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Marinelle Payton

Marinelle Payton, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., M.P.H. 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Education.................................................................................................................................2 Postdoctoral Training...............................................................................................................2 Academic Appointments .........................................................................................................2

Administrative Appointments ..................................................................................................4 Clinic Appointments.................................................................................................................4 Other Professional Positions ............................................................................................4

Awards and Honors .........................................................................................................8 Development of Academic Programs of Public Health .....................................................10 Development of National Public Health Program .............................................................12 Development of School and Public Health Program Facilities................................................12 Development of Research Institutes, Centers, and Facilities .................................................12 Development of Research Training and Education Programs ...............................................13 Major Academic Workshops and Conferences.......................................................................14 Major Committees, Workshops, and Assignments .................................................................14 Selected NIH Scientific Review Panels ............................................................................15 University Committees, Boards, and Workshops....................................................................21 Professional Societies and Associations.................................................................................31

Major Research Interests.................................................................................................32 Major Research Funding.........................................................................................................32 Teaching .................................................................................................................................37 Student Mentorship..........................................................................................................42 Junior Faculty Mentorship ................................................................................................43 Local, Regional, and National Contributions ...........................................................................43 Presentations...........................................................................................................................49 Bibliography.............................................................................................................................63 Special Issues .........................................................................................................................63 Selected Original Reports .......................................................................................................66 Technical Documents .............................................................................................................72


Business Address: 350 West Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Jackson, MS Telephone Number: 617-543-8980 Email Address: [email protected]

EDUCATION:

M.D. Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (Doctor of Medicine) (Combined M.D – Ph.D. Degrees)

Ph.D. Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (Doctor of Philosophy/Neurological Science)

M.S. Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN (Master of Science/Biology)

M.P.H. Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA (Master of Public Health/Epidemiology)

Certificate Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA Environmental-Occupational Medicine Residency

Certificate Boston University Affiliated Hospitals, Boston, MA Surgery/Medicine Residency

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING:

Internships and Residencies

1988 - 1990 Resident, Environmental-Occupational Medicine, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA.

1987 - 1988 Resident, Radiology, Yale Affiliated Hospitals, New Haven, CT.

1986 - 1987 Internship, Surgery, Boston University Affiliated Hospitals, Boston, MA.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

2016 - Present Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health Initiative, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

As chair, I assume a leadership role in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. In addition to carrying out the day to day responsibilities including working with faculty to develop the curriculum and teaching schedules, course offerings, and assigning faculty to meet the needs of


the curriculum; implementing school policy and processes within the department; supervising work assignments of faculty and staff; working with faculty to develop and implement plans for their teaching, research and creative work, and service; a large portion of time is spent serving as a member of our Council on Education for Public Health Accreditation (CEPH) Committee. Although there are many responsibilities serving as a member of the Accreditation Team, those that were directly related to my position as chair of the department were centered around developing and implementing the new CEPH foundational and concentration competencies for both the Doctor of Public Health Degree (DrPH) and the Master of Public Health (MPH) Degree programs along with updating all course syllabi with those competencies. As a result of our work, the School of Public Health was fully accredited in the 2018 Fall Semester. The School of Public Health is the first and only accredited School of Public Health in the State of Mississippi. A major accomplishment, in addition to CEPH school accreditation, includes online program development. Our department has developed online courses for its MPH core and concentration courses and is developing an online MPH Certificate Program in epidemiology and an online MPH Certificate Program in biostatistics. Furthermore, while serving as chair, I have been able to maintain my own professional academic and research development, for example, writing research grants where I was recently awarded 5.2 M as the Principal Investigator of the Jackson Heart Study Graduate Training and Education Center (funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the NIH/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH), while serving as the Principal Investigator of the NIH/NIMHD Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities. Also, I serve as chair of dissertations for students in our DrPH Program (DrPH) as well as faculty advisor of students in our MPH Degree Program.

2010 - Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Tenured), Department

of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2010 - 2011 Acting Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS. 2006 - Director, CDC Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, School of Health Sciences/School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS. 2005 - 2015 Assistant Dean for Research and Program Development, College

of Public Service, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.


2000 - 2004 Founding Chair, Department of Public Health, School of Allied Health Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS. 2000 - Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Tenured), Department of Public Health, School of Allied Health Sciences/School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

1997 - 2000 Instructor in Occupational Medicine, Occupational Health Program,

Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA.

1995 -1999 Instructor in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical

School, Boston, MA.

1991 - 1995 Research Associate, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

1988 -1990 Research Fellow, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental

Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA.

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:

1996 Research Associate, Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital,

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

1991 - 2000 Associate Epidemiologist, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

CLINIC APPOINTMENTS:

1996 - 1999 Neuropsychological Testing, Veterans Administration Outpatient

Clinic, Boston, MA.

1991 - 1993 Associate Physician, Clinical Environmental-Occupational Medicine, Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center, Dorchester, MA.

OTHER SELECTED PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS: 2018 - 2019 Coach, Junior Faculty Development Program, Jackson State University.

2017 - Leader, Public Health Self-Study, Council on Education for Public Health, Accreditation for the School of Public Health, Jackson State University.


2016 Chair, Public Health Accreditation Criterion 3, Council on Education for Public Health, Accreditation for the School of Public Health, Jackson State University. 2016 - Coach, National Research Mentoring Network. 2014 - 2015 Member, Public Health Task Force, Jackson State University.

2013 - Chair, Internal Advisory Board, RCMI, College of Science Engineering and Technology, Jackson, MS.

2013 - 2018 Director and Principal Investigator, Jackson Heart Study Graduate

Training and Education Center (National Institutes of Health, National Center of Minority Health and Health Disparities), School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2013 - 2017 Coach, Academy for Research and Scholarly Engagement, Division of Research and Federal Relations, Jackson State University. 2012 - Associate Editor, Online Journal of Urban and Rural Research. 2012 - 2017 Principal Investigator (Jackson State University), NIH/NIMHD (National

Institutes of Health, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities) Mid-South Trans-disciplinary Collaborative Center on Health Disparities.

2012 - 2017 Director and Principal Investigator, NIH/NIMHD (National Institutes of Health,

National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities) Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, School of Health Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2011 - Editorial Board Member, BMC Public Health Journal. 2011 - 2012 Director and Principal Investigator, Scholarships for Disadvantaged students

(Department of Health and Human Services), Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, School of Health Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2010 - 2012 Director and Principal Investigator, Early Onset Childhood Obesity:

An Assessment of Contributing Factors in the School Environment in Rural Mississippi (Department of Health and Human Services), Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, School of Health Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.


2009 - 2010 Director and Principal Investigator, The Mississippi SIDS African American Outreach Project (National Institutes of Health), Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, School of Health Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2009 - 2013 World Gallop Poll Fellow, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2008 - 2010 Director and Principal Investigator, The Mound Bayou Obesity Study

(Robert Wood J ohnson Foundation), Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, School of Health Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2008 - 2010 Director and Principal Investigator, Addressing Diabesity in Rural

Mississippi, Mississippi Institute of Geographic Improvement for Minority Health, University of Mississippi Medical Center, National Institutes of Health, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Center of Excellence in Minority Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, School of Health Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2007 - 2010 Director and Principal Investigator, Fighting Obesity in Central

Mississippi (National Institutes of Health), Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, School of Health Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2005 - 2013 Leader, Public Health Program Criterion, Council on Education for Public

Health, Accreditation and reaccreditation for the Doctoral of Public Health Degree Program and Master of Public Health Program, School of Health Sciences, Jackson State University.

2006 - Director and Principal Investigator, Center of Excellence in Minority Health

and Health Disparities (National Institutes of Health, National Center/Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities), Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, School of Health Sciences/School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2006 - 2008 Director and Principal Investigator, Delta Health Initiative Project,

(Department of Health and Human Services), Center of Excellence in Minority Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, School of Health Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2005 - 2008 Consultant, BodyLove Radio Show Research Program. Diabetes Prevention Program.


2003 - 2006 Director, Evaluation and Planning, Center of Excellence in Minority Health (National Institutes of Health/National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities), Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2003 - 2004 Principal Investigator, Scientific Roadmap for Eliminating Health Disparities in

Jackson, Mississippi (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2003 Principal Investigator, Planning Grants (Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention), Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS

2001 - Principal Investigator, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services

Research (Center for Disease Control and Prevention), School of Allied Health Sciences/Public Health/Health Sciences/School of Public Health Initiative, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2001 Associate Dean (appointed by the Dean/to assist the Dean in the absence

of the Associate Dean), School Allied Health Sciences, Jackson State University.

1998 - 1999 Instructor, Human Nervous System and Behavior, Harvard Medical

School, Boston, MA.

1998 Consultant, Science Advisory Board, Environmental Health Committee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

1997 Lecturer, Occupational Medicine, Tufts University School of

Medicine, Boston, MA. 1995 Lecturer, Principles of Occupational Health Nursing and Toxicology,

Graduate Program in Primary Health Care Nursing, Simmons College, Boston, MA.

1981-1985 Student Teaching Assistant, Boston University School of Medicine,

Boston, MA.

Manager (while a student), Medical School Summer Program, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (appointed by the Dean).


SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS: 2017 - Mentor of Excellence Award, American Heart Association HBCU Scholars

Program. 2017 Presidential High Research Award (presented by the President), Jackson

State University.

2015 Blue Ribbon Award, Exhibition Booth (Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities), 143th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Chicago, IL. 2015 Vision and Leadership Award (Eliminating Health Disparities), Jackson

State University. 2015 Presidential High Research Award (presented by the President), Jackson

State University. 2015 University Excellence Award for Research, Researcher of the Year, Jackson

State University. 2015 Certificate of Excellence for Individual External Funding of the Year

award, College of Public Service, Jackson State University. 2014 Certificate of Excellence for Individual External Funding of the Year

award, College of Public Service, Jackson State University. 2013 Certificate of Excellence for Individual External Funding of the Year

award, College of Public Service, Jackson State University. 2012 Presidential High Research Award (presented by the President), Jackson

State University. 2012 Certificate of Excellence for Individual External Funding of the Year

award, College of Public Service, Jackson State University. 2012 Recognition in Appreciation for Stellar Support of Students (scholarship

awards), Department of Communicative Disorders, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2011 Office of Research Wall of Fame – Significant contributions to the

research enterprise as exemplified by sponsored programs leadership, grantsmanship and significant body of work in the area of health disparities research and programming, Jackson State University.

2011 Certificate of Excellence for Individual External Funding of the Year

award, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.


2010 Certificate of Excellence for Individual External Funding of the Year award, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2009 Recognition and Leadership Award for the Development of the Eliminating

Health Disparities Conference Series and Leadership and Commitment to the Academic Research and Community.

2006 Recognition Research Award, 2005 - 06 Million Dollar Grantsmanship

Award, in securing one million dollars or more in external funding during the 2005 - 06 academic year. 2006 Recognition for Support and Development of Delta Society of Public Health

Education (SOPHE) Association. 2005 Recognition/Leadership Award from Public Health Students, School

of Public Health, College of Public Service, Jackson State University. 2004 Recognition Research Award, 2003 - 04 Million Dollar Grantsmanship Award,

in securing one million dollars or more in external funding during the 2003 - 04 academic year.

2003 Recognition/Monetary Award, 2002 - 03 Million Dollar Grantsmanship

Award, in securing one million dollars or more in external funding during the 2002 - 03 academic year. 2003 Recognition Trophy Award, 2002 - 03 Million Dollar Grantsmanship Award,

in securing one million dollars or more in external funding during the 2002 - 03 academic year.

2003 Recognition Certificate Award, 2002 - 03 Million Dollar Grantsmanship

Award, in securing one million dollars or more in external funding during the 2002 - 03 academic year. 2003 Recognition of Outstanding Service as Moderator of the Health Disparities

Plenary Session, Third Annual Southeast Regional Civil Rights Conference, Atlanta, GA.

2002 Leadership Award from Public Health Students, Department of Public Health, School of Allied Health Sciences, Jackson State University. 2001 Recognition Award from Public Health Students, Department of Public Health, School of Allied Health Sciences, Jackson State University. 2001 Certification of Appreciation, Student Public Health Association, Department of Public Health, School of Allied Health Sciences, Jackson State University.


2001 Outstanding Contributions in the Development of the Acute Exposure Guideline Levels Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

2000 Recognition of Appreciation for Outstanding Contribution in Service as Chair of the Health and Research Committee and Executive Advisory

Council, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

1996 - 1997 Alfred L. Frechette Award in Public Health.

1991 - 1996 National Institute of Environmental Health Research Award. 1991 - 1993 Clinical Environmental Medicine Fellowship Award, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services. 1988 - 1990 National Research Service Award, Department of Epidemiology,

Harvard School of Public Health. 1981 Xi Honorary Scientific Research Society.

DEVELOPMENT OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS OF PUBLIC HEALTH:

2019 Online MPH Degree Program core and concentration courses to offer

online certificates in epidemiology and biostatistics.

2012 Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) Site Visitor (CEPH, the agency recognized by the U.S.Department of Education to accredit

all schools of public health and public health programs outside of schools of public health).

Reviewed CEPH self study documents and made comments and recommendations on program criteria for public health accreditation.

2005 Doctor of Public Health Degree Program, Jackson State University

(accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, the first and only Doctor of Public Health Degree Program in the state of

Mississippi). Major Activities included 1) Member of the Self Study Document Team/ prepared and submitted it to the Council on Education for Public Health for accreditation. Led the

Criterion on Public Health Program, Committee Member of the Criterion on Research/ provided research activities including developing research

centers and writing grants to meet the Criterion on Research for accreditation and reaccreditation.


2) Leader, Doctor of Public Health Degree Program Application Writing Team/ wrote and submitted the application to the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning to develop a Doctor of Public Health Degree Program and received approval.

3) Developed courses and wrote syllabi. 4) Recruited students. 2000 Master of Public Health Degree Program (accredited by the

Council on Education for Public Health), Jackson State University.

Major Activities 1) Member, Self Study Document Team/ prepared and submitted self

study document to the Council on Education for Public Health for reaccreditation. Leader of the Criterion on Public Health Program, served on the Criterion for Research Committee, and provided research to meet the Criterion on Research (2012 - 2015).

2) Member, Self Study Document Team/ submitted the Self Study

Document to the Council on Education for Public Health for accreditation. Leader the Criterion on Public Health Program and the Criterion on Research (2005 – 2008).

3) Member, Self Study Document Team/ led the Criterion on Public Health

Program and provided research to meet the Criterion on Research (2001 - 2005).

4) Developed courses and wrote syllabi. 5) Hired faculty and staff. 6) Recruited students.

1989 New Master of Public Health Core Curriculum, Harvard School of Public

Health, Boston, MA.

1) Member of strategic planning team/ prepared documents and materials to develop the new public health program.


DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM: Consortium of African-American Public Health Programs 2000 - Founding Member/Board Member, Consortium of African-American

Public Health Programs.

A collaboration of HBCU Public Health Programs on national public health and research issues to eliminate health disparities and develop the infrastructure of public health programs.

DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL/PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM FACILITIES:

2000 - 2003 Public Health Program/School of Allied Health Sciences

Located at the Jackson Medical Mall. While serving as the Founding Chair of Public Health, led the installation of classroom overhead projection; furnishings for administrative, faculty, and staff offices; originated the ideas to develop a Health Sciences Library (and named it) and a larger computer laboratory to accommodate more students including a computer lab manager's office; and hired a computer laboratory manager for onsite laboratory assistance and computer maintenance.

DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CENTERS, AND FACILITIES: 2018 - 2023 Jackson Heart Study Graduate Training and Education Center (Principal

Investigator and Director) funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH/NHLBI/ National

Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)). 2013 - 2018 Jackson Heart Study Graduate Training and Education Center (Principal

Investigator and Director) funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH/NHLBI/ National

Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)). Office space for staff and students. Conferencing space and state-of-the-art

equipment. 2012 - 2018 Mid-South Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center on Health Disparities

(Principal Investigator, Jackson State University) funded by the NIH/National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). Housed in the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research.

2003 - 2020 Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities (Principal Investigator and Director) funded by the NIH/NIMHD. Offices, conference room and work space (for investigators and students).


2001 Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research (funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Offices and conference room.

2001 Surveillance Laboratory (funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Space for server to housed epidemiological data. Rooms for

skills development workshops including GIS and SAS.

DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS: 2018 - Online Enrichment Curriculum Program for the Daniel Hale Williams

Scholars Program (funded by NIH/NHLBI and NIMHD). 2013 - 2018 Daniel Hale Williams Scholars Program (named after Daniel Hale

Williams, an African American, who performed the first successful open heart surgery). The first and only graduate training program affiliated with a longitudinal cohort study, the Jackson Heart Study. A two-year certificate program focusing on training scholars in cardiovascular epidemiology (funded by NIH/NHLBI and NIMHD).

2012 - 2018 Health Disparities Research Training Program. A two-year program for junior faculty focusing on training in health disparities research. The first program of its kind that collaborates with all the HBCUs in a state (funded by NIH/NIMHD). 2012 - 2017 Summer Obesity Research Training Program. A one-year program for

graduate students, focusing on training scholars in obesity research. The first graduate students’ program of its kind that collaborated with all

the HBCUs in a state (funded by NIH/NIMHD). 2011 - 2012 Scholarship Program for Health Professions Students. Provided scholarships

for tuition and related educational expenses for 168 health professions students in the areas of Public Health (both Master of Public Health and Doctor of Public Health), Speech Pathology, Social Work, and Healthcare Administration (funded by the Department of Health and Human Services).

2005 - 2006 Summer Research Career Development Institute in Minority Health and

Health Disparities (in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). A Summer certificate program for junior investigators selected from across the U.S. (funded by NIH/NIMHD).


SELECTED MAJOR ACADEMIC WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES: 2016 Council on Education for Public Health Criteria and Rollout Meeting, Denver, CO.

2013 Advance Bias Awareness Workshop. Training on academic leadership. Jackson State University. 2002 Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH ) Site Visitor Training.

2002 Academic Chairpersons Conference, the Changing Role of

Department Chairs, Orlando, FLA.

2002 Workshop for Department and Division Chairs, Strengthening Academic Leadership in Independent Colleges and Universities, St. Louis, MO.

2000 Annual Academic Affairs Retreat. Jackson State University, Biloxi, MS.

SELECTED MAJOR COMMITTEE /WORKSHOPS/ASSIGNMENTS: NATIONAL American Heart Association 2017 - 2019 Mentor, HBCU Scholars Program. National Mentoring Research Mentoring Network

2016 - 2017 Mentor for Junior Investigators.

White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the Department of Health and Human Services

2012 Member, HBCU Biomedical Research Group

To implement strategies to increase biomedical research at HBCUs. National HBCU and Hispanic Health Services Research Conference, “Health Equity and Ethics: Minority Researchers Leading the Quest for Improved Health Outcomes”

2010 Invited to and planned and sponsored this national conference (sponsors: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Research Network for Health Services and Health Disparities, the Research Infrastructure in


Minority Institutions Project at the University of the District of Columbia, Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, and Jackson State University Institute of Epidemiology

and Health Services Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health (Principal Investigator, Dr. Marinelle Payton).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advocacy Day and Green & Healthy Homes Initiative™/Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning™

2012 Member, CDC Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill on Lead Poisoning

Prevention and Healthy Homes.

National Medical Association

2009 Blue Ribbon Panel, Montague-Cobb Institute, National Medical Association.

2008 - 2010 Technical Advisory Panel, Montague-Cobb Institute, National Medical Association.

2000 Founding Member, Environmental Health and Bioterrorism

Taskforce.

National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2014 Scientific Planning Committee Member, Grantee Meeting, The

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, National Harbor, MD.

National Institutes of Health Selected Scientific Review Panels (reviewed and recommended research grant proposals for funding) 2019 Member, Scientific Review Panel (P42), NIH/NIEHS. 2017 Member (Invited), Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group,

Special Emphasis Panel/ Scientific Review Group COE (U54), National Institutes of Health.

2017 Member, Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group, ZRG1 PSE-H

57, National Institutes of Health.


2015 Member, Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group, Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group 2015/05 ZRG1 HDM-S (50), National Institutes of Health. 2014 Member, Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group 2014/05

ZMD1 DRI (01). Social, Behavioral, Health Services, and Policy Research, National Institutes of Health.

2013 Member, Scientific Review Group, CTSA, National Institutes of

Health, The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Health and Human Services.

2012 Member, Scientific Review Group, Special Emphasis Panel (ZMD1

MLS 01), National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Department of Health and Human Services.

2012 Member, Scientific Review Group NINR Loan Repayment Program Review, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and

Human Services. 2010 Member, Scientific Review Group (2010/05 ZRR1 CR-1), National

Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD.

2010 Member, Scientific Review Group (ZNR1 REV-M 04) NINR Loan

Repayment Program Review, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services.

2009 Member, Scientific Review Group (2009/10 ZHD1 DSR-M (92),

National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD.

2009 Member, Scientific Review Group (RFA-OD-09-004), National


2009 Member, Scientific Review Group (RFA-OD-09-004), National


2009 Member, Scientific Review Group (2009/10 ZHD1 DSR-M (92),

National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD.


2009 Member, Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group 2009/05 ZRG1 BDA-L (50) L, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD.

2008 Member, Study Section, PAR-08-106, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. 1995 Grant Writing Workshop, National Institute of Environmental Health

Sciences, Research Triangle Park, N.C. 1994 Member, Study Section, RFA ES 94-005, National Institute of

Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, N.C.

1993 Committee Member, Environmental Health Research Protocols

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, N.C.

United States Environmental Protection Agency

2006 Chemical Manager, Chlorobenzene, National Advisory Committee to Develop Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances,

U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

2005 Chemical Reviewer, Sulfuryl Chloride, National Advisory Committee to Develop Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

2004 Chemical Manager, Chloroacetaldehyde, National Advisory

Committee to develop Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

2005 Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances, U.S. EPA,

Washington, D.C.

2004 Chemical Manager, Propionaldehyde, National Advisory Committee to Develop Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances,

U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C. United States Environmental Protection Agency 2004 Invited by the U.S. EPA Administrator to serve an additional three year-term

on the National Advisory Committee to Develop Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.


2000 - 2004 Member, National Advisory Committee to Develop Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

1999 - 2001 Chair, Community Environmental Health Assessment Workgroup, U.S.

EPA, Washington, D.C. 1998 - 2001 Member, Executive Council Member, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

1998 - 2001 Chair, Health and Research Subcommittee, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council.

1998 - 2000 Member, Data from Testing of Human Subjects Subcommittee, A Joint Subcommittee of the Science Advisory Board and the Scientific Advisory Panel, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

1998-2000 Member, Protocol Committee, National Environmental Justice

Advisory Council, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

1998 Member, Science Advisory Board, Integrated Human Exposure Committee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

1998 Consultant, Science Advisory Board, Environmental Health

Committee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C. 1998 Member, Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Regulatory

Re-Evaluation Work Group, Office of Children's Health Protection, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C. Commissioned by the U.S. Congress and established under the Executive Order of President William Jefferson Clinton and directed by the U.S. EPA Administrator Carol Browner and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to protect children from environmental hazards.

1996 - 2001 Member, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Health and

Research Subcommittee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services/Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry

2003 Founding Member, National Scientific Roadmap Advisory Committee.

2000 Member, External Workgroup, Research Agenda, ATSDR/CDC.


Directors of Health Promotion and Education, Health Equity Internship Program 2003 - 2013 Preceptor, Health Equity Internship Program. American Public Health Association

2018 Section Moderator, Improving Care and Achieving Equity in the Underserved, 146th American Public Health Association Meeting

and Exposition, San Diego, CA. 2018 Film Reviewer, APHA Global Public Health Film Festival, 146th American

Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA.

2017 Reviewer (Invited), Abstracts submitted to the 145th American Public Health Association Meeting (specifically for the Epidemiology Section).

2012 Moderator, Health Care Reform: Lessons from Around the World. The 140th American Public Health Association Meeting, San

Francisco, CA.

2012 Reviewer, Abstracts submitted to the 140th American Public Health Association Meeting (specifically for the Medical Care Section), San Francisco, CA.

2012 Reviewer, Abstracts submitted to the 140th American Public Health Association Meeting (specifically for the Podiatric Health Program),

San Francisco, CA). 2011 Moderator, Addressing Health Inequities and Cultural Awareness. The 139th American Public Health Association Meeting, Washington, D.C. 2011 Reviewer, Abstracts submitted to the 139th American Public Health Association Meeting (specifically for the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Program), Washington, D.C.

2010 Moderator, Evaluation of Medicare Part C and D. The 138th

Public Health Association Meeting, Denver, CO.

2006 - 2009 Publication Board Member.

1990s - Member, American Public Health Association


REGIONAL

2011 Community Network Partner A cancer prevention collaborative with the American Cancer Society.

2009 - 2012 Member, U.S. Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH U.S.).

A breast and cervical cancer prevention collaborative with Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas.

2003 - 2012 Member, Foundation for the Mid South.

2003 Member, Delta Health Disparities Group, Partnership with the

University of Alabama School of Public Health. STATE

Mississippi State Department of Health 2016 - Medical Consultant, Statewide Diabetes Coalition. 2016 Co-Chair, Work Stream on Prevention, Statewide Diabetes Coalition. 2013 - 2016 Chair, Prevention, Statewide Diabetes Coalition. 2012- Member, Statewide Diabetes Coalition.

2013 - Chair, Mississippi State Lead Poisoning Prevention and Healthy

Homes Advisory Board. 2013 - 2017 Chair, Prevention Subcommittee, Mississippi State Diabetes Coalition.

2009 Co-Chair, Mississippi REACH US Coalition. A breast and cervical cancer prevention coalition.

2008 - 2013 Member, Evaluation Subcommittee, Mississippi State Lead Poisoning

Prevention Advisory Board. 2008 - 2012 Member, Health Disparity Committee. 2008 - 2010 Member, Legislation Committee, Mississippi State Lead Poisoning

Prevention Advisory Board.


2006 - 2013 Chair, Mississippi State Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory Board. 2006 - 2013 Member, Surveillance Workgroup Mississippi State Lead Poisoning

Prevention Advisory Board. 2005 - 2007 Member, Data Safety and Monitoring Board for the Hypertension

and Education and Treatment Partnership. 2005 - 2009 Chair, Education Subcommittee, Mississippi State Lead

Poisoning Prevention Advisory Board. 2002 - 2009 Member, Education Subcommittee, Mississippi State Lead Poisoning

Prevention Advisory Board. 2001 Moderator and Facilitator, “Environmental Health.”

The First Mississippi Statewide Environmental Justice Summit. 2001 Member, Planning Committee, Environmental Justice Summit:

Environmental Planning, Community Health and Just Solutions.

2001 - Member, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System.

2001 - Member, Mississippi State Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory

Board.

UNIVERSITIES Selected Committees

Jackson State University 2018 Tenure and Promotion Committee, College of Public Service, Jackson

State University. 2018 Chair, Steering Committee, Eliminating Health Disparities: Violence and

Public Health,18th Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, School of Public Health.

2018 Chair, Steering Committee, Eliminating Health Disparities:Men’s Health and

Healthcare, Ninth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, School of Public Health.

2017 Chair, Tenure and Promotion Committee, Department of Behavioral and Environmental Health, School of Public Health.


2016 - Accreditation Self Study Committee, School of Public Health. 2016 Member, Research Committee, Jackson State University. 2016 Member, Promotion and Tenure Appeals Committee, Jackson

State University.

2016 Member, Faculty Search Committee, School of Public Health.

2016 Chair, Steering Committee, Eliminating Health Disparities. 16th Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, School of Public Health.

2016 Chair, Steering Committee, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi:

Men’s Health and Healthcare, Eighth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, School of Public Health.

2015 Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, School of Public Health.

2015 Member, Search Committee, Vice President for Institutional

Advancement, Jackson State University.

2015 Chair, Steering Committee, 15th Annual Conference on Eliminating Health Disparities: Technology and Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health, School of Health Sciences.


Men’s Health and Healthcare: Equipping Men for Health, Seventh Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, School of Health Sciences.

2014 - 2015 School of Public Health Task Force, College of Public Service, Jackson State University. 2014 Member, Search Committee, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Jackson State University. 2014 Member, Investigative Board, National Science Foundation, Jackson

State University. 2015 Member, Search Committee, Associate Vice President for

Research - Research Development, Jackson State University.


2014 Departmental Tenure and Promotion Committee, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2014 Member, Search Committee, Research Development Officer, Jackson State University.

2014 Member, Search Committee, Director of the Center for University

Scholars, Jackson State University.

201 4 Member, Search Committee, Research Compliance Officer (IRB), Jackson State University.

2014 University Tenure and Promotion Appeals Committee, Jackson State University.

2014 Chair, Steering Committee, 14th Annual Conference on Eliminating Health

Disparities: Obesogenics, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health, School of Health Sciences.

