CURRICULUM VITAE
CAROLYN ANNE BERRY
July 2015
BUSINESS ADDRESS: HOME ADDRESS:
Department of Population Health 25 Oberlin Street
New York University School of Medicine Maplewood, NJ 07040
227 East 30th St, 624
New York, NY 10016
EDUCATION
New York University. Ph.D., Community Psychology, 1993.
Wake Forest University. M.A., Psychology, 1986. B.A., Psychology, 1984.
Wayne State University. Junior Year in Freiburg, West Germany, 19821983.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Distinguished Adjunct of the Year, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, 2007-2008; 2010-2011
Chein-Lehmann Dissertation Award, 1993.
summa cum laude B.A., 1984.
Phi Beta Kappa, 1984.
Delta Phi Alpha (National German Honor Society), 1984.
Hankins Scholarship, Wake Forest University, 19811984.
National Merit Scholarship, 1980.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS/TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2014- Affiliated Faculty of Global Public Health, Global Institute of Public Health, New York University
2011- Associate Professor, Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine
2008- Associate Professor, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University. Course: Program Evaluation and Policy Analysis.
1997-00 Research Assistant Professor, Institute for Health Services Research and Policy
Studies, Northwestern University
1995-99 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago. Course: Introduction to Research in Psychology
1995-97 Research Associate (Assistant Professor) Department of Pediatrics,
University of Chicago
1993-1995 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University. Courses: Program Analysis and Evaluation, Statistical Methods for Public Management, Doctoral Seminar on Research Methods, Public Policy Workshop
1990 Instructor, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University. Course: Statistical Methods for Public Management
19861988 Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology, New York University. Courses: Introductory Psychology, Field Research Design, Survey Research Design, Multivariate Statistics
198486 Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology, Wake Forest University, WinstonSalem, N.C. Course: Research Methodology and Statistical Analysis
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008-11 Director, Research and Evaluation, Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc., Hamilton, NJ.
2000-08 Deputy Director, Center for Health and Public Service Research, Robert F. Wagner
Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, New York, N.Y.
1997-00 Associate Director of Outcomes Research, Statistical Sciences and Epidemiology Program, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
1995-97 Associate Director of Research, La Rabida-University of Chicago Research
and Policy Center, Chicago, IL.
198995 Research Scientist, Health Research Program, Wagner School of Public
Service, New York University, New York, N.Y.
198889 Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, New York University,
New York, N.Y.
198788 Research Assistant, Psychiatry Service, Memorial SloanKettering Cancer
Center, New York, N.Y.
1983-85 Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, Wake Forest University,
WinstonSalem, N.C.
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
2008-09 Outcome Evaluation Consultant to Children’s Aid Society
2006- Outcome Evaluation Consultant to MED-IQ
2004-07 Evaluation Consultant to the American Academy of Family Physicians
2004 Evaluation Consultant to Asphalt Green for the Recess Enhancement Program
2002-03 Consultant to Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc for Best Clinical and Administrative Practices: Enhancing Child Development Services in Medicaid Managed Care
2001 Methodological Consultant to HRSA CAP project.
1997 Research Consultant to The Lewin Group, Washington, DC.
1996-97 Research Consultant to the Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC) at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1996-99 Research Consultant to Chicago HIV Health and Psychological Support (CHHAPS)
Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL
1995 Research Consultant to Center for Independence of the Disabled of New York
(CIDNY), New York, NY
198895 Research/Statistical Consultant to Psychiatry Service, Memorial SloanKettering
Cancer Center, New York, NY
198889 Statistical Consultant to Gay Men's Health Crisis, New York, NY
198687 Statistical Consultant to Citizens' Committee of New York City
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
2015- Co-Investigator and Lead Evaluator, “Using practice facilitation in primary care settings to reduce risk factors for cardiovascular disease”, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (R18 HS023922-01).
2014- Co-Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of Echo Endocrine Project”, Helmsley Charitable Trust.
2012- Co-Investigator, “Evaluation of a Social Innovation Fund Initiative”, Corporation for Supportive Housing/Social Innovation Fund Grant from Corporation for National and Community Service.
2012-14 Co-Investigator, “Evaluation of Together on Diabetes”, United Hospital Fund.
2010-13 Principal Investigator, “Health Care Transformation Among Small Urban Practices Serving the Underserved”, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ1 R18 HS019164-01).
2009-11 Principal Investigator, “Process Evaluation of Reducing Disparities at the Practice Site”, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
2009-11 Principal Investigator, “Process Evaluation of Kaiser Permanente Medicaid Learning Initiative”, Kaiser Permanente.
2008- Principal Investigator, “ Internal Evaluation Technical Assistance for New York State Health Foundation Grantees”, New York State Health Foundation.
2008 Co-Investigator, “Bronx Faith-Based Initiative to Eliminate Racial Disparities in Health”, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health; Principal Investigator of sub-contract to New York University.
(R24 MD001644 National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities NIH)
2007-08 Co-Investigator, “Center of Excellence in the Elimination of Disparities (CEED): New York REACH”, Centers for Disease Control (U58DP000943-01; CDC)
2006-08 Co-Investigator, “Electronic Health Records: Improving Quality and Reducing Disparities in Diabetes Care”, Commonwealth Fund.
2005-07 Co-Principal Investigator, “Process Study of WeCare”, New York City Human Resources Administration.
2005-07 Principal Investigator, “Outcome Evaluation of the SchoolFood Plus Initiative”, FoodChange/Kellogg Foundation.
2004-10 Co-Investigator, “Evaluation of Expecting Success”, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
2004 Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of the New York City New Teacher Induction Program”, New York City Department of Education.
2002-03 Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD)” Commonwealth Fund.
2000-04 Co-Investigator, “Evaluation of the New York City Childhood Asthma Initiative”, New York City Department of Health.
2000- 06 Principal Investigator, “Social Determinants and the Environment in Pediatric Asthma”, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (R01 ES10908 NIEHS).
2000-01 Co-Principal Investigator, “Development and Validation of the Brief Pediatric Asthma and Allergy Screen”, American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
2000 Co-Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of the Safe to Learn Demo”, Illinois Violence Prevention Authority.
1999-00 Co-Investigator, “Medicaid Managed Care/S-CHIP: Child & Safety Net Impacts”, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research/Packard Foundation.
1999-01 Co-Principal Investigator, “Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD): Program Direction and Evaluation” Commonwealth Fund.
1999 Co-Principal Investigator, “Impact of Air Purifiers on Pediatric Asthma Outcomes in the Inner City”, Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute, American Medical Association.
1998-99 Co-Principal Investigator, "Pediatric Developmental Services in Medicaid Managed
Care Plans", Commonwealth Fund.
1997-98 Co-Principal Investigator, "Caregiver Stress and Children’s Asthma Outcomes",
Children’s Asthmatic Fund.
1996-98 Co-Investigator, "The La Rabida Community Asthma Program for Children", Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute.
1996-97 Principal Investigator, "Evaluation of the Effects of an Informational Video/ Worksheet Intervention on Patient-Physician Interactions", Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust.
1996-97 Evaluator and Co-author of final report, "Group Educational Intervention for Failure to Thrive", Genentech Foundation for Growth and Development.
1996-97 Evaluator and Co-author of final report, "Failure to Thrive: Education for Managed Care Providers", Genentech Foundation for Growth and Development.
1996 Evaluator and Co-author of final report, "A Process Evaluation of SOS Children’s Village of Illinois", Chicago Community Trust and The Field Foundation.
1994-97 Co-Investigator and Co-author of final report, "Determinants of Physicians' AIDS- Related Practice Behavior", Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
1993-95 Project Director, "Emergency Department Profiling Project" United Hospital Fund.
1992-93 Dissertation: "The AIDS Related Attitudes of Physicians-in-Training as a Function of Role Modeling the Attitudes of Their Faculty Toward Treating People with AIDS", New York University, New York, New York.
1992-93 Project Director and Co-author of final report, "An Evaluation of the New York State Department of Health's Health Personnel Rate Adjustment Program", New York State Department of Health contract.
1991-93 Project Director and Co-author of final report, "Determinants of House Officers' Responses to AIDS", Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
1990-94 Project Director and Co-author of final report, "Evaluation of an Intensive Case Management Program for Families Leaving the Homeless Shelter System", Edna McConnell Clark Foundation.
1989-91 Project Director and Co-author of final report, "Extending Health Insurance to the Working Poor: An Assessment of Health Status and Health Care Utilization Effects", Robert Wood Johnson.
1989-90 Project Director and Co-author of final report, "Improving Ambulance Use in New York City", The Commonwealth Fund.
1988-89 Project Director and Co-author of final report, "Factors Influencing Residency Recruitment and Training", Macy Foundation.
1988-89 Research Assistant, "The Disabled Elderly and Their Social Relationships", New York University Challenge Grant. Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, N.Y.
198789 Project Director, "Sex in the AIDS Era": Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Preventive Intervention Program, practicum project, New York University, New York, N.Y.
198788 Research Assistant, "Psychological Skills Training/Media Program to Reduce AIDS Risk Behavior", Centers for Disease Control.
Research Assistant, "Controlled FollowUp of Psychological Adjustment to AIDS in AIDS Patients, ARC Patients and Healthy Comparison Subjects", National Institute of Mental Health.
198687 CoInvestigator, "Needs Assessment of Youth Group Leaders", Citizens' Committee of New York City, New York, N.Y.
198586 Master's Thesis Project: "An Empirical Test of an Integrated SelfPresentational Model for the Explanation of Social Anxiety", Wake Forest University, WinstonSalem, N.C.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Public Health Association
American Evaluation Association
Society for Community Research and Action
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
2013- Member, Health Disparities and Equity Promotion Study Section (NIH)
2009-13 Ad hoc member, Health Disparities and Equity Promotion Study Section (NIH)
2008-09 Ad hoc member, Community Influences on Health Behavior Study Section (NIH)
2007-08 Member, NHLBI-Patient Oriented Research (K23, K24, K25) Career Enhancement Award Special Emphasis Panel (July 2007, November 2007, February 2008, July 2008, November 2008, February 2009)
2006 Special Emphasis Panel, Community-Based Participation in Research R01s
(NIH PAR 05-026)
2006 Special Emphasis Panel, Advanced Research Cooperation for Environmental Health (NIEHS RFA ES 05-600)
2005 Special Emphasis Panel, Community-Based Participation in Research R01s
(NIH PAR 05-026)
2005 Special Emphasis Panel, Advanced Research Cooperation for Environmental Health (NIEHS RFA ES 04-009)
2004 Special Emphasis Panel, Environmental Justice: Partnerships for Communication (NIEHS RFA ES 03-007)
2003 Special Emphasis Panel, Environmental Justice: Partnerships for Communication (NIEHS RFA ES 03-002)
2002 Special Emphasis Panel, Environmental Justice: Partnerships to Address Ethical Challenges in Environmental Health (NIEHS RFA ES 02-005)
2001 Special Emphasis Panel, Community-Based Participatory Research in Environmental Health (NIEHS RFA ES 01-003)
SELECTED ABSTRACTS and PRESENTATIONS
2014 Paul, M., Weitzman, B.C., Berry C.A., and Mijanovich, T. How state policy and local context is shaping implementation of an innovative program for homeless individuals. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
2013 Paul, M., Berry C.A., Mijanovich, T., Albert, A., Shih, S. Smith-Ryan, M.S., and Winther, C. Patient centered medical home recognition and key dimensions of PCMH among small, urban, high-volume Medicaid practice. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.
2013 Weitzman, B.C., Berry C.A., Mijanovich, T., and Sankar-Bergmann, A. Creating and evaluating innovations in homeless services: The challenges of integrating social services and medical services for high- need homeless populations. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.
2012 Berry C.A., Mijanovich, T., Paul, M., Albert, A., Ryan, M.S., Winther, C., Wolfe, E. and Shih, S. PCMH transformation among small urban primary care practices serving the underserved. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
2008 Albert, S., and Berry, C.A. It's not easy eating greens: Food consumption of elementary school students. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
2008 Smith, D., Berry, C.A., Desai, S., Lipton, F., and Rendell, J. Implementing WeCARE: New York City’s program of comprehensive and integrated services for hard to serve cash assistance (CA) clients with health and/or mental health barriers to work. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Meeting, Los Angelos, CA.
2007 Albert, S., Berry, C.A., and Spitzer, T. School based environmental obesity policy: The good, the bad and the downright ugly. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
2006 Abrami, A., Albert, S., Berry, C., and Spitzer, T. Measuring dietary intake: digital photography, the new "gold standard" for evaluating dietary behavior change in school cafeteria settings. American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.
2006 Martin, M., Shalowitz, M., Mijanovich, T., Clark-Kauffman, B., Perez, E., and Berry, C. Effects of acculturation on asthma prevalence in a community sample of Mexican-American school children. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
2006 Perez, P., Shalowitz, M., Berry, C., and Martin, M. Differences in mental health in Mexican immigrants by time in U.S. and language choice. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
2006 Chien, A., Perez, E., Quinn, K., Wolf, R., Shalowitz, M., and Berry, C.A. Racial disparity in home allergen sensitization in an inner-city population. Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
2006 Martin, M.A., Shalowitz, M. U., Mijanovich, T., Clark-Kauffman, B., Perez, E and Berry, C.A. The effects of acculturation on asthma in a community sample of Mexican-American school children. Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
2006 Perez, E., Wolf, R., Quinn, K.A., Berry, C.A., and Shalowitz, M. U., Race/ethnicity and skin test reactivity to common asthma-related antigens. Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
2006 Shalowitz, M. U. and Berry, C.A. Persistent stress and asthma morbidity. Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
2006 Martin, M., Shalowitz, M., Mijanovich, T., Clark-Kauffman, B., Perez, E., and Berry, C. Effects of acculturation on asthma prevalence in a community sample of Mexican-American school children. The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program National Meeting.
2005 Berry, C. Panel member: Challenges confronting program evaluation. Health Care Services in New York: Research and Practice Annual Symposium, New York, NY.
2005 Luckey, M. M. Albert, S., and Berry, C. Low levels of knowledge, confidence, and self-reported use of bone density testing, among family medicine residents. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN.
2005 Luckey, M. M. Albert, S., and Berry, C. Better Bones Workshop improves knowledge, confidence and intention for change among family medicine residents. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN.