Faculty and Staff Profiles

• B.S. Microbiology - Memphis State University - 1976
• M.S. Community Health - Memphis State University - 1980
• Ph.D. Community Health Education - The University of New Mexico - 1985

• Professor, Health and Sport Sciences - The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee - 2003 - Present
• Associate Professor, Human Movement Sciences & Education - The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee - 1989 - 2002
• • Director , Urban Youth Wellness Initiative, Human Movement Sciences & Education - The University of Memphis - 1996-Present
• • Field Team Coordinator , Rapid Assessment, Response, and Evaluation Project (RARE) ., An outreach partnership (Invited). Crisis Response Initiative for HIV/AIDS prevention. - City of Memphis Government, Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Sponsor: The U.S.DHHS/OHAP, Washington, DC. - 2001-2002
• Assistant Professor, Health Physical Education & Recreation - Memphis State University - 1986-1989
• Assistant Professor, Area of Health Physical Education & Recreation - The University of Alabama - 1985-1986
• • OSHA Program Coordinator, Industrial Safety and Health programs for reservation-based industries in the Continental United States and Alaska. - National American Indian Safety Council, Inc Albuquerque, New Mexico - 1983-1984
• •Program Specialist, Industrial Safety - National American Indian Safety Council, Inc Albuquerque, New Mexico - 1982-1983

• Igniting Excitement for Academic - The University of Memphis, Excellence Black Scholars Unlimited & The Black Graduate Students Association. - 2002
• • Fellow, Research Consortium - American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance - 2001
• • Outstanding Award for Community Service - College of Education, The University of Memphis - 2000
• • Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1998 - Who's Who Among America's Teachers - 1998
• • Leadership Memphis, Class of 1995 - Leadership Memphis Institute - 1995
• • Phi Kappa Phi - National Academic Honors Society - 1985
• • Kappa Delta Pi Lambda Gamma - National Academic Honors Society - 1980

• Epidemiology (Graduate) - The University of Memphis
• Health Intervention Theories and Application (Graduate) - The University of Memphis
• Occupational Health (Graduate) - The University of Memphis
• Organization & Administration in Public Health (Grad/Undergrad - The University of Memphis
• Drug Education (Grad/Undergrad) - The University of Memphis
• Health Promotion Strategies (Undergrad) - The University of Memphis
• Health Promotion Program Development & Admin. (Undergrad) - The University of Memphis
• Elementary School Health and Wellness (Undergrad) - The University of Memphis
• Personal Health (Undergrad) - The University of Memphis
• Introduction to Community Health (Undergrad) - The University of Memphis
• Chronic and Communicable Disease (Undergrad) - The University of Memphis
• Evaluation in Health Education (Graduate) - The University of Alabama
• Principles and Assessment of Health (Honors Program) - The University of Alabama
• Drug Awareness and Education (Undergraduate) - The University of Alabama
• Consumer Health (Undergraduate) - The University of New Mexico

• "Is It Worth It ?": A Public Service Announcement (PSA) on "Stop Smoking". (30 seconds) - 1995 - The Warner Brother Production, Memphis, TN. PSA aired on ABC-TV Affiliate, Memphis and Nashville - The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Tennessee he National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Tennessee < Department of Health. A campaign targeting African Americans in Tennessee. < Production included developing scripts, editing script
• " It's A Killer" : A play focusing on the ( 14:56 minutes) - 1995 - The Warner Brother Production, Memphis, TN. Target audience: African American Youth. - The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Tennessee he National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Tennessee < Department of Health. A campaign targeting African Americans in Tennessee. < Production included developing scripts, editing script
• "Health Consequences of Smoking: Youth Mentor Update ‘95" ( 10:42 minutes) - 1995 - Memphis, TN. Target audience: African American Youth. - The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Tennessee Department of Health.
• Smoking the Youth Mentor Approach: The Stroke Belt Initiative . (10:52 minutes) - 1995 - Memphis, TN. Target audience: African American Youth. - The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Tennessee Department of Health.

