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CURRICULUM VITAE Ruthbeth Finerman, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Department of Anthropology
DEGREES DEGREE DISCIPLINE INSTITUTION YEAR B.A. Anthropology University of California, Los Angeles 1977 M.A. Anthropology University of California, Los Angeles 1979 Ph.D. Anthropology University of California, Los Angeles 1985
EXPERIENCE RANK/POSITIO DEPARTMENT INSTITUTION PERIOD N Staff Archaeologist CRM, Los Angeles, CA 1974-1980 Graduate TA Anthropology UCLA 1975-1982 Assistant Professor Anthropology The University of Memphis 1985-1989 Associate Professor Anthropology The University of Memphis 1989-2004 Consultant U.S. Agency for International 1989 Development (USAID) Consultant/Advisor D.M.H. and P.S.A World Health Organization 1992-1997 Adjunct Faculty Epidemiology UTHSC Preventive Medicine 1998- Professor Anthropology The University of Memphis 2004- Chair Anthropology The University of Memphis 2004-
HONORS/AWARDS HONOR/AWARD INSTITUTION YEAR Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society UCLA 1975 BA, Magna Cum Laude UCLA 1977 Phi Beta Kappa Honors UCLA 1977 Doctoral Fellowship UCLA 1982 Outstanding Young Researcher (ECRA) The University of Memphis 1989 Professional Development Award The University of Memphis 1993 Distinguished Teaching Award The University of Memphis 1997 Briggs Foundation Teaching Award The University of Memphis 1998 Fulbright Scholar Fellowship Fulbright Foundation 1999 Professional Development Award The University of Memphis 1999 School of Medicine Honorary Award University of Loja (Ecuador) 2002 Invited Speaker Oxford University Round Table 2003 CAS Excellence in Teaching Award The University of Memphis 2005 Dunavant Professorship (3-year award) The University of Memphis 2012-15 Distinguished Publication Award (co-author) Assoc. for Women in Psychology 2013 TEACHING EXPERIENCE SUBJECT Undergraduate (U), Graduate (G) INSTITUTION ANTH 1200: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (U) The University of Memphis ANTH 4/6511: Medical Anthropology (U/G) The University of Memphis ANTH 4/6551: Culture, Sexuality and Reproduction (U/G) The University of Memphis ANTH 4/6251: Psychological Anthropology (U/G) The University of Memphis ANTH 4/6541: Nutritional Anthropology (U/G) The University of Memphis ANTH 7100: Seminar in Biocultural Epidemiology (G) The University of Memphis ANTH 7100: Seminar in Biosocial Anthropology (G) The University of Memphis ANTH 7075: Anthropological Research Methods (G) The University of Memphis ANTH 7511: Seminar in Health Care Professions (G) The University of Memphis
STUDENT ADVISING/MENTORING: (See Appendix A for details) Students involved in scholarly activities directly supervised (committees chaired). Graduated (number): Undergraduate: 2, Masters: 10 committees (Chair/Co-Chair for 3) Number of current committee memberships (other than chaired): Masters: 3, Doctoral: 1. Number of students currently advised: Undergraduate: 40, Graduate: 2
RESEARCH/SCHOLARSHIP/CREATIVE ACTIVITIES:
PUBLICATIONS (include material in press and accepted for publication)
Books (authored, edited)
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Health Care Decisions in an Andean Indian Community: Getting the Best of Both Worlds. Doctoral Dissertation, Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, 1985.
Finerman, Ruthbeth, Editor. CrossCultural Perspectives on Women in Health Care. Social Science & Medicine Volume 25, 1987.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Linda Bennett, Editors. Guilt, Blame & Shame: Responsibility for Health and Illness. Social Science & Medicine Volume 40, 1995.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. WHO Cocaine Project: A Key Informant Study in 20 Countries. Washington, DC: National Institute on Drug Abuse, 204 pp. + appendices (publication release blocked by U.S. State Department).
World Health Organization. Cultural Psychiatry Lexicon for the ICD-10 (Contributing Editor; J. Westermeyer, Senior Editor). Geneva: WHO, 1997.
Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology (Advisory Board & Contributor; M. and C. Ember, Editors). New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005. Refereed journal publications (include book chapters)
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Pregnancy and childbirth in Saraguro: implications for health care delivery in southern Ecuador. Medical Anthropology 6: 269278, 1982.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Experience and expectation: conflict and change in traditional family health care among Quichua of Saraguro. Social Science & Medicine 17: 129198, 1983.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. A matter of life and death: health care change in an Andean community. Social Science & Medicine 18:329334, 1984.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Insideout: women’s worldview and family health in an Ecuadorian Indian community. Social Science & Medicine 25: 11571162, 1987.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. The price of power: gender roles and stressinduced depression in Andean Ecuador. In: The Anthropology of Women in Health, P. Whelehan, Editor. Granby, Mass: Bergin & Garvey, pp. 153169, 1988.
Hyland, S., L. Bennett, T. Collins and R. Finerman. Developing purposeful internship programs. In: Anthropology for Tomorrow: Creating PractitionerOriented Applied Anthropology Programs, R. Trotter II, Ed. Washington: American Anthropological Assoc., pp. 6875, 1988.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. The burden of responsibility: duty, depression, and nervios in Andean Ecuador. In: Health Care for Women International. D. Davis and S. Low, Editors. New York: Hemisphere Publishing, pp. 4965, 1989.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Tracing homebased health care change in an Andean Indian community. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 3(2): 161173, 1989.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Forgotten healers: women's contribution to family health in an Andean Indian community. In: Women as Healers: CrossCultural Studies, Carol McClain, Editor. New Brunswick: Rutgers, pp. 2441, 1989.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Who benefits from health care decisions? Family medicine in an Andean Indian community. Health Transition Review 2:657668, 1990.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Culture-Specific Disorders. In: ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioral Disorders: Diagnostic Criteria for Research. N. Sartorius, Editor. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO, pp. 176-186, 1993.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Ross Sackett. Saraguros. In: Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Volume 7: South America, pp. 293-5. J. Wilbert, volume 7 Editor. New York: Macmillan, 1994.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Saraguro: Medical Choices, Medical Changes. In: Portraits of Culture: Ethnographic Originals, M. Ember, C. Ember, D. Levinson, Eds. Prentice-Hall, pp. 23-59, 1995. Finerman, Ruthbeth. ‘Parental incompetence’ and ‘selective neglect:’ blaming the victim in child survival. Social Science & Medicine 40:5-13, 1995.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Linda Bennett. Overview: guilt, blame, and shame in sickness and in health. Social Science & Medicine 40:1-3, 1995.
Finerman, Ruthbeth, C. Blanchard-Horan, S. Jowers and S. Fossett. The Dual Enrolled as a Disadvantaged Population: Developing Culturally Informed Interventions for Tennessee’s Medicaid/Medicare Women. Journal of Health Care Administration, 25(3):12-24, 2002.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Ross Sackett. The Art of Herbal Healing: Women’s Knowledge and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants in Andean Ecuador. Medical Anthropology Quarterly. Volume 17(4):459-482, 2003.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Featured Article: Saraguro Health. In: Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology. M. & C. Ember, Senior Editors, Volume 2, pp. 937-947. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005.
Camp, J., R. Barfield, V. Rodriguez, A. Young, R. Finerman, and M. Cañiza. Challenges Faced by Research Ethics Committees in El Salvador: Results from a Focus Group Study. Developing World Bioethics, pp. 1-7, 2007.
Finerman, Ruthbeth, C. Williams, L. Bennett. Health Disparities and Engaged Medical Anthropology in the United States Mid-South. Urban Anthropology 30(3-4):1-39, 2011.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Lynda Sagrestano. Global Perspectives on Pregnancy and Birth. In: Reproductive Justice: A Global Concern, pp. 201-230, Joan Chrisler, Editor. Praeger Psychology of Women Series, 2012.
Clay, Joy, L. Sagrestano, and R. Finerman, Building Relationships to Strategically Impact Community Initiatives to Reduce Teen Pregnancy. Journal of Health and Human Services 35(3): 271-300, Winter 2012.
Sagrestano, L., J. Clay, and R. Finerman. Transportation vulnerability as a barrier to service utilization for HIV-positive individuals. AIDS Care: Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2013.819403, 2013.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Family and Physical Health. The Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior, and Society. William Cockerham, Robert Dingwall, and Stella Wuah, Editors. Wiley- Blackwell, Accepted, In Press for 2014.
K. Johnson, M. González, M. Melgar, F. Antillon-Klussman, R. Finerman, M. Caniza. Understanding Hand Hygiene Behavior in a Pediatric Oncology Unit in a Low Middle Income Country: A Focus Group Approach. Submitted: Journal of Infectious Disease. Book reviews
Finerman, Ruthbeth. China’s OneChild Policy; Family and Population in East Asian History; and Medicine in China: A History of Ideas, Anthropological Quarterly 60: 3738, 1987.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Woman to Mother: A Transformation, American Anthropologist 92: 515516, 1990.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Globalization, Health, and the Environment. American Anthropologist 109(2): June 2007.
Nonrefereed publications
Agency Reports and Monographs
Bossert, Thomas, Ruthbeth Finerman, Jack Galloway and Bruce Newman. MidTerm Evaluation: Immunization/Oral Rehydration Therapy for Child Survival, Guatemala, 80 pp. Washington, DC: USAID Project #5200339, 1989.
Flaherty, Bruce and Ruthbeth Finerman. WHO Cocaine Initiative: Guidelines for Country Profiles, 35 pp. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1993.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Bruce Flaherty. WHO Cocaine Initiative Meeting of Participating Centres: Providence, 31 pp. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1993.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. WHO Cocaine Initiative Meeting of Participating Centres: Sao Paulo, 31 pp. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1993.
Flaherty, Bruce and Ruthbeth Finerman. Consolidated Report: WHO Cocaine Initiative Meetings of Participating Centres: Geneva, Providence, Sao Paulo, 36 pp. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1993.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. WHO Cocaine Initiative: Guidelines for the Preparation of Key Informant Study Site Reports, 35 pp. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1994.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. WHO Cocaine Project: KIS International Report, 204 pp. Geneva: WHO, 1995.
Access Project. Memphis CAMS Study: Barriers to Health Care Among Uninsured Latino Immigrants. Boston, MA: Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, 32 pp., 2000 (no author credit).
Finerman, Ruthbeth. DASPRO: Considerations for Hispanic Health Interventions. Memphis: Mid-South Foundation for Medical Care, 3 pp, 2000. Finerman, Ruthbeth. DASPRO: Mammography Screening Among Dual Enrolled Women in Three Tennessee Counties. Memphis: Mid-South Foundation for Medical Care, 64 pp., 2001.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Disadvantaged Patient Population Study: Mammography Screening For Dual Enrolled Women in Three Tennessee Counties. Washington, DC: Health Care Finance Administration/MSFMC, 60 pp., 2001.
M. Mendoza, L. Burrell, R. Finerman, S. Redding, S. Schenk and M. Campbell. En Memphis: Hablamos Juntos Needs Assessment. Boston, MA: Robert Woods Johnson, 74 pp, 2003.
Finerman, Ruthbeth, Mary Campbell, Emily Emigh. Cultural Diversity Training Manual. Le Bonheur Medical Interpreter Training Program. Le Bonheur, 85 pp, 2004.
Finerman, Ruthbeth, Espi Ralson. Medical Interpreter Evaluation. The Med, 20 pp. 2006.
Cutts, T., S. Matimelo, S. de Gruchy, R. Finerman, et al. Participatory Inquiry into Religious Health Assets, Networks, and Agency: Whitehaven. Methodist Healthcare Report, 28 pp. 2007.
Doan, S., T. Alexander, C. Clark, P. Jarrett, S. Kennedy, K. Pritchard, S. Nelson, Ruthbeth Finerman, and T. Cutts. Memphis Religious Health Assets Mapping: Participatory Inquiry into Religious Health Assets, Networks, and Agency: McLemore/LeMoyne-Owen. Methodist Healthcare. www.RHAM.org. 2008.
Sagrestano, L., P. Betts, J. Clay, R. Finerman. Memphis March of Dimes Community Voice Evaluation Annual Report. Governor’s Office of Children’s Care Coordination, Nashville, TN, 2007.
Sagrestano, L., P. Betts, J. Clay, R. Finerman. Memphis March of Dimes Community Voice Evaluation Annual Report. Governor’s Office of Children’s Care Coordination, Nashville, TN, 2008.
Sagrestano, L., P. Betts, J. Clay, R. Finerman. Memphis March of Dimes Community Voice Evaluation Annual Report. Governor’s Office of Children’s Care Coordination, Nashville, TN, 2008.
Sagrestano, L., P. Betts, J. Clay, R. Finerman. Memphis March of Dimes Community Voice Evaluation Annual Report. Governor’s Office of Children’s Care Coordination, Nashville, TN, 2010.
Sagrestano, L., J. Clay, R. Finerman, M. Rapino. Mind the Gap: Ryan White Part A HIV/AIDS Transportation Needs Assessment Special Study. United Way of the Mid-South, Mid-South Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Ryan White Part A Planning Council. 2010.
