|
jgl@gwu.edu
|
Julia Graham Lear, PhD,
is director of the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
sponsored by The George Washington University School of Public Health
and Health Services and the Graduate School of Education and Human
Development. For 20 years she has worked to develop school-based health
programs and services as a means of promoting the well-being of
children and adolescents. During this period she has worked with The
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, directing a number of grant programs
focused on improving health service delivery. for children and teens.
Dr. Lear is a research professor at the George Washington School of
Public Health and Health Services in the Department of Prevention and
Community Health. She teaches courses at the university, writes and
speaks frequently on the organization of health care for children and
adolescents, and serves on advisory boards of a number of organizations
dedicated to improving child health. She graduated from Brown
University and received her master's degree and doctorate from Tufts
University. |
|
|
oaprice@gwu.edu
|
Olga Acosta Price, PhD, is co-director of the Center for
Health and Health Care in Schools and associate research professor at
the School of Public Health and Health Services, at the George
Washington University. Her faculty appointment is in the Department of
Prevention and Community Health. She comes to the Center with
experience in managing school-based mental health programs in
Washington, D.C. where she was Director of the School Mental Health
Program at the D.C. Department of Mental Health, an award-winning
community-based program. Dr. Acosta Price managed the development,
implementation, and evaluation of this program in 30 public schools for
over five years. Before coming to Washington, Dr. Acosta Price was
associate director at the Center for School Mental Health Assistance
and assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of
Medicine in Baltimore. She has presented at local and national meetings
on school-based mental health, program evaluation, and violence
prevention and has written several articles and book chapters on these
topics. Dr. Acosta Price graduated from Vassar College and received her
master’s degree and doctorate from that State University of New York at
Buffalo. |
|
|
dbehrens@gwu.edu
|
Donna Behrens, RN, MPH, BSN, is the new associate director of the Center for
Health and Health Care in Schools. Prior to coming to the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, Ms. Behrens held the position of Executive Director of the Maryland Assembly on School-Based Health Care. The Maryland Assembly on School-Based Health Care is an advocacy organization devoted to increasing access to health care for children in Maryland and nationally through school based health centers. Prior to that, she served as Director of Health Policy and Director of the School-Based Health Center Initiative in the Maryland Governor’s Office for Children, Youth and Families. In these two positions she used her extensive background in nursing, children’s health, mental health, policy and program development to help develop stronger systems to prevent teen pregnancy, expand children’s mental health services, reduce infant mortality, and increase access to school mental health programs. Ms. Behrens received Associate and Bachelor’s degrees in nursing from Prince George’s County Community College and Catholic University of America respectively and a Masters Degree in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
|
|
|
chapman@gwu.edu
|
Theresa Chapman
is the Executive Coordinator for the Center for Health and Health Care
in Schools. Theresa draws upon her 18 years of management experience to
maintain and oversee the Center’s multi-grant operating budgets and is
responsible for assuring compliance with the requirements of university
and of the Center’s sponsors. She is responsible for communication and
marketing endeavors. Ms. Chapman uses her seven years of experience
working with health care research and policy to promote the Center’s
mission on children’s health at school in major national conferences
across the nation, including design and development of promotional
materials for the field for both the Center’s Web site and general
dissemination. Additionally, she coordinates meetings sponsored by the
Center, supervises both office systems and human resource services, and
overseas support services. |
|
|
bnrobin@gwu.edu
|
Brandi Robinson, MPH,
is the research associate for the Center for Health and Health Care in
Schools. Brandi has been with the Center for over two years, initially
as a research assistant while completing her Masters in Public Health
at The George Washington University. She graduated in December 2005 and
has helped to expand and manage the Center’s web site, train and
supervise graduate research assistants, assist with developing
resources for the Center, and provide support to the Caring Across Communities
grant program. Brandi has also continued her role as a Center exhibitor
at national and regional conferences. Ms. Robinson received her
Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of California, Los
Angeles. |
|
|
elah@gwu.edu
|
Elizabeth Hart is a graduate research assistant for
the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools. Mrs. Hart is
responsible for researching grant opportunities, coordinating meetings
and conferences, and administrative support. She attended Berea
College, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Biology in 2004.
She has previous experience in Immunology and biomedical research. Mrs.
Hart is currently a graduate student at The George Washington
University’s School of Public Health and Health Services where she will
receive her Master of Public Health in Health Promotion. She is
interested in issues in adolescent health such as physical activity,
nutrition and safe sexual practices.
|
|
|
|
Elizabeth Barnwell is a graduate research assistant
at The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools. Ms. Barnwell
provides administrative, educational, and research support. She
attended the Pennsylvania State University where she received her
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with Honors in Science, Technology,
and Society and a Minor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 2006.
Ms. Barnwell is a graduate student at the George Washington University
School of Public Health and Health Services where she intends to
complete the Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health and
Doctorate of Public Health in Health Behavior.
|
| |
Consultants
Nancy Bellegarde,
is the web manager for the Center for Health and Health Care in
Schools. Previously, she served as web master for Making the Grade, the
Center's predecessor organization. As a web designer she has worked
with a number of health and other non-for-profit organizations,
including the Center for Innovative Technology, the National Assembly
on School-Based Health Care and Global Forest Watch. Nancy Haby Eichner, MUP, formerly the senior
program manager for the Center, is the Center’s web content manager.
While at the Center, Ms. Eichner managed the development of the web
site as well as authoring web publications, including the Weekly Insider.
Ms. Eichner has experience in project management and was responsilble
for data collection and analysis for the 15 projects participating in
the Caring for Kids multi-site grant initiatives that supported
expanded mental and dental health services in school-based health
centers. Ms. Eichner also has expertise in designing and implementing
survey instruments and headed the biannual survey of school-based
health centers conducted by the Center. She has also authored journal
articles, program reports, and has spoken at numerous of national and
regional conferences.
|
