Ph.D., Nursing Science
University of South Carolina -, 1995
MSN, Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
Medical College of Georgia, 1983
BSN, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
University of South Carolina -, 1979
Certifications
Nurse Practitioner Certification
American Nurses Credentialing Center, 1995
Awards & Honors
Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Fellow Program
2014
Fellow into the American Academy of Nursing
2013
Outstanding Researcher Award
Georgia Health Sciences University Research Institute (GHSURI), 2012
Outstanding Clinical Science Faculty Research Award
School of Medicine, MCG, 2009
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
Comparison of asthma prevalence among African American teenage youth attending public high schools in rural Georgia and urban Detroit, 2014 Journal Article, Academic Journal
The Association of Individual and Neighborhood Social Cohesion, Stressors, and Crime on Smoking Status Among African-American Women in Southeastern US Subsidized Housing Neighborhoods, 2014 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Comparison of enrollment rates of African-American families into a school-based tobacco prevention trial using two recruitment strategies in urban and rural settings, 2013 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Application of a CBPR Framework to Inform a Multi-level Tobacco Cessation Intervention in Public Housing Neighborhoods, 2012 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Community-Based Participatory Research and Smoking Cessation Interventions: A Review of the Evidence, 2012 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Professional Service
National Institutes of Health, SBIR & STTR applications, RPHB C-
2013 - Present
Role: Other
10 Study Section
2012 - Present
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) study section review by NIH, ZRG1 CB J 70R / PCORI 7
2012 - Present
Role: Chairperson
NIH Study Section: Community-Level Health Promotion [CLHP]
2010 - Present
NIH Community-Level Health Promotion Study Section
2009 - Present