Background
Mail, Patricia Davison was born on December 10, 1940 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. Daughter of George Allen and Constance (Davison) Mail.
Mail, Patricia Davison was born on December 10, 1940 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. Daughter of George Allen and Constance (Davison) Mail.
Bachelor of Science, University Arizona, Tucson, 1963. Master of Arts, University Arizona, Tucson, 1970. Master of Science, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1965.
Master in Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1967. Postgraduate, Seattle University, Washington, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland, 1996.
Commissioned officer United States Public Health Service, 1970—1997. Chief health education branch Portland Indian Health Service, 1979—1986. Deputy chief field operations National Health Service Corps., 1986—1987, deputy chief clinical, professor activities board, 1987—1988, branch chief Health Resources and Services Administration, 1988.
Deputy staff director Office Public Health Service Surgeon General, 1989. Officer personnel specialist Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration, 1990—1992. Staff member, division clinical and prevention research National Institute Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 1991—1993, extramural science administrator, 1993—1997.
Faculty Medicine Creek Tribal College, 1998—1999. Member faculty Seattle University, 1974-1978. Commissioner National Commission Health Education Credentialing, chair, 1993-1994.
Accreditation site visitor Council on Education in Public Health, since 1996. Visiting scientist Addictive Behaviors Research Center, University Washington, 1998-1999, research scientist, since 1999. President Dragon-Archer Consultant, since 1997.
Assistant professor Oregon Health Sciences University, 1998-1999.
Fellow American School Health Association, Society Applied Anthropology. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (life), American Public Health Association (chair public health education section 1995-1996, chairman continuing professional education committee 1997, 98, executive board 2001-2004, president-elect 2005, president 2006, Early Career award Public Health Education section 1979, Judith Miller award 1998, Executive Director's citation 1999), Washington State Public Health Association (Tom Drummey award, 2002), Military Officers Association American (life), Commissioned Officers Association United States Public Health Service (life), American Association Health Education (life), American Academy Health Behavior (board directors 2001), Society Public Health Education, Medical Anthropology Society, Association Military Surgeons United States (life), Reserve Officers Association (life), Smith College Alumnae Association, University Arizona Alumni Association (life), American Public Health Association, (president-elect 2005), Delta Psi Kappa, Eta Sigma Gamma.