KATHLEEN S. GORMAN Curriculum Vitae
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KATHLEEN S. GORMAN Curriculum Vitae Residence: Office: 401 Chestnut Hill Rd URI Feinstein Center for a Wakefield, RI 02879 Hunger Free America 401-782-0878 University of Rhode Island Ranger Hall 309 Kingston RI 02881 (401) 874-9089 email: [email protected] Educational Background 1987 Ph.D. Child Development, Department of Human Development, University of Maryland College Park, MD. 1982 licensure Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Universidad Catolica del Peru, Lima, Peru. 1978 AB Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana. Sophomore Year Abroad, Mexico City. Awards and Honors 9/07 – 5/08 Policy Fellow, John Hazen White Center for Ethics and Public Service, University of Rhode Island. 2006 Outstanding Outreach Award, University of Rhode Island. 1987 Doctoral Commencement Speaker, College of Education, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. 09/83 - 05/87 Graduate Assistantship. Department of Human Development, University of Maryland. 1984 Ph.D. Preliminary examinations, with honors. University of Maryland. 1979 Rotary International Graduate Fellowship. 1978 AB, Cum Laude, University of Notre Dame. Academic Positions 4/06 – Present Professor of Psychology, University of Rhode Island. 2 8/00 – present Director, University of Rhode Island Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America. 8/00 – 4/06 Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Rhode Island. 6/99 – 8/00 Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Vermont. 9/93 – 5/99 Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Vermont. 7/89 – 8/93 Research Associate, Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences, and Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis. 3/88 – 6/89 Field Director, Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA in Guatemala. 8/87 – 12/87 Lecturer; Department of Human Development, University of Maryland. 1/84- 5/87 Teaching Assistant, Department of Human Development, University of Maryland. 8/93 – 12/93 Instructor, Department of Spanish, University of Maryland. Professional and Research Experience 2011- present Chair (2017- ; Member 2011-2016) Rhode Island Emergency Food & Shelter Board 2013- 2015 Member, URI Council for Research 2011- 2013 Member, Rhode Island Food Policy Council 2011- 2015 Member, Work Support Strategies Advisory Committee, RI Department of Human Services 2011- 2014 Member, Income Subcommittee for the Community Investment Advisory Committee of United Way 2010 - 2011 Member, Rhode Island Food Council Design Team, Southside Community Land Trust 2007 – 2011 Co-Chair, South Kingstown Hunger Task Force, South Kingstown, RI. 2006- Present Member, Rhode Island Kids Count, Factbook Advisory Committee member Kathleen S. Gorman Curriculum Vitae 3 2003 - Present Member and state representative, North East Regional Anti-Hunger Network (NERAHN). 2002 - Present Chair, SNAP (Food Stamp) Advisory Committee, Rhode Island Department of Human Services. 03/08 Panel member, Capitol Forum on America’s Future, Rhode Island State House. 2003 - 2008 Member, One Rhode Island Steering Committee, Providence, RI. 2004 – 2007 Board Liaison, Agency Advisory Committee: Rhode Island Community Food Bank, Providence, RI. 2002 - 2007 Vice-President, Board of Directors: Rhode Island Community Food Bank, Providence, RI. 2001 – 2007 Member, Board of Directors: Rhode Island Community Food Bank; Providence, RI. 04/07 Panel member, Workers’ Rights Board, Our Prosperity, Our Promise, community hearing, Providence, RI. 2006 - 2007 Member, Rhode Island Community Food Bank Search Committee, Providence, RI. 11/06 Moderator, candidate forum hosted by Campaign for Rhode Island’s Priorities, Newport, RI. 2005 - 2006 Evaluator, South County Visiting Nurses Service, United Way funded Parents as Teachers Project. Wakefield, RI. 02/05 Representative, University of Rhode Island’s President’s Office, United Nations Education, Scientific and Organization conference, The United States, UNESCO and Education for All: Calling Higher Education to a Higher Calling. Georgetown University, Washington, DC. 02/05 Consultant, Westerly Area Rest Meals (W.A.R.M. Shelter), Strategic Planning. Westerly, RI. 2004 Co-director, with L. McKinney, University of Rhode Island’s Honors Colloquium, Food & Human Rights: Hunger & Social Policy. Kathleen S. Gorman Curriculum Vitae 4 03/04 Expert witness on Hunger in Africa. Model United Nations, South Kingstown High School, South Kingstown, RI. 1997 - 2000 Advisor, Early Childhood Work Group, Evaluation committee, Vermont Agency of Human Services. 1997 - 2000 Consultant, Success by Six, Vermont Agency of Human Services. Project evaluation. 1996 – 1997 Member, Academic Advisory Committee to the Vermont Legislative Council’s Joint Committee on the Design of Future Corrections Policy. 1996 – 2000 Board of Directors: Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger; Vice President, 1997-1998; President, 1998-2000. 1996 Consultant, United Nations’ Development Program. Conducted project evaluation in Liaoning Province, People’s Republic of China. 1995 – 2000 Consultant, Success by Six, evaluation committee, Springfield, VT. Design and evaluation of ongoing project initiatives. 1995 – 1997 Advisor, Visiting Nurse Association, Maternal Child Health Division, Chittenden County, VT. Grant writing and evaluation of home visiting program in relation to family and child outcomes. 1995 Site visitor to Ecuador/project supervisor for Education Development Center, Boston, MA. Evaluation of the role of health and nutrition in relation to educational attainment in Ecuador. 1994 – 2000 Board of Directors: Vermont Conference on the Primary Prevention of Psychopathology. 1994 – 1995 Consultant, Education Development Center, Boston, MA. Prepared report and made presentation to donor agencies (UNICEF, USAID, World Bank). 1994 Consultant, United Nations’ Development Program. Conducted follow-up visit to Liaoning Province, People’s Republic of China. 1993 Consultant, United Nations’ Development Program. Conducted site visit to Liaoning Province, People’s Republic of China. 1993 Consultant, Social Security Institute of Guatemala. Design follow-up study of low birth weight children. Funded by World Health Organization. Kathleen S. Gorman Curriculum Vitae 5 1987 Consultant, World Bank, Washington, D.C. Research on socio-cultural factors related to children’s science learning. 1986 Trans Development Corporation. Case study and policy analysis of Peruvian Educational Reform (1970s) for World Bank education division. 1982 Ministry of Education of Peru, in conjunction with B. Van Lee Foundation. Developed a profile of developmental skills of pre-school children in a peri-urban zone of Lima. 1978 – 1979 Multi-media Project Coordinator for Spanish Speaking Special Services of Rockford, IL. Produced public service television programs in Spanish on community issues. Research Grants Principal Investigator, “SNAP Outreach Project” Contract from Rhode Island Department of Human Services, October 1, 2017 - September 30, 2018. Anticipated $607,971. Principal Investigator, “SNAP Outreach Project” Contract from Rhode Island Department of Human Services, October 1, 2016 - September 30, 2017. $516,703. Principal Investigator, “SNAP Outreach Project” Contract from Rhode Island Department of Human Services, October 1, 2015 - September 30, 2016. $554,514. Principal Investigator, “SNAP Outreach Project” Contract from Rhode Island Department of Human Services, October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015. $555,216. Principal Investigator, “SNAP Outreach Project” Contract from Rhode Island Department of Human Services, October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014. $797,488. Co-Principal Investigator. Improving Farmer’s Markets redemption rates for WIC Participants: Informing and Piloting “Loco for Local”. Principal Investigator: Alison Tovar, Ph.D., Request to USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center for $187,073. Submitted – not awarded. Principal Investigator, “SNAP Outreach Project” Contract from Rhode Island Department of Human Services, October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2013. $850,654. Principal Investigator, “SNAP Outreach Project” Contract from Rhode Island Department of Human Services, October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012. $874,383. Principal Investigator, “SNAP Outreach Project” Contract from Rhode Island Department of Human Services, October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011. $820,549. Kathleen S. Gorman Curriculum Vitae 6 Principal Investigator, “SNAP Outreach Project” Contract from Rhode Island Department of Human Services, October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010. $758,760. Co-Principal Investigator, “Maternal Depression, Food Acquisition Strategies and Child Nutritional Health.” Grant from National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, $140,589; June 1, 2009 – July 31, 2011. Grant awarded to Karen McCurdy, HDF. Principal Investigator, “Food Stamp Outreach Project” Contract from Rhode Island Department of Human Services, October 1, 2008 - September 30, 2009. $650,619. Principal Investigator, “Developing a Statewide Hunger Free Community Initiative”. Planning grant awarded from RI Service Alliance. October 20, 2008 - January 15, 2009. $20,000. Principal Investigator, “Food Stamp Outreach Project” Contract from Rhode Island Department of Human Services, October 1, 2007 - September 30, 2008. $602,155. AmeriCorps*VISTA award from the Rhode Island Campus Compact, Corporation for National and Community Service. Volunteer to work with Hunger Center to develop a Partnership with the Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale to create