Curriculum Vitae MELINDA FORTHOFER (CARNEY), PH · Curriculum Vitae MELINDA FORTHOFER (CARNEY), PH.D CURRENT POSITION Professor and Chair Department of Public Health Sciences College

CurriculumVitae

MELINDAFORTHOFER(CARNEY),PH.D

CURRENTPOSITIONProfessorandChairDepartmentofPublicHealthSciencesCollegeofHealthandHumanServices9201UniversityCityBoulevard,Charlotte,NC28223-0001t/704.687.5682f/704.687.1644publichealth.uncc.eduE-mail:[email protected]

RESEARCHINTERESTSSocialEpidemiologySocialNetworksCommunity-basedpreventionresearchDiffusionofinnovation/translationalscienceChronicdisease-relatedhealthbehaviors,especiallyphysicalactivity

EDUCATION1996 DualPh.DinHealthBehavior/HealthEducationandFamilySociology DepartmentofHealthBehaviorandHealthEducation DepartmentofSociology UniversityofMichigan AnnArbor,Michigan Dissertation:TheAssociationsbetweenPsychiatricDisordersandMaritalTransitionsinaU.S.

NationalSample (DissertationCommitteeCo-Chairs:RonaldKessler,NealKrause)1992-1996 PredoctoralFellow,NIMHPsychiatricEpidemiologyTrainingProgram InstituteforSocialResearch,UniversityofMichigan1992 B.A.inSociologyandGenderStudies CaseWesternReserveUniversity Cleveland,Ohio

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AWARDS2015Induction,DeltaOmegaHonorarySocietyMuChapterUniversityofSouthCarolina2003-2004OutstandingTeacherAwardPublicHealthStudentAssociationUniversityofSouthFlorida1999-2000OutstandingTeacherAwardPublicHealthStudentAssociationUniversityofSouthFlorida

SPECIALWORKSHOPS

FLIPPEDTeachingDevelopmentCohort,2015-2016.CenterforTeachingEnhancement.UniversityofSouthCarolina,Columbia,SC.

SummerBiomarkerInstitute.CellstoSocietyProgram.June18-20,2007.NorthwesternUniversity.Evanston,IL.

LeadershipSummitonScience&TechnologyPolicy.AmericanAcademyfortheAdvancementofScience.November,2004.Washington,DC.

ProtectionofHumanSubjects.OfficeofHumanSubjectsResearch,NationalInstitutesofHealth.September27,2000.Computer-BasedTrainingCourse.

CreatingaTeachingPortfolio.USFCenterforTeachingEnhancement.January24,2000.Tampa,Florida.

ProposalWritingSeminar.RAMS-FIE.December9,1997.Chicago,Illinois.

DesignsforCommunityPreventiveInterventionTrials.PreventionScienceMethodologyGroup.October29-30,1997.Seattle,Washington.

PreventionScienceandFamilies:MentalHealthResearchandPublicHealthPolicyImplications.NIMHSponsoredAPHAPre-ConferenceWorkshop.November16,1996.

GrantWritingWorkshop.SponsoredbyUSFDivisionofSponsoredResearch.November13,1996.

ResearchonComprehensiveInterventionforSevereMentalIllness.CompetitiveworkshopsponsoredbyNationalInstituteforMentalHealthatInter-UniversityConsortiumforPoliticalandSocialResearch

SummerPrograminQuantitativeMethods(1996).AnnArbor,Michigan.

ItemResponseTheoryandMethodology.SponsoredbyInter-UniversityConsortiumforPoliticalandSocialResearchSummerPrograminQuantitativeMethods(1993).AnnArbor,Michigan.


EMPLOYMENT2016–present ProfessorandChair DepartmentofPublicHealthSciences CollegeofHealthandHumanServices UniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte2016–present AssociateProfessor(unfundedtermappointment) DepartmentofEpidemiology&Biostatistics ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth UniversityofSouthCarolina2010--2016 AssociateProfessor DepartmentofEpidemiology&Biostatistics ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth UniversityofSouthCarolina2011–2016 DivisionDirector,Epidemiology DepartmentofEpidemiology&Biostatistics ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth UniversityofSouthCarolina2006–2010 Director,InstituteforFamiliesinSociety AssociateProfessor,CollegeofSocialWork AdjunctAssociateProfessor,DepartmentofEpidemiologyandBiostatistics,Arnold

SchoolofPublicHealth UniversityofSouthCarolina2006–2007 AssociateDeanforResearch,CollegeofSocialWork UniversityofSouthCarolina2004–2005 Chairperson,ResearchAdvisoryGroup CollegeofPublicHealth UniversityofSouthFlorida (roleincludedoversightofCollege-levelresearchinfrastructure)2004–2006 AssociateProfessor DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth CollegeofPublicHealth UniversityofSouthFlorida1997–2005 Director,ResearchMethodsandEvaluationUnit FloridaPreventionResearchCenter UniversityofSouthFlorida1997–2004 AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth CollegeofPublicHealth UniversityofSouthFlorida


1996–1997 VisitingAssistantProfessor,DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth CollegeofPublicHealth UniversityofSouthFlorida

TEACHINGDoctoralLevelCourses:SocialEpidemiologyAppliedResearchMethodsinCommunityandFamilyHealthCaseStudiesintheQuantitativeAnalysisofPublicHealthDataMethodsfortheAnalysisofChangeinLongitudinalDataHealthandFamilySystemsTheoriesCommunity-BasedHealthPromotionInitiativesAdvancedSeminarinGrant-WritingInterdisciplinarySeminarforBeginningDoctoralStudentsInterdisciplinarySeminarforAdvancedDoctoralStudentsDoctoralSeminars(variousfoci)AdvancedAnalysisofSocialWorkDataPlanningandDesignofDissertationResearchPublicHealthEthicsMaster’sLevelCourses:MPHCapstoneCourseSocialDeterminantsofHealthApplicationsofEpidemiologyinPublicHealthSocialandBehavioralSciencesAppliedtoHealth(MPHCoreCourse;traditional,web-based,andintensive

weekendexecutiveformats)ResearchMethodsandGrant-Writing(traditionalandintensiveweekendexecutiveformats)CapstoneSeminarinPublicHealthPracticeIntroductiontoEpidemiology(web-basedformat)Master’sStudentSeminar(variousfoci)UndergraduateCoursesHealthyLifestylesIntroductiontoEpidemiology(traditional,hybrid/blended,andFLIPPEDformats)University-WideContinuingEducationforFacultyShort-CourseintheProtectionofHumanSubjectsFacultyWorkshoponGrantBudgeting


GRANTS1. Moore,S.(PI),Forthofer,M.,Miller,M.&Teixeira,A.(Co-Is).Mappingandassessingthehealthandsocial

resiliencyofthefloodaffectedcommunity-dwellingelderlyacrossinterpersonalandorganizationalnetworks.OfficeoftheVicePresidentforResearch,UniversityofSouthCarolina.October15,2015–May15,2016.

2. Forthofer,M.(PI),Hazlett,L.&Eberth,J.(Co-Is).FlippedClassroomDevelopmentGrant.CenterforTeachingEnhancement,UniversityofSouthCarolina.January1,2015-May15,2016.TotalAward:$7,500.

3. Wilcox,S.(PI),Forthofer,M.,Sharpe,P.,Kaczynski,A.,&Saunders,R.(Co-Is).HealthPromotionandDiseasePreventionResearchCenter.CentersforDiseaseControl.September30,2014–September29,2019.TotalAward:$4,264,676.

4. Pate,R.(PI),Addy,C.,Saunders,R.,Forthofer,M.,&Porter,D.(Co-Is).PhysicalActivityDuringtheTransitionfromElementarySchooltoHighSchool.(5R01HL091002)NationalHeart,Lung,andBloodInstitute,NationalInstitutesofHealth.January1,2014–December31,2017.TotalAward:$2,904,000

5. Pate,R.,(PI),McKeown,R.(Co-PI),Frongillo,E.(Co-PI),Glover,S.(Co-I),Wilson,D.(Co-I),Jones,S.(Co-I),Colabianchi,N.(Co-I),Forthofer,M.(Co-I).StudyingCommunityProgramstoReduceChildhoodObesity.NHLBI/BattelleMemorialInstitute.September15,2010–July31,2015.TotalDirectCostsinSubcontracttoUSC:$2,015,000.

6. Pate,R.(PI),Addy,C.,Forthofer,M.,&Colabianchi,N.(Co-Is).PhysicalActivityDuringtheTransitionfromElementarySchooltoMiddleSchool.(1R01HL091002-01A1)NationalHeart,Lung,andBloodInstitute,NationalInstitutesofHealth.January1,2009–December31,2013.TotalAward:$2,419,919.

7. Wilcox,S.(PI),Forthofer,M.,&Sharpe,P.(Co-Is).HealthPromotionandDiseasePreventionResearchCenter.CentersforDiseaseControl.September30,2009–September29,2014.TotalAward:$3,421,250.

8. Forthofer,M.(PI).BestProcessesinCommunityEngagementwithinaHealthSciencesResearchNetwork.TheDukeEndowment.November1,2008–December31,2012.TotalAward:$834,533.

9. Wilson,D.K.(PI),Colabianchi,N.,Forthofer,M.,&Peters,W.(Co-Is).ImprovingSafetyandAccessforPhysicalActivitySupplement.(3R01DK067615-03S1).NationalInstituteofDiabetesandDigestiveandKidneyDiseases,NationalInstitutesofHealth.July1,2009–June30,2011.TotalAward:$1,216,393.

10. Forthofer,M.S.(PI),&Nearns,J.L.(Co-PI).PathwaysfortheInfluenceofNeighborhoodsonHealthandWell-Being:DevelopmentofFieldMeasuresforBridgingSocialCapital.ResearchConsortiumonChildren&Families,UniversityofSouthCarolina.January1,2007–December31,2007.$19,327.

11. Bryant,C.(PI),McCormackBrown,K.R.(Co-PI),Forthofer,M.(Co-PI),&McDermott.(Co-PI).Community-BasedPreventionMarketing-PreventionResearchCenter.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.September30,2004-September29,2005.$843,416.

12. Kahana,E.(PI),Kercher,K.(Co-PI),&Kahana,B.(Co-PI).HealthMaintenanceandProactiveAdaptationamongAgedofthe21stCentury.NationalInstitutesofHealth,Bethesda,MD.CaseWesternReserveUniversity.July1,2003–June30,2006.$1,050,000.RoleinProject:Consultantonmethodologyandsocialdeterminantsofhealth.

13. McDermott,R.J.(PI),Bryant,C.(Co-PI),Forthofer,M.(Co-PI),&McCormackBrown,K.R.(Co-PI).Community-BasedPreventionMarketing-PreventionResearchCenter.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.September30,2003-September29,2004.$754,998.


14. Forthofer,M.S.(PI),Perrin,K.M.,(Co-PI),&McDermott,R.J.(Co-PI).FloridaHealthLiteracyStudy.PfizerPharmaceuticalsGroup,PfizerInc.,January1,2004–March31,2004.$89,868.

15. Forthofer,MelindaS.(PI).EvaluationoftheCentralHillsboroughHealthStartInitiative.MaternalandChildHealthBureau,DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices.June1,2003–May31,2004.$1,000,000(subcontractforevaluation:$150,000).

16. McDermott,R.J.(PI),Bryant,C.(Co-PI),Forthofer,M.S.(Co-PI),&McCormackBrown,K.R.(Co-PI).Community-BasedPreventionMarketing-PreventionResearchCenter.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.October1,2002-September30,2003.$754,999.


18. Forthofer,MelindaS.(PI).EvaluationoftheNationalFriendlyAccessProgram.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.August10,2002–August9,2003.$1,500,000(subcontractforevaluation:$300,000).

19. Forthofer,M.S.(PI),Perrin,K.M.,(Co-PI),&McDermott,R.J.(Co-PI).FloridaHealthLiteracyStudy.PfizerPharmaceuticalsGroup,PfizerInc.,January1,2002–December31,2002.$831,614.

20. McDermott,R.J.(PI),Bryant,C.(Co-PI),Forthofer,M.(Co-PI),&McCormackBrown,K.R.(Co-PI).Community-BasedPreventionMarketing-PreventionResearchCenter.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.October1,2001-September30,2002.$716,983.


22. Forthofer,MelindaS.(PI).EvaluationoftheNationalFriendlyAccessProgram.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.August10,2001–August9,2002.$1,500,000(subcontractforevaluation:$300,000).

23. Forthofer,M.S.(PI),Perrin,K.M.,(Co-PI),&McDermott,R.J.(Co-PI).FloridaHealthLiteracyStudy.PfizerPharmaceuticalsGroup,PfizerInc.,May1,2001–December31,2001.$326,871.


25. Forthofer,MelindaS.(PI),Gwede,Clement(Co-PI),McCormackBrown,Kelli(Co-PI)&Bryant,Carol(Co-PI).DeterminantsofProstateCancerScreeningamongAfricanAmericanMeninFlorida.AmericanCancerSociety,FloridaDivision.February1,1999–January31,2000.$25,000.

26. McCormackBrown,K.R.(PI),&Forthofer,M.S.(Co-PI).Community-BasedPreventionMarketingFormativeResearchinSarasotaCountyFlorida.SarasotaCountySchoolBoard,Sarasota,FL.September1,1999–December31,1999.$14,999.


28. Mahan,Charles(PI),Figg,Mary(Co-PI),Forthofer,MelindaS.(Co-PI),&Bryant,CarolA.(Co-PI).CoveringKids.RobertWoodJohnsonFoundation.April1,1999--March31,2002.$1,478,571;Statematch,$2,100,000.


29. McDermott,R.J.(PI),Bryant,C.(Co-PI),Forthofer,M.S.(Co-PI),&McCormackBrown,K.R.(Co-Investigator).Community-BasedPreventionMarketing-PreventionResearchCenter.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.October1,1998-September30,1999.$350,000.

30. McCormackBrown,K.R.(PI),Forthofer,M.S.(Co-PI),Perrin,K.M.(Co-PI),&Quinn,G.(Co-PI).FloridaCaresforWomenSocialMarketingCampaign:ImplementationandEvaluation.StateofFloridaDepartmentofHealth.December1997-September1998.$100,000.

31. McCormackBrown,K.R.(PI),Bryant,C.(Co-PI),Forthofer,M.(Co-PI),Perrin,K.M.(Co-PI),&Quinn,G.(Co-PI).SocialMarketingPlantoIncreaseBreastandCervicalCancerScreening.StateofFloridaDepartmentofHealth(campaignandmaterialsdevelopmentphase,andphotoessayexhibit),June-November1997.$123,000.

32. Bryant,C.(PI),Forthofer,M.(Co-PI),McCormackBrown,K.R.(Co-PI),Perrin,K.M.(Co-PI),&Quinn,G.(Co-PI).SocialMarketingBreastandCervicalCancerScreeningProject.StateofFloridaDepartmentofHealth(planningformativeresearch&strategyformation),February-June,1997.$113,000.

PEER-REVIEWEDPUBLICATIONS*indicatesco-authorwasastudentwhenresearchwasconducted†indicatesco-authorwasacommunitypartnerwhenresearchwasconducted1. Harmon,B.,Forthofer,M.,Bantum,E.,Nigg,C.Perceivedinfluenceandcollegestudents’dietandphysical

activitybehaviors:Anexaminationofego-centricsocialnetworks.BMCPublichealth.2016;16:473.DOI:10.1186/s12889-016-3166-y.

2. Forthofer,M.,Burroughs-Girardi,E.,Stoisor-Olsson,L.,Wilcox,S.,Sharpe,P.A.,Pekuri,L.M.†Useofformativeresearchandsocialnetworktheorytodevelopagroupwalkingintervention:SumterCountyontheMove!EvaluationandProgramPlanning.2016 Oct; 58:28-34. Doi:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.05.004

3. Forthofer,M.,Dowda,M.,McIver,K.,Barr-Anderson,D.J.,&Pate,R.R.AssociationsbetweenMaternalSupportandPhysicalActivityamong5thGradeStudents.MaternalandChildHealthJournal.2016 Mar;20(3):720-9.doi:10.1007/s10995-015-1873-0.

4. Schoffman,D.E.*,Kaczynski,A.T,Forthofer.M,Wilcox,S.,Hutto,B.,Child,S.T.*,Hughey,S.M.*Longitudinalassociationswithchangesinoutdoorrecreationareauseforphysicalactivityduringacommunity-basedintervention.PrevMed.2015Sep;78:29-32.doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.06.005.

5. Child,S.T.*,Schoffman,D.E.*,Kaczynski,A.T.,Forthofer,M.,Wilcox,S.,andBaruth,M.NeighborhoodAttributesAssociatedWiththeSocialEnvironment.AmericanJournalofHealthPromotion.In-Press.doi:10.4278/ajhp.140307-ARB-99.

6. Wilson,D.K.,VanHorn,M.L.,Siceloff,E.R.*,Alia,K.A.*,St.George,S.M.*,Lawman,H.G.*,Trumpeter,N.N.*,Coulon,S.M.*,Griffin,S.F.,Wandersman,A.,Egan,B.,Colabianchi,N.,Forthofer,M.,&Gadson,B.†Theresultsofthe“PositiveActionforToday’sHealth”(PATH)randomizedtrialforincreasingwalkingandphysicalactivityinunderservedAfricanAmericancommunities.AnnBehavMed.2015Jun;49(3):398-410.doi:10.1007/s12160-014-9664-1.

7. Lau,E.Y.*,Barr-Anderson,D.J.,Dowda,M.,Forthofer,M.,Saunders,R.P.,&Pate,R.R.Associationsbetweenhomeenvironmentandafter-schoolphysicalactivityandsedentarytimeamong6thgradechildren.PediatricExerciseScience.2015,27(2):226-233.doi:10.1123/pes.2014-0061.


8. Sharpe,P.A.,Flint,S.,Burroughs-Girardi,E.L.,Pekuri,L.†,Wilcox,S.,&Forthofer,M.Buildingcapacityindisadvantagedcommunities:DevelopmentoftheCommunityAdvocacyandLeadershipProgram.ProgressinCommunityHealthPartnerships:ResearchEducationandAction.2015Spring;9(1):113-27.doi:10.1353/cpr.2015.0003.

9. Wilcox,S.,Forthofer,M.,Sharpe,P.A.,Hutto,B.CharacteristicsofWalkingGroupLeadersasComparedtoWalkingGroupMembersinaCommunity-BasedStudy.JournalofPhysicalActivityandHealth.2015,12:S26-S30.Doi:10.1123/jpah.2014-0149.

10. Child,S.T.*,Kaczynski,A.T.,Sharpe,P.A.,Wilcox,S.,Schoffman,D.E.*,Forthofer,M.,Mowen,A.J.andBarr-Anderson,D.J.Demographicdifferencesinperceptionsofoutdoorrecreationareasacrossadecade.JournalofParkandRecreationAdministration.2015,32(2):1-19.

11. SchoffmanD.E.*,WilcoxS.,KaczynskiA.T.,ChildS.*,Barr-AndersonD.J.,SharpeP.A.,ForthoferM.PredictingOutdoorRecreationAreaUseinaSoutheasternUSCounty:ASignalDetectionAnalysis.JournalofCommunityHealth.2014,39(6),1101-1108.Doi:10.1007/s10900-014-9860-8.

12. HolbrookJ.R.*,CuffeS.P.,CaiB.,VisserS.N.,Forthofer,M.,BottaiM.,Ortaglia,A*.&McKeownR.E.Persistenceofparent-reportedADHDsymptomsfromchildhoodtoadolescenceinacommunitysample.JournalofAttentionDisorders.2014,July.doi:10.1177/1087054714539997.

13. Wilson,D.K.,St.George,S.M.*,Trumpeter,N.N.*,Coulon,S.M.*,Griffin,S.F.,Wandersman,A.,Forthofer,M.,Gadson,B.†,&Brown,PorschiaV.*(2013).QualitativedevelopmentalresearchamonglowincomeAfricanAmericanadultstoinformasocialmarketingcampaignforwalking.InternationalJournalofBehavioralNutritionandPhysicalActivity,10:33.doi:10.1186/1479-5868-10-33.

14. Coulon,S.M.*,Wilson,D.K.,Griffin,S.,St.George,S.M.*,Alia,K.A.*,Trumpeter,N.N.*,Wandersman,A.K.,Forthofer,M.,Robinson,S.*,&Gadson,B.†(2012).FormativeprocessevaluationforimplementingasocialmarketinginterventiontoincreasewalkingamongAfricanAmericansinthePositiveActionforToday’sHealthtrial.AmericanJournalofPublicHealth,102,2315-2321.doi:10.2105/AJPH.2012.30075B

15. Forthofer,M.,Clarkson,J.,Mackelprang,A.,&RoscoeR.(2011).Networkandsystemsciencecontributionstoadvancingcommunityengagementforknowledgetranslation.ProceedingsofCommunity-EngagedScholarship:CriticalJuncturesinResearchPracticeandPolicy.Ontario,Canada:UniversityofGuelph.

