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Larrell Le’ Jon Wilkinson, PhD, MSPH, CHES

Assistant Professor

Department of Human Studies

School of Education

University of Alabama - Birmingham

Mailing Address: EB 232N

1720 2nd

Avenue South

Birmingham, AL 35294-1250

Telephone: (205) 975-1295

Fax: (205) 975-8040

Email: [email protected]

Home Address: 169 Hillcrest Drive

Montevallo, AL 35115

Telephone: (803) 351-3005

Email: [email protected]

FORMAL EDUCATION

Year Degree Major

University of South Carolina 2011 Ph. D. Health Services

Arnold School of Public Health Policy &

Management

Wilkinson, L.L. (2011). A population-based Analysis of the Association between Health

Insurance Coverage and Psychological Distress and the Influence of other Mediating Factors

among Young Adults in the United States. Available from Proquest Dissertations and Theses

database. (UMI No. 3454552)

University of South Carolina 2005 MSPH Health Promotion

Arnold School of Public Health Education &

Behavior

Wilkinson, L.L. (2005). A formative evaluation of a late night social recreational alcohol

prevention program at a large university in the southeast. Unpublished master’s thesis,

University of South Carolina – Columbia.

Tennessee State University 2000 B.S. Biology

Dept. of Biological Sciences (Graduated with

Nashville, TN 37209 Honors - Cum Laude)

Wilkinson, L.L. (2000). Progression towards the immunization goal of Healthy People 2000.

Unpublished senior thesis, Tennessee State University – Nashville.

Dr. Larrell L. Wilkinson 2012 Page 2

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

August 2012 - University of Alabama – Birmingham | Assistant Professor

Present School of Education, Department of Human Studies

Birmingham, AL

Responsibilities:

Facilitate 15-week classes in local campus environment

Ensure orderly learning environment is maintained

Built positive relationships with students, faculty, and staff

Contribute in monthly program faculty meetings

Attend and/or participate in university, school, and department wide

events and service initiatives

Pursue intramural and extramural funding opportunities to conduct

research

Prepare manuscripts to broaden the body of social science knowledge

Serve as a mentor and positive role model in the academic

environment

Courses Taught: HE 141- Personal Health | HE 402/502 – Mental

Health & Stress Management | HE 421/621 – Health Communication |

HE 490 – Special Projects in Health Education

June 2009 - University of Phoenix | Instructor (Lead Faculty Area Chair, 2010)

July 2012 Natural Sciences & Health Care Administration

Columbia, SC Campus

Responsibilities:

Facilitate 5-week classes (4 hours) in local campus environment

Ensure orderly learning environment is maintained


Conduct syllabi audits for other instructors

Mentor new faculty members

Conduct annual and quarterly faculty reviews

Conduct class visits to monitor curriculum and instructor performance

Instruct and design supplemental student and faculty workshops

Implement quarterly faculty content area meetings

Attend and/or facilitate academic council, general faculty, or campus

college management meetings

Served as a mentor and positive role model in the academic

environment

Courses Taught: HCS 245 Introduction to Health & Disease | HCS 320

Health Care Communication Strategies | HCS 330 Introduction to

Health & Disease Trends | HCS 435 Ethics: Health Care and Social

Responsibility | HCS 465 Health Care Research Utilization | HCS 475

Leadership & Performance Development | HCS 490 Health Care


Consumer – Trends & Marketing | SC1 163 Elements of Health &

Wellness | SCI 220 Human Nutrition

March 2002 - Mount Carmel Christian School | Substitute Teacher

May 2002 Stone Mountain, GA

Responsibilities:

Designed, planned, and implemented instructional activities for

students in grades k-8

Ensured orderly learning environment


Attended some faculty meetings

Facilitated daily devotional activities

Served as a mentor and positive role model

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES EXPERIENCE

June 2011 - University of South Carolina | Postdoctoral Fellow

Present Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities (IPEHD)

Arnold School of Public Health

Responsibilities:

Manage activities of the Soldier Health Promotion to Examine and

Reduce Health Disparities (SHPERHD) Project #3 (Sleep Quality and

Mental Health)

o Responsible for the management of project funds ($250,000)

o Collaborate with a team of multidisciplinary researchers to

implement survey procedures and create testing protocol with

Basic Combat Trainees

o Coordinate with researchers to implement and analyze

qualitative data related to sleep, performance, and mental

resilience

o Regularly conduct meetings with research to coordinate data

collection, health promotional strategies, and assess project

success toward time sensitive goals

Assist in the preparation of manuscripts for publication

Prepare grant documents for submission to the National Institutes of

Health or other funding sources

Deliver presentations focused on public mental health and health

disparities for IPEHD

Create presentation content for young adults and adolescents regarding

health services, policy, and mental health for outreach projects

Assist in the coordination of the James E. Clyburn Lecture Series

January 2009 - University of South Carolina | Graduate Research Assistant

May 2011 Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities



Responsibilities:

