JEAN M. BRENY BONTEMPI Public Health

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:

Breny Bontempi, J.  (Accepted). Vulnerable Populations in the United States (Book Review), Inquiry.

Breny Bontempi, J., Burleson, L., & Lopez, M. (2004). HIV Medication Adherence Programs:  The importance of social support. Journal of Community Health Nursing,  21( 2), 111-122.

Breny Bontempi, J.  (2003).  Process Evaluation for Public Health Interventions and Research, Inquiry.  Book Review 

Golin, C, Isasi, F, Breny Bontempi, JM, & Eng, E. (2002). Secret Pills: HIV positive patients’ perceptions of the stigma and barriers associated with antiretroviral use.  AIDS Education and Prevention, 14(4). 318-329.  

Steckler, A, Farel, A, Breny Bontempi, J, Umble, K, Polhamus, B, Trester, A, (2001). Can health professionals learn qualitative evaluation methods on the World Wide Web?  A Case example.  Health Education Research 16(6), 735-745.

Breny Bontempi, JM, Runyan, C & Heath, J.  (1999).  Training by Satellite:  Planning and evaluating a video conference for injury prevention practitioners.  Journal of Community Health, 24(6), 451-466.
  

BOOK CHAPTER

Breny Bontempi, J., Burleson, L., & Lopez, M. (2005). HIV Medication Adherence Programs:  The importance of social support. In, A Cross Section of Nursing Research:  Journal Articles for Discussion and Evaluation (3^rd ed.) Los Angeles, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.

TECHNICAL REPORTS

Engwall, D., Letterman, M., Breny Bontempi, J, & Hamer, J. (2005). Profiles on Student Health 2005, Connecticut State University,  Student Health Research Committee.

Breny Bontempi, J, Perlin, M., Gallup, P. et al. (2002, May).  HIV Medication Adherence Program Evaluation Final Report.

CONFERENCE PAPERS ORALLY DELIVERED:

Linnan, L & Breny Bontempi, J. Planning and the Professional Preparation of Health Educators:  Implications for Teaching, Research and Practice. SOPHE Annual Meeting Oral Presentation, December, 2005.

Corbett, A. Michelle, & Breny Bontempi, J. (Invited)  Competing for Dollars, Why Effective Grant Writing Helps.  SOPHE Mid-Year Meeting Workshop, April 16, 2005.

Breny Bontempi, J & Eng, E. Exploration of the Social Context Among Low-Income African American Women:  Towards a model for preventing HIV Infections.  APHA Annual Meeting Poster Session, November, 2003.

Breny Bontempi, J, Burleson, L  & Hofilena, M.  HIV Medication Adherence:  Is total adherence the only goal? APHA Annual Meeting Poster Session, November, 2003.

Breny Bontempi, J. Women and AIDS: Addressing the Social Factors. Connecticut Public Health Association Conference, October, 2003.

Breny Bontempi, J. The Women and AIDS Epidemic:  Addressing the Social Factors.  SCSU University-Wide Colloquium, “AIDS and Human Rights:  National and International Challenges,” March, 2003.

Breny Bontempi, J. (Moderator) Preventing AIDS/HIV: Are Women Free to Protect Themselves? APHA Annual Meeting Session Moderator, November, 2002.

Roesler, A. & Breny Bontempi, J. Answering the ‘Why’:  Qualitative Methods in Health Education. November, 2002.

Breny Bontempi, J & Perlin, M. Presentation on Medication Adherence Program, Connecticut Statewide HIV Care Consortium Quarterly. February, 2002.

Breny Bontempi, J & Eng. E. Exploration of the Social Context Among Low-Income African American                 Women:  Towards a model for preventing HIV/STDs.  Center for AIDS Research Presentation,                 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill February, 2002.

Breny Bontempi, J. (Moderator) Teaching Social Justice.  SOPHE Annual Meeting, October, 2001.

Breny Bontempi, J. Developing Social and Environmental Interventions to Reduce HIV/AIDS Among African American Women. SOPHE Annual Meeting Oral Presentation, November, 2000.

Breny Bontempi, J. & Eng. E. Sociocultural Factors in African American Women’s Sexual Behavior. University of North Carolina Minority Health Conference Poster Session, Chapel Hill, NC, April, 2000.

Breny Bontempi, J. Sociocultural Factors in African American Women’s Sexual Risk Taking APHA Annual Meeting Oral Presentation, November, 1999.