2014 Chair, Steering Committee, Sixth Annual Conference on Men’s Health and

Healthcare, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and health Disparities, School of Health Sciences.

2013 - 2016 Member, Research Council and Council of Assistant and Associate Deans, Jackson State University.

2013 - Chair, Internal Advisory Board, Research Centers in Minority Institutions,

College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Jackson State University. 2013 Panel Member, 6th Academy Workshop, Division of Research and Federal Relations, Jackson State University.

2013 University Tenure and Promotion Committee, Jackson State University.

2013 Chair, Steering Committee, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Men’s Health and Healthcare, Fifth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and health Disparities, School of Health Sciences.

2013 Chair, Steering Committee, Eliminating Health Disparities in

Mississippi. 13th Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health, Jackson State University.


2013 Member, Strategic Planning Committee, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2013 Member, Public Health Accreditation Committee, School of Health

Sciences, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2012 Member, Search Committee for Associate Director, RCMI, College of Science Engineering and Technology, Jackson State University.

2012 Chair, Tenure and Promotion Appeals Committee, Jackson State

University.

2012 Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2012 Member, Public Health Accreditation Committee, School of Health Sciences, College of Public Service, Jackson State University

2012 Grader, Graduate Area Comprehensive Examination, Doctor of Public Health

Degree Program, School of Health Sciences, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2012 Coach, Academy for Research and Scholarly Engagement, Division

of Research and Federal Relations, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2012 Chair, Steering Committee, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Men’s Health and Healthcare, Fourth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and health Disparities, Jackson State University.

2012 Chair, Plenary VIB - Health Disparities and Environmental Security, Ninth

International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Jackson State University

2012 Chair, Steering Committee, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Affordable Healthcare, 12th Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and health Disparities, Jackson State University.

2012 Chair, Research Advisory Council, College of Public Service, Jackson

State University. 2011 - 2013 Member, Jackson State University Research Committee. 2011 - 2013 Chair, Research Environment, Jackson State University Research

Committee.


2011 Chair, Steering Committee, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Men’s Health and Healthcare, Third Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and health Disparities, Jackson State University.

2011 Member, Public Health Accreditation Committee, School of Health


2011 Member, Promotion and Tenure Appeals Committee, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.


Mississippi: Healthy Eating II, 11th Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health, Jackson State University.

2010 Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Public

Service, Jackson State University.

2010 Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.


Mississippi: Healthy Eating, 10th Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health, Jackson State University.


Men’s Health and Healthcare, Second Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and health Disparities, Jackson State University.

2009 Chair, Steering Committee, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Obesity, Ninth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health, Jackson State University.

2009 Member, Search Committee for Associate Director, RCMI, College of

Science Engineering and Technology, Jackson State University.

2009 Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Academic Contents Committee, Gearing Up for Greatness, Jackson State University.

2009 Member, Search Committee for Vice President of Academic Affairs and

Student Life, Jackson State University.

2009 Member, University Tenure and Promotion Committee, Jackson State University.


2009 - Member, Internal Advisory Board, RCMI, College of Science Engineering and Technology, Jackson State University.

2008 Member and Department Representative (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Workforce and Wellness Taskforce, School of Health


2008 Retention, Committee, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2008 Member, Strategic Planning Committee, College of Public Service,

Jackson State University. 2008 Member, University Tenure and Promotion Committee, Jackson

State University.

2008 Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Assessment, Gearing Up for Greatness, Jackson State University.


Mississippi: Stroke and Obesity, Eighth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and

Center of Excellence in Minority Health, Jackson State University.

2008 Founder and Chair, Steering Committee, First Men’s Health and Healthcare Conference in the State of Mississippi. Conference on Eliminating Health Disparities, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health, Jackson State University.

2008 Chair, School Promotion and Tenure Committee, School of Health

Sciences, Jackson State University.

2008 Chair, Committee on Faculty Needs to Increase Scientific Writing, School of Health Sciences, Jackson State University. 2007 Criterion Leader, Public Health Program Accreditation, School of

Health Sciences, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2007 Member and Department Representative (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Field Placement Committee, School of Health Sciences, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2007 Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee (College Committee), College of Public Service, Jackson State University.


2007 Member, MPH Admissions Committee, Public Health Program. School of Health Sciences, College of Public Service, Jackson State University. 2007 Chair, Steering Committee, Eliminating Health Disparities in

Mississippi: Heart Disease and Obesity, Sixth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health, Jackson State University.

2007 Member, University Tenure and Promotion Committee, Jackson

State University. 2006 - 2009 Member, Master of Public Health Admission Committee, School of

Health Sciences, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2006 Member, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Steering Committee, Jackson State University.

2006 Chair, Steering Committee, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Diabetes and Obesity (Diabesity), Fifth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health, Jackson State University.

2006 Chair, Search Committee, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health Sciences, College of Public Service, Jackson State University. 2006 Discussant, Roundtable, College of Public Service Brain Trust and

Job/Internship Fair, Jackson State University.

2006 Member, Wellness Behavior Management Project and Obesity Initiatives, Jackson State University.

2006 Member, Coordinating Steering Committee/Super Institutional Advisory Committee, Jackson State University.

2006 Member, School of Health Sciences Administrative Staff Committee, School of Health Sciences, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2006 Member, School of Health Sciences Coordinators Committee, School of Health Sciences, College of Public Service, Jackson State University. 2006 Member, Associate Dean, Chairs, and Program Directors Committee

College of Public Service, Jackson State University.


2006 Member, Executive Committee, School of Health Sciences, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2005 - 2007 Member, Hypertension Education and Treatment, Jackson Heart Study, Jackson State University.

2005 - Member, Accreditation Committee, Subcommittee on Continuing Education, School of Public Health, College of Public Service,

Jackson State University.

2005 Member, Steering Committee, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: From Research to Action, Fourth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research, Jackson State University.

2005- Member, Accreditation Committee, Subcommittee on Continuing Education, School of Public Health, College of Public Service, Jackson State

University. 2005 Member, Planning Committee, 2005 Summer Research Career

Development Institute in Minority Health and Health Disparities (Partnership – Jackson State University and University of Pittsburgh’s EXPORT Centers of Minority Health), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

2005 Member, Tenure Committee, Department of Behavioral and

Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2005 Member, Tenure Committee, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, College of Public Service, Jackson State University. 2004 - 2010 Member, ENNOVY Advisory Board (President's Board), Jackson State University.

2004 - Member, American with Disability Act Emergency Preparation

Taskforce, Jackson State University.

2004 Member, Steering Committee, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Prospects for Change, Third Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research, Jackson

State University.

2004 - 2006 Member, Accreditation Committee, Evaluation and Planning Criteria, School of Public Health, Jackson State University.

2004 Member, Gerontology Workgroup, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.


2004 Member, Promotion Committee, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2004 Member, Tenure Committee, School of Public Health, College of

Public Service, Jackson State University.

2004- Member, Doctor of Public Health Degree Program Committee, School of Public Health, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2003 Member, Ad Hoc Theme Committee, College of Public Service,


2003 Member, Steering Committee, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Concepts and Measure, Second Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research, Jackson State University.

2003 Member, Accreditation Committee, Department of Public Health,

School of Public Health, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2003 Member, Ad Hoc Logo Committee, College of Public Service, Jackson State University. 2003 - 2005 Member, Curriculum Committee, School of Public Health, College of

Public Service, Jackson State University. 2003 - 2004 Chair and Member, Promotion Committee, Department of Public

Health, School of Public Health, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2003 - 2004 Member, Gerontology Workgroup, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2002 - 2003 Member, School Promotion Committee, School of Allied Health,


2002 - 2003 Member, School Tenure Committee, School of Allied Health Sciences, Jackson State University.

2002 Member, Accreditation Committee, Department of Public Health,

School of Allied Health Sciences, Jackson State University

2002 Member, Committee for the Naming of the School of Liberal Arts Building.

2002 - 2004 Graduate Admissions Committee, Jackson State University.


2002 Founder and Steering Committee Member, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Causes and Prevention, First Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research, Jackson State University.

2001 - 2004 Member, Minority Enrollment Marketing Planning Committee, Jackson

State University. 2001 - 2004 Faculty Marshall, Graduation Ceremony, Jackson State University.

2001 - 2002 Member, Tenure and Promotions Appeals Committee, School of

Allied Health Sciences, Jackson State University. 2001 Member, Academic Programs and Research Committee, Jackson

State University.

2001 Member, Decision Making Unit/Professional Portfolio Planning Committee, Office of Academic Affairs, Jackson State University.

2001 Hostess, Reaffirmation Visit Hospitality Committee, Southern

Association of Colleges and Schools Accreditation Site Visit, Jackson State University.

2001 - Internal Advisory Committee, Institute of Epidemiology and Health

Services Research, Jackson State University.

2001 Founder, Conference on Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research, School of Health Sciences, Jackson State University.

2000 - Member, Graduate Council, Jackson State University.

2000 - Facilitator (Originator), Public Health Seminar Series, Department of Public

Health, School of Allied Health Sciences, Jackson State University. Jackson State University/University of Mississippi Medical Center

2007 - 2011 Member, Partners Liaison Committee, Mississippi Institute for Improvement

of Geographic Minority Health, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.

2004 - 2009 Chair, Jackson State University – University of Mississippi Medical

Center’s Joint Commission on Health Equality, Jackson, MS.


University of Pittsburgh and Jackson State University

2006 Planning Committee, the second Summer Research Career Development Institute in Minority Health and Health Disparities.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (a partnership between the Jackson State University Center of Excellence in Minority Health and the University

of Pittsburgh Center of Minority Health). 2005 Founder and Planning Committee, the first Summer Research Career

Development Institute in Minority Health and Health Disparities. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (a partnership between the Jackson State University Center of Excellence in Minority Health and the University

of Pittsburgh Center of Minority Health). University of Alabama 2013 - 2019 Member, Mid-South Transdisciplinary Coalition (collaboration with the

University of Alabam at Birmingham). 2004 - 2008 Member, National Advisory Committee, Center for Health Promotion, University of Alabama, Birmingham. Ala.

University of Massachusetts

1999- 2000 Discussant and Presenter, Urban Scholars Program Health Careers

Symposium, Health Careers Opportunities Program, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Salem State College

1997 Develop/Wrote Neuroanatomy Course (approved by university curriculum committee).

Harvard Medical School

1989 Physician Manager, Medical Screening, Recruitment , and Testing Carpenters Lead Study, Atlantic City, N.J.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS: Selected Present and Past Memberships

o American Public Health Association.


o Women in Neuroscience. o Delta SOPHE (Society for Public Health Education). o Sigma Xi Honor Society. o Massachusetts Medical Society. o Radiological Society of North America. o American Medical Women's Association. o International Society for Environmental Epidemiology and International Society

of Exposure Analysis. o Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity. o National and Regional Delegate, Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity. o Committee of Honorary Membership and Fellows of Honor, National Member, Phi

Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity. o Placement Committee, National Member, Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity. o Regional and Local Blood Drives, Coordinator, Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity,

Boston Chapter. MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS:

o Health Disparities in Special Populations. o Epidemiology of Environmental and Occupational Exposure. o Effects of Toxins on the Brain and Nervous System. o Health Services Research and Community-based Participatory Research.

MAJOR (SELECTED) RESEARCH FUNDING INFORMATION:

2018 - 2023 Principal Investigator

Jackson Heart Study Graduate Training and Education Center. ($5,203,843). National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute /National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health


Center for Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities ($5,335,848) National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health

2013 - 2018 Principal Investigator Jackson Heart Study Graduate Training and Education Center ($3,647,791) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute National Institutes of Health

2013 - 2018 Principal Investigator (Jackson State University) Mid-South Transdisciplinary Center for Health Disparities ($883,634) National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health


2014 Principal Investigator Men’s Health and Healthcare Conference ($7,000) Mississippi State Department of Health

2012 Principal Investigator

Eliminating Health Disparities Conference ($10,000) Mississippi State Department of Health


Men’s Health and Healthcare Conference ($10,000) Mississippi State Department of Health

2011 Principal Investigator, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Lead Legislation and Exposure ($10,000) Mississippi State Department of Health

2011 - 2012 Principal Investigator Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students ($802,334) Health Professions Scholarships College of Public Service Jackson State University Department of Health and Human Services

2011 - 2012 Investigator

Impact of Environmental Disparities on Vulnerable Populations New Orleans, LA






Mississippi SIDS African American Outreach Project ($750,000) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Child Health and Development National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services


Early Onset Childhood Obesity: An Assessment of Contributing Factors in the School Environment in Rural Mississippi ($471,240) Department of Health and Human Services


2010 Principal Investigator and Hostess National HBCU and Hispanic Health Services Research Conference, “Health Equity and Ethics: Minority Researchers Leading the Quest for Improved Health Outcomes” ($30,000)




Addressing Diabesity in Rural Mississippi ($30,000) Mississippi Institute for Improvement of Geographic Minority Health University of Mississippi Medical Center


The Mound Bayou Obesity Study ($50,000) The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

2007 - 2010 Principal Investigator Fighting Obesity in Mississippi ($89,900) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Child Health and Development National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services


Delta Health Initiative Project. ($1,001,000) Office of Rural Health and Policy Department of Health and Human Services


Center for Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities ($4,500,000) National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Institutes of Health


Utilizing National Library Resources to Eliminate Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS ($20,000) National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health

2005 - 2006 Co - Investigator/Consultant

BodyLove Radio Show on Diabetes. University of Alabama at Birmingham


2005 Principal Investigator Post Katrina Activities, From Research to Action Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research ($40,000) National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health

2004 Co-Project Director Consortium of African American Public Health Programs.

A multi-site, multi-state applied research project on nutrition and obesity

2003 - 2004 Principal Investigator Road Map to Eliminating Health Disparities ($121,038) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research ($1,131,679) School of Public Health Jackson State University Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2003 - 2007 Director Planning and Evaluation Core. Excellence in Partnerships for Community Outreach, Research on Health Disparities and Training Center for Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities ($4,500,000 total award), National Institutes of Health

2003 – 2004 Principal Investigator

Partnership to Address Asthma Prevention in the Lower Mississippi Delta. Planning Grant ($15,000) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Association of Schools of Public Health

2003 – 2004 Principal Investigator

From Haircuts and Soap Operas to Health Disparities Planning Grant ($20,869) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Association of Schools of Public Health

2002 - 2005 Environmental Health and Bioterriorism Task Force

National Medical Association Department of Health and Human Services


Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research ($951,478), Department of Public Health School of Allied Health Sciences Jackson State University Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


1996 - 2001 Co-Investigator Lead Biomarkers, Aging and Chronic Disease ($2,818,784 - proposed) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health

1996 - 1997 Principal Investigator Alfred L. Frechette Award in Public Health Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention ($30,000) Massachusetts Health Research Institute

1995 - 2000 Co-Principal Investigator

Superfund Grant Project 4 ($1,468,207) Lead Exposure, Accumulation in Bone, and Cognitive Toxicity In Elderly Men and Women Superfund Toxic Substances: Exposure and Disease ($12,202,028 – all projects) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health

1992 - 1995 Investigator

Superfund Project 3 Epidemiology of Lead, Diet and Blood Pressure ($9,966,856, all projects) Superfund Toxic Substances: Exposure and Disease

1991 - 1996 NIH/NIEHS Research Supplement Grant ($312,092) Epidemiology of Lead, Blood Pressure, Neurologic and Renal Function

($2,078,209 - total award)

1991 - 1993 Principal Investigator Clinical Environmental Medicine Fellowship Award Community Lead Exposure: Childhood Intervention/Prevention ($52,000) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1988 - 1990 National Research Service Award

Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ($60,000) National Institutes of Health


TEACHING: Jackson State University

Jackson, MS 2018 PHS 798 – Dissertation

Instructor DrPH students

2018 PHS 599 – Independent Studies

Instructor MPH students

2017 PHS 798 – Dissertation








2015 PHS 798 – Dissertation Instructor DrPH students

2015 PHS 703 – Designing Research Studies on Minorities and Special Populations







2014 PHS 703 – Environmental Epidemiology Instructor DrPH students





2012 PHS 521 – Advanced Seminar in Epidemiology Instructor MPH students



2009 - 2011 PHS 798 – Dissertation Instructor DrPH students

2009 PHS 525 – Epidemiology of Minorities and Special Populations


2009 PHS 703 – Designing Research Studies on Minorities and Special Populations Instructor DrPH students

2009 PHS 599 – Independent Study

Instructor MPH and DrPH students

2008 PHS 506 – Research Methods and Quantitative Analysis



2008 PHS 599 – Independent Study Instructor MPH and DrPH students

2008 PHS 525 – Epidemiology of Minorities and Special Populations Instructor MPH students





2007 PHS 506 – Research Methods and Quantitative Analysis Instructor

MPH students

2006 PHS 703 – Designing Research Studies on Minorities and Special Populations Instructor DrPH students

2006 PHS 525 – Epidemiology of Minorities and Special Populations Instructor MPH students





2004 PHS 544 – Environmental and Occupational Toxicology


2003 PHS 599 – Independent Study


2002 PHS 598 – Contemporary Issues in Public Health



2002 PHS 599 – Independent Study PHS 507 – Applied Research Project PHS 508 – Field Placement Residency Instructor MPH students

2001 PHS 599 – Independent Study PHS 507 – Applied Research Project PHS 508 – Field Placement Residency Instructor MPH students

2000 PHS 544 – Environmental and Occupational Toxicology


PHS 543 – Occupational Health Instructor MPH students

Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA

1999 - 2000 "Combining Medicine and Research: The MD - PhD, and MPH Degrees" MedCareers Alumni and Students' Day Lecturer Medical and graduate students

Selected Graduate Student Teaching Assistantships: 1981 - 1985 Prosector

Gross Anatomy, Histology, Neuroscience First year medical, dental, and graduate students

1981 - 1983 Prosector

MMEDIC (Modular Medical Program) Gross Anatomy, Histology Eight-year medical school program students

1981 - 1982 Manager and Instructor

Summer Program for Medical Students Gross Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Physiology, Biochemistry. Wrote course materials, Hired instructors and student assistants Medical students


Simmons College Boston, MA

1994 Neurotoxicology

Instructor Graduate students

1994 Hepatic Toxicology

Instructor Graduate students

1994 Renal Toxicology Instructor Graduate students

Tufts University School of Medicine

Boston, MA

1997 Occupational Medicine Lecturer Medical and graduate students

Harvard Medical School Boston, MA

1999 - 2000 Human Nervous System and Behavior

Instructor Laboratory Instructor Examiner Second year medical and dental students

Salem State College Salem, MA

1997 Neuroanatomy Course

Developed and wrote course (Approved by the curriculum committee)

Major Advisory Responsibilities

Jackson State University

2015- Doctor of Public Health Students Dissertation Chair


2005- Doctor of Public Health Students Faculty Advisor, Epidemiology/Public Health Student Mentor

2000- Master of Public Health Students

Faculty Advisor, Epidemiology/Public Health Student Mentor

2000- Graduate Student Mentor and Advisor For careers in graduate studies in public health, medicine and health disparities

Boston University School of Medicine

Selected Graduate Student Teaching Assistantships:

1982-1986 Graduate Student Advisor Graduate students in PhD/MD-PhD program

Harvard Medical School

1998-2000 Medical Student Advisor

Students in the MD Program

STUDENT MENTORSHIP

2012 - Providing graduate research training and education through funded grants

(National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Principal Investigator:

Dr. Marinelle Payton). 2011 - 2012 Provided scholarships for tuition and related educational expenses for 168 health professions students in the areas of public health (both Master of Public

Health and Doctor of Public Health), Speech Pathology, Social Work, and Healthcare Administration, through funded research (DHHS - Principal

Investigator: Dr. Marinelle Payton). 2003 - Providing research training and education through funded grants (National

Institutes of Health/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities - Principal Investigator: Dr. Marinelle Payton).

2001 - Developing student independent research skills through an established institute

(Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research); and centers (Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities; the Jackson Heart Study Graduate Training and Education Center; and others, Dr. Marinelle Payton, Principal Investigator and Director).


2001 - Supporting students to present and attend national meetings such as the Annual American Public Health Association meetings and the International Society of Hypertension in Blacks (where related expenses are paid through research grant funding (Principal Investigator: Dr. Marinelle Payton)).

2000 - Building Student Potential—preparing students for careers in the public health

workforce by providing opportunities for jobs, internships and research.

JUNIOR FACULTY MENTORSHIP

2013 - Developing/Providing research grant/contract positions on funded grants (NIH/NHLBI and NIH NIMHD - Principal Investigator: Dr. Marinelle Payton).

2003 - Providing pilot research grants through funded grants (NIH/NIMHD and

NHLBI - Principal Investigator: Dr. Marinelle Payton). 2001 - Developing junior faculty independent research skills through an established

institute (Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research); and centers (Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities; the Jackson Heart Study Graduate Training and Education Center; and others, Dr. Marinelle Payton, Principal Investigator and Director).

2001 - Supporting junior faculty to present and attend national meetings such as the Annual American Public Health Association meetings (where related expenses

are paid through research grant funding (Principal Investigator: Dr. Marinelle Payton)).

LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS Selected Meetings/Conferences – Leadership in Planning

2018 Chair, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Eighteenth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and

Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2018 Chair, Ninth Annual Men’s Health and Healthcare Conference, Institute of

Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research, Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2017 Chair, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Seventeenth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and

Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.


2017 Chairperson, Session VI-A: Health Disparities and Environmental Security, Fourteenth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health, Sixteenth International Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, RCMI, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2016 Chair, Blood Drive (working in collaboration with the Mississippi State

Department of Health to increase the awareness of the need for blood donors and to increase the blood supply in the state), Center of Excellence in

Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS. 2016 Chair, Paint the Mall Red (providing health education on heart disease

prevention), Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2016 Chair, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: CarDiaObesity. Sixteenth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health

Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS. 2016 Chair, Eighth Annual Men’s Health and Healthcare Conference, Institute of


2016 Chairperson, Session VI-A: Health Disparities and Environmental Security,

Thirteenth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Fifteenth International Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, RCMI, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2015 Chair, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi. Fifteenth Annual

Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2015 Chair, Seventh Annual Men’s Health and Healthcare Conference, Institute of


2015 Chairperson, Session VI-B: Health Disparities and Environmental Security,

Twelfth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Fourteenth International Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, RCMI, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2014 Member, Planning Committee, Grantee Meeting, National Institute on Minority

Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, National Harbor, MD.


2014 Chair, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Obesity. Fourteenth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and

Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS. 2014 Session Chair, Plenary III - Natural Resources Damage Assessment and

Management, Eleventh International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Thirteenth International Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, RCMI, Jackson State University.

2014 Chair, Sixth Annual Men’s Health and Healthcare Conference, Institute of


2013 Chair, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi. Fifteenth Annual


2013 Chair, Fifth Annual Men’s Health and Healthcare Conference, Institute of


2013 Session Chair, Plenary III - Natural Resources Damage Assessment and

Management, Tenth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, RCMI, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2013 Chair, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Translating the

Science of Obesity. Thirteenth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2012 Impact of Environmental Disparities on Vulnerable Populations

Conference (University of Alabama Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center and Dillard University-LSUHSC Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center), New Orleans, LA.

2012 Chair, Forth Annual Men’s Health and Healthcare Conference, Institute of


2012 Session Chair, Plenary VIB - Health Disparities and Environmental Security

Ninth International Symposium on Recent Advances in environmental Health Research, RCMI, Jackson State University.


2012 Chair, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Affordable Healthcare, Twelfth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2011 Chair, Third Annual Men’s Health and Healthcare Conference, Institute of


2011 Chairperson, Plenary Session V: Emerging Topics in Computational

Biology and Environmental Modeling, Eighth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, RCMI, Jackson, Mississippi.

2011 Member, Planning Committee, Women of Color Entrepreneurship Conference, College of Business, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2011 Chair, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Obesity, Eleventh Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2010 Chair, Spring Into Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences

Research, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2010 Chair, Eliminating Obesity in Mississippi: A Community Health Leadership Forum, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research, Center of Excellence in Minority Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2010 Chair, Second Annual Men’s Health and Healthcare Conference, Institute of


2010 Chairperson, Plenary Session V: Emerging Topics in Computational Biology and

Environmental Modeling, Eighth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, RCMI, Jackson, Mississippi.

2010 Chair, Planning Committee, Eleventh Annual HBCU and Hispanic Health

Services Research Conference, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS. 2010 Member, Committee, Women’s Health. BET, Jackson State University,

Jackson, MS.

2010 Chair, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Obesity, Tenth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.


2010 Invited Chair to sponsor and plan the Eleventh Annual Historically Black College and University and Hispanic Health Services Research Conference, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2009 Chair, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Obesity, Ninth Annual


2008 Chair, First Annual Men’s Health and Healthcare Conference, Institute of

Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2008 Chair, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Stroke, Eighth Annual


2007 Chair, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Cardiovascular

Disease and Obesity. Sixth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2006 Founding Member, The Second Summer Research Career Development

Institute in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, School of Public Health, College of Public, Jackson State University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

2006 Chair, First Annual Health Disparities Research Symposium, Center of

Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research, School of Health Sciences, College of Public Service, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2006 Chair, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Diabetes and Obesity

(Diabesity), Fifth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2005 Founding Member, The First Summer Research Career Development

Institute in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, School of Public Health, College of Public, Jackson State University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

2005 Member, STEM Conference, Jackson State University.


2005 Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: From Research to Action, Fourth Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research and Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2004 Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Prospects for Change, Third

Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2003 Chair, Mayors Town Hall Meeting, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention,

Jackson Medical Mall – Thad Cochran Center, Jackson, MS. 2003 Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Concepts and Measures, Second

Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2002 Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Causes and Prevention,

First Annual Conference, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2002 Mayors Town Hall Meeting, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention,

Jackson Medical Mall – Thad Cochran Center, Jackson, MS.

2001 Founding Member, The First Mississippi Statewide Environmental Justice Summit: Environmental Planning, Community Health and Just Solutions. A multi-stakeholder partnership and conference on environmental justice compliance and health issues.

2001 Founding Member, Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi, Jackson

State University, Jackson, MS.

2000-2003 Public Health Seminar Series in the Department of Public Health, School of Allied Health Sciences, Jackson State University. 2000 Founding Chair (and originated the idea), the First Interagency Forum. “Building

Collaborations between Agencies and Community Stakeholders,” Health and Research Subcommittee Meeting, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Meeting, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (May) -- Agency representatives, EPA, NIH, DHHS, HRSA, BIA, CDC, ATSDR, DOE, DOD, DOT, HUD -- Atlanta, GA.

2000 Environmental Justice and Community-based Health Model, National

Environmental Justice Advisory Council Meeting, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (May), Atlanta, GA.

2000 National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Meeting, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (December), Arlington, Virginia.


1999 Health and Research Subcommittee Meeting and Public Comment Period on Environmental Health Assessment and Health and Research, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (September), Chicago, Illinois.


Environmental Protection Agency (December), Arlington, Virginia.

1998 National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Meeting, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (May), Oakland, California.


Environmental Protection Agency (December), Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

1997 National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Meeting in Indian Country, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (May), Potawatomi Indian Springs Lodge and Conference Center, Wabena, Wisconsin.

1997 National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Meeting,

U.S.Environmental Protection Agency (December), Durham, North Carolina.

1996 National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Meeting, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (December), Baltimore, Maryland.

SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATIONS 2019 Presenter, Eliminating Health Disparities through Multi-Trans-Disciplinary

Approaches Invited to present at the Mississippi Medical and Surgical Annual Conference (Mississippi Medical and Surgical Association is the state's oldest and largest organization representing African American physicians and health professions in Mississippi. Established in 1900). Biloxi, MS, June 2019.

2019 Newton J (American Heart Association Historical Black College Scholar,

Healthcare Administration, Jackson State University) and Payton M (Mentor). The Association between Nutrition vs. Genetics and Cardiovascular Disease Mississippi (accepted for presentation at the AHA HBCU Meeting, Jackson, MS, April 2019.

2019 Campbell Jenkins BW, Addison C, Payton M. Cultivating a New Learning

Community to Prepare Graduate Students in Cardiovascular Epidemiology: The Jackson Heart Study, The National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates National Conference, Dallas, Texas.


2019 Campbell Jenkins BW, Addison C, and Payton M, Implementing a Graduate Certificate Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology: The Jackson Heart Study. The National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates National Conference, Dallas, Texas. 2019 Addison C, Campbell Jenkins BW, White M, and Payton M. Perception of Policy and Environmental Action to Promote Healthy Behaviors in African American Communities. The National Association of African American

studies and Affiliates National Conference, Dallas, Texas. 2019 Bhuiyan AR, Nusrat K, Adiba A, Payton M. Comparing Measured and Self-

Reported Hypertension by Race/Ethnicity among Major Depressed Individuals: The NHANES Survey. RCMI's Fifteenth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Jackson State University, Marriott Hotel, Jackson, MS.

