Patricia Goodson is professor of health education in the Department of Health & Kinesiology at Texas A&M University (TAMU). She obtained a bachelor s degree in Linguistics (from Universidade Estadual de Campinas) and a master s in Philosophy of Education (from Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Campinas) in Brazil; a master s in General Theological Studies (from Covenant Theological Seminary) and a PhD in Health Education (from the University of Texas at Austin) in the United States. At TAMU, she has taught mostly graduate-level courses such as Health Behavior Theory, Health Research Methods,...