Breny Bontempi, J.,  The Roots of Health Education, Looking Back and To the Future. APHA Annual Meeting Panel Presenter, November, 1998.

Roe, K., Breny Bontempi, J., & Green, L. With Liberty and Justice for All…Without Us? The Downsizing of Health Education. SOPHE Annual Meeting Colloquia, November, 1996.

Breny Bontempi, J. Gender Differences in Condom Use Among Sexually Active College Students. AAHPERD National Convention Poster Session, May, 1995.

Breny Bontempi, J. Gender Differences in Condom Use Among Sexually Active College Students, SOPHE Annual Meeting, November, 1994.

TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS/GUEST LECTURES GIVEN

Breny Bontempi, J. A Practical Guide to Focus Groups, Southern CT State University, April, 2005.

Breny Bontempi, J. Process Evaluation for Public Health Interventions, Yale University, October, 2003.

Breny Bontempi, J. Focus Group Skills Workshop, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, January, 2003.

Breny Bontempi, J. Qualitative Methods Workshop, Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, January, 2003.

Breny Bontempi, J. Women and AIDS:  The first twenty years. SCSU Women’s Studies Course, July, 2001.

Breny Bontempi, J. Qualitative Methods Workshop Series, Southern Connecticut State University, March, 2001.

RECENT GRANTS RECEIVED:

SCSU Graduate Minority Scholars Program; Connecticut Health Foundation, Jean M. Breny Bontempi, PhD, MPH, Project Director ($104,960.70), 2005

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Faculty Discussion Group; SCSU Faculty Development Grant,                 Jean M. Breny Bontempi, PhD, MPH, Principal Investigator ($900.00), 2003

Development of an On-Line Qualitative Research Methods Course; SCSU Curriculum Related Activities Grant, Jean M. Breny Bontempi, PhD, MPH, Principal Investigator ($2,399), 2003

Process Evaluation for Public Health Interventions and Research; SCSU Faculty Development Grant, Jean M. Breny Bontempi, PhD, MPH, Principal Investigator ($1,500), 2002

HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment of the Norwalk Community Health Center; Norwalk Community Health Center,             Jean M. Breny Bontempi, PhD, MPH, Principal Investigator ($10,000), 2002

Evaluation of Connecticut HIV Medication Adherence Programs; State of Connecticut Department of Public Health, Jean M. Breny Bontempi, PhD, MPH, Principal Investigator ($38,571), 2000

A Pilot Study to Explore the Influence of Social Context on African American Women’s Sexual Behavior; UNC Center for AIDS Research, Jean M. Breny Bontempi, Principal Investigator ($8,480), 2000

RESEARCH INTERESTS IN GENERAL:

Elimination of health disparities by race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation and the effect that social and cultural factors have on health inequalities.

Use of qualitative methods in health research  

Barriers and facilitators to HIV medication adherence

Exploration of social context in HIV prevention for women

CURRENT/FUTURE SPECIFIC RESEARCH AND CONSULTING PROJECTS:

2006-2008: Project Direct, Graduate Minority Scholarship Program, funded through the Connecticut Health Foundation.   A new scholarship program to support minority students through the MPH program with the long-term goal of eliminating health disparities in the state of Connecticut. The first cohort of students will begin in the Fall, 2006 semester.

2006-2008: Program Evaluator, Healthy Latino Families & Communities Project funded through Latino Community Services (Formerly Latinos Contra SIDA)

2006-2007: Co-Investigator, Health Status Report of African Americans in the State of Connecticut.  Funded by the Connecticut State Conference of NAACP.   My role in this project is to conduct a series of focus groups, throughout the State, to determine why there are health disparities and how they affect the lives of African Americans.

Ongoing: Connecticut State University Student Health Committee, SCSU Liaison. Administer Student Health Behavior Surveys, analyze data and write dissemination reports.

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT/COLLABORATION IN MY RESEARCH: 

1)  HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment of the Norwalk Community Health Center (2002-2003)

Karina Danvers (graduate of BS public health program)

Laura Burleson (MPH student)

Elaine Bennett (MPH student)

2)  Evaluation of Connecticut HIV Medication Adherence Programs (2000-2001)

Melissa Hofilena (MPH student)

 
DISSERTATION TITLE:

Exploring the Social Context Among Low-Income African American Women: A view towards preventing HIV/STDs 

INSTITUTION GRANTING Ph.D.:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill