October, 2015
CURRICULUM VITAE
Meredith Ann Minkler, Dr.P.H.
Current Position: Professor in the Graduate School, University of California, Berkeley
School of Public Health
Residence:
168 Highland Blvd.
Kensington, California 94708
(510) 524-4571
Education:
Dr.P.H. University of California, Berkeley, 1975
(Community Health Education)
M.P.H. University of California, Berkeley, 1970
(Public Health Education and Family Planning)
Delta Omega (honorary Public Health society)
B.A. University of California, Berkeley, 1968
(Social Sciences)
Phi Beta Kappa
Employment History:
2014 - Fulbright Specialist (South Africa)
July 2014- Professor in the Graduate School, University of California, Berkeley
2012-2014 Professor, Health and Social Behavior Program, School of Public Health,
UC Berkeley
2008-2012 Professor and Director, Health and Social Behavior Program, School of
Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
2003-2006
Director, Dr.PH Program
1996-present Professor of Health and Social Behavior
1998-2003
Co-Asst. to the Vice Chancellor for National and Community Service
1996-2000
Chair, Community Health Education Program
1994-1996
Deputy Director, Division of Community Health Sciences
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
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1991-1993
Director, Brookdale Grandparent Caregiver Information Project
1984-1989
Founder and Director, Center on Aging, UC Berkeley
1984-1991Affiliate Faculty Member, Institute for Health and Aging, UCSF
1988-1989
Professor and Chair, Program in Community Health Education
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
198l-1988
Associate Professor of Community Health Education
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
1982-1983
Visiting Professor
Aging Health Policy Center, UCSF (sabbatical)
1975-198l
Assistant Professor of Health Education
Department of Social and Administrative Health Sciences
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
197l-1972
Education Associate/Demographer
Planned Parenthood/World Population
San Francisco/Alameda County, California
1970-197l
Training Associate in Family Planning
The Ford Foundation, New Delhi, India
Current Research Interests (see Publications):
Community based participatory research; empowering community- based interventions
for marginalized youth and other groups; community engagement and environmental
health policy; community-engagement in global health; community approaches to healthy
retail and community re-entry; theories of community organizing and community
building; ethical issues in community health research
University Service (selected)
Governing Board, Center for Collaborative Research for an Equitable California
Faculty consultant, CalCorps
Chair, Faculty Network for Community-based Participatory Research
Executive Committee, Academic Geriatric Resource Program (UCB) 1998-2012
Co-chair, Faculty Policy Committee on Academic Service Learning, 1997-2007
Asst. to the Vice Chancellor for National and Community Service 2003-2004
Co-chair, Chancellor’s Community Service Awards, 2001-2003
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Member, UC Systemwide Committee for the Development of a Health Education
Institute. 2000-2003
Member, UC Systemwide Health Sciences Education Committee 1997-2000
Member, University Welfare Committee, 1999-2001
Member, UC Systemwide Committee on Academic Service Learning, 1999-2001
Faculty Advisory Committee, Disability Studies Program and Ed Roberts
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Disability
Member, Advisory Committee, Human Rights Center, 1999-present
Member, Campus Task Force on Community Service, 1999-2000
Chair, Chancellor’s Human Corps Awards Committee 1998-1999, and Co-Chair,
1997-1998; 1999-2000, 2001-2003.
Chair, Multicultural Concerns Committee 1999-2000 and 2004-2006
Professional Memberships and Consultantships (selected):
Advisory Committee, SF Office of Economic and Workforce Development, San
Francisco Healthy Retail Program
Member, Alameda County Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform
Research consultant, Safe Return Project, Richmond, CA
Consultant, Prodigal Sons of West Oakland
Senior Research consultant, PolicyLink, Inc.
Consultant, Community Partners
National Advisory Committee, Kellogg Community Health Scholars Program
Consultant, Center for Collaborative Partnerships
Consultant, University of New Mexico (NARCH project)
Consultant, California Wellness Foundation (Healthy Aging)
Consultant, Campus Community Partnerships for Health (engaged scholarship)
Consultant, RAND Corp, (CBPR)
Fellow, Wellesley Central Health Corp, Toronto
Chair, CDC Extramural review panel, CBPR,
National Advisory Committee, Community Health Scholars Program
Board of Directors, Selam Foundation
Technical Expert Advisory Group, RTI/UNC Center for Evidence-Based Public
Health (CBPR)
Consultant, U.S. Administration on Aging (Grandparent caregiving)
Consultant, The California Endowment (community partnerships)
Advisory Committee, Research & Training Center in Public Policy and
Independent Living, World Institute for Disability
Editorial Consultant, International Journal of Health Services
Editorial Board, Action Research
Editorial Board, Health Education and Behavior
Editorial Board, Progress in Community Partnerships
Editorial Board, Journal of Community Practice
Consultant, National Women's Political Caucus
Consultant, Workshop on China's Policies on Aging, East West
Population Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Governing Council, APHA
Consultant, Western Consortium for Public Health/USAID to the Ministry of
Health, Mayanmar, Burma
Faculty, Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge
Health Policy Advisory Committee, The W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Consultant, Health Promotion Directorate, Quebec, British Colombia and
Manitoba Canada
Consultant, American Institutes for Research, Palo Alto, California
Co-chair, Public Policy Committee, American Society on Aging
Board of Directors, California Council on Geriatrics and Gerontology
Co-Chair, Committee on Research, Western Gerontological Society
National Nominating Committee, Society for Public Health Education
Consultant, White House Conference on Aging Technical Committee on Health
Maintenance and Health Promotion
Editor, Social Health Section, American Journal of Health Promotion
Editorial Board, Health Education and behavior, Journal of Community Practice,
Progress in Community Partnerships
Consultant, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Consultant, The Levi Strauss Foundation (Health Equity)
Consultant, Ford Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan (Family Planning)
Consultant, The Pathfinder Fund, Tamil Nadu, India and Beirut, Lebanon
Consultant, San Francisco Family Planning Council
Honors and Awards:
Tisch Award for Civic Engagement in Research, 2013
Outstanding Mentor Award, Society for Public Health Education, 2013
Singer Award for Community Leadership, LifeLong Medical Care, 2012
Paul Harris Fellowship, Rotary International, No. CA, 2010
Chancellor’s Award for Research in the Public Interest, 2010
Godfrey M. Hochbaum Distinguished Lecture, Chapel Hill, UNC, 2010
Finalist, UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award, 2009
Finalist, ASPH Distinguished Teaching Award, 2009
Thomas Bruce Award, Community –Based Public Health Caucus, American
Public Health Association (co-recipient), 2008
Paper of the Year Award, 2007, Health Promotion Practice (co-recipient)
International Pratt Fellow, Melbourne, Australia, 2006
William T. Small Lecturer, National Minority Health Conference, UNC, 2006.
Virginia de Haan Lecturer, Emory University, 2005
Outstanding Researcher Award, National Center for Grandparents Raising
Grandchildren, Atlanta, GA 2005
Dorothy B. Nyswander Outstanding Leadership Award NC SOPHE, 2003
Visiting Professor on Community-Academic Partnerships, Center for Improving
Child Health Disparities, Johns Hopkins University and Howard University 2003
Finalist, Thomas Erlich Faculty Award for Faculty Service-Learning, 2002
Distinguished Fellow, Society for Public Health Education, 2001
Chancellor's Faculty Award for Academic Service Learning, 2001
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Finalist, Ernest Lynton Award for Faculty Professional Outreach & Service 1999
& 2001
Ethyl Lawther Distinguished Lecturer, University of North Carolina, 2000
Distinguished Lecturer, Ithaca Gerontology Institute, 2000
Distinguished Teaching and Mentorship Award, UC Berkeley School of Public
Health, 2000
Distinguished Mentorship Award, Gerontological Society of America, 1999
Best Paper Award, Health Education and Behavior, 1999
Distinguished Career Award, Health Education and Health Promotion Section,
American Public Health Association, 1993
U.C. Health Net Distinguished Wellness Lecturer, 1993
American Library Assoc Award for Best Academic Books in Sociology, 1993
Henrik Blum Award for Outstanding Community Service
Northern California Public Health Association, 1989
Ralph Sachs Scholar, UCLA, 1988
Outstanding Service Award, Over 60 Clinic, 1988
Peer Recognition Award, Society for Public Health Education, 1986
Esquire Register, 1985
Kellogg National Fellow, 1980-83
Delta Omega (honorary Public Health society), 1970
Books and Monographs
Wallerstein, N, Duran, B, Oexel, J and Minkler, M Community Based Participatory Research
for Health (3rd edition) San Francisco, CA.: Jossey-Bass, in press.
Minkler, M. (2012) Community Organizing and Community building for Health and
Welfare (3rd edition). Piscataway, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
Minkler, M., Garcia, AP, Rubin, V et al. (2012). Community-Based Participatory
Research: A strategy for building healthy communities and promoting health through
policy change. Oakland, CA: PolicyLink
Minkler, M and Wallerstein, N., Community Based Participatory Research for Health:
From Process to Outcomes (2nd edition). San Francisco, CA.: Jossey-Bass, 2008.
Minkler M, Breckwich Vásquez V, Chang C, et al. Promoting Healthy Public Policy
Through Community-Based Participatory Research: Ten case studies. Oakland, CA:
PolicyLink; 2008.
Minkler, M and Wallerstein, N., Community Based Participatory Research for Health:
From Process to Outcomes (2nd edition). San Francisco, CA.: Jossey-Bass, 2008.
Minkler, M. (ed.) Community Organizing and Community Building for Health. New
Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press (2nd edition 2005).
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Minkler, M. and Odierna, D., California’s Grandparents Raising Children: What the
Aging Network Needs to Know as it Implements the National Family Caregiver Support
Program. Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services: School of Social Welfare,
University of California, Berkeley, 2003.
Minkler, M., Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children: Characteristics, Needs,
Best Practices, and Implications for the Aging Network. Monograph prepared for the
Lewin Group and the Administration on Aging. Washington, D.C.: Administration on
Aging, 2002.
Thompson, M, Minkler, M, Allen, A, et. al., Community Involvement in the Federal
Healthy Start Program. Oakland, CA.: PolicyLink, 2000.
Minkler M, Berrick JD, and Needel B. Impacts of Welfare Reform on California
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. San Francisco CA :Public Policy Institute of
California.
Minkler, M. and C. Estes (eds.) Critical Gerontology: Perspectives from Political and
Moral Economy. Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Company, 1998.
Minkler, M. (ed.) Community Organizing and Community Building for Health. New
Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1997.
Minkler, M. and K. Roe, Grandmothers as Caregivers: Raising the Children of
the Crack Cocaine Epidemic. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.,1993.
Minkler, M. and C.L. Estes (eds.), Critical Perspectives on Aging: The Political and
Moral Economy of Growing Old. New York: Baywood Publishing Co., 1991.
Minkler, M. and C.L. Estes (eds.), Readings in the Political Economy of Aging.
New York: Baywood Press, 1984.
Ovrebo, B., Liljestrand, P. and M. Minkler, The Health and Social Needs of Elderly
Residents of Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Hotels in the United States, Aging Health
Policy Center, University of California, San Francisco, 1983.
Minkler, M. and S.R. Blum, Community Based Health and Social Services for the
Elderly: Present Constraints and Future Alternatives, California Policy Seminar,
Monograph #l3, University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Governmental Studies,
1982.
Minkler, M. and Fullarton, J. Health Promotion, Health Maintenance and Disease
Prevention for the Elderly. Background monograph for the 1981 White House
Conference on Aging. Prepared for the Office of Health Information, Physical Fitness
and Sports Medicine, December 1980.
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Refereed Book Chapters (Selected from ~150)
Wallerstein, N., Sanchez, V, Carter-Edwards,L, Avila,M and Meredith Minkler (in press)
Community Engagement, Community Organizing and Social Action to Improve Health In Glanz et
al. (eds) Health Behavior and Health Education (5th edition) SF: Jossey-Bass.
Minker, M and Chang, C. (in press) Participatory research and action. In Ichiro, K. (Ed.) Oxford
Handbook of Public Health Practice (3rd Edition). Oxford University Press.
Minkler, M. (2014) Enhancing data quality, relevance and use through community-based
participatory research to improve data relevance, quality and use to effect change. In Cytron, N,
Petit, K and Kinglsey, GT (senior editors). What Counts? Harvesting Data for American’s
Communities (245-259). Washington DC: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francicso and the
Urban Institute.
Minkler, M. and Fadem, P. Success Aging: Disability Perspective (2012). In Marini, I and
Slebnick, The Psych and Social Impact of Illness and Disability. Springer Pub NY. 399-404.
Minkler, M and Salvatore, A. (2012) Participatory approaches for study design and analysis. In
R. Brownson, G Colditz and E. Proctor (eds.) Dissemination and Implementation Research in
Health: Translating Science to Practice. Oxford University Press
Minkler, M and Freudenberg, N (2010) From community-based participatory
research to policy change. In Fitzgerald, HE, Burack, C and Seifer, S (Eds.) Handbook for
Engaged Scholarship: Contemporary Landscapes, Future Directions Vol. 1: Institutional
Change. East Lansing, MI. Michigan State University
Minkler, M, Wallerstein, N and Wilson, N (2008) "Improving health through community
organization and community building." In K. Glanz et. al (eds.) Health Behavior and Health
Education: Theory, Research and Practice, 4rd edition, 2008.
Minkler, M. (2008) Aging and disability: Behind and beyond the stereotypes. In SAK Sahoo et
al (eds) Sociology of Aging: A Reader New Delhi, India: Rawat Publications (adapted from
earlier article by the same name).
Holstein, M and Minkler, M. ( 2007) Critical Gerontology: Reflections for the 21st
Century in Critical perspectives on ageing societies, Edited by: Miriam Bernard and Thomas
Scharf. Buckingham, UK: Open University Press.
Wallerstein, N, Duran, B, Minler, M and Foley, K (2005) Developing and Maintaining
partnerships with communities. In B Israel et al (Eds) Methods in Community -based
Participatory Research. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, pp. 31-51.
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Blackwell, AG, Minkler, M and Thompson, M (2004) “Using community organizing and
community building to influence public policy.” In M. Minkler (Ed.) Community Organizing
and Community Building for Health (2nd ed.) New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
Kennedy, J. and Minkler, M. (2005). "Disability theory and public policy: Implications for
critical gerontology." In N. Kreiger (ed). Embodying Inequality: Epidemiological Perspectives
NY: Baywoodd Publishing Co. (adapted from earlier article).
Minkler, M. "Health promotion at the dawn of the 21st century: Challenges and
dilemmas." (2001) In M. Schneider Jamner and D. Stockols (Eds.) Promoting Human Wellness:
New Frontiers for Research, Practice and Policy.
Minkler, M. “Personal responsibility for health: Contexts and controversies.” (2000) In D.
Callahan (Ed.) Promoting Healthy Behavior--How Much Freedom, How Much Responsibility?
Washington DC: Georgetown University Press, pp. 1-22.
Fuller-Thomson, E and Minkler, M: America’s Grandparent Caregivers: Who are They? In B.
Hayslip and R. Goldberg-Glen (Eds.) Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Theoretical,
Empirical and Clinical Perspectives. NY: Springer Publishing Co. 2000 pp.3-21.
Minkler, M. et. al. Grandparent Caregiving and Depression. In B. Hayslip and R. Goldberg-Glen
(Eds.) Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Theoretical, Empirical and Clinical Perspectives.
NY: Springer Publishing Co. 2000, pp.207-219.
Fuller-Thompson E, Minkler M. C. Cox (Ed.) National Profile of American Grandparents
Rearing Grandchildren. In To Grandmother's House We Go---and Stay. New York: Springer
Publishing Co. 1999.
Roe, K.M. and Minkler, M. "Grandparents as Parents: Raising children the second time around."
In R.D. Patton (ed.) The American Family: Life and Health. Oakland: Third Party Associates,
pp. 525-534, 1995.
Minkler, M. "To Security through Community: The Tenderloin Senior Organizing Project." In K.
Tout (Ed.) Elderly Care: A World Perspective. London: Chapman and Hall, 1993 pp. 75-80.
Field, D. and M. Minkler, "The Importance of Families in Advanced Old Age: A Family is
'Forever.'" In P. Cowan, D. Field, D. Hansen, A. Skolnik, and G. E. Swanson (eds.), Family Self
and Society: Towards a New Agenda for Family Research. Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum, 1993.
Ovrebo, B. and M. Minkler, "The Lives of Older Women: Perspectives from Political Economy
and the Humanities." In T. Cole, A. Achenbaum, P. Jakobi and R. Kastenbaum (eds.), Voices
and Visions: Toward a Critical Gerontology. New York: Springer Pub. Co., 1993 (pp. 289308).
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Minkler, M. "Generational Equity and the Public Policy Debate: Quagmire or Opportunity?"
In P. Homer and M. Holstein (eds.), A Good Old Age? The Paradox of Setting Limits. New
York: Simon and Schuester, 1990.
Minkler, M. "People Need People: Social Support and Health." In R. Ornstein and C.
Swencionis (eds.), The Healing Brain: A Scientific Reader. Westview Press, 1990.
Minkler, M. "Improving Health Through Community Organization." Chapter 10 in K. Glanz,
F.M. Lewis, and B. Rimer (eds.), Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research and
Practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1990.
Minkler, M. "Social Networks and Social Isolation Among the Elderly." In R. Carlson and B.
Newman (eds.), Issues and Trends in Health. St. Louis: Mosby, 1988.
Wechsler, R. and M. Minkler, "A Community Oriented Approach to Health Promotion for the
Elderly: The Tenderloin Senior Outreach Project." In K. Dychtwald (ed.), Wellness and Health
Promotion for the Elderly, Maryland: Aspen Systems Corporation, 1986.
Minkler, M. and R.J. Pasick, "Health Promotion and the Elderly: A Critical Perspective on the
Past and Future." In K. Dychtwald (ed.), Wellness and Health Promotion for the Elderly,
Maryland: Aspen Systems Corporation, 1986.
Minkler, M. "Health Promotion in Nursing Homes." In Mental Illness in Nursing Homes:
Agenda for Research. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1985.
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles (Selected, from over 150)
Chopel, A, Minkler, M, Nuru-Jeter, A and Dunbar, M (in press) Social determinants of late stage
HIV Diagnosis and its distributions among African Americans and Latinos: A critical literature
review. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice.
Flood, J, Minkler, M, Estrada, J, Hennessey-Lavery, S and Falbe, J (2015) Healthy Retail as a
strategy for tobacco control and food Justice: A case study of Collective Impact. Health
Education and Behavior. 1090198115577372.
Marais, F, Minkler, M, Gibson, N, Mwau, B, Mehtar, S, Ogunsola, F, Banya, SS, and Corburn, J
(2015) A community-engaged infection prevention and control approach to Ebola
Health Promotion International doi: 10.1093/heapro/dav003
Cacari-Stone, L., Wallerstein, N., Garcia, A. P., & Minkler, M. (2014). The Promise of
Community-Based Participatory Research for Health Equity: A Conceptual Model for Bridging
Evidence With Policy. American Journal of Public Health, 104(9), 1615–1623.
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.301961
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Malinowski, B., Minkler, M., & Stock, L. (2015). Labor Unions: A Public Health Institution.
American Journal of Public Health, 105(2), 261-271.
Madrigal D, Salvatore A, Casillas G, Vera I, Casillas C, Minkler M, Eskenazi B (2014) “Health
in My Community: Conducting and evaluating photovoice as a tool to promote environmental
health and leadership among Latino/a youth.” Progress in Community Health Partnerships:
Research, Education, and Action. 8(3): 317-329. DOI:10. 1353/cpr 2014.0034
Guerrero J, Madrigal D, Minkler M (2014) “What is…? A Research Ethics Jeopardy™ Game to
help community partners understand human subjects protections and their importance.” Progress
in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 8(3): 405-411 DOI:10.
1353/cpr 2014.0042
Minkler, M., Salvatore, A. L., Chang, C., Gaydos, M., San Liu, S., Lee, P. T., Bhatia, R. and
Krause, N. (2014). Wage Theft as a Neglected Public Health Problem: An Overview and Case
Study From San Francisco’s Chinatown District. American Journal of Public Health, 104(6),
1010-1020.
Chang, C, Minkler, M, Salvatore, A, Lee, PT, Liu, S, and Gaydos, M (2013). Studying and
addressing urban immigrant restaurant worker health and safety in San Francisco’s Chinatown
restaurants: A CBPR case study. Journal of Urban Health. 90:6. 1026-1040
Udoh, I, Minkler, M, Dillard Smith, C, Chopel, A, Walton, S et al. (2013) Developing and
using a partnership covenant to guide a study of late stage HIV diagnosis. Progress in
Community Health Partnerships: research, education, and action, 7(4), 403-411.
Martinson, M., Garcia, A.P., M. Minkler (2013). Honoring, Training, and Building a Statewide
Network of Elder Activists: California Senior Leaders Program )2002-2012). Journal of
Community Practice. 21:4.. 327-355.
Fuller Thomson, E,i Nuru-Jeter, A, Richardson, D, Raza, F and Minkler, M (2013) The
Hispanic Paradox and Older Adults’ Disabilities: Is There a Healthy Migrant Effect?
International J of Environmental Research in Public Health ISSN 1660-4601
www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph
Chang C, Salvatore A.L., Lee P.T., Liu S.S., Tom A.T., Morales A., Baker R., Minkler M.
(2013). Adapting to context in community-based participatory research: "participatory starting
points" in a Chinese immigrant worker community. Am J Community Psychol. Jun;51(3-4):48091.
Garcia, A.P., Cardenas, Z., Porter, C., Grills, C. & M. Minkler (2013). Engaging homeless youth
in Community-based participatory research: A case study from Skid Row, Los Angeles. Health
Promotion & Practice. 15(1), 18-27.
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Garcia, A. P., Wallerstein, N., Hricko, A., Marquez, J. N., Logan, A., Nasser, E. G., & Minkler,
M. (2013). THE (Trade, Health, Environment) Impact Project: A Community-Based
Participatory Research Environmental Justice Case Study. Environmental Justice, 6(1), 17-26.
Wallerstein, N, Mendes, R, Minkler, M and Akermanm M. (2011) Reclaiming the social in
community movements: perspectives from America and Brasil/South America: 25 Years after
Ottawa. Health Promotion International 26(S2): 11226-ii236.
Catalani, C, Campbell, L, Herbst, S., Springgate, B., Butler, B., and Minkler, M. (2011)
Videovoice: Assessing Community Needs and Assets in Post-Katrina New Orleans. Health
Promotion and Practice.
Prata, N., Ejembi, C., Fraser, A., Shittu, O., & Minkler, M. (2012). Community mobilization to
reduce postpartum hemorrhage in home births in northern Nigeria. Social Science & Medicine,
74(8), 1288-1296.
Chibber, KS, Krishnan, S and Minkler, M. (2011) Physician practices in response to intimate
partner violence in southern India: insights from a qualitative study. Women & Health.
51(2):168-85.
Gonzalez, P, Minkler, M, Gordon, M, Garcia, AP et al., (2011) Community-Based - Participatory
Research and Policy Advocacy to Reduce Diesel Exposure in West Oakland, California.
American Journal of Public Health. 101(S1): S166-175.
Minkler, M, Garcia, AP, Williams, J, LoPresti, T, Lilly, J. (2010) Si Se Puede: Using
participatory research to promote environmental justice in a Latino community in San Diego,
California. Journal of Urban Health. Sep; 87(5): 796-812.
Catalani, C and Minkler, M (2010) Photovoice: A review of the literature in health andpublic
health. Health Education and Behavior 37(3): 424-451.
Minkler, M. (2010) Linking Science and Policy Through Community-Based Participatory
Research to Eliminate Health Disparities. American Journal of Public Health 100 (Supplement
1): S81-87.
Minkler M, Lee, PT, Tom, QA, Chang, C, Morales, A et al., (2010) Using community-based
participatory research to design and initiate a study on immigrant worker health and safety in San
Francisco's Chinatown restaurants. American Jour. of industrial Medicine. 53(4): 361-371.
Salvatore, A.L., Chevrier, J.C., Bradman, A., Camacho, J., López, J., Kavanagh-Baird, G.,
Minkler, M., Eskenazi, B. (2009). A Community-Based Participatory Worksite Intervention to
Reduce Pesticide Exposures to Farmworkers and their Families. American Journal of Public
Health. 99(S53): S578-S581.
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Fuller-Thomson, E., Yu, B., Nuru-Jeter, A., Guralnik, J.M., & Minkler, M. (2009). Basic ADL
disability and functional limitation rates among older Americans from 2000-2005: The end of the
decline? The Journal of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Science.
64(12):1333-6.
Fuller-Thomson, E., Nuru-Jeter, A. Minkler, M., Guralnik, J.M. (2009). Black-White Disparities
in Disability among Older Americans: Further Untangling the Role of Race and Socioeconomic
Status Journal of Aging and Health, 21(5), p.677-698.
Blair, T and Minkler, M (2009) Participatory Action Research and older adults: A review of the
literature. The Gerontologist 49(5):651-662.
Minkler, M and Holstein, M (2008) From Civil Rights to ... Civic Engagement? Concerns of
Two Older Critical Gerontologists About a "New Social Movement" and What it Portends
Journal of Aging Studies 22(2): 196-204.
Minkler, M, Brechwich,VA Tajik, M., and Petersen, D. (2008). Promoting Environmental Justice
Through Community-Based Participatory Research: The Role of Community and Partnership
Capacity. Health Education and Behavior 35(1): 119-137.
Wilson, N, Minkler, M, Dasho, S, et al. (2008) Getting to Social Action: The Youth Empowerment
Strategies (YES!) Project Health Promotion Practice 9 (4).
Minkler, M., J. Hammel, C. Gill, S. Magasi, V. Breckwich Vásquez, M. Bristo, and D. Coleman.
2008. Community-Based Participatory Research in Disability and Long-Term Care Policy: A
Case Study. Journal of Disability Policy Studies 19 (2): 114-126.
Neuhauser, L, Richardson, D, MacKenzie, S and Minkler, M. (2007) Transdisciplinary and
translational research practice: Issues and models of doctoral education in public health. Journal
of Research Practice 3(2).
Fuller-Thomson, E and Minkler, M (2007) Central American grandparents raising grandchildren.
Hispanic J of Behavioral Sciences. 2(1): 5-18.
Tajik, M and Minkler, M (2007) Environmental Justice Research and Action: A Case Study in
Political Economy and Community-Academic Collaboration. International Journal of
Community Health Education 26(3): 213-231.
Breckwich VA, Lanza D, Hennessey-Lavery S, Facente S., Halpin, H, Minkler, M. (2007)
Addressing food security through public policy action in a Community-Based Participatory
Research Partnership. Health Promotion Practice. 8(4): 342-349.
Wilson, N, Dasho, S, Martin, A, Wallerstein, N, Wang, C and Minkler, M (2007) Engaging
young adolescents in social action through Photovoice: The Youth Empowerment Strategies
(YES!) project Journal of Early Adolescence. 27 (2): 241-261.
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Fuller-Thomson, E., & Minkler, M. (2007). Mexican American grandparents raising
grandchildren: Findings from the Census 2000 American Community Survey. Families in
Society. Vol 88 (4); p. 567-574.
Petersen, D, Minkler, M, Brechwich, VA, Kegler, MC, Malcoe, LH, Whitecrow, S (2007).
Using community-based participatory research to shape policy and prevent lead exposure among
Native children. Progress in Community Health Partnerships 1: 249-256
Minkler, M, Vásquez Brechwich, V, Warner, J, Stuessey, H and Facente, S (2006) Sowing the
seeds of sustainable change: A community-university research and action partnership in Indiana
and its aftermath Health Promotion International 21(4): 293-300.
Minkler, M, Fuller-Thompson, E and Guralnik, J (2006) Gradient of Disability across the
Socioeconomic Spectrum in the US. New England Journal of Medicine 355 (7): 43-51.
Wilson, N, Minkler et al. (2006) Training students as facilitators in the Youth Empowerment
Strategies Project. Journal of Community Practice 14(1/2): 201-217.
Martinson, M and Minkler, M (2006) Civic engagement and older adults: A critical Perspective.
The Gerontologist 46(3): 318-324.
Petersen, D, Minkler, M, Vasquez Breckwich, V, Baden, A (2006) Community-Based
Participatory Research as a Tool for Policy Change: A Case Study of the Southern
California Environmental Justice Collaborative. Review of Policy Research. 23(2): 339Brechwich Vásquez V, Minkler, M and Shepard, P (2006) Promoting environmental
Health policy through community based participatory research: a case study from
Harlem, New York. Journal of Urban Health.
Israel B, Parker E, Rowe Z, Salvatore A, Minkler M, López J, et al (2005) Community-Based
Participatory Research: Lessons Learned from the Centers for Children’s Environmental Health
and Disease Prevention Research. Environmental Health Perspectives. 113(10): 1463-1471.
Minkler, M. (2005) Community based research partnerships: Challenges and Opportunities.
Journal of Urban Health 82(2S): 3-12.
Minkler, M. and Fuller-Thomson, E (2005) African American grandparents raising
grandchildren: A national study using the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey. Journals
of Gerontology. 60B(2): S82-92.
Fuller-Thomson, E and Minkler, M (2005) Functional limitations among older American Indians
and Alaska Natives: Findings from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey. American Journal
of Public Health 95 (11): 1945-1948.
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Minkler, M. (2004). Ethical challenges for the “outside” researcher in community based
participatory research. Health Education and Behavior. 31(6): 684-697.
Leung, M, Yen, I and Minkler, M. (2004) Community based participatory research: a promising
approach for increasing epidemiology’s relevance in the 21st century. International Journal of
Epidemiology Vol. 33: 1-8.
Holstein, M and Minkler, M (2003) Self, society and the “new gerontology” The Gerontologist.
43(6): 787-796
Minkler, M. and Fuller-Thomson, E (2005) American Indian/Alaskan Native Grandparents
Raising Grandchildren: Findings from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey. Social Work,
50(2): 131-139
Fadem, P, Minkler, M et al. (2003) Attitudes of people with disabilities toward death with
dignity legislation Health Politics, Policy and Law 28(6): 977-1001.
Thompson, M, Minkler, M, Bell, J and Rose, J. (2003) Facilitators of Well Functioning
Consortia: National Healthy Start Program Lessons. Health and Social Work. 28 (3): 169-248.
Fuller-Thomson, E and Minkler, M. (2003) Housing issues and realities facing grandparent
caregivers who are renters. The Gerontologist 43 (1): 92-98.
Minkler, M., Thompson, M., Bell, J., Rose, K. and Redman, D. (2002) Using Community
Involvement Strategies in the Fight Against Infant Mortality: Lessons from a Multi-site Study of
the National Healthy Start Experience. Health Promotion Practice. 3(1): 176-187.
Minkler, M and Fadem, P. (2002) "Successful aging": A disability perspective. Journal of
Disability. 12(4) 229-235.
Minkler, M., Fadem, P., Perry, M., Blum, K., Moore, L. and Rogers, J. (2002) Ethical Dilemmas
in Participatory Action Research: A Case Study from the Disability Community. Health
Education and Behavior, Vol. 29 (1): 14-29.
Minkler, M. and Fuller-Thomson, E (2001) Physical and Mental Health Status of American
Grandparents Providing Extensive Child Care to their Grandchildren. Journal of the American
Medical Women’s Association. 56 (4): 199-205.
Fuller Thomson, E. and Minkler, M. (2001) American Grandparents Providing Extensive Child
Care to their Grandchildren: Prevalence and Profile The Gerontologist. 41 (2): 201-209.
Minkler, M, Thompson, M, Bell, J and Rose, K (2001) Contributions of Community
Involvement to Organizational and Community Empowerment : The Federal Healthy Start
Experience. Health Education and Behavior.28 (6): 783-807.
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Fuller Thomson, E and Minkler, M (2001) The Physical and Mental Health of Grandmothers
who are Raising their Grandchildren. Journal of Mental Health and Aging. 6(4): 311-323.
Minkler, M and Fuller Thomson, E.(2000) Second Time Around Parenting: Factors Predictive
of Grandparents Becoming Caregivers for their Grandchildren. International Journal of Aging
and Human Development. 50 (3): 185-200.
Minkler, M, Schauffler, H and Clements-Nolte, K. (2000) Health Promotion for Older
Americans in the 21st Century. American Journal of Health Promotion. 14(6): 371-379.
Minkler, M (2000) Using Participatory Action Research to build Healthy Communities. Public
Health Reports. March/April and May/June 2000, Volume 11, pp. 191-197.
Carroll, J. and Minkler, M. (2000) Freire's Message for Social Workers: Looking Back and
Looking Ahead. Journal of Community Practice.
Fuller-Thomson, E and M. Minkler (2000) African American grandparents raising their
grandchildren: A national profile of demographic and health characteristics. Health and Social
Work, 25(2):109-118.
Minkler, M. and Fuller-Thomson, E (1999) The health of grandparents raising grandchildren:
Results of a national study. American Journal of Public Health 89(9): 1384-1389.
Minkler, M. (1999) Personal responsibility for health: A review of the arguments and the
evidence at century’s end. Health Education and Behavior 26(1): 121-140.
Berrick, JD, Needell, B and Minkler, M (1999) The policy implications of welfare reform for
older caregivers, kinship care, and family configuration, Children and Youth Services Review.
21(9/10) 843-864.
Callahan, D, Koenig, B and Minkler, M (1999) Promoting Health and Preventing disease:
Ethical demands and social challenges. International Quarterly of Community Health Education.
Minkler, M., Berrick, JD and Needell, B. (1999) Impacts of Welfare Reform on California
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Reflections from the Field. Journal of Aging and Social
Policy. 10(3): 45-63.
Minkler, M. (1999) Intergenerational households headed by grandparents: Contexts, realities
and implications for policy. Journal of Aging Studies 13(2): 199-218.
Kennedy, J. and Minkler, M. (1999). "Disability theory and public policy: Implications for
critical gerontology." International Journal of Health Services. 28(4): 757-776.
Minkler, M., Fuller Thompson, E., Driver, D. and Miller, D. (1997) "Depression in grandparents
raising grandchildren: Results of a national longitudinal study." Archives of Family Medicine,
Vol. 6, September/October, 445-452.
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Minkler, M. "Scapegoating the Elderly: New Voices, Old Themes," Journal of Public Health
Policy, 18(1):8-12, 1997.
Dressel, P., Minkler, M. and Yen, I. (1997) "Gender, race, class and aging: Advances and
opportunities." International Journal of Health Services, 27(4):579-600.
Fuller-Thomson, E., Minkler, M. and Driver, D. (1997) "Profile of Grandparents Raising
Grandchildren in the U.S." The Gerontologist, 37(3):406-411.
Lynch, M. and Minkler, M. (1997) "Impacts of the proposed restructuring of Medicare and
Medicaid on the Elderly: A Conceptual Framework and Analysis." International
Journal of Health Services, 27(1):57-75.
Minkler, M. (1996) "Critical Perspectives on Ageing: New Challenges for Gerontology."
Ageing and Society, 16:467-487.
Roe, K.M., Minkler, M. et. al, (1996) "Health of grandmothers raising young children in the
crack cocaine epidemic," Medical Care, 34(11):1072-1084.
Minkler, M., Wallace, S. and McDonald, M. (1995) "Political economy: A neglected theoretical
tool for health education practice." International Quarterly for Community Health Education,
15(2):111-125.
Roe, K. M., Minkler, M. and Saunders, F.F. (1995) "Combining research, advocacy and
education: The methods of the Grandparent Caregiver Study. Health Education Quarterly,
22(4):458-775.
Robertson, A. and Minkler, M. (1994) "New Health Promotion Movement: A critical
perspective." Health Education Quarterly, 21(3): 295-312.
Minkler, M. (1994) "Challenges for Health promotion in the 1990's: Social inequities,
empowerment, negative consequences, and the public good." American Journal of Health
Promotion. July/Aug. 8(6): 403-413.
Minkler, M. (1994) "Ten commitments for community health education." Health Education
Research. 9(4): 527-534.
Minkler, M. Roe, K. and Robertson-Beckley, R. J. (1994) "Raising Grandchildren from
Crack-cocaine Households: Effects on Family and Friendship Ties of African American
Women." American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 64(1): 20-29.
Roe, K. M., Minkler, M. and Barnwell, R.S. (1994) "The Assumption of Caregiving:
Grandmothers Raising the Children of the Crack-cocaine Epidemic." Journal of Qualitative
Health Research 4(3): 281-303.
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Minkler, M., K. Roe, D. Driver and K. Bedeian. (1993) "Community Interventions to Support
Grandparent Caregivers," The Gerontologist, 33(6): 807-811.
Minkler, M., K. Roe and M. Price. (1992) "Physical and Emotional Health Status of
Grandmothers Raising Children in the Crack Cocaine Epidemic," The Gerontologist, 32(6) pg
752-761.
Field, D., M. Minkler, R. F. Falk and E. V. Leino. (1993) "The Influence of Health on Family
Contacts and Family Feelings in Advanced Old Age: A Longitudinal Study," Journals of
Gerontology, 48 (1): pg.18-28.
Minkler, M. (1992) "Community Organizing Among the Elderly Poor in the U.S.: A Case
Study," International Journal of Health Services 22(2):303-316.
Minkler, M. (1992) "The Political and Moral Economy of Aging: Not Such Strange
Bedfellows," International Journal of Health Services 22(1).
Holstein, M. and M. Minkler. (1991) "The Short Life and Painful Death of the Medicare
Catastrophic Health Coverage Act," International Journal of Health Services 21(1): 1-16.
Ovrebo, B., M. Minkler, and P. Liljestrand (1991) "No Room In the Inn: The Disappearance of
SRO Housing in the United States," Journal of Housing and the Elderly 8(1):77-92.
Minkler, M. and A. Robertson. (1991) "Generational Equity and Public Health Policy," Journal
of Public Health Policy 12(3):324-344.
Minkler, M. and A. Robinson. (1991) "The Ideology of Age/Race Wars: Deconstructing a
Social Problem” Ageing and Society 11:1-22.
Minkler, M. (1991) "Aging and Disability: Behind and Beyond the Stereotypes," Journal of
Aging Studies, 4(3):245-260.
Minkler, M. (1989) "Gold in Gray: Reflections on Business' Discovery of the Elderly Market,"
The Gerontologist, 29(1):17-23.
Minkler, M. (1989) "Health Education, Health Promotion and the Open Society: A Historical
Perspective," Health Education Quarterly, 16(1):17-30.
Minkler, M. (1988) "Community Based Initiatives to Reduce Isolation and Enhance
Empowerment of the Elderly: Case Studies from the U.S.," Danish Medical Bulletin, Special
Supplement Series, No. 6, pp. 52-56.
Field, D. and M. Minkler. (1988) "Continuity and Change of Social Support Between Young-Old
and Old-Old or Very-Old Age," Journal of Gerontology, 43(4):100-106.
Minkler, M. and C.L. Langhauser. (1988) "Assessing Health Differences in an Elderly
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Population: A Five-Year Follow-Up," Journal of American Geriatrics Society, 36(2):113-118.
Kaplan, G.A., Haan, M.N., Syme, S.L., Minkler, M. and M. Misynski. (1987) "Socioeconomic
Position and Health." American Journal of Preventive Medicine, later reproduced in R.W.
Amler and H.B. Dull (eds.), Closing the Gap: The Burden of Unnecessary Illness. NY: Oxford
University Press.
Minkler, M., Wallack, L. and P. Madden. (1987) "Alcohol and Cigarette Advertising in Ms.
Magazine," Journal of Public Health Policy, 8(2):164-179.
Minkler, M. "The Politics of Generational Equity," Social Policy, September 1986.
Minkler, M. (1986) "Generational Equity' and the New Victim Blaming: An Emerging Public
Policy Issue," International Journal of Health Services, 16(4):539-551.
Minkler, M. (1986) "The Social Component of Health," American Journal of Health Promotion,
1(2):33-38.
Minkler, M. (1985) "Building Supportive Ties and Sense of Community Among the Inner City
Elderly: The Tenderloin Senior Outreach Project," Health Education Quarterly, 12 (4):303-314.
Minkler, M. and R. Stone. (1985) "The Feminization of Poverty and Older Women," The
Gerontologist, 25(4):351-357.
Minkler, M. (1985) "The Nursing Home: A Neglected Setting for Health Promotion," Journal of
Family and Community Health, 8(1).
Pilisuk, M. and M. Minkler. (1985) "The Social and Economic Constraints upon Social Support:
Re-examining a Panacea," Social Policy, 15(3).
Pilisuk, M. and M. Minkler. (1985) "Supportive Ties: A Political Economy Perspective," Health
Education Quarterly, 12(1).
Minkler, M. (1984) "Health Promotion in Long Term Care: A Contradiction in Terms?" Health
Education Quarterly, 11(1):77-89.
Satariano, W., Minkler, M. and C. Langhauser. (1984) "The Significance of an Ill Spouse for
Assessing Health Differences in an Elderly Population," Journal of the American Geriatrics
Society, 32(3):187-190.
Minkler, M., Satariano, W. and C. Langhauser. (1983) "Supportive Exchange: An Exploration
of the Relationship between Social Contacts and Perceived Health Status in the Elderly,"
Archives of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2:211-220.
Minkler, M. (1983) "Blaming the Aged Victim: The Politics of Scapegoating in Times of Fiscal
Conservatism," International Journal of Health Services, 13(1):155-168.
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Minkler, M., Frantz, S. and R. Wechsler. (1982) "Social Support and Social Action Organizing
in a 'Gray Ghetto': The Tenderloin Experience," International Journal of Community Health
Education, 3(l).
Minkler, M. (1981) "Research on the Health Effects of Retirement: An Uncertain Legacy,"
Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 22.
Minkler, M. (1981) "Applications of Social Support Theory to Health Education: Implications
for Work with Elderly Population Groups," Health Education Quarterly, 8(2).
Minkler, M. (1981) "Unfreezing Lewin: The Case for Alternative Change Strategies in Health
Education," International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 1(2).
Minkler, M. and K. Cox. (1980) "Creating Critical Consciousness in Health: Applications of
Freire's Philosophy and Methods in the Health Care Setting," International Journal of Health
Services, 10(2).
Minkler, M. (1980) "Citizen Participation in Health in the Republic of Cuba,"
International Quarterly of Community Health Education, August:1(1).
Minkler, M. and W.F. Shaw. (1980) "Self Image and Age Group Perceptions of the
Institutionalized Elderly," Long Term Care and Health Services Administration Quarterly,
March.
Pilisuk, M. and M. Minkler. (1980) "Supportive Networks: Life Ties for the Elderly," Journal of
Social Issues, September: 36(2).
Blum, S.R. and M. Minkler. (1980) "Toward A Continuum of Caring Alternatives: Community
Based Care for the Elderly," Journal of Social Issues, September: 36(2).
Hayes-Bautista, D.E. and M. Minkler. (1979) "Medical Modernization: A Macro Level
Conceptualization of Medical Care Programs," International Review of Community
Development, Spring: Vol. 4l.
Minkler, M. and R.P. Biller. (1979) "Role Shock: A Tool for Conceptualizing Stresses
Accompanying Disruptive Role Transitions," Human Relations, 32(2):125-140.
Minkler, M. (1978) "Health Attitudes and Beliefs of the Urban Elderly," Public Health
Reports, 83(5), September-October 1978, abstracted in Geriatrics, April 1979.
Minkler, M. "Ethical Issues in Community Organization, SOPHE Monographs, 6(2), Fall 1978.
Minkler, M. (1977) "'Thinking the Unthinkable': The Prospect of Compulsory Sterilization in
India," International Journal of Health Services, Winter 7(2).
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Minkler, M. (1977)"Consultants or Colleagues: The Role of U.S. Population Advisors in India,"
Population and Development Review, December 3(4).
Minkler, M. (1976) "The Use of Incentives in Family Planning Programs: A Study of
Competing Theories Regarding Their Influence on Attitude Change," International Journal of
Health Education, July-September XIX(3).
Minkler, M. (1972) "Sex Education in the Junior High: A Comprehensive Approach,"
American Journal of School Health, October XLII(8).
Minkler, M. (1970) "Fertility and Female Labor Force Participation: A Survey of Workers in the
Old Delhi Area," Journal of Family Welfare, September XVII(1).
Peer reviewed letters to the editor and publications for non text work/ Book
Reviews/Review Essays other publications
Minkler, M., Marais, F, Gibson, N and Methar, S. Preparing for the Next Ebola Oxford
University Press blog. March 11, 2015. blog.oup.com/2015/03/preparing-for-the-next-ebola/
Minkler, M and Marais, F. “Ebola Wars”. Letter to the Editor, June 16, 2015. Scientific
American
Minkler, M (2014) Community-based participatory research. In Coghlan, D. & Brydon-Miller,
M. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research Vol 1. (152-156 London: SAGE Publications.
Fuller Thomson, E, Yu, B, Nuru Jeeter, A, Guralnik, J and Minkler, M (2010). Unadjusted
Prevalence Rates: Why They Still Matter For Older Adults' Disability Rates Reply to the Letter
of Martin, Schoeni & Andreski Journals of Gerontoloy: Medical Sciences doi:10.1093 April
13, 2010.
Catalani, C, et. al. (2009) In Harmony: New Orleans Videovoice Project. Community Engaged
Scholarship for Health (CES4Health). (peer-reviewed publication for non-text work).
Minkler, M. and Martinson, M. (2008). California Program Activates
Volunteer Senior Leaders. Aging Today, November-December, pp.13, 15.
Minkler, M. and Martinson, M. (2007). Charity Work Isn’t the Solution for
All Older Americans. The Chronicle of Philanthropy, May 17.
Minkler, M (2005) Review of, Custodial Grandparenting: Individual, Cultural and Ethnic
Diversity (B Hayslip and JH Patrick, NY: Spriger Publishers, in Ageing and Society.
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Romero, L and Minkler, M (2005) Gold in Gray: Senior volunteer leaders as an untapped public
health resource. Generations (Summer 2005): 36-40.
Minkler. M. Grandparenthood comes of age Review essay of Szinovacz, M (Ed.)”Handbook of
Grandparenthood” and de Toledo, S and Elder Borwn, D, “Grandparents as Parents” in The
Gerontologist.
"Toward a Global Perspective on Aging," review essay of Tout, K., "Aging in Developing
Countries" and Eekelaar, John and David Pearl (eds.), "An Aging World: Dilemmas and
Challenges for Law and Social Policy," in The Gerontologist. 1993.
Book review of "Women on the front lines: Meeting the challenge of an aging America," by J.
Allen and A. Pifer (eds.) Lanham MD: The Urban Institute. Journal of Health Politics, Policy
and Law. 19(3): 665-667, 1994.
Review essay of Finkel and Rubin, "The Health Care Benefits of Retirees," in American Journal
of Health Policy 12(3), 1992.
Review essay of Rivlin and Wiener, Caring in the Disabled Elderly, in The
Gerontologist, April 1989.
Review of Donahue, John M., The Nicaraguan Revolution in Health, in Health Education
Quarterly, 14(4):479-480, Winter 1987.
Review of Phillips, H.T. and S.A. Gaylord, Aging and Public Health, in Public Health Policy,
7(2):271-272, Summer 1986.
Review of Gotlieb, B., Social Support Strategies: Guidelines for Mental Health Practice, in
Health Education Quarterly, 12(1):107-112, Spring 1985.
Review of Browne, W. P. and L. K. Olson (eds.), Aging and Public Policy, in Journal of
Gerontology, 39(4), July 1984.
Review of Thompson, Frank J., Health Policy and the Bureaucracy: Politics and
Implementation, in Policy Studies Journal, 10(3), 1982.
Current and selected recent grant support
PENDING
Partnering to decrease EVD exposure and build long term sustainability
(Mehtar, PI) Infection Control Africa Network)
CDC
Minkler, Co-Investigator
$1,600,000
The major goal of this project is to deploy and test a new multi modal approach to Ebola in West
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Africa to reduce transmission, strengthen surveillance and reporting systems to reflect the
effectiveness of IPC programs and their outcomes; strengthen workforce knowledge and support
by reducing occupationally acquired infection; and, strengthen health communications by
involving the community.
Prodigal Sons of Alameda County
(Perkins PI)
City agencies of Alameda County and The
California Endowment
Minkler, lead evaluator
$660,000
The major goal of this project is to develop and test participatory research intervention with West
Oakland men aged 18-59 to help them reconnect with families, communities, and their lives while earning
a living as community researchers and studying the personal and social determinants of factors
contributing to the marginalization of African American men.
ACTIVE
Healthy Retail as a tobacco Control strategy: A CBPR study of Collective Impact in San Francisco
(Minkler PI)
Tobacco Related Disease Research Program
12/1/14-11/30/17
$500,000
To support, expand and evaluate healthy retail as a tobacco control strategy in SF’s Tenderloin. To further
conduct a multi-method case study assessment of the Tenderloin Health Corner Stores Coalition and its
contribution to the passage of city wide legislation supporting healthy retail in low income neighborhoods
Alameda County Network Program for
Reducing Cancer Disparities
1U54CA152506-01 (Bloom PI)
NIH National Cancer Institute
9/2/2010 – 8/31/2015 0.08 summer month
($717,675)
The major goals of this project are to utilize community-based participatory research in working with the
African American and Afghan communities of Alameda County to help detect barriers to, and develop
improved practices for, improving cancer screening, as well as early diagnosis and treatment, to help
reduce cancer disparities.
10/1/2013 – 12/30/2014
The California Senior Leaders Program: Honoring and training exceptional older volunteers in
healthy aging and community building, and building a sustainable future
The California Wellness Foundation
Minkler, PI)
# 035816-003
10/01/13 – 06/30/15
$235,000
The major goal of this project is to support the California Senior Leaders Program, a 12 year old program
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of the School of Public Health to recognize and train senior leaders from across California and evaluate
outcomes.
Recent
Children’s Center for Environmental Health Research
NIH NIEHS / EPA
2P01ES009605-11/RD-83451301
Eskenazi, PI
7/31/2014
NIH NIEHS / EPA
(Minkler: Director, COTC)
20111187 (Minkler)
Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation $48,475
Community-Based Participatory
Research to Address Late HIV
Diagnosis in Oakland
8/1/2009$524,286
11/1/10 – 3/31/13
The major goals of this project were to uncover individual and structural barriers to early detection of
HIV: improve the accessibility of county and statewide HIV testing and AIDS case data available to local
communities to improve their understanding and improve programming; to engage community and other
stakeholder in reviewing findings and devising promising programmatic and policy strategies to increase
early HIV detection and diagnosis.
20081324 (Minkler)
The California Endowment
Advancing Community-Based Participatory
Research as a Strategy for Policy and Systems
Change: Bringing Place-based Work to Scale
7/1/08-8/30/2013 1.08 summer
$162,000
The major goal of this project was to assess statewide capacity and highlight promising practices for
community-based participatory research as a strategy for engaging communities in reducing health
disparities in California through a focus on policy and systems change.
20131996 (Minkler)
Atlantic Philanthropies
Promoting Elder Advocacy through the
California Senior Leaders Alliance
4/1/2013-5/31/2014
$50,000
The major goal of this project is to support the development of the advocacy component of the California
Senior Leaders Alliance, a diverse, grassroots coalition of older activists in California working to support
policies in support of elders and their families throughout the state.
R21 OH009081 (Minkler, PI)
NIOSH.CDC
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Worker health and safety in Chinatown restaurants: An ecological study
.45 mo. academic
9/1/07- 8/31/11
$275,000
The major goal of this project was to conduct an ecological CBPR study of 400 restaurant
workers and to develop and test a new observational tool for exploring restaurant conditions in
Chinatown’s 108 restaurants from the perspective of worker health and safety. Findings were
then to be used, if appropriate, to help support policy changes that could improve the conditions
for restaurant workers in San Francisco.
