Barbara Clinton (615) 322-4176 (office) barbara.clinton@ vanderbilt.edu PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE July 1988 - Present Director, Center for Health Services, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. Responsible for four programs of service learning and community assistance. Supervise professional staff members, raise and manage annual budget of more than$1,000,000. Design, supervise and evaluate programs addressing maternal and child health, geriatric health, environment, cancer and nutrition. July 2002 – Present Adjunct Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt School of Medicine. April 1986 - Present Adjunct Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. July 1987 - June 1988 Acting Director, Center for Health Services. April 1981 - July 1987 Associate Director, Center for Health Services. October 1982 - August 1990 Director, Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW) Project, a regional early intervention program in six states which identifies and trains local leaders as outreach workers. Supervised a professional staff of 32. March 1980 - April 1981 Senior Social Worker, Georgia Department of Medical Assistance, Athens, Georgia. Supervised the provision of community-based services to elderly clients in a ten-county rural area. Supervised casework staff. Provided training and consultation to service providers. March 1979 - January 1980 Intern, Northeast Georgia Community Mental Health Center, Athens, Georgia. Trained volunteers and professional clinical staff in working with ethnic and racial minorities. Authored a Family Life education curriculum for use in county school system. February 1977 - August 1978 Therapist, Buffalo Children's Hospital, Buffalo, New York. Therapy practice with children adjusting to growth and endocrine disorders. Provided individual, family and group treatment. Provided consultation to medical personnel. Lecturer, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine, Buffalo, New York. Trained students to enhance their skills in communication with patients about sexual issues. October 1976 - August 1977 Group Counselor, Erie Medical Center, Buffalo, New York. Counseled women with unwanted pregnancies. Presented community education programs on women's health. Social Worker, Orchard Park Nursing Home, Orchard Park, New York. Supervised social services program. October 1975 - October 1976 Caseworker, Erie County Department of Social Services, Buffalo, New York. Case Manager for Medicaid clients in eight nursing homes. March 1970 - September Child Care Worker, Gateway United Methodist Youth Center, Williamsville, New York. Planned and maintained a therapeutic environment for emotionally handicapped children in a residential treatment center. EDUCATION M.S.W. University of Georgia, School of Social Work, Athens, Georgia, 1980. B.A. State University College, Buffalo, New York, 1970. Major: Social Sciences. Auditor's Certificate, University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia, 1968. Attended State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law, 1970 - 1971. GRANTS and AWARDS (partial list) Hearst Foundation (2001) $ 75,000 Bernard van Leer Foundation (2000-2003) $ 640,000 Gerber Foundation (1998-2001) $ 360,000 Hasbro Children’s Foundation (1995-2001) $ 600,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (1998-2001) $ 289,000 Bernard van Leer Foundation (1987-99) $2,400,000 Ford Foundation (1982-85) $ 476,000 J.C. Penny Foundation (1983) $ 7,500 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (1983-86) $ 109,000 Ford Foundation (1985-88) $ 516,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (1986-89) $ 289,000 Ford Foundation (1988) $ 100,000 Unitarian Universalist Veach Fund (1988-93) $ 75,000 Public Welfare Foundation (1989-93) $ 175,000 HONORS • Children Count Award (for MIHOW) Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2002, $500,000 • Oscar van Leer Award (for MIHOW) Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2001, $10,000 • Affirmative Action Award, Vanderbilt University, 2001 • Board of Directors, Parents as Teachers National Training Center, 2000-2003 • National Panelist, Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative, 2 National Science Foundation , 1996-2001 • Technical Advisor, Central Appalachian Initiative on Cancer, University of Kentucky, 1990-96 • Advisor, Zero to Three, 1998 • Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects, Emergency Research and Community Consent, Vanderbilt Medical Center 1997 • National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, Rural Advisory Group, 1999 National Training Institute, Planning Committee, 1997 • Who’s Who of American Women, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005 • The World Who’s Who of Women, 1997 • Who's Who in America, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 • Who's Who in the World, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001 • Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, 2002 • Who's Who in American Education, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2003 • Commendation for Exemplary Commitment to Affirmative Action, Vanderbilt University, 1992 • Evaluation Advisor, Tennessee Commission on Aging, 1991-92 • Expert panelist, National Resource Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University 1987, 1988, 1989 • Governor's Intern, State of Georgia, 1978, 1979 • Regents Scholar, State of New York, 1965, 1966, 1968,1969 MEMBERSHIPS Vanderbilt University Press, Editorial Committee, 2003-06 Vanderbilt University Press, 2004-05 Creating Homes Initiative, Tennessee Department of Mental Health, 2001-04 Attachment Parenting International, Board of Directors, 1999-2003 Father to Father, Board of Directors, 1996-2000 Woodbine Community Credit Union, Board of Directors Academy of Certified Social Workers National Association of Social Workers Southeast Women's Employment Coalition, Steering Committee 1988-91 Tennessee Primary Care Association Vanderbilt University Women's Center, Advisory Board 1992 - 94 Neighborhood Education Project Advisory Board, 1989-94 PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS “Working in partnership: what works.” Community Scholar Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, May 29, 2002. “Service Learning Strategies for Health Professions Students.” Tennessee Primary Care Association, Nashville, TN, March 23, 2002. “MIHOW: Empowering women in stressed communities.” United Methodist Women, Nashville, TN, March 19, 2002. “Serving Rural Children Well.” Presentation to Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, February 27, 2002. 3 “Program replication: from pilot to large scale.” Pritzker Cousins Foundation, Chicago, IL, December 11, 2001. “The role of communities in enhancing the health of children.” Bernard van Leer Foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands, November 19, 2001. ---. and M. Lazarov. “MHOW Standards of Practice: An alternative to certification for community health workers.” The 129th Annual Meeting of American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA, October 22, 2001. “Addressing the needs of rural children.” Save the Children, Washington, DC, October 18, 2001. “Supervision of lay health outreach workers.” University of Southern Mississippi, Jackson, MS, September 25, 2001. “Rural families and rural children: meeting their needs.” Annie E. Casey Foundation,. Baltimore, MD, August 3, 2001. “Proposal Writing for Real People.” Community Scholar Program, Vanderbilt Center for Health Services, June 2000, July 2001. “Woman to woman outreach and home visiting: why it works.” Phi Epsilon Omega, Nashville, TN, June 28, 2001. “Supervising graduate interns.” Tennessee Primary Care Association, Nashville, TN, March 31, 2001. “Challenges in program expansion: meeting and surpassing your goals.” Pritzker Cousins Foundation, March 9, 2001. ---. and N. Lisovicz, S. Kidd, M. Lazarov, R. Harrell. “The role of a home visitor program in maternal and child community health promotion: Findings from the MIHOW Program.” The 128th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, November 14, 2000. “Promoting financial self sufficiency for grassroots programs.” The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Initiative Support Program, Moran, WY, October 5, 2000. “Making the transition from welfare to work.” Family Resource Coalition, Chicago, IL, April 27, 2000. “Rural Families, Rural Strengths.” Insite, Family Action Centre, University of Newcastle, NSW Australia, November 1999. Reprinted in The Greenlight/TAGA Seedling, Spring 2000. “Expanding MIHOW: Mississippi Programs.” Hasbro Children’s Foundation Board of Directors, New York, NY, February 15, 2000. “Health outreach done by community women: Why it works.” Keynote speech, West Virginia Partners in Community Outreach, Charleston, WV, October 6, 1999. ---. and C. Manny. “Evaluating home visiting programs: the underlying principles.” Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies National Conference, Seattle, WA, August 2, 1999. 4 “Families and Rural Communities.” Family Reunion VIII, Nashville, TN, June 22, 1999. “Contextual Similarities: Mutual learning opportunities between international and U.S. grant makers.” Council on Foundations, New Orleans, LA, April 20, 1999. ---. and D. C. German. “The community impact of a university sponsored health coalition.” Cooperative Education Association Conference, Boston, MA, March 23, 1998. ---. and J. Matthews-Taylor. "Rural parents impacting the health of the community's children." Children First, ed. Marian Hanrahan and Bert Prinsen. Netherlands Institute for Care and Welfare, 1998. “Advocacy for children and families.” Keynote speech, Zero to Three National Training Institute, Nashville, TN, December 5, 1997. “Introduction to Fund Raising.” Statewide Cross Stream National Service Conference, Nashville, TN, October 8, 1997. ---. and J. Matthews-Taylor, Carole Manny. "MIHOW outreach