Johnson, K., R. Finerman, M. Caniza, M. Gonzalez, M. Hidalgo. Hand Hygiene Compliance at UNOP, Guatemala. St. Jude Children’s Research Center, Memphis, TN 2011. Sagrestano, L., P. Betts, J. Clay, R. Finerman. HHCRD Community Voice Evaluation Annual Report. Governor’s Office of Children’s Care Coordination, Nashville, TN, 2011.
Sagrestano, L., P. Betts, J. Clay, R. Finerman. HHCRC Community Voice Evaluation Annual Report. Governor’s Office of Children’s Care Coordination, Nashville, TN, 2012.
Sagrestano, L., R. Finerman, J. Clay, T. Diener, N. Edney, A.F. Madjlesi. Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Needs Assessment. Tennessee Department of Health. U Memphis Center for Research on Women, 2012.
Sagrestano, L., P. Betts, J. Clay, R. Finerman. HHCRC Community Voice Evaluation Final Report. Governor’s Office of Children’s Care Coordination, Nashville, TN, 2013.
Sagrestano, L., R. Finerman, J. Clay, T. Diener, N. Edney, A.F. Madjlesi. Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Needs Program Evaluation. Tennessee Department of Health. U Memphis Center for Research on Women, 2013.
Professional Newsletters and Commentaries
Sobo, E.J. and Ruthbeth Finerman, Editors. Society for Medical Anthropology News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 36(3), pp. 28-29, 1995.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and E.J. Sobo, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 36(4), pp. 24-26, 1995.
Sobo, E.J. and Ruthbeth Finerman, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 36(5), pp. 31-32, 1995.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and E.J. Sobo, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 36(6), pp. 31-33, 1995.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Commentary: Science in Anthropology. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 36(6), pp. 31-32, 1995.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and E.J. Sobo, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 36(7), pp. 20-21, 1995.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and E.J. Sobo, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 36(8), pp. 25-26, 1995.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and E.J. Sobo, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 36(9), pp. 29-30, 1995.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and E.J. Sobo, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 37(1), pp. 39-40, 1996. Finerman, Ruthbeth and E.J. Sobo, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 37(2), pp. 39, 1996.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and E.J. Sobo, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 37(3), pp. 37-38, 1996.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and E.J. Sobo, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 37(4), pp. 66-68, 1996.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and E.J. Sobo, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 37(5), pp. 48-49, 1996.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and E.J. Sobo, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 37(6), pp. 81-82, 1996.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and E.J. Sobo, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 37(7), pp. 38-39, 1996.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and E.J. Sobo, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 37(8), pp. 38-39, 1996.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and E.J. Sobo, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 38(9), pp. 42-43, 1996.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and E.J. Sobo, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 39(1), pp. 38-39, 1997.
Sobo, E.J. and Ruthbeth Finerman, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 39(2), pp. 53-54, 1997.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and E.J. Sobo, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 39(3), pp. 45-46, 1997.
Sobo, E.J. and Ruthbeth Finerman, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 39(4), pp. 37-38, 1997.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and E.J. Sobo, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 39(5), pp. 74-75, 1997.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. SMA/SfAA/CONAA Success. Anth Newsletter vol. 39(5), p.74, 1997.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Holly Peters-Golden, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 39(6), pp. 62-63, 1997.
Peters-Golden, H. and Ruthbeth Finerman, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 39(7), pp. 48-49, 1997. Finerman, Ruthbeth and Holly Peters-Golden, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 39(8), pp. 45-46, 1997.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Medical Anthropology at the ICA. Anthropology Newsletter vol 39 (8) p. 45, 1997.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Holly Peters-Golden, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 39(9), pp. 48, 1997.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Holly Peters-Golden, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 40 (1), pp. 57-58, 1998.
Peters-Golden, Holly and Ruthbeth Finerman, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 40(2), pp. 45-46, 1998.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Holly Peters-Golden, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 40 (3), pp. 49-50, 1998.
Peters-Golden, Holly and Ruthbeth Finerman, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 40(4), pp. 53-54, 1998.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Holly Peters-Golden, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 40 (5), p. 39, 1998.
Peters-Golden, Holly and Ruthbeth Finerman, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 40(6), pp. 87-88, 1998.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Holly Peters-Golden, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 40 (7), pp. 55-55, 1998.
Peters-Golden, Holly and Ruthbeth Finerman, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 40(8), pp. 54, 1998.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Holly Peters-Golden, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 40 (9), pp. 48-49, 1998.
Peters-Golden, Holly and Ruthbeth Finerman, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 41(1), pp. 50-51, 1998.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Holly Peters-Golden, Editors. SMA News. Anthropology Newsletter vol. 41(2), pp. 57-58, 1998.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. How to Make the Grade. Anthropology Newsletter, vol. 42(1), 1999.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. SfAA Membership Report (4 columns). SfAA Newsletter, 2004-2005. PRESENTATIONS (authors, title, reference)
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Conferences
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Pregnancy and childbirth in Saraguro: implications for health care delivery in southern Ecuador. Southwestern Anth Assoc, San Diego, 1980.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. My mother, my healer: competition, conflict and change in the introduction of Western medical care in the Andes. AAA, Los Angeles, 1981.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Experience and expectation: conflict and change in traditional family health care inn highland Ecuador. SfAA, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1981.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. A matter of life and death: health care change in Andean Ecuador. American Anthropological Association, Washington, DC, 1982.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Nutritional practices in the southern highlands of Ecuador. Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies Conference, San Diego, 1982.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Decisionmaking in health: women's roles and change in an Andean population. Southwestern Anthropological Association, Sacramento, 1982.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Making it better: cost concepts and medical decision-making strategies in Andean Ecuador. AAA, Chicago, IL, 1983.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Stress in decisionmaking and in the delivery of health care services in Andean Ecuador. American Anthropological Association, Denver, 1984.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Contraceptive counseling and the manipulation of birth control attitudes in an Andean community. SfAA, Toronto, Canada, 1984.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Insideout: women's worldview and family health in Ecuador. American Anthropological Association, Washington, DC, 1985.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Contraceptive counseling and use of birth control services in Ecuador. Society for Medical Anthropology, Wrightsville Beach, NC, 1986.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Subject to change: transforming traditional health and diet in Ecuador. AAA, Chicago, 1987.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Syncretism and autonomy: changes in traditional and biomedical health care systems in Ecuador. SfAA, Oaxaca, Mexico, 1987. Finerman, Ruthbeth. Gender roles and stressinduced depression in Ecuador. Southern Anth. Soc, Atlanta, 1987.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. The power of hindsight: the impact of pregnancy history on reproductive decisions in Andean Ecuador. AAA, Phoenix, AZ, 1988.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Reproductive decisionmaking in Andean Ecuador. 12th ICAES, Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 1988.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. The anthropologist as arbiter: health care in Ecuador. SFAA, Santa Fe, NM, 1989.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Who benefits from health care decisions? Rockefeller Foundation Health Transition Workshop. Australian National University, Canberra, Australia,1989.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Aging gracefully: disruptive geriatric patients and use of physical and chemical restraint. AAA, Chicago, IL, 1991.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Aging and anthropology: personalized geriatric patient care. Society for Applied Anthropology, Charleston, SC, 1991.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Aging in the Andes: emerging health issues for the elderly of highland Ecuador. SMA Invited Session, AAA, Washington, 1993.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Reproducing reproductive knowledge in Andean Ecuador. Society for Applied Anthropology, San Antonio, TX, 1993.
