Dr. Rosemary Thackeray is a professor in the Health Science Department at BYU. Prior to joining the BYU faculty she was employed for nine years at the Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Health Education. Her experience included program development and management, research and evaluation, worksite wellness, violence prevention, coordinated school health, and physical activity. Dr. Thackeray also worked part-time as a health educator with Salt Lake Community Health Centers, FHP Health Care, and she facilitated weight management classes for the American Heart Association. While on a sabbatical in 2006-2007, she worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Marketing in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Thackeray teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in evaluation and research methods at BYU. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, spending time with family, reading, collecting antique glassware, and eating ice cream.