SCPERLC Academic Contributions

Journal Publications

Books

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Invited Presentations

Poster Sessions

Technical Reports

Manuscripts/Abstract Submissions

Manuscripts in Progress

Journal Publications:

1. McCormick, L.C., Yeager, V.A., Rucks, A.C., Ginter, P.M., Hansen, S., and Kazzi, Z.N. “Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Bridging Public Health Academia and Practice” Public Health Reports, March/April 2009.

2. Ginter, P.M., Duncan, W.J., and Abdolrasulnia, M. “Hospital Strategic Preparedness Planning: A New Imperative” Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, November/December 2007, 23(6).

3. Hites, L.S., Lafreniere, A.V., Wingate, M.S., Anderson, A.C., Ginter, P.M., Santacaterina, L., and McCormick, L.C. “Expanding the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Competency Set to Meet Specialized Local and Evolving National Needs: A Needs Assessment and Training Approach” Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, September/October 2007, 13(5).

4. Duncan, W.J., Ginter, P.M., Rucks, A.C., Wingate, M. S., and McCormick, L.C. “Organizing Emergency Preparedness within United States Public Health Departments” Public Health, July/August 2007, 121(4).

5. Burke, MJ, Chan-Serafin, S., Salvador, R., Smith, A., and Sarpy, S.A. “The Role of National Culture and Organizational Climate on Safety Training Effectiveness” European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, July 2007, 16(4).

6. Lowrey, W., Evans, W., Gower, K.K., Robinson, J.A., Ginter, P.M., McCormick, L.C., and Abdolrasulnia, M. “Effective Media Communication of Disasters: Pressing Problem and Recommendations” BMC Public Health, July 2007, 97(3).

7. Wingate M.S., Perry E.C., Campbell, P.H., David, P., and Weist, E.M. “Identifying and Protecting Vulnerable Populations in Public Health Emergencies: Addressing Gaps in Education and Training” Public Health Reports, May/June 2007, 122(3).

8. Ginter, P.M., Duncan, W.J., McCormick, L.C., Rucks, A.C., Wingate, M.S., and Abdolrasulnia, M. “Effective Response to Large-scale Disasters: The Need for High-reliability Preparedness Networks” International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, November 2006, 24(3).

9. Ginter, P.M., Wingate, M.S., Rucks, A.C., Vásconez, R.D., McCormick, L.C., Baldwin, S., and Fargason, Jr., C.A. “Creating a Regional Pediatric Medical Disaster Preparedness Network: Imperative and Issues” Maternal and Child Health Journal, July 2006, 10(4).

10. Lowrey, W., Gower, K., Evans, W., and Mackay, J. “Newspaper Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies” Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Spring 2006, 83(2).

11. Burke, M.J., Sarpy, S.A., Smith-Crowe, K., Chan, S., Islam, G., and Salvador, R. “The Relative Effectiveness of Worker Safety and Health Training Methods” American Journal of Public Health, February 2006, 96(2).

12. Sarpy, S.A., Warren, C.R., Kaplan, S., Bradley, J., and Howe, R. “Simulating Public Health Response to a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Event: A Comprehensive and Systematic Approach to Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Tabletop Exercise” Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 2005, November Supplement.

13. Sarpy, S.A., Chauvin, S.W., Hites, L.S., Santacaterina, L., Capper, S., Cuccia, M., Anderson, A.C., and Petersen, D. “The South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness Training System Model: A Comprehensive Approach” Public Health Reports, 2005, Supplement 1, 120.

14. Sarpy, S.A., Chauvin, S.W., and Anderson, A.C. “Evaluation of the effectiveness of the South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness training” Public Health Reports, November/December 2003, 118(6).

Books:

1. Veasey, D. A., McCormick, L.C., Hilyer, B.M., Oldfield, K.W., and Hansen, S., Confined Space Entry and Emergency Response, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2006.

2. Veasey, D. A., Oldfield, K.W., McCormick, L.C., Krayer, T.H., Martin, B.N., Hansen, S., Stover, E.R. and Hilyer, B.M. (Contributing Authors), Oldfield, K.W.(ed), Emergency Responder Training Manual for Hazardous Materials Technician, 2ed., Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2005.

