Collins O. Airhihenbuwa: CV

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COLLINS O. AIRHIHENBUWA

Business Address

Department of Biobehavioral Health
The Pennsylvania State University
304 E Health and Human Development
University Park, PA 16802-6509
(814) 865-1382 Fax: (814) 863-7525
E-mail: aou@psu.edu

Home Address

1331 Shamrock Avenue
State College, PA 16801
(814) 237-1282

Education

1983	Ph.D Public Health Education. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee. Minor: Psychology
1981	MPH Health Planning and Administration. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
1980	B.S. Health Planning and Administration. Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee
1980	Certificate in Health Administration and Planning. Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee

Professional Experience

2000-	Professor of Behavioral Health, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
1997-2000	Associate Professor of Behavioral Health, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
1991-2000	Associate Professor (Department Head 1994-97) of Health Education, College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
1991-92	Sabbatical Leave, the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, Brazzaville, Congo, Malawi, Nigeria and the United Nations Development Program in Nigeria
1986-91	Visiting Professor of Health Care in Developing Countries, An annual summer certificate program, Boston University School of Public Health. Boston, Mass
1984-91	Assistant Professor of Health Education, College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
1984-87	Assistant to the Dean for Minority Affairs, College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
1984	Health Education Specialist, Tennessee Public Health Department, Nashville, Tennessee

