Ronald Markwardt, Ph.D. - Complete vita
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Lecturer at Faculty of Public Health – and International Graduate Human Resource Development Programs Burapha University 2005 - 2017
Assistant Professor of Community Health Science (adjunct), School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2003 – present
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Community Health Sciences Division, June, 1992. Specialization: Psychosocial epidemiology. Dissertation: “Discriminating Developmental and Behavioral Dysfunction in Children with Multiple DSM-III-R Diagnoses.”
M.A. Texas Agriculture & Industry University, Kingsville, Texas, Department of Sociology, December, 1985. Minor: Psychology; Study emphasis: service delivery systems. Master’s Thesis: “Social Factors and Attitudes Concerning the Use of Genetic Technology for Preventive Health Care: An Attitudinal Survey.”
B.A. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, June, 1970. Major: Spanish; Study emphasis: Urban Affairs.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Editor, The Public Health Journal of Burapha University, and Asia Journal of Public Health. 2008 to 2012
Program Director, The Illinois Institute for Maternal and Child Health Leadership & The Illinois MCH Data Use Academy of the Center for Public Health Practice, a unit of the School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago. 1999-2005.
Publications Manager and Managing Editor, Illinois Public Health Leadership Institute, Division of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago. 1996-2005.
Research and Data Consultant, Faculty Development Program at Cook County Hospital Department of Family Practice. 2002 .
Research Project Director, Use of Child Health Services by Hispanic Families, Division of Health Policy & Administration, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago. 1996-1999.
Post Doctoral Research Associate, Program Evaluation at the Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago. 1994-1996.
Research Assistant & Fellow, Institute for Developmental Disabilities, Chicago. 1988-1993.
Teaching Assistant, College of Nursing, Rush University, Rush-Presbyterian-St.Luke's Medical Center, Chicago. 1990-1991.
Researcher, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Branch. 1990.
Researcher, Developmental Institute, Michael Reese Hospital & Medical Center, Chicago. 1989-1990.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lecturer, Communications Skills for HRD, Social Science and Health, Computers in Health Systems and Writing for Science, Issues in Education Measurement (graduate programs) - Burapha University. 2005- present.
Instructor, Pandemic Tuberculosis and Introduction to International Health with Dr. Swailem Hennein, professor emeritus, Division of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois. 2001-2002
Instructor, Realities of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago. 1995.
Instructor, Sociology, Milwaukee Area Technical College. 1993-1997.
Teaching Assistant, Public Health Issues in Aging, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago. 1991.
Teacher, Secondary School, Corpus Christi Independent School District. 1978-1979
Teacher, Secondary School, Racine Unified School District. 1974-1976
Community Development Volunteer, rural Mexico. 1968-1969.
ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Subject Matter Expert developing online curricula and lessons at Argosy University for courses in “Epidemiology and Risk” and for the “Future of Public Health”, 2011-2012.
Founding Officer of the “Global Health Interest Group” at UIC School of Public Health, 2004 to 2005.
Social Worker, Child Protective Services, Milwaukee County Department of Public Welfare. 1993 to 1994.
Director, Bee County Community Mental Health Clinic, Beeville, Texas, a unit of the Texas Department of Mental Health and the outreach service for San Antonio State Hospital. 1985-1986.
Coordinator, Habilitation Center of the Corpus Christi State School, Beeville Adult Habilitation Center, Beeville, Texas. 1980-1985.
Program Coordinator, Residential facility for developmentally disabled children, Ada Wilson Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas. 1979.
Work Behavior Specialist, Nueces County Dept of Mental Health Mental Retardation Opportunity Workshop, Corpus Christi, Texas. 1976-1978. Served as Department Supervisor 1977-1978.
Social Worker, Adult and Child Protective Services, Milwaukee County Department of Public Welfare court studies. 1972 to 1974.
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY
Textbook Author
(2021) 14 Chapters in Innovations in the Entomological Surveillance of Vector-borne Diseases, Ronald A Markwardt and Prapa Sorosjinda-Nunthawarasilp (Eds.), Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne. 314 pp. ISBN13: 978-1-5275-7024-5
Research
(2008 – 2009) Co-investigator; Culturally Appropriate Methods for Preventing Vector Borne Disease in Border Provinces Sponsored: Thai Research
(2007-2008) Co-investigator; Health education for mosquito borne disease awareness and prevention strategies based on the social ecology of cultural groups on the Thai Borders. Sponsor: Thai Health Organization
(2005 - 2006) Co-investigator; Assessment of Mental Health Research in Eastern Thailand. Survey and data viewable at http://mental.buu.ac.th . Sponsor: Burapha University Faculty of Public Health
Presentations
(2011) Governance and Ethics for Successful Creative Economy. RBAC International Management Conference, Bangkok Published in Proceedings.
