About Us

The Center for Evidence-Based Programming was established in 2006.  We publish health education products that have demonstrated evidence of effectiveness. Dr. Young is a co-author of all current products.

Carol Young
Ms. Young is the Owner/Founder and President of the Center for Evidence-Based Programming. Long a successful business woman, she has served as President of the Woman's Chamber of Commerce (Hot Springs, AR), as a member of the Board of Directors of the Miss Arkansas Pageant, Director of the Miss Hot Springs Pageant, and chaperone/traveling companion for Miss Arkansas. She has also served as a member of the Arkansas State Board of Realtors.

Michael Young
Dr. Young is the Center's Consultant for Research, Development, and Evaluation activities. He currently serves as the interim Associate Dean for Research in the College of Health & Social Services at New Mexico State University. He has published 112 articles in National/International refereed journals and made over 250 presentations at National/International conferences. His work has been highly cited by other researchers and has caught the attention of the popular press-noted in USA Today, Readers Digest, RedBook, Cosmopolitan, The London Times and a host of other media outlets.  Dr. Young has received the American Association for Health Education's Scholar Award, the American School Health Association's Research Award, is a Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Fellow of the American School Health Association, Fellow of the American Association for Health Education and Founding Member and Fellow of the American Academy of Health Behavior.