Robbins, Wilson and Ruthbeth Finerman. Disruptive patient project. SfAA, Memphis, 1992.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Anthropology and the WHO cocaine project. Am Anth Assoc, Washington, DC, 1995.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Driving to distraction: caring for combative geriatric patients. Society for Applied Anthropology, Albuquerque, NM, 1995.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Ross Sackett. Old Problems: Health Risk and Health Enhancement Among Andean Elders. AAA, San Francisco, 1996.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Family Caregiving Strategies in Andean Ecuador. SfAA, Seattle, 1997.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Community and Care: Emergent Caregiver Networks of Andean Elders. American Anthropological Association, Washington, DC, 1997.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Decision-Making and Extrafamilial Care. International Congress of Americanists, Quito, 1997. Finerman, Ruthbeth and Ross Sackett. Health Strategies of Andean Elders. SfAA, San Juan, Puerto Rico,1998.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Ross Sackett. The Art of Herbal Healing. AAA, Philadelphia, 1998.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Cindy Martin. Perspectives on Immigrant Health. SfAA, Tucson, 1999.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Ross Sackett. Measuring Andean House-Gardens. SfAA, Tucson, 1999.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Ross Sackett. The Not-So-Secret Garden: Discovering Health Meaning in Andean House Gardens. AAA, Chicago, 1999.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Training Medical Anthropologists for the 21st Century. SMA, San Francisco, 2000.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Ross Sackett. Biodiversity in Andean Gardens. AAA, San Francisco, 2000.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Cultural Competency for Health Professionals. AQHA/HCFA, Los Angeles, CA, 2001.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Kelly Duke. Barriers to Care for Latino Immigrants. SfAA, Merida, Yucatan, 2001.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Christina Blanchard-Horan. Health Collaboration Strategies. SfAA, Merida, 2001.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. One Size Does Not Fit All: Tailoring Mammography Interventions. SfAA, Atlanta, 2002.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Confounding Factors and the Efficacy of Cultural Competence. SMA/NAPA Invited Session, AAA meetings, New Orleans, 2002.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Culturally Competent Health Care: What Works/What Doesn’t. SfAA, Portland, 2003.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Ross Sackett. Researching Garden Cultivation. SfAA, Portland 2003.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Curers, Mothers and Medicine. Ball State Anthropology Invited Speakers Series, Muncie, 2003.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Gender Discrimination and Racial Politics in Cross-Culturally Comparative Perspective. Oxford University Round Table, Oxford, UK, 2003. Finerman, Ruthbeth. Human Rights and Environmental Health. Oxford Round Table. Oxford, UK, 2003.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Culture Broker or Culture Breakdown? Medical Interpreters and Pressures to Accommodate Health Agency Ethos (with Jamie Turvey and Kimberley Rivers). AAA meetings, Chicago, 2003.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Caregiving Priorities of Latino Immigrants in the US Mid-South. SfAA, Dallas, 2004.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Women’s Medicinal Plant Exchange Networks. AAA meetings, San Francisco, 2004.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Medical Interpreting and Engagement in Patient Care. SfAA meetings, Santa Fe, 2005.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Discussant, CDC Community-Engaged HIV Intervention. SfAA meetings, Santa Fe, 2005.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Experiential Learning in Medical Anthropology: Bridging Training and Praxis. SMA Session, AAA meetings, Washington, DC, 2005.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Ross Sackett. How Does Your Garden Grow? Women’s Medicinal Plant Exchange Networks in Andean Ecuador. SfAA meetings, Vancouver, BC, 2006.
Finerman, Ruthbeth. Experiential Learning in Medical Anthropology. AAA meetings, San Jose, 2006.
Cosby, Christopher and Finerman, Ruthbeth. Globalization and Pesticide Access in Ecuador. Society for Applied Anthropology meetings, Tampa, FL 2007.
Finerman, Ruthbeth and Christopher Cosby. Poison and Profit: Globalization and Pesticide Risk in Andean Ecuador. American Anthropological Association meetings, Washington, DC, 2007.
Cutts, Teresa, Patience Jarrett, Katherine Pritchard, and Ruthbeth Finerman. Community Participatory Research: Faith-Based Health Asset Mapping. SfAA/SMA meeting, Memphis, 2008.
Brooks, Carrie, Naketa Edney, Nora Bridges, Katherine Pritchard, Lynda Sagrestano, Joy Clay, Ruthbeth Finerman, Phyllis Betts, and Mia Earl. Reducing Infant Mortality: Memphis’ Community Voice Taking it to the People. Tennessee Minority Health Summit, Memphis, 2008.
Finerman, Ruthbeth, Nora Bridges, Katherine Pritchard, Lynda Sagrestano, Joy Clay, and Phyllis Betts. Grassroots Infant Mortality Prevention: Taking Authoritative Knowledge to the People. American Anthropological Association meetings, San Francisco, 2008. Finerman, Ruthbeth, Teresa Cutts, Stephanie Doan, Patience Jarrett, Katherine Pritchard, and Carolyn Clark. Mapping the Beloved Community: Faith-Based Bridges to Health in the US Mid- South. Society for Applied Anthropology meeting, Santa Fe, NM, 2009.
Clay, Joy, L. Sagrestano, and R. Finerman. Taking Infant Mortality Prevention to the People: Successes and Challenges in State Initiated Community Based Interventions. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 2010.
Clay, J. L. Sagrestano, R. Finerman, P. Betts. The Challenge of Using Research Evidence to Effect Local Public Policy Discourse and Program Design. Southeastern Conference for Public Administration. Wilmington, NC, 2010.
Clay, J. L. Sagrestano, R. Finerman, P. Betts. The Role of Research in Public Policies and Programs. American Society for Public Administration, Newark, NJ, 2010.
Finerman, R. Masters Study in Applied Anthropology: The University of Memphis Model. Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Merida, Yucatan, 2010.
Clay, J., L. Sagrestano, R. Finerman, & P. Betts. The Challenge of Using Research Evidence to Effect Public Policy Discourse and Program Design. Southeastern Conference of Public Administration, Wilmington, NC.20, October 2010.
Clay, J., L. Sagrestano, R. Finerman. Opposing Frames and Symbols Impede Inclusive Policy Discourse. American Society of Public Administration, Baltimore, MD, March 2011.
Finerman, R. Putting the Best Foot Forward: Promoting Applied Anthropology for Tenure and Promotion. Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, April 2011.
Clay, J., L. Sagrestano, P. Betts, R. Finerman, M. Levie. The Growing Disconnect between Social Science and Policy. Annual meeting of the American Society of Public Administration, San Jose, CA., April 2011.
Sagrestano, L. and R. Finerman. Disparate Trajectories: Pregnancy and Prenatal Care in Global Context. Invited symposium, Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, August 2011.
Sagrestano, L., J. Clay, R. Finerman. Examining Transportation as a Barrier to Services for PLWHA. American Public Health Association. October 2012.
K. Johnson, M. González, M. Melgar, F. Antillon-Klussman, R. Finerman, M. Caniza Understanding Hand Hygiene Behavior in a Pediatric Oncology Unit in a Low Middle Income Country: A Focus Group Approach. Annual meeting of the Assn. of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, San Antonio, TX, May 2012. R. Finerman, K. Johnson, M. González, M. Melgar, and M. Caniza. One Hand Washes the Other: Cultural Perceptions of Hand Hygiene in Guatemala City. American Anthropological Association anual meetings, San Francisco, CA, November 2012.
L. Sagrestano, R. Finerman, J. Clay. “Examining Transportation as a Barrier to Service Utilization for PLWHA.” American Public Health Assn, San Francisco, CA, 2012.
Johnson, K., M. Gonzalez, M. Melgar, A. Klussman, R. Finerman, M. Caniza. Understanding Hand Hygiene Behavior in a Pediatric Oncology Unit in a Low Middle Income Country: A Focus Group Approach. Association of Professionals in Infection Control Assn, Dallax, TX, 2012.
Finerman, R., K. Johnson, M. Gonzalez, M. Caniza, M. Melgar. One hand washes the other: Guatemala City health worker perceptions of barriers to infection control. American Anthropological Assn, San Francisco, CA, 2012.
J. Clay, L. Sagrestano, R. Finerman. Preventing Unintended Teen Pregnancy: Policy Advocacy Implications from Constrained Condom Accessibility in Economically Diverse Neighborhoods. American Society for Public Administration, Charlotte, NC, 2013.
L. Sagrestano, J. Clay, R. Finerman. Contextual Barriers to Condom Accessibility in Economically Diverse Neighborhoods. Am. Psychological Assn., Honolulu, Hawaii, 2013.
J. Clay, L. Sagrestano, R. Finerman. Community Effort to Reduce Adolescent Sexual Risk Behavior: Understanding the Multi-Systems Context. American Society for Public Admin, Washington, DC, 2014.
Other Lectures and Workshops (university/industry)
Ethnomedicine and ethnobotany in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Loyola U, Los Angeles, 1980.
Theory and method in medical anthropology. Cal State University, Northridge, CA, 1983.
The politics of health in Ecuador. UCLA Latin American Studies Conference, LA, CA, 1987.
Evaluating personalized care. St. Francis Hospital PCM Training Conference, Memphis, 1988.
Preliminary findings: PCM evaluation. St. Francis Hospital Grand Rounds, Memphis, 1989.
Personalized geriatric care. St. Francis Hospital PCM Conference, Memphis, 1989.
Anthropology and health services. Guest speaker, UT, Memphis School of Nursing, 1989.
Applied medical anthropology. Rhodes College lecture series, Memphis, 1989. Patient response to personalized care. St. Francis PCM Conference, Memphis, 1990.
Research methods in nutritional anthropology. UT Memphis School of Nursing, 1990.
Culture & family meal patterns. Conference on Nutrition & Public Health, Memphis, 1992.
Medical anthropology and global health issues. Honors Forum, U of Memphis, 1993.
Health care in developing nations. Honors Forum, University of Memphis, 1994.
Medical anthropology and global health. Honors Student Forum, U of Memphis, 1995.
Hispanic culture and disability in Memphis. Boling Center, University of Tennessee Heatlh Sciences Center (UTHSC), 1998.
Medical Anthropology as a field of study, ACAD 1100, University of Memphis, 1998.
Cultural diversity training for health workers. Boling Center, UTHSC, 1998.
Health barriers among Latinos. AccessProject Mid-South Regional Meeting, 1998.
Cultural issues for medical interpreters. Hablamos Español Project, MSCHD, 1999.
Health care and Hispanic clients. Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, 1999.
Health care for Hispanic patients: cultural diversity issues. Christ Community Clinic, 1999.
Applied anthropology and medical care. ACAD, U of Memphis, 2000.
Cultural competency: Latino Care. Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, 2000.
Disability issues of Hispanic clients. Boling Center, UTHSC, 2000.
Immigrant Health Training Workshop. Latino-Memphis, 2000.
Applying anthropology in the real world. ACAD, U of Memphis, 2001.
Culturally appropriate care. Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, 2001.
En Memphis Hablamos Juntos Needs Assessment, Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, 2003.
Ethics in medical anthropology, U of M Philosophy Department, 2003.
Building an applied anthropology graduate program. Ball State University, 2003.
Immigrant women’s health in Memphis. CAS Advisory Board Meeting, U of Memphis, 2003. Cross-cultural perspectives on health and healing. Le Bonheur Diversity Workshop, 2003.
Applied Medical Anthropology. Health Careers Science Academy, UTHSC, 2004.
Health Interventions for Latino Populations. Preventive Medicine, UTHSC, 2004.
Culturally sensitive health and healing. Medical Interpreter Training, Le Bonheur, 2005.
Cultural competency workshop for health providers. Le Bonheur, 2009.
Cultural competency workshop for health providers, Boling Center, UTHSC, 2010.
Qualitative Methods for Health Researchers. UTHSC School of Nursing, 2011.
Qualitative Data Collection, Analysis, and Applications. UTHSC School of Nursing, 2012.
OTHER REFEREED PRESENTATIONS
Conference Programs and Symposia Organized
Organizer, symposium, Perspectives on Women in Healthcare, AAA, Washington, DC, 1985.
Organizer, Nutrition and Change. SMA Roundtable, AAA meetings, Philadelphia, PA, 1986.
Program Co-Chair (with T. Collins), Southern Anthropological Society meeting, Atlanta,1988.
