Dr. Milroy earned a B.S. in Community Health Education from the State University of New York at Potsdam (2002), his M.P.H. in Public Health Education from the UNC Greensboro (2006), and his Doctorate in Public Health (DrPH) from the UNC Greensboro (2010). Presently Dr. Milroy is Prevention Strategies’ director of Programs and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina Greensboro and Elon University. Dr. Milroy is a member of multiple professional organizations including the Society for Prevention Research, the American College Health Association, and the American Public Health Association. He has provided consulting services for the NCAA, Be Active, NC, and the National Center for Drug Free Sport. In general Dr. Milroy is interested in the health and well being of adolescents and young adults. Specifically, Dr. Milroy’s research and programming interests include the promotion of physical activity and the prevention of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use among elementary, high school and college aged populations, and the development, implementation and evaluation of innovative evidence-based programs.

2002: B.S., SUNY Potsdam, Community Health Education; Minor in English/Communication

2006: M.P.H., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Public Health Education

2010: Dr.P.H., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Public Health Education

Research Assistant, Crossroads: Cooperative High School Drug Prevention - SBIR Phase II, $1,100,000, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2006-2009.

Research Assistant, College Alc: Online Alcohol Education and Prevention Program, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2006- 2010

Principle Investigator; A qualitative exploration of evidence-based physical activity promotion programs among North Carolina Colleges and Universities: A Pilot Study. $2,000, Funding through the University of North Carolina Greensboro, summer, 2008

Project Manager, myPlaybook: Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Program National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II pilot study, National Institute on Drug Abuse and the NCAA, 2008-2010

Project Manager, myPlaybook: Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Program National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA); Southern Conference pilot study, National NCAA, Fall 2009

Principal Investigator; A Cross-sectional Investigation of Physical Activity Promotion among North Carolina Colleges and Universities: Dissertation. $4,000, Be Active NC (non-profit), Fall 2009-Spring 2010

Project Manager, myPlaybook: Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Program - SBIR Phase II, $1,600,000, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2011-present.

1. Wyrick, D.L., Fearnow-Kenney, M., Wyrick, C.H., Orsini, M.M., Strack, R.W., & Milroy, J.J. (2010). Going the Distance: Delivery of High School Drug Prevention via Distance Education. The American Journal of Distance Education. 24(3): 151-162.
2. D’Abundo M., Orsini MM., Milroy J.J., Sidman, C. (2011). The Reliability and Construct Validity of American College Students’ Responses to the WHOQOL-BREF. International Electronic Journal of Health Education. 14:101-108.
3. Orsini, M.M., Wyrick, D.L., & Milroy, J.J. (In Press). Collaborative Evaluation of a High School Prevention Curriculum: Blending Collaborative Evaluation and the Randomized Control Trial. Journal of Evaluation and Program Planning.
4. Milroy, J.J., Wyrick, D.L., Bibeau, D.L., Strack, R.W., Davis, P.G. (In Press). A University System-wide Qualitative Investigation into Student Physical Activity Promotion Conducted on College Campuses. American Journal of Health Promotion.

1. Milroy J.J., Orsini, M.M., Dave G.J., Verma, A., Barclift, M. (2006, August) Negotiating the Curriculum. Presentation for the Lilly South annual conference.
2. Milroy J.J., Wyrick, D.L., Orsini, M.M., Stradley, L. (2007, November) Assessing attitudes, knowledge and intentions held by pre-service teachers regarding North Carolina's Healthy Active Children policy. Presentation for the American Public Health Association annual conference.
3. Wyrick, D.L., Orsini, M.M., Fearnow-Kenney., Milroy J.J. (2008, October) Crossroads: Cooperative High School Drug Prevention, Phase II result. Poster Presentation for the Society for Prevention Research annual conference.
4. Wyrick, D.L., Orsini, M.M., Fearnow-Kenney., Milroy J.J. (2008, October) Crossroads: Cooperative High School Drug Prevention, Phase II result. Poster Presentation for the American Public Health Association annual conference.
5. Wyrick, D.L., Hansen. W.B., O’Sullivan. R., Halfors. D., Steckler. A., Orsini, M.M., Fearnow-Kenney., Milroy J.J. (2008, October) Evaluation of the All Stars Senior High School Prevention Curriculum. Poster Presentation for the American Public Health Association annual conference.
6. McCormick, L., Shah, V., Bronson-Stradley, L., Pfohl, S., Orsini, M. M., Wyrick, D. L., & Milroy, J. (2008, November). Fit Kids: Classroom teachers to include physical activity in classroom activities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American School Health Association, Tampa, FL.
7. Orsini, M. M., Wyrick, D. L., Milroy, J. J.,  & Stradley, L. (2010, February). Evaluation of the HOPSports Training System. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Association for Research in Education, Winston-Salem, NC.
8. Feeney, K., Tapler, A., Milroy, J.J. (2010, November). Examining Alcohol Education Initiatives: A Correlational Epidemiological Case Study on Collegiate Alcohol Use and NCAA Athletes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. Philadelphia, NJ.  
9. Wyrick, D.L., Fearnow-Kenney, M., Milroy, J.J., Wilfert, M. (2011). Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention for College Student-Athletes. Organized Paper Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research. Washington, DC.
10. Fearnow-Kenney, M., Wyrick, D.L., Strack, R.W., Milroy, J.J., Seitz, C.M. (2011). Demonstration of the Photovoice Method for Health Promotion in Diverse Cultures and Countries presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research. Washington, DC.
11. Seitz, C.M., Wyrick, D.L., Milroy, J.J., Fearnow-Kenney, M. (2011). Mediators of Adolescent Substance Use Within State High School Health Education Curriculum Frameworks: 10-year Follow-up. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society For Prevention research. Washington, DC.
12. D'Abundo, M.L., Orsini., M.M., Milroy, J.J., Sidman, C. (2011). Reliability and construct validity of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) among English-speaking, American college students presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. Washington, D.C.
13. D'Abundo, M.L.,  Sidman, C., Milroy, J.J., Orsini., M.M. (2011). Perceived wellness of college students in online, face-to-face, and blended basic studies physical activity and wellness course delivery formats presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. Washington, D.C.