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JANIS FAYE HUTCHINSON
Department of Anthropology The University of Houston 4800 Calhoun Street Houston, Texas 77204-5020 Telephone: (713)743-3785 Fax: (713)743-4287 E-mail: JHutchinson@UH.EDU
Fields of Specialization:
Medical Anthropology, African-American Health in Contemporary and Historical Populations, Condom Use, Race, Racism, and Health
Education:
M.P.H., School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1997.
Ph.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, Anthropology, 1984.
M. Phil., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1982.
M.A., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Anthropology, 1980.
B.A., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Anthropology, 1975.
Employment:
Professor, Department of Anthropology, The University of Houston, 2005 - present.
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, The University of Houston, 1990-2005.
Interim Director, African American Studies Program, University of Houston, 1995-1996, 2001-2002.
Director, Laboratory of Biocultural Research, The University of Houston, 1993-present.
Adjunct Professor, African-American Studies Program, The University of Houston, 1986-present.
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, The University of Houston, 1984-1990.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Minority Studies Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, 1983-1984.
Research Assistant, Laboratory of Biological Anthropology University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas, 1980-1983.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1980-1981.
Research Assistant, Laboratory of Biological Anthropology University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas, 1979-1980.
Research Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1976-1977.
Assistant Instructor, Department of Anthropology University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1977-1978.
Grants:
Indian Perspectives on Human Genetic Variation Research. NIH, 2004-2006.
Helen Koo, Cynthia Woodsong (Research Triangle Institute), Michele Shedlin (Sociomedical Resource Associates, Inc.) and Janis F. Hutchinson (Research Associate), “Dynamics and Meaning of Adult Unintended Pregnancy.” NICHD, 1997.
Consultant, "Use of TB Clinics by African Americans, Centers for Disease Control, 1994.
Principal Investigator, "The Demography of Early Africans in Mexico." Limited-Grant-In-Aid, The University of Houston, 1993.
Principal Investigator, Development of a research proposal on HIV among black adolescents, Center for Public Policy at The University of Houston, Summer, 1991.
Principal Investigator, A supplement to NSF Grant #89-11656, Center for Public Policy at University of Houston, 1989-1990.
Principal Investigator, A supplement to NSF Grant #89-11656, Limited-Grant-In-AID at The University of Houston, 1989-1990.
Principal Investigator, "AIDS Transmission in Western Africa: An Anthropological Approach", National Science Foundation: Grant #89-11656, 1989-90.
Co-Investigator, "Analysis of Skeletal Material Excavated at the Old City Cemetery," City Contract Grant, 1986-1987.
Principal Investigator, "Sexual Dimorphism Among Amerindian Populations," Center for Public Policy at TheUniversity of Houston, 1986.
Principal Investigator, "The Relationship of Stress to the Occurrence of Chronic Cardiovascular Disease", Center for Public Policy at The University of Houston, 1985.
Research Experience:
Conducted archival and ethnographic study in Freedmen Town in Houston Texas. Due to construction, it was necessary to determine if burials were in the project area and to identify living relatives of individuals who might be buried in the project area. Texas Department of Transportation, 2003.
Examined unintended pregnancy among blacks and whites in Atlanta and Charlotte. We used qualitative and quantitative research methods to examine how unintended pregnancy is experienced and understood by young low-income women and their partners and families, 1997.
I examined condom use/nonuse in the African American community, sponsored by the University of Houston, 1997.
Examined adherence to tuberculosis regimen among African Americans who are HIV seropositive in Houston, sponsored by the CDC, 1995.
Evalution of children at risk for mental health problems in the Third Ward, Houston, Texas. Annie B. Casey Initiative, 1995.
Evaluation of HIV Community Planning Process for the state of Kansas, Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control, 1994.
Ethnographic analysis of changing relations between established residents (African Americans) and newcomer Latino immigrants in Houston, Sponsored by the Ford Foundation, 1988-1990.
Measured blood pressures and pulse rates for monozygotic and dizygotic twins involved in the Midwest Twin Registry, Supported by various grants including Biomedical Research Grant at the University of Kansas, 1988-1989.
Analyzed skeletal material unearthed at the "Old City Cemetery" in Houston, Texas, Sponsored by the City of Houston, 1987.
Measured skeletal material housed at the Laboratory for Human Osteology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Supported by the Center for Public Policy, The University of Houston, 1986.
Collected demographic, socio-cultural, medical and anthropometric data at three health centers in Houston, Texas, Sponsored by the Center for Public Policy, The University of Houston, 1986.
Demographic interviews were conducted to investigate the etiology of "Sudden Death Syndrome" among the Hmong of Kansas City, Kansas. Information was collected about pedigrees and on the presence or absence of the syndrome in family groups, Supported by Biomedical Research Grant, University of Kansas, 1983.
Conducted telephone interviews to examine health related problems among senior citizens in Kansas. The survey examined self-perceptions of health as well as the needs of older people. I also supervised the telephone interviews which investigated the values of individuals concerning drinking and driving. Sponsored by the Center for Public Policy, University of Kansas, 1982.
Collected anthropometric, demographic and blood pressure data from Black Caribs and Creoles during household interviews on St. Vincent, West Indies, Supported by Biomedical Research Grant, University of Kansas, 1982.
Conducted tests to determine PTC taste threshold and color vision among the Mennonites of western Kansas. Analyzed the relationship between PTC taste threshold and chronological aging; examined the physiological relationship between biological and chronological aging, Supported by National Institutes of Health, 1980.
Measured blood pressure, conducted demographic interviews and collected blood samples from Creoles and Black Caribs on St. Vincent, West Indies, Supported by Biomedical Research Grant, University of Kansas, 1979.
Measured and analyzed Amerindian osteological remains housed at Moundville State Park in Alabama, Sponsored by the Department of Anthropology, University of Alabama, 1978.
Collected demographic and dermatoglyphic data from Uribe and Inirida, Colombia villagers during household interviews, Supported by the Department of Anthropology, University of Alabama, 1976.
Analyzed and measured human osteological material excavated at sites 1Pe1 and 1Au28 in Alabama, Sponsored by the Department of Anthropology, University of Alabama, 1976.
Research in Progress:
I am currently conducting an oral history study on African American and Creole history in Natchitoches Parish. Over a hundred people were interviewed between 2000 and 2002. Through examination of these oral histories and analysis of primary and secondary sources, I am investigating the history, development and culture of Africans, Creoles, and African Americans from 1722 to the 1960s. This study focuses on traditional medicines and health, plantation life/sharecropping, education, local politics, race/culture, foodways, agriculture, leisure time and social activities as well as daily life.
I am currently working on the Human Genome Project where I am examining the impact of new genetic information on health beliefs of Indian Americans in Houston, Texas. I will conduct focus groups to engage community members in discussions about: 1) human genetic variation research and the construction of an international haplotype map; 2) social meanings attached to racial and ethnic identities; and 3) the potential for genetic variation research and haplotype mapping to affect how members of the community interpret those racial and ethnic identities. Publications: Books
Hutchinson, Janis Faye, Editor, CULTURAL PORTRAYALS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS: CREATING AN ETHNIC/RACIAL IDENTITY. Westport, Conn.:Bergin and Garvey, 1997.
Hutchinson, Janis, THE COEXISTENCE OF RACE AND RACISM: CAN THEY BECOME EXTINCT TOGETHER. University Press of America, in progress.
Hutchinson, Janis, POWER, RACE, AND CULTURE: THE EVOLUTION OF A BLACK ANTHROPOLOGIST. Hamilton Books, in progress.
Publications: Articles
Hutchinson, Janis Faye, “Female Identity and the Construction of Condom Use among Young African-American Women.” In: Culture and Condom, Jessamyn Neuhouse (ed). In progress.
Hutchinson, Janis Faye, “HIV and the Evolution of Infectious Diseases.” In: Learning from HIV and AIDS, Melissa Parker, George Ellison, and Cathy Campbell (eds.), pp 28-55. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Hutchinson, Janis Faye, “The Biology and Evolution of HIV.” Annual Review of Anthropology 30:85-108, 2001.
Hutchinson, Janis Faye, “The Hip Hop Generation: African American Male/Female Relationships in a Night-Club Setting.” Journal of Black Studies 30(1):62-84, 1999.
Hutchinson, Janis Faye, “The Resurgence of Genetic Hypotheses to Explain Social Behavior among Ethnic Minorities.” In: Cultural Portrayals of African Americans: Creating an Ethnic/Racial Identity, Janis Faye Hutchinson (ed), Westport, Conn: Bergin and Garvey, 1997.
Hutchinson, Janis Faye, “Creating a Racial Identity.” In: Cultural Portrayals of African Americans: Creating an Ethnic/Racial Identity, Janis Faye Hutchinson (ed), Westport, Conn: Bergin and Garvey, 1997.
Hutchinson, J., Rodriguez, N. and Hagan, J., "Concept of Community: African Americans in Multi-Ethnic Residential Areas." Journal of Black Studies 27(2):201-223, 1996.
Hutchinson, J. "Quality of Life in Ethnic Groups," In: Quality of Life and Pharmacoeconomics in Clinical Trials. Second Edition. B. Spilker (ed.) Philadephia:Lippincott-Raven Publishers, pp 587-593, 1996.
Guthrie, P. and J. Hutchinson, "The Impact of Perceptions on Interpersonal Interactions in an African-American/Asian-American Housing Project." Journal of Black Studies 25(3):377-395, 1995.
Hutchinson, J., "The Public I/Eye: Conducting Fieldwork to Do Homework on Homelessness and Begging in Two U.S. Cities by Brackette F. Williams" A Commentary, Current Anthropology, 36(1):45, 1995.
Hutchinson, J., "AIDS and Racism in America." Journal of the National Medical Association, 84(2):119-124, 1992.
Hutchinson J., "Age-Sex Structure of the Slave Population in Harris County, Texas: 1850 and 1860," American Journal of Physical Anthropology 74(2): 231-238, 1987.
Hutchinson, J. and P.J. Byard, "Family Resemblance for Anthropometric and Blood Pressure Measurements in Black Caribs and Creoles from St. Vincent Island," America Journal of Physical Anthropology, 73(1):33-39, 1987.
Hutchinson, J., "The Association Between Stress and Blood Pressure Variation in a Caribbean Population," American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 71:69-79, 1986.
Hutchinson, J., "The Relationship Between African Admixture and Blood Pressure Variation in the Caribbean," Human Heredity, 36:12-18, 1986.
Lin, P. M., Bach-Enciso, V. Crawford, M.H., Hutchinson, J., Sank, D., Firschein, B. and I.L. Firschein, "Quantitative Analyses of the Dermatoglyphic Patterns of the Black Carib Populations of Central America," In: Current Developments in Anthropological Genetics, ed.by M.H. Crawford, pp. 241-268, Volume 3, 1984.
Hutchinson, J., Lin, P. and M. H. Crawford, "Factors Influencing Blood Pressure Variability Among the Black Caribs of St. Vincent Island," In: Current Developments in Anthropological Genetics, ed. by M.H. Crawford, pp. 215-239, Volume 3, 1984.
Koertvelyessey, T. A., Crawford, M.H. and J. Hutchinson, "PTC Taste Threshold Distributions and Age in Mennonite Populations," Human Biology, 54:635-46, 1982.
Hutchinson, Janis and Michael H. Crawford, "Genetic Determinants of Blood Pressure Levels Among the Black Caribs of St. Vincent," Human Biology, 53: 453-66, 1981.
Publications: Book Reviews
Hutchinson, Janis “In the Blood: Sickle Cell Anemia and the Politics of Race” by Melbourne Tapper. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 14(4): 627-628, 2000.
Hutchinson, Janis “Understanding and Applying Medical Anthropology, Edited by Peter J. Brown,” American Journal of Human Biology 12(3): 432-433, 2000.
Hutchinson, J. "From TB to AIDS: Epidemics among Urban Blacks since 1900, by David McBride," Medical Anthropology Quarterly 7(2):221-223, 1993.
Hutchinson, J. "Disease in Populations in Transition: Anthropological and Epidemiological Perspectives," Edited by Alan C. Swedlund and George J. Armelagos," American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 86(2):314-316, 1991.
Hutchinson, J. "Health and the Rise of Civilization by Mark Nathan Cohen," Human Biology, 62(3):451-453, 1990.
Hutchinson, J. "The African Exchange: Toward a Biological History of Black People by K.F.Kiple," American Anthropologist 91(2):513-514, 1989.
Publications: Abstracts
Hutchinson, J.F. "Interrelationships Between Body Weight, Psychological Factors, and Blood Pressure in Twins," American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement 16:113, 1993.
Hutchinson, J. "The Effect of Psychosocial Factors and Coping Lifestyles on Chronic Disease in a Population of Black Females," American Journal of Physical Anthropology 75(2):224, 1988.
Hutchinson, J. "The Relationship of Stress to the Occurrence of Chronic Cardiovascular Disease," American Journal of Physical Anthropology 69(2):217 1986.
Hutchinson, J. "The Relationship of African Admixture to Blood Pressure Variation Among the Black Caribs", American Journal of Physical Anthropology 66(2):183, 1985.
Hutchinson, J. "A Biocultural Analysis of Blood Pressure Variation Among the Black Caribs of St. Vincent, West Indies, " American Journal of Physical Anthropology 63(2):173, 1984.
Hutchinson, J. "Preliminary Analysis of Blood Pressure Levels Among the Black Caribs of St. Vincent," American Journal of Physical Anthropology 52(2):239, 1980.
Publications: Newspaper Articles/Newsletters
Hutchinson, J. "Changing Attitudes: What Can We Expect in the Nineties". Houston Style August, 1990.
Hutchinson, J. " Relations Between African Americans and Hispanics in Texas: The Myths." Houston Style Magazine, October, 1990.
Hutchinson, J. "A Cameroonian Looks at America." Houston Style Magazine, December, 1990.
Hutchinson, J. "Let Me Tell You What I Do. Association of Women in Science, Gulf Coast-Houston Chapter, Newsletter, 1993,
Presentations at Professional Meetings:
Hutchinson, Janis Faye (Houston) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY IN THE STUDY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HEALTH, Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, New Orleans, 2002.
Hutchinson, Janis “To What Race Do You Belong? Are You Sure?” In the conference entitled Toward Higher Levels of Analysis: Progress and Promise in Research on social and Cultural Dimensions of Health. National Institutes of Health, Washington, D.C., 2000. This forum was an opportunity to discuss what race and ethnicity from a biological anthropology perspective mean. The conference consisted of presentations and small group “work” time where we outlined how concepts such as race, ethnicity, SES and gender are best used in health research and outlined future research directions for NIH.
Working Group Member, First Community Consultation on the Responsible Collection and Use of Samples for Genetic Research, National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Energy, 2000.
Shelton, A. and Hutchinson, J. “Black American College Students: Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviors about Domestic Violence”, National Association of African American Studies, Houston, Texas, 2000.
Hutchinson, J., Shelton, A., Smith, T. and Hill-Kennedy, T. “Black Female College Students: Beliefs, Attitudes, and Knowledge about Domestic Violence”, 2nd Annual Research and Scholarship Day, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 2000.
Shelton, A., Hutchinson, J. Smith, T. and Hill-Kennedy, T. Perceptions of Interpersonal Violence as Reported by Women of African Heritage. University of Texas-Houston Research Day, Houston, Texas, 2000.
The Public Policy Forum: Exploring Ethnic Differences in Health. “The Meaning of Race”, American Anthropological Association, Chicago, Illinois, 1999.
"Sexual Communication Theory: A New Theory of Risk Behavior for HIV Infection", Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Oakland, California, 1994.
Deconstructing Denial: HIV/AIDS Among African-American Women", Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Washington, D.C., 1993
Delayed Diagnosis of AIDS in Women in the United States: Its Causes and Health Repercussions, Presented at the 13th International Congress of Anthropology and Ethnology, Mexico City, 1993.
"HIV and Women", The Women's Health Conference, The University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1993.
"Women and AIDS", Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, San Francisco, California, 1992.
"Women and AIDS", Presented at the 1993 Poster Session of the Association of Women in Science, Houston, Texas, 1992.
"AIDS Intervention Efforts in Africa," Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Charleston, South Carolina, 1991.
"AIDS, Racism and Health Care," Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1990.
"Arenas of Interaction: Neighborhoods, Churches and Community Organizations," presented at the symposium: CHANGING RELATIONS: ESTABLISHED RESIDENTS AND NEW HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS, Houston, Texas, 1990.
"Concept of Community Among African Americans in Multi-Ethnic Residential Areas," presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Washington, D.C., 1989.
Moderator; Case Studies: Jamaica and South Carolina. Symposium: DIGGING THE AFRO-AMERICAN PAST ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE BLACK EXPERIENCE. The University of Mississippi, 1989.
"The Age-Sex Structure of the Slave Population in Harris County, Texas: 1850-1860, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Archaeological Society, Houston, Texas, 1988.
"The Effect of Psychosocial Factors and Coping Lifestyles on Chronic Disease in a Population of Black Females," presented at the annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Kansas City, Kansas, 1988.
"Nutrition and Hypertension in Aging Blacks, presented at the Symposium: NUTRITION IN AGING BLACKS: BIOSOCIAL PROCESSES, Kansas City, Kansas, 1988.
"The Relationship of Stress to the Occurrence of Chronic Cardiovascular Disease," presented at the Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1986.
"Aging in a Slave Population: Harris County, Texas, 1850 and 1860," presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas State Historical Society, Austin, Texas, 1986.
"The Relationship of African Admixture to Blood Pressure Variation Among the Black Caribs" presented at the Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1985.
"A Biocultural Analysis of Blood Pressure Variation Among the Black Caribs of St. Vincent, West Indies, "presented at the Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1984.
"Factors Influencing Blood Pressure Variability Among the Black Caribs of St. Vincent Island," presented at the Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Los Angeles, California, 1981.
"Preliminary Analysis of Blood Pressure Levels Among the Black Caribs of St. Vincent," presented at the Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Niagara Falls, New York, 1980.
"The Anthropometric Study of Skeletal Material at 1Au28," presented at the Annual Meeting of the Alabama Academy of Science, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1977.
"A Skeletal Analysis of Site 1Pe1," presented at the Annual Meeting of the Alabama Academy of Science, Mobile, Alabama, 1976.
Thesis And Dissertation Committees:
Kim, Tae-Woo, “Male Diabetics’ Response to Diagnosis of Diabetes among Korean Americans. Department of Anthropology. Thesis Chairperson, 200-present.
Johnson, Samoan C., “The Relatin of Racial Identity, Ethnic identity, and Perceived Racial Discrimination among African Americans. College of Education, Dissertation Committee Member, 2003-present.
Daniels, Derek Eugene, “Young Adult Black Men Who Stutter: A Qualitative Analysis of How Communication, Ethnicity, and Culture Affect Identity and Lifestyle. Communication Disorders, 2002.
Sumitra Duggirala, “Awaiting Sunrise: Colonial Evening, Neocolonial Night and Postcolonial Dawn.” Department of English, Dissertation Committee Member, 2000.
Tawana C. Washington, “Health Risk Communication and AIDS/HIV: The Interaction of Trust, Control, Involvement, and Uncertainty.” College of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Communication, University of Houston, Thesis Committee Member, 1998.
Teresa Tomkins-Walsh, “Finding a Voice in Silence: White Female Racial Experience and Cross-Cultural Awareness.” Thesis Committee Chair, 1998.
Jennifer A. Arias, “Help-Seeking Behavior in the Context of Childbirth in Copan Ruinas, Honduras.” The University of Houston, Thesis Chairperson, Department of Anthropology, 1997.
Carrie Oehler, “Cranial Deformation and Dental Mutilation as an Indicator of Status among the Maya at Copan, Honduras.” The University of Houston, Thesis Committee Member, 1997.
Jennifer L.Z. Rice, “An Osteological Analysis of Texas Gulf Coast Indians at the Jamaica Beach Site (41GV5) in Galveston, Texas. Thesis Committee Member, 1997.
Marie Junkin-Jones, “Perpetuation or Explanation?: Personality Traits, Attitudes, and Racism.” Department of Psychology, The University of Houston, Dissertationtion Committee Member, 1997.
Diane Clayton Dismukes, “A Zooarcheological Study of Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status as Defined by Differential Access to and Choice of Animal Resources on Block 12, Houston, Harris County, Texas. Department of Anthropology, University of Houston, Thesis Committee Member, 1997.
Tonya A. Walker, “Newspapers and Cultural Attitudes Toward African Americans: A Rhetorical Analysis, School of Communications, The University of Houston, Thesis Committee Member, 1997.
Stacey B. Day, "The effect of Different Inbreeding Rates on Adaptedness in Musca domestica (houseflies)," Department of Biology, The University of Houston, Thesis Committee Member, in progress.
Samantha P. Williams, "Dyadic Power and Unsafe Sexual Behavior: A Social Exchange Approach to Understanding Unsafe Sexual Behavior Among Women," Department of Psychology, The University of Houston, Dissertation Committee Member, 1994.
Christine Anne Stroup-Benham, "Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Characteristics among Nurses: Relationships with Occupational Stress and Social Support," The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Dissertation Committee Member, 1994.
Hyonchu Kwon, "A Sociological Study of Korean Immigration in Houston, The University of Houston, Department of Sociology, Thesis Committee Member, 1994.
Susanna M. Perry, "Predictions of Risky Sexual Behaviors among Lesbians: A Theoretical Comparison," The University of Houston, Dissertation Committee Member, 1994.
Charisse Chappell, "Construct Validity of the Racial Identity Attitude Scale", College of Education, The University of Houston, Thesis Committee Member, 1994.
Theresa O'Connell, "Denial: A Cultural Construct", Department of Anthropology, The University of Houston, Thesis Committee Member, 1994.
Cheryl L. Wright, "Where Have All the People Gone?: Reconstructing the Past from the African-American Perspective", Department of Anthropology, The University of Houston, Thesis Committee Member, 1994.
Anita McDaniel, "Uncertainty Reduction, Anticipated Future Interaction, and Planning", College of Communications, The University of Houston, Thesis Committee Member, 1992.
Donna Rochon, "Media Presentation of AIDS: Cultural Construction of Reality," Department of Anthropology, The University of Houston, Thesis Committee Member, 1991.
Pat Schadts, "The Church, New Immigrants, and Intergroup Relations," Department of Sociology, The University of Houston, Thesis Committee Member, 1990.
Javier Lopez-Gomez, "Social Class and Illness: A Theoretical and Empirical Inquiry," Department of Sociology, The University of Houston, Thesis Committee Member, 1989.
Lisa Marie Meffert, "Changes in Components of Housefly Behavior in Relation to Experimental Bottlenecks," Department of Biology, The University of Houston, Dissertation Committee Member, 1988.
Christine A. Stroup, "Adaptation to Stress Among Students---Disabled and Non-disabled." Thesis Chairperson, Department of Anthropology, The University of Houston, 1986.
Senior Honors Thesis:
Latasha Taylor, “The Theoretical Case Against Population Control.” Department of Anthropology, The University of Houston, 2000.
Veronica Rene Griffin, African American Female Images on Prime-Time TV. Bachelor of Arts in Radio-Television, The University of Houston, 1996.
Crystal Candice Brown, "Clouding the Issue: The Overlooked Effects of Rap Music in the Contemporary Feminist Movement. Bachelor of Arts in Radio-Television, The University of Houston, 1995.
Invited Lectures/Talks:
Women’s Health: “Condom Use” and “Domestic Violence.” Women’s Studies Seminar Series, University of Houston, 2001.
Keynote Speaker, Juneteenth Celebration. Texas Trailblazer Association, 2001.
Race as a Biological and Social Construct. Yearly presentation in a course entitled “Multicultural Perspective of Health” at the University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center 1995-2000.
Sociocultural Discussion of HIV/AIDS, AIDS Foundation of Houston, 1998.
Table Talk, Discussant for the Living Archive, Women’s Studies, The University of Houston, 1998.
Let’s Talk About Sex: A Forum on Promiscuity in the 90s. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., University of Houston, 1997.
HIV/AIDS in the African American Community, Urban Experience, University of Houston, 1996.
Minorities and HIV/AIDS. World AIDS Day, Houston AIDS Foundation, 1993.
Cultural Variation in Health and Healing, Council for the Advancement of Rural Education, Texas Department of Health, Wharton Civic Center, Wharton, Texas, 1993.
The Concept of Race, Houston Community College, Central College, 1993.
HIV and the African-American Community, African-American Studies, The University of Houston, 1993.
Medical Anthropology and Medicine in America. Alpha Epsilon Delta, The Premedical Honor Society, The University of Houston, 1992.
AIDS in the African-American Community, Houston Community College, 1992.
Anthropological Perspectives on Women: Women and AIDS. The Women's Studies Perspectives Series. No. 3, The University of Houston, 1992.
The Age-Sex Structure of a Slave Population in Brazoria County, Texas, 1850 and 1860, Department of Afro-American Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 1992.
AIDS and Racism in the United States, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 1991.
Epidemiology of AIDS in the United States, Department of Anthropology, Michigan State University, 1991.
AIDS in Africa: Epidemiological and Cultural Perspectives. Department of Anthropology, Michigan State University, 1991.
Research in Anthropology. The Department of Anthropology, The University of Houston, 1991.
Medical Anthropology: An International Health Perspective. Department of Anthropology, The University of Houston, 1990.
AIDS in Africa. Department of Economics, The University of Houston, 1990.
The Epidemiology of AIDS. School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, 1990.
Analysis of Psychosocial Stressors and Chronic Disease. Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas, 1987.
The Usefulness of Admixture Estimates in Health Studies. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas, 1986.
Issues in Minority Aging. Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1985.
Fellowships and Honors:
Who’s Who in America, 2004.
Phi Beta Delta-UH, Honor Society for International Scholars, 2000.
Visionaries of Excellence Award, National Women Achievers-Houston Chapter, 1996.
Heritage Education Award, given to `Keep Five Alive' for Evergreen Negro Cemetery Project, 1994.
Fellow, American Anthropological Association, 1993-present.
Nominated for Teaching Excellence Award, The University of Houston, 1992.
Nominated for Teaching Excellence Award, The University of Houston, 1989.
Nominated for Teaching Excellence Award, The University of Houston, 1988.
Summer Fellowship, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1983.
Gerontology Fellowship, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1981-1982.
Post-baccalaureate Fellowship, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1980-1981.
University Service:
Organized the Scientific Symposium: From Double Helix to Human Sequence and Beyond. Sponsored by the National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, and Department of Energy. A Satellite Conference at the University of Houston sponsored by the Anthropology Department, the Biology and Biochemistry Department, CLASS, and the Division of Research, 2003.
Advisor, Student Anthropological Society at UH, 1999-2003.
Panel Discussant. Freshman Orientation, University of Houston, 2000.
Moderator, African American Studies Symposium, "Celebrating 25 Years of African American Studies at the University of Houston, 1994.
Opening remarks: Panel of People Living with AIDS. HIV/AIDS Awareness Week, November 2, 1993
Question and answer session: Interactions between students and faculty, Challenger Program, 1993.
Panel member,The Tuskegee Syphilis Study. African American Studies, The University of Houston, 1993.
Developed criteria for "Outstanding Undergraduate Program," undergraduate and graduate research awards in the Department of Anthropology, 1993-1994.
Orgainizing Member, Women's Studies Archive and Research Center, University of Houston, 1993-present.
Member, Women's Studies Program Community Outreach Board, The University of Houston, 1993-present.
Charter member, Advisory Board for the Center for the Study of African American Culture, African-American Studies Program, 1993-present.
Media Relations Officer for the Department of Anthropology, The University of Houston, 1993-present.
Member of the Sexual Harassment Board, The University of Houston, 1992-93.
Ombudsperson for Sexual Harassment, The University of Houston, 1991-1992.
Organized the Graduate Handbook for the Department of Anthropology, 1989.
Continuing Education Task Force, The University of Houston, 1989.
Volunteer for the Mentor Progam, The University of Houston, 1989-present.
Student Affairs Task Force, The University of Houston, 1988.
Black Leadership Network, The University of Houston, 1988-present.
A featured speaker at a Minority Student College Planning Workshop, The University of Houston, 1986.
Faculty advisor for the Anthropology Forum, The University of Houston, 1985-1990.
Gerontology Faculty, Wichita State University, 1984-1985.
Faculty Advisor for Phi Sigma Fraternity, Wichita State University, 1983-1984.
College Assembly, University of Kansas, 1980-1981.
Professional Service:
Organized the Scientific Symposium: From Double Helix to Human Sequence and Beyond. Sponsored by the National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, and Department of Energy. A Satellite Conference at the University of Houston sponsored by the Anthropology Department, the Biology and Biochemistry Department, CLASS, and the Division of Research, 2003.
