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Curriculum Vitae

Olivia Denise Carter-Pokras, Ph.D.

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1. Personal Information

Olivia Carter-Pokras, Ph.D. Associate Professor (2007-Present) Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health University of Maryland College Park

Educational Background 1994 The Johns Hopkins University, Epidemiology Ph.D. Dissertation: “Detection of heavy alcohol drinking: evaluation and application of biochemical tests” 1982 The Johns Hopkins University, Biostatistics M.H.S. 1979 Tulane University, Biology B.S.

Employment Background 2007-Present Associate Professor (tenure), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland College Park School of Public Health (formerly College of Health and Human Performance), College Park, MD 2002-Present Associate Professor (2002-2006); Adjunct faculty (2007-Present); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (was Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore MD. 1997-2002 Director, Division of Policy and Data, Office of Minority Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville MD (Promoted to GS15). 1996-Present Associate faculty member, Department of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. 1991-1997 Public Health Analyst, Division of Policy and Data, Office of Minority Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD. 1982-1991 Health Statistician, Medical Statistics Branch, Division of Health Examination Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD (Entered as GS9).

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1979-1981 Peace Corps Volunteer, Kisii Kenya.

2. Research, Scholarly, & Creative Activities Publications (Author with intellectual leadership on jointly authored papers in bold. * denotes advisee/trainee of Dr. Carter-Pokras, ** denotes community partner)

Publication Statistics from Google Scholar2 as of August 15, 2013 Total citations: 2530 h-index: 22 g-index: 49 Number of citations per paper: 26.08 (mean)

a. Books

i. Books authored

Zambrana RE, Carter-Pokras O, Valdez RB, Villarruel AM, *Nunez NP. Drawing from the Data: Working Effectively with Latino. A Guide for Health and Family Support Practitioners. American Academy of Pediatrics and Family Support America. 2004.

ii. Chapters in Books

1. Carter-Pokras O . Chapter 1. Cultural Competence Rationale, Context, and Definition. In: Cultural Competency in the Medical Profession. InforMed. 2008, 2013. 2. Carter-Pokras O. Chapter 2. Patterns of Health Disparities and Strategies to Eliminate Them. In: Cultural Competency in the Medical Profession. InforMed. 2008, 2013. 3. Carter-Pokras O , *Fischer A. Chapter 3. Improvements in Latino Health Data. In: Health Issues in Latino Males: A Social and Structural Approach. Rutgers University Press. May 2010. ISBN-10: 0813546044, ISBN-13: 978-0813546049. 4. Carter-Pokras O, *Kanamori M. Chapter 14. An Overview of Latino Males’ Health Status. In: Health Issues in Latino Males: A Social and Structural Approach. Rutgers University Press. May 2010. ISBN-10: 0813546044, ISBN-13: 978-0813546049. 5. Carter-Pokras O, Delisser H. Introduction. In: Hark L, DeLisser H, Morrison G (eds). Achieving cultural competency: a case-based approach to training health professionals. Wiley-Blackwell. 2009. (ISBN-10:1405180722; ISBN-13:9781405180726). *Also Associate Editor 6. Zambrana RE, Carter-Pokras O. Latino Health and Behavior. In: Anderson NB (Ed). Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior. Sage Publications. January 2004. 7. Carter-Pokras O. Zambrana RE. Chapter 2: Latino Health Status. In: Health Issues in the

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Latino Community. Jossey-Bass. 2001. 8. Carter-Pokras O. Toward a Healthy Hispanic Population: Healthy People 2010. In: Bond ML, Jones ME, Ashwill J (eds). Crossing Borders in Hispanic Health Care: Implementing and Evaluating Cultural Competence in the Health Workforce. University of Texas at Arlington, School of Nursing, Arlington, Texas. 2000. 9. Carter-Pokras O. Chapter 3: Health Profile. In: Molina C, Aguirre-Molina M (ed) Latino Health in the U.S.: A Growing Challenge. American Public Health Association: Washington DC, 1994. 10. Ramirez A, Valdez R, Carter-Pokras O. Chapter 8: Cancer. In: Molina C, Aguirre-Molina M (ed) Latino Health in the U.S.: A Growing Challenge. American Public Health Association: Washington DC, 1994. 11. Carter-Pokras O. Appendix: Using Vital Statistics to Assess Health Status. In: Molina C, Aguirre-Molina M (ed) Latino Health in the U.S.: A Growing Challenge. American Public Health Association: Washington DC, 1994. 12. Nigg HN, Beier RC, Carter O, Chaisson C, Franklin C, Lavy T, Lewis RG, Lombardo P, McCarthy JF, Maddy KT, Moses M, Norris D, Peck C, Skinner K, Tardiff RG. "Exposure to Pesticides" In: Baker SR, Wilkinson CF (ed). The Effect of Pesticides on Human Health. Advances in Modern Environmental Toxicology. Princeton NJ: Princeton Scientific Pub Co, Inc. 1990.

b. Articles in Refereed Journals

1. *Carvajal D, Ghazarian SR, Crowne SS, **Brown PB, Carter-Pokras O, Duggan AK, Barnet B. Is Depression associated with Contraceptive Motivations, Intentions, and Use among a Sample of Low-Income Latinas? Women’s Health Issues. (In Press). 2. Polk S, Carter-Pokras O, Dover G, Cheng TL. A Call to Invest in Latino and Immigrant Child Health. Journal of Pediatrics (In Press). 3. *Okafor M-TC, Carter-Pokras OD, Picot SJ, Zhan M. The Relationship of Language Acculturation (English Proficiency) to Current Self-rated Health among African Immigrant Adults. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 2013 Jun;15(3):499-509. doi: 10.1007/s10903-012-9614-6. 4. Carter-Pokras O, *Offutt-Powell TN, Kaufman JS, Giles WH, Mays VM. Epidemiology, Policy and Racial/Ethnic Minority Health Disparities. Annals of Epidemiology. 2012;22:446– 455. 5. Davis F, *Peterson C, *Bandiera F, Carter-Pokras O, Brownson R. How do we more effectively move epidemiology into policy action? Annals of Epidemiology. 2012;22:413–416. 6. Vargas-Bustamante A, Fang H, Garza J, Carter-Pokras O, Wallace SP, Rizzo J, Ortega A. Variations in Healthcare Access and Utilization Among Mexican Immigrants: The Role of Documentation Status. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. J Immigrant Minority Health 2012;14:146–155. PMCID:BPMC3256312

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7. Lie D, Carter-Pokras O, Braun B, Coleman C. What Do Health Literacy and Cultural Competence Have in Common? Calling for a Collaborative Health Professional Pedagogy. Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives. 2012;17(Sup 3):13-22. 8. Carter-Pokras O, *Jaschek G, Martinez IL, **Brown P, **Mora S, **Newton N, **Luciani I. Perspectives on Latino Lay Health Promoter Programs: Maryland, 2009. American Journal of Public Health. 2011;101:2281–2286. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2011.300317 9. Carter-Pokras O, Feldman RH, *Kanamori, M, Rivera I, *Chen L, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Nodora J, Noltenius J. Barriers and Facilitators to Smoking Cessation among Latino Adults. Journal of the National Medical Association. 2011;103:423-431. 10. Voorhees CC, *Ye C, Carter-Pokras O, MacPherson L, *Kanamori M, Zhang G, *Chen L, **Fiedler R. Peers, Tobacco Advertising, and Secondhand Smoke Exposure Influences Smoking Initiation in Diverse Adolescents. American Journal of Health Promotion 2011 Jan- Feb;25(3):e1-e11. 11. Carter-Pokras OD, Johnson TM, *Bethune LA, *Ye C, Fried JL, *Chen L, **Fiedler R. Lost opportunities for smoking cessation among adults with diabetes in Florida (2007) and Maryland (2006). Prev Chronic Dis 2011;8(3). PMCID: PMC3103556 12. Carter-Pokras O, *Bereknyei S, Lie D, Braddock CH for the National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals. Surmounting the unique challenges in health disparities education: a multi-institution qualitative study. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2010;25(Suppl 2):S108-14. PMCID: PMC2847111. 13. **Gryczynski J, Feldman R, Carter-Pokras O, *Kanamori M, *Chen L, **Roth S. Contexts of tobacco use and perspectives on smoking cessation among a sample of urban American Indians. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 2010;21:544-558. 14. Zambrana RE, Carter-Pokras O. Role of Acculturation Research in Advancing Science and Practice in Reducing Health Care Disparities Among Latinos. American Journal of Public Health 2010 Jan;100(1):18-23. PMCID: PMC2791264. 15. Dogra N, *Reitmanova S, Carter-Pokras O. Teaching cultural diversity: current status in U.K., U.S., and Canadian medical schools. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2010;25(Suppl 2):S164-8. PMCID: PMC2847109. 16. Carter-Pokras O, Acosta DA, Lie D, *Bereknyei S, DeLisser H, Haidet P, Gill A, Hildebrandt C, Crandall S, Kondwani K, Glick S. for the National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals. Curricular Products from the National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals. MDNG: Focus on Multicultural Healthcare. 2009. 17. Martinez IL, Carter-Pokras O, **Brown PB. Addressing the Challenges of Latino Health Research: Community-based approaches in an emergent urban community. Journal of the National Medical Association 2009 Sep;101(9):908-14. 18. *St. Charles M, Weiss SR, Beardsley R, Fedder D, Carter-Pokras O, *Cross RK. Gastroenterologists Prescribing of Infliximab for Crohn’s Disease: A National Survey. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2009 Mar 5. [Epub ahead of print] 19. Carter-Pokras O, Spirtas R, *Bethune L, Mays V, Freeman V, Cozier Y. The Training of Epidemiologists and Diversity in Epidemiology: Findings from the 2006 Congress of Epidemiology Survey. Annals of Epidemiology 2009 Apr;19(4):268-75.†

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20. Carter-Pokras O, *Bethune L. Social Science and Medicine Commentary. Response to article: Defining and Measuring Acculturation: A Systematic Review of Public Health Studies with Hispanic Population in the United States. Social Science and Medicine 2009 doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.06.042 [Invited] 21. Dogra N, *Reitmanova S, Carter-Pokras O. Twelve tips for teaching diversity and embedding it in the curriculum. Medical Teacher. 2009; 31(11): 990-993. PMCID: PMC2967223. 22. *Johnston-Briggs B, Liu J, Carter-Pokras O, Barnet B. Consistent Condom Use among Adolescent Mothers: Effect of Partner Relationships. Journal of the National Medical Association. 2008;100(8):929-935. 23. *Ryder PT, *Wolpert B, Orwig D, Carter-Pokras O, Black SA. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Older Urban African Americans. Journal of the National Medical Association. 2008;100(10): 1186-1192. 24. Carter-Pokras O, **Brown PB; Martinez I, Solano H, Rivera MI, *Pierpont Y. Latin-American Trained Nurse Perspective on Latino Health Disparities. J Transcultural Nursing 2008 Apr;19(2):161-6. 25. *Donovan M, *Lunney K, Carter-Pokras O, *Cross R. Prescribing Patterns and Awareness of Adverse Effects of Infliximab: A Health Survey of Gastroenterologists. Digestive Diseases and Sciences; 2007 Apr 7 [Epub ahead of print] a. Related published abstract: *Cross RK, *Donovan M, *Lunney K et al. Prescribing patterns and awareness of adverse effects of infliximab: a health survey of gastroenterologists. Gastroenterology. 2 Apr 2006;130(4):A207 Suppl. 26. Carter-Pokras O, Zambrana RE, **Mora SE, **Aaby KA. Emergency preparedness: knowledge and perceptions of Latin American immigrants. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved; 2007;18:465-481. a. Reprinted in: Carter-Pokras O, Zambrana RE, Mora SE, Aaby KA. Emergency preparedness: knowledge and perceptions of Latin American immigrants. In: Brennan VM (Ed). Natural Disasters and Public Health: Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. Baltimore MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press. 2009. 27. Carter-Pokras O, Zambrana RE, Yankelvich G, *Estrada M, Castillo-Salgado C, Ortega AN. Health status of Mexican-origin persons: Do proxy measures of acculturation advance our understanding of health disparities? Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 2008 Dec;10(6):475-88. 28. Carter-Pokras O, Zambrana RE, *Poppell CF, *Logie LA, Guerrero-Preston R. The Environmental health of Latino children. Journal of Pediatric Health Care 2007;21(5):307-314. PMCID: PMC2967224. 29. *Amin S, *Hanley C, Carter-Pokras O. Indomethacin Use for the Management of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterms: A Web-Based Survey of Practice Attitudes Among Neonatal Fellowship Program Directors in the United States. Pediatric Cardiology; 2007 Apr 24; [Epub ahead of print] 30. Zambrana RE, Ayala C, Carter -Pokras O, *Minaya J, Mensah GA. Disparities in hypertension-related mortality among selected Hispanic subgroups and non-Hispanic White women ages 45 years and older--United States, 1995-1996 and 2001-2002. Ethnicity and Disease 2007;17(3):434-440. 5 Carter-Pokras

31. Ortega A, Fang H, Perez V, Rizzo J, Carter-Pokras O, Wallace S, Gelberg L. Health Care Access, Utilization and Experiences among Undocumented Mexicans and Other Latinos. Archives of Internal Medicine 2007;167(21):2354-2360. 32. *Williams-Brown S, Muntaner C, Carter-Pokras O, Oliver MN. Eliminating Cancer Disparities by Race/Ethnicity: An Analysis of State Comprehensive Cancer Control Plans. Journal of the Association of Academic Minority Physicians 2006;16(1):21-27. 33. Carter-Pokras O, *McClellan L, Zambrana RE. Surveying Free and Low-Cost Survey Software. Journal of the National Medical Association 2006 Jun;98(6):881-6. PMCID: PMC2569391. 34. *Tolea M, Black S, Carter-Pokras O, Kling M. Depressive Symptoms as a Risk Factor for Osteoporosis and Fractures in Older Mexican American Women. Osteoporosis International 2007 Mar;18(3):315-22. Epub 2006 Oct 20. Available at: http://www.springerlink.com/content/2083202l555ug6pk/ a. Related published abstract: *Tolea M, Kling M, Carter-Pokras O, et al. Depressive symptoms as a risk factor for osteoporosis and fractures among older Mexican American women. Gerontologist. 1 Oct 2004;44 (Sp Iss):607. 35. Martinez I, Carter-Pokras O. Assessing Health Issues and Barriers in a Heterogeneous Latino Community. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2006;17(4):899-909. 36. Carter-Pokras O, Kelley E, **Mora S, Crespo C. Supporting physical activity among Latina adolescents. Journal of Latino-Latin American Studies 2006 Dec;2(2):33-47. 37. *Jovel M, Carter-Pokras O, Ho S, Hirshon JM. Racial and ethnic variation in Maryland hospital admissions from home. Journal of the Association of Academic Minority Physicians 2006;17:61- 67. 38. Dogra N, Carter-Pokras O. Stakeholder views regarding cultural diversity teaching outcomes: a qualitative study. BMC Med Educ 2005 Nov 1;5:37. PMCID: PMC1291368. 39. Carter-Pokras OD, Solano H, **Brown PB, Rivera I, Martinez I, **Nieves C, **Luciani I. General health assessment of Latinos in Baltimore. Am J Epidemiol 2005;161(Suppl):S139. 40. *Tolea M, *Ling H, *Poppell C, Li J, Carter-Pokras O. Self-reported sleep problems and sleep hygiene practices among peri- and post-menopausal women. Gerontologist 2005;45(Sp. Iss. 2):257-258. 41. Scharf SM, Seiden L, DeMore J, Carter-Pokras O. Racial Differences in Clinical Presentation of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Sleep and Breathing. 2004 Dec;8(4):173-83. 42. Zambrana RE, Carter-Pokras O. Improving Health Insurance Coverage for Latino Children: A Review of Barriers, Challenges and State Strategies. Journal of the National Medical Association 2004;96(4):508-523. PMCID: PMC2594984. 43. Baquet C, Carter-Pokras O, Bengen-Seltzer B. Healthcare Disparities and Models for Change. The American Journal of Managed Care 2004;10(1):SP5-SP11. 44. Carter-Pokras O, O’Neill MJF, *Cheanvechai V, *Menis M, *Fan T, Solera A. Providing linguistically appropriate services to persons with Limited English Proficiency: A Needs and Resources Investigation. The American Journal of Managed Care 2004;10(1):SP29-SP36. 45. Flores G, Fuentes-Afflick E, Barbot O, Carter-Pokras O, et al. The health of Latino children: urgent priorities, unanswered questions, and a research agenda. Findings of the Latino Consortium of the American Academy of Pediatrics. JAMA 2002; Vol 288(1):82-90. 6 Carter-Pokras