Served within the Soldier Health Promotion to Examine and Reduce

Health Disparities (SHPERHD) Project #3 (Sleep Quality and Mental

Health)

o Worked with team to pilot survey and create testing protocol

with Basic Combat Trainees

o Worked with a team to create qualitative research methods

o Met regularly with research team to coordinate data collection

and health promotional strategies

Assisted in data collection for W.K. Kellogg African American

Fellowship Program, conducting phone interviews for survey

completion

Assisted in the planning and coordination of the James E. Clyburn

Lecture Series, co-chairing the Posters and Abstracts committee

Assisted in the preparation of manuscripts for submission to peer

reviewed sources

Assisted with the preparation of NIH Challenge Grants

Submitted grant information to US Congressional Offices upon request

January 2009 - University of South Carolina | Program Director

August 2005 Office of Substance Abuse Prevention & Education

Department of Student Life

Responsibilities:

Supervise Full-time Staff, Part-time Staff, Graduate Assistants, Social

Work Graduate Students, Public Health Graduate Students, Higher

Education Graduate Students, & Undergraduate student volunteers

Administered on-line alcohol education & testing to 1st Year students

during the fall and spring semesters (approximately 6,000 students)

Created and implemented E.M.P.R.E.S.S. – Environmental

Management Program for Reaching & Educating Students about

Substances (Social Marketing Prevention Technique)

Responsible for the management of university funding (25K, 60K, &

150K) to administer programs and services

Advise the Gamecocks Advocating the Mature Management of

Alcohol & Other Drugs (GAMMA) Peer Educators

o Facilitated team building activities for USC wide freshmen

presentations

GAMMA Peer Educators delivered 1 hour long

workshops to 175 sections of First Year Student

Courses

Produced a semesterly play entitled This Close! to target students’

attitudes about misuse of alcohol, other drugs, and associated

consequences


Created & Chaired Alcohol & Drug Programs Action Committee

[ADPAC] (Task Force that met monthly to discuss campus and

community prevention)

Directed/Coordinated the distribution of alcohol prevention messaging

targeted at 21st Birthday Celebrations (worked with local vendors to

establish free food coupons for students turning 21 years old)

Direct/Coordinate substance-free events: Late Night Carolina,

Carolina After Dark, Gamecock Tailgate Parties, Cocky Thursday’s,

Safe Spring Break Week Campaigns, National Collegiate Alcohol

Awareness Week Campaigns, National Alcohol Screening Day, Great

American Smoke-Outs, Kick Butts Days, National Problem Gambling

Awareness Weeks and other events/activities

Created and Coordinated the A.U.D.I.T. Program (Screening Program

utilizing the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test & Brief

Motivational Interviewing with adjudicated students)

Instruct Community Psychology Practicum (PSYC 489) Substance

Abuse Prevention Peer Education Training

Direct/Coordinate alternative activities: Gamecock Nation Tailgate

Parties & other student organizational events

Create/Coordinate prevention/education workshops for professional

staff and registered student organizations

Create, refine, and deliver presentations or other media related to

commonly used substances in college: Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana,

Club Drugs, Amphetamines and other substances

Educated students/faculty/staff about USC Alcohol & Other Drug

policies through policy workshops

Created publication to educate parents about the issues and trends

regarding alcohol, drugs, and campus safety entitled “Get in the

Game” & “Talking Points”

Created publication to educate faculty and staff about the issues and

trend regarding substance use entitle “Helping Students through

Alcohol & Other Drug Prevention”

Principal Investigator/Organizer of the implementation of the Core

Alcohol & Drug Survey, and other research and evaluation projects

Principal Investigator for the NCAA Choices Grant at USC 2005 -

2007

Submitted grants to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,

Department of Education, SC Department of Alcohol & Other Drug

Abuse Services

Worked with national offices to coordinate conference activities and

conduct site visits (Department of Education)

Collaborated with state based and community organizations to develop

and implement prevention activities (DAODAS | LRADAC)

Co-Chair of the Healthy Carolina Substance Abuse Subcommittee

A member of the Student Health Services Advisory Committee


A member of the Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence (SARV)

Task Force

Served in the SC Midlands as a member of the Underage Drinking

Action Group

January 2004 - University of South Carolina | Program Coordinator

August 2005 Office of Alcohol & Drug Programs

Department of Student Life

Responsibilities:

Supervised Graduate Assistants, Social Work Interns, Public Health

Practicum Students, Undergraduate student volunteers

Advised the Gamecocks Advocating the Mature Management of

Alcohol & Other Drugs (GAMMA) Peer Educators and facilitated

team building activities

Coordinated substance-free events: Late Night Carolina, Gamecock

Tailgate Parties, Safe Spring Break Week, National Alcohol Screening

Day

Coordinated prevention/education workshops for professional staff and

registered student organizations

Coordinated Student Alcohol Violation Education & Discipline

(S.A.V.E.D.) Project

Designed and delivered presentations related to commonly used

substances among college student groups

Co-Instruct Community Psychology Practicum (PSYC 489) Substance

Abuse Prevention Peer Education Training

Organized implementation of the campus-wide Core Alcohol and

Drug Survey

Assisted in the management of university, state, and local budgets (25

– 120K)

Member of the USC Substance Abuse Task Force

Member of the Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Task Force

Member of the Student Health Services Advisory Committee

Delivered Alcohol Policy Workshops to student groups hosting events

where alcohol was to be present

Evaluated the effectiveness of substance free programs for continued

quality improvement

Analyzed data using SPSS software

Coordinated the distribution of alcohol prevention messaging targeted

at 21st Birthday Celebrations

August 2003 - University of South Carolina | Project Coordinator/Graduate Assist.