16. Wilson,D.K.,Trumpeter,N.N.*,St.George,S.M.*,Coulon,S.M.*,Griffin,S.,VanHorn,M.L.,Lawman,H.G.*,Wandersman,A.,Egan,B.,Forthofer,M.,Goodlett,B.D.*,Kitzman-Ulrich,H.,&Gadson,B.†(2010).Anoverviewofthe“PositiveActionforToday’sHealth”(PATH)trialforincreasingwalkinginunderservedcommunities.ContemporaryClinicalTrials.Publishedonline:doi:10.1016/j.cct/2010.08.009.

17. Nichelson,J.*,Roseman,M.&Forthofer,M.(2010).Associationsbetweensoftdrinkconsumption,parentallimits,andschoolvendingmachinepurposesamongKentuckymiddleschoolstudents.JournalofNutritionEducationandBehavior.Publishedonline:doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2009.02.005.

18. Nearns,J.*&Forthofer,M.S.(2010).Socialdisparitiesinthereceiptofcontraceptiveservicesamongsexuallyexperiencedadolescentfemales.JournalofHealth&SocialPolicy,25(3).

19. Ellison,B.A.B.*,Forthofer,M.S.,Zapata,L.B.*,Nearns,J.*,Curran,K.T.†,Calkins,S.†,McCormackBrown,K.R.,Bryant,C.A.,&McDermott,R.J.(2009).Theimpactofateentheaterproductiononattitudestowardalcoholandtobaccouseamongmiddleschoolstudents.MiddleSchoolJournal,41,11-19.

20. Bryant,C.A.,McDermott,R.J.,Zapata,L.B.,Forthofer,M.S.,McCormackBrown,K.R.,Cheney,R.,Eaton,D.K.*,Calkins,S.A.†,&Hogeboom,D.L.*.(2006).Usingmixedmethodstoexamineparentalinfluenceonyouthalcoholuse.AmericanJournalofHealthEducation,37(6),322-336.


21. Bryant,C.A.,McCormackBrown,K.R.,McDermott,R.J.,Forthofer,M.S.,Bumpus,E.C.†,Calkins,S.†,&Zapata,L.B.*(2006).Community-basedpreventionmarketing:Aframeworkforfacilitatinghealthbehaviorchange.HealthPromotionPractice,8(2),154-163.

22. Perrin,K.M.,Burke,S.G.,O’Connor,D.*,Walby,G.*,Shippey,C.,Barnes,S.P.*,McDermott,R.J.,&Forthofer,M.S.(2006).Factorscontributingtointerventionfidelityinamulti-sitediseaseself-managementprogram.ImplementationScience,1,1-26.

23. Schneider,M.*,&Forthofer,M.S.(2005).Associationsofpsychosocialresourceswiththestressofinfertilitytreatment.HealthandSocialWork,30(3),183-191.

24. Lipien,L.*,&Forthofer,M.S.(2004).AneventhistoryanalysisofrecurrentchildmaltreatmentreportsinFlorida.ChildAbuse&Neglect,28(9),947-966.

25. Zapata,L.B.*,Forthofer,M.S.,Eaton,D.K.*,McCormackBrown,K.,Bryant,C.A.,Reynolds,S.T.†,&McDermott,R.J.(2004).Cigaretteusein6th-10thgradeyouth:TheSarasotaCountyDemonstrationProject.AmericanJournalofHealthBehavior,74,95-104.

26. Eaton,DaniceK.*,Forthofer,M.S.,Zapata,L.B.*,McCormackBrown,K.,Bryant,C.A.,&McDermott,R.J.(2004).CorrelatesofAlcoholUseAmong6ththrough10thGradeStudentsinSarasotaCounty,Florida:TheSarasotaDemonstrationProject.JournalofSchoolHealth,28,151-165.

27. McCormackBrown,K.R.,McDermott,R.J.,Bryant,C.A.,&Forthofer,M.S.(2003).Youthascommunityresearchers:TheSarasotaCountyDemonstrationProject.CommunityYouthDevelopmentJournal,4(3).

28. Forthofer,MelindaS.(2003).TheStatusofMixedMethodsintheHealthSciences.ContributedchapterinA.TashakkoriandC.Teddlie(Eds.),HandbookofMixedMethodsintheSocialandBehavioralSciences.SagePublications,Inc.

29. Gwede,C.K.*,Forthofer,M.S.,&McDermott,R.J.(2002).AwarenessofprostatecancerscreeningtestsamongAfricanAmericanmeninunderservedneighborhoods:Needforcommunityoutreach.JournalofOncologyManagement,11(5),36-42.

30. Bryant,CarolA.,McCormackBrown,Kelli,&Forthofer,MelindaS.(2002).FloridaCaresforWomen:ACaseStudy.InN.LeeandP.Kotler,(Eds.),SocialMarketing.NewYork:Simon&Schuster.

31. McCormackBrown,Kelli,Forthofer,MelindaS.,Bryant,Carol,Eaton,Danice*,Merritt,Tracie*,Landis,Danielle*,&McDermott,RobertJ.(2001).DevelopingYouthCapacityforCommunity-BasedResearch:EvaluationResultsfromtheSarasotaInitiative.JournalofPublicHealthManagementandPractice,7,53-60.

32. Forthofer,MelindaS.,Janz,NancyK.,Clark,NoreenC.&Dodge,JuliaA.(2001).Theroleofstressandselfesteeminchangesinfunctionalhealthstatusofolderadultswithheartdisease.JournalofWomenandAging,13,19-37.

33. Forthofer,MelindaS.(2000).TheSocialandBehavioralFoundationsofPublicMentalHealth.ContributedchapterinJ.Coreil,C.Bryant,andJ.N.Henderson(Eds.),SocialandBehavioralFoundationsofPublicHealth.SagePublications,Inc.

34. Bryant,CarolA.,Forthofer,MelindaS.,McCormackBrown,Kelli,Alfonso,Moya*,&Quinn,Gwen.(2000).Asocialmarketingapproachtoincreasingbreastcancerscreeningrates.JournalofHealthEducation,31(6),320-328.

35. Forthofer,MelindaS.&Bryant,CarolA.(2000).Usingaudience-segmentationtechniquestotailorhealthbehaviorchangestrategies.AmericanJournalofHealthBehavior,24,36-43.


36. McCormackBrown,Kelli,Bryant,CarolA.,Forthofer,MelindaS.,Perrin,KarenM.,Quinn,GwendolynP.,Wolper,Michelle*,&Lindenberger,JamesH.(2000).FloridaCaresforWomensocialmarketingcampaign:Acasestudy.AmericanJournalofHealthBehavior,24,44-52.

37. Bryant,Carol.A.,Forthofer,MelindaS.,McCormackBrown,Kelli,Landis,Danielle*,&McDermott,RobertJ.(2000).Community-BasedPreventionMarketing:Thenextstepsindisseminatingbehaviorchange.AmericanJournalofHealthBehavior,24,61-68.

38. Bryant,CarolA.,Forthofer,MelindaS.,McCormackBrown,Kelli,&McDermott,RobertJ.(1999).Community-BasedPreventionMarketing.SocialMarketingQuarterly,5,54-59.

39. Forthofer,M.S.(1999).Evaluatingsocialmarketingcampaigns:Strategiesforassessingimplementationandcampaignimpact.SocialMarketingQuarterly,5,68-71.

40. Kessler,RonaldC.&Forthofer,MelindaS.(1999).TheEffectsofPsychiatricDisordersonFamilyFormationandStability.InM.CoxandJ.Brooks-Gunn(Eds.),FamilyRiskandResilience:TheRolesofConflictandCohesion(pp.301-320).Cambridge.

41. Kessler,RonaldC.,Walters,Ellen&Forthofer,MelindaS.(1998).TheSocialConsequencesofPsychiatricDisorders:III.ProbabilityofMaritalStability.AmericanJournalofPsychiatry,155,1092-1096.

42. Forthofer,MelindaS.,Markman,Howard,Cox,Martha,Stanley,Scott&Kessler,RonaldC.(1996).AssociationsbetweenMaritalDistressandWorkLossinaNationalSample.JournalofMarriageandtheFamily,58(3),597-605.

43. Forthofer,MelindaS.,Kessler,RonaldC.,Story,AmberL.&Gotlib,IanH.(1996).TheEffectsofPsychiatricDisordersontheProbabilityandTimingofFirstMarriage.JournalofHealthandSocialBehavior,37(2),121-132.

PUBLISHEDABSTRACTS*indicatesco-authorisastudent†indicatesco-authorisacommunitypartner

1. ForthoferM.S.(2002).TheFloridaHealthLiteracyStudy.Abstractsofthe130thAmericanPublicHealthAssociationAnnualMeeting.Philadelphia,PA.

2. ForthoferM.S.,WalbyG.*,&JohnsonS.A.*(2002).Applyingaconventionalstatisticforaninventiveapproachtocomparisonsincommunity-basedinvestigations.Abstractsofthe130thAmericanPublicHealthAssociationAnnualMeeting.Philadelphia,PA.

3. Gwede,C.*,Forthofer,M.S.,McDermottR.J.,&McCormackBrown,K.R.(2002).SocialinfluencesrelatedtoprostatecancerscreeningamongAfricanAmericanmeninHillsboroughCounty,Florida.Abstractsofthe130thAnnualAmericanPublicHealthAssociation,Philadelphia,PA.

4. Gwede,C.*,Forthofer,M.S.,McDermottR.J.,&McCormackBrown,K.R.(2002).SocialinfluencesrelatedtoprostatecancerscreeningamongAfricanAmericanmeninHillsboroughCounty,Florida.Abstractsofthe130thAnnualAmericanPublicHealthAssociation,Philadelphia,PA.

5. Eaton,D.K.*,Forthofer,M.S.,Bailey,L.B.*,McCormackBrown,K.,Bryant,C.A.,&McDermott,R.J.(2002).Factorsassociatedwithalcoholuseamongyouth:ResultsfromtheSarasotaDemonstrationProject.Abstractsofthe16thNationalConferenceonChronicDiseasePreventionandControl,Atlanta,GA.


6. Forthofer,M.,Eaton,D.*,Zapata,L.*,Bryant,C.,McCormackBrown,K.,&McDermott,R.(2002).Mutualbenefitinacademic-communitypartnerships:LessonslearnedfromevaluationoftheSarasotaDemonstrationProject.Abstractsofthe16thNationalConferenceonChronicDiseasePreventionandControl,Atlanta,GA.

TECHNICALREPORTS*indicatesco-authorwasastudentwhentheresearchwasconducted†indicatesco-authorwasacommunitypartnerwhentheresearchwasconducted

1. Forthofer,M.S.,Walby,G.*,Pitt,S.*,Perrin,K.,Burke,S.G.,&McDermott,R.J.(2004).EffectivenessofPfizer’sForYourHealthInterventionsforPatientswithDiabetesand/orHighBloodPressure.TechnicalReport#FHLS-03.Inpreparation,UniversityofSouthFlorida,Tampa,FL.

