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Donna M. Strobino, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University

Added: January 11, 2010

Excellence in Teaching Award

Dr. Donna Strobino is Professor and Vice Chair of Education in Population, Family and Reproductive Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University where she is also Director of the Maternal and Child Health Training Grant and the Maternal and Child Health Doctoral Epidemiology Training Grant.

Among her many academic roles, Dr. Strobino is renowned for her teaching and mentoring excellence. In honor of this excellence, she received the prestigious Johns Hopkins' Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1992 and received an Advising, Mentoring, and Teaching Award in 2006. At JHU, she has taught Issues in Perinatal Health since 1977, Clinical Aspects of Maternal and Newborn Health since 1988, Women's Health since 1998, Women's Health Policy since 2004, and Reproductive, Perinatal, and the Women's Health Research Seminar since 2001.

Dr. Strobino has served as a member or chair of countless HRSA, NIH, and CDC MCH-related review panels, including SPRANS, Title V, and Healthy Start. Several of her most influential publications include "A Strategic Framework for Infant Mortality Reduction: Implications for Healthy Start", "Charting a Course for the Future of Women's Health", "The FIMR Evaluation: Objectives, Concepts, Frameworks, and Methods", and the Annual Summary of Vital Statistics published in Pediatrics which she has coauthored since 1995. Her research interests and areas in which she has published extensively include pregnancy outcomes among disadvantaged women, childhood immunization, Healthy Steps, Fetal and Infant Mortality Reviews, and the consequences of maternal depression on children's growth and development.

While her contribution to MCH knowledge and practice is tremendous, her greatest legacy may be the scores of students she has taught and mentored. Because of her own dual training in demography and perinatal epidemiology, Dr. Strobino encourages her students to develop skills in complementary disciplines. She has advised 29 doctoral and 46 master students in her 33 year career, including some of the major names in the MCH field, and has served on numerous oral examination and final defense committees. Because of her commitment to excellence in teaching and the use of data to solve important questions in MCH public health practice, Dr. Donna Strobino is highly deserving of this Excellence in Teaching Award.

Bernard Guyer, M.D., M.P.H.
Johns Hopkins University

Added: January 11, 2010

Zena Stein and Mervyn Susser Award for Lifetime Achievement

Bernard Guyer is Zanvyl Krieger Chair in Children's Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. From 1998 to 2003, he was Professor and Chair of the Department of Population and Family Health Sciences at JHU having served as Chair of the Department of Maternal and Child Health from 1989-1998. Prior to this distinguished academic career, Dr. Guyer served as the Director of the Division of Family Health Services, Massachusetts Department of Public Health from 1979 to 1986. Dr. Guyer is one of the rare academics who has had a foot in both the academic and practice worlds, providing him with unique experiences and keen insights that have allowed him to make outstanding contributions to the field of Maternal and Child Health as well as MCH Epidemiology.

Dr. Guyer's career was shaped early during a medical-school research fellowship in Nigeria. He served as an EIS officer in Tennessee and returned to Africa with the Smallpox Eradication Program. In the early 80's, he established one of the first MCH research units within a public health department, setting a precedent for state MCH epidemiology to influence programs and policy through evidence-based research and evaluation. During this tenure, Dr. Guyer published six articles in the New England Journal of Medicine covering injury, reproductive mortality, and residential care for handicapped children. His 1982 article comparing neonatal mortality in Sweden to that in Massachusetts was first in attributing the higher U.S. infant mortality rates to higher rates of low birth weight.

After eight years in government, Dr. Guyer transitioned to academia at Harvard, and then Johns Hopkins. Working with multi-disciplinary teams of faculty and students, he has fostered innovation in the field as well as mentoring midcareer and junior faculty. His nearly 300 publications contribute to the research on childhood immunization and the prevention of childhood injury and infant mortality. In response to measles outbreaks during the early 90s, Dr. Guyer led investigations on the determinants of underimmunization, including structural, financial, and personal barriers. Most significantly, he was the first to uncover substantial missed opportunities to vaccinate within the health care system. This work culminated in an IOM report, of which he chaired, on immunization finance policies and practices, helping to bolster childhood immunizations to their now record high levels. His consultation is frequently sought on local, state, and national committees on child health and infant mortality.

In sum, Dr. Guyer has led a distinguished career for more than three decades devoted to improving the health of mothers and children, both domestically and abroad. The distinguishing feature of his career has been the use of rigorous data analysis and effective translation of data into action to improve the health and well-being of women, children and families. For his continual innovation, leadership, and cutting edge approach to tackling emergent public health problems, Bernard Guyer is honored with the MCH Epidemiology Lifetime Achievement Award.

