CAROLYN P. PARKS BANI, Ph.D., M.S., B.S., Public Health

CHAPTERS/SECTIONS PUBLISHED IN BOOKS: 

Parks, C.P. (1996). Christian women of the 90s: Perspectives and
challenges. In For women, by women: Perspectives of fifteen
African-American Christian women (Novella Carter and
Matthew Parker, Eds.). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, pp.
47-67.

Parks, C.P. (1994). Cultural diversity: Dietary patterns and food
selection. In Holt Health, 1994: Pupil's Edition (Jerrold
Greenberg and Robert Gold). Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart, and
Winston, pp. 92-93.

Parks, C.P. (1994). Cultural diversity: Native Americans and health care.
In Holt Health, 1994: Pupil's Edition (Jerrold Greenberg and
Robert Gold). Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, pp.
578-579.

Parks, C.P. (1994, Fall). Addressing health issues of people of color. In
By invitation only. Redwood City, CA: The Benjamin/Cummings
Publishing Company, Volume 1, Number 1, pp. 57-59.

Parks, C.P. (1993). Motivating the poor to make lifestyle choices. In
Upholding the vision: Serving the poor in training and beyond
(David Caes and Kathleen Hayes, Eds.), Philadelphia, PA:
Christian Community Health Fellowship, pp. 127-132.

Parks, C.P. and Fortune, D.A. (1991). Instructor's guide to Your
Health. Redwood City, CA: The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing
Company.

JOURNAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED: 

Ammerman, A., Washington, C., Jackson, B., Weathers, B., Campbell,
M., Davis, G., Paige, J., Parks-Bani, C., Joyner, M., Keyserling,
T., and Switzer, B. (2002). The PRAISE! Project: A
church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural
appropriateness, sustainability, and diffusion. Health Promotion
Practice, 3 (2): 286-301.

Parks, C.P. (1998). Spirituality and religious practices among
African-Americans: Neglected health promotion and disease
prevention variables. Journal of Health Education, 29(2),
126-129.

Ammerman, A. and Parks, C.P. (1998). Preparing students for more
effective community interventions: Assets assessment. Journal of
Family and Community Health, 21(1): 32-45.

Jackson, E.J. and Parks, C.P. (1997). Recruitment and training issues
from selected lay health advisor programs among
African-Americans: A 20-year perspective. Health Education and
Behavior, 24(4), 418-431.

Parks, C.P. and Straker, H.O. (1996). Community assets mapping:
Community health assessment with a different twist. Journal of
Health Education, 27(5), 321-323.

Parks, C.P. (1995). Gang behavior in the schools: Myth or reality?
Educational Psychology Review, 7(1): 41-68.

Parks, C.P. and Quainoo, V.W. (1992). Enhancing communication with
people of color. Health and Development, 12(4): 14-17.

Parks, C.P. (1990). The growing need for health care among the poor.
Health and Development, 10(3): 8-10.

Parks, C.P. (1989). Motivating the poor to make lifestyle changes.
Health and Development, 9(4): 12-16.

Parks, C.P. (1988). Perspectives of a Black health educator. Health and
Development, 9(Fall): 3-7.

Parks, C.P. (1988). The development of a hypertension educational
pamphlet for the Black community: A model approach. Health
Education, 19: 8-12.

Parks, C.P. and Neutens, J.J. (1987). Poor rural Blacks: Health status,
locus of control, and health education needs. Health Education,
16: 4-8.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: 

Parks-Bani, C.P. (2003). Assets mapping in the North West corridor: A
report to the REACH 2010 Coalition. Unpublished manuscript,
Carolinas Health System, Charlotte, NC.

Parks-Bani, C.P. (2000). An evaluation of the North Carolina Minority
Infant Mortality Reduction Project: 1995-1997. Unpublished
manuscript, North Carolina Department of Health and Human
Services, Raleigh, NC.

Parks, C.P. (1998, 1997, 1996, 1995). Results of the Strengthening the
Black Family annual conference evaluation. Unpublished
manuscript, Strengthening the Black Family, Inc. Raleigh, NC.

Parks, C.P. (1995). Community leaders’ survey: Results and summary.
Unpublished manuscript, Southeast Raleigh Center for
Community Health and Development, Raleigh, NC.

Chande, V. and Parks, C.P. Caring for your child. Educational booklet
for poor mothers. Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital,
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Department, Cleveland, OH (15
pp.), July 1993.

Parks, C.P. Giving your next child a little space. Educational
pamphlet for poor African-American and Hispanic mothers.
Lawndale Healthy Start Program, Lawndale Christian Health
Center, September 1992.

Parks, C.P. (1987). Hypertension support groups questionnaire report.
Unpublished manuscript, Southeastern Pennsylvania High Blood
Pressure Control Program, Inc., Philadelphia. 

Parks, C.P. Blacks can't afford to gamble with high blood pressure:
The stakes are too high. Educational pamphlet. Southeastern
Pennsylvania High Blood Pressure Control Program, Inc.,
Philadelphia, December 1985.

McGranaghan, R.J. and Parks, C.P. (1985). Guidelines for training
volunteers and developing community-based screening sites.
Unpublished manuscript, Southeastern Pennsylvania High Blood
Pressure Control Program, Inc., Philadelphia.

Parks, C.P. Hypertension as related to the Black community (series).
The Philadelphia Tribune. 

(1985, May 14). May is the month to check blood pressure, pp.
3, 6.
(1985, June 4). High blood pressure myths pervade the Black
community, p. 3.
(1985, June 25). Are you a likely risk for high blood pressure, p.
3.
(1985, July 2). Take control of high blood pressure, p. 3.

Parks, C.P. (1985, February 12). High blood pressure: An enemy to
Blacks. The Philadelphia Tribune, p. 5.

Parks, C.P. An analysis of health status, health locus of control, and
health education needs of a poor, rural, Black community in
Illinois. Unpublished master’s thesis. Western Illinois University,
Macomb, IL, August 1982.

CONFERENCE PAPERS ORALLY DELIVERED: 

Parks-Bani, C.P. Taking care of the temple: Controlling
hypertension, breast cancer, exercise and diet. A women’s
health workshop at Seminar in the Word Conference, New
Covenant Ministries International, Providence, RI, July 2003.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping: An approach for identifying and
using the gifts and talents of the poor. Workshop presentation
for the “Community Health Among the Poor Training Seminar,”
King College, Bristol, TN, March 2003.

Parks-Bani, C.P. HIV-AIDS, our leprosy: A call for compassion and
action from the African-American church. Keynote address at
the AIDS Pre-Conference Consultation, The National Black
Evangelical Association, San Diego, CA, March 2002.

Parks-Bani, C.P., and Bani, K.A.B. The role of the pastor in
addressing HIV-AIDS among African-Americans. Workshop
presentation at the AIDS Pre-Conference Consultation, The
National Black Evangelical Association, San Diego, CA, March
2002.

Parks-Bani, C.P. The Ministry of Health Initiative: A model of
holistic health ministry for African-Americans. Workshop
presentation at the 39th Annual Convention of The National
Black Evangelical Association, San Diego, CA, March 2002.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping as an innovative approach for
reducing health disparities. Panel presentation at the 19th
Annual Minority Health Conference, School of Public Health, The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, February 2002.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Exploring the "strong Black woman" motif:
Implications for health promotion and disease prevention
among African-American women. Research panel presentation
at the 129th American Public Health Association Annual National
Convention, Atlanta, GA, October 2001.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Supporting families, building stronger communities.
Keynote address at the 14th Annual Baby Love Conference,
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services,
Division of Public Health, Greensboro, NC, September 2001.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Establishing health ministries. Workshop
presentation at the Millennium Christian Women's Health
Network 1st Health Conference, Accra Ghana, July 2001.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Women's health, the nation's wealth: Theme
presentations Parts One and Two. Keynote addresses at the
Millennium Christian Women's Health Network 1st Health
Conference, Accra Ghana, July 2001.

Parks-Bani, C.P. The "strong Black woman:" Help or hindrance to
health status and quality of life. Research presentation at the
Christian Community Health Fellowship Annual Conference,
Wheaton, IL, May 2001.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Exploring the "strong Black woman" motif:
Implications for culturally relevant health promotion among
African-American women. Roundtable Presentation at the 19th
Annual Conference on Health Education and Health Promotion,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Association of
State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public
Health Education, Atlanta, GA, April 2001.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Conference summary and challenges for day two.
Summary address at Health Disparities Conference, North
Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC,
December 2000.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping: Practical applications. Keynote
address at the First Annual Assets Mapping Conference, North
Carolina Department of Halt and Human Services and The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill,
September 2000.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Wood, Rev. N., and Powell, M. The Ministry of
Health Initiative: An innovative, community-based approach
to health ministry. Panel presentation for the Third Annual
“Faith Communities and Medicine” Conference of The
Congregational Health Network, Inc., Cary, NC, April 2000.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Developing culturally effective evaluations: Making
them tight, making them right. Keynote presentation for the
Third Annual Conference of Health Educators for Cultural
Diversity, Philadelphia, PA, April 2000.

Jones, R.L. and Parks-Bani, C.P. Bridging the gap: The North
Carolina Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Project.
Workshop presentation for the American Association of Health
Education at the American Alliance for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention,
Orlando, FL, March 2000.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Education and nurture within the church for
healthy, wholistic ways of living. Workshop presentation at
the Fifth Annual United Church of Christ Convocation on Health
and Human Service Ministry, Cleveland, OH, February 2000.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Women and health awareness: Principles for
wellness and wholeness. Panel presentation at the African
Christian Women’s Millennium Conference, Abokobi, Ghana,
West Africa, November 1999.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping: A tool for assessing congregational
strengths. Panel presentation at the American Public Health
Association National Convention, Chicago, IL, November 1999.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping: Assessing community strengths.
Workshop presentation at the Southern Alliance for Health
Conference, Columbia, SC, October 1999.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Faith without works is dead: The role of faith
communities in health and healing. Workshop presentation at
the Second Annual Measurement Enhancement of the Status of
Health Conference, Allentown, PA, October 1999.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping: Assessing community strengths.
Plenary address at the Training Institute for Healthy Start Baby
Love Plus Network, Greenville, NC, July 1999.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping: A tool for identifying
congregational strengths and resources. Keynote address at
the Health Ministries Association Annual Conference, Atlanta,
GA, June 1999.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping: An alternative tool for community
assessment. Keynote address at the Christian Community Health
Fellowship Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, May 1999. 

Parks-Bani, C.P., Baker, Q., Jackson, M.E., and Jones, R.L. The
Ministry of Health Initiative: An innovative approach to
church-based health promotion for African American
populations. Panel presentation for the American Association of
Health Education at the American Alliance for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Boston,
MA, April 1999.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Living healthy, wealthy and wise: Health concepts
and principles for African-Americans. Two workshop
presentations at the Eighteenth Annual Seniors Conference and
Banquet, Denver, CO, December 1998. 

Parks-Bani, C.P. Community health and urban development.
Workshop presentation at the Annual Convention of Christian
Corp International, Denver, CO, October 1998. 

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping: A tool for identifying strengths.
Two workshop presentations at the Seventh Annual Healthy
Carolinians Conference, Greensboro, NC, October 1998. 

Parks, C.P. Lessons we have learned: Preliminary results of the
statewide evaluation of the Minority Infant Mortality
Reduction Project. Research presentation at the Fourth Annual
Conference of the Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Project,
Rocky Mount, NC, April 1998.

Parks, C.P. and Brown. T. Getting your life in order: Health and
spirituality. Workshop presentation at the 18th Annual
Strengthening the Black Family, Inc. Conference, Raleigh, NC,
April 1998.

Ammerman, A., Parks, C.P., and Harlan, C.A. Learning to listen and
listening to learn: Building from the voice of the community.
Panel presentation at Community-Campus Partnerships:
Principles and Best Practices for Healthier Communities, The
Second Annual Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
National Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, April 1998. 

