Winifred W. Thompson Page 1 of 14 Winifred Wilkins Thompson Emory University Rollins School of Public Health Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education 49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SE, Office 110, Atlanta, GA 30303 O - (404) 778-1349 F – (404) 778-1315 E-mail: wthomp3@sph.emory.edu ________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION 2006 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC Ph.D. – Health Promotion, Education, & Behavior 2004 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC Certificate of Graduate Study – Women’s Studies/Women’s Health 1994 University of Georgia, Athens, GA MSW – Social Work 1992 University of Georgia, Athens, GA B.S. Ed. – Educational Psychology Dissertation: Factors Affecting Pregnancy & Birth Outcomes: A Holistic Approach PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2009 Affiliate Faculty Prevention Research Center at Emory University Atlanta, Georgia 2006 Research Assistant Professor Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University Atlanta, Georgia 2000-2002 Research Associate University of South Carolina – Institute for Families in Society Fatherhood Initiative Columbia, South Carolina 2000-2000 Loaned Executive United Way of the Midlands, Resource Development – United Way Annual Campaign. Columbia, South Carolina Winifred W. Thompson Page 2 of 14 1998-2000 Director – YOU FIRST Family Service Center of South Carolina Richland County Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Initiative Columbia, South Carolina 1997-1997 Social Services Administrator Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo-Tigua Indian Reservation El Paso, Texas 1994-1997 Family Social Worker Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo-Tigua Indian Reservation El Paso, Texas 1994-1994 Director -Gambling Addiction Program West Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse El Paso, Texas HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS 2007 Recommended & Nominated Member, South Carolina Social Workers Board of Examiners (unable to accept position due to relocation to Atlanta, Georgia) 2006 Health Promotion, Education, & Behavior Outstanding Doctoral Student Award University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health Department of Health Promotion, Education, & Behavior 2002 – 2006 African American Professors Program Doctoral Scholar W.K. Kellogg Foundation, The South Carolina General Assembly, The University of South Carolina 2005 C. C. Royal Fellowship ($500) Based on academic merit and progress in doctoral program University of South Carolina Graduate School's Graduate Council 2004 – 2006 Graduate Incentive Fellowship ($7,500) State of South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, Graduate School, University of South Carolina 2004 Emily Thompson Award ($250) Recognition of best student paper in women’s health Department of Women’s Studies University of South Carolina. Winifred W. Thompson Page 3 of 14 2004 Harriott Hampton Faucette Award ($250) Recognition of Graduate Student Research and Development Department of Women’s Studies University of South Carolina 2003 Public Health Scholarship Award ($1,000) Recognition of commitment to the field of public health South Carolina Public Health Association (SCPHA) 2003 University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health Award Recognition of best paper from school to be submitted to the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Secretary’s Award for Innovations in Health Promotion or Disease Prevention 1997 El Paso Texas Social Worker of the Year Award, Nominee PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 2008 – Present 2007 2004 - Present 2002 – Present 2002 – 2006 2002 – Present 1999 – 2003 1998 – 2003 1998 – 2001 1992 – Present 1998 – 2006 1995 – 1996 1993 – 1995 Scholar, Winship Cancer Institute Cancer Control & Population Sciences Program Member, Winship Cancer Institute Cancer Control & Population Sciences Program Women’s Caucus Member, American Public Health Association Member, American Public Health Association Member, South Carolina Public Health Association Member, Women’s Health Research Coalition Board Member, South Carolina Association for Rural Education Member, Toastmaster International–Two Notch Toastmasters Club Member, American Association of University Women–Greater Columbia Branch Member, National Association of Social Workers Member, South Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers Steering Committee Member, El Paso Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers Member, American Psychological Society GRANT AWARDS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR 2008 The Greater Atlanta Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, Inc., Expanding Patient Navigation to Facilitate Breast Cancer Patients’ Adherence to Multimodal Treatment Recommendations, 1 year, $42,216. Winifred W. Thompson Page 4 