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JOMELLA J. WATSON-THOMPSON
Curriculum Vitae March 6, 2019
Personal Information
Associate Professor
Applied Behavioral Science
University of Kansas
1000 Sunnyside Avenue
4001 Dole Human Development Center
Lawrence, KS 66045-7555
Email Address: [email protected]
Office Phone: (785) 864-1563
Office Fax: (785) 864-5281
Education
Ph.D., Behavioral Psychology (Community Health and Development), 2007
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Dissertation/Thesis: "Analyzing the contributions of a community coalition in an urban
neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri: An empirical case study of the Ivanhoe
Neighborhood Council"
Committee Members: Stephen B. Fawcett, Charles Greenwood, Jerry A. Schultz, Glen W. White,
& Stacey Swearingen White
Advisor: Stephen B. Fawcett
M.A., Applied Behavioral Science (Community Health and Development), 2005
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Dissertation/Thesis: "Analyzing the effects of collaborative action planning on the community
change process in participating urban neighborhoods in the Kansas City metropolitan area:
The Kauffman Neighborhood Initiative"
Advisor: Stephen B. Fawcett
M.U.P., Urban Planning (Community Development and Housing), 2002
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
B.A., Urban Studies (Community Development), 2001
Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
Licensures, Certifications, and Professional Training
Graduate Certificate in Community Health and Development, University of Kansas, 2006 - Present
The program offers advanced training and university-based certification in building healthy
communities. The focus is on training in core aspects of community work: community
assessment, strategic planning, intervention, evaluation, and sustainability.
Employment History
Academic
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University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Associate Director/Senior Faculty Associate, Center for Service Learning, August 2018 - Present
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Behavioral Science, 2016 - Present
Associate Director for Community Research, Work Group for Community Health and
Development, January 2008 - Present
Lead several participatory research projects related to the prevention of substance abuse and
violence; Directed a project funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse to examine the
effects of training and technical assistance on change and improvement brought about
substance abuse coalitions; Direct participatory research and evaluation project to prevent and
reduce adolescent substance abuse in Kansas; Direct evaluation research for a violence
prevention initiative to reduce rates of homicides and aggravated assaults in Kansas City,
Missouri; Design and conduct assessments of organizational behavior and functioning of
community-based organizations; Supervise graduate students in assessment, evaluation, and
interventions to address community problems and goals.
Faculty Fellow, Center for Service Learning, 2017 - 2019
The Faculty Fellow provides support to the Center for Service Learning to advance
community engagement with faculty instructors, students, and promotes community engaged
scholarship with researchers.
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Behavioral Science, 2009 - 2016
Courtesy Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Behavioral Science, 2009
Graduate Research Assistant, Work Group for Community Health and Development (World
Health Organization Collaborating Centre), 2002 - 2007
Supervisors: Jerry Schultz, Rod Bremby. Duties: Conducted systematic research studies with
local and statewide initiatives to promote healthy youth development; Provided training,
technical assistance, and evaluation research for statewide community initiatives supported
by the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation ServicesΓÇÖ (SRS) Addiction and
Prevention Services (AAPS), Family Centered Systems of Care, and the Kansas Juvenile
Justice Authority; Provided training and technical support for evaluating the efforts of a
community initiative sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to support
comprehensive youth development in several urban neighborhoods in Kansas City
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Associate Professor (Voluntary Joint Appointment), Preventive Medicine and Public Health,
August 2018 - Present
Professional
Local Initiative Support Corporation, Kansas City, KS
Research Intern, 2001
Supervisor: Marla Newman, J.D. Duties: Assisted with community research on sustainable
development for this urban initiative; Provided technical support and market research to
community-based organizations
Professional Memberships
Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) (2011 - Present)
Society for Prevention Research (SPR) (2011 - Present)
American Psychological Association, Society for Community Research and Action, Division 27
(APA) (2009 - Present)
Association for Community Association and Social Administration (2013)
International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) (2011)
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Honors/Awards/Honor Societies
Individual Honors/Awards
Faculty Excellence in Service Learning Award, Center for Civic and Social Responsibility,
University of Kansas
https://csl.ku.edu/community-engagement-excellence-recognized-awards-community-recepti
on-juried-posters-1 (May 2016 - Present)
One faculty member per year is honored for implementing service learning in a manner
consistent with good practice and for demonstrating an impact on students and the
community both in and out of the classroom.
Faculty Fellow, Center for Service Learning, University of Kansas (August 2017 - May 2019)
The Faculty Fellow provides support to the Center for Service Learning to advance
community engagement with faculty instructors, students, and promotes community engaged
scholarship with researchers.
Community Guardian Award, Ad Hoc Group Against Crime (2018)
The Community Guardian Award recognizes local leaders who are doing the hard work of
healing to reduce violence trauma and promote justice by taking advantage of opportunities
for a better tomorrow.
Pelathe District Character Counts Award, Pelathe District, Heart of America Council, Boy Scouts
of America (Autumn 2017)
Honorary recognition of a community member who has advanced positive relationship and
engagement between the community and our local boy scout district.
President's Award, Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council (January 2017)
Recognition for substantially contributions to the neighborhood association by brokering
service-learning partnerships.
Service Learning Mini Grant Award, Center for Civic and Social Responsibility, University of
Kansas (2015)
Award to faculty to supports best practices in service learning and fostering mutually
beneficial campus-community partnerships.
Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty, New
England Resource Center for Higher Education and the Center for Engaged Democracy
(2014)
Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty
recognizes a faculty member who connects teaching, research, and service to community
engagement. The Award is designated for pre-tenure early career faculty at tenure-granting
campuses.
Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty, New
England Resource Center for Higher Education and the Center for Engaged Democracy
(2014)
Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty
recognizes a faculty member who connects teaching, research, and service to community
engagement. The Award is designated for pre-tenure early career faculty at tenure-granting
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campuses.
Ethnic Minority Mentorship Award, American Psychological Association, Division 27, Society
for Community Research and Action (2013)
The purpose of SCRA's annual Ethnic Minority Mentorship Award is to recognize an SCRA
member who has made exemplary contributions to the mentorship and training of ethnic
minority persons.
Excellence in Community-Based Teaching and Scholarship Award Recipient, Heartland Campus
Compact (2012)
The award recognizes a faculty member who
has successfully incorporated service-learning into courses with demonstrable outcomes and
conducted outstanding research in the field of service-learning
and engaged scholarship.
Graduate Certificate in Community Health and Development, University of Kansas (2006)
Melik Graduate Fellowship, Graduate School, University of Kansas (2005)
Melik Graduate Fellowship, Graduate School, University of Kansas (2002)
Minority Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Graduate School, University of Kansas (2001 - 2002)
Other Honors/Awards
Faculty Spotlight, Center for Service Learning, University of Kansas (2012)
The Faculty Spotlight is a profile of a faculty member engaged in exemplary service-learning
on campus. https://ccsr.ku.edu/spotlights/jomella-watson-thompson
Publications
Book Chapters
Fawcett, S. B., Schultz, J. A., Collie-Akers, V., Holt, C., Watson-Thompson, J., & Francisco, V.
(2018). Participatory monitoring and evaluation of community health initiatives using the
Community Check Box Evaluation System. In J. Oetzel & M. Minkler & N. Wallerstein & B.
Duran (Eds.), Community-based participatory research for health: Advancing social and
health equity (3rd Edition) (pp. 399-404). Hoboken: Johnson Wiley & Sons, Inc..
(Reviewed/Refereed) (Invited)
Fawcett, S. B., Schultz, J. A., Collie-Akers, V., Holt, M., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2016).
Chapter 25: Community development for population health and health equity. In P. C. Erwin
& R. Brownson (Eds.), Principles of Public Health Practice (4th ed., pp. 443-459). Cengage
Learning.
https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=2XigCwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA443&ots
=ryQvaXq0H3&sig=ZsY5YTdrNUoiHh23UKgMpxMT_BQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
(Reviewed/Refereed) (Invited)
Watson-Thompson, J., Collie-Akers, V., Keene-Woods, N., Anderson, K., Jones, M., & Taylor,
E. (2015). Chapter 6: Needs and Resource Assessments. In V. C. Scott & S. M. Wolfe (Eds.),
Community Psychology Foundations for Practice (pp. 157-188). Los Angeles: Sage.
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(Reviewed/Refereed) (Invited)
Journal Articles
Watson-Thompson, J. (2018). The road taken: Contributions to advancing community-engaged
scholarship. Metropolitan Universities, 29(4), 107-121.
https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/muj/article/download/22837/22260/ doi:10.18060/22837
(Reviewed/Refereed) (Invited)
Greenwood, C. R., Carta, J. J., Walker, D., Watson-Thompson, J., Gilkerson, J., Larson, A. L., &
Schnitz, A. (2017). Conceptualizing a public health prevention intervention for bridging the
30 million word gap. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 22.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10567-017-0223-8 doi:10.1007/s10567-017-0223-8 ISSN:
1096-4037 (Reviewed/Refereed) (Invited)
Anderson-Carpenter, K., Watson-Thompson, J., Jones, M. D., & Chaney, L. (2017). Improving
community readiness for change through coalition capacity-building: Evidence from a
multi-site intervention. American Journal of Community Psychology, 1(1), 11-34.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcop.21860/full doi:DOI: 10.1002/jcop.21860
(Reviewed/Refereed)
Anderson-Carpenter, K., Watson-Thompson, J., Chaney, L., & Jones, M. D. (2016). Reducing
binge drinking in adolescents through implementation of the strategic prevention framework.
American Journal of Community Psychology, 57(1-2), 36-46.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajcp.12029/full doi:10.1002/ajcp.12029
(Reviewed/Refereed)
Hasaballa, I., Ebekozien, O., Ogungbadero, A., Williams, F., Schultz, J., Hunter-Skidmore, J.,
Fawcett, S., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2015). Evaluation of a diabetes care coordination
program for african american women living in public housing. Journal of Clinical Outcomes
Management, 22(8), 365-372.
http://www.jcomjournal.com/reports-from-the-field-evaluation-of-a-diabetes-care-coordinatio
n-program-for-african-american-women-living-in-public-housing/
http://www.jcomjournal.com/reports-from-the-field-evaluation-of-a-diabetes-care-coordinatio
n-program-for-african-american-women-living-in-public-housing/ (Reviewed/Refereed)
Anderson-Carpenter, K. D., Watson-Thompson, J., Jones, M., & Chaney, L. (2014). Using
communities of practice to support implementation of evidence-based prevention strategies.
Journal of Community Practice, 22(1-2), 176-188.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10705422.2014.901268 doi:10.1080/10705422.2014.901268
(Reviewed/Refereed)
Keene, N. C., Watson-Thompson, J., Schober, D., Schultz, J. A., & Fawcett, S. B. (2014). An
empirical case study of the effects of training and technical assistance with a substance abuse
prevention coalition. Health Promotion Practice, 15(5), 739-749.
http://hpp.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/03/24/1524839914525174 (Reviewed/Refereed)
Watson-Thompson, J., Keene Woods, N., Schober, D. J., & Schultz, J. A. (2014). Implementing
the capacity for change model with substance abuse prevention coalitions. Journal of
Community Psychology, 42(6), 748-763.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcop.21650/abstract doi:10.1002/jcop.21650
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Fawcett, S. F., Schultz, J. A., Holt, C. M., Collie-Akers, V., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2013).
Participatory research and capacity building for community health and development. Journal
of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 41(3), 139-141.
http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/rym9jWzqQqqwUwppGJ3Z/ful (Reviewed/Refereed)
Watson-Thompson, J., Jones, M. D., Colvin, J. D., Schober, D. J., McClendon-Cole, T., &
Johnson, A. M. (2013). Supporting a community-based participatory evaluation approach to
violence prevention. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 41(3),
155-166. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10852352.2013.788342
http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/7JdhFdeaQTw3cHCHNTvt/full (Reviewed/Refereed)
Watson-Thompson, J., Keene, N. C., Schober, D. J., & Schultz, J. A. (2013). Enhancing the
capacity of substance abuse prevention coalitions through training and technical assistance.
Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 41(3), 176-187.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2013.788345 doi:10.1080/10852352.2013.788345
(Reviewed/Refereed) (Invited)
Fawcett, S. F., Schultz, J., Watson-Thompson, J., Fox, M., & Bremby, R. (2010). Building
multi-sectoral partnerships for population health and health equity. Preventing Chronic
Disease: Public Health Research, Practice and Policy, 7(6), 1-7.
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2010/nov/10_0079.htm (Reviewed/Refereed) (Invited)
Collie-Akers, V., Watson-Thompson, J., Schultz, J. A., & Fawcett, S. B. (2009). Implementation
of a system of supports for a community-based participatory evaluation effort to maximize
use of results. Health Promotion Practice, 11(6), 852-858. Retrieved from
http://communityhealth.ku.edu/publications/pdf/R33.pdf doi:10.1177/1524839909331553
(Reviewed/Refereed)
Watson-Thompson, J., Fawcett, S. B., & Schultz, J. A. (2008). A framework for community
mobilization to promote healthy youth development. American Journal of Preventive
Medicine, 34, S72-S81. Retrieved from
http://www.ajpmonline.org/article/PIIS0749379707007581/fulltext (Reviewed/Refereed)
(Invited)
Watson-Thompson, J., Fawcett, S. B., & Schultz, J. A. (2008). Differential effects of strategic
planning on community change in two urban neighborhood coalitions. American Journal of
Community Psychology, 42, 25-38. Retrieved from
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10464-008-9188-6/fulltext.html
(Reviewed/Refereed)
Abstracts
Anderson-Carpenter, K., Watson-Thompson, J., & Jones, M. (2017). Associations between
intervention intensity and underage drinking outcomes: A methodological approach from the
Kansas SPF-SIG. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 1, e8.
http://www.drugandalcoholdependence.com/article/S0376-8716(16)30277-0/abstract
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.08.037
Journals, Special Issues
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Watson-Thompson, J., May, M. J., Jefferson, J., Young, Y., Young, A., & Schultz, J. A. (2018).
Examining the contributions of a community coalition in addressing urban health
determinants. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 46(1), 7-27.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2018.1385936 doi:10.1080/10852352.2018.1385936
(Reviewed/Refereed) (Invited)
Watson-Thompson, J. (2015). Exploring community engaged scholarship as an intervention to
change and improve communities:2014 Recipient of the Ernest A. Lynton Award.
Metropolitan Universities Journal, 26(1), 11-34.
https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/muj/article/view/20986/20413 (Reviewed/Refereed)
(Invited)
Manuscripts
Watson-Thompson, J., Anderson, K., Chaney, L., Jones, M. D., Sullivan McMickle, H., Fischer,
S., Winklepleck, H., & Graham, D. (in progress). Examining the implementation of the
Strategic Prevention Framework to Address Underage Drinking in Kansas. In Prevention
Science.
Watson-Thompson, J., May, M., Jefferson, J., Young, A., & Young, A. (in progress). Revitalizing
community coalition leadership: A block-level approach to mobilization. In Journal of
Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action.
Newsletter Articles
Fawcett, S. B., Schultz, J. A., Watson-Thompson, J., Collie-Akers, V., & Schober, D. (2007).
Why am I here?ΓÇ¥- Assuring graduate learning opportunities to prepare us for work with
communities. The Community Psychologists, 42(2), 102-103. (Reviewed/Refereed) (Invited)
Technical Reports
Stewart, D., Moore, C., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2016, August). Needs assessment and service
gap analysis: Supporting male survivors of violence. Lawrence, KS: Work Group for
Community Health and Development.
Watson-Thompson, J., & Moore, C. (2016, May). Second Chance final grant report for the
Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.. Lawrence, KS: Work Group for
Community Health and Development.
Watson-Thompson, J., Gabriel, D., & Stewart, D. (2015, November). Aim4Peace 2014 annual
evaluation report. Lawrence, KS: Work Group for Community Health and Development. 26.
Watson-Thompson, J., & Gabriel, D. (2015, September). Second Chance Interim Grant Report
for the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City. Lawrence, KS: Work Group for
Community Health and Developmen. (Invited)
Watson-Thompson, J., Jones, M., & Taylor, E. (2014). Aim4Peace 2013 annual evaluation
report. Lawrence, KS: Work Group for Community Health and Development.
Watson-Thompson, J. (2014). NET Reach 2014 program evaluation report. Lawrence, KS: Work
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Group for Community Health and Development.
Watson-Thompson, J., Jones, M., & Johnson, A. (2012). Aim4Peace 2011 annual evaluation
report. Lawrence, KS: Work Group for Community Health and Development.
Anderson, K. D., Martin, J., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2011). 2011 community health assessment.
Lawrence, KS: Douglas County Community Health Improvement Partnership. (Invited)
Watson-Thompson, J., Jones, M., & Johnson, A. (2011). Aim4Peace 2010 annual evaluation
report. Lawrence, KS: Work Group for Community Health and Development. (Invited)
Colvin, J., Watson-Thompson, J., & Schober, D. (2010). Aim4Peace 2009 annual evaluation
report. Lawrence, KS: Work Group for Community Health and Development. (Invited)
Colvin, J., Watson-Thompson, J., Dailey, T., & Schober, D. (2009). Aim4Peace 2008 annual
evaluation: Analyzing the contributions of a new anti-violence program. Lawrence, KS:
Work Group for Community Health and Development. Accessed from
http://ww4.kcmo.org/humrel/aim4peace/Aim4Peace-Annual-Evaluation-Report.pdf (Invited)
Watson-Thompson, J., Hughes, V., & Gabriel, D. (2008). Community youth assessment:
Assessing youth needs in Kansas City, KS/Wyandotte County. Lawrence, KS: Work Group for
Community Health and Development. (Invited)
Presentations
Keynote/Plenary Address
Thompson, J. (2018, March). Opportunities for impact: Using a behavioral community approach
to address societal issues through multisector collaboration. TxABA Regional Conference
on Behavior Analysis, Houston, TX.
http://www.txaba.org/files/pdfs/conference2018/MultisectorCollaboration_WatsonThompson
.pdf. (Invited) (Regional)
Other Presentations
Watson-Thompson, J. J. (2015, May). Impacting communities through collaborative learning:
Faculty perspective on the impact of community engagement on students and faculty.
Community appreciation reception, Center for Civic and Social Responsibility, The
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. (Invited) (Local)
Panel
Copell, R., Pritchett, M., Butler, S., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2018, May). Face the strange: The
role of behavior analysis in promoting civil rights in America's current political climate.
Applied Behavior Analysis International Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.
(Reviewed/Refereed) (International/National)
Watson-Thompson, J. (2017, June). Experiences with Fatherhood Evaluations. 18th Annual
Fatherhood Conference, National Partnership for Community Leadership, Kansas City,
Kansas. (Invited) (International/National/Regional)
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Watson-Thompson, J., Castro, Y., McElroy, S., & Co, S. (2016, December). Approaches and
perspectives on community engagement in partnerships to build a culture of health.
Roundtable on Population Health Improvement, Board on Population Health and Public
Health Practice, National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Oakland, CA.
http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Activities/PublicHealth/PopulationHealthImproveme
ntRT/2016-DEC-08/Videos/Panel%203/11-Watson-Thompson-Video.aspx.
(Reviewed/Refereed) (Invited) (National)
Cannady, D., Criss, S., Gore, N., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2015, August). Getting students to
practice what you teach: Best practices in experiential learning. KU Teaching Summit,
Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. (Local)
Watson-Thompson, J., Fawcett, S. B., Francisco, V., & Stewart, D. (2015, June). Where do we go
from here: Is there still a place for behavioral community psychology. Society for
Community Research and Action (APA Division 27), Lowell, MA. (Reviewed/Refereed)
(International/National)
Poster
Anderson-Carpenter, K. D., Watson-Thompson, J., Jones, M. D., & Chaney, L. (2015, June).
Reducing underage drinking through community interventions: The Strategic Prevention
Framework. The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Phoenix, AZ. (National)
Watson-Thompson, J., Cantillon, D., Stewart, D., & Jones, M. (2014, November). Cure violence:
How the intervention works to reduce individual and community levels of violence. Poster
Session at the American Public Health Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.
(Reviewed/Refereed) (International/National)
Taylor, E. L., Watson-Thompson, J., & Jones, M. (2013, June). Understanding community
mobilization: A literature review examining community mobilization as a component of
community violence prevention efforts. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society
for Community Research and Action (APA Division 27), Miami, FL.
Taylor, E. L., Watson-Thompson, J., Anderson-Carpenter, K., Huan, L., Yan, K., Jones, M.,
Roth, P., & Hao, P. (2013, June). Implementation of the assessment of preferred alternatives
for youth (A-PLAY) in urban areas to increase physical engagement during leisure time.
Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action
(APA Division 27), Miami, FL.
Jones, M., Watson-Thompson, J., & Taylor, E. (2013, June 19). Examining the effects of outreach
services and supports to individuals at high risk for perpetration and victimization of violence
in a Kansas City, MO community. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for
Community Research and Action (APA Division 27), Miami, FL. (Reviewed/Refereed)
(International)
Jones, M., Watson-Thompson, J., & McClendon-Cole, T. (2011, June). Examining organizational
capacity for engagement of high-risk individuals in Aim4Peace, a community anti-violence
initiative. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Community Research and
Action (APA Division 27), Chicago, IL. (Reviewed/Refereed) (International/National)
Keene, N. C., Watson-Thompson, J., Schober, D., Schultz, J. A., & Fawcett, S. B. (2010,
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November). Examining the effects of training and technical assistance on community change
to prevent ATOD use among adolescents in two Midwestern communities. Poster presented at
the American Public Health Association Conference, Denver, CO. (Reviewed/Refereed)
(International/National)
Keene, N., Watson-Thompson, J., Schober, D., Markt, B., Burgess, S., & Fawcett, S. B. (2009,
October). Effects of training and technical assistance on community change to prevent
adolescent alcohol use. Poster presented at the Kansas American Public Health Association
Conference, Topeka, KS. (Reviewed/Refereed) (State)
Dailey, T., Watson-Thompson, J., Colvin, J., Schober, D., & McClendon-Cole, T. (2009, June).
Aim4Peace: A social marketing approach to violence prevention. Poster session presented at
the biennial meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action, Montclair, NJ.
(Reviewed/Refereed) (International/National)
Schober, D., Watson-Thompson, J., Keene, N., Fernandez-Gomez, C., Fawcett, S. B., & Schultz,
J. (2009, June). Examining the effects of training and technical assistance on community
changes facilitated by prevention coalitions. Poster session presented at the biennial meeting
of the Society for Community Research and Action, Montclair, NJ. (Reviewed/Refereed)
(International/National)
Watson-Thompson, J., Fernandez-Gomez, C., Schultz, J., Fawcett, S. B., Keene, N., Schober, D.,
& Holt, C. (2008, August). Examining the effects of training and technical assistance on
community changes facilitated by prevention coalitions. Poster session presented at the
annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
(Reviewed/Refereed) (National)
Presentation
Watson-Thompson, J. (2018, December). Supporting cross-sector collaboration for youth to
ThrYve. STEM Counseling for Success, UKAN Teach, Center for STEM Learning,
University of Kansas, Overland Park, KS. (Invited) (Regional)
McConnell, S., Greenwood, C., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2018, March). How long do we have?
Speeding development and deployment of meaningful solutions. Conference on Research
Innovations in Early Intervention, San Diego, CA. (Reviewed/Refereed) (National)
Chaney, L., Childs, C., Fischer, S., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2017, September). The Kansas
Prevention Collaborative: A Story of One StateΓÇÖs Approach to. National Prevention
Network Conference, Anaheim, CA. (Reviewed/Refereed) (National)
Watson-Thompson, J. (2017, June). Types of Evaluations: What is Your Program Ready For?
18th Annual Fatherhood Conference, National Partnership for Community Leadership,
Kansas City, Kansas. (Invited) (International/National/Regional)
Vanchy, P., Chaney, L., Fischer, S., Gabriel, D., Heuer, K., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2016,
September 13). Enhancing the capacity of prevention coalitions to support evidence-based
strategies through the partnerships for success (PFS) initiative. National Prevention Network
Conference, Buffalo, NY. (Reviewed/Refereed) (National)
Watson-Thompson, J. J. (2016, January 18). Shifting the Garage Door Mentality: What Do we
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Have to Lose? KU Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, Lawrence, KS. (Invited) (Local)
Invited by the University MLK Committee
Watson-Thompson, J. (2014, October). Lynton Award Recipient Reflection on Community
Engaged Scholarship. Invited presentation for the 20th Annual Conference for the Coalitions
of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, Syracuse, NY. (Invited) (National)
Watson-Thompson, J. (2014, September). Building healthy communities through
transformational learning for change and improvement. Keynote address: Invited
presentation for the New England Research Center on Higher Education and the Center for
Engaged Democracy 3rd Annual Lynton Colloquium, Boston, MA. (Invited) (National)
Watson-Thompson, J. (2014, April). Building community capacity: Contributing to change and
improvement in communities. In Melissa Simon (Chair), How institutions work with
communities. Roundtable on Population Health Improvement session at the Institute of
Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Los Angeles, CA.
http://iom.nationalacademies.org/Activities/PublicHealth/PopulationHealthImprovementRT/2
014-APR-10/Videos/Panel%20III/16-Watson-Thompson-Video.aspx. (Invited) (National)
Watson-Thompson, J. (2013, October). Implications for participatory approaches to conducting
community needs and resources assessments on evaluation practice. In Susan M. Wolfe
(Chair), Community psychology practice competencies and evaluation: Value added.
Symposium at the meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Washington, DC.
(Reviewed/Refereed) (International/National)
Watson-Thompson, J., & Witczak, A. (2013, August). Developing a course for core goal #5:
Practice social responsibility and demonstrate ethical behavior. Presentation at the KU
Teaching Summit, Center for Teaching Excellence.
Watson-Thompson, J., & Jones, M. D. (2013, June). Supporting the implementation of the
strategic prevention framework. Presentation at the Urban Prevention Conference. (Invited)
(Regional)
Chaney, L., Watson-Thompson, J., Anderson-Carpenter, K., & Jones, M. D. (2012, December).
SPF-SIG Evaluation Report. Presentation conducted at the Kansas Prevention Network
Meeting, Topeka, KS. (Invited) (State)
Anderson-Carpenter, K., Jones, M. D., Watson-Thompson, J., & Chaney, L. (2012, September).
Supporting the implementation of evidence-based strategies through strategic planning.
Presentation conducted at the annual meeting of the National Prevention Network Prevention
Research Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. (Reviewed/Refereed) (National)
Symposium
Stewart, D., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2018, May). Integrating a multidisciplinary perspective to
address large-scale social issues and action through behavioral coursework In Courtney
Moore (Chair), Training and Tools for Addressing Social Issues Using a Behavior Analytic
Perspective: Some Curricular Considerations. Applied Behavior Analysis International
Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.
https://www.abainternational.org/events/program-details/event-detail.aspx?&sid=56210&by=
Area. (International/National)
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Watson-Thompson, J. (2017). Using Participatory Research and Evaluation. Bridging Health &
Community's Inaugural Symposium, Oakland, CA. (Invited) (National)
Discussant
Stewart, D., Collie-Akers, V., Holt, C., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2017, June). Conducting
Equity-Focused Community Assessments. Society for Community Research and Action (APA
Division 27), Ottawa, Canada. https://guidebook.com/guide/84794/event/15933076/.
(Reviewed/Refereed) (International/National)
Watson-Thompson, J., Stewart, D., Moore, C., & Jones, M. (2017, June). Addressing Disparities
in Community Violence through the Aim4Peace Violence Prevention Program. In Yolanda
Suarez-Balcazar (Chair), Community-based Approaches to Addressing Health Disparities
and Promoting Health Equity. Symposium at the Applied Behavior Analysis International
Conference, Denver, CO. Society for Community Research and Action (APA Division 27),
Ottawa, Canada. https://guidebook.com/guide/84794/event/15932996/. (Reviewed/Refereed)
(International/National)
Vanchy, P., Moore, C., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2017, May). Using Preference Assessments to
Increase Physical Activity of Youth During Leisure. In Thomas Zane (Chair), Professional
Collaboration Between Behavior Analysis and the Rest of the World: ItΓÇÖs Not So Tough.
Applied Behavior Analysis International Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
https://www.abainternational.org/events/program-details/event-detail.aspx?&sid=51823&by=
CE. (Reviewed/Refereed) (Regional/State/Local)
Watson-Thompson, J., Stewart, D., Moore, C., & Jones, M. (2017, May). Examining the ABCs of
Community Violence through the Aim4Peace Violence Prevention Program In Ramona
Houmanfar (Chair), Behavior analysis do we have a role to play? Applied Behavior Analysis
International Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
https://www.abainternational.org/events/program-details/event-detail.aspx?&sid=52679&by=
CE. (Reviewed/Refereed) (International/National)
Jones, M. D., Watson-Thompson, J., Chaney, L., & Anderson-Carpenter, K. (2016, June 1).
Utilizing the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to Prevent Underage Drinking in the
State of Kansas. Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, CA.
https://spr.confex.com/spr/spr2016/webprogram/Session7661.html. (Reviewed/Refereed)
(International)
Hassaballa, I., Ebekozien, O., Ogungbadero, A., Williams, F., Hunter-Skidmore, J., Fawcett, S.
B., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2015, June). A community-based participatory evaluation of a
health disparities diabetes initiative among Boston public housing residents. Society for
Community Research and Action (APA Division 27), Lowell, MA. (Reviewed/Refereed)
(International/National)
Watson-Thompson, J. J., Schultz, J. A., Y., B. a., P., V., D., G., et al. (2015, June). What is
community engaged scholarship: Documenting the impact of community-university
partnerships. Society for Community Research and Action (APA Division 27), Lowell, MA.
(Reviewed/Refereed) (International/National)
Schultz, J., Watson-Thompson, J., Fawcett, S., Hunter, J., & Doykos, P. (2014, November).
Cross-site evaluation of different community efforts to improve diabetes self-management
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among African- American women. Symposium at the American Public Health Association
Conference, New Orleans, LA. (Reviewed/Refereed) (International/National)
Anderson-Carpenter, K., Watson-Thompson, J., Jones, M., & Chaney, L. (2013, June).
Supporting community change through strategic and action planning in the strategic
prevention framework. In J. Watson-Thompson (Chair), Using the strategic prevention
framework to implement comprehensive community prevention efforts in addressing
underage drinking. Symposium at the meeting of the Society for Community Research and
Action (APA Division 27), Miami, FL. (Reviewed/Refereed) (International/National)
Anderson-Carpenter, K., Watson-Thompson, J., Jones, M., & Chaney, L. (2013, June).
Supporting the sustainability of community prevention efforts through the strategic
prevention framework. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Community
Research and Action (APA Division 27), Miami, FL. (Reviewed/Refereed)
(International/National)
Chaney, L., Watson-Thompson, J., Anderson-Carpenter, K., Jones, M., & Graham, D. (2013,
June). Using the strategic prevention framework to reduce underage alcohol use in Kansas
communities. In J. Watson-Thompson (Chair), Using the strategic prevention framework to
implement comprehensive community prevention efforts in addressing underage drinking.
Symposium at the meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action (APA
Division 27), Miami, FL. (Reviewed/Refereed) (International/National)
Jones, M., Watson-Thompson, J., Anderson-Carpenter, K., Chaney, L., & Hall, K. (2013, June).
Prioritizing influencing factors to address underage drinking: A case study of the Safe Streets
Coalition. In J. Watson-Thompson (Chair), Using the strategic prevention framework to
implement comprehensive community prevention efforts in addressing underage drinking.
Symposium at the meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action (APA
Division 27), Miami, FL. (Reviewed/Refereed) (International/National)
Watson-Thompson, J., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., & Fawcett, S. B. (2013, June). In V. Francisco
(Chair), Puzzles and challenges in participatory community research and action. Roundtable
conducted at the meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action (APA Division
27), Miami, FL. (Reviewed/Refereed) (International/National)
McClendon-Cole, T., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2013, February). Transforming individuals and
communities through a culturally appropriate violence prevention initiative. Invited
presentation at the Annual Missouri State University Criminology and Criminal Justice
Conference, Springfield, MO. (Invited) (Regional)
Chaney, L., Fisher, S., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2012, September). Strategic prevention
framework state incentive grant: Reducing underage drinking in Kansas. Symposium
conducted at the annual meeting of the National Prevention Network Prevention Research
Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. (Reviewed/Refereed) (National)
Watson-Thompson, J., & Jones, M. D. (2012, September). Examining the effects of Aim4Peace
violence prevention efforts: 2012 annual evaluation report. Invited presentation for the
Kansas City Health Commission, Kansas City, MO. (Invited) (Local)
Anderson, K., Watson-Thompson, J., Jones, M., Chaney, L., & Fischer, S. (2011, June).
Implementing the strategic prevention framework using action planning as a tool for
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measuring community change. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for
Community Research and Action (APA Division 27), Chicago, IL. (Reviewed/Refereed)
(International/National)
Chaney, L., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2011, June). Strategic prevention framework state incentive
grant epidemiological outcomes: Kansas communities reducing underage alcohol use.