Dr. John Ehiri
University of Arizona

Added: January 11, 2010

Project Director for University of Arizona MCH Public Health Certificate Program Edits New Book on Global Maternal and Child Health.

The forces of globalization, war and socioeconomic unrest have revealed public health as a worldwide concern with maternal and child health at its epicenter. "Maternal and Child Health: Global Challenges, Programs and Policies" (Springer, New York, October 27, 2009) addresses the gap in current knowledge on this specific area by analyzing the range of factors that impact the health and safety of mothers, as well as the well-being and optimum development of their children.

Edited by Dr. John Ehiri, professor in the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, the book is written for students, researchers, policymakers, global health and development agencies. The authoritative volume includes coverage of key policies and programs, health systems, diseases, and programmatic and sustainability issues. Contributors include international experts in maternal and child health whose experiences range from perinatal epidemiology, health services research, nursing, pediatrics and health systems management and policy.

Toby Long, Ph.D.
Georgetown University

Added: August 11, 2009

Congratulations to Toby Long, Ph.D. who received the prestigious Catherine Worthingham Fellow Award from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). She was honored during an awards ceremony at PT 2009: APTA's Annual Conference and Exhibition, held in Baltimore, MD in June.

Dr. Long is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Georgetown University, training director for the Center for Child and Human Development at the Georgetown University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, the training director for the DC LEND at Children's National Medical Center, and the Project Director of a MCH Distance Learning grant.

Among many honors and recognitions, Dr. Long is the recipient of the Fulbright Senior Specialist Award, the APTA Lucy Blair Service Award, the APTA Section on Pediatrics' G.E. "Bud" DeHaven Award, the Jeanne Fisher Distinguished Mentorship Award, and Georgetown University's Vicennal Award.

The Catherine Worthingham Fellows of the Association recognizes those persons whose work has resulted in lasting and significant advances in the science, education, and practice of the profession of physical therapy. The Catherine Worthingham Fellowship is the highest honored bestowed upon physical therapists by the Association. Long joins a highly selective group of physical therapists, currently only 125 therapists have been honored as Catherine Worthingham Fellows.

Anne Marie Tharpe, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University

Added: August 11, 2009

Anne Marie Tharpe, Ph.D., Project Director of the Leadership Education in Communication Disorders MCH Training program at Vanderbilt University, has accepted the position of chair of the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences and associate director of the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, effective Aug. 1.

Tharpe has been with Vanderbilt since 1978 and has an excellent national/international reputation for teaching and research focused on pediatric hearing loss and how it influences overall child development.

She maintains a clinical practice in addition to running a research laboratory and teaching graduate students in the divisions of Audiology, Deaf Education and Speech-Language Pathology. Tharpe also serves as associate director of education for the National Center for Childhood Deafness and Family Communication within the Bill Wilkerson Center.

Tharpe replaces the Bill Wilkerson Center's longtime leader Fred H. Bess, Ph.D., who has served as chair of Hearing and Speech Sciences since 1978. Fred is stepping down to work as the department's director of the National Center for Childhood Deafness and Family Communication.

The Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences has a rich history. Both Vanderbilt's Audiology and Speech Pathology programs are consistently ranked among the nation's very best by U.S. News & World Report in their Best Graduate Schools rankings.

Imee Cambronero, MPH
University of Minnesota

Added: June 5, 2009

Imee Cambronero, an SPH graduate student and Healthy Youth Development - Prevention Research Center Fellow, has just been awarded the 2009 President's Student Leadership and Service Award. Imee will be honored at an awards banquet with President Bruininks presenting the award himself.

Imee Cambronero, MPH
University of Minnesota

Added: June 5, 2009

Imee Cambronero, MPH, a University of Minnesota Healthy Youth Development - Prevention Research Center Fellow who trained through our LEAH curriculum (Leadership Education in Adolescent Health) is featured in this You Tube clip that tells the story about her leadership development in public health, and commitment to international public health work.

Imee Cambronero, MPH
University of Minnesota

Added: June 5, 2009

Imee Cambronero, MPH, Prevention Research Center fellow, has been awarded the University of Minnesota Division of Epidemiology and Community Health Education Faculty Scholarship Award for "public health leadership and community involvement as well as academic excellence." Congratulations Imee!

Paul Snyder, MSW, Mdiv and Jennifer Andrashko
University of Minnesota

Added: May 6, 2009

Paul Snyder, MSW, Mdiv, Program Director, Konopka Institute for Best Practices in Adolescent Health and LEAH Social Work faculty; and Jennifer Andrashko, Social Work Fellow in the Division's Leadership Education in Adolescent Health Program, are recipients of the 2009-10 Buckman Fellowship for Leadership in Philanthropy. Buckman Fellows are chosen to participate in a ten-month series of seminars with University of Minnesota and community experts on philanthropy and fundraising. As a part of their application they identify a specific philanthropic project and are awarded a stipend to be used to develop their leadership skills and implement their chosen project. Awards will be given at a June 3rd ceremony at Eastcliffe.

Glynis Shea
University of Minnesota

Added: May 6, 2009

Glynis Shea, Communications Director for the Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine has been named Advocate of the Year by MOAPPP – the Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention and Parenting. This award is given annually to a person, policymaker or organization who has provided valuable leadership in support of policies or legislation affecting adolescent sexual health promotion, adolescent pregnancy prevention and/or adolescent parent support issues. Ms. Shea's work to re-shape the way we think and communicate about these issues has been transformative for those in the field.

Cate McClain, M.D., PT

Added: December 3, 2008

University of New Mexico LEND Director Cate McClain, M.D., PT, was recognized by Mayor Martin J. Chavez of Albuquerque with the prestigious A+ Award on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at the mayor's State of the City Address. McClain was given the award for her outstanding work as a community leader, making a difference in the lives of many New Mexican families living with autism.

Online article: http://www.unm.edu/~market/cgi-bin/archives/003421.html.

Marion Taylor Baer, PhD, RD

Added: October 29, 2008

Marion Taylor Baer, PhD, RD, Associate Professor, Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC) and Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), will receive the Mary C. Egan Award, from the Nutrition Section of the American Public Health Association at their 136th Annual Meeting, San Diego Convention Center, October 26, 2008. The award recognizes the professional contributions and outstanding services of public health nutritionists, including developing new approaches to public health nutrition, mentoring, nutrition education, and addressing special nutrition needs. Dr. Baer directs the Leadership Excellence in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Training Program at the USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and the MCH Nutrition Leadership Training Program in the School of Public Health, UCLA.

Marie McCormick, M.D., Sc.D.

Added: May 19, 2008

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) professor Marie McCormick, M.D., Sc.D. received the 2008 Henry Ingersoll Bowditch Award for Excellence in Public Health at a special luncheon on Thursday, May 8 at the Seaport Hotel in Boston, MA. The award is given by the Massachusetts Medical Society to a physician who demonstrates creativity, commendable citizenship, initiative, innovation and leadership in the public health and advocacy fields.

Joann N. Bodurtha, M.D., M.P.H.

Added: May 19, 2008

Art of Listening Award

Congratulations to Joann N. Bodurtha MD MPH, Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Dept. of Human and Molecular Genetics, Pediatrics, Obstetrics-Gynecology, Epidemiology and Community Health! She will be awarded the Art of Listening Award on July 12, 2008 at the Genetic Alliance Awards Dinner. http://www.geneticalliance.org/ws_display.asp?filter=conf08.bio.bodurtha

Nominated by Elaine Shurie Ogburn, Family Mentorship Specialist, at the Va-LEND Program, she receives this honor for her openness to the ideas of professionals and families alike, for her care and compassion and for her incredible support to families in crisis and beyond.

We will celebrate Dr. Bodurtha, and the families she cares for, at the North Bethesda Marriott, with a reception 6 PM and dinner at 7 PM. That night, we will also award the Founder's Service Award, the Art of Advocacy Award and the Art of Industry Partnership Award (look for more announcements next week). To register for the dinner, please go to: http://geneticalliance.org/conf08.registration.

Scott Harpin, M.S., M.P.H.

Added: March 27, 2008

Scott Harpin, M.S., M.P.H. (School of Nursing), Ph.D. student and member of the University of Minnesota's Center for Adolescent Nursing, has been selected as a 2008 recipient of the President's Student Leadership and Service Award.

The President's Student Leadership and Service Awards recognizes the accomplishments and contributions made by outstanding student leaders at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Last year 12 graduate/professional students received this award for their exceptional leadership and service to the University of Minnesota and the surrounding community. Awards will be presented at the President's Award Banquet taking place on May 5th, 2008 in the Great Hall of Coffman Union.

Scott was a Nursing fellow in the Interdisciplinary Fellowship Training Program in the 2002-2003 academic year. In 2003, he was selected to be one of only a few University of Minnesota students spotlighted at inauguration ceremonies for then-incoming University President Robert Bruininks. Harpin's presentation, "Adolescent Health at the University of Minnesota," was included in the "Impress the President" event.