2019 Presenter. Improving Population Health through Clinical Community

Collaboration: A Cohort Study. Jackson State University School of Public Health.

2018 Mathews K (American Heart Association Historical Black College Scholar,

Tougaloo College) and Payton M (Mentor). Dietary Behaviors and Obesity in High School Students in the State of Mississippi (presented at the AHA HBCU Meeting, Nashville, TN, 2018.

2018 Session Moderator. Improving Care and Achieving Equity in the

Underserved, 146th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA.

2018 Chairperson, Plenary Session VI-A: Health Disparities and Environmental Security. RCMI Fifteenth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Jackson State University, Marriott Hotel, Jackson, MS.

2018 Addison C, Campbell Jenkins B, Addison LM, White M, Wilson Sr. G, Bland

V, Antoine-LaVigne D, Payton, M. Coping strategies of the Jackson Heart Study Cohort and Self-reported Cardiovascular Disease, 146th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA.

2018 Bhuiyan AR, Payton M, Mitra A, Mawson A, Bogan D, Association of

Depression with C-reactive Protein among US Adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2009-2010, 146th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA.

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2018 Bhuiyan AR, Payton M, Mawson A, Mitra A, Bogan D. Association of Depression symptoms with Hemoglobin A1c among US adults from the

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2009-2010, 146th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA.

2017 Jefferson T, Addison C, Sharma M, Payton M, Jenkins C. Association

between sleep and obesity in African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study. 145th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Atlanta, GA.

2017 Bhuiyan AR, Payton M, Leggett SS, Srinivasan SR, Xu J, Berenson GS. Progression of Metabolic Syndrome along with Depression Symptoms and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, RCMI Translation Science 2017, Washington, D.C.

2017 Bhuiyan AR, Bogan DR, Barner YM, Payton M, Leggett SS, Srinivasan SR, Xu J, Berenson GS. Distribution of C-Reactive Protein among US Adults Data From National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2010. Fourteenth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Jackson State University, Marriott Hotel, Jackson, MS.

2017 Payton M, Chairperson, Plenary Session VI-A: Health Disparities and

Environmental Security. Fourteenth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Jackson State University, Marriott Hotel, Jackson, MS.

2017 Qobadi, M and Payton M. Gender-Disparities in Routine Health Checkup

among Obese Adults: Are Obese Men at a Higher Risk of Not Getting Routine Health Checkup? 145th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Atlanta, GA.

2017 Qobadi, M and Payton M. A Cross-Sectional Study of Obese Adults’ Fruits

and Vegetables Consumption in Rural Mississippi. 145th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Atlanta, GA.

2017 Karimi M and Payton M. We Are a Community “Making Proud Choices:” A

teen pregnancy prevention program in Southwest Mississippi. 145th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Atlanta, GA.

2016 Payton, M. Co-Chair, Health Disparities and Environmental Security.

Thirteenth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Jackson State University, Marriott Hotel, Jackson, MS.





2016 Presenter, A comparative study of obesity and heart failure among Framingham Heart Study and Jackson Heart Study Participants. 144th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO. 2016 Presenters (Quobadi M, Payton M). Racial Disparities in Overweight/obesity in Mississippi: Findings from the 2011-2014 Mississippi Behavior Risk Factors Surveillance System. 144th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO. 2016 Presenters (Sims J, Payton M). Barriers to Optimal Health among African American in Mississippi: Addressing Health Inequalities. 144th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO. 2016 Presenters (Jenkins B, Saprong D, Carnethon M, Antoine-Lavigne D, Brown R, Payton M, Addison C). Examining the association of psychosocial stress and obesity in African American Adults: The Jackson Heart Study. American 144th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO.

2016 Presenters (Addison C, Jenkins B, Payton M). Association between Alcohol Consumption and type of Heart Disease among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study. Thirteenth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Jackson State University, Marriott Hotel, Jackson, MS.

2016 Hargrave D and Payton M. Recurrence of Maltreatment in Children Reunited

with Families Post Child Protective Services. Mississippi Public Health Association 79th Public Health Conference and Annual Meeting, Hilton Jackson Hotel, Jackson, MS.

2016 Luncheon Plenary Speaker, Women and Heart Disease. Go Red for

Women, GRFW Newton, Northeastern Conference Center, Hilton. Meridian, MS.

2016 Guest, WTOK TV, Live at Five, “Women and Heart Disease,” Meridian, MS. 2015 Presenters (Payton M, Jenkins B, Addison C, Wilson G, Young L, Fields R). Developing Careers in Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention: The Jackson Heart Study. 143rd American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition. 2015 Presenters (Jenkins B, Payton M, Addison C, Young L, Wilson G, Fields R). Academic and Research Training in Cardiovascular Epidemiology: The Jackson Heart Study. 143rd American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition.


2015 Presenter, Technology and Health: The Future of Healthcare. 14th Annual Conference on Eliminating Health Disparities: Technology and Health, Jackson Convention Complex, Jackson, MS.

2015 Session Co-Chair, Plenary III – Health Disparities and Environmental

Securities, Twelfth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, RCMI, Marriott Hotel, Jackson, MS.

2015 Panelist, TECHJXN, Healthcare. Jackson Convention Complex, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2015 Moderator and Presenter, Pre-Conference Workshop II: Submitting

Successful Grant Proposals: Principles and Practices, Eight Health Disparities Conference, New Orleans, LA.

2014 Moderator, Grant Writing Workshop. Grantee Meeting, National Institute

on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, National Harbor, MD.

2014 Presenters (Payton M, Campbell J, Clifton A), Developing careers in cardiovascular disease epidemiology and prevention: The Jackson Heart Study, 142nd Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA. 2014 Session Co-Chair, Plenary Session III: Natural Resources Damage

Assessment and Management, Eleventh International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, RCMI, Jackson Convention Complex, Jackson, MS.

2014 Moderator, Social Determinants of Health (National Medical Association Meeting, Honolulu, HI. 2013 Presenter, Health Disparities in Obesity – Overview of the Problem and

Plan of Work of the Center, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2013 Presenter, Spatial analysis of diabetes mortality in Mississippi, 141th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Boston MA. 2013 Session Chair, Plenary III - Natural Resources Damage Assessment and

Management, Tenth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, RCMI, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2011 Presenter, Power to Power: An Effective Community-Based Tool for

Diabetes Prevention, Ninth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

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2012 Panelist, Academy for Research and Scholarly Engagement, Division of Research and Federal relations, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2012 Presenter, State of Health Disparities, 2012 Summit on the Science of

Eliminating Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Harbor, Maryland.

2012 Presenter, Addressing Health Disparities through NIH/NIMHD Centers of

Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, 2012 Summit on the Science of Eliminating Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health,

National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Harbor, Maryland.

2012 Moderator, Health Care Reform: Lessons From Around the World. The

140th American Public Health Association Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 2012 Session Chair, Plenary VIB - Health Disparities and Environmental Security, Ninth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health

Research, RCMI, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2011 Presenter (Alexander J (DrPH Student), Payton M), Environmental Health Policy Study: An Assessment of Regulatory Laws. Eight International

Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2011 Moderator, Addressing Health Inequities and Cultural Awareness. The

139th American Public Health Association Meeting, Washington, D.C.

2011 Chairperson (Moderator), Plenary Session V: Emerging Topics in Computational Biology and Environmental Modeling, Eighth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research,

Jackson, Mississippi.

2010 Guest, WTOK TV, Live at Five, “Women and Heart Disease,” Meridian, MS. 2010 Presenter, Women and Heart Disease, Go Red for Women, American Heart

Association, Newton, MS.

2010 Presenter, Power to Prevent Diabetes. The 138th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

2010 Guest, WTOK TV, Good Morning Meridian, “Women and Heart Disease,”

Meridian, MS.

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2010 Presenter (Okojie E, Payton M), Community-academic partnerships make a difference: using culturally appropriate SIDS risk-reduction interventions to build awareness in Mississippi’s African American

communities. The 138th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Denver, CO.

2010 Presenter (Payton M, Watts C), Cessation of cigarillo use in Mississippi youth. The 138th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting,

Philadelphia, PA.

2010 Presenter (Keku E, Kang J, Hassan A, Payton M, Mawson A), Obesity reduction utilization of a Jackson Medical Mall-Walk in Jackson, MS. The 138th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Denver, CO, 2010.

2010 Presenter, Addressing social justice through health education and

promotion. The 138th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Denver, CO, 2010.

2010 Presenter, Utilizing geographic information system technology to address social justice. The 138th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting,

Denver, CO, 2010. 2010 Presenter, Collaborating with Faith-based Organizations to Increase knowledge,

Attitudes, and Behaviors for Diabetes Prevention. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Diabetes Translation Conference, Kansas City, MO, 2010.

2010 Moderator, Evaluation of Medicare Part C and D. The 138th American

Public Health Association Meeting, Denver, CO.

2010 Presenter, Go Red for Women, Women and Heart Disease, American Heart Association, Newton, MS.

2010 Chairperson (Moderator), Plenary Session V: Emerging Topics in Computational Biology and Environmental Modeling, Eighth International

Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Jackson, Mississippi (September 2010).

2009 Presenter, Healthy Living: Obesity Prevention. Mississippi State Hospital,

Whitfield, Mississippi. 2009 Presenter, Impact of the Mississippi Healthy Students Act on Childhood

Obesity. The 137th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2009.

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2009 Presenter (Payton M, Knox-Lockett, R.), Healthy lifestyles tobacco awareness and Mississippi Delta Youth. The 137th Annual American

Public Health Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2009.

2009 Presenter, Addressing social justice through primary disease prevention. The 137th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2009.

2009 Presenter (Payton M, Paradeshi S (Student)), Waves of the future: utilizing GIS Technology to assess risk for lead poisoning in Mississippi. The 137th

Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2009.

2009 Presenter, Women and Chronic Disease, Community Faith-based Program,

Jackson, MS.

2008 Women and Chronic Disease, True Light Baptist Church, Jackson, MS.

2008 Guest on WLBT TV, Midday Mississippi Show, “Health and Healthcare Disparities in Obesity and Stroke,” Jackson, MS.

2008 Stroke, New Horizons Church, Jackson, MS.

2008 Presenter (Payton M, Paradeshi S (Student)), GIS Technology and Lead

Poisoning Prevention in Mississippi. The 136th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2008.

2008 Presenter, Women and Heart Disease, Go Red for Women, Mt. Helm Baptist

Church, Jackson, MS.

2008 Presenter (Shahbazi M, Payton M, Gibson S), Documented Risk Factors and Less Documented Cultural Factors Contributing to African Americans Stroke in a Rural Mississippi County. 136th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2008.

2008 Presenter (Roberts D (MPH Student), Payton M), Is annual household income

an indicator of weight status in children and adolescents in the United States? 136th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2008.

2007 Presenter, Engaging Partners In Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health

and Human Services. The Fall Technical Assistance Seminar: What is Community Based Participatory Research? Washington, D.C.

2007 Presenter, Institutes and Centers, Master of Public Health Orientation

Program, School of Health Sciences, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.


2007 Founder and Presenter, Health Literacy Workshops, Utilizing National Library of Medicine Online Resources to Eliminate Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS, Jackson, MS.

2007 Moderator. Section on Community-based Participatory Research Models 135th

Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Washington, D.C. 2007 Presenter, Institutes and Centers, School Advisory Board, College of Public

Service, Jackson State University. 2007 Guest on WLBT TV, Midday Mississippi Show, “Health and Healthcare

Disparities in Obesity and Heart Disease,” Jackson, MS.

2007 Presenter (Institutes and Centers), College Council of Advisors, College of Public Service, Jackson State University.

2007 Presenter. Race Matters in the Elimination of Health and Healthcare

Disparities. Third Annual African American Pride, Health and Wellness Day. Mississippi Valley State University.

2006 Guest on WLBT TV, Midday Mississippi Show, “Health and Healthcare

Disparities in Obesity and Diabetes,” Jackson, MS. 2006 Presenter (Payton M, Paradeshi S (Student)), Utilizing GIS Technology for

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention in Mississippi: Part II, 134th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Boston, MA.

2006 Presenter (Israel G (MPH Student), Addison C, Payton M), Prevalence of

Breasr Feeding and Mortality Among Mississippi Infants During the First Six Months of Life, 134th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Boston, MA.

2006 Presenter, Pandemic Flu Primer: The Avian Flu, Public Health Challenges.

The National Medical Association W. Montague Cobb Health Institute, All Hazards Preparedness Meeting, Washington, D.C.

2006 Presenter, Scientific Autobiography: Building an Academic Career in Minority

Health Disparities Research, Summer Research Career Development Institute in Minority Health and Health Disparities, University of Pittsburgh, and the Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

2006 Participant, Focus Group, Health Disparities Reduction Initiative, The Summit Health

Institute for Research and Education, the National Organization of Black County Officials in partnership with W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Health Policy Institute “Place Matters” Initiative. Tougaloo College Health and Wellness Center, Jackson, MS.


2006 Presenter (Wang X (MPH Student), Payton M), Healthy and Unhealthy Behaviors Associated with Weight Control Among Mississippi High School Students, 134th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Boston, MA.

2005 Presenter, Scientific Autobiography: Building an Academic Career in Minority Health

Disparities Research. Summer Research Career Development Institute in Minority Health and Health Disparities. University of Pittsburgh, and the Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

2005 Moderator, Second Annual Conference on Eliminating Health Disparities in

Mississippi: From Research to Action, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2005 Presenter, Environmental Health: Exposure and Disease. Eliminating racial and

ethnic health disparities, Fifth Annual National Leadership Summit, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

2005 Panelist/Discussant, Mock Study Section. Summer Research Career

Development Institute in Minority Health and Health Disparities, University of Pittsburgh, Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

2005 Presenters (Wang X (MPH Student), Payton M), Behaviors Associated with

Weight Control, Fourth Annual Conference on Eliminating Health Disparities, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2005 Panelist/Discussant, Launching Your Career. Summer Research Career

Development Institute in Minority Health and Health Disparities, University of Pittsburgh, Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, Jackson State University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

2005 Presenter, GIS Technology and Lead Poisoning in Mississippi, Fourth

Annual Conference on Eliminating Health Disparities, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2005 Presenter, Obesity and Renal Disease in Mississippi, 133rd Annual

American Public Health Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

2005 Presenters (Israel G (MPH Student), Payton M), Breast Feeding in Mississippi: Barriers and Intervention, Fourth Annual Conference on Eliminating Health Disparities, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.


