Present | Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Department of Pediatrics | |
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Present | Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Child and Family Health Institute | |
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Present | Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Strong BRAIN Institute | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2017 - 2018 | Baby Steps for Success |
Tennessee Department of Children’s Service Building Strong Brains Grant | |
Role: Project Director | |
$64,527 | |
2017 - 2018 | Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome |
American Academy of Pediatrics | |
CATCH Planning Grant | |
Role: Project Director | |
$10,000 | |
2015 - 2017 | Improving Outcomes in Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in Northeast Tennessee |
American Academy of Pediatrics | |
CATCH Resident Grant | |
Role: Faculty Advisor | |
Colleague(s): Sugantha Krishnan, Keerthi Reddy | |
$2,000 | |
2013 - 2016 | ReadNPlay for a Bright Future |
Tennessee Department of Health | |
Role: Project Director | |
$315,600 | |
2012 - 2013 | Healthy Active Living Grant |
American Academy of Pediatrics | |
Role: Project Director | |
$23,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2018 - Present | Member, Society for Pediatric Research | 2004 - Present | Member, American Academy of Pediatrics |
Honors and Awards
- 1995 - Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Award
- 1997 - Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation
- 2000 - Resident Merit Citation
- 2004 - Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians Student/Resident Research Paper Competition Winner
- 2004 & 2005 - ETSU Caduceus Club Teaching Award Nominee
- 2005 - Second Place, Scientific Poster Competition, ETSU 9th Annual Women’s Health Conference
- 2005 - Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians Student/Resident Research Paper Competition Winner
- 2006-2008 - ETSU Funded Researcher – Awarded 2.5 Years of Funded Research Salary Support
- 2009 - Dean’s Distinguished Community Research and Service Award
- 2010 - Faculty Mentor of First Place Poster Medical/Graduate Student Poster Presentation
- 2010 - Second Place Poster, Rural Health Association (RHAT) Annual Meeting
- 2012 - Faculty Mentor First Place Graduate Student Oral Presentation
- 2014 - Special Achievement Award, Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
- 2014 - Notable Women of East Tennessee State University
- 2015 - Faculty Mentor Second Place Medical Poster Presentation
- 2015 - Special Achievement Award, Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
- 2017 - ETSU Caduceus Club Teaching Award Nominee
- 2018 - Faculty Mentor Second Place Medical Poster Presentation
- 2019 - Faculty Mentor, Break the Cycle Award (Cristian Quizhpi), Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit and Break the Cycle, Inc
- 2019 - ETSU Caduceus Club Teaching Award Nominee
- 2019 - American Academy of Pediatrics F. Edwards Rushton
Courses
- IDMD 1940 - Rural Health Research and Practice (Course Director)
- CSKL 2350 - Doctoring II
2001 | MPH, Epidemiology, University of North Carolina | |
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1993 - 1997 | MD, University of North Carolina | |
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1989 - 1993 | BA, Chemistry, University of North Carolina | |
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Contact Information
PO Box 70578
Johnson City, TN 37614
Office: Carl A Jones Hall (VA Campus) Room B09
Phone: 423-439-8768
Email: