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Karen Blackwell directs the Human Research Protection Program at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC). This accredited program integrates all facets of human research protection, including Common Rule requirements, HIPAA, conflict of interest, safety compliance, and data and safety monitoring.
Kim Ens, RN, BSN, MSE, is currently a RN and the Preparedness Coordinator at Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, Coordinator for the Douglas County Medical Reserve Corps and facilitator for coalition "Together Prepared" (group of agencies working to assure that vulnerable populations are included in all-hazards planning in Douglas County). She just finished serving on the board at the Douglas County Chapter of the American Red Cross.
Kim has been at the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department for 17 years, initially working in the STD/Family Planning clinic and then as the Disease Control Program Coordinator for 10 years. Now she focuses mostly on preparedness issues, writing response plans, planning exercises and working with community partners to ensure that her community is ready for a public health emergency. She has been the coordinator for the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) for seven years, and has over 100 volunteers.
Kim lives on 26 acres about four miles outside of Lawrence, and has three dogs and three cats. She and her husband share a huge vegetable garden, and have planted many fruit trees. She likes to hike, run, read, and travel and is the mother of two boys.
Tom Field attended the University of Kansas for his undergraduate studies and received a B.A. in Slavic Languages and Literature, specializing in Russian and Serbo-Croatian, and a B.S. in Journalism, specializing in Business Communications. He received an MSEd from the University of Kansas and an MHSA from the University of Kansas Medical Center. Currently he serves as associate vice chancellor for compliance at KUMC. In that role, Tom oversees the Animal Research Protection Program, the Equal Opportunity Office, the Environment, Health & Safety Office, Conflict of Interest Committee, Research Misconduct, and a variety of other compliance-related areas. He also serves as a member of the Human Subjects Committee at KUMC and is an adjunct faculty member at Park University. Outside of work, Tom enjoys golf, fishing, hunting, reading and playing with his dog—a border collie mix named Cooper.
Carole presently serves as the Deputy Director for Calvary Community Outreach Network (CCON). Her leadership provides agency oversight, partnership building, fund development and creative development of community health education programming focusing on HIV, Youth Development and Health and Wellness. CCON is the convener and fiscal agent for the Black Church Week of Prayer (BCWP) for the Healing of AIDS in Kansas City. CCON has been successful in facilitating change in how clergy view their role and the role of the Black church in dealing with the AIDS epidemic. More recently, this work has been enhanced with the creation of the Taking it to the Pews project and an HIV Prevention, Compassion, and Action Tool Kit, which CCON coordinates with 14 KC metro African American churches. She manages a Youth Development Initiative called Helping Youth Plan for Excellence (HYPE), a teen television talk show written, produced and directed by 6–10 youth ambassadors ranging in age from 12–18. Her latest success was to assist in the construction of CCON’s Community Wellness Center, which provides a full-service fitness facility offering innovative wellness programs and strategies aimed at improving the overall health of its community residents.
Carole received her BS in Business Management and Secondary Education from Westfield State College. She focused on international finance and special education but has discovered her true passion and gift is for administration and non-profit work. Outside of work, she enjoys calligraphy art, reading, jewelry, writing poetry and spending time with her husband and three daughters.
Jannette Berkley-Patton, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She received her PhD from the University of Kansas Applied Behavioral Science Department where she conducted community-based research in the prevention of adolescent substance and teen pregnancy. She later conducted research on college student binge drinking in an administrative position with the KU Provost Office. Dr. Berkley-Patton is currently funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to develop intervention strategies focused on HIV testing in African American churches. She also conducts research with African American church leaders on enhancing parent/child communication about sex.
Patricia J. Kelly, PhD, MPH, RN, FNP, has a joint appointment as a professor for the Schools of Nursing and Medicine at UMKC. Patricia uses feminist and participatory action research methods to work with women in community settings around social/health issues including violence, depression, and sexually transmitted infections. Both her clinical and research work has focused on vulnerable populations, either because of income, race/ethnicity, or risk behaviors. Before becoming a family nurse practitioner, she worked as a women’s health activist. Her work with women with HIV infection in New York City led her to an interest in research that would help to make a difference in the lives of women and their families. Her work has been influenced by feminist theory and by readings by Paolo Freire and has a big interest in helping women to avoid unintended pregnancy. Outside of work, Patricia tries to spend as much time as possible hiking with her two dogs.
Risë Haneberg is the Criminal Justice Coordinator for Johnson County Government. In this newly created role, Risë provides staff support to the Johnson County Criminal Justice Advisory Council, as well as assists in the coordination of criminal justice related activities of the District Court, Sheriff, District Attorney, Department of Corrections, Court Services Department and Mental Health. Prior to this role, Risë served as the Chief Court Service Officer of the 10th Judicial District Court, Johnson County, Kansas and started her career in criminal justice as a juvenile probation officer in 1979.
Before joining the Office of Research Integrity in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on March 27, 2009, John C. Galland, Ph.D., was Director of the UC Davis Laboratory Management Institute. While at the Institute, Dr. Galland developed a curriculum and unique pedagogy for educating scientists in the practical business of running a research program. This pedagogy was described in the journals Nature, Science, Cell, The Scientist, The Chronicle of Higher Education, the National Postdoctoral Association’s the PostdocKET, and Laboratory Manager. The curriculum was delivered through an annual program for postdoctoral scholars at UC Davis and a summer Certificate Program offered to people worldwide. Both programs consisted of 140 contact hours of instruction. Additional educational programs were conducted for industry, government, national laboratories, other academic institutions, and scientific associations. Dr. Galland also taught a graduate course for the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine entitled "Philosophy and Ethics for the Biological Scientist." In 2004, Dr. Galland became one of 20 partners in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute/Burroughs Wellcome Scientific Management Program for Postdoctoral Fellows and Faculty and acknowledges their influence on the program at UC Davis.
Dr. Galland received both his MS and PhD at UC Davis. Before returning to UC Davis, he was Professor of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University where he taught public health and zoonotic diseases and conducted research on foodborne pathogens.
Ana Paula Cupertino is an assistant professor in the Department of Preventative Medicine & Public Health. Her research focus is on health disparity issues both here in the United States and in Brazil. Paula’s work has included studies related to cancer prevention, tobacco cessation and prevention among rural smokers and Latinos, the reduction of health disparities among Latinos, and e-health initiatives that employ computer kiosks and telemedicine. She is very passionate about her work and it is evident in her active engagement in a number of organizations that promote health in Latino communities throughout Kansas. Paula is also involved as an active board member of the Kansas Center for Health Disparities and member of the Kansas Tobacco Prevention for Specific Populations, an initiative of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to address tobacco-related disparities. She is also involved in the Coalition of Hispanic Women Against Cancer and El Centro Inc. Paula has taken an active role in mentoring students by being part of the Latino Midwest Medical Students Association
Paula received her BA in psychology at Universidade Federal in Brazil and her MA in social psychology at Universidade de Brasilia. She earned her PhD at the University of California, Davis and did her Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She has been published in both English and Spanish journals, including Journal of Health Care Poor and Underserved and Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
Isaiah Brokenleg is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe (Sicangu Nation) and grew up in South Dakota. From a cultural perspective, he believes we are all related and, as such, we are all called to be good relatives to one another. As a winktè, Isaiah believes that he is called to be a healer and move communities in the direction of positive change.
From an academic perspective, Isaiah has a B.A. from the University of Minnesota Morris with majors in multicultural studies as well as applied social justice/human rights. He has a Masters of Public Health degree from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
Isaiah is a new member to KU Medical Center and works for the Program in American Indian Community Health. Before coming to KU he worked as an epidemiologist for the Great Lakes Tribal Epidemiology Center where he completed the first ever statewide Native Youth tobacco survey. Isaiah is passionate about achieving parity in health, social justice, and working to end the structural oppression/violence that hurts us all.
Ed Smith (Osage descendant) is 34 years old. He currently serves on the Board of Directors at the Heart of America Indian Center, Field of Plenty and the Haskell Extension Advisory Board. Ed works at Johnson County Community College for the American Indian Health Research and Education Alliance as a Research Program Coordinator. He also volunteers as a Community Ambassador to Cancer Research. Ed teaches American Indian culture classes at Heart of America Indian Center and Haskell Indian Nations University, as well as Tae Kwon Do. He serves as the coordinator for the Spotted Eagle Dance Troupe. He currently lives in Overland Park, Kansas with his wife and four children.
Ed is a Southern Straight Dancer. He has served as headman dancer and arena director at many of the powwows around the Kansas City area. He is also an accomplished beadwork artist and painter, winning many regional art competitions with his work.
Ed has an interdisciplinary degree in American Indian Studies, Social Work, and Political Science from the University of Missouri–Columbia. While there, he served as President and Vice-President of the Native American student organization From the Four Directions. Prior to that time Ed grew up in the St. Louis area where he was involved with the St. Louis Indian Center, and the St. Louis Indian Society. He finds being a father and his work with youth the most rewarding. "I enjoy watching these young people learn about their culture, where their families come from. I also enjoy teaching them about where they can go. That there are opportunities out there for them in the world that go beyond their home and their comfort zone. I want them to know that there is a world out there that our creator has laid out before them but they have to go get it, it won’t come to them."
Dr. Fox is the Associate Director for Science in the Division of Human Development and Disability, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities in Atlanta and a professor working with the doctoral program in HPM. Dr. Fox received an ScD, with a major in health policy and management, from the School of Hygiene and Public Health at The Johns Hopkins University. He has graduate degrees in Studies in Behavioral Disabilities and Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Wisconsin and Medical College of Wisconsin.
Dr. Fox’s publications appear in Health Affairs, Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, the American Journal of Public Health, the Journal of Poverty, the Journal of Disability Studies, Medical Care, the Journal of Health and Social Policy, the Journal of Family and Community Health, Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, Kansas Policy Review, and the Journal of Rehabilitation. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of public health, disability and health policy. He has taught courses on Medicare and Medicaid, analysis, and health policy in the MHSA and doctoral programs, and taught Public Health Administration in the Master of Public Health program for more than 10 years.
Allen Greiner is an associate professor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Dr. Greiner serves as Medical Director/Health Officer for the Health Department of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS. He is a member for the Board of Directors of the Community Health Council of Wyandotte County, the Duschene Clinic, and Southwest Boulevard Family Care. He is faculty co-advisor for the JayDoc Free Clinic, and for the medical school’s Community Leadership track. He directs the Rural Primary Care Practice and Research Program and linked Kansas Physicians Engaged in Prevention Research (KPEPR) Network, is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Health Disparities Scholar and was a 2004 Kemper Fellowship Award winner.
Allen attended undergraduate school at Brown University, majoring in Cultural Anthropology. He completed medical school, a master in Public Health and a Family Practice Residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He currently teaches a medical student elective course on medicine and society in the progressive era. He conducts funded research on the relationship between social and cultural factors and health in underserved communities.
Rear Admiral John Babb received his pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee and his Masters of Public Administration from the University of Memphis. After spending over twenty years practicing community pharmacy in the private sector, he joined the U.S. Public Health Service in 1989.
In former assignments, he was the Director of the National Pharmacy Program, then the Chief of Health Programs for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, with responsibility for coordinating health programs in over 100 federal prisons for 150,000 inmates. From 2000 thru 2006, he was the Director of the Office of Force Readiness and Deployment in the Office of the Surgeon General, with responsibility for coordinating the public health and medical readiness and response capabilities of the 6,600 members of the U.S. Public Health Service. These include responses on September 11th, anthrax, floods, ice storms, hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, typhoons, and the 2005 tsunami, as well as many National Special Security Events such as Presidential Inaugurations, Olympic games, political conventions, funerals of former presidents, seven State of the Union addresses, meetings of the World Bank, special meetings of the United Nations, and support for U.S. military missions in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan in time of war. In 2002, he was promoted to Assistant Surgeon General.
Today he serves as the Regional Health Administrator in Region VII, carrying out initiatives to protect, promote, and advance the health of the citizens of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska by addressing women’s health, HIV/AIDS, minority health, family planning, reproductive health, medical readiness, pandemic preparedness, and other public health issues—particularly for those populations suffering health disparities.
Dr. Moser practices in Tribune and Sharon Springs as an employee of the Greeley County Health Care Services and is the Greeley County Hospital Medical Chief of Staff. He is Board Certified in Family Practice, a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, and holds Certificates of Added Qualifications from the American Board of Family Physicians in Geriatrics and Sports Medicine. Dr. Moser is a volunteer assistant clinical professor, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Department of Family and Community Medicine and serves as a preceptor for medical and physician assistant students.
He graduated from the University Of Kansas School Of Pharmacy and then from the University Of Kansas School Of Medicine. Dr. Moser completed his family practice training in Salina, Kansas at the Smoky Hill Family Practice Residency Program.
Lynda is director of the Westside Community Action Center (WCAN). Her interest in helping to solve economic, community development and quality-of-life issues facing Kansas City's historic Westside neighborhood involves addressing crime, blight, the physical environment, and infrastructure and community social needs. Lynda is a true ally to the Kansas City (Mo.) Police Department, working closely with the officers at Central Patrol to address community issues.
Lynda educates the Westside neighborhood through communitywide and block meetings, newsletters and flyers. The focus is on the roles and responsibilities of neighbors and citizens to promote and encourage civic engagement.
Lynda is a neighborhood advocate and liaison at both city and the county levels, working on behalf of neighborhoods for programs and services that promote quality of life for residents. Some of the programs Lynda originated and continues to implement:
Lynda Callon's significant contributions include working with the Kansas City Police Department to develop and implement a Spanish-language immersion program. To date, 19 officers have graduated from the first class, seven of whom did further study in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico for five weeks. She collaborated with the Kansas City (Mo.) Police Department to accept the Matricula Consular for Mexican Nationals who have no other form of identification. Policy went into effect May 5, 2003. Lynda is also responsible for the "Theft of Wage" Ordinance. By working with the city attorney and city council members, she was instrumental in the passing of municipal legislation that could facilitate low-wage workers seeking justice from wage theft. Lynda has received numerous community awards for her efforts.
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