Elizabeth Collins, RN-BC, MS

Added: February 19, 2008

Former NH-LEND Trainee Appointed to NH Department of Health & Human Services

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services recently announced the appointment of former NH-LEND trainee Elizabeth Collins, RN-BC, MS, as the Director of Special Medical Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs (NH's Title V program).

Elizabeth Spencer

Added: February 19, 2008

Elizabeth Spencer, PhD candidate in the Communication Disorders Program at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee has been awarded the 2007 Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language Development offered by the ASHA Foundation. Her work was titled "Part-term Learning in Children with Low Vocabulary". The 2007 Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language Development is supported by the Arlene Matkin Memorial Fund. The award memorializes Arlene Matkin whose professional work was dedicated to early identification and intervention for young children with language delays and disorders.

Anne Marie Tharpe, PhD

Added: October 5, 2007

Local Audiologist Helps ASHA Celebrate Receiving Prestigious ASAE Summit Award

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Campaign Recognized

(Rockville, MD – September 26, 2007) Local audiologist, Anne Marie Tharpe, PhD, Professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences (DHSS) at Vanderbilt University and Associate Director of Education for the National Center for Childhood Deafness and Family Communication at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences in Nashville, TN attended the Summit Awards Dinner of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) in Washington, D.C. last night to help honor The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

ASHA received the Summit Award for its Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) campaign which promotes hearing screening of newborns at birth. The ASAE Summit Award is highest honor for associations that implement innovative community-based programs. This award recognizes the very best efforts put forth by associations across the country in areas such as public education and information, economic development, business and social innovation, skills training/development and civic and volunteer activities. ASHA was one of six 2007 Summit Award winners who were chosen from more than 250 national entries received in the Associations Advance America Awards program this year.

Over the course of the EHDI campaign, the reported number of newborns screened at birth has increased from 22% in 1999 to roughly 95% today. In 1988, the average age that children with congenital hearing loss were identified was over 3 years of age, with many children not being identified until 5 or 6 years of age. Today, it is now less than 3 months and dropping. The number of states that have laws or statewide voluntary programs for the early detection and intervention of hearing loss has grown from 11 to 45 states plus the District of Columbia.

ASHA, located in Rockville, Maryland, is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 127,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally. For more information on speech, language, and hearing disorders, consumers can log on to www.asha.org or call 1-800-638-TALK.

Jan Moss

Added: July 11, 2007

Jan Moss, Oklahoma LEND Core Faculty in Parent-Family Issues, has been named as one of the Journal Record’s “50 Making a Difference” recognizing Oklahoma’s leading women.

Diego Chaves-Gnecco

Added: July 11, 2007

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP) third year Developmental/Behavioral Pediatric Fellow Diego Chaves-Gnecco established the "Salud Para Niños" clinic. In the course of his activities with "Salud", he struggled with finding ways to obtain health insurance for immigrant patients, and became aware of the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. This group has guided him in obtaining Emergency Medical Assistance for his patients, many of whom are not US citizens, and therefore not eligible for medical assistance.

In order to share what he has learned with the Social Service staff, he was instrumental in inviting Leonardo Cuello Esq to present a two-hour program to the social work department at CHP. To further disseminate this information, it was decided to invite all medical social workers in the Pittsburgh community and on June 25, 110 participants attended Mr Cuello's program. Participants received 2 CEU credits.

UNC SPH Professor, Dr. Herbert Peterson

Added: March 21, 2007

UNC SPH Professor, Dr. Herbert Peterson, Presents Cushner Lecture at ACOG Annual Meeting

Dr. Herbert B. Peterson, professor and chair of the Department of Maternal and Child Health, delivered the 2007 Irvin M. Cushner Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, May 8 at the annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in San Diego, Calif.  The Cushner Memorial Lecture, established in 1993, addresses a pressing health care issue, especially as it pertains to reproductive health and related public welfare issues. The presenter is someone who has raised public awareness of the issue and inspired public policy debate.

Dr. Peterson’s presentation, titled "Global Family Planning at the Dawn of the 21st Century," provided an overview of global family planning programs and practices in the context of three major sets of objectives – the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals, the World Health Organization’s first Global Strategy on Reproductive Health, and the Program of Action devised by the International Conference on Population and Development.

Before he joined the School of Public Health faculty in 2004, Dr. Peterson held various research and administrative positions with the World Health Organization, U.S. Public Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the course of more than 20 years.  He also held joint professorships in the Schools of Medicine at University of North Carolina (1994-2004) and Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. (1994-2002).

A Distinguished Service Medal he received in 1999 from the U.S. Public Health Service recognized his "exemplary service in providing visionary leadership and in conducting and translating reproductive health science to promote national and international health."

Dr. Peterson currently holds joint appointments in the Schools of Public Health and Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a fellow at the Cecil B. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC.

Janet Johnston, RN, CRNP, AE-C

Added: April 3, 2007

Janet Johnston, RN, CRNP, AE-C, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Nursing Faculty for the UAB Pediatric Pulmonary Center, located at Children’s Hospital, is the first national recipient of the Preceptor Award from the Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (AFPNP), whose annual meeting is held concurrently with the annual National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) conference. Mrs. Johnston was nominated by her peers and selected from among all nominees nationwide by a panel of expert educators. Dr. Doreen Harper, Dean of the UAB School of Nursing, presented the award on March 22, 2007 at the annual NAPNAP Awards Breakfast in Orlando, Florida.

Mrs. Johnston has distinguished herself nationally as a respected author, educator, and lecturer. “The AFPNP membership feels that it is very important to recognize the critical support their community preceptors provide in the education of student pediatric nurse practitioners and tomorrow’s nursing leaders”, said Dr. Patricia Jackson Allen, President, AFPNP; Professor, Yale School of Nursing; and Director, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Specialty. “Without practitioners like Mrs. Johnston, their programs would not exist nor be the quality they are today. The AFPNP applauds all of their community preceptors and Mrs. Janet Johnston in particular”.

Gail Kieckhefer, ARNP, CS-PNP, PhD at the University of Washington

Added: February 29, 2007

Congratulations to Gail Kieckhefer, ARNP, CS-PNP,  PhD on the announcement of her appointment to the new Joanne Montgomery Endowed Professorship in Nursing at the University of Washington.  This newly endowed professorship was established to honor Joanne Montgomery and rewards a faculty member whose teaching, research, practice and health education reflect the standards of excellence at the UW School of Nursing.  It also enhances the UW’s ability to attract and retain distinguished School of Nursing faculty who advance knowledge related to critical care nursing, with special consideration for respiratory and pulmonary nursing.  Dr. Kieckhefer is a Nurse Faculty member in the Pediatric Pulmonary Center at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical center and a practicing pediatric nurse practitioner.  She is an expert in childhood chronic illness and has focused her career on conducting research and educating future nurses about childhood asthma.  Her current research projects include a study of sleep and nocturnal asthma in children, a clinical trial study studying the effects of a parent education program on improving qualify of life for chronically ill children, and a model for educating health practitioner students on working effectively with parents of children with asthma.

Associate Professor Renee Sieving

Added: January 16, 2007

U of M Researcher Receives $3 Million Grant to Reduce Teen Pregnancy

Prime Time project to help Twin City girls has “breakthrough potential”

Minneapolis/St. Paul (December 8, 2006) – Why does the teen pregnancy rate in the U.S. remain one of the highest in the industrialized world? A University of Minnesota School of Nursing researcher has received a $3 million federal grant to help find the answer.

Associate Professor Renee Sieving, PhD, RN, C, leading a multi-disciplinary team of other University researchers, will use specific strategies to steer a group of 125 Twin City teens—all of whom are attending school and community health clinics—away from risky behaviors that can lead to pregnancy. At the end of 18 months in a program called Prime Time, the group will be compared with a similar group of girls who have not participated in Prime Time, but have continued to receive usual health clinic services.

Read the complete release in the PDF file or on the University of Minnesota School of Nursing Web site at http://www.nursing.umn.edu/News/SievingRelease.html.

Contact: Mary Pattock, 612-624-0939

Dr. Sion Kim Harris

Added: November 17, 2006

Congratulations to Sion Kim Harris, PhD, Boston LEAH faculty member, for winning the 2006 Young Professional Award from the Maternal and Child Health Section of the American Public Health Association for her significant contributions to research, education, community service, and administration in the field of maternal and child health.

Dr. Louise Iwaishi

Added: October 26, 2006

Dr. Louise Iwaishi of the University of Hawaii LEND Program is recognized in a local newspaper for her efforts to save a young patient during the recent earthquakes. The patient, 10-year old Rachel Shim, has Aicardi Syndrome, a rare disorder where patients suffer from spasms, developmental brain problems and an inability to speak or swallow on their own. Rachel is fully dependent on a tracheostomy, a hole in her throat that is hooked up to a ventilator to help her breathe. Due to the power failure caused by the earthquakes, Rachel's ventilator began running on a backup battery with a limited lifespan. Dr. Iwaishi, concerned for Rachel, went to her apartment to take the young girl and her family to the Kapiolani Women and Children's Hospital in Honolulu for emergency care. The combined efforts of Dr. Iwaishi, Rachel's family and the staff at Kapiolani helped save Rachel's life. The full text for this story is available at http://archives.starbulletin.com/2006/10/19/news/story01.html (Not a Government Web Site).

Ms. Holly Grason

Added: October 24, 2006

Congratulations to Ms. Holly Grason from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health on receiving the Maternal and Child Health Bureau Directors Award on October 16. Dr. Peter van Dyck presented this award to Ms. Grason in recognition for her many contributions to the health of mothers and infants in the Nation.

Dr. Mary P. Koss

Added: October 24, 2006

Congratulations to Dr. Mary P. Koss for receiving the first Regents Award conferred in the University of Arizona, College of Public Health. This prestigious designation is awarded to only 3% of tenured and tenure-track faculty members for their national and international work of distinction. Her innovative research and outreach and her contributions to improving health and well-being have brought her the most prestigious recognition that the University of Arizona confers.

Mark L. Batshaw, M.D.

Added: September 8, 2006

Mark L. Batshaw, M.D., Children’s National Medical Center, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, will receive The Arc’s Distinguished Research Award for his lifelong research on urea cycle disorders and his leadership and contributions to research related to intellectual disabilities. The award will be presented at The Arc’s National Convention Research and Prevention Luncheon on Friday, October 13, 2006 in San Diego, California.

Dr. Jessica Henderson Daniel

Added: June 15, 2006

Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Henderson Daniel, Director of Training in Psychology at Children’s Hospital Boston and Associate Director of the Boston LEAH Program, for winning the 2006 Excellence in Diversity Training Award from the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) for her national leadership!

Dr. Wendy Hellerstedt

Added: June 10, 2006

Dr. Wendy Hellerstedt has recently received the University of Minnesota Distinguished Graduate Teaching Award for 2006. Dr. Hellerstedt is the Project Director for the MCH Long Term Training Grant in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Rocio B. Quinonez

Added: June 8, 2006

Congratulations to Dr. Rocio B. Quinonez, faculty member at the Center for Leadership in Pediatric Dentistry at UNC-Chapel Hill, 2006 winner for a Best Manuscript Award in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry. The published manuscript of Dr. Quinonez’s MCHB-supported research undertaking was a scholarly product from the Center for Leadership in Pediatric Dentistry at UNC-CH and the lead author is Dr. Rocio B. Quinonez, DMD, MS, MPH, a former MCHB Trainee at UNC-CH and a new faculty member at the Center. “Assessing cost-effectiveness of sealant placement in children” (J Pub Health Dent 2005; 65: 82-9) was the
subject of Dr. Quinonez’s MPH research. Coauthors include Professor Steve Downs, a pediatrician at the University of Indiana, and Professors Christensen, Shugars and Vann at UNC-CH.

This is the second year running MCH -supported research has been recognized for the Best Manuscript Award by the Journal of Public Health Dentistry. The 2005 winner was Dr. Jessica Lee, DDS, MPH, PhD, a former trainee and current faculty member in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Health Policy/Analysis at UNC-CH. Her manuscript emanated for her Center-supported doctoral research “The effects of the women, infants and children’s program on dentally-related Medicaid expenditures” (J Pub Health Dent 2004;64:76-81), coauthored by Professors Rozier, Kotch and Vann at UNC-CH.

Marion Taylor Baer, PhD

Added: June 7, 2006

Congratulations to Marion Taylor Baer, PhD, Project Director of the USC Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles LEND program, who will receive the 2006 American Dietetic Association Lenna Frances Cooper Award. She will present a lecture on Nutrition and Children with Special Health Care Needs in Hawaii at the annual meeting. This award acknowledges an eminent leader in the field of nutrition.

Dr. Rita Hohlstein

Added: May 31, 2006

Congratulations to Dr. Rita Hohlstein, clinical associate professor for the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, on receiving the Wisconsin Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Leadership. During the past 35 years, Hohlstein has displayed leadership in creating, implementing and sustaining interdisciplinary training and clinical service programs at the Waisman Center. Hohlstein works within the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) with the mission of training clinicians, educations and administrators who will be working to improve the quality of life of individuals with disabilities and their families. In addition to her work with the UCEDD, Hohlstein has made her greatest contribution to the Maternal and Child Health Leadership Program in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities as its most consistent, dedicated and creative backer.

Amy DiVasta, MD, MSc

Added: May 23, 2006

Congratulations to Dr. Amy DiVasta, Fellow in the Boston LEAH Program, for winning the 2006 Huffman Capraro Award for Excellence in Research (Young Investigator Award) from the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG)!

Amy DiVasta, MD, MSc has just completed her Adolescent Medicine fellowship in the Boston LEAH Program and a Masters of Science degree at the Harvard Medical School. She has been recruited as a new faculty physician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital Boston and an Instructor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Dr. DiVasta is a graduate of Wellesley College with a B.A. in Psychobiology and an M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. DiVasta completed her pediatric residency training at Lucile S. Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford Dr. DiVasta completed. Currently, Dr. DiVasta’s research interests include bone and cardiac health in young women with eating disorders, and consequences of medical treatments for young women with gynecologic disease.

Nancy H. Wooldridge, MS, RD, LD of the UAB PPC

Congratulations to Nancy H. Wooldridge, MS, RD, LD of the UAB PPC on her 2006 ADA Medallion Award.

The award was presented to Ms. Wooldridge in recognition of:

• Her extensive contribution to the profession of dietetics by serving in numerous leadership positions within the American Dietetic Association and state and local dietetic associations, including serving as Chair of the Pediatric Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group; Council on Professional Issue Delegate - Clinical Nutrition Practice; Chair and Member of the ADA Nominating Committee; Member of the Leadership Development Task Force and other workgroups of the American Dietetic Association; and serving in several offices and as a member of many committees of the Alabama Dietetic Association and Birmingham District Dietetic Association.

• Her leadership in the area of pediatric pulmonary nutrition, including the co-authorship with the Pediatric Pulmonary Nutritionists of the publication Chronic Pulmonary Conditions in Children: Case Studies for Nutrition Management; serving as co-director of the Pediatric Pulmonary Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB); her excellence in clinical nutrition practice providing services to children with special health-care needs, especially those with chronic pulmonary problems and their families; and the promotion of the role of the registered dietitian in the interdisciplinary teams of the Pediatric Pulmonary Centers.

• Her outstanding dedication to serving as a mentor and a source of inspiration by offering support, time, expertise and counsel to students and colleagues.

• Her clinical expertise and excellence in education, which she shares through instruction of graduate students, servings as a national speaker on pediatric nutrition, participating in pediatric pulmonary nutrition research and authoring many publications in pediatric nutrition.

• Her leadership in national maternal and child health bureau activities including serving on a multitude of advisory groups; co-authoring the Middle Childhood chapter of Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition; assisting in the establishment of the intensive course in pediatric nutrition and the annual pediatric teleconference sponsored by UAB.

• Her dedication to the profession of dietetics and pediatric nutrition, which she offers in a quiet and humble manner but has resulted in an immense impact and influence on the field.

• Her keen ability to bring an alternative perspective and for the high standards and professional ethics that guide her professionally.

Ms. Mary Barger of Boston University School of Public Health

Congratulations to Ms. Mary Barger of Boston University School of Public Health on her 2006 Loretta P. Lacey MCH Academic Leadership Award.

Ms. Mary Barger of Boston University School of Public Health is the recipient of a 2006 Loretta P. Lacey MCH Academic Leadership Award. The Loretta P. Lacey award was created to recognize leadership in MCH education, research, policy development and/or advocacy. Professor Barger has been a member of Boston University SPH faculty since 1991 and directed the MCH Department Nurse-midwifery education program since 1998. She serves on the BUSPH Curriculum Committee and has been a force for innovation in curriculum development at the SPH. In the MCH Department, she has been a leader by example in the development of the Department's curriculum, teaching a wide range of courses both in the Department and the midwifery program.

Professor Barger is a leader in the midwifery education, winning the American College of Nurse Midwives Region I Excellence in Teaching Award from the ACNM Foundation. For more than 5 years, she has served as the associate editor of the Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health and has been a member of the Boston Public Health Commission Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Committee and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee. Professor Barger also is in the process of completing her doctorate in Epidemiology from BUSPH. She has been an active member of ATMCH since 1996 and contributed greatly to the reworking of the ATMCH competencies.

Lisa Martin-Crawford, M.S., B.S.N.

Congratulations to Lisa Martin-Crawford, Recipient of a 2005 Pre-Doctoral Fellowship from the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH).