2. Forthofer,M.S.(2003).EffectivenessofPfizer’sForYourHealthInterventionsforPatientswithDiabetesand/orHighBloodPressure:PreliminaryResultsfrom3-MonthFollow-Up.TechnicalReport#FHLS-02.UniversityofSouthFlorida,Tampa,FL.

3. Forthofer,M.S.,&Clarke,L.(2003).MasterPlanforEvaluationoftheNationalFriendlyAccesssmProgram.LawtonandRheaChilesCenterforHealthyMothersandBabies,UniversityofSouthFlorida,Tampa,FL.

4. Perrin,K.M.,Goad,S,O’Connor,D.*,Walby,G.*,Pitt,S.*,Shippey,C.*,Jacobson,H.*,McDermott,R.J.,&Forthofer,M.S..(2003).LessonsLearnedfromFlorida’sCommunityHealthCenters:ImplementationofPfizer’sForYourHealthDiseaseManagementProgram.TechnicalReport#FHLS-01.UniversityofSouthFlorida,Tampa,FL.

5. FloridaPreventionResearchCenter(February2002).TheSarasotaCountyTobaccoandYouthPreventionMarketingPlan.UniversityofSouthFlorida,PreventionResearchCenterandtheSarasotaCountyCommunity-BasedPreventionMarketingCommunityAdvisoryCommittee,April2001.ReporttotheSarasotaCountyCommunity-BasedPreventionMarketingCommunityAdvisoryCommittee.

6. FloridaHealthLiteracyStudy.(2002).ImplementingtheForYourHealthprogram:Ahandbookforhealtheducators.UniversityofSouthFloridaCollegeofPublicHealth,Tampa,FL.

7. FloridaHealthLiteracyStudy.(2002).Ahandbookfordatacollectioncoordinators.UniversityofSouthFloridaCollegeofPublicHealth,Tampa,FL.

8. FloridaHealthLiteracyStudy.(2002).ImplementingtheForYourHealthprogram:Ahandbookforprimarycareteamtraining.UniversityofSouthFloridaCollegeofPublicHealth,Tampa,FL.

9. FloridaHealthLiteracyStudy.(2002).EvaluationplanforPfizer’sForYourHealthprogram.Implementationperiod:March29,2002–June30,2003.UniversityofSouthFloridaCollegeofPublicHealth,Tampa,FL.

10. Figg,Mary,Bryant,CarolA.,Forthofer,MelindaS.,Merritt,TracieL.*,&Henry,Tabia.*(2000).FloridaCoveringKidsSocialMarketingCommunicationPlan.RobertWoodJohnsonFoundationandFloridaDepartmentofHealth.

11. FloridaPreventionResearchCenter.(2000).YouthTobaccoStrategyWorkbook.


12. FloridaPreventionResearchCenter.(2000).YouthAlcoholStrategyWorkbook.

13. Eaton,DaniceK.*,Forthofer,MelindaS.,&Bailey,LaurenJ.*(2000).DeterminantsofTobaccoBehaviorsamong6th-10thGradeYouthinSarasotaCounty,Florida.FloridaPreventionResearchCenter,Tampa,FL.

14. Forthofer,MelindaS.,Eaton,DaniceK.*,&Bailey,LaurenJ.*(2000).DeterminantsofAlcoholBehaviorsamong6th-10thGradeYouthinSarasotaCounty,Florida.FloridaPreventionReearchCenter,Tampa,FL.

15. Forthofer,MelindaS.,Bryant,CarolA.,Merritt,TracieL.*,&Sisco,Kelly.*(2000)StrategyWorkbookfortheFloridaKidCareSocialMarketingProject.UniversityofSouthFloridaCollegeofPublicHealth.

16. Forthofer,MelindaS.,Sisco,Kelly*,Merritt,Tracie*,&Bryant,Carol.(1999)PreliminaryResearchFindingsfromtheQualitativeResearchPortionoftheKidCareSocialMarketingStudy.

17. McCormack-Brown,K.,Forthofer,M.,Quinn,G.,Bryant,C.A.,Perrin,K.(1997).StrategyWorkbookfortheBreastandCervicalCancerScreeningProject:UninsuredWomen.UniversityofSouthFloridaCollegeofPublicHealth.

18. Bryant,C,A.,Quinn,G.,McCormack-Brown,K.,Forthofer,M.,Perrin,K.(1997).StrategyWorkbookfortheBreastandCervicalCancerScreeningProject:GeneralStudyPopulation.UniversityofSouthFloridaCollegeofPublicHealth.

19. Forthofer,MelindaS.(1997).EvaluationofLifeLessonsWellnessProgram.MichiganHeart&VascularInstitute,AnnArbor,MI.

PRESENTATIONS*indicatesco-authorwasastudentwhentheresearchwasconducted†indicatesco-authorwasacommunitypartnerwhentheresearchwasconducted

1. SchoffmanD.E.*,WilcoxS.,KaczynskiA.T.,ChildS.,Barr-AndersonD.J.,SharpeP.A.,ForthoferM.(2014,March)DefiningSubgroupsofOutdoorRecreationAreaUsersinaSoutheasternUSCounty.DeliveredasaposterpresentationattheCenterforResearchinNutritionandHealthDisparitiesandEnvironmentandSustainabilityProgram’s4thAnnualSymposium,UniversityofSouthCarolina,Columbia,SC.

2. Wilcox,S.,Forthofer,M.,Sharpe,P.A.,Hutto,B.(May2014).Characteristicsofwalkinggroupleadersversusmembersinacommunity-basedstudy.Posterpresentedatthe2014conferenceoftheAmericanCollegeofSportsMedicine.Orlando,FL.

3. Schoffman,D.E.*,Wilcox,S.,Kaczynski,A.T.,Child,S.*,Barr-Anderson,D.J.,Sharpe,P.A.,Forthofer,M.(March,2013)PredictingparkuseinaSoutheasternUScounty:asignaldetectionanalysis.Posterpresentedatthe2013conferenceoftheSocietyofBehavioralMedicineconference,SanFrancisco,CA.

4. Westmoreland,D.A.*,Forthofer,M.,Hardin,J.W.,&Browne,T.(2013,November).Examiningtherelativeinfluencesofsocialcapitalonadolescentsexualbehaviors.PosterpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheAmericanPublicHealthAssociation,Boston,MA.

5. Forthofer,M.,Roscoe,R.,Mackelprang,A.,&Clarkson,J.(2011,November).DiversityinFacultyandCommunityPartnerPerspectivesaboutAchievingReciprocityinPartnerships.PresentedattheAnnualMeetingoftheInternationalAssociationforResearchonServiceLearningandCommunityEngagement,Chicago,IL.November3,2011.


6. Forthofer,M.,Clarkson,J.,Roscoe,R.,&Mackelprang,A.(2011,November).WhatCanWeLearnaboutBestProcessesinCommunityEngagementfromCaseStudiesofAcademic-CommunityPartnerships.PresentedattheAnnualMeetingoftheInternationalAssociationforResearchonServiceLearningandCommunityEngagement,Chicago,IL.November4,2011.

7. Forthofer,M.,Roscoe,R.,Mackelprang,A.,&Clarkson,J.(2011,May).DiversityinFacultyandCommunityPartnerPerspectivesaboutAchievingReciprocityinPartnerships.PresentedattheInternationalInstituteonPartnerships,Portland,Oregon.May24,2011.

8. Forthofer,M.,Clarkson,J.,Mackelprang,A.,&Roscoe,R.(2011,March).WhatFacultyandCommunityPartnerPerspectivesCanTellUsaboutWalkingtheTalkofCommunity-BasedResearch.PresentedattheAnnualMeetingoftheAmericanAcademyofHealthBehavior,HiltonHead,SC.March21,2011.

9. Forthofer,M..,Roscoe,R.,Clarkson,J.,&Mackelprang,A.(2011,February).NetworkScienceContributionstoAdvancingTranslationalResearch.PresentedattheAnnualMeetingoftheInternationalNetworkforSocialNetworkAnalysis,St.Petersburg,FL.February9,2011.

10. Forthofer,M.(2010,February).TranslatingEvaluationResultsinEffectivePoliciesandPrograms:TheValueofPartnershipsandSystemsApproaches.InvitedKeynoteAddressattheannualmeetingoftheSoutheasternEvaluationAssociation,Tallahassee,FL.

11. Forthofer,M.,Clarkson,J.,Mackelprang,A.,&Roscoe,R.(2010,November).NetworkandSystemScienceContributionstoAdvancingCommunityEngagementforKnowledgeTranslation.PaperpresentedattheCommunity-EngagedScholarship:CriticalJuncturesinResearch,PracticeandPolicyConference,Guelph,Ontario,Canada.

12. Trumpeter,NN*,Wilson,DK,St.George,SM*,Coulon,S*,Lawman,H*,Robinson,SJT*,Griffin,S,VanHorn,ML,Wandersman,A,Forthofer,M,&Egan,B.PositiveActionforToday’sHealth(PATH):PerceptionsofSafetyandAccessinUnderservedAfricanAmericans.Presentedatthe2009SoutheasternECOConferenceinColumbia,SConOctober16,2009.

13. Trumpeter,NN*,Wilson,DK,St.George,SM*,Coulon,S*,Lawman,H*,Robinson,SJT*,Griffin,S,VanHorn,ML,Wandersman,A,Forthofer,M,&Egan,B.PositiveActionforToday’sHealth(PATH):PerceptionsofSafetyandAccessinUnderservedAfricanAmericans.Presentedatthe31stAnnualMeetingoftheSocietyforBehavioralMedicineinSeattle,WA,April7-10,2010.

14. Akintobi, T.K.H.*, Forthofer, M., & Bryant, C.A. (2009). Multilevel analysis of the role of residentialsegregationonperinataloutcomes in theSouth: Theeffectsof spaceandplace. AmericanPublicHealthAssociation.Philadelphia,PA.November9,2009.

15. Trumpeter,N.*,Wilson,D.K.,St.George,S.*,Coulon,S.*,Lawman,H.*,Robinson,S.*,Griffin,S.,VanHorn,M.L., Wandersman, A., Forthofer, M., & Egan, B. (2009). Positive Action for Today’s Health (PATH):Perceptions of Safety and Access in Underserved African Americans. Southeastern ECO Conference.Columbia,SC.October16,2009.

16. Nickelson,J.*,RoseM.,&Forthofer,M.(2008).Anexaminationofparentallimits,softdrinkconsumption,and school vending machine purchases among Kentucky Middle School Students. Food & NutritionConference&Expo.Chicago,IL.October27,2008.

