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1 6330 Quadrangle Drive Chapel Hill, NC Phone: 919/ x223 Fax: 919/ Herman Mitchell, Ph.D. Vice President and Senior Research Scientist Education Post Doctoral NHLBI Fellow, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh 1979, Ph.D. Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana Psychology 1970, M.S. Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana Psychology (Personality/Statistics) 1968, B.A. University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio Psychology/Math Professional Experience 2007 to present Vice President and Senior Research Scientist Rho Federal Systems Division, Chapel Hill, NC Adjunct Professor of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina 1997 to 2007 Senior Research Scientist Rho Federal Systems Division, Chapel Hill, NC Adjunct Professor of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina 1988 to 1997 Senior Research Scientist, Director Research Systems and Vice President for Research Development New England Research Institute, Watertown, MA Assistant to the Secretary of Health Department of Health, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Director, State Health Data Center 1985 to 1987 Vice President Forbes Health System, Pittsburgh, PA 1982 to 1985 Assistant Dean, Graduate School of Public Health Deputy Director, Epidemiology Data Center Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Assistant Professor of Biostatistics University of Pittsburgh 1979 to 1982 Post Doctoral Fellow Cardiovascular Epidemiology Deputy Director, Epidemiology Data Center Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh December, 2004

2 Page to 1977 Assistant Professor of Psychology University of Washington 1968 to 1973 Ford Foundation Fellow National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow National Institute of Criminal Justice Graduate Research Fellow Graduate Student and Statistical Consultant Purdue University 1965 to 1968 Systems Analyst International Business Machines (IBM) Research Activities Statistical and Data Coordinating Center, Immune Tolerance Network, Principal Investigator, (6/16/08-6/16/14 $38,900,760). Provide statistical, pharmacovigilence, and adat management support for national and international studies directed to improving immune tolerance for autoimmune diseases and translpalntation. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases & National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences, NIH, NIAID Statistical and Clinical Coordinating Center, Inner-City Asthma Consortium, Principal Investigator, (9/30/02-8/31/10 $19,488,619). A multicenter, multi-protocol consortium to investigate immune therapies and disease mechanisms among inner city children with asthma. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases & National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences, NIH, NIAID N01-AI Inner-City Asthma Study: Coordinating Center, Principal Investigator, (8/1/96-7/31/06, $8,619,312). Multicenter (7- site) intervention on the morbidity associated with asthma among children in the inner cities. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases & National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences, NIH, NIAID U01- AI/ES39776 Trial of a Cognitive Intervention for Older Adults: Coordinating Center, Principal Investigator, (9/30/96-8/31/01, $1,817,620). Multicenter (6-site) intervention on maintaining cognitive functioning of at-risk older adults. National Institute of Aging, NIH, U01 AG/NR14282 National Cooperative Inner City Asthma Study: Coordinating Center, Principal Investigator, (4/5/91-9/30/98, $3,151,519). Multicenter (8-site) investigation of the increased morbidity and mortality associated with asthma among children living in the inner cities. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, N01-A Impact of Expectation on Outcomes of Cardiovascular Surgery: Coordinating Center, Principal Investigator, (3/1/97-2/28/99, $187,000). Multicenter study of outcome expectation upon the complications and results of cardiovascular surgery patients. Subcontract to Harvard Medical School/Deaconess Hospital. Child and Adolescent Trial of Cardiovascular Health: Coordinating Center. Co-Principal Investigator (4/1/91-9/31/96, $3,080,469). Multicenter school based education intervention in promoting healthful behaviors among school children to reduce the subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, NIH U01 HL47098 Data Center for Epidemiologic Studies of HIV. Co-Principal Investigator, (3/31/90-3/31/95, $2,150,124). A multicenter investigation to estimate the rate of vertical transmission of HIV from mother to infant and to identify the major risk factors for and sequelae of this transmission. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, N01-A Statistical and Clinical Coordinating Center. Co-Principal Investigator, (4/1/93-3/31/98, $9,054,987). A multicenter investigation of the natural history of HIV infection in women. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, NIAID/DAIDS Mortality and Morbidity Surveillance System. Principal Investigator, (6/1/91-4/30/92, $48,842) Phase I SBIR to assess the feasibility of developing a microcomputer based mortality surveillance system linked to CD-ROM census data files and geographic mapping software. National Cancer Institute, R43CA A1.

