Drenna Waldrop-Valverde, Ph.D. (March, 2018)
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DRENNA WALDROP-VALVERDE, PH.D.
Assistant Dean for Research
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University
(404) 712-9487
EDUCATION
1999 University of Memphis, Memphis TN Ph.D., Counseling Psychology
1995 University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg, MS
M.S., Counseling Psychology
1993 The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL B.A., Psychology
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
1999 – Present Licensed Psychologist, Florida License #: PY 6287
HONORS AND AWARDS
2017-2018 Academic Leadership Program, Emory University
2016 Emory Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Science Council
2012 Experts Guiding Experts Communications Training, Emory University
2002-2006 NIH Loan Repayment Program Award
2002
Developmental Research Award, Drug Abuse and AIDS Research Center,
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
1998 Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Department of Counseling, Educational
Psychology & Research, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
10/17 - present Director of Graduate Studies (PhD Program),
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University
04/16 – present Assistant Dean for Research, Nell Hodgson
Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University
04/14 – present Associate Professor, Tenured, Nell Hodgson
Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University
09/11 – present Joint Appointment, Behavioral Sciences and
Health Education, Rollins School of Public
Health
Emory University
09/11 - 09/14 Voluntary Faculty, Dept. of Psychiatry University of Miami
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09/11 – 04/14 Associate Professor, tenure-track, Nell
Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University
01/11 – 05/11 Instructor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of
Nursing
Emory University
05/07 – 08/11 Part-time Res. Associate Professor University of Miami
06/06 – 04/07 Res. Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry University of Miami
12/01 – 05/06 Res. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry University of Miami
09/00 – 11/01 Assistant Scientist, Dept. of Psychiatry University of Miami
09/99 – 08/00 Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Neuropsychology University of Miami
09/98 – 08/99 Pre-Doctoral Internship in Psychology Miami VAMC
SCHOLARSHIP: GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING
Research Grants Funded
ACTIVE
Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (D. Waldrop-Valverde)
Principal Investigator, 10% effort
R25 GM102789
NIGMS
Total costs $903,174
Healing Hearts, Mending Minds among Older Persons Living with HIV (D. Waldrop-Valverde, R. Gary)
Co-investigator, 15% effort
R01NR014973
NINR
Total Costs: $2,856,704
Funding period: 06/2015 – 02/2019
Health Literacy Assessment and Intervention to Reduce Disparities: FLIGHT/VIDAS II (R. Ownby)
Site PI, 10% effort
R01 MD010368
NIMHD
Total Costs YR2: $506,666
Funding period: 02/2016 – 11/2020
Future of Nursing Scholars (D. Waldrop-Valverde)
Principal Investigator
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Funding period: 04/2015 – 08/2018
Quantitative MRSI to Predict Early Response to SAHA Therapy in New GBM (H. Shim)
Psychologist, 7% effort
U01 CA172027
NIH/NCI
Total Costs: $1,993,244
Funding period: 8/6/2013 – 7/31/2018
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HIV and Aging: From the Mitochondria to the Metropolis (Holstad & Perkins)
Co-investigator, 1% effort
R13 AG 047064
NIH
Total Costs: $49,106
Funding period: 09/30/13 – 01/31/15
Emory WIHS CRS – Longitudinal Cohort (I. Ofotokun)
Co-investigator, 1% effort
U01 AI103408
NIH
Total Costs: $11,900,000
Funding period: 01/15/13 – 12/31/17
COMPLETED
Effects of Health Literacy on Health Disparities in HIV Clinical Outcomes (D. Waldrop-Valverde)
PI, 18% effort
R01 MH 92284
NIMH
Total Costs: $2,800,000
Funding period: 09/19/11 – 06/30/16 (NCE until 10/30/2017)
The Center for Cognition and Affect in Chronic Illness (D. Waldrop-Valverde)
PI, 25% effort
P30 NR 14134
NINR
Total Costs: $2,200,000
Funding period: 09/27/12 – 06/30/17
The Center for Cognition and Affect in Chronic Illness - Supplement (D. Waldrop-Valverde)
PI, in-kind effort
P30 NR 14134-S1
NINR
Total Direct Costs: $97,000
Funding period: 09/30/15 – 06/30/16
Winship Health Literacy Core Pilot (D. Waldrop-Valverde)
PI, 5% effort
Total Costs: $50,000
Funding period: 2/1/2016 – 6/30/2017
The Living Well Project: Early Palliative Care and Motivational Interviewing for Persons with AIDS (M.
Holstad, T. Quest)
Co-investigator, 5% effort
RO1 NR 14054
NINR
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Total FY Costs: $468,000
Funding period: 09/27/12 – 06/30/17
An Audio Music Self-Management Program to Improve ART Adherence in Rural GA (M. Holstad)
Significant contributor
RO1 NR 12923
NINR
Total FY Costs: $656,958
Funding period: 09/01/12 – 06/30/16
Increasing Enrollment in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials Using Video Education (K. Yeager)
Co-investigator, 2% effort
V Foundation for Cancer Research
Total FY Costs: $65,000
Funding period: 07/01/2015 – 07/01/2016
Development and Validation of a Computer-Administered Health Literacy Measure (R. Ownby)
Co-investigator, 10% effort
RO1 HL 96578
NHLBI
Total Costs: $1,360,376
Funding period: 08/10/10 – 04/30/14
Positive Connections (D. L. Jones)
Co-investigator, 5% effort
R34 MH 097609
NIMH
Total Costs: $615,577
Funding period: 04/09/12 – 03/31/15
An Automated, Tailored Information Application for Medication Health Literacy (R. Ownby)
Co-investigator, 10% effort
R21 MH086491
NIMH
Total Costs: $344,592 (direct costs)
Funding period: 09/01/10 – 08/30/12
Health Literacy, Cognitive & Social Determinants of HIV Appointment Attendance (D. Waldrop-
Valverde)
PI, 25% effort
R21 MH084814
NIMH
Total Costs: $420,750
Funding period: 05/06/09- 08/30/11
Enhancing HIV Medication Adherence in India (D. L. Jones)
Co-investigator
R21 NR011131
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NINR
Total costs: $374,177
Funding period: 05/01/09 – 04/31/11
HIV-1 C Clade Progression and NeuroAIDS (M. Kumar)
Co-investigator, 5% effort
RO1 NS055653
NINDS
Total Costs: $2,413,057
Funding period: 08/01/06 – 07/31/11
Literacy & Cognitive Skills to Understand HIV Regimens (D. Waldrop-Valverde)
PI
R03 MH074664
NIMH
Total costs: $149,720
Funding period: 09/01/05 – 08/31/08
HIV+ Drug Users: Neurocognitive Aspects of ARV Adherence (D. Waldrop-Valverde)
PI
RO1 DA018066
NIDA
Total costs: $1,341,346
Funding Period: 08/01/05 – 07/31/10
HIV-1 Infection: Central Dopamine and Cognition (A. Kumar)
Co-investigator
R01 NS043902
NINDS
Total costs: $647,664
Funding period: 07/01/03 – 06/30/06
Marijuana Abuse Cognition, Neuroimaging, and Endocrines (M. Kumar)
Co-PI
RO1 DA013550-S1
NIDA
Total costs: $94,371
Funding period: 09/01/02 – 04/30/06
HIV-1 & HIV-2 Co-Infection: Neurological Progression (M. Kumar)
Co-investigator
RO1 NS041205
NINDS
Total costs: $2,330,080
Funding period: 09/28/01 – 07/31/06
HIV-1+ IDUs: Endocrine Consequences and Medical Outcomes (M. Kumar)
Co-investigator
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R01 DA013550
NIDA
Total costs: $3,257,912
Funding period: 05/01/01 – 04/30/06
IDUs HIV-1 Infection: Neuroendocrine Response (M. Kumar)
Co-investigator
RO1 DA012792
NIDA
Total costs: $1,705,723
Funding period: 09/1/99 – 08/31/05
SCHOLARSHIP: PUBLICATIONS
Original Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals (*data based publications; +corresponding or senior author;
authors underlined are students or mentees)
1. Waldrop-Valverde, D., Murden, R.J., Guo, Y., Holstad, M., Ownby, R.L. (in press). Racial
disparities in HIV antiretroviral medication management are mediated by health literacy.
Health Literacy Research and Practice.*+
2. Ownby, R.L., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Caballero, J., Jacobs, R.J. (2018). Baseline medication
adherence and response to an electronically delivered health literacy intervention targeting
adherence. Neurobehav HIV Med. 4:113-121. doi: 10.2147/NBHIV.S36549
3. Waldrop-Valverde, D., Murden, R.J., Guo, Y., Holstad, M., & Ownby, R.L. (under review) Racial
disparities in HIV antiretroviral medication management are mediated by health literacy.
Health Literacy Research and Practice.
4. Jones, D., Cook, R., Cecchini, D., Sued, O., Bofill, L., Weiss, S., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Lopez,
M.R., Spence, A. (in press). Examining adherence among challenging patients in public and
private HIV care in Argentina. AIDS and Behavior.
5. Yoo-Jeong, M., Anderson, A., Rahman, F., Baumann, M., McBroom, J., & Waldrop-Valverde,
D. (in press). Associations of Mood on Objective and Subjective Cognitive Complaints in
Persons Living with HIV/AIDS. Journal of HIV and AIDS.
6. Rubin, L.H., Maki, P.M., Springer, G., Benning, L., Anastos, K., Gustafson, D., Villacres, M.C.,
Jiang, X., Adimora, A.A., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Vance, D.E., Bolivar, H., Alden, C., Martin,
E.M., Valcour, V.G. (in press). Cognitive trajectories over four years among HIV-infected
women with optimal viral suppression. Neurology. *
7. Hart, A.R., Dillard, R., Perkins, M.M., Vaughan, C.P., Kinlaw, K., McKay, J.L., Waldrop-Valverde,
D., Hagen, K., Wincek, R.C., and Hackney, M.E. (2017). The DREAMS Team: Creating
Community Partnerships Through Research Advocacy Training for Diverse Older Adults.
Educational Gerontology. Online 19 April 2017.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2017.1321449
8. Ownby, R. L., Acebedo, A., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Caballero, J., Simonson, M., Davenport, R.,
Kondwani, K., Jacobs, R.J. (2017). A Mobile Application for Chronic Disease Self-Management:
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A Protocol for a Randomized, Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 7 April, 2017,
6(4):e53.
9. Corwin, E.J., Moore, S.M., Plotsky, A., Heitkemper, M.A., Dorsey, S.G., Waldrop-Valverde, D.,
Bailey, D.E., Docherty, S.L., Whitney, J.D., Musil, C.M., Dougherty, C.M., McCloskey, D.J.,
Austin, J.A., Grady, P.A. (2017). Feasibility of combining common data elements across studies
to test a hypothesis. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 23, February, 2017. doi:
10.1111/jnu.12287. [Epub ahead of print]
10. Ownby, R.L., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Jones, D.L., Sharma, S., Nehra, R., Kumar, A.M.,
Prabhakar, S., Acevedo, A., Kumar, M. (2016). Evaluation of practice effect on
neuropsychological measures among persons with and without HIV infection in northern
India. Journal of NeuroVirology, 13 October 2016, 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s13365-016-0487-7 *
11. Vance, D.E., Rubin, L.H., Valcour, V., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Maki, P.M. (2016). Aging and
Neurocognitive Functioning in HIV-Infected Women: a Review of the Literature Involving the
Women’s Interagency HIV Study. Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 12 October, 2016, 1-13.
doi:10.1007/s11904-016-0340-x
12. Anderson, A.L., Lennox, J.L., Nguyen, M.L., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Tyor, W.R., Loring, D.W.
(2016). Preliminary study of a novel cognitive assessment device for the evaluation of HIV-
associated neurocognitive impairment. Journal of Neurovirology, 2016, May. doi:
10.1007/s13365-016-0458-z *
13. Yoo-Jeong, M., Waldrop-Valverde, D., McCoy, K., Ownby, R.L. (2016) A Structural Equation
Model of HIV-related Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms, and Medication Adherence. Journal
of HIV and AIDS, 2(3). doi http://dx.doi.org/10.16966/2380- 5536.123 *
14. Moore, S.M., Schiffman, R., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Redeker, N.S., McCloskey, D.J., Kim, M.T.,
Heitkemper, M.M., Guthrie, B.J., Dorsey, S.G., Docherty, S.L., Barton, D., Bailey, D.E., Austin,
J.K., & Grady, P. (2016). Recommendations of common data elements to advance the science
of self-management of chronic conditions. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 48(5), 437-447. doi:
10.1111/jnu.12233.
15. McCoy, K., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Balderson, B. H., Mahoney, C., & Catz, C. (2016). Correlates
of antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV-infected older adults. Journal of the
International Association of Providers of AIDS Care. 2016 May;15(3):248-255.
doi: 10.1177/2325957416642019. PMCID: PMC4869721. *
16. Zuniga, J.A., Yoo-Jeong, M., Dai, T., Ying, G., Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2016). The role of
depression in retention in care for person living with HIV. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 2016
Jan;30(1):34-8. doi: 10.1089/apc.2015.0214. Epub 2015 Nov 6. PMID: 26544915. *+
17. Jones, D., Cook, R., Cecchini, D., Sued, O., Bofill, L., Weiss, S., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Lopez,
M.R., Spence, A. (2015). Examining adherence among challenging patients in public and
private HIV care in Argentina. AIDS and Behavior, 2015 Sep;19(9):1619-29. doi:
10.1007/s10461-015-1037-7. PMID: 25777507. *
18. Redeker, N.S., Anderson, R., Bakken, S., Corwin, E., Docherty, S., Dorsey, S.G., Heitkemper, M.,
McCloskey, D.J., Moore, S., Pullen, C., Rapkin, B., Schiffman, R., Waldrop-Valverde, D., &
Grady, P. (2015). Advancing Symptom Science Through Use of Common Data Elements.
Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2015 Sep;47(5):379-88. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12155. Epub 2015
Aug 6. PMID: 26250061.
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19. Waldrop-Valverde, D., Ownby, R.L., Jones, D.L., Sharma S., Nehra, R., Kumar, A.M., Prabhakar,
S., Kumar, M. (2015). Neuropsychological test performance among healthy persons in
northern India: development of normative data. Journal of Neurovirology, 2015
Aug;21(4):433-8. doi: 10.1007/s13365-015-0332-4. Epub 2015 Mar 18. PMID: 25784168. *+
20. Bofill, L., Weiss, S.M., Lucas, M., Bordato, A., Dorigo, A., Fernandez-Cabanillas, G., Aristegui, I.,
Lopez, M., Waldrop-Valverde, D. Jones, D. (2015). Motivational Interviewing among HIV
Health Care Providers: Challenges and Opportunities to Enhance Engagement and Retention
in Care in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Journal of the International Association of Providers of
AIDS Care, 2015 Nov-Dec;14(6):491-6. doi: 10.1177/2325957415586257. Epub 2015 Jun 8.
PMID: 26056148. *
21. Anderson, A.L., Higgins, M., Ownby, R.L., & Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2015). Changes in
Neurocognition and Adherence over six months in HIV-Infected Individuals with Cocaine or
Heroin Dependence. AIDS Care, Mar, 27(3), 333-337. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2014.985183.