Selected Invited Presentations 1990-present
Community-engaged health disparities research in health and health care Presentation for Case
Western University Medical School, Cleveland, OH, Oct 6, 2015
Healthy Retail as a Strategy for Tobacco Control Presentation for the State and Community
Tobacco Research Initiative meeting, San Diego, CA, Sept 17, 2015
The utility of community-engaged research for studying and addressing health disparities.
Keynote address, Health Disparities Student Summit, Charles R Drew University of Medicine
and Science, July 17, 2015, Los Angeles, CA
Convocation Speaker, MPH Program, San Jose State University. June 2015
Marais, F and Minkler, M Building Healthy Communities through community-based
participatory research, action and evaluation approaches – an innovative short course. ALARA
9th Action Learning and Action Research and 13th Participatory Action Research World
Congress. Centurion, South Africa. November 2015.
Community-based participatory research and policy advocacy. Plenary panel, Symposium on
Epigenetics and CBPR, University of Michigan CIAHD Research Training and Education Core,
Detroit, MI, May 15, 2014
From Rhetoric to Reality: Principles of participation Opening plenary “talk show,” CommunityCampus Partnerships for Health Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, May 1, 2014
Improving Immigrant-Health Research Through Community Engagement: A Case Study from
San Francisco's Chinatown District Cal Day presentation, UC Berkeley. April 12, 2014.
CBPR: A promising strategy for promoting policy for health equity and social justice. Arizona
State University, School of Nutrition and Health Promotion. Phoenix, AZ. November 21, 2013.
Why community-engaged research? A case study from San Francisco’s Chinatown. Jonathan M.
Tisch Lecture. College of Citizenship and Public Service. Tufts University. November 7, 2013.
Lessons learned from community-engaged research in low resource countries. Presentation to
APHA, Boston, MA. November 6, 2013.
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CBPR in environmental health: A strategy to promote distributive and procedural justice.
Presentation to Socialist Caucus, APHA, Boston, MA, November 6, 2013.
Building healthy environments in diverse settings: the value added by community-engaged
research. University at Buffalo Clinical and Translational Research Center. Buffalo, New York.
October 2, 2013.
The interface of health & health care with CBPR: A developing story. Wichita State University.
September 11, 2013.
Community-based participatory research and the open society: What might Dorothy have to say?
Dorothy Nyswander Lecture. San Jose State University, Department of Health Arts and
Sciences. February 21, 2013.
Community engagement and participation in research: Activities along the boundaries between
research and practice. Paper presented at the PRIM&R AnnualMeeting (Public responsibility
in medicine and research), San Diego, CA Dec 5, 2012.
Ethical implications of novel methodologies and technologies in social and behavioral research:
photovoice Plenary presentation at the PRIM&R Annual Meeting (Public responsibility in
medicine and research), San Diego, CA Dec 4, 2012.
CBPR: Overview and value added for environmental health science, community capacity
building and outcomes. EPA Citizen Science Workshop, New York and New Jersey, June 19-20,
2012.
Community-based participatory research: Opportunities and Challenges for Research-1
Universities. Haas Center for Public Service and Office of Community Health, School of
Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, May 14, 2012.
Engaging communities in research and policy: Sowing the seeds for improving health inequities
and The power of health partnerships and policy. Center for Clinical and Translational Science
and Training (CCTST), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, April 24, 2012.
An overview of community-based participatory research. CRIBS ITS Training, California Breast
Cancer Research Program, Preservation Hall, Oakland, CA, Jan. 20, 2012.
The ultimate form of translational research: The value of CBPR for dissemination & translation
of research in multiple contexts. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting,
Washington DC, Oct. 31, 2011.
In praise of community partners: The role of community-engaged research in promoting healthy
public policy. Department of Community Health & Office of Community Engagement,
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, Sept. 30, 2011.
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Engaging communities in CBPR for environmental justice: What’s the value added? Alert
Meeting, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, April 16, 2010.
Bidirectional T2 translational research to decrease health disparities over the lifespan: The value
added through community engagement. Opening plenary, TraCS Institute Symposium on
translational research to reduce health disparities, UNC, Chapel Hill, March 19, 2010.
Partnering with communities to promote healthy public policy. Godfrey M. Hochbaum
Distinguished Lecture, UNC, Chapel Hill, March 18, 2010.
CBPR with immigrant workers: An ecological study of restaurant worker health and safety in
San Francisco’s Chinatown District. Presentation at TraCS Institute Symposium, UNC, Chapel
Hill, March 19, 2010.
Environmental health policy in communities: Growing sustainable change. NIH symposium at
the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. San Diego,
CA, Feb. 20, 2010.
CBPR: When academic/research institutions meet the real world: NIH Special presentation to
the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA, August 10, 2009.
The intersections of science, practice and policy: A community based participatory research
perspective. Plenary panel at the NIH Summit on Health Disparities Research, National Harbor,
MD. Dec 16-18, 2008.
Bidirectional T2 translational research to decrease health disparities over the lifespan: The value
added through community engagement. Opening plenary, TraCS Institute Symposium on
translational research to reduce health disparities, UNC, Chapel Hill, March 19, 2010
Partnering with communities to promote healthy public policy. Godfrey M. Hochbaum
Distinguished Lecture, UNC, Chapel Hill, March 18, 2010
CBPR with immigrant workers: An ecological study of restaurant worker health and safety in
San Francisco’s Chinatown District. Presentation at TraCS Institute Symposium, UNC, Chapel
Hill, March 19, 2010
Environmental health policy in communities: Growing sustainable change. NIH symposium at
the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Feb. 20, 2010
The intersections of science, practice and policy: A community based participatory research
perspective. Plenary panel at the NIH Summit on Health Disparities Research, National Harbor,
MD. Dec 16-18, 2008.
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“Collaborative research with communities: Challenges and opportunities for addressing health
disparities. Case Center for Reducing Health Disparities” Cleveland, OH Oct. 15, 2008.
“Participatory research with clinicians, patients and communities” Grand Rounds, School of
Medicine and MetroHealth, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Oct. 16, 2008.
“Moving from data analysis with communities to impacting on policy through CBPR”
Continuing Education Institute, Amer. Public Health Association, San Diego, CA Oct. 25, 2008.
Research with immigrant worker populations: Restaurant workers in San Francisco Chinatown.
COEH Conference on Immigrant Workers and Occupational Injury and Illness. Oakland, CA
April 18, 2008.
“Strengthening community partners’ capacity to have an impact on policy.” Presentation to the
Kellogg Community Health Scholars Program, Feb. 7, 2007, Chapel Hill, UNC.
“Community based research: Value added and challenges faced” Plenary presentation to the
Women and Children’s Research Institute Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Sept. 19, 2007.
Fuller-Thomson, E., & Minkler, M. (2007). Grandfathers raising grandchildren in the USA:
Who are they? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America,
San Francisco. November 2007.
Fuller-Thomson, E., Minkler, M., & Guralnik, J. M. (2007). The Hispanic paradox and older
adults’ disabilities: Is there a healthy migrant effect? Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco. November 2007.
“Developing a CBPR partnership with Chinatown restaurant workers: Lessons from the
beginning of the story” Presentation to the annual meeting of the American Public Health
Association, October, 2007
“Grandfathers raising grandchildren in the USA: Who are they?” (with Esme Fuller-Thomson)
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco.
November 2007.
“The Hispanic paradox and older adults’ disabilities: Is there a healthy migrant effect?” (with
Fuller-Thomson & Guralnik). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological
Society of America, San Francisco. November 2007.
Disabilities among older Central Americans in the USA: Findings from the Census 2000
Supplementary Survey (with Fuller-Thomson). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, Nov. 2006.
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Fuller-Thomson, E. & Minkler, M. (2006, November). Service use among impoverished
grandparents raising grandchildren: Findings from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas.
“Using the Principles of Community-Based Participatory Research to Enhance the Quality of
Service-Learning Research” (with Andy Furco) Presentation to the Annual International
Conference on Service Learning Research, Portland, OR. Oct 14, 2006.
“Putting Community First: The Power of Community-based Action Research for Health and
Wellbeing.” Communities in Control Conference, Melbourne, Australia June 20, 2006
“Contexts, Challenges, and New Directions for Public Health: Putting Community First.”
Passion for Public Health Series, San Diego State University, April 26, 2006.
“CBPR: A promising approach for health disparities research.” Health Disparities Conference,
UC Berkeley, April 19, 2006
“CBPR: A Promising Approach for Minority Aging Research.” Resource Centers on Minority
Aging Research, Annual Meeting San Francisco, California April 4, 2006.
“Principles and Experiences in Community Based Participatory Research.” Health Disparities
Seminar, San Francisco State University March 29, 2006.
“Comunity-Based Participatory Research." Joyce C. Lashof Symposium, UC Berkeley, March
23, 2006.
“Civic engagement and older adults: A critique and alternative social justice perspective”
Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society on Aging. Anaheim, CA. March 17,
2006.
“Community Capacity: An Overview.” Opening address for the Workshop on
Evaluating Community Capacity Building in Local Health Departments, Bay Area
Regional Health Institute, March 15, 2006.
“Community Based Participatory Research to Address Health Disparities: Value added and
Challenges Faced” William T. Small Lecture, National Minority Health Conference, Chapel Hill,
NC Feb. 24, 2006.
“Civic engagement and older adults: A critique and alternative social justice perspective”
Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society on Aging. Anaheim, CA. March 22,
2006.
“Disabilities among older Central Americans in the USA: Findings from the Census 2000
Supplementary Survey.” (with Fuller-Thomson) Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, Nov. 2006.
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“Service use among impoverished grandparents raising grandchildren: Findings from the Census
2000 Supplementary Survey”. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological
Society of America, Dallas, Nov. 2006.
“Challenges in documenting the impacts of CBPR on environmental health policy." American
Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia Dec. 11, 2005.
"Community Based Participatory Research: A promising strategy for reducing health disparities
and Public Policy." Keynote address, 2nd annual community based collaborative research
conference, Northwest Health Foundation, Portland, OR Sept. 19, 2005.
“Mexican American grandparent caregiving” (with Fuller-Thomson). Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C. Nov. 2005.
“Risk Factors for disability among grandparent caregivers: Findings from the Census 2000
Supplementary Survey,”(with Fuller-Thomson). Risk Factors for disability among grandparent
caregivers: Findings from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey. Poster session presented at
the 58th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando.
“Ethical challenges for the outside researcher in Community Based Participatory Research.”
Plenary presentation to the Annual meeting of the Society for Public Health Education, San
Francisco, CA Nov. 14, 2003.
