Health Behavior News Summer 2012 Department of Health Behavior Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill http://www.sph.unc.edu/hb WHERE IN THE WORLD ...? MPH students set new record for international practica ach summer, our master’s students put their knowledge and skills to work Ethrough summer practica. The practicum offers an opportunity for students to undertake an individualized, mentored field experience in an array of public health settings and topical areas across the United States and around the world. The number of students with practica outside the U.S. has increased since 2000, with the MPH Class of 2012 setting a new record for international practica. Ap- proximately 18 (35%) students completed their practica around the globe, includ- ing in Peru, Senegal, and Australia. Read on to learn more about their experiences and to find out where in the world HB students practice public health!

Practicum Spotlights REBECCA W OODRUFF Orange County Department on Aging Aging Plan. Through working on this strategic plan, pub- Chapel Hill, North Carolina lished every five years to prepare for the increasing needs lthough Rebecca of the aging population, she gained firsthand experience in A Woodruff (pic- both quantitative and qualitative research methods. tured 2nd from right) did not have far to travel to What’s more, Rebecca’s work with the Department of Ag- her practicum in Chapel ing didn’t end with the end of summer. “I’m one of the lucky Hill, she found it re- HBHE students who was able to stay on with my practicum warding to have the op- location for my Capstone project. After spending the sum- portunity to explore the mer working on the Master Aging Plan, I became very in- greater Orange County vested in its success. It was gratifying to see the strategic area. “I never left Chapel Hill-Carrboro-Hillsborough dur- planning process all the way through to the end.” Her pre- ing the school year,” Rebecca explained, “so it was fasci- ceptor, Janice Tyler, agreed, “Rebecca was a joy to work nating to explore the rural, northern part of the county.” At with, and we are especially pleased that she continued on the Orange County Department on Aging, Rebecca with our Capstone Team. This provided wonderful continu- ity for our project.” conducted formative research for the 2012-2016 Master Practicum Spotlights continues on p. 31 2 • HB News From theChair throughout the1980sand‘90s until to developacourseinwomen’s health.Itaughtthatcoursewith In thesameera,Ipushedahead withhealthservicesresearchwhileheedingthedemands ofsometrail-blazinggradstudents several decadesbeforetheseperspectiveswereembraced byHHS,CDCandNIH. boards. InHEED“communityengagement”and“participatory action”(alaSolAlinsky)werethewatchwordsofday, and Leonardbecamefastfriendsbegandesigning, andthenteaching,acourseoncitizenparticipationcommunity finished uphisdissertationinanthropologyatPittsburgh beforejoiningustoteachourfirstqualitativemethodscourse,All squirming students)whileestablishinghernationalreputation asaresearcherintheareaofstressandcoping.WhileTony and ally. As in it,andhowadoptionofournewnamehelpsusshapefuture. in 1974.Insodoing,Iwanttoconvey the dynamismofourfield, how farwe’vecomesinceIjoinedthethen-calledDepartmentofHealthEducation(HEED) Although Iwon’twaxelegiacabout“thegoodolddays,”cannotresistafewwords faculty member. In thelate1970s,departmentbegantoexpanditsresearch missionwiththearrivalsof EPID). left for 1975) joinedHEEDasaclinicalfacultymemberandMPHfieldcoordinator.Sheservedonthetill 1991,whenshe By theendofmyfirstacademicyear,Iwasthrilledtowelcomeawomancolleaguerankswhen 2009. registrar wheresheremained,helpingtoshepherdgenerationsofstudentsthroughourprograms,untilher retirement infall Linda Cook ing ofpatients’medicationadherence. course inresearchmethods,andnettedmyfirstNIHgrant Steuart Guy program withinmonthsofarrival.As askedmetodo,Iworkedformalizeadoctoralcurriculum, createda research agenda,whichIwasostensiblyhiredtodo.Bethatas convinced Guyhiredmeasmuchormoreformyactivistbackgroundabilitytoleadthedepartment increatinga Given thatIhadspentalmost2yearsinthecivilrightsmovementMississippiandLouisiana mid-1960s,I’m What’s inaName? Early Days. S training program forhealtheducatorsin aschoolofpublichealth process thatendedintheadoption ofanewnamethat bothhonoredourhistoryas thepremiermaster’s through ayear-long Health Behavior TARTING Brenda DeVellis ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Albany, New in York withherepidemiologyprofessorhusband,DavidStrogatz(MSPH1978andPhD1983—both of spread ofcholera. a stepforhealtheducatorsaswhenJohnSnowremovedthatfamouspumphandleinLondon1854to stopthe Bayou, Mississippiinthe1960stoestablishfirstcommunityhealthcenterU.S.,arguablyasfoundational John Hatch Kentucky native member oftheUSPublicHealthServicetodevelopstillwidelyusedhealthbeliefmodel; the cerebral,theoretically-inclined training program; South Africanfirebranddepartmentchair, GuySteuart concepts ofcommunityengagementintheruralsouth; October 1,Iwillstepdownasdepartmentchair, assumingapositionashalf-time

When Ifirstarrived,thedepartmenthadfourfaculty, allmen: alsojoinedthedepartmentin1974. After abriefstint in July2012,thedepartmentwillofficiallyadoptitsnewname: (DrPH 1975),adoctoralstudentwhenIfirstarrived,hadworkedcloselywithJackGeigerinMound . Brendareactedgallantlytotheneedteachsexed toundergrads(andregaledusallwithstoriesof . Thisbigchangecoincideswithamomentousformeperson- . In themid-1980s,department recruited Leonard Dawson Beth Moracco Godfrey Hochbaum , whochainsmokedintheclassroom while introducingmaster’s tookitoverinthe1990s. —on controllinghypertensionthrough family members’ , whomadecommunitydiagnosisthehallmarkofourMPH our department’sleadership who,afterescapingAustriaintheearly1940s,workedasa Geni Eng it may,IwasappointedheadofHEED’s smalldoctoral James Sor and as Guy’ssecretary, thatrecognized ourincipientstrengths andfuture , Rozintheearlyyears,and Brendaeveryyear enson tothefacultyasourchair. Jimledus Allan Steckler, T she waspromotedtodepartment oAn Earp, ScD Anne Jo Earp continues on page 28 page on continues Roz Thomas ony Whitehead, studentsto monitor- (MPH an HB News • 3 Lytle is Currently Dr. Dr. Currently continues on page 31 where his portfolio in- Smith tor of the MEASURE Evaluation Project at the Carolina Population Center, cludes capacity-building, data use and knowledge management. His faculty appointment in Health Be- havior comes on top of this full- time appointment. “Having fac- ulty members in the department who simultaneously have major leadership roles at a UNC research In 2010, Dr. Smith joined UNC- In 2010, Dr. Chapel Hill as the Deputy Direc- Taj Mahal Taj to the faculty in fall 2011 as a clinical associate to the faculty in fall 2011 Nam. He has specific expertise in strengthening the Nam. He has specific expertise in strengthening , as its new department chair. department chair. , as its new Jason Smith at the Jason Smith welcomed Dr. Thrasher, the department also Along with Dr. Jason Smith his MPH (1981) and Smith, who also earned professor. Dr. held senior research and PhD (1996) from Health Behavior, International (FHI) administrative posts with Family Health as their Director of Re- for 20+ years, most recently serving research and service search Utilization. At FHI, he managed Asia, dozen countries in Africa and projects in more than a Af- Madagascar, South including Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Nepal, Indonesia, rica, Zaire, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Viet regard to service deliv- uptake of research, particularly with around the world. Asery in clinical and community sites a made important con- measurement expert, Dr. Smith has also outcomes in Africa, tributions to maternal and child health serving, for example, on the senior management team of the Averting Maternal Death Gates Foundation-funded project, which promoted service based on “gold stan- and Disability, dard” measures in the field. center brings with it a lot of benefits,” said department chair —these page 31 earned both our hellos were also a “welcome back!” our hellos were also a Professor Leslie Lytle, PhD Leslie Lytle, Professor social stressor. Yet to Yet social stressor. continues on Angela Thrasher Health Behavior chair search is successful search is Behavior chair Health chronic chronic Thrasher ... 2012

AY , M the Department welcomed two new additions to the faculty. For those of us who have For to the faculty. the Department welcomed two new additions EWS N Thrasher

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Public Health and as executive director of the Rothenberger Institute. Dr. Lytle’s research focuses on designing and evalu- research Lytle’s Institute. Dr. as executive director of the Rothenberger Public Health and and maximize wellness. She is youth and young adults stay healthy and environments to help ating programs, approaches social and environmental ap- obesity and in examining individual, in understanding the causes of particularly interested community nutrition in theories of health behavior change, Lytle teaches courses Dr. obesity. proaches for preventing from Pennsylvania State She received a BS in Medical Dietetics behavioral and social aspects of health. interventions, and University and her doctoral degree in Education from Purdue registered dietitian. She earned a masters University and is a forward to getting to know Dr. look the University of Michigan. We and Health Behavior from degree in Health Education her to you in the future. and introducing Lytle T

B New Faces on the Faculty the on Faces New date, very little research has been done that could illuminate how time and stage of life mediate the links between per- coping behaviors such as alcohol abuse and smoking coping behaviors such as alcohol stress responses that can erode health. Depression, adverse puts it, “perceived discrimination can result in any number of impact of discrimination as a tion impacts health across the life course. As Dr. Thrasher tion impacts health across the life course. As Dr. dynamic. Up until this point, research has emphasized the at increasing our understanding of how perceived discrimina- premature mortality are also implicated as outcomes of this health disparities with an expanding research agenda aimed sponses.” Hypertension, self-reported poor health, and even munities. While there, she blended her interests in HIV/AIDS crimination may trigger potentially damaging stress re- search fellow at UCSF’s Center for Aging in Diverse Com- Aging search fellow at UCSF’s Center for are just two of the major pathways by which perceived dis- nia at San Francisco, followed by a three-year stint as a re- on Social Disparities and Health at the University of Califor- Scholar for a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at the Center Scholar for a two-year post-doctoral Upon graduation, Dr. Thrasher was named a Kellogg Health Upon graduation, Dr. by HIV+ patients. tribute to poor medication adherence distrust as factors that indirectly con- crimination and healthcare provider lar, her work identified perceived dis- and ethnic minority groups. In particu- quality of treatment received by racial tions; her dissertation focused on the HIV/AIDS among vulnerable popula- pursued a long-standing interest in As a doctoral student at Carolina, she her MPH (1997) and her PhD (2006) from our department. her MPH (1997) and her PhD (2006) As many readers already know, Angela 4 • HB News shared researchendeavors.” within theCollaborativeopportunitiestopartnerwith uson prevention researchagendathatwe Molloy explained.“We aredevelopinganinternal,applied invited ustobeamemberofherworksitecollaborative,”Meg NC PreventionPartners. ber ofourgraduateshavemovedontosuccessfulcareerswith serve asadjunctfacultyinourdepartment.Inaddition,anum- from theUNCGillingsSchoolofGlobalPublicHealthand Manager MelvaFagerOkunbothreceiveddoctoraldegrees President/CEO MegMolloyandSeniorHealthPromotion N mote tobacco-free andhealthynutritionenvironments. North with acute-care hospitalsinNorthandSouth Carolinatopro- worksite wellness.TheHealthy NCHospitalsprojectworks NC PreventionPartnersoversees manyinitiativestoimprove employees behealthierand moreproductive.” nesses canthenlowertheir healthcareexpensesandhelp ees tousepreventiveanddisease managementbenefits.Busi- ticipating organizationstoofferstrongincentivesforemploy- explains that cies topromotehealthfortheiremployees. Whitney Davis Partners thenworkswitheachorganizationtoimprove poli- for tobacco,nutrition,andphysicalactivity. NCPrevention organization’s evidence-based, user-friendly tool Partners’ Molloy andDavisjoinedCCRWH tosupportNCPrevention for workandhealthissues.” Partners, contributestoresearch,andbuildstheevidencebase cal privateandnon-profitorganizationslikeNCPrevention Director, explainsthattheCollaborative,“helpsconnectlo- on workandhealth-relatedissues.Dr. LauraLinnan,CCRWH (CCR lina CollaborativeforResearchon Work andHealth in anewwaytotackleworksitewellness.In2010,theCaro- NC PreventionPartnersisnowworkingwiththedepartment petitive internshipprogram. number ofourMPHstudentseachyearthroughtheircom- activity, andobesity. NCPreventionPartnersalsomentorsa Carolina causedbytobaccouse,poornutrition,physicalin- mission toreducepreventableillnessandearlydeathinNorth range ofdiverseprojectstopromoteNCPreventionPartners’ and now Whitney Davis Bickers Bock NC Prevention Partners W ORKSITE working closelywiththeHealthBehaviorDepartment. orth CarolinaPreventionPartnershasalonghistoryof New andNoteworhty WH) wascreatedtostimulateinterdisciplinaryresearch WorkHealthy America Hannah Prentice-Dunn W WorkHealthy (MPH2004), wellness policies,benefits,andenvironments ELLNESS (MPH2008), Ingrid Morris America Anne WorkHealthy SM Amy Meador program.“Lauragraciously Thornfield SM (MPH 2012)workona hope willoffer faculty aimstoencouragepar- (MPH 2003), that assessesan America (MPH2011), (MPH2006), Lindsey SM isan unique healthbenefitspackage. fresh fruit,30minutesofpaidexercisetimeeachday, anda wellness attheirownworksitebyprovidingemployeeswith NC PreventionPartnersalso“walksthetalk,”promoting among stateemployees. tion Partnerstoencouragephysicalactivityandnutrition tiatives. Morethan60StateagenciesworkwithNCPreven- gram toencourageschoolsadoptemployeewellnessini- Carolina’s team. Washington,travelled to DCto the defaultfoodchoicesahealthy ones.LastOctober NC hospitals,andtheproject haschangednormsmaking haviors. 500,000+mealsare servedeachweekthrough efits, incentivesandeducation toimprovenutritionbe- foods attheirworkplace,and areofferedinsuranceben- state nowhaveaccesstodelicious,affordableandhealthy As aresultover200,000hospitalemployeesacross the in NorthCarolinatoestablishahealthyfoodenvironment. Envir ated the NC HospitalAssociationand projects. NCPreventionPartners,inpartnershipwiththe vices, whichrecognizesinnovativecommunityhealth Award fromtheUSDepartmentofHealthandHumanSer- ners projectthatwona2011HealthyLivingInnovations Anne Thornhill(MPH2006)ledaNCPreventionPart- onment Project guidingall127acutecarehospitals onment Project Health andHuman Kathleen Sibelius, Healthy NCHospitalsInitiative:Food public schoolsworkwiththeZoneHealthpro- Annie Goesto Secretary of the U.S.Departmentof Services, The DukeEndowment,cre- Washington with Anne Thornhill (R) accept theaward forher ~ Lindsay Herendeen ~ Lindsay Anne HB News • 5 tment Thammasat to share with has lots to cel- While there, he While there, much also Tippanarat Vichayanrat continued on page 27 Allan Steckler as one of teckler. teckler. of public health at from Mahidol and Thammasat Allan S has extended this Thai connection, Thai scholar updates, Professor w assistant professor Edwin Fisher tation with New and Noteworhty and New Universities on Global Peers for Progress and mentoring vis- Universities on Global Peers for Progress iting scholars when they come to UNC. This long-term scholarly exchange has helped strengthen public health Thailand. Indeed, infrastructure in every one of the visiting scholars now holds a faculty position at a thereby reaching Thai university, a new generation of public health as more, What’s professionals. noted, many (maybe even Steckler Thai all) faculty members in a and can be officers school of public health are public health tapped to help out with disaster management. No doubt the Peace Corps claims their own as it measures its impact across 50 years and into which has adopted many Peace the future. Health Behavior, Corps “alumni” in its almost 70 years, work with Thai ebrate in the enduring legacy of Steckler’s public health scholars. Read on for updates from the scholars themselves! us.” In turn, they are able to join research projects closely are able to join research projects us.” In turn, they interests, audit advanced research methods aligned with their superb library collections, and courses, use the University’s for decades. relationships that endure collaborative forge scholars hosted by the Department “Sometimes the visiting Thammasat Uni- doctorates at Mahidol or are completing their they’re able to work with them while versities. So I’ve been their dissertation proposals or collaborate here to help shape come to the depart- on publications. Other times, they have go on to get a PhD.” ment to earn an MPH here and then Professor collaborating with Thai faculty Universities. “Every one of our visiting “Every one of Universities. scholars has been Thai an advanced has held public health professional, a seasoned recommended by faculty colleagues degree, and was strongly “They have Steckler. Thailand,” notes in at the Boromrajonani College of Nursing in Saraburi. oup. I never felt alone and always knew that the HBHE depar knew that the oup. I never felt alone and always associate dean for academic and service affairs at the Faculty of Nursing, Allan

in Thailand teckler’s expe- teckler’s Emeritus and Thammasat She wrote: in HBHE developing my disser , Steckler and col- ready to celebrate is a lecturer and is a lecturer vince. vince.

