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LISA BOWLEG, M.A., PHD Professor, Applied Social Psychology Department of Psychology The George Washington University 2125 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20052 E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 202-994-1367 EDUCATION The George Washington University, Washington, DC PhD, Applied Social Psychology, 1997 Dissertation: “Gender Roles, Power in Relationships & Sexual Self-Efficacy: Implications for Women’s HIV/AIDS Protective Behaviors” Dissertation Director: Faye Belgrave, PhD M.A., Applied Social Psychology, 1996 Thesis: “The Role of Self-Esteem, Sexual-Esteem & Sexual Self-Efficacy on African-American College Women’s Potential HIV/AIDS Risk-Taking Behaviors” Thesis Director: Faye Belgrave, PhD M.A., Public Policy, Concentration in Women’s Studies, 1991 Practicum: As an alternative to M.A. thesis, spent two weeks in Harare, Zimbabwe as an Overseas Education Fund (OEF) International: Women, Law and Development (WLD) Program intern. Served as “rapporteur” for the 1990 Networking for Empowerment in Africa conference on African women's rights. Edited conference papers and country reports for OEF/WLD publication, Women, Law and Development in Africa. Georgetown University, Washington, DC B.S., Psychology, 1988 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE District of Columbia Center for AIDS Research (DC CFAR), The George Washington University, Washington, DC Incoming Director, Social and Behavioral Sciences Core, Spring 2018, post-2017 sabbatical year Applied Social Psychology Program, Department of Psychology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC Professor of Psychology (with Tenure), Spring 2013 – Present (Sabbatical 2017) Faculty Affiliate, Women’s Studies Program, Spring 2016 Department of Community Health and Prevention, School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA Adjunct Professor, Spring 2013 Associate Professor (with Tenure), Fall 2006-Winter 2012 Behavioral Science Program, Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI Associate Professor (with Tenure), Spring 2004 – Spring 2006 Updated 9/6/2017 LISA BOWLEG, M.A., PH.D. Assistant Professor, Fall 1998 – Spring 2004 The Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Brown University Medical School, Diversity Committee, Clinical Psychology Training Consortium, Providence, RI Consultant, 2004-2006 Conducted two workshops designed to increase the level of multicultural competence of the Brown University Clinical Psychology post-doctorate training consortium and faculty. Community Research and Services Team (CRST), University of Rhode Island, Providence, RI Co-Principal Investigator, 2002-2005 Designed and conducted qualitative evaluation research for an American Legacy Foundation- funded grant for youth to direct and implement tobacco control initiatives in Rhode Island. ProChange Behavior Systems Inc., Kingston, RI Consultant, August 2003 Designed and conducted workshop on analyzing focus group data. Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Collaborative HIV Prevention Research in Minority Communities Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Visiting Professor, Summer 1999 - Summer 2001 Center for Women Policy Studies, Washington, DC Senior Research Consultant, 1997 - 1998 (Part-Time) In collaboration with the Women’s Collective, a community-based organization for women living with HIV/AIDS (WLHA), conducted research on women’s access to HIV/AIDS medications. Co-authored a policy report based on this research. Research Consultant, 1997 Facilitated a focus group for WLHA regarding the use of thalidomide for treating wasting syndrome. Conducted interviews with WLHA to evaluate the impact of their participation in a prior advocacy- training workshop on their current HIV/AIDS advocacy activities. Synthesized the qualitative data collected into a report for TMG. Research/Policy Consultant, 1991-1992 Conceptualized and wrote a policy paper on mandatory HIV testing of female sex workers and low- income pregnant women, and another on the ramifications for rape survivors of mandatory HIV testing of charged and convicted rapists. AIDS Council of Greater Kansas City, Kansas City, MO Research Consultant, 1995 Developed and wrote two policy reports analyzing major state HIV/AIDS legislative trends from 1991 to 1995. The reports were designed to assist the AIDS Council of Greater Kansas City design HIV/AIDS policies and legislation appropriate for people living with HIV/AIDS in Kansas City. AIDS Policy Center (APC), Intergovernmental Health Policy Project (IHPP), The George Washington University (GWU), Washington, DC Interim Director, 1994,1995-1996 (Part-Time) 2 LISA BOWLEG, M.A., PH.D. Managed and directed the activities of the APC. Wrote grant proposals and foundation year-end reports. Analyzed state HIV/AIDS legislation for state and local policymakers. Research Associate, 1990-1994. Analyzed state HIV/AIDS legislation and provided technical assistance to state and local policymakers. Served as Editorial Director for the APC newsletter, Intergovernmental AIDS Reports. Wrote newsletter articles and policy reports on various HIV/AIDS policy topics. Research Assistant, 1988-1989. Assisted senior researchers with state HIV/AIDS policy research. GRANTS ACTIVE Bowleg (Principal Investigator, PI) 9/12/2013-6/30/2018 $3,340,534 7 R01 MH100022-02 NIH/NIMH Social-Structural Stressors, Resilience and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Black Men The major goal of this grant is to refine and test a conceptual model of neighborhood-level social- structural stressors, individual-level sociodemographic stressors, psychological risk factors, neighborhood-level and individual-level resilience, and Black men’s sexual HIV risk and protective behaviors. Bowleg (PI; Co-PI: Raj) 8/6/2013 – 5/31/2018 $3,099,011 5 R01 MH096657 – 03 NIH/NIMH Evaluating an Intervention Affecting Black Men’s Structural and Behavioral HIV Risk The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the MEN Count intervention, an HIV intervention and prevention program for heterosexual Black men. The MEN Count model integrates HIV risk reduction and gender-equity counseling with housing and employment case management via multiple one-on-one sessions delivered by a peer case manager over 60-90 day period. Bowleg (Consultant; PIs: Gallo, Creswell & Deutsch) 9/1/2014-8/31/2018 $216,014 1R25MH104660-01 NIH/NIMH Mixed Methods Research Training Program This project is designed to provide a state-of-the-art methodology educational program to enhance the mixed methods skills of NIH investigators in response to RFA-OD-13-009 “Short Courses on Courses on Innovative Methodologies in the Behavioral and Social Sciences. MENTORED AWARDS Bowleg (Co-Mentor; PI: Mackenzie) 7/01/2012-6/30/17 5 K01MH096608 NIH/NIMH $158,962 Cultural and Relationship Context of HIV: Bisexually Active Black Men This mentored award is designed to provide training and mentored research experience for a mixed methods study focused on behaviorally bisexual African American men and their female partners. 3 LISA BOWLEG, M.A., PH.D. COMPLETED Bowleg (PI) 9/1/2016-8/30/2017 $2,500 XD@GW Seminar Series Grant GW Office of the Provost Because Where You Live in DC Matters to Your Health: A Community-GW Collaborative Partnership to Reduce Health Disparities and Promote Health in Southeast DC Neighborhoods The goal of this grant is to develop a series of four neighborhood and health XD@GW seminars to stimulate innovative and critical dialogue about how GW researchers interested in neighborhood and health research, programs, interventions and policy can use their expertise to meaningfully and respectfully engage with Southeast DC communities to reduce health disparities and improve health. Bowleg (Mentor; PI: Shawnika Hull) HRP-800 DC-CFAR Pilot Award $50,000 Understanding Determinants of Intentions to Utilize Prep among Black Women in DC Informed by the Integrative Model of Behavioral Prediction, the goal of this mixed methods study is to identify relevant attitudinal, normative and efficacy beliefs and environmental barriers related to the uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV in Black women in Washington DC. Bowleg (Consultant; PI: Leaf) 9/1/2015-5/31/2016 $174,392 1R43HD081992-01A1 NIH/NICHD HIV Education for African American Men This project aims to develop a computer-based HIV prevention program for African American men who have sex with women (MSW) that includes education and training about female and male condoms. This project will allow clinics to provide an empirically validated HIV prevention intervention to their clients without creating additional demands on their already overburdened staff. The skills contained in this program will help African American MSW reduce unprotected sex acts, and ultimately prevent the spread of HIV, by adding an additional barrier method —the female condom— to their arsenal of protection strategies. Bowleg (PI) GWU University Facilitating Fund 7/1/2014-7/1/2015 $15,000 Developing Brothers on the J-O-B: A Multilevel HIV Prevention Intervention for Unemployed Black Heterosexual men in DC at Increased HIV Risk The goal of this study was to develop Brothers on the J-O-B, a multilevel structural employment and individual-level HIV prevention intervention for unemployed Black heterosexual men in Washington, DC at elevated risk for HIV. Bowleg (Research Collaborator; PI: Hankivsky) 1/3/2014-4/30/2015 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Planning Grant Advancing Mental Health and HIV Research, Policy, and Programming through Intersectionality The project aims to create an