DATE: January 12, 2006
Name:
Department: Community Health
and Sustainability
College or
Service Unit:
Rank or
Title: Assistant
Professor
Field: Community
Health Education
A.
EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC
QUALIFICATIONS
1.
Education
2004
Doctor
of Education in Health Education
Area of Specialization: Service
Learning in Health Education
Dissertation Sponsor: Dr. John
Allegrante
Dissertation Title: Using case study methodology to assess
the influence of service learning processes on competency development of
entry-level health educators
Honor: Kappa Delta Pi (International
Education Honor Society)
1993
Master
of Education
Major: Health Promotion
1989
Bachelor
of Science
Major:
Biology
Minor:
Healthcare Administration
2.
Academic Experience
1997-Present Assistant
Professor of Community Health Education
1996-1997 Instructor
of Community Health Education
1995-1996
Adjunct
Assistant Professor of Allied Health
1993-1996
Graduate
Assistant in Health Education
1990-1993
Graduate
Assistant- Health Education Coordinator
B.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
1. Professional Association Participation
a.
Membership in Professional
Organizations
American
Public Health Association (APHA)
Society for Public Health Education
(SOPHE)
Community-Campus Partnerships for
Health (CCPH)
American
b.
Refereed Presentations, Invited
Papers, and Poster Presentations at National, Regional, and State Conferences
November 2004 Developing NCHEC Areas of
Competency for Entry-Level Health Educators: Is Service Learning the Answer?
American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Scientific Session
Abstract published in conference
proceedings
November 2004 Health
Disparities in the Curriculum: A Web Based Resource
American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Roundtable Session
Abstract published in conference
proceedings
June 2003 Nurturing
and Assessing Service Learning Partnerships
Society for Public Health
Educators Scientific Conference
Poster Presentation
Abstract published in conference
proceedings
November 2002 Anatomy of a Service Learning
Course in Health Education
Society for Public Health
Educators Annual Conference
Poster Presentation
Abstract published in conference
proceedings
November 2001 Visually
Organizing Content for Learning
Oral
Presentation
March 2000 Health Educators for the 21st
Century
Wellness 2K Conference
Oral Presentation
c.
Invited Speaker at Campus/ Community
Conferences, Meetings, and Forums
April 2004 Service
Learning in Health Education
Center
for Family, Work, and Community Breakfast
UMass
Lowell
Panelist
March 2003 Here’s
to Health
Community
Teamwork, Inc.
Professional
Development Conference
Workshop
Presenter
November 2002 Culturally
Competent Health Education
Workshop
Presenter
November 2001 Challenging
Students, Creative Solutions
UMass
Online Faculty Meeting
Oral
Presentation
November 2000 CyberEd
in the
Faculty
Development Meeting
UMass
Lowell
Oral
Presentation
June 1998/99 Food,
Fat, and Fitness
High
School Scholars Program
UMass
Lowell
Workshop
Presenter
March 1998 Needs
Assessment and Evaluation
UMass
Lowell
Workshop
Presenter
October 1997/99 Acquaintance
Rape
Rape
Crisis Services of Greater
Oral
Presentation
2. Professional Awards and Honors
May 2004 Exceeding Expectations Award for Teaching Excellence
UMass
Lowell Student Government Association
April 2004 Haskell
Award for Distinguished Teaching
UMass Lowell Division of
Continuing Studies
2003-05 Outstanding Faculty Designation
UMass
Lowell Athletic Department
1998 Teaching
Excellence Award
Department of Health and Clinical Sciences
UMass
Lowell
1997 Teaching
Excellence Award
UMass
Lowell Student Government Association
C. RESEARCH
1. Grants and Contracts:
Fall 2005 Alcohol Education for First-Year Students:
“No Regrets”
Governor’s Highway Safety
Commission
Nancy Quattrocchi and Annie
Ciaraldi
$5000
Role: Co- PI
Fall 2004 Sustainable Redevelopment of the
CITA
David Turcotte
$7500
Role: Co- PI
May 2004 Step into Wellness
Council on Diversity and
Pluralism
UMass Lowell
Jackie
Dowling
$2800
Role: Co- PI
Fall 2002 Evaluating Service Learning Outcomes in
Health Education
Committee on Industrial Theory and Assessment
UMass Lowell
$5000
Role: PI
Fall 2002 An Evaluation of Service Learning in the
Preparation of Health Educators
Healey Grant
UMass Lowell
$1500
Role: PI
Spring 2000 Developing a Service Learning Course in Health Education
Community
Outreach Partnership Centers Grant
UMass
Lowell
$1500
Role:
PI
Fall 2000 PHASE in
Healthcare Project
National
Institute for Environmental Health Sciences
Craig
Slain and Laura Punnett
$713,000
over 5 years
12%
effort
2. Academic and Professional Publications
2005 Using the NCHEC Areas of
Responsibility to Assess Service Learning Outcomes in Undergraduate Health
Education Students.
American
Journal of Health Education
Accepted November 2005
In Press
2005 Service
Learning: Its origin, evolution, and connection to health education
American Journal of Health Education
Accepted December 2005
In Press
2005 Increasing Advocacy Skills for
Entry-Level Health Educators through Service Learning
The Journal for Civic Commitment
Accepted March 2006
In Press
2006 Found in Translation: A Community Outreach and Education
Program in Occupational Health Research
(Sequiera, E.,
Public Health Reports
In Process
2006 Picking and Choosing Disparities:
How Faculty Prepare Health Students to Succeed in a Diverse World
In Process
2006 Evidence to Practice: Alcohol
Education for a First-year with ‘No Regrets”
In Process
D. INSTRUCTION RELATED
ACTIVITY
Teaching
Courses Taught since 1996
Course # Course
Title #
of times Taught
30-201 Community Health 10
30-201 Community Health Online 15
30-XXX Lifestyles and Health Behavior 2
31-204 Introduction to Health Education 6
31-301 Curriculum, Methods, and Evaluation in
Teaching Health 10
31-403 Mind, Body, and Health 6
31-304 Contemporary Health Problems II 3
31-405 Communication Techniques in Health
Promotion 10
31-409 Service Learning in Health Education
(Co-Taught) 4
31-410 Community Health Practicum Supervision
(Co-Taught) 10
E. SERVICE ACTIVITIES
1. Community Activities
Headstart Health
Advisory Committee
Service Learning
Partners
·
·
·
Westford
Board of Health (Substance Abuse Prevention Program)
·
COBWEB
(Creating a Better Work Environment for Brazilians)
·
Healthcare
for All
·
UMass
Lowell Health Services
·
Girls
Incorporated
·
PHASE
in Healthcare Project
·
Community
Teamwork Inc.
·
Rape
Crisis Services of Greater
2. Committee Activities
University
·
Community-University
Partnership Task Force
·
Co-Chair-
Council on Diversity and Pluralism
·
Council
on Teaching, Learning, and Research as Scholarship
o
Co-Chair-
Enrichment Committee
·
Faculty
Senator
·
Carnegie
Task Force for Teaching and Learning
·
Student
Health Issues Committee
·
First
year Experience Task Force
·
Mock
Classroom Facilitator for UMass Lowell Orientation
·
New
Faculty
·
Enrollment
Committee
·
Service
Learning Workgroup
Department of Health and Clinical
Sciences
·
Health
Education Club Advisor