December 2003 Department of Health and Wellness

Student Development and University Housing

Responsibilities:


Coordinated, implemented, and evaluated smoking cessation programs

for university students, faculty, and staff

Planned, implemented, and evaluated student based health wellness

programs for Department of Health & Wellness

Coordinated the Great American Smoke-Out to raise awareness of the

consequences of smoking tobacco products

Created and facilitated health awareness presentations on varied topics

including tobacco, cancer, diabetes, & obesity

Attended training for Blood Borne Pathogens by OSHA representative

Coordinated health related programs with various government,

community and campus organizations

Served as Co-advisor for the USC Multicultural Health Council

Served as a liaison to the Health Services Advisory Committee

Managed a $6K budget for coordinated projects

Summer 2003 University of South Carolina | Residence Counselor

Upward Bound (UB)

TRiO Programs

Responsibilities:

Served as a positive role model for students and staff

Participated in staff training and weekly organizational meetings

Assisted in the coordination of summer trips for participants

Conducted nightly meetings with assigned participants male residents

Tutored assigned mentees in assigned subjects

Planned and coordinated social activities for UB participants

Provided feedback on individual student progress and overall

adjustment to campus life

Provided residential supervision to maintain a safe and productive

environment for participants

Supervised work study students at USC Health and Wellness Programs

Performed other duties as assigned by Upward Bound Coordinator and

Residence Hall Directors

January 2003 - University of South Carolina | Project Coordinator/Graduate Assist.

August 2003 Department of Health and Wellness

Student Development and University Housing

Responsibilities:

Coordinated, implemented, and evaluated Orasure HIV/AIDS testing

campaign for university students, faculty, and staff

Coordinated Walking for Wellness Initiative to prevent cardiovascular

disease and obesity

Planned, implemented, and evaluated student based health wellness

programs for Department of Health & Wellness


Created health awareness presentations on varied topics including

HIV/AIDS, physical activity, cancer, & tobacco

Coordinated health related programs with various campus

organizations

Served as Co-advisor for the USC Multicultural Health Council

Served as a liaison to the Health Services Advisory Committee

Managed a $2K budget

August 2002 - University of South Carolina | Data Organizer/Research Assistant

December 2002 Multi Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Project


Responsibilities:

Assisted faculty in data collection projects

Responsible for cleaning and managing data sets

Organized and reviewed project files for compliance

Conducted Statistical Analysis using SAS programs

Meticulously reviewed SAS program data files

December 2000 - Center for Disease Control and Prevention | Office Automation Assistant

June 2001 Data Management Division/Office of the Director

National Immunization Program

Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

Created government documents for official use

Monitored and managed office supply ordering, use, and repair

services within the Data Management Division

Create presentations informing personnel on policy and regulatory

changes

Reviewed official grants documents and request for proposals

Reviewed NIP/DMD website for accuracy and clarity

Demonstrated effective public health leadership skills

May 2000 - Center for Disease Control and Prevention | Summer Intern

August 2000 Data Management Division/Office of the Director

National Immunization Program

Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

Created government documents for official use

Implemented pilot study of the National Immunization Survey (NIS)

to examine recommended changes to survey questioning

Reviewed paperwork concerning grants and other official documents

Reviewed NIP/DMD website for accuracy, clarity, and readability


Received “On-the-Spot” Cash Award for demonstrating effective

leadership skills


August 1999 Data Management Division/Systems Development Branch

(December 1999) National Immunization Program

Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

Maintained and input data from the National Immunization Survey

using Jetform and Microsoft Access

Reviewed NIP/DMD website details

Assisted with the National Immunization Survey data cleaning and

information accuracy

Assisted personnel with national immunization data collection projects

Recipient of the Summer Intern Leadership Award


August 1998 Data Management Division/Contracts Management Team

(December 1998) National Immunization Program

Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

Prepared official documents in Microsoft Word and Corel Word

Perfect

Developed contract paperwork work for various grants

Participated in the National Immunization Conference

Assisted personnel with national contracted health projects

Chosen Speaker at the Closing Summer Intern Ceremony

September 2000 - Tennessee State University | Student Worker

December 2000 Department of Biological Sciences

College of Arts & Sciences

Nashville, TN

Responsibilities:

Prepared microbiology experiments for students enrolled in

microbiology courses

Ensured safe lab environments for students and faculty

Disposed of waste materials from labs

Created work documents for official department use

Assisted personnel by organizing files, classroom inventory, and lab

material set-up and implementation for students

September 2001 - Georgia Regional Hospital | Volunteer

December 2001 Adult Care Unit

Atlanta, GA


Responsibilities:

Supervised clients in diverse settings including recreation and home

settings

Assisted professional staff with daily duties, including medicine and

food distribution

May 1995 - Morehouse School of Medicine | Participant/Mentor

August 1999 Summer Science Institute

Department of Pediatrics

Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

Participated as a mentee in 1995

Served as a Morehouse School of Medicine representative to the

Annual Minority Health Symposium in 1996

Served as a mentor 1997-2000

Keynote Speaker at closing ceremony in 2000

Summer Student at Morehouse School of Medicine

FUNDED GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

Evaluator, Project Patriot. MCASP, Grants to Military-Connected Local Educational Agencies

for Academic and Support Programs, CFDA #: 12.556. Department of Defense Education

Activity, Department of Defense, Arlington, VA. 2012 ($800,000)

Co-Investigator, Soldier Health Promotion to Examine and Reduce Health Disparities

(SHPERHD): Fort Jackson Identifying Health Barriers Project. U.S. Army Medical Research

and Material Command, Department of Defense, Washington, D.C. 2007 (Funded, 7.4 million)

Principal Investigator, Black Student SCOPE: Stress, Coping, & Obstruction Prevention &

Education. University of South Carolina, Institute for African American Research (IAAR),

Columbia, SC. 2009 (Funded, $1,500)

Investigator, Palmetto Initiative for Campus/Community Collaborations (PICCC): University of

South Carolina, Office of Substance Abuse Prevention & Education Sub-Award. South Carolina

Department of Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Services (SC DAODAS), Columbia, SC. 2008

(Funded, $50,000)

UNFUNDED GRANTS

Co-Investigator, Prevention and Intervention of Cardiovascular disease through Engagement plus

Community Outreach, Dissemination, and Education: PRICE+CODE. NIMHD Social,

Behavioral, Health Services, and Policy Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities,

RFA-MD-12-003, Bethesda, MD. 2012 (Not Funded, $1 million)


Co-Investigator, Wellness Environments and Transformation through Health Research

Innovation & Virtual Engagement: WE THRIVE. NIH Director’s Transformative Research

Award, RFA-RM-11-006, Bethesda, MD. 2012 (Not Funded, $11 million)

Investigator, CHAMPION: Comprehensive Health Assessment for Mental and Psychological

Illness and Obstruction Negation Research Project. Department of Defense, Funding Opportunity

Number: W81XWH-09-PHTBIRP-IIRA., Washington, DC. 2009 (Not Funded)

Investigator, StigmaTTERS: Stigma Talking, Training, Education & Reaching Soldiers. Violet &

Cyril Franks Scholarship Submission. American Psychological Foundation, Washington, DC.

2009 (Not Funded, $5,000)

Investigator, Alcohol & Drug Programs Seed Grant Proposal: AlcoholEdu: Intervention with

First-Year Male Students. Division of Student Affairs Seed Grant Initiative. University of South

Carolina, Columbia, SC. 2005 (Not Funded, $5,000)

Investigator, E.M.P.R.E.S.S. through Late Night Programming: Environmental Management

Program for Retaining, & Educating Students about Substances through Late Night

Programming. Grant Competition to Prevent High-Risk Drinking and Violent Behavior among

College Students. U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 2006 (Not Funded,

$300,000)

Investigator, I.M.P.A.C.T. @ USC: Improving & Monitoring Policy Awareness through College

Targeting. Pre-Proposal for Grant Competition to the Substance Abuse Prevention Research

Program. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Greensboro, NC 2006 (Not Funded, $100,000)

Investigator, I.M.P.A.C.T. @ USC: Improving Male Participation and Achievement through

Civic Training at USC. Grant Competition to Prevent High-Risk Drinking and Violent Behavior

among College Students. U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 2007 (Not Funded,

$300,000)

Investigator, S.A.V.E.D. @ USC: Student Alcohol (& Other Drug Policy) Violators’ Education

and Discipline Program at USC. Pre-Proposal for Grant Competition to the Substance Abuse

Prevention Research Program. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Greensboro, NC 2007 (Not

Funded, $100,000)

INTERNSHIP SUPERVISION

Preceptor, (Frederick Lee) Social Work Intern, College of Social Work (2008).

Preceptor, (Christopher Peter Aluah) Social Work Intern, College of Social Work (2008).

Preceptor, (Rakiya Bearden) Higher Education Intern, Higher Education & Student Affairs

Program (2008)

Preceptor, (Cherry Morris) Public Health Intern, Department of Health Administration (2007).

Preceptor, (Shaoujun “Ginger” Xu) Social Work Intern, College of Social Work (2006 – 2007).


Preceptor, (Deborah Maddox) Social Work Intern, College of Social Work (2006 – 2007).

Preceptor, (Emily Ivey) Higher Education Intern, Higher Education & Student Affairs Program

(2006).

Preceptor, (Kathryn Bennet) Higher Education Intern, Higher Education & Student Affairs

Program (2006)

Preceptor, (Heidi Neely) Higher Education Intern, Higher Education & Student Affairs Program

(2006)

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Wilkinson, L.L., Kerr, J., Williams, M., Salaam, M., Flournoy, M., Magwood, J., Williams, E.,

Glover, S. Stress, Coping, and Oppression – Prevention and Education (SCOPE) Project:

Psychosocial health indicators among students at a predominantly white institution and a

historically black college. (2012, October) Poster Presentation at the American Public Health

Association 140th

Annual Meeting & Exposition. San Francisco, CA.

Williams, M., Kerr, J., Wilkinson, L.L., Salaam, M., Magwood, J., Flournoy, M., Williams, E.,

Glover, S. Stress, Coping, and Oppression – Prevention and Education (SCOPE) Project: The

utilization of counseling services among black female college students. (2011, November) Oral

presentation at the American Public Health Association 139th

Annual Meeting & Exposition.

Washington, D.C.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2011, May) Working Towards Healthier Children by Developing Mentally and

Emotionally Healthier Parents. Presentation at the 8th

Annual Cultural Sensitivity Symposium

sponsored by Healthy Start, Incorporated “Health Equity in the 21st Century: Saving the Next

Generation” Pittsburgh, PA. [paid honorarium]

Piper, C., Glover, S., Swayampakala, K., Wilkinson, L.L., Amarachukwu-Ogbuanu, C., &

Campbell, D. (2009, November) Role of Spirituality in the use of CAM Therapies among Adults

with Chronic Diseases in the United States. Poster Presentation at the American Public Health

Association 137th

Annual Meeting & Exposition. Philadelphia, PA.

Wilkinson, L.L., Smith, B., Talbott, L., & Usdan, S. (2007, October). Students Involved through

Service Learning: Changing the Culture of College Drinking and Promoting Social

Responsibility. Presentation at the Department of Education’s Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse

Prevention Conference. Omaha, NB.

Snoddy, G., Wilkinson, L.L., & Wilfert, M. (2007, February). The NCAA: Helping Shape

Campus-wide Alcohol Education & Prevention Efforts. Poster Presentation at the NASPA

Strategies Conference: Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Intervention. Atlanta, GA.

Wilkinson, L.L., Olson, A. & GAMMA. (2006, November). Diverse Student Group Meets the

Needs of a Campus. Presentation at the Bacchus Network General Assembly. Anaheim, CA.


Olson, A., Wilkinson, L.L., & GAMMA. (2006, November). Targeting High-Risk Groups

through Substance Free Activities. Presentation at the Bacchus Network General Assembly.

Anaheim, CA.

Saunders, Amy, Sempek, Jessica, Stubbs, Helen, & Wilkinson, L.L. (2006, October). Welcome

to the Prevention Field: Issues for the Novice Practitioner. Presentation at the Department of

Education’s Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Conference, Washington, D.C.

Talbott, L.L., Umstattd, M.R., Cremeens, J.L., Wilkinson, L.L., & Usdan, S.L. (2006, October).

Validation of the College Alcohol Problem Scale for Use with Non-Adjudicated First-Year

Students. Poster Session at the Department of Education's Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse

Prevention Conference, Washington, D.C.

Wilkinson, L.L. & Talbott, L.L. (2006, June). Decreasing heavy drinking through alcohol-free

late night programming. Poster Session at the American College Health Association Meeting.

New York, NY.

Talbott, L.L., Usdan, S.L., Moore, C.G., & Smith, B., & Wilkinson, L.L. (2006, June). Alcohol

Use, Injunctive Norms, and the First-Semester Transition to College: A Longitudinal

Exploration. Poster session presented at the American College Health Association Meeting. New

York, NY.

Smith, B., Bogle, K., Talbott, L., Wilkinson, L.L., & Gant, R. (2006, June). Evaluating the

Effectiveness of Four Cards Designed to Prevent Alcohol-Related Problems During College

Student's 21st Birthday Celebrations: A Multi-Year Comparison. Poster session presented at the

American College Health Association Meeting, New York, NY.

Talbott, L.L., Usdan, S.L., Moore, C.G., & Wilkinson, L.L. (2005, October). First-Year Student

Drinking and Social Modeling of Peer Behavior: A Longitudinal Examination. Poster Session

presented at the Department of Education’s Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention

Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

Wilkinson, L.L., & Talbott, L.L. (2005, June). Great Gamecock Tailgate Parties: Tackling

High-Risk Drinking During Home Football Games. Poster session at the American College

Health Association Meeting. San Diego, CA.

Talbott, L.L., & Wilkinson, L.L., (2005, June). Empowering Change: Building an Alcohol &

Drug Peer Education Program. Poster session at the American College Health Association

Meeting. San Diego, CA.

Wilkinson, L.L., Usdan, S., Talbott, L.L., Flatt, J., Cremeens, J. (2004, November). Heavy

Drinking and the Progression into Illicit Drug Use among First – Year College Students.

Presented as poster at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Washington,

D.C.

Smith, B., PhD, Talbott, L., M.S, Bogel, K., M.A., Wilkinson, L.L., Gant, R., MEd, &

Northrup, T. (2004, October). A Randomized Study of Two Approaches to Reduce High-risk


Drinking During a College Student’s 21st Birthday Celebration. Presented as poster at the

Higher Education Meeting in Arlington, VA.

Cremeens, J., Usdan, S., Flatt, J., Talbott, L.L., Wilkinson, L.L. (2004, November). Positive

Alcohol Expectancies in Relation to Negative Consequences of Alcohol Use among College

Students. Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Washington,

D.C.

Flatt, J., Usdan, S., Cremeens, J., Talbott, L., Wilkinson, L.L. (2004, November). Peer Approval

and Perceived Risk as Predictors of College Marijuana Use. Presented at the American Public

Health Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C.

Usdan, S.L., Flatt, J., Talbott, L.L., Wilkinson, L.L. (2004, June). Utilizing Peer Education to

Reduce College Drinking Among First – Year Students. Presented as poster at the American

College Health Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA.

Talbott, L.L., Wilkinson, L.L., Conklin, G.E., Brown, N. (2004, June). A Student’s Perspective

on Planning “Late Night Carolina,” a Substance Free Event. Presented as poster at the

American College Health Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA.

Wilkinson, L.L., Talbot, L.L., Swift, J., Parra-Medina, D. (2004, April). The Integration of

Tobacco Studies and a Community Health Development Course for Graduate Students.

Presented as poster at the STEP UP to Tobacco Control Conference. St. Louis, MO.

Wilkinson, L.L., (1998, November). Spirit of 1848: 1998 APHA Program. Presented for the

Black Caucus Health Workers at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.

Washington, D.C.

STATE/REGIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Wilkinson, L.L. (2012, April). Health Equity & Health Disparities: Bridging the Gap

through____________? Presentation at the Health South Carolina Initiative Action Institute.

Columbia, SC.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2011, April). The SCOPE of Graduate Student Mental Health: Health

Disparities and Trends. The Preliminary Findings from the Stress, Coping, and Obstruction:

Prevention and Education Project. Presentation at the National Black Graduate Student

Conference. Columbia, SC.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2009, November). Healthcare & Social Responsibility…Choices, Strategies,

Resources: The Case for Graduate Study. 2nd

Annual Graduate School Forum at Allen

University. Columbia, SC.

Wilkinson, L.L., & Legette, J. (2007, October) Consequences of Alcohol Usage among College

Age Women. Poster Presentation at the Carolina Women’s Health Research Forum. Columbia,

SC.


Bolton, C., Micalone, G., & Wilkinson, L.L. (2007, May) Lessons in Diversity Training from

Performances, Films & Programming. Presentation at the IdeaPOP! Conference for the Division

of Student Affairs & Department of Academic Support. Columbia, SC.

Talbott, L.L. & Wilkinson, L.L. (2005, May). The Role of Peer Influence and Alcohol Use:

Factors Impacting the First-Semester Transition to College. IdeaPOP! Division of Student

Affairs Professional Staff Development Conference. Columbia, SC.

Talbott, L.L., Wilkinson, L.L. (2005, February) Empowering Change: A Comprehensive

Approach to Substance – Related Harm Reduction Techniques. Presented as seminar at the South

Carolina Campus Safety Conference. Columbia, SC.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2004, October) College Students and Heavy Drinking. Presented at meeting

with South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control. Columbia, SC.

GUEST LECTURES/ INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Local

Wilkinson, L.L. (2012, November). Discussion entitled: Young boys take extreme measures for

muscular bodies for “Focus @ 4” on Alabama’s ABC 33/40. Birmingham, AL.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2012, July). Discussion on the Infant Mortality and Health Disparities in SC.

Interview for “On Point with Cynthia Hardy” on Big DM 101.3 FM. Columbia, SC.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2012, June). Discussion on the Affordable Care Act. Interview for “On Point

with Cynthia Hardy” on Big DM 101.3 FM. Columbia, SC.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2012, June). Discussion on the Affordable Care Act. Interview for “On Point

with Cynthia Hardy” on WACH Fox 57. Columbia, SC.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2012, March). Discussion on Sexual Health and Your Campus: Increasing

Academic Success & Student Retention Forum. Interview for Evening Broadcast on News

Station Channel 19 WLTX. Columbia, SC.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2011, December). Discussion on Health Disparities: Promotional for the

James E. Clyburn Health Disparities Lecture. Presentation on “The Urban Scene with Don

Frierson” on WGCV 620 AM. Columbia, SC.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2010 - 2011, October). Alcohol, Other Drugs & College Life: The Truth &

Consequences. Presentation for Instructor Andrea Williams during her University 101 Class at

the University of South Carolina.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2005 - 2011, August). Sexual Health and Abstinence. Presentation at

Brookland Baptist Church Manhood Training for Youth. Columbia, SC.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2005 - 2006, February) I am a Peer Educator, I will Impact the Campus!

Presented as seminar at the USC Student Leadership Training Conference. Columbia, SC.


Wilkinson, L.L. (2005, February). Positive Brotherhood in Our Community. Presentation at

Black History Stepshow, USC Colonial Center Coliseum. Columbia, SC.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2004, September) Health & Social Responsibility at an HBCU. Guest Lecture

for Minority Public Health Program at Allen University. Columbia, SC.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2004, March). Unity in Our Community: Improving our Standards of Health

and Education in South Carolina. Presentation at Spring Black History Stepshow. USC

Colonial Coliseum. Columbia, SC.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2003, February). HIV/AIDS in South Carolina. Presentation at Black History

Stepshow. USC Colonial Coliseum. Columbia, SC.

