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Dr. Sharon D. Morrison, MSPH, MHSE, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Director of the Undergraduate Program in Public Health Education

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Department of Public Health Education University of North Carolina at Greensboro
PO Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
(336) 334-3243 (office)
(336) 334-3238 (fax)
sdmorri2@uncg.edu
CNNC Research Fellow

Curriculum Vita

Research Interests

Dr. Morrison is an Associate Professor and currently, the Director of the Undergraduate Program. She received a BS in Biology (Barry University), an MSPH in Parasitology and Laboratory Practice (UNC-Chapel Hill), an MSHE in Health Education (University of Florida), and a PhD in Health Behavior /Health Education (University of Florida).

Dr. Morrison´s research interests include social aspects of HIV disparities among subcultures of women, particularly women in the African Diaspora. She is examining the role of social capital in HIV risk, transmission awareness and prevention among US African and Latina immigrant women, and young women and girls in the rural Caribbean. She is also interested in the use of media and performing arts for HIV outreach and prevention intervention in South Africa.

Dr. Morrison also conducts research related to immigrant and refugee health and welfare. She is conducting research related to cultural adaptation and health outcomes of new and recent immigrants in the US. She is involved in designing and implementing culturally appropriate interventions for limited English proficient (LEP) immigrant individuals and families.

Dr. Morrison has taught courses in our BS and MPH programs, including Disease Processes, International /Global Health, and Immigrant and Refugee Health.

Selected Projects

Co-Principal Investigator, The Immigrant VCT Access Project, Pilot project in collaboration with UNCG´s Center for New North Carolinians (CNNC) funded by Guilford AIDS Partnership (GCAP).

Principal Investigator, Social Capital and HIV Literacy in African and Hispanic Immigrant Women. Pilot research project in TRIAD Project for Health Disparities. National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH).

Principal Investigator, Cultural Adaptation Resources Planning (CARP) Grant UNCG´s External Proposal Development Incentive Program (EPDIP). ($46,530)

Principal Investigator, Community, Social Capital and HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Bahamian Girls. Center for Women´s Health and Wellness, UNCG. ($2,500)

Principal Investigator, Health Literacy For Life.(for Immigrant Women). Moses Cone-Wesley Long Community Health Foundation, NC. ($20,000)

Selected Publications

Morrison, S. D., Howard, R., Hardy, C. & Stinson, B. (2005) Social capital, health and HIV awareness of girls in a rural Caribbean community. International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 8: 135-145.

Morrison, S.D., (2005) Living Applied Anthropology and Addressing Health Disparities. Practicing Anthropology, 27(3): 29-32

Morrison, S. D. and Chen, C. (2004-2005). Challenges to HIV Prevention in young adults the Rural English-Speaking Caribbean: The Case in Eastern Rural Jamaica. International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 23(4): 389-402

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