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1 Curriculum Vitae: Marianne M. Hillemeier 504S Ford Building Office Phone: (814) University Park, PA Fax: (814) EDUCATION 1998 Ph.D., University of Michigan, Department of Sociology, Population Studies/Demography 1988 M.P.H., Harvard University, School of Public Health, Maternal and Child Health 1982 M.S.N., P.N.P., Yale University, School of Nursing, Pediatric Nursing 1975 B.S., University of Iowa, College of Nursing POSITIONS HELD 2008 Associate Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Health Policy and Administration and Demography Joint appointments in: Department of Public Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and School of Nursing Assistant Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Health Policy and Administration and Demography Joint appointments in: Department of Public Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and School of Nursing Research Associate, Population Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University 1999 Research Affiliate, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health and Population Study Center, University of Michigan Research Associate, University of Michigan, Department of Epidemiology; director of a CDC-funded project to develop the Community Health Counts, an index of health-related contextual factors Research Investigator, University of Michigan, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; in charge of designing and implementing a research program to evaluate developmental and health outcomes among twins Research Associate, University of Michigan, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education; Assistant Director, "Race, Socioeconomic Status and Weathering" research project funded by the CDC, and also "Health Uncertainty, Disability, and Mortality in Persistently

2 Impoverished Populations: Implications for the Care of Children" research project funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Research Associate, University of Michigan, Department of Public Health Policy and Administration; Assistant Director, "Reconsidering the Consequences of Teen Childbearing" research project funded by the Russell Sage Foundation, and "Proximate Determinants of Low Birth Weight and Infant Mortality" research project funded by NICHD Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Kent County Visiting Nurse Association, Warwick, RI; Waterford Public Health Nursing Service,Waterford, CT; New Visions for Newport County, Newport, RI Instructor in Parent-Child Health Nursing, University of Rhode Island College of Nursing, Kingston, RI Pediatric Endocrinology Nurse Specialist, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT Pediatric Endocrinology Nurse Specialist, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL Staff Nurse, Clinical Research Center, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL PUBLICATIONS Peer Reviewed Journals Hillemeier MM, Morgan PL, Farkas G, Maczuga SA. In press. Perinatal and socioeconomic risk factors for variable and persistent cognitive delay at 24 and 48 months of age in a national sample. Maternal and Child Health Journal. Chuang CH, Hillemeier MM, Camacho F, Dyer A-M, Schwartz EB, Weisman CS Pregnancy intention and health behaviors: Results from the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study (CePAWHS) cohort. Maternal and Child Health Journal epub ahead of print, doi /s Weisman CS, Misra DP, Hillemeier MM, Downs DS, Chuang CH, Camacho FT, Dyer A-M Preconception predictors of birth outcomes: prospective findings from the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study. Maternal and Child Health Journal epub ahead of print, doi /s Hillemeier MM, Farkas G, Morgan PL, Martin MA, Maczuga SA Disparities in the prevalence of cognitive delay: How early do they appear? Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 23(3): Wells R, Hillemeier MM, Bai Y, Belue R Health service access across racial/ethnic groups of children in the child welfare system. Child Abuse & Neglect 33(5):

