Academic degrees and professional affiliations

• Only include professional degrees at the first mention of a person’s name.
• Include a professional degree if it’s relevant to the subject matter.
  Example: The content refers to advice on how to avoid a disease. Knowing the author or person quoted is a doctor (Dr.) would be helpful. If the expert is a lawyer (esq.), it is not relevant.
• Only use Dr. for medical doctors. Do not use for Ph.D.s.
• If a person has multiple degrees, use the degree relevant to the subject matter.
• Punctuate academic degrees with periods: A.A., B.A. (A.B.), B.Sc., Dr.P.H., Ed.D., M.A., M.S., M.B.A., M.P.H., or Ph.D.

Professional associations

• Do not shorten professional associations after a person’s name.
• Write out the person’s name, followed by the person’s position or role, then the name of the association.
  Example: Dr. Alvord, a member of the Association of American Indian Physicians.