Parks, C.P. The “Professor in the Hood:” Facilitating collaboration
between academia and the community. Paper presentation at
“Prevention 98: Translating Science into Action,” The 15th
Annual National Preventive Medicine Meeting, Association of
Teachers of Preventive Medicine and the American College of
Preventive Medicine, San Francisco, CA, April 1998.

Parks, C.P. Community assets assessment among
African-Americans: Experiences from a community and
church pilot. Paper presentation at the 1997 Minority Health
Issues Conference, Office of Minority Health and South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, SC,
December 1997.

Parks, C.P. Living healthy, wealthy and wise: Health issues of
African-American women. Workshop presentation at the
National Association Women of the Church of God Bi-Annual
National Conference, St. Louis, MO, October 1997.

Parks, C.P. What is health? The health of African-Americans. Panel
presentation at the First Annual Ministry of Health Conference,
Shaw University, Raleigh, NC, October 1997.

Parks, C.P. Promoting the health of the community: Moving from
theory to practice. Keynote address at the Christian Community
Health Fellowship National Conference, Raleigh, NC, May
1997.

Parks, C.P. Growing your resources: Networking and collaboration
for community programs. Workshop presentation at the Third
Annual Conference of the Minority Infant Mortality Reduction
Project, Kernersville, NC, April 1997.

Parks, C.P., Straker, H.O., and Davis, L. Community assets mapping:
An alternative approach to community health assessment for
African American populations. Workshop presentation at the
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation,
and Dance National Convention, St. Louis, MI, March 1997.

Parks, C.P. and Straker, H.O. Community assets mapping: An
emerging community health assessment tool for African
Americans. Workshop presentation at the Society for Public
Health Education National Annual Meeting, New York,
November 1996.

Parks, C.P. Developing patient education materials: Making them
simple, readable, and culturally relevant. Workshop
presentation for Continuing Education, Raleigh Dietetic
Association, Raleigh, NC, September 1996.

Pestronk, R., Arnold, G., Baker, Q., Corey, B., Parks, C.P., Ward, F.,
Watson, H. Sharing responsibility, sharing assets:
Community-institutional partnerships for healthy
communities. Panel presentation at the National Association of
County and City Health Officials Annual Conference, Seattle,
WA, June 1996.

Airhihenbuwa, C.O. and Parks, C.P. Empowering communities to act
on their own behalf. Panel presentation on "Linking Culture with
Empowerment in Community Health Promotion" at the American
Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
National Convention, Atlanta, GA, April 1996.

Okeke, M., Fortune, D.A., Saunders, D., and Parks, C.P. The church's
role in violence prevention. Panel presentation on "Violence
Prevention Strategies for African-American Youth" at the
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation,
and Dance National Convention, Atlanta, GA, April 1996.

Airhihenbuwa, C.O., Harrison, I., Parks, C.P., and Okeke, M. The role
of socioeconomic status and class in health seeking
behaviors. Panel presentation on "Multicultural Health Education:
Challenges for the 21st Century Health Educator" at the
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation,
and Dance National Convention, Atlanta, GA, April 1996.

Acosta-Deprez, V., Airhihenbuwa, C.O., Ludwig, M., and Parks, C.P.
Social class: The forgotten variable in health education.
Panel presentation on "Restructuring for Diversity in Health
Education: The Dynamics of Race, Class, Gender, and
Exceptional Difference" at the American Alliance for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention,
Atlanta, GA, April 1996.

Jones, R.L. and Parks, C.P. Community health advocates: Extensions
of health promotion at the community level. Workshop
presentation at the Christian Community Health Fellowship
Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH, April 1996.

Parks, C.P., Wood, N., Tripp, R., Berkley, K., and Jones, R.L. The
Ministry of Health Initiative: An innovative approach to
church-based health ministry. Panel presentation at the
Christian Community Health Fellowship Annual Meeting,
Cleveland, OH, April 1996.

Kilpatrick, K., Stevens, R., Parks, C.P., and Telfair, J. Perspectives on
the future of public health practice and research. Panel
discussion at the Annual Alumni Meeting, UNC School of Public
Health, Chapel Hill, NC, March 1996.

Parks, C.P. and Jones, R. The community-based public health
initiative. Workshop presentation at the 18th Annual Minority
Health Conference, UNC School of Public Health, Chapel Hill,
NC, February 1996.

Parks, C.P. Community health promotion: Empowerment or
encumbrance? Workshop presentation at the Christian
Community Development Association National Conference,
Denver, CO November 1995.

Parks, C.P. The health of African American women: Concerns and
challenges. Workshop presentation at the National Association
Women of the Church of God Bi-Annual National Convention,
Fort Mills, SC, November 1995.

Cline, S., Baker, Q., and Parks, C.P. The balance of power in public
health: Creating partnerships. Panel presentation at the
"Building Bridges" Conference, Office of Minority Health,
Research Triangle Park, NC, June 1995.

Perkins, A., Israel, B., and Parks, C.P. Community-based research.
Panel presentation at the Annual Networking Conference,
Community-Based Public Health Initiative, Raleigh, NC, June
1995.

Parks, C.P. Community health promotion: Empowerment or
encumbrance? Plenary address at the Christian Community
Health Fellowship Regional Meeting, Harrisonburg, VA,
November 1994. 

Parks, C.P. Empowerment education as an alternative health
promotion strategy for disadvantaged populations of color.
Workshop presentation at the American Alliance for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention,
Denver, CO, April 1994.

Parks, C.P. Communicating health messages to poor populations of
color. Workshop presentation at the Christian Community Health
Fellowship Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 1994.

Parks, C.P. Addressing maternal and child health issues among low
socioeconomic African-American and Hispanic women: The
Lawndale Healthy Start Program. Paper presented at the
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation,
and Dance National Convention, Washington, DC, March 1993.

Parks, C.P. and Bobbitt, V. Minority health issues. Workshop
presentation at the Ohio Association for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation, and Dance Annual Convention, Cuyahoga
Falls, OH, December 1992.

Parks, C.P. Communicating health messages to the minority poor.
Workshop presentation at the Christian Community Development
Association National Convention, Health Track, Detroit, MI,
October 1992.

Parks, C.P. Motivating the poor to make lifestyle choices: Inner-city
education in control of hypertension and diet. Workshop
presentation at Destiny '92 National Convention, Medical
Missions Track, Atlanta, GA, July 1992.

Fortune, D.A. and Parks, C. P. Challenge for the 90s: Health
education strategies for improving the health of
African-Americans. Roundtable presentation at the Fourth
National Minority Health Forum of the National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute, Washington, DC, June 1992.

Parks, C.P. Results of a nutrition education survey among
low-socioeconomic African-American women residing in
public housing developments: Implications for health
education research and practice. Roundtable presentation at
the Fourth National Minority Health Forum of the National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute, Washington, DC, June 1992.

Parks, C.P. Communicating with low literacy patients. Workshop
presentation at the North Carolina Primary Health Care
Association Annual Meeting, Asheville, NC, June 1992.

Fortune, D.A. and Parks, C.P. Strategies for improving minority
health. Workshop presentation at the American Alliance for
Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National
Convention, Indianapolis, IN, April 1992.

Parks, C.P. Nutrition knowledge, beliefs, and dietary intake of
low-socioeconomic women as a basis for nutrition education.
Paper presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention,
Indianapolis, IN, April 1992.

Parks, C.P. and Quainoo, V.W. Communicating health messages to
the minority poor. Workshop presentation at the Christian
Community Health Fellowship Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA,
October 1991.

Crespo, R. and Parks, C.P. Community-based health care. Workshop
presentation at the Christian Medical and Dental Association
Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, May 1991.

Parks, C.P. How to begin community-based health care and
Mobilizing community members. Workshop presentations at
Intensive Workshop on Community-Based Health Care,
Christian Community Health Fellowship, MAP International, and
the Luke Society, Cary, MS, February 1990.

Parks, C.P. The need for health care among the poor. Plenary address
at the Christ and the Healing Arts Conference, Christian
Community Health Fellowship and the Christian Medical and
Dental Society, Memphis, TN, October 1989.

Parks, C.P. The need for community-based health care. Workshop
presentation at the Christian Community Health Fellowship
Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, April 1989.

