CURRICULUM VITAE -- Donna B - Institute for Public Health

24. Mentor, Ellie Foldes, SCC summer research intern on triple-negative breast cancer
project, May-August 2010.
25. Mentor, Dr. Fahd Ahmad, MD, on research project regarding risk factors for
gonorrhea and clamydia infections among patients seen in the ER at St. Louis
Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO, June 2010 to May 2013.
26. Mentor, Amanda Emke, MD, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, evaluate a team-based
learning intervention for preclinical medical students, January, 2010 to present.
27. Facilitator/mentor, inaugural year of Peer Group Mentoring Program,
facilitate/mentor 5 junior women faculty to promote their success in research and
professional development, July 2010 to present.
28. Thesis committee of medical student, Kristen Ziara, Master’s degree candidate in the
Program in Occupational Therapy, “Educational Challenges of Pediatric Brain Tumor
Survivors,” Washington University, St. Louis, MO. July 2010 to May 2011.
29. Mentor, Tara Rachakonda, MD, WUSM otolaryngology resident, ICTS postdoctoral
trainee, “Validation of the HEAR-QL for Adolescents,” August 2010 to present.
30. Mentor, Gayle Murray, MD, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Fellow,
“Simulation Training to Improve Residents’ Comfort with Treatment of and
Communication with Pediatric Cancer Patients,” February 2011 to present.
31. Dissertation committee of Johanna Vander Linde, PhD candidate in the Program in
Occupational Therapy, “Feasibility of a Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivor
Work & Self-Management Intervention,” Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
May 2011 to May 2012.
32. Mentor/field instructor, Brown School MPH student, Tess Thompson, M.A., research
internship, May 2011 to December 2011.
33. Mentor, Mohit Harsh, undergraduate psychology/neuroscience student at WU,
September 2011 to May 2012.
34. Course master, Masters Program in Applied Health Behavior Research, University
College, “Project Management in Clinical and Community Settings,” Spring 2012.
35. Mentor, Emily Cole, SCC summer research intern on quality of life in early-stage
breast cancer patients, May-August 2012.
36. Mentor, Tara Conway Copper, MD, PEM fellow, development of an electronically
accessible medical record for emergency physicians seeing pediatric patients with
special needs, July 2012 to present.
37. Mentor, Melissa Schapiro, MD, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Fellow,
“Academic difficulties in childhood cancer survivors” and “Neurocognitive and
Psychosocial Difficulties in Survivors of Rhabdomyosarcomas: a Report from the
Childhood Cancer Survivor Study,” August 2012 to present.
16. Bibliography:
a. Peer-reviewed:
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Teachers College Record 1995;97(2):206-26.
2. Jeffe DB, Freiman M, Fisher EB Jr: Women's reasons for using postmenopausal
hormone-replacement therapy: Preventive medicine or therapeutic aid?
Menopause 1996;3(2):106-16.
3. Jeffe DB, Mutha S, L'Ecuyer PB, Kim LE, Singal RB, Evanoff BA, Fraser VJ:
Health-care workers' attitudes and compliance with Universal Precautions: Gender,
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