46. Flores G, Fuentes-Afflick E, Barbot O, et al. The health of Latino children: Urgent priorities, unanswered questions, and a research agenda. Pediatric Research. S Apr 2002;51(4):1012 Part 2 Suppl. 47. Carter-Pokras O, Baquet C. What is a health disparity? Public Health Reports 2002;117:426- 432. PMCID: PMC1497467. 48. Flores G, Fuentes-Afflick E, Barbot O, Carter-Pokras O, Claudio L, Lara M, McLaurin JA, Pachter L, Ramos Gomez F, Mendoza F, Valdez RB, Villarruel AM, Zambrana RE, Greenberg R, Weitzman M. Why ethnicity and race are so important in child health services research today. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2001 Oct;155:1178-9. 49. Zambrana RE, Carter-Pokras O. Health data issues for Hispanics: implications for public health research. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 2001;12(1):20-34. 50. Crespo CJ, Smit E, Carter-Pokras O, Andersen R. Acculturation and leisure-time physical inactivity in Mexican American adults: results from NHANES III, 1988-1994. American Journal of Public Health. 2001;91:1254-1257. PMCID: PMC1446756 51. Crespo CJ, Smit E, Andersen R, Carter-Pokras O, Ainsworth B. Race/ethnicity, social class and their relation to physical inactivity during leisure time: Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination survey, 1988-1994. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2000 Jan;18(1):46-53. 52. Carter-Pokras O, Woo V. Health profile of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. Ethnicity and Health 1999;4(3):117-120. [Invited] 53. Montgomery LE, Carter-Pokras O. Health status by social class and/or minority status: implications for environmental equity research. Toxicology and Industrial Health. 1993;9(5):729-773. [Invited] 54. Carter-Pokras O, Gergen P. Reported asthma among Puerto Rican, Mexican-American and Cuban children: HHANES, 1982-84. American Journal of Public Health. 1993;83(4):580-582. PMCID: PMC1694490. 55. Carter-Pokras O, Najjar MF, Billhymer BF, Shulman IA. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in Hispanics. Ethnicity and Disease. 1993;3:176-180. 56. Kutz FW, Cook BT, Carter-Pokras O, Brody D, Murphy RS. Selected pesticide residues and metabolites in urine from a survey of the U.S. general population. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 1992;37:277-291. 57. Carter-Pokras O, Pirkle J, Chavez G, Gunter E. Blood lead levels in 4-11 year old Mexican- American, Puerto Rican, and Cuban children: HHANES, 1982-84. Public Health Reports 1990;105(4):388-393. PMCID: PMC1580082. 58. Carter O, Haynes S. Prevalence of scoliosis in U.S. adults: results from the first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I). International Journal of Epidemiology 1987;16(4):537-544.

Letters to the Editor/Bibliography 1. Carter-Pokras O, Zambrana R. Collection of legal status information: Caution (letter to the editor). Am J Public Health. 2006 Mar;96(3):399. PMCID: PMC1470510.

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2. Lie D, Carter-Pokras O, Cleveland E. Tool for Assessing Cultural Competence Training (TACCT) Resource Guide. MedEdPORTAL; 2006. Available from: http://www.aamc.org/mededportal, ID = 325. 3. Carter-Pokras O, Baquet C, *Poppell C. Four-Year Review Of The Use Of Race And Ethnicity In Epidemiologic And Public Health Research (letter to the editor). American Journal of Epidemiology 2004 Aug 15;160(4):403-4. 4. Flores G, Fuentes-Afflick E, Barbot O, Carter-Pokras O, et al. Health Risks of Latino Children (letter to the editor). JAMA 2002; Vol 288(16):1983. 5. Carter-Pokras O, Harrison R. Lead poisoning among Hispanics (letter to the editor). American Journal of Public Health. 1996;10:1479-80. PMCID: PMC1380667. 6. Selective bibliography of HHANES publications. American Journal of Public Health 1990;80(Suppl):71-72. 7. Trevino F, Carter O. Gallstone size and the risk of gallbladder cancer (letter to the editor). Journal of the American Medical Association 1984;251(32):3080-81. c. Monographs, Reports, and Extension Publications. 1. McCann M, Carter-Pokras O, Braun B. Cultural Competency and Health Literacy Primer: A Guide for Teaching Health Professionals and Students. Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, University of Maryland School of Public Health, and Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy. March 2013. Available at: http://dhmh.maryland.gov/mhhd/CCHLP/SitePages/Home.aspx 2. Carter-Pokras O, *Ye C, Voorhees C, Valliant R, Zhang G, *Kanamori M, Wallen J, **Fielder R. (2008). Report on Disparities in Tobacco Use Behaviors by Middle and High School Minority Youth in Maryland, 2006. College Park, Maryland: University of Maryland College Park School of Public Health. Report prepared for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene under contract OPASS-8-9738G. Available at: http://sph.umd.edu/epib/cultural_competency/TobaccoDisparities.html 3. Carter-Pokras O, *Ye C, Feldman R, Valliant R, Zhang G, *Kanamori M, **Fieldler R. (2008). Report on Disparities in Tobacco Use Behaviors by Adult Minority Populations in Maryland, 2006. College Park, Maryland: University of Maryland College Park School of Public Health. Report prepared for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene under contract OPASS-8-9738G. Available at: http://sph.umd.edu/epib/cultural_competency/TobaccoDisparities.html 4. *Kanamori M, Randolph S, Carter-Pokras O, Wallen J. (2008). Maryland Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Logic Models. College Park, Maryland: University of Maryland College Park School of Public Health. Report prepared for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene under contract OPASS-8-9738G. Available at: http://sph.umd.edu/epib/cultural_competency/TobaccoDisparities.html 5. Lie D, Carter-Pokras O, Cleveland E. Tool for Assessing Cultural Competence Training (TACCT) Resource Guide. AAMC. Available at: http://www.aamc.org/meded/tacct/tacctresourceguide.pdf

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6. Keppel K, Pamuk E, Lynch J, Carter-Pokras O, Kim I, Mays V, Pearcy J, Schoenbach V, Weissman JS. Methodological Issues in Measuring Health Disparities. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 2(141). 2005. 7. Carter-Pokras O. Implications of New Age Adjustment Standard on Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities. In: Closing the Gap newsletter. HHS Office of Minority Health: Washington DC, Hispanic Agenda for Action issue, October 1998. 8. Najjar M, Carter-Pokras O. Clinical Chemistry Profile Data for Hispanics, 1982-84. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital and Health Statistics 11(241). 1992. 9. Burnam MA, McMillan MM, Carter OD, Haynes SA. Validity of the H-HANES Acculturation Measure for Mexican Americans RAND Publications. P-7391, 1987. d. Book Reviews, Other Articles, Notes. Carter-Pokras O . Montgomery L. Health in Context: Social Epidemiology. Public Health Reports. (Book Review) 2002;116(2):173-175. e. Talks, Abstracts, and Other Professional Papers Presented.

i. Invited talks (since joined UMCP) International Invited Talks 1) Discussant for film Screening & Discussion of “Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?” at 10th anniversary conference of Community-Campus Partnership for Health, Toronto, Canada. 4/12/07. National Invited Talks 2) Beyond cultural awareness: a unified approach to better outcomes and reduced health disparities. Institute for Healthcare Advancement’s 12th Annual Health Literacy Conference. Irvine, CA. 5/10/13. 3) Measuring Acculturation and Legal Status. How to Assess Child Health Disparities in Research. Pediatric Academic Societies. Mini Course. Washington, DC. 5/7/13. 4) Current state of research on racial and ethnic disparities in health and healthcare. Expert perspectives: key issues in the racial and ethnic health equity field; Key issues in the disability health equity field. Project Intersect: Health disparities research at the intersection of race, ethnicity, and disability: a national conference. Washington, DC. 4/25/13. 5) Intersection of Science and Policy in Eliminating Health Disparities. 2012 Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit. National Harbor, MD. 12/19/12. (moderator) 6) Hispanic Paradox: Building on Community Assets to Promote Immigrant Health. National Immigrant Integration Conference. Baltimore, MD. 9/23/12. 7) Translating Epidemiologic Research into Policy: What Are the Implications for Our Profession? American College of Epidemiology. Chicago, IL. 9/10/12.