Parks, C.P. Traditional versus non-traditional health education
strategies: Implications for diverse populations. Paper
presented at the Tennessee Society for Public Health Education
Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN, March 1989.

Parks, C.P. Perspectives of a Black health educator: The need for
community-based health care. Plenary address at the Christian
Community Health Fellowship Annual Meeting, Denver, CO,
April 1988.

Parks, C.P. Motivating the poor to positive lifestyle changes.
Workshop presentation at the Christian Community Health
Fellowship Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, April 1988.

Parks, C. P. Developing health education programs and materials
for poor minority populations. Workshop presentation at the
Christian Community Health Fellowship Annual Meeting,
Chicago, IL, April 1987.

Parks, C.P. The development of a hypertension educational brochure
for the Black community. Networking session at the 1986
Forum on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Minority
Populations, Bethesda, MD, June 1986.

WORKSHOP LEADERSHIP: 

Facilitator. Assets Mapping: An Emerging Tool for Assessing
Individual and Community Strengths. Training Workshop for
Staff, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,
GA, June 2003

Facilitator. Assets Mapping: An Emerging Tool for Assessing
Community Strengths. Training Workshop for Staff, The
Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, Derby, CT, May 2003

Facilitator. Developing Culturally Relevant Evaluations. Training
Workshop for Staff, The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Atlanta, GA, August 2002

Facilitator. The Role of the Church in HIV/AIDS Education and
Prevention. Training Workshop for Faculty, Shaw University
Divinity School, Raleigh, NC, November 2000

Co-planner. First Statewide Assets Mapping Conference, North
Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, September
2000

Co-facilitator with Lisa Pullen (doctoral student). Assets Mapping.
Training Workshop for Staff, Health Works for Women Project,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, February 2000

Facilitator. Assets Mapping. Training Workshop for Staff, First Health
of the Carolinas, Pinehurst, NC, April-June 1999

Facilitator. Results from the Statewide Evaluation of the Minority
Infant Mortality Reduction Project. Skills Building Workshop
for Staff and Outreach Workers, North Carolina Minority Infant
Mortality Reduction Project, Sanford, NC, April 1999

Facilitator. The Black Female. Workshop Track, National Student
Leadership Conference, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship,
Atlanta, GA, December 1998

Facilitator. What We Have Learned: Preliminary Results from the
Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Project. Pre-Application
Workshop, North Carolina Minority Infant Mortality Reduction
Project, Raleigh, NC, February 1998

Facilitator. Community Needs Assessment vs. Community Assets
Mapping. Training Workshop, “On the Cutting Edge Lecture
Series” for the Public Health Specialist, Wake Area Health
Education Center, Raleigh, NC, April 1997

Facilitator. Evaluating Your Minority Infant Mortality Reduction
Project. Skills Building Workshop, North Carolina Minority
Infant Mortality Reduction Project, Kernersville, NC, April 1997

Facilitator. Planning for Change: Assessing Community Health
Needs and Priorities, Training Workshop, The Tennessee HIV
Prevention Community Planning Group, Tennessee Department
of Health, Nashville, TN, February 1997

Co-developer and Trainer. The Ministry of Health Initiative. Training
Workshops for Pastors and Lay Congregants, Various North
Carolina Churches and Counties, 1996-2002

Co-facilitator with Howard Erhman, Nina Wallerstein and Howard
Straker (student). Building Communities from the Inside
Out: Part II Integrating Popular Education with Community
Capacity and Assets. Continuing Education Institute, American
Public Health Association Annual Convention, November 1996

Facilitator. Leadership Development. Workshop for African-American
Fall Student Conference, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship,
Atlanta, GA, October 1996

Co-facilitator with Dr. John Hatch. African-American Health Issues.
Workshop for Racial/Ethnic Health Ministries Conference, United
Methodist Church, San Antonio, TX, November 1993

Co-facilitator with Dr. David Hilton. Training for Transformation.
Empowerment Workshop, MAP International, St. Simons Island,
GA, October 1993 

Facilitator. Health Promotion Principles and Practices. Training
Workshop for Lay Health Workers, HEALTHCARE,
Muskegon, MI, April 1990