Epub 2014 Dec 6. PMID: 25484035. *+
22. Cook, R., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Sharma, A., Vamos, S., Mahajan, B., Weiss, S.M., Kumar, M.,
Nehra, R., Jones, D.L. (2014). Cognitive functioning, depression, and HIV medication
adherence in India: A randomized pilot trial. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 2014
Jan 1;2(1):640-652. Epub 2014 May 5. PMID: 25750807 *
23. Ownby, R.L., Acevedo, A., Jacobs, R.J., Caballero, J., Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2014). Negative
and positive beliefs related to mood and health. American Journal of Health Behavior. 2014
Jul, 38(4), 586-97. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.38.4.12. PMID: 24636121 *
24. Ownby, R., Acevedo, A., Jacobs, R., Caballero, J., Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2014). Quality of Life,
Health Status, and Health Service Utilization Related to a New Measure of Health Literacy
FLIGHT/VIDAS. Patient Education and Counseling, 96(3), 404-410. doi:
10.1016/j.pec.2014.05.005. Epub 2014 May 14. PMID: 24856447 *
25. Ownby, R., Acevedo, A., Jacobs, R., Caballero, J., Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2014). Abilities, skills
and Knowledge in measures of health literacy. Patient Education and Counseling, 95(2), 211-
217. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.02.002. Epub 2014 Feb 16. PMID: 24637163 *
26. Castro, J., Waldrop-Valverde, D., & Valverde, E.E. (2013). An Educational Intervention with
Hispanic HIV Infected Patients: A Randomized Study. Epidemiol, 4:142. DOI: 10.4172/2161-
1165.10001.42 *
27. Waldrop-Valverde, D., Guo, Y., Ownby, R.L., Rodriguez, A., Jones, D.L. (2013). Risk and
protective factors for retention in HIV care. AIDS and Behavior. 2013 Oct 2. [Epub ahead of
print]. DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0633-7. PMID: 24085375. Springer Science+Business Media
New York. *+
28. Wawrzyniak, A.J., Ownby, R.L., McCoy, K., Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2013). Health literacy:
impact on the health of HIV-infected individuals. Current HIV/AIDS Reports. 2013 Nov 13.
[Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 24222474. DOI 10.1007/s11904-013-0178-4. Springer
Science+Business Media, Philadelphia, PA.
29. Cook, R.C., Jones, D.L., Nehra, R., Kumar, A., Prabhakar, S., Waldrop-Valverde, D., & Kumar,
M. (2013). Cognitive impairment, disrupted sleep, fatigue, depression, and quality of life in
early-stage HIV Clade-C infected Northern Indians. Journal of the International Association of
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Physicians in AIDS Care. Published online 2013 May 30. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22648011
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30. Ownby, R.L., & Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2013). Differential item functioning related to age in
the reading subtest of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults. Journal of Aging
Research, 2013, Article ID 654589, 6 pages. dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/654589. Hindawi
Publishing Corp. *
31. Ownby, R.L., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Jacobs, R.J., Acevedo, A., & Caballero, J. (2013). Cost
effectiveness of a computer-delivered intervention to improve HIV medication adherence.
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 13:29. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-13-29,
February 28. PMID: 23446180. PMCID PMC3599639. *
32. Cook, R., Jones, D.L., Nehra, R., Kumar, A.M., Prabhakar, S., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Sharma, S.,
& Kumar, M. (2013). HIV clade-C infection and cognitive impairment, fatigue, depression, and
quality of life in early-stage infection in Northern Indians. Journal of the International
Association of Providers of AIDS Care. doi: 10.1177/2325957413488193. Epub 2013 May 30.
PMID: 23722088. *
33. Waldrop-Valverde, D., Davis, T., Sales, J., Rose, E., Wingood, G., & DiClemente, R. (2013).
Sexual concurrency among young African American women. Psychology, Health & Medicine.
doi: 10.1080/13548506.2013.764462, 2013 January 31. PMID: 23363034. PMCID:
PMC3654006 [Available on 2014/7/31] *+
34. Cook, R., Jones, D.L., & Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2013). Personal HIV knowledge, appointment
adherence, and HIV outcomes. AIDS and Behavior, 17(1), 242-249. doi: 10.1007/s10461-012-
0367-y. PMID: 23143751 PMCID: PMC3549052 [Available on 2014/1/1] *+
35. Waldrop-Valverde, D., Dong, C., & Ownby, R.L. (2013). Medication taking self-efficacy and
medication adherence among HIV infected cocaine users. Journal of the Association of Nurses
in AIDS Care, 24(3):198-206. doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2012.05.005. Epub 2012 Nov 2. PMID:
23122904. PMCID: PMC3582724 [Available on 2014/5/1] *+
36. Ownby, R.L., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Hardigan, P., Caballero, J., Jacobs, R., & Acevedo, A.
(2013). Development and validation of a brief computer-administered HIV-related health-
literacy scale (HIV-HL). AIDS and Behavior, 17(2), 710-8. doi: 10.1007/s10461-012-0301-3.
PMID: 22961499. PMCID: PMC3562365 [Available on 2014/2/1] *
37. Ownby, R.L., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Caballero, J., & Jacobs, R. (2012). Baseline medication
adherence and response to an electronically delivered health literacy intervention targeting
adherence. Neurobehavioral HIV Medicine, 4, 113-121. PMID: 23293544. PMCID:
PMC3535445. *
38. Jones, D., Sharma, A., Kumar, M., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Nehra, R., Vamos, S., Cook, R., &
Weiss, S. (2012). Enhancing HIV medication adherence in India. Journal of the International
Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, May 24. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 22628369
39. Ownby, R.L., Waldrop-Valverde, D., & Taha, J. (2012). Why is health literacy related to
health? An exploration among US National Adult Literacy participants 40 years of age and
older. Educational Gerontology, 38(11):776-787. doi: 10.1080/03601277.2011.645441 *
40. Kumar, A.M., Ownby, R.L., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Fernandez, B., & Kumar, M. (2011). Human
immunodeficiency virus infection in the CNS and decreased dopamine availability:
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relationship with neuropsychological performance. Journal of Neurovirology, 17(1), 26-40.
doi: 10.1007/s13365-010-0003-4. Epub 2010 Dec 14. PMID: 21165787 *
41. Bofill, L., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Metsch, L., Pereyra, M., & Kolber, M. (2011). Demographic
and psychosocial factors associated with appointment attendance among HIV-positive
outpatients. AIDS Care, 23(10), 1219-1225. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2011.555743. Epub 2011
May 23. PMID: 21562998 *
42. Villar-Loubet, O., Jones, D.L., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Bruscantini, L., & Weiss, S. (2011). Sexual
barrier acceptability among multiethnic HIV-positive and at-risk women. Journal of Women’s
Health, 20(3), 365-373. PMID: 21526524. PMCID: PMC3058907 *
43. Ownby, R. L., Jacobs, R., Waldrop-Valverde, D., & Gould, F. (2010). Depression care and
prevalence in HIV-positive individuals. Neurobehavioral HIV Medicine, 2, 73-83. doi:
10.2147/NBHIV.S7296 *
44. Waldrop-Valverde, D., Nehra, R., Sharma, S., Malik, A., Jones, D., Kumar, A.M., Ownby, R.L.,
Wanchu, A., Weiss, S., Prabhakar, S., & Kumar, M. (2010). Education effects on the
International HIV Dementia Scale. Journal of Neurovirology, 16(4), 264-267. doi:
10.3109/13550284.2010.497808. PMID: 20578972. *+
45. Waldrop-Valverde, D., Jones, D.L., Gould, F., Kumar, M., & Ownby, R.L. (2010).
Neurocognition, health related reading literacy, and numeracy in medication management for
HIV infection. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 24(8), 477-484. doi: 10.1089/apc.2009.0300. PMID:
20662594. PMCID: PMC2958450. *+
46. Waldrop-Valverde, D., Osborn, C.Y., Rodriguez, A., Rothman, R.L., Kumar, M., & Jones, D.L.
(2010). Numeracy skills explain racial differences in HIV medication management. AIDS and
Behavior, 14(4), 799-806. doi: 10.1007/s10461-009-9604-4. Epub 2009 Aug 8. PMID:
19669403. PMCID: PMC2891293. *+
47. Jones, D.L., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Gonzalez, P., Mack, A., Kumar, A.M., Ownby, R.L., Weiss,
S.M., & Kumar, M. (2010). Mental health in HIV seronegative and seropositive IDUs in South
Florida. AIDS Care, 22(2), 152-158. doi: 10.1080/09540120903039851. PMID: 19662550. *
48. Jones, D.J., Chitalu, N., Ndubani, P., Mumbi, M., Weiss, S.M., Villar-Loubet, O., Vamos, S., &
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2009). Sexual risk reduction among Zambian couples. SAHARA Journal,
6(2), 69-75. PMID: 19936408 *
49. Kumar, A.M., Fernandez, J.B., Singer, E.J., Commins, D., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Ownby, R.L., &
Kumar, M. (2009). Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in the central nervous system leads
to decreased dopamine in different regions of post mortem human brains. Journal of
Neurovirology, 15(3), 257-274. doi: 10.1080/13550280902973952. PMID: 19499455 *
50. Ownby, R.L., Kumar, A., Fernandez, J.B., Moleon-Borodowski, I., Gonzalez, L., Eisdorfer, S.,
Waldrop-Valverde, D., & Kumar, M. (2009). Tumor necrosis factor – alpha levels in HIV-1
seropositive injecting drug users. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 4(3), 350-358. doi:
10.1007/s11481-009-9150-x. Epub 2009 Apr 4. PMID: 19347588. PMCID: PMC3608274 *
51. Waldrop-Valverde, D., Jones, D.L., Jayaweera, D., Gonzalez, P., Romero, J., & Ownby, R.L.
(2009). Gender differences in medication management capacity in HIV infection: The role of
health literacy and numeracy. AIDS and Behavior, 13(1), 46-52. doi: 10.1007/s10461-008-
9425-x. Epub 2008 Jul 10. PMID: 18618237. PMCID: PMC2606913. *
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52. Jones, D.L., Weiss, S.M., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Chitalu, N., Mumbi, M., & Vamos, S. (2008).
Community-based risk reduction in Zambia. Open Health Services and Policy Journal, 1, 45-51.
53. Georgiou, M.F., Gonenc, A., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Kuker, R.A., Ezzudin, S.H., Sfakianakis,
G.N., & Kumar, M. (2008). Analysis of the effects of injecting drug use and HIV-1 infection on
18F-FDG PET brain metabolism. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 49(12), 1999-2005. doi:
10.2967/jnumed.108.052688. Epub 2008 Nov 7. PMID: 18997046 *
54. Waldrop-Valverde, D., Jones, D.L., Weiss, S., Kumar, M., & Metsch, L.R. (2008). The effects of
low literacy and cognitive impairment on medication adherence in HIV-positive injecting drug
users. AIDS Care, 20(10), 1202-1210. doi: 10.1080/09540120801927017. PMID: 19012081 *+
55. Kumar, M., Kumar, A.M., Ownby, R.L., Jones, D.L., & Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2007). HIV-1
infection and drug abuse in India: An emerging challenge. American Journal of Infectious
Diseases, 3(4), 191-194. doi: 10.3844/ajidsp.2007.191.194.
56. Valverde, E.E., Purcell, D.W., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Malow, R., Knowlton, A.R., Gomez, C.A.,
Farrell, N., Latka, M.H., & The INSPIRE Team. (2007). Correlates of depression among women
and men who inject drugs. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 46, (S2), S96-
S100. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318157683b. PMID: 18089990. *
57. Gupta, J.D., Satishchandra, P., Gopukumar, K., Wilkie, F., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Ellis, R.,
Ownby, R., Subbakrishna, D.K., Desai, A., Kamat, A., Ravi, V., Rao, B.S., Satish, K.S., & Kumar,
M. (2007). Neuropsychological deficits in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 clade C-
seropositive adults from South India. Journal of Neurovirology, 13(3), 195-202. PMID:
17613709. *
58. Kumar, M., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Kumar, A.M., Fernandez, J., Gonzalez, L., & Ownby, R.L.
(2006). Neuroendocrine abnormalities in drug abusers and HIV-infected individuals: cortisol
response to cold pressor challenge. American Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2 (3), 136-140.
doi: 10.3844/ajidsp.2006.136.140. *
59. Ownby, R.L., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Kumar, A.M., Mack, A., Fernandez, J.B., Gonzalez, L.,
Gonzalez, P., & Kumar, M. (2006). Cortisol response mediates HIV-1 related cognitive deficits
among injecting drug abusers. American Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2(2), 74-79. doi:
10.3844/ajidsp.2006.74.79 *
60. Valverde, E.E., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Anderson-Mahoney, P., Loughlin, A.M., Del Rio, C.,
Metsch, L., & Gardner, L.I. (2006). System and patient barriers to appropriate HIV care for
disadvantaged populations: the HIV medical care provider perspective. Journal of the
Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 17(3), 18-28. PMID: 16829359. *
61. Waldrop-Valverde, D., Ownby, R.L., Wilkie, F.L., Mack, A., Kumar, M., & Metsch, L. (2006).
Neurocognitive aspects of medication adherence in HIV-positive injecting drug users. AIDS
and Behavior, 10(3), 287-297. PMID: 16485072. *+
62. Waldrop-Valverde, D. and Valverde, E. (2005). Homelessness and psychological distress as
contributors to antiretroviral nonadherence in HIV positive injecting drug users. AIDS Patient
Care and STDs, 19(5), 326-334. PMID: 15916495. *+
63. Ownby, R.L, Kumar, M., & Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2005). Structure of a cognitive ability
battery among HIV+ intravenous drug users evaluated in a study of medication adherence.
International Journal of Neuroscience, 115(9), 1259-1271. PMID: 16048805. *
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64. Waldrop-Valverde, D., Ownby, R.L., & Kumar, M. (2005). Influence of depression and HIV
serostatus on the neuropsychological performance of injecting drug users. Psychiatry and
Clinical Neurosciences, 59(4), 372-378. PMID: 16048441. *
65. Waldrop, D., Ownby, R.L., & Kumar, M. (2004). Serial position effects in HIV-infected injecting
drug users. International Journal of Neuroscience, 114(4), 493-516. PMID: 15195354. *
66. Kumar, M., Kumar, A.M., Waldrop, D., Antoni, M., & Eisdorfer, C. (2003). HIV-1 infection and
its impact on the HPA axis, cytokines, and cognition. Stress, 6(3), 167-172. PMID: 13129810.
67. Kumar, M., Kumar, A.M., Waldrop, D., Antoni, M., & Schneiderman, N. (2002). The HPA axis in
HIV-1 Infection. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 31(S2), S89-S93. PMID:
12394788.
68. Waldrop, D., Kumar, M., Kumar, A.M., Wilkie, F.L., & Eisdorfer, C. (2001). Mirror star-tracing
performance in HIV-1 infection: an assessment of visuoconstructive skills? Stress and Health,
17(5), 287-290. doi: 10.1002/smi.910 *
69. Waldrop, D.G., Lightsey, O.R., Ethington, C.A., Woemmel, C., & Coke, A. (2001). Self-efficacy,
optimism, health competence and recovery from orthopedic surgery. Journal of Counseling
Psychology, 48(2), 233-238. doi: 10.1037//0022-0167.48.2.233 *+
70. Strauser, D.R., Waldrop, D.G., & Ketz, K. (1999). Reconceptualizing the work personality.
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 42(4), 290-301.
71. Strauser, D.R., Waldrop, D., Hamsley, J., & Jenkins, W. (1998). The role of self-efficacy and
locus of control in job readiness training programs. Work: A journal of preventive assessment
and rehabilitation, 10(3), 243-249.
72. Strauser, D.R., Waldrop, D.G., & Jenkins, W. (1998). Application of self-efficacy theory to the
transition from school to work. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 11(2), 125-132.
73. Randolph, D.L., Wood, T.S., & Waldrop, D.G. (1998). Assessing consultant strategies for
dealing with consultee resistance. Psychology: A Journal of Human Behavior, 35(40972), 33-
38. http://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/5148
74. Randolph, D.L., and Waldrop, D.G. (1996). Assessment of doctoral students' perceptions of
barriers to employment in higher education. Record in Educational Leadership, 16-17, 114-
121.
75. Randolph, D.L., and Waldrop, D.G. (1995). The efficacy of the Vocational Preference Inventory
as a discriminator of attachment styles. Psychological Reports, 76(3), 1260-1262.
http://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/5903
Book Chapter
Waldrop-Valverde, D., & Dalmida, S.G. (2015). Prevention Counseling and Other Strategies in the HIV
Care Setting. In L. Metsch and M. Goldstein (Eds.) Encyclopedia of AIDS (pp. 1-9). Springer Science.
doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9610-6_123-1
Waldrop, D., Kumar, A.M., & Kumar, M. (2003). HIV-1 Infection: Neuroendocrine & Neurotransmitter
Abnormalities & Cognition. In M.P.N Nair & S.A. Schwartz (Eds.) Immunology of HIV Infection (pp. 54 –
81). Research Signpost; Kerala, India.
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Book Reviews
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2011). Day-to-day functioning: Does neuropsychology have a role?
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 33, 604-605. PMID: 21318919.
Research Abstracts and Proceedings
Jones DL, Bofill L, Aristegui I, Mattioli I, Sued O, Cecchini D, Cassetti I, Cahn P, Weiss SM,
Waldrop-Valverde D, Lopez M (2014). COPA- Enhancing Adherence, Engagement and Retention in
HIV Care in Argentina. Annals Behav Med.
Jones D, Bofill de Murillo L, Lopez M, Lucas Gomez M, Dorigo A, Bordato A, Fernandez Cabanillas
G, Sued O, Bugarin G, Cassetti I, Cahn P, Waldrop-Valverde D, Weiss SM. (2013). Patient and Provider
Assessments of Challenges and Opportunities for Adherence, Engagement and Retention in HIV Care
in Argentina. Annals Behav Med.
Waldrop, D., Kumar, M., & Eisdorfer, C. (2002, July). Cognitive-motor deficits & mirror star-tracing
performance in HIV-1+ IDUs. Proceedings of the XIVth International AIDS Conference, Barcelona, Spain.
Kumar, M., Waldrop, D., Kumar, A.M., & Eisdorfer, C. (2002, July). HIV-1 infection and drug
abuse: Consolidation of new memory. Proceedings of the XIVth International AIDS Conference,
Barcelona, Spain.
Published Interviews
Waldrop-Valverde D. A closer look at cognition and chronic illness. By Sally Wolff King. Emory
Nursing Magazine. Fall 2013.
Waldrop-Valverde D. Close Ties. By Dana Goldman. Emory Health. Winter 2013.
Waldrop-Valverde D. Nursing school receives NIH grant for new chronic illness center. By Holly
Korschun. Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory News Center. October 1, 2012.
Waldrop-Valverde D. Targeting health literacy among African Americans with HIV/AIDS. By Kerry
Ludlam. Emory News Center. April 24, 2012.
Waldrop-Valverde D. Targeting health literacy among African Americans with HIV/AIDS. By Kerry
Ludlam. Emory Nursing Magazine. Spring 2012.
Waldrop-Valverde D. HIV/AIDS still takes a significant toll on African Americans. By Kerry Ludlam
& Jasmine Hoffman. Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory News Center. February 6, 2012.
Waldrop-Valverde D. Researcher receives NIH grant to study HIV-related health disparities. By
Jasmine Hoffman. Emory Report. December 5, 2011.
Waldrop-Valverde D. Emory researcher receives NIH grant to study HIV-related health disparities.
Grant underscores importance of national HIV/AIDS strategy, World AIDS Day. By Kerry Ludlam &
Jasmine Hoffman. Emory University News Release. November 30, 2011.
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Videos
Waldrop-Valverde D. (2012, Feb). The toll of HIV/AIDS on African American Community.
Prepared in observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. February 7, 2012. Atlanta, GA.
http://news.emory.edu/stories/2012/04/video_hiv_toll_on_african_americans/
SCHOLARSHIP: PRESENTATIONS
Invited presentations
Waldrop-Valverde, D. Symptom Science Priorities. Presented at the Nursing Research Workshop:
Building Capacity for Competitiveness in HIV/AIDS Nursing Research at NINR. Preconference
Workshop Faculty for the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) Nov. 2016, 20 attendees,
Atlanta, GA Role: faculty
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2016, April). The Relationship of Cognitive Symptoms with day-to-day
functioning. Invited presenter at the Researcher Spotlight: Cognitive Science in Chronic Illness, Duke
University School of Nursing ADAPT Center, Durham, NC.
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2015, December). Health Literacy & Clinical Trial Accrual. Invited panelist
for the 3rd Annual Winship Clinical Trials Retreat, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Decatur,
GA.
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2015, November). Addressing Health Literacy in the collection and use of
patient reported data and patient reported outcomes in research. Invited panelist for the 7th Annual
Health Literacy Research Conference (HARC), Bethesda, MD.
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2015, October). Invited expert panelist for the Biomarkers and
Biobehavioral Methods for Symptom Science Symposium, Duke University School of Nursing ADAPT
Center, Durham, NC.
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2015, September). Cognitive/affective issues in chronic illness. Invited
expert panelist for the Self, Others, and Chronic Conditions: Basic Mechanisms and Processes that
Facilitate or Impede Self-Management OppNet Self-Management Workshop, NIH, Bethesda, MD.
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2014, November). Advancing the Impact of Health Literacy Research:
Enhancing the usefulness of established and new measures of health literacy. Invited panelist for the
6th Annual Health Literacy Research Conference (HARC), Bethesda, MD.
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2014, October). Treatment Adherence in HIV/AIDS. Invited by Duke
University’s ADAPT Center to give a live streaming presentation given at Emory University’s School of
Nursing Research Roundtable, Atlanta, GA.
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2014, May). Invited to facilitate the “Cognitive” Breakout Session:
Common Data Elements for NINR Centers at the 2014 NINR Center Directors Meeting: Integration,
Leveraging, and Translating Common Data. Bethesda, MD.
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Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2014, January).The Aging of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the US:
Neurocognitive and Health Literacy Challenges. Invited to present at the 2014 Geriatrics and
Gerontology Grand Rounds, Emory University, Atlanta GA.
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2013, May). Neurocognition in HIV/AIDS. Invited webinar presentation at
the International HOPE Nursing Conference, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA.
Presented online via the Hope Internet conferencing platform which streams conferences for viewing
live by anyone around the world. https://cfar.webex.com.
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2013, February). A Graying Pandemic: Aging with HIV/AIDs. Invited
presentation at the Birmingham/Atlanta VA Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
Planning and Collaboration Meeting on Multimorbidity and Chronic Illness in Aging, Atlanta VA
Medical Center, Atlanta, GA.
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2013, January). It's Like a Picture That is Out of Focus': Health Literacy
Challenges in HIV+ Members of the Greatest Generation. Invited presentation at the AIDS in the AARP
Years sponsored by the Emory Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), Atlanta, GA.
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2009, March) Neurocognition in HIV and Substance Abuse: Risks and
Consequences. Invited presentation at the Center for HIV Educational Studies and Training (CHEST),
City University of New York. New York; New York.
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2009, October). Neuropsychology, Health Literacy, and Medication
Adherence in HIV/AIDS. Invited presentation at the Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds,
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Miami, FL.
International Presentations
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Valverde, E., Dai, T., Guo, Y. (2017). The Impact of Internalized HIV Stigma
on Retention in HIV Care. Podium presentation at the 12th International Conference on HIV Treatment
and Prevention Adherence, Miami, FL, June, 2017.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Dai, T., Guo, Y., Ownby, R., Holstad, M. (2015, June). Health Literacy &
Numeracy Explains Race Differences In Medication-Taking. Poster presentation at the 2015 10th
International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence. Miami, FL, June 28, 2015.
Ownby, R.L., Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2015, June). HIV-HL-2: Rasch Analysis and Concurrent
Validity. Poster presentation at the 10th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention
Adherence, Miami, FL, June 28, 2015.
Ownby, R.L., Holstad, M., Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2015, June). Employment is related to health
literacy in persons with HIV infection. Poster presentation at the 10th International Conference on HIV
Treatment and Prevention Adherence, Miami, June 28, 2015.
Holstad, M., Ownby, R.L., Waldrop-Valverde, D. (presenting) (2014, June). Health Literacy is
Related to HIV-Positive Persons Medication Adherence Motivations. Presented oral abstract at the 9th
International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, Miami, FL, June 8-10, 2014.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Ownby, R.L., Anderson, A.M., Holstad, M. (2014, June). Low Health
Literacy is associated with Poor Attitudes Toward Health Care Providers. Poster presentation at the
9th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, Miami, FL, June 8-10,
2014.
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Ownby, R.L., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Holstad, M., Anderson, A.M. (2014, June). The HIV-HL-2: A
Revised Instrument to Assess the Health Literacy of Person with HIV. Poster presentation at the 9th
International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, Miami, FL, June 8-10, 2014.
Jones, D.L., Weiss, S.M., Bofill, L., Lopez, M., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Metsch, L., Cahn, P., Cassetti,
I. (2014, June). Positive Connections- Enhancing Adherence, Engagement and Retention in HIV Care in
Argentina. Presentation at the 9th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention
Adherence, Miami, FL, June 8-10, 2014.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Jones, D.L., & Weiss, S. (2012, August, September). Modifiers of
Adherence Intervention Efficacy in Diverse Settings. Oral symposium presented at the 12th
International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Ownby, R.L., Jones, D.L., & Rodriguez, A. (2012, June). Psychosocial
Influences on Medical and Laboratory Visits for Routine HIV Care. Poster presentation at the 7th
International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, Miami, FL.
Jones, D., Sharma, A., Cook, R., Vamos, S., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Weiss, S., Kumar, M., & Nehra,
R. (2012, June). Intervening to increase adherence among HIV+ patients in Northern India.
Presentation at the 7th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence,
Miami, FL.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Ownby, R.L., & Jones, D.L. (2011, May). Why Do I Forget my
Appointments? Neurocognitive Predictors of Adherence to Outpatient HIV Medical Appointments.
Presented at the 6th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, Miami,
FL.
Jones, D., Sharma, A., Weiss, S., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Kumar, M., Nehra, R., & Vamos, S. (2010,
August). Providers and Patients in India: Contrasting Perceptions on HIV Medication Adherence.
Presented at the 11th International Congress on Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Dong, C., Gonzalez, P., & Ownby, R.L. (2010, May). Self-Efficacy for
Medication Taking among HIV+ Substance Users. Poster presented at the 5th International HIV
Treatment Adherence Conference. Miami, FL.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Jones, D.L., Gonzalez, P., Jean-Simon, J., Rodriguez, A., & Ownby, R.L.
(2010, May). Factors Associated with Medical Appointment Adherence among HIV Positive Patients in
an Inner-City, Public Hospital. Poster presented at the 5th International HIV Treatment Adherence
Conference. Miami, FL.
Ownby, R.L., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Gonzalez, P., & Sciberras, A. (2010, May). A computer-based
individually-tailored information intervention to improve medication adherence. Presented at the 5th
International Conference on HIV Treatment Adherence, Miami FL.
Ownby, R.L., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Gonzalez, P., & Sciberras, A. (2010, May). Relation of
cognitive abilities and health literacy to patients’ recall of orally-presented medication instructions.
Presented at the 5th International Conference on HIV Treatment Adherence, Miami FL.
Jones, D.L., Sharma, A., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Weiss, S.M., Kumar, M., & Nehra, R. (2010, May).
Challenges and Opportunities for Enhancing ART Adherence in India. Poster presented at the 5th
International Conference on HIV Treatment Adherence. Miami, FL.
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Bofill, L., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Metsch, L., & Kolber, M. (2010, March). Demographic and
psychosocial factors associated with appointment attendance among HIV-positive outpatients. Poster
presented at 14th International Conference on Infectious Diseases, Miami, FL.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Ownby, R.L., Rodriguez, A., Jayaweera, D., & Kumar, M. (2008, March).
Effects of Health Literacy and Neurocognition on Medication Management Capacity in HIV Infection.
Presented at the 3rd International Conference on HIV Treatment Adherence, Jersey City, NJ.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Rodriguez, A., Jayaweera, D., & Jones, D.L. (2008, March). Depression,
Medication Self-Efficacy and Adherence in HIV positive Substance Abusers. Poster presented at the 3rd
International Conference on HIV Treatment Adherence, Jersey City, NJ.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Jayaweera, D., Rodriguez, A., Kumar, M., & Romero, J. (2007, March).
Math and Memory Skills May Be Key for Accurate Understanding of ART Instructions. Poster
presented at the 2nd International Conference on HIV Treatment Adherence, Jersey City, NJ.
Waldrop, D., Ownby, R.L., Wilkie, F., Kumar, A.M., & Kumar, M. (2005, July). Cortisol response
mediates cognitive function in HIV infection. Poster presented at the Mid Year Conference of the
International Neuropsychological Society, Dublin, Ireland.
Kumar, M., Waldrop, D., Kumar, A. M., & Eisdorfer, C. (2002, July). HIV infection & drug abuse:
Consolidation of new memory. Poster presented at the XIVth International AIDS Conference,
Barcelona, Spain.
Waldrop, D., and Kumar, M. (2001, August). Primacy and recency learning in HIV-1+ IDUs.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Psychoneuroendocrinology Society,
Quebec City, Canada.
Kumar, M., Kumar, A.M., Fernandez, J.B., Waldrop, D., Goodkin, K., & Eisdorfer, C. (2000, June).
Stress, endocrines and cytokines in HIV-1 infection: Role of NeuroAIDS. Paper presented at the
NeuroAIDS 2000 Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Kumar, M., Kumar, A.M., Waldrop, D., Fernandez, J.B., Goodkin, K., & Eisdorfer, C. (2000, July).
HIV-1 infection and neuroendocrine responses: Role in cognition. In M. Kumar (chair), HIV,
Neuroendocrines and Cognition. Symposium Psychopharmacology, Rhodes, Greece.
National Presentations
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Hepburn, K., Corwin, E., Williams, B. (2017, May). The Center for
Neurocognitive Studies: Advancing Symptom and Self-Management Science through Precision Health.
Poster presented at the 2017 NINR Center Directors Meeting, Bethesda, MD, May 2, 2017.
Gary, R.A., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Paul, S., Corwin, E.J., Hepburn, K., Williams, B. (2017, May).
Exercise and Cognitive training to Improve neurocognitive outcomes in persons with heart failure.
NINR Advancing Science, Bethesda, MD.
Gary, R.A., Waldrop-Valverde, D. and Paul, S. (2016, November) Exercise to improve cognitive
outcomes in cardiovascular disease. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. New Orleans, LA.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Ownby, R.L., Dai, T., Guo, Y., Holstad, M. (2016, September). Health
literacy explains HIV medication management disparities. Presented at the (SOS) State of the Science
Congress of Nursing Research; Washington, DC. September 15-17, 2016.
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Waldrop-Valverde, D., Hepburn, K., Corwin, E., Williams, B. (2016, May). The Center for
Neurocognitive Studies: Advancing the Science of Cognitive and Affective Symptoms in Chronic Illness.
Poster presented at the 2016 NINR Center Directors Meeting, Bethesda, MD. May 3, 2016.
Gary, R.A., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Paul, S., Corwin, E.J., Hepburn, K., Williams, B. (2016,
February). Exercise and Cognitive training to Improve neurocognitive outcomes in persons with heart
failure. Blue Bag Seminar, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta GA.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Ownby, R.L. (2015, November). Level of Health Literacy is related to
perceived stigmatization by healthcare providers in persons treated for HIV infection. Poster presented
at the 7th Annual Health Literacy Research Conference (HARC), Bethesda, MD.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Hepburn, K., Corwin, E., Williams, B. (2015, May). The Center for
Neurocognitive Studies: Advancing the Science of Cognitive and Affective Symptoms in Chronic Illness.
Poster presented at the 2015 NINR Center Directors Meeting, Bethesda, MD, May 5, 2015.
Routledge, F., Rogers, A., Quyyumi, A., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Hepburn, K., Corwin, E., Williams,
B., Guo, Y. (2014, May). The Effect of Insomnia on Cognition and Affect in Patients with
Prehypertension or Hypertension. Poster presented at the 2015 NINR Center Directors Meeting,
Bethesda, MD, May 5, 2014.
Gary, R.A., Butts, B., Waldrop-Valverde, D., McElroy, R., Relli-Moniz, P., Kim, J.h, Brunn, K.
Exercise and Cognitive Retraining in Persons with Heart Failure (EXCITE-HF): Preliminary Findings.
Poster presented at the 2015 NINR Center Directors Meeting, Bethesda, MD, May 5, 2015.
Yoo, M., Holstad, M., Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2014, November). Negative Social Interactions and
Perceived Stress Levels in Older Persons Aging with HIV/AIDS. Abstract for poster presentation at the
2014 Gerontological Society of America's 67th Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, D.C. Nov 5-9,
2014.
Yoo, M., Ownby, R. L., Jones, D., McCoy, K., Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2014, October). The role of
stigma in relation to depressive symptoms in HIV infected older adults. Poster presentation at the
Center for AIDS Research, Aging & HIV Conference. Atlanta, GA, October 2-3, 2014.
McCoy, K., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Balderson, B., Mahoney, C., & Catz, S. (2014, September).
Psychosocial predictors of antiretroviral therapy adherence among older HIV-infected adults. Poster
presentation at the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science’s 2014 State of the Science
Congress on Nursing Research, Washington, DC, September 18-20, 2014.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Redeker, N., McCloskey, D.J., Dorsey, S.G., Heitkemper, M., Corwin, E.J.,
Docherty, S.L. (2014, September). Common Data Elements Development for Symptom Science
Research. Presented at the CANS 2014 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research,
Washington, DC, September 18-20, 2014.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Hepburn, K., Corwin, E., Williams, B. (2014, September). Understanding
the Nature of Depressive Symptoms in Relation to Retention in HIV Care. Poster presented at the CANS
2014 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research, Washington, DC, September 18-20, 2014.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Hepburn, K., Corwin, E., Williams, B. (2014, May). The Center for
Neurocognitive Studies. Poster presented at the 2014 NINR Center Directors Meeting: Integration,
Leveraging, and Translating Common Data, Bethesda, MD, May 14, 2014.
Routledge, F., Rogers, A., Quyyumi, A., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Hepburn, K., Corwin, E., Williams,
B., Guo, Y. (2014, May). Insomnia, Cognition and Affect in Patients with Prehypertension or
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Hypertension. Poster presented at the 2014 NINR Center Directors Meeting: Integration, Leveraging,
and Translating Common Data, Bethesda, MD, May 14, 2014.
Jones, DL, Bofill L, Aristegui I, Mattioli I, Sued O, Cecchini D, Cassetti I, Cahn P, Weiss SM,
Waldrop-Valverde D, Lopez M. (2014, April). COPA- Enhancing Adherence, Engagement and Retention
in HIV Care in Argentina. Presentation at the 35th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society
of Behavioral Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, April 23-26, 2014.
Holstad, M., Ofotokun, I., Farber, E., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Logwood, S., Hira, R., Jobe, D.,
Adewuyi, M., Bauman, M., Pope, H., Zuniga, J. (2013, December) There’s an App for That! Promoting
Antiretroviral Medication Adherence in Rural Georgia: The Music for Health Project. Poster presented
at the 2013 mHealth Conference, Washington, DC, December 9-11, 2013.
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2013, November). Factors associated with health literacy in older persons
aging with HIV/AIDS. Presentation to the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA,
November 21-22, 2013.
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2013, October). The Impact of HIV/AIDS Related Cognitive Impairment on
Disease Self-Management. Presented at the Annual Executive Meeting of the Women’s Interagency
HIV Study (WIHS), Miami, FL, October 28-30, 2013.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Corwin, E., Hepburn, K., Williams, B. (2013, October). Depression may
confound cognitive complaints. Poster presented at the 2013 Special Topics Conference: Innovative
Approaches to Symptom Science – Measurement & Analysis of the Council for the Advancement of
Nursing Science 2013 Conference, Washington, DC, October 16, 2013.
Jones D, Bofill de Murillo L, Lopez M, Lucas Gomez M, Dorigo A, Bordato A, Fernandez Cabanillas
G, Sued O, Bugarin G, Cassetti I, Cahn P, Waldrop-Valverde D, Weiss SM. (2013, March). Patient and
Provider Assessments of Challenges and Opportunities for Adherence, Engagement and Retention in
HIV Care in Argentina. Presentation at the 34th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of
Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA, March 20-23, 2013.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Guo, Y., Ownby, R.L., Rodriguez, A., & Jones, D.L. (2013, March). Risk and
Protective Factors for Retention in HIV Care. Presented at the 34th Annual Meeting & Scientific
Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA, March 20-23, 2013.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Ownby, R.L., Rodriguez, A., & Jones, D.L. (2011, October). Social Support
Improves Attendance to Outpatient HIV Medical Appointments for Low Health Literate Patients.
Presented at the 3rd Annual Health Literacy Research Conference, Chicago, IL.
Ownby, R.L., and Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2011, October). A Theory-Based Health Literacy
Intervention for HIV –Related Medication Adherence. Presented at the 3rd Annual Health Literacy
Research Conference, Chicago, IL.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Jones, D.L., Gonzalez, P., & Jean-Simon, J. (2011, April). The Role of
Disease Knowledge in HIV Care. Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions
of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.
Ownby, R.L., and Waldrop-Valverde, D. (November, 2010). A Computer-Based Individually-
Tailored Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence in HIV-Infected Individuals. Poster presented
at the American Informatics Association 2010 Annual Symposium, Washington, DC.
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Waldrop-Valverde, D., Sales, J., Rose, E., Wingood, G., & DiClemente, R.J. (2010, November).
Factors Associated with Sexual Concurrency Among At-Risk African American Teen Women. Presented
at the 138th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
Ownby, R.L., and Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2009, November). The relation of health literacy to
health status in participants 65 Years of age and older in the National Assessment of Adult Literacy
(NAAL). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta GA.
Ownby, R.L., and Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2009, November). Age-Related Differential Item
Functioning on the Test of Functional Health Literacy in HIV-Positive Older Adults. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta GA.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., and Ownby, R.L. (2009, October). Health Literacy and Prospective Memory
in HIV Seropositive Individuals. Presented at the Health Literacy Annual Research Conference,
Washington, D.C.
Ownby, R.L., and Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2009, October). Health Literacy is Related to Problem
Solving Skills. Presented at the Health Literacy Annual Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
Ownby, R.L., Hirth, J., & Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2009, October). Health Literacy is Associated with
Executive Function in Older Persons with Memory Problems. Poster presented at the Health Literacy
Annual Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
Ownby, R.L., Waldrop-Valverde, D., & Kumar, M. (2008, May). An Automated Intervention to
Improve Health Literacy in HIV Positive Individuals. Poster presented at the American Medical
Informatics Association Spring Congress, Orlando, FL.
Waldrop-Valverde, D., Rodriguez, A., & Ownby, R.L. (2008, December). Health Literacy and
Medication Management Among HIV Positive African Americans. Presented at the NIH Summit: The
Science of Eliminating Health Disparities, National Harbor, MD.
Waldrop, D., Loewenstein, D., & Ownby, R. (2001, November). Prediction of functional status
among patients with Alzheimer’s Dementia. Poster Presented at the annual meeting of the National
Academy of Neuropsychology, San Francisco.
Waldrop, D., and Kumar, M. (2001, November). RAVLT performance and HIV infection in
injecting drug users. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Academy of
Neuropsychology, San Francisco.
Kumar, M., Kumar, A.M., Waldrop, D., & Eisdorfer, C. (2000, November). The neuroendocrine
consequences and mental health outcomes among Alzheimer’s caregivers: A biologic mediator
paradigm? In D. Loewenstein (Chair), Critical methodological issues in assessing Alzheimer’s Disease
caregivers: biological, cognitive, and psychosocial issues. Symposium conducted at the annual
scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.
Waldrop, D. (2000, August). Self-efficacy and recovery from orthopedic surgery. Poster session
presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
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Local, State, and Regional Presentations
Yoo-Jeong, M., Haardoerfer, R., Hepburn, K., Holstad, M., & Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2018,
March). Clinical and Psychosocial Factors Related to Perceived Isolation in Older Persons Living with
HIV. Poster Presentation. Southern Nursing Research Society 32nd Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2014, October 21). Treatment Adherence in HIV/AIDS. Presented at the
Research Roundtable Seminar, Emory School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA.
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2013, November 1). Health Literacy in Chronic Illness. Presented at the
T32 Seminar, Emory School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA.
Waldrop-Valverde, D. (2013, November 8). Health Literacy Measurement. Presented at the T32
Seminar, Emory School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Courses Taught
Dates Name of Course Role in course
01/2017 – 05/2017 NRSG 730 Research Design and
Measurement
Coordinator/Lead instructor
01/2016 – 05/2016 NRSG 730 Research Design and
Measurement
Coordinator/Lead instructor
01/2015 – 05/2015 NRSG 732 Theoretical and Scientific
Bases for the Study of Clinical
Phenomena
Coordinator/Lead instructor
09/2012 – 12/2012 NRSG 731 Advanced Applications of
Measurement Theory in Clinical
Research Studies
Lead instructor
01/2012 – 05/2012
NRSG 730 Research Design and
Measurement
Lead Instructor
01/2012 – 05/2012
NRSG 732 Theoretical and Scientific
Bases for the Study of Clinical
Phenomena
Co-Instructor
01/2011 – 05/2011 NRSG 732 Theoretical and Scientific
Bases for the Study of Clinical
Phenomena
Co-Instructor
Guest Lecturer
Fall 2017, 2014,
2015, & 2016
NRSG 705 Endogenous and Exogenous Determinants of Human Health class
2014, NRSG 461 Farmworker Family Health Program about Health Literacy class
2013 NRSG 461 Farmworker Family Health Program about Health Literacy class
2012 NRSG 461 Farmworker Family Health Program about Health Literacy class
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Post-Doctoral Fellow in Nursing Advisement
2016-present Research Advisor for Tolu Oyesanya, RN, PhD
2013-2015 Research Advisor for Katryna F. McCoy, FNP, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Advisement
2016 –present Dissertation Committee Chair for Ashley Anderson
2015-2016 Dissertation Committee Chair for Jade McBroom
2013-present Dissertation Committee Chair for Moka Yoo-Jeong
2013-present Dissertation Committee Member for Maya Baumann
2012-present Dissertation Committee Member for Meridith Mikulich
Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation Reader
2012 Hannah Demeke (Emory SON) “HIV-related Stigma, Coping, Social Support
and Health-related Quality of Life: Comparison of Native-born and Foreign-
born Blacks Living with HIV/AIDS”, Dissertation Reader
2011 Kate Yeager (Emory SON), “Symptoms and Self-Management in Low Income
African Americans with Advanced Cancer”, Dissertation Reader
Doctor of Psychology Thesis Marker
2013 Brenton Maxwell (U of Western Australia) “Neuropsychological Predictors
of Self-reported Medication Adherence and Objective Medication
Management Ability in Healthy Ageing”, DPsych Thesis Reviewer
Master of Science in Nursing Thesis Advisement
None
Master of Public Health Thesis Advisement
None
Honors Research BSN Advisement
2016-present BTTB program mentor for Mary Claire Montilus
2014-2015 Research Advisor for Jill Peters
2012-2013 Research Advisor for Emily Headrick
2012-2013 Research Advisor for Emily Daily
Other Mentoring/Advisement
2016-present Monthly Post-Doctoral Fellows at NHWSN mentoring meetings
2016-present Primary mentor for Nadine Matthie, RN, PhD
2016-present Research mentor for Tolu Oyesanya, Post-doctoral fellow, Shepherd Center, Atlanta
2016-present DNP committee member, Karen Lindsley
2014-2015 Grant Proposal Writing Group for faculty – Fall & Spring Sessions
2013-present K01 Award Mentor for Albert M. Anderson, MD
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PROFESSIONAL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Membership in Professional Organizations
2015 Gerontological Society of America Member
2014 Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science Member
2013-Present Society of Behavioral Medicine Member
2011-Present Association for Psychological Science Member
2011-Present International AIDS Society Member
2011-Present National Institutes of Health, Loan Repayment
Program
Ambassador
2009-Present Emory, Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Science Council Member
2002-Present International Neuropsychological Society Member
Editorships and Editorial Boards
NA
Manuscript Reviewer
2017 Reviewer, Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
2016, 2017 Reviewer, AIDS Care
2013 Reviewer, International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
2013 Reviewer, Health Psychology
2013 Reviewer, Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (JIAPAC)
2013 Reviewer, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
2012
2010
2008
2008 - 2012
2005
2005 – 2012
2005
Reviewer, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
Reviewer, Journal of Health Communication
Reviewer, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Psychology
Reviewer, AIDS Care
Reviewer, International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
Reviewer, AIDS and Behavior
Reviewer, Neuropsychologia
National and International Consultation
2014-2016 Puerto Rico ePACTO DSMB HIV Intervention Study, DSMB member
2013-present Duke University ADAPT Center Advisory Committee Member
2009-2011 Florida International University, PI: Maria Jose Burbano-Miguez
2008 Florida International University, PI: Robert Malow
Visiting Professorships
None
National and International Scientific Review
2013 to 2019 Standing Member, BSCH NIH Study Section, Behavioral and Social Consequences of
HIV/AIDS
2012 July Ad hoc Reviewer, BSCH NIH Study Section, Behavioral and Social Consequences of
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HIV/AIDS
2012 March Ad hoc Reviewer, NIH LRP ZDA 1, L30 1
2012 March Ad hoc Reviewer, NIH Study Section BSCH, Behavioral and Social Consequences of
HIV/AIDS
2012 March Panel Reviewer, NIH Special Emphasis panel, ZHD1 DSR-M (52), Disclosure of HIV
Status to Children in Low and Middle Income Country Settings
2011 March Ad hoc Reviewer, NIH LRP ZDA1 LXF-L (01)
2011 March Ad hoc Reviewer, NIH Study Section, NCI ZCA1 SRLB-B (M1) R
2010 March Ad hoc Reviewer, NIH LRP ZDA 1, LXF L30 1
2009 April Ad hoc Reviewer, NIH LRP ZDA 1 LXF-L(01)
2009 March Ad hoc Reviewer, BSPH NIH Study Section, Behavioral and Social Science Approaches
to Prevention of HIV/AIDS
2008 Nov Ad hoc Reviewer, BSPH NIH Study Section, Behavioral and Social Science Approaches
to Prevention of HIV/AIDS
2008 April Ad hoc Reviewer, NIH LRP ZDA1 LXF-L(19) 1
2007 April Ad hoc Reviewer, NIH LRP ZDA1 LXF-L30 1
2007 March Ad hoc Reviewer, BSPH NIH Study Section, Behavioral and Social Science Approaches
to Prevention of HIV/AIDS
2006 April Ad hoc Reviewer, NIH LRP ZDA1 LXF-L30 1
2005 July Ad hoc Reviewer, NIH Study Section ZRG1-AARR-F (02)
Emory University Service
2016-2017 Member, Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) for Research Administration, Emory
Research Administration
2014-2015 Member, Winship Cancer Institute
2014-2015 Co-Chair, The Brain: Cancer and Neurocognition Initiative, Winship Cancer Institute
2013-2014 Member, Commission on Liberal Arts (CoLA), Learning Through Innovation
Committee
2012-2013 Member, Faculty Council
2012 Advisory Board Member, Faculty Staff Assistance Program,
2011, 2013 Reviewer, CFAR03 grant applications to the Emory Center for AIDS Research
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Service
2017 - present
2016-2017
Director of Graduate Studies (PhD Program Director)
Faculty Search Committee
2014-2015 Mentoring Committee
2014-2015 PhD Interview/Admissions Subcommittee
2014-2015 PhD Program Evaluation Subcommittee
2014-2015 PhD Program NRSA Workshop Development
2014-2015 Co-Chair, Nursing Innovations, Transforming Nursing Science
2014-2015 Faculty Committee on Appointment, Promotion and Tenure (FCAPT)
2011-2012 Reviewer, NIH grant applications for two NHWSN Assistant Professors
2011 Member, Graduate Faculty Committee
2011-2014 Chairperson, Research Committee
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Prior Service at Other Universities
2005 Library Committee, University of Miami
Other Community Service