More than 45 years S later, rience continues to have an impact, most visibly in the deep ties he has helped create between Carolina and several Thai universities. quite MSc) spent AY 2009-10 in HBHE and is no 2009-10 AY MSc) spent ( DrPH) is an assistant professor (DrPH)

Bennett from MCH) spent two (MEd, Thailand Apinhapath far rightfar “Chai” Rangsit Campus. EACH orn Danyuthasilpe ong R and his wife Barbara aren’t and his wife Barbara anniversary as Peace Corps volunteers. But having anniversary as Peace th

supported me to learn from other public health friends in a gr I devote my University in Thailand, where was my home. I’m now working as a member of the Faculty of Nursing, Naresuan time to nursing students and applying public health science and nursing science. I still remember the valuable time I spent he Peace Corps turned 50 last year, a birthday celebrated year, Corps turned 50 last he Peace reunions, ruminations on its impact, with retrospectives, Chantima Charanasri

University, University, Thai Scholar Updates Chainar Naresuan University in Phitsanulok Pro Chuleek LOBAL Barbara and Allan Steckler in Barbara and with Poo Nitirat, G Connection Thai Scholar their 50 and renewed plans for the future. Professor and renewed plans

Steckler T With support from FHI360 and the Kenan Institute Asia of Asia support from FHI360 and the Kenan Institute With Kenan-Flagler School of Business UNC’s Since that time, the department has sustained this connec- tion, hosting ten scholars from both Mahidol “Back in the late 1990s when I was Associate Dean for Glo- “Back in the late 1990s when I was have UNC faculty work bal Health, an opportunity arose to Thailand on a maternal with faculty at Mahidol University in of my earlier Peace and child health teaching project. Because set things in motion on Corps work there, I volunteered to our end.” Trude leagues (including Dr. with faculty at successive summers in Bangkok co-teaching the topics of women’s Mahidol Faculty of Public Health on The students were health, program planning, and evaluation. Asian countries. Cen- health professionals from a number of tral elements from the teaching program were later integrated into a newly formed MPH program launched at Mahidol in 2001. spent a year in Thailand with the Peace Corps in 1965-66, spent a year in Thailand the earliest cohorts of volunteers. they were among 6 • HB News difference in students toreceive theadvancedtrainingtheyneedtomake a Contributions scholarship funds,the department across receivedsupportfromtwonew theSchool School ofPublicHealth School ofPublicHealthGillings Award,Fall 2011 flour yet thepublic-mindedness oftheSchool’s The U.S. hasbeenstrugglingthroughadown School andUniversity-WideRecognitions Chelsea Kolander, Marissa Hall,MSPH/PhD Lauren Student Awards ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ish. F Interested insexual health,Native American health students American Graduate Schoolrecruiting andcounselingNative In fall,2012willworkwith the ator forStudentHealth group, andasanoutreachcoordin- Parenthood’s president of Vox At UCSD,servedasamemberand California, SanDiego BS, HumanBiology, Universityof Awarded aHarryA.GuessScholarshipfor2012-2013 reproductive health,andmentalhealth Interested instudyingviolenceprevention, with SciMetrika Work experienceinGuatemalaandasaresearcher BA, InternationalS testing, andtreatmentinglobalcontexts Interested indecision-makingandHIVprevention, AIDS prevention Peace Corpsvolunteer, Togo, communityhealthand University BA, PublicHealthStudies, JohnsHopkins or thesecondyear in a row,several studentsfrom each Hill, MSPH/PhDPr the healthofpublic. from asouralumnimadeitpossiblefor grads such youth advocacy Gillings Award ® MPH Pr , Planned tudies, UNC-ChapelHill Annual Fund Award, Advocates Program ogram ogram andthe supporters continuesto supporters January 2012 January Information Day, attended HBCareer Jennifer Marissa Hall, economy Delcourt Annual Fund Fall 2011 left since 2008 , and . Pedcoa riesi) Fl 2011 Fall(Pre-doctoral Traineeship), Fund University CancerResearch gram infall2011. Adrienne Gill sufficiently tobringtwonewstudentsCarolina.Both from itsowncoffers to“topup”theHatch-Barnhillaward ing withunderservedpopulations. The department usedfunds ing MPHstudentwithademonstratedcommitmentto work- Hatch-Barnhill Award give usboth. funded by applicants, timeandflexibilitycanbeoftheessence. versity level. Incompetingwithothertopuniversitiesf the student’s behalftocompeteforfundingattheSchoolorUni- cant withthesefunds, rather thansubmittinganapplication on outstanding students--wecansimplydecidetorecruitanappli- continue tobein recruit andfundstrongapplicants The new School-wide Department Awar Adrienne Gill,MPHPr Joseph Lee,PhDProgram Jill Mead,MPH ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ nutrition Interested inmigrationandhealth Paraguayan womentoBuenos Aires Fulbright Scholar, Argentina; studiedmigrationof Peace Corpsvolunteer, University inSt. Louis BA, Research focusisontobaccopreventionandcontrol Evaluation Program,UNCSchoolofMedicine Research Specialist, Tobacco Preventionand MPH, MaternalandChildHealth,UNC-ChapelHill Duke University BA, Spanish,Latin American Studies, and earlier linkageto care network project toreachLatinomenfor HIVtesting Works withProfessorClare Barringtononasocial of childrenandteensinLatino communities Interested inpromotingand improvingthehealth Hartford, CT Center, illness attheOlinNeuropsychiatry Research Worked withpatientsandfamiliesfacingmental BS, Biology, Duke University Anthropology andSpanish, alumni, faculty, Awards forEnteringStudents Awards Hartford Hospital’sInstitute ofLiving, and valuable. They giveusfullagency inrecruiting Chaunetta Jones scholarships Program

is conferredonanoutstandingenter- ds andScholarships staff, andfr ogram Paraguay, , scholar butdepartmental have boostedourabilitytohelp iends ofthedepar enteredtheMPHPro- Washington sanitation and These awards, or excellent tment, ships HB News • 7 Minority quoise and Tur this year’s this year’s left, ter Graham Award ter Graham and the latter with her ith, ith, ogram ogram Griff Frank Por Public Servicefor Two of the 2011 Morgan Two Fellows Health Conference co-chairs, Kea Turner, Arts and Cultures, UCLA The department’s and most oldest

(MPH 1983) Minority Health Conference wship. ello had been announced. This time around you see This time announced. had been ecipients of the followingecipients of departmental awards. ward booklet on our website. ward booklet on our Spring 2011 the Kathryn J. Kerr Memorial Scholarship (2011) the Kathryn J. Kerr Memorial Scholarship Awards Students for Continuing urner, MPH Program urner, BS, Tulane University BS, Tulane teacher, New America, Chemistry for Teach 2007) of the Year, Orleans (Teacher Education, UNC-Chapel Hill MAT, 2012 Co-chair, Selected as a 2012 Presidential Management Fellow in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services BA, International Affairs, UNC-Chapel Hill Peace Corps volunteer in Niger focused on diet, nutrition, and uptake of breastfeeding Peace Corps recruiter, UNC-CH Summer practicum in Senegal with ChildFund International, led by HB alumna Anne Goddard World World BA, Psychology, of HIV/AIDS Experience working to reduce impact and co-chaired At Carolina, volunteered with SHAC also worked the 2012 Minority Health Conference; adherence Carol Golin on improving ART with Dr. among prisoners with HIV/AIDS; (2010) Recipient of the Hatch-Barnhill Scholarship and ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Turquoise Griffith, MPH Pr Griffith, Turquoise Kea T The last newsletter reached you in early 2011, before our reached you in early 2011, newsletter The last spring awards r of two years’ Suzannah Johnson, MPH Pr prestigious scholarship for master’sprestigious scholarship Morgan students, the scho- first-year students for their exemplary awards recognizes to leadership, and commitment integrity, lastic achievement, of all Morgan see an overview To health education practice. find inception almost 25 years ago, Fellows since the award’s the Morgan A Lucy S. Morgan F S. Lucy from dees wardees) and dee), Chaunetta dee), and Adrienne Gill Paul Fleming was conferred Capstone teams. but smiling anyway ! but smiling anyway and Chassidy Hanley Chassidy ship left: (Barr awar and Jones (Hatch-Barnhill a At the HB 2012 student At the HB award celebration, holar University, expected University, Two MPH Two Not departmental awar this year, this year, ogram Pr ogram Catherine Jo ogram Pr , Duke University experience, American Cancer Society, experience, African township health Anthropology and African-American Anthropology and Fall 2012. Dissertation on economic inequality and Fall 2012. Dissertation of HIV/AIDS treatment in collective negotiation South of Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellow- Winner Fellowship, ship, Fulbright-IIE Doctoral Research Academic Careers Fellowship Minority Studies, Oberlin College Studies, Rutgers University Anthropology, MA, Cultural Rutgers PhD, Anthropology, BA, Lucy Morgan Fellowship (Spring 2012)

BS, Political Science and Spanish, University of Illinois- Urbana manager of international tobacco control Research interest in exploring ways to combat smoking and obesity among youth BA, Public Policy Four years’ as manager of emerging science and trends Reseach interest in how social constructions of masculinity interventions influence men’s health behaviors and improve that can lead to gender equitable norms men’s Peace Corps volunteer, Nicaragua Peace Corps volunteer, MPH, Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory Univ.

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Chaunetta Jones, MPH Pr Chaunetta Jones, Catherine Jo, MSPH/PhD on two outstanding incoming doctoral students who came to on two outstanding incoming doctoral Health Behavior in fall 2011: Godfrey M. and LoreGodfrey Hochbaum Sc M. 8 • HB News Harr award celebration attended thisyear’s student Harriet’s her firstyearintheprogram. Earp) justfinished Jo Anne right with Chassidy Hanley her MPHthisspring. Sadiya Muqueeth tice. Lastyear ment, leadership,andcommitmenttohealtheducationprac- year master’s studentwithascholarshipfor scholasticachieve- uted fundsinhermemory, allowingustosupportonefirst- friends andfamilyofHarrietBarr(MPH1947)havecontrib- Sadiya Muqueeth(MPH 2012) Amanda Houpt,MPHPr Laura Villa-Torres, MSPH/PHDPr Chaunetta Jones,MPHPr ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Read aboutChaunettaattheHatch-Barnhill Award iet HyltonBarrMemorial Award. and MPHProfessional DevelopmentCommittee At Carolina,active withMinorityHealth Caucus rural developmentinitiative inParaguay Experience withleadinga CDC socialentrepreneur BSPH, PublicHealth,Johns HopkinsUniversity supports studentsurvivorsofsexualassault Coordinates HAVEN, aUNCprogramthat prevention Extensive experienceindomesticviolence BA, English( Recipient ofinauguralEarp Award (Fall2011) Interested inreproductivehealth 10 years’experienceworkingwithIpas Latinoamericana deCienciasSociales MA, Gender, SocietyandPublicPolicies,Facultad Metropolitana, Mexico BA, Sociology, daughter, Barbara Barr Spring 2012 Spring Spring 2011 Spring ’s recipient, (picturedat summa cumlaude),SmithCollege finished Barbara, Universidad and ogram ogram Autonoma Hanley Barr awardee, Chassidy Amanda Houptwith2012 Chaunetta Jones and Laura Villas-Torres, 2012 MorganFellows For thepast3years, ogram , Argentina Jean, shown atrightwithEthel MRP degree. ning tocompletethedualMPH/ year inCityandRegionalPlan- Program andwillnowspenda her secondyearintheMPH Perritt Marcia communities. 2011 awardee larly with under ity, andeffectivenessinhealtheducationpractice,particu- recognizes studentswhodemonstratecommitment,sensitiv- The EthelJeanJacksonHealth Major, Hannah Pr Delta Omegainductee top right capstone team( Marcia, Jill Simmerman(MPH2012) Chassidy Hanley, Marcia Perritt,MPH/MCRP Marcia ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ graduatedthisspring. Chatham county, NC Chatham county, to improvehousingfor500+Latinoresidentsin Designed andimplementeda Assitance Project AmeriCorps volunteer,NCRuralCommunities Alabama BA, Communications,HuntingdonCollege, Adrienne Gillwillco-chairthe2013conference 2012 MinorityHealthConference;sheand tive forthedepartment. Also volunteeredforthe and servedasafirst-yearMPHcohortrepresentata- At Carolina,volunteerswithSHAC’s HIV clinic Experience asHIVcounselorinSanFrancisco BA, BlackStudies,UC-SantaBarbara and PhoebeGoldberg top left ): Rebecca Woodruff, Program; and more program; facilitated theHunger-FreeSummer recruited studentstoakindergarten readiness an MPHstudent:coordinated buildingaplaground; Worked withEastDurham Children’s Initiativeas BS, EnvironmentalScience, UNC-ChapelHill entice-Dunn, , withher Spring 2012 Spring Spring 2012 Spring Jill Simmerman, Spring 2011 Spring clockwise from clockwise justcompleted -represented Laura MPH Pr ogram Education PracticeAward promotoras promotoras program HB News • 9 Maman, 2012) ontinues on next page Center for Interdiscipli- Environmental Science, PH/MCRP PH/MCRP and Regional Planning 2012 Inductees c reatment Services” (Suzanne reatment Services” ale University’s ale University’s 2012 Student Inductees 2011 Student Inductees Student 2011 magna cum laude, Psychology and Spanish, magna cum laude, dissertation committee chair) Notre Dame University Finishing a dual degree at Carolina: MPH, Health City Behavior/MRP, Interested in shaping the built environment to better support physical activity BA, Sociology and Hispanic American Studies, and Mary College of William Interested and experienced in Latina health issues Completing her second year as a post-doctoral fellow at Y nary Research on AIDS University BA, English, Willamette 5+ years’ with Planned Parenthood International in Now a public health analyst at RTI Children, and Families Program the Women, BA, Interested and experienced in advancing sexual and reproductive health in global and domestic settings BS, BA, Communications, UNC-Chapel Hill UNC-Chapel BA, Communications, sex traffick- reducing in and experienced Interested ing and homelessness response team coordi- rural sexual assault Now the Coalition Against Sexual Assault nator with the NC Amherst College BA, English and Spanish, communications, chronic disease Interests in health prevention, evaluation analyst with the National Now a senior program and City Health OfficialsAssociation of County on tobacco and diabetes (NACCHO), working prevention projects University BA, Slavic Languages and Psychology, Public Health, of Kansas; MPH, Epidemiology and University Yale among Dissertation: “HIV Service Utilization Russia: in St. Petersburg, Female Sex Workers on access to Individual and Contextual Influences and T Testing Alleghany College ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Lilli Mann (MPH 2012) Kate Krieger (MPH 2011) (MPH Kate Krieger (MPH 2012) Jenna Garrett (M Lindsay Herendeen Amy Henes (MPH 2011) Amy Henes (MPH Elizabeth King (PhD 2010) Megan Clarke (MPH 2011) Megan Clarke enna Fran and , with , tens, Jenna center student award Lilli and J Lilli Mann, s summer ear’s ear’s in public or allied health. Turquoise, Turquoise, Fran and George Kerr at Fran and George Kerr this y celebration From left: Christa Mar Garrett and Sadiya Muqueeth (Barr awardee). were inducted into Delta Omega this spring recognizes a second-year recognizes ofessional achievementofessional in the extended Leah’ activism. Kathy’s parents, Kathy’s activism. Program ollow a career ollow a career Delta Omega is the most recent Kerr awardee. She is is the most recent a Latino Migration Award from the Award a Latino Migration 1 Lucy Morgan (page 7). Fellow fith a Carolina undergraduate, with them. For an a Carolina undergraduate, attended this year’s attended ceremony, student award Fall 2011 Fall and magna cum laude, Community Health and Dawson Public Health Education Award Dawson Public Health Education The Dawson Award The Dawson Award Health Worker practicum efforts with the NC Farm Program in eastern NC, where she worked to reduce barriers to primary care for Latinos Received a Robert E. Bryan Public Service Fellow-Received a Robert E. Bryan Public Service ship from the Carolina Center for Public (2011) Project coordinator at UNC-Chapel Hill for a Project coordinator at UNC-Chapel research study based in Nicaragua UNC Institute for the StudyAmericas (2011) of the