3. Burke, M.J., and Sarpy, S.A. Improving worker safety and health through interventions. In D.A. Hoffmann and L.E. Tetrick (Eds.), Health and Safety in Organizations: A Multilevel Perspective, San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2003.

4. Hilyer, B.M., Veasey, D. A., Oldfield, K.W. and McCormick, L.C., Effective Safety and Health Training, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press LLC, 2000.

Peer-Reviewed Presentations:

1. Rucks, A.C. and Bronstein, J. “The Conundrum of Ethics and Preparedness” Public Health Preparedness Summit, San Diego, CA, February 2009.

2. Rucks, A.C., Ginter, P.M., and Duncan, W.J. “fCOOP: An Efficient and Effective Process for Continuity of Operations Planning” Public Health Preparedness Summit, San Diego, CA, February 2009.

3. Hosmanek, E., Atchison, C.G., Rucks, A.C., and Smothers, G. “Success through Alliance: The Product and Process of the ASPH/CDC Pandemic Influenza Collaboration Group” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 2008.

4. Duncan, W.J., Rucks, A.C., and Ginter, P.M. “When Conventional Wisdom Fails: Responding to Disasters” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 2008.

5. McCormick, L.C. “Assessing Self-efficacy in the Public Health Workforce” National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Regional Seminary and Research to Practice Symposium, Pensacola Beach, FL, April 2008.

6. McCormick, L.C., Bolus, N., and Yeager, V.A. “Public Health and Radiological Dispersal Events: Lessons from Britain’s 2006 Polonium-210 incident” Alabama Public Health Association 2008 Annual Meeting, Birmingham, AL, April 2008.

7. Yeager, V.A., Kazzi, Z.N., and McCormick, L.C. “Poison Control Centers- The Missing Link in Disaster Preparedness” Public Health Preparedness Summit, Atlanta, GA, February 2008.

8. McCormick, L.C., Herring, L., Ginter, P.M., and Yeager, V.A. “A Model Public Health Workforce Emergency Preparedness Certificate Program” Public Health Preparedness Summit, Atlanta, GA, February 2008.

9. McCormick, L.C., Rucks, A.C., Ginter, P.M., and Wingate, M.S. “Master of Public Health Preparedness Management and Policy: A New Degree Program to Meet the Evolving Needs of Public Health” Public Health Preparedness Summit, Atlanta, GA, February 2008.

10. Hites, L.S., and Poole, M.E. “Identifying and Measuring Job Specific Emergency Preparedness Competency” Public Health Preparedness Summit, Atlanta, GA, February 2008.

11. Hites, L. S. “A Time Sequencing Evaluation Technique for Exercise Evaluation” American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, November 2007.

12. Hites. L.S., and Lafreniere, A. “Updating Public Health Emergency Preparedness Competencies Using Needs Assessment and Training Development Information” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 2007.

13. Rucks, A.C., Ginter, P.M., Hites, L.S., and McCormick, L.C., “A Simple and Effective Point of Distribution (POD) Functional Exercise” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 2007.

14. Sarpy S.A., and Santacaterina L., “The South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness Training Evaluation Process: A Comprehensive Approach to Evaluating the Effectiveness of Emergency Preparedness and Response Training” American Evaluation Association, Baltimore, MD, November 2007.

15. Rucks, A.C., Ginter, P.M, McCormick, L.C., Wingate, M.S., Yeager, V.A., and Howard, L. “Cutgrass County Health Department: the Role of Public Health in All-Hazards Responses” North American Case Research Association Annual Meeting, Keystone, CO, October 2007.

16. Santacaterina, L., Bengoa, A., and Karampuri, S. “LMS to LMS Interoperability: The Story of a Successful Endeavor between an Academic and Professional Partnership” ED-MEDIA World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, Vancouver, Canada, June 2007.

17. Herring, L., Rucks, A.C., Evans, W. and Mackay, J. “Journalists as Participants in Preparedness Exercises” Local, State and Federal Public Health Preparedness Summit, Washington, DC, February 2007.

18. Altchuld, J., Engle, M., Davis, M., Austin, J., Cook, E., and Hites, L.S, “Needs Assessment in Centers for Public Health (CPHP) Preparedness: Strategies and Issues” American Evaluators Association Annual Conference, Portland, OR, November 2006.