3 Weisman CS, Hillemeier MM, Downs DS, Chuang CH, Dyer AM Preconception predictors of weight gain during pregnancy: prospective findings from the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study (CePAWHS). Women s Health Issues 20: Morgan PL, Farkas G, Hillemeier MM, Maczuga SA Risk factors for learning-related behavior problems at 24 months of age: population-based estimates. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 37(3): Chuang CH, Weisman CS, Dyer A-M, Camacho F, Hillemeier MM Predicting pregnancy from pregnancy intentions: Prospective findings from the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study (CePAWHS). Women s Health Issues 19(3): Parrott R, Volkman JE, Hillemeier MM, Weisman CS, Chase GA, Dyer AM Pregnancy intentions as a framework to identify folic acid supplement use audience segments: findings from the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study. Journal of Health Communication 14(4): Bai Y, Wells R, Hillemeier MM Coordination between child welfare agencies and mental health providers, children s service use, and outcomes. Child Abuse & Neglect 33(6): Downs DS, Feinberg M, Hillemeier MM, Weisman CS, Chase GA, Chuang CH, Parrott R, Francis LA Design of the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study (CePAWHS) Strong Healthy Women intervention: improving preconceptional health. Maternal and Child Health Journal 13(1): Hillemeier MM, Downs DS, Feinberg MF, Weisman CS, Chuang CH, Parrott RL, Velott D, Francis LA, Baker SA, Dyer AM, Chinchilli V Improving women s preconceptional health: Findings from a randomized trial of the Strong Healthy Women intervention in the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study. Women s Health Issues 18S: S87-S96. Hillemeier MM, Weisman CS, Chase GA, Dyer AM Mental health status among rural women of reproductive age: Findings from the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study (CePAWHS). American Journal of Public Health 98(7): (PMCID: PMC ) Paul I, Lehmann EB, Suliman AK, Hillemeier MM Perinatal disparities for black mothers and their newborns in Pennsylvania. Maternal and Child Health Journal 12: Volkman JE, Hillemeier MM School nurse communication effectiveness with physicians and satisfaction with school health services. Journal of School Nursing 24(5): Velott DL, Baker SA, Hillemeier MM, Weisman CS Participant recruitment to a randomized trial of a community-based behavioral intervention for pre- and interconceptional women:findings from the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study (CePAWHS). Women s Health Issues 18(3): Hillemeier MM, Weisman CS, Chase GA, Dyer AM. Shaffer ML Women s preconceptional health and use of health services: implications for preconception care. Health Services Research 43 (1 pt 1): (PMCID:PMC ) Weisman CS, Hillemeier MM, Chase GA, Misra DP, Chuang CH, Parrott R, Dyer A-M Women s perceived control of their birth outcomes in the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study (CePAWHS): implications for the use of preconception care. Women s Health Issues 18(1):

4 Hillemeier MM, Foster EM, Heinrichs B, Heier BJ, Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group Racial differences in parental reports of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder behaviors. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 28(5): Hillemeier MM, Weisman CS, Chase GA, Dyer AM Individual and community predictors of preterm birth and low birthweight along the rural-urban continuum in Central Pennsylvania. Journal of Rural Health 23(1): Miller K, Yost B, Flaherty S, Hillemeier MM, Chase GA, Weisman CS, Dyer AM Health status, health conditions, and health behaviors among Amish women: results from the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study (CePAWHS). Women s Health Issues 17(3): Bai Y, Hillemeier MM, Lengerich EJ Racial/ethnic disparities in symptom severity among children hospitalized with asthma. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 18: Weisman CS, Grimley DM, Annang L, Hillemeier MM, Chase GA, Dyer AM Vaginal douching and intimate partner violence: is there an association? Women s Health Issues 17: Hillemeier MM, Gusic ME, Bai Y Rural and urban children with asthma: are school health services meeting their needs? Pediatrics 118(3): Hillemeier MM, Gusic ME, Bai Y Communication and education about asthma in rural and urban schools. Ambulatory Pediatrics 6(4): Weisman CS, Hillemeier MM, Chase GA et al Preconceptional health: risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes by reproductive life stage in the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study (CePAWHS). Women s Health Issues 16: Hillemeier MM, Weisman CS, Baker K, Primavera KS Mental health services provided through the National Centers of Excellence in Women s Health: do they reach rural women? Women s Health Issues 15(5): Lynch JW, Harper S, Davey Smith G, Hillemeier MM, Ross N, Kaplan GA, Wolfson M Is income inequality a determinant of population health? Part 1. A systematic review. Milbank Quarterly 82(1):5-99. Lynch JW, Harper, S, Davey Smith G, Hillemeier MM Is income inequality a determinant of population health? Part 2. Longterm trends in the US. Milbank Quarterly 82(2): Hillemeier MM, Lynch J, Harper S, Casper M Measuring contextual characteristics for community health. Health Services Research 38(6p2): (PMCID:PMC ) Hillemeier MM, Lynch J, Harper S, Raghunathan T, Kaplan GA Relative or absolute standards for child poverty: A state-level analysis of infant and child mortality. American Journal of Public Health 93(4): (PMCID:PMC ) 4

5 Harper S, Lynch J, Hsu W-L, Everson SA, Hillemeier MM, Raghunathan TE, Salonen JT. Kaplan GA Life course socioeconomic conditions and adult psychosocial functioning. International Journal of Epidemiology 31(2): Muntaner C, Lynch JW, Hillemeier M, Lee JH, David R, Benach J, Borrell C Economic inequality, working-class power, social capital, and cause-specific mortality in wealthy countries. International Journal of Health Services 32(4): Hillemeier MM, Geronimus AT, Bound J Widening black/white mortality differentials among US children during the 1980s. Ethnicity and Disease 11: Lynch J, Davey-Smith G, Hillemeier MM, Shaw M, Raghunathan T, Kaplan G Income inequality, the psychosocial environment, and health: comparisons of wealthy nations. Lancet 358: Geronimus AT, Bound J, Waidmann TA, Hillemeier MM, Burns PB Excess mortality among blacks and whites in the United States. New England Journal of Medicine 335(21): Geronimus AT, Korenman S, Hillemeier MM Does young maternal age affect child development? Evidence from cousin comparisons in the United States. Population and Development Review 20(3): Geronimus AT, Hillemeier MM Patterns of blood lead levels in US black and white women of childbearing age. Ethnicity and Disease 2(3): DeGraw C, Edell D, Ellers B, Hillemeier MM et al PL99-457: New opportunities to serve young children with special needs. Journal of Pediatrics 113(6): Rudolf M, Genel M, Ahern J, Bates S, Hillemeier MM et al The psychosocial benefits of participation in an intensive adolescent diabetes program. Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology 11: Rodgers B, Hillemeier MM, O'Neill E, Slonim M Depression in the chronically ill or handicapped school-aged child. MCN American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing 6(4): Peer Reviewed Journals, Papers Under Review Foster EM, Bai Y, Hillemeier MM, Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group. Understanding differences in special education participation among African American and white children: An Oaxaca decomposition approach. Revision/resubmission under review in Exceptional Children. Foster EM, Bai Y, Hillemeier MM. Explaining disparity in placement instability among black and white children in child welfare: A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition. Under review in Children and Youth Services Review. Book Chapters 5

6 Scanlon DP, Hillemeier MM The limits of relying on employers in an intersectoral public health partnership. Chapter in Rosner D, Markowitz G, Colgrove J (eds), The Contested Boundaries of American Public Health. New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers University Press. Hillemeier MM, Weisman CS, Chase GA, Romer M Preterm and low birthweight outcomes among rural women: the importance of preconceptional physical and mental health status. In Coward RT, Davis LA, Gold CH, Smiciklas-Wright H, Thorndyke LE, and Vondracek FW (eds), Rural Women s Health: Linking Mental, Behavioral, and Physical Health. New York: Springer Publishing. Muntaner C, Lynch JW, Hillemeier MM, Hei Lee J, David R, Benach J, Borrell C Economic inequality, working-class power, social capital, and cause-specific mortality in wealthy countries. In Navarro V, Muntaner C (eds), Political and Economic Determinants of Population Health and Well- Being: Controversies and Developments. Amityville NY: Baywood Publishing. Hillemeier MM Teenage pregnancy. In NJ Salkind (ed), Child Development; MacMillan Psychology Reference Series, vol. 1. New York: Macmillan Reference USA. Hillemeier MM The nurse clinician's role in the care of children with diabetes. In HS Traisman (ed.), Management of Juvenile Diabetes Mellitus. St. Louis: CV Mosby. Other Publications Hillemeier MM Book Review: Fighting the Diseases of Poverty, edited by P Stevens. New England Journal of Medicine 359(14): Hillemeier MM, Bai Y, Gusic ME Preparing for asthma-related emergencies in schools: in reply. Pediatrics 119:652. Hillemeier MM, Davis LA, Smith CA School Nurses on the Front Line: Challenges in Meeting the Diverse Health Needs of Rural Pennsylvania School Children. Research Report (Cooperative Agreement ). Harrisburg, PA: Center for Rural Pennsylvania. Hillemeier MM, Gusic M, Bai Y Childhood Asthma in Rural Pennsylvania: Building Schools Capacity to Optimize Health. Research Report (Cooperative Agreement ). Harrisburg, PA: Center for Rural Pennsylvania. Hillemeier MM, Lynch J, Harper S, Casper M Data Set Directory of Social Determinants of Health at the Local Level. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. PRESENTATIONS Infant Mortality in Appalachian States: The Influence of Poverty, Race/Ethnicity, and Geography (Coauthored with Nengliang Yao and Stephen Matthews). Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of AcademyHealth, Boston, June Perinatal and Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Variable and Persistent Cognitive Delay at 24 and 48 Months of Age in a National Sample (Coauthored with Paul L. Morgan, George Farkas, and Steven A. 6

7 Maczuga). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of American, Dallas, April Dynamics of Cognitive Delay Between 24 and 48 Months of Age (Coauthored with Paul L. Morgan, George Farkas, and Steven A. Maczuga). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, November Preconceptional Health Promotion Among Low-Income Rural Women: The Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, November Socioeconomic Disparities in Development in Early Childhood. (Coauthored with Paul L. Morgan, George Farkas, and Steven A. Maczuga). Paper presented at the annual AcademyHealth meeting, Philadelphia, June Altering Obesity Development and Progression among Reproductive Age Women: Selected Results from The Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study Preconception/Interconception Intervention (Strong, Healthy Women). (Coauthored with John J. Botti, Carol S. Weisman, Sara A. Baker, Danielle Symons Downs, Mark Feinberg, Roxanne L. Parrott, Cynthia H. Chuang, Gary A. Chase, Anne-Marie Dyer, Lori A. Francis, and Diana Velott). Paper presented at the Penn State Diabetes and Obesity Research Retreat, University Park, PA, March Social Determinants of Health: Dimensions and Data. Invited presentation to the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors Diabetes Council, February 2009 (audioconference). Disparities in Children s Development: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort. (Coauthored with George Farkas, Paul L. Morgan, and Steve A. Maczuga). Invited presentation at the NIH Summit on the Science of Eliminating Health Disparities, Washington, DC, December Preconceptional Health Promotion to Improve Birth Outcomes: The Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study. Keynote address at the annual conference of the Pennsylvania Sociological Society, Harrisburg, PA, October Allostatic Load and Pregnancy Outcomes: The Community Child Health Network. Presentation at the Pennsylvania State University Stress and Health Research Day, University Park, October Preconceptional Health Promotion in Low-Income Rural Communities: Preliminary Randomized Trial Results from the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study (CePAWHS-II) (Coauthored with Carol S. Weisman, John J. Botti, Danielle Symons Downs, Mark E. Feinberg, and Anne-Marie Dyer). Paper presented at the annual AcademyHealth meeting, Washington DC, June Risk Factors for Learning-Related Behavior Problems at 24 Months of Age: Population-Based Estimates from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) (Coauthored with Paul L. Morgan, George Farkas, and Steven A. Maczuga). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Honolulu, May Class, Race, and Gender Disparities in Behavior Problems at 24 Months of Age: Population-Based Estimates (Coauthored with Paul L. Morgan, George Farkas, and Steven A. Maczuga). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, New Orleans, April

8 Preconceptional Health Promotion in Low-Income Rural Communities: Randomized Trial Results from the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study (CePAWHS-II) (Coauthored with Carol S. Weisman, John J. Botti, Danielle Symons Downs, Mark Feinberg, and Gary A. Chase). Paper presented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2 nd National Summit on Preconception Health and Health Care, Oakland CA, October Pregnancy Intent and Health Behaviors in the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study Longitudinal Follow-Up (CePAWHS-LF): Implications for Preconception Care. (Coauthored with Carol S. Weisman, Cynthia H. Chuang, Gary A. Chase, and Anne-Marie Dyer). Paper presented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2 nd National Summit on Preconception Health and Health Care, Oakland CA, October Participant Recruitment to a Randomized Trial of a Community-Based Behavioral Intervention for Preand Interconceptional Women: Findings from the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study Phase II (CePAWHS-II). (Coauthored with Sara A. Baker, Diana L. Velott, and Carol S. Weisman). Paper presented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2 nd National Summit on Preconception Health and Health Care, Oakland CA, October Women s Perceived Control of Their Birth Outcomes: Implications for the Use of Preconception Care. (Coauthored with Carol S. Weisman, Gary A. Chase, Dawn Misra, and Anne-Marie Dyer). Paper presented at the annual AcademyHealth meeting, Orlando FL, June Cognitive Development Problems at 9 and 24 Months of Age: Parental, Gestational, and Birth- Related Risk Factors. (Coauthored with George Farkas, Paul L. Morgan, Molly A. Martin, and Steven A. Maczuga). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Toronto CA, May Do Mental Health Needs Affect Safety or Permanence for Children? (Coauthored with Yu Bai and Rebecca Wells). Paper presented at the National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Portland OR, April Parental, Gestational, and Birth-Related Risk Factors for Low Cognitive Functioning at 9 and 24 Months of Age. (Coauthored with George Farkas, Paul Morgan, Molly Martin, and Steven Maczuga). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, New York City, NY, March Predictors of Mental Health Status Among Rural Women of Reproductive Age: Findings from the CePAWHS Study. (Coauthored with Carol Weisman, Gary Chase, and Anne-Marie Dyer). Paper presented at the National Rural Women s Health Conference, San Antonio, TX, November, Preconceptional Health and Health Care Use: Evidence from the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study (CePAWHS). (Coauthored with Carol Weisman, Gary Chase, Cynthia Chuang, and Sara Baker). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, November

9 Caseload, Scope of Practice, and Satisfaction with Care Among Rural and Urban School Nurses in Pennsylvania. (Coauthored with Lisa Davis). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, November Preconceptional Health and Health Care Use in the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study (CePAWHS): Implications for Preconceptional Health Care. (Coauthored with Carol Weisman). Paper presented at the annual meeting of AcademyHealth, Seattle, June Named one of the Most Outstanding Abstracts submitted for presentation at the 2006 meeting. On the Front Line in Children s Health Care: Caseloads, Scope of Practice, and Satisfaction with Care Among Rural and Urban School Nurses in Pennsylvania. (Coauthored with Lisa Davis). Paper presented at the annual meeting of AcademyHealth, Seattle, June Interventions to Improve Women s Health to Prevent Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes. Paper presented at annual Pediatric Research Day, Penn State Children s Hospital, Hershey, June Perinatal Disparities for Black Mothers and Newborns in Pennsylvania. (Coauthored with Ian M. Paul, Erik B. Lehman, and Alawia K. Suliman.) Paper presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, San Francisco, April-May Need-Based Interventions in the Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study (CePAWHS): Implications for Diabetes Prevention. (Coauthored with Carol Weisman, Sara Baker, Danielle Symons Downs, John Botti, Cynthia Chuang, and Gary Chase). Paper presented at the Diabetes Research Retreat, Penn State Diabetes Center, Hershey, PA, April Disparities in Health and Health Care. Presented as part of the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Public Health and Policy Initiative Lecture Series, Pennsylvania State Hershey Medical Center, February Health Care Access Among Women Intending to Become Pregnant. (Coauthored with Carol Weisman). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, December Health Conditions and Behaviors in Women Age Years in Predominantly Rural Central Pennsylvania: The CePAWHS. (Coauthored with John Botti and Carol Weisman). Paper presented at the annual clinical meeting of the National Perinatal Association, Chicago, October School Health Services: How Well Are They Meeting the Needs of Children With Asthma? (coauthored with Maryellen Gusic and Yu Bai). Paper presented at the 2005 Child Health Services Research Meeting, held in conjunction with the annual AcademyHealth meeting, Boston, June Are Women s Pregnancy Intentions Associated With Health Care Access? (coauthored with Carol Weisman). Paper presented at the annual meeting of AcademyHealth, Boston, June Also presented at the Gender and Health Interest Group Meeting held in conjunction with the AcademyHealth meeting. Children with Asthma: Are School Prepared to Meet Their Needs? (coauthored with Maryellen Gusic and Yu Bai). Paper presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Washington DC, May

10 Communication with School Nurses About Asthma and Perceived Obstacles to Care (coauthored with Maryellen Gusic and Yu Bai). Paper presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Washington DC, May Diabetes Prevention: Targeting Preconceptional Women (coauthored with Danielle Symons Downs, Carol S. Weisman, and John Botti). Paper presented at the Penn State Diabetes Research Congress, State College, May Children with Asthma: Are School Prepared to Meet Their Needs? (coauthored with Maryellen Gusic and Yu Bai). Paper presented at the Health Services Research Colloquium, Health Evaluation Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, April The Effects of Behavior Problems, Early Puberty, and Peer Deviance on Girls Initiation of Sexual Activity (coauthored with Hannah-Lise T. Schofield, Karen L. Bierman, and E. Michael Foster). Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Atlanta, April Disparities in Health and Health Care. Presented as part of the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Public Health and Policy Initiative Lecture Series, Pennsylvania State Hershey Medical Center, March Healthcare Disparities. Presented as part of the American College of Graduate Medical Education Core Competency Lecture Series for resident physicians, Pennsylvania State Hershey Medical Center, February How to Develop a Population Research Program: My Experience. Presented as part of the Demography Colloquium Series, Pennsylvania State University, December Individual and Community-Level Predictors of Prenatal Care Use, Preterm Birth, and Low Birthweight Among Rural and Urban Women in Pennsylvania (coauthored with Carol Weisman, Gary Chase, and Megan Darnell). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC, November, Is Social Capital Associated With All Causes of Death? (coauthored with Sam Harper, Seungmi Yang, Sonia Angell, Jeff Morenoff, George Davey Smith, and John Lynch). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC, November, Mental Health Services Provided Through Centers of Excellence in Women s Health: Do They Reach Rural Women? (coauthored with Carol Weisman, Katie Baker and Kaitlin Primavera). Paper presented at the 2004 National Rural Women s Health Conference, Hershey, PA, October, Predictors of Early Prenatal Care Use, Preterm Birth, and Low Birthweight Among Rural and Urban Women (coauthored with Carol Weisman, Gary Chase, and Megan Darnell). Paper presented at the annual meeting of AcademyHealth, San Diego, June, Reducing Disparities in Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Central Pennsylvania. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Washington DC, June,

11 Predictors of Preterm Birth and Low Birthweight Among Rural and Urban Women in Pennsylvania (coauthored with Carol Weisman, Gary Chase, and Megan Darnell). Paper presented at the annual Pediatric Research Day, Penn State Children s Hospital, Hershey, June, Pathways to a Goal: Child Health Promotion and Disparity Reduction. Presented as part of the Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg Psychology Colloquium Series, Harrisburg, April Disparities in Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes. Presented as part of the Health Policy and Administration Colloquium Series, Pennsylvania State University, January Relative or Absolute Standards for Child Poverty: A State-Level Analysis of Infant and Child Mortality (coauthored with John Lynch, Sam Harper, Trivellore Raghunathan, and George Kaplan). Paper presented as part of the Pennsylvania State Population Research Institute Brown Bag Series, February, Income Inequality and Health: The Story So Far and its Implications for Understanding Regional Mortality Trends within the US (coauthored with John Lynch, Sam Harper, Nancy Ross, Michael Wolfson, and George Kaplan). Paper presented at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research Symposium on Regional Mortality Trends, Rostock, Germany, June, Development of a Community-Based Health Assets Index (coauthored with John Lynch, Michele Casper, and Sam Harper). Paper presented at the first national Centers for Disease Control Prevention Conference on Heart Disease and Stroke, Atlanta, August, Black/White Differentials in Children s Access to Primary Care: Trends Over the 1980s. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Chicago, November, Widening Black/White Mortality Gaps Over the 1980s Among Urban Children in the U.S.: Are They Explained by Increasing Economic Inequality? (coauthored with Arline Geronimus). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, New York City, March, Black/White Differentials in Childhood Mortality: A Tale of Three Cities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC: November, Widening Black/White Gaps in Childhood Mortality : What Were the Contributing Causes? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Indianapolis: November, Black/White Differentials in Childhood Mortality in the United States: Changes over the 1980s. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Washington DC: March, Maternal and Child Health in the United States: Current Perspectives and Future Prospects. Keynote address presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Population/Family Planning Libraries and Information Centers-International (APLIC), Cincinnati: March, Blacks' and Whites' Perceptions of Discrimination in Employment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Michigan Academy of Arts and Sciences, Kalamazoo, MI: March,

