissimmee, FL, October, 2019
Health coaching self-efficacy among novice coaches
James Broadbear, Broadbear Broadbear.
Society for Public Health Education, Columbus, OH, April, 2018
Bringing design into the planning and evaluation process
James Broadbear.
Women's Health Conference, Springfield, IL, December, 2013
Evaluation of blood pressure screening in the Illinois WISEWOMAN Program
James Broadbear.
Women's Health Conference, Springfield, IL, December 6, 2012
Diffusing the Innovation of Obesity Prevention: Evaluation of a Workshop for School Health Teams.
Mark Temple, James Broadbear, David Thomas, Kristen Lagally, Sara Mills, Tracy L Gallovitch.
Annual Conference of the American School Health Association, Burbank, CA., October, 2005
Effective Assessment and Evaluation – The PEOPLE Program.
David Thomas, Tracy L Gallovitch, Kristen Lagally, James Broadbear, Mark Temple.
Winning Grants for Physical Education, Myrtle Beach, SC., July, 2005
Project Design: Keeping it Simple – The PEOPLE Program
David Thomas, Tracy L Gallovitch, Kristen Lagally, James Broadbear, Mark Temple.
Winning Grants for Physical Education, Myrtle Beach, SC., July, 2005
PEOPLE Program: Physical Education Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle Enhancement Program.
David Thomas, Tracy L Gallovitch, Kristen Lagally, James Broadbear, Mark Temple.
Annual Conference of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Chicago, IL., April, 2005
Learning by doing: Incorporating service learning in the classroom, partnerships for teaching and learning
James Broadbear, S. L. Cole, Adrian Lyde.
A Campus Wide Symposium, Normal, IL, , 2004
Building a foundation through collaboration: The Illinois HIV Prevention Education Project
Mark Temple, James Broadbear, Adrian Lyde.
CDC-DASH National HIV and School Health Leadership Conference, Washington, DC, , 2002
Love should not hurt: Combating relational abuse and violence though health instruction
Adrian Lyde, James Broadbear, Mark Temple.
ASHA National Conference, Colorado Springs, CO, , 1998