• Co-Principal Investigator, "Your Health is in Your Hands: Reversing Health Disparities". In partnership with the TN Office of Minority Health (OMH). Focus: I conducted a series of focus group interviews with the faith communities in addressing the disp - The National Institute of Health (NIH) - $50,000 - 2003-2004
• Principal Investigator, "The Urban Youth Wellness". - The United States Department of Labor and City of Memphis Government - $100,000 - 2001-2002
• Principal Investigator, "Health and Wellness Assessment" - David and Beverlyn Mays Foundation, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana - $3,260 - 2001-2002
• Principal Investigator, "The Urban Youth Wellness". - The United States Department of Labor and City of memphis Government - $153,043 - 2000-2001
• Co-Principal Investigator, "School-Based Smoking Cessation Program for Adolescents". - National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute of Health (NIH) - $1,875,973 - 2000-2002
• Principal Investigator, "Urban Youth Wellness Initiative: Community-Based Partnership". - The United state Department of Labor and Memphis Youth Fair Chance - $70,593 - 1998-1999
• Co-Principal Investigator, "Evaluating an African-Centered Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Model". - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS), Office of Women's Health - $139,600 - 1996-1997
• Principal Investigator, "The Stroke Belt Initiative: A Church-Based Health Promotion Project for African American Communities", Memphis and Shelby County TN - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the Tennessee Department of Health - $54,064 - 1993-1997
• Principal Investigator , "Health Promotion for Low Income Minority Senior Citizens: A Coalition of Senior Centers', Memphis and Shelby County TN" - Delta Commission on Aging and Delta Area Agency on Aging - $15,475 - 1995-1996
• Principle Investigator, "Teen Dads' Night In: Male Responsibility" Tennessee. - United Way of Greater Memphis Special Project - $1000 - 1994-1995
• Principal Investigator, "Tobacco Use: A Risk Fctor for Stroke in African American Population", Memphis and Shelby County TN - TN Department of Health and Environment - $5000 - 1992
• Principal Investigator, "Adolescent Drug Prevention Project", Greene County School System, Eutau, West Alabama - Metropolitan Life Foundation - $5000 - 1986-1987

• "Health Promotion Trial with Mental Patients: A Community-based partnership". (A pilot project) - Chronically mentally ill individuals residing in group homes by Mid-South HealthNet, a local residential psychiatric facility in Memphis, Tennessee. - 2004-2005 - Faculty Research Grant, The University of Memphis.
• "Your Health Is In Your Hands, Reversing Health Disparities": Stroke prevention initiative in partnership with the Tennessee Office of Minority Health (MH). - Faith-based organizations and faith leaders of color within six urban areas in Tennessee. - 2003- 2004 - U.S. Office of Health Disparities, Department of Health and Human Services.
• Rapid Assessment, Response, and Evaluation (RARE): A crisis response initiative for HIV/AIDS prevention. - City of Memphis Government, Memphis/Shelby County Health Department, and U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy. - 2001-2002 - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy.
• Urban Youth Wellness Initiative - Youth (13-18 years) and their families residing in Memphis, Tennessee. - 1998-2002 - U.S. Department of Labor and Memphis Youth Fair Chance.
• Memphis/Shelby County Regional Health Council (RHC) on HIV/AIDS/STDs - Community-Based agencies and organizations. - 2001-2002 - Tennessee Dept. of Health, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Agenda for HIV/AIDS among African American youth. - Community leaders and policy makers in Memphis/Shelby County, Tennessee. - 1995 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Joint Center for Economic Studies, Washinton, DC., and Memphis/Shelby County Health Department.
• Shelby County Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Council. - Memphi and Shelby County Community - 1991-1995 - Tennessee Department of Health
• Coalition for Preventing African American Strokes from Tobacco Use (PAAST). - African American community in Memphis and Shelby County. - 1991-1994 - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and Tennessee Department of Health.

• University of Memphis - Coordinator, Health Promotion & Nutrition, Dept. of HSS - 2005 - present
• University of Memphis - Master's of Puhblic Health degree program - 2006-2007
• University of Memphis - School of Public Health Planning Committee. - 2007 - present
• University of Memphis - College of Education Aspiratios Team - 2004 -present
• The American Academy of Health Behavior - Journal Review Board - Current
• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. - Reviewer of Abstracts - 2002-2003
• AIDS Education and Prevention Journal - Review Board - 1991 - 2000
• Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk (Special Edition) - Review Board - 1998
• Journal of Pediatric Psychology - Review Board (Special Edition) - 1986
• The Welcome Trust, London, England. (Invited) - Grant Review Committee. Title of Project: "Research Training Fellowship in Health Consequences of Population Change: Migration experience of abuse and mental health in the young Thai Population". (£68,820) - 2002-2003
• The Welcome Trust, London, England. (Invited) - Grant Review Board. Title of Project: " Persistence of depression among low-income urban women in developing countries: Identifying social risk factors and testing a preliminary intervention". (£324,632) - 1998
• AAPHERD, Southern District, Visibility Committee -   - 2000-20002
• Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, Regional Advisory HIV/AIDS Prevention Planning Group - Co-Chair - 1995-1997
• American Heart Association, Affiliate Community Site Committee -   - 1995-1997
• Memphis in May International Festival, Inc. - Board of Directors (Education Committee) - 1996
• Leadership Memphis Institute - Health and Environment - 1996-2000
• Tennessee Department of Health - HIV Prevention Planning Group - 1994-1995
• Memphis and Shelby Health Department. - County Adolescent Prevention Council - 1991-1995
• Metro Senior Citizens Services, Inc. - Board of Directors - 1992-1994
• Department of Human Services - Beat The Odds - 1994

• Memphis/Shelby County Health Department, and City of Memphis Government. Field Team Coordinator, HIV/AIDS Crisis response project (Rapid Assessment, Response, and Evaluation (RARE)). - 2001 - 2002
• Tennessee Alcohol and Drug Prevention Outcome Evaluation (TADPOLE), Tennessee Deapartment of Health, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services. Focus: program evaluation and methodology - 2001 - Present
• Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, Memphis, Tennessee. Syphilis Elimination Project. Via focus group interviews, examine community readiness to build partneships toward eliminating syphilis in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee. - 2001
• Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, Tennessee. Via focus group interviews, examine the determinants of high rates of syphilis and HIV/AIDS among low-income African Americans residing in Memphis/Shelby County, Tennessee. - 1999
• Project ECHO: Empowered Choices for Healthy Opportunities. West Tennessee Area Health Education Center, Inc. Focus on project evaluation and methodology. - 1991-1997
• Tennessee Department of Health. Focus: Tobacco use, a risk factor for stroke in African American population in Memphis/Shelby County, Tennessee. Program development and evaluation. - 1990-1991
• Department of Critical Care, The University of New Mexico School of Medicine (Edward Bernstein, MD). Adolescent alcohol and substance abuse prevention. Focus: evaluation and data analysis. - 1985

• Book Chapters
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1990). Child and Adolescent substance abuse: Etiology and prevention. In S.B. Morgan & T.M. Okwumabua (Eds), Child and adolescent disorders: Developmental and health psychology perspectives. New Jersey: Erlbaum.
• Duryea, E.J., Dempsy, T., Okwumabua, J.O., & Perry, C. (1988). The Solomon Four-Group Design: An Application for Health Education Research. In J.H. Humphrey (Ed.), Advances in Health Education Current Research, 143-151, New York: AMS Press.
• Technical reports/unpublished documents
• Okwumabua, J.O. (2003). Preventing HIV/AIDS incidence in Memphis/Shelby County, Tennessee: Rapid assessment, response, and evaluation project (RARE). A Technical Report submitted to the City of Memphis Government, Memphis/Shelby County Health Department, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, Washington, DC.
• Okwumabua, J.O. & Williams,C (2002). Building community coalition toward syphilis elimination: Perspectives of community residents and organizations (Syphilis Elimination Project). Via focus group interviews, identified strategies to strengthen community involvement and organizational partnerships toward eliminating syphilis in Memphis and Shelby County. A Technical Report submitted to Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, Memphis, Tennessee and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (2000). Determinats of HIV and syphilis incidence in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee: Perspectives of low-income African Americans. A Technical Report submitted to Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, Tennessee and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
• Okwumabua, J.O. & Pearson, C.M. (1997). Resources on Stroke Prevention for African American Churches and Communities. A resource document submitted to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
• Okunoren, T., Speight, B., Mercier, G., Okwumabua, J., & Crowson, C. (1994). A Church-Based Nutrition Education Program Training Manual: Eating Healthy for Spiritual Well-Being. Preventing African American Strokes from Tobacco Use (PAAST).
• Adams-Graves, P., Jackson, A.L., Okwumabua, J., Brooks, A., Crews, W. & Dickens, C. (1994). A Church-Based Smoking Cessation Program Training Manual: Stop Smoking with Spiritual Power. Preventing African American Strokes from Tobacco Use (PAAST).
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1994). A Church-Based Health Promotion Program for African-American Churches: Stroke Belt Initiative. A Technical Report submitted to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and Tennessee Department of Health.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Weddle, K., Bol, L. McWillaims, A., & James, S. (1994). Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Programs and Services in Memphis/Shelby County. A Directory prepared in response to over 400 surveys mailed to community agencies, organizations, and churches. Memphis and Shelby County Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Council.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1988). Risk Reduction/Health Promotion Project.. Technical Report submitted to the Superintendent, Greene County School System, Eutau, West Alabama.
• Okwumabua, J.O. and Zotigh, R. (1984). An Assessment of Safety Needs of Santa Fe Indian School.. Technical Report submitted to the Superintendent, Santa Fe Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1984). Implementation and Training Source Document: Occupational Health and Safety. The Navajo Forest Products Industry. Document submitted to the Board of Managers, Navajo Forest Products Industry, Navajo, New Mexico.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1983). Needs Assessment: Occupational Health and Safety, Navajo Forest Products Industry. Technical Report submitted to the Board of Directors, Navajo Forest Products Industry, Navajo, New Mexico.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1983) Needs Assessment: Occupational Health and Safety, Quinault Fisheries Industry (Phase I Report). Technical Report submitted to the Board of Directors and Tribal council, Quinault Fisheries Industry, Tahola, Washington.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1982). Implementation and Training Source Document: Occupational Health and Safety. The Navajo Agricultural Products Industry: Model Demonstration Project. Document submitted to the Board of Mangers, Navajo Agricultural Products Industry, Navajo, New Mexico.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Beatty, H., Brown, O., Kill, B., and Redford-Lowe, J. (1981). Needs Assessment, Occupational Health and Safety: Navajo Agricultural Products Industry. Technical Report submitted to the Board of Directors, Navajo Forest Products Industry, Navajo, New Mexico.

•     Okwumabua, J.O., Williams, C., & Glover, V. (2007). Building community coalition toward syphilis elimination: Perspectives of residents and organizations. Journal of the National Society of Allied Health, 4, 9-28.
  
      Okwumabua, J.O., Wong, S.P., & Duryea, E.J. (2003). Depressive symptoms and decision making among African American youth. Journal of Adolescent Research, 18, 436-453.
     
      Duryea, E.J. & Okwumabua, J.O. (2002). Use of cause and effect language in health behavior research literature. American Journal of Health Behavior, 26, 221-228.
    
      Okwumabua, J.O., Duryea, E.J. & Wong, S.P. (2002). Decision making correlates of depressive symptoms among African American adolescents: Implications for prevention approaches. American Journal of Health Education, 33, 28-35.
  
     Okwumabua, J.O., Glover, V., Bolden, D., & Edwards, S. (2001). Perspectives of low-income African Americans on syphilis and HIV: Implications for prevention approaches. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 12, 474-489. 
    
      Okwumabua, J.O. (1999). An investigation of the decision-making skills of at-risk African American male youth. The Journal of Negro Education, 68, 154-163. 
    
      Okwumabua, J.O., Wong, S.P., Duryea, E.J., Okwumabua, T.M., & Howell, S. (1999). Building self-esteem through social skills training and cultural awareness: A community-based approach for preventing violence among African American youth. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 20, 61-74.
     
      Okwumabua, J.O., & Duryea, E. J. (1998). A synthesis of etiology and prevention of drug abuse in youth: Application and critique of the epidemiologic model. American Journal of Health Studies, 14, 31-41.
     
      Okwumabua, T.M., Okwumabua, J.O., & Elliott, V. (1998). "Let the circle be unbroken" helps African Americans prevent teen pregnancy. Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) Report, 26, 12-17.
  
      Okwumabua, J.O., Baker, F.M., Wong, S.P., & Pilgram, B. (1997). Characteristics of depressive symptoms in elderly urban and rural African American residents. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences , 52A, M241-M246. 
    
      Okwumabua, J.O., Martin, B., Clayton-Davis, J., & Pearson, C.M. (1997). Stroke belt initiative: The Tennessee experience. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 8, 292-299. 
    
      Baker, F.M., Okwumabua, J.O., Philipose, V., & Wong, S.P. (1996). Screening African American elderly for the presence of depressive symptoms: A preliminary investigation. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 9, 127 - 132.
         
      Okwumabua, J. O., Okwumabua, T. M., Hayes, A. & Stovall, K. (1994). Cognitive level and health decision-making in children: A preliminary study.The Journal of Primary Prevention, 14, 279 - 287. Abstract published in Prevention Abstracts, Southeastern Regional Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities, Fall, 1994.
     
      Okwumabua, J.O., Okwumabua, T.M., Winston, B.L., & Walker, Jr. (1989). Onset of drug use among rural black youth. Journal of Adolescent Research, 4, 238-246.
     
      Okwumabua, J.O., Okwumabua, T.M., & Duryea, E.J. (1989). An investigation of health decision-making skills among American Indian Adolescents. The Journal of the National Center: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 3<
•     Okwumabua, J.O., & Duryea, E. J. (1998). A synthesis of etiology and prevention of drug abuse in youth: Application and critique of the epidemiologic model. American Journal of  Health Studies, 14, 31-41.
  
      Okwumabua, T.M., Okwumabua, J.O., & Elliott, V. (1998). “Let the circle be unbroken” helps African Americans prevent teen pregnancy. Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) Report, 26, 12-17.
  
      Okwumabua, J.O., Baker, F.M., Wong, S.P., & Pilgram, B. (1997). Characteristics of depressive symptoms in elderly urban and rural African American residents. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences , 52A, M241-M246.
  
  
•     Okwumabua, J.O., Martin, B., Clayton-Davis, J., & Pearson, C.M. (1997). Stroke belt initiative: The Tennessee experience. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 8, 292-299.
  
      Baker, F.M., Okwumabua, J.O., Philipose, V., & Wong, S.P. (1996). Screening African American elderly for the presence of depressive symptoms: A preliminary investigation. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 9, 127 - 132.
  
      Okwumabua, J. O., Okwumabua, T. M., Hayes, A. & Stovall, K. (1994).  Cognitive level and health decision-making in children: A preliminary study.The Journal of Primary Prevention, 14, 279 - 287. Abstract published in Prevention Abstracts, Southeastern Regional Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities, Fall, 1994.
  
      Okwumabua, J.O., Okwumabua, T.M., Winston, B.L., & Walker, Jr.  (1989). Onset of drug use among rural black youth.  Journal of Adolescent Research, 4, 238-246. 
     
      Okwumabua, J.O., Okwumabua, T.M., & Duryea, E.J. (1989).  An investigation of health decision-making skills among American Indian Adolescents. The Journal of the National Center:  American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 3, 42-52.
  
      Okwumabua, J.O., & Duryea, E.J. (1989).  A test of the ability of Native American seventh-grade students to learn and apply four-step decision-making process.Journal of American Indian Education, 23, 14-23.
  
  Duryea, E.J. & Okwumabua, J.O. (1988).  Effects of a preventative alcohol education program after three years. Journal of Drug Education, 18, 23-31.
  
      Okwumabua, J.O. & Duryea, E.J. (1987).  Age of onset, periods of risk, and patterns of     progression in drug use among American Indian high school students.The International Journal of the Addictions, 22, 1269-1276. Abstract published in Prevention Pipeline (#88-0094), May/June, 1988.  Article invited for publication in RISK ABSTRACTS  : A Quarterly Journal of Abstracts, Reviews and References. (Monitors and reviews the world scientific literature on risk and related subjects).
  
      Duryea, E.J. , English, G. & Okwumabua, J.O. (1987).  Health promotion efforts in an isolated
  Hispanic community:  The Mora substance abuse prevention project. American Journal of Health Promotion, 1, 16-23.
  
      Duryea, E.J., & Okwumabua, J.O.  (1985).  An exploratory study of the health decision-making variables of New York and Montana ninth-graders. Adolescence, XX, 899-908.
  
      Duryea, E.J. Okwumabua, J. O. & Rouse, J.W. (1984).  Follow-up outcomes of a preventive alcohol education intervention. The Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation National Journal, 104, 15-18.
  
      Okwumabua, J.O., Mahan, J.T. & Biggers, C.J. (1976).  Tetrazolium oxidase polymorphism in dipodomys ordii, bufo woodhousei fowleri and bufo americanus americanus. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science, II,150.
  
  

•     Okwumabua, J.O. (2007). Rapid assessment, response, and evaluation (RARE) project: HIV/AIDS crisis response field study, Memphis and Shelby County , Tennessee. A report presented at the summit of the West Tennessee Health Diversity Institute and the Division of Minority Health and Health Disparity Elimination, Tennessee Department of Health, Memphis, Tennessee.
•     Okwumabua, J.O., Rosato, F., Okwumabua, T.M., & Wong, S.P. (2007). Health promotion trial with mental patients:A community-based partnership. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior, Savannah, Georgia.
  
      
  
• Okwumabua, J.O., Edwards, S., & Chatman, D. (2005). Project HOPE: HIV/AIDS prevention outreach with high-risk African American females of childbearing age. A paper presented at 133nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.
  
• Okwumabua, J.O., Glover, V.D., Edwards, S., & Foster, N. (2004). Preventing HIV/AIDS incidence in West Tennessee: A crisis response field study. A paper presented at 132nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Williams, C. & Glover, V. (2004). Community coalition toward syphilis elimination: Perspectives of community residents and organizations. A paper presented at the American Academy of Health Behavior Annual Scientific Conference, Sedona, Arizona.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Jones, A., Neal, T., & McFarland, S. (2003). Attitudes, intentions, and self-efficacy concerning condom use among high risk African American females of childbearing age. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (2003, January). Preventing HIV/AIDS incidence in Memphis/Shelby County, Tennessee: Rapid assessment, response, and evaluation project (RARE). A Technical Report presented to the City of Memphis Government, Memphis/Shelby County Health Department, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy, and community-based organizations, Memphis, Tennessee.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Wong, S.P., & Okwumabua, T.M. (2003. March). Anger expression mode, depressive symptoms, decision making, and hopelessness among African American adolescents. Paper presented at the American Academy of Health Behavior Annual Scientific Conference, St. Augustine, Florida.
• Okwumabua, J.O. & Williams, C. (2003, March). Building community coalition toward syphilis elimination: Perspectives of community residents and organizations. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Society of Allied Health , West Palm Beach , Florida.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Wong, S.P., & Wright, T.D. (2001, October). Depressive symptoms and decision making among African American youth. A paper presented at the 129th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, Georgia.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Glover, V.C., Bolden, D.S., & Edwards, S. (2000, November). Perspectives of low-income African Americans on syphilis and HIV: Implications for prevention approaches. A paper presented at the 128th Annual Conference of the American Public Health Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Wong, S.P., & Wright, T.D. (2000, September). Depressive symptoms and decision making patterns among low-income African American youth. A paper presented at the First Annual Conference of the American Academy of Health Behavior, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Abstract published in the American Journal of Health Behavior (2000), 25, 321-322.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1999, February). Building self-esteem through social skills training and cultural awareness: A community-based approach for preventing violence among African American youth. A paper presented at the 1999 Southern District AAHPERD convention, February 17-21, Greensboro, North Carolina.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1999, April). Health promotion trial for low-income African American senior citizens: A coalition of senior centers. A paper presented at the 1999 AAHE/AAHPERD National convention, Boston, Massachusetts.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Kreider, R., & Coble, C. (1997, April). Health Promotion for African American Senior Citizen: Preliminary Findings. A paper presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Southern Gerontological Society, Norfolk, Virginia.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Baker, F.M., & Wong, S.P., Pilgram, B.O. (1996, November). Characteristics of depressive symptoms in elderly urban and rural African American residents. A paper presented at the 124th Annual Conference of the American Public Health Association, New York, New York.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Bernstein, R., Shead, G., (1996, June). Health promotion trial for senior citizens: A coalition of senior centers. A paper presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the National Council for International Health, Crystal City, Virginia.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Baker, F.M., & Wong, S.P. (1996, April). Depressive Symptoms in Africa American Elderly: A Preliminary Investigation. A paper to be presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the Southern Gerontological Society, Little Rock, Ark.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1995, June). Partnerships to Prevent Violence Among Youth. A paper presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the National Council for International Health, Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia.
• Okwumabua, J.O.(1994, November). Building Health Promotion Programs for African American Churches: Accomplishments and Challenges. A paper presented at the Second Annual Conference of the National Smoking Cessation Campaign for African American Women, Silver Spring, MD.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Baker, J., & Henderson, C. (1994, April). Zoofari Walkers: An innovative approach to health promotion in the elderly. A paper resented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Southern Gerontological Society, Charlotte, N.C.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Dickens, C. & Pearson, C. (1992, November). Community Coalition for Prevention of Tobacco Use and Stroke in African Americans in Tennessee. A paper presented at the 120th Annual Conference of the American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Pilgram, B.O. & Walker, H. (1991, March). Depression in Elderly Black Women: A Pilot Study. A paper presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Southern Gerontological Society, Nashville, Tennessee.
• Okwumabua, J.O., & Okwumabua, T. M. (1990, February). Implementing Afrocentric Interventions and Treatment. Problems in African-American Communities: Afrocentric Perspectives on Intervention and Treatment. A symposium at the Southern conference on African American Studies, Memphis, Tennessee.
• Okwumabua, J.O. & Okwumabua, T.M. (1989, May). Children's Cognitive Level and Health Decision-Making Skills. A paper presented at the 24th Annual Conference of the Association for the Care of Children's Health, 1989, Anaheim, California.
• Pieh, S.H. & Okwumabua, J.O. (1988, August). Environmental Health Education Program for a Rural Community: The Koinadugu Model Demonstration Project.A paper presentedat the XIII World Conference on Health Education, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
• Okwumabua, J.O. , Okwumabua, T., Winston, B., & Walker, H. (1987, October). Patterns of Drug Use Among Rural Black Youth: Implications for Drug Prevention-Education Programs. A paper presented at the 115th Annual Conference of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Nagy, S., Westerfield, C. & Okwumabua, J.O. (1987, October). Risk Behaviors Related to Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer in Rural Southeastern School-Age Children. A paper presented at the 115th Annual Conference of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Duryea, E.J., & Okwumabua, T.M. (1986, October). An Investigation of Health Decision-Making Skills Among American Indian Adolescents. A paper presented at the American Public Health Association 114th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Okwumabua, J.O. & Duryea, E.J. (1986, November). A Test of Education Strategies to Promote Health Decision-Making Among American Indian Seventh-Grade Students. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American School Health Association, Denver, Colorado.
• Duryea, E.J., Okwumabua, J.O., & Romo, E.D. (1986, April). The Mora Experience: Drug and Alcohol Prevention in Rural, Hispanic Environment. A paper presented at the AAHPERD Annual Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio.
• Okwumabua, J.O.(1986, February). Age of Onset, Patterns of Progression, and Periods of Risk on Drug Use Among American Indian High School Students. A paper presented at the AAHPERD (Southern District) Annual Convention in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
• Duryea, E.J., Okwumabua, J.O.,& Romo, E.D.(1985, August) The Use of Theory and Reality in Generating a Preventive Alcohol and Drug Program for Rural, Hispanic School System. A paper presented at the Alcohol and Drug Problems Association National Conference, Washington, D.C.
• Duryea, E.J., Okwumabua, J.O. & Rouse, J.(1984, November). Three-Year Follow-Up Outcomes of a Preventive Alcohol Education Program. A paper presented at the American Public Health Association National Conference, School Health Education and Services Section, Anaheim, California.
• Duryea, E.J. & Okwumabua, J.O. (1984, March). An Exploratory Study of the Health Decision-Making Variables of New York and Montana Ninth-Graders. A paper presented at the AAHPERD Convention, Anaheim, California.
• Okwumabua, J.O. & Zotigh, R. (1982, November). NAISC-OSHA Industrial Safety and Health Programs for Native Americans: Two Model Demonstration Projects. A paper presented at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Montreal, Canada.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Mahan, J.T., & Biggers, D.J. (1976, March). Tetrazolium Oxidase Polymorphism in Diipodomys ordii, Bufo woodhousei fowleri, and Bufo americanus americanus. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting (Western Region) of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Memphis, Tennessee.
• INVITED PRESENTATIONS (Conferences)
• Okwumabua, J.O. & Sutherland, M. (2002, March). Research Issues in Priority Populations. Breakfast Roundtable Presentation, Second Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior, Napa Valley, California.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (2000, April). Determinants of HIV and syphilis incidence in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee: Perspectives of low-income African Americans. A special forum on HIV/AIDS, Memphis and Shelby County Government, Memphis, Tennessee.
• Okwumabua, J.O. & Bolden, D.S. (1998, March). Involving the African American faith community toward preventing HIV/AIDS in Memphis and Shelby County. Third Annual African American AIDS Consortium. Memphis, Tennessee.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1997, January). Evaluating an African-Centered adolescent pregnancy prevention model. The National Conference on Minority Women's Health, U.S. Public Health Service's Office of Women's Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington,
• Okwumabua, J. O., Kreider, R., Coble, C. (1996, November). Health promotion for urban senior citizens: A demonstration project. A paper presented at the International Symposium, Sport in the City: Culture, Economic, and Political Considerations, Memphis, Tennessee.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1996, October). Stroke Belt Initiative: The Tennessee Experience. The National Conference on "Issues of the Heart: Prevention, Management, and Control of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in African Americans", Meharry Medical School, Nashville, Tennessee.
• Okwumabua, J.O., Gasque, D., & Wall, D. (1995, May). Male Responsibility: Rites of Passage for Males.. A paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Regional Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Council Conference, Memphis, Tennessee.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1993, April) Community Coalition to Prevent Tobacco Use and Strokes in African-Americans in Shelby County: Strategies and Challenges. A paper presented at the 18th Southeastern Conference on High Blood Pressure, Memphis,Tennessee.
• Okwumabua, J. O. (1993, November). Community coalition for the prevention of tobacco use and stroke in African Americans in Memphis/Shelby County. A paper presented at the First Annual Conference of the National Smoking Cessation Campaign for African American Women, Annapolis, M.D.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1983, August). Innovative Safety Programs in Operation on Tribal Lands Today - NAPI and NFPI. A paper presented at the 12th Annual Convention of the National American Safety Council, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Other (universities/industry/community-based organizations)
• Okwumabua, J.O. (2001). Designing and Completing a Needs Assessment. Current Topics in Developmental Disabilities: Promoting Quality of Life Through Good Health, Education, and Community Participation. Interdisciplinary Leadership Training Series, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities (BCDD), Memphis, Tennessee.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1995, December). Shared Rights, Shared Responsibilities". A press conference, World AIDS Day, Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, Memphis, Tennessee.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1994, August ). "School Counselors: Partners in Violence Prevention". An in-service for K - 12 counselors, Memphis City Schools, Memphis, Tennessee.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1994, November). "Rites of Passage" Facilitators Training for program facilitators, Memphis City Schools, Memphis, Tennessee .
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1993, November). "Rites of Passage" Facilitators Training for program facilitators, Memphis City Schools, Memphis, Tennessee .
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1991, June)."Traveling Seminar: The University of Western Cape Health and Welfare Mission Project, Bellville, South Africa". An initiative sponsored by Kellogg Foundation with the University of Western Cape to develop a greater coherence among all parts of the University's Health and Welfare Education sector and establish guidelines for its future development. A team of professionals from the University visited major universities and public/community health agencies in the United States to discuss pertinent issues and guidelines.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1988, August). Resistance to Peer Pressure Training Model: Drug Education In-service for Teachers. Geeter Junior High School, Memphis City Schools, Memphis, Tennessee.
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1983, April) "Health Care in Africa in the Year 2000". The Voice of America, Washington, D.C., World Health Day. (Relayed on the Voice of America worldwide).
• Okwumabua, J.O. (1983, April) "Health Care and Wellness: Issues and Problems for the African Nations and a new dimension for United States". FM Radio, Critical Issues and Community Affairs, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Okwumabua, J.O., & Winston, B. (1987, March). Social Skills Training: An Approach to Substance Abuse Prevention Among Adolescents. A workshop for principals and teachers, Greene County School System, Eutau, West Alabama.
• Okwumabua, J.O. & Papenfuss, D. (1983, November). The effect of cardiac rehabilitation on the health and wellness of cardiac outpatients: A retrospective study. A paper presented to the Health Education Research Symposia Series, Health Education Program, Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, The University of New Mexico.
• Duryea, E.J., & Okwumabua, J.O. (1983, October) An Exploratory Study of the Health Decision-Making Variable of New York and Montana Ninth-Graders. A paper presented to the Health Education Research Symposia Series, Health Education Program, Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, The University of New Mexico.
• DeFelice, B., & Okwumabua, J.O. (1983, February). Health and Safety Program Planning Workshops (8 hr. session). Target Population: Tribal leaders, health and safety division directors, health program directors and planners, and community health representatives. The National American Indian Safety Council, Albuquerque, New Mexico.