title: A vision for doctoral research training in health behavior: a position paper from the American Academy of Health Behavior.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish and disseminate the position of the American Academy of Health Behavior (The Academy) on doctoral research training.
  
  
  METHODS
  A collaborative process involving the Work Group on Doctoral Research Training with input from The Academy membership led to the development of the guidelines described herein.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A set of guidelines is provided that describe the process of learning to be a scholar/researcher and the outcomes of learning the practice of health behavior research.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The doctoral students who are to become the stewards of our field should be prepared to engage in scholarship that creates new knowledge, uses research to transform practice, and effectively communicates research findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Family Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: Kenneth H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: Carolyn L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Blue
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Colwell
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McDermot
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Hara-Murdock
authors.forename: R Scott
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Olds
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sciacca
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Simons-Morton
authors.forename: Dennis L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Thombs
authors.forename: Mohammad R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Torabi
authors.forename: Marilyn J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: Chudley
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Werch
mesh_terms: D035841:Behavioral Research / Q000193:education* / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D012958:Societies, Scientific