(2010) Globalized Lifestyles: Examples of Ongoing Activity Changes, Physical Adaptations and Compensatory Mental Self-images in South East Asia. The Social Determinants of Mental Health: From Awareness to Action, Chicago
(2009) Common Flies: Identification and Control methods – Training Program at Muang Trat Health Center, Thailand - Co-authored Handbook (64 pp.) with Prapa Sorosjinda Nunthawarasilp.
(2007) Human Activities Contributing to a Malaria Outbreak in Thong Phaphum Thailand. Coauthored by Sorosjinda-Nunthawarasilp P and Saisang V; The Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting 2007 (JITMM 2007), Bangkok.
(2005) Measuring and Evaluating the Community Psychiatric Health Environment. Chulalongkorn University Graduate College of Nursing, Bangkok.
(2004) Problem Based Learning for Community Health Improvement. The Network: Toward Unity for Health and Campus Community Partnerships combined International Meeting, Atlanta.
(2003) Focus Group Methods in Health Service Research. (co-author: Sharon Telleen) 9th Annual Midwest Qualitative Research Conference, Minneapolis.
(2003) Integrating Evaluation into Nursing Interventions for Environmental Health. (co-author: Judith Sayad) Fourth Illinois Maternal and Child Health Update Meeting, Springfield.
(2001, 2002) Data Use Academy - various topics including: Introduction to Measurement, Introduction to Statistical Distributions.
(2002) Planning Health Services for Latino Children, Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, 2002. Conducting Qualitative Research with Marginalized Populations (co- authored with Dr. Sharon Telleen)
(2000) What Information do People Use When Choosing to take Children to Medical or Health Providers? Latino Caucus Roundtable Discussion, American Public Health Association 1999 Annual Meeting, Chicago.
(1993) Adaptations of Black Families to a Member with Mental Retardation. Meeting of American Association for Mental Retardation: Washington, DC.
(1991) Adaptation of Hispanic Families to a Member with Mental Retardation. Meeting of American Association for Mental Retardation: Washington, DC.
Publications - Peer Reviewed
Markwardt R, Sorosjinda-Nunthawarasilp P and Saisang V (2008) Human Activities Contributing to a Malaria Outbreak in ThongPhaPhum District, Kanchanaburi, Thailand Southeast Asian J. Trop Med Public Health 39 (Suppl): 10-18.
Peek ME, Sayad JV and Markwardt R (2008) Fear, Fatalism and Breast Cancer Screening in Low-Income African-American Women: The Role of Clinicians and the Health Care System. J Gen Intern Med 23(11):1847–53
Markwardt R & Heller T (1994) Adaptation of Hispanic Families to a Member with Mental Retardation. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 99,3, 289-300.
Reports and Evaluations
Markwardt, Ronald A. (2009) Health Highlights: Re: Influenza 2009. The Public Health Journal of Burapha University Vol 4 #1: 92-103 available at http://www.ph.buu.ac.th/journal_views.php?JournalID=12
Dendoung S, Dendoung N and Markwardt R (2009) Globalization As A Social Determinant Of Health: Influences On Patterns Of Food Consumption Among Young People In A Thai University, Health Social Sciences Program (International), Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University at Salaya, Nakornpatom.
Markwardt R, Sorosjinda-Nuntahwarasilp, P and Noomeechai, D (2008) Health Education for Mosquito Borne Disease Awareness and Prevention Strategies Based on the Social Ecology of Different Cultural Groups on the Thai Borders. Faculty of Public Health, Burapha University for Thai Social Development Commission.
Markwardt R (2008) Health Highlights Re: Metal and Plastic Toxins in Food; and
Re: The World Health Report 2008 & Tuberculosis;
Published in Public Health Journal of Burapha University, Vol 3 #1 and #2
Markwardt R (2007) Culture and Art in Public Health The Public Health Journal of Burapha University, 2, 1:14-19.
Markwardt R and Alem F (2004) Dealing with Toxic Molds: A Summary of Policy and Treatments. Public Health Practice in Illinois, 5,4:35-44.
Markwardt R and Sayad, J (2002) Reviewing the Evidence: Information for Health Professionals, Policy Makers and Managers. Public Health Practice in Illinois, 5,1:35-44.
Hong, A, Markwardt R, Levy J and Matters M (2001) Website for UIC - AIDS International Training and Research Program. http://www.uic.edu/sph/AITRP
Markwardt R (2000) Use of Child Health Services by Hispanic Families: Development and Use of the Research Questionnaire. Prepared for: The Maternal and Child Health Research Program, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, PHS, DHHS.
Markwardt R & Telleen, S. (2000) Individual Criteria for Choosing Medical or Health Providers. Illinois Morbidity and Mortality Review, 4,2: 23-27.
Baier et al (1999) Using Asthma Education Modalities. Illinois Morbidity and Mortality Review, 4,1:32-37.
Markwardt R (1997) Environmental Heat-related Illnesses: 10 Year Review. Illinois Morbidity and Mortality Review, 3,3:1-9.
Markwardt R (1997-present) Website and web pages for Center for Public Health Practice
http://php.chsc.uic.edu , http://www.uic.edu/sph/dua , http://www.uic.edu/sph/imchl
Markwardt R (1998) Website for Academic Community Partnership Project http://www.uic.edu/sph/acpartner
Markwardt R (1997) Operations Manual for Child Health - Practices and Services. Proprietary document, 9 pp.
Markwardt R (1997) Interviewer Training Package for Child Health - Practices and Services, 14 pp. (Spanish and English - focus on arranging and carrying out structured interview)
Markwardt R (1995) Evaluation of a Faculty Development Program for Department of Internal Medicine at Cook County Hospital.
Markwardt R & Rowitz L (1994) First Steps in a Public Health Educational Response to Violence: Status and Policy. Monograph, Center for Public Health Practice and Illinois Public Health Leadership Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Lemon M, et al. (1994) A Study of the Relationship of Continuity of Medical Care and Health Status in Inner City Older Persons. Report to The Health Foundation.
Voloschin P, Markwardt R, Weinstein J. (1992) Database of Hispanic Agencies Serving People with Disabilities in the Chicago Area. Funded by Thresholds, Inc.
Heller T, Rowitz L, & Farber B (1992) The Domestic Cycle Project: A Study of Families' Needs and Adaptations to a Member with Mental Retardation. Report to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Markwardt R & Berman P (1990) A Decade of Research on Families with a Disabled Dependent: Summary of Measurement and Validity. NICHD Workgroup on Families, Washington, D.C.
Published Book Reviews
In Leadership in Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago:
International Health: Beyond the Year 2000; Anvar M Velji, MD (Ed) (in vol5#2)
Summary: The Global Burden of Disease; edited by Christopher J.L. Murray and Alan D. Lopez Health Organization. (in vol5#2)
America’s Vital Interest in Global Health: Protecting Our People, Enhancing Our Economy and Advancing Our International Interests; Board on International Health, Institute of Medicine. (in vol5#2)
The Imperative of Health: Public Health and the Regulated Body; by Deborah Lupton (in vol4#3).
Health Communication: Challenges for the 21st Century; Scott C. Ratzan, Ed. (in vol
In Minority Health in Illinois, University of Illinois at Chicago:
Deadly Consequences: How Violence is Destroying Our Teenage Population and a Plan to Begin Solving the Problem; by Deborah Prothrow-Stith, M.D. with Michaele Weissman. Spring, 1994.
Latinos: A biography of the People; by Earl Shorris. Winter, 1993
In Readings, American Orthopsychiatric Association:
Abandoned by Their Fate: Social Policy and Practice toward Severely Retarded People in America 1820_1920; by Philip M. Ferguson. vol 10 No.1 (1995)
Dynamics of Development and the Therapeutic Process; by Richard Lasky. vol 9 No.2 (1994)
Professional Memberships
2002 Chicago Association of Practicing Anthropologists
1988-1993 American Association on Mental Retardation
1989-1992 APHA & Student Public Health Association
1992- Orthopsychiatry
1993- Minority Health In Illinois (Advisory Board Member)
Committees and Curriculum Development
2012- Faculty development at secondary schools in the Eastern Economic Corridor
2008-12 Thesis advisor - Public Health and Human Resource Development
2004 Asian American Suicide Prevention Chicago Action Committee
2004 SPH Global Health Interest Group organizer
2003 Participant in SPH Strategic Planning Initiative
2001 Qualitative Research Methodology & Theory (dissertation advising)
2000 Listserv maintenance for Illinois MCH Data Use Academy
2000 Job Posting Archive on Academic-Community Partnership account.
2000 Convert Curriculum for Data Use Academy to 1 year distance education with rural focus.
1996 Bilingual Questionnaire development and testing for Child Health Practices and Services
1995 Focus Group Teaching and demonstration for Cook County Hospital Family Practice Department
1994 UIC Chicago And Regional Educational System (member Executive Advisory Committee)
1990 Bilingual Questionnaire development and testing for Domestic Cycle Project.
1990 Student representative on UIC-SPH Committee for Educational Programs
Additional Training - Sampling of Seminars and Classes
TEFL certified (2004)
Problem based learning Principles in Medical Education (2006)
Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (2002)
Synchronous and Asynchronous Communications for Education (Various seminars 1998-present)
MS Network Administration (certificate - 1996)
Depression & Suicide
Disability in the Workplace
Genetics
Gerontology and Trends in Aging
Grantsmanship
Hispanic Health