Regional

Wilkinson, L.L. (2006, May) Collaborations & Connections. Presented as seminar at the USC

L.E.A.D. Retreat. Winthrop, SC.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2006, March) Health & Social Responsibility at an HBCU. Guest Lecture for

Leadership Workshop at Paine College. Augusta, GA.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2006, March) What’s the Purp in Purple. Guest Lecture for Leadership

Workshop at Paine College. Augusta, GA.

Wilkinson, L.L. (2004, August) Health & Social Responsibility at an HBCU. Presentation at

Paine College. Augusta, GA.

PUBLICATIONS UNDER REVIEW

Wilkinson, L.L., Wigfall, L.T., Lewis, R.C., Louis-Nance, T.R., Sebastian, N., Richter, D.L.,

Duffus, W.A., Glover, S.H. (in press). HIV Testing among Deep South Residents with Serious

Psychological Distress (SPD). Journal of National Medical Association.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Crowley, S.K., Wilkinson, L.L., Burroughs, E.L., Muraca, S.T., Wigfall, L.T., Louis-Nance,

T.R., Williams, E.M., Glover, S.H., Youngstedt, S.D. (2012). Sleep During Basic Combat

Training: A Qualitative Study. Military Medicine. 177(7), 823-8.

Louis-Nance, T.R., Flournoy, M.W., Clinton, K.S., Hightower, K., Sebastian, N., Wilkinson,

L.L., Glover, S. (2012). The FACES (Females Against Cancer Educational Series) of

Orangeburg County: A qualitative evaluation of mother/daughter knowledge and perceptions of

Human Papillomavirus and its related cancers. Journal of National Medical Association. 104(3-

4), 194-8.


Crowley, S. K., Wilkinson, L.L., Burroughs, E., Muraca, S. T., Wigfall, L., Louis-Nance, T.,

Reynolds, A.M., Williams, E., Glover, S.H., Herring, M.P., Youngstedt, S. D. (2012). Mental

Health and Sleep During Basic Combat Training and Beyond. Sleep Science. 5(1), 24-27.

Williams, E.M., Lee, M.D., Preston, G., Williams, A., Wilkinson, L.L., Hatala, J., Hassan, R.,

Glover, S.H. (2011). Development of the Soldier Health Promotion to Examine and Reduce

Health Disparities (SHPERHD) Project Coordinating Center: challenges and opportunities

within a university/community partnership. Military Medicine, 176(7), 757-62.

Glover, S, Piper, C.N., Hassan, R., Preston, G., Wilkinson, L.L., Bowen-Seabrook, J., Meyer-

Davis, B., Williams, S. (2011). Dietary, physical activity, and lifestyle behaviors of rural African

American South Carolina children. Journal of National Medical Association, 103(4), 300 -304.

Piper, C.N., Glover, S., Elder, K., Baek, J.D., Wilkinson, L.L. (2010). Disparities in access to

care among asthmatic children in relation to race and socioeconomic status. Journal of Child

Health Care, 14(3), 271 – 279.

ATTENDED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2011 5th

Annual National Conference on Health Disparities: Reducing Health

Disparities through Sustaining and Strengthening Healthy Communities |

hosted by the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), with support

from the Congressional Black Caucus Braintrust and Tri-Caucus Health

Task Force Chairs

2011 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition

(Session Moderator) 2011 Strategic Alliance for Health Action Institute sponsored by the CDC,

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,

Division of Adult and Community Health (Meeting Moderator | paid)

2011 National Black Graduate Student Conference: Transforming the Roads

Ahead (Planning Committee | Host Affiliate in Columbia, SC)


(Session Moderator) 2010 James E. Clyburn Lecture Series: Social Determinants of Health: Framing

the Issues, Planning Committee (Town Hall Moderator)

2009 3rd

Annual National Conference on Health Disparities: hosted by the

Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), with support from the Medical

University of South Carolina and the U.S. Congressional Tri-Caucus

2009 1st Annual Southeastern Regional Conference of the National Black

Graduate Student Association (NBGSA) (Planning Committee | Host

Affiliate in Columbia, SC) 2009 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition

2009 Freedom’s Voice Conference: Community Voices

2009 James E. Clyburn Lecture Series: Social Determinants of Health: Framing

the Issues (Planning Committee)

2009 CERMUSA Rural Tele-health & Advanced Technologies Conference,

Saint Francis University

2007 Carolina Women’s Health Research Forum


2007 South Carolina Aging Research Conference

2007 NASPA Strategies Conference: Alcohol Abuse Prevention and

Intervention

2006 & 2007 Planning Committee Participant for the National Meeting on Alcohol,

Other Drug, and Violence Prevention in Higher Education

2006 SEC Union Directors Conference (Planning Committee)

2006 National Meeting on Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse and Violence

Prevention in Higher Education (Planning Committee)