3 Page 3 Awards & Fellowships Ford Foundation Fellow National Science Foundation Fellow Department of Justice Research Fellow, LEAA, National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Professional Activities Editorial Board Journal of Controlled Clinical Trials ( ); Society for Clinical Trials, Publication Policy Board ( ); Society for Clinical Trials, Program Committee (1997,2001); Web Editor, Society for Clinical Trials. Member, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air. Member of the Data and Safety Monitoring Board for the NHLBI Asthma Health Disparities Studies; NIDDK Diabetes Trial Net-ITN Studies; External Advisory Board for the NIAID/NIDDK TEDDY Study; External Advisory Board for the NIH Bioinformatics Support Contract Reviewer for Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; Pediatrics, American Journal of Public Health; Clinical Trials, Chest Professional Affiliations Society for Clinical Trials American Public Health Association International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Publications Detre, K.M., Myler, R.K., Kelsey, S.F., VanRaden, M., To, T., and Mitchell, H.E. Baseline Characteristics of Patients in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty Registry. The American Journal of Cardiology, 1984, 53, no. 12, 7C-11C. Kelsey, S.F., Mullin, S.M., Detre, K.M., Mitchell, H.E., Cowley, M.J., Gruentzig, A.R., and Kent, K.M. Effect of Investigator Experience on Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty. The American Journal of Cardiology, 1984, 53, no. 12, 56C-64C. Ahmed, O.I., Orchard, T.J., Sharma, R., Mitchell, H.E., Talbott, E., and Kuller, L.H. Declining mortality from stroke in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: Trends in case fatality and severity of disease, Stroke, 1988, Feb., Vol. 19(2), Blumenstein, B., Hermanson, B., James, K., and Mitchell, H.E. Functions and Organization of Coordinating Centers for Multicenter Clinical Research, Controlled Clinical Trials, 1995, April, Vol.16 (2S), Swartz, M.T., Borovetz, H.S., Miller, P.J., Mitchell, H.E., Watson, J.T., Griffith, B.P., Pennington, D.G., and Portner, P.M. Evaluation of an Implantable Ventricular Assist System for Humans with Chronic Refractory Heart Failure, ASAIO Journal, 1995, Vol 41,

4 Page 4 Mitchell, H., Senturia, Y., Gergen, P., Baker, D., Joseph, C., McNiff, K., Wedner, J., Smartt, E., Crain, E., Eggleston, P., Evans, R., Kercsmar, C., Kattan, M., Leickly, F., Malveaux, F. Design and Methods of the National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study, Journal of Pediatric Pulmonology, 1997; 24: Kattan, M., Mitchell, H., Eggleston, P., Gergen, P., Crain, E., Kercsmar, C., Redline, S., Weiss, K., Evans, R., Leickly, F., Malveaux, F., Wedner, J. Baseline Characteristics of Children with Asthma : The National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study, Journal of Pediatric Pulmonology, 1997; 24: Wade, S., Weil, C., Holden, G., Mitchell, H., Evans, R., Kruszon-Moran, D., Bauman, L., Crain, E., Eggleston, P., Kattan, M., Kercsmar, C., Leickly, F., Malveaux, F., Wedner, J. Psychosocial Characteristics of Children with Asthma: A Description of the NCICAS Psychosocial Protocol, Journal of Pediatric Pulmonology, 1997; 24: Rosenstreich D, Eggleston P, Kattan M, Baker D, Slavin RG, Gergen P, Mitchell H, McNiff-Mortimer K, Lynn H, Ownby D, Malveaux F. The Role of Cockroach Allergy and Exposure to Cockroach Allergen in Causing Morbidity Among Inner-City Children with Asthma. New England Journal of Medicine, 1997; 336 (19): Holden, G., Wade, S., Mitchell, H., Weil, C., Evans, R., and Islam, I.. Cognition and Management of Pediatric Asthma in the Inner-City. Social Work Research, 1998, 22 (1): Senturia, Y., Mortimer, K., Baker, D., Gergen, P., Mitchell, H., Joseph, C., Wedner, H. J. Successful techniques for retention of subjects in an inner-city population. Journal of Controlled Clinical Trials, 1998, 19 (6): Crain, E., Kercsmar, C., Weiss, K., Mitchell, H., and Lynn, H. Reported difficulties in access to quality care for children with asthma in the inner city. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 1998, 152: Wissow, L.S., Roter, D., Bauman, L., Crain, E., Kercsmar, C., Weiss, K., Mitchell, H., and Mohr, B. Patient-provider communication during the emergency department care of children with asthma. Medical Care, 1998, 36 (10): Eggleston P, Rosenstreich D, Lynn H, Baker D, McNiff-Mortimer K, Kattan M, Gergen P, Mitchell H, Ownby D, Slavin RG, Malveaux F. Relationship of indoor allergen exposure to skin test sensitivity in inner-city children with asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 1998, 102: Crain, E., Mortimer, KM., Bauman, L., Kercsmar, C., Weiss, K., Wissow, L., Mitchell, H., and Roter, D. Pediatric asthma care in the emergency department: Measuring the quality of history taking and discharge planning. Journal of Asthma, 1999, 36 (1): Gergen P, Mortimer KM, Eggleston PA, Rosenstreich D, Mitchell H, Owenby D, Kattan M, Baker D, Wright, E., Slavin R, Malveaux F. Results of the National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study (NCICAS) environmental intervention to reduce cockroach allergen exposure in inner-city homes. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 1999, 103: Wade, S., Islam, S., Holden, G., Kruszon-Moran, D., Mitchell, H. Division of Responsibility for Asthma Management Tasks between Parents and Children in the Inner-City. Journal of Development and Behavioral Pediatrics 1999, 20 (2): Weil, C., Wade, S., Bauman, L., Lynn, H., Mitchell, H., Lavigne, J. The Relationship Between Psychosocial Factors and Asthma Morbidity in Inner-City Children with Asthma. Pediatrics, 1999, 104 (6): Evans, R., Gergen, P., Mitchell, H., Kattan, M., Kercsmar, C., Crain, E., Anderson, J., Eggleston, Malveaux, F., Wedner, J. A randomized clinical trial to reduce asthma morbidity among inner-city children: Results of the National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study (NCICAS). Journal of Pediatrics, 1999, 135(3) Belamarich, P., Luder, E., Kattan, M., Mitchell, H., Islam, S., Lynn, H., Crain, E. Do Obese Inner-City Children with Asthma Have More Symptoms Compared with Non-Obese Children with Asthma? Pediatrics, 2000, 106 (6). Wade, S., Holden, G., Lynn, H., Mitchell, H., Ewart, C. Cognitive-behavioral predictors of asthma morbidity among inner-city children. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 2000, 21(5)

5 Page 5 Senturia, Y.D., Bauman, L.J., Coyle, Y.M., Morgan, W., Rosenstreich, D.L., Roudier, M.D., Mitchell, H., Gruchalla, R., Crain, E.F. The Use of Parent Report to Assess the Quality of Care in Primary Care Visits Among Children With Asthma. Ambulatory Pediatrics, 2001, 1 (4) Vojta, P.J., Randels, S.P., Stout, J., Muilenberg, M, Burge, H.A., Lynn, H., Mitchell, H., O'Connor, G.T., Zeldin, D.C. Effects of Physical Interventions on House Dust Mite Allergen Levels in Carpet, Bed and Upholstery Dust in Low Income, Urban Homes. Environmental Health Perspectives, 2001, 109(8), Sullivan, S.D., Weiss, K.B., Lynn, H., Mitchell, Kattan, M., Gergen, Evans, R. The Cost-Effectiveness of an Inner City Asthma Intervention in Children, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2002;110: Crain, E.F., Walter, M., O Connor, G.T., Mitchell, H., Gruchalla, R.S., Kattan, M., Malindzak, G.S., Enright, P., Evans, R., III, Morgan, W., Stout, J.W. Home and allergic characteristics of children with asthma in seven u.s. urban communities and design of an environmental intervention: The Inner-City Asthma Study, Environmental Health Perspectives, 2002, 110(9) Gergen P, Mitchell H, Lynn, H. The influence of atopy and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure on the seasonal variation in Childhood asthma: Results from the National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study (NCICAS), Journal of Pediatrics, 2002, 141: Sullivan, S.D., Weiss, K.B., Mitchell, H. The Cost-Effectiveness of an Inner City Asthma Intervention in Children, Reply to Delate and Motheral, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2002; 111: Arbes, S.J., Sever, M., Archer, J., Long, E.H., Gore, J.C., Schal, C., Walter, M., Nuebler, B., Vaughn, B., Mitchell, H., Liu, E., Collette, N., Adler, P., Sandel, M., Zeldin, D.C. Abatement of Cockroach Allergen (Bla g 1) in Low-Income, Urban Housing A Randomized Controlled Trial, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2003, 112: Wallace, L.A., Mitchell, H., O Connor, G.T., Liu, L-J., Neas, L., Lippmann, M., Kattan, M., Koenig, J., Stout, J.W., Vaughn, B.J., Wallace, D., Walter, M., Adams, K., Particle Concentrations in Inner-City Homes of Children with Asthma: The Effect of Smoking, Cooking, and Outdoor Pollution, Environmental Health Perspectives, 2003, 111 (9) Wright, R., Mitchell, H., Visness, C., Cohen, S., Stout, J., Evans, R., Gold, D. Community Violence and Asthma Morbidity in the Inner-City Asthma Study, American Journal of Public Health, 2004 (94) Arbes, S.J., Sever, M., Mehta, J., Gore, J.C., Schal, C., B., Vaughn, B., Mitchell, H., Zeldin, D.C. Abatement of Cockroach Allergens (Bla g 1 and Bla g 2) in Low-Income, Urban Housing: 12-Month Continuation Results, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2004, 113: Morgan WJ, Crain EF, Gruchalla RS, et al. O Connor, G.T., Kattan, M., Evans, R., III, Stout, J.W., Malindzak, G., Smartt, E., Plaut, M., Walter, M., Vaughn, B. Mitchell, H. for the Inner-City Asthma Study Group. Results of a home-based environmental intervention among urban children with asthma, The New England Journal of Medicine, 2004, 351(11): George T. O'Connor, G.T., Walter, M., Mitchell, H., Kattan, M., Morgan, W.J., Gruchalla, R.S., Pongracic, J.A., Smartt, E., Stout, J.W., Evans, R., Crain, E. F., Burge, H.A. Airborne fungi in the homes of children with asthma in low-income urban communities: The Inner-City Asthma Study, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2004, 114 (3): Morgan WJ, Plaut, M., Mitchell, H. Environment and Asthma, The New England Journal of Medicine, 2004, 351(25): (Corres.) Gruchalla, R.S., Pongracic, J., Plaut, M., Evans, R., Visness, C.M., Walter, M., Crain, E.F., Kattan, M., Morgan, W.J., Steinbach, S., Stout, J., Malindzak, G. Smartt, E. Mitchell, H. The Inner City Asthma Study: Relationships between Sensitivity, Allergen Exposure and Asthma Morbidity, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2005,115, (3): Arbes, S.J., Jr., Sever, M., Vaughn, B., Mehta, J., Lynch, J.T., Mitchell, H., Hoppin, J.A., Spencer, H.L., Jr., Sandler, D.P., Zeldin, D.C. Feasibility of Using Subject-Collected Dust Samples in Epidemiological and Clinical Studies of Indoor Allergens, Environmental Health Perspectives, 2005, 113 (9)

6 Page 6 Kattan, M., Stearns, S.C. Crain, E.F., Stout, J.W., Gergen, P.J., Evans, R., Visness, C.M., Gruchalla, R.S., Morgan, W.J., O Connor, G.T., Mastin, J.P., Mitchell, H.E. Cost-Effectiveness of a Home-Based Environmental Intervention for Inner-City Children with Asthma, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2005;116(5): Kattan, M., Stearns, S.C. Crain, E.F., Visness, C.M., Mitchell, H.E. Reply to: Cost-effectiveness of home-based interventions should also take into account nonrespiratory indoor health hazards, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2006; 117,(4): 953 (corres.) Kattan M, Crain EF, Steinbach S, Visness CM, Walter M, Stout JW, Evans R III, Smartt E, Gruchalla RS, Morgan WJ, O Connor GT, Mitchell HE. A Randomized Clinical Trial of Clinician Feedback to Improve Quality of Care for Inner- City Children with Asthma, Pediatrics, 2006; 117; James R, Mitchell H, Gergen PJ, Eggleston PA, Slater JE. Statistical analysis of ID50EAL data. Arbeiten aus dem Paul-Ehrlich-Institut 2006; 95: Stout JW, Visness CM, Enright P, Lamm C, Shapiro G, Gan VN, Adams GK, III, Mitchell HE. Classification of Asthma Severity in Children: The Contribution of Pulmonary Function Testing. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 2006; 160: Busse, W. W., Mitchell, H. Addressing issues of asthma in inner-city children. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2007; 119(1): Slater JE, James R, Pongracic J, Liu A, Sarpong S, Sampson HA, Satinover SM, Woodfolk JA, Mitchell HE, Gergen PJ, Eggleston PA. Biological potency of German cockroach allergen extracts determined in an inner city population. Journal of Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 2007, 37: Sever, M.L., Arbes, S.J., Jr., Gore, J.C., Santangelo, R.G., Vaughn, B., Mitchell, H., Schal, C., Zeldin, D.C. Cockroach allergen reduction by cockroach control alone in low-income urban homes: A randomized control trial, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2007, 120(4): Kattan M, Gergen P, Eggleston P, Visness C, Mitchell H. Health Effects of Indoor Nitrogen Dioxide and Passive Smoking on Urban Asthmatic Children. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2007, 120(3): O Connor GT, Neas L, Vaughn B, Kattan M,, Mitchell H, Mastin P, Crain EF, Evans R, III, Gruchalla R, Morgan W, Stout J, Adams K, Lippmann, M. Acute respiratory health effects of air pollution on asthmatic children in US inner cities. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2008, 121: Szefler SJ, Mitchell H, Sorkness CA, Gergen PJ, O Connor GT, Morgan W, Kattan M, Pongracic JA, Teach SJ, Bloomberg GR, Eggleston PA, Gruchalla RS, Kercsmar CM, Liu AH, Wildfire JJ, Curry MD, Busse WW. Management of asthma based on exhaled nitric oxide in addition to guideline-based treatment for inner-city adolescents and young adults: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 2008, 372: Pongracic JA, Visness CM, Gruchalla RS, Evans III R, Mitchell HE., The influence of Mouse Allergen and Rodent Environmental Intervention on Asthma in Inner-City Children. Annals Allergy Asthma Immunology, 2008:101: Lurie, N., Mitchell, H.E., Malveaux, F.J. State of Childhood Asthma and Future Directions Conference: Overview and Commentary, Pediatrics, Vol. 123, 2009, pp. S211-S214 Clark, N.M., Mitchell, H.E., Rand, C.S. Effectiveness of Educational and Behavioral Asthma Interventions, Pediatrics, Mar 2009; 123: S185 - S192. Szefler SJ, Gergen PJ, Mitchell H, Busse WW. Szefler, SJ; Gergen, PJ, Mitchell,H. Adding Exhaled Nitric Oxide to Guideline-based Asthma Treatment in Inner-City Adolescents and Young Adults: a randomized controlled trial: A Reply to Drs. Taylor and Bush. Lancet, 2009, 373:382. Gergen, PJ, Arbes, S A, Jr, Calatroni, A., Mitchell,HE, and Zeldin, DC Total IgE levels and asthma prevalence in the US population: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2009:124 (3), Wang, J., Visness C.M, Calatroni A, Gergen PJ, Mitchell HE, Sampson HA., Effect of environmental allergen sensitization on asthma morbidity in inner city asthmatic children. Clinical and Experimental Allergy 2009, in press

7 Page 7 Books, Chapters Mortimer, K.M. & Mitchell, H.E., The Inner City Asthma Program: A Guide for Helping Children with Asthma. National Cooperative Inner City Asthma Study, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Mitchell, H.E., (Co-Author with the Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air), Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Clearing the Air: Asthma and Indoor Air Exposures, National Academy Press, Gergen, P. & Mitchell, H.E., Epidemiology of Asthma, In A Kaptein & T Creer (eds.), Respiratory Disorders and Behavioural Research. Harwood Publications, Gergen, P. & Mitchell, H.E., Epidemiology and Natural History of Asthma In M Kalinder (ed.), Current Review of Asthma. Current Reviews, Presentations and Abstracts Mitchell, H.E. Database Management Systems: A technical overview. Society for Clinical Trials, San Francisco, May, Mitchell, H.E. and Detre, K. Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty: A status report on a voluntary registry. American Heart Association, Epidemiology Council, San Antonio, March, Mitchell, H.E. Clinical Trial Database Management System: Buy or write? Society for Clinical Trials, Pittsburgh, May, Mitchell, H.E. Coordinating Multicenter Clinical Trials: Technological Considerations. Society for Clinical Trials, St. Louis, May, Mitchell, H.E. Utilization of Microcomputers in Networked and Distributed Systems for Multicenter Clinical Trials. National Cancer Institute, Washington, D.C., July, Mitchell, H.E. Some Cautions Concerning the Use of Microcomputers in Clinical Research Settings. Meetings of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Cancer Project, NCI, Palm Springs, January, Mitchell, H.E. Distributed Processing System in Drug Clinical Trials. Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C., January, Mitchell, H.E. Distributed System Applications in Multicenter Clinical Trials. Drug Information Association, Atlantic City, May, Mitchell, H.E. Implementation of Distributed Systems in Multicenter Clinical Trials. Society for Clinical Trials, Miami, May, Mitchell, H.E. Distributed Management and Processing of Multicenter Data. American Statistical Association, Philadelphia, August, Mitchell, H.E. Distributed Data Entry for Multicenter Trials. Current Issues in the Design, Conduct and Interpretation of Clinical Trials, Bethesda, September, Mitchell, H.E. Cancer Epidemiology and Registry. Symposium on Epidemiology and Clinical Trials. Taiwan, Republic of China, June, Chalmers, T.C., Detre, K.M., and Mitchell, H.E. Clinical Trials: Problems of Methodology. Symposium on Epidemiology and Clinical Trials. Taiwan, Republic of China, June, Mitchell, H.E. The Computer in Epidemiology and Clinical Trials. Symposium on Epidemiology and Clinical Trials. Taiwan, Republic of China, June, 1985.

8 Page 8 Mitchell, H.E. Healthcare Planning for the Elderly: A Societal Problem. Lock Haven Hospital, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, April, Mitchell, H.E. The Mature Market: A Healthcare Perspective, American Marketing Association, Pittsburgh, April, Mitchell, H.E. Strategic Information Systems for Healthcare Planning, SW Pennsylvania Healthcare Planning Forum, Pittsburgh, March, Mitchell, H.E. When a Coordinating Center Assumes an Ongoing Trial, Society for Clinical Trials, Toronto, May, Mitchell, H.E., Blumenstein, B., James, K., and Hermanson, B. Functions and Organization of Data Coordinating Centers for Multicenter Clinical Research, Society for Clinical Trials, Philadelphia, May, Mitchell, H.E. Integrating Creativity & FDA Regulations, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, San Francisco, April, Mitchell, H.E. Data Management for Multicenter Clinical Trials: Slowly Distributed Systems, Society for Clinical Trials, Houston, May, Mitchell, H.E. Research Data Management: How Many Times Will We Reinvent the Wheel?, Society for Clinical Trials, Seattle, May, Mitchell, H.E. Results of the National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study. NIH/NIAID Research Center Directors Meeting, Bethesda, June, Mitchell, H.E. The Value of National Health Surveys, Kuwait Medical School, Kuwait City, December, Mitchell, H.E. Methodological Issues of Intervening in the Inner City, American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, New Orleans, March, Mitchell, H.E. Distributed Systems in Multicenter Clinical Trials: Making them do more of the work for everyone. Society for Clinical Trials Meeting, Pittsburgh, May, Mitchell, H.E., Gergen, P., and Islam, S. Stability of Asthma Symptoms in Children. American Thoracic Society Meeting, New Orleans, May, Mitchell, H.E. and McNiff, K. Tailoring Interventions for Children in the Inner-City, Society for Clinical Trials, Pittsburgh, May, Islam, S., Wright, E., and Mitchell, H.E. Predictors of Missed Follow-Up Interviews in a Study of Asthma Among Inner-City Children, Society for Clinical Trials Meeting, Pittsburgh, May, Crain, E., Weiss, K., Kercsmar, C., Mitchell, H., and Lynn, H. Access to Health Care for Inner-City Children with Asthma. Society for Pediatric Research, Washington, D.C., May, Mitchell, H., Lynn, H., Crain, E., Weiss, K., and Kercsmar, C., An Index of Access to Care for Inner-City Children with Asthma. Society for Pediatric Research, Washington, D.C., May, Kercsmar, C., Crain, E., Mitchell, H., Lynn, H., and Weiss, K. Site-Specific Variation in Access to Health Care for Inner-City Children with Asthma. Society for Pediatric Research, Washington, D.C., May, Kattan, M., Mitchell, H., Crain, E., Evans, R., and Islam, S. Is There a Difference in Asthma Morbidity Between Latino and African American Children? American Thoracic Society Meeting, New Orleans, May Holden, G., Wade, S., Mitchell, H., Weil, C., Evans, R., Kruszon-Moran, D., Ewart, C., and Bauman, L. Cognition and Management of Pediatric Asthma Among African-Americans and Latin Americans Living in the Inner-City: Scale Development, American Psychological Association Meeting, Toronto, August 1996.

9 Page 9 Holden, G., Wade, S., Mitchell, H., Weil, C., Evans, R., Kruszon-Moran, D., Ewart, C., and Bauman, L. Caretakers Beliefs About the Management of Pediatric Asthma, National Association of Social Workers Meeting, Cleveland, November Chernack, P., Cuzzi, L., Holden, G., Kimmel, M., Mitchell, H., Paris, W., Rosenberg, G., Rutter, S., Spitzer, W. The Role of Social Work in Multi-Site, Multi-Disciplinary Research Studies, National Association of Social Workers Meeting, Cleveland, November Mitchell, H.E. The National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Intervention: For Whom Did it Work? American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, San Francisco, April, Mitchell, H.E. The National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study: Improving Asthma Through Research and Intervention, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, April, Kercsmar, C., Crain, E., Mitchell, H., Lynn, H., and Weiss, K. Medication Use Among Children with severe Asthma. Society for Pediatric Research, Washington, D.C., May, Crain, E., Kercsmar, C., Weiss, K., Mitchell, H., Mohr, B. Does Emergency Department Asthma Care for Inner-City Children Conform to the NIH Guidelines? Ambulatory Pediatric Association, Washington, D.C., May, Belamarich, P., Luder, E., Kattan, M., Mitchell, H., Islam, S., Crain, E. Heavy Breathing: Do Obese Children with Asthma Have More Symptoms? Ambulatory Pediatric Association, Washington, D.C., May, Kattan, M., Crain, E., Mitchell, H. Frequent Users vs. Non-Users of the Emergency Department Among Inner-City Children with Asthma. American Thoracic Society Meeting, San Francisco, May Mitchell, H.E. Results of the National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Intervention Study. American Thoracic Society Meeting, San Francisco, May, Mitchell, H.E. The Inner-City Asthma Study: Design and Methodological Considerations. NIAID Research Center Directors Meeting, Bethesda, June, Lynn, H., Mitchell, H. Using Cluster Analysis to Identify Risk Groups for Asthma Morbidity Among Inner-City Children. Society for Clinical Trials, Boston, July, Wade, S., Holden, G., Lynn, H., Mitchell, H., Ewart, C. Cognitive -behavioral predictors of asthma morbidity in innercity children. American Psychological Association Meeting, Chicago, Il, August, 15-19, Lynn, H., Mitchell, H., Crain, E., Kercsmar, C., and Weiss, K., Applying principal component analysis on odds ratios to derive factors from dichotomized variables. CDC/ATSDR Symposium on Statistical Methods, Wade, S., Holden, G., Mitchell, H., Wright, L. and Mohr, B. National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study: Case Management Intervention Outcomes. American Psychological Association Meeting, Senturia, Y.D., Bauman, L.J., Rosentreich, D., Crain, E., Morgan, W., Coyle, Y., Roudier, M., Gruchalla, R., Mitchell, H. and Smartt, E. Can caretakers remember what happens during an office visit? Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, May 4, Bauman, L.J., Senturia, Y.D., Rosentreich, D., Coyle, Y., Gruchalla, R., Crain, E., Morgan, W., Roudier, M., Mitchell, H. and Smartt, E. Can patient reports be used to measure the quality of pediatric asthma care? Annual Association for Public Opinion Research, St. Louis, May 14-17, Mitchell, H., Wade, S., Holden, G., Pritchard, M., Lynn, H. Attitudes and asthma: The influence of children s attitudes toward their asthma on intervention effectiveness. American Thoracic Society Meeting, San Diego, April, Mitchell, H.E. The NIAID/NIEHS Inner-City Asthma Study: Baseline Characteristics. NIAID Research Center Directors Meeting, Bethesda, June, Vojta, P.J., Randels, S.P., Stout, J., Muilenberg, M, Burge, H.A., Lynn, H., Mitchell, H., O'Connor, G.T., Zeldin, D.C. Effects of Physical Interventions on Group I Dust Mite Allergen Levels in Carpet, and Bedding Dust in Inner City Homes. American Thoracic Society Meeting, Toronto, May, 2000.

10 Page 10 Sullivan, S.D., Weiss, K.B., Evans, R., Islam, S., Gergen, P.J., Mitchell, H.E., Crain, E. for the National Cooperative Inner City Asthma Study, An Economic Evaluation of the NCICAS Asthma Counselor Intervention. American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, San Diego, March, Mitchell, H.E. The NIAID/NIEHS Inner-City Asthma Study: Baseline Characteristics. American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, San Diego, March, Mitchell, H.E. Environmental Exposure, Skin test sensitivity and Asthma Morbidity. American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, New Orleans, March, Mitchell, H.E. Matching Technology to Clinical Trial Needs. Society for Clinical Trials Meeting, Denver, May, Hart, S., Tolbert, W., Walter, M., Mitchell, H. E. for the Inner-City Asthma Study Group An Automated expert system for providing physician feedback regarding patient status. Society for Clinical Trials Meeting, Denver, May, Mitchell, H.E. Evaluating Effective Data Acquisition Systems: Pre-Conference Workshop Training Session. Society for Clinical Trials Meeting, Denver, May, Mitchell, H.E. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Studies of Inner City Asthma. NIAID Council Meeting, Bethesda, January, Mitchell, H.E. Results of the Inner City Air Pollution Study. Presidential Symposium, American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, New York, March, Mitchell, H.E. The NIAID/NIEHS Inner-City Asthma Study and Inner City Air Pollution Study. NIEHS Symposium, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, RTP, April Mitchell, H.E. The National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Studies. Invited presentation, University of Connecticut, Storrs, April Pinto, C., Walter, M., Mitchell, H.E. Validity of Reported Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure In The Homes Of Inner-City Children With Asthma. Society for Clinical Trials Meeting, Arlington, May, Mitchell, H.E. Clinical Trials in Special Populations: Issues in Design and Implementation. Society for Clinical Trials Meeting, Arlington, May, Wright RJ, Mitchell H, Visness C, Cohen S, Gold DR for the ICAS Study Group. Stress experience in the inner-city: relationship to asthma symptoms, healthcare utilization, and behavior. American Thoracic Society Meeting, Atlanta, May, Mitchell, H.E. Increased asthma due to obesity. American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Meeting, Denver, March, Mitchell, H.E. Asthma among Puerto Rican and African American children in New York. American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Meeting, Denver, March, Sever, M., Arbes, S. Jr., Gore, C., Liu, E., Long, E., Archer, J. Walter, M., Mitchell, H., Schal, C., Zeldin, D. Efficacy of Extermination/Intensive Cleaning in Reduction of Cockroach Allergen in Inner-City North Carolina Homes. American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, Denver, March, Mitchell, H.E. Intervening on asthma risks among children in the inner city. Research Conference for the Center for Childhood Asthma in the Urban Environment, Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore, April, Mitchell H.E. Impact of indoor allergens and air pollution on asthma morbidity. American Thoracic Society Meeting, Seattle, May, Mitchell H.E. Increasing diversity in clinical trials: Best practices. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, October, Warman, K., Silver, E.J., Mitchell, H.E. Asthma Risk Factor Assessment: What Are the Needs of Inner-City Families? Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting San Francisco, May, 2004.

11 Page 11 Pate, M., Mitchell, H. A comparison of two nicotine exposure measurement techniques using a receiver operating characteristic analysis. Society for Clinical Trials Meeting, New Orleans, May, Joseph, C.L.M, Ownby, D.R., H.E. Mitchell, Visness, C.M., Peterson, E.L., Johnson, C.C., Leickly, F.E. Comparison of participants with undiagnosed and diagnosed asthma: National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study. American Thoracic Society Meeting, Orlando, May, Mitchell, H.E. Psychosocial determinants of asthma morbidity. Washington University, St. Louis, January, Mitchell, H.E. Environment Pollution and Pediatric Asthma Emergency Department Visits. Meeting of the Robert Wood Johnson and American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Emergency Department Demonstration Program, Atlanta, January, Liu, A. H., Morgan, W. J., Schiltz, A. M., James, R. L., Szefler, S. J., Mitchell, H., Busse, W. W. Exhaled Breath Condensates Nitrite Levels Inversely Correlate With ph. American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Meeting, San Antonio, March, Eggleston, P.A., Liu, A.H., Pongracic, J.A., Sarpong, S., James, R.L., Gergen, P.J., Mitchell, H., Slater, J.E. Creating a Standardized Cockroach Extract. American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Meeting, San Antonio, March, Sever, M., Arbes, S.J., Jr., Vaughn, B., Mehta, J., Lynch, J.T., Mitchell, H., Hoppin, J.A., Spencer, H.L., Jr., Sandler, D.P., Zeldin, D.C. Feasibility of Using Subject-Collected Dust Samples in Epidemiological and Clinical Studies of Indoor Allergens. American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Meeting, San Antonio, March, Mitchell H.E. Results of the National Cooperative Inner City Asthma Long Term Follow-up Study. American Thoracic Society Meeting, San Diego, May, Pate, M., Mitchell, H. Factors determining failed pulmonary assessments in the Inner City Asthma Study. Society for Clinical Trials Meeting, Portland, May, Sever, M.L., Arbes, S.J., Jr., Gore, J.C., Santangelo, R.G., Vaughn, B., Mitchell, H., Schal, C., Zeldin, D.C. Cockroach Allergen Reduction by Extermination Alone in Low-Income, Urban Homes-A Randomized Control Trial, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 117(2), Supplement 1, Abstract - AAAAI Annual Meeting 2006, February 2006, Page S27. Wildfire, J., Mitchell, H. Relationships between allergen exposure and skin test sensitivity in the Inner City Asthma Study. Society for Clinical Trials Meeting, Orlando, May, Pate, M., Mitchell, H. Sources of nitrogen dioxide exposure in inner city homes with asthmatic children. Society for Clinical Trials Meeting, Orlando, May, Wang, J., Visness, C.M., Calatroni, A., Gergen, P.J., Mitchell, H., Sampson, H.A. Association of Environmental Allergen Sensitization with Asthma Morbidity, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 119 (1) Supplement 1, Abstract AAAAI Annual Meeting, January 2007, Page S169. Sever, M.L., Arbes, S.J., Jr., Zeldin, D.C., Schal, C., Santangelo, R.G., Vaughn, B., Mitchell, H., Cockroach Allergen Reduction by Extermination Alone in Low-Income, Urban Homes-A Randomized Control Trial, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Volume 119, Issue 1, Supplement 1, January 2007, Page S157 Villarreal, M., Calatroni, A., Mitchell, H. E. Predicting indoor particulate matter from outdoor particulate matter and other measurements in the Inner-City Air Pollution Study. Society for Clinical Trials Meeting, Montreal, May, Ray, N., Calatroni, A., Mitchell H. E., Schwarz, J., Walter, M. Characterization of Subjects who Move During a Longitudinal Clinical Trial. Society for Clinical Trials Meeting, Montreal, May, Schwarz, J., Mitchell, H. E. Employing Geographic Information Systems to Assess the Effects of Traffic Exposure On Respiratory Function of Children with Asthma. Society for Clinical Trials Meeting, Montreal, May, 2007.

12 Page 12 Wildfire, J., Calatroni, A., Mitchell, H. E. Relationship Between Allergen Exposure, Skin-Test Sensitivity and Asthma Morbidity in the Inner City Asthma Study: A Comparison of Two Methods for Determining Thresholds. Society for Clinical Trials Meeting, Montreal, May, Bahnson, T., Mitchell, H. E. Proximity to Emergency Department (ED) as a Predictor of Frequent ED Use Among Asthmatic Children in the Inner City. Society for Clinical Trials Meeting, Montreal, May, Arbes, S.J., Jr., Wildfire, J., Mitchell, H., Sampson, H.A., Gruchalla, R.S. Comparison of Allergy Skin Test Responses to Serum IgE: Observations from the ACE Study Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 121 (2) Supplement 1, Abstract AAAAI Annual Meeting, March 2008, Page S171. Wildfire, J., Arbes, S.J., Jr., Calatroni, A., Mitchell, H. Clinical Applicability of Commonly-Used Exposure Thresholds for Allergen Sensitivity and Allergen Morbidity Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 121 (2) Supplement 1, Abstract AAAAI Annual Meeting, March 2008, Page S201. El-Dahr, J.M., Sikora, M., Grimsley, L.F., White, L., Sterling, Y, Mvula, M., Stephens, K., Cohn, R., Kennedy, S., Mitchell, H., Lichtveld, M. HEAL-ing New Orleans: The Post-Katrina Pediatric Asthma Study, 121 (2) Supplement 1, Abstract AAAAI Annual Meeting, March 2008, Page S232. Bencharitiwong, R., Sampson, H.A., Schwarz, J., Shreffler, W.G., Gergen, P., Mitchell, H., Esch, R.E., Nowak- Wegrzyn, A.H., In Vitro Assessment of Cockroach Allergenic Extract Potency Utilizing Sera from Cockraoch-Allergic Individuals, 121 (2) Supplement 1, Abstract AAAAI Annual Meeting, March 2008, Page S233. Schwarz, J., Mitchell, H. Analysis of Longitudinal Correlated Dose Response Data. To be presented at the Society for Clinical Trials Meeting, St Louis, May, 2008 Sikora, M.M, El-Dahr, J.M., Paris, K., Lichtveld, M.Y., Mitchell, H.E.. A Comparison of Skin Test Reactivity of Children with Asthma in New Orleans Before and After Hurricane Katrina, American Thoracic Society Meeting, Toronto, May, Calatroni,A., Visness, C., Mitchell, H. Estimation of the correlation coefficient of left censored and repeated measures data, Joint Statistical Meetings, Denver, August, Bahnson, T., Calatroni, A., Schwarz, J., Mitchell, H. E. A Natural Experiment Examining Proximity to Emergency Department (ED) as a Predictor of Frequent ED Use Among Asthmatic Children in the Inner City, Joint Statistical Meetings, Denver, August, James, R., Calatroni, A., Mitchell, H. Association between fine indoor particulate air pollution and pulmonary function. Joint Statistical Meetings, Denver, August, Mitchell, H.E. Relationship between Allergen-Specifi c IgE and Asthma in the U.S. Population, Course presented at the AAAAI Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., March, 2009 El-Dahr, J.M., Paris, K., Sikora, M., Lichtveld, M., Mitchell, H., Sensitivity to Mold and Environmental Allergens in Post-Katrina New Orleans, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Volume 123, Issue 2, Supplement 1, February 2009, Page S18 Calatroni, A., Arbes, S.J., Gergen, P.J., Mitchell, H.E., Zeldin, D.C., Classification of 19 Allergen-Specific IgE Antibodies Tested in NHANES , Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Volume 123, Issue 2, Supplement 1, February 2009, Page S193 King, E.M., Filep, S., Smith, B. Metwali, N., Thorne, P.S., Versteeg, S., van Ree, R., Arbes, S., Calatroni, A., Mitchell, H., Chapman, M.D., Performance Evaluation of Allergen Exposure Assessment using Fluorescent Multiplex Array Technology: - A Multi-Center Ring Trial, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Volume 123, Issue 2, Supplement 1, February 2009, Page S210 Professional Publications (Psychology) From 1970 to 1979, 18 publications & papers (detailed bibliography available upon request).

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