2005 Presenter, Utilizing GIS Technology for Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention in Mississippi, 133rd Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

2004 Presenter, Childhood Lead Poisoning Regulations and Legislation in the

Southeastern Corridor, 132th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Washington, D.C.

2004 Presenter, Childhood Lead Poisoning in Mississippi, Third Annual Institute of

Epidemiology and Health Services Research Conference, Eliminating Health Disparities: Prospects for Change, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2004 Guest on WLBT TV, Midday Mississippi Show, “Health and Healthcare

Disparities,” Jackson, MS.

2004 Participant, University Industry Cluster Conference, Jackson State University.

2004 Presenter, A Vision for a School of Public Health in Mississippi, 132th

Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Washington, D.C. 2004 Moderator, Second Annual Conference on Eliminating Health Disparities in

Mississippi: Prospects for Change, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2004 Presenters (Mawson AR, Matlack E, Okojie F, Payton M), A New

Interdisciplinary Field is Needed--Population Health Management and Security, 132th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Washington, D.C.

2004 Guest on the Morning Talk Radio Show, “Health and Healthcare Disparities,”

Jackson, MS. 2004 Guest on the WJSU Radio Show, “Health and Healthcare Disparities,”

Jackson, MS.

2003 Moderator, Plenary Session on Eliminating Health Disparities, The Dream and New Realities: Collaborating to Promote Fairness and Equality, Office of Civil Rights Southeast Division, Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA.

2003 Presenter, The Dream and New Realities: Collaborating to Promote

Fairness and Equalities.


2003 Presenter and Panelist, Eliminating Health Disparities. Revisiting the Delta Project: Healthy People in a Healthy Environment, Respondent to the presentation on “Health Disparities in the Delta,” State of Tennessee Department of Health and Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN.

2003 Moderator, Second Annual Conference on Eliminating Health Disparities in

Mississippi: Concepts and Measures, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.

2003 Presenter, Career in Medicine, Pelahatchie Attendance Center,

Pelahatchie, MS.

2003 Guest on WLBT TV, Midday Mississippi Show, “Health Disparities,” Jackson, MS.

2003 Moderator and Facilitator, Determinants of the Public’s Health: Place, Science, Technology, Ethics and Resource Distribution; University Scholars Working Papers: A Symposium, Center for University Scholars, Jackson State University.

2003 Presenter, Agromedicine-Medicine and Agriculture, the Agromedicine Pre-

Summit Meeting, Mississippi State University, Jackson, MS.

2002 Presenter/Panelist and Facilitator, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention, Public Health Seminar Series, Jackson Medical Mall – Thad Cochran Center, Jackson, MS.

2002 Presenter, Toward a Needs Assessment of Lead Poisoning in Mississippi,

130th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

2002 Guest, ( Invited and attended) the White House Briefing on the President’s (President George W. Bush)Executive Order for Health Care in the United States, White House, Washington, D.C.

2002 Moderator, First Annual Conference on Eliminating Health Disparities in Mississippi: Causes and Prevention, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research, School of Allied Health Sciences, Jackson State

University, Jackson, MS.

2001 Panelist, Live Talk Show, What Every Physician Should Know About Anthrax/Bioterrorism (with former U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. David Satcher, et al, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Medical Association, and Public Health Practice) Washington, D.C.

2001 Panelist (Invited), Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry

Partners in Public Health Meeting, Atlanta, GA.


2001 Facilitator and Moderator of Panel, First Health Care Disparities in Indigent Communities: Understanding the Problem and Identifying the Solution, Mississippi Urban Research Center, Jackson State University, Greenville, MS.

2001 Presenter, Environmental Health and its Relationship to Disease, Regional

National Medical Association Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

2001 Presenter/Panelist, Community Health and Medicine, Environmental Health, Environmental Science and Communities of Color, The Annual National Medical Association Meeting, Nashville, TN.

2001 Presenter (Invited), Environmental Health Research in the Public Health

Field, National Environmental Health Association, Atlanta, GA.

2001 Facilitator and Moderator of Panel and Presenter, Achieving Community Environmental Health, Planning Committee, The First Mississippi Statewide Environmental Justice Summit, Jackson, MS.

2000 Presenter, The Decision Tree, Science Advisory Committee, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.

2000 Presenter/Panelist, Advancing Minorities and Women in Science, Mathematics and Engineering, in the 21st Century, Harvard University, Boston, MA.

2000 Presenter, Community-Directed Environmental Health Assessment

Decision Tree, Forum on State and Tribal Toxics Action, Rosslyn, VA. 1999 Presenter, Careers in Science and Medicine, Urban Scholars Program

Health Careers Symposium, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

1998 Presenter, The Relationship of Bone and Blood Lead to Renal Function: The Normative Aging Study, the Tenth International Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology and Eighth Conference of the International Society of Exposure Analysis, Boston, MA.

1998 Presenter, Community-Based Research, the National Environmental Justice

Advisory Council Meeting, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Baton Rouge, LA.

1998 Presenter, Relations of Bone and Blood Lead to Cognitive Function: The VA

Normative Aging Study, the Cognitive Neuroscience Research Forum, Boston University Harold Goodglass Aphasia Research Center, Boston, MA.

1997 Presenter, Lead Exposure and Renal Function. Superfund Basic Research

Program: A Decade of Improving Health through Multi-Disciplinary Research Symposium. Chapel Hill, N.C.


1997 Presenter, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention in an Urban Community in Massachusetts, The First National Conference on Children’s Environmental Health and Research, Washington, D.C.

1996 Presenter, Lead Exposure and Cognitive Function in Aging Men. The

Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Society for Epidemiological Research. Boston, Massachusetts.

1996 Presenter, Mini-Mental Status in Aging: The VA Normative Aging Study. The Forty-

Ninth Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington, D.C.

1995 Presenter, Low-Level Lead Exposure and Cognitive Function in Aging, The

Seventh International Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, The Netherlands.

1994 Presenter/Panelist, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention, Symposium on Health

Research Needs to Insure Environmental Justice, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Arlington, Virginia.

1994 Presenter/Panelist, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention, The Second

Comprehensive National Conference on Building a Lead-Safe Future, Washington, D.C.

1994 Presenter/Panelist, Occupational Health, Conference on Bridging the Gap...

Public Health and Environmental Justice in Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts.

1993 Presenter, The Relation between Blood Lead and Urinary Biogenic Amines in

Community-exposed Men/Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention, The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

1993 Presenter, Low-Level Lead Exposure and Renal Function, The Fifth

International Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Stockholm, Sweden.

1993 Pediatric Environmental Health Research Workshop, National Institute of

Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

1992 Presenter, Blood Lead and Urinary Biogenic Amines, The Fourth International Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

1991 Guest Presenter, The Epidemiology of Lead, Diet and Blood Pressure, The

Symposium on Environmental Health and Toxicology, National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, Atlanta, Georgia.


1983 Presenter, Brain Stimulation Reward: Threshold versus Response Rates from

Various Brain Loci, The International Society for Neuroscience, Boston, Massachusetts.

1980 Presenter, The Acute and Chronic Effects of Imipramine on Self-Stimulation, The

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Accelerators: Sparking Innovation and Transdisciplinary Team Science in Disparities Research. Carol R. Horowitz, Khader Shameer, Janice Gabrilove, Ashish Atreja, Peggy Shepard, Crispin N. Goytia, Geoffrey W. Smith, Joel Dudley, Rachel Manning, Nina A. Bickell and Maida P. Galvez.

Optimistic Bias, Risk Factors, and Development of High Blood Pressure and Obesity among African American Adolescents in Mississippi (USA). Monique S. White, Clifton C. Addison, Brenda W. Campbell Jenkins, Vanessa Bland, Adrianne Clark and Donna Antoine LaVigne.

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Policy, System and Environmental Correlates of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in a Low-Income African American Population in the Southeast. Lori Brand Bateman, LaToya J. O'Neal, Theolishia Smith, Yufeng Li, Theresa A. Wynn, Chen Dai, Mona N. Fouad. Empowering One Community at a Time for Policy, System and Environmental Changes to Impact Obesity. Katrina Betancourt, Andrea Ridgway, Joy Rockenbach, Sequoya Eady, Joanice Thompson, Lori Brand Bateman, Mona N. Fouad, Yu-Mei M. Schoenberger. Impacting the Social Determinants of Health through a Regional Academic-Community Partnership: The Experience of the Mid-South Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center for Health Disparities Research. Mona N. Fouad, Theresa A. Wynn, Richard Scribner, Yu-Mei M. Schoenberger, Donna Antoine-Lavigne, Sequoya Eady, William A. Anderson, Lori Brand Bateman. Examining Neighborhood Social Cohesion in the Context of Community-based Participatory Research: Descriptive Findings from an Academic-Community Partnership. Lori Brand Bateman, Mona N. Fouad, Bianca Hawk, Tiffany Osborne, Sejong Bae, Sequoya Eady, Joanice Thompson, Wendy Brantley, Lovie Crawford, Laura Heider, Yu-Mei M. Schoenberger. Bikeshare Use in Urban Communities: Individual and Neighborhood Factors. Gabriela R. Oates, Bryant W. Hamby, Sejong Bae, Maria C. Norena, H. Olivia Hart, Mona N. Fouad.



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The Value of Social Network Analysis for Evaluating Academic-Community Partnerships and Collaborations for Social Determinants of Health Research. Candace Forbes Bright, Eboni Edmonson Haynes, Danny Patterson, Maria Pisu.

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African Americans in a Randomized Controlled Trial to Test the Healthy Eating and Active Living in the Spirit (HEALS) Intervention. Oluwole A. Babatunde, Swann Arp Adams, Micheal D. Wirth, Jan M. Eberth, Jameson Sofge, Seul Ki Choi, Brook Harmon, Lisa Davis, Ruby Drayton, Thomas G. Hurley, Hearther M. Brandt, Cheryl A. Armstead, James R. Hebert.

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Advancing the Science of Health Disparities Through Research on the Social Determinants of Health MN Fouad, GR Oates, IC Scarinci, W Demark-Wahnefried, BW Hamby, LB Bateman, JJ Estrada, M Payton, M Sims, L Miele, EE Partridge. The Social Determinants of Chronic Disease. WC Cockerham , BW Hamby , GR Oates. The Social Determinants of Health Core: Taking a Place-Based Approach RA Scribner, NR Simonsen, C Leonardi. A Reliable, Feasible Method to Observe Neighborhoods at High Spatial Resolution MM Kepper, MS Sothern, KP Theall, LA Griffiths, RA Scribner, T-S Tseng, P Schaettle, JM Cwik, E Felker-Kantor, ST Broyles.


Sociodemographic Patterns of Chronic Disease: How the Mid-South Region Compares to the Rest of the Country GR Oates, BE Jackson, EE Partridge , KP Singh, MNF. Street Connectivity and Obesity Risk: Evidence From Electronic Health Records C Leonardi, NR Simonsen, Q Yu , C Park, RA Scribner. Psychosocial Factors and Behaviors in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study M Sims, KJ Lipford, N Patel, CD Ford, Y-I Min, SB Wyatt. A Comparison of Black and White Racial Differences in Health Lifestyles and Cardiovascular Disease WC Cockerham, S Bauldry, BW Hamby, JM Shikany, S Bae S63 Systemic Inflammation in Midlife: Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Perceived Discrimination I Stepanikova, LB Bateman, GR Oates. The Role of Perceived Discrimination in Obesity Among African Americans I Stepanikova , EH Baker, ZR Simoni, A Zhu, SB Rutland , M Sims, LL Wilkinson S86 Perceived Discrimination and Privilege in Health Care: The Role of Socioeconomic Status and Race. I Stepanikova, GR Oates. Contribution of Four Comorbid Conditions to Racial/ Ethnic Disparities in Mortality Risk. Jonathan Daw.

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Addison, C., Jenkins, BW., Payton, M., Antoine-LaVigne, D., “Operational and Management Structure of the Jackson Heart Study Community Outreach Center.” Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, accepted for publication. Addison, C., Antoine-LaVigne, D., Jenkins, BW., White, M., Wilson, G., Thigpen-Odom, D., Fortenberry, M., McCoy, P., Young, L., Woodberry, C., Herron, K., Payton, M. “Twenty Years of Leading Community-Driven Outreach and Engagement: Jackson State University/Jackson Heart Study.” Submitted to Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research Education and Action. Yedjou CG, Mbemi AT, Noubissi F, Tchounwou SS, Tsabang N, Payton M, Miele L, and Tchounwou PB. Prostate Cancer Disparity, Chemoprevention, and Treatment by Specific Medicinal Plants, Nutrients 2019, 11(2), 336; 4 February 2019. doi:10.3390/nu11020336

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Mendy VL, Vargas R, Payton M, Sims JN and Zhang L. Trends in the Stroke Death Rate Among Mississippi Adults, 2000–2016. Prev Chronic Dis 2019;16:180425.

Mendy VL, Vargas R, Cannon-Smith G, Payton M, Enkhmaa B and Zhang L. Food Insecurity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Mississippi Adults. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Sep 15;15(9). Addison C, Campbell Jenkins B, Addison L, Wilson G, White M, Bland V, Payton M and Antoine-LaVigne D. (2018). Coping Strategies and Self-Reported Cardiovascular Disease in the Jackson Heart Study Cohort. Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 4(30), 2018. Campbell Jenkins BW, Addison CC, White MS, Henderson F, McGill D, Antoine-LaVigne D, Payton M. Exploring Barriers and Access to Physical Activity in a Mississippi African American Community: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Behavioral Health, 2018, 7(1): 27-35.

Sims JN, Yedjou CG, Abugri D, Payton M, Turner T, Miele L, Tchounwou PB. Racial Disparities and Preventive Measures to Renal Cell Carcinoma. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15(6), 1089; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061089.

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Fouad M, Oates GR, Scarinci IC, Demark-Wahnefried W, Hamby BW, Bateman LB, Estrada JJ, Payton M, Sims M, Miele L, and Partridge EE. Advancing the Science of Health Disparities through Research on the Social Determinants of Health. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol. 52 (1), Suppl. 1, pp S1–S4. Medicine, January 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.09.032.

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Clifton Addison, Brenda W. Campbell Jenkins, Monique White, Frances Henderson, Dorothy J. McGill, Donna Antoine-LaVigne, Marinelle Payton. Perception of Policy and Environmental Action to Promote Healthy Behaviors in African American Communities. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Feb 20;14(2). pii: E209. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14020209. Addison C, Jenkins B, Antoine-LaVigne D, Stephens-Gibson S, Kelley J, Hughes R, Dawkins M, Payton M. A Community-Based Study of Residential Proximity to Selected CVD Environmental Influences-A Mississippi Case Study. International Journal of Advanced Research 2017, 5(7):859-866. July 2017. DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4791.

Brenda W. Campbell Jenkins, Clifton Addison, Gregory Wilson, Lavon Young, Regina Fields, Clevette Woodberry and Marinelle Payton. Implementing a Graduate Certificate Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology: The Jackson Heart Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 26;doi10.3390/ijerph130210026. Yedjou CG, Tchounwou P, Miele L, Payton M. Natural Plant Extracts induced DNA Damage and Apoptosis through Oxidative Stress in Transgenic Mouse Model. American Journal of Cancer, 2016.

Jenkins B, Addison C, Payton M. Cultivating a New Learning Community to Prepare Graduate Students in Cardiovascular Epidemiology: The Jackson Heart Study (submitted for publication, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 2016). Clifton Addison, Brenda Jenkins, Daniel Sarpong, Gregory Wilson, Monique White, Marinelle Payton and Donna Antoine LaVigne. Coping Strategies of the Jackson Heart Study Cohort and Self-Reported Cardiovascular Disease (submitted to the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved). Brenda W. Jenkins, Clifton Addison, Donna Antoine-LaVigne, James Kelley, Robert Hughes, Monique White, Marinelle Payton. Impact of Social Determinants on Cardiovascular Health (submitted to IJERPH). Clifton Addison, Brenda Campbell Jenkins, Donna Antoine-LaVigne, Sherry Gibson Stevens, James Kelley, Robert Hughes, Milton Dawkins, Marinelle Payton. Using GIS to Examine Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Risk in the Jackson Heart Study Area (submitted to IJERPH).

Sharma S, Sunday Tim U, Payton M, Cohly H, Gadia S, Wong J, Karakala S. Contextual Motivation in Physical Activity by Means of Association Rule Mining. Egyptian Informatics Journal (Elsevier) (June 2015). Adriane Vann, Ricardo Brown, Brenda Jenkins, Clifton Addison, Marinelle Payton. Vaccinations: Reducing the Burden of Disease. Online Journal of Rural Health, Social Determinants of Health, Vol 5, No. 1 (2015).



Bland V, Brown R, Jenkins B, Addison C, Payton M. Utility of Vaccinations and the Body’s Immune System. Online Journal of Rural Health, Social Determinants of Health, Vol 5, No. 1 (2015).

Fisher J, Brown R, Jenkins B, Addison C, Payton M. Public Health Need and Vaccination. Online Journal of Rural Health, Social Determinants of Health, Vol 5, No. 1 (2015).

Berry A, Brown R, Jenkins B, Addison C, Payton M. Origins of Vaccination. Online Journal of Rural Health, Social Determinants of Health, Vol 5, No. 1 (2015).

Albeely R, Brown R, Jenkins B, Addison C, Payton M. Impact of Vaccinations on Improving the Health of Children. Online Journal of Rural Health, Social Determinants of Health, Vol 5, No. 1 (2015).

Wang X and Payton M. Spatial Analysis of Diabetes Mortality in Mississippi. American Journal of Geographic Information System, Special Issue "Recent Advances in the Applications of GIS in Public Health (submitted).

Sims M, Taylor HA, Wyatt SB, Sarpong D, Payton M, Hickson D, Henderson F, Ekunwe L, Diez-Roux A. The Socioeconomic Gradient of Diabetes Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control among African Americans in the JHS. Ann Epidemiol 2011 (12):892-8. Risisky D, Hogan VK, Kane M, Burt B, Dove C, Payton M. Concept Mapping as a Tool to Engage a Community in Health Disparity Identification. Ethnicity and Disease 2008;18:77-83.

Jacobs B, Mawson AR, Payton M, Guignard JC. Myth and Reality Concerning the Public Health Impact of Disasters: The Case of Hurricane Katrina. Myth and Reality Concerning the Public Health Impact of Disasters: The Case of Hurricane Katrina. Public Health Reports 2008; 123 (5).

Berget RJ, Reynolds CF, Ricci EM, Quinn SC, Mawson AR, Payton M, Thomas SB. A Plan to facilitate the Early Career Development of Minority Scholars in the Health Sciences. Journal of Health and Social Policy, Vol. 25 (2) 2008. Payton, M and Mawson A (eds.) Special Edition of the Researcher: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Jackson State University, 2005;20 (2).

Payton M, Introduction, Special Edition of the Researcher: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Jackson State University, 2005;20 (2).

Payton, M, Williams, V., Okojie, F. The National Alumni AIDS Prevention Project Strategies for Capacity Building, Researcher: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Jackson State University, 2004-05;19 (4): 60-65.


Payton, M, et al. The Arizona African American Health Information System: A Linked Network Service, Researcher: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Jackson State University, 2004- 05;19 (4): 32-39.

Payton M, Riggs K, Spiro R, Weiss ST, Hu H. Relations of Bone and Blood Lead to Cognitive Function: The VA Normative Aging Study. Neurotoxicol Teratol 1998;20:19-27. Payton M, Riggs K, Spiro R, Weiss ST, Hu H. Low-Level Lead Exposure and Cognitive Function in the Elderly. Am J Epidemiol 1995;6(4):S43.

Payton M, Hu H, Sparrow D, Weiss ST. Low-level Lead Exposure and Renal Function in the Normative Aging Study. Am J Epidemiol 1994;140:821-829. Hu H, Wantanabe H, Payton M, Korrick S, Rotnitzky A. The Relationship Between Bone Lead and Hemoglobin. JAMA 1994;272:1512-17.

Wantanabe H, Hu H, Payton M, Korrick S, Rotnitzky A. Correlates of Bone and Blood Lead Levels in Carpenters. AM J Ind Med 1994;26:255-64.

Payton M, Hu H, Sparrow D, Young JB, Landsberg L, Weiss ST. Relation between Blood Lead and Urinary Biogenic Amines in Community-exposed Men. Am J Epidemiol 1993;138:815-25.

Frumkin H, Horowitz M, Jabre JF, Payton M, Kantrowitz W. An Investigation of a Workplace Cluster of Bell's Palsy. J Occup Med 1992;34(11)1064-1070.

Payton M, Kornetsky C, and Rosene D. Brain Stimulation Reward: Thresholds Versus Response Rates From Various Brain Loci. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 13th Annual Meeting 1983;9:977.

Payton M, Wheeling HS, and Kornetsky C. The Acute and Chronic Effects of Imipramine on Self-Stimulation. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 10th Annual Meeting 1980;6:365.

Proceedings of Meetings Payton, M. (ed.) Forward, Special Edition of the Researcher: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Jackson State University, 2003;19 (1).

Hu H, Kim R, Payton M, Korrick S, Sparrow D, Weiss ST. The relationship of bone and blood lead to hypertension: further analyses of the normative aging study data. Proceedings of the 1996 Pacific Basin Conference on Hazardous Waste, Nov 4-8, 1996. East-West Center: Honolulu.

Payton M. The Epidemiology of Lead, Diet, and Blood Pressure. In: Proceedings of Symposium on Environmental Health Sciences and Toxicology. Atlanta: National Institutes of Health and Clark Atlanta University, 1991.


Book Chapter Yedjou CJ, Sims JN, Miele L, Noubissi F, Lowe L, Fonseca DD, Alo RA, Payton M, and Tchounwou PB. Health and racial disparity in breast cancer. Adv Exp Med Biol, Vol. 1152, : Breast Cancer Metastasis and Drug Resistance, 978-3-030-20300-9, 299487_2_En, (3) 2019. Editor

Bronner YL, Payton M, Rodney P, Washington WN. (Eds). Health Disparities? Not in My Community. Model programs for improving health outcomes. FalkonQuest Publishing, Encino, CA, 2006. Payton M and Mawson A. (Guest Eds), The Researcher: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Jackson State University. A Special Edition by the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research. 2005;Vol. XX (No. 2).

Payton M. (Guest Ed.), The Researcher: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Jackson State University. A Special Edition by the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research. 2003;Vol. XIX (No. 1).

Selected Technical Documents

Documents on Public Health Issues including Environmental Exposure (that were written while I served as a member of the U.S. Science Advisory Board; U.S. EPA Chair or committee or council member; and state advisory board).

Chlorobenzene, Toxic Substance Document (proposed guideline levels for submission to the Federal Register). National Advisory Committee to Develop Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C., 2006. Sulfuryl Chloride, Toxic Substance Document (proposed guideline levels for submission to the Federal Register), National Advisory Committee to Develop Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C., 2006.

Chloroacetaldehyde, Toxic Substance Document (proposed guideline levels for submission to the Federal Register), National Advisory Committee to Develop Acute Exposure Guideline for Hazardous Substances, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C., 2004.

Propionaldehyde, Toxic Substance Document (proposed guideline levels for submission to the Federal Register), National Advisory Committee to Develop Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C., 2004

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Guidance (the first in the state of Mississippi), Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory Board, Mississippi Department of Health, Jackson, MS,

2002.


Community-driven Health Issues - Resolution, May 2000. A request to the U.S. EPA and other federal agencies to address opportunities to fund community-driven and environmental health research on research topics identified by communities. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Health and Research Subcommittee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C. Environmental Justice and Community-Based Health Model Discussion and Recommendations Report, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Meeting, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., 2000.

Environmental and Public Health Issues - Resolution, December 1999. A recommendation that the NEJAC May 2000 meeting focus on environmental and public health issues by requesting that federal agencies with health concerns work cooperatively with the NEJAC to coordinate a comprehensive response to environmental and health concerns of communities. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Health and Research Subcommittee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C. Comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Dockett Control Number OPPTS-62156, February 1999. Recommendations and Comments on the North American Regional Action Plan on Mercury. This regional action plan stemmed from activities taken under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation between the government of Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The plan represented a mutually agreed upon framework for future action to be taken by each country, either independently or collaboratively, under the direction of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. Dioxin Pollution - Resolution, June 1998. Under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, the U.S. EPA was urged to ensure that the state of California stopped dioxin pollution of San Francisco Bay by designating dioxin, furan and PCBs pollution of these waters a high priority pollution problem for immediate action—implementation of 'total maximum daily loads,' 'load allocations' and 'waste load allocations' required by this section in order to ensure all preventable sources of pollution; take steps to eliminate toxic pollutant exposure through education and awareness that is culturally sensitive and inclusive of all people; and address solutions to pollution as well as pollution hazards. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Health and Research Subcommittee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C. A Community Health Assessment Tool -1998. The Decision Tree Framework (to provide communities with an approach to solve environmental problems). Regulations to Reevaluate Children’s Health -1998. Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Regulatory Re-Evaluation Work Group, Office of Children's Health Protection, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.


Proposed Lead 403 Rule - Resolution, Dec 1998. Recommended that the U.S. EPA extend the deadline for public comment on the Proposed Lead 403 Standard to allow members of the council and communities additional time to review and provide comments on the proposed standard. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Health and Research Subcommittee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C. Community Work Group - Resolution, Dec 1998. Recommended the development of the Community Health Assessment Work Group (comprised of community leaders to provide assistance in developing and implementing a model for community-based research). National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Health and Research Subcommittee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

Lead 403 Rule - Resolution, December 1997. Review of the U.S. EPA Proposed Lead 403 Rule. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Health and Research Subcommittee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C. Retreat from Universal Lead Screening of Children and Revise Lead Standards. Indigenous Peoples - Resolution, December 1997. A recommendation to seek the representation of Indigenous peoples on the Health and Research Subcommittee in recognition of major environmental hazards that involve around mining industry, and that the advisory council urge a coordinated government approach to this problem. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Health and Research Subcommittee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C. Federal Interagency Work Group - Resolution, December 1997. A recommendation that the U.S. EPA formulate a Federal Interagency Workgroup and establish a working relationship with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and other federal agencies involved in health and research. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Health and Research Subcommittee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

Studies Addressing Health and Ecological Effects on the Islands of Puerto Rico, Vieques, and Culebra - Resolution, May 1997. A recommendation that the U.S. EPA provide an inventory of studies addressing human health and ecological effects resulting from environmental stressors in communities on the islands of Puerto Rico, Vieques, and Culebra. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Health and Research Subcommittee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C. Working Collaboratively on Children’s Health Issues - Resolution, May 1997. A recommendation that the U.S. EPA work collaboratively with NIEHS to expand upon the work being done by NIEHS and to incorporate strategies for working together on issues of children's health in the work plan of the Office of Children's Health. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Health and Research Subcommittee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

Work Collaboratively with Other Federal Agencies - Resolution, December 1997. A recommendation that the U.S. EPA work with other agencies to develop funding for research on the health impacts of mining on Native workers and communities, including Alaskan Natives; and funding be directed preferentially to research proposals that are in the nature of cooperative agreements that include tribal governments and Native


nongovernmental organizations and that such research includes, but not be limited to, exposure assessment, disease epidemiology, and cultural and ecological impacts to include conferences; and that the research, to the extent possible, be geared toward reaching conclusions that can inform governmental policy in terms of health care, operation of existing and future mines and the resolution of claims by Native Americans and Alaskan Natives against the U. S. government and companies engaged in mining. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Health and Research Subcommittee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C. Community-Based Research - Resolution, December 1997. A recommendation to the U.S. EPA to expand funding for community-based collaborative and participatory research; document existing cases of community-based research (including, but not limited to those projects funded by the agency) and use these examples to formulate guidelines for "community-friendly" environmental research; and create a journal of community environmental research in which scientific, community and collaborative research articles, opinions and review could be published. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Health and Research Subcommittee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C. Environmental Impacts on Children's Health - Resolution, December 1996. A recommendation to include the NEJAC into the planning and execution of the Children's Environmental Health Conference to serve as a launching pad for national U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiatives on these issues; set a community based environmental justice agenda for children's health; and that agency program offices report their progress on issues related to environmental justice and children's health. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Health and Research Subcommittee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C. Abatement - Resolution, December 1996. U.S. EPA was asked to address and communicate concerns to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the proposal to retreat from universal screening of children and revising lead standards for abatement. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Health and Research Subcommittee, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.

Letter to the Editor Hu H, Aro A, Payton M, Korrick S, Sparrow D, Weiss STW, Rotnitzky A. Hypertension and Lead Exposure. JAMA 1996;276(13):1038.

Selected Newspaper Article Payton M. Sunday Morning With (Health Disparities), Clarion Ledger, Jackson, MS, October 2009.

Many Newspaper Articles/Reports on Research Activities including Conferences. Abstracts Campbell Jenkins BW, Addison C, Payton M, Cultivating a New Learning Community to Prepare Graduate Students in Cardiovascular Epidemiology: The Jackson Heart Study


(presented at the National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates National Conference, Dallas, Texas, 2019). Campbell Jenkins BW, Addison C, and Payton M, Implementing a Graduate Certificate Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology: The Jackson Heart Study (presented at the National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates National Conference, Dallas, Texas, 2019). Addison C, Campbell Jenkins BW, White M, and Payton M. Perception of Policy and Environmental Action to Promote Healthy Behaviors in African American Communities (presented at the National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates National Conference, Dallas, Texas, 2019). Bhuiyan AR, Nusrat K, Adiba A, Payton M. Comparing Measured and Self-Reported Hypertension by Race/Ethnicity among Major Depressed Individuals: The NHANES Survey (presented at RCMI's Fifteenth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Jackson State University, Marriott Hotel, Jackson, MS, 2019).

Addison, CC, Campbell Jenkins B, Addison LM, White M, Wilson Sr. G, Bland V, Antoine- LaVigne D, Payton, M. Coping strategies of the Jackson Heart Study Cohort and Self-

reported Cardiovascular Disease (presented at the 146th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA, 2018).

Bhuiyan AR, Payton M, Mitra A, Mawson A, Bogan D, Association of Depression with C-reactive Protein among US Adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2009-2010 (presented at the 146th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA, 2018).

Bhuiyan AR, Payton M, Mawson A, Mitra A, Bogan D. Association of Depression symptoms with Hemoglobin A1c among US adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2009-2010 (presented at the 146th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA, 2018).

Qobadi, M and Payton M. Gender-Disparities in Routine Health Checkup among Obese Adults: Are Obese Men at a Higher Risk of Not Getting Routine Health Checkup? (presented at the 145th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, 2017) Jefferson T, Addison C, Sharma M, Payton M, Jenkins C. Association between sleep and obesity in African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study (presented at the 145th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, 2017). McGill D, Addison C, Penman A, Schoenberger Y, Sims M, Payton M. African American Girls’ Perception of Nutrition and Dietary Practices in Mississippi (presented at the 145th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, 2017).









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Bhuiyan AR, Payton M, Leggett SS, Srinivasan SR, Xu J, Berenson GS. Progression of Metabolic Syndrome along with Depression Symptoms and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (presented at the RCMI Translation Science 2017, Washington, D.C.). Qobadi, M and Payton M. A Cross-Sectional Study of Obese Adults’ Fruits and Vegetables Consumption in Rural Mississippi (presented at the 145th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, 2017). Bhuiyan AR, Bogan DR, Barner YM, Payton M, Leggett SS, Srinivasan SR, Xu J, Berenson GS. Distribution of C-Reactive Protein among US Adults Data From National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2010 (presented at the Fourteenth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Jackson State University, Marriott Hotel, Jackson, MS, 2017). Karimi M and Payton M. We Are a Community “Making Proud Choices:” A teen pregnancy prevention program in Southwest Mississippi (presented at the 145th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, 2017). Payton M, Jenkins B, Addison C, Antoine-LaVigne D, and Wilson G. A comparative study of obesity and heart failure among Framingham Heart Study and Jackson Heart Study Participants (presented at the 144th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO, 2016). Quobadi M, Payton M. Racial Disparities in Overweight/obesity in Mississippi: Findings from the 2011-2014 Mississippi Behavior Risk Factors Surveillance System (presented at the 144th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO, 2016). Sims J, Payton M. Barriers to Optimal Health among African American in Mississippi: Addressing Health Inequalities (presented at the 144th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO, 2016). Addison C, Jenkins B, Payton M. Association between Alcohol Consumption and type of Heart Disease among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study (presented at the Thirteenth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Jackson State University, Marriott Hotel, Jackson, MS, 2016). Jenkins B, Saprong D, Carnethon M, Antoine-Lavigne D, Brown R, Payton M, Addison C. Examining the association of psychosocial stress and obesity in African American Adults: The Jackson Heart Study (presented at the 144th American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO, 2016). Addison C, Jenkins B, Payton M. Association between Alcohol Consumption and type of Heart Disease among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study (presented at the Thirteenth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Jackson State University, Marriott Hotel, Jackson, MS, 2016).


Yedjou CG, Tchounwou P, Miele L, Payton M. Natural Plant Extracts induced DNA Damage and Apoptosis through Oxidative Stress in Transgenic Mouse Model (Cancer Research, 2016).

Dawkins M Jr, Jenkins B, Addison C, Payton M. Goal–Striving Stress and Self-Rated Health of Black College Students (Abstract accepted for presentation at the ISHIB Annual Meeting, 2015, New York, NY, Hilton New York Midtown, 2015).

Vann A, Jenkins B, Addison C, Payton M. Evaluating the Spending of Healthcare Dollars in Amite County, Mississippi and its Economic Impact (Abstract accepted for presentation at the ISHIB Annual Meeting, 2015, New York, NY, Hilton New York Midtown, 2015).

Albeely R, Alexander J, Jenkins B, Addison C, Payton M. A Comparative Analysis of Mississippi vs. Colorado Obesity Statistics. (Abstract accepted for presentation at the ISHIB Annual Meeting, 2015, New York, NY, Hilton New York Midtown, 2015). Fisher J, Jenkins B, Addison C, Payton M. Affective Responses to Appraisals of Fairness by Undergraduate African American Students at an Historically Black University (HBU) (Abstract accepted for presentation at the ISHIB Annual Meeting, 2015, New York, NY, Hilton New York Midtown, 2015). Bland V, Jenkins B, Addison C, Sims M, Payton M. Contributing Factors Associated with Obesity in African American Women in a Rural Community in Lexington, Mississippi (Abstract accepted for presentation at the ISHIB Annual Meeting, 2015, New York, NY, Hilton New York Midtown, 2015).

Payton M, Campbell J, Clifton A, Developing careers in cardiovascular disease epidemiology and prevention: The Jackson Heart Study (presented at the 142nd Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2014). Yedjou CG, Tchounwou PB, Miele L, Ogungbe IV, Brown RJ, Payton M. The Anticancer Effect of Vernonia Amygdalina in the MMTV-PyVT Transgenic Mouse Model (presented at the American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, PA, 2014). Wang X, Payton M. Spatial analysis of diabetes mortality in Mississippi (presented at the 141th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Boston MA, 2013).

Wang X, Payton M. Disparities of diabetes mortality in Mississippi (presented at the 76th

Mississippi Public Health Association Annual Conference, Jackson, MS, 2013). Payton M, Wang X. Power to Power: An effective community-based tool for diabetes prevention (presented at the Ninth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 2012). Payton M. Collaborating with faith-based organizations to increase knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors for diabetes prevention (presented at the 139th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2011).


Payton M, Alexander J. Environmental Health Policy Study: An Assessment of Regulatory Laws (presented at the Eight International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 2011). Okojie E, Payton M, Community-academic partnerships make a difference: using culturally appropriate SIDS risk-reduction interventions to build awareness in Mississippi’s African American communities (presented at the 138th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Denver, CO, 2010).

Keku E, Kang J, Hassan A, Payton M, Mawson A), Obesity reduction utilization of a Jackson Medical Mall-Walk in Jackson, MS (presented at the 138th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Denver, CO, 2010).

Payton M. Utilizing geographic information system technology to address social justice (presented at the 138th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Denver, CO, 2010).

Payton M, Addressing social justice through health education and promotion (presented at the 138th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Denver, CO, 2010).

Payton M. Collaborating with Faith-based Organizations to Increase knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors for diabetes prevention (presented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Diabetes Translation Conference, Kansas City, MO, 2010).

Payton M. Power to prevent diabetes (presented at the 138th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Denver, CO, 2010). Payton M, Watts C. Cessation of Cigarillo use in Mississippi (presented at the 138th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Denver, CO, 2010). Payton M. Diabetes and Obesity (presented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Diabetes Conference, Kansas City, MO, 2010). Payton M. Addressing social justice through primary disease prevention (presented at the 137th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2009). Payton M, Knox-Lockett, R. Healthy Lifestyles Tobacco Awareness and Mississippi Delta Youth (presented at the 137th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2009). Payton M. Impact of the Mississippi Healthy Students Act on Childhood Obesity (presented at the 137th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2009). Payton M. Waves of the future: utilizing GIS Technology to assess risk for lead poisoning in Mississippi (presented at the 137th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2009).


Roberts D, Payton M. Is annual household income an indicator of weight status in children and adolescents in the United States? (presented at the 136th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2008).

Payton M. GIS Technology and Lead Poisoning Prevention in Mississippi (presented at the 136th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2008).

Shahbazi M, Payton M, Gibson S. Documented Risk Factors and Less Documented Cultural Factors Contributing to African Americans Stroke in a Rural Mississippi County (presented at the 136th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2008).

Payton M, Paradeshi S. Utilizing GIS Technology for Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention in Mississippi: Part II (presented at the 134th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Boston, MA, 2006). Israel G, Addison C, Payton M. Prevalence of Breast Feeding and Mortality Among Mississippi Infants During the First Six Months of Life (accepted for presentation, 134th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Boston, MA, 2006).

Wang X, Payton M. Healthy and Unhealthy Behaviors Associated with Weight Control Among Mississippi High School Students (presented at the 134th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Boston, MA, 2006). Younis M, Nwagwu E, Payton M. An Examination of Variations in Efficiency between For-Profit and Non-Profit Cancer Centers, Discovery to Application: Biomarkers, Diagnostics, and Molecular Therapeutics in Cancer Meeting, Boston, MA, 2006.

Payton M, Mack R, Wang X. Obesity and the Growing Epidemic of Renal Disease (presented at the 133nd Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2005). Payton M, Paradeshi S. Utilizing GIS Technology to Assess Risk for Lead Poisoning in Mississippi (presented at the 133nd Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2005).

Jacobs B, Mawson A, Perkins I, Payton M, Prater G, Taylor H, Shirley A. Steps Toward Understanding and Addressing Healthcare and Health Disparities in Mississippi. News and Views (a publication of the American Public Health Association Student Assembly), Fall 2005.

Payton M. GIS Technology and Lead Poisoning in Mississippi (presented at the Fourth Annual Conference on Eliminating Health Disparities, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, From Research to Action, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 2005).

Israel G, Payton M. Breast Feeding in Mississippi: Barriers and Intervention (presented at the Fourth Annual Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research Conference, Eliminating Health Disparities: From Research to Action, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 2005).


Wang X, Payton M. Healthy and Unhealthy Behaviors Associated with Weight Control among Mississippi High School Students (presented at the Fourth Annual Conference on Eliminating Health Disparities: From Research to Action, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 2005).

Payton M. Childhood Lead Poisoning Regulations and Legislation in the Southeastern Corridor (presented at the 132nd Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2004). Chandler S, Payton M. Childhood Lead Poisoning in Mississippi (presented at the Third Annual Institute of Epidemiology and Health Services Research Conference, Eliminating Health Disparities: Prospects for Change, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 2004).

Mawson AR, Matlack E, Okojie F, Payton M. A New Interdisciplinary Field is Needed-- Population Health Management and Security (accepted for presentation to the 132nd Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2004).

Payton M. A Vision for a School of Public Health in Mississippi (presented to the 132nd Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2004). Payton M. Toward a Needs Assessment of Lead Poisoning in Mississippi (presented at the 130th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2002). Payton M, Schwartz J, Weiss ST, Hu H. The Relationship of Bone and Blood Lead to Renal Function: The Normative Aging Study (presented at the Tenth International Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology and Eighth Conference of the International Society of Exposure Analysis, Boston, MA, 1998). Payton M, Rotnitzky A, Weiss ST, Hu H. Lead Exposure and Renal Function (presented at the Superfund Basic Research Program: A Decade of Improving Health through Multi- Disciplinary Research Symposium. Chapel Hill, N.C., 1997). Payton M, Riggs K, Spiro A, Weiss ST, Hu H. Relations of Bone and Blood Lead to Cognitive Function: The VA Normative Aging Study (presented at the Superfund Basic Research Program: A Decade of Improving Health through Multi-Disciplinary Research Symposium. Chapel Hill, N.C., 1997). Payton M. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention in an Urban Community in Massachusetts, (presented at the First National Conference on Children's Environmental Health and Research, Washington, D.C., 1997).

Hu H, Payton M, Korrick S, Sparrow D, Weiss ST, Rotnitzky A. The Relationship of Bone and Blood Lead to Hypertension: The Normative Aging Study (accepted for presentation at the Fourth International Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, Barcelona, Spain, 1996).

Payton M, Riggs K, Spiro A, Weiss ST, Hu H. Lead Exposure and Cognitive Function in


Aging Men (presented at the Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research Seventh International Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Boston, MA, 1996).

Payton M, Riggs K, Spiro A. Mini-Mental Status in Aging: The VA Normative Aging Study (presented at the Forty-Ninth Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington, D.C., 1996). Payton M, Riggs K, Spiro A, Weiss ST, Hu H. Low-level Lead Exposure and Cognitive Function in the Elderly (presented at the Seventh International Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology and International Society of Exposure Analysis, Netherlands, 1995).

Hu, H, Wantanabe H, Payton M, Korrick S, Rotnitzky A. The Relationship Between Bone Lead and Hemoglobin (presented at the Sixth International Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology and International Society of Exposure Analysis, Research Triangle Park, N.C., 1994).

Payton M. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention/Intervention (presented at the Symposium on Health Research Needs to Insure Environmental Justice, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Arlington, Virginia, 1994). Payton M. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (presented at the Second Comprehensive National Conference on Building a Lead-Safe Future, Washington, D.C, 1994). Payton M. Occupational Health and Workers of Color (presented at the Occupational Health Conference on Bridging the Gap...Public Health and Environmental Justice in Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, 1994).

Payton M, Hu H, Sparrow D, Weiss ST. Low-level Lead Exposure and Renal Function in the Normative Aging Study (presented at the Fifth International Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology and International Society of Exposure Analysis, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993).

Hu H, Wantanabe H, Payton M, Korrick S, Rotnitzky A. Correlates of Bone and Blood Lead Levels in (presented at the Fourth International Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, 1992).

Payton M, Hu H, Sparrow D, Young JB, Landsberg L, Weiss ST. Relation between Blood Lead and Urinary Biogenic Amines in Community-exposed Men (presented at the Fourth International Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology and International Society of Exposure Analysis, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, 1992).