Lisa Martin-Crawford, M.S., B.S.N., a doctoral student of the University of Minnesota's Center for Adolescent Nursing, (Nursing Training, MCHB, HRSA) won one of four 2005 competitive pre-doctoral minority fellowship grants from Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) for public health research to be conducted within one of the 33 CDC-funded Prevention Research Centers (PRCs). The University of Minnesota's Department of Pediatrics is the home of one of these centers, the Healthy Youth Development PRC. The overall intent of the ASPH is to enhance the preparation of future public health professionals from ethnic and racial minorities by providing unique training opportunities in prevention research. The two years of stipend and tuition she will receive supports her research seeking to understand the Ojibway adolescent's experience of living with type II diabetes. Drs. Linda Bearinger (Director of the Center for Adolescent Nursing) and Renee Sieving advise Martin-Crawford in her fellowship research activities.

Claire D. Brindis, Dr. P.H.

Congratulations to Dr. Claire Brindis, Recipient of a 2005 MCHB Director's Award

Claire D. Brindis, Dr. P.H., is Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine and the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Health Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is Executive Director of the National Adolescent Health Information Center and Associate Director of the Policy Information and Analysis Center for Middle Childhood and Adolescence; both organizations sponsored by the Division of Adolescent Medicine and the Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS) and funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Dr. Brindis' exemplifies the spirit of collaboration between local, regional and national public, private, professional, community, and university groups throughout the country. Claire has created unique and valuable perspectives on promoting positive policies to enhance the health of middle childhood and adolescence in the U.S. Her research on adolescent and child health policy,her synthesis of important aspects of public health,her extensive writings, teaching, and trainings, her state and national visibility, along with her leadership in national projects, such as the federal National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health,all speak to her tremendous influence on the field.

Dr. Brindis is working closely with MCHB, CDC, and over 30 national organizations to promote the health of adolescents and young adults. Under this Initiative, she has recently co-authored a monograph on implementing the Healthy People 2010 Adolescent Health Objectives, with the CDC and the Federal Bureau of Maternal and Child Health,Improving Adolescent Health: A Guidebook for States and Communities (available at http://nahic.ucsf.edu).
Her personal interests in Latina health are also reflected in her recent monograph,"A Future with Promise: A Chartbook on Latino Adolescent Reproductive Health" (http://crhrp.ucsf.edu).

She has been an ardent promoter of youth development and building on the assets of youth in the U.S. We take pride in the fact that MCHB invested in her training as an MPH and Dr. P.H. student! Finally, Dr. Brindis is actively working towards assuring that an "A" will one day be included as part of the MCHB Logo! In sum, her advocates feel that she is a star!!!

Michael Rich, MD, MPH

Michael Rich, MD, MPH, Boston LEAH faculty member, was awarded the 2005 Holroyd-Sherry Award to recognize his outstanding contributions in the field of children, adolescents, and the media by an AAP member.

CSHCN Doctoral Students Making the Grade!

The following three students are at the Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs, University of Minnesota, School of Nursing.

Diana Neal received the Torske Klubben Fellowship for Minnesota Residents for 2005-2006, awarded to future leaders who maintain cultural ties between Norway and America. This award supports University of Minnesota graduate fellowships for students with a connection to Norway and/or its culture.
Diana is on the faculty of St. Olaf College and is pursuing studies of preterm infants' responses to music in the neonatal intensive care environment.

Mary Chesney was selected to present her poster "Comparison of Child and Parent Perceptions about Ambulatory Pediatric Sub-specialty Care" at the
2005 Midwest Nursing Research Society's Conference Graduate Student Poster Competition in Cincinnati, OH, this past April. Mary also presented this research at our own School of Nursing's Research Day.

(Mary) Casey Hooke, RN, MS, CPON, won the prestigious $30,000 two-year Doctoral Scholarship in Cancer Nursing from the American Cancer Society!

Her dissertation research focuses on fatigue, physical performance and carnitine levels in children with cancer. The purpose of her project is to decrease symptoms of distress in youth with cancer to improve their quality of life and ability to engage in life activities. Casey also presented a poster at the 28th annual Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses Conference and Exhibit in Kansas City, MO, this past October.

Catherine Gordon, MD, MSc

Now we can officially say kudos to Catherine Gordon, MD, MSc (Boston LEAH faculty and former Fellow) for being one of 12 scientists recognized by the NIH for the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (see web site below).

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/pecase.htm

In the program booklet Catherine was recognized "For developing and testing a new therapy to prevent bone loss in adolescent with anorexia, and for sharing information about bone health with school children, local pediatric groups and hospital, and encouraging young scientists in career day fairs for middle school children."

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