Advisory Board Member, American Anthropological Association (AAA) for “Understanding Race and Human Variability: A Public Education Program.” The education program will consist of 1) a traveling museum exhibit, 2) website, and 3) printed publications. We are currently developing the traveling museum exhibit. This program is being developed by the AAA with initial funding from the Ford Foundation 2001-present.
Board Organizer (Association of Black Anthropologists) for the 2002 International Conference entitled “Dialogues on the Diaspora: Blackness in a Globalized World”, Panama City, Panama.
Hutchinson, Janis, working group member, “The First Community Consultation on the Responsible Collection and Use of Samples for Genetic Research,” sponsored by National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Human Genome Research Institute, Fogarty International Center, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Science Foundation; Bethesda, Maryland, 2000. The focus of the meeting was to discuss and provide input on the best approaches to minimize risks to populations whose members are invited to participate in genetic research.
Association of Black Anthropologists’ Program Chair, International Cultural Conference in Cuba: History, Culture and Society in the African Diaspora, Havana, Matanzas and Santiago de Cuba, July 23-30, 2000.
Association of Black Anthropologists, Board Member, 1999-present.
Association of Black Anthropologists, President, 1997-1999.
Committee on Minority Issues, American Anthropological Association, 1999-2000.
Committee on External Relations, American Anthropological Association, 1999-2001.
Editorial Board, Advancing Women in Leadership On-Line Journal (www.advancingwomen.com), 1998-present.
Executive Board, American Anthropological Association, 1997-1999.
Section Assembly, American Anthropological Association, 1997-1999.
Chair, Administrative Advisory Committee, American Anthropological Association, 1998.
Steering Committee, AIDS and Anthropology Research Group (AARG), American Anthropological Association, 1998-1999.
Program Organizer for the Symposium: Gender as the Subject in the Construction of Social Subjects. International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, Florence, Italy, 1995.
Program Organizer for the Symposium: The Social Construction of Denial, American Anthropological Association, Washington, D.C., 1993
Chair, Ad Hoc Bylaw Committee, Association of Black Anthropologists, 1993.
Secretary/Treasurer, Association of Black Anthropologists, 1993-1994.
Associate Editor, Transforming Anthropology, 1992-1997.
Contributing Editor, Association of Black Anthropologists, Newsletter of the American Anthropological Association, 1992-1993.
AIDS Task Force board member, American Anthropological Association, 1990-present.
Program Organizer for Symposium, "Managing the Past and Controlling the Future: The Role of Anthropologists," sponsored by the Association of Black Anthropologists as a unit of the American Anthropological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1990.
Book Review Editor, Transforming Anthropology, 1990-1992.
Reviewed articles and books for The American Journal of Physical Anthropology, American Anthropologist, Social Science and Medicine, Human Biology, Medical Anthropology Quarterly, American Journal of Human Biology, AIDS: Education and Prevention, Mayfield Publishers, Westview Press, 1986-present.
University Committees:
Chair, Search Committee, Director of African American Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, 2001-2002.
Search Committee Member, Director of African American Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, 2000.
Search Committee Member, Women’s Studies Program, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, 2000.
Search Committee Member, Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Studies, 2000.
Dean Search Committee, College of Social Sciences, 1999.
Ombudsperson, Sexual Harassment Board, The University of Houston, 1994-1996.
Member, Graduate Fellowship Incentive Program Selection Committee, The University of Houston, 1994.
Student Needs Assessment Committee, Counseling and Testing Service, The University of Houston, 1994-present.
Minority Admission Advisory Committee, Office of Admissions, The University of Houston, 1993-present.
Member, Teaching Effectiveness and Evaluation Committee, University of Houston, 1994-present.
Chair, Teaching Effectiveness Subcommittee, University of Houston, 1994-present.
Committee on the Status of Women, The University of Houston, 1990-1992.
Policy Committee, College of Social Sciences, The University of Houston, 1990-1992.
Curriculum Subcommittee, Program Advisory Committee, African-American Studies Program, The University of Houston, 1991.
Administrative Review Committee, African-American Studies Program, The University of Houston, 1991.
Program Advisory Committee, African-American Studies Program, The University of Houston, 1991.
Dean Search Committee, College of Architecture, The University of Houston, 1991.
Faculty Affairs Subcommittee, Black Leadership Network, The University of Houston, 1990-present.
Dean Evaluation Committee, College of Social Sciences, The University of Houston, 1990.
Scholarship Committee, Black Leadership Network, The University of Houston, 1989-1990.
Chair, College Governance Committee, College of Social Sciences, The University of Houston, 1987-1988.
Member of the College Governance Committee, College of Social Sciences, The University of Houston, 1986-1988.
Faculty Search Committee, Department of Anthropology, The University of Houston, 1986.
University Park Research Council, The University of Houston, 1985-1987.
Dean Search Committee, College of Social Sciences, The University of Houston, 1985-1986.
Faculty Search Committee, Department of Anthropology, University of Kansas, 1978-1979.
Graduate Committee, University of Kansas, 1979-1980.
Consultancies:
Proposal Reviewer, National Science Foundation, 1994-1999, 2004.
Pre-doctoral Fellowships (Reviewer), Ford Foundation, 2000-present.
Proposal Reviewer, National Cancer Institute, 2000.
Evalution of children at risk for mental health problems in the Third Ward, Houston, Texas. Annie B. Casey Initiative, 1995.
Evaluation of HIV Clinic in Houston, Texas, Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control, 1994-1995.
Evaluation of HIV Community Planning Process for the state of Kansas, Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control, 1994.
Review Panelist, HIV Vaccine Preparedness Study and Phase III Efficacy Trial Sites, NIH, 1994.
Review Panelist, Minority Biomedical Research Support, NIH, 1994.
Review Panelist, Cancer Institute, NIH, 1993-1994.
Panel Review Member, Graduate Fellowships, the National Science Foundation, 1992-present.
Member of the Consultant staff, Community Medicine Service for Harris County Hospital District, 1985-1986.
Professional Membership:
African American Health Coalition, Houston, Texas, 2001-present.
Sigma Xi, 1994-present.
American Association of University Women, 1994-present.
The Federation of Houston Professional Women, 1992-present.
Association of Women in Science, 1992-present.
New York Academy of Sciences, 1990-present.
African-American Writers' Guild, 1990-present.
Aids and Anthropology Research Group, 1989-present.
The New York Academy of Sciences, 1988-present.
Biological Anthropology Unit of American Anthropological Association, 1988-present.
American Anthropological Association, 1987-present.
Association of Black Anthropologists, 1987-present.
Council on Nutritional Anthropology, 1987-1990.
Human Biology Council, 1986-present.
Society of Medical Anthropologists, 1985-present.
American Association of Physical Anthropologists, 1979-present.
Community Service:
Board Member, Kuumba House, a performing arts company that preserves, creates, teaches and presents the cultural experiences of African art forms through dance, theatre, music and other creative expressions, 2003-present.
Chair of the board for the HOPE (HIV Outreach Prevention and Education) Project, 2000-2002.
Houston Area Women’s Center. Included in the media guide as an expert in HIV/AIDS and condom use, racism and health, health issues among African Americans and medical anthropology. The purpose of the media guide is to give local media contact information of Houston area female experts in various subject matters, 2000.
Allen Parkway Cemetery. Revitalization effort in the black community, 1996-2000.
Dialogue on Racism. Organizer of one of President’s Clinton’s community discussions on racism, 1997.
Houston Chapter of the Black Women’s Health Project, 1994-2000.
Radio Talk Show: African Americans and HIV/AIDS, KYOK, 1995.
"Response of the African American Community to the AIDS Epidemic," Guest Speaker at the Week of Prayer for People Living With AIDS, Sponsored by the Hydeia Broadbent Foundation, Montgomery, Alabama, March 11, 1995.
Radio Talk Show: National Black Women's Health Project in Houston, 1995.
Education Advisory Committee, AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc. 1994-2000.
Radio Talk Show: The Concept of Race, KPFT Radio Station, Houston, 1994.
Volunteer at Over the Hill Inc., in Houston, an African-American based community outreach organization, 1993-present, 1993-1998.
Member of Keep 5 Alive, a community based organization in the 5th Ward, 1993-1998.
Advisory Board Member, Over the Hill Inc., Fort Worth, 1993-1998.
Radio Talk Show: AIDS in the African-American Community, KCOH Radio Station, Houston, 1993.
Radio Talk Show: AIDS in the African-American Community, KYOK Radio Station, Houston, 1993.
Lecture on anthropology, Middle School Math and Science Project for Minority Students, San Jacinto College, Central, Houston, Texas, 1993.
Judge, The Houston Science Fair at the Astroarena, Houston, Texas, 1993.
Volunteer for Ann Richard's campaign for Governor of Texas, 1990.
Volunteer for the Democratic Party, Harris County, Texas, 1988-2000.
Steering committee for the March of Dimes sponsored a fundraiser to fight low infant birthweight, 1987.
A featured speaker at a Minority Student College Planning Workshop. At the workshop I discussed college life, preparations for college and what one should expect upon entering a university, 1986.
Volunteer for State Representative Debra Danburg's campaign and fundraisers, 1986-1988.
Courses Taught:
General Anthropology (1300) Introduction to Physical Anthropology (2301) Principles of Anthropology (4501) Human Variation (3360) Race and Anthropology (3363) Medical Anthropology (4331) Anthropology of HIV (4384) Health, Culture, and Poverty (4394) Seminar--Topics in Physical Anthropology (6509) Seminar--Topics in Medical Anthropology(6690) Seminar--Applied Anthropology(6510)
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