Brandy Harris-Wallace

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1 Brandy Harris-Wallace EDUCATION 2006 Ph.D. in Sociology Dissertation: Determinants of Resident Mental Health in Florida s Assisted Living Communities Jill S. Quadagno, PhD (Advisor) The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Department of Sociology 2003 M.S. in Sociology The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Department of Sociology 2001 M.A in Women s Studies University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Department of Women s Studies 1998 B.S. in Psychology University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Department of Psychology ACADEMIC HONORS/AWARDS Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) in the Sociology of Mental Health. Awarded jointly from the American Sociological Association and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Somers Aging and Long-Term Care Research Internship, sponsored by the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) 2004 Alpha Kappa Delta Member, International Sociology Honor Society, The Florida State University 2002 Leslie N. Wilson Minority Assistantship, awarded by The Florida State University 2000 Alpha Epsilon Lambda Member, Honor Society of Graduate and Professional School Students, University of Alabama ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Research Scientist Brandy Harris-Wallace, Ph.D. Page 1

2 Senior Research Assistant Center for Aging Studies 2009 Instructor 2009 Instructor The Erickson School Research Associate National Council on Aging Washington, DC Research Statistician Office of Health Services / Medical Care Programs Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Graduate Research Assistant Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Graduate Teaching Assistant Department of Sociology Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 2001 Instructor Department of Women s Studies University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 2000 Graduate Research Assistant Institute for Social Science Research University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL FUNDED RESEARCH Stigma and the Multicultural Workforce: A Pilot Survey of Maryland Direct Care Workers in Assisted Living. (with Dr. J. Kevin Eckert) Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health Related Research (Postdoctoral Investigator), awarded by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging. $291,200 (final budget is currently under NIA grants management/administrative review). Brandy Harris-Wallace, Ph.D. Page 2

3 2005 Dissertation Research Grant, awarded by The Florida State University. $500 RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Aging and the Lifecourse, Sociology of Health and Aging, Qualitative Research Methods, Survey Research Methods, Sociology of Gender, Critical Race Theory TEACHING EXPERIENCE Undergraduate Gender and the Lifecourse (Spring 2009) Research Methods in Aging Management Services (Spring 2009) The Social Construction of Beauty (Summer 2001) Mothers and Daughters (Interim/Spring-Summer 2001) Introduction to Women s Studies (Fall 1999, Spring 2000, Spring 2001) Graduate Gender and the Lifecourse (Spring 2009) PUBLICATIONS Articles: Reynolds, John, Emily Boyd, Stephanie Burge, Cheryl Robbins, and Brandy Harris. Mastery and the Fulfillment of Occupational Expectations by Midlife. Social Psychology Quarterly, 70 (4): pp Edited Volumes: Quadagno, Jill and Brandy Harris Aging and Health Policy. Encyclopedia of Sociology, George Ritzer (ed.). Blackwell. Technical Reports: Street, Debra, Jill Quadagno, Stephanie Burge, Brandy Harris, and S. Ashley Schmidt. The Florida Assisted Living Study: Final Report. June Agency for Health Care Administration, State of Florida Contract M0330. Tallahassee: Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy, Florida State University. Street, Debra, Jill Quadagno, Anne Barrett, Stephanie Burge, S. Ashley Schmidt and Brandy Harris. Florida Medicaid Assisted Living Study: Facilities and Residents, Selected Characteristics. Interim Report, September Agency for Health Care Administration, State of Florida Contract M0330. Tallahassee: Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy, Florida State University. Street, Debra, Jill Quadagno, Anne Barrett, Stephanie Burge, Brandy Harris and Steve McDonald. Florida Medicaid Assisted Living Study: Field Experiences. Interim Report, March Agency for Health Care Administration, State of Florida Contract M0330. Tallahassee: Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy, Florida State University. Brandy Harris-Wallace, Ph.D. Page 3

4 Street, Debra, Jill Quadagno, Anne Barrett, Steve McDonald, Brandy Harris and Stephanie Burge. Medicaid Assisted Living in the Context of Florida Long Term Care. Interim Report. Agency for Health Care Administration, State of Florida Contract M0330. Tallahassee: Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy, Florida State University. Street, Debra, Jill Quadagno, Steve McDonald, Brandy Harris and Ryan MacDonald. Nursing Home to Assisted Living Transitions in Florida: Cost Savings and Perceptions of Quality of Life Among Transitioners. Interim Report. Agency for Health Care Administration, State of Florida Contract M0330. Tallahassee: Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy, Florida State University. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Analyzing Stigma: Methodological Developments and Challenges (Harris-Wallace, Eckert, Nemec, Goldman, Hrybyk). Symposium Paper. Gerontological Society of America. Atlanta, GA (2009). Health Care Delivery in Assisted Living: The Emerging Role of Health Care Supervisors (Harris-Wallace, Schumacher, Zimmerman, Perez, Eckert, Doyle, Mitchell, Sloane). Poster Session. Gerontological Society of America. Atlanta, GA (2009). Exploring Cougar Culture (Harris-Wallace, Clark) Poster Session. Gerontological Society of America. Atlanta, GA (2009). Assessing Physician Care in Residential Care/Assisted Living: Design and Implementation Issues (Schumacher, Zimmerman, Sloane, Eckert, Perez, Doyle, Mitchell, Harris-Wallace, Shi). Poster Session. Gerontological Society of America. National Harbor, MD (2008) Developing a Social Interaction Assessment Scale for Direct Care Staff in Assisted Living Settings (Harris-Wallace). National Institute on Aging Technical Assistance Workshop. National Harbor, MD. (2008) Does Size Matter? Resident Experiences of Hominess and Happiness in Florida AL Facilities (Street, Quadagno, Burge, Harris, Schmidt). Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Orlando. (2005) Facility Size and Resident Health: Findings from the Florida Assisted Living Study (Burge, Street, Quadagno, Barrett, Harris). Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Orlando. (2005) The Growing Gray Market: The Elderly Consumer s Search for a Home in Assisted Living (Harris). American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia. (2005) Race Differences in the Psychological Distress of Never Married Women (Harris, Barrett). American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco. (2004) Does Being Planful Always Pay Off? Agency, Economics, and Achievements by Midlife (Reynolds, Boyd, Burge, Harris, Robbins). American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco. (2004) Brandy Harris-Wallace, Ph.D. Page 4

5 Home Sweet Home? Preliminary Findings from a Study of Florida Assisted Living Facilities (Street, Barrett, Harris, McDonald, MacDonald). American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Atlanta. (2003) Learning the Rules of the Game: Race, Gender, and Academic Success (Harris, Schmidt). Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting. New Orleans. (2003) The Politics of African American Female Representation in Print Media. (Harris). Southeastern Women s Studies Association Annual Meeting. Boca Raton. (2001) ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONALSERVICE 2009 Grant Proposal Reviewer, Alzheimer s Association Search Committee Member, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Center for Aging Studies/Erickson School Site Visit/Assessment, Silverado Assisted Living (CA) Conducted assessment of Alzheimer s assisted living community with Dr. William E. Fulmer and Lily Jarman-Reisch Associate Member Representative, Internship Selection Committee, National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) Presider, Roundtable Session: Social Capital, Consumerism, and Education American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia Moderator, Paper Session: Welfare State: North American Perspectives American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia Student Representative, Departmental Meeting Committee, Department of Sociology, The Florida State University Student Representative, (Sociology), Congress of Graduate Students The Florida State University MEMBERSHIPS/PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS 2008-Present 2004-Present Member, The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Associate Member, National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) Brandy Harris-Wallace, Ph.D. Page 5