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Turquoise Grif Turquoise Thank you, friends and family of Kathy Kerr! Thank you, friends Award 10-year retrospective online. 10-year Award update on the first 10 years of Kerr awardees, find our Kerr 10 years of Kerr awardees, find our update on the first Shannon Kerr, as they have done almost every year, bringing granddaughter year, bringing done almost every as they have to community health and to community MPH student who has demonstrated outstanding dedication outstanding who has demonstrated MPH student George Kerr, 10 • HB News Hannah Prentice-Dunn (MPH2012) Trent Johnson(MPH2012) Brenda Buescher (MPH2012) Ashley Leighton(MPH2011) Jillian Casey(MPH2011) Petra Stankard (MPH2012) ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ tobacco controlproject Working forProfessorKurtRibislonhismulti-site Free, NC,ledbyProfessorNoelBrewer Worked asprojectcoordinator, CervicalCancer Interested inwomen’shealth,violenceprevention College BA, physical activityandnutrition Interested inchronicdiseasepreventionrelatedto Chapel Hill BA, BiologyandInternational SHAC volunteer At Carolina,SPH S BA, Communications,UC-Davis to reviewnewregulations DC, workingwithCDC,NIHandotheragencies Office ofManagement and Budget inWashington, Interested inprogrampolicy;practicumwiththe BA, PoliticalScience,JohnsHopkinsUniversity Washington, DC Directors (NAST and Territorial AIDS of National Alliance Prevention associate, sexual healthamongyoungadults Interested inHIV/AIDSpreventionglobalsettings, BA, Sociology, global settings Interested inHIVpreventionandmaternalhealth 5 years’ experiencewith Africare and PSI BA, Religion, Vassar College summa cumlaude 2012 Service Award 2011 Service Award 2011 Award 2012 Award UNC-Chapel Hill( AD), tudent for Academic Excellence Academic for State for Academic Excellence for Academic , Psychology, Connecticut Goverment Co-president; Velicer, team: Stein,Anna Cla center Left: Brenda, her adviserJo Anne Earp Above: Jillian Studies, UNC- , withhercapstone Phi BetaKappa) Amy Reid, Buescher, Casey with Pat Tang yton shirts. of alums—werethebiggestsellers Behavior students,faculty, andstaff—plusatleastacouple not onebuttwoscholarshipsthisfall!Notonlythat,Health shirt sold. At lastcount,over$10,000hasbeenraisedto award School’s Alumni Association pledgedmatchingdollarsper $20.12 eachtoraisemoneyforthescholarshipfund.The (and modeledabovebystudentsandPaigeAnderson),for student infall2012.Students ated aclassof2012scholarshipfundtobenefitanincoming led byHBstudents funding andthisyeartheSchool’s StudentGovernment,co- Our studentsarekeenlyawareoftheneedforscholarship well. support aspecificscholarship,pleaseindicatethatdesireas Health Behaviorastherecipientofyourgift.Ifyouwantto in donatingtothedepartment,pleasebesuredesignate can makeadifferencewithyoursupport.Ifyou’reinterested admit, meaningthatmanytoprecruitsenrollelsewhere. You number ofhighlyqualifiedstudentswewanttorecruitand year. Atthesametime,fundinghasnotkeptpacewith A SPH C Spearheaded and Supported by Spearheaded andSupported HBStudents the pastfewyearsreachinganall-timehighthis pplications toourprogramshavesteadilyincreasedover LASS

OF 2012S Clayton V CHOLARSHIP sold teeshirts,designed elicer and EllenRoberts Jill Simmerman, BeckyBowden David JollyandMikeBowling; Prentice-Dunn; Lindsay HerendeenandHannah Clockwise and F and UND Trent Johnson purchasersofthe from topleft by Trent : , cre- HB News • 11 Anna chosen was one .” ,” said selective pro- of the UNC System (MPH 1947), played year in Washington, Professor Geni Eng and Dean Geni Eng Professor Barbara Rimer Fellows. The most (MPH, 1978; DrPH, 1983) received DrPH, 1983) (MPH, 1978; Wizdom Powell Hammond Wizdom president emeritus Geni Eng Geni Eng ssistant Professor of 15 U.S. citizens to be chosen as a member of the 2011- of 15 U.S. citizens to be chosen as a member the 2011 Association of Schools of Public Health/Pfizer of Schools Association the 2011 rofessor We are thrilled Dr. Eng has been recognized for her out- Eng has been recognized are thrilled Dr. We and students Geni is an inspiration to our faculty as Fellows spend a year working full-time with senior White House staff, cabinet secretaries, and other top-ranking gov- ernment officials. Powell Hammond, whose research focuses on masculine role norms and health care-seeking behaviors among African American men, was placed with the U.S. Depart- ment of Defense. Along with the other members of her cohort, Powell Hammond is also taking part in an education program focused on leadership, policy formulation and current affairs. William Friday, JD, (1956-1986) and husband to Ida Friday a significant role in establishing the White House Fellows program. standing work in the public health practice field standing work in the public health practice Faculty Award for Excellence in Academic Public Health Prac- Academic Public in for Excellence Faculty Award from accredited faculty members award recognizes tice. The and in- whose careers have advanced ASPH-member schools public tegrated scholarly re- health practice through service. search, teaching and students As generations of her Eng is an internation- know, dispari- ally respected health innova- ties researcher whose tive use of community-based participatory research meth- ods has helped answer ques- tions about the effectiveness of lay health advisor interven- tions in many health contexts. “ associate dean for aca- Maria Siega-Riz, PhD, the School’s and nutrition. demic affairs and professor of epidemiology “ 2012 class of White House in the U.S., President gram for leadership and public service Lyndon B. Johnson created the fellowships in 1964 to give promising American leaders “firsthand, high-level experience with the workings of the federal government and to increase affairs.” Those national their sense of participation in Eng accepted the award in November 2011 at an ASPH re- 2011 at an Eng accepted the award in November ception and awards ceremony this past meeting. APHA D.C. held in conjunction with the annual A PP for Artis- efforts means efforts for having been was honored in 2011 ewer Laura Linnan Ruth Hettleman Prize Noel Br and Kurt M. Ribisl, Laura Linnan, . Linnan was promoted to the rank of full promoted to the . Linnan was was one of 8 faculty work.

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2012. ered a public lecture to the University community in spring powerful motivator. As a Hettleman prize recipient, he deliv- powerful motivator. how anticipating regret over a bad decision can be the most tive behaviors, such as getting vaccinated or screened, and ceptions of increased risk leading people to practice protec- public health.” Brewer was recognized for his work on per- nutrition and associate dean for academic affairs at the School. wrote) and that “influences disciplines far beyond the field of Anna Maria Siega-Riz, PhD, professor of epidemiology and Anna Maria Siega-Riz, PhD, professor “demanding, meticulous, creative” (as one of his nominators who strive for high quality learning among students,” said who strive for high quality learning medical decision-making, Brewer conducts research that is of our innovative teaching award exemplify faculty members of our innovative teaching award exemplify expertise in the psychology of With for this award each year. ebrate Teaching” month. “The winners ebrate Teaching” Only four individuals from across the University are selected the School’s newly instituted “Cel- the School’s ognizes outstanding tenure-track or recently tenured faculty. sented in February 2012, was part of sented in February 2012, was part Faculty, which rec- tic and Scholarly Achievement by Young ing Innovation Award. The award, pre- Award. ing Innovation to receive the School’s inaugural Teach- each department) selected by students 12 • HB News the University ofColoradoasprofessor Epidemiologyand leader inthe area ofinjuryprevention, joined thefacultyat Runyan,anational (UNC-IPRC) since 1989.Insummer2011, and asdirectorofUNC’s Injury PreventionResearchCenter my students.” life. Iamhonoredtohavebeennominatedforthisaward by me addssuchanimportantdimensiontomyworkand tomy velop withthedoctoralandmaster’s studentswhoworkwith adds totheresearchIconduct.Thecloserelationshipsde- what itbringstodiscussionintheclassroomandvalue rience, andthatexperienceissuchanassetbothintermsof “The studentsinourprogramcometouswithsomuchexpe- dents intheclassroomandthroughmyresearch,”saidMaman. nated Mamanfortheaward.“Iloveworkingwithourstu- accommodate.” Manycurrentstudentsandrecentgradsnomi- health applicantstoourPhDProgrameachyearthanwecan ber eachyearintheSchoolofPublicHealthforexcellence, lence in Teaching. Thisawardrecognizesonefacultymem- T E F A T methods courses. and teachinginthreedoctoral to headingthedoctoralprogram years, asEnnetthasdevotedtime course hasn’tbeentaughtinrecent lescent healthrisk fresh herpopularcourseonado- alcohol use.Ennettalsoplanstore- families socializechildrenabout family context,specificallyhow focused onalcoholinitiationinthe 2013. Shewillusetheprotectedtimetostartaresearchstudy highly coveted—and competitive—sabbatical) forSpring about Allan andwhathe’s uptoonthe facingpage. Hall officeandplanstofullyretirefromteaching.Read more grace ourclassrooms. This springheemptiedouthisRosenau Emile, Suzanne Mamanwithsons AREWELLS (PhD 1983) he departmentbidadieu to Professor ven thoughProfessorEmeritus Senior FacultyResearchandScholarlyLeave(i.e.,a he UniversityhasawardedProfessor went intophasedretirementin2006,hehascontinued to recipient oftheEdwardG. McGavranAward forExcel- ssociate Professor left , andMiles , whoservedonthefaculty inHBsince1986 behaviors. That Suzanne Maman many moretop-tierglobal tation thatthedepartmentgets and mentors.Suchisherrepu- of theSchool’sfinestteachers of globalhealthinHBandone notes, “Suzanneisboththeface partment chairJoAnneEarp As de- teaching andmentoring. dedication andinnovationin Allan Steckler Allan advisee StephanieBaker Susan EnnettwithPhD Susan Ennett Carol Runyan Carol isthisyear’s officially a larly wrong.This publicationsummarizes or behaviors. Butsomecangospectacu- are effective. ‘Practice safesex.’Someof thesemessages ‘Don’t encounter riskcommunications everyday. Downs in2011.Brewercomments: “W faculty member laboration withColoradoChildren’sHospital. tion EducationandResearchProgram,whcihworksincol- rects theUniversityofColorado’sPediatricInjuryPreven- Public HealthandasaprofessorofPediatrics.Shealsodi- Community andBehavioralHealthattheColoradoSchoolof Rheumatology HealthProfessionals. 2005 DistinguishedScholarAward fromthe Association of chology (38)andistherecipientof cal of DirectorsfortheAmericanPsychologi- ences. DeVellis has applied researchersacrossthesocialsci- velopment ing, education,andmarketing, ments ofpublichealth,psychology,nurs- adopted acrossgraduatecoursesindepart- Scale Development:Theor S N T I approach toaddressingInternetchildsexualexploitation.” and DesRunyanco-authoredachapteron“Apublic health (MPH 2011)andCarolRunyan Quayle, of “ injury onthemapasapublichealthproblem support support ment chairJo Anne Earp. “ is today. Shehasleftlarg larly, it sheleddevelopment ofUNC-IPRCintothepowerhouse C is aco-editor, EW n otherbook-publishingnews,Professor Association’s arol andahandfulofcolleaguesare really theoneswhoput Professor age recentlypublishedthethirdeditionofResearch An evidence-baseduser’s guide he B

drink anddrive.’‘Getaflu shot.’ FDApublished her r OOKS UnderstandingandPreventingOnlineSexualEx- is atried-and-truestandbyfor esearch, even when They canhelpchangebeliefs Bob DeV with University of Edinburgh colleagueEthel with UniversityofEdinburgh Noel Brewer Division ofHealthPsy- meeting inItaly. Alumnae tice andHome Ministers ata2009 Affairs The resolutionwasendorsedbytheG8Jus- the sexualexploitationofchildrenonline. tion forG8countriesonwaystoprevent and hisworkco-authoringadraftResolu- arises outofRibisl’sinterestincybercrime Routledge/Taylor and Francis.Thisbook ploitation ofChildren served ontheBoard ellis’s e shoestofill at Car Communicating RisksandBenefits: y and She was abletosecurefunding classic textonmeasurement, , andJulie it wasn’treadilyavailable.it Simi- Scale De- (PhD 1983)alongwithKurt Application , byBaruchFischoff,HB e olina.” , publishedby (2011). W ,” s Megan Clarke Kurt Ribisl a ys depart- idely HB News • 13 ship ocess e, insti- e, or stu- Allan to page 26 of 13 years productive, ators at UNC a new class, orclass, a new book; yet work- yet book; ues on page 26 ience! His scholar with Allan has been a Allan has with Allan was a highly col- contin continues on ~ Laura Linnan, colleague ative, energy-producing, joy- energy-producing, ative, ORKING Faculty Faculty Steckler Steckler W revising the MPH curriculum, I the MPH curriculum, revising could always count on thoughtful, be fun, instincts and to have wonderful A few people for what works. warnedchallenging me of how it is to co-edit a ing with labor ful exper on organizational chang and pr tutionalization, On evaluation has led our field. engag- his humble, top of this, ing work style has made him a sought-after mentor f and nationally. privilege. Whether it was work- was Whether it privilege. process evaluation ing on our book, developing dents and collabor of high quality, research-tested, son, esented ent John and colleagues, including HB Professor Geni he was pr Allan co-taught with ger Cancer Center’s NCI-funded breast cancer SPORE ger Cancer Center’s , made by Tr made by , he North Carolina Breast Cancer Screening Program he North Carolina Breast Cancer (NC-BCSP), designed in the early-1990s to address health (NC-BCSP), designed in the early-1990s At the final meeting of HBHE At the final meeting of which 741, Laura Linnan, cake with Trails” and “Happy a a wordle pictured at left. Fisher is global director of Peers for Progress. Peers’ mission Fisher is global director of Peers for practices in peer sup- is to accelerate the availability of best he teaches a gradu- port around the world. In the department in health with an eco- ate seminar in social and peer support logical and global perspective. disparities between African-American and white women in disparities between eastern North Carolina, has been designated a Research-tested Cancer Insti- by the National Intervention Program (RTIP) tute, making information about the program available to oth- designation refers to a RTIP ers throughout the U.S. NCI’s searchable database of cancer control interventions that gives program planners and public health practitioners immediate access to a select catalogue easily disseminated materials that have been vetted by an ex- pert panel. Originally developed and implemented by Professor and Chair Anne Earp Jo Eng, NC-BCSP continues to be requested by community or- ganizations. The multi-year study was sponsored initially in 1993 by UNC Lineber (Special Program of Research Excellence) grant and, later, T recently 2012 M. Hochbaum M. Associate Dean VENTIONS retire 6 years ago, but retire 6 years ago, s first did NTER retirement. But this time, it’s retirement. I on Friday, October 19, October 19, Friday, on 20th Annual Godfrey 20th Annual Godfrey , EHAVIORAL B Allan Steckler’s excessive consumption of alcohol. Fisher and Congratulations on your retirement on Congratulations and colleagues summarizing the evidence for TECKLER will give the ABOUT American Journal of Preventive Medicine American Journal of Preventive Medicine S

Joined the faculty at Carolina in 1976; served as act- Joined the faculty at Carolina in 1976; Associate Dean ing chair from 1985-1986; served as (1992-1999); for the School Affairs for Academic Health (est. advocated for an SPH Office of Global 1999) and became the School’ Earned both his BS (1964) and MPH (1965) from Earned both his BS Health at UCLA. After service the School of Public in Thailand, he earned his DrPH in the Peace Corps Health Education at UCLA’s (1971) in Community School of Public Health. for Global Health (1998-2001).

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LLAN Allan colleagues documented: the significant impacts of behaviors on health; the success of behavioral interventions in disease prevention and management as well as quality of life; and improvements in the health of populations through behav- ioral promotion programs. “The evidence strongly points to the cost effectiveness and value of behavioral interventions,” Fisher noted, “especially relative to other common health services.” But the benefits of behavioral interventions don’t stop there. “Behavioral inter- ventions help improve quality of life across a number of indi- cators, helping to improve prevention, disease management, and well-being across the life span.” behavioral interventions across a broad spectrum of diseases (cardiovascular disease and diabetes, cancer and HIV/AIDS) and risk factors, including tobacco use, poor diet, physical and inactivity, Ed Fisher N T what we know about effective risk communication for practi- what we know about effective risk communication It aims to help them for- tioners working across many fields. working under dead- mulate risk communication plans when problems may unfold lines in a complex, messy world, where quickly.” A Education and academic appointmentsEducation and academic he’s been contributing to HB’s teaching mission so much that to HB’s teaching mission so much he’s been contributing for a if you didn’t remember it. Read on we’ll forgive you achievements and contributions. tour of Allan’s many department. Truth be told, Allan be told, department. Truth and (he can’t help himself!) work on a short history of the work on a short help himself!) and (he can’t real. He’sthe grandkids, spend time with to hit the links, ready

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Campbell died in HB News • 15 Harar the Health . This a third and (MPH 1979) is sity in eastern Ethiopia with over 16,000 full-time MPH program at Haramaya Univer- students in atten- as dance. Recently, education in the founding editor, he the NC Association of the NC Association After serving as a de- om. Orange County Health Department Orange after serving as its (OCHD) last year over 13 years. Dur- Health Director for led the OCHD in be- ing her tenure, she health department. coming an accredited commitment to the Her dedication and was also recognized with health county’s Director of the an Outstanding Health award from Year County Commissioners Bulletin of Health Sciences career for T partment administrator in two medical schools and administrator of an inner- city neighborhood health center, he spent close to twenty years teaching health services administration and public health courses, retiring as an associate profes- sor from James Madison University in in east Africa. In addi- to teach Virginia tion, he now does faculty capacity build- in- ing and teaching in Ethiopia. Tom vites you to Google “Harar Bulletin” and for more infor- www.Haramaya.edu.et mation about life in Ethiopia and the sig- nificant health and medical issues aris- ing from the traditions and culture of the Ethiopia is considered one of country. the slowest developing countries in the world due to food insecurity as a result Director of the Year award from the NC Director of the Year Association of Local Health Directors not in 2003. Rosemary is credited with only having made an impact in Orange but also on the entire NC pub- Country, lic health community for over 30 years. PhD Sr, Thomas Syre, now in his third year of teaching health the established the second periodical in titled the history of the university, , (MPH care visits. The care visits. Kathy Parker Rosemary Summers daughter Emily has been all, she has spent most of ytt’s called the Retention in Care project. Retention in Care called the The its fifth year and the project is now in data collection. The last 10 months of determine if either trial is designed to (mostly phone minimal extra attention a supportive in- calls and emails from extra atten- terventionist) or extensive with concrete behav- tion (skills building attendance at ioral goals) will improve regular HIV primary project is jointly funded by CDC and project is jointly HRSA. L accepted to several Health Behavior MPH programs and will soon be mak- be ing a decision about where she will going. He added that “UNC and Gillings have a strong following in our Divi- sion—recent UNC PhDs should apply for an EIS match.” Last September 1976) spoke at a 50th anniversary cel- 1976) spoke at a 50th anniversary ebration of the Peace Corps at Emory’s Her Rollins School of Public Health. theme was the early days of the Corp, “1960s - Laying the Foundation,” when she was a PC volunteer in Cote d’Ivoire working in rural areas on health educa- tion issues, such as guinea worm treat- ment and, especially, prevention. Kathy did more than the customary 2-year stint with the PC. She spent 3 years in Togo working on in-country training for health education programs and was involved many with Peace Corps/Washington years later training PCV as community health educators in several project coun- tries. All in her 45 plus year career in global public health development, retiring from the CDC in 2004. Kathy continues to con- sult occasionally in global health pro- grams and to volunteer in the areas of HIV/AIDS and on other social justice issues. June 1, 2011 was proclaimed “Rosemary NC Summers Day” in Orange County, to honor alumna DrPH (MPH 1977) who retired from the Alumni Updates Alumni aniza- , Wyoming And it’s a .edu is retired, he (MPH 1965) HB News (MPH 1973, PhD (MPH 1966) wrote to say Don Erickson

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My health is good and I have no restrictions on what I want to do, so retirement is, as I thought it would be, the best job I’ve ever had.” in EPID 1981) is still hard at work at the CDC as an epidemiologist in the Divi- sion of HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Atlanta. Since Control and Prevention, for 2007 he has been the project officer a behaviorally-focused HIV prevention HIV clinics in the U.S., trial in six large 16 • HB News the has beennamedtoathree-yeartermon Center SchoolofRuralPublicHealth, T fessor atthe dean forpublichealthpracticeandpro- Jim Burdine heath behavior. prior toenteringtheMPHprogramin WHO SmallpoxEradicationProgram Peace Corpsvolunteertherewiththe first timeinEthiopia;heservedasa Tim’sThis wasnot high unemployment. fant andmaternalmortalityrates, ing femalegenitalmutilation,highin- traditional practicestochildreninclud- of drought, AIDS, (ACHI). for CommunityHealthImprovement Garysburg. Garysburg. As previously mentionedin Northampton County, NC called 1983) arebothfromasmall townin 1983) and Patsey Moseley in Beaufort,NC. erwise, heandhiswifeenjoy theirhome Tingian comicbookcharacter] Oth- Tin. whileplaying[Bel- munication strategy, ing todevelopanimprovedcholeracom- tivity! Heusedhisheatheducationtrain- tourists becauseofrecentguerrillaac- whichhasbeenclosedto Timbuktu, Malian MOHonacholeraepidemicin did ashorttermassignmenttodocument Angola, BeninandMaliin2011. Healso health consultingtoUSAIDMissionsin ued hissemi-retirementininternational Charles Llewellyn healthy communitiesprofessionals. munity health,communitybenefit,and the premiernationalassociationforcom- can Hospital Association, isconsidered ’80s Advisory Councilof ACHI, anaffiliate Edna DavisBr exas A&M (DrPH1980),assistant TB, malaria,harmful (BSPH 1981,MPH (MPH1980)contin- the Association Health Science Military and vise theUS tigate andad- was toinves- experience most notable for FHI.His ning program Family Plan- the Ethiopian the successof of the Ameri- own (MPH nus principal investigator(withfellowalum- Statement.” dards andtheAdoption ofthePRISMA the otheron Community-Level Interventions” 2011, oneon“A American JournalofPublicHealth He alsoco-authoredtwoarticlesforthe November 2011 byJonesandBartlett. Multi-Level Applic Theory inHealth Wendel) ofavolumeentitled (with BruceSimons-MortonandMonica Rural PublicHealth,servedasco-author Professor atthe T Ken McLeroy vical cancerscreenings. approaches toimprovebreastandcer- ity tolearnaboutanduseevidence-based partnership’s effort tobuild thecapac- represented theLCCCin A&M’s CDC tion. and theRoanoke Valley CancerCoali- In 2010theypartneredwiththeLCCC in NorthamptonandHalifaxCounties. Medicine toexpandaCancerCoalition small grantfromMorehouseSchoolof cine. The foundationalsoreceiveda the SchoolsofPublicHealthandMedi- dent volunteerstoUNClearnabout some ofthefundstobringseveralstu- areas ofhealthandscience.Theyused County areayouthvolunteerstovarious rums, andalsotoexposeNorthampton monthly clinics,communityhealthfo- free from GlaxoSmithKlinetooffer Disparities center grant(P20). Institute ofMinorityHealth andHealth projects andservesasPIon aNational Legacy Foundationontwo evaluation addition, Kenisworking withthe search onpopulationhealth research.In the CanadianInstitutesforHealthRe- to hostaconferenceinMontrealwith ter grant,hehasrecentlyreceivedagrant ( Gregory B.DavisFoundation he diedof AIDS in2000.In2010,the tion tohonorherbrotherGregoryafter James Brown,startedafamilyfounda- these pages,Ednaandherhusband, www Alumna Jim Burdine, .gbdf.or Inadditiontoservingasco- Alexis Moore Prevention ResearchCen- g) receivedasmallgrant “Role ofRepor dvancing theScienceof (PhD 1982),Regents exas Promotion Practice: ations DrPH1980)for A&M Schoolof , publishedin (MPH1997) ting S Behavior tan- and in note tobesharedwithallofyou: munion inSouthernAfrica.Hesenta gram coordinatorwithLutheranCom- Africa whereheisregionalmalariapro- lives intheGuatengprovinceofSouth Lucas Owuor-Omondi basket marked thanking you(puttingsomethinginthe without sharing itwithyoualland However, wouldnotbecomplete joy my electr every of thecountry twelvedayswas serious workwithouthavingtorunout now focus andsettledowntosome defenses. African region, were strongest my tocontributegoing tothesouthern what, accor and fromdegree record track UNC, my ver renewable. The for years, and Residency three ior alumnic ing thesouthern Let usnow worktogether towards mak- but how is notwhatorhow onegives, much true livingreminderthatwhatmatters momentsofneed.greatest of my A having cometomyrescue during one sought-after South awarded themuch in MaputothatIhadfinally been good fr news Two Ihadreceived the daysbefore full ofjoy Mozambique from Saturday I returned r the Angels Appreciation isattimesemptywhen is always full, marked thebasket whereas “Appreciations”. Itisnotablethat “Requests” andtheother the world. ismarked Oneofthebaskets each, toliterally allthefour cornersof sends outtwo Angels, withabasket God,of morningevery the Good Lord We are informedthatintheKingdom Dear Jo Anne, Geni, happy to hbnewsletter@unc North Carolina, in southern Africa or HB alumnigroup inyour area, be it If you’re interested instarting upa ifying! one gives! the basket markedRequests The realizationthatIcould and feeling more confident. make eturn attheendofday! ding totheConsul, I was hapter a om South Embassy African African healthbehav- introductions! “Appr pleasewriteusat African y highratingofmy and fello coveted, much reality! .edu. somewhere in eciation”) for (MPH1982) Work P w Alumni: w We’re ermit HB News • 17 Afghani- rginia, first as a rginia, i Central America, program in (BSPH 1987) is execu- (BSPH 1987) See story on page 5. See story on page time I transitioned to be- (MPH 1990), who is in her health program in Ethiopia. PEPFAR program.” PEPFAR s PEPFAR s PEPFAR ’90s DrPH 1987) second year in Kabul as director of second year in Kabul as director USAID’ Elise Jensen stan, recently provided an update of her stan, recently provided an update of work since graduation. “After graduating from HBHE, I worked V for the State of West of UNC-CH Student Health Services. Health Student of UNC-CH Kim Caraganis NC County, of a Chatham tive director as Chatham known private non–profit Its County Together. to mentor mission is and guide children and youth to help them reach their full potential and become positive healthy, communities. members of their www.chathamcountytogether.org Tanasugarn Chanuatong “Kai” ( community health educator and then as community health educator and then the director of the Office of Rural Health Policy. When my husband Peter was re- a located to the north of the state, I took job with Project Hope, a small interna- tional PVO located in western Virginia. I served as the head of their domestic in health programs, supporting activities Newark NJ and along the U.S. -Mexico border. Over come their regional director for Africa. Along the way I provided technical and managerial oversight to MCH and Child Survival Programs in Africa. Haiti, and East and Southern After 7 years with Project HOPE I moved back overseas with my family, joining USAID/Malawi to manage their then served in HIV/AIDS program. We where I served as director of Tanzania USAID’s Her next assignment, beginning this director for summer, is as office USAID’s Elise and Peter, who works in small scale sustainable agriculture, have two daugh- ters: Mali, majoring in environmental studies at Colgate, and Kate, a freshman in high school in Dar es Salaam, where Susan A Man A of Tanza- of (MPH 1985) (MPH 1985) is Majani about Susan’s ex- recognizes signifi- . Initially published in . Initially published Esther Lucy Siegel (MPH 1984) (MPH 1984) story of a lan- (MPH 1984) story ward, which “ port of international students. One of the One students. of international port then- was their generosity of benefactors MPH student nia who graduated in May 2011 and re- 2011 in May nia who graduated to Dar es Salaam. turned home aired Lab of NPR Last fall Radio Schaller’s guage-less man learning language guage-less man www.radiolab.org/people/susan- a story schaller/. It’s language to a 27 year- perience teaching have language that old man who did not a book called she adapted into Press with a forward 1991 by Summit and author by renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks, the University of Califor- nia Press is publishing it this fall with an added chapter and a new afterword. This year should also see the beginning the of a related film project. Susan says her new edition will still say she earned MPH from UNC adding, “I couldn’t have done it without you all. I will give a book gift to any alum who writes me.” twins will On the domestic front, Susan’s graduate from university this year! In May 2011 started working at IntraHealth in Chapel de- Hill, NC as the director of program velopment. Crumpler Kathy Teer and self-employed as a contract trainer is curriculum specialist. The latter work primarily in school health, promoting evidence-based curricula such as Mak- Re- ing Proud Choices, Parents Matter, ducing the Risk. She’s heavily involved with Lifelines, a high school suicide pre- vention curriculum, which also includes Lifelines Postvention—training school staff to use best practices following a suicide or other traumatic death in a school community. Holman Nash DeVetta Diver- 2012 University received UNC’s sity A cant contributions to the enhancement, support and/or furtherance of diversity on the campus and in the community.” She is the associate director of the Cen- part ter for Healthy Student Behavior, Without Words Without PhD

, Carmen (MPH 1984) recently (MPH 1984) and hus- Anna Schenck Anna 2009 publication, “Global Assistant Administrator for , PhD (MPH 1984). She is pro- , PhD (MPH 1984). was named one of the ten best re- band, Mike Stangl (MSENV 1986) made band, Mike Stangl a substantial gift to the School in sup- Becky Raymond Joseph F. Naimoli Joseph F. completed his first year on assignment as a CDC Health Scientist to the staff of the USAID the Obama Global Health Initiative DC. In May of Washington, (GHI) in Joe’s 2011 sources on current global health initia- tives on country health systems. March 2011 marked three years at the March 2011 for National Cancer Institute program Prior to joining NCI she was director of the Primary Care, Health Dis- parities, and Socio-Cultural Mental Health Services Research Programs and branch in the Division of Services Intervention Research at the National In- stitute of Mental Health where she spent over 9 years of her career. health partnerships in practice: taking new invest- Alliance’s stock of the GAVI ment in health systems strengthening,” in the journal Health Policy and Plan- ning, (MPH 1983, Epidemiology PhD), direc- PhD), 1983, Epidemiology (MPH of Glo- UNC Gillings School tor of the Lead- Public Health Health’s bal Public appointed (PHLP), was ership Program Institute the North Carolina director of dean for Health and associate of Public in the School. public health practice Moten scientist admin- gram director and health Training istrator in the Disparities to Reduce Cancer Branch of the Center In these roles, Health Disparities. and manages Carmen plans, develops, be- programs that address the clinical, havioral or population science research co- designed to eliminate cancer and as morbid health disparities, and serves co-program director on a geographi- cally-based disparities research initia- cur- tive. She tells us that she enjoys her rent position and admires the research the and training initiatives supported by as NIH at academic institutions as well in public/private organizations. In early 2011 2011 In early 18 • HB News City, Lincoln’s hometown. within strikingdistanceof New York house inthearea,whichhappens tobe Lincoln aretalkingabout buildinga nonprofit sector.” Anne andhusband work withtheamazingleaders ofour them meettheirphilanthropicgoals,and with bothourgenerousdonorsandhelp zation. “It’s arealprivilege—towork enjoys workingfora statewide or and publichealth.Shesaysshereally the opportunitytoworkoutsideofhealth lic policy. This and humanservices,education,pub- tor: artsandculture,environment,health making spanstheentirenonprofitsec- community foundationthe Anne findstheworkinteresting. As a ing statewide. and workingonnonprofitcapacitybuild- dation withapublichealthbackground); person” (she’s theonlyoneatFoun- serving astheFoundation’s health“point portfolio inthesouthernpartofstate; jor areas:managingthegrantmaking Her responsibilitiesfallintothreema- bring change,” wrote solve NewHampshireproblemsand gether publicandprivatepartnersto taken aleadershiproleinbringingto- nity foundation,onethathasalways with theusualfunctionsofacommu- all oftheregionsstateand,along “The foundationisincrediblyrootedin organizations. tion, oneofthestate’s mostrespected gram officer at NH’slargest citytoapositionaspro- very lowincomeandatriskfamiliesin community-based pediatricclinicfor years agoshemadeajobswitchfrom Nashua, NewHampshire. About three Anne Phillips be backknockingonyourdoor!” putting myownkidsthroughcollegeI’d ure outhowtopayforadoctoratewhile portunities thatI’vehad.IfIcouldfig- of themostrewardingprofessionalop- [as anMPHstudent]andconsideritone Elise added,“I assignment. Peter isresidingduringElise’s Afghan NH CharitableFounda- (MPH1990)livesin still breadth providesAnne use whatIlearned Anne. group’s grant gani- Lansky Nagle ( ( space, theyarereallyfrom:Portland,OR folks seemedtothinkitmightbeouter people comefrom?” Although local ask, incredulously, “Wheredidthese place cleanandcausingonepersonto they descendedlikelocustswipingthe trip wasafabulousyardsaleonwhich 11/11/11. on Theotherhighlightofthe the karmicbenefittohavingbeenthere eral springsspaandwereconvincedof birthdays. The class of1991tooktocelebrateafew50th 2011 tripthatseveralgraduatesfromthe sent usagreatpicturefromNovember Amy Lansky Strazza Woodside Retzlaff of GlobalPublicHealth at-large directorontheGillingsSchool On anothernote, Amy isservingasan optimizing colon cancerscreening Center –partofathree-site networkfor Parkland-UT Southwestern PROSPR Cancer Institutetoestablish The $6.3 milliongrantfromthe National a researchteamthatreceived afive-year, Celette SuggSkinner alumni support). ciation GoverningBoard(chairof Betsy Hobkirk Michelle r); SilverSpring,MD( 1991 HBgradscelebrate ); and and ); TX ( Austin, ). HBHEbondsarestrong! ); Pittsboro,NC( 11/11/11 atthespa

