Field(s) of expertise:

Degree(s):

• B.A., Rhodes College, 1991
• M.S., Mississippi State University, 1994
• Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1998

Department:

Title(s):

• Professor
• Associate Director Social Science Research Center

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Links:

• faculty directory page

Bio:

Dr. McMillen is a Professor with a joint appointment with the Social Science Research Center and the Department of Psychology. He has published numerous fact sheets and policy papers that have informed decisions about health risk behaviors and chronic disease in Mississippi. His research has been supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute, the Mississippi State Department of Health, The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi, the American Cancer Society, North Mississippi Medical Center, the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program, My Brother’s Keeper, and the Center for Mississippi Health Policy. McMillen also serves on the Mississippi Tobacco Control Network. In recognition of his research contributions, he was awarded the 2006 Prevention of Cancer in Mississippi Award by the Mississippi Partnership of Comprehensive Cancer Control.