Chair, Local Program Arrangements, Southern Anthropological Society meeting, Memphis, 1989.
Co-Organizer (with Linda Bennett), symposium on Blame and Shame: Implications of Illness. SfAA, York, England, 1989.
Co-Organizer (with Linda Bennett), SMA Invited Session on Guilt, Blame and Shame: Responsibility for Health. AAA, New Orleans, 1990.
Program Committee & Local Arrangements, Society for Applied Anthropology Meeting, Memphis, 1992.
Program Co-Chair, Society for Medical Anthropology Program for AAA, Chicago, 1999.
Session Organizer: Training Medical Anthropologists, SfAA meetings, San Francisco, 2000.
Program Chair, Society for Medical Anthropology for AAA Meetings, San Francisco, 2000.
Program Chair, Society for Medical Anthropology Independent Meetings, Atlanta, 2002. Co-Organizer (with S. Quandt), Strangers in a Strange Land: Health-Related Challenges of Latino Immigrants. SfAA, Dallas, 2004.
Program Committee, Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Dallas, 2004.
Program Committee, Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Santa Fe, 2005.
Program Committee, Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Memphis, 2008.
Program Chair, Society for Medical Anthropology Conference, Memphis, 2008.
Session Organizer: PhDs Study the World but MAs Run It: Masters-Only Training in Applied Anthropology. SfAA meetings, Merida, Yucatan, 2010. SUPPORT: Indicate your role (e.g., PI, CO-PI, consultant) and percent effort on grant.
EXTERNAL (Funded/Pending) AGENCY/SOURCE AMOUNT PERIOD Child Survival Evaluation for US Agency for International $5500 1989 Guatemala (consultant) Development
Geriatric Care Assessment St. Francis Hospital $3000 1989 (consultant)
Health Transition Workshop Rockefeller Foundation/ $5000 1989 (consultant) Australian National Univ.
Disruptive Geriatric Patients St. Francis Hospital $5000 1991 Evaluation (PI)
ICD-10 Culture Bound Syndromes World Health Organization $500 1992 (consultant) (Div. of MH)
WHO Cocaine Project (consultant) WHO (Subst. Abuse Prog) $20,000 1993-1997
WHO Cultural Psychiatry Lexicon WHO (Div. Mental Health) $1000 1994 (consultant)
Alcohol & Drug Lexicon (Co-PI NIAAA $1500 1994 with Robert Trotter, U AZ)
Immigrant Health in Memphis (PI) Assisi Foundation $2500 1998
ADHD Meds in Memphis (PI) Assisi Foundation $1500 1998
Family Health in Ecuador (PI) Fulbright Scholarship $15,000 1999
Latino Barriers to Health Services Access Project/Robert $15,000 2000 (consultant) Wood Johnson
Mammography in 3 TN Counties Health Care Finance $28,600 2000 (Co-PI) Administration
Latino Health Intervention MSFMC, Memphis $400 2000 Evaluation (PI)
Cultural Competence Training and MSFMC/Heath Care $200 2001 Evaluation (PI) Finance Administration
Hablamos Juntos – Interpreters for Robert Wood Johnson $37,000 2003 Latinos (Co-PI) Foundation/The Med Cultural Competency Training and Le Bonheur Hospital $500 2004 Evaluation (PI)
CHW Training in El Salvador St. Jude International $30,000 2006-07 (consultant) Outreach Program
Community Health Asset Mapping Methodist Healthcare $30,000 2007-09 Partnership (CHAMP) (consultant)
Community Voice Infant Mortality Tennessee Department of $680,000 2008-13 Program Evaluation Phase 1 (co-PI Health with CROW)
HIV/AIDS Transportation Needs Ryan White Part A, United $80,000 2010 Assessment Special Study (co-PI Way, RW Planning Council with CROW)
Community Voice Infant Mortality Tennessee Governor’s $287,000 2008-13 Program Evaluation Phase II (co- Office/DOH PI with CROW)
Hand Hygiene at UNOP, St. Jude International $80,000 2011 Guatemala (consultant) Outreach Program
Teen Pregnancy & Parenting Shelby County Office of $240,000 2011-12 Success Needs Assessment (co-PI Early Childhood & Youth with CROW)
Teen Pregnancy & Parenting Shelby County Office of $300,000 2012-14 Success Program Evaluation (co- Early Childhood & Youth PI with CROW) INTERNAL SOURCE AMOUNT PERIOD Anthropology Grant UCLA Department of Anthropology $2500 1979
Health Services Grant UCLA School of Medicine $2500 1980-1981
Anthropology Grant UCLA Department of Anthropology $2500 1980-1981
Chancellor’s Grant UCLA $3000 1982
Faculty Research Award Memphis State University $5000 1990
Faculty Research Award Memphis State University $1500 1993
Professional Dev Award University of Memphis 1 semester 1993 paid leave Professional Dev Award University of Memphis 1 semester 1999 paid leave
OUTREACH: (Project/s summarized as needed in Appendix E.)
PROJECT PARTICIPANTS PERIOD SPONSOR Workshop: Evaluation Memphis health providers 1988 St. Francis Hospital
Talk: Nutrition change National Nutrition News broadcast 1988 Turner in South America Network TV
Lecture: PCM St. Francis staff 1989 St. Francis evaluation findings Hospital
Lecture: Anthropology Nursing students 1989 UTHSC and health services
Lecture: Applied Department of Anthropology 1989 Rhodes medical anthropology College
Lecture: Patients & Memphis health workers 1990 St. Francis personalized care Hospital
Lecture: Research in Nursing students 1990 UTHSC nutritional anthro Talk: Reproductive Memphis State of Mind radio broadcast 1991 U of M health in Memphis
Medical anthropology Memphis TV broadcast 1992 Syndicated in international health TV
Lecture: Culture & Memphis nutrition advocates 1992 Nutrition PH family meal patterns Conference
Applied medical Memphis radio broadcast 1992 Syndicated anthropology radio
Lecture: Medical anth Honors Forum 1993 U of M and global health
Lecture: Health care in Honors Forum 1994 U of M developing nations
Lecture: Medical anth Honors Forum 1995 U of M and global health
Lecture: WHO Community members 1995 MIFA
External Advisor: Department of Anthropology 1996-2000 U Missouri, PhD, Marsha Quinlan Columbia
Lecture: Hispanic Medical students 1998 UTHSC culture and disability Boling Center
Lecture: Medical ACAD 1100 1998 U of M Anthropology
Workshop: Cultural Medical students 1998 UTHSC diversity training Boling Center
Lecture: Latino health Memphis health workers 1998 Access barriers Project
Lecture: Culture & Memphis health workers 1999 MSCHD medical interpreters (Health Dept)
Lecture: Health care Memphis health workers 1999 Christ Comm. for Hispanic patients Health Serv.
Executive Board, Grassroots community organization 1999-2001 Latino Assessments Comm. Memphis Workshop: Cultural Memphis health workers 2000 MSCHD competency: Latinos (Health Dept)
Lecture: Disability & Medical students 2000 UTHSC Hispanic clients Boling Ctr.
Workshop: Immigrant Memphis health workers 2000 Latino- Health Training Memphis
Lecture: Anthropology ACAD 1100 students 2001 U of M
Lecture: Culturally Memphis health workers 2001 MSCHD appropriate care (Health Dept)
“Civic Action Now” Community stakeholders and leaders 2002 Community Initiative consultant Forum
Lecture: Ethics in Department of Philosophy 2003 U of M medical anthropology
Workshop: Building Dept. of anthropology 2003 Ball State an applied MA University
Lecture: Latina health CAS Advisory Board 2003 U of M in Memphis
Workshop: Cross- Memphis health workers 2003 Le Bonheur cultural healing
Lecture: Applied Health Careers Science Academy kids 2004 UTHSC Medical Anthropology
Lecture: Latino Health Department of Preventive Medicine 2004 UTHSC Interventions
Board, Memphis Area Grassroots community organization 2004 MAWC Women’s Council
External Advisor: Department of Preventive Medicine 2004-06 UTHSC Griselle Figueredo
Workshop: Culturally Medical interpreter training program 2005 Le Bonheur sensitive health care
Consultant, Bioethics International Health Outreach Program 2005- St. Jude MHIRT Advisory International pre-health student grants 2005-12 MHIRT Board Member
Memphis Infant Memphis health organizations 2006-10 MSCHD, TN Mortality Task Forces Government
External Advisor: Department of Nursing 2007-09 UT Nursing Stella Nwokeji
External Advisor: Department of Health Communication 2010- U Memphis Brian Duffy
External Advisor: Department of History 2011- U Memphis Letoshia Foster
Fetal/Infant Mortality Memphis health organizations 2010- TN DOH Review CAT Team
MCH Consultant SisterReach Reproductive Services 2012 CHOICES
Core Leadership Team Shelby County Infant Mortality 2013-15 MSCHD, TN Reduction Initiative Government SERVICE: UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE/ACTIVITY (if Chair, add [C]) PERIOD Department Anthropology Undergraduate Committee [C] 1985-1998 Anthropology Liaison, Honors Program 1993-98 Anthropology Liaison, General Education Program 1994-1996 Anthropology Advising Coordinator for CAS [C] 1997-1998 Anthropology Graduate Council Representative [C] 1998-2003 Anthropology Graduate Coordinator {C] 2000-2004 Anthropology Department Chair [C] 2004-present Anthropology Development/Foundations [C] 2005-present Anthropology Community Advisory Board Liaison 2006-present College CAS Ad hoc Faculty Search Committee, History 1986-1987 CAS Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 1988-1990 Department CAS Tenure and Promotion Committee 1990-1991 CAS Tenure and Promotion Committee 1993-1994 CAS Latin American Studies Ad Hoc Committee 1997-1999 CAS Dean’s Faculty Advisory Committee 1998-1999 CAS Latino Studies Research Consortium 2000-2002 CAS Graduate Council Representative 2000-2004 CAS Tenure and Promotion Committee 2002-2003 CAS Ad hoc Committee on Chair Evaluations 2004 CAS Ad hoc Masters in Public Health Proposal Committee 2004-05 CAS Ad hoc CROW Director Search Committee 2005-2006 CROW Advisory Board 2006-present CAS ad hoc Committee on Grant Buy-Outs 2006 MPH Program Admissions Committee 2007-09 University University Disciplinary Action Committee 1991-1993 University Faculty Senate 1994-1996 University Spring Expo guest speaker 1997 University Teaching Awards Committee 1997-1999 University Advising Forum subgroup leader 1998 University Center for Academic Excellence TA Seminars 1998-2000 University Center for Academic Excellence ITA Task Force 1998-2000 University Center for Academic Excellence Faculty 1998-2000 University Wang CIBER Advisory Committee 1998-2000 Associate University Honors Program Faculty Advisory Council 1998-1999 University Briggs Foundation Teaching Award Committee 1999 University Distinguished Research Awards Committee 1999-2000 University Social Science Faculty Research Grants Review 1999-2000 University New Faculty Research Awards Review 2000-2001 Committee University Faculty PDA Review Committee 2001-2002 Committee University SACS Accreditation Audit Committee 2003-2004 University Certificate in Museum Studies Committee 2004-present Professional COMMITTEE/EDITING/OFFICE (if Chair, add [C]) PERIOD Social Science & Medicine, manuscript reviewer 1981- Faces of Culture: Viewer’s Guide, KOCE, Photo 1982 National Science Foundation, Grant Reviewer 1985- contributor Medical Anthropology Quarterly, manuscript reviewer 1986- National Institute of Mental Health PreDoctoral Fellowship 1989 Social Science Research Council of Canada, Grant 1989-1994 Committee Antropológica, manuscript reviewer 1989 Reviewer President, MidSouth Assoc of Professional Anthropologists 1990 Southern Anthropological Society, Elections Committee 1990 Society for Applied Anth, Nominations & Elections (Chair) 1990-1992 Columbia University Press, manuscript reviewer 1990 Health Transition Review, manuscript reviewer 1991 Society for Applied Anth, Peter New Award Comm (Chair) 1992-1994 Psychiatry, manuscript reviewer 1992 American Anthropological Association, Society Fellow 1992- Human Organization, manuscript reviewer 1992- Society for Medical Anth, Hughes Awards Committee 1993 Anthropology Newsletter: SMA News, Editor 1995-1998 Society for Medical Anth, Website Editor/Manager 1996-2000 Society for Applied Anth, Publications Committee Chair 1997-2002 Society for Medical Anth, Elected to Executive Committee 1998-2001 Society for Medical Anth, Program Co-Chair 1998-1999 Society for Medical Anth, Program Chair 1999-2000 Human