“Community based participatory research for health: Promise and Challenges.” Presentation to
the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, April 2, 2003.
“Community based participatory research.” Presentation to the Division of Epidemiology, Dept.
of Public Health, Washington DC, April 4, 2003.
“Developing partnerships with communities.” Visiting Professor Presentation, Howard
University, Washington DC, April 3, 2003
“Housing issues and realities facing grandparent caregivers who are renters.”
(Fuller Thomson and Minkler) Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society
of America, Nov 15, 02.
“Engaged scholarship: Involving communities in research.” Closing Keynote presentation for
the service-learning conference, Unboxing the University: Higher education and the community
challenges of immigration. Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA, Nov. 1, 2002.
“Influencing policy through community based participatory research.”
Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia,
PA. Nov. 2002.
“The power, the promise and the challenges of community building for health:
Dilemmas in evaluation and measurement.” (Minkler, Thompson and Parker) Plenary panel,
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Sierra Foundation Conference on Community Building for Health Improvement, Sacramento,
CA. Sept. 24, 2002.
“Identifying, honoring and training California’s senior leaders.” Presentation at the Sierra
Foundation Conference on Community Building for Health Improvement, (with Lisa Romero)
Sacramento, CA. Sept. 24, 2002.
“Health promotion and the elderly.” Keynote presentation for the British Geriatrics Society,
Telford, England, April 12, 2002.
"Community based participatory research: Coming of age in the health field." Opening Keynote,
Annual Conference of the Center for Popular Education and Participatory Research, Berkeley,
CA. Feb 1, 2002.
“Grandparent caregiving in the United States and Canada: An ecological perspective.” (with
Fuller Thomson, presenting) Paper presented at the bi-annual meeting of the International
Association of Schools of Social Work, Montpellier, France.
“The ecological model and grandparent caregiving research.” Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (with Esme Fuller-Thomson), Chicago, IL,
Nov. 17, 2001.
“Depression among grandparents providing extensive care to their grandchildren.” (with Esme
Fuller-Thomson). Symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America,
Nov. 2000.
"A case study of participatory action research from the disability community: Ethical issues."
Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA.
October 22, 2001.
"Using Community Involvement Strategies in the Fight Against Infant Mortality: Lessons from a
Multi-Site Study of the Healthy Start Experience." Presentation to the annual meeting of the
American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, November 13, 2000.
"Building a Knowledge Society Through Partnerships between Researchers and Diverse Aging
Populations." Symposium of 46th Annual Society on Aging , San Diego, CA, March 26, 2000.
"Hidden Patients: A National Profile of African American Grandparents Raising Grandchildren."
presented at annual meeting of American Association of Public Health (APHA), New York, NY,
November 8, 1999.
"The Paradox of 'Successful Aging': A Critical Look at Neglected Dimensions." Gerontological
Society of America, San Francisco, CA, November 18, 1999.
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“New Perspectives on Aging in a Diverse Society.” Opening Keynote, Simon Frazier University
Conference on Community-University Partnerships in Aging Research, Education and Services,
Vancouver, British Columbia, May 12, 1999.
“Core Commitments for an Empowering Approach to Community Research and Mobilization.”
Opening Keynote for the Community Voices: Health Care for the Uninsured meeting, Tempe,
AZ, April 8, 1999.
“Practice at the Margins: Organizational and Community Alternatives.” Special Presentation,
Annual Meeting of the Assoc. for Community Organization and Social Administration, (CSWE
Meeting) San Francisco, CA. March 12, 1999.
“Empowerment Evaluation: An example of a promising participatory evaluation approach.”
Presentation to the Rockefeller Foundation and the California Endowment, New York, March 2,
1999.
“Pedagogical issues in the teaching of community organizing for health through servicelearning.” Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association,
Washington DC, Nov. 16, 1998.
“Personal Responsibility for Health?” Presentation to the School of Medicine and the School of
Public Health, Harvard University, Nov. 12, 1998.
“Grandparents and the dilemmas of public policy.” Plenary panel presentation for the Annual
Meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA. Aug. 21, 1998.
“Knowledge for change: Strategies for community based research.” Distinguished lecture series,
University of Michigan Center for Learning Through Community Service, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
March 12, 1998.
“The Grandparent Caregiver Study: Involving community members in the research process.”
Special lecture, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, March 13, 1998.
“Ecological theories and their relevance for systems thinking in community health.” Keynote
presentation to the Public Health Education Leadership Institute, San Antonio, Texas, May 16,
1998.
“Community building strategies for community health in work with children and youth.”
Presentation to Education Training Research Associates, Santa Cruz, CA. April 7, 1998.
“’Starting where the people are’ in setting the health agenda and communicating the message.”
Plenary panel presentation to the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association,
Indianapolis, IN. Nov. 11, 1997.
"Volunteerism and diversity: Expanding the vision." Concluding keynote for the American
Lung Association, Tahoe City, CA. Sept. 15, 1997.
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"Embracing the future of health education with heart and spirit." Keynote address to the Society
for Public Health Education, Northern California, Fremont, CA, Feb. 28, 1997.
"America's Forgotten Caregivers: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren." Chancellor's Forum
presentation, May 16, 1997, Berkeley, CA.
"Critical Perspectives on Aging: New Challenges for Gerontology." Special lecture for the
annual meeting of the American Society on Aging, Nashville, TN March 23, 1997.
"Critical Gerontology: Implications for Theory, Research and Practice." Presentation at the
annual meeting of the American Society on Aging, Nashville, TN, March 24, 1997,
"Embracing the Future of Health Education with Heart and Spirit." Keynote address to the
Society for Public Health Education, Northern California, Fremont, CA, February 28, 1997.
"Assumption of grandparent caregiving: Correlates and predictors." (with Esme FullerThomson) Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America,
Washington, DC., November, 1996.
"Tenant Organizing Among the Low Income Elderly in San Francisco's Tenderloin District: A
Retrospective Analysis." Presentation to the annual meeting of the American Public Health
Association, NY, NY, November, 1996.
"Community Organizing and Empowerment: Tools for Building Healthier Communities."
Keynote address for the Washington State Department of Health, November 8, 1996, Seattle,
WA.
"The future of community health promotion: Contexts and commitments." Opening
Keynote for the New Mexico Department of Health, Office of Health Promotion
conference, Las Cruses, New Mexico, Sept. 24, 1996
"Health Policy Transformations: Impacts on Older Women." Presentation to the National
Women's Political Caucus, California Convention, August 3, 1996, Concord, CA.
"The Question of Justice Between Generations: Into the 21st Century." Keynote address for the
Social Work Futures Conference, University of Houston, Houston, TX, May 10, 1996.
"The Contract with America and Its Implications for the Elderly: A Second Look," Presentation
to the annual meeting of the American Society on Aging, Anaheim, CA, March 17, 1996.
"Core Commitments for Empowering Community Health Improvement." Keynote address for
the annual meeting of the Voluntary Hospitals of America Regional Meeting, Denver, CO,
February 1, 1996.
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"Methodological Issues in Conducting Cross Cultural Research in Aging: A Case Study."
Presentation to the Gerontology Colloquia, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA,
January 18, 1996.
"Critical Perspectives on Ageing: New Challenges for Gerontology." Keynote for the British
Society of Gerontology Annual Meeting, Keele, Staffordshire, UK, September 15, 1996.
"Ethical Issues in Health Promotion." Keynote Address to the Annual Meeting of Health
Education Staff, Health Net. Los Angeles, CA. June 22, 1995.
"Aging and Health Promotion in Community Settings." Plenary Presentation, Conference on
Aging and Health Promotion, University of Toronto Centre on Ageing. Toronto, Ontario, May
11, 1995.
"Social Support, Community Building and Health." Opening Keynote, Health Care Forum
Fellowship Meeting. San Diego, CA. April 21, 1995
Keynote, Public Health Partners Awards Luncheon, Department of Health Services, Alameda
Co. Oakland, CA. April 7, 1995.
"A Second Ounce of Prevention: Building Healthy Communities." Opening Keynote,
Prevention Training Conference, Mass. Department of Public Health. Marlboro, MA. March 22,
1995.
"How Should we Balance Individual and Social Responsibility in Health Promotion?" Closing
Keynote, American Journal of Health Promotion Annual Conference. Orlando, FL. March 10,
1995.
"Health Care Reform: The Role of Health Education." Opening Keynote Address for the Annual
Meeting, NY State Federation of Professional Health Educators. Binghamton, NY. Nov. 2,
1994.
"Intergenerational Equity: Divergent Perspectives." Plenary Panel, American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting. Washington DC., Nov. 1, 1994.
"Where Communities, the University and Public Health Practitioners Meet." Opening Keynote,
Partners for Public Health Conference, Community Partners Consortium, Amherst MA. Sept. 23,
1994.
"Toward an Empowering Community Health Practice." Opening Keynote for the Annual
Meeting of the AHEC/ Community Partners Project, Northhampton Conn,Sept. 23, 1994
Social Support and Health Promotion for the Elderly." Presentation at the Conference of Health
Promotion and Disability Prevention in the Elderly, Berkeley, CA. May 6, 1994.
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"Ethical Challenges for Health Promotion." Presentation to the Health Care Forum. Anaheim,
CA. May 1, 1994.
"Health Education Leadership in an Era of Health Care Reform." Opening Keynote, Keynote
Presentation to the State and Territorial Directors of Health Education Annual Meeting. Tampa,
FL. April 25, 1994.
"Policy Issues Affecting Grandparents Parenting Again." Presentation at the Annual Meeting of
the American Society on Aging, San Francisco, CA. March 21, 1994.
"Economic Vulnerability of Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren." Presentation at the Annual
Meeting of the American Society on Aging, San Francisco, CA. March 21, 1994.
"Building University Community Partnerships." Presentation at the International Healthy Cities
and Communities Conference, San Francisco, CA. December 10, 1993.
"Ten Commitments for Health Education." Distinguished Career Award Presentation, Health
Education and Health Promotion Section, American Public Heath Association Annual Meeting,
San Francisco, CA. October 26, 1993.
"Health and Economic Costs of Grandparent Caregiving." Presentation to the Annual Meeting of
the American Public Health Association. October 26, 1993.
"Ethical Challenges for Health Promotion in the 1990's." U.C./Health Wellness Lecture,
University of California, Berkeley, October 12, 1993
"Health and Social Issues of Older Women." Presentation to the Conference on Global Issues for
Women's Bay Area Forum, Berkeley, CA. June 4, 1993.
"The High Cost of Caring: Grandparent Caregiving and the Grandparents' Rights Movement."
presentation to the Annual Meeting of Generations United, Washington, D.C. March 20, 1993.
“Grandparents at Risk: Health Consequences of Cross Generational Parenting." Presentation to
Kaiser Permanente, Vallejo Medical Staff, Vallejo, CA. January 14, 1993.
"Community Interventions to Support Grandparent Caregivers: Assessing the State of the Art."
Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington,
D.C. November 9, 1992.
"Social Influences on the Health of Older Women: Race, Gender and Class," Colloquium
presentation for the Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR. Sept. 18, 1992.
"Involving the Community in the Design and Implementation of Health Research."
Presentation for the Oregon Research Institute, September 18, 1992.
"Skipped Generation Parenting: When Grandmother Becomes Mother." panel
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presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society on Aging, San Diego, CA.
March 15, 1992.
"The Generational Equity Debate." invited presentation for the Centre for Studies of Aging,
University of Toronto, February 21, 1992.
"Community Organizing for Health Promotion Among the Urban Poor in the U.S.: A Case
Study." invited presentation for the Centre for Studies of Aging, University of Toronto. February
22, 1992.
"Experiences with Health Promotion in the Inner City." Panel Presentation at the Conf on Health
Promotion in the Inner City, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. Feb 1, 1992.
"The Social Determinants of Health of the Elderly: Race, Class and Gender." Presidential Panel
Presentation, Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA.
November 12, 1991.
"Forgotten Caregivers: Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren " presentation at Annual
Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA. November 13, 1991.
"The Physical and Mental Health Consequences of Grandparent Caregiving."
Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Geron Soc of America, SF, CA. Nov 24, 1991.
"Community Organizing among the Elderly Poor in the U.S.: Implications for Healthy Public
Policy." Invited Presentation for the Health Promotion Directorate, British Columbia,
Vancouver, B.C. October 12, 1990.
"Public Participation in Health Promotion." Keynote Address at the Summer Institute on
Citizen Participation in Health Promotion, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba. July 31,
1990.
"Community Organizing as the Basis of Health Education." Presentation to the
Mid-Year Conference of the Society for Public Health Education, Portland, Maine. June 16,
1990.
"Intergenerational Issues and Minority Aging." Presentation at the National
Symposium on Minority Aging, San Diego, CA. June 7, 1990.
"Ethical Issues in Health Promotion for the 1990's." Presentation at The New Public Health:
1990 (State Conference on the Future of Public Health), Los Angeles, CA. April 26, 1990.
"Combating the New Ageism: Prejudice Against the Disabled Elderly." Luncheon Address
to the Disabilities and Rehabilitation Conference, American Society on Aging, San Francisco,
CA. April 4, 1990.
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"Race, Class, Gender and Aging." Presentation at the Annual Meeting, American Society on
Aging, San Francisco, CA. April 3, 1990.
"Plagues of the 1990's: New Stereotypes About the Old." Presentation to the
California Public Health Association (North) Annual Meeting, January 25, 1990.
"Acknowledging the Commonalties and Differences Between Aging and Disability."
Presentation at the Regional Training Conference on Aging and Disability (World Institute on
Disability), Berkeley, CA. January 29, 1990.
"Business and Aging: A Critical Perspective." Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the
American Public Health Association, Chicago, IL. October 24, 1989.
“The Relationship Between Health Education and Health Promotion." Health
Education Grand Rounds Presentation, California Conference of Local Directors of Health
Education, Berkeley, CA. October 2, 1989.
"Strategies for Elderly Empowerment: Case Studies from the U.S." Presentation at the XIV
International Congress of Gerontology, Acapulco, Mexico, June 13-19, 1989.
"Community Organizing to Reduce Social Isolation Among the Elderly Poor: A Case Study
from the U.S." Guest lecture, Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Health Sciences and Health
Promotion, University of Bielefeld, Federal Republic of Germany, June 7, 1989.
"Social Initiatives in Health Promotion." Presentation at the International Symposium on
Community Participation and Empowerment Strategies in Health Promotion, ZIF Center for
Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Bielefeld, Federal Republic of Germany, June 5, 1990.
"Health Promotion in the United States." Invited Address at the
Wissenschaftszenbrum (Research Institute, Berlin) Berlin (WZB), June 3, 1990.
"Generational Equity and the Public Policy Debate: Villain or Opportunity?"
presentation to the National Meeting of the Society for Health and Human Values, "Health
Care for an Aging Society," Little Rock, AR. April 28, 1989.
"Gold in Gray: Business' Discovery of the Elderly Market," presentation to the 35th Annual
Meeting of the American Society on Aging, Washington D.C. March 20, 1989.
"Health Promotion in International Perspective," Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the
Northern California Society for Public Health Education, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
October 28, 1988.
"Commonalties and Differences between Aging and Disability," presentation to the World
Institute on Disability Conference on Aging and Disability, Stanford
University, Palo Alto, CA. August 10, 1988.
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"Applying Social Support and Principles of Community Organization to Work with Low Income
Populations," Presentation to Department of Family Practice, Cook County Hospital, Chicago,
IL. April 22, 1988.
"Community Based Health Promotion: A Social Support and Social Action Approach," Ralph
Sachs Lecture, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health and School of
Medicine, April 14, 1988.
"Health Education, Health Promotion and the Open Society," Presentation for faculty and
students, Health Education Department, San Francisco State University, March 16, 1988.
"Social Support and Health of the Elderly," Center on Gerontology, Purdue
University, Purdue, IN. March 1, 1988.
"Where There Is No Geriatrician," Conference on Aging and Wellbeing in Latin
America, Gerontology Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. February
23, 1988.
"Low Income Elderly: A Community Organization Approach," Plenary presentation for
workshop on "Older Women: Creative Alternatives in Health and Housing," University of
California, Los Angeles, CA. November 14, 1987.
"Tools for Building Healthy Communities," Keynote Address, Annual Meeting of
Virginia Health Advocates, Roanoke, VA. November 1987.
"Social Support Theory and Health: An Update," Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the
American Public Health Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 19, 1987.
"Alcohol and Cigarette Advertising in Ms. Magazine: You've Come a Long Way Baby?"
Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, October 23,
1987.
"Community Based Initiatives for Reducing Social Isolation and Enhancing Empowerment of
the Elderly: Case Studies from the U.S.," presented at an international meeting sponsored by the
Kellogg International Program on Health and Aging and the W.H.O., San Jose, Costa Rica,
March 8, 1987.
"Behind the Headlines: Social Security, Medicare and Generational Rivalry," American Society
on Aging CEAP presentation, San Francisco, CA. January 22, 1987.
"Soaking the Young to Enrich the Old?': The Politics of Generational Equity," paper presented
at the 114th Annual Meeting of the APHA, Las Vegas, NV. September 1986.
"Community Oriented Health Promotion: A Case Study," presented to the Staff, W.K. Kellogg
Foundation, September 16, 1986.
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"Aging as a Women's Issue," presented to the School of Nursing, Indiana State University, June
18, 1986.
"Alternative Organizing Strategies for Work with the Elderly," presented to the
Annual Meeting of the American Society on Aging, March 24, 1986.
"Community Organization for Health in Low Income Communities," Family Practice Rounds,
San Francisco General Hospital, February 27, 1986.
"Cultural Differences and the Delivery of Health Services," Chico State University, February
12, 1986.
"Limitations in the Application of Freire's Philosophy and Methods in Organizing the Inner City
Elderly," Paper presented at the 113th Annual Meeting of the APHA, Washington, D.C.,
November 18, 1985.
"Research in Health Promotion: Are We Asking the Right Questions?" address to the National
Council on Aging 35th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
April 24, 1985.
"Social Support and Family Relationships of the Aged." California Conference on Applied
Clinical Geriatrics Veteran's Home of California, Yountville, CA. October 12, 1984.
"Health Promotion and the Elderly: A Critique," paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the
American Public Health Association, Anaheim, CA.
November 13, 1984.
"Application of Social Support Theory to Health Promotion," Paper presented to the Regional
Services Meeting of the Health Promotion Directorate, Quebec, Canada. October 24, 1984.
"The Feminization of Poverty and Older Women," Paper presented at the 30th Annual Meeting
of the Western Gerontological Society, Anaheim, CA. March 19, 1984.
"New Perspectives on Elders Support Networks" (Symposium participant), Annual Meeting of
the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
November 20, 1983.
"Theory into Action: Health Education in a Honduras Refugee Camp," Paper
presented at the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Dallas, TX.
November 16, 1983.
"Social Support and Health: Implications for a Graying America," Plenary
Session Address at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association,
November 16, 1982.
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"Community Organizing in a 'Gray Ghetto': The Tenderloin Senior Outreach Project," paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Montreal, Canada.
November l8, 1982.
Robyn Stone and M. Minkler, "Retirement and Health: Major Conceptual
Issues," Panel presentation for the ll0th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health
Association, Montreal, Canada, November 1982.
"People Need People: Social Support and Health." Healing Brain Symposium
the Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge,
December l2-l3, 198l.
sponsored by
Satariano, W., M. Minkler and C. Langhauser, "Supportive Exchange: A
'Missing Link' Between Social Support and Health Status of the Elderly,"
Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Toronto, Canada.
November l2, 198l.
"The A.I.D. Student from Selection to Re-entry: Factors in Success," Panel moderator and
coordinator, A.I.D./NAFSA workshop on the Special Needs of Foreign Students, Reston, VA.
March 5-7, 1980.
"Applications of Social Support Theory to Health Education for the Elderly." American Public
Health Association l08th Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI. Oct. 19-23, 1980.
Minkler, M. and S. Blum, "Toward a Continuum of Caring Alternatives: Community Based
Care for the Elderly." American Public Health Association l08th Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI.
October 19-23, 1980.
Pilisuk, M., Minkler, M. and P. Marsten, "Implementing Social Support Networks." Paper
presented to the California State Psychological Association, February 11, 1979.
Minkler, M. and D.E. Hayes-Bautista, "Medical Modernization and Health Development:
Alternative Conceptual Approaches to Achieving Health Care in Developing Countries,"
presented at the International Health Section of the l05th APHA Annual Meeting in
Washington, D.C. Nov. 2, 1977.
"Toward A National Population Policy: A Survey of the Attitudes of Demographers, Population
Planners, and Family Planning Practitioners," presented at the Population Section of the l05th
Annual Meeting of the APHA, Washington, D.C. Oct. 30, 1977.
"Health Beliefs and Role Related Perceptions of Older Americans," Paper presented at the l04th
Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Miami Beach, FL, Oct. 26, 1976.
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