Books, Articles, and Research Reports

a. Books	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1986). First Aid and Emergency Care: Procedures and Practice. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque, Iowa. 246 pp.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1989). First Aid and Emergency Care: Procedures and Practice. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque, Iowa, 2nd Edition. 326pp.
PUBLICATIONS	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1995) Health and Culture: Beyond the Western Paradigm. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, California. 152pp.
Monographs	UNAIDS/PennState (1999)Communications Framework for HIV/AIDS: A New Direction. A UNAIDS /PennState Project. Eds. Airhihenbuwa CO, Makinwa B, Frith M, and Obregon, R. UNAIDS, Geneva. 100pp
	UNAIDS (1999) Communications Programming for HIV/AIDS: An Annotated Bibliography A UNAIDS/PennState Project. Eds. Airhihenbuwa CO, Obregon, R., and Makinwa B UNAIDS, Geneva. 112pp
b. Articles	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1985). Seat Belt Usage Should Be Mandatory, Pennsylvania Journal of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 55(2), 7.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Cole, G. E., and Pilon, C. D. (1985). Considering Personal Health Services From a Cultural Perspective, Wellness Perspectives, 2(4), 25-26.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1985-1986). An Assessment of Health Needs in Selected Nigeria Villages. International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 6(2), 161-169.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1986). Race and Health Care in America. The Western Journal of Black Studies, 9(4), 204-208.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1987). Nigerian Heads of Households' Attitudes Toward Orthodox and Traditional Medicines. The Journal of Rural Health, 3(1), 21-30.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O., St. Pierre, R., and Winchell, D. (1987). A Survey of Physicians' Recommendations for First Aid Treatment of Strain. Journal of Emergency Services, 19(1), 40-43.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1987). Tips for Implementing Health Education Projects in Developing Countries. Health Education, 18(2), 12.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Alles, W. F., and Bravo, H. (1987). Factors That May Influence Rescuer Behavior in an Emergency. The Eta Sigma Gamman, 19(1), 19-22.
	Moase, O., Modi, P., and Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1987-88). Nutritional Assessment of Primary School Children in Papua, New Guinea. International Quarterly for Community Health Education, 8(2), 157-179.
	Moskwa, P., and Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1987). Eta Sigma Gamma and Global Health: How We Can Make a Difference. The Eta Sigma Gamman, 19(3), 33-35.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O., and Jack, L., Jr. (1988). Assessing the Level of General Well-Being Among Inner City Youths. Journal of Health and Human Resources Administration, 10(3), 224-241.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Pineiro, O. (1988). Cross-Cultural Health Education: A Pedagogical Challenge. Journal of School Health, 58(6), 240-242.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O., and Cole, G. E. (1988). Results of a Pilot Study of the Relationship of Psychosocial Measure Among Black Adolescents. The Western Journal of Black Studies, 12(4), 204-209.
	Moase, O., Nelson, S., and Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1988). Health Educators and Alcohol Education Among the North American Indian Population. The Eta Sigma Gamman, 20(1), 42-46.
	Jack, L., and Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1988). Sex Education: The Need to Educate Students About Themselves. The Virginia Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 11(1), 16.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1988). Conducting Health Education Research in Developing Countries: A Nigerian Experience. Health Education Research: Theory and Practice, 3(4), 429-437.
	Kau, M., Airhihenbuwa, C. O., and Helm, B. (1988/89). Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive Use by Adolescent Pupils in the Republic of Boputhatswana. International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 9(1), 73-82.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1989). Perspectives on AIDS in Africa: Strategies for Prevention and Control. AIDS Education and Prevention: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1(1), 57-69.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Olsen, L. K., St. Pierre, R. W., and Wang, M. (1989). Race and Gender: An Analysis of the Granting of the Doctoral Degrees by Health Education Programs. Health Education, 20(3), 4-7.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1989) Health Education for African Americans: A Neglected Task. Health Education, 20(5), 9-14.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1990/91) A Conceptual Model for Health Education Program in Developing Countries. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. 11(1), 53-62
	Flannery, D., Glover, E., Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1990) Perspective on Female Circumcision: Traditional Practice or Health Risk? Health Values, 14(5), 34-40.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Jack, L. Jr. and Wang M. (1991) AIDS Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Among Black Youths. The Pennsylvania Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 61(3), 18-22.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1991) Culturally Appropriate AIDS prevention in Africa: Implications for Health Education. African Urban Quarterly, 6(1&2), 53-57.
	Nicholson, M.E., Wang, M., Mahoney, B. S., Maney, D. Airhihenbuwa, C. O., (1991) Variability in BAC Impairment: Implications for Alcohol Education. Journal of Health Education, 22(6), 393
