Mehl received three degrees in physics from the University of Minnesota-his bachelor's in 1961, master's in 1964 and doctorate in 1966. Michael Peterson, director, Employee Wellness Center Michael Peterson, a member of the UD faculty since 1995, has been appointed director of the University of Delaware Employee Wellness Program. An assistant professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Sciences for the past two years, he specializes in worksite health promotion, addressing a wide range of issues associated with individual and organizational health. Peterson is involved in efforts to publicize Wellness as a resource and service to employees for the purpose of helping them improve their quality of health and life. He stresses that it deals with more than exercise, eating right and blood pressure.
Wellness addresses all dimensions of life.
Peterson earned his bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Ambassador University and his master's degree in exercise physiology from California State University at Los Angeles. He received his doctorate in health promotion and medical behavioral sciences from the University of Kentucky. Jeffrey Raffel, director, School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy Jeffrey A. Raffel has been named director of the new School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy in the College of Human Resources, Education and Public Policy. Encompassing the academic programs of the former College of Urban Affairs and Public Policy, the new school offers master's and doctoral degrees in urban affairs and public policy and a Master of Public Administration degree, in conjunction with the Department of Political Science and International Relations. The School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy is one of only 30 comprehensive schools of public affairs nationwide, and its urban affairs graduate program is ranked fourth in the country, according to an article in Urban Affairs Journal .