Victor J. Strecher is a professor of health behavior and health education at the University of Michigan and also Director of Cancer Prevention and Control in the UM's Comprehensive Cancer Center. He founded and directs the Center for Health Communications Research. His academic interests include evaluative research of interventions for health promotion, disease prevention, and disease management. Dr. Strecher has been a leading investigator on over $45 million in grant-funded studies of computer-based interactive communications for health-related behavior change and decision making.