Maternal and child health care, Evidence-based social work practice, Disaster preparedness and response, online education.

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Lisa R. Baker Department of Social Work University of Alabama at Birmingham HB 302E 1720 Second Avenue South Birmingham, AL (205) work (205) cell EDUCATION 12/98 Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work, University of Georgia Dissertation Social Work Intervention to Increase Compliance with Home Apnea Monitoring under the direction of Dr. James Gaudin and Dr. Bruce Thyer 05/91 Masters of Social Work, Florida International University 06/89 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of Georgia RESEARCH INTERESTS Maternal and child health care, Evidence-based social work practice, Disaster preparedness and response, online education. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 10/11 - current University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama Associate Professor, Program Director (Interim Chair 10/11-12/12) Dept. of Social Work 1/12 current Adjunct Faculty, Department of Anthropology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1/08 current Researcher, Disaster and Emergency Communications Research Unit, Ryals School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham 7/05 9/11 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anthropology & Social Work 8/00-6/05 University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, North Carolina Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Social Work & Criminal Justice 8/01-8/02 Interim Director of Field Education 8/96-5/98 University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Teaching Assistant, School of Social Work TEACHING EXPERIENCE (at UAB) Human Behavior in the Social Environment II (classroom and online) Introduction to Research Methods (classroom and online) Social Work in Perinatal Settings (online) Disaster Preparedness and Response (online)

2 2 CLINICAL POSITIONS (Post Masters) 6/10 current Mental Health Responder, AL-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Provide mental health support to first responders and victims during deployment after disasters. 5/04 to 5/05 Consultant, Healthy Start CORPS Provide oversight and guidance for evaluation and clinical components of Healthy Start Grant. Assist in preparation of manuscripts for publication and professional presentations. Assist in writing of annual reports and funding applications. 01/01-05/04 Perinatal Care Coordinator, Healthy Start CORPS Supervise multidisciplinary case management team providing postpartum services and care coordination. Participate in grant activities and program development to meet needs of high-risk women during the perinatal period. Activities to date have included protocol development, clinical supervision, community outreach and awareness, and research. Implemented routine screening protocol for postpartum depression. Conducted provider workshop on recognizing postpartum depression and developing protocols for screening. Developed breastfeeding initiative to increase breast-feeding rates in high-risk populations. 01/01-08/05 The Counseling Center, Lumberton, North Carolina Counselor/Psychotherapist Provide individual and family counseling and psychotherapy services in private practice setting. Specialty areas include bereavement, postpartum depression, perinatal and pediatric health care. 07/98 07/99 Family Connections, Georgia Evaluator/Consultant Provided consultation services to assist six county region in establishing evaluation components for family and children service programs. Guided counties in establishing training manual and methods for self-evaluation, including quantitative and qualitative methods. 01/98 06/99 Emory University Hospitals, Atlanta, GA Clinical Social Worker II - Oncology Provided intensive individual and family counseling and psychosocial services to patients receiving outpatient treatment. Served on the clinical committee to evaluate practice outcomes. Provided clinical supervision to MSW students currently in practicum in the hospital system and provided instruction to MSW social workers preparing for clinical licensure. Facilitated support and educational groups for patients and caregivers, including groups for families with children dealing with parental illness.

3 3 01/97 01/98 Emory University - Egleston Apnea Center, Atlanta, GA Clinical Research Intern - Doctoral Internship Provided intensive counseling and psychosocial services to families of premature and medically complex infants at risk for medical noncompliance. Developed and conducted research on issues of medical noncompliance. Provided clinical supervision to Master s prepared social workers pursuing clinical licensure. 06/97 04/99 Egleston Children s Hospital at Emory University, Atlanta, GA Clinical Social Worker II, - Emergency Center/Pediatric ICU Provided crisis intervention, counseling and emergency case management services to families in the emergency room and pediatric intensive care unit. 11/94 11/96 Emory University School of Medicine - Atlanta, GA Clinical Social Worker - Special Care Nurseries at Grady Memorial Hospital Provided psychosocial services to families in the Neonatal ICU. Assessed for risk of developmental delay due to medical and social concern. Served as family advocate with staff and community. Participated as part of a multidisciplinary team in coordinating services to families /94 North Broward Hospital District, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Coordinator of Hospital Services - Children s Diagnostic and Treatment Center Provided direct supervision of Early Intervention staff in six area hospitals. Managed State grant funded home intervention programs to provide services for at risk infants and their families. Re-organized service delivery system for early intervention services. Prepared statistical reports, department payroll and monthly billing reports. 09/ Clinical Social Worker - Neonatal Unit at Joe DiMaggio Children s Hospital Provided psychosocial services to families. Facilitated support groups, adoption placement and community referrals. Participated in Developmental Evaluation and Intervention clinic for high-risk infants. Advocated for parents and families for their medically fragile children. 07/91 09/92 Golden Glades Medical Center, North Miami, FL Social Worker - Pediatrics, Cardiology, ICU, Emergency Room Conducted psychosocial assessments, evaluated appropriateness of discharge plans, arranged inter agency transfers. Participated in multidisciplinary staffing with Utilization Review and Risk Management.

4 4 COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS 2013 Award for Excellence National Association of Perinatal Social Workers. Presented at the NAPSW Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD Best Empirical Article (Quantitative) of 2011 Council on Social Work Education/ Journal of Social Work Education. Presented at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Meeting, Washington, DC Received nomination for National Association of Social Workers award for Excellence in Perinatal Social Work 2003 Received Ann Bridger McClean award for Outstanding Service in Junior Service League PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS CLINICAL LICENSURE National Association of Perinatal Social Workers Society for Social Work and Research 10/08 - current State of Alabama, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, P.I. P. 01/99 6/08 State of North Carolina, Licensed Clinical Social Worker SPECIAL TRAINING/CERTIFICATION 2013 UAB Blaze Leadership Training 2007 UAB Master Teacher training program 2007 Certified Disaster Mental Health responder American Red Cross 2004 Certified Mediation specialist BOOKS Baker, L.R. & Cormier, L.A. (2015). Vulnerable Populations and Disasters: Evidencebased Practice for the Helping Professions. New York, NY: Springer Publishing. REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Baker, L.R. (2014). Stress Management and Healthcare Workers. In The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior and Society. San Francisco, CA: Wiley-Blackwell. Baker, L.R. & Cormier, L.A. (2013). Disaster preparedness and families of children with special needs: A geographic comparison. Journal of Community Health. 38 (1), Baker, M.D., Baker, L.R. & Flagg, L.A. (2012). Preparing Families of Children with Special Healthcare Needs for Disasters: An Education Intervention. Social Work in Health Care. 51, Jones, S., Cormier, L., & Baker, L. (2011). Gender inequity as cultural diversity: Lessons learned from a Field School program in FIJI. Online Journal of Anthropology, 7,

5 Baker, L.R. & Pollio, D. & Hudson, A. (2011) Assessing Student Perception of Practice Evaluation Knowledge in an Introductory Research Methods Course. Journal of Social Work Education, Baker, L.R., & Baker, M.D. (2010) Disaster Preparedness among families of children with special healthcare needs. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 4, 1-6. Baker, L.R., Stephens, F., & Hitchcock, L. (2010). Social Work Practitioners and Practice Evaluation: How are we doing? Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 20,8, Baker, L.R., & Ritchey, F. (2009). Assessing Practitioner s Knowledge of Practice Evaluation: Initial Psychometrics of the Practice Evaluation Knowledge Scale. Journal of Evidence-based Social Work, 6, Baker, L.R., & Oswalt, K. (2008). Screening for Postpartum Depression in a Rural Community. Community Mental Health Journal, 44, Baker, L.R., Cross, S., Wei, G., Greaver, L., & Lewis, R. (2005). Prevalence of Postpartum Depression in a Native American Population. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 9, Baker, L.R., & Thyer, B.A. (2000). Promoting parental compliance with home infant apnea monitor use. Behavior Research and Therapy, 38, Baker, L. R., & Thyer, B. A. (1999). Family social work intervention to increase parental compliance with infant apnea monitor use in the home. Journal of Family Social Work, 3, Robinson, M., Baker, L., & Nackerud, L. (1999). The relationship of attachment theory and perinatal loss. Death Studies, 23, NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Baker, L.R., & Hitchcock, L. (2009). What social workers need to know about disaster preparedness for families of children with special health care needs. Social Work Today. Online at (April online issue) Baker, L.R. (2000). A review of Finding an Academic Job by K. Sowers-Hoag and D. Harrison. Research on Social Work Practice, 10, Baker, L. (1998). A review of Social work in Pediatrics by R.B. Smith & H.G. Clinton. Research on Social Work Practice, 8, INVITED PUBLICATIONS Baker, L.R. (2012). We need to talk : Easing the difficult conversation. National Association of Perinatal Social Workers Forum, 33, 1.

6 McCoyd, J., & Baker, L.R. (2009). Developing research strategies in perinatal social work. Part I: Getting started. (first of a four-part series). National Association of Perinatal Social Workers Forum, 29, 1. 6 Baker, L.R. (2009). Developing research strategies in perinatal social work. Part III: Selecting a Research Design. (third of a four-part series). National Association of Perinatal Social Workers Forum, 29,3 Baker, L.R. (2004) Evidence-based Practice in Perinatal Social Work. National Association of Perinatal Social Workers Forum, 24. Baker, L.R. (2002). Screening for Postpartum Depression. National Association of Perinatal Social Workers Forum, 22 Baker, L.R. (2000). Evaluating practice in perinatal settings: Group Designs. National Association of Perinatal Social Workers Forum, 20 Baker, L.R. (2000). Evaluating practice in perinatal settings: Use of single-system research design. National Association of Perinatal Social Workers Forum, 20 COMMUNITY SERVICE and PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES 2013 current President, National Association of Perinatal Social Workers 2013 current Member, National Perinatal Association workgroup on provision of mental health services in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 2012 current Editorial Board - Journal of Teaching in Social Work 2010 current Reviewer for Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness Editorial Board Research on Social Work Practice 2009 current Education Committee Chair, National Association of Perinatal Social Workers Faculty advisor for Phi Alpha social work honor society Guest Reviewer for Psychiatry Research Member of Birmingham Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) 2007 current Member of UAB Faculty Affairs Committee Board of Directors National Association of Perinatal Social Workers current Regional Liaison National Association of Perinatal Social Workers Member of Eligibility Committee for Greater Birmingham Habitat for Humanity Conference planning committee for National Association of Perinatal Social Workers Faculty Advisor for UAB Student Social Work Association 2005 current Red Cross Liaison for the UAB Social Work Program Lumberton Junior Service League President ( ) UNCP Student Affairs Committee Board of Directors Robeson County Partnership for Children Executive Committee

7 7 FUNDED RESEARCH/PROJECTS 2013/2014 Baker, L.R. (UAB-PI, Evaluator) REU Sites: A long-term perspective on marine biodiversity and conservation: Interdisciplinary fieldschool in the Lau Group, Fiji National Science Foundation ($6,979) 2013 Baker, L.R. (Evaluator) REU Sites: A long-term perspective on marine biodiversity and conservation: Interdisciplinary fieldschool in the Lau Group, Fiji (PI Dr. Sharyn Jones, Northern Kentucky University) National Science Foundation 2011 Baker, L.R. (PI) Enhancing quantitative literacy in SW 321 Statistics for Social Work Research UAB QEP Grant ($4,848) 2010 Baker, L.R. (PI) Cycle 2 BSW Experiential Learning Program ($4,000) Council on Social Work Education 2010 Baker, L.R. (PI), Cormier, L. Disaster Preparedness and Families of Children with Special Healthcare Needs ($29,928) UAB Lister Hill Center for Health Policy 2010 Baker, L.R. (PI). Ready Scouts: Partners in Preparedness. ($9,850) UAB Faculty Development Office 2009 Becker, S.M., Lungu, C., Cormier, L. & Baker, L (Co-PI). Comprehensive Guide to Existing RDD Public Education Resources U.S. Department of Homeland Security/ MACRO International. ($250,000) Baker, L.R. (PI) Continued Validation of the Practice Evaluation Knowledge Scale to assess knowledge acquisition and retention in introductory Research Methods class UAB Scholarship of Teaching Grant Program ($2,611) 2005 Travel and tuition award. Behavioral and Social Intervention Research Summer Institute sponsored by NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research. (July 18-22) Baker, L.R. Postpartum Depression in Mothers of Preterm Infants: Prevention and Intervention - UAB Advance grant from the National Science Foundation ($14,065) Greaver, L., Baker, L.R. (Co-Investigator), Cross, S., Wei, G., Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health Care Department of Health and Human Services - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau. ($1,600,000.)

8 Baker, L.R. Social Work Research in Practice Faculty Development Grant UNC Pembroke ($494.) 8 OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITY 2013 Burke, R.V. (Los Angeles Children s Hospital) SC CTSI KL2 Mentored Career Development Award Disaster Messaging for Children with Special Healthcare Needs (grant under review Baker, faculty mentor) OTHER GRANTS SUBMITTED 2012 Baker, L.R. (PI), Cormier, L.A., White, M.J., McCormick, L., Preskitt, J.,Magruder, T., & McMullen, K. Using Mobile Technology to Transfer Pediatric Health Information Post-disaster. ($359,000). National Institutes of Health R Baker, L.R. (PI), Cormier, L.A. ($49,944). Evaluation of the Serve Alabama Disaster Case Management Program. Serve Alabama Office of the Governor of Alabama Baker, L.R. (PI), Cormier, L.A., White, M.J., McCormick, L., Preskitt, J., Magruder, T., & McMullen, K. ($29,900). Development of a Mobile Application to Transfer Pediatric Health Information Post-Disaster UAB Innovations Grant Baker, L.R. (PI), Cormier, L.C., Baker, M.D. & Schwebel, D. Using Technology to Prepare Families of Children with Special Needs for Disasters. ($1,193,000) National Institutes of Health 2011 Baker, L.R.(PI), Baker, M.D., & Cormier, L.C. " Using Technology to Prepare Families of Children with Special Needs for Disasters". ($99,537) - AmeriCares Baker, L.R. (PI), Cotton, S., Ritchey, F., Struzick, T, Cross, S & Klapow, J. Application of the Health Belief Model to Family Disaster Preparedness Behaviors ($350,000) National Institutes of Health 2009 Baker, L.R. (PI) Ready Scouts ($38,758) Alabama Power Foundation Klapow, J., Baker, L.R. (Co-PI), Ritchey, F., Struzick, T Application of the Health Belief Model to Family Disaster Preparedness (Pilot Study) ($125,000) National Institutes of Health 2008 Baker, L.R. (PI) Ready Scouts ($22,572) Junior League of Birmingham 2007 Baker, L.R. (PI) Women in Social Work Leadership: Meeting the Challenges American Association of University Women Community Action Grant ($6,800)

9 2007 Baker, L.R. Postpartum Depression in Mothers of Preterm and Medically Fragile Infants American Association of University Women Publication grant ($6,000) 2006 Baker, L.R. (Project Director) Women in Social Work Leadership American Association of University Women Campus Action grant 9 PRESENTATIONS Baker, L.R. (2012, May) From Conception to Delivery: Program Development for Perinatal Social Worker. Presentation at the National Associate of Perinatal Social Workers Annual Meeting. Little Rock, AR. Cormier, L.A., L.R. Baker, C. Andrews, S. Chambless, C. Rhoades, and D. Hesse. (2011). Disaster Preparedness and Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs. 88th Annual Alabama Academy of Science Meetings, Jacksonville, AL. Baker, L.R., & Cormier, L. A. (2011, October). Does Education Matter? Disaster Preparedness and Children with Special Healthcare Needs. Presentation at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Atlanta, Georgia. Baker, L.R. (2010, May). Before the Storm: Helping Families Prepare for Disaster. Presentation at the National Association of Perinatal Social Workers Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah. Baker, L.R. & Batey, D.S. (2009, May). A Waste of Time? A Qualitative Analysis of Social Work Practitioners Perception of Evidence-Based Practice. Presentation at the national Association of Perinatal Social Workers Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah.. Baker, L.R. & Batey, D.S. (2009, November). A Waste of Time? A Qualitative Analysis of Social Work Practitioners Perception of Evidence-Based Practice. Presentation at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. Baker, L.R. (2009, July) Are you Ready? What We Know and Need to Know About Disaster Preparedness. (Keynote speaker). Disaster Preparedness from Multiple Perspectives. The UAB University Transportation Center and The South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness. Baker, L.R. (2008, May) Disaster Preparedness for Families of Chronically Ill Children. Presentation at the National Association of Perinatal Social Workers Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN Baker, L.R. (2007, March) Evidence-based Practice for Health Care Social Workers. Invited presentation at the Alabama Society for Health Care Social Workers Annual Meeting. Huntsville, AL

10 Baker, L.R. (2006, September). Postpartum Depression Screening in an Outpatient setting: Use of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale. Poster presentation for the National Perinatal Association annual conference. Washington, DC. Baker, L.R. (2006, August). Postpartum Depression and Mothers of NICU Infants. Invited presentation at the 2 nd annual UAB Regional Perinatal Conference Baker, L.R. (2006, February). Integrating Research and Practice: Unveiling the Researcher Within. Workshop presented to the National Association of Perinatal Social Workers at their annual conference in Las Vegas, NV. Baker, L.R. (2006, March). The Case of Destiny: Ethics in Perinatal Social Work. Presentation for the National Association of Social Workers, Alabama chapter. Baker, L.R. (2006, March). Evidence-based Practice in Pediatric Health Care. Presentation for the UAB Pediatric Social Workers for Social Work Day. Baker, L.R., Cross, S., Wei, G., & Greaver, L. (2004, February). Postpartum Depression and the NICU Mother: Identification and Intervention prior to Infant Discharge. Paper presentation at the conference for The Physical and Developmental Environment of the High-risk infant: Evidence-based science for establishing an appropriate NICU environment, Clearwater Beach, FL. Baker, L.R. (2004, January). Incidence and Correlates of Postpartum Depression in a Native American Community. Poster presentation at the 8 th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research., New Orleans, LA. Baker, L. (2003, October). Evidence-based practice in Medical Social Work. Invited speaker for half-day workshop presentation to Social Work Department of Children s Health Care of Atlanta. Baker, L. (2003, September). Incidence and Correlates of Postpartum Depression in a Native American Community. Paper presented at the National Healthy Start Grantee conference, Washington, D.C. Wei, G., Greaver, L., Baker, L., Cross, S. (2003, September) Modeling the National Infant Mortality Birthweight from the Data of the 20 th Century and Exploring the Infant and Maternal Health of the 21 st Century. Paper presented at the National Healthy Start Grantee conference, Washington, D.C. Baker, L. (2003, May). Perinatal Social Work: The Search for Evidence Based Practice. Paper presentation at the 27 th National Conference on Perinatal Social Work, Orlando, Florida. Baker, L. (2003, February). Postpartum Depression Screening with Native American Populations. Workshop presentation at the Michigan Inter-tribal Council and Native Hawaiian Healthy Start Indigenous Conference, Hilo/Kona, HI. Baker, L. (2002, December). Screening for Postpartum Depression in an At-risk Community. Poster Presentation. Annual Meeting National Perinatal Association, Savannah, GA. 10

11 Baker, L. (2002, October). Postpartum Depression Screening. Workshop presented at the National Healthy Start Grantee Conference, Baltimore, MD. Baker, L. (2000, February). (Invited presentation). Social Work Intervention to Increase Parental Compliance with Infant Apnea Monitor Use in the Home. Paper presented at the International Psychiatry Symposium, Athens, GA. Baker, L. (2002, May). Tools for Practice Evaluation. Workshop presented at the 26 th National Conference on Perinatal Social Work, Stowe, VT. Baker, L. (2000, May). Evaluating Practice in the Perinatal Setting: Single Systems and Groups, Qualitative and Quantitative. Workshop presented at 24 th National Conference on Perinatal Social Work, Minneapolis, MN. Koob, J. J., Williams, N., Baker, L., Sukamar, B. (July, 2000). Creating a culture of evaluation. Paper presented at the Evaluation for Practice International Conference in Huddersfield, England, UK. Baker, L., Sukumar, B., Koob, J., & Williams, N. (1999, July). Empowerment Evaluation in Rural County Agencies. Paper presentation at the 24 th Annual Institute on Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas, Salisbury, MD. Baker, L. (1999, March). The Use of Single Subject Research Design to Evaluate Practice in the Perinatal Setting. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Perinatal Social Workers, Seattle, WA. Baker, L., & Thyer, B.A. (1999, February). Social Work Intervention to Increase Parental Compliance with Infant Apnea Monitor Use in the Home. Paper presented at the International conference on Pediatric Neuropsychology, West Palm Beach, FL. Baker, L., & Thyer, B.A. (1999, January). Social Work Intervention to Increase Parental Compliance with Infant Apnea Monitor Use in the Home. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Austin, TX. Thyer, B.A. (Chair), Bordnick, P., Vonk, E.M., & Baker, L. (1999, January) Promoting Doctoral Research on Social Work Practice: A Model and Some Case Examples. Symposium conducted at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Austin, TX. Pearson 1, L. (1996, May). Adolescent parenting in the neonatal intensive care unit: Decision making and bereavement. Presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Perinatal Social Workers, Memphis, TN. Pearson, L. (1995). A model of comprehensive case management in a special care nursery environment. Presented at the Zero to Three National Training Institute, Atlanta, GA. Pearson, L. (1993). The transition from the Neonatal ICU to home. Presented at the annual conference of the South Florida Case Management Association, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Name before marriage