Contact Info:

Office Location:	231 Trent Hall
Office Phone:	(919) 6817719
Email Address:

Teaching (Fall 2013):

• HOUSECS 59.10, HOUSE COURSE (SP TOP) Synopsis

  Keohane 4B 402 SEM, Tu 08:00 PM-09:30 PM

School(s):

Arts & Sciences

Department(s):

Biology

Topical Interests:

Genetics
Evolution

Research Interests:

Current projects: Creating linked curricula on HIV/AIDS with Egerton University in Kenya., Developing international research service learning in the sciences.

How inclusion of civic issues, international connections, and social engagement alters the cognitive and affective responses of non- major science students to science education. How course design impacts the demographics (gender, race, etc) of student enrollment in elective science courses. Developing international science courses. The factors that impact educational outcomes for girls in rural Kenya.

Curriculum Vitae

Current Ph.D. Students  

• Amy Stopford  

Postdocs Mentored

• Eve Puffer (July 15, 2008 - July 14, 2011)  

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Eve S. Puffer, PhD, Anya S. Drabkin, MA, Allison L. Stashko, Sherryl A. Broverman, PhD, Rose A. Ogwang-Odhiambo, PhD and Kathleen J. Sikkema, PhD1,3, Orphan Status, HIV Risk Behavior, and Mental Health Among Adolescents in Rural Kenya, Journal of Pediatric Psychology., vol. 37 no. 8 (September 12, 2012), pp. 868-878, Oxford University Press [doi]  [abs]
2. Puffer, ES; Watt, MH; Sikkema, KJ; Ogwang-Odhiambo, RA, and Broverman, SA, The Protective Role of Religious Coping in Adolescents' Responses to Poverty and Sexual Decision-Making in Rural Kenya: a brief report, Journal of Research on Adolescence, vol. 22 no. 1 (March, 2012), pp. 1-7, WILEY-BLACKWELL, COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN 02148, MA USA, ISSN 1050-8392  [abs]
3. Puffer, E., Pian, J., Broverman, S., Ogwang-Odhaimbo, R., and Sikkema, K, Developing a community-based HIV prevention intervention in rural Kenya: Ethical challenges of community-based participatory research, Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (Submitted, 2012) (special issue on community based participatory research.)
4. Puffer, E. S., Meade, C., Drabkin, A., Broverman, S.A., Ogwang-Odhiambo, R. A., and Sikkema, K., Psychosocial correlates of HIV risk behavior among youth in rural Kenya., AIDS and Behavior, vol. 15 no. 6 (2011), pp. 1264-1274, SpringerLink [doi]  [abs]
5. Matthews, E. J., Puffer, E. S., Meade, C. S, and Broverman, S. A, . Implementation of a of a school-based HIV prevention program in rural Kenya after national dissemination, East African Medical Journal (Submitted, 2011)  [abs]