17. Bell-Ellison, B.A.*, Ferron, J.M., Kromrey, J.D., Forthofer,M.S., Onwuegbuzi, A.J., & Dedrick, R.F. (2008).Schoolsasmoderatorsofneighborhoodinfluencesonadolescentacademicachievement:Across-classifiedmultilevelinvestigation.AmericanEducationalResearchAssociationAnnualMeeting.NewYork,NY.March26,2007.

18. McKay,C.M.*,&Forthofer,M.S..(2007).AMultilevelStudyoftheRoleofSocialCapitalinShapingChronicDiseaseRiskBehavior.AmericanPublicHealthAssociation,Washington,DC.Nov6,2007.


19. McKay,C.M.*,&Forthofer,M.S.(2006).Amultilevelexaminationoftheinfluenceofsocialstructureandsocialcontextoncardiovascularriskbehaviors.SocietyforPreventionResearch,March30-31,2006.SanAntonio,TX.

20. Forthofer,M.S.(2006).Navigatingthephilosophicalandfiscalmandateforinterdisciplinaryresearch:Observationsfromadisciplinarycrossroads.InvitedaddressatRensselaerPolytechnicInstitute,November1,2006.Troy,NY.

21. Nearns,J.*,&Forthofer,M.S.(2006).TheContributionoftheNeighborhoodContexttoSocialDisparitiesinAccesstoHealthCareamongSexuallyExperiencedAdolescentFemales.AmericanPublicHealthAssociation,November4-8,2006,Boston,MA.

22. Nearns,J.*,&Forthofer,M.S.(2006).TheContributionoftheNeighborhoodContexttoSocialDisparitiesinAccesstoHealthCareamongSexuallyExperiencedAdolescentFemales.AddHealthUsersGroupConference,July17-18,2006,Bethesda,MD.

23. Zapata,L.B.*,&Forthofer,M.S.(2006).AssociationsbetweenPostpartumMaternalDepressionandChildSocialCompetenceandDisplayofProblemBehaviors.MaternalandChildHealthEpidemiologyConference,December6-8,2006,Atlanta,GA.

24. McKay,C.M.*,&Forthofer,M.S.(2006).Amultilevelexaminationoftheinfluenceofsocialstructureandsocialcontextoncardiovascularriskbehaviors.SocietyforPreventionResearch,March30-31,2006.SanAntonio,TX.

25. Forthofer,M.S.,BellEllison,B.A.*,Zapata,L.B.*,Nearns,J.*,Hogeboom,D.,Calkins,S.†,McCormackBrown,K.,Bryant,C.,&McDermott,R.J.(2005).FactorsAssociatedwithParents’ParticipationinaMailSurveyRegardingAdolescentAlcoholandTobaccoUse.AnnualScientificMeetingoftheAmericanAcademyofHealthBehavior.February28,2005.Charleston,SC.

26. Ellison,B.A.*,Forthofer,M.S.,Zapata,L.B.*,Nearns,J.L.*,Curran,K.T.†,Calkins,S.†,McCormackBrown,K.,Bryant,C.,&McDermott,R.J.(2005).Impactofateentheaterproductiononattitudestowardalcoholandtobaccouseamongmiddleschoolstudents.AnnualScientificMeetingoftheAmericanAcademyofHealthBehavior.February28,2005.Charleston,SC.

27. Bryant,C.A.,McCormackBrown,K.R.,Forthofer,M.S.,Bumpus,E.C.†,Calkins,S.†,Zapata,L.B.*,Monaghan,P.,&McDermott,R.J.(2004).Community-basedpreventionmarketing:Lessonslearnedindevelopingandtestingaframeworktofacilitateparticipatoryresearch.AmericanPublicHealthAssociation.November8,2004.Washington,DC.

28. Monaghan,P.F.,Bryant,C.A.,Moreno,T.†,McDermott,R.J.,Forthofer,M.S.,&McCormackBrown,K.R.(2004).Collaborationonmigranthealthissuesamongdiversecommunities:LessonslearnedfromthePartnershipforCitrusWorkerHealthinImmokalee,Florida.AmericanPublicHealthAssociation.November8,2004.Washington,DC.

29. Forthofer,M.S.(2004).Translatingevidenceregardingsocialdeterminantsofhealthintopublichealthpractice.22ndASTDHPPHE/CDCNationalConferenceonHealthEducationandHealthPromotion.May5,2004.Orlando,FL.

30. Forthofer,M.S.,Bell,B.A.*,Zapata,L.B.*,Nearns,J.*,Calkins,S.†,McCormackBrown,K.,Bryant,C.,&McDermott,R.J.(2004).Thecontemporarycontextofmailsurveymethods:LessonslearnedfromanapplicationofDillman’s“TotalDesignMethod”toresearchwithparentsofadolescents.AnnualScientificMeetingoftheAmericanAcademyofHealthBehavior.March2,2004.Sedona,AZ.


31. Forthofer,M.S.,Nearns,J.*,Bell,B.A.*,Zapata,L.B.*,Calkins,S.†,McCormackBrown,K.,Bryant,C.,&McDermott,R.J.(2004).Parentandmiddle-schoolstudentaccountsofparentalcommunicationandmonitoringrelatedtoyouthtobaccoandalcoholuse–Confluenceordivergence?AnnualScientificMeetingoftheAmericanAcademyofHealthBehavior.February29,2004.Sedona,AZ.

32. Goad,S.,O’Connor,D.*,Perrin,K.M.,Jacobson,H.N.,McDermott,R.J.,Shippey,C.,Walby,G.*,Pitt,S.*,&Forthofer,M.S.(2003).FloridaHealthLiteracyStudy(FHLS):Lessonslearnedafterimplementingabilinguallowliteracychronicdiseasemanagementprogramatcommunityhealthcarecenters.Proceedingsofthe131stAnnualMeetingoftheAmericanPublicHealthAssociation.November17,2003.SanFrancisco,CA.

33. Forthofer,M.S.(2003).TheFloridaHealthLiteracyStudy.CouncilofStateGovernmentsHealthPolicyForum.September15,2003.NewLondon,CT.

34. Perrin,K.M.,Goad,S.,O’Conno,rD.*,Jacobson,H.,McDermott,R.J.,WalbyG.*,Pitt,S.*,TraynerK,&ForthoferM.(2003).FloridaHealthLiteracyStudy:Implementationofpatientbehaviorchangetoachievechronicdiseasemanagement.AmericanAcademyofHealthBehaviorConference,March2003.AmericanPublicHealthAssociation.UniversityofSouthFlorida,Tampa,FL.

35. Zapata,L.B.*,Forthofer,M.S.,Bell,B.A.*,Bryant,R.L.,McCormackBrown,K.R.,Bryant,C.A.,&McDermott,R.J.Contentanalysisoftobaccoandalcoholrelatedarticlesinthenewspaper:Utilityforevaluatinginterventionstopreventyouthsmokinganddrinkinginthecommunity.AmericanAcademyofHealthBehaviorThirdAnnualScientificMeeting,St.Augustine,FL,March2003.

36. Forthofer,M.S.,Walby,G.*,&Johnson,S.A.*(2002).Applyingaconventionalstatisticforaninventiveapproachtocomparisonsincommunity-basedinvestigations.AmericanPublicHealthAssociationAnnualMeeting.November11,2002.Philadelphia,PA.

37. Forthofer,M.S.(2002).TheFloridaHealthLiteracyStudy.AmericanPublicHealthAssociationAnnualMeeting.November11,2002.Philadelphia,PA.

38. Forthofer,MelindaS.(2002).Evaluatingcommunity-basedsocialmarketingprograms.CaliforniaDepartmentofHealth,Sacramento,CA.

39. Forthofer,MelindaS.(2002).TheFloridaHealthLiteracyStudy.PfizerCorporateIn-ServiceSeminar.NewYork,NY.

40. Forthofer,MelindaS.(2002).TheroleofliteracyinprotectingthehealthofFloridians.AnnualMeetingofPfizer’sWomen’sHealthAdvisoryBoard.NewYork,NY.

41. McCormackBrown,Kelli,Bryant,CarolA.,Forthofer,MelindaS.,Eaton,DaniceK.*,Zapata,LaurenB.*,Alfonso,Moya*,&McDermott,RobertJ.(2002).Fromresearchtoevidence-basedpracticeforpreventingyouthalcoholuse:TheSarasotaCountyDemonstrationProject.AnnualScientificMeetingoftheAcademyofHealthBehavior,NapaValley,CA.

42. Forthofer,MelindaS.(2001).EvaluationoftheNationalFriendlyAccessProgram.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.Atlanta,GA.

43. Forthofer,MelindaS.(2001).Planningforevaluationofsocialmarketingcampaigns.AnnualConferenceonSocialMarketingandPublicHealth,Clearwater,FL.

44. Forthofer,MelindaS.(2001).TheroleofliteracyinprotectingthehealthofFloridians.AnnualBorntoReadandBeyondConference.Orlando,FL.

45. McCormackBrown,Kelli,Bryant,CarolA.,Forthofer,MelindaS.,&McDermott,RobertJ.(2001).Communityandacademicpartnershipsforsuccess:Lessonslearned.XVIIthWorldConferenceonHealthPromotionandHealthEducation,Paris,France.


46. Reynolds,Sherry†,McCormackBrown,Kelli,Eaton,DaniceK.*,Zapata,LaurenB.*,Forthofer,MelindaS.,Bryant,CarolA.,&McDermott,RobertJ.(2001).Lessonslearnedfromconductingschool-basedresearch.AnnualScientificMeetingoftheAmericanSchoolHealthAssociation,SantaFe,NM.

47. Zapata,LaurenB.*,Forthofer,M.S.,Eaton,D.K.*,McCormackBrown,K.,Bryant,C.A.,&McDermott,R.J.UsingCommunity-BasedPreventionMarketingtoIdentifyDeterminantsofCigaretteUseAmong6th-10thGradeYouth:TheSarasotaCountyDemonstrationProject.129thAnnualMeetingoftheAmericanPublicHealthAssociation,Atlanta,Georgia,October2001.

48. Forthofer,MelindaS.,Eaton,DaniceK.*,Zapata,LaurenB.*,Bryant,CarolA.,McCormackBrown,Kelli,Landis,DanielleC.*,&McDermott,RobertJ.DefiningandMeasuringMutualBenefitinAcademic-CommunityPartnerships:LessonsLearnedfromEvaluationoftheFloridaPreventionResearchCenter’sCommunity-BasedPreventionMarketingModel.InternationalConferenceontheUniversityasCitizen:EngagingUniversitiesandCommunities,Tampa,FL.February22,2001.

49. Forthofer,MelindaS.TheTiesthatProtect:TheRelevanceofSocialCapitaltoPromotingtheHealthofAlaskans.AlaskaPublicHealthAssociationAnnualHealthSummit,Anchorage,AK.December4,2000.

50. Forthofer,MelindaS.,Bryant,C.A.,McCormackBrown,K.,Eaton,D.K.*,Bailey,L.J.*,Landis,D.*,&McDermott,R.J.SegmentingAudiencestoDevelopAdolescentSubstanceAbusePreventionPrograms:TheSarasotaCountyDemonstrationProject.15thNationalConferenceonChronicDiseasePreventionandControl,Washington,D.C.November30,2000.

51. Eaton,DaniceK.*,Forthofer,MelindaS.,McDermott,R.J.,Bryant,C.A.,McCormackBrown,K.,&Landis,D.*MeasurementofGroupCollectiveEfficacy:InstrumentDevelopmentandPilotTesting.15thNationalConferenceonChronicDiseasePreventionandControl,Washington,D.C.November29,2000.

52. McCormackBrown,Kelli,Bryant,CarolA.,Forthofer,MelindaS.,Landis,DanielleC.*,&McDermott,RobertJ.CreativePartneringandPreventionMarketing:ANewToolforCommunities’BattlesAgainstChronicDisease.15thNationalConferenceonChronicDiseasePreventionandControl,Washington,D.C.November30,2000.

53. Bryant,CarolA.,Forthofer,MelindaS.,McDermott,RobertJ.,McCormackBrown,K.,&Landis,Danielle.*CommunityControlandParticipationinProgramandPolicyDevelopment:ANewParadigminAction.128thAnnualMeetingoftheAmericanPublicHealthAssociation,Boston,MA.November15,2000.

54. Bryant,CarolA.,McCormackBrown,Kelli,Landis,DanielleC.*,Alfonso,Moya*,Abrenica,Karen,McDermott,RobertJ.,Forthofer,MelindaS.,&Reynolds,Sherri.Usingyouthadministeredresearchtoaddressalcoholandtobaccousepreventioninadolescents:Applications,resultsandlessonslearned.128thAnnualMeetingoftheAmericanPublicHealthAssociation,Boston,MA.November14,2000.

55. Forthofer,MelindaS.,Eaton,DaniceK.*,Bailey,LaurenJ.*,McCormackBrown,Kelli,Bryant,CarolA.,&McDermott,RobertJ.AssessingCommunityCapacityinCommunity-BasedPreventionMarketing.128thAnnualMeetingoftheAmericanPublicHealthAssociation,Boston,MA.November14,2000.

56. Forthofer,MelindaS.,Gwede,Clement*,Bailey,Lauren*,McDermott,RobertJ.,Bryant,CarolA.,&McCormackBrown,Kelli.DeterminantsofProstateCancerScreeningamongAfricanAmericanMen.128thAnnualMeetingoftheAmericanPublicHealthAssociation,Boston,MA.November14,2000.

57. Forthofer,MelindaS.PsychosocialConsequencesofInvoluntaryChildlessnessinLateLife.128thAnnualMeetingoftheAmericanPublicHealthAssociation,Boston,MA.November14,2000.

58. Forthofer,MelindaS.,Merritt,TracieL.*,Sisco,Kelly*,Bryant,CarolA.,Figg,Mary,&Mahan,Charles.DeterminantsofEnrollmentinFlorida’sKidCareProgram:ResultsofFormativeSocialMarketingResearch.128thAnnualMeetingoftheAmericanPublicHealthAssociation,Boston,MA.November14,2000.


59. Little,Sonjia*&Forthofer,MelindaS.PrimaryCarePhysicianAttitudesTowardProstateCancerScreeningforAfricanAmericanMen.128thAnnualMeetingoftheAmericanPublicHealthAssociation,Boston,MA.November14,2000.

60. Reynolds,Sherri,Calkins,Susan,McCormackBrown,Kelli,McDermott,RobertJ.,Forthofer,MelindaS.,Bryant,Carol,&Landis,Danielle.*Community-BasedPreventionMarketing:ASchoolDistrict’sExperience.74thAnnualSchoolHealthConferenceoftheAmericanSchoolHealthAssociation,NewOrleans,LA.October25-29,2000.

61. Eaton,DaniceK.*,Bailey,LaurenJ.*,Forthofer,MelindaS.,&McDermott,RobertJ.TriangulationofMethodsforEvaluationofComplexHealthPromotionProcesses:TheFloridaPreventionResearchCenter’sCommunity-BasedPreventionMarketingModel.InauguralScientificMeetingoftheAmericanAcademyofHealthBehavior,SantaFe,NM.September26,2000.

62. Forthofer,MelindaS."PlanningforEvaluationofSocialMarketingCampaigns".SocialMarketinginPublicHealthConference,Clearwater,FL.June22,2000.

63. Forthofer,MelindaS.&Gwede,Clement.*(2000).DeterminantsofprostatescreeningamongAfricanAmericanmeninHillsboroughCounty,FL.USFInstituteofBlackLifeResearchSymposium,Tampa,FL.

64. Gwede,Clement*,Forthofer,MelindaS.,Bailey,Lauren*,McDermott,RobertJ.,McCormackBrown,Kelli,&Bryant,Carol.DeterminantsofProstateCancerScreeningamongAfricanAmericanMeninHillsboroughCounty,FL:AQualitativeStudy.7thBiennialSymposiumonMinorities,theMedicallyUnderserved&Cancer:AddressingtheUnequalBurdenofCancer,Washington,DC.February12,2000.

65. Forthofer,MelindaS.,Eaton,DaniceK.*,Bryant,Carol,&McCormackBrown,Kelli.AssessingCommunityCapacityinCommunity-BasedPreventionMarketing:FormativeEvaluationResultsfromtheSarasotaYouthInitiative.PreventionResearchCentersAnnualScientificMeeting,Atlanta,GA.February2,2000.

66. McCormackBrown,Kelli,Bryant,Carol,Landis,Danielle*,Forthofer,MelindaS.,McDermott,RobertJ.,&Calkins,Susan.DevelopingYouthCapacityforCommunity-BasedResearch:EvaluationResultsfromtheSarasotaYouthInitiative.PreventionResearchCentersAnnualScientificMeeting,Atlanta,GA.February2,2000.

67. Bryant,Carol,Forthofer,MelindaS.,McCormackBrown,Kelli,McDermott,RobertJ.,&Landis,Danielle.*MobilizingcommunitiestoachieveHealthyPeople2010Objectives:UsingCommunity-BasedPreventionMarketing.PartnershipsforHealthintheNewMillenium:HealthPeople2010,Washington,DC.January24,2000.

68. Bryant,Carol,Landis,Danielle*,McCormackBrown,Kelli,&Forthofer,MelindaS.Community-BasedPreventionMarketing.PartnershipsforChildren’sHealthConference.Tampa,FL.December2,1999.

69. Bryant,Carol,Forthofer,MelindaS.,McCormackBrown,Kelli,&McDermott,RobertJ.CBPM:Implicationsforhealthbehaviorchange.AmericanPublicHealthAssociationAnnualMeeting,Chicago,IL.November10,1999.

70. Bryant,Carol,Forthofer,MelindaS.,McCormackBrown,Kelli,McDermott,RobertJ.,&Landis,Danielle.*CBPM:Amodelforpartneringwithcommunitiesforschoolhealthimprovement.SocietyofPublicHealthEducationAnnualMeeting,Chicago,IL.November6,1999.

71. Forthofer,MelindaS.(1999).KeynoteAddress:ResearchonAfricanAmericanmenandprostatecancereducationandawareness.ChurchesUnitedtoConquerCancerthroughEducationandAwareness,Tampa,FL.


72. Reid,Michael,Bryant,Carol,Forthofer,MelindaS.,McCormackBrown,Kelli,&McDermott,RobertJ.(1999).CBPM:Anewmodelforprogramplanning.AssociationofStateandTerritorialHealthOfficers.Savannah,GA.

73. Bryant,CarolA.,Forthofer,MelindaS.,McCormack-Brown,Kelli.&McDermott,RobertJ.(1999).Community-BasedPreventionMarketing.InnovationsinSocialMarketingConference.Montreal,Canada.

74. Forthofer,MelindaS.,Bagchi,Jane,Bowley,Nancy,&Erlandson,Edward.(1998).AnEvaluationoftheLifeLessonsWellnessProgram.SocietyforProspectiveMedicineAnnualMeeting,Newport,RI.October,1998.

75. Blanchard,Christina,Forthofer,MelindaS.,Albrecht,Terrance,&Ruckdeschel,John."MIRGPilotData".IPOSConference,Germany.September5,1998.

76. Quinn,Gwen,Bryant,Carol,McCormackBrown,Kelli,Forthofer,MelindaS.,&Perrin,Kay."TheBreastandCervicalCancerPreventionSocialMarketingProject".InternationalCongressofAppliedPsychology,SanFransisco,CA.August13,1998.

77. VanCott,MaryLou,Forthofer,MelindaS.,McMillan,Susan,C.,Moody,Linda,Beckie,Theresa,&Webb,Mary."MethodologicIssuesinEndofLifeResearch".Symposium:InterdisciplinaryResearchtoImproveEndofLifeCareOutcomesforPatientsandCaregivers.SigmaThetaTauInternationalNursingResearchCongress,Utrecht,TheNetherlands.July13,1998.

78. Forthofer,MelindaS."EvaluatingSocialMarketingCampaigns:StrategiesforAssessingImplementationandCampaignImpact".SocialMarketinginPublicHealthConference,Clearwater,FL.June12,1998.

79. Brown,KelliMcCormack,Bryant,Carol,Forthofer,MelindaS.,Perrin,Karen,Quinn,Gwen,&Figg,Mary.“ASocialMarketingPlantoIncreaseBreastandCervicalCancerScreeninginFlorida:TheFormativePhase”.AmericanPublicHealthAssociationAnnualMeeting,Indianapolis,IN.November10,1997.

80. Brown,KelliMcCormack,Bryant,Carol,&Forthofer,MelindaS.“BreastandCervicalCancerScreening:MethodologyDifferencesforAmericanIndianWomen”.AmericanPublicHealthAssociationAnnualMeeting,Indianapolis,IN.November11,1997.

81. Forthofer,MelindaS.,Bryant,Carol,Brown,KelliMcCormack,&Quinn,Gwen.“ChallengesandLessonsLearnedinDesigningaRandomSampleofUnderservedWomeninFlorida”.AmericanPublicHealthAssociationMeeting,Indianapolis,IN.November11,1997.

82. Forthofer,MelindaS.,Bryant,Carol,Brodsky,Michele,Gonzalez,Karina*,Dion,Charles*,&Miranda,Luis.†“TailoringBreastandCervicalCancerScreeningPromotiontotheNeedsofHispanicWomeninFlorida”.AmericanPublicHealthAssociationAnnualMeeting,Indianapolis,IN.November10,1997.

83. Forthofer,MelindaS.,Janz,NancyK.,Dodge,JuliaA.,&Clark,NoreenM.“TheRoleofSelfEsteemandStressinChangesinFunctionalHealthStatusofOlderAdultswithHeartDisease”.AmericanPublicHealthAssociationAnnualMeeting,Indianapolis,IN.November12,1997.

84. Forthofer,MelindaS.“EpidemiologicalandDemographicApproachesintheStudyofFamilyDiversity”InvitedPlenaryAddressfor“Diversity&Families:Context&Process”,FamilyResearchConsortiumSummerInstitute,SanAntonio,TX.June19,1997.

85. Brown,KelliMcCormack,Bryant,Carol,Forthofer,MelindaS.,&Quinn,Gwen.“FloridaBreastandCervicalCancerSocialMarketingProject:ConsumerResearch”.SocialMarketinginPublicHealthConference,UniversityofSouthFlorida,Clearwater,FL.June27,1997.

86. Forthofer,MelindaS.“ResearchDesignRoundtable”.SocialMarketinginPublicHealthConference,UniversityofSouthFlorida,Clearwater,FL.June27,1997.


87. Forthofer,MelindaS.“RelationshipsbetweenSelfEsteemandFunctionalHealthStatusinOlderAdults”.WomenandMentalHealth:ResponsiveProgramsandPractices,Tampa,FL.April8,1997.

88. Forthofer,MelindaS.TheDevelopmentofaWomen’sHealthScientistTrainingProgram:TheMichiganInitiativeforWomen’sHealth.TeachingtoPromoteWomen’sHealth:AnInternationalMultidisciplinaryConference,June15,1996.Toronto,Canada.

CONSULTATION

2010–2011 AlbertaRegionalDevelopmentNetwork,Alberta,Canada

2003–2005 ResearchConsultationtoMinistryofHealth,Belize

2003–2004 HealthPolicyConsultationtoCouncilofStateGovernments

2000–2003 EvaluationConsultant.CaliforniaDepartmentofHealth.

2001–2003 Community-BasedResearchConsultant.WholeChildProject,ChilesFoundation,Tallahassee,FL.

1999–2000 MethodologicalConsultant.BestStartSocialMarketing,Inc.,Tampa,Florida.

2000 MethodologicalConsultant.FloridaMedicalQualityAssurance,Inc.,Tampa,Florida.

1997–1999 MethodologicalConsultant,QualityStudiesDepartment.CignaHealthcare,Tampa,Florida.

1997–1999 MethodologicalConsultant,Veteran’sAdministrationPainStudy.Tampa,Florida.

1997 SurveyResearchConsultant,HomeHealthAgencyNeedsAssessment.FloridaMedicalQualityAssurance,Inc.,Tampa,Florida.

1997 TraininginSurveyResearchMethodology,FloridaMedicalQualityAssurance,Inc.,Tampa,Florida.

1996–1997 SurveyResearchConsultant,StrokePreventionTelesurvey.FloridaMedicalQualityAssurance,Inc.,Tampa,Florida.ProjectfundedbytheHealthCareFinancingAdministration.

1996-1999 MethodologicalConsultant,LifeLessonsWellnessProgramEvaluation,MichiganHeart&VascularInstitute,AnnArbor,Michigan.

1992–1996 StatisticalConsultant,MandellSchoolofAppliedSocialSciences,CaseWesternReserveUniversity.

1993–1995 ProgramDevelopmentConsultant,SubstanceAbusePreventionProgram,GeneralMotorsEngineering&ManagementInstitute,Flint,Michigan

FORMALFACULTYMENTORINGWhite,K UniversityofSouthCarolinaArnoldSchoolofPublicHealthFleischer,N UniversityofSouthCarolinaArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth


Browne,T. UniversityofSouthCarolinaCollegeofSocialWorkSorensen,J. UniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte(throughCommunity-CampusPartnershipsforHealth)Walsemann,K.(PI).CumulativeadversityandracialhealthDisparities:Adynamicmodelforinvestigatingtherelationshipbetweenstressandtheagingprocess.ResearchOpportunityProgram,UniversityofSouthCarolina.January1,2008–December31,2008.RoleinProject:FacultyMentor.Ha,Y.(PI).Childcaresubsidy,qualityofchildcare,andemploymentoutcomesamonglow-incomefamiliesinSC.ResearchOpportunityProgram,UniversityofSouthCarolina.May1,2009–April31,2010.RoleinProject:FacultyMentor.Browne,T.(PI).NIHLoanRepaymentAward.NationalCenteronMinorityHealthandHealthDisparities/NIH.July2011-June2018.RoleinProject:FacultyMentor.

GRADUATESTUDENTMENTORINGCOMPLETEDDOCTORALDISSERTATIONS

1. JohnKuntz.(2016).EffectivenessofCommunity-basedEIBITreatment:ALongitudinalAnalysisofAdaptiveBehaviorandLanguageOutcomes.DepartmentofEpidemiology&Biostatistics,ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthCarolina.Role:CommitteeChairperson.CurrentPosition:Instructor,QueensUniversity;Executive,BankofAmerica.

2. PaulaLozano.(2016).SocialnormsandsmokinginMexicoandUruguay.DepartmentofEpidemiology&Biostatistics,ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthCarolina.Role:CommitteeMember.CurrentPosition:PostdoctoralFellow,DepartmentofHealthPromotion,EducationandBehavior,ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthCarolina.

3. ToddEverson.(2015).Geneticandepigeneticvariationsinasthmaandwheezeillness.DepartmentofEpidemiology&Biostatistics,ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthCarolina.Role:CommitteeChairperson.CurrentPosition:PostdoctoralFellow,DartmouthUniversity.

4. ManzaAgovi(2014).HepatitisB,CVirusandHIVCo-infectionAmongReportedFemaleCasesinSouthCarolina,2014-2011:AnEpidemiologicalAnalysisofPregnancyOutcomes.DepartmentofEpidemiology&Biostatistics,ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthCarolina.Role:AcademicAdvisorandCommitteeMember.CurrentPosition:NimibiaHIVProgramTechnicalAdvisor,UniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco.

5. JoeHolbrook.(2011).PersistenceofAttention-DeficitHyperactivityDisorderSymptomsandFunctionalImpairmentFromChildhoodtoAdolescence.DepartmentofEpidemiology&Biostatistics,ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthCarolina.Role:CommitteeMember.CurrentEmployer:CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.

6. GaryWalby.(2007).AssociationsBetweenIndividual,SocialandServiceFactors,RecoveryExpectationsandRecoveryStrategiesAmongIndividualswithMentalIllness.DepartmentofCommunity&FamilyHealth,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.Role:CommitteeChairperson.CurrentPosition:Principal,ComplexSystemsInnovations,Inc.


7. BethanyBellEllison.(2008).SchoolsasModeratorsofNeighborhoodInfluencesonAdolescentAcademicAchievementandRiskofObesity:ACross-ClassifiedMultilevelInvestigation.DepartmentofEducationalMeasurementandResearch,CollegeofEducation,UniversityofSouthFlorida.Role:CommitteeMember.CurrentPosition:AssistantProfessor,CollegeofEducation,UniversityofSouthCarolina.

8. JaimeCorvin(2006).TheRoleofOrganizationalCultureintheDeliveryofHumanitarianAssistanceandInter-OrganizationalCollaborationDepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.Role:CommitteeMember.Currentposition:AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofGlobalHealth,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.

9. TeriTrede.(2006).AnInvestigationoftheRelationshipBetweenReligiosityandSubjectiveWell-BeinginOlderAdults:TheMediatingRoleofOptimismDepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.Role:MajorProfessor.Currentposition:AssociateProfessorandLeadInstructor,St.PetersburgCollege

10. TabiaAkintobi.(2006).AnalysisoftheRoleofResidentialSegregationonPerinatalOutcomesinFlorida,GeorgiaandLouisiana.DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.Role:MajorProfessor.Currentposition:Director,PreventionResearchCenter,MorehouseSchoolofMedicine.

11. CarolineMae.(2006).TheRoleofSocialStructuralandSocialContextualFactorsinShapingChronicDiseaseandChronicDiseaseRiskBehavior:AMultilevelStudyofHypertension,GeneralHealthStatus,andMentalDistress.DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.Role:MajorProfessor.Currentposition:ResearchAssociate,ColumbiaUniversity.

12. JodiL.Nearns.(2006).TheContributionoftheNeighborhoodContexttoSocialDisparitiesinAccesstoHealthCareamongSexuallyExperiencedAdolescentFemales.DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.Role:MajorProfessor.Currentposition:AssociateProfessor,SchoolofNursing,OhioStateUniversity.

13. Zapata,LaurenB.(2005).AssociationsBetweenMaternalDepressionAndChildSocialCompetenceAndDisplayOfProblemBehaviors:ALongitudinalInvestigationOfDirect,Indirect,AndModeratingEffects.DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.Role:MajorProfessor.Currentposition:Commander,DivisionofReproductiveHealth,CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,U.S.PublicHealthServiceCorps.

14. Liss,Heidi.(2003).Factorsassociatedwithadolescentsuicidalgestures.DepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofSouthFlorida.Role:CommitteeMember.CurrentPosition:AssociateProfessor,UniversityofFlorida.

15. Eaton,Danice.(2002).Associationsbetweenadolescentemploymentandhealthrisk-takingbehaviors:Mediatingeffectsofsocialcontrol.DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.Role:CommitteeMember.Currentposition:Commander,DivisionofAdolescentandSchoolHealth,CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,U.S.PublicHealthServiceCorps.

16. Gwede,Clement.(2001).PredictorsofprostatecancerscreeningamongAfricanAmericanmen:AtestofthePreventiveHealthModel.DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.Role:CommitteeMember.Currentposition:Associate

17. Schneider,Myra.(2000).Theroleofpsychosocialfactorsinstressininfertilecouples.DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.Role:CommitteeMember

18. Martin,Stacia.(1999).Effectsofskintoneandskinwrinklingonjudgmentsofhealthandattractivenessamongcollegestudents.DepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofSouthFlorida.Role:CommitteeMember.


19. Salazar,Bonnie.(1999).Determinantsofpublictransportationutilizationbynon-disabledseniorcitizens:anextensionofFishbeinandAjzen'stheoryofreasonedaction.DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.Role:CommitteeMember.Currentposition:Principal,Preventions,Inc.

COMPLETEDMASTER’STHESES

1. Dubendris,Heather.(2014).InvestigatingDifferencesinRiskBehaviorsAmongRural,Suburban,andUrbanAdolescents.DepartmentofEpidemiology&Biostatistics,UniversityofSouthCarolina(MajorProfessor).