of 14 CO-INVESTIGATOR 2009 Clinical & Translational Science Award - Atlanta Clinical & Translational Institute Community Engagement Research Program, 3 years, $4 million, (David S. Stephens, PI) 2008 Emory University Religion and Health Collaborative Psycho-sociocultural Factors Among Pregnant Latinas, 1 year, $30,000, (Safiya George Dalmida, PI) 2008 Emory Medical Care Foundation FIRST-STEP Project (Families in Research to Strengthen Ties Striving towards Excellence in Parenting), 1 year, $24,200 (Chaundrissa Smith, PI) 2007-2009 Emory University Office of the Provost, Religion & Health Collaborative: Reproductive Health, 2 years, $555,472. (Iman Roushdy Hammady, PI) 2006 Avon Foundation and Georgia Cancer Coalition, Comprehensive Breast Center of Grady Health Center Community Education and Outreach Initiative, 3 years, $480,536. (Kimberly Jacob Arriola, PI) 2000 Gannett Foundation – WLTX-TV, Baby Think It Over Simulated Babies, $3,500. (Don Simmons, PI) 1999 - 2003 Richland County Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Block Grant, 3-5 year grant award to reduce adolescent pregnancy in Richland County Columbia, South Carolina, $161,832.50. (Carolyn Bivona, PI) OTHERS 1998 C.C. Riggs, Inc. – Create-A-Thon, Recipient of advertising and marketing award: Creation of YOU FIRST Logo, Letterhead, Poster, & Public Service Announcement Role on grant: Wrote 2000 Blue Cross/Blue Shield of South Carolina, Donation for production and distribution of YOU FIRST monthly newsletter, $5,000. Role: Approached & Collaborated with Corporate Sponsor Winifred W. Thompson Page 5 of 14 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2005 – 2006 Qualitative Data Collector/Analyst (Paid Contract Consultant) Artist Against Breast Cancer: A community outreach program to promote breast cancer awareness University of South Carolina – School of Medicine Department of Pathology & Microbiology & The South Carolina Cancer Center, Columbia, South Carolina Principal Investigator: Dr. Lucia Pirisi-Creek 2003 – 2006 Quantitative Data Collector/Manager (Graduate Assistant) Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities Palmetto Health, Palmetto Healthy Start - Prematurity Prevention Partnership Grant University of South Carolina – Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, South Carolina Principal Investigator: Dr. Saundra Glover 2003 Quantitative Data Collector/Manager (Graduate Assistant) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Active for Life Grant University of South Carolina – Prevention Research Center, Columbia, South Carolina Principal Investigator: Dr. Sara Wilcox 2002 Qualitative Data Collector/Analyst (Paid Contract Consultant) CDC/ASPH – “Impact of High Risk-Human Papillomavirus Positivity on Women: Formative Research” University of South Carolina – Arnold School of Public Health, Principal Investigator: Dr. Ann Coker 2000-2002 Qualitative Data Collector/Analyst (Paid Contract Consultant) CDC/ASPH Institute for HIV Prevention Leadership Community Based Organizations University of South Carolina – Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, South Carolina Principal Investigator: Dr. Donna Richter 2002 – 2003 Qualitative Data Collector/Analyst (Graduate Assistant) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Active for Life Grant University of South Carolina – Prevention Research Center, Columbia, South Carolina Principal Investigators: Dr. Russell Pate & Dr. Barbara Ainsworth Winifred W. Thompson Page 6 of 14 PUBLICATIONS PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES 1. Ford, D., Thompson, W. W., Mason, T. A., Rayton, M., Arriola, K.R. J. (In press). A qualitative evaluation of the AVON Foundation Community Education and Outreach Initiative Patient Navigation Program. Journal of Cancer Education. 2. Arriola Jacob, K. R., Borba, C. P. C., Thompson, W. W. (2007). The Health Status of Black Women: Breaking through the Glass Ceiling. Women, Gender, & Families. 1(2), 1-23. 3. Thompson, W. W. (2006). Factors affecting pregnancy and birth outcomes: A holistic approach. Ph.D. dissertation, University of South Carolina, United States—South Carolina, Dissertations & Theses, 204 pages, Publication No. AAT 3232543. 4. Calderon, K. S. & Thompson, W. W. (2005). Biofeedback relaxation training: A rediscovered mind-body tool in public health. American Journal of Health Studies. 19(4), 185-194. 5. Ainsworth, B.E., Wilcox, S., Thompson, W. W., Richter, D.L., & Henderson, K. A. (2003). Personal, social, and physical environmental correlates of physical activity in African American women in South Carolina. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 25(3Si), 23-29. MONOGRAPHS 1. Thompson, W.W. (2006). Physical-Activity Research: Using Social Roles Construct with African American Women. In J. McFadden (Ed.), African American Professors Program Monograph Series (50-65). Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina. 2. Thompson, W.W. (2005). Employment Status and Hypertension in Women. In J. McFadden (Ed.), African American Professors Program Monograph Series (4656). Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina. 3. Thompson, W.W. (2004). Biofeedback Relaxation Training (BFRT): A Stress Management Tool for Reducing Cardiovascular Disease among African American Women. In J. McFadden (Ed.), African American Professors Program Monograph Series (30-51). Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina. 4. Thompson, W.W. (2003). Matters of the heart among African American women. In J. McFadden (Ed.), African American Professors Program Monograph Series (72-82). Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina. Winifred W. Thompson Page 7 of 14 BOOK CHAPTERS 1. Thompson, W. W. (2003). Black Women in American 2nd ed. (Contract Contributing Author) Oxford University Press: Biographies of Dr. Christine Darden & Anita DeFrantz. TEACHING APPOINTMENTS 2009 EPI 591M: Community Engagement & Health Disparities in Clinical and Translational Research (2 credit hour course), Emory University Rollins School of Public Health & Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. 29 students. 2009 BSHE 524: Community Needs Assessment (3 credit hour course), Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. 22 students. 2009 BSHE 560R: Special Topics in Health Disparities, Public Health – Behavioral Sciences and Health Education (2 credit hour course), Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. 12 students. 2008 BSHE 560R: Special Topics in Health Disparities, Public Health – Behavioral Sciences and Health Education (2 credit hour course), Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia. 15 students. 2006 HPEB 321: Personal & Community Health, Public Health – Health Promotion, Education, & Behavior (3 credit hour course), University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, South Carolina. 41 students. 2006 Public Health Seminar I – Intermediate Biomedical (1 credit hour course), South Carolina State University Department of Biological Sciences, Orangeburg, South Carolina. 29 students. 2005 HPEB 321: Personal & Community Health, Public Health – Health Promotion, Education, & Behavior (3 credit hour course), University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, South Carolina. 16 students. 2005 Public Health Seminar I – Health, Physical Education, & Recreation (1 credit hour course), Benedict College Department of Health, Physical Education & Recreation, Columbia, South Carolina. 20 students. Winifred W. Thompson Page 8 of 14 2004 WOST 113 - Women and Their Bodies in Health and Disease – Women’s Studies (3 credit hour course), University of South Carolina College of Liberal Arts Department of Women Studies, Columbia, South Carolina – Canceled due to low enrollment. TEACHING EXPERIENCE GUEST LECTURES (Selected) 2005 Experiences & Careers in Public Health, University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health. Guest panel member in Introduction to Health Education Course (HPEB 300). 2005 Maternal, Child, Pregnancy & Parenting, University of South Carolina College of Liberal Arts Department of Women Studies. Guest panel member in Women’s Studies Course (WOST 113). 2004 Cultural Issues in Patient-Provider Communication, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy. Guest lecture in introductory Pharmacy course (PHRM 445). 2003 Exposure to Public Health Professions, Allen University Public Health Club, Panel Member. 2002 Management & Supervision, University of South Carolina College of Social Work, Guest Lecture in Advanced Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities III: Administrative Skills course. STUDENT MASTER THESIS COMMITTEES 1. Ashwini Hardikar, Chair, Self-Esteem Promotion Among South Asian Adolescent Females in an Urban Setting, 2009. 2. Emily Dauria, Committee Member, Do children have the right to know?: A secondary analysis of HIV-disclosure practices to youth in the LEGACY cohort study, 2009. 3. Brandi Yancy, Committee Member, A Secondary Analysis of Factors Contributing to Birth Outcomes Using Georgia’s Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Data 2004-2006, 2009. 4. Dara Ford, Committee Member, A Qualitative Evaluation of the Avon Foundation Community Education and Outreach Initiative Patient Navigation Program, 2008. Winifred W. Thompson Page 9 of 14 5. Malaika Hillard, Committee Member, A Qualitative Exploration of Hair as a Cultural Barrier to Exercise among African American Women, 2008. PRESENTATIONS REFEREED PRESENTATIONS (Selected) 1. Dalmida, Safiya, PhD; Robertson, Bethany, DNP; Thompson, Winifred, PhD; Carrion, Maria, PhD; Erskine, Noel, PhD; Palomeque, Francisco, MPH; Scruggs, Niambe, MD; Mitchell, Sarah, BSN; Sniderman, Meg, BA (2009, April). Spirituality, Social Capital, and Maternal-Infant Outcomes in Pregnant Latinas. Religion & Public Health Collaborative Research Symposium, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. 