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8) Panelist. Factors Impacting the Translation of Epidemiological Findings into Policies Affecting Health Disparities. American College of Epidemiology’s Minority Affairs Committee workshop. Chicago, IL. 9/8/12. 9) Hispanic Populations. National Cancer Institute Cancer Fellowship Program. Rockville, MD. 7/26/12. 10) The role of genomics in reducing health disparities: an epidemiologist perspective. Why we can’t wait: conference to eliminate health disparities in genomic medicine. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Miami, FL. 5/31/12. 11) US Latinos: Multiple prevention challenges. Health Disparities and Health Equity: Aiming for a New Anthem (plenary session). Society for Public Health Education Midyear Meeting. Nashville, TN. 4/14/12. 12) Burden of Pain. Relieving Pain in America: IOM Pain Presentation (plenary session). American Academy of Pain Medicine. Palm Springs, CA. 2/25/12. 13) An Epidemiologist Perspective. NIH Careers in Public Health–workshop. NIH Postbaccalaureate Program, Office of Intramural Training and Education. Bethesda, MD. 11/15/11. 14) Hispanics and Cancer. National Cancer Institute Cancer Fellowship Program. Rockville, MD. 7/26/11. 15) Academic Writing Panel. Kellogg Health Scholars Program Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. 6/2/11. 16) Faculty Panel, Academics: A New Era. 12th National McNair Scholars and Undergraduate Research Conference Faculty Panel. College Park, MD. 3/18/11. 17) Cultural Competency. Module 11. Health Literacy and Cultural Competency. National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities. NIH/NIMHD Translational Health Disparities Course. Bethesda, MD. 9/30/10. 18) Methods and approaches used to assess progress in eliminating health disparities. Module 2. Application of Data, Measurement Models and Evaluation Methods in Addressing Population Health and Health Disparities. NIH/NIMHD Translational Health Disparities Course. National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities. Bethesda, MD. 9/21/10. 19) Hispanics and Cancer. National Cancer Institute Cancer Fellowship Program. Rockville, MD. 2010. 20) Placing Equity in the Context of Health Care Quality. Charting a Course for Health Care Quality Improvement: Data-Driven Strategies for Eliminating Health Disparities. National Press Club. Washington, DC. 3/25/10. 21) Hispanics and Cancer. National Cancer Institute Cancer Fellowship Program. Rockville, MD. 2009. 22) Led discussion of video “Unnatural Causes: Bad Sugar” during a pre-meeting workshop of the American College of Epidemiology’s Minority Affairs Committee: "Research Ethics in Studying Genes and the Environment in Diabetes among Ethnic Minorities". Tucson, AZ. 9/13/08. 23) Hispanics and Cancer. National Cancer Institute Cancer Fellowship Program. Rockville MD. 8/1/08. 10 Carter-Pokras

24) Hispanics and Cancer. National Cancer Institute Cancer Fellowship Program. Rockville MD. 7/07. Regional/State/Local Invited Talks 25) Cultural Competency. Delaware Cancer Consortium. Dover, DE. 9/17/12. 26) Latinos in Maryland: Multiple Prevention Challenges. Johns Hopkins University Health Disparities Seminar Series. Baltimore, MD. 3/12/12. 27) Maryland Latino Lay Health Promoter Programs. In: How to Build a Local Model Public Health Program. Summit on Childhood Obesity. University of Maryland. Baltimore, MD. 11/16/11. 28) Cultural Competency and Health Literacy Training Resources: Primer Overview. Maryland Health Disparities Conference, Maryland's Health Workforce: Promoting Diversity and Strengthening the Pipeline. Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities. Hyattsville, MD. 10/4/11. 29) Measurement of race and ethnicity, and improving race/ethnicity health data. Johns Hopkins University General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Fellows Seminar. Baltimore, MD. 3/9/11. 30) Issues of Disparity in Health and Wellness. Maryland Student Affairs Conference. University of Maryland College Park. College Park, MD. 2/11/11. 31) Cultural Competency. Clinical Practice Updates. Delaware Technical and Community College. Nursing Department. Georgetown, DE. 10/21/10. 32) Health Equity and Effective Cultural Communication. Delaware Cultural Competency Education Series. Delaware Division of Public Health and the National Medical Association First State Chapter. Delaware State University. Dover, DE. 4/1/10. 33) Grand Rounds: Strategies for Decreasing Health Disparities. Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. 10/29/09. 34) Providing Care to Diverse Populations: A New Trend. Delaware Cultural Competency Series. Delaware Division of Public Health in partnership with the Delaware Nurses Association and the Delaware Academy of Family Physicians. Wilmington, DE. 3/6/09. 35) Health Disparities. Special Administrative Grand Rounds. Sinai Hospital. Baltimore, MD. 12/8/08. 36) Accessing Hispanic Health Data: Puerto Ricans and Cancer. Grand Rounds. Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine. New York City, NY. 11/21/08. 37) Disparities in Tobacco Use Behaviors by Adult and Youth Minority Populations in Maryland. Diversity and Smoking Workshop. Clinton, MD. 10/3/08. 38) Limitations of Hispanic Data and Conducting Community Surveys. DE. 1/26/08.

Proffered Communications (past five years only)

International Conferences 1) Carter-Pokras O. Lessons Learned Across All 8 Cases. In: Translating Epidemiologic Research into Policy: What are we Learning Across Diverse Topics in Public Health? 3rd

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Congress of Epidemiology. Montreal, Canada. 6/23/11. 2) Carter-Pokras for the National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals. Advances in curriculum: The National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals. 14th Ottawa Conference on the Assessment of Competence in Medicine and the Healthcare Professions. Miami, Florida. 5/10. 3) Carter-Pokras O. Assessing Attitudes Towards Cultural Diversity Among Asthma Care Providers. In: NHLBI Cultural Competence and Health Disparity Academic Award Program for Pulmonary Medicine. American Thoracic Society International Conference. San Francisco, Ca. 5/20/09. 4) Gottlieb J, MacPherson L, Carter-Pokras O, Voorhees C, Kanamori M, Ye C, Valliant R, Zhang G, Fiedler R. Disparities in flavored and smokeless tobacco use behaviors by youth minority populations in Maryland. Joint Conference of SRNT and SRNT-Europe. Saggart, Co. Dublin, Ireland. 4/27-30/09.

National Conferences

1. Kanamori M, Carter-Pokras O, Feldman R. Emergence of overweight problems among orphan and vulnerable child caregivers in southern Africa. American Public Health Association. Boston, MA. 11/4/13. 2. Carter-Pokras O, Chen J. Racial and ethnic disparities in utilization of physical therapy among working age adults with chronic low back pain. AcademyHealth 2013 Annual Research Meeting. Baltimore, MD. 6/23/13. 3. Strategies to Ameliorate the Effect of Bias and Stereotyping on Health Outcomes. Eighth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Population. Oakland, CA. 3/13/12. (moderator and organizer of panel) 4. Cultural Competency and Health Literacy: Informing the Policy Cycle. 2012 Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit. National Harbor, MD. 12/17/12. (speaker and organizer of panel) 5. Epidemiology, Policy, Racial/Ethnic Minority Health Disparities. 2012 Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit. National Harbor, MD. 12/18/12. 6. Jaschek G, Carter-Pokras O. Association between Residential Mobility and Depressive Symptoms among Latino Young Adults: The Role of Current Mother's Support. American Public Health Association. San Francisco, CA. 10/30/12. 7. Kanamori M, Akankunda D, Abate T, Eshetu N, Carter-Pokras O. Association of migration and climate changes on health and food access of HIV/AIDS impacted orphan/vulnerable children and their families in Ethiopia. American Public Health Association. San Francisco, CA. 10/30/12. 8. Carter-Pokras O. Epidemiologists, Policy, and Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities. American Public Health Association. San Francisco, CA. 10/29/12. (speaker and organizer of session: “The Practice of Epidemiology: Intersection of Science, Service, and Policy”) 9. Carter-Pokras O, Vargas C, Rivera MI, Gesker R. Oral Health of Latino and Ethiopian Children and Their Mothers. 4th AADR Fall Focused Symposium: Oral Health Disparities Research and the Future Face of America. 11/3/11. 12 Carter-Pokras