	Nicholson, M.E., Wang, M., Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Christina,R., Mahoney, M.S., Maney, D. (1992) Variability in Biobehavioral Impairment Involved in the Rising and Falling BAC Curve. The Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 53(4), 349-356.
	Sofalvi, A.J., Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1992) An Analysis of the Relationship Between News Coverage of Health Topics and Public Perception of the Most Important Health Problem in the United States. The Journal of Health Education, 23(5), 296-300.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O., DiClemente, R.J., Wingood, G., Lowe, A. (1992) HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention among African-Americans: A focus on Culture. AIDS Education and Prevention, 4(3), 267-276.
	Nicholson, M.E., Wang, M.Q., Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Mahoney, B.S., & Maney, D.W. (1992) Predicting Alcohol Impairment: Perceived Intoxication Versus BAC. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 16(4), 747-750.
	Nicholson, M., Wang, M., Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Mahoney, B., & Maney, D. (1992). Rapid communication: Predicting alcohol impairment: Subjective perceptions vs. BAC. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 16(3).
	Nicholson, M., Wang, M., Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Mahoney, B., & Maney, D. (1992). Predicting Alcohol impairment: Perceived intoxication vs. BAC. Prevention Pipeline, 5(6), 76.
	Wang, M.Q., Taylor-Nicholson, M.E., Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Mahoney, B.S., Fitzhugh, E.C. & Christina, R. (1992) Psychomotor and Visual Performance Under the Time-Coruse Effect of Alcohol. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 75, 1095-1106.
	Jack, L. Jr., and Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1992) The Influence of Selected Independent Variables on AIDS Knowledge Among Inner-City African-American School-Aged Students. Wellness Perspectives, 9(1), 3-13.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. & Fasan Peter. (1993) Workshop on HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa. Notes From the Field. AIDS Education and Prevention, 5(2), 175-176.
	Jack, L.Jr., Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Murphy, F., Thompson-Reid, P., Wheatley, B., and Dickson-Smith, J. (1993) Cancer Among Low-Income African-Americans: Implications for Culture and Community-Based Health Promotion. Wellness Perspectives, 9(4), 57-68.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1993) Health Promotion for Child Survival in Africa: Implications for Cultural Appropriateness. International Journal of Health Education, 12(3), 10-15.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1994) Making Culturally Sensitive Health Promotion Programs for African Americans a goal. The Journal for Minority Medical Students, 6(3), 36-38.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1994) Health Promotion and the Discourse on Culture: Implications for Empowerment. Health Education Quarterly, 21(3), 345-353.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1994) AIDS Education and the Discourse on Culture. Transactions, The International Society of African Scientists. Vol. 10.
	Airhihenbuwa C. O., Kumanyika S, Agurs TD, Lowe A. (1995) Perceptions and Beliefs about Exercise, Rest, and Health among African-Americans. American Journal of Health Promotion, 9(6), 426-429.
	Airhihenbuwa C. O. (1995) Culture, Health Education, And Critical Consciousness. Journal of Health Education, 26(5), 317-319.
	Airhihenbuwa C. O., Kumanyika SK, Agurs TD, Lowe A, Saunders D, Morssink CB. (1996) Cultural Aspects of African-American Eating Patterns. Ethnicity and Health, 1(3): 245-260.
	Airhihenbuwa C. O. (1996) The Paradigm War, the Future of Education, And the Paradox of Health Education as a Casualty. Journal of Health Education, 27(6), 384-386.
PUBLICATIONS	Airhihenbuwa C. O., Ludwig MJ (1997) Remembering Paulo Freire's Legacy of Hope and Possibility As It Relates to Health Education/Promotion. Journal of Health Education, 28(5), 317-319.
	Airhihenbuwa CO, Makinwa B, Obregon R (1998) Health Communications for HIV/AIDS In the next Millennium. Journal of Health Education, 29(5) 326-327.
	Airhihenbuwa CO (1999) Of Culture and Multiverse: Renouncing the ‘Universal Truth’ in Health. Journal of Health Education, 30: 267-273.
	Airhihenbuwa CO, Obregon R. (2000) A critical assessment of Theories/Models used in Health communication for HIV/AIDS. Journal of Health Communication, 5 (suppl.); 5-15
	Airhihenbuwa CO, Makinwa B, Obregon R (2000) Toward a new communication framework for HIV/AIDS. Journal of Health Communication; 5, (suppl.); 101-111.
	Airhihenbuwa CO, Kumanyika SK, Thomas TenHave T, Morssink CB. (2000) Cultural Identity and Health Lifestyles among African American: A New Direction for Health Intervention Research? Ethnicity and Disease, 10(2).
	Airhihenbuwa, CO. & Makinwa B. (2000). "Future Directions in HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, and Support," In Ratzan, S.C., Filerman, G.L, and LeSar, J.W., Attaining Global Health: Challenges and Opportunities, Population Bulletin 55(1), p. 30-31.
	Airhihenbuwa CO, King G, Spencer T (2001) The Global Contexts of Health Behavior Research: Implications for Medicine and Health. Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education, 7: 69-75
	Airhihenbuwa CO, Ludwig M (in press) Definition of Ethnocentrism. In Encyclopedia of Public Health, Eds Breslow L, Green LG, Keck W, Last J, Lave, L, McGinnis M. Macmillan Reference USA.
	Airhihenbuwa CO (in press) Definition of Faith Healing. In Encyclopedia of Public Health, Eds Breslow L, Green LG, Keck W, Last J, Lave, L, McGinnis M. Macmillan Reference USA.
	Airhihenbuwa CO, King G (in press) Definition of African Americans. In Encyclopedia of Public Health, Eds Breslow L, Green LG, Keck W, Last J, Lave, L, McGinnis M. Macmillan Reference USA.

c. Chapters in Books	Hurd, P, Nnadi Okolo, E., Hartzema, A.G., Airhihenbuwa, C. O., and Wang, M. (1990) Sample and Sampling Methods. In Health Research, Design and Methodology. E. Nnadi-Okolo(Ed.) CRC Press, Inc. pp. 97-147.
	Wang, M.Q., and Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Nnadi-Okolo, E. (1990) Data Analysis. In Health Research, Design and Methodology. E. N. Okolo (Ed.). CRC Press, Inc. PP. 150-217.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1992) Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Strategies for African-Americans: A conceptual Model. In Health Issues in the Black Community. (Eds. R.L.Braithwaithe and S.E. Taylor). Jossey-Bass, San Francisco. 267-280.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Harrison, I. E. (1993) Traditional Medicine in Africa: Past, Present, and Future. In Health and Health Care in Developing Countries: Sociological Perspectives. (Eds. P. Conrad and E.B. Gallagher). Temple University Press. P. 122-134.
	Jack, L., Jr., Harrison, I, Airhihenbuwa, C. O., (1994) Ethnicity and the Health Belief Systems. In The Multicultural Challenge in Health Education (Ed. Matiella, A.C.). ETR Associates, Santa Cruz, California. 51-72.
PUBLICATIONS	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. & Lowe, A. (1994) Improving the Health Status of African-Americans: Empowerment as a Health Education Intervention. In Handbook of Black American Health: The Mosaic of Conditions, Issues, Policies and Prospects. (Ed. Livingston, I.L.). Greenwood Press. West Port, Connecticut. 387-398.
	Airhihenbuwa CO, Jack L Jr., & Webster J D. (in press) Transforming Scientific Intervention Research Strategies to Strengthen Community Capacity. In Race and Research in Focus: Perspectives on Minority Participation in Health Studies. Eds B. Beech, V Setlow, & MF Roohani. American Public Health Association.

d. Book Reviews	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1989) Book Review. "The Heterosexual Transmission of AIDS in Africa." Eds. Koch- Weser and Vanderschmindt AIDS Education and Prevention: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1(3), 151.
PUBLICATIONS	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1989) Book Review. "AIDS and the Third World Panos Dossier. AIDS Education and Prevention: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1(3), 151-152.


e. Research/ *Technical Reports*	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1985) The psychosocial indices of health status among Black high school students. College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Penn State University.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. & Finkelstein, J. (1990) Developing a community oriented primary health care program: Visits top WHO, Geneva, University of Ilorin Medical School, Ilorin, Nigeria. CHHD and Penn State Office of International Programs. (principal author).
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1990) Community Participation and Objectives and Evaluation. 5th Regional Workshop on Child Survival in Africa. The Johns Hopkins Institute for International Programs, Baltimore MD and AFRICARE, Washington, DC.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1991) Consultancy Report to the Adolescent Health Programme, Family Health Division, The World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Chan Kam, C. (1992) Background Document to the Workshop on HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa, Blantyre, Malawi, April, 1992. The World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo. 33 pages.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Ngocongco, N. (1992) Report on the Workshop on HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa. The World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo. May. 47 pages.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1992) Report of Baseline studies for the 4th country Programme: Basic Health support Programme. The United Nations Development Programme, Lagos, Nigeria. 15 pages
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1992) Comparative Analysis of Approved/Proposed Programme of Primary Health Care Support in Nigeria by UNFPA, UNICEF, USAID, WHO and The World Bank. The United Nations Development Programme, Lagos, Nigeria. 16 Pages
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Kumanyika, S. K. (1994) Progress Report on Minority Investigator Supplement. NIH. Supplement to HL RO1 46778
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Kumanyika, S. K. (1995) Progress Report on Minority Investigator Supplement. NIH. Supplement to HL RO1 46778
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1997) Communications Programming for HIV/AIDS. A technical report for UNAIDS Consultation meeting in Geneva. November. 10 pages.
PUBLICATIONS	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. (1997) Communications Programming for HIV/AIDS. A proceedings report for UNAIDS Consultation meeting in Geneva. November. 14 pages.
	Airhihenbuwa, C.O. (1997) Communications Programming for HIVAIDS: An African Perspective. A proceedings report for HIV/AIDS Consultation meeting in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. 12 pages
	Airhihenbuwa, C.O. (1998) Communications Programming for HIV/AIDS. A proceedings report for UNAIDS Consultation meeting in Washington DC. February. 11 pages
	Airhihenbuwa, C.O. (1998) Communications Programming for HIV/AIDS. An Asian Perspective. A proceedings report for HIV/AIDS Consultation meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. 13 pages
	Airhihenbuwa, C.O. (1999) Communications Programming for HIV/AIDS. Perspectives from Latin America and the Caribbean. A proceedings report for HIV/AIDS Consultation meeting in Santo Domingo, The Dominican Republic. 12 pages
	Airhihenbuwa, C.O. (1999) Communication Strategies For HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, And Support: A Focus On Spiritual Context. Paper prepared for UNAIDS for presentation at the 2nd International Symposium on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Program Development. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 20 pages.

Invited Lectures/Workshops

	"Keynote Address" Perspective on AIDS in Africa: Strategies for Prevention and Control. The 2nd International Conference on AIDS Education, Charleston, South Carolina, August 2-4, 1988.
	Role of Traditional Medicine in Health Education Quality. Society for Public Health Education, Boston, Massachusetts, November 1988.
	Developing Culturally Appropriate Materials for Minorities (An AIDS Workshop). Urban League of Greater Hartford, August, 1989.
	Resource Person and Trainer. Community Participation and Objective and Evaluation. 5th Africa Regional Child Survival Workshop. Africare, USAID and Johns Hopkins University. Imo State, Nigeria, June 24 - July 1 1990.
	Trainer. Training of Trainers in Health Education. Africare/Imo State ministry of health. Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria July 2 - July 6 1990.
	Literacy and Health Communications in African countries. African Studies Association Annual meeting. Baltimore, Maryland. November, 1990.
	Workshop on HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa, Blantyr, Malawi. April, 1992. Sponsored by WHO.
	Trainer. Training of trainers on HIV/AIDS prevention Among Street Kids in Ghana. Kumasi, Ghana, May, 1992.
	"Keynote Address" Perspectives on AIDS in Africa. An AIDS Update in the Minority Community--A Call to Action, Sponsored by the Davis Education and Research Inc., and the New England Regional Black Nurses Association. November 6, 1992.
	Promoting Health Within the Context of Culture: A Focus on Africa. Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. January 29, 1993.
	Health Education/Health Promotion for People of African Descent. Georgia Southern University. Black History Month Lecture Series. February 1, 1993.
	Culture and Health Education. University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. March 11, 1993.
	Health Promotion and the Discourse on Culture. University of Maryland, Department of Health Education, College Park, MD. May 9, 1994.
	Two Cultural Paradigms regarding Health Needs of African Americans. Multi-Cultural Health Education: Challenge for the 21st Century Health Educator. National AAPHERD conference. Atlanta, GA. April 16-20, 1996.
	Health Education: A Casualty of the Paradigm War. Society for Public Health Education Annual Conference. New York, NY, November 15-17, 1996.
	Cultural Identity and Health Promotion. Society for Public Health Education Annual Conference. New York, NY, November 15-17, 1996.
	Developing Culturally Appropriate Health Programs. The Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health. Brooklyn, NY, November 21, 1996.
	Culture: The Mosaic of American Character. Office of Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services. Bethesda, MD, January 14, 1997.
	To be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable: Health Behavior as a Cultural Construct. The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill campus, Barbados. March 11, 1997.
	Ethno-cultural Characteristics of African American Health. American Association for Health Education Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, March 21, 1997.
	Communication and Development: What has Culture to do with it. AIDSCAP program office. Nairobi, Kenya. May 14, 1997.
	Community and Adolescent Health, Research and Programme. The University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa. May 23, 1997.
	Chair and meeting organizer. Communications Programming for HIV/AIDS. An UNAIDS consultation meeting in Geneva. November 5-7, 1997.
	Meeting chair. Communications Programming for HIV/AIDS. An UNAIDS consultation meeting in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. December 8-10, 1997
	Health and Culture. The University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa. March 11, 1998.
	Meeting chair. Communications Programming for HIV/AIDS. An UNAIDS consultation meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. July 6-8, 1998.
	Meeting chair. Communications Programming for HIV/AIDS. An UNAIDS consultation meeting in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, January 20-22, 1999.
	Communication Strategies For HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, And Support: A Focus On Spiritual Context. The 2nd International Symposium on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Program Development. Buenos Aires, Argentina. March 22-23, 1999.
	Keynote Address: Culture and Health: The Future of Health Education. Association of Caribbean Health Educators, Georgetown, Guyana, May 1st, 1999
	Communications Framework for HIV/AIDS in Africa. The International Conference on HIV/AIDS and STDs in Africa. Lusaka, Zambia, September 14, 1999.
	Communications Framework for HIV/AIDS in Asia. The International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific. Kuala Lumpure, October 26, 1999.

Papers Presentated at Professional Meetings

	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. "The Impact of the Health Care Delivery Systems in the Black Family," The Black Family Conference. Contemporary Issues and Concerns, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, November 1985.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. "Nigerian Heads of Households' Attitudes Toward Orthodox and Traditional Medicines," The American Public Health Association Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., November 1985.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. "Past and Present International Health Programs Involving Health Education Programs-- A Survey Report." The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Annual Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 1986.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. Presider: "Session on Complexities of the Black Urban Health Care Experience." Black Caucus contributed papers IV. The American Public Health Association Annual Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, September/October 1986.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. "A Study to Assess Psychosocial Indices of Health Status Among Black High School Students." The American Public Health Association Annual Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, September/October 1986.
	Mordecai, D. E., Cole, G. E., and Airhihenbuwa, C. O. "Relationship Among Measures of Mental Health, Stress and Social Support." The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Annual Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1987.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. "Health Assessment of Households in Nigerian Villages." National Council for International Health Annual Conference, Arlington, Virginia, June 15, 1987.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. "Traditional Medicine and Public Health in the Third World." American School Health Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 8, 1987.
	Moase, O., Modi, P., and Airhihenbuwa, C. O. "Nutritional Assessment of Students Attending Grades One to Six on Goodenough Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua, New Guinea." American Public Health Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 19, 1987.
	Kau, M., Airhihenbuwa, C. O., and Olsen, L. K. "Analysis of Contraceptive Use by Girls Aged 13-18 in the Molopo Region of Boputhatswana." American Public Health Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 20, 1987.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. Presider: "Traditional Medicine" session. American Public Health Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 20, 1987.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. "Traditional Medicine: An International Health Perspective." Eastern District Association. AAHPERD 65th Annual Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
	Kau, M., and Airhihenbuwa, C. O. "Assessment of Contraceptive Knowledge and Behavior of Girls Aged 13- 18 in the Molopo Region of Boputhatswana." American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Annual Convention, Kansas City, Missouri, April 1988.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. Recorder: Session on Preparing Health Teachers: Public School-University Partnership That Works. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Annual Convention, Kansas City, Missouri, April 1988.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. Presenter: Workshop on AIDS. National Council for International Health Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., May 19, 1988.
	Thomas, S. B., Gilliam, A., Jack, L., and Airhihenbuwa, C. O. AIDS Education: Are We Meeting the Challenge in the Black Community? The 2nd International Conference on AIDS Education, Charleston, South Carolina, August 2-4, 1988.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. Chairperson: Session on AIDS Education in Developing Countries. The 2nd International Conference on AIDS Education, Charleston, South Carolina, August 2-4, 1988.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. Traditional Medicine and Public Health in the Third World. Thirteenth World Conference on Health Education, Houston, Texas, August 28-September 2, 1988.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. Moderator. Gaining Intersectoral Support. Thirteenth World Conference on Health Education, Houston, Texas, August 28-September 2, 1988.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. Planner and Presider. Promoting the Health of School-Age Child in Other Countries. American School Health Association, Orlando, Florida, October 1988.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. Planner and Presider. International Women's Reproductive Health Issues. American Public Health Association, November 1988.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Jack, L. Jr. AIDS Education in African-American communities: A Pilot study. International Society for AIDS Education Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, September, 1989.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. A Conceptual Model for Health Education in Developing Countries. American Public Health Association, Chicago, Illinois, October 1989.
	Taylor-Nicholson, M.E., Wang, M., Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Mahoney, B., Christina, R., Maney, D. The Effects of Alcohol Intoxication On Motor Performance Impairment. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. New Orleans, Louisiana, March/April, 1990.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. Cultural Aspects of Health Promotion in Developing Countries. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. New Orleans, Louisiana, March/April, 1990.
	Nicholson, M.E., Wang, M., Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Christina, R. & Mahoney, B. Effects of Alcoholization: Implications for Changes in Law. American Public Health Association. New York, Sept./October 1990.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. Presider. The role of traditional health providers in Health for All 2000. American Public Health Association. New York, Sept./October 1990.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. Presider. Cultural Appropriateness of international health program. American Public Health Association. New York, Sept. 1990.
	Jack, Jr., L. & Airhihenbuwa, C. O. "A Pilot Study: An Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors Among Inner-City Youths". Research Centers and Minority International AIDS Conference, Research Centers of Minority Institutions, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1990.
	Sofalvi. A., Airhihenbuwa, C. O. Relationship Between Public Perception of the Most Important Health Problems in the United States and News Coverage of Those Problems. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. San Francisco, CA. April 3-7, 1991.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. Strategies for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control in Africa. VI International Conference on AIDS Education. Arlington, Virginia, August, 1992.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. & Kumanyika, S. Cultural Influences on Diet and Exercise Among African Americans. Society for Public Health Education's Annual conference, Washington, DC, November, 7, 1992.
	Flannery, D, Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Wang, M., Nicholson, M. & Charleston, M. Patterns of Smokeless Tobacco Use among Native American Indians. American Public Health Association Annual conference, Washington, DC, Nov. 10, 1992.
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O. Presider, Health Education in Developing Countries: Effective Approaches. American Public Health Association. San Francisco, Ca. October, 1993
	Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Kumanyika, S.K. and Adams-Campbell, L. Development of a Tool to Assess Culturally- Relevant Dietary Change Attitudes of African-American Adults. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. American Heart Association. Atlanta, Ga. November, 1993.
	Kumanyika SK, Airhihenbuwa C. O., Ten Have TR, Adams-Campbell LL. Quantifying the Association between African-American Cultural Identity and Dietary Behavior. Abstract presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine meeting, San Diego, California, March 1995.
	Airhihenbuwa C. O., Kumanyika SK, Adams-Campbell LL. An Assessment of Culturally-Relevant Exercise Attitudes of African American Adults. Paper presented at 2nd International Heart Health Conference meeting, Barcelona, Spain, May 1995.
	Airhihenbuwa C. O., Centralizing Culture in Health Promotion. Paper presented at the 15th World Conference of the International Union of Health Promotion and Education, Makuhari, Japan, August 1995.
	Airhihenbuwa C. O., Kumanyika SK, Adams-Campbell. Development of a Tool to Assess Culturally-Relevant Dietary Change Attitudes of African-American Adults. Paper presented at the 15th World Conference of the International Union of Health Promotion and Education, Makuhari, Japan, August 1995.
	Airhihenbuwa C. O., The Politics of Representation in the Discourse on Health and Culture. Paper presented at the Society for Public Health Education annual conference, San Diego, California, October 1995.
	Airhihenbuwa C. O. Healthy Culture: Decolonizing Our Consciousness. Linking Culture with Empowerment in Health Promotion. National AAHPERD conference. Atlanta, GA. April 16-20, 1996.
	Airhihenbuwa C. O. Group Leader. Conference on International Activities in Changing Global and Regional Contexts: The CIC Agenda. Indiana University, Bloomington. September 29 - October 1, 1996
	Airhihenbuwa C. O. An Examination of the Meaning and Value of Exercise among African Americans. The 3rd International Interdisciplinary Qualitative Health Research Conference. Bournemouth, England. October 30 - November 1, 1996.
	Airhihenbuwa CO, Makinwa B. UNAIDS Communication Strategies for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care. XVI World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education. San Juan, Puerto Rico. June 21-26 1998.
	Airhihenbuwa CO, Makinwa B. A New UNAIDS Framework for Communicating HIV/AIDS Messages. 12th World AIDS Conference. Geneva, Switzerland. June 28-July 3, 1998.

Grants

	P.I.- W. K. McClure Fellowship for the Studies of World Affairs, Division of International Education, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee. 1983, $2,000.
	P.I.- College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Research Development Grant, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. $1,000. 1986-89.
	Investigator - Health Careers Opportunity Program. Dept. of Health and Human Services. $535,801 PHS Grant # STC-N 2D18 MB01311-04. P.I. Dan Trevenio. 1986-89.
	Investigator - Acute Alcohol Intoxication: A Study of Pharmacokinetic and Behavioral Effects. College of CHHD Research Initiation Grant, The Pennsylvania State University. $5,000. P.I. Mary Nicholson. 1988-89.
	Investigator - Health Careers Opportunity Program. Dept. of Health and Human Services. $853,620 PHS Grant # STC-N 2D18 MB01311-04 P.I. Dan Trevenio. 1989-1992.
	Co-P.I.- Developing a Community Oriented Primary Health Care Programs. College of Health and Human Development and Penn State International Programs, $5,000. Co-P.I. Jordan Finkelstein. 1989-90.
	P.I.- Identifying Cultural Beliefs Related to Diet and Exercise among African Americans. College of Health and Human Development.$4,924. 1990-91.
	P.I. - Penn State/University of Science and Technology, Ghana, Collaborative Project on Health and Culture. Penn State Office of International Programs. $6,000. Co-P.I.Ernestine Gyebi-Ofosu, UST, Ghana. 1992-93.
	Investigator - United Federal Bank Endowment for the Enhancement of Undergraduate Instruction. 3,500. P.I. P. Mansfield and P. Koch. 1991
	P.I.- Three year (1993-1996) Research Supplement to the project on "CVD Diet Education for Blacks Literacy Skills". RO1 HL46778, NIH. $229,000. P.I. for the "CVD Diet Education for Blacks Literacy Skills" - Shiriki Kumanyika.
	P.I. - Development of a new framework on UNAIDS Communications Programming for HIV/AIDS. A joint United Nations program on AIDS (UNAIDS). 1997-1998. $51,105.00.
	P.I. - A study to Pilot a Video on Sexuality Education in Schools in South Africa. Penn State office of International Programs. 1998. Co-PI Khalipha Bility of the University of the Western Cape. $9,000.00.
	P.I. - Development of a new framework on Communications Programming for HIV/AIDS for African, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The Joint United Nations program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Geneva, Switzerland. 1997-1999. $119,709.00.

Consulting

United Nations AIDS Program (UNAIDS).
The World Health Organization (WHO).
United Nations Development Agency, (UNDP).
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
The Urban League, Inc.
Johns Hopkins Institute for International Programs.
Africare, Washington DC.
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
African Health Consultancy Services, Lagos, Nigeria.
Davis Education and Research Inc., Boston, Massachusetts.
AIDSCAP, Family Health International, Arlington, VA.
American Association for Health Education, Reston, VA.

Editorial Board and Review Activities

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The Journal of Health Education. 1997-1999

The Journal of Health Education. 1995-1997
The Journal of Health Education. 1991-1994
AIDS Education and Prevention. 1990 -
The Journal of Health Studies. 1996 -
Journal of Health Communication 2001 -
American Journal of Health Behavior. 1994 - 2000
Health Education and Behavior. (formerly Health Education Quarterly) 1996 -
Health Education Research: Theory and Practice. 1990 -
Journal of Medical Anthropology: 1990 - 1993
The Journal of Rural Health. 1986 -
International Journal of Health Promotion and Education.1996 -

Teaching Responsibilities

Teach in the areas of International Health, US ethnic Minority Health, Health Promotion Evaluation, and Advanced applications in Health Promotion/Education

Ph.D. Dissertations and Masters Theses Committees

a. Graduate Theses *Supervised:*	Masters Jack, Leonard, Jr. (M.S.,1987) Kau, Mary. (M.S.,1987) Andrews, Lisa. (M.Ed, 1988) Locke, MaryEllen. (M.Ed, 1989) Neena Smith (M.S.,1996) Randy Shine (M.S.,1996) Frank Schmid (M.Ed.,1996) Clifford Evans (M.Ed.,1997) Karen Lobeck (M.S.,1997) Janetta Grapperhaus (M.Ed, 1997) Doctorate Jack, Leonard, Jr. (PhD, 1990) Moody, Lessie. (PhD, 1990) Sofalvi, Alan. (PhD, 1990) O'kicki, Sylvia. (PhD, 1991) Flannery, Diana. (PhD, 1991) Ludwig, Michael, J. (PhD, 1994) Pineiro, Odette. (PhD, 1994) Silva, Nyvea. (PhD, 1994/95) Sassano, Nancy. (PhD, 1997) Cain, Richard. (PhD, 1997)