Bressler ); Atlanta, GA ( GA Atlanta, ); (MPH 1991,PhD1996) women enjoyedamin- ); Boston,MA( ); Knoxville, TN ); Knoxville, (PhD1991)leads Alumni Carmen Karen Carol Asso- Amy Eve Program toPreventthe velop CDC’ lescent andSchoolHealth.Hehelpedde- known astheCenters’ Divisionof of HIVpreventionwithwhatisnow years. Hewasinvolvedintheearlydays Carlton servedasdeputyCOOforseven Prior toworkingasCDC’s actingCOO, YWCA of ible journey”asexecutivedirectorofthe cluded whatshedescribedasan“incred- in Asheville anddidn’thaveto move. was abletobasetheSERegional Office voice. Hollywashappytoreport thatshe ties andenhancethe to strengthentheirorganizational capaci- in cal YWCAs Southeast Region,workingwith23lo- regional managerforthe of thisyearshetookonhernewroleas nearly sixteenyears. At thebeginning In lateDecember, CDC advisorforpublichealthequity tion workingwiththeKingCenteras Duncan ing chiefoperating After lastyear’s stint Board. Health’s PublicHealthFoundation the GillingsSchoolofGlobalPublic on analumnicommitteeasamemberof Similar to Amy Lansky, Celetteserves Harold C.SimmonsCancerCenter. rector forPopulationSciencesthe ences; shealsoservesasassociatedi- cal School’s DepartmentofClinicalSci- Communications SciencesintheMedi- heads theDivisionofBehavioraland sity of Texas, Southwestern,Celette surance orareunderinsured. At Univer- due toitsfocusonpeoplewholackin- unique amongtheNCI-fundedcenters County’s safety-nethospital,makingit age 50andolderwhoareseeninDallas County residents 32,000 Dallas reach morethan the Centerwill ducted through Research con- ized regimens. through personal- (MSPH1992)acceptedaposi- Asheville, ajobsheheldfor s SchoolHealthEducation seven southeasternstates YWCA’s Holly Jones as theCDC’ officer, Spread of YWCA of the collective Carlton AIDS. con- s act- Ado- . HB News • 19 3+ Thai (MPH 1998) left (MPH 1998) had (MPH 1998) (MPH 1998) has been Thorley department on a part-time department Meg a full life!” to do some international volunteer to do some international American College of Physicians; her Burmese border. Illnesses she saw there Burmese border. Illnesses included malaria, TB, worms, aplastic and HIV/AIDS. anemia, malnutrition, She also volunteered with the Thai Bur- mese Border Health Initiative, an NGO providing care coordination and direct care to Burmese refugees along the bor- When she returned state-side last der. a spring, Eileen once again worked as hospitalist at another Navajo Area IHS hospital. She and her husband Sam McBride, who practices family medi- cine, plan to return to the Thai Burmese border yearly to continue their volun- in teer work. In fact, they went again during which time Eileen April 2011 list added dengue and leptospirosis to the She was elected of illnesses she saw. of president of the New Mexico chapter the and term expired last fall. When Sam Eileen are home in Gallup, New Mexico they love to spend time with their dog named Petey. Heidi Reynolds working on the MEASURE Evaluation Project based at UNC for the last Health. She continues to practice medi- to practice She continues Health. fam- Medicine’s of at UNC School cine ily medicine basis. MD Eileen Barrett, Health Ser- for the Indian been working for over five vice as a general internist to take some years when she decided skiing, and travel) time off (for yoga, and in January 2011, vol- work. She set out at the Kwai unteering as an internist on the River Christian Hospital years as a technical specialist for HIV projects. She writes that she really en- joys her work on HIV M&E with her colleagues at MEASURE. Heidi has two 4 year olds, a boy and a girl, exclaiming “It’s After a decade with the Centers for Dis- ease Control and Prevention (CDC), where she worked primarily on global immunization and HIV prevention ac- tivities, the federal government in 2009 to pur- sue graduate work, earning a Master of to A New A ! oday, to oday, (MPH 1996) is land, Baltimore, and India fo- cuses on design- ing socioeco- nomic HIV pre- vention interven- tions with sex workers and research in Thai- (MPH 1997) was LinCS 2 Durham Miles Jackson Bruno , a church-based diabetes study In this secondary analysis she drug users. The most exciting news in August 2011 birth of Susan’s life is the her son, Amy Denham, MD appointed medical director of the can- cer prevention and control branch of the North Carolina Division of Public an associate professor of epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she has worked for the past decade. Her address HIV issues. Susan Sherman, PhD munity Advisory Board to oversee the to oversee Board Advisory munity will be She Coalition. Diabetes Durham leadership closely with project working the cre- to supervise and investigators tools, de- community survey ation of changes to interventions and velop the to all stake- care, and convey patterns of for measuring and holders the metrics exper- evaluating the interventions. With re- tise in diabetes, community-based health, qualitative search, minority design and facili- methods, and training health care pro- tation, Lisa has trained members, and fessionals, community of materials students on the application Disease Control and from the Centers for Prevention project, Diabetes T in form and catalyze diabetes coalitions communities across the United States. She also has extensive experience through her participation in DAWN for with 24 sites across North Carolina which she served as Principal Investi- gator. evaluated the role of goal setting in pro- African among moting physical activity 2 diabetes. American women with Type di- she Previously, in Durham County, de- rected a multi-site randomized trial and signed to prevent childhood obesity collaborated with Ini- globe. Their (MPH 1993) was (BSPH 1996, PhD Carolina Access not, and so they have. (PhD 1994) continues For the project, supported by a

2003) recently joined the Durham Dia- betes Coalition as senior project man- ager. grant from the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, Lisa will convene the Com- Lisa Pullen-Davis tiative for which she has received addi- tional funding. She reports that her hus- band Chris is working internationally on nanotechnology issues, something which takes him—and sometimes the entire family—around the are Aidan (11) (14) and children Vivien doing well. has been accepted Vivien into the Carolina Ballet Summer Inten- sive program for 2012, giving her mother an excuse to visit her old stomp- ing grounds in the Triangle.

Kathy Luchok to direct the South and community need. addresses a critical public policy issue organization (Senior PharmAssist) that organization periences creating a successful nonprofit was invited to speak in light of her ex- was invited to speak in light of her mencement ceremony in May 2011. She Gina Upchurch,RPh partment of Public Policy’s spring com- state exams. the featured guest speaker at UNC’s De- have scored very well on the Ugandan years. Chris notes that Naama students of Duke students have visited it over the of Duke students have visited it over has many advocates now and a number five children at that time. Naama School even though he was supporting his own US through his own financial means, to provide funding after he came to the to provide funding about largely because Chris continued about largely because remarkable success story that came remarkable success of the students were HIV orphans. It is a of the students were When it was first started, over one third When it was first started, could afford it or should be allowed to attend whether they should be allowed works. Chris believes that the students works. Chris believes schools in neighboring villages are in the schools in neighboring has over 500 students. Plus, two more 500 students. Plus, has over proceeds of his medical clinic and now of his medical clinic proceeds of Mityana, was established with the was established of Mityana, 2002. Naama School, in Chris’ village School, in Chris’ 2002. Naama small, private school he started there in school he started small, private for Uganda last June to attend to the to attend June last for Uganda (MPH 1993) left (MPH Kigongo Christopher 20 • HB News setts-Amherst’s Departmentof Nutri- 12 yearsinthe UniversityofMassachu- Elena Carbone Grammer missions committee,along with and alsoservesonthe to theHBHEadjunctfaculty thisspring as JohnSnow, Inc.Mollywasappointed tion withotherglobalhealthNGOs,such bal healthprograms,ofteninconjunc- Group inChapelHill,whichdoesglo- Cannon Carolina InstituteofPublicHealth After manyyearsworkingattheNorth Lila, andsonNate. Florida withhiswifeSheryl,daughter Wellness. HelivesinGainesville, rects theCenterforDigitalHealthand University ofFloridawherehealsodi- Health EducationandBehavioratthe nication. Jayisprofessorandchairof and/or practiceofpublichealthcommu- contributions toadvancingthestudy individual whohasmadeoutstanding Rogers Award 1999) forreceivingtheEverettM. Congratulations to ronmental health. built environmentonhumanandenvi- on theimpactofcharacteristics advisor. Megplans Change MitigationResearch)willbeher rector, CambridgeCentreforClimate of GlobalPublicHealth;ExecutiveDi- and Engineering,UNCGillingsSchool Department ofEnvironmentalSciences Crawford-Brown ( bridge University. Dr. Douglas Department ofLandEconomyatCam- gland tobeginherdoctoralstudiesinthe May 2011. agement fromUtahStateUniversityin sions ofEcosystemScienceandMan- Science degreeintheHumanDimen- (MPH1999)joinedtheFutures (MPH1998). Last fallMegmovedtoEn- from thePublicHealth (DrPH1999)hasspent JayBernhardt Professor Emeritus to focusherresearch award isgiventoan ber 2011.The Meeting inNovem- during the Health Association American Public Section ofthe Health Promotion Education and department’s ad- Annual Debbie Molly (PhD , are bothfrom theBostonareaandex- istration department. Sheanherbusband tration forthehealthpolicy andadmin- of PublicHealthasdirector ofadminis- cepted apositionattheHarvard School 1999) justwrotetotellusthat she’s ac- Cindi McPhersonMelanson and monitoringofthevolunteers’work. site identificationandplacement, main responsibilitiesinvolvetraining, Rachid’seducation andbehaviorchange. Moracco, whichhasafocusonhealth the PeaceCorpsHealthProgramin since leavingtheUS.He’s currentlywith education inthemorethantenyears ports remainingfaithfultohisHBHE Rachid Lamjaimer cies inthehealtheducationprofession. tial totheadvanced-levelsub-competen- demonstrate knowledgeandskillsessen- formance, anddesignatedthosewho advanced-level, endorsedindividualper- elevated theprofessionalstandardstoan cation Credentialing,Inc,(NCHEC)has National CommissionforHealthEdu- MCHES certification,awardedbythe (MCHES) credentialholders. The tified HealthEducationSpecialist first 812membercohortofMasterCer- Molly Eggleston(MPH1999)isinthe ports toparents. late theirBMIs,andsendscreeningre- of 1st,4th,7thand10thgraders,calcu- schools tocollectheightandweightdata Massachusetts in2009thatrequires response toBMIlegislationpassedin and impactofmaterialsdevelopedin center examiningtheunderstandability has agranttoworkwithlocalmedical fore: RussiaandVietnam. Shecurrently to twocountriesshe’dnevervisitedbe- ticipate intraininggrantsthattookher Last summerElenawasfortunatetopar- ors studentsinvolvedinsuchresearch. develop meanstogetoutstandinghon- ing community-engagedresearchandto in thispositionistoidentifyfacultydo- the HonorsCollegeatUMass.Hergoal of communityresearchengagementfor recently appointedtoserveasdirector ment, includinginterimhead.Shewas virtually everypositioninthedepart- tion, duringwhichtime (MPH 1999)re- she’s assumed (MPH Davis Brown 1996), (MPH 1999), Lillie McCall Allen along withotherHBalums,including alumni in Atlanta thatCindiattended bara RimerhostedareunionofSchool Program. EarlierthisspringDeanBar- lows Program,andEmerging Leaders Service, PresidentialManagementFel- fellowships: PublicHealthPrevention management- andleadership-focused oversees someofthe branch chiefattheCDCwhereshealso will continueinherjobasmanagement two children. Through mid-JuneCindi cited aboutreturning“home”withtheir 1993), pointed Chicago-based PioneerNetworkap- Solomon Tharpe Kathy Parker 2004) cacy withthe gram advo- tor forpro- deputy direc- moted to also gotpro- spring! She Marathon this the Boston DrPH 2008)of Alexandria, Nicole Bates,DrPH tute on He isalsoafellowwiththeUNCInsti- Commission. and Aging County Adult Executive CommitteeoftheSacramento ciety on Aging andwaselectedtothe Board ofDirectorsthe American So- i throughout thecontinuum person-directed transformations focusing onissuesofculturechangeand aging, andafacilitatorofpartnerships term care,aclearinghouseforideason resource tothefieldofagingandlong- California. PioneerNetworkisanational cate, socontinuetoliveinSacramento, (MPH 2003),theydidnotneedtorelo- Luckily forPeterandhiswife n 2011, Peterwasappointedtothe ’00s

(MPH1997), executive directorinMay201 (MPH1995), Amy Lansky Aging. Jane Mezoff Peter Reed Rhondette Jones (MPH1976),and (2002). (MPH1975), (MPH1999,PhD (MPH2000,HPM (MPH1991,PhD Stacey Hoffman Lumbé Kibebe (MPH 1988), organization’s of care. Also Virginia ran (MPH Felicia Shara Scott 1. HB News • 21 . (PhD (UNC (MPH Baby Eneko of Crisis Man- fice Goldovsky Seth Murray (MPH 2001, PhD Jim Thrasher (PhD 2001) is one of our Ada say “Hi” while she was in Chapel say “Hi” while she her job because she gets to see the 2002) has worked as an on-site contrac- tor to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Of agement, preparing emergency opera- tion plans, developing trainings, and conducting evaluations. She says she loves impact of her efforts and improved or- Since 2008 2005) as his godfather. Jamie recently celebrated 10 years at RTI International where her two main projects include de- velopmental outcomes of babies born less than 27 weeks gestational age in the US and HIV in the Democratic Repub- lic of Congo, Cameroon, and Burundi. Piya Siriphant Thai scholars discussed in the article on page 5; Piya’s update is on page 27 Hall to Hall to and twin grand- Hill visiting her sons above in a family children (pictured vibrant and strong photo) and she looked a smile on her face. and, of course, had Jamie Newman 2009) and husband to Anthropology PhD 2008) are pleased announce the birth of their son, Eneko Graham Murray. at UNC Hos- April 23, 2011 was born on pitals, 10 days after his due date. Eneko is proud to have Association to join a delega- tion of health researchers to Cuba to study their public health system. She spent a week there in visit- May 2011 ing health care facilities, com- ical took advantage of an invi- took advantage of

, receiving a , Association in left year Annie stopped by Rosenau year mentoring award from mentoring award Phys American the Therapy spring 2011 Annie, Annie, tation by the American Public Health American Public tation by the and munity clinics, and a medical school, meeting with high-level officials includ- was Anne ing the Public Health Minister. few impressed by the use of the country's or- resources to create an efficient and ganized public health infrastructure. This is achieved by an emphasis on primary care (including mental health and den- tal care) and by addressing the whole person and family instead of solely medical needs. She was also impressed with the requirement of daily physical education at every grade level, includ- ing technical and professional schools, and saw this reflected in low numbers of obese individuals. The visit was re- ported on the University of Indianapo- lis (where Annie is on faculty) website: https://news.uindy.edu/news/?p=10616 A few months after her trip to Cuba, Annie was diagnosed with breast can- cer and began receiving treatment, which ended in December. Fortunately her can- cer is in total remission and she reports that she is feeling well. In fact, earlier this technical director of USAID’s Maternal of USAID’s director technical main- Program, Health Integrated Child focus to that similar technical taining a cur- he’s work. Some areas of his earlier com- attention to include rently giving community- workers (and munity health delivery delivery), service based service performance integration, and program adjunct appointment metrics. He has an Bloomberg School of at Johns Hopkins he gives occasional Public Health, where lectures. PT, MPH, CCS Anne Mejia-Downs (MPH 2001) Stephen without a

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stances are improving, most Nepalese women still deliver at home Steve mov- is now skilled health worker. ing this initiative forward as a national program. He has supported similar work in piloting, operations research and in- troduction of the antiseptic, chlorhexidine, for application to the um- bilical cord stumps of newborns to pre- vent sepsis. On the implementation side, his work has focused on issues related to scale-up. There has also continued to be a strong applied research element. Late in 2009, Steve moved to Washing- ton, DC to take up responsibilities as partum hemorrhage. Although circum- mediately after delivery to prevent post- late in pregnancy, for women to use im- munity-based distribution of misoprostol tions. For example, he pioneered com- involved introduction of new interven- tices. One aspect of his work in Nepal included attention to household prac- primarily on service delivery, it has also munity levels. While his focus has been pecially at the primary care and com- and child health and family planning, es- and child health and family planning, ministry of health in maternal, newborn, Inc.’s work in Nepal, supporting the work in Nepal, Inc.’s Hodgins From 2003 through 2009, Fellow. leave until September as a White House Wizdom Powell Hammond, who is on Powell Hammond, Wizdom dents in our department, filling in for dents in our department, filling in Foundations to first-year doctoral stu- Foundations to first-year doctoral module of Theoretical and Conceptual ness. This spring she taught the theory ness. This spring factors in people with serious mental ill- factors in people with strategies to improve cardiovascular risk strategies to improve ing an initiative on identifying effective ing an initiative on sis Program. At present, Jennifer is lead- At sis Program. Primary Care and the Evidence Synthe- Primary Care and cellence for Health Services Research in cellence for Health Affairs Medical Center’s Ex- Center of core investigator at the Durham Veteran core investigator at Medicine at Duke University.Medicine at Duke She is also assistant professor in the Department of professor in the Department assistant (MPH 2000, PhD 2008) was appointed PhD 2008) was (MPH 2000, In April M. Gierisch 2011 Jennifer child health. ing global strategies on vaccines and on vaccines strategies ing global Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, lead- Gates Foundation, Melinda Bill & 22 • HB News A whileback ( attended an Atlanta reunionthisspring trol. Shewasoneofseveralalumswho Division ofCancerPreventionandCon- lic healthadvisorwiththeCDCin in the Atlanta areaand got marriedOctober8,2011! Shelives Felicia Solomon Tharpe when shelivedinNewHampshire! something thatdidn’t happenmuch friends whohappentobeinNYC— says shelooksforwardtoseeingHBHE of HealthandMentalHygiene. Aviva alcohol policyattheNYCDepartment summer forherpositionasdirectorof Glenn movedtoNew York Citylast Aviva Grasso waking habits.” change theoryonherand night. “IfIcouldonlyapplybehavioral wrote tous)wasstillkeepingherupat Ada ismomtoatoddlerwho(whenshe with organizational shifts.”Inaddition, tation methodhasbeenkeyinhelping Runyan’s teachingoftheORIDfacili- ment education. Applying Carol community diagnosis,andempower- work, suchas:programmanagement, ply knowledgefrommyUNCcourse “It alsogivesmetheopportunitytoap- ganizational coordination. nizer. community-based participatory orga- heart heremainsahealtheducator and “day job”maybeasarealtor, butinhis than therestofcountry. Maceo’s authority todeveloptheir citybudget 600,000+ DCresidentshaveless bring attentiontothefactthat DCVote, anorganization workingto Maceo hasgotteninvolvedwith taken forgrantedacrossthecountryand (www can befoundontheDCvotewebsite article, “WhyIchosetogetarrested” to bearrestedforDCautonomy. The community paperaboutwhyhechose 2002) sentusanarticlehepennedfora see entryforCindiMelanson grad, write [email protected]. If you’dlike tocontact Aviva oranotherHB .dcvote.org). DC (MPH2002)andhusband Maceo Thomas voting rightsare works asapub- (MPH2002) Ada wrote, ). (MPH to see (PhD 2006)fromtimetoandused Area resident the grant’s PIs.ShealsoseesfellowBay into of thelattergrantssheperiodicallyruns Kaiser aresomeofthesites). As aresult Health Disparities(UC-Berkeleyand through theCentertoReduceCancer and isalsoinvolvedinaprogramgrant plications ofKaiser’s biobankprogram around theethical,legal,andsocialim- She isbuildingaprogramofresearch Division ofResearchinOakland,CA. as ascientistatKaiserPermanente’s Harris and SocietyScholarsProgram with theRobert Wood JohnsonHealth After completinga2-yearfellowship Pornruedee “Poo”Nitirat Julie gotmarriedin2010! moved backtoNC.Onthehomefront, PhD 2006)fairlyregularlyuntil Angela Geor the Georgia HealthPolicyCenter at 2004) isaseniorresearchassociateat Amanda PhillipsMartinez Downing inMaine. ning aSeptemberweddingtoPeter ses ofsuchinterventions.Katieisplan- tings, aswellcosteffectiveness analy- school, afterschoolandcommunityset- tions toreducechildhoodobesityin where sheoverseesresearchoninterven- lic HealthPreventionResearchCenter, manager attheHarvardSchoolofPub- Katie Giles STD research. begin apost-docatSUNY moving toNew York laterthisyearto the UniveristyofMississippi.Sheis 2009) isareseachassistantprofessorat Sarah Przybyla discussed inthearticleonpage5. PhD 2007)isoneofour Thai scholars into theirfamily. and inMarch welcomedbabyLouisa a threeyearolddaughternamed Stella Amanda andherhusband Miguel have ganizations receivingfederal grants. development trainingtorural healthor- provides evaluationand Erin Kobetz gia State gia State Angela Thrasher (MPH2003)startedaposition (HBHE2004)isaproject University in Atlanta. She University in Kate Karriker (PhD2004),oneof (MPH2003,PhD organizational (MPH1997, (MPH2003, -Buffalo (HBHE -Jaffe Julie in HIV/AIDS Bureau. sources andServices dental officerfortheU.S. HealthRe- lated matters.Mahyarserves aschief HIV/AIDS programonoral health-re- Jingzhen Y velopment. oping World andMicropoliticsofDe- taught twoclasses,HealthintheDevel- as anassistantprofessor. This springshe American Univeristyin the SchoolofInternationalServiceat 2004, PhD2009)joinedthefacultyin technical assistancetothe tional direction,programplanning and Mahyar isresponsibleforprovidingna- advancement ofpublichealthscience. cellence inpublichealthpractices;and public healthneeds;leadershipandex- through: rapidandeffective responseto United States. The missionisachieved the healthandsafetyofpeoplein sion istoprotect,promoteandadvance mission oftheCorps.TheUSPHSmis- a significantcontributiontotheoverall recognizes ajuniorofficer whohasmade AwardThe award fortheentireUSPHS! received theJuniorOfficer ofthe Year Commissioned Corps.Inaddition,he rank intheUSPublicHealthService 2005) waspromotedtothecommander Last summer this summeratKentState. 1989, DrPH1995).ShewilljoinKele chaired byourown Community andBehavioralHealth, Univeristy ofIowaintheDepartment has beenanassociateprofessoratthe diana University. UntilthisyearGinger has knownGingersinceherdaysatIn- Sciences) atKentStateUniversityand cation andPromotion(SchoolofHealth is anassociateprofessorofHealthEdu- Ding weremarriedin Last summer girl, live inBrooklynandwelcomedababy disparities. SheandherhusbandTom to understandingandaddressingcancer City wheresheconductsresearchrelated School ofPublicHealthinNew York sistant professoratColumbia’s Mailman Rachel Shelton Violet MaeRandall ang Nina Yamanis (PhD2004)andDr Mahyar Mofidi (MPH2004)isanas- Edith Parker Administration’s May 201 Washington, DC , inJune2011. Ryan (MPH 1. Kele (PhD (MPH White . Kele HB News • 23 . ur- shire. Abby Abby (PhD gery resi- dency at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Michele continues to work for FHI360 from New Hamp Raphael began a general s Ryan Mor- Ryan substance abuse works as a mental (MPH 2010) were (MPH 2007) and ake County and Pittsburgh Healthcare (5) and Nicholas (3). The (5) and Nicholas (3). (MPH 2006) and (MPH 2007) are happy to announce gan they were married in June 2010. Follow- re- ing graduation from HBHE, both So- turned to Carolina for a Masters in now Ryan cial Work. counselor with W is a clinical social worker at Duke University’s Infectious Diseases Clinic. Instead of writing papers, they now spend most weekends on home projects. Michele Lanham Raphael Louie, MD in married March 2011 in Durham, NC a ceremony at Blacknall Memorial Pres- byterian Church with a reception at the Nasher Museum of Art. That June, they relocated to Lebanon, NH, where Carolyn Timberlake Thorp CarolynTimberlake with her to Pittsburgh, moved 2006) PA she began September where family last professor in as assistant a joint position of the Department Thera- Pharmacy & Pittsburgh the University of peutics at investiga- Pharmacy and core School of tor at the VA Health Equity Re- System’s Center for (one of the VA search and Promotion of Excellence). Her HSR&D Centers (PhD 2005 from husband, Josh Thorpe Pharmacy), took an UNC School of at the rank of as- identical joint position The couple has two sociate professor. children: Anna family is enjoying life in Pittsburgh. In true procrastination form, honed dur- ing a year of Program Planning, Zeveloff and health therapist new to Dr. José to Dr. March. The (MPH 2006), an (PhD 2005), a fac- (PhD 2005), (MPH 2006) is a post- imagery and text for that Department Thrasher Thrasher Jim country’s warning labels, which occupy warning country’s They presented 65% of the package. their findings earlier this year Mexico’s Villalobos, Angel Córdoba the Minister of Health, who unveiled pictorial warnings in of Health Promotion, Education, and Be- with Working havior. colleagues from National Mexico’s Institute of Public Health, he conducted and smokers studies with adolescents to determine the throughout Mexico most effective Graphic warning labels on cigarette labels warning Graphic last in Mexico introduced were packages among oth- of research by, fall, the result ers, of South in the University ulty member of Public Arnold School Carolina Health’s labels began appearing on cigarette packages last September. Betsy Havens, JD fellow with Florida Equal Justice Works in Legal Services, used her expertise public health to present the Plaintiffs’ the rebuttal in a case that “laid to rest Applied Behavior outrageous claim that Analysis is experimental.” Betsy wanted at- readers to know that, “As a first year I torney focused on poverty health law, cannot emphasize enough just how criti- cal my public health training is to my job on a daily basis. …My wonderful experience and training from the HBHE AOCD and CBPR, program, especially has helped me greatly thus far in my ca- reer.” Deanna Kepka doctoral Cancer Prevention Fellow at the National Cancer Institute where she en- gages in health services research with a specific focus on cervical cancer screen- ing and prevention among vulnerable populations. She received her PhD in Health Services from the University of in 2010. She also a has 3- Washington year-old son, Jonah, and 8-month-old (when she wrote to us several motnths ago!) daughter, Evelyn. (PhD (MPH Katie Sterba Christina Wong Emily Piltch (PhD 2004) who was (PhD 2004) Eric Pevzner Pevzner Eric Amy Corneli

For the past three years address issues of food insecurity and childhood obesity from policy and built environment perspectives. Emily en- courages those of you who live in (or visit) the Boston/Cambridge area to get in touch with her! (PhD 2005) has worked as an assistant professor at the Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Caro- lina. Her research is in cancer survivor- ship with a focus on developing and test- ing interventions for families at the end of treatment. Her family really enjoys living in Charleston, SC, where they get to spend a lot of time at the beach (Lilly is 9 and Annie is 5). tise in food and agriculture policy to help public health knowledge with her exper- gram. She looks forward to bridging her gram. She looks forward to bridging riculture, Food and Environment Pro- Nutrition Science and Policy in the Ag- Nutrition Science and Policy in the Tufts University Friedman School of August to start a PhD program at the August to start a PhD program at rural New Mexico, last 2005) moved across the country ing on childhood obesity prevention in ing on childhood obesity prevention After spending the last few years work- alive and well.” families. The HBHE alumni network is families. The HBHE both departed Nam to return to our Viet met for dinner a few times before we met for dinner a and we took a break from our work and and we took a break Nam. So, I was able to email Christina Nam. So, I was able Amy informed me that Amy informed me also working in Viet (PhD 2007) was I explained I was working in I explained I was working Nam. Viet it was middle of the night in the US) so of the night in it was middle immediate response from me (because response from immediate in Kenya. Amy was surprised to get an Amy was surprised in Kenya. alum Nam and I got an email from HBHE I got an email Nam and 2005) wrote: “I was working in working “I was wrote: 2005) Viet In March 2011,In March 24 • HB News whom she’s pictured onpage 23. up with work inVietmet Namlastyearwhere Christina Wong www.quietudeyoga.webs.com/. in March2011. To seeavideo,visit yoga classesfeaturedonthe localnews munity; sheevenhadoneofherbaby feels fortunatetoteachyogainhercom- ment. Inher(limited!)sparetime,Elynor based atthePittCountyHealthDepart- stroke preventionregionalcoordinator tinues toworkasaheartdiseaseand dency infamilymedicine,Elynorcon- her husbandcompleteshismedicalresi- their toddlerdaughter, her husband,Richard Wilson, MDand currently livesinGreenville,NCwith Elynor grads to“Stop by!” their dogMaya.Joshexhortsfellow time house-huntingandtakingcareof Investments. JoshandJuliespendtheir Julie isat Tshikululu, CorporateSocial Johannesburg (www.anovahealth.co.za). funded organization basedin Health Institute,aUSAID/PEPFAR- health systemsanalyst at the in Limpopo,South Africa. Joshisa 2010) inDecember2011 atasmallfarm married for Things aregoingwellinSouth Africa home andexploringNewEngland. Michele andRafeareenjoyingtheirnew Joshua Murphy Don’t miss the brief marriage andbirth Don’t missthebrief Congratulations toJ announcement listonthefacingpage! Wilson, neeLord(MPH2007), Juliana Eric Pevzner Thornton (PhD2007) (MPH2007)who osh andJuliana! (PhD 2005)with Margaret. Margaret. (MCHMPH did some Anova While Linda Ko cities overone-and-a-halfyears. and atleast3photo shoots in3different Cancer, African Americans LivingBeyondBreat American women, professor inthe DepartmentofHealth In early2011 shebecameanassistant ing ofLBBC’s Arin finishedtherevisionandreprint- very excitedbutalittleoverwhelmed!” and evaluation.Sheexclaimed,“I’m assessment, programplan,intervention year projectthatwillincludeaneeds breast cancer. Arin willleadthethree programs foryoungwomenaffected by federal grantfromtheCDCtodevelop cer (LBBC),whichhasreceiveditsfirst promoted at Living BeyondBreastCan- Arin sister Logan. younger (byjustafewdays)thanhis was borninOctoberandistwoyears Downey-Piper And, lastbutnotleast,Meland rator) alsocontributed. Rozier Mary DeCoster to which report onthehealthofDurhamCounty Mel alsowroteandpublishedamajor honor forDurhamCounty. nerships, soMel’s appointmentisan lina ischosentorepresentallstatepart- Carolinians CoordinatorinNorthCaro- Healthy Carolinians.Onlyone pointed totheGovernor’sTask Forcefor pened lastfall.Firstofall,shewasap- know ofthreethingsinherlifethathap- (MPH 2008)onseveralcounts! We Congratulations to The Piper-Downey Ahlum Hanson(MPH2008)was (SPHfaculty, which involved5focusgroups Colleen Blue (PhD2008)isattheHutch! hadason,Dylan!He (MPH2002),and resource for Mel Downey-Piper Getting Connected: family in family advisor, (MPH2006), late 2011 collabo- African Carey Gary Perr Professor Krista Adjunct Associate India Ornelas John Heritageand ing withsociologyfacultymembers scholar atUCLAthisspringcollaborat- with asthma.Leshawasavisiting inhaler techniqueforLatinochildren toimprove TraCS $50k pilotawardfrom until 2014.Thisspringshereceiveda completely supportedonaKL2grant School ofPharmacywheresheisalmost Outcomes andPolicyatUNCEshelman sor intheDivisionofPharmaceutical was appointedresearchassistantprofes- Delesha MillerCarpenter Fred HutchinsonCancerCenter. She alsobecameamemberofUW’s Washington’s Services attheUniversityof low intheCarolinaPopulationCenter. health. LianawasrecentlyelectedaFel- courses onthesocialdeterminantsof nants oflowbirthweightandteach tinue toconductresearchondetermi- ment atCarolina,whereshewillcon- tant professorintheSociologydepart- pology MA2006)wasappointedassis- Liana Richardson versity andtheBrookingsInstitution. International Affairs atPrincetonUni- Woodrow Wilson Children, acollaborationofthe lication isproducedbyTheFutureof The pub- Being ofImmigrantChildren.” “The PhysicalandPsychologicalW 20 of childrenimmigrantsintheSpring authored theleadarticleonhealth the departmentofpublicpolicy, co- ment atUNCisassociateprofessorin at ourdepartment’s2011 Arin, 1 1 issueof eira left , withMeganLandfried (MPH2008) , PhD,whoseprimaryappoint- Immigrant Children School ofPublicHealth. (PhD 2009)andHB School ofPublicand Tanya S (PhD2009,Anthro- APHA reception tivers. (PhD2009) , titled ell- HB News • 25 Marie Charles Katie and Noah Nick (L) and Alex Rupert Alex Nick (L) and or (MPH Aoife Malone ill Arledge. 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(MPH 2008) and Michael Piercefield married in 2011. Barrington (MPH 2008) got married and moved to California. (MPH 2006) welcomed (MPH 201 Megan Ellenson Landfried April 2011. Suzanne Maman Clare (MPH and MCRP 2008) and Jessica Luginbuhl (MPH in MCH Sarah Wyckoff Amalia Teresa in February 2012. Amalia Teresa (MPH 2011) and (MPH 2011) , we hav e a few (MPH 2008) and Mike Nutt (MLIS 2011), May 2011. Anne Thornhill ews welcomed Logan Daniel on May 3, Doug Rupert Katie Emmet Patsakham estions to (MPH 1997) would like to introduce her would like to (MPH 1997) and welcomed Aoife Elizabeth on March 25, Aoife Elizabeth on welcomed welcomed Send your latest news, address updates, and photos. sugg and and ). Despite undergoing treatment for Hodgkin’s ). Despite undergoing more people to congratulate...more In additionbabies the new to in the announced and marriages Alumni Updates Drake twins Alexander William and Nicholas Howard on Alexander William twins June 14, 2011. Chot welcomed Noah in December 2011. Assistant Professor Malone 2011. Amy Associate Professor 2012. welcomed Marie Lena on March 20, New MarriagesNew Dave Andr Baby announcements Baby Lisa Tobe Anderson 2011. Doctoral student son Zachary “Mateo” Tobe ( Tobe son Zachary “Mateo” lap student at UNC, Lisa gave Disease while a graduate November 2009. She says she’s birth to Mateo in her little boy! Lisa works as a having a blast with Kentucky. consultant in Louisville, Jeremy comed Amelia Rose in Amelia Rose comed Services Manager Student Marian Sadler Arledge Marian Sadler MPH Program Manager 2007) and Erik Landfried (MCRP 2007), May 2011 in 2007), May 2011 2007) and Erik Landfried (MCRP Durham, NC, where they live. Ellie Morris Piercefield Hammer Julie The couple lives in Indianapolis and Julie works in child and adolescent programs The couple lives in Indianapolis and Julie works in child and adolescent for the Indiana State Department of Health. Michael Schwartz They live in Oakland CA. 2007). Christine (Nielsen) Seed see (MPH Effects (MPH effects of effects Liz Green ostek (MPH 2007), (MPH 2006), to (MPH 2010) (MPH 2010) was (MPH Emily Br

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2010), and rounded by HBHEs at work: added, “but am lucky enough to be sur- tainly miss the HBHE department,” she (MPH 2010), and into her new life in Raleigh. “I cer- that she is settling into her job at FHI360, Liz Mosley (MPH 2010) wrote to say Raphael Louie Michele Lanham (MPH 2007) After graduation a good fit for her. to develop action steps to curb land loss. which is proving to be Women, Healthy The project’s goal was for participants The project’s institute manager for Hardy Girls the topic to serve as a discussion-starter. cator she advanced into a job as traning group member’s photo that best captured group member’s joying over a year there as a health edu- snap and share photos, then choose a snap and share photos, then choose After en- Learning Resources Centers. create a photo topic relating to land loss, started working for MaineHealth’s sions, during which participants would and 2010) returned to her native Maine two studies included at least five ses- two studies included grandchildren of farmers. Each of the grandchildren of participation of farmers, and children or participation of farmers, the research method involved the active the research method cused studies investigating the cused studies investigating North Carolina, and marily on northeast Generation. He led two community-fo- students focused pri- team of graduate Farmers and Their Hope for the Next and Their Hope Farmers The study farmers and their descendants. of Land Loss on African-American of Land African-American land loss among spring 2012 for a project on the for a project on spring 2012 awarded the GEAB Impact Award in Award the GEAB Impact awarded Peter Balvanz name 26 • HB News Bauman 1995), BCSP overtheyears,including Many Earp noted. very groupNC-BCSPhadtargetedattheoutsetof study,” were madebythelowest-income,least-educatedwomen, the factthatgreatestgainsinmammographyscreening ties, andactuallycloseditintwoofthem,Iamproudest “While wereducedtheracialgapinscreeningallfivecoun- the SaveourSistersprogram. reach specialists;inthecommunity, NC-BCSP wasknownas Carolina countiesaslayhealthadvisorsorcommunityout- than 200communitymembersfromfiveruraleasternNorth tions. Duringthedecade-longstudy,NC-BCSPtrainedmore by fundingfromtheKateB.ReynoldsandKomenfounda- sor department includeDeanand Alumni Distinguished Profes- Other “Research-Tested InterventionPrograms”basedinthe 2001), HeidiLennartz(2002), years) Alexis Moore(MPH1997) Administration asModelPrograms. Human Services’ gram havebeenlistedbythe USDepartmentofHealthand Family MattersProjectand Vangie Foshee’s t work withpublicschools, of highlytrainedhealtheducatorssoevidentin Allan’s earlyscholarship Teaching/Mentoring Contributions gram implementation; andhisperceptionthatorganizationshaveapowerful Allan Stec Scholarly Contributions/Achie r Faculty, Stec ansform communities, asmanifestedin Barbara Rimer’s ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ outstandingHBstudents(nowalumni!)workedonNC- , NicoleBates(MPH2000),MegMeador kler, Amy V Recognized withtheUNCSchoolofPublicHealth’s McGavran A Helped establishrobustrelationshipwith Thai universities,mentoringmanyscholars( (1989), Chaired 18doctoraldissertations,includingthoseof ing teammemberforHBHE740-741,HealthBehavior/HealthEducationPractice. Taught qualitativemethod,intervention methods,andprofessionaldevelopment.Mostrecently, wasacoreteach- Recipient oftheSocietyforPublicHealthEducation’s Associate editorof Health InterventionsandResearch journal specialissues,andco-authoredawidelyusedtextbookwithLauraLinnan, An expertinschoolandcommunityhealth, Allan haspublishedover80peerreviewedarticles,guesteditedmany (Emeritus), from page13 from from page13 from kler understands the challenging worldoccupiedbyhealtheducatorsand kler understandsthechallenging incus (MPH1995), Valerie Flax(MPH1996), Michelle Kegler (DHHS) Substance Abuse andMentalHealth Vangie Foshee PRISMProject.Professors and influencecontainsalltheseedsthatwouldtakeroot andflourishinhislaterwork: where policy Health EducationResearch for6years;memberof (its programmanagerformany and (1995), Kristen Trangsrud (MPH Kristen Trangsrud Erin Kobetz(PhD2004). vements decisions arelocalandoftenhighlyc and his processevaluation Jason Smith (2002). Susan Ennett’s Safe Dates

his curriculumdesignworkandevaluation; (1996),and Karl Pro- James Burdine research research Distinguished Fellow Award (2009). and othercolleagues. prevention programdevelopedbyFoshee,Ennett,Bauman dom haveparticipatedin lands, Switzerland,Taiwan, Thailand,andtheUnitedKing- Canada, Chile,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Japan,theNether- and adultscombined)intheUnitedStates Australia, E S acted support isinherentlygood, have thusfar assumedthaten- sures ofenactedsocialsupport Rini notesthattraditional mea- stress.” debted, addingtotheirburden of recipients feelincompetent orin- be intrusive,misguided,ormake supportcan same time,ineffective valuable copingresources. the At and follow-up,”saysRini,“communicatecaringprovide supporting alovedonethroughcancerdiagnosis,treatment what conditionsitcanbackfire.“Thosewhoareeffective at riage ordomesticpartnership,itcanbeeffective, and under details ofsocialsupport,i.e.,when,inthecontext amar- Associate Professor reported thatanestimated600,000individuals(students peaking of Vangie Foshee,HazeldenPublishingrecently Thomas healthinterventionsthatdrawonpeersupport,Research ven astheevidencebasecontinuestogrowforpublic that helpspractitioners handle harged. influence onindividualbehaviors, asevidencedbyh (1979), ward forExcellenceinTeaching (1995).

McQuiston HER’s he istheirchampioninever Ken McLeroy Chris Rini editorial boardforanother5years. hisbeliefinthepower ofresearchto ~ Jo AnneEarp,colleagueof36years Safe Dates, (2000). Process EvaluationforPublic islookingatthefinergrained (1982), Rebecca Woodruff Chris Riniwithadvisee theteendatingviolence see page5 the “messiness”the ofpro- hisbeliefinthevalue y senseofthewo Bob Goodman ~HBHE alum ). (MPH 2012) rd. is HB News • 27 Kurt Mahidol y, and Earp tising near schools and public play- grounds and gives states and communi- ties new authority to regulate tobacco sales and marketing. As good as this news may have been, Ribisl points out that compa- “Tobacco This new legislation may outlaw adver- ersity. Steckler, Tanasugarn, Steckler, Meredith of Community Dentistr Drs. Drs. Anderson, Amber Counter Tobacco end, Ribisl’s project aims to document how end, Ribisl’s own, own, essor of Health ersity. and colleagues a $6.67 million grant to examine how to examine million grant a $6.67 colleagues and , of the law, so it will be important to identify what policy , of the law, n Fall 2011, the National Cancer Institute awarded awarded Institute Cancer National 2011, the n Fall Ribisl Kurt Ribisl with his Allison Schmidt, team: Capstone Br Jenny Kamradt, Warren and Linnea states and cities can ramp up policies to curtail tobacco mar- policies to curtail cities can ramp up states and where tobacco point of sale is retail outlets. “The keting at of their annual majority spend the overwhelming companies do this companies “Tobacco budget,” Ribisl noted. marketing great- also enjoyed the they’ve up until very recently, because, regulation at the point of sale.” est freedom from Smoking Pre- in 2009 of the federal Family the passage With Act, the tables may be turning. Control vention and Tobacco the spirit, if not the nies have a long history of subverting letter exposure in reducing people’s mechanisms are most effective and reducing retailer to tobacco ads, raising tobacco prices, that To density.” Administration are imple- states and the U.S. Food and Drug tobacco companies are menting the new regulations and how He is particularly inter- responding to the new restrictions. marketing to dis- ested in examining disparities in tobacco high levels of minority cover whether neighborhoods with marketing cam- populations are subject to more aggressive paigns than other neighborhoods. I ersity. Faculty of Dentistry in the Department

by Assistanr by is assistant professor of Health Education and ineffective, receiv- Pictured at right during a recent visit to Chapel Hill. who is on the HBHE DrPH 1987) is an assistant prof HBHE MPH 2003, HBHE PhD 2007) is an assistant HBHE MPH 2003, , College in Chanthaburi Province. ersity. ersity. PhD) (MSc, and colleagues (2012) fur- MPH, MPH, ( Thammasat University Rangsit Campus. Thammasat University (RN, MS, MS, (RN,

wiwat (DDS, MSD) (DDS, AIDS and Behavior Journal of Consulting and Clinical Journal of Consulting MS, DrPH) is an assistant professor of Public Health Nursing at Mahidol Univ MS, ( Barrington from page 5 (MSc) is in the Department of Nursing at Naresuan Univ (DDS, MPH, HBHE PhD 2001) is chair of the Oral Health Promotion Group MPH, HBHE PhD 2001) is chair of the Oral Health Promotion (DDS, and the Caribbean on ways to use social net- and the Caribbean on ways to use social “Thank you very much, Allan and everyone at HBHE department. It was a memorable time, and wonderful experience “Thank you very much, e, Clare Affairs at Mahidol Univ fective support by a domestic partner was ben- by a domestic fective support 2011). “These findings suggest that interventions “These findings suggest 2011). ef

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eena Thiangtham Thai scholar updates, fficient at recruiting other transgender persons into the study. fficient Dr. Manirat “Mani” Thera Dr. Beha W Univ as a visiting scholar at UNC. I learned so much and, most importantly, Allan, you are the best motivational teacher!!!” as a visiting scholar at UNC. I learned so much and, most importantly, Dao Wiangkham Pornruedee “Poo” Nitirat “Poo” Pornruedee and on the Faculty of Dentistryat Chan dean for Education and Behavioral Sciences on the Faculty of Public Health and associate International professor at the Phra-pok-klao Nursing Piy

Tippanarat Vichayanrat Tippanarat Vichayanrat A and that getting more of it is better; i.e., the measures have the measures i.e., of it is better; more getting and that support. effective and ineffective between not differentiated cancer survi- or partnered recent study of married for her Yet, (a life threat- cell transplants had undergone stem vors who both the quan- Rini measured in and of itself), ening treatment In doing so, she enacted support. effectiveness of tity and the found that ther establishes the evidence base she has been building in ther establishes the evidence base she and other countries in the Dominican Republic, Guatemala Central America most recent findings, works to curb HIV transmission. Her showed that transgender persons living in from El Salvador, reported higher rates of the city of San Salvador consistently study population and HIV risk behavior than the rest of the At involved in sex work. were significantly more likely to be social networks were the same time, transgender respondents’ e eficial regardless of whether survivors received a lot or a little whether survivors received a lot or eficial regardless of support was when partner of it. However, ing a larger quantity of that support actually led to signifi- quantity of ing a larger ( cantly greater distress Psychology, such or preventing persistent distress after aimed at reducing types of partner support should target harrowing treatments to be effective,” says Rini. that have been shown of re- findings, Rini is beginning a line Building on these of social support search on how to increase the effectiveness outcomes among can- to improve psychosocial and behavioral chronic illness. cer survivors and people coping with Barrington’s findings suggest that transgender social networks Barrington’s relevant opportu- could provide an effective and culturally vulnerable population. nity for HIV prevention efforts in this 28 • HB News faculty ofsuchgreatgradsas up asfaculty, at thattimeweresooutstanding thatwestartedscoopingthem Some ofthedoctoralstudentsmovingthroughourprograms elsewhere gottheirstartinhealthcommunications. of studentswholaterbecamefacultyinourdepartment and the HealthCommunicationsResearchLab,whereanumber Strecher summer practica.Inthemeantime,Vic startedup ulty member,leadingtheyear-longfieldcourseanddirecting would laterjointhedepartment(1995)asatenure-track fac- ordinator andclinicalfacultymember. initially supportedby Geni EngtookoverasheadofourMPHprogramfor17years, excellence toourownBIOS101course.Startingin1987, injury andviolencepreventionresearch,aswellteaching initially associatedirectoratIPRC,whobroughtstrengthsin ulty. We werefar-sightedinhiringMikeBowling grown tothepointwhereweneededastatisticianonfac- cent andchildhealth.By1994,thedepartment’sresearchhad son scale developmentguru.1991sawthearrivalof determinants togetherwithareputationasmeasurementand DeVellis vated thewidelyadoptedFamilyMattersprogram;and Bauman the InjuryPreventionResearchCenteratCarolina; aging; cessation; strengths inbehavioralinterventionsfocusedonsmoking (1984), atthattimearecentUniversityofMichigangradwith come throughourMPHanddoctoralprograms; faculty inthe1980sincluded veloping clearareasofresearchstrength.Newarrivalstothe ing significantlythedepartment’sresearchportfolio,andde- cohorts,boost- program andincreasingthesizeofourmaster’s BSPH degreeprogram,doublingenrollmentinourdoctoral In shortorder,thedepartmentdidjustthat,phasingoutour house. decisions thatwouldputusonthemapasaresearchpower- to producingtop-flightpractitionerswhilemakingstrategic adopting anewname,wesignaledourabidingcommitment choice ofanametelegraphsanentity’s missionandfocus.In As thefacultyatthattimeunderstood,wordsmatter. The tion. came theDepartmentofHealthBehaviorandEduca- theories andmethods.Inthelatterhalfof1980s,webe- behavior changeinformedbybehavioralandsocialscience aspirations tobeahubforinterventionsresearchhealth Crump returned tous in2008andisnowdirector ofourmaster’s (PhD 1999)from 1999-2002.(Ofcourse, toourdelight,Beth in myroleasdepartmentchair!) in1996 Earp, tothetenure-trackfaculty,bringingstrengthinadoles- Carol Runyan(1986),whoeventuallycametolead from page2 in1994, (1988),whobroughtexpertiseinchronicdisease (1987), whojoinedusfromMCHandinno- BettyMutran(1985)withresearchexpertisein too. The Susan Ennett( Ethel JeanJackson 1990s sawthearrivalto regular Vangie Foshee Geni Eng my first recruittothefaculty Sandra Crouse Quinn Sandra Crouse (1984), whohadjust , and in1991, as MPHfieldco- Beth Moracco Vic Strecher Chris Jack- Carolyn (1994), Karl Bob Linnan ventions, worksite health,andcancer prevention (Laura). tions, andpolicy (Kurt)aswellcommunity-based inter- University intobaccocontrol, e-health,healthcommunica- and Laura,nowbothfullprofessors, builtstrengthacrossthe Through aformalsearchin1999, wehired initiated aschair. ing herPhDinEnglishwhocontributedtomanyprojects I tired in2001,andAnneMenkens who wouldinitiateascholarshipinmynamewhen she re- superb staffmembers:administrativeassistantLouAsmuth, into thefuture.Ialsobolstereddepartmentbyadding two way toensureourstatusasaworld-classdepartment well non-stop recruitingmode,believingthatthiswould bethe wisdom ofthefacultyatthattime,Iputdepartment into this knowledge,andsupportedbytheclear-eyedadvice and outstanding master’s anddoctoraltrainingprograms. With both foritspublichealthresearchcontributions The departmentbythattimehadacquiredastrongreputation faculty inhealthbehaviorandeducationtheU.S. an evenlarger set of tasks:protectingandbuildingthefinest lived byforsomanyyears,Iknewhadtokeepmyeyeson trying nottolosesightofthestudent-centeredmissionIhad I tookadeepbreathandsaid“yes”toMichel’s offer. While ever settingtheychose. lectual andprofessionalgrowthsotheycouldleadinwhat- of whatwedid;and(3)(mostall!)cultivatestudents’intel- high qualityteachingandmentoringwouldremainacorepart into ourprograms;(2)advocateforresourcestoensurethat mission todothreethings:(1)recruitthefinestapplicants representative ofthedepartment—Ihadmadeitapersonal whether asresearcher, can andwhitewomenineasternNC. Through alltheyears— parities inmammographyscreeningamong African Ameri- year, NCI-fundedresearchprojectfocusedonreducingdis- seminar series.InadditionIwasinthemidstofleadinga10- women’s health,andthedoctoralprofessionaldevelopment courses, includingresearchmethods,interventionevaluation, ens ofcommitteesandhaddevelopedtaughtseveral faculty memberatCarolinafor22years.Ihadservedondoz- School’s national searchforadepartmentchair, MichelIbrahim,the Becoming Depar members joinedusinthe1990saswell. demiology, stayinguntil2002.Somegreat,long-timestaff program). Medical School. faculty memberoftheRWJ ClinicalScholarsPrograminthe early 1990sIsteppedawayfrom17yearsinmyroleasacore ager for10+yearsuntilherretirementin2001. Also inthe 1995, while on boardasadedicatedadministrativesupportspecialistin

and dean, offeredmethepost. At thattime,Ihadbeena Lori Carter-Edwards Melinda Walden

Mark Daniel tment Chair. instructor, committeemember, orasa tothetenure-track servedasourdepartmentman-

In 1996,afteranunsuccessful joinedusin1997fromEpi- , aresearchassociateearn- Laura Pearson Kurt Ribisl faculty. and , Laura for its came Kurt HB News • 29 across Lynette Wizdom faculty, stu- faculty, in 2008. While in 2008. as administrative as- stakeholders— engaging communities interpersonal and social pro- interpersonal Barrington , and as tenure-track Arjumand Siddiqi Phylliss Woody Clare Clare s too-early death from kidney cancer in s too-early death from kidney cancer and retired in 2008, and Phylliss in 2010. All were retired in 2008, and Phylliss in 2010. result has been beyond impressive. When I at- health communication as manager and If I could have drawn a social network map of our department’s map social network drawn a have If I could it would that matter), for now, time (or at that projects research collabora- of high-impact a dense cross-hatching have shown behavioral sci- by the social and undergirded tive endeavors of in- this complex map distilled public health. We ences in focused to three strategically connections down terests and areas: cesses in health and illness, cesses in health and domestic and global settings. domestic and global department recruited leadership, the Under Ed’s Powell Hammond and faculty in 2007 ap- department in 2010 for an academic Arjumand left the and Canada, both Wizdom country, pointment in her native health strengthen the department in men’s Clare continue to pre- disparities (Wizdom) and HIV/AIDs and reducing health in Central and South vention among high risk populations America (Clare). Staff additions at that time included Omar dents, preceptors, and alumni going back 10 years—she and the MPH Program Assessment Committee crafted a bold new curriculum, crowned by a year-long Capstone experience for students. The tended Capstone Pitch Day this year, I was amazed at the number of exceptional organizations competing to have a group of our students work with their agencies in the coming year. I had a similar experience at Capstone Celebration Day, when the sum totality of all that our graduating MPH stu- dents had learned, accomplished, and contributed to the people of North Carolina washed over me as team after team pre- sented their work. Meanwhile, Com- leadership of the Admissions Kurt Ribisl’s mittee for 8 years helped attract the best students in the nation’s applicant pool (we now receive 400+ applications a year), creating a deeper level of diversity in our student body along sistant. Lynette saddened by Lynette’ 2009. our training programs. Those years also saw the renewal of of our doctoral Susan Ennett, who had taken over leadership our review of that pro- program from Brenda in 2004, led core requirements, and gram, developing new courses for all advantage of faculty ex- modularizing several classes to take In effect, these major pertise in each area of concentration. would lead in the changes helped ensure that our department in our field for preparation of doctorally-trained researchers academic, government years to come. Based on high impact our grads over the past and nonprofit research placements of achieved our goal. five years, it would appear we have Laura Linnan under- For her part, MPH Program Director took a comprehensive assessment of our time-honored MPH data from multiple program. With PhD Lynn Leslie Edwin Deb Tate in Adelaide. at Washing- as a tenured In 2005, Suzanne Maman , an MPH grad (1999), as our administrative as a research associate, (a psychologist who has Kate Shirah (MPH 1996) orick fairs. Barbara Rimer of South Australia of South ewer ewer w Directions. w Directions. the public’s health. Cat V arriving, she became Alumni Dis- as our accounting technician and Noel Br (MPH 1991) as our MPH field coordina- Elizabeth French (2001), appointed jointly with Medicine, jointly (2001), appointed tment Chair, Ne tment Chair, , a “double” HBHE grad (MPH 1985 and , a “double” HBHE Robin Perkins as our manager, as our manager, professor of psychology at Washington University in professor of psychology at Washington Carol Golin Carol

Karen Strazza Strazza Karen

made his mark in decision-making around cancer prevention and risk perception). They were joined by in 2005. She helped us build strength in global health with All three Africa and Thailand. South her research in Tanzania, are now tenured associate professors whose research has made a demonstrable impact on and Leslie has retired, Cat is now a human resources director tor. in the School of Pharmacy, and from Karen after Karen took over as MPH field coordinator Injury Prevention Cen- accepted an appointment with the UNC helps to keep the fi- But Robin still ter (she’s now at RTI). worked with me to de- nances straight; and Elizabeth, who is now our advocacy, velop a book and a course on patient academic af assistant director of the same year Barbara I stepped down as department chair a blaze of hiring. became Dean, but not before completing 2004 saw the arrival to the tenure-track faculty of (respected for her new media interventions to prevent and reduce obesity) and assistant, HR administrator, HR administrator,

New Depar Cornell This era also saw the addition of such staff greats as This era also saw the addition of such tinguished Professor and then, in 2005, Dean of the School. tinguished Professor and then, in 2005, a faculty appointment. Shelley Golden a faculty appointment. tacularly successful in hiring for Public Service; the department also gained by giving her the department also gained by giving for Public Service; department was spec- sciences. And of course in 2003 the community engagement as director of the Carolina Center as director of the Carolina community engagement course (HB 600) in social and behavioral school-wide core Blanchard about to UNC in 2002 to “spread the word” 1989), came back a lecturer in 2003 to lead the department’sjoined the faculty as full professor. Soon after AIDS prevention among very vulnerable populations. among very vulnerable populations. AIDS prevention brought strength in patient/provider communication and HIV/ patient/provider communication and brought strength in sion. in specific research areas and to help with our teaching mis- to help with our research areas and in specific for additional terrific individuals to further develop strength to further develop terrific individuals for additional The faculty and I also continuously scanned the environment scanned the and I also continuously The faculty lation Health at the University at the University lation Health got away; he is now the inaugural Head of the School of Popu- the School Head of inaugural now the he is got away; Mark, a social epidemiologist, was one of the “greats” who of the “greats” was one epidemiologist, a social Mark, areas of research strength. participatory process that helped us more clearly define our departmental focus on strategic faculty recruitment through a havioral Medicine the year after he arrived. He continued the department chair, becoming President of the Society for Be- Fisher, Fisher, of cancer control Louis and associate director St. ton University’s cancer center, joined the faculty as our new 30 • HB News Here comesthefuture. New Old Times. this editionoftheHealthBehaviornewsletter. several newawards,someofwhichyouwillfindprofiledin Rimer andtheGSGPHleadershiphavebeenabletorollout sponded ener for developmentofnewscholarships. The Schoolhasre- scholarships forourstudents,whileheandIbothadvocated stone unturnedtocompeteforUniversityMeritandother erhouse withthefeelofaliberalartscollege.Kurtleftno one currentstudentputitrecently, weareaResearchIpow- show applicantswhythey’dbewisetochooseCarolina. As cants, Kurtandthefaculty, actingasrecruiters,wereableto in recruitmentdollars,workedhardtoscoopuptopappli- the way. Evenasotherleadinguniversities,seeminglyawash Smith, and Angela Thrasher. Iparticipated orledinthehiring Foshee, Carolyn Crump,SusanEnnett,Beth Moracco,Jason members ofouroutstanding faculty:CarolRunyan, Vangie dissertation committeesof students whowouldlaterbecome half itsexistence.Inthattime, Iservedonorledthedoctoral years ago.Ihavebeenat Carolina for38years,morethan evaluation processwherewedecidedthat again. thewholedepartmentengagedinaname This pastyear, funds. Yet the departmenthasseenanalmost30%declineinitsstate Depression (andno,itwasn’t causal).Overthepastfouryears, nation enteredtheworstfinancialcollapsesinceGreat Just asIresumedtheroleofdepartmentchairin2008, Suzanne, andme. with PeersforProgress,includingClare,Geni,Laura,Deb, that mission.Manydepartmentfacultyhavebeeninvolved a globalnetworkofpeersupportorganizations toadvance nent ofhealthcareandpreventionworldwidewhilebuilding nothing lessthanestablishingpeersupportasacorecompo- health. Morebroadly, thePeersforProgressgroupaimsat base forwhatpeersupportcandotoprotectandenhance betes epidemicasastartingpointtomarshaltheevidence Family Physicians,Edandhisteamareusingtheglobaldia- Peers forProgress,supportedby while continuingasafullprofessor. Inhisdirectorshipof attention, leadinghimtoresignhispostasdepartmentchair global director. Leadingthis brought PeersforProgresstoourdepartmentandbecameits nence asaresearchhubintheareaofpeersupport,EdFisher In amovethatsealedthedepartment’s internationalpreemi- all) thefacultyand hallmark ofHealthBehavior, wewereabletokeep(almost and now Education The DepartmentofPublicHealthEducation(andthen future. adopt anewname,onethatlooksto,andhelpsus Health Behavior , andthen using theresourcefulnessthathas getically. Eventhroughaterriblerecession,Dean 2008 usheredinmajorchangesonceagain. staff intact. Health BehaviorandEducation Now it’stimetoturnthepageonce ) wasfoundedin1943,almost 70 endeavor demandedEd’ the American Academy of the AmericanAcademy yes , it always was create timeto Health been a s full , that , so underthatname),and Health BehaviorandEducation(thelastcohorttodo lations As I concludemytenureasdepartmentchair, Isay our letterhead. rock valueswellintothefuture,regardlessofnameon those changes. These haveremained,andwillremain,bed- potential; andtheembraceofadvocacyinourworktoachieve table sothatmoreofus(ideally, dence, thatwe researchers andpractitioners;thebelief,undergirded byevi- “starting wherethepeopleare”(thankyou,GuySteuart)as between individualsandtheirenvironments;thevalueof lenge stronglyheldbeliefs;anunderstandingoftheinterplay taken-for-granted proach toresearchandpractice;theneedbeskepticalabout social intelligence,self-awarenessandhumilityinourap- grams haveupheldasetofcorevalues:theimportance tive. this storytogetheristheessentialHBHE(nowHB)perspec- with allthechangesI’verecordedhere,athreadthatbinds most rewardingprofessionallifeimaginable. And yet,even dents, staff,programsandresearchhasprovidedmewiththe Taking partin,attimesleading, this evolutionof bers, andinnationalinternationalprominence. our effortstogrowfacultyandstudentbody, bothinnum- Dawson. And withprideIwatched,participatedin,andled Steuart, GodfreyHochbaumand, most recently Vic Strecher). Igrievedatthedeathsofsuchstalwarts asGuy Quinn, CarolParks-Bani,Runyan, Arjumand Siddiqi, Ayala, MarkDaniels,ChrisJackson,MeganLewis,Sandra strong facultyleftforotherappointments(Guadalupe“Suchi” cruiting themfromdozensofapplicants.Iregrettedwhen others. Ihiredalmosteverymemberofourcurrentstaff,re- hundreds ofstudents,andcloselyfollowedthecareersmany of morethanhalfthecurrentfaculty. Itaughtormentored though, Ihaveonerequesttomake, ship andyourconfidenceinourfuture.BeforeIstep down, hiring ofourgraduates,demonstrateyourtrustin leader- ing back,”includingyourgiftstothedepartmentand your years—throughout allourchanges. Your manyformsof“giv- alumni whohavedemonstratedtheirsteadfastsupport for Most importantly, Isay enter thedoorasfacultyandstudentsinHealthBehavior. ing withyou. porters thatextend acrossdecades.Ilook forwardtocelebrat- communityofpractitioners,researchers andsup- astonishing cuss thestateofourfield,look tothefuture,andcelebratean a celebratorydinnerthatsame evening,wewillgathertodis- with asymposiumon ning withtheFoardLecture on future, andofmytimeasafacultymemberchair. Begin- an all-outcelebration—ofourdepartment,ofhistory and Throughout mytimeinthisschool,ourfacultyandpro- tothestudentswhojustgraduatedwithdegreesin can assumptions, usingscienceanddatatochal- make theworldhealthierandmoreequi- Friday, April 12 Friday, April thank you welcome all April 1 of us)canachieveourfull toournewcomers,who togenerationsofloyal please savethedate , andconcludingwith 1, 2013,continuing faculty, , Leonard congratu- stu- for HB News • 31 from page 3 from from page 3 page from Smith, Smith, Thrasher, Thrasher, Sarah, Christa, and Claire Sarah, Christa, Caught during the rainy season, Caught during the rainy left: from ceived racism, stress, and poor health outcomes. ceived racism, stress, and poor health Thrasher’s research spans that gap. Another interest that emerged graduate work at UNC from her process of discovering Thrasher is in the is measurement. Dr. measures can be how, and under what conditions, self-report racial, ethnic, and socio- adapted for more effective use with economically diverse populations. department our faculty,” “Angela is a wonderful addition to adds depth to several ar- chair Jo Anne Earp remarked. “She health disparities re- eas of departmental strength, including issues, and a life-course search, the study of measurement approach to health.” back in the de- Thrasher agrees, saying: “It is great to be Dr. and doctoral a master’s partment. The training I received as for my career, and I look student was an excellent foundation one a strong community, forward to again being part of such health dispari- committed to understanding and eradicating ties through research and practice.” Diabetes in Real del Monte, in Real Diabetes is del Monte “Real Mexico. 2,800 meters located about level and is a above sea mountain mining beautiful explains. The town,” Claire a series of team completed groups interviews and focus would to develop a plan that work for town residents. with experience provide the team Not only did this practicum but their qualitative research skills, opportunities to advance found that the lessons of our practicum team members also our our knowledge of global health and experience expanded competent public health practitioners. positions as culturally Jo Anne Earp. “In the case of Jason, we look forward to hav- Jo ing him as a guest lecturer, as an employer of our students, as a research collaborator, and as a first-rate advisor to all of us in conducting research and outreach in settings around the world. When you consider that up to a third of our MPH stu- dents now do their practica in global settings, you can under- stand what an asset Jason will be to Health Behavior.” For his part, Jason is “delighted to be back in my home de- partment. education I got in the health behavior and health The education has given me a very interesting life. At this point in my career, it seems like the right time to give back… to share some of what I’ve learned with students, as faculty shared their expertise with me. I’m looking forward to interacting with students and also toward collaborations with my faculty colleagues.” wed a hopes his Through her from 1 page ill, which is where which ill, ELLER This photo is taken in- This photo is taken W Practica, Practica, ARAH ganizations. Ryan organizations over a period ~Ryan Rowe to Washington, where she Washington, to , S Another compelling experience I had Another compelling experience when I met and intervie was life of homeless men about their group on the streets. side the Kisumu landf the men gather to talk and sleep at night. ARTENS in M in or her practicum Brenda Buescher Brenda or her practicum Safe returned returned the MPH Pro- enrolling in worked before of In- at the Office gram, to gain experience (OIRA). Affairs formation and Regulatory experience,” she “I already had legislative was my first executive explained, “but this F HRISTA teamed up to create a program plan to imple- , C UESCHER HU AIDS Project orking with the OWE B C ater Institute R

yan Rowe designed an independent re- hree student—Claire Chu, Christa Martens, and Sarah Chu, Christa Martens, and hree student—Claire Weller—

LAIRE YAN RENDA Peers for Progress/ReMeDi for Peers Mexico Real del Monte, C Kisumi and Nairobi, Kenya Kisumi and Nairobi, R UNC W B Managementof and Budget Office White House D.C. Washington branch experience. I want to work on policy development, so I want to work on policy development, branch experience. was great for net- for the summer Washington being back in potential jobs.” ideas for working and getting Dis- was able to work with the Centers for practicum, Brenda Prevention, National Institutes of Health, ease Control and of USDA to review new and the Food and Nutrition Service research and program regulations and approve proposals for with CDC where she evaluation. Her favorite project was books children’s developed a process evaluation incorporating American com- Native into diabetes prevention efforts for munities. work will help kick-start a project addressing water-related project work will help kick-start a issues in Kenya. Kisumu, Kenya and Carolina for Kibera Nairobi, Kenya. “I personally interviewed [representatives from] about two dozen different of about two months,” Ryan explained, “I wanted to explore and understand the efforts of different institutions to improve access to clean water in these two communities.” His experi- ence helped him improve his qualitative research skills, adapt his interviewing techniques to the local context, and collabo- rate effectively with grassroots or Water & Water Water Institute at UNC, Water was hosted by Ryan search study that sent him traipsing around Kenya for his practicum experi- ence. W T

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