2. Westmoreland,Drew.(2012).AdolescentSocialNetworksandHealthStatus.DepartmentofEpidemiology&Biostatistics,UniversityofSouthCarolina(MajorProfessor).

3. Gangadarum,Murali.(2012).SuicideSeasonalityinSouthCarolina.DepartmentofEpidemiology&Biostatistics,UniversityofSouthCarolina(MajorProfessor).

4. Coulon,Sandra(2011).TheRoleofSocialSupport,NeighborhoodWalkability,andPhysicalActivity,onBloodPressureinAfricanAmericanAdultsinthePATHTrial:AMediationProposal.DepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofSouthCarolina(CommitteeMember)

5. Culpepper,Wright(2010).Therelationshipbetweensportsparticipationandadolescentobesity.DepartmentofEpidemiology&Biostatistics,NormanJ.ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthCarolina.(CommitteeMember)

6. Baggett,Karen(2005).TheEffectsofCulturalMatchonDrop-OutRatesandLengthofTreatmentinOutpatientMentalHealthCenters.DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.(MajorProfessor)

7. Kanda,Koji.(2004).ThequalityoflifeamonglymphedemapatientsduetolymphaticfilariasisinthreeruraltownsinHaiti.DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.(CommitteeMember)

8. Lipien,Leokadia.(2002).Aneventhistoryanalysisofrecurrentchildmaltreatmentreports.DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.(MajorProfessor)

9. Lynn,Nancy.(2001).Associationsbetweensocialsupportandqualityoflifeamongindividualswithsevereandpersistentmentalillnesses.DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.(MajorProfessor)

10. Merritt,T.L.(2001).AttitudesaboutwellnessamongAfricanAmericanwomenintworuralFloridaneighborhoods.DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.(MajorProfessor)

11. Wolper,M.(2001).FactorsassociatedwithhometreatmentcomplianceandqualityoflifeamongwomenwithlymphaticfilariasisinHaitibyinterventionstatus:alongitudinalanalysisofsecondarydata.DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.(MajorProfessor)

12. Alfonso,Moya(2000).Problematicsupport:anexplorationofsupportiveandunsupportivecopingassistancewithinmother-daughterrelationships.DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.(MajorProfessor)

13. Sequeira,Paola.(1998).Analysisofaneducationalinterventiononhygieneformigrantfarmworkers.DepartmentofEnvironmentalandOccupationalHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.(CommitteeMember)


PROFESSIONALSERVICE

2015–present GrantReviewer,SpecialEmphasisPanel,NIH/NIMHD.

2015 GrantReviewer,SUNYResearchFoundationandOakRidgeAssociatedUniversities(ORAU).

2010–2015 AbstractReviewer,CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention

2009–2015 AbstractReviewer,SocietyforBehavioralMedicine

2008–2014 AbstractReviewer,AmericanAcademyofHealthBehavior

2011–2012 Chair, Resource Development Council and Board Member, American Academy of HealthBehavior

2010–2012 Member,AdvisoryCommittee,EdventureChildren’sMuseum,Columbia,SC.

2010 BookReviewer,GuilfordPress

2010 BookReviewer,InformationAgePublishing,Inc.

2010 Member,SpecialEmphasisPanel,NationalInstitutesofHealth

2007-2008 GrantReviewer,MichaelSmithFoundationforHealthResearch(BritishColumbia’sprimaryresearchfundingagency)

2007-2008 Grant Reviewer, Wayne State University, Research Enhancement Program in the SocialSciencesandHumanities–ResearchonWomen

2006-2007 GrantReviewer,SocialScienceandHumanitiesResearchCouncil,Canada

2003–2005 NationalChronicDiseasePreventionConference–PlanningCommitteeMember,ConferenceTrackChair

2002–2008 Reviewer,SpecialEmphasisPanels,CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention

2002--2003 Reviewer,PfizerHealthLiteracyScholarAwardsProgram

2002–2003 Reviewer,PfizerHealthLiteracyResearchGrantsProgram

2000–2002 Member,NationalAdvisoryGroup,PreventionEffectsKnowledgeManagementSystemDevelopment,CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.

1999–2000 Chairperson,EvaluationCommittee,HillsboroughCoalitionfortheWomenofWellnessProgram.HillsboroughCounty,Florida.

1999–2000 USFRepresentative,HillsboroughCoalitionfortheWomenofWellnessProgram.HillsboroughCounty,Florida.

1997–1999 SurveyResearchConsultant,HispanicMammographyTelesurvey.FloridaMedicalQualityAssurance,Inc.,Tampa,Florida.ProjectfundedbytheHealthCareFinancingAdministration.


1997 Member,SuicidePreventionDelegationtoRussiaandEstonia,CitizenAmbassadorProgram,PeopletoPeopleInternational.

1996–2000 Member,FloridaBreastandCervicalCancerCoalition

1996 SurveyDesignConsultant,Women’sHealthCommittee,St.JosephMercyHospital,AnnArbor,Michigan.

UNIVERSITYSERVICE

2015–present Member,CommunityEngagementSubcommitteeforStrategicPlanning,ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthCarolina.

2012–present Member,ExecutiveCommittee,Behavioral-BiomedicalInterfaceProgram,NIHT32PredoctoralTrainingProgram,UniversityofSouthCarolina.

2012–present Member,SteeringCommittee,ResearchConsortiumonChildren&Families,UniversityofSouthCarolina

2011–present UndergraduateAdvisoryCommittee,ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthCarolina

2010–present Tenure&PromotionsCommittee,ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthCarolina

2010–present AdmissionsCommittee,DepartmentofEpidemiology&Biostatistics,ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthCarolina

2014–2015 Member,SearchCommittee,DepartmentofEpidemiology&Biostatistics,ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthCarolina

2014-2015 Reviewer,MagellanScholarProgram,UniversityofSouthCarolina

2011–2014 FacultyAdvisoryCommittee,UniversityofSouthCarolina

2012–2013 Chair,SearchCommittee,DepartmentofEpidemiology&Biostatistics,ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthCarolina

2011-2012 Chair,SearchCommittee,DepartmentofEpidemiology&Biostatistics,ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthCarolina

2010–2011 Epidemiology&BiostatisticsDepartmentChairSearchCommittee,ArnoldSchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthCarolina

2007--2010 Provost’sTaskforceonInterdisciplinaryScholarship

2006--2010 Member,HealthSciencesAdministrativeCouncil,UniversityofSouthCarolina.

2007–2010 Member,EditorialBoard.BreakthroughMagazine.UniversityofSouthCarolina.

2007–2010 Member,ResearchAdvisoryCommittee,CollegeofSocialWork,UniversityofSouthCarolina


2007–2010 Member,FacultyRecruitment,DevelopmentandAffirmativeActionCommittee,CollegeofSocialWork,UniversityofSouthCarolina.

2006--2010 Member,Tenure&PromotionCommittee,CollegeofSocialWork,UniversityofSouthCarolina.

2006-2009 Chairperson,SearchCommittee,FacultyExcellenceInitiativeClusterSearchinHealth&SocialDisparitiesAffectingAfricanAmericans.

2008-2009 Chairperson,AdHocCommitteeforResearchFacultyPromotionReview

2008-2009 BiomedicalResearchInfrastructureSteeringCommitteeIV(BRISCIV)–Member,Community-BasedResearchSubcommittee

2007-2008 BiomedicalResearchInfrastructureSteeringCommitteeIII(BRISCIII)–Member,ClinicalResearchSubcommittee

2006-2007 Chairperson,ResearchDevelopmentCommittee,CollegeofSocialWork,UniversityofSouthCarolina.

2006-2008 Member,ExecutiveCommittee,CollegeofSocialWork,UniversityofSouthCarolina.

2006-2007 Member,DoctoralProgramCommittee,CollegeofSocialWork,UniversityofSouthCarolina.

2006-2007 Chairperson,RecruitmentCommittee,CollegeofSocialWork,UniversityofSouthCarolina.

2004–2006 Appointment,PromotionsandTenureCommittee,DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,CollegeofPublicHealth.

2004–2005 ResearchAdvisoryCommittee,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida,Chairperson

2000–2005 InstitutionalReviewBoard,UniversityofSouthFlorida

2003–2004 FacultySearchCommittee,FriendlyAccessEvaluation,CollegeofPublicHealth,USF,Chairperson

2003–2004 FacultySearchCommittee,FriendlyAccessProgramDirector,CollegeofPublicHealth,USF,Co-Chair

2003–2004 FacultySearchCommittee,DepartmentofEpidemiologyandBiostatistics,CollegeofPublicHealth,USF,Member

2003–2004 ResearchAdvisoryCommittee,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida

2002–2003 Chairperson,ResearchCouncil,UniversityofSouthFlorida

2002–2003 FacultyRepresentative,FinancialManagementSystemDirectorsGroup,UniversityofSouthFlorida

2001–2002 Member,CurriculumCommittee,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida

2001–2003 Chairperson,FacultyResearchIncentivesCommittee,UniversityofSouthFlorida

2000–2002 Member,ResearchCouncil,UniversityofSouthFlorida


2000–2002 Chairperson,StudentResearchAwardsCommittee,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida

2000–2002 Member,StudentAffairsCommittee,DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida

1999–2000 Member,FacultySearchCommittee,UniversityofSouthFloridaCollegeofPublicHealth

1999–2000 Member,SocialMarketingConferencePlanningCommittee

1999–2000 AreaRepresentative,USFFaculty&StaffAnnualCampaign

1999–2000 Member,CurriculumCommittee,DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida

1999–2000 Member,ResearchCommittee,DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida

1998–1999 UnitedWayCampaignAmbassador,USFCollegeofPublicHealth

1997–1999 Chairperson,ResearchCommittee,DepartmentofCommunityandFamilyHealth,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.

1997–1998 Member,AdHocCommitteeonComputingResources,CollegeofPublicHealth,UniversityofSouthFlorida.

1996–2003 UniversityofSouthFloridaInstituteonAging

1995–1996 HealthEducationConsultant,PrenatalCarePracticeGuidelinesTaskforce,DepartmentofObstetricsandGynecology,SchoolofMedicine,UniversityofMichigan.

1993-1996 ExecutiveBoard,MichiganInitiativeforWomen'sHealth,UniversityofMichigan.

PROFESSIONALAFFILIATIONSAmericanAcademyofHealthBehavior(inductedintomembershipJanuary2001)AmericanPublicHealthAssociationSocietyforBehavioralMedicineInternationalNetworkforSocialNetworkAnalysisInternationalSocietyofBehavioralNutritionandPhysicalActivitySocietyforEpidemiologicResearch

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Curriculum Vitae MELINDA FORTHOFER (CARNEY), PH · Curriculum Vitae MELINDA FORTHOFER (CARNEY), PH.D CURRENT POSITION Professor and Chair Department of Public Health Sciences College