Dawn M. Richardson, DrPH, MPH
Assistant Professor of Community HealthSchool of Community Health
College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University
PERSONAL INFORMATION Office:
Phone: Email:
506 SW Mill Street, Suite 450, Room 470-D Portland, OR 97201
(510) 508-8323
dawn.richardson@pdx.edu
RESEARCH INTERESTS
§ Place-based intervention research to address urban youth health disparities § Interventions to support the social and educational mobility of youth
§ Neighborhood factors, stressful life conditions and health across the life-course
§ Community-engaged and CBPR approaches to research, including community capacity building § Impact of structural racism and discrimination on health
EDUCATION
Kellogg Scholar
Kellogg Health Scholars Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Public Health
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Area of Study: Community-Based Participatory Research
Aug 2010 – August 2012
DrPH University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health 2010
MPH Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine Department of International Health
2002
BS University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Major: Psychology
1999
RESEARCH & ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor of Community Health
School of Community Health, Portland State University, Portland, OR
Sept 2012 – Present
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
“Community Approaches to Cardiovascular Health: Pathways to Heart Health.” National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Aug 2010 – Aug 2012
Photovoice Research Consultant
“Economic Crisis, Residential Instability, and Changing Sexual Geographies of Detroit Youth.” Ford Foundation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Graduate Researcher
“California Teens’ Experiences with Reproductive Health Services.” California Wellness Foundation, University of California, San Francisco.
Nov 2008 – Aug 2010
Graduate Researcher
“Evidence Appraisal & Use in the Sex Education Debates.” W.T. Grant Foundation, Public Health Institute’s Center for Research on Adolescent Health & Development
June 2007 – May 2008
Graduate Researcher
Center for Action Research, University of California, Berkeley Area: Transdisciplinary and Translational Research
Advisor: Linda Neuhauser, DrPH
Jan 2007 – Aug 2007
Research Assistant
American Institutes for Research, Silver Spring, MD
Areas: Data analysis for Virginia’s Violence Against Women Campaign; Qualitative interviewing for CDC’s Syphilis Elimination Effort.
June 2002 – Aug 2002
Data Collection Assistant
“Acadiana Coalition of Teens against Tobacco.” State of Louisiana, Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
Jan 2002 – May 2002
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Courses Taught
Urban and Community Health Global Health
Our Community, Our Health
Apr 2013- Present Jan 2013- Present Oct 2013- Present
Graduate Student Instructor
Social Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley
Public Health Core Breadth Course, University of California, Berkeley Public Health Core Capstone Course, University of California, Berkeley Public Health Core Breadth Course, University of California, Berkeley Community-Based Participatory Research, University of California, Berkeley Public Health Pedagogy for Graduate Students, University of California, Berkeley Public Health Core Breadth Course, University of California, Berkeley
Community-Based Change Strategies, Tulane School of Public Health Social Psychology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Jan 2010 – May 2010 Aug 2009 – Dec 2009 Jan 2009 – May 2009 Aug 2008 – Dec 2008 Jan 2008 – May 2008 Aug 2007 – Dec 2007 Aug 2006 – Dec 2006 Jan 2003 – May 2003 Jan 1998- May 1998
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research and Evaluation Manager
Perinatal Advisory Council, Los Angeles, CA
§ Designed & implemented evaluation plans for contracted agencies
§ Conducted qualitative & quantitative data collection, analysis and reporting
Feb 2005 - Aug 2006
Program Monitor
Los Angeles Family AIDS Network, Los Angeles, CA
§ Coordinated & conducted annual subcontractor site reviews
§ Collected & analyzed indicator data & developed improvement projects
HIV Prevention Program Manager
Chattanooga CARES AIDS Resource Center
§ Conducted program planning, monitoring, & evaluation
§ Responded to RFPs, generating $300,000+ for program implementation
June 2003 – July 2004
HIV Education Specialist
Chattanooga CARES AIDS Resource Center
§ Developed, coordinated, & implemented prevention programs § Involved in regional coalition building efforts
Sept 2000 – Aug 2001
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Peer Reviewed Manuscripts
Ford, E., Izumi, B., Lottes, J., Richardson, D.R. (2014). Badge It! A Collaborative Learning Outcomes Based Approach to Integrating Information Literacy Badges within Disciplinary curriculum. References Services Review. In Press.
Izumi, B.T., Schulz, A.J., Mentz, G., Israel, B.A., Sand, S.L., Reyes, A.G., Hoston, B., Richardson, D.M., Gamboa, G., Rowe, Z., & Diaz, G. (2014). Walk Your Heart to Health: Community Health Promoter leader behavior, group cohesion, and participation in a community-based walking group program. Accepted for publication by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Fuller-Thompson, E., Nuru-Jeter, A.M., Richardson, D.M., & Minkler, M. (2012). The Hispanic Paradox and Older Adults’ Disabilities: Is there a Healthy Migrant Effect? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 1786-1814.
Richardson, D.M., Nuru-Jeter, A. (2012). Neighborhood Contexts Experienced by Mexican-American Young Women: Enhancing Our Understanding of Risk for Early Childbearing. Journal of Urban Health, 89(1), 59-73. Neuhauser, L., Richardson, D., Mackenzie, S., & Minkler, M. (2007). Advancing transdisciplinary and translational research practice: Issues and models of doctoral education in public health. Journal of Research Practice, 3(2), M19. Manuscripts Under Review
Garcia-Alexander, G., Richardson, D.M., Gonzales, K., Cuevas, A.G. Trends and Disparities in Postpartum Sterilization following C-Section, 2000-2008. Submitted to American Journal of Public Health.
Richardson, D.M., Schulz, A.J., Mentz, G.B., Johnson-Lawrence, V., & Stokes, C. Racism and allostatic load: A test of cross-level interactions. Submitted to Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Richardson, D.M., Nuru-Jeter, A. Considering Acculturation in Context: A Review and Theoretical Critique of Acculturation and Early Childbearing in Mexican-American Adolescents. Submitted to Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
Manuscripts In Preparation
Mentz, G., Richardson, D.M., Stokes, C., Schulz, A.J., de Majo, R. Urban racial residential segregation: The
importance of geographic scale selection in assessing associations between segregation and cumulative biological risk in a multi-ethnic city.
Richardson, D.M. Photo-Mapping with Mexican-American Youth: Exploring Neighborhood Opportunity
Richardson, D.M., Crespo, C. Portland Bridges to Baccalaureate: Evaluation of a Summer Research Training Program
Matter for Early Childbearing
GRANT & RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
1. Co-Investigator: “Enhancing Cross-Disciplinary Infrastructure Training at Oregon (EXITO).” National Institutes of Health, Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) Initiative, 2014-2019.
2. Principal Investigator: “Pathways To Mobility: Engaging Mexican American Youth Through Photovoice and Participatory GIS to Move Upstream.” Portland State University’s Faculty Enhancement Grant, 2014-2015.
3. Principal Investigator: “Effect of Racial/Ethnic Discrimination on Health.” Portland State University Institute for Sustainable Solutions’ Research Stimulus Grant, 2014-2015.
4. Co-Investigator: “Digital Badges for Creativity and Critical Thinking.” Portland State University rethink PSU: Provost’s Challenge Grant, 2013-2014.
5. Co-Investigator: “Enhancing Cross-Disciplinary Infrastructure Training in Oregon (EXITO).” Planning Grant. National Institute of Health, Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) Initiative, 2013-2014.
6. Co-Investigator: “Portland Bridges to Baccalaureate.” National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 2013-2014.
7. Principal Investigator: “Photo-Mapping Pathways To Mobility: Engaging Mexican American Youth Through Photovoice and Participatory GIS.” Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, January 2013-September 2013.
8. Principal Investigator: “Striving to Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere: A Partnership Approach to Moving Violence Prevention Efforts Upstream.” Portland State University’s Faculty Fellows for Partnerships Grant, December 2012- April 2013.
PRESENTATIONS & CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
Richardson, DM, Parks, L., & Pickus, H. Participatory Photo-Mapping: Piloting a method with Mexican American Youth. [Oral presentation conducted at the 142th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo. New Orleans, LA. November 2014.]
Richardson, DM, Deras, K., Langager, M., Parks, L. & Gonzalez, V. Pathways to Social Mobility: Engaging Mexican American Youth through Photo-Mapping. [Oral presentation conducted at the 142th American Public Health
Association Annual Meeting & Expo. New Orleans, LA. November 2014.]
Richardson, DM. EXITO: Enhancing Cross-Disciplinary Training at Oregon. [Oral presentation conducted for the PSU Foundation. Portland, OR. November 2014.]
Langager, M, Richardson, DM, Deras, K, & Gonzalez, V. Engaging Youth through Photo-Mapping: How Research Methods can Promote Equity. [Poster presentation conducted at Northwest Ecological-Community Psychology Conference. Portland, OR. September 2013.
Epstein, SR & Richardson, DM. Pathways to Mobility. [Poster presentation conducted at the Oregon Masters of Public Health’s Student Poster Showcase. Portland, OR. March 2013.]
Richardson, DM. Pathways to Mobility: Engaging Mexican-American Youth Through Photo-Mapping. [Oral presentation conducted at the Stanford Center for Poverty’s Hispanic Poverty, Inequality, and Mobility Grantees’ Meeting. Palo Alto, CA. March 2013.]
Richardson, DM, Schulz, AJ, Reyes, AG, Israel, BA, & Opperman, A. Community Capacity Building: A Key Element of Sustainability. [Oral presentation conducted at the 140th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo. San Francisco, CA. October 2012.]
Richardson, DM, Schulz, AJ, Mentz, G, Johnson-Lawrence, V, & Stokes, C. Neighborhood Racial Composition, Everyday Unfair Treatment & Allostatic Load: A Test of Cross-Level Interactions. [Poster presentation conducted at the 140th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo. San Francisco, CA. October 2012.]
Mentz, G, Richardson, DM, Stokes, C, & Schulz, AJ. Urban racial residential segregation: A comparison of a-spatial and spatial measures of dissimilarity in a multi-ethnic city. [Panel presentation conducted at the 140th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo. San Francisco, CA. October 2012.]
Weinert, J, McGranaghan, R, Israel, BA, Richardson, DM, Rowe, Z, Guzman, R, O’Toole, A, & Reyes, AG. Enhancing Equitable Engagement: Using Google Analytics and Other Web-Based Tools to Strengthen and Expand Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Partnership- the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (URC). [Poster presentation conducted at the 140th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo. San Francisco, CA. October 2012.]
Richardson, DM & Gamboa, C. From a Walking Intervention to a Walking Movement: Building Capacity to Sustain Community-Based Programs. [Presentation conducted at the Kellogg Health Scholars Program Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, June 2012.]
Richardson, DM, Schulz, AJ, Reyes, AG, Israel, BA, Opperman, A. Community Capacity Building: A Key Element of Sustaining the Healthy Environments Partnership’s CATCH:PATH Intervention. [Poster presentation conducted at the International Conference to Advance a Population Health Intervention Research Agenda. Montreal, Quebec, CA. March 2012.]
Richardson, DM & Nuru-Jeter, AM. Early Childbearing Among Mexican-American Young Women: Participatory Photography Sheds Light on the Role of Neighborhood Context.” Panel presentation conducted at the 139th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo. Washington, DC. November 2011.
Richardson, DM. Promoting heart health over the life-course in Detroit: CBPR approaches to understanding and addressing racial and socio-economic disparities in cardiovascular disease. [Poster presentation conducted at the Kellogg Health Scholars Program Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, June 2011.]
Richardson, DM. Using Participatory Photography with Youth. [Workshop presentation conducted at DePaul University’s Health and Social Justice Conference. Chicago, IL. January 2011.]
Maddock, L, Richardson, DM, Funk, J & Brindis, C. Pushing the Envelope beyond the Pill and Condoms: Teen knowledge and attitudes towards long acting, reversible contraceptives.” [Poster presentation conducted at the 138th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo. Denver, CO. November 2010.]
Richardson, DM. Finding Your Story: Qualitative Analysis and Interpretation. [Presentation conducted at the Institute for Health Policy Studies at University of California, San Francisco for the California Wellness Foundation Research Group. Ventura, CA. July 2009.]
Richardson, DM. Techniques for Effective Grading. [Presentation conducted at the University of California, Berkeley Spring Teaching Conference for First-Time Graduate Student Instructors. Berkeley, CA. January 2009.]
Richardson, DM. Forging Productive Relationships with Faculty. [Roundtable facilitated at the University of California, Berkeley Fall Teaching Conference for Graduate Student Instructors. Berkeley, CA. August 2008.]
Schindleman, E & Richardson, DM. Learning Styles. [Workshop conducted at the University of California, Berkeley Fall Teaching Conference for First-Time Graduate Student Instructors. Berkeley, CA. August 2007.]
Richardson, DM. Starting the Conversation: Transdisciplinary and Translational Research. [Presentation conducted at the University of California, Berkeley DrPH Spring Conference for School of Public Health doctoral students, faculty, and alumni. Berkeley, CA. April 2007.]
Richardson, DM. Qualitative Evaluation Methods for Community Based Providers. [Presentation conducted at Ventura County Community Foundation for regional CBO directors and staff. Ventura, CA. November 2005.]
Richardson, DM. Preliminary Results from Two First 5 Funded School Readiness Projects. [Presentation conducted for the First 5 Los Angeles Evaluator Workgroup. Los Angeles, CA. October 2005.]
Bailey, S, Sebes-McDonald, J & Richardson, DM. Collaboration Efforts in HIV Prevention: Partnerships between County Health Departments and Community-Based Organizations. [Roundtable conducted at the HIV Prevention Leadership Summit. Atlanta, GA. June 2004.]
HONORS/AWARDS
Faculty-in-Residence for Engagement
Portland State University’s Center for Academic Excellence
2013
Selected Fellow
Portland State University’s Faculty Fellows for Community Partnership Program 2012 Accepted to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Connections Sixth Annual
Symposium. Princeton, NJ. Competitive application with full travel funding.
2012
Selected Mentee
American Academy of Health Behavior/ Kellogg Health Scholars Program Mentorship Program
2011
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor University of California-Berkeley
2008
Chancellor’s Diversity Fellowship
4-year Doctoral Studies Funding Package, University of California-Berkeley
2006-2010
Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health 2003
Dean’s Scholarship, Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine 2001
Golden Key International Honour Society 1999
Phi Theta Kappa (Chapter Vice President, 1996) 1996
Dean’s List 1995-1998
COMMITTEES/PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Advisory Board Portland State University
Jan 2015- Present
Upstream Public Health Board Member
Upstream Public Health
Dec 2013- Dec 2014
Epidemiology Operations Committee Member
School of Public Health Initiative, Portland State University
Fall 2014- Present
Undergraduate Student Scholarship Selection Committee Portland State University
Jan 2014
Advisory Board, Summer Quantitative Methods Series Portland State University
Summer 2013- Present
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Portland State University
Fall 2013- Present
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
School of Community Health, Portland State University
Fall 2013- Present
Affinity Group Member: Epidemiology, Community Health, Undergraduate Program School of Public Health Initiative, Portland State University
Fall 2013- Spring 2014
MPH Comprehensive Exam Committee
School of Community Health, Portland State University
Fall 2013- Fall 2014
MPH Admissions Reviewer
School of Community Health, Portland State University Feb 2013- Present Behavior & Social Science Volunteer Program
American Psychological Association Aug 2008- Present
Graduate Student Advisory Program
University of California-Berkeley, School of Public Health
Aug 2008 – May 2010
California Public Health Association North California Governing Board
Sept 2007 – May 2010
DrPH Management/Admissions Committee
University of California-Berkeley, School of Public Health
Aug 2006 – May 2010
Coordinator, Urban HIV/AIDS Prevention Collaborative of Los Angeles, California Aug 2004 – Feb 2005 Professional Memberships
American Public Health Association Oregon Public Health Association National Women’s Health Network American Sociological Association
Emerging Scholars Interdisciplinary Network Abstract Reviewer
Invited Abstract Reviewer,
Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting Community Based Public Health Caucus
2012
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Public Health Education & Health Promotion
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Peer Reviewer
American Journal of Public Health
American Journal of Community Psychology Progress in Community Health Partnerships International Journal for Equity in Health Journal of Urban Affairs
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