10. Martinez-Garcia G, Atkinson N, Carter-Pokras O, Lee S, Portnoy B, Sawyer R, Kattar C, Galeas S. What drive pregnancy intentions among Latino youth? American Public Health Association. Washington, DC. 11/2/11. 11. Carter-Pokras O. Public Health Significance of Pain: a report from the Institute of Medicine. American Public Health Association. Washington, DC. 11/1/11. 12. Kanamori M, Eshetu N, Carter-Pokras O, Feldman RH. Health, Nutritional and Societal Factors Associated with Ethiopian Orphan and Vulnerable Children's School Performance. American Public Health Association. Washington, DC. 10/31/11. 13. Noltenius J, Giachello A, Baez-Conde Garbanati L, Nandi C, Carter-Pokras O. Addressing social justice in tobacco prevention and control: the National Latino Tobacco Control Network. American Public Health Association. Denver, CO. 11/9/10. 14. Kanamori M, Eshetu N, Carter-Pokras O, Correa J. Adapting a social network model for social reintegration of vulnerable children due to HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. American Public Health Association. Denver, CO. 11/8/10. 15. Carter-Pokras O, Vargas C, Chen L, Rivera MI. Oral health of Latino and Ethiopian Young children and their mothers. American Public Health Association. Denver, CO. 11/7/10. 16. Dogra N, Reitmanova S, Carter-Pokras O. Teaching cultural diversity: current status in U.K., U.S., and Canadian medical schools – meeting the common challenges. Cultural competence training: What should it be and how it should be taught? DiversityRx Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations Conference. Baltimore, MD. Baltimore, MD. 10/20/10. 17. Braun B, Carter-Pokras O. Health literacy: what does it have to do with cultural competency? DiversityRx Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations Conference. Baltimore, MD. Baltimore, MD. 10/20/10. 18. Carter-Pokras O, Jaschek G, Martinez IM, Brown P, Mora S, Newton N, Luciani I. Perspectives on Implementing Successful Health Promoter Programs Serving the Maryland Latino Population. Community Health Workers: Strategies, outcomes and lessons learned-A Peer-to- Peer Practice Advancement Session. DiversityRx Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations Conference. Baltimore, MD. Baltimore, MD. 10/19/10. 19. Carter-Pokras O, Lie D, Nunez A, Haidet P, Braddock C. What can Health Professions teams do to improve Cross-cultural Communication between Patients, Families & Providers? Preconference Intensive Training Session. DiversityRx Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations Conference. Baltimore, MD. 10/18/10. (organizer, moderator) 20. Carter-Pokras O, Jaschek G, Martinez I, Brown PB, Mora S, Newton N, Luciani I. Perspectives on Lay Health Promoter Programs Serving the Latino Population. Partnering to Improve Health: the Science of Community Engagement. Association for Prevention Teaching and Research. Arlington, Virginia. 5/10. 21. Martínez-García G, Atkinson N, Lee S, Carter-Pokras O, Portnoy B, Sawyer R. Using Community Partnerships to Address Latino Teen Pregnancy. Partnering to Improve Health: the Science of Community Engagement. Association for Prevention Teaching and Research. Arlington, Virginia. 5/10. 22. Carter-Pokras O, Vargas C, Rivera I, Chen L, Focht C, Gesker R. Focus Groups On Oral Health Of Latino And Ethiopian Children And Their Mothers. Partnering to Improve Health: the Science of Community Engagement. Association for Prevention Teaching and Research. Arlington, 13 Carter-Pokras

Virginia. 5/10. 23. Carter-Pokras OD, Feldman RH, Kanamori M, Rivera I, Chen L, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Nodora J, Noltenius J. Barriers and Facilitators to Smoking Cessation among Latino Adults. Partnering to Improve Health: the Science of Community Engagement. Association for Prevention Teaching and Research. Arlington, Virginia. 5/10. 24. Feldman RH, Carter-Pokras O, Kanamori M, Ye C, Valliant R, Zhang G, Fiedler R. What motivates former smokers and current smokers to quit in Maryland. American Public Health Association 137th annual meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 11/09. 25. Kanamori M, Beck K, Carter-Pokras O, Fiedler R. Association of Social Networks and Mass Media with Cigarette Smoking Among Asthmatic Adolescents. American Public Health Association 137th annual meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 11/09.

26. Kanamori M, Beck K, Carter-Pokras O. Understanding the Relationship between Social Networks and Mass Media with Cigarette Smoking Among Asthmatic Latino Adolescents. American Public Health Association 137th annual meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 11/09.

27. Lee S, Lok JK, Sharma E, Wang Y, Ulpe R, Carter-Pokras O. Psychosocial, cultural, and environmental predictors of tobacco use among Asian Americans in Maryland. American Public Health Association 137th annual meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 11/09. 29. Feldman R, Carter-Pokras O, Kanamori, M., Roth, S and Gryczynski, J. Social and Cultural Factors Associated with High Tobacco Use among American Indians in Maryland. 2009 National Conference on Tobacco or Health. Phoenix, AZ. 6/10-12/09. 30. Ye C, Valliant R, Zhang G, Kreuter F, Carter-Pokras O, Fiedler R. Item Nonresponse and Weighting Adjustments in a Telephone Survey of Tobacco Use, 63rd Annual AAPOR Conference. 5/09. 31. Voorhees C, Ye C, Carter-Pokras O, Zhang G, Kanamori K, Fiedler R. Social and Environmental Predictors of Smoking Initiation in Diverse Maryland Adolescents. American Public Health Association 137th annual meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 11/09. 32. Feldman R, Carter-Pokras O, Kanamori, M., and Rivera, I. Understanding the barriers to the access and use of community resources to promote smoking cessation among Latinos. American Academy of Health Behavior. March 8-11, 2009. Hilton Head, SC. 3/8-11/09. 33. Williams S, Carter -Pokras O. Washington Adventist Hospital: Helping Others Breath Better. Third National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health. National Harbor, MD. 2/27/09. 34. Carter- Pokras O. Understanding Federal Data Systems: an Overview of the Collection, Analysis and Reporting of Race and Ethnicity Data. Third National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health. National Harbor, MD. 2/26/09. 35. Carter-Pokras O. Lost Opportunities for Tobacco Cessation: Diabetics in the Maryland Adult Tobacco Survey. 20th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. National Harbor, MD. 2/23/09. 36. Carter-Pokras O, Voorhees C, Kanamori M, Ye C, Valliant R, Zhang G, Fiedler R. Disparities in Tobacco Use Behaviors by Youth Minority Populations in Maryland. NIH Summit: the science of eliminating health disparities. National Harbor, MD. 12/16/08. 14 Carter-Pokras

37. Carter-Pokras O, Feldman R, Kanamori M, Ye C, Valliant R, Zhang G, Fiedler R. Disparities in Tobacco Use Behaviors by Adult Minority Populations in Maryland. NIH Summit: the science of eliminating health disparities. National Harbor, MD. 12/16/08. 38. Jalschek G, Mora S, Montes H, Carter-Pokras O, Botello-Harbaum MT, Palacios C, Pezo E. Developing a Latino health agenda through a community-based participatory process: The experience of the Latino Health Initiative in Montgomery County, Maryland. American Public Health Association. San Diego, CA. 10/28/08 (prepared abstract). 39. Carter-Pokras O, Acosta D, Lie D. Advances in Curriculum: the National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals (A2). Sixth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations. DiversityRX. Minneapolis, MN. 9/21/08.

f. Films, CDs, Photographs, Websites, etc. Maryland’s Approach to Cultural Competency in Healthcare. Available at: http://sph.umd.edu/epib/cultural_competency/. Developed with funding from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, this website has been developed to help health professionals, public health practitioners, students and others find information on cultural competency and health disparities. The website has been visited more than 591,675 times since its launch in May 2009 (as of July 11, 2013), and was identified by the Head of Liaison and Outreach Services at the University of Maryland Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL) as a key resource on health literacy in the United States and guides for clear health communication (http://guides.hshsl.umaryland.edu/content.php?pid=86984&sid=1038432). g. Contracts and Grants.

