Resume of James Teufel
James Teufel, MPH, doctoral candidate, has ten full-time-equivalent years of professional experience in public health or psychology and has trained & worked in the areas of data analysis, coalition development, committee participation, community engagement, grant coordination/administration, grant writing, instrument development, program planning, program administration, program implementation, program evaluation, technical presenting, and technical writing.
Education
Doctoral candidate in Health Education, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL, 2004 to present (expected completion date 8/2010).
M.P.H., Health Promotion and Education, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 2001.
Graduate coursework in Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 1998-1999.
B.A., Psychology, Drew University, Madison, NJ, 1998. Summa Cum Laude.
A.A., Social Sciences, Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ, 1996. Highest Honors.
Summary of Professional Experience
8/2009 to present Oasis Institute, Saint Louis, MO
National Health Director. Direct all OASIS health focused programs implemented in 17 cities across the United States. Plan, coordinate, and write grant applications and contract proposals. Contribute to professional manuscripts and presentations. Oversee a two-year project of the Houston Healthy Lives Partnership (>$100,000). Over 900 older adults will participate in evidence-based health projects– Active Living Every Day, Chronic Disease Self-Management, and/or Active Start. Oversee the expansion of Active Generations to over 2,000 participants as funded by the WellPoint Foundation for two years ($313,000). Active Generations (a project designed to improve the physical activity, nutrition, and health literacy of children and older adults) will be implemented in eight cities across the United States (Albany, NY, Baldwin Hills-Los Angeles, CA, Saint Louis, MO, Escondido, CA, San Diego, CA, Indianapolis, IN, Lakewood-Los Angeles, CA, and Syracuse, NY). Oversee the implementation of the Free From Falls curriculum with over 1,000 older adults across three years– funded by the California Wellness Foundation ($180,000): This evidence-based fall prevention program will be offered in South and East Los Angeles to low-income, primarily African-American and Latino older adults. Oversee the OASIS Research Group, which includes experts in the field of aging throughout the United States.
1/2010 to present Washington University, Saint Louis, MO
Certified Field Instructor. Oversee Washington University George Warren Brown School of Social Work and Public Health master’s level practicum students; social work students in the area of gerontology and public health students in the areas of community outreach, gerontology, and child development (pending certification 9/2010).
1/2007 to 1/2010 The Health Educator, Carbondale, IL
Editorial Associate. Review technical research manuscripts submitted to The Health Educator.
2/2008 to 8/2009 SIUC Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development, Carbondale, IL
Director of Research and Evaluation (Researcher, Evaluator & Grant Writer). Reviewed literature, wrote research reports, articles, and grants, and assisted in other research and grant activities of the SIUC Center for Rural Health and Social Services. Oversaw CRHSSD’s United States Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Illinois Delta Initiative (CATCH on to Health! and the Caring Connections Coalition IEP Telepsychiatry Project) (PI and Lead Evaluator; $1,285,680), HRSA Rural Health Planning Grant CVD Needs Assessment (Subcontract PI and Lead Evaluator; $17,000), and National Institutes of Health National Children’s Study Johnson, Union, and Williamson Counties Study Location (Subcontract PI, Interim Lead Location Investigator, and Co-Investigator for Community Engagement; $3,118,804). Wrote and coordinated applications/proposals for large multi-year projects funded by NIH or HRSA. Evaluated SIH/SHS school-based health center initiative. Offered strategic planning guidance to CRHSSD administrative team. Participated in regional and statewide partnerships, networks, and coalitions.
11/2006 to 5/2008 CNA Corporation (formerly, Center for Naval Analysis Corporation), Alexandria, VA
On-Call Research Staff. Reviewed literature, wrote research reports, articles, and grants, and assisted in other research activities of the CNAC Institute for Public Research and the Appalachian Regional Education Laboratories. Assisted CNAC in writing its proposal to become a study center and location of the National Children’s Study.
6/2006 to 5/2008 Illinois Coalition for School Health Centers, Chicago, IL
Steering Committee Member, Co-Chair of the Program and Evaluation Committee, and Member of the Risk Assessment Tools Committee. Guide the vision, mission, goals, and objectives of the coalition. Plan process, impact, and outcome evaluations for school health centers in Illinois.
5/2006 to 5/2008 Substance Abuse Research Network (formerly, Meth. Resource Coalition), Carbondale, IL
Steering Committee Member and Founding Member. Develop plans and programs to increase community assets and prevent or intervene in methamphetamine use in southern Illinois.
5/2007 to 2/2008 SIUC Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development, Carbondale, IL
Researcher (Researcher, Evaluator & Grant Writer). Reviewed literature, wrote research reports, articles, and grants, and assisted in other research and grant activities of the SIUC Center for Rural Health and Social Services. CoPI and lead evaluator for the HRSA Delta Initiative in Illinois ($1,285,680): CATCH on to Health! and the Caring Connections Coalition IEP telepsychiatry program. Wrote and coordinated applications/proposals for large multi-year projects funded by NIH or HRSA. Evaluated telehealth for developmental disabilities program for the Illinois Department of Human Services. Participated in the Illinois Coalition for School Health Centers, Southern Illinois Behavioral Health Consortium, and Illinois Rural Health Association’s Research and Education Subcommittee.
5/2005 to 5/2007 Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH), Carbondale, IL
Graduate Assistant/Program Evaluator. Evaluate programs of the SIH Community Benefits department. The four contexts of the programs are schools, communities, worksites, and faith-based.
4/2007 to 5/2007 SIUC Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development, Carbondale, IL
Independent Consultant. Wrote a grant application narrative in response to a request for application from the United States Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Rural Health Policy, Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program. The goal of the grant is to increase the physical activity among school-aged children and improve the quality of mental health services for children and adolescents in southern Illinois (received~$1.3 million in funding).
9/2004 to 4/2007 National Association of Health Education Centers (NAHEC), Milwaukee, WI
Independent Consultant. Provided research-focused consulting services for the National Association of Health Education Centers’ (NAHEC) KidsHealth KidsPoll for 2004-2006.
7/2006 to 8/2006 Shawnee Health Service, Carterville, IL
Independent Consultant. Wrote a grant narrative in response to a request for proposals from the Illinois Department of Public Health. The goal of the grant was to increase the mental health service capacity in southern Illinois. As a result of the grant application, Shawnee Health Service was awarded $1.05 million to expand community mental health services.
8/2005 to 12/2005 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL
Teaching Assistant. Taught one section of Program Evaluation and Analysis to undergraduate students majoring in Health Care Management within Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
2/2002 to 9/2005 Research Triangle Institute International, Rockville, MD.
Analyst (Psychological Researcher/Administrator). On a national longitudinal study examining early child care and youth development (NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development), collaborated with the study’s investigators in the areas of psychological research, study administration, and meeting planning.
8/2004 to 2/2005 AAAS, Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and Law Program, Washington, DC
Consultant to Senior Staff. Provided pro bono consulting on survey design and implementation for groundbreaking study of the policies and practices related to ethics consulting in the biotechnology industry. AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
8/2004 to 5/2005 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL
Teaching Assistant. Taught three sections (per semester) of Foundations of Human Health to undergraduate students within Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
1/2001 to 8/2001 Insights Learning Inc., Chapin, SC.
Independent Consultant. Reviewed hospital files for protocol compliance at Baptist Hospital’s Community Outreach Patient Assistance program by rating hospital files and statistically summarizing the data.
9/2000 to 6/2001 Lexington School District One, Lexington, SC.
Independent Consultant. Planned, implemented, and analyzed an evaluation of school district adherence to the South Carolina Health Education Curriculum Standards.
9/2000 to 5/2001 Early Alliance, Columbia, SC.
Graduate Assistant (University of South Carolina, Columbia). Team leader of an after-school program designed to increase the literacy levels of elementary school students who were at risk for developing behavior problems.
9/1998 to 8/2000 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
Research Assistant. Summer/2000–Organized and cleaned data for a school-based intervention and prevention program targeting delinquent adolescents.
Research Assistant. Fall/1998-Fall/1999–Assisted in mathematically-based psychological research that predicted and explained cognitive processes of categorization and classification among college students.
Teaching Assistant. Spring/1999-Fall/1999–Taught three sections (per semester) of college students how to use the statistical program SYSTAT.
Teaching Assistant. Fall/1998–Assisted in the teaching and grading of three sections of Introductory Psychology.
Professional Memberships
American Association for Health Education; American Evaluation Association; American School Health Association; National Assembly on School-Based Health Care; Society for Public Health Education; Illinois Rural Health Association
Peer-Reviewed and Invited Professional Presentations
Teufel, J., Lovegreen, S., Arriola, C. & Smith, P. (2010). Active Generations: Connecting generations to address obesity. Presentation at the n4a Conference, Saint Louis, MO, July 17-21.
Arriola, C., Lovegreen, S.L., Teufel, J. & Werner, D. (2010). Active Generations: It’s a little bit of you, a little bit of me. Presentation at the National Council on Aging & American Society on Aging Conference, March 19.
Kerz, M., Teufel, J. & Gilbert, P. (2010). Active Generations: 2010 ASA Mind Alert Award. Presentation at the National Council on Aging & American Society on Aging Conference, Chicago, IL, March 17.
Teufel, J. & Renshaw, K. (2009). Caring Connections: IEP Enhancement Program. Presentation at the United States Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Rural Health Policy, Grantee Partnership Meeting, Washington, D.C., September 1.
Teufel, J., Thorne, W., Brown, S. & Goffinet, D. (2008). Process and impact evaluation of a sustainable legal assistance and health care community partnership. Presentation at the Society for Public Health Educators Conference, Chicago, IL, May 24.
Teufel, J. (2008). Process and impact evaluation of a sustainable legal assistance and health care community partnership. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Illinois Rural Health Association, April 15.
Hartung, H., Ford, T. & Teufel, J. (2008). Illinois Delta Network. Presentation at the Delta States Grantees Annual Meeting, April 1.
Teufel, J. (2007). Worries, stress, and coping: Results of the KidsHealth KidsPoll. Presentation at the Annual Illinois Coalition for School Health Centers Regional Conference, Carbondale, IL, October 26.
Teufel J. & Bruce, K. (2007). Health risk assessments: Modified Perkins Adolescent Risk Screen (mPARS). Presentation at the Illinois Coalition for School Health Centers Statewide Conference, Springfield, Illinois, May 11.
Thorne, W., Teufel, J. & Bruce, K. (2007) Expanding child and adolescent mental health prevention and intervention services in southern Illinois. Annual Conference of the Illinois Rural Health Association, Effingham, Illinois, April, 18.
Brown, S., Teufel, J., Birch, D., Izenberg, N. & Midland, D. (2007). Correlates of parent-child connectedness. Presentation at the AAHPERD National Convention and Exposition, Baltimore, Maryland, March 15.
Bruce, K.L., Thorne, R.W., Wright, A. & Teufel, J. (2006). Opportunities and threats for mental health services in rural schools. Presentation at the American School Health Association’s annual conference, Saint Louis, Missouri, October 13.
Brown, S., Teufel, J., Birch, D., Izenberg, N. & Midland, D. (2006). Overprogrammed children and stress. Presentation at the American School Health Association’s annual conference, Saint Louis, Missouri, October 12.
Teufel, J., Brown, S., Birch, D., Izenberg, N. & Midland, D. (2006). Student perception of components of school health. Presentation at the American School Health Association’s annual conference, Saint Louis, Missouri, October 12.
Teufel, J. (2006). Evaluating your program. An invited roundtable presentation at the Illinois Coalition for School Health Centers Statewide Conference, Springfield, Illinois, May 12.
Brown, S.L., Birch, D.A. & Teufel, J. (2006). How do children cope with worry and stress? Poster presented at American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) national conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 28.
Brown, S.L., Birch, D.A., Teufel, J., Boyer, M. & Midland, D. (2006). Tobacco: Attitudes and opinions of elementary school children. Poster presented at AAHPERD national conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 28.
Brown, S.L., Birch, D.A., Teufel, J., Boyer, M. & Midland, D. (2006). Eating healthy: Attitudes and opinions of elementary school children. Poster presented at AAHPERD national conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 28.
Brown, S.L., Teufel, J. & Birch, D.A. (2005). Health literacy: Attitudes and opinions of elementary school children. Poster presented at the American School Health Association national conference, Burbank, California, October 20.
Teufel, J. (2005). Does sensation seeking predict happiness and feelings of belonging among college students? Poster presented at the Robert D. Russell Graduate Research Symposium, Carbondale, Illinois, May 5.
Friedman, S.L., Bub, K.L., Teufel, J. & McCartney, K. (2005). Predicting school readiness at age 4-1/2 from children’s engagement with objects and from their talking with others at age 3. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, April 9.
Peer-Reviewed Professional Publications
Nobiling, B., Brown, S., Teufel, J., and Birch, D. (submitted). Are kids too busy? Early adolescents’ perceptions of discretionary activities, over-scheduling, and stress.
Teufel, J.A., Brown, S.L. & Birch, D.A. (in progress). Associations of the perceptions of the components of the coordinated school health model and report enjoyment of school.
Teufel, J.A., Brown, S.L., Thorne, R.W. & Goffinet, D. (2009). Process and impact evaluation of a legal assistance and health care community partnership. Health Promotion Practice, 10, 378-385.
Teufel, J.A. (2008). Who and what has influenced evaluation in health education: An exploration using the Delphi Technique. The Health Education Monograph Series, 25, 1-6.
Teufel, J.A. (2008). Avoiding errors in health education: Omitted variables and the equivalent models problem. The Health Education Monograph Series, 25, 43-48.
Brown, S.L., Teufel, J.A. & Birch, D.A. (2007). Reported alcohol use and perception of use among early adolescents. American Journal of Health Studies, 22, 33-41.
Teufel, J.A., Brown, S.L. & Birch, D.A. (2007). Sleep among early adolescent students. American Journal of Health Studies, 22, 10-17.
Brown, S., Birch, D., Thyagaraj, S., Teufel, J. & Phillips, C. (2007). Effects of a single-lesson tobacco prevention curriculum on knowledge, skill identification and smoking intention. Journal of Drug Education, 37, 55-69.
Teufel, J.A., Brown, S.L. & Birch, D.A. (2007). Reports of self-harm and social stressors among early adolescents. The Health Educator, 39, 18-23.
Brown, S.L., Teufel, J. & Birch, D.A (2007). Children and young adolescents experiences and perceptions of health literacy. Journal of School Health, 77, 7-15.
Brown, S.L., Teufel, J., Birch, D.A., Isenberg, N. & Lyness, D. (2006). Tobacco: Perceptions and intentions of children and young adolescents. Journal of Primary Prevention, 27, 515-526.
Teufel, J. (2006). An overview of School Health Center sustainability from an ecological perspective. The Health Education Monograph Series, 23, 24-29.
Brown, S.L., Birch, D.A., Teufel, J. & Kancherla, V. (2006). Overweight in children: The perspective of 9-13 year olds. American Journal of Health Education, 37, 296-305.
Brown, S.L., Birch, D.A., Teufel, J. & Kancherla, V. (2006). Gender and age differences in adolescent worry and related information seeking. Journal of School Health, 76, 430-437.
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network (2005). Predicting individual differences in attention, memory, and planning in first graders from experiences at home, child care, and school. Developmental Psychology, 41, 99-114.
Grant Writing
Teufel, J.A. (2009). Southern Illinois Healthcare, Evaluation of School-Based Health Centers and Strategic Planning for Coordinated School Health in Southern Illinois. The goal of this funding is to evaluate the Marion and Carbondale School-Based Health Centers. Amount Requested: $10,000; Amount to be Received: $10,000. Role: PI and Lead Evaluator
Teufel, J.A., in collaboration with SIUC CRHSSD (2009). Illinois Connect: Technical Assistance. Provide technical assistance, such as grant writing and evaluation, to the Illinois Connect project. Amount Requested: $80,000; Amount Received: $80,000.
Teufel, J.A. and Hartung, H.M. in collaboration with Saint Louis University, Battelle Memorial Institute, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and Washington University (2008). EASTRFPNIH-NICHD-NCS-08-21E NICHD National Children’s Study (NCS) Study Centers. Perform the duties of the NCS Johnson, Union, and Williamson Counties Study Site, which is subordinate to the Gateway Study Center. Amount Requested: ~13 million (total award); Amount Received: ~13 million (total award) and $3,118,540 (SIUC CRHSSD sub-contract). Role: Primary Grant Writer for SIUC CRHSSD’s portion of the application as well as Lead Location Investigator and Co-Investigator for Community Engagement.
Teufel, J.A. in collaboration with the Southern Illinois Healthcare (2008). HRSA-08-003 Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program. Develop a strategic plan for the Healthy SI Delta Network. Amount Requested: $84,950; Amount Received: $84,950 (total award) and $17,000 (SIUC Subcontract). Role: Primary Grant Writer and Evaluator.
Teufel, J.A. in collaboration with the SIUC Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development (2007). United States Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Rural Health Policy, Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program. The goal of the grant is to increase the physical activity among school-aged children and improve the quality of mental health services for children and adolescents in southern Illinois. Amount Requested for Base and Option Proposals: $1,285,680 ($428,560 per year for three years); Amount Received for Base and Option Proposals: $1,285,680 ($428,560 per year for three years). Role: Primary Grant Writer and PI.
Teufel, J.A. in collaboration with Shawnee Health Service (2006). Illinois Department of Public Health, Community Health Center Expansion Grant Program. Increase access to mental health services, particularly for children and adolescents. Amount Requested: $1,050,000 ($350,000 per year for three years); Amount Received: $1,050,000 ($350,000 per year for three years). Role: Primary Grant Writer.
White Papers
Teufel, J. & Sheng, Y. (2009). Healthy S.I. Delta Network: Illinois adult cardiovascular needs assessment.
Koch, S., Sherrill, K., Cox, K., Shadowens, J., Evans, D., Teufel, J. & Ruffing, A. (2007). Developing a strategic plan to develop more methamphetamine (drug) resistance in southern Illinois: Recommendations from the Meth Resource Planning Committee to regional meth and substance abuse coalitions.
Popular Magazine Publications
Teufel, J. (2007). Obesity in Southern Illinois: Rates, lifestyle and culture. The Southern Health Magazine, 3, 2-3.
Honors & Awards
SIUC Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award (2008), Eta Sigma Gamma (2005); Dean’s List (Fall 1994-Spring 1998); Psi Chi (1997); Irving Elan Award (1996): awarded annually to one student in recognition of outstanding achievement in the social sciences and humanities; National Dean’s List (1994-1996, 2007); Phi Theta Kappa (1995)
Statistical Programs
SPSS Base, Advanced Models, Regression, and Exact Tests