Craig Scanlan, EDD, RRT


School
School of Health Related Professions
Department/Program
Interdisciplinary Studies
Year Inducted Phone E-Mail 
2000 973-972-3668 scanlan@umdnj.edu
Biography
Dr. Craig Scanlan is a Professor in UMDNJ - School of Health Related Professions Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, where he teaches in the MS and PhD Programs in Health Sciences. He also holds a joint appointment in the SHRP Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences. He received his EdD in 1982 from the Rutgers University Graduate School in Education and his baccalaureate degree from Lafayette College in 1969. He obtained his professional training in Respiratory Therapy from the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics in 1971. Dr. Scanlan has been involved as a clinician, educator, administrator and scholar in allied health and allied health education for over 30 years. At UMDNJ, he has served in various capacities, including Director of the MS and PhD Programs in Health Sciences, Associate Director of the Graduate Program in Allied Health Education (with Rutgers University) and Associate Dean for Academic and Clinical Affairs. He has served as an editor for four editions of the best-selling textbook in the field of respiratory care and has published or presented over 70 abstracts and papers. He also has served on the editorial board of five peer review journals and has held numerous national and state professional association offices. He is a two-time winner of the SHRP Excellence in Teaching Award and was among those named to the inaugural class of the UMDNJ Master Educators' Guild in 2000. He was also inducted as a Fellow of the American Association for Respiratory Care in 1999 in recognition of his national achievements in allied health education. His primary areas of teaching expertise include the lecture method, student evaluation (classroom and clinic) and Web-based instruction. His primary research interests are in continuing professional education, accreditation, program evaluation, bibliographic skills and students' cognitive/learning styles.