Extramural Funding, Funded as Principal Investigator:

2R13MD00605-03: National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals Annual Meeting, NCMHD/NIH, 9/1/12-8/31/13, $48,765 2R13MD00605-02: National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals Annual Meeting, NCMHD/NIH, 9/1/11-8/31/12, $50,000 1R13MD006056-01: National Consortium For Multicultural Education For Health Professionals Annual Meeting. NCMHD/NIH, 7/1/10-6/30/11, $25,000. 1R21HD060294-01A2: Oral Health of Latino and Ethiopian Children and Their Mothers, NICHD/NIH, 09/30/08 – 08/31/10, $316,701 (2 yrs). OPASS-8-9738G: Tobacco Program Evaluation MOU, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 11/1/07-12/30/08, $389,000. 1 K07 HL079255-01: Cultural Competency and Health Disparities Academic Award, Maryland's Approach to Cultural Competency in Healthcare. NHLBI/NIH, 9/30/04-9/29/09, $537,516 (5 yrs). PO6646110107 Perceptions of the Latino Community of Montgomery County Maryland about Emergency Preparedness, Montgomery county government, 2006, $55,440. 15 Carter-Pokras

Paper and Special Journal Issue: Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: What Actions Now?, HHS Office of Minority Health, 2003-2004, $41,378 direct cost

Extramural Funding, Funded as Co-Investigator:

R24 (Mullins): University of Maryland PATient-centered Involvement in Evaluating the effectiveNess of TreatmentS (PATIENTS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 9/30/13 - 9/29/18, $1 million per year for 5 years. 2 R01 DA018730-04 (MacPherson): Stage II Trial of Novel Behavioral Activation Intervention for Smoking Cessation, National Institute of Drug Abuse, 7/1/10-6/30/14, $250,000 (first year). 1 U48 DP001929 (Boekeloo): University of Maryland Prevention Research Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 9/30/09 - 9/29/14, $343,026 (first year pilot and center). 088 CFDA No. – 93.884 (Bichell): Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry, HRSA, 7/1/05-6/30/08. 1K30 HL04518 (Roghmann, Morris): Clinical Research Curriculum Award, NIH, 9/1/05- 12/31/06. PD60 MD00532-01 (Wilson): Community Outreach and Information Dissemination (COID) Core, NIH National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities, 2003-2006, $814,942 direct costs. D55HP0018-04-00 (Duggan): Maryland Family Medicine Fellowship Program. HRSA, 2004- 2007, $798,336. K30 HL04518 (Roghmann): NIH Clinical Research Curriculum Award, Development of Training Infrastructure for Clinical Investigators, 2000-2005, $185,128. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Baquet): Paper and Special Journal Issue: Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: What Actions Now?, 2003-2004, $16,605 direct costs.

Extramural Funding, Funded as Collaborator or Consultant:

2007 Consultant, Office of Minority Health Resource Center. $1,500. 2005-2006 Consultant. American Medical Association. TACCT Online Resource Guide Development. $1,500. 2002-2003 Expert Consultant, NCVHS Subcommittee on Populations Report on Health Data Collection and Racial and Ethnic Disparities. National Center for Health Statistics. $10,800.

Intramural Funding, Funded as Principal Investigator:

2012 Improving Health Literacy and Cultural Competency of FDA Consumer Materials. University of Maryland Center of Excellence in 16 Carter-Pokras

Regulatory Science and Innovation. Innovations in Minority Health Award. $25,000. 2004 General Health Assessment of Latinos in Baltimore. University of Maryland Statewide Health Network. $50,000. 2003 Supporting Physical Activity For Latina Adolescents. University of Maryland Statewide Health Network. $20,000. 2003 Provision of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services. University of Maryland Statewide Health Network. $10,000 1999 Developed proposal, secured funding, and served as project officer for OMH-NCHS Memorandum of Agreement for analytic support for the HHS Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health, $262,500 of 1% evaluation funds 1995 Developed proposal, secured funding, and served as project officer for, OPHS-NCHS Memorandum of Agreement for evaluation of alternatives to collecting race/ethnicity data on multi-racial persons, $250,000 of 1% evaluation funds 1991 Developed proposal, secured funding for GGT laboratory analyses of HHANES surplus sera at White Sands Research Center, and analyzed the data, $40,000, National Center for Health Statistics 1984 Developed proposal, secured funding, and obtained and analyzed data for validation study of scoliosis data from NHANES I, National Center for Health Statistics h. Fellowships, Prizes, and Awards. 2013 Merit Award, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland School of Public Health 2008-2012 Recognized at annual University-Wide Celebration of Scholarship and Research 1990-1992 Johns Hopkins Post Certified Student Scholarship 1988-1989 NCHS Long-Term Training for Johns Hopkins 1981-1982 Public Health Service Training Grant 1975-1979 Full tuition scholarship to Tulane University 1975 Dorothy Reaves Music Scholarship i. Editorships, Editorial Boards, & Reviewing Activities for Journals and Other Learned Publications. 1990-Present Ad hoc reviewer for American Journal of Epidemiology, American Journal of Public Health, Ethnicity and Disease, Health Affairs, Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Public Health Reports, Social Science and Medicine, Journal of the National Medical Association, Health Promotion Practice 2003-2004, 2009 Anonymous reviewer, National Academy of Sciences reports

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2008-2009 Associate Editor for case textbook: Hark L, DeLisser H, Morrison G (eds). Achieving cultural competency: a case-based approach to training health professionals. Wiley-Blackwell. 2009. (ISBN- 10:1405180722; ISBN-13:9781405180726). 2004-2006 Reviewer, American Journal of Health Promotion

3. Teaching, Mentoring, and Advising. a. Courses taught in the last five years (enrollment numbers)

 EPIB 610 Foundations of Epidemiology – Summer I 2013 (n=12), Spring 2013 (n=22), Fall 2012 (n=23), Summer I 2012 (n=7), Spring 2012 (n=23), Fall 2011 (n=36), Summer I 2011 (n=14), Spring 2011 (n=22), Summer II 2010 (n=4), Fall 2009 (n=37)  EPIB 623 Epidemiology of Health Disparities – Fall 2010 (n=2), Spring 2010 (n=7), Spring 2009 (n=9), Spring 2008 (n=5)  EPIB 620 Chronic Disease Epidemiology – Spring 2013 (n=6), Spring 2012 (n=11), Spring 2011 (n=7), Spring 2010 (n=11), Spring 2009 (n=9), Spring 2008  EPIB 612 Epidemiologic Study Design – Fall 2007 (n=2)  EPIB 611 Intermediate Epidemiology – Fall 2007 (n=2) b. Course or Curriculum Development New course:  EPIB 623 Epidemiology of Health Disparities  EPIB 611 Intermediate Epidemiology  EPIB 612 Epidemiologic Study Design Substantial revision:  EPIB 610 Foundations of Epidemiology  EPIB 620 Chronic Disease Epidemiology c. Textbooks, Manuals, Notes, Software, Webpages, and Other Contributions to Teaching.

Webpages:  Cultural Competency in Healthcare (more than 591,675 visits since launched in May 2009) - http://sph.umd.edu/epib/cultural_competency/  Library webpage to support epidemiology courses - http://www.lib.umd.edu/CHEM/EPIB_610.html  Canvas/Blackboard websites to support EPIB 610, EPIB 620 and EPIB 623 courses

Examples of Other Contributions to Teaching in University of Maryland System

University of Maryland College Park

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 Conducted all-day seminar on public health, epidemiology and biostatistics for 18 Chinese physicians and public health practitioners from Heping District Health Bureau of Tianjin Municipality. 9/4/12.  Delivered Keynote for Research Symposium: Serving the Health Information Needs of Latinas. UMCP Phillip Merrill College of Journalism. 5/9/12.  Organized workshop, and gave introductory lecture, on Community Based Participatory Research at the University of Maryland College Park’s School of Public Health for 18 University of Minnesota undergraduate students, and UMCP faculty and students, 3/16/12.  Delivered guest lectures in undergraduate and graduate classes on range of topics, [e.g., cultural competency (HLTH 200, HLSA790, HLSA698L, HLTH490), field of public health (HLTH200, HLTH130), writing methods sections for journal articles and grants (HLSA790)]  Conducted seminar for Maryland Population Research Center’s Immigration Working Group on “Lessons Learned from Community-Based Participatory Research with Latino Communities in Maryland” 10/7/10.  Conducted seminar on epidemiologic study design and statistical methods for the Consortium on Race, Ethnicity and Gender

University of Maryland Baltimore  Community-Based Participatory Research lecture at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. 8/9/12.  Conducted Student National Medical Association workshop on cultural competency at the University of Maryland School of Medicine  Developed, coordinated and served as facilitator a small group session on Bidil (first race-based drug) for more than 150 University of Maryland 2nd year medical students  Conducted seminars on race in biomedical research, and confounders, mediators and effect modifiers for primary care research fellows at the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University (pediatricians and family medicine physicians)  Conducted Family Medicine Grand Rounds at the University of Maryland on cultural competency and health disparities 5/07  Conducted cultural competency seminar for University of Maryland family medicine interns 8/07  Provided series of 3 lectures to first year dental students in Fall 2007, 2008, and 2009, and Spring 2011, and organized self-directed learning exercises on cultural competency and health disparities  Lectured first and second year medical students on cultural competency and health disparities topics in Fall 2007 and 2008.

d. Advising: Other than Research Direction i. Graduate.