12 Does Young Maternal Age Adversely Affect Child Development? (co-authored with Arline Geronimus and Sanders Korenman). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta: November, Trends in Low Level Lead Exposure by Race and Age in Reproductive-Aged Women (co-authored with Arline Geronimus). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, New York, October GRANTS Co-Principal Investigator, Breast Cancer Disparities in Rural Appalachia, Susan G. Komen Foundation, $269, Principal Investigator, Examination of Transportation Services Available to Rural Military Veterans for Medical Services, Center for Rural Pennsylvania, $50, Co-Principal Investigator, Poverty, Low Birthweight and Early Cognitive Delay: A Population-Based Approach, (PI G Farkas), R21 HD A1, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, $403, Co-Investigator, Rural Women s Health Care (PI C Weisman), Penn State Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, $40, Co-Investigator, Pediatrician-Directed Screening and Intervention for Language Delays in High-Risk Children (PI P Morgan), Penn State Children, Youth, and Families Consortium, $20, Co-Investigator, Central Pennsylvania Women s Health Study (CePAWHS): Extending the Strong Healthy Women Behavior Change Intervention to Urban Areas, (PI C Weisman), Penn State CTSA seed grant, $74, Co-Investigator, Preventing Overweight Among Mothers and Their Infants (PIs D Symons Downs and L Birch), Penn State Diabetes and Obesity Center project planning grant, $100, Co-Investigator, Mode of First Delivery and Subsequent Childbearing, (PI K Kjerulff) R01 HD A2, funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, $4,600, Co-Investigator, National Children s Study, (PI J Cauley) Pennsylvania State University subcontract in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh study site funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, $60, Co-Investigator, Data Coordination and Analyses Center for the Community and Child Health Network, (PI V Chinchilli) funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Development, $1,200,000 12

13 Principal Investigator, Racial Disparities in School and Mental Health Services, R03 MH A1, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, $145, Co-Investigator, The Health and Development of Mexican-Origin Children: Immigrantion, Family Processes, and the Health Risk Environment (PI N Landale), Penn State Children, Youth, and Families Consortium, $5, Principal Investigator, School Nurses on the Front Line: Challenges in Meeting the Diverse Health Needs of Rural Pennsylvania School Children, funded by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, $50, Investigator, Racial Disparities in Child Welfare, (PI EM Foster) funded by the Children, Youth and Family Consortium, Pennsylvania State University, $10, Co-Principal Investigator and Director of Research Core, Central Pennsylvania Center of Excellence for Research on Pregnancy Outcomes, (PI C Weisman) funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Health, $4,700, Principal Investigator, Mental Health, Academic Achievement, and Sexual Behavior and Childbearing among African American and White Teens, funded by the Children, Youth and Family Consortium and the Methodology Center, Pennsylvania State University. $4, Principal Investigator, Childhood Asthma in Rural Pennsylvania: Building Schools Capacity to Optimize Health, funded by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. $50, Principal Investigator, Disparities Among African American, Hispanic, and White Children in Public Health Insurance Eligibility and Enrollment Dynamics, funded by the Children, Youth and Family Consortium, Pennsylvania State University $15, Principal Investigator, Racial Disparities in Special Education, funded by the Social Science Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University $4, Project Director, Development of a Community Based Index of Inequality, (PI J Lynch) funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention $26, Principal Investigator, Childhood Growth and Development of Twin and Triplet Children, funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Michigan $15, Co-Principal Investigator, Racial and Socioeconomic Differentials in Mortality Among Children in the United States, (PI J Bound) funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Michigan $5,000 SERVICE 13

14 2010 Committee Member, Penn State Population Research Institute Director Search Committee Co-Chair, American Public Health Association, Maternal Child Health Section Child Health Committee 2009 External Reviewer for Promotion and Tenure, University of Rochester School of Nursing 2009 Peer Reviewer, NIH Scientific Review Group Special Emphasis Panels 2009/10 ZRG1 RPHB-A (58) R and 2009/10 ZRG1 RPHB-E (58) R Chair, Penn State Health Policy and Administration Department Faculty Search Committee Committee Member, Penn State Department of Health Policy and Administration Promotion and Tenure Committee (Chair ) Committee Member, National Children s Study Neighborhoods Working Team 2008 Committee Member, AD-14 Department Head Review Committee, Penn State College of Health and Human Development 2007 Peer Reviewer, NIH Scientific Review Group Special Emphasis Panel 2007/05 ZDA1 MXS-M (26) (2) 2007 Session Organizer and Moderator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2 nd National Summit on Preconception Health and Health Care 2007 Co-Chair, Penn State University Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Steering Committee, Community Engagement Working Group Peer Reviewer, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Planning Committee, Maternal Child Health Section 2006 Committee Member, Penn State College of Health and Human Development Dean Search Committee 2006 Peer Reviewer, Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center Pilot and Feasibility Project Applications Committee Member, Pennsylvania State University Graduate Council Search Committee Member, Health Policy and Administration Faculty Search Committee Member, Pennsylvania State University Rural Women s Health Initiative 14

15 2005 Peer Reviewer, NIH Scientific Review Group Special Emphasis Panel ZRG1 HOP- B Advisory Committee Member, Women s Leadership Initiative, Pennsylvania State University Futures Council Member, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health Health Policy and Administration Awards Committee (Chair ) Consultant on contextual data relevant to child health and development, National Children s Study, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Committee Member, Health Policy and Administration PhD/MS Program Committee Board Member, Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania External Advisory Committee Member, Community Capacity for Improving Population Health, Design and Feasibility Study, Research Triangle Institute Child Health and Safety Initiative Planning Group Member, Greater Detroit Area Health Council Medical Consultant, Head Start Program, US Public Health Service AWARDS University of Michigan Regents' Fellowship MEMBERSHIPS Pennsylvania Rural Health Association American Public Health Association Population Association of America AcademyHealth OCCASIONAL PEER REVIEWER American Journal of Managed Care; American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology; American Journal of Public Health; Annals of Epidemiology; Archives of General Psychiatry; Archives of Women s Mental Health; BMC Public Health; CMAJ, Canadian Medical Association Journal; Demography; Developmental Psychology; Ethnicity & Disease; Epidemiology; Health Policy; 15

16 Journal of Adolescent Health; Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management; Journal of the American College of Nutrition; Journal of Health and Social Behavior; Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved; Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health; Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research; Journal of Rural Health; Journal of Women s Health; New England Journal of Medicine; Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology; Pediatrics; Public Health; Social Science and Medicine; Women s Health Issues LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION 2003 Pennsylvania R.N. Certification No. RN Michigan R.N. Certification No P.N.P. Certification-American Nurses Association 1982 P.N.P. Certification-NAPNA/P 1982 Rhode Island R.N. Certification No. RN Connecticut R.N. Certification No. R Illinois R.N. Certification No