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CURRICULUM VITAEJohn C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPHPRESENT POSITION AND ADDRESS Senior Associate Vice President & Chief Operational Officer – Research & Economic DevelopmentOversight of:Alabama Analytical Research CenterOffice for Undergraduate ResearchFederal and State PrioritiesOffice for Marketing and CommunicationsFinancial OperationsNew Research InitiativesLimited SubmissionsResearch Center and Institute ReviewsSmall Grant ProgramFounding Director – Institute for Rural Health ResearchTenured Professor – Department of Community Medicine & Population HealthCollege of Community Health SciencesSchool of Medicine, TuscaloosaThe University of AlabamaEDUCATION200019921987University of MichiganSchool of Public HealthGraduate Summer Session in EpidemiologyPhDUniversity of Texas Medical BranchGraduate School of Biomedical SciencesMajor: Preventive Medicine and Community HealthSpecialty: EpidemiologyUniversity of MinnesotaSchool of Public HealthGraduate Summer Session in Epidemiology
CURRICULUM VITAEJohn C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPH1986MPHUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamSchool of Public HealthMajor: Health Behavior1984BSThe University of AlabamaSchool of Arts and SciencesMajor: PsychologyMinor: EnglishOTHER SKILLS, LICENSES, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTSExtensive experience with computers, micros and mainframes, and programming from the researchperspective. Programming skills in Fortran, Pascal, and Basic. Extensive knowledge of SPSS, SAS,Epi Info, EXCEL, Access, and many others.Commercial Pilot: Instrument Airplane, single and multi-engine land.Licensed Amateur Radio Operator (KD5CFZ): Technician class.Second Degree Black Belt (Nidan): Kodokan JudoPOSITIONS HELDSenior Associate Vice President & Chief Operational Officer, Office for Research & Economic Development, TheUniversity of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (2/19-present)Interim Vice President for Research & Economic Development, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL(1/18-1/19)Associate Vice President for Research & Economic Development, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL(2/15-1/18)Faculty Associate, Center for Mental Health and Aging, Academic Affairs, The University of Alabama,Tuscaloosa, Alabama (7/07-present)Chair, Department of Community Medicine and Population Health, College of Community HealthSciences/School of Medicine, Tuscaloosa, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama(12/05-02/22)Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Population Health, College of Community HealthSciences/School of Medicine, Tuscaloosa, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama(8/05-present)Associate Dean for Research and Health Policy, College of Community Health Sciences/School of Medicine,Tuscaloosa, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (6/04-2/19)Interim Chair, Department of Community and Rural Medicine, College of Community HealthSciences/School of Medicine, Tuscaloosa, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama(4/02-12/05)Page 3 of 25Rev. 03/31/2022
CURRICULUM VITAEJohn C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPHPOSITIONS HELD (cont.)Adjunct Faculty, Capstone College of Nursing, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama(8/01-present)Founding Director, Institute for Rural Health Research, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama(6/01-present)Faculty Member, Center for Health Promotion, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham,Alabama (9/00-present)Associate Professor, Department of Community and Rural Medicine, College of Community HealthSciences/School of Medicine, Tuscaloosa, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.Awarded tenure August 16, 2002. (6/99-8/05)Assistant Professor and Director, University Wellness Center, Division of Epidemiology, Department ofPreventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson,Mississippi (3/95-5/99)Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Gerontology, School of Allied Health Sciences,University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas (1/90-3/95)Research Associate, Department of Preventive Medicine & Community Health, University of Texas MedicalBranch, Galveston, Texas (10/87-12/89)Faculty Associate, Department of Graduate Studies, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of TexasMedical Branch, Galveston, Texas (1/88-12/88)Junior Fellow, Hispanic Health Research Consortium of the National Coalition of Hispanic Health andHuman Services Organizations (COSSMHO) Center for Cross-Cultural Research, University ofTexas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas (3/87-3/89)Research Assistant, Family Health Project, Department of Preventive Medicine & Community Health,University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas (9/86-9/87)Research Assistant, Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, University of Alabama atBirmingham, Birmingham, Alabama (10/84-9/85 and 1/86-8/86)Graduate Preceptorship, Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Lincoln, Nebraska (9/85-12/85)COMMITTEE 13-presentMember, Florida Conference of Historians Editorial BoardMember, National Advisory Board, Jackson Roadmap to Health Equity,Mississippi Roadmap Community Steering CommitteeFounding Member, Health Behavior and Policy Review Board of AssociateEditors, Center for Health Behavior Research, University ofMaryland School of Public HealthPage 4 of 25Rev. 03/31/2022
CURRICULUM VITAEJohn C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPHCOMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES mber, Objective Review Committee for ACA School-Based HealthCenter Capital (SBHCC) Grant Program, Health Resources andServices AdministrationMember, Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program Advisory Board,Health Resources and Services AdministrationChair, Health Care Innovation Challenge Grant Review, Center forMedicare & Medicaid InnovationChair, National Institute on Minority Health and Disparities, NationalInstitutes of Health, LRP Panel 1 ReviewMember, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities,National Institutes of Health, Review Panel for Loan RepaymentProgramMember, Roadmap X02 Virtual Review Group, National Center forResearch Resources, National Institutes of HealthMember, The American College of Rejuvenology, Board of DirectorsMember, National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes ofHealth, Review Committee for Research Centers in MinorityInstitutionsMember, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities,National Institutes of Health, Special Emphasis Panel, CommunityParticipation in Health Disparities Intervention ResearchMember, National Center on Minority Health and HealthDisparities, Community-Based Research & Outreach PanelMember, National Institutes of Health, National Center forResearch Resources, Center of Biomedical ResearchExcellence Special Emphasis PanelMember, Pennsylvania Department of Health Performance Review CommitteeHealth Resources and Services Administration Public Accessto Defibrillation Demonstration Project ReviewerNational Center for Research Resources NationalInstitutes of Health Special Emphasis PanelMember, National Center on Minority Health and HealthDisparities Review Special Emphasis PanelMember, National Center on Minority Health and HealthDisparities Loan Repayment ProgramMember, Advisory Committee for the Scientific Roadmap forUnderstanding and Eliminating Health DisparitiesState2014-presentMedicaid Data Committee, Alabama Medicaid2013-presentMember, Center for Clinical & Translational Science Partner Network, UAB2013-2014Member, Rural Health Education and Training Program ExecutiveCommittee, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, ALReviewer, RCMAR Pilot Grant Award applications, Deep South Resource Centerfor Minority Aging ResearchMember, Alabama Governor’s Health Advisory Council of the Alabama RuralAction Commission2012-present2008-2010Page 5 of 25Rev. 03/31/2022
CURRICULUM VITAEJohn C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPHCOMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES (cont.)2004-presentMember, Alabama Diabetes Task Force2004-2010Member, Alabama Governor’s Black Belt Action Commission2004-2010Member, Commission for the Improvement of Health Care of all Alabamians2004-2010Member, Research and Development Committee, Departmentof Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL2001-presentMember, Alabama Comprehensive Cancer CoalitionThe University of 1-present2011-present2011-presentCo-Chair, Dissertation Committee, Marcelo Takejame GalafassiChair, Thesis Committee, Makenna BurrChair, Thesis Committee, Emma McDowellChair, Thesis Committee, Chris CoxChair, Thesis Committee, Lia AmeliaTanglewood Board of Governors, Board MemberMember, Project REACH (Rural Educators Accelerating with CreativelyDeveloped Help) Advisory BoardIntellectual Property CommitteeMember, Dissertation Committee for Alex MartinexMember, Dissertation Committee for Annie CollinsMember, Dissertation Committee for Jason CaseyChair, Dissertation Committee for Amy RogersAssociate Deans of Research CouncilMember, Dissertation Committee for Robert SnarrMember, Dissertation Committee for Christopher MannEx-Officio member, Capstone Health Services Foundation Initiative CommitteeMember, Capstone Health Services Foundation Giving CommitteeMember, Family Medicine Faculty Search CommitteeMember, Marketing Department Chair Search Committee, CulverhouseCollege of Commerce and Business AdministrationMember, Carnegie Reclassification TeamCCHS, Space Planning Project TeamMember, SACS Faculty Committee, UAMember, Vice President for Research Search CommitteeMember, College Operations Group, CCHSMember, Dissertation Committee for Shannon MurphyChair, Dissertation Committee for Kara HamiltonMember, Dissertation Committee for Stephen CarterMember, Dissertation Committee for Steven McCorkleMember, Strategic Planning Committee, Culverhouse College of Commerceand Business AdministrationMember, Dissertation Committee for Gregory RyanMember, Dissertation Committee for Stacy BishopMember, University Research Advisory CommitteeMember, Seed Fund Committee, Center for Community-BasedPartnerships, Community AffairsMember, Global Health Programs Committee, College of CommunityHealth SciencesMember, Simulation & Visualization Technology Group, Office of ScholarlyAffairs, School of Social WorkPage 6 of 25Rev. 03/31/2022
CURRICULUM VITAEJohn C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPHCOMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES (cont.)2010-2012Member, Dean Search Committee, College of Community Health Sciences2010Member, Biostatistics Director Search Committee, Culverhouse College ofCommerce and Business Administration2011-2017Chair, Dissertation Committee for Randi 9-20031999-2006Chair, Dissertation Committee for Jason PartonCo-Chair, Dissertation Committee for Shawn MitchellMember, Dissertation Committee for Meg SheppardMember, Dissertation Committee for Josh DickhausMember, Thesis Committee for Haley DillonMember, Graduate Committee for JJ Cook WedgeworthMember, Council of Assistant and Associate DeansMember, Conflict of Interest CommitteeChair, Research Advisory Council, College of Community Health SciencesAlternate Member, Non-Medical Institutional Review Board (IRB) forProtection of Human SubjectsMember, Academic Advisory Council, CCHSMember, Health South Endowed Chair in Health Care ManagementSearch, Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business AdministrationMcNair Scholars Mentor for Arnelya CadeMember, Faculty Accountability Task ForceMember, Dissertation Committee for Lea YerbyMember, Academic Misconduct CommitteeContinuing Medical Education Committee, CCHSCouncil for Community-Based PartnershipsFull Member of the Graduate FacultyChair, Medical Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the Protection ofHuman SubjectsFaculty Advisor, Colleges Against CancerMcNair Scholars Mentor for Maurice ParromMember, Dissertation Committee for Melanie TuckerMember, Dissertation Committee for Kelly FrieryMember, University Outreach Initiative CommitteeChair, Department of Family Medicine Chair Search CommitteeMember, Executive Committee, Center for Mental Health & AgingMember, Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee, CCHSMember, Executive Committee, College of Community Health SciencesMember, Healthy Campus Steering CommitteeMember, Dissertation Committee for Bonnie HongMember, Dissertation Committee for Jason LasuzzoMember, Dissertation Committee for LaJuan HutchinsonMember, University Equal Opportunity CommitteeMember, Dissertation Committee for Lei WangChair, University Research Advisory CommitteeMember, Dissertation Committee for Bettina SchmidMember, College of Community Health Sciences Research CommitteePage 7 of 25Rev. 03/31/2022
CURRICULUM VITAEJohn C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPHCOMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES (cont.)University of Mississippi Medical Center1995-1999Chair, Preventive Medicine Curriculum Development Committee1998-2004Chair, Dissertation Committee for Theresa CarithersUniversity of Texas Medical Branch1994-1995Member, Comprehensive Review Committee, Graduate School ofBiomedical Sciences1994-1995Environmental Toxicology White Paper Task Force1991-1995Chair, Alcohol & Drug Awareness Program1994-1999Chair, Thesis Committee for Richard J. Roach1994-1995Chair, Thesis Committee for Sharon Petronella1993-1995Chair, Thesis Committee for Carmen Castro1993-1995Chair, Thesis Committee for Carla Geters1993-1995Chair, Thesis Committee for Dale Hardy1992-1993Member, Thesis Committee for Margaret Anderson1990-1992Chair, Thesis Committee for Laura Pearson1990-1993Member, Thesis Committee for Anthony DiNuzzo1991-1993Member, Thesis Committee for Deborah Jones1991-1992Member, Thesis Committee for Gina Y. Ramirez1990-1991Chair, Faculty Search and Selection CommitteeGeorgia State University2004-2007Doctoral Advisory Committee in the Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursingfor JoAnn OliverUniversity of Illinois at Chicago2006-2007Member, Dissertation Committee for Cassandra D. 1990-19951986-19951993-199419921991-1992Member, Diabetes Coalition for Tuscaloosa CountyMember, Administrative Board, First United Methodist Church, TuscaloosaMember, Board of Directors, The University of Alabama, Wesley FoundationChair, Leadership Council of Tuscaloosa, American Cancer SocietyMember, Board of Directors, National Black Church Family CouncilMember, Board of Directors, American Heart Association, Jackson, MSChair, Staff/Parish Relations Committee, Parkway Hills UnitedMethodist Church, Madison, MSMember, Finance Committee, Parkway Hills United MethodistChurch, Madison, MississippiMember, Committee on Church Location and Building,Houston East District of The United Methodist ChurchMember, Board of Directors, United Methodist Campus Ministry,University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TexasChairman, Pastor-Parish Relations Committee; Member, Board of Trustees;Member, Administrative Board, Moody Memorial First UnitedMethodist Church, Galveston, TexasPresident, AHA, Galveston TexasChairman, “American Heart Walk,” AHA, Galveston, TexasTreasurer, AHA, Galveston TexasPage 8 of 25Rev. 03/31/2022
CURRICULUM VITAEJohn C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPHCOURSES TAUGHTPrimary Instructor Fundamentals of EpidemiologyCardiovascular EpidemiologyBehavioral EpidemiologyCase/Control Studies in EpidemiologyIntroduction to EpidemiologySpecial Topics in EpidemiologyThe Epidemiology of Health DisparitiesResearch Design and Program Evaluation forHealth Promotion & Disease PreventionProgramsResearch in Health Promotion & DiseasePreventionStatistics in Health Promotion & DiseasePreventionBiostatisticsAdvanced EpidemiologyMethods in Community Participatory ResearchGeographic Information Systems inEpidemiologyClinical Epidemiology, Evidenced BasedDecision MakingMeasurement, Design, and Analytical Methodsin EpidemiologySecondary Instructor Rural Medicine 3rd–Year Medical Student Clerkship Health Promotion and the Elderly Cardiovascular Disease: Prevalence and Predictors inOlder Adults Diffusion of Innovations Individual and Small Group Interventions Introduction to Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Learning and Teaching Theories Theories of Behavior Change Persuasive Communications Preventive Medicine Sophomore Medical StudentCourse Behavioral Epidemiology and Cancer Intervention and Evaluation of Behavior ChangePrograms Diet and Dietary Change in Clinical Practice Topics in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program Planning for Health Promotion and DiseasePrevention Programs Measurement of Behavioral, Health, and DiseaseOutcomes Theory Based Research Research Methods Biostatistics: Techniques in Multi-Variable AnalysisHealth Care Delivery Systems: Health PromotionHONORS201120081992199219901986Recipient, Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC) Charles BarkleyExcellence in Mentoring Award, “An Evening of Special Tribute,” chaired by Charles Barkley &the Dean of the University of Alabama School of MedicineRecipient, Dr. Ira L. Myers Award for Excellence in Public Health, Alabama Public HealthAssociation, Inc., The ALPHA 52nd Annual Meeting and Health Education ConferenceOutstanding Teacher of the Year, The University of Texas Medical Branch, School of AlliedHealth Sciences, Department of Health Promotion and GerontologyRecipient, Jane Welsh Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular ResearchAssociation of Teachers of Preventive Medicine (ATMP) Scholar, 22nd Graduate Summer Session inEpidemiology at the University of Minnesota School of Public HealthMember, Omicron Delta KappaPage 10 of 25Rev. 03/31/2022
CURRICULUM VITAEJohn C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPHPROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPSSociety of Teachers of Family MedicineSociety of Epidemiologic ResearchAmerican Public Health AssociationAmerican College of EpidemiologyNational Rural Health AssociationNorth American Primary Care Research GroupPROFESSIONAL esent1995-present1994-presentConsultant, Bunch & James, Attorneys at Law, PCReview Board of Associate Editors, Health Behavior and Policy ReviewEditorial Review Board, International Journal of Telemedicine and ApplicationReviewer, Biostatistics for the Biological and Health Sciences, Pearson, Addison WesleyGuest Editor, Family & Community Health, Volume 29:2Guest Editor, Family & Community Health, Volume 28:1Guest Editor, Family & Community Health, Volume 24Mississippi State Department of Health, Health Promotion Advisory CommitteeConsulting Editor, Behavioral MedicineGuest Editor, Family & Community Health, Volume 19:2Editorial Review Board, American Journal of Health BehaviorEditorial Review Board, Family & Community HealthEditorial Advisory Board, Community Health Education and PromotionEditorial Review Board, Journal of Aging and HealthPROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONSPoster Session: Limdi N, Howard V, Murray C, Higginbotham J, Parton J, Safford M, Howard G. USMortality: Influence of race, geography and cardiovascular risk among participants in The Reasons for Geographicand Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions2013, Dallas, TX, November 20, 2013.Poster Presentation: Higginbotham J, Bissell K, Jones F, Foster P, Tucker M, Yerby L, Aslip M,Hamilton K. Project United: Using new interventions together to eliminate disparities, 2013 Annual NorthAmerican Primary Care Research Group, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, November 9-13, 2013.Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. Engaging with communities in participatory research. Florida A & MUniversity, Center for Excellence for Cancer Research Symposium, Oct. 15, 2013.Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. Understanding the role and responsibility of the IRB. The UA annualIRB retreat, October 31, 2013.Poster Presentation: Mitchell SM, Higginbotham JC, Richardson M, Wingo JC, Hodges GJ, Usdan SL,Henderson RJ. The prevalence of seasonal resistance training among competitive mountain bikers. The 36thAnnual National Strength and Conditioning Association National Conference, Las Vegas, NV, July10-13, 2013.Poster Session: Tucker MT, Sackett K, Higginbotham JC, Sherwood A, Christensen M. Usefulness and ease ofuse of the NextGen system. 5th Annual Research Day, The University of Alabama, April 24, 2013.Page 11 of 25Rev. 03/31/2022
CURRICULUM VITAEJohn C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPHPROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (cont.)Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. Developing effective, sustainable CBPR to reduce obesity in ruralAlabama. Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, March 5, 2013.Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. Grantsmanship. The Research Centers in MinorityInstitutions (RCMI) Program, National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), 13th InternationalSymposium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 2012.Poster Session: Sheppard ME, Usdan SL, Henderson RJ, Cremeens JL, Higginbotham JC, Yerby LG.Attitudes and reported problems as predictors of alcohol use among college students. The American Public HealthAssociation, 140th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 2012.Oral Presentation: Neggers Y, Crowe K, Higginbotham J, Diaz ME. Assessment of risk factors associated withlow birth weight in Cuba and Alabama. Submitted to Dr. Christina Diaz, Vice Rector of InternationalRelations, University of Havana, May 2012.Poster Session: Sheppard ME, Usdan SL, Cremeens JL, Higginbotham JC, Yerby LG, Turner LW, GallucciAR. Examining the relationship between alcohol use and permissive and conservative values among college students.American Academy of Health Behavior 12th Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, March 2012.Poster Session: Sheppard ME, Usdan SL, Cremeens JL, Baller SL, Higginbotham JC, Turner LW, YerbyLG, Gallucci AR. Influence of values, attitudes, and norms on self-reported alcohol use among college students.American Academy of Health Behavior 11th Annual Scientific Meeting, Hilton Head, SC, March2011.Poster Session: Sheppard ME, Henderson RJ, Parton JM, Davis GA, Higginbotham J. Impact of emergencyresponder level of certification on successful cardiac arrest resuscitation in a pre-hospital setting. American PublicHealth Association 138th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. November 2011.Poster Session: Henderson RJ, Sheppard ME, Parton JM, Davis GA, Higginbotham J. Sudden Infant DeathSyndrome (SIDS) in Alabama: Effects of age, gender, race, and rural/urban status. American Public HealthAssociation 138th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, November, 2010.Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. The enhanced imports of specific aims in the new NIH grant proposalformat. The Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program, National Center forResearch Resources (NCRR), 12th International Symposium, Nashville, TN, December 2010.Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. The new NIH grant vocabulary. The Research Centers inMinority Institutions (RCMI) Program, National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), 12thInternational Symposium, Nashville, Tennessee, December 2010.Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. Special issues for conducting research in rural areas. The Universityof Kentucky Prevention Research Center, Grand Rounds, March 2009.Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. Grantwriting. The Research Centers in Minority Institutions(RCMI) Program, National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), XIth InternationalSymposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, December 2008Page 12 of 25Rev. 03/31/2022
CURRICULUM VITAEJohn C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPHPROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (cont.)Poster Session: Carroll D, Adams M, Higginbotham JC, Ference J. Evaluation of pharmacotherapy clinic’simpact on lipid management in diabetic patients. ACCP Spring Practice and Research Forum, Phoenix,Arizona, April 8, 2008.Poster Session: Carroll D, Adams M, Higginbotham JC, Ference J. Evaluation of pharmacotherapy clinic’simpact on diabetes management. American Society of Health System Pharmacists Midyear ClinicalMeeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 4, 2007.Poster Session: Barker M, Shelton MM, Kuhajda MC, Higginbotham JC. Alabama infant death review:Examining bed- or sleep-related factors from 2000-2004. Hope and Healing for Health Disparities, 8thAnnual Rural Health Conference, Institute for Rural Health Research and The University ofAlabama School of Medicine, Tuscaloosa Campus, April 20, 2007.Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. Planning a successful grant proposal: From study design to dataanalysis. The Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program, National Center forResearch Resources (NCRR), Xth International Symposium, Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, PuertoRico, December 13, 2006.Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. Community-based practice & research, collaboration and sharingpower. Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care and ProjectEXPORT’s Public Health and Bioethics Education and Training Core, Tuskegee University,Tuskegee, Alabama, July 31, 2006.Poster Session: Kuhajda MC, Higginbotham JC, Shewchuk RM, Foushee HR, Wooten K, Leeper JD,Kennedy LB. Understanding adult immunization in rural America: Facilitators and barriers to improvingcoverage among the elderly. Kaleidoscope of Rural Minority and Multicultural Health Care Issues,National Rural Health Association’s 12th Annual Rural Minority and Multicultural HealthConference, Reno, Nevada, May 16, 2006.Poster Session: Kuhajda MC, Higginbotham JC, Shewchuk RM, Foushee HR, Wooten K, Leeper JD,Kennedy LB. Prediction of vaccination among older African and White Americans in rural and urban settings.The Emerging Faces of Health Disparities in Alabama: The Hispanic Experience, 7th Annual RuralHealth Conference, The Institute for Rural Health Research and The University of Alabama Schoolof Medicine, Tuscaloosa Campus, April 20, 2006.Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. Barriers that limit access to healthcare. The University ofAlabama, Capstone College of Nursing, Donna Cox Bridger Endowed Lectureship, March, 2006.Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. Activism in underserved communities. The CommemorativeAnniversary Celebration of the Apology by the President of the United States for the United StatesPublic Health Service Syphilis Study, National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care,Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama, May 2005.Page 13 of 25Rev. 03/31/2022
CURRICULUM VITAEJohn C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPHPROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (cont.)Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. Coordination within Alabama: Can it happen in the Delta region?U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration,Office of Rural Health Policy, Delta States Initiative, Alabama State Collaborative Meeting, July,2004.Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. Health related differences among rural Americans: Disparities,disgraces, or discrimination? University of Maryland Statewide Health Network, June 2004.Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. Research utilization: Who benefits? Project Export BioethicsConference: Better Lives Through Research, Clemson University and Voorhees College, Clemson,South Carolina, May 2004.Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. Community empowerment. The Commemorative AnniversaryCelebration of the Apology by the President of the United States for the United States PublicHealth Service Syphilis Study, National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, TuskegeeUniversity, Tuskegee, Alabama, May 2004.Poster Session: LaSuzzo J, Richardson M, Higginbotham JC, Bishop P, Smith JF, Wheat JR. Validity of theCal State, Fullerton Physical Activity Questionnaire to assess physical activity in older individuals. 2004 AnnualMeeting of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Long Beach,CA, 2004.Poster Session: Kuhajda MC, Higginbotham JC, Wooten K, Shewchuk RM. Prediction of vaccination amongolder African Americans versus older White Americans in rural versus urban settings. 2004 National RuralHealth Association Conference in San Diego, California, 2004.Poster Session: Kuhajda MC, Shewchuk RM, Higginbotham JC, Foushee HR, Wooten K., Leeper JD,Kennedy LB. Prediction of vaccination among older African- versus White-Americans in rural versus urbanAlabama. 2004 CDC National Immunization Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, May 2004.Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. Public health and social justice issues in rural health. Transformingthe Legacy Through Social Justice and Public Health Initiatives, Tuskegee University All-UniversityConference, Tuskegee, Alabama, August 2003.Invited Oral Presentation: Higginbotham JC. Health disparities and social justice. CommemorativeAnniversary Celebration of the Apology by the President of the United States for the United StatesPublic Health Service Syphilis Study, National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care,Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama, May 2003.Poster Session: Kuhajda MC, Higginbotham JC, Wooten K. Prediction of vaccination among older AfricanAmericans. 2003 37th National Immunization Conference in Chicago, Illinois, March 2003.Poster Session: Higginbotham JC, Schmid B. Rural vs. urban aspects of prostate cancer disparity
CURRICULUM VITAE John C. Higginbotham, PhD, MPH Page 4 of 25 Rev. 03/31/2022 . POSITIONS HELD (cont.) . Adjunct Faculty, Capstone College of Nursing, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (8/01-present) Founding Director, Institute for Rural Health Research, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (6/01-present) Faculty Member, Center for Health Promotion, University of Alabama .
