Linnea evans 1369 Ox Yoke Drive Flint, MI, 48532 Phone: 810-210-6531 laevans@umich.edu Research and Teaching Interests Marginalization by race and gender, and ensuing stress; the construction of health inequities in adolescence and young adulthood; social-structural determinants of health; and mixed methods research (quantitative and qualitative). Education PhD, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2017 Cognate: Social Demography and Population Studies Dissertation: Racialized realignment of time: How time-use may be shaped by early life disadvantage, predict stress, and contribute to racial disparities in early onset hypertension Committee: Arline Geronimus (Chair), Cleopatra Caldwell, Sarah Burgard, and John Bound MPH, Boston University, Boston 2001 Dual concentration: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Health Law BS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1999 Concentration: Biology Academic Fellowships, Grants and Honors University of Michigan Population Studies Center Traineeship in Social Demography and Population Studies University of Michigan Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health Traineeship on race/ethnicity and health University of Michigan Rackham Merit Fellow 2010-present 2011-present 2009-present Marshall Weinberg Research Fellowship 2014-2015 Competitive award ($6,246) to support dissertation research Margaret Dow Towsley Scholar 2010-2011 Competitive award ($2,000) by the Center for the Education of Women Publications Journal articles and book chapters Evans, L.A., Geronimus, A.T., et al. (in progress). Racialized realignment of time: Time-use as a proxy for differential lived experiences at the intersection of race and gender.
Nicklett, E.J., Taylor, R.J., Rostand, O., Johnson, K.E., & Evans, L.A. (2017). Biopsychosocial predictors of fall events among older African Americans. Research on Aging, 1-25. Collins, J., Evans, L., and McQueen, D.V. (2008) Chronic Disease Control. In Scutchfield, F. and Keck, W. (Editors). Principles of Public Health Practice (3rd ed). Thomas Delmar Learning. Evans, L., Hall, M., Jones, C., and Neiman, A. (2007) Did the Ottawa Charter play a role in the push to assess health promotion effectiveness? Promotion & Education. IUHPE. Government reports Cancer in Massachusetts Women: 1989-1998 Data Report. Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2002. Women & Cancer: Knowledge. Understanding. Power. Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2002. Presentations at Professional Meetings Evans, L.A., Martinez-Cardoso, A., Illka, P., Echols, A., & Bush, B. Policing in everyday life: disparities by race and ethnicity in Washtenaw and Wayne County. 2017 Washtenaw County Public Health Symposium on Violent Interactions between Law Enforcement and Black Americans. March 23, 2017. Poster. Evans, L.A. Differential lived experiences in adolescence: Conceptualizing disparities through the lens of timeuse. The American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, October 29-November 2, 2016. Poster. Camacho-Almaraz, I., Martinez-Cardoso, A., Evans, L.A. (2016). Assessing discrimination scales for etiological health research. University of Michigan Summer UROP Symposium, August 2, 2016. Poster. Nicklett, E., Rostand, O., Schantz, K., & Evans, L. Neighborhood context and recurrent falls among older adults aging in place. The Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, November 21, 2015. Oral. Nicklett, E., Schantz, K., Evans, L.A., Johnson, K., & Rostand, O. Neighborhood context and falls: Barriers and facilitators to aging in place. Oregon Gerontological Association Annual Conference, May 1, 2015. Oral. Evans, L.A. How we use our time in adolescence and young adulthood: another look at social inequities by race and gender in the U.S. Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA), San Diego, CA. April 30-May 2, 2015. Poster. Geronimus, A.T., Bound, J., & Evans, L. Temporal trends in race and sex differences in the age-gradient of hypertension. 140 th American Public Health Association Meeting, San Francisco, CA. October 2012. Poster. Sells M. & Evans, L.A. Reducing cervical cancer mortality among Zambian women. 19 th IUHPE World Conference, Vancouver, BC. June 2007. Oral. Evans, L.. & Lamarre, M.C. Mutual change through partnership: Health promotion and chronic disease prevention. 19 th IUHPE World Conference, Vancouver, BC. June 2007. Oral. 2
Evans, L., Schillinger, J., Farhang, L. et al. Provision of emergency contraception in an STD Clinic: Results from a pilot project in New York City. 2004 National STD Prevention Conference, Philadelphia, PA. March 2004. Oral. Evans, L. Participatory evaluation in Healthy Start: Integrating national and local evaluation needs. 2003 National Healthy Start Grantee Meeting, Washington, D.C. September 2003. Oral. Evans, L., Hall, M., & Roca, A. U.S. Mexico Chronic Disease Border Health Initiative. Salud! Addressing Latino Health Challenges Conference, Atlanta, GA. July 2002. Oral. Academic Research Experience Graduate Student Research Assistant, University of Michigan Population Studies Center 9/2010-present Assessing validity of EBV-immortalized blood and saliva cells to estimate population differences in telomere length, a biomarker of stress-mediated health and aging. Recruited and collected interview and biomarker data from 150 black, white, and Latinx women in Detroit and Ann Arbor, MI. Currently analyzing data. The effects of gentrification on NYC and Chicago mortality rates. Analyzed mortality and census tract data. Interpreted results and currently developing publications. Weathering race and gender differentials in hypertension onset. Analyzed multiple years of NHANES data. Interpreted results and presented findings. Social Science Research Assistant, University of Michigan School of Social Work 1/2015-2/2016 Racial differences in falls among older adults. Cleaned, analyzed, and interpreted data from the Health and Retirement Study. Developed presentations and publications. Short-term Contractor, Genesee County REACH Project, Genesee County Health Dept. 3/2012-8/2012 Coded qualitative in-depth interviews and focus group data collected to evaluate how anti-racism interventions may contribute to reducing adverse reproductive and infant health outcomes. Research Assistant, The Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center 3-9/2010, 5/2011-2012 Redesigned evaluation tools for the Detroit URC policy advocacy trainings. Coordinated components of 2 nd edition of CBPR book. Collaborated on the development of an NIH R01 grant to study SDOH in Detroit, MI. Research Assistant, University of Michigan School of Education 5/1998-8/1999 Conducted literature review on educational policy and student access of underrepresented groups. Research Assistant, University of Michigan Department of Medical Education 9/1996-5/1999 Changes in knowledge and health behaviors of urban African-Americans with arthritis, living in Detroit, MI. Collected quantitative data from self-help courses. Developed qualitative evaluation component, executed in-depth interviews in the field with course participants. Non-academic Research and Professional Experience Health Scientist, CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prev. and Health Promotion 10/2005-6/2009 Coordinated technical assistance to chronic disease evaluation, surveillance, and capacity building projects with the World Health Organization and ministries of health. Monitored work plan and budget. Managed international cooperative agreements. Developed evaluations for ongoing and planned collaborations. Public Health Analyst, CDC Coordinating Office for Global Health 11/2004-10/2005 3
Managed the Central America and Caribbean Field Epidemiology Training Program. Secured grants to support project efforts. Managed cooperative agreements and staffing. Designed training modules. Short-term Consultant, Medical Health Research Association of New York 9/2004-11/2004 Pilot-tested and trained staff on the first electronic medical record in NYCDOHMH public STD clinics. Public Health Prevention Service CDC fellowship (1yr in 2 Centers, 2 yrs in health dept.) 9/2001-9/2004 New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 9/2002-9/2004 Bureau of Maternal, Infant and Reproductive Health Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Evaluation Unit Evaluated MCH and reproductive health programs, focusing on Healthy Start Brooklyn in MCH clinics and an emergency contraception pilot project introduced into 5 public STD clinics. Oversaw planning of the 2004 Access to Family Planning Survey. 3-month temporary duty assignment to CDC-Uganda Global AIDS Program 10/2003-1/2004 Served as a technical advisor on monitoring and evaluating programs. CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 3/2002-8/2002 Office of the Director, Global Health Promotion Developed and pilot-tested a chronic disease epidemiology and surveillance training course. CDC National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention 9/2001-3/2002 Office of the Director, Planning and Policy Coordination Analyzed and provided guidance on proposed policies and potential effects for prevention efforts. Program Assistant, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Cancer Prevention 1/2000-8/2001 Staffed and led the Comprehensive Cancer Control Conference Planning Committee in coordinating statewide trainings. Developed health education materials and led public education activities in community settings. Evaluated media campaigns. Teaching Experience Co-leader of the Society, Equity and Health Research Lab: Research mentor to Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) students (present) and Michigan Community College Summer Research Fellow, and co-lead on weekly journal club and lab meetings (5/2016-present). Graduate Student Mentor: Mentored 2 master-level public health and social work students in fall research literature review and presentation development (1/2015-2/2016). Guest Lectures: RacismLab (10/2015) Time-use measures as proxy for stress, HBHE 800 Professional Development Seminar (11/2014, 10/2016) Preparing for preliminary exams and beyond, HBHE 800 Professional Development Seminar (11/2009) Mixed methods research: combining quantitative and qualitative data. Graduate of the 14 th annual Preparing Future Faculty: 5-week seminar hosted by the Center for Research on Learning and Training (6/2015). Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Advisor: Mentor to 30 undergraduate students. Planned and led biweekly meetings, and graded journal topics. Guided students in development of research papers and presentations (8/1997-5/1999). 4
Service and Volunteer Activities Invited Participant, Beyond the ivory tower: Co-creating community-university partnerships that work 2016 Invited participant to UM Detroit Center meeting between academia, community organizations, foundations and other key partners to discuss the enhancement of community-university partnerships in Detroit, MI. Member, University of Michigan RacismLab 2015-present Member of the RacismLab (http://isr.umich.edu/seh/racismlab.html), a University working group of researchers from varied disciplines interested in addressing racism and its effects. Biweekly review of racism research, sponsor of university-wide racism lectures, and coordination of special issue on racism in Social Science & Medicine. HBHE Doctoral Student Mentor 2015-2016 Mentor to incoming HBHE doctoral student. Student Facilitator, Jedi Public Health Conference 2014 Facilitated logistics of conference and moderated breakout sessions. Student Representative, HBHE Department Doctoral Curriculum Committee 2012-2015 Served as liaison between student body and faculty on curriculum, preliminary exams, and funding issues. Advised on changes to the doctoral curriculum and the preliminary exam. Member, CDC Social Determinants of Health and Equity Workgroup 2007-2010 Member, Global Scientific Committee, International Union for Health Promotion & Educ. 2005-2009 Member, Outreach and Community Education Workgroup, NYC Family Planning 2003-2004 5