2. Gaydos, Laura, PhD; Roushdy Hammady, Iman, PhD, Hogue, Carol, PhD; Thompson, Winifred, PhD; Flak, Audrey, MPH candidate, (2009, April). The Role of Faith in Family Planning for African-American Women. Religion & Public Health Collaborative Research Symposium, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. 3. Hardison-Moody, Anne, MTS, PhD candidate; Roushdy Hammady, Iman, PhD; Seeman, Don, PhD; Gaydos, Laura, PhD; Thompson, Winifred, PhD; Hogue, Carol, PhD, (2009,April). Choosing Unintended Pregnancy: Women's Agency, Spirituality, and the Discourse of Public Health. Religion & Public Health Collaborative Research Symposium, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. 4. Ford, D., Thompson, W. W., Mason, T. A., Rayton, M., Arriola, K.R. J., (2008, November). A Qualitative Evaluation of the Avon Foundation Community Education and Outreach Initiative Patient Navigation Program. 2008 Georgia Community Health Advisor Conference, Callaway Gardens, Georgia. 5. Gabram, S. G. A., Bayer, C. W., Lund, M. B., Sellers, N., Hendry, R. J., Thompson, W. W., Vidakovic, B., Mizaikoff, B. (2008, May). Breath analysis as a method for early breast cancer detection. 44th American Society of Clinical Oncology. Poster Presentation for Cancer Prevention Category, Chicago, Illinois. 6. Luchok, K., Meglen, M., Mackey, M., Baek, J-D., Thompson, W. W., Alston, K., (2007, November). Evaluation of a program to prevent prematurity and low birth weight deliveries in a low income population. 135th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition. Disparities in Pregnancy Outcomes: The Role of Politics and Public Policy. Oral Session for Maternal and Child Health Section, Washington, DC. 7. Thompson, W. W., Luchok, K., Calderon, K., Glover, S. (2007, November). Relationship among spirituality and prenatal health factors in a Healthy Start population. 135th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Winifred W. Thompson Page 10 of 14 Exposition: Maternal & Child Health Issues. Oral Session for Women’s Caucus, Washington, DC. 8. Thompson, W. W., Luchok, K., Calderon, K., Glover, S. (2007, November). Factors affecting pregnancy and birth outcomes: A holistic approach. 135th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition: Issues in Maternal & Child Health. Oral Session for Public Health Education and Health Promotion, Washington, DC. 9. Thompson, W. W. (2007, August). Spiritual, Psychosocial, & Biophysical influences on birth outcomes for Palmetto Health Start Participants, Department of Health & Human Services Minority Women’s Health Summit 2007, Oral Session, Washington, DC. 10. Stewart, T. A., Arriola, K. J., Thompson, W. W., Glanz, K. (2007, May). Exploring Patient Navigation as a New and Emerging Role of Community Health Workers (CHWs), National Community Health Workers Unity Conference, Poster Presentation, Tampa, FL. 11. Luchok, K. J., Meglen, M., Ridgeway, L., Mackey, M., Thompson, W. W. & Ehlers, M. (2005, December). A programmatic response to depressive symptoms prevalent in a low income pregnant population, 133rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition: Critical Issues in women’s health: A multicultural perspective, Poster Presentation, Philadelphia, PA. 12. Glover, S., Williams, A., Preston, G., & Thompson, W. W. (2004, November). Eliminating Health Disparities through Community and Academic Partnerships, 132nd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition: Collaborations for Applied, Practice-based Teaching and Learning Section, Oral Presentation, Washington, DC. 13. Thompson, W. W., Calderon, K. S., Yucha, C. B. (2004, November). Biofeedback and Hypertension: Implications for Targeting Stress in Public Health, 132nd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition: Alternative and Complementary Health Practice Section, Poster Presentation, Washington, DC. 14. Thompson, W. W. (2004, February). Designing Research Proposals that are Grounded in Feminist Theory & Interdisciplinary in Nature, University of South Carolina 17th Annual Women’s Studies Conference, Gender, Race, and Liberation in the 21st Century. Columbia, South Carolina. 15. Calderon, K. S., Hey W., Carroll, H. & Thompson, W. W. (2003, November). Use of Body-Mind-Spirit-wellness dimensions in promotion of healthy lifestyles among college students, 131st American Public Health Association Annual Winifred W. Thompson Page 11 of 14 Meeting and Exposition: Behavior, Lifestyle and Social Determinants of Health, Poster Presentation, San Francisco, California. INVITED MODERATOR/SPEAKER (Selected) 1. Thompson. W. W. (2007, November). Social, Cultural, Environmental and Political Contexts of Women’s Health. 135th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition: Women’s Caucus Section, Moderator, Boston, MA. 2. Thompson, W. W. (2007, August). Factors influencing pregnancy and birth outcomes: A holistic approach, 12th Annual HeLa Women’s Health Conference Complementary & Alternative Medicine Session, Invited Oral Presentation, Atlanta, GA. 3. Thompson. W. W. (2006, November). Breast Health, Breast Cancer, and Survivorship. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition: Women’s Caucus Section, Moderator, Boston, MA. 4. Thompson, W. W. (2005, December). Perspectives on Violence Against Women. 133rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition: Women’s Caucus Section, Moderator, Philadelphia, PA. 5. Thompson, W. W. (2004, November). Rape and Sexual Assault Experiences of Teenage Girls. 132nd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition: Women’s Caucus Section, Moderator, Washington, DC. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE NATIONAL 2009 Reviewer, Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association A publication in the cervical cancer symposium 2007 Reviewer, Journal of Ethnicity & Disease 2006 Judge, American Public Health Association Committee on Affiliates student poster contest session for the American Public Health Association 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition. 2005 – Present Reviewer, American Public Health Association Women’s Caucus Abstracts for the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition. Winifred W. Thompson Page 12 of 14 STATEWIDE 2003 – 2006 Member, South Carolina Public Health Association Continuing Education Committee 2002 – 2004 Reviewer, South Carolina Public Health Association Contributed Papers Committee 2001 - 2003 Level Two Grant Reviewer, State of South Carolina First Steps Program UNIVERSITY 2005 – 2006 Student Representative, University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health – Campus-Community Partnerships for Health Core Team Member. 2003 – 2004 Health Promotion, Education, & Behavior Doctoral Student Representative, University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health Dean’s Student Advisory Council (DSAC). 2002 – 2004 Student Representative, University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health - Health Promotion Education & Behavior Chair Search Committee. 2002 Judge, Creative Poster Competition University of South Carolina Graduate Student Day. 2001 Member, University of South Carolina, Institute for Families in Society - Smith Scholarship Committee 2000 – 2002 Committee Member, University of South Carolina Institute for Families in Society Research Committee COMMUNITY 2001 - 2002 Speaker, Central Midlands School-to-Work Partnership Speakers Guide Bureau 2000 - 2002 Speaker, YOU FIRST Speaker Bureau 2000 – 2001 Speaker, United Way Annual Campaign (Building Community Yours) 2001 Reviewer, Sisters of Charity Foundation After School Concept Letters Winifred W. Thompson Page 13 of 14 1997 Social Services Representative, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tigua Indian Tribe of Texas ICWA (Indian Child Welfare Act) Committee 1995 – 1997 Committee Chair, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tigua Indian Tribe of Texas Family Preservation Committee CONSULTATION 2004 – 2006 Reviewer, South Carolina Department of Education Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) for Bias & Sensitivity. 2002 Evaluation Consultant, United Way Funded Programs PRESENTATIONS Workshops 2006 Writing Workshop (9 sessions), University of South Carolina Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities, W. K. Kellogg African American Public Health Fellowship & Development Program Summer Institute. Role: Lead Presenter 2005 Technical Writing (2 sessions), University of South Carolina Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities, W. K. Kellogg African American Public Health Fellowship & Development Program Summer Institute. Role: Presenter 2004 What career can I choose to improve my health and the health of my community? University of South Carolina Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities Columbia Area Public Health Student Alliance. Role: Presenter 2004 Public Health Research (4 sessions), University of South Carolina Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities, W. K. Kellogg African American Public Health Fellowship & Development Program Summer Institute. Role: Lead Presenter 2004 Birth Order: Little Choice, Big Effect for Business Leaders, Columbia Five Points Rotary Club Meeting, Columbia, South Carolina. Role: Presenter 2004 Careers & Current Trends in Public Health (2 sessions), June 2004, South Carolina AHEC Summer Leadership Institute, Columbia, South Carolina. Role: Co-presenter Winifred W. Thompson Page 14 of 14 2003 Learning by Doing: A Community Health Development Class meets the Real World of Neighborhood Organizing, University of South Carolina Women’s Studies Program Brownbag Pedagogy Series: Teaching for Social Justice. Columbia, South Carolina. Role: Panel Member 2001 – 2002 Evaluation from the Start, Technical Assistance Training's for 16 Sisters of Charity Foundation Fatherhood programs across South Carolina.