19. Davis, M., and Hites, L.S, “Katrina Response Evaluation: Experience of Two Evaluators from Centers for Public Health Preparedness” American Evaluators Association Annual Conference, Portland, OR, November 2006.

20. Ginter, P.M., Duncan, W.J., McCormick, L.C., Rucks, A.C. Wingate, M.S. and Abdolrasulnia, M. “Effective Response to Public Health Emergencies: The Need for High-reliability Preparedness Networks” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2006.

21. Rucks, A.C., Duncan, W.J., Ginter, P.M., McCormick, L.C., Wingate, M.S. and Abdolrasulnia, M. “Prioritization, Organization, and Membership of Preparedness Networks: The Roles of Public Health” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2006.

22. Sarpy S.A. Warren, C.R., Bradley, J., Kaplan, S., and Christian, M. “Evaluating the Impact of a Tabletop Exercise on Recognizing and Responding to a SARS Event: A Six Month Follow-up Study” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, MA, November 2006.

23. Sarpy S.A., Bradley, J., Kaplan, S., Warren, C.R., and Christian, M. "Considering Organizational Factors in Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating Emergency Preparedness and Response Training for Public Health Workers and First Responders" American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2006.

24. Hall, D.C.A., Vásconez, R.D., Ginter, P.M., Fraser, T., Whiteside, H.P. and McCormick, L.C. “Agricultural Security: A Multi-agency Partnership to Ensure Safety of the Nation’s Food Supply” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, December 2005.

25. Vásconez, R.D., Ginter, P.M., Whiteside, H.P., McCormick, L.C., Baldwin, S. and Fargason, C.A. “Southeastern Regional Pediatric Disaster Response Network: Leading a Complex Network Initiative” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, December 2005.

26. Ginter, P.M., Duncan, W.J., Abdolrasulnia, M. and Vásconez, R.D. “A Vision for Health Care Strategic Planning for Twenty-first Century Realities: Strategic Preparedness Planning” Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, August 2005.

27. Lowrey, W. “Alabama Newspaper Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies” Annual Meeting of the Alabama Press Association, Tuscaloosa, AL, February 2005.

28. Lowrey, W., Gower, K. K. and Evans, W. “Assessing Newspaper Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies” Annual Meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, San Antonio, TX 2005.

29. Sarpy, S.A. “Public Safety and Occupational Health: Opportunities for Industrial/Organizational Research and Practice” Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychologists, Chicago, IL, April 2004.

30. Sarpy, S.A., Burke, M.J., Smith-Crowe, K., Chan, S., Islam, G., and Salvador, R. “A Cumulative Study of the Effectiveness of Worker Health and Safety Training” Biannual National Occupational Research Agenda Symposium: Working Partnerships-Research to Practice, Washington, DC, June 2004.

31. Lowrey, W., Evans, W., Robinson, J. A., and Gower, K. K. “Media Response to Bioterrorism and Emerging Infectious Diseases: Pressing Problems and Plausible Solutions” Annual Meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Toronto, Canada, August 2004.

Invited Presentations:

1. Rucks, A.C. “Alabama Federally Qualified Community Health Centers Emergency Operations Plan: Overview of the Plan and the Training Program” Alabama Primary Health Care Association 23rd Annual Conference, Orange Beach, AL, September 2008.

2. McCormick, L.C., Bolus, N., and Yeager, V.A. “Public Health and Radiological Dispersal Events: Lessons from Britain’s 2006 Polonium-210 incident” Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition Quarterly Meeting, Montgomery, AL, June 2008.

3. Kazzi, Z.N. “Chemical-Biological-Radiological Terrorism Update” Alabama and Tennessee College of Emergency Physicians Annual Meeting, Destin, Florida, June 2008

4. Sarpy, S.A. “Organizational Behavior and Workplace Safety: Changing Safety Culture” American Meat Industry Foundation Health and Safety Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 2008.

5. Santacaterina, L., and Karampuri, S. “Learning Management System Overview” Louisiana Region Volunteer Coordinators Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA, April 2008.

6. Kazzi, Z.N. “Radiation Emergencies” Emergency Management Trauma Forum, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, March 2008

7. McCormick, L.C. “Understanding Generational Differences and Their Effect on Learning” Presentation to the University of Missouri-Extention, Fire and Rescue Training Institute Annual Instructor Conference, Lake Ozark, MO, October 2007.

8. Kazzi, Z.N. “Blast Injuries” Alabama State EMS Conference, October 2007

9. Kazzi, Z.N. “Bioterrorism” Clinical Laboratory Sciences Student Association Monthly Seminar, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, September 2007

10. Rucks, A.C., “School Closings for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation” Black Belt Health Scholars Program, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, June 2007.

11. Rucks, A.C., “About Disasters” Emergency Communications Workshop, Federally Funded Community Health Centers of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, June 2007.

12. Rucks, A. C., “Tabletop Drill – Pandemic Influenza” UAB Emergency Management Program, Birmingham, AL, June 2007.

13. Hall, D.C.A. "Multi-Disciplinary Training for Agricultural Incidents"

14. American Veterinary Medical Colleges and Association Schools of Public Health Joint Symposium, Atlanta, GA, April 2007

15. Wingate, M.S., “Creating a Regional Pediatric Disaster Response Network: The Southeastern Regional Pediatric Disaster Response Network,” Texas Children’s Hospital Safety Office Workshop, Houston, TX, April 2007.

16. Sarpy S.A., “Evaluating Emergency Preparedness and Response Training Initiatives: How Prepared Are We?” California Distance Learning Conference 2007, Lake Tahoe, CA, April 2007.

17. Hites, L. S., “A Post Disaster Public Health Needs Assessment: Investigating the Effects of Disaster Response on Public Health Responders” Invited live satellite broadcast for the Arizona CPHP, Tucson, AZ, April 2007.

18. McCormick, L.C. “Learning Styles: Bridging the Gap” TRADE Region VII Annual Meeting, Iowa Fire Service Training Bureau, Des Moines, IA, April 2007.

19. Sarpy, S.A. “How Do We Know What Training Accomplishes: Methods for Evaluating Training Programs: A Comprehensive Integrated Evaluation Process to Assess Community-based Health and Safety Training Programs” National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Trainer’s Exchange, Las Vegas, NV, March 2007.

20. Rucks, A.C., “Focusing on School Closings” Keynote Address to the Mississippi Governor’s Homeland Security Conference, Choctaw, MS, March 2007.

21. Contiguglia, J.J, “Pandemic Influenza” Grand Rounds, Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend Indiana Medical Centers, South Bend, IN, March 2007.

22. Contiguglia, J.J, “Pandemic Influenza” Indiana University School of Medicine South Bend at Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, March 2007.

23. Contiguglia, J.J, “Pandemic Influenza” La Porte County Medical Society, La Porte, IN, March 2007.

24. Contiguglia, J.J, “Disaster Management” CDC Pandemic Influenza Collaboration Group Dinner Meeting, Public Health Preparedness Summit, Washington, DC, February 2007.

25. Evans, W. “Preparedness Communication as an Emerging Scholarly Field: A Content Analysis of Preparedness Research” Conference on Community Readiness Communication, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, November 2006.

26. Mackey, J.B, Herring, L., Evans, W. and Rucks, A.C. “Journalists as Participants in Preparedness Exercises” Conference on Community Readiness Communication, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, November 2006.

27. Contiguglia, J.J, “Disaster Medicine” Grand Rounds, Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend Indiana Medical Centers, South Bend, IN, November 2006.

28. Contiguglia, J.J, “Disaster Medicine” La Porte County Medical Society, La Porte, IN, November 2006.

29. Hites, L. S., “Core Competencies: Why They Are Necessary” Mississippi CDC/HRSA Annual Overview, Office of Emergency Planning and Response MDH, Gulfport, MS, October 2006.

30. Rucks, A.C. “Business Continuity Planning for Pandemic Influenza” Chamber of Commerce, Cedar Rapids, IA, September 2006.

31. Anderson, A.C., Ginter, P.M., McCormick, L.C., and Augustson, T.J, “Centers for Public Health Preparedness Role in a Disaster” Presentations for Centers for Disease Control CPHP All-Hands Meeting, Atlanta, GA, September, 2006.

32. Sarpy, S.A. “How prepared are we? A Follow-up Evaluation of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Workshop for the Arkansas Department of Health” For the Bioterrorism Coordinators for the Arkansas Department of Health. Little Rock, AR, August 2006.

33. Wingate, M.S. “Needs of Children and Families in Public Health Emergency Preparedness” Maternal and Child Health UAB Network Seminar Series, Birmingham, AL, April 2006.

34. Evans, W. “Media Response to Public Health Emergencies” Research Lecture Series of the University of South Carolina College of Communication, Columbia, SC, February 2005.

Poster Sessions:

1. Rucks, A.C., Duncan, W.J, and Aguillard, P. “Preparing the Public for Pandemic Influenza: Overcoming Inherent Apathy” Public Health Preparedness Summit, San Diego, CA, February 2009.

2. McCormick, L.C., Yeager, V.A., Bolus, N.E., Duncan, W.J., and Patal, P.H. “Outcomes of the 2006 International Radiological Dispersal Incident: Examining the Radiological Emergency Response Capabilities in the United States” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 2008.

3. Rucks, A.C., Duncan, W.J., Jones, M.B., and Beeman, S.K. “Tough Tradeoffs Challenge Easy Resolution: Conclusions from Pandemic Influenza Exercises in Two States” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 2008.

4. Herring, L.A., Rucks, A.C, Duncan, W.J., Dereje, A., and Poole, M. “Effect of Hurricane Katrina on citizen's levels of preparedness in the state of Mississippi” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 2008.

5. Bolus, N.E., McCormick, L.C., and Yeager, V.A. “Public Health Response to the London Polonium Incident” Society of Nuclear Medicine Meeting, New Orleans, LA, June 2008.

6. Sarpy, S.A., and Santacaterina, L. “Identifying Best Practices from Learners’ Feedback to Improve the Design and Delivery of Emergency Preparedness and Response Training” Work, Stress, and Health 2008: Health and Safety Work Through Research, Practice, and Partnerships Conference sponsored by the American Psychological Association, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, Washington, DC, March 2008.

7. Sarpy, S.A., and Santacaterina, L. “Learning by Example: Providing Emergency Preparedness and Response Training Following Hurricane Katrina” Work, Stress, and Health 2008: Health and Safety Work Through Research, Practice, and Partnerships Conference sponsored by the American Psychological Association, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, Washington, DC, March 2008.

8. Wingate, M.S., Shewchuk, R., Rucks, A.C., Ginter, P.M., McCormick, L.C., and Hites, L.S. “The Use of Tabletop Exercises to Achieve Level 2 and 3 Evaluation in Conference Settings” Public Health Preparedness Summit, Atlanta, GA, February 2008.

9. Rucks, A.C., Ginter, P.M., Duncan, W.J, Hites, L.S., McCormick, L.C., and Yeager, V.A. “What Does “Improve Communications” Mean?” Public Health Preparedness Summit, Atlanta, GA, February 2008.

10. Rucks, A.C., Duncan, W. J., Ginter, P.M., Becker, D.J., Klapow, J., and Dereje, A. “How Response Protocols Reduce Effectiveness in Disaster Response” Public Health Preparedness Summit, Atlanta, GA, February 2008.

11. Rucks, A.C., Ginter, P.M., McCormick, L.C., Wingate, M.S. and Vincent, K. “Critical Success Factors in Building Partnerships between CPHPs and Health Departments and Other Agencies” Public Health Preparedness Summit, Atlanta, GA, February 2008.

12. Lafreniere, A., Struzick, T., Bruer, R.W., and McCormick, L.C. “Hurricane Dialogs: Protecting Environmental Health in Disasters” Public Health Preparedness Summit, Atlanta, GA, February 2008.

13. Klapow, J., Herring, L., McCormick, L.C., Hites, L.S., and Ginter, P.M. “The Preparedness Minute” Public Health Preparedness Summit, Atlanta, GA, February 2008.

14. Hall, D.C.A., Fields, B., Ginter, P.M., and McCormick, L.C. “Multi-Disciplinary Training for Agricultural Incidents” Public Health Preparedness Summit, Atlanta, GA, February 2008.

15. Sarpy, S.A., and Burke, M.J., “Emergency Preparedness and Response Training and Related Outcomes: Demonstrating Impact” Public Health Preparedness Summit, Atlanta, GA, February 2008.