Organization, Journal Editorial Board (SfAA) 1999-2006 Journal of the American Public Health Assn. manuscript 2000- Advisory Board, Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology 2000-2003 reviewer Society for Medical Anth, Program Chair (AAA) 2000-2001 SMA Independent Meeting, Program Chair 2001-2002 External reviewer on T&P, University of Arizona 2002 External reviewer on T&P Kallamazoo College 2005 Society for Applied Anth, Elected to Board of Directors 2002-2005 Society for Applied Anth, Membership Co-Chair 2003-2007 Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Editorial Board (SMA) 2002-present Society for Medical Anthropology, 2008 Program Chair 2007-2008 Society for Applied Anthropology Program Committee 2007-2008 Society for Medical Anthropology, Polgar Prize Chair 2008 Fulbright Hays Award Selection Committee 2010-13 Forum For Development Studies, manuscript reviewer 2012 Society for Medical Anth, Dissertation Award Committee 2013
CONSULTING: (Optional Appendix F may be used.) ORGANIZATION/COMPANY PERIOD World Health Organization Division of Mental Health: various projects 1992-1997 Memphis Multicultural Partnership: project on refugee/migrant women 1996-1997 AccessProject/Robert Woods Johnson Foundation: Latino health in Memphis 1998-2000
Memphis & Shelby County Health Department: Low Birth Weight Project 1999 Memphis Civic Association: Memphis Community Action Now advisor 2002 Le Bonheur: Medical Interpreter Training 2004-2006 St. Jude: IRB and health research ethics in El Salvador 2006-2008 St. Jude: Community Health Worker Training: HIV Prevention in El Salvador 2006
Shelby County Regional Health Council Infant Mortality Committee 2006-09 TN Governor’s Infant Mortality Easy Access Committee 2006
TN Governor’s Infant Mortality Data Task Force 2006-10
Shelby County Fetal & Infant Mortality Review Community Action Team 2011-
St. Jude: Hand Hygiene Compliance at UNOP, Guatemala 2011-
Shelby County Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative Core Leadership Team 2013- Appendix A Additional Information on Advising/Mentoring
Chair of MA Committee (in progress) Robbins, Wilson T. (1991) Hoover, Sarah Russell, Jamie (1999) Rutter, Scott (1995) Chair of MA Committee (M.A. year) Salehi, Susanne (2012) Acuff, Susannah (2013) Sanders, Amber (2011) Anaston, Anastasia (1995) Stemper, Tim (2002) Barrie, John (2007) Tate, Natalye (2011) Bridges, Nora (2009) Ton, Crystal (2007) Buffington, Terry (2000) Tsai, Fang Peng (1996) Campbell, Mary (2004) Turvey, Jamie (2003) Chow, Laurie (2008) Wetmore, Lindsay (2005) Christenbury, Laura (2007) Wright, Rachel (2007) Clark, Carolyn (2010) Clements, Joy (1998) M.A. Committee (year) Collier, Bridgette (2007) Alexander, Jamie (2008) Duke, Kelly (2001) Arbones, Eva (2003) Dwyer, Ann (1988) Batts, Jamilla (2004) Emigh, Emily (2004) Bokros, Terri (2007) Freeman, Doris (1987) Bradham, Amy (1994) Frith, Sarah (2005) Brown, Meagan (2011) Gilliland, Aimee (1996) Burch, Holly (1996) Gottier, Nicole (2011) Burgin, Stacey (2011) Hanley, William (2006) Burke, Susan (1996) Hudson, Hanni (1995) Catron, Sheri (1995) Jarrett, Patience (2009) Chow, Melinda (2001) Jones, Gabrielle (2002) Clark, Carolyn (2009) Madjlesi, Ace (2011) Collins, Daphne (2003) Martin, Cindy (1994) Connolly, Karen (2013) Martin, Rachel (2006) Cook, Paul (1989) Marshall, August (2012) Coons, Christopher (1994) Marshall, Julia (2011) Creggar, Aaron (2010) Meek, Laura (2010) Davidson, Laura (1996) Meyer, Laura (2012) DeBlanc, Beth (2006) Norwood, Kimberly (2000) Dewitt, Richard (1998) Owen, Richard (2001) Driscoll, Vivian (1985) Ozanne, Gayle (2013) Earheart, Jennifer (2013) Perry, Sarah (2002) Edney, Naketa (2006) Plecas, Stasa (2006) Emigh, Emily (2004) Pritchard, Katherine (2008) Farner, Harmony (2009) Quinlan, Marsha B. (1994) Foster, Letoshia (2007) Ransom, April (2012) Fryman, Mary (2008) Reeder, Christin (2007) Gibson, Carrie (2008) Gibson, Deborah (1999) Morris, Chad (2001) Glover, Carole (1989) Olin, Kyle (2006) Goddard, Irene (2012) Pace, Meredith (2011) Green, Martha (1994) Petty, Therese (2013) Greenberg, Stacey (1999) Pulver, Elizabeth (2007) Halstead, Doborah (1996) Puyol-Grayson, Nikia (2009) Harrison, Stephanie (2012) Richardson, Mary (1997) Haun, Susan (1996) Rivers, Kimberly (2003) Helt, Angela (2012) Russell, Alicia (1988) Horan, Christina (1996) Sharp, Sheryl (1995) Horton, Gena (2001) Shaw, Deborah (2001) House, Gail Shed (2000) Simpson, Chris (2008) Jacob, Beth (2006) Smith, Jesseca (2010) Jacob, Cecelia (2010) Smith, Nicole (2010) James, Dustin (2010) Smith, Mary Foster (1998) Jordan, Greg (1994) Starr, Mary Evelyn (1994) Kabui, Hiram (2001) Terry, Tanchica (2004) Kadrovich, Jennifer (2006) Kaiser, Kathleen (1991) Honors Program - Major Professor Kamara, Joseph (2004) Gilliland, Aimee (1996) Kanu, Mohamed (1999) Danielson, Tiffanie (2003) Kennedy, Sarah (2009) DiMaggio, Liz (2006) Kirby, Justyna K. (1992) Kirkpatrick, Shawn (1991) University College - Chair Kuhl, Elizabeth (1994) Browne, Rebecca (2000) Lang, Susan (2000) Rich, Debra (2006) Lewis, Joshua (2008) Yun, Nisha (2007) Li, Zhibing (1995) Liebbe, Nancy (1996) Doctoral Committee Member Malone, Charlotte (1997) Alexander, Tesfa (COMM, 2010) Magsumbol, Melina (‘04) Buscemi, Joanna (PSYC, 2008) Mannix, Frank (2002) Camp, Jon (COMM, 2008) McDowell, Judith (1995) Chatterjee, Sudip (ESCI, 2008) McGee, Elizabeth (2012) Duffy, Brian (COMM, 2011-) McKay, Ginger (2010) Foster, Letoshia (HIST, 2011-) Meadows, Julie (1995) Gilliland, Aimee (Kentucky, n.d.) Meeks, Jennifer (2008) Johnson, Jani (AUSP, 2009) Mills, Leigh (1996) Nwokeji, Stella (UT Nursing 2009) Moore, Jennifer (2001) Quinlan, Marsha B. (Missouri, 2000) Moore, Shari (1990)