The Journal of Rural Health Editorial Board

The Journal of Rural Health (JRH) serves to advance professional practice, research, theory development and public policy by serving as a medium for communication among health scientists and professionals.

NRHA and JRH are currently accepting proposals from volunteer applicants to serve as the journal's editor for 2 years beginning in January 2019.

The JRH editor is responsible for the following:

Produce four quarterly issues of the Journal of Rural Health
Negotiate and include Special Sections as funding permits
Supervise and direct the managing editor as needed
Communicate with the publisher, Wiley
Communicate with the NRHA managing partner, Gabriela Boscan
Communicate with the editorial board once per quarter regarding journal operations and outcomes

NRHA and JRH request that letters of intent be delivered by July 31 and that all applications are completed and delivered by Aug. 31 in PDF format by email to Gabriela Boscan.

Editorial Board Roster
Kevin Bennett, PhD (Chair) Associate Professor, Senior Research University of South Carolina 3209 Colonial Drive Columbia, S.C. 29203 Phone: (803) 434-3611 kevin.bennett@uscmed.sc.edu Britta Anderson Research Assistant NORC at the University of Chicago 4350 East-West Highway 8th FL Bethesda, Md. 20814 Phone: (301) 634-9300 andesrson-britta@norc.org Angeline Bushy, PhD, RN Professor & Bert Fish Chair College of Nursing University of Central Florida 1200 Speedway Blvd Daytona Beach, Fla. 32114 Phone: (386) 506-4302 angeline.bushy@ucf.edu Mary Charlton, PhD Assistant Professor College of Public Health University of Iowa College 145 N. Riverside Drive, 100 CPHB Iowa City, Iowa 52242 Phone: (319) 384-1564 mary-charlton@uiowa.edu Joseph S. Coyne, DrPH Professor, Dept. of Health Policy & Admin. Director, Center for International Health Services Research & Policy Innovate Washington Office 420 Washington State University P.O. Box 1495 Spokane, Wash. 99210-1495412 E. Spokane Falls Blvd. 99202 Phone: (509) 358-7981 jsc@wsu.edu Ted Epperly, MD President and Chief Executive Officer Family Medicine Residency of Idaho Family Medicine Health Center 777 N Raymond Boise, Idaho 83704-9251 Phone: (208) 954-8744 ted.epperly@fmridaho.org Alva Ferdinard, DrPH Assistant Professor Texas A&M Public Health 212 Adriance Lab Rd. 1266 TAMU College Station, Texas 77843 Phone: (979) 436-9434 ferdinand@tamhsc.edu Jarod T. Giger, PhD, MSW, LCSW Assistant Professor College of Social Work University of Kentucky 639 Patterson Office Tower Lexington, Ky. 40506-0027 Phone: (859) 323-0588 jarod.giger@uky.edu	Carrie Henning-Smith, PhD Research Associate Rural Health Research Center University of Minnesota 420 Delaware St SE, MMC 729 Minneapolis, Minn. 55455 Phone: (612) 623-8320 henn0329@umn.edu Loretta Heuer, PhD, RN Professor, College of Pharmacy, Nursing & Allied Sciences North Dakota State University NDSU-Dept 2670, Box 6050 Fargo, N.D. 58108 Phone: (701) 231-8502 loretta.heuer@yahoo.com Martin Lipsky, MD Regional Dean College of Medicine at Rockford University of Illinois 1601 Parkview Avenue Rockford, Ill. 61107 Phone: (815) 395-5600 mlipsky@uic.edu Cecilia Rosales, MD Assistant Dean, Phoenix Campus Associate Professor University of Arizona Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health 714 E. Van Buren Phoenix, Ariz. 85004 Phone: (602) 827-2205 crosales@email.arizona.edu Erika Ziller, PhD Deputy Director & Senior Research Associate Maine Rural Health Research Center Muskie School of Public Service University of Southern Maine PO Box 9300 Portland, Maine 04104-9300 Phone: (207) 780-4615 eziller@usm.maine.edu NRHA Contact Gabriela Boscan, MPH Manager of Program Services National Rural Health Association 1108 K Street, Second Floor Washington, DC 20005202-639-0550 Fax: 202-639-0559 gboscan@nrharural.org

Ex Officio Member (Voting) JRH Editor Tyrone Borders, PhD Professor and Chair, Health Management and Policy Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Endowed Chair in Rural Health Policy University of Kentucky College of Public Health Phone: (859) 218-2041 jrheditor@gmail.com	Managing Editor Julia Cecil, MA, MBA 1900 Brush Mountain Trail Paron, AR 72122 Phone: (501) 681-5329 jrhmanager@gmail.com

Authority and responsibilities:

With the editor, determining all matters pertaining to content and organization and, upon recommendation of the managing publisher or managing editor, determining matters pertaining to layout and design.
Assisting the editor in soliciting and reviewing manuscripts for the journal.
Supporting the editor in the implementation of journal activities. Specifics of such support may be related to decisions on manuscripts, recruiting potential reviewers, soliciting material for publication and writing editorials.
Serving the journal as sounding board and promoter.
Periodically reviewing the frequency of publication to determine its appropriateness.
Establishing a nominating committee and recommending an editor.
Monitoring journal quality and reviewing the performance of the editor on a continuing basis.
Evaluating the performance of the editor on an annual basis

Journal of Rural Health Editorial Board Applications
The Journal of Rural Health, a quarterly journal published by the National Rural Health Association, is currently seeking nominations for individuals interested in serving on the editorial board. Terms for open positions of the Editorial Board will begin Jan. 1, 2018.
All board members serve three-year terms. Their duties include setting editorial content, soliciting manuscripts, reviewing manuscripts and recruiting reviewers.
Participation in editorial board events is required, as is active participation on a committee during the three-year election term.
The board meets once annually in conjunction with NRHA's Annual Rural Health Conference and via teleconference each quarter. Members pay their own travel and lodging expenses for the annual meeting. Potential candidates must have significant rural health experience and an established record of publications. Editorial board members must also be members of NRHA for the duration of their term.
Candidates for the editorial board will be evaluated on a variety of factors, including but not limited to:
Professional discipline/orientation; gender and minority diversity; geographic diversity; prior publication of articles; prior article review experience; demonstrated commitment to human services; and contributions that you may be able to make to the editorial board.
Online applications are accepted until 11:59 p.m. CDT Nov. 30, 2017.

Contact Gabriela Boscan at 202-639-0550 for more information.

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The Journal of Rural Health Editorial Board