JOY NOEL BAUMGARTNER CURRICULUM VITAE

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1 JOY NOEL BAUMGARTNER CURRICULUM VITAE Department of Epidemiology, Room 720F Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University Allan Rosenfield Building 722 West 168th Street New York, NY EDUCATION NIMH Postdoctoral Research Fellow Psychiatric Epidemiology Training Program Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of School of Public Health Columbia University, New York, NY Sept 2009 present PhD, Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, May 2004 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Minor: Medical Anthropology Methods coursework: Econometrics, qualitative, program evaluation MSSW, School of Social Work May 1999 University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, WI Concentration: Mental Health BA, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA May 1995 Major: Psychology; Minor: Environmental Science POSITIONS Scientist I (part-time) Sept present FHI, Behavioral and Social Sciences Department (based in NY) Scientist I Oct Aug Associate Scientist II Aug Sept Family Health International, Health Services Research Division, Durham, NC Designing, implementing, and managing research projects to strengthen the delivery of reproductive health and HIV/AIDS services in developing countries utilizing both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies Conducting data analysis, final report writing and publications, preparing and monitoring project budgets, delivering presentations and assisting with building capacity of field staff Project topics include HIV prevention messages for youth in Tanzania, examining the relationship between sexual violence and adolescent pregnancy in Uganda and Jamaica, improving access to family planning services in South Africa and India, and evaluating the integration of HIV/AIDS and family planning services in East Africa (25% international travel) Responsibilities include supervising two PhD-level researchers and working on grant proposals

2 Research Associate Oct Aug Department of Psychiatry, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Conducted hospital and community-based research with adults living with severe mental illness on social integration and access to mental health services utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods Assessed cultural and clinical applicability of the World Health Organization s Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS II) for adults with mental illness; first time instrument used in Tanzania Facilitated continuing education and training opportunities for community mental health workers Consultant May-Aug. 2007; Oct Sept Research Assistant Aug Sept. 2002; Dec July 2004 MEASURE Evaluation Project, Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill Provided on-site technical assistance to a USAID-funded research project in Cape Town, South Africa utilizing the PLACE protocol (Priorities in Local AIDS Control Efforts), a tool developed to monitor and evaluate AIDS prevention activities in developing countries Cleaned, coded, and analyzed data, and prepared reports for multiple sub-saharan Africa HIV/AIDS behavioral health survey data sets Analyzed mental health data and wrote report chapter for the 2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Research Assistant and Newsletter Staff Writer Sept May 2000 School of Social Work, UNC-Chapel Hill Reviewed literature and analyzed data on disproportionate involvement of children of color in the child welfare system; researched and wrote articles for Children s Services Practice Notes newsletter Intern Sept May 1999 Emergency Services Unit, Mental Health Center of Dane County, Madison, WI Provided community-based crisis intervention services for persons with severe mental illness and/or at suicidal risk, answered 24-hour emergency telephone service with crisis counseling skills, and supported mental health clients with suicidal risk assessment intakes and crisis support Intern Sept May 1998 Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C), Madison, WI Supported low-income and at-risk certified family child care providers and maintained state certification standards primarily through home visitations Consulted with providers regarding child development and child care business skills Financial Specialist Sept May 1999 African Studies Program, UW-Madison Processed staff payroll, paid invoices, monitored monthly budget statements Program Assistant Jul Jun Children for Children s Future (CCF), Arusha, Tanzania, East Africa Provided primary administrative support to Tanzanian NGO serving street children and promoting children s rights Escorted street children to health facilities for treatment and taught math classes at Drop-In Center Wrote successful proposals and grant applications to NGOs and embassies for financial support; submitted end-of year reports to community and international donors Organized local fund-raising and volunteer activities; built community relations by meeting regularly with government, religious, and business leaders to raise awareness about street children issues Baumgartner, p. 2

3 TEACHING EXPERIENCE & ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Adjunct Assistant Professor Jan present Department of Maternal & Child Health, School of Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill Assist with oral exams for master s students; reader for master s theses; give guest lectures including Gender, mental health and human rights in Tanzania (4/04 and 3/05), Family planning services in sub- Saharan Africa (2/08 and 9/08), and Integration of Reproductive Health & HIV/AIDS Services (4/08) Instructor Jan. to May 2004 MHCH 302 Doctoral Research Skills Colloquium Dept. of Maternal & Child Health, School of Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill Course topics included: writing and publishing; Enrollment: 2 doctoral graduate students Instructor Aug. to Dec MHCH 222 Issues in International Maternal and Child Health Dept. of Maternal & Child Health, School of Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill Course topics included: child survival, family planning, children affected by HIV/AIDS Enrollment: ~25 graduate students Graduate Teaching Assistant Jan. to May 2002 MHCH 253 Violence Against Women: A public health perspective Dept. of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill Enrollment: ~20 graduate students Graduate Teaching Assistant Aug. to Dec SW 205 Introduction to the Field of Social Work Department of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison Enrollment: ~70 undergraduate students in three weekly discussion sections AWARDS Delta Omega Service Award, UNC School of Public Health, Theta Chapter Spring 2004 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Grant (Tanzania) UNC Academic Year Foreign Languages and Area Studies Fellowship (Swahili III-IV) UNC Latane Summer Research Grant (Tanzania) Summer 2001 North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, Durham, NC Addressing the Unmet Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Adults with Serious Mental Illness Summer Foreign Languages & Area Studies Fellowship (Swahili II-III) Summers 2000, 1998 Swahili II at UW-Madison and Swahili III in Morogoro, Tanzania Dr. Curtis Glenn Southard Award in Community Mental Health Mar School of Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill US Public Health Service, Maternal & Child Health Traineeship Sept Jun School of Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill Baumgartner, p. 3

4 PRESENTATIONS Refereed oral presentations Baumgartner JN, Otieno-Masaba R*, Weaver M, Grey T, & Reynolds H. Service delivery characteristics associated with contraceptive use among youth clients in voluntary counseling and HIV testing (VCT) clinics with integrated family planning (FP) services. Oral presentation at the International Conference on Family Planning in Kampala, Uganda; *Presenting author. Baumgartner JN. Be faithful messages in the context of HIV and pregnancy prevention among youth in Tanzania. Oral presentation at the USAID Family Planning and HIV/AIDS Integration Working Group Meeting in Washington, D.C.; Baumgartner JN*, Morroni C, Mlobeli R, Myer L. Assessing provider management of family planning clients who arrive late for hormonal re-injections. Poster presented at the 12th Priorities in Reproductive Health and HIV Conference in Stellenbosch, South Africa; *Presenting author. Baumgartner JN* & Kaaya SF. "Adults with psychotic disorders in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Factors that affect utilization of public mental health services." Oral presentation at the 131th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting in San Francisco, CA; *Presenting author. Baumgartner JN. The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS II) and Psychiatric Disability in Tanzania. Oral presentation at the World Psychiatric Association East African Regional Conference, Nairobi, Kenya: Dlakulu R, Baumgartner JN *, Coetzee N, Weir S. Feasibility of a Place-Based Approach to AIDS Prevention in a South African Township. Poster presented at the XIV International AIDS Conference (IAS) in Barcelona, Spain; *Presenting author. Baumgartner JN. "Examining the Relationship between Self-reported Mental Disorder and Emergency Room Expenditures: An Analysis Using the Medical Expenditures Survey (MEPS)." Poster presented at the 129th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia; Selected research dissemination presentations Baumgartner, JN. Early sexual debut, sexual violence, sexual risk-taking and unintended pregnancy among adolescents in Uganda and Jamaica presented at the USAID-sponsored Youth Global Leadership (GLP) Meeting on July 24, 2007 in Washington, D.C. Baumgartner, JN, Wedderburn M, & Geary C. Early sexual debut, sexual violence, sexual risk-taking behavior and unintended pregnancy among adolescents in Jamaica presented at the Youth and Healthy Lifestyles Workshop on November 16, 2006 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Baumgartner, JN. Be faithful messages in the context of HIV and pregnancy prevention among youth in Tanzania. YouthNet/Tanzania Quarterly Coordinating Committee for Youth Programs (CCYP) Meeting on March 16, 2006 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Baumgartner, p. 4

5 PUBLICATIONS Susser E, Baumgartner JN, Stein Z.Commentary: Sir Arthur Mitchell--pioneer of psychiatric epidemiology and of community care. International Journal of Epidemiology; 2010, 39(6): PMID: Baumgartner JN, Lugina H, Johnson L, Nyamhanga T. Being faithful in a sexual relationship: perceptions of Tanzanian adolescents in the context of HIV and pregnancy prevention. AIDS Care; 2010, 22(9): PMID: Baumgartner JN, Geary C, Tucker H, Wedderburn M. The influence of early sexual debut and sexual violence on adolescent pregnancy: A matched case-control study in Jamaica. International Perspectives in Sexual and Reproductive Health; 2009, 35(1): PMID: Wagman J, Baumgartner JN, Geary C, Nakyanjo N, Ddaaki W, Serwadda D, Gray R, Nalugoda FK, Wawer M. Experiences of sexual coercion among adolescent women: Qualitative findings from Rakai District, Uganda. Journal of Interpersonal Violence; 2009, 24(12): PMID: Baumgartner JN, Morroni C, Mlobeli R, Otterness C, Myer L, Janowitz B, Stanback J, Buga G. Timeliness of contraceptive re-injections in South Africa and its relation to unintentional discontinuation. International Family Planning Perspectives; 2007, 33(2): PMID: Dissertation Baumgartner, JN Measuring disability and social integration among adults with psychotic disorders in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Ph.D.) Manuscripts under review or in preparation for journal submission Geary C, Baumgartner JN, Wedderburn M, Montoya T, & Catone J. Agency and ambivalence: narratives of first time sexual experiences of adolescent girls in Jamaica. (under review) Baumgartner JN, Otieno-Masaba R, Weaver M, Grey T & Reynolds H. Service delivery characteristics associated with contraceptive use among youth clients in voluntary counseling and HIV testing clinics with integrated family planning services. (under review) Baumgartner JN, Kaaya SF. Factors that affect access to and utilization of public mental health services for adults with psychotic disorders in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Baumgartner JN, et al. Cultural applicability of the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS II) for measuring disability among adults with psychotic disorders in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Baumgartner, JN, et al. Functional disability, social integration, and everyday coping by individuals and families affected by severe mental illness in Tanzania. Baumgartner JN, Angeles G, et al. Prevalence of and risk factors for common mental disorders in urban Bangladesh: Results of a population based survey. Baumgartner JN, Morroni C, Mlobeli R, Otterness C & Buga G. Evaluation of a provider job aid to manage returning injectable contraceptive clients. Baumgartner, p. 5

6 Reports & Monographs Baumgartner J. Chapter 13: Mental Health. In: Angeles G, Lance P, Buckner B, et al Bangladesh Urban Health Survey (UHS) Volume II. MEASURE Evaluation and USAID; Pp Available at: (TR-08-68a). Baumgartner JN, Janowitz B, Keyes E, Johnson L, Sinha AV, Sinha A. Exploring factors that affect the provision of DMPA in the Dimpa network: Uttar Pradesh, India. Private Sector Partnerships (PSP-One) and Family Health International; Geary CW, Baumgartner JN, Tucker HT, Johnson L, Wedderburn M, Wagman J. Early sexual debut, sexual violence and sexual risk-taking among pregnant adolescents and their peers in Jamaica and Uganda. Youth Research Working Paper No. 8. Family Health International, Durham, NC; Baumgartner JN. Assessing the Stability of Sites Where People Meet New Sexual Partners: A PLACE Follow-Up Study in Cape Town, South Africa. MEASURE Evaluation Bulletin, Number 4; Baumgartner JN. Using the PLACE Method to Monitor AIDS Prevention Programs at the District Level in Tanzania. MEASURE Evaluation Bulletin, Number 4; Barth, R., Miller, JM, Green, RL, & Baumgartner, JN. Children of color in the child welfare system: Toward explaining their disproportionate involvement in comparison to their numbers in the general population. Chapel Hill and Research Triangle Park, North Carolina: University of North Carolina School of Social Work, Jordan Institute for Families and Research Triangle Institute.; PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & AFFILIATIONS Reviewer for the following journals American Journal of Public Health; Journal of Biosocial Science; Medical Anthropology Quarterly; Children, Youth, and Environments; AIDS and Behavior; Journal of Adolescent Health; SAHARA Member National Association of Social Workers American Public Health Association present present Volunteer Board of Directors, Raising Voices (Ugandan NGO preventing gender-based violence) 2006-present Guardian Ad Litem, Wake County, NC (court-appointed advocate for children in foster care) LANGUAGES Kiswahili (advanced) Spanish (beginner) Baumgartner, p. 6