Victoria Wells Wulsin, MD, Drph 8875 Spooky Ridge Lane Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-7350 (513) 984-9257 [email protected]
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Victoria Wells Wulsin, MD, DrPH 8875 Spooky Ridge Lane Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-7350 (513) 984-9257 [email protected] CURRENT Founder and President, SOTENI International, a 501(c)3 organization empowering POSITIONS: those most affected by AIDS – women and children - to lead the fight against AIDS. Fellow, Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research, U. of Cincinnati. PAST Director, ENABLE Project (>$30,000,000 5-year USAID centrally-funded project, Centre for POSITION: Development and Population Activities) committed to ensuring women’s reproductive health. • Strategy Development, Prioritization, Budgeting, Management • Direct supervision of five senior technical advisors, two mid-level technical advisors, two program associates, and one country director/office (Senegal), among others • Leadership of programs in four additional country offices (Ghana, Nigeria, India, Nepal) • Supervisor of Monitoring and Evaluation team for all of CEDPA (including evaluations in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East) for one year EDUCATION: 1971 Valedictorian, Shaw High School, East Cleveland, Ohio 1975 A.B. magna cum laude (History and Science), Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1976-77 Special student, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya 1980 M.D., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 1982 M.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Boston, MA 1985 Dr.P.H., (Epidemiology), HSPH, Boston, MA LICENSURE: 1981 Massachusetts #55188 1989 Ohio #35-05-8016-W BOARD CERTIFICATION: 1985 Public Health and General Preventive Medicine 1990 Occupational Medicine LANGUAGES: English (native), French (excellent), Spanish (good), Swahili (effective) AWARDS, HONORS, and GRANTS: 1971 Martin Luther King Award, East Cleveland, Ohio. 1971 Junior Phi Beta Kappa, Cleveland, Ohio. 1976-77 Rotary Foundation International Fellowship, U.S.A.-Kenya. 1980 Award for Excellence in Family Medicine from the Ohio State Association of Family Practitioners. 1981-83 National Research Service Award from the National Institute for Environmental Health Science: 5 T02 ES07069. 1983-85 National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Mental Health: I T32 MH17119 01. Page 1 AWARDS – Cont’d. 1992 YWCA Career Woman of Achievement, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1992 Nominee for 1992 Inspirational Award, City of Cincinnati, Ohio. 1999 Wells, V.E. Principal Investigator, “Assessment of Functional Health Literacy among Patients Served in Primary Care Providers to the Poor Practice Settings,” Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, $138,885. 2000 Wells, V.E. Co-Investigator, “A Randomized Trial to Reduce Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Children with Asthma,” 1 R01 HL65731-01, National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, $1,819,841 (year 1: $554,905). 2002 Riley Lecturer 2002, Alfred University, Alfred, NY. 2002 Appointment to the Steering Committee for the XIIIth International Conference on AIDS and STDs in Africa CLINICAL EXPERIENCE: 1980-81 Intern in Pediatrics (Flexible program), Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. 1983-86 Physician Consultant, Burr Cooperative Nursery School, Auburndale, MA. 1985-86 General Practice, Beechwood Medical Center, Cohasset, Massachusetts. 1987-95 Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Occupational Health Clinic, University of Cincinnati (UC), Cincinnati, Ohio. 1989-95 Physician, Ambrose H. Clement Health Center, Regional Center for Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1992-95 Consulting Physician, United Steelworkers, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1995 Physician, General Practice, University Primary Care Associates, UC, Cincinnati. 1996-1997 Physician, Kibera Community Center (volunteer), Nairobi, Kenya. 1997-2001 Physician, Health Resource Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1999-2001 School Physician, Rockdale School Health Program 2000 Physician Director, Medical Mission, Orangewalk, Belize (short term). SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE: 1992 Supervisor, Urban Health Project, University of Cincinnati. 1992-93 Supervisor, Preventive Medicine Training Program, CDC 1998-2001 Supervisor, Research Team on Health Literacy, IHPHSR, UC 2000-01 Supervisor, Rockdale School Health Program 2001-03 Supervisor of senior technical advisors, advisors, senior program associates, program associates, administrative assistants, and consultants for the ENABLE project. 2002-03 Supervisor, Bennington College’s Field Work Term. 2003 Supervisor, Hubert Humphrey International Fellows Program. Page 2 PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERIENCE: 1974 Researcher, National Health Service, United Kingdom. 1977 Consultant, Evaluation of Rural Health Care Resources, U. of Nairobi, Mwea, Kenya. 1977 Consultant, Evaluation of Measles Immunization Program, University of Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Tanzania. 1984-85 Technical Consultant in STDs, Family Health Int’l, Research Triangle Park, NC. 1986-88 Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, assigned to National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), Cincinnati, Ohio. 1988-89 Medical Officer, NIOSH, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1989-95 Director of Epidemiology, Cincinnati Health Department, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1989-95 Consultant for Division of Training & Manpower Development, NIOSH, Cincinnati. 1990-pres. Consultant in Epidemiology and Statistics for Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1991-95 Consultant for International Chemical Workers Union, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1991-95 Consultant in Epidemiology for Department of Neurology, U.C., OH. 1992-95 Consultant in Epidemiology for the Applied Statistics Training Institute, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rockville, Maryland. 1993 Consultant on HIV Epidemiology, Family Health International, El Salvador. 1994 Chief of Party, Evaluation of National Maternal & Child Health/Family Planning Program, Development Associates, El Salvador. 1995-1997 Technical Advisor in AIDS and Child Survival, American Red Cross, seconded to USAID, Nairobi, Kenya. 1995-1997 Regional HIV-AIDS Advisor for East and Southern Africa, USAID. 1997-2001 Technical Advisor in HIV/AIDS for Africa, United States Agency for International Development. 1998-2001 Senior Epidemiologist, Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research, University of Cincinnati. 1998-2001 Associate Research Professor, Childrens’ Hospital Medical Center [CHMC], University of Cincinnati. 2001-2003 Director, ENABLE Project, Centre for Development and Population Activities. 2003- Founder, President, SOTENI International. TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 1975-78 Health Teacher, Cleveland Health Education Museum, Cleveland, Ohio. 1976-77 Family Planning Instructor, Bushiangala Secondary School, Bushiangala, Kenya (in Swahili). 1978 Sex Educator, Family Services, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1983-85 Teaching Fellow (and Seminar Leader) in Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. 1986-95 Lecturer, Department of Environmental Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati. Page 3 TEACHING – Cont’d. 1988-2001 Director and Instructor, Occupational Epidemiology Courses, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH. 1990 Instructor, IX Curso de Salud Ocupacional, Universidad de Carabobo, Maracay, Venezuela (in Spanish). 1990 Director and Instructor "Principles and Practice of Epidemiology: Focus on Psychiatric Issues," American Psychiatric Association, New York, New York. 1991 Epidemiology for the Non-Epidemiologist, Cincinnati Health Department, Cincinnati. 1991 Health Effects of Exposure to Chemicals, International Chemical Workers Union, Tampa, Florida. 1992 Principles of Toxicology, International Chemical Workers Union, Oak Ridge, TN. 1992-2001 Director and Instructor "Epidemiology for the Non-Epidemiologist" Applied Statistics Training Institute, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Chicago, Illinois; Houston, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina. 1992 Director and Instructor, "Introduction to Occupational Epidemiology," Panama Canal Commission, Panama City, Panama. 1992 Supervisor, Urban Health Project, University of Cincinnati. 1992 Director and Instructor, "Occupational Epidemiology," American Industrial Hygiene Association, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 1992-93 Supervisor, Preventive Medicine Training Program, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. 1993 Director and Instructor, "Epidemiology for the Administrator," American Hospital Association, Chicago, Illinois. 1994 “Introduction to Occupational Epidemiology,” Annual Meeting of Occupational and Environmental Health for the Uniformed Services, Norfolk, VA. 1994 “Introduction to Occupational Epidemiology,” Univ. of AK, Anchorage, AK. 1994 “The Socio-Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa,” Xth International Conference on AIDS & STDs in Africa (ICASA), Kampala, Uganda. 1994 “Introduction to Epidemiology,” XIth International Conference on AIDS, Vancouver, BC. 1996 “Community Needs Assessment,” XIth International Conference on AIDS, Vancouver, BC. 1997 “Using Epidemiology and Evaluation Techniques for the Consultant,” Nairobi, Kenya. 1996-1997 “Maternal to Child Transmission of HIV,” XIth International Conference on AIDS & STDs in Africa,” Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. 2001 “Women’s Rights and Reproductive Health,” Ghana National Association of Teachers, Accra, Ghana. 2002 “Optimizing the Relationship Between USAID and its Cooperating Agencies,” Training Course for Technical Advisors in AIDS and Child Survival, USAID, Washington, DC. 2002 “Setting up ARV Treatment Programs