Chenoa Dawn Allen, PhD Curriculum Vitae

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1 Chenoa Dawn Allen, PhD Curriculum Vitae 667 WARF 610 Walnut St Madison, WI EDUCATION 2016 Ph.D., Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2010 M.S., Health and Medical Sciences, University of California, Berkeley 2007 B.S., Biology, East Tennessee State University PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS AND AFFILIATIONS 2016 present Postdoctoral Fellow, Health Disparities Research Scholars Program Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin Madison 2016 present Postdoctoral Affiliate, Center for Demography and Ecology University of Wisconsin Madison 2016 present Research Associate US Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies 2015 Researcher Social Work Office of Research and Public Service, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Research Assistant College of Medicine, Dartmouth College 2008 Case Manager / Research Assistant Tennessee Intervention for Pregnant Smokers, East Tennessee State University HONORS AND AWARDS 2018 Health Equity Leadership Institute Scholar Health Services Research Dissertation Grant (R36) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Department of Public Health Graduate Assistantship University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2 Chenoa Dawn Allen, Ph.D. (page 2) 8/30/ New Investigator Award Finalist Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine 2015 Edie Moore Student Travel Scholarship Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine 2013, 2015 Oral Presentation Award College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, University of Tennessee 2013 Grant Writing Institute Graduate Fellowship University of Tennessee, Knoxville Chancellor s Scholarship for First-Year Graduate Students University of Tennessee, Knoxville CURRENT FUNDING University of Wisconsin Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Advancing Health Equity and Diversity (AHEAD) Pilot Grant: Effects of Medicaid expansion on prenatal care and birth outcomes for foreign-born women; Allen (PI) Role: PI Total Budget: $10,000 Project period: 11/1/2017 2/28/2019 This project examines whether expanding Medicaid eligibility to pregnant immigrant mothers improves prenatal care access and birth outcomes for births to foreign-born women. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Institutional Training Grant #5T32HD049302: Health Disparities Research Scholar Program; Ehrenthal (PI) Role: Trainee The goal of this grant is to provide postdoctoral training in interdisciplinary research that addresses health disparities, with an emphasis on maternal/child, adolescent, and family health. COMPLETED FUNDING Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Health Services Research Dissertation Grant #R36HS : Estimating the effects of Arizona-style omnibus immigration policies on Latino children s access to health care; Allen (PI) Role: PI Total budget: $39,000 Project period: 9/1/2015 8/31/2016 This goal of this grant was to identify how policies that restrict rights for undocumented immigrants affect health care access for Latino children who are US citizens.

3 Chenoa Dawn Allen, Ph.D. (page 3) 8/30/2018 Office of Head Start National Center on Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Evaluation Contract: Exploring collaboration between Head Start and refugee resettlement: Improving access to early childhood education for refugees; Allen (PI) Role: PI Total budget: $10,000 Project period: 8/1/ /31/2013 The objective of this contract was to conduct an impact evaluation of a program designed to increase enrollment of refugee children in Head Start/Early Head Start. University of California Berkeley University of California San Francisco Joint Medical Program Helen Schoeneman Grant: Religiosity, spirituality, and prenatal depression in Appalachia; Allen (PI) Role: PI Total budget: $2,500 Project period: 3/1/ /30/2010 This grant supported my master s thesis research, which examined the association between spiritual/religious orientation and depression among pregnant women in northeastern Tennessee. FUNDING PROPOSALS UNDER REVIEW Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action Investigator-Initiated Grant: Do local sanctuary and immigrant integration policies buffer against the negative health effects of immigration enforcement?; Allen (PI), Perreira (Co-I), and Pedroza (Co-I); Status: Letter of Intent Under Review PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 1. Allen, C.D. (in press). Who loses public health insurance when states pass restrictive omnibus immigration-related laws? The moderating role of county Latino density. Health & Place. 2. Allen, C.D. & McNeely, C.A. (2017). Do restrictive omnibus immigration laws reduce enrollment in public health insurance by Latino citizen children? A comparative interrupted time series study. Social Science & Medicine, 191: doi: /j.socscimed Barber B.K., McNeely, C., Allen, C., Belli, R.F. (2017). Adult functioning in the occupied Palestinian territory: A survey and event history calendar assessment. The Lancet, 390: S22. doi: /S (17) Allen, C.D., McNeely, C.A., & Orme, J.G. (2016). Self-rated health across race, ethnicity, and immigration status for US adolescents and young adults. Journal of Adolescent Health, 58: doi: /j.jadohealth Barber, B.K., McNeely, C.A., Allen, C.D., et al. (2016). Whither the Children of the Stone? An entire life under occupation in Palestine. Journal of Palestine Studies, 45(2): doi:

4 Chenoa Dawn Allen, Ph.D. (page 4) 8/30/2018 PUBLICATIONS UNDER REVIEW 1. McNeely, C.A., Sprecher, K., Bates-Fredi, D., Acosta Price, O., Allen, C.D. (under review). Identifying essential components of school-linked mental health services for refugee and immigrant children: A comparative case study. POLICY BRIEFS, MONOGRAPHS, AND REPORTS 1. Public Health Awakened. (2017) What happens to health and health equity if lawmakers decimate Medicaid? And what health departments and professionals can do to prevent it. Oakland, CA: Human Impact Partners. 2. Moreland, L., Ives, N., McNeely, C.A., & Allen, C.D. (2016). Providing a Head Start: Improving access to early childhood education for refugees. Washington, DC: Migration Policy Institute. 3. Allen, C.D., Daugherty, L., & Cunningham, M. (2015). Tennessee Report Card & Star Quality Program: Program year 13 annual report. Knoxville, TN: The University of Tennessee Knoxville. REFEREED PRESENTATIONS 1. Allen, C.D. The role of local community context in moderating the effects of restrictive state omnibus immigration laws. Cambio de Colores Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO, June Allen, C.D. Who loses Medicaid coverage when states pass restrictive immigration laws? An analysis of cross-level interactions between state omnibus immigration laws and county demographic context. Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, April Allen, C.D. & McNeely, C.A. Arizona-Style Omnibus Immigration Policies and Latino Children s Access to Public Health Insurance. Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April Allen, C.D., McNeely, C.A., & Ehrenthal, D. Can screening for self-rated health improve prediction of whether adolescent patients will be diagnosed with a chronic disease in young adulthood? A longitudinal cohort study. Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March Allen, C.D. & McNeely, C.A. Self-rated health predicts later health similarly across race, ethnicity, and immigration status for adolescents and young adults. Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 2016.

5 Chenoa Dawn Allen, Ph.D. (page 5) 8/30/ Allen, C.D. & McNeely, C.A. Self-rated health in disparities research: Construct validity of SRH across racial/ethnic groups and immigrant generations among U.S. adolescents and young adults. Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, March Allen, C.D. Effects of omnibus state immigration policies on Latino youth s health and health care access (Works in Progress Roundtable). Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, March Barber, B.K., McNeely, C., & Allen, C. (2015). Life under Occupation: A Holistic Assessment of Adult Functioning in the opt. Annual meeting of the Lancet Palestinian Health Alliance, Beirut, Lebanon, March Allen, C.D., & McNeely, C.A. Immigrant health paradox among Latino youth. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November Allen, C.D., & McNeely, C.A. Challenges among immigrant and refugee youth: Moving toward an integrative model of newcomer adaptation. Society for Research on Adolescents 2014 Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX, March Allen, C. D., & McNeely, C.A. Everyday challenges for refugee and immigrant children and families: A qualitative appraisal of theoretical models of adaptation. Society for Research in Child Development 2013 Biennial Meeting, Seattle, WA, April INVITED PRESENTATIONS 1. Allen, C.D. The effects of state omnibus immigration laws on public benefits enrollment for Latino children in immigrant families. University of Missouri Population, Education and Health Center Seminar, Columbia, MO, November Allen, C.D. Using restricted-use national health survey data to study the effects of state and local immigration laws. Accessing Bigger Data for Research and Policy, Madison, WI, June Moreland, L., Ives, N., McNeely, C.A., & Allen, C.D. Improving access to early childhood education for refugees. Migration Policy Institute Young Children in Refugee Families Symposium, Washington, DC, March Allen, C.D. Religiosity / spirituality and prenatal depression in Southern Appalachia. UC Berkeley UCSF Joint Medical Program Research Symposium, Berkeley, CA, March TEACHING 2014 Instructor of Record, Introduction to Public Health, undergraduate-level course Department of Public Health, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

6 Chenoa Dawn Allen, Ph.D. (page 6) 8/30/ Teaching Assistant, Multilevel Modeling, doctoral-level course School of Social Work, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Public Health, undergraduate-level course Department of Public Health, University of Tennessee, Knoxville STUDENT MENTORING 2017 present Kayla Pennebecker, undergraduate student SERVICE Service to the Profession Consensus Committee, Executive Council, Society for Research on Adolescence Emerging Scholar Committee, Society for Research on Adolescence 2018 Discussant, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Meeting; Session: A New Era of Immigration Enforcement: Impacts on Children, Workers, and Families 2018 Session Chair, Population Association of America Annual Meeting Program Committee, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Outstanding Mentor Award Committee, Society for Research on Adolescence Peer Review Activities: Journals , Social Science & Medicine, Ad hoc reviewer American Journal of Public Health, Ad hoc reviewer American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Ad hoc reviewer Journal of Adolescent Health, Ad hoc reviewer Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Ad hoc reviewer Peer Review Activities: Conferences 2018 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Annual Meeting, Session Reviewer 2016, , 2018 Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Abstract Reviewer Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Poster Award Reviewer Institutional Service University of Tennessee Department of Public Health Equity and Diversity Committee University of Tennessee Department of Public Health Technology Committee

7 Chenoa Dawn Allen, Ph.D. (page 7) 8/30/ University of Tennessee College of Education, Health & Human Sciences Graduate Student Advisory Board UC Berkeley UCSF Joint Medical Program Curriculum Committee East Tennessee State University Honors Scholars Admission Committee East Tennessee State University Department of Biology Faculty Search Committee Community Service 2017 Public Health Awakened member English as a Second Language tutor, Bridge Refugee Services, Knoxville, TN 2009 Volunteer doula for uninsured immigrant adolescents, Oakland, CA PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Population Association of America Society for Research on Adolescence Academy Health Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management