Co-facilitator with Dr. Richard Crespo and Anne Hope.
Community-Based Health Care in the U.S. Intensive
Week-Long Workshop, Christian Community Health Fellowship,
MAP International, and the Luke Society, Cary, MS, February
1990

Program Chairperson. Health Education and Health Promotion for
the 1990s. Annual Meeting, Tennessee Society for Public Health
Education, Knoxville, TN, April 1990

Program Chairperson. Health Education Strategies: Considerations
for the 1990s. Annual Meeting, Tennessee Society for Public
Health Education, Knoxville, TN, April 1989

Organized. Choose Life, Black America. Community Health Fair,
Southeastern Pennsylvania High Blood Pressure Control
Program, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, April 1987

Organized. Treat Yourself to Life. Community Health Fair,
Southeastern Pennsylvania High Blood Pressure Control
Program, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, April 1986

RECENT GRANTS RECEIVED: 

Organizational Assets Mapping of African-American Churches in
New Haven. Southern Connecticut State University, Minority
Recruitment and Retention Committee, June 2003-December
2003.

Assets Mapping in the North West Area. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Community Mobilization for Cardiovascular
Health: A REACH 2010 Initiative, Carolinas Community Health
Institute, Charlotte, NC, January 2001-July 2003.

Ministry of Health Initiative North Carolina Department of Health and
Human Services, Women's and Children's Health Section, Triad
Baby Love Plus Program, September 2001-July 2002.

Measurement of “The Pillar Syndrome” in Older African-American
Women: Development and Validation of an Instrument, UNC
School of Public Health, The Center for Minority Aging,
January-December 2000.

Minority Investigator Supplement Grant, National Institutes of Health,
National Cancer Institute, The PRAISE! Project: Dietary
Guidelines in African-American Churches, September
1998-December 2001.

Community-based Organization Development, Strengthening the
Black Family, Inc., The Fletcher Foundation, April 1998-April
1999.

Health Empowerment Advocacy Program, Southeast Raleigh Center
for Community Health and Development, Triangle Community
Foundation, February 1996-January 1997.

The Ministry of Health Initiative, Leadership and Model Development
Proposal, North Carolina Community-Based Public Health
Initiative, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, January 1996-November
1998.

RESEARCH INTERESTS IN GENERAL: 

African-American health issues

Health education and health promotion methods and strategies for
populations of color and disadvantaged populations

Health promotion through African-American churches

Community assets mapping

Community-based/Grass-roots health education research and
interventions

Cultural relevancy of health education and health promotion for
populations of color and disadvantaged populations

Participatory research methods and interventions

Empowerment education

CURRENT/FUTURE SPECIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS: 

Organizational Assets Mapping of African-American Churches in New
Haven

Community Assets Mapping of African-American Neighborhoods in
New Haven

Development of The Ministry of Health Initiative of Connecticut

Exploring the Strong Black Woman Motif among Northern
African-American Women

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT/COLLABORATION IN MY
RESEARCH: 

Community assets mapping (UNC-CH - Lisa Pullen, Antoine Smith,
Howard Straker)

Church-based assets mapping (SCSU - Paulina Kim; UNC-CH - Lumbe
Davis, Grace Han)

Church-based health promotion through the Ministry of Health Initiative
(UNC-CH - Lumbe Davis, Pamela Jones, Heather McDaniel)

The Pillar Syndrome (UNC-CH –Armide Bien-Aime, Rachel Davis,
Melissa Green, Pamela Jones, Ahinee Mamamoo, Sheryl Mathis,
Erica Taylor, Sheryl Taylor)

MASTER'S THESES ADVISEMENT: 

Southern Connecticut State University (2002-present)

Maria Ibarra-Lozada – Development of a Spanish newsletter for 
undocumented Latino immigrants in the Fair Haven section of New
Haven

Lori Ann John – Intimate partner violence among African-American
women and its impact on sexual health practices

DISSERTATION TITLE: 

An investigation of nutrition knowledge, beliefs and dietary intake of
women in a poor community as a basis for nutrition education.

INSTITUTION GRANTING Ph.D.:

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville