JENNIFER MEGHAN STEWART, PHD, RN 418 Curie Blvd., Claire Fagin Hall, Philadelphia, PA (215) (o) (773)

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1 JENNIFER MEGHAN STEWART, PHD, RN 418 Curie Blvd., Claire Fagin Hall, Philadelphia, PA (215) (o) (773) EDUCATION PhD University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, Chicago, IL; Nursing, 2010 MS DePaul University Department of Nursing, Chicago, IL; Nursing, 2007 BS University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Champaign, IL; Biology, 2003 PRE-DOCTORAL TRAINING Pre-doctoral Fellow, Health Disparities Training Grant, University of Illinois at Chicago, National Institute of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research (5T32NR007964). Dissertation Title: Factors Contributing to the Development, Implementation and Maintenance of an HIV Ministry in an African American Church POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING Ruth Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Health Equity Research, National Institute of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research, Research on Vulnerable Women, Children and Families (5T32NR ) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Academic Positions Adjunct Faculty, DePaul University School of Nursing, Chicago IL Lead Faculty for graduate level courses: Art and Science of Nursing I & II (NSG 301, 302), Nursing Research I (NSG 401). Responsible for lecture, discussion and clinical components of classes for over 80 students. Supervised and managed faculty teaching 4 sections of courses. Developed syllabi, exams, designed all course activities, and taught all classes Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Chicago, IL. Graduate level course: Introduction to Philosophy. Responsible for seminar structured small group discussion, modified syllabus, designed course activities and facilitated all classes. 1

2 Clinical Positions Staff Nurse, Ortho-Trauma Medical Surgical Unit, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL Staff Nurse, Postpartum Unit, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL 2003 HIV Prevention Community Coordinator, Department of Public Health, South Africa RESEARCH Current Funded Research Adaptation of an Evidence Based Sexual Risk Taking Intervention for Young Adult African American Women in Church Settings, Role: Pilot Award Principal Investigator (Mentors: Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott, Dr. Gina Wingood). Center for Prevention and Implementation Methodology for Drug Abuse and Sex Risk Behavior (P30-DA027828; PI: Hendrick Brown; $ 22,500) Feasibility of a Church-Based HIV Test and Treatment Model for African Americans, Role: Pilot Award Principal Investigator (Co-Investigator, Dr. Barbara Guthrie). Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars (R25- MH087217; PI: Barbara Guthrie $20,000) Previous Research Experience Doctoral Dissertation Factors Contributing to the Development of a HIV Risk Reduction Program in an African American Church. Dissertation Chair: Barbara L. Dancy, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL This study explored the barriers, facilitators and process of developing, implementing, and maintaining an HIV Ministry in an African American church Research Assistant, The HEROIC Project, PI: Barbara Dancy PhD, RN, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL This study was designed to develop an HIV risk reduction intervention for African American adolescent males and their mothers. During this project I assisted in developing and norming scales for measurement in a diverse population, individual interviews with participants, data collection and analysis.

3 Research Assistant, Reducing Health Disparity in African American Women: Physical Activity Adherence (5RO1NR ), PI: JoEllen Wilbur PhD, Rush University Nursing, Chicago, IL This study was designed to test the efficacy of a walking program for African American women and to promote activity adherence. Participated in data collection, conducted physical assessments and assisted with recruitment of participants pres. Research Assistant, Barbershop-Based HIV/STD Risk Reduction for African American Young Men (5R01HD ), PI: Loretta Sweet Jemmott, PhD, RN, FAAN. The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to test the efficacy of a barbershop based HIV risk reduction intervention for African American males Assisting in facilitating and supervising barbers, delivery of intervention content, training of barbers, and implementation of intervention, PUBLICATIONS Stewart, J.M., Dancy, B.L. Factors contributing to the development of an HIV ministry within an American church (2012). Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 25(3), Stewart, J.M. Pastor and lay leader perceptions of barriers and supports to HIV ministry maintenance in an African American church (in press). Journal of Religion and Health. Stewart, J.M. The role of the African American church in HIV education and risk reduction: an integrated review of literature (under review). ABNF Journal. Brawner, B.M., Fannin, E., Stewart, J.M., Alexander, K., & Gomes, M.M. Development of a Brief Intervention to Facilitate Biobehavioral Research Recruitment (under review). Nursing Research. Brawner, B. M., Volpe, E. M., Stewart, J. M., & Gomes, M. M. Attitudes and beliefs toward biobehavioral research participation: Voices and concerns of urban adolescent females receiving outpatient mental health treatment (under review) Annals of Human Biology Brawner, B.M., Baker, J.L, Stewart, J.M., Davis, Z.M., Cederbaum, J., Jemmott, L.S.. The Black man s country club : Assessing the feasibility of an HIV risk reduction program for young African American men in barbershops (under review) Family and Community Health. 3

4 Stewart, J.M. HIV Ministry development and maintenance: a conceptual framework (in preparation). To be submitted to Journal of Urban Health Stewart, J.M., Callands, T., Aguilar, J., Kershaw, T. The dual effect of religiosity on sexual risk among young adult couples (in preparation). To be submitted to Journal of Community Health. Abstracts Abstract Published at the African-American & Latino Research Forum: Perceived Effects of Intercessory Prayer on Both Participants: A Pilot Study Abstract Published at the International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing: Barriers to HIV Prevention in the Black Church: A Systematic Review Abstract Accepted to the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science 2012: Factors Contributing to the Development of an HIV Ministry in an African American Church Abstract Accepted to American Public Health Association 2012: Pastor and Lay Leaders Perception of Barriers and Facilitators to Development, Implementation and Maintenance of an HIV Ministry in an African American Church. PRESENTATIONS Oral Presentation: Factors Contributing to the Development of an HIV Ministry in an African American Church, CANS 2012, Washington, DC. Round Table Speaker: Pastor and Lay Leaders Perception of Barriers and Facilitators to Development, Implementation and Maintenance of an HIV Ministry in an African American Church, APHA 2012, San Francisco, CA Invited Speaker: The Role of the African American Church in HIV: Education, Stigma and Engagement, June, 2012, White Rock Baptist Church, Philadelphia PA. Invited Speaker: Faith Based Sexual Risk Reduction for African Americans, March, 2, 2012, University of Illinois at Chicago. Invited Speaker: African-Americans, HIV and the Black Church, March 6 th, 2008, University of Illinois at Chicago, March, 2008

5 Invited Speaker: Encouraging Minority Attendance at Professional Conferences, University of Illinois at Chicago, April, 2008 Invited Speaker: Barriers to HIV Prevention in the Black Church: A Systematic Review, , International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing, South Africa. AWARDS AND HONORS Helen K. Grace Diversity Award Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society Albert Schweitzer Community Healthcare Fellow for Life Award Dean s Award PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Nurses Association National Black Nurses Association Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science 5