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MS – Epidemiology:  Carolyn Poppell (2003-2005 at UMB-SOM, employed at Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene following graduation)

MPH – Epidemiology: 1) Sonja Williams (2007-2009, Health Scientist at National Center for Health Statistics) 2) Stefan Livingstone (2007-2009, Associate, Decision Analytics, Booz Allen Hamilton) 3) Lisa Bethune (2008-2010, enrolled in Tufts University veterinary school in Fall 2011) 4) Lu Chen (2009-2011, Entered doctoral Program at the University of Washington) 5) Maria DeMarco (2009-2011, working at Organization of American States, enrolled in UMSP-SPH PhD-Epidemiology program in Fall 2012) 6) Kimberly Love (2010-2011, transferred program) 7) Janet Gingold (2010-2012, Community Quality Improvement Coach, Goldberg Center at Children's National Medical Center) 8) Gabby Molinolo-Combs (2009-2012, admitted to University of Buenos Aires medical school) 9) Ann Nothwehr (2011-Present) 10) Kanokphan Rattanawatkul (2011-Present) 11) Ellen Rigterink (2011-Present) 12) Pamela Barainca (2012-Present) 13) Jessica Bermudez (2012-Present) 14) Lavisha McClarin (2013-Present)

PhD – Epidemiology 1) Mariano Kanamori (2009-2013, Post-doctoral student at Florida International University) 2) Graciela Jaschek (2009-Present, successfully defended dissertation proposal in 9/12) 3) Brad Kerridge (2009-2010) 4) Ed Kim (2011-2012) 5) Maria DeMarco (2012-Present) 6) Jared Fisher (2012-Present)

ii. Other advising activities (advising student groups, special assignments, recruiting, faculty mentorship, etc.)

 Organized a John Snow commemorative event with MPH epidemiology and biostatistics students 9/07  Obtained funding, planned and coordinated 40-hour medical interpretation training for undergraduate students at Johns Hopkins, and health professional graduate students at University of Maryland 5/07  NIH Loan Repayment Program mentor for Dr. Cheryl Holt and Dr. Diana Carvajal

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1) Kendrick Gwynn – 2004-2005 UM-SOM summer research preceptor, currently primary care resident at Emory University School of Medicine 2) Alexander Fischer – 2008-2009 research internship, currently applying for graduate programs 3) Chris Daniels – 2009 public health internship preceptor, currently employed by consulting company 4) Kanokphan Rattanawatkul – 2009 McNair Scholars preceptor, 2010 independent studies advisor, currently enrolled in UMCP-SPH MPH-Epidemiology program 5) Veena Katikineni – 2011 Maryland Summer Scholars Program, entered University of Maryland School of Medicine in Fall 2012 6) Margaret Dorr – supervised independent study on cultural competency and health literacy in Fall 2012

ii. Master’s.

Chair, MPH-Epidemiology Thesis Committee: 1) Sonja Williams. “Effects of birthplace, language and length of time in the U.S. on receipt of asthma management plans among U.S. adults with current asthma.” MPH Thesis. University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. 2009. 2) Lisa Bethune. “Survey on Horse-Related Injuries and Safety Practices in Maryland and Virginia.” MPH Thesis. University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. 2010. 3) (cochair) Lu Chen. “Overweight and acculturation among Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese Americans.” MPH Thesis. University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. 2011. 4) Maria Demarco. “Factors associated with completion of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine series among Hispanic and non-Hispanic white adolescent girls in the united states.” MPH thesis. University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. 2011. 5) Janet Gingold. “Independent and Joint Effects of Parental Attitudes and Special Health Care Needs on Physical Activity and Screen Time among children and adolescents in the United States.” University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. 2012.

Chair, MPH-Epidemiology Project Committee: 1) Stefan Livingstone. “An Exploratory Examination and Geospatial Analysis of the Relationship Between Selected Demographic Factors and Evidence of Malaria Infections (Parasitemia Levels): A Focus on Children in Missira, Mali.” MPH 21 Carter-Pokras

Project. University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. 2009. 2) Gabby Molinolo. “Determinants of Breastfeeding Initiation and at Six Months for Hispanic Children by Nativity of Parents.” MPH Project. University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. 2012.

Member, MPH Committee: 1) Haixiao Huang. University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. MPH-Biostatistics. 2008. 2) Kristen Kamas. “Investigating the prevalence and distribution of pathogens in cantaloupes using Food and Drug Administration surveillance data.” MPH-Epidemiology Project. University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. 2012.

iii. Doctoral.

Chair, PhD Dissertation Committee: 1) Mariano Kanamori. “The effects of orphan and vulnerable child (OVC) primary caregiving, household wealth, and female autonomy on womens body mass index in Southern Africa.” University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. 2013. 2) Graciela Jaschek. University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. 2012 (In Progress).

Member, PhD Dissertation Committee: 1) Priscilla Ryder. “Racism, Place and Health of Urban Black Elders.” University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine. 2007. 2) Meaghan Donovan (UMB pharmacy graduate) 3) Laura Logie. “An Intersectional Gaze at Latinidad, Nation, Gender and Self-Perceived Health Status.” University of Maryland College Park, Department of Women’s Studies. (proposal defense). 2008. 4) Margaret McDowell. “The association of acculturation, social support, and alcohol use among Mexican American adults.” University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health, Department of Public and Community Health. 2008. 5) Joann Kuo. “Development and Evaluation of New Accelerometer Cut Points for Adolescent Girls.” University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health, Department of Kinesiology. 2009. 6) Genevieve Martinez. “Sin Querer Queriendo": Exploring The Factors Associated With Pregnancy Prevention And Pregnancy Intention Among Latino Youth In Montgomery County.” University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health, Department of Public and Community Health. 2010. 22 Carter-Pokras

7) Maria-Theresa C. Okafor. “The Effects of Acculturation (English Proficiency and Dietary Change) on Health Outcomes in African Immigrant Adults.” University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine. 2010. 8) Steven Champaloux. “Chronic Health Conditions and Educational Attainment.” University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. (In Progress). 9) Muneera Alharbi. Factors Associated with Obesity and Perceived Barriers to Weight Maintenance among 15-45 year old Saudi Women in Jeddah City. University of Maryland College Park, Department of Nutrition and Food Science. (In Progress). 10) Tahani Zareef. University of Maryland College Park, Department of Nutrition and Food Science. (In Progress).

Independent Study/Fellowship 1) Graciela Jaschek (2010-2011) 2) Mariano Kanamori (2009-2011)

4. Service a. Professional. i. Offices and committee memberships held in professional organizations 1994-Present American Public Health Association: Member-At-Large (1994), Science Board member (2004-2006), W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant 2006 Advisory Committee (2006-2007), elected Executive Board member (2006-2010), Education Board member (2010-2013) 2002-Present American College of Epidemiology: elected Fellow (2006-Present); elected Member (2002-2006); Secretary, Minority Affairs Committee (2005-2006); Vice-chair, Minority Affairs Committee (2007-2009); elected member of Board of Directors (2007-2010); Vice-chair, Policy Committee (2010-2012); Nominations Committee (2013); Chair, Policy Committee (2012-Present) 2004-Present Association for Academic Minority Physicians: elected Member 2002-Present Kellogg Scholars in Health Disparities Program: advisor (2001-2005); Kellogg Health Scholars-Multidisciplinary Tract: advisor (2006-Present) 2008-Present National Latino Tobacco Control Network: Advisory Committee member

ii. Reviewing activities for agencies.

1991-1994 NCHS Minority Health Statistics Grant Program reviewer 1995 Chair, NCHS Minority Health Statistics Grant Program review panel 1998 Reviewer of task order contract proposals for PSC 1999 Asthma grant reviewer for National Heart Lung and Blood Institute 23 Carter-Pokras

2000, 2002 Reviewer of MCH task order project proposals for Health Care Financing Administration 2004 Grant reviewer, NIH SBA 2005,2006 Grant reviewer, NHLBI Cultural Competency and Health Disparities Academic Award program 2012, 2013 Grant reviewer, Disparities, Interventions and Social Participatory Research Study Section, Tobacco Related Disease Research Program, University of California Office of the President iii. Other unpaid services to local, state, and federal agencies. Local Agencies 2003-Present Member, Data Workgroup, Montgomery County Latino Health Initiative 2003-Present Steering Committee, Montgomery County Latino Health Initiative (Elected Cochair 2004-2006; Member 2003-2004 and 2006-Present) 2006.2007 Primary Care Coalition, Expert Advisory Panel for Montgomery Cares 2006-2007 Technical Advisory Committee to establish Office of Minority Health, State Center for Health Statistics, DC-Department of Health 2008 Developed, conducted and evaluated 4 training sessions for emergency department providers on national guidelines on treatment of asthma exacerbations and tools for culturally competent care in Spring 2008 with Adventist Healthcare Inc’s Center for Health Disparities and Montgomery County government.

State Agencies 2012-2013 Member, Maryland Health Quality and Cost Council’s Cultural Competency and Health Literacy Workgroup 2004-2005 Cochair, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Measuring Disparities Task Force

Federal Agencies (since entered academia) 2003 Expert panelist, Discrimination in the Workplace, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health 2004 Expert consultant, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. 2004 Expert Panelist, Race and Genetics Roundtable, National Human Genome Research Institute 2004-2005 Member, External Advisory Panel of the "Evaluation of Statistical Methods for Data Collection and Analysis on Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Other Hard-to-Reach Populations.” RAND Health for the Department of Health and Human Services. 2004 Expert Panelist, Immigrant Worker Conference, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health 2008 Member, PhenX Demographics Working Group, Research Triangle Institute (RTI) for the National Human Genome Research Institute.

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2008 Expert Panelist, “Understanding the Role of Genetics in Health Disparities: Toward a New Research Agenda workshop.” National Human Genome Research Institute, National Cancer Institute, and the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities. 2010-2011 Committee Member, Advancing Pain Research, Care, and Education. Institute of Medicine. o Related report: Committee on Advancing Pain Research, Care, and Education. Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Treatment, and Research. Washington DC: Institute of Medicine. 2011.

b. Campus. i. Departmental. University of Maryland College Park 2011-Present Chair, EPIB Admissions Committee 2011-Present Member, EPIB APT Committee (reviewed 4 promotion packages to date) 2010-Present Chair, EPIB Merit Pay Committee 2009 Member, EPIB APT Progress Committee 2007 Graduate Studies Director, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

University of Maryland Baltimore 2009-Present Dean’s Faculty, University of Maryland Dental School 2004-Present Adjunct Faculty Member, University of Maryland School of Nursing 2002-2006 Research Committee, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (DEPM), University of Maryland School of Medicine (Co-Chair 2004-Present, Member 2002-2004) 2002-2006 Member, DEPM Health Disparities Research Group

ii. School/College. University of Maryland College Park 2012-Present Member, Executive-MPH Committee 2012-Present Member, School of Public Health Commencement committee 2012-Present Member, Epidemiology Faculty search committee (Assistant Professor) 2012-Present Affiliate Faculty, Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy 2011-Present Member, Workforce Advisory Committee, Mid-Atlantic Public Health Training Center 2011-2012 Member, Epidemiology Faculty search committee (Assistant/Associate Professor) 2011-Present Member, School of Public Health Communications Committee 2010- 2011 Member, EPIB chair search committee 2010- 2011 Member, MIAEH faculty position search committee

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2010- Present Member, School of Public Health Diversity Council 2009- Present Member, School of Public Health Community Research/Service Learning and Workforce Development Committees 2008-2009 Member, Epidemiology Faculty search committee 2007-2008 Chair, Junior Biostatistics Faculty position search committee 2007-2008 Member, School of Public Health Self-Study Committee 2007-2008 UMCP representative, CTSA Research Design, Biostatistics and Research Ethics Subcommittee 2007 Member, Biostatistics Faculty search committee 2007 Member, Maternal and Child Health Faculty search committee

University of Maryland Baltimore 2007-Present Full Member, Program in Minority Health and Health Disparities Education and Research 2003-Present Regular Member, Graduate Faculty of the University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore 2002-Present Member, University of Maryland Program in Oncology 2002-Present Member, University of Maryland Greenbaum Cancer Center Cancer Disparities and Intervention Research Program 2002-Present Member, Center for Health Policy/Health Services Research of UMB 2003-2006 School of Medicine Faculty Representative for DEPM (Term: 9/03-6/06).

iii. University 2012, 2013 Member, Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship Selection Committee 2012, 2013 Member, Flagship Fellowship Committee 2011-Present Member, Maryland Population Research Center Executive Committee 2011-Present Member, McNair Scholars Program Faculty Advisory Board 2011 Reviewer, Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station grants program 2010-Present Faculty Associate. Maryland Population Research Center 2008-Present Faculty Affiliate. Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity

c. Community, State, National, International. Community 2013 Briefed Montgomery County Government’s Healthy Montgomery program on Improving Data for Latinos. July 9, 2013. 2006-Present Member, Adventist HealthCare Inc’s Center on Health Disparities’ Advisory Board. 2002-Present Latino Providers Network, Baltimore MD (founding board member, co- chair of Health Interest Group) 2008 Testimony. Montgomery County Council. Health Priorities for Latinos. December 4, 2008.

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2005-2006 Founding Member, Latino Health Coalition, MidAtlantic Community Health Centers 2003 Testimony. Montgomery County Board of Education. Latinos, Obesity, Diabetes and Vending Machines. December 9, 2003

State 7/2/2013 Briefed Governor’s Commissions on “Addressing Disparities Through Implementation of the ACA” (webinar) 2/2012 Maryland state legislative briefing. Partnership to Address Cultural Competency and Health Literacy in Health Professions Training Programs (testimony). 1/2008-2/2008 Maryland state legislative testimony on trans fatty acids, flame retardants, MRSA, childhood obesity 2/2007 Maryland state legislative briefing. Community based participatory research with Latino communities in Maryland. University of Maryland College of Health and Human Services (testimony). 3/2003 Maryland state legislative briefing. Latino health issues in Maryland (testimony).

National: 2013 Conducted webinar on Data Collection for Hispanic Serving Health Professions Schools fellows 2013 Invited expert panelist, Alliance for Aging Research’s Congressional briefing on Persistent Pain 2011-2013 Member, Community Advisory Board, Scientific Integrity in Community Based Participatory Research (R21 ES 020967) 2000-Present Member of Migrant Clinician’s Network Institutional Review Board 2000-2002 OMH Representative for Minority Health Work Group, Academic Medicine and Managed Care Forum 2001-2003 Member, Latino Child Health Consortium of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Center for Child Health Research. 2005 Invited Participant, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Conference on Disparities and the Quality of Health Care. 2006 Panelist. How to Achieve Culturally and Linguistically Competent Healthcare. 4th Annual TriCaucus Minority Health Summit. 2007 Invited expert, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum Health Braintrust

International: 2013 Invited participant, International consultation on cultural competence education and training for Cochrane Systematic Review on the effects of cultural competence education interventions on patient- related outcomes by Victoria Department of Health. 27 Carter-Pokras

2008 Invited participant for first public health Project Interchange seminar in Israel

Service Awards and Honors. 2013 Jerry P. Wrenn Outstanding Service Award, University of Maryland School of Public Health 2011 American Public Health Association 2011 CoA Reception award for service on ACBI Advisory Committee 2011 Faculty Inductee, University of Maryland School of Public Health Gamma Zeta Chapter of Delta Omega, the Honorary Society in Public Health 2010 American Public Health Association award for leadership and service on the APHA Executive Board 2006-2010 2010 Governor’s Hispanic Heritage Month Awardee: Healthcare Champion 2006 Latino Health Initiative, Montgomery County recognition plaque 2005 Montgomery County Executive Certificate of Recognition & Appreciation 2002 Assistant Secretary for Health's Award for Superior Service 2002 Latino Caucus of APHA Distinguished Career Award 2000 Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award 1999 Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award 1999 Assistant Secretary for Health Special Recognition Award 1999 NHLBI Certificate of Appreciation 1999 Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award 1998 Latino Caucus of APHA Certificate of Appreciation 1995 NCHS Minority Health Statistics Grants Program Certificate of Appreciation 1993 Surgeon General's Certificate of Appreciation 1993 OASH Special Recognition Award: Hispanic Health Policy Summit Group 1993-2001 Outstanding Performance Awards 1992 NCHS Director's Award for EEO/Civil Rights Program Activities 1981 Outstanding Young Woman of America

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