2005 National Meeting on Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse and Violence

Prevention in Higher Education

2005 American College Health Association Annual Meeting


2004 American College Health Association Annual Meeting

2004 LRADAC HIV/AIDS & Substances Connections Training

2004 SC Statewide Initiative on College Drinking “Summit by the Lake”

2004 STEP UP to Tobacco Control: “Advancing the Role of Public Health and Public

Health Professionals”


1998 - 2000 Tennessee State University’s Honor Council

1998 - 2000 CDC Public Health Conference, Summer Intern Program

1998 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

1998 National Immunization Conference

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

2006 - 2010 Institute of African American Mentoring at the University of South

Carolina

2004 - 2010 Chapter Advisor for Theta Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

2004 REACH: “Regional Education Advocacy Coalition on HIV/AIDS”, St. Louis, MO

2003 - 2004 STEP – UP to Tobacco Control USC Advisory Committee

2003 South Carolina State Graduate Fair (Recruitment on behalf of USC –

IPEHD)

2003 Allen University Public Health (Presentation on behalf of USC – IPEHD)

2003 South Carolina Cancer Alliance (Prevention Sub-Committee)

2003 African American Insights Project (Data Collection)

2002 Board Member of Charles H. Wesley Foundation

2001 - 2002 Project Alpha Volunteer

2001 - 2002 Wesley Woods Volunteer

2000 Atlanta’s Children Shelter Clothes and Toy Drive (Organizer)

2000 Participated in Annual UNICEF Dinner as a college representative (TSU)

2000 Volunteer for Voter Registration – TSU Campus Organizer

1998, 2000 Grady/MSM Health Fair Volunteer

1997 Habitat for Humanity

1994 - 1996 United States Certified Soccer Referee

RECOGNITIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS


2011 Distinguished Service Award from the Black Graduate Student

Association at the University of South Carolina

2011 Gamecock Scholars Program Recipient (USC Graduate School)

2010 - 2011 Michael A. Powell Service Award (NBGSA)

2010 - 2011 Alvin R. Tarlov & John E. Ware Jr. Doctoral Dissertation Award in

Patient Reported Outcomes Recipient

2010 Excellence in Service to Students Award, received from the National

Society of Leadership and Success (National Office)

2009 Health Services Policy & Management: Arnold School of Public Health

Scholarship (Spring 2009 | Fall 2009)

2008 - Present Golden Key International Honour Society

2006 - Present Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)

2005 American Red Cross Disaster Action Team Training

2005 American Red Cross Client Assistance Card Training

2003 American Red Cross CPR Certified

2003 American Red Cross HIV/AIDS Starter Facts Certified

2003 Public Health Traineeship (Awarded by ASPH Department of

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2000 Robert N. Murrell 2nd

Place in Oratorical Contest

1999 Master of Ceremonies for Graduate Fair Reception at Tennessee State

University

1999 Mr. Collegiate, TSU Chapter of the 100 Black Men

1999 Xi Phi Lambda Health Pre-Professional Honor Society

1996 - 2000 Tennessee State University Dean’s List

1996 Nu Mu Lambda Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Scholarship

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

2011 - 2012 Secretary/Treasurer, Board of Directors, South Carolina Campaign to

Prevent Teen Pregnancy

2011 - 2012 Finance Commissioner, National Black Graduate Student Association

2010 - 2011 Member, Board of Directors, South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen

Pregnancy

2010 - 2011 President, Black Graduate Student Association at the University of South

Carolina (USC), a student registered student organization at USC

2009 - Present Mental Health Section, American Public Health Association

2009 - Present African American Affairs Institute, Advisory Committee, South Carolina

Commission for Minority Affairs

2003 - Present Omicron Iota Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

2006 - Present Certified Health Education Specialist Certification

2005 - Present National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

2009 - 2010 President, Black Graduate Student Association at the University of South

Carolina (USC), a student registered student organization at USC

2008 - 2009 Social & Membership Chair, Black Graduate Student Association at the

University of South Carolina (USC), a student registered student

organization at USC

2007 Alcohol, Tobacco, Other Drug Section, American Public Health

Association


2004 Ethnic and Diversity Section, American College Health Association

2001 - 2003 Nu Mu Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

1999 Brothers for Love Achievement Culture Knowledge, Inc.

(Founder, 1st President)

1999 Black Caucus of Health Workers (Student Member)

1998 Collegiate 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee


REFERENCES

Clay Bolton, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Sport and Entertainment Management

University of South Carolina

[email protected]

Former Associate Director of Student Involvement and

Leadership

Division of Student Affairs


Stuart Usdan, Ph.D., CHES

Associate Professor

Department of Human Studies

School of Education

University of Alabama

[email protected]

Marcous Gardner, MHA, CHES

CEO

American Ramp Systems of SC

(803) 465-1175

[email protected]

Former Program Director

USC Health and Wellness


Saundra Glover, Ph.D.

Director

Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities

Associate Dean for Health Disparities & Social Justice


Columbia, SC 29208

(803) 777-8248

[email protected]

Janice Probst, Ph.D.

Director

SC Rural Health Research Center

Professor, Health Services Policy & Management


Columbia, SC 29208

(803) 777-7426

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]





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