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Advocacy and Membership Development Campaign (A.M.D.C.)
A.M.D.C. Facts:
- SBM's A.M.D.C. was founded in 2004
- A.M.D.C.'s goal is to provide awards for travel and research for students
- A total of 12 students have received awards from the A.M.D.C.
- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation matched funds totaling $5,500
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New for 2007, SBM is offering a newly designed t-shirt. Show your support for the SBM Advocacy and Membership Development Campaign (AMDC) by purchasing a shirt.
A portion of the proceeds from this fundraiser will go toward the AMDC, future research in the field of behavioral medicine, and the Distinguished Student Awards for 2008.
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Hannah Faye Chua, PhD
Award: 2008 Distinguished Student Award (Travel)
University of Michigan, School of Public Health
"I would like to thank the SBM for the encouraging move to support my attendance to the SBM conference. I am new in the field and the opportunity to participate isinvaluable. I hope to continue to contribute to the SBM in the future." |
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Lucia Leone
Award: 2008 Distinguished Student Award (Research)
University of North Carolina Cancer Hospital
Project: Weight-related disparities in colorectal cancer prevention behaviors
"The 2005 Society of Behavioral Medicine was the first conference that I ever attended and it has remained my favorite conference to participate in each year. As a nutrition doctoral student doing behavior-based cancer prevention research, SBM always has plenty of sessions which meet my varied interests. The hardest part is deciding which one to go to! It’s an honor to be recognized by SBM for my research. Also, given the cost of intervention research, doctoral students in this field need all the help they can get. It’s great that these awards are offered and I will encourage others in our field to apply in the future."
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Lei-Shih Chen, PhD, PT, CHES
Award: 2007 Distinguished Student Award
University: Texas A&M University
Project: An Assessment of Health Educators' Likelihood of Adopting Genomic Competencies for the Public Health Workforce
"I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) for supporting my doctoral research. My research agenda, Public Health Genomics, is at the cutting-edge of Behavioral Medicine and Public Health related studies. The accompanying fund helps me conduct web-based surveys, employ qualitative and quantitative data analyses, and cover publication costs. I also extend my sincerest thanks to my doctoral research advisor Dr. Patricia Goodson for her invaluable guidance and also for introducing me to the SBM. Finally and most importantly, this Distinguished Student Award inspires me, both as a former international student at Texas A&M University and as a current Assistant Professor at the University of North Florida, to make significant and lasting contributions to the body of knowledge in Behavioral Medicine." |
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Brie Turner-McGrievy, MS, RD
Award: 2007 Distinguished Student Award
University: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Project: Pounds off Digitally
"It was such an honor to receive this award. I have been attending the SBM conferences every year since I started my doctoral training in 2004. The conferences have been a great way to network and get new ideas that help the research I do. My doctoral dissertation involves 3 phases: Formative work and two interventions. I am investigating the use of podcasting--using MP3 players to deliver audio--to promote weight loss among overweight adults. The money I received from SBM helped to fund the formative portion of my study. This involved surveying both podcast producers and their listeners. This formative work will help me design and implement my two interventions, a media lab study examining the physiological and psychosocial effects of podcasting and a weight loss intervention using podcasting." |
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Lisa Thornton, PhD
Award: 2007 Distinguished Student Award
University: Ohio State University
Project: Elevated cell counts, cortisol and fatigue precede breast cancer recurrence: A controlled, prospective study
"As a burgeoning researcher, my training goals include developing a research portfolio and disseminating my work in preparation for an academic career. Thanks to a generous Distinguished Student Travel Scholarship from the Society, I was able to advance each of these goals at the 28th Annual Meeting. I presented a research project investigating psycho-immune indicators of cancer disease course, permitting not only dissemination, but also the solicitation of feedback on my work. Discourse with attendees was invaluable in broadening my perspective on my work, and it significantly impacted my plan for follow-up research. The meeting also helped integrate my research ideas with the needs of the field. As a direct result of a breakfast roundtable with NIMH, I and my mentor collaborated with others to design a study which melds our research with the NIMH priorities. I am grateful to have received this opportunity." |
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Julie L. Elam, RN, PhDc, OCN
Award: 2006 Distinguished Student Award (Travel)
University: Indiana University School of Nursing-Indianapolis
Project: Sleep Disturbances Experienced by Breast Cancer Survivors
"I am honored to have been awarded one of the Distinguished Student Travel Scholarships for the 27th Annual Society of Behavioral Medicine meeting in San Francisco, CA. This award facilitated my attendance at the annual meeting as a first time student attendee and broadened my exposure to behavioral medicine. I presented an abstract regarding my research and received valuable feedback for my doctoral dissertation." |
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Michael A. Hoyt, MA
Award: 2006 Distinguished Student Award (Research)
University: Doctoral Candidate, Arizona State University
Project: Masculinity and Cancer: Emotional Approach Coping Processes in Men with Cancer
"I am very grateful to the Society of Behavioral Medicine for this award and for their support of my career and work at this early stage. This award helped to support my dissertation research which I hope will develop into a program of research that will extend deep into my post graduate career. I feel welcomed into a community of behavioral medicine professionals to which I hope to return many valuable contributions." |
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Jason Purnell, MA
Award: 2006 Distinguished Student Award (Research)
University: Ohio State University
Project: Socio-cultural Model of Colorectal Cancer Screening Intention Among African Americans
"I am especially grateful for the support of the SBM Distinguished Student Award. With the money that I was awarded, I was able to compensate participants and pay for necessary administrative costs. I am confident that my ability to recruit over 200 elderly African Americans was due in large part to the funding that allowed me to compensate them for their time. I truly appreciate the role that SBM has played in making my dissertation research a success." |
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Amy B. Wachholtz, PhD, MDiv
Award: 2006 Distinguished Student Award (Travel)
University: Duke University Medical Center
Project: Does Spirituality Matter? Effects of Meditative Content and Orientation on Migraineurs
"I was truly honored to receive the 2006 SBM travel award. The award allowed me to attend the annual SBM conference where I had the opportunity to brainstorm ideas for future projects that will build on my current research comparing various types of secular and spiritual based meditation techniques on mood, self-efficacy, and pain tolerance among chronic pain patients. It is exciting to be a part of an organization that appreciates the diverse research interests of its members and actively encourages the participation of young professionals through funding and collegial support." |
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Lisa M. Groesz, MA
University: University of Texas, Austin
Award: 2005 Distinguished Student Award (Research)
Project: A Conceptual Evaluation of a School-Based Utilitarian Exercise Model.
"The $1000 award I received from the Society of Behavioral Medicine helped to fund my dissertation research: A conceptual evaluation of a school-based utilitarian exercise model. Fortuitously, the project integrates two passions of mine: psychology and cycling. I am in the process of evaluating BikeTexas Safe Routes to School, a bicycling and walking to school program mounted by the Texas Bicycle Coalition. The theoretical based evaluation utilizes psychosocial and social ecological principles that have informed the mediators (e.g., knowledge, motivation and self-efficacy), and the moderators (e.g., BMI, built environment, and parent role modeling)." |
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Cinnamon Stetler, MA
Award: 2005 Distinguished Student Award (Research)
University: Doctoral Candidate, University of British Columbia
Project: Social Rhythms and Diurnal Cortisol Production: Investigation of a Potential Pathway Between Social Relationships and Health
"I was very much honored to have received the SBM Student Award. The award helped me to conduct my dissertation research, examining how cortisol secretion is shaped by daily social interactions. Thanks to the award, I was able to conduct my study using ambulatory data collection methods. These methods involve devices like PDA's that allow a researcher to capture events in a participant's daily life very soon after they happen. I hope that my research will shed light on the role that social relationships play in health. I plan to continue this line of research in my new faculty position at Furman University in Greenville, South
Carolina." |
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Cathy Tran, MA
Award: 2005 Distinguished Student Award (Travel)
University: University of California Santa Barbara
Project: Cultural Factors (Stress and Coping) and Smoking in Chinese and European Americans
"It was an honor and so exciting for me to receive the SBM award. It gave me the opportunity to give my first oral presentation at a national conference, and even more importantly, it allowed me to get a glimpse of the different types of research. I've always loved to learn about the foundation of psychology theories through classes, but being at the conference made me also fall in love with creating knowledge myself." |
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