16. Sarpy, S.A., and Santacaterina, L. “Identifying Best Practices From Learner Feedback to Improve Emergency Preparedness and Response Training” Public Health Preparedness Summit, Atlanta, GA February 2008.

17. Wingate, M.S., Ginter, P.M., McCormick, L.C., Mulvihill, B., and Ptomey, N. “Planning for Special Populations in Emergencies and Disasters” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 2007.

18. Kazzi, Z. Heck, E., Bruer, R., Hites, L., Fisher, J., and Rucks, A. “A Poison Center’s Response to Pandemic Influenza Inquiries from the Public: A Simulated Exercise” The Fourth Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress, Sorrento, Italy, September 2007.

19. Rucks, A.C., Fargason, C.A., Ginter, P.M., and Wingate, M.S. “The Rationale for the Regionalization of Pediatric Services during Large Scale Disasters” International Health Economics Association 6^th World Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 2007.

20. Contiguglia, J.J. “South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness – A Regional Approach to Public Health Preparedness” Region VI TALON Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, April 2007.

21. Hall, D.C.A. “Agricultural Security: A Multiagency Partnership” Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges and Association Schools of Public Health Joint Symposium, Atlanta, GA, April 2007.

22. Biesiadecki, L., Hites, L.S., Hoepner, M., and Renger, R. “Selecting Appropriate and Quality Preparedness Training for Public Health Practitioners” Local, State and Federal Public Health Preparedness Summit, Washington, DC, February 2007.

23. Capper, S.A. “Partnering for Preparedness with Community Pharmacists” Local, State and Federal Public Health Preparedness Summit, Washington, DC, February 2007.

24. Rucks, A.C., Bruer, W., Duncan, W. J., Evans, W.A., Ginter, P.M., Hanson, Jr., L.S., Hites, L.S., Jones, M., Kazzi, Z.N., Kilgore, M.L., Klapow, J., Krayer, T.H., Maetz, H.M., McCormick, L.C., Thomas, J., and Wingate, M.S. “Creating a Successful Functional Exercise for Multi-Agency Emergency Response” Local, State and Federal Public Health Preparedness Summit, Washington, DC, February 2007.

25. Rucks, A.C., Bruer, W., Duncan, W. J., Evans, W.A., Ginter, P.M., Hanson, Jr., L.S., Hites, L.S., Jones, M., Kazzi, Z.N., Kilgore, M.L., Klapow, J., Krayer, T.H., Maetz, H.M., McCormick, L.C., Thomas, J., and Wingate, M.S. “Preparedness Planning Practices Demonstrated by a Multi-agency Functional Exercise” Local, State and Federal Public Health Preparedness Summit, Washington, DC, February 2007.

26. Wingate, M.S, West, M., Ptomey, N., Ginter, P.M., Rucks, A.C., and Shewchuk, R. “Safe and Sound Children’s Conference: A Multi-organization Collaboration for Pediatric Emergency Preparedness” Local, State and Federal Public Health Preparedness Summit, Washington, DC, February 2007.

27. Rucks, A.C., Ginter, P.M., Kazzi, Z. N., and Bruer, R. W. “The Unfortunates Series—H5N1-Based Functional Field-Exercises for the Public Health, Hospital, and Emergency Response Workforces in Alabama” Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza, Arlington, VA, January/February 2007.

28. Kazzi, Z. N., Heck , E, Bruer, R. W., Hites, L. S., Fisher, J., Rucks, A. C., “A Poison Center’s Response To Pandemic Influenza Inquiries From The Public: A Simulated Exercise,” Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza, Arlington, VA, January/February 2007.

29. Altchuld, J., Engle, M., Davis, M., Austin, J., Cook, E., and Hites, L.S. “Needs Assessment in Centers for Public Health (CPHP) Preparedness: Strategies and Issues” American Evaluators Association Annual Conference, Portland, OR, November 2006.

30. Buke, M.J., Chan-Serafin, S. Salvador R., Smith, AL, and Sarpy S.A. “An Examination Of The Roles Of Organizational Culture And National Culture In The Transfer Of Safety Training” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2006.

31. Davis, M., and Hites, L.S. “Katrina Response Evaluation: Experience of Two Evaluators from Centers for Public Health Preparedness” American Evaluators Association Annual Conference, Portland, OR, November 2006

32. Ginter, P.M., Duncan, W.J., McCormick, L.C., Rucks, A.C. Wingate, M.S, and Abdolrasulnia, M. “Disaster Life Cycles: Key to Planning for Disaster Response and Recovery” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2006.

33. Hites, L. S. “Core Competencies: Why They Are Necessary” Mississippi CDC/HRSA Annual Overview, Office of Emergency Planning and Response MDH, Gulfport, MS, October 2006.

34. McCormick, L.C., Abdolrasulnia, M., Hites, L.S., Rucks, A.C., and Ginter, P.M. “Effect of Training on Self-efficacy and Performance Post Hurricane Katrina” Academy of Health Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, June 2006.

35. McCormick, L.C., Abdolrasulnia, M., Rucks, A.C., Ginter, P. M., and Wingate, M.S. “Evaluation of Multi-state Multi-disciplinary Agricultural Security Conference” Academy Health Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, June 2006.

36. Sarpy, S.A., and Kaufman, J.D. “A Longitudinal Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Minority Worker Health and Safety Training Programs in Eight Communities” National Occupational Research Agenda Symposium, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC, April 2006.

37. Burke, M.J., Sarpy, S.A., Smith-Crowe, K.S., Chan, S., Salvador, R., and Islam, G. Cumulative study of the impact of occupational safety and health training interventions on worker knowledge, performance, and outcomes. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, December 2005.

38. Sarpy, S.A., Bradley, J., and Kaplan, S. Building Capacity in Environmental Health for Public Health Nurses: Assessing Impact of a Health Risk Assessment Course on Performance One Year Later. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, December 2005.

39. Sarpy, S.A., and Kaufman, J.D. Integrated Multiple Stakeholder Evaluation Process: Using Qualitative and Quantitative Data to Evaluate Health and Safety Training Interventions. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, December 2005.

40. Wingate, M.S., Rucks, A.C., McCormick, L.C., and Ginter, P.M. “Linking the Public Health Functions and Disaster Preparedness” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, December 2005.

41. Abdolrasulnia, M., Ginter, P.M. and Anderson, A. “A Multiple-Initiative Partnership to Enhance Public Health Education: A Case Study” Association of University Programs in Health Administration Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, June 2005.

42. Vásconez, R.D., Jenkins, C., and Ginter, P.M. “Making an IMPACT: A Regional System to Recruit the Public Health Workforce and Strengthen Relationships with State Partners Through an Internship Program” Association of University Programs in Health Administration Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, June 2005.

43. Vásconez, R.D., Ginter, P.M., Bruer, R.W., and Hall, D.C.A. “Agroterrorism and Defending the Food Supply: State of Preparedness” Academy Health Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, June 2005.

44. Vásconez, R.D., and Jenkins, C. “IMPACTing Partnerships: The Role of a Regional Internship Program” Centers for Disease Control Public Health Preparedness Conference, Atlanta, GA, February 2005.

45. Abdolrasulnia, M. Ginter, P.M., Cuccia, M., and Capper, S.A. “Distance Learning Technology to Engage Public Health Professionals in Workforce Development” Association of University Programs in Health Administration Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, June 2004.

46. Abdolrasulnia, M., Ginter, P.M., Cuccia, M., and Capper, S.A. “Lessons Learned in Engaging Health Professionals in E-Learning Workforce Development Programs” Association of University Programs in Health Administration Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, June 2003.

Technical Reports:

1. Rucks, A.C. “Alabama Federally Qualified Community Health Centers Emergency Operations Plan” Birmingham Health Care, Inc. and the Alabama Primary Health Care Association, 2008.

2. Chauvin, S.W. “South Central Public Health Partnership Overall Program Evaluation Mid-Year Report” Technical report prepared for the South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness and the South Central Public Health Partnership Advisory Board, 2007.

3. Sarpy, S.A. “The South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness Level 4 Evaluations: The Relationship between Emergency Preparedness and Response Training and Related Outcomes” Technical report prepared for the CPHP National Network and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006.

4. Sarpy, S.A. “The South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness Training Evaluation Process: A Comprehensive Approach to Evaluating the Effectiveness of Emergency Preparedness and Response Training” Technical report prepared for the CPHP National Network and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006.

5. Sarpy, S.A. “Evaluating the Effectiveness of the South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness Training in Meeting Emergency Preparedness and Response Needs of the Public Health Workforce: Findings and General Recommendations for 2005-06 Trainings” Technical report prepared for the CPHP National Network and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006.

6. Sarpy, S.A., Waller, M., Hites, L.S., and Warren, C. Designing a Comprehensive Evaluation of the Mass Flu Vaccine Dispensing Exercise for the Arkansas Department of Health. Technical report prepared for the Arkansas Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005.

7. Sarpy, S.A., Howe, R., Warren, C.S., Bradley, J., and Kaplan, S.E. (2005). Recognizing and Responding to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): Arkansas Department of Health Tabletop Exercise. Technical report prepared for the Arkansas Department of Health, 2005.

8. Sarpy, S.A. A Process for Evaluating Training Delivered by the South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness. Technical report prepared for the Association of Schools of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003.

9. Sarpy, S.A. Follow-up Evaluation of the “Health Risk Assessment and Taking an Exposure History” course: Assessing Impact on Performance One Year Later. Technical report prepared for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 2003.

Manuscript/Abstract Submissions:

1. Kazzi, Z.N., McCormick, L.C., Poole, M.E. and Yeager, V.A. “Responding to Victims with Burn Injuries in Disaster Events: Training First Responders and Receivers for Improved Outcomes” submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services 2009 Integrated Medical, Public Health, Preparedness and Response Training Summit in Dallas, TX.

2. Yeager, V.A., McCormick, L.C., and Menachemi, N. “Mapping the Public Health Disaster Preparedness Literature in the New Millennium: A Systematic Review” submitted to American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, December 2009.

3. McCormick, L.C., Poole, M.E., Yeager, V.A., Kazzi, Z.N., Cross, J.M. and Ginter, P.M. “Training Evaluation Results: Preparing First Responders and Receivers to Respond to Victims with Burn Injuries in Disaster Events” submitted to American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, December 2009.

4. McCormick, L.C., Bolus, N., and Yeager, V.A. “Public Health Response to the London Polonium Incident” submitted to International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters.

5. Ginter, P.M., Duncan, W.J., Yeager, V.A., Abdolrasulnia, M., and McCormick, L.C. “Improving Public health Disaster Planning and Organization Using Disaster Cycle Types” submitted to Journal of Public Health Policy.

6. Wenzel, J.G.W., Nusbaum, K.E., Wright, J.C., and Hall, D.C.A. “Supplementation of public health instruction in US veterinary professional curricula to offset deficiencies through training opportunities with collaborating universities and agencies: Public health training at Auburn University” submitted to Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Manuscripts in Progress:

1. McCormick, L.C., Yeager, V.A., Patel, P., and Duncan, W.J. “The Organization of Radiation Control in the United States.”

2. Kazzi, Z.N., Yeager, V.A., and McCormick, L.C. “Poison Control Centers as Part of Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response”

3. Wingate, M.S., Yeager, V.A., Ginter, P.M., Duncan, W.J., McCormick, L.C., and Rucks, A.C. “Re-making Public Health: The Preparedness Paradigm”

4. Yeager, V.A., McCormick, L.C., Ginter, P.M., and Wingate, M.S. The Preparedness Process: Defining Public Health’s Role in Emergency Response

5. Wingate, M.S., McCormick, L.C., Rucks, A.C., and Ginter, P.M. “Integrating Planning and Practice: A Model for Preparedness Training for Health Care Organizations”

6. Sarpy, S.A., and Burke, M.J. “Demonstrating the impact of emergency preparedness and response training: The relationship between emergency preparedness and response training and related outcomes”

7. Sarpy, S.A., Warren, C.W., Bradley, J., Christian, M.R., and Kaplan, S. “Evaluating Temporal And Occupational Boundary Conditions To an Emergency Preparedness and Response Training Exercise: A Six Month Follow-Up Evaluation”

8. Sarpy, S.A., Bradley, J., Kaplan, S., Warren, C.W., and Christian, M.R. “Organizational Factors Affecting Emergency Preparedness and Response Training at the State and Local Levels”

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