Winner of the 2010 Judy Black Early Research Award

The Judy K. Black Early Career Research Award commemorates the life and honors the memory of the wife of one of The Academy’s founders and past presidents, Dr. David R. “Randy” Black. Judy died tragically in a traffic accident on January 31, 2003.  This award of the American Academy of Health Behavior recognizes early-career health behavior research that is innovative and rigorous and that makes an important contribution to science or practice. 

Authors wishing to be considered for the Judy Black Award will first have their abstract move through the standard peer review process before their paper can reach the Judy Black Award committee.  The paper should not have been previously published, in whole or part, or be currently under review for publication.  The award recipient will be notified around January 1, after which the paper will be peer reviewed and published in the AJHB.

Chair of the Judy Black Award Committee: Dr. Robert McDermott


2010 Award Winner, Dr. Yan Hong

This year's winner was Dr. Yan  Hong, for her paper "Care Arrangements of AIDS Orphans and its Relationship with Children's Psychosocial WellBeing: Evidence from Rural China", which is co-authored with Li Xiomind, Fang Xiaoyi, Zhao Guoxiang, Zhao Junfeng, Zhao Qun, Lin Xiuyun, Zhang Liying, and Bonita Stanton.

Dr. Hong is an Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Health at Texas A & M University’s School of Rural Public Health.  She received doctorate from Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2007.  Previously, she received an undergraduate degree in English from Xiamen University in China, and a Master’s degree in Medical Anthropology from the University of Maryland.Bob McDermott, Yan Hong, Dennis Thombs

 

Her research interests are HIV/STI behavioral intervention and the cultural adaptations of programs and measures. She integrates qualitative and quantitative methods in her research and explores the multi-level contexts related to health behaviors. Recently, she has been working on applying social networking technologies such as Internet and cell-phones in behavioral interventions.

Dr. Hong has been involved in more than 7 NIH-funded projects on HIV/STI prevention and measurement of psychosocial wellbeing. The awarded paper was a product of an NIMH-funded project “Bereavement and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Children Orphaned by AIDS in China.” Dr. Hong has published more than 30 journal articles, including journals such as AIDS & Behavior, AIDS Care, AIDS Patient Care and STDs, AIDS Education and Prevention, Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Community Mental Health Journal, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Health Education Research, and several others, more than half of which have been as the primary author.

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2010 POSTER AWARDS

2010 Chair:  Dr. Lisako McKyer     Asst Chair: Dr. Jeff Hallam

Poster Judges: Dong-Chul Seo, Jeff Hallam, Mohammad Torabi, Renee Umstattd
2010 ABSTRACT REVIEWERS
Bond, Dale S.
Bowden, Rodney G.
Bray, Bethany
Dinger, Mary
Dodd, Virginia J.
Duncan, David F.
Eddy, James M.
Feldman, Robert
Gielen, Andrea
Greaney, Mary
Hallam, Jeff (2011 Chair)
Kronenfeld, Jennie J.
Maddock, Jay
McLeroy, Kenneth
Roy F. Oman, Ph.D.
Smith, Shelagh
Torabi, Mohammad R
Trapl, Erika S.
Van Der Pol, Barbara
Weiler, Robert M.
Werch, Chad
Young, Michael
Outstanding Research Poster

 

Seo, Dong-Chul and Li, Kaigang

"Leisure-time physical activity dose-response effects on obesity among US adults: results from the 1999-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey"

Abstract
Outstanding Student Research Poster

 

Magidson, Jessica F., Hemberg Jordana L., 

La Touche Howard, Sylvette, Gorka, Stephanie,

Lejuez, C.W., and Daughters, Stacey B.

"Examining the effect of behavioral activation on

substance abuse treatment retention"

Abstract

 
2010 Posters of Distinction

 

Anstey, Erica H., Marhefka, Stephanie, Daley, Ellen, Vamos, Cheryl, Kolar, Stephanie, Buhi, Eric, Giuliano, Anna

"Men’s disclosure of an HPV test result:

An opportunity for educating women"

Abstract

 

Cheney, Marshall K.; Oman, Roy F.; Vesely, Sara K;

Aspy, Cheryl B.; Tolma, Eleni      

"Negative life events and initiation of sexual intercourse

in adolescents: the influence of age, family structure,

and family income"  

Abstract

 

Dubowitz, Tamara; Heron, Melonie; Basurto-Davila,

Ricardo; Bird, Chloe E.; Escarce, Jose J.

"Decomposing racial/ethnic differences in health

behaviors in the United States"

Abstract

 

Malo, Teri L.; Giuliano, Anna; Quinn, Gwen;

Roetzheim, Richard; Bruder, Karen; Lee, Ji-Hyun; Vadaparampil, Susan T.

"Physician perceptions of parental barriers to HPV

vaccination among adolescent girls: A national survey"

 

Abstract

 

Martinasek, Mary; Perrin, Kay; Mowat, Marisa;

Hall, Melanie; Carouthers, Dewey

"An evaluation of a counter-marketing student-led campaign

to decrease sedentary behavior and fast food intake among

4th and 5th grade students"

 

Abstract

 

 

 

Smith, Matthew L.; Ory, Marcia G.;

Cheng, Yichen; Hochhalter, Angela K.

"Implementation and delivery of an evidence-based fall

prevention program for older adults in Texas"

Abstract
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