Presentation at the annual meeting of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists,
Pittsburgh, PA. (Invited) (National)
Jones, M., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2011, June). Participatory evaluation of community
initiatives: Using a participatory evaluation framework to examine Aim4Peace. Importance
of examining and measuring community change. In J. Watson-Thompson (Chair),
Transforming individuals and communities through violence prevention initiatives in urban
communities: Projects CeaseFire and Aim4Peace. Presentation at the meeting of the Society
for Community Research and Action (APA Division 27), Chicago, IL. (Reviewed/Refereed)
(International/National)
Watson-Thompson, J., Fawcett, S. B., Schultz, J. A., Davidson, W., Emshoff, J., Foster-Fishman,
P., Watson, E., Balcazar, F., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Francisco, V., & Schober, D. J. (2011,
June). In J. Watson Thompson (Chair), Measuring community change: How is community
change best measured across diverse community contexts and problems. Roundtable
conducted at the meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action (APA Division
27), Chicago, IL. (Reviewed/Refereed) (International/National)
Watson-Thompson, J., Jones, M., McClendon-Cole, T., & Perez, F. (2011, June). Transforming
individuals and communities through violence prevention initiatives in urban communities:
Projects CeaseFire and Aim4Peace. In J. Watson-Thompson (Chair), Transforming
individuals and communities through violence prevention initiatives in urban communities:
Projects CeaseFire and Aim4Peace. Symposium at the meeting of the Society for
Community Research and Action (APA Division 27), Chicago, IL. (Reviewed/Refereed)
(International/National)
Watson-Thompson, J., Colvin, J., & Schober, D. (2009, September). Examining the contributions
of Aim4Peace, an anti-violence prevention efforts. Invited presentation for the Kansas City
Health Commission, Kansas City, MO. (Invited) (Local)
Colvin, J., Watson-Thompson, J., Dailey, T., & D. (2009, June). Examining the contributions of
Aim4Peace, an anti-violence prevention efforts. Invited presentation for the Kansas City
Health Commission, Kansas City, MO. (Invited) (Local)
Dailey, T., Watson-Thompson, J., Williams, D., & Hughes, V. (2009, June). Using CBPR to
promote positive youth development in Kansas City. In S. Fawcett (Chair), Using
community-based participatory research methods to understand and improve communities.
Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Community Research and
Action, Montclair, NJ. (Reviewed/Refereed) (International/National)
Keene, N., Watson-Thompson, J., Schober, D., Fawcett, S., Schultz, J., & Markt, B. (2009, June).
Using CBPR methods to understand and support substance abuse coalitions. Symposium on
In S. Fawcett (Chair), Using community-based participatory research methods to understand
and improve communities. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Community Research and Action, Montclair, NJ. (Reviewed/Refereed)
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(International/National)
Schultz, J., Watson-Thompson, J., Fawcett, S. B., Keene, N., Schober, D., & Fernandez-Gomez,
C. (2009, May). Building capacity for community-based participatory research with
substance abuse prevention coalitions using e-technology. In A. Meyer (Chair), Utilizing
bidirectional paths of influence between consumers, practitioners, and researchers to design
prevention strategies. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Society for
Prevention Research, Washington, DC. (Reviewed/Refereed) (National)
Fawcett, S. B., Schultz, J. A., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2008, December). Using internet tools to
support participatory research and capacity building to eliminate health disparities. Poster
session presented at the meeting of the National Center on Minority Health and Health
Disparities, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD. (National)
Watson-Thompson, J., Geist, C., & Winklepleck, H. (2007, September). Analyzing a decade of
sustained prevention efforts: The contribution of a community partnership to maintain
programs, policies, and practices in a rural Kansas community. Presentation at the National
Prevention Network Prevention Research Conference, Portland, OR. (Reviewed/Refereed)
(National)
Thompson, J., & Schultz, J. (2005, August). The impact of community partnerships on substance
use outcomes in Kansas. Presentation at the National Prevention Network Prevention
Research Conference, New York, NY. (Reviewed/Refereed) (National)
Schultz, J., & Thompson, J. (2003, May). Neighborhood development in the Kansas City
metropolitan area. In B. Colby (Chair), Community economic development: Creating value
in building community capacity as viable and sustainable futures. Symposium conducted at
the meeting of the American Society for Quality, Kansas City, MO. (Invited) (National)
Workshop
Luke, M., Chihon, T., Mattaini, M., Rakos, R., Seniuk, H., & Watson-Thompson, J. (2017, May).
The Matrix Project: Using Behavior Analysis to Promote Social Change. Applied Behavior
Analysis International Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
https://www.abainternational.org/events/program-details/event-detail.aspx?&sid=52679&by=
CE. (Reviewed/Refereed) (Regional/State/Local)
Watson-Thompson, J. J., & Gabriel, D. C. (2016, February 3). Engaging, Activating, and
Mobilizing the Community for GEAR UP Success. NCCEP/GEAR UP Capacity-Building
Workshop, New Orleans, LA. (Invited) (National)
Watson-Thompson, J., & Schober, D. (2009, October). Action planning for organizational
change within state coalitions to prevent intimate partner violence. Regional Workshop for
the CDC FoundationΓÇÖs DELTA Prep Initiative, Topeka, KS.
Watson-Thompson, J. (2009, July). Strategic planning for neighborhood mobilization to prevent
violence. Seven-day workshop series conducted for the Aim4Peace program and
Neighborhood Action Teams, Kansas City, MO. (Invited) (Local)
Watson-Thompson, J., & Dailey, T. (2009, March). Community capacity-building training for
positive youth development. Six-day workshop series conducted for Communities in Schools,
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Kansas City, KS. (Invited) (Local)
Watson-Thompson, J., Fawcett, S., Schultz, J., Keene, N., & Schober, D. (2008, September).
Community capacity-building training to prevent adolescent substance use. Six-day
workshop series conducted for community coalitions participating in the NIDA Coalition
Research Project, Lawrence, KS. (Regional)
Watson-Thompson, J. (2008, February). Community capacity-building training to prevent
adolescent substance use. Six -day workshop series conducted for community coalitions
participating in the NIDA Coalition Research Project, Lawrence, KS. (Regional)
Thompson, J., & Akers, V. (2005, June). Building a community of learning and doing. Workshop
conducted for Addiction and Prevention Services. Kansas Department of Social and
Rehabilitation Services, Topeka, KS. (State)
Research Funding/Fellowships
University of Kansas
Externally-Funded Grant/Contract
Funded
Thompson, J. (Principal), & Jessop, N. (Co-Investigator). Preventing Youth Violence by
Addressing Social Determinants Through the KC Youth Violence Prevention Project. US
Dept of Health & Human Services, Office of Minority Health $1,700,000, Submitted April 4,
2017 (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2021).
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal). Juvenile Justice Community Engagement Initiative. Kansas
Department of Corrections $251,471 (October 2018 - September 2020).
Thompson, J. (Principal). Behavioral Health Data Collection, Analysis, and Evaluation. Learning
Tree Institute and KS Dept for Aging and Disability Service $420,741, Submitted June 21,
2017 (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2019).
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal), & Jessop, N. (Co-Investigator). Aim4Peace: KC Violence and
Trauma Response Network. City of Kansas City, MO Health Department (Awarding Agency:
Department of Justice) $135,000, Submitted June 15, 2015 (October 1, 2015 - September 30,
2018).
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal). Evaluation of the Second Chance Reentry Program. Kansas
City Metropolitan Crime Commission $20,000 (April 2015 - May 2017).
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal). Partnerships for Success II Data Collection and Evaluation.
Learning Tree Institute (sub-contract with KS Department on Aging and Disability Services
based on Federal Flow Through from Dept. of Health and Human Services), 80,027
($80,027) (2015 - 2016).
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal). AIM4PEACE evaluation consultation and support for
community mediation efforts to reduce homicides and aggravated assaults in Kansas City.
Health Department, City of Kansas City, MO $244,428 (2008 - 2016).
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Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal). Behavioral Health Data Collection, Analysis, and Evaluation.
Learning Tree Institute (Based on KS Department on Aging and Disability Services Grant
from Dept. of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Admin)
$126,741, Submitted May 4, 2015 (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016).
Fawcett, S. B. (Principal), Schultz, J. (Principal), Watson-Thompson, J. (Co-Principal), &
Collie-Akers, V. (Co-Principal). Evaluation of the Bristol Meyers-Squibb FoundationΓÇÖs
national together on diabetes program. Bristol Meyers-Squibb Foundation $1,709,810 (2012
- 2015).
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal). Evaluating the NET Reach: Neighborhood Empowerment
Transformation initiative in Topeka, KS. NET Reach $14,250 (2014).
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal), & Schultz, J. (Co-Investigator). Access to the Online
Documentation and Support System for prevention initiatives in Kansas. Kansas Department
on Aging and Disability Services, Behavioral Health Services (Awarding Agency: Dept. of
Health and Human Services, SAMHSA) $95,477 (2013 - 2014).
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal), & Chaney, L. Evaluation of the Effects of Coalition Efforts to
Prevent Underage Drinking in 14 Kansas Communities Using the Strategic Prevention
Framework. Social and Rehabilitation Services (Awarding Agency: Department of Health
and Human Services) $362,974 (2008 - 2013).
Contracting Agency: Center for Learning Tree Institute; Funding Agency: KS
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services; Awarding Agency: Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. (In no-cost extension
through 6/1/2013)
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal), & Collie-Akers, V. (Principal). Evaluation of the
Medical-Legal Aid Partnership of Western Missouri. Legal Aid of Western Missouri $90,736
(2009 - 2012).
Hughes, V. (Principal), Myers-Gabriel, D. (Principal), & Watson-Thompson, J. (Co-Principal).
Enhancing Community Capacity-Building Efforts in Wyandotte County through Training and
Technical Support to Nine Community-Based Organizations. Communities in Schools of
KCK/Wyandotte County. Funding Agency: Communities in Schools of KCK; Awarding
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, White House Office of Faith and
Community-Based Initiatives $117,900 (2008 - 2011).
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal), & Schultz, J. (Co-Principal). Evaluating the Kansas City,
Kansas Weed and Seed Community Initiative. Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, Office
of Community Relations, Weed and Seed Project; Awarding Agency: Department of Justice
$50,000 (2006 - 2010).
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal), & Collie-Akers, V. (Principal). Web-based Supports for
Communication, Dissemination and Evaluation of the Socioeconomic Status Related Cancer
Disparities Program. American Psychological Association, Office on Socioeconomic Status
$21,200 (2009).
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal). Evaluating the Bodyworks Program: An Evidence-Based
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Health Promotion Program for Young Girls and Caregivers. Community Health Education
Department, Truman Medical Center $10,000 (2008 - 2009).
Fawcett, S. B. (Principal), Schultz, J. (Principal), & Watson-Thompson, J. (Project Director).
Testing the Community Change Model with Substance Abuse Coalitions. 1R21DA023642-01,
NIH (NIDA) $392,192 (2007 - 2009).
Project Director, Jomella Watson-Thompson, Ph.D.
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal). Compassion Capital Fund Community Capacity Building
Grant for Tabernacle Community Development Center, Inc. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human
Services, Administration for Children and Families $50,000 (2006 - 2008).
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal). Transitional Housing Program for Survivors of Domestic
Violence for Foundation of Life Ministries, Inc. Department of Justice, Office of Violence
Against Women $175,000 (2005 - 2008).
Schultz, J. (Principal), & Watson-Thompson, J. (Project Director). Developing and Implementing
the Ivanhoe Youth Council Strategic Plan. Funding Agency: Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council;
Awarding Agency: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation $10,000 (2003).
Role: Project Director, Jomella Watson-Thompson, M.U.P.
Proposal Submitted
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal). Aim4Peace: OJJDP Youth Violence Prevention Enhancement
Project. City of Kansas City, MO Health Department (Awarding Agency: Department of
Justice, OJJDP) $96,000, Submitted June 22, 2015 (October 1, 2015 - September 30, 2016).
Not Funded
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal), & Carlson, J. (Co-Principal). Focus on Fatherhood. Randolph
County Caring Community Partner (Awarding Agency: Department of Health and Human
Services) $525,000, Submitted July 7, 2015 (October 1, 2015 - September 30, 2020).
Watson-Thompson, J. (Co-Principal). Father Forward Program. Department of Health and
Human Services (Awarding Agency: Department of Health and Human Services) $1,103,074,
Submitted July 6, 2015 (September 30, 2015 - September 29, 2020).
Thompson, J. (Principal), & Francisco, V. (Co-Principal). Examining Youth Violence Prevention
Strategies in Kansas. Ctrs for Disease Control and Prevention $1,050,000, Submitted March
13, 2017 (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2020).
Fawcett, S. B. (Principal), Francisco, V. T. (Co-Principal), Schultz, J. A. (Co-Principal), &
Watson-Thompson, J. (Co-Principal). Evaluation of the Clinton Health Matters Initiative.
Clinton Foundation $748,621, Submitted October 29, 2015 (December 11, 2015 - December
10, 2018).
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal). Examining Collective Contributions & Impact of National
Service. Corp for National and Community Service $510,000, Submitted July 16, 2015
(October 1, 2015 - September 30, 2018).
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal), & Jarmolowicz, D. (Co-Investigator). Examining
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Decision-Making Processes of Violent and Drug Offenders Using Behavioral Economics.
$498,384 (2014).
McClendon-Cole, T. (Principal), & Watson-Thompson, J. (Co-Investigator). Aim4Peace:
Partnerships for Community Change. KC, MO Public Health Department (Awarding
Agency: OJJDP (DOJ)) $199,988 (2013).
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal), & Jarmolowicz, D. (Co-Investigator). Using Behavioral
Economics to Examine Adult Offender Decision-Making Processes and Related Factors
Influencing Risk-Taking. NIJ-2013-3454, NIJ (DOJ) $460,010 (2013).
McClendon-Cole, T. (Principal), Archer, R. (Principal), & Watson-Thompson, J. (Co-Principal).
Using CBPR to Address Intentional Accidents and Associated Health- Risk Behaviors.
1R24MD007971-01, NIH (NIMHD) $374,751 (2012).
General Research Fund
Funded
Watson-Thompson, J. Examining Decision-Making Processes of Offenders. $8,511 (2017 -
2018).
Internal Award
Funded
Watson-Thompson, J. (Principal), & Lynn, C. (Co-Investigator). Service-Learning Mini-Grant
Award to Enhance Collaborative Engagement with the Boy Scouts through the Community
Leadership (ABSC 150/151) Course. $500 (September 2015 - December 2015). (Institutional
Award)
Dissertation/Thesis Supervision
University of Kansas
Comprehensive Review Committee Chair
Kaston Anderson-Carpenter, Behavioral Psychology, "Examining community-based
interventions to reduce alcohol use: A review of the literature and dissertation proposal."
Status: completed. 2014
Marvia Jones, Behavioral Psychology, "Examining the effects of a coalition effort to address
underage drinking: A review of the literature and dissertation proposal." Status:
completed. 2014
Comprehensive Review Committee External/Outside Member
Amy Drassen Ham, Anthropology, "Outcomes of anthropologically based cultural
competency education for doctoral students in physical therapy" Status: completed. 2012
Comprehensive Review Committee Member
Jeffrey Gordon, Behavioral Psychology, "An experimental analysis of an online and in person
training on self-advocacy skills to request ADA accommodations." Status: completed.
2014
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Maren Turner, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2014
Dissertation Committee Chair
Marvia D. Jones, Ph.D., Behavioral Psychology, Applied Behavioral Science, "Examining
the effects of the Safe Streets CoalitionΓÇÖs implementation of the strategic prevention
framework to address underage drinking in Shawnee County, Kansas" Status: completed.
May 5, 2015
Kaston Anderson-Carpenter, Behavioral Psychology, "Examining the effects of a
comprehensive community intervention on underage drinking in seven Kansas
communities." Status: completed. 2014
Dissertation Committee Member
E Zhang, Behavioral Psychology, "Development and Evaluation of an Evidence-Based
Advocacy Training Package for People with Disabilities" Status: completed. 2018
Jeffrey M. Gordon, Behavioral Psychology, "Pilot Testing an Online and Face-to-Face
Self-Advocacy Skills Training Program for Negotiating Classroom Accommodations"
Status: completed. November 2015
Ariana Boutain, Behavioral Psychology, "An evaluation of a telehealth parent training
program in teaching self-care skills to children with autism." Status: completed. 2014
Maren Turner, Behavioral Psychology, "The effects of a 10-week walking program with
social support and goal setting on walking with African American/black women." Status:
completed. 2014
Heidi Hillman, Behavioral Psychology, "Analysis of a social story intervention to increase
appropriate social interactions of individuals with autism" Status: completed. 2011
Nikki Keene, Behavioral Psychology, "Examining the effects of a training and technical
assistance intervention on the functioning of eight community coalitions to prevent
substance abuse" Status: completed. 2011
Kristyn Savage, Behavioral Psychology, "The effects of a multicomponent intervention on
treatment integrity of counterconditioning for aggression in dogs" Status: completed.
2011
Paul Evensen, Behavioral Psychology, "Experimentally examining the effects of a
neighborhood intervention to reduce theft in multiple city neighborhoods" Status:
completed. 2010
Dot Nary, Behavioral Psychology, "An empirical assessment of a home-based exercise
treatment package for people with severe mobility-related disabilities using a changing
criterion design: Two studies" Status: completed. 2010
Judy Estes, Behavioral Psychology, "An evaluation of training on the delivery of pediatric
literacy by resident physicians" Status: completed. 2009
Melissa McGraw, Behavioral Psychology, "Child responding to unknown receptive language
tasks across three conditions: Interspersal of similar skills, dissimilar skills and no
interspersal" Status: completed. 2009
Doctoral Advisory Committee Member
Milan Rivette, Ph.D., Education, Status: completed. 2016 - 2017
Doctoral Committee External/Outside Member
Jared Barton, Social Welfare, "Development and Initial Validation of a Measure for
Organizational Readiness for Data-Driven Decision-Making" Status: completed. 2018
Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Committee External/Outside Member
Amittia Parker, Social Welfare, "Examining Who African American Mothers Are Seeking
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and Where They Are Going to Bolster Mental Health" Status: completed. 2018 - 2019
Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Committee Member
E Zhan, Behavioral Psychology, "Development and Evaluation of an Evidence-Based
Advanced Advocacy Letter Training Package for People with Disabilities" Status:
completed. 2018
Todd Merritt, Behavioral Psychology, "An evaluation of the performance diagnostic
checklist-human services on the timeliness of employees in a school for students with
autism spectrum disorder" Status: completed. January 2017
E. Zhang, Behavioral Psychology, "Development and evaluation of an evidence-based
advanced advocacy letter training package for people with disabilities" Status: completed.
December 2016
Doctoral Comprehensive Review Committee Member
Nikki Keene, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2011
Kristyn Savage, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2011
Paul Evensen, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2010
Heidi Hillman, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2010
Dorothy Nary, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2009
Editorial Critique Review Committee Member
Amy Henley, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2017
E. Zhang, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2017
Marvia Jones, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2015
Jeffrey M. Gordon, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. November 2015
Kaston Anderson-Carpenter, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2014
Daniel Schober, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2011
Paul Evensen, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2010
Veronica Howard, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2010
Editorial Critque Review Committee Member
Sarah Jenkins, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2015
Erica Jowett, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2013
Kimberley Zonneveld, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2013
Steven Payne, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2012
Maren Turner, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2010
Graduate Student Research Supervisor
Nikki Keene, Behavioral Psychology, Status: completed. 2011
Individual/Independent Study Mentor
Razan Mansour, Applied Behavioral Science (Community Health and Development). 2017 -
Present
Amittia Parker, Ph.D. in Social Work. 2017 - Present
Donovan Gee, Psychology, Status: in progress. 2014 - Present
Joshua Burbank, Ph.D. Speech Language Pathology. 2018
Trinity Carpenter, M.S.W. 2018
Jasmine Brown, Applied Behavioral Science (Community Health and Development). 2017 -
2018
Diosselyn Tot-Velasquez, Applied Behavioral Science (Community Health and
Development), Status: completed. 2016 - 2017
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Yvonne Kamau, Biology/Pre-Med, Status: completed. 2013
Individual/Independent Study Supervisor
Luke Swimmer, Applied Behavioral Science, Status: in progress. 2015 - Present
Kamala Johnson, Applied Behavioral Science, Status: in progress. 2015
Janny Sivilay, Psychology, Status: in progress. 2015
Jasmine Ragland, Applied Behavioral Science, Status: in progress. 2014 - 2015
Victoria Sanchez, Applied Behavioral Science, Status: completed. 2013 - 2014
Whitney Vaughn, Applied Behavioral Science, Status: completed. 2013
Mike Lee, Applied Behavioral Science, Status: completed. 2011
Master's Capstone Committee External/Outside Member
Kaston Anderson-Carpenter, Public Health, "Supporting CoalitionsΓÇÖ Efforts to Reduce
Underage Drinking through Strategic and Action Planning" Status: completed. 2012
Marvia Jones, Public Health, "Evaluation of Participant Outreach Efforts for a Violence
Prevention Program in Kansas City, MO" Status: completed. 2011
Master's Committee External/Outside Member
Courtney Moore, Masters of Public Health, "Social Network Analysis in Public Health:
Evaluating the Kansas City, Kansas, Youth Violence Prevention Project". 2018
Master's Examination Committee External/Outside Member
Brian Helix, Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences, Status: completed. 2015
Master's Thesis Committee Chair
Priya Vanchy, MA, Applied Behavioral Science, "Examining PLAY to increase levels of
physical activity among youth during leisure time" Status: completed. 2017
Erica Taylor, Applied Behavioral Science, "An evaluation of web-based preference
assessment methods using the assessment of preferred leisure alternatives for youth
(A-PLAY0: Identifying physical activity preferences of youth." Status: completed. 2014
Master's Thesis Committee Member
Alexandria Darden, Master of Art, Applied Behavioral Science, "Examining the Effects of
Inputs on Community System Change Implementation in Three Together on Diabetes
Comprehensive Community Intervention Initiatives" Status: completed. 2018
Kelsie Shinnick, "Examining multiple interventions to deter access aisle parking violations"
Status: completed. 2017
Kelsey Shinnick, Applied Behavioral Science, "Examining multiple interventions to deter
access aisle parking violations" Status: completed. January 2017
Ithar Hassaballa, Applied Behavioral Science, "Examining implementation and effects of a
diabetes self-management education and support program for African American women
living in Boston public housing." Status: completed. 2015
Courtney Moore, Applied Behavioral Science, Status: completed. 2015
Mike Sofis, Applied Behavioral Science, Status: in progress. 2015
E. Zhang, Applied Behavioral Science, "Analyzing the effects of different signs to increase
the opportunity of designated van accessible parking spaces." Status: completed. 2015
Sheetal Pandya, Applied Behavioral Science, Masters of Arts, "Examining the effects of a
healthy restaurant intervention on customersΓÇÖ purchases of healthier food options in
Latino family-owned restaurants" Status: completed. 2013
Veronica Howard, Masters of Arts, Applied Behavioral Science, "An assessment of
cost-effective volunteer training: Sequential application of training methods to improve
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volunteer implementation of a discrete-trial training procedure for sheltered dogs" Status:
completed. 2012
Chiaki Gonda, Masters of Arts, Applied Behavioral Science, "Using ecological momentary
assessment to monitor and change community participation of people with
mobility-related disabilities" Status: completed. 2011
Nikki Keene, Behavioral Psychology, "Effects of training and technical assistance on rates of
community change to prevent adolescent substance use" Status: completed. 2009
Postdoctoral Research Mentor
Nadia Jessop, Ph.D., Educational Psychology. 2017 - 2018
Service-Learning Student Product Instructor Supervisor
Kiley Roberts, Applied Behavioral Science, Community Health and Development,
"ThereΓÇÖs a map for that: Campus activity routes expand accessible health options"
Status: completed. February 2015
KU Today,
https://news.ku.edu/2015/02/02/theres-map-campus-activity-routes-expand-accessible-he
alth-options#sthash.CesjMHJZ.dpuf
Jordyn Gunville, Applied Behavioral Science, Community Health and Development, "What's
Your Weight?
Accessible Scales Support Health for Wheelchair Users". 2011
KU Today, http://rtcil.org/research-accessible-scale-study
Service-Learning Student Product
Zachary Korte, Applied Behavioral Science, Community Health and Development, "Study
hopes to end barriers to volunteering for young men" Status: completed. May 2014
The University Daily Kansan,
http://www.kansan.com/news/study-hopes-to-end-barriers-to-volunteering-for-young-me
n/article_b30c4d10-f2da-576e-afac-e63abccb05c5.html
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Advisor
Cara Smith, Bachelors of General Studies, Applied Behavioral Science, "Toward an
environmental assessment of social determinants of health: Direct observations of latino
neighborhood in Kansas City" Status: completed. 2012
Undergraduate Student Research Mentor
Tacia Burgin, McNair Scholars Program. 2018 - Present
Alexandria Buckley, Applied Behavioral Science, Status: completed. 2013 - 2015
Jordyn Gunville, Applied Behavioral Science, Status: completed. 2012
Erica Taylor, Applied Behavioral Science, Status: completed. 2012
Anthony Johnson, Sociology, Status: completed. 2011
Undergraduate Student Research Supervisor
Justin Melendez, Status: in progress. 2015 - Present
Amanda Huynh, Applied Behavioral Science, Status: completed. 2014 - 2015
Rachel Gragson, Applied Behavioral Science, Status: completed. 2014
Gabriella Guillen, Applied Behavioral Science, Status: completed. 2014
Kaitlin Nolte, Applied Behavioral Science, Status: completed. 2014
Applied Behavioral Science, Status: completed. 2013
Kathryn Smithson, Applied Behavioral Science, Status: completed. 2013
Ebo Brown, McNair Scholars Program, Status: completed. 2012
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Mwikali Kivuvani, Applied Behavioral Science, Status: completed. 2009
Antioch University New England
Doctoral Advisory Committee Mentor
Kimberley Waller, Ph.D., Status: completed. 2016 - 2017
University of Missouri- Kansas City
Individual/Independent Study Mentor
Janee Henderson, Ph.D. Counseling Psychology. 2017 - Present
University of North Texas
Internship Supervisor
Daryl Stewart, Internship/practicum supervisor, M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis, Status:
completed. 2014
Academic Advisees
Undergraduate
Tacia Burgin, Psychology, January 2018 - May 2019. Undergraduate Research Advisor
Razan Mansour, Applied Behavioral Science, January 2018 - May 2019. Undergraduate Program
Advisor
Cierra Smallwood, Applied Behavioral Science, January 2017 - May 2019. Undergraduate
Program Advisor
Swimmer Luke, Applied Behavioral Science (Community Health & Development), 2015 - 2018.
Undergraduate Program Advisor
Alexandra Cushing, Applied Behavioral Science, 2015. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Ellie Eastes, Applied Behavioral Science, 2015. Undergraduate Career Advisor
Taylor Hanna, Applied Behavioral Science, 2015. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Kamala Johnson, Applied Behavioral Science (Community Health & Development), 2015.
Undergraduate Major Enrollment Advisor
Brian London, Applied Behavioral Science, 2015. Undergraduate Major Enrollment Advisor
Stephen Mockry, Applied Behavioral Science, 2015. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Jasmine Ragland, Applied Behavioral Science, 2015. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Emily Siegler, Applied Behavioral Science, 2015. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Erica Stevanovic, Applied Behavioral Science, 2015. Undergraduate Program Advisor
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Joshua Bassett, Applied Behavioral Science, 2014. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Lindsay Hendrickson, Applied Behavioral Science (Community Health & Development), 2014.
Undergraduate Program Advisor
Peter James, Applied Behavioral Science, 2014. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Justin Melendez, Applied Behavioral Science (Community Health & Development), 2014.
Undergraduate Program Advisor
Connor Morton, Applied Behavioral Science (Community Health & Development), 2014.
Undergraduate Program Advisor
Kaitlin Nolte, Applied Behavioral Science, 2014. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Ariana Martinez, Applied Behavioral Science, 2013 - 2014. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Kelsie Blatcher, Applied Behavioral Science, 2013. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Kim Danbi, Applied Behavioral Science, 2013. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Caroline Dowey, Applied Behavioral Science, 2013. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Ben Drexler, Applied Behavioral Science, 2013. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Taneka Eason, Applied Behavioral Science, 2013. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Lauren Goldstein, Applied Behavioral Science, 2013. Undergraduate Major Enrollment Advisor
Rachael Gragson, Applied Behavioral Science, 2013. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Gabriella Guillen, Applied Behavioral Science, 2013. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Benjamin Holloway, Applied Behavioral Science, 2013. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Skyelar King, Applied Behavioral Science, 2013. Undergraduate Major Enrollment Advisor
Made McCormick, Applied Behavioral Science/Health, Sports, Exercise Science, 2013.
Undergraduate Program Advisor
Ernie Rodriguez, Applied Behavioral Science, 2013. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Matthew Ronnebaum, Applied Behavioral Science, 2013. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Francine Simpson, Applied Behavioral Science, 2013. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Kathryn Smithson, Applied Behavioral Science, 2013. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Whitney Vaughn, Applied Behavioral Science, 2013. Undergraduate Program Advisor
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Shante Williams, Applied Behavioral Science, 2013. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Ashley Arenholz, Applied Behavioral Science, 2012. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Emily Gnefkow, Applied Behavioral Science, 2012. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Brittany Johnson, Applied Behavioral Science, 2012. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Marieka Jones, Applied Behavioral Science, 2012. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Erica Taylor, Applied Behavioral Science, 2012. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Crystan Vaughn, Applied Behavioral Science, 2012. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Cathleen Wilkinson, Applied Behavioral Science, 2012. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Awien Ater, Applied Behavioral Science, 2011. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Kate Beach, Applied Behavioral Science, 2011. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Jessica Bowen, Applied Behavioral Science, 2011. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Alex Driver, Applied Behavioral Science, 2011. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Emily Eillison, Applied Behavioral Science, 2011. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Alyssa Haase, Applied Behavioral Science, 2011. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Caroline Hayner, Applied Behavioral Science, 2011. Undergraduate Major Enrollment Advisor
Jennifer Lafountain, Applied Behavioral Science, 2011. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Mike Lee, Applied Behavioral Science, 2011. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Lauren-Ashleigh Owens, Applied Behavioral Science, 2011. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Chris Pearson, Applied Behavioral Science, 2011. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Ross Philbrick, Applied Behavioral Science, 2011. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Patrick Quaife, Applied Behavioral Science, 2011. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Eric Washington, Applied Behavioral Science, 2011. Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Anthony Johnson, Sociology, August 2007 - June 2011. Undergraduate Special Advisor
Alexis Cruse, Applied Behavioral Science, 2010. Undergraduate Career Advisor
Sara Hase, Applied Behavioral Science, 2010. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Hannah Langley, Psychology, 2010. Undergraduate Career Advisor
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Alisa Medina, Applied Behavioral Science, 2010. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Sarah Rosenbloom, Applied Behavioral Science, 2010. Undergraduate Program Advisor
Graduate
Daryl Stewart, Joint MPH/PhD in Behavioral Psychology, 2014 - 2019. Graduate Student
Primary Program Advisor
Priya Vanchy, Behavioral Psychology, 2014 - 2019. Graduate Student Primary Program Advisor
Jasmine Brown, Applied Behavioral Science, January 2017 - May 2019. Undergraduate Program
Advisor
Joshua Stanford, Graduate Certifiate in Community Health and Development, 2015. Graduate
Student Program Advisor
Marvia Jones, Joint MPH/PhD in Behavioral Psychology, 2010 - 2015. Graduate Student Primary
Program Advisor
Erica Taylor, M.A. in Applied Behavioral Science, 2013 - 2014. Graduate Student Primary
Program Advisor
Kaston Anderson-Carpenter, Joint MPH/PhD in Behavioral Psychology, 2010 - 2014. Graduate
Student Primary Program Advisor
William Kennedy, 2009 - 2010. Graduate Student Primary Program Advisor
KU Courses Taught (past five years)
Fall 2018
ABSC 310-28927, Building Healthy Communities
ABSC 311-28929, Buildg Healthy Communities,Hnr
ABSC 606-16914, Spcl Projects in the Community
ABSC 690-11737, Prc Commnity Health&Developmnt
ABSC 891-16920, Research in:
ABSC 892-16921, Readings in:
ABSC 999-16925, Doct Dissrt in Behavioral Psyc
Summer 2018
ABSC 891-84202, Research in:
ABSC 892-84203, Readings in:
Spring 2018
ABSC 150-68857, Community Leadership
ABSC 150-68938, Community Leadership
ABSC 151-68859, Community Leadership, Honors
ABSC 151-69011, Community Leadership, Honors
ABSC 499-57172, Directed Research in:
ABSC 606-57173, Spcl Projects in the Community
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ABSC 690-60465, Prc Commnity Health&Developmnt
ABSC 834-57178, Drctd Rdgs Comnty Hlth Promotn
ABSC 891-57182, Research in:
ABSC 892-57183, Readings in:
ABSC 999-57189, Doct Dissrt in Behavioral Psyc
Fall 2017
ABSC 499-17504, Directed Research in:
ABSC 562-26396, Behavioral Community Psycholgy
ABSC 690-11909, Prc Commnity Health&Developmnt
ABSC 862-26979, Behavioral Community Psycholgy
ABSC 892-17512, Readings in:
ABSC 899-17514, Master's Thesis Apld Bhvrl Sci
Summer 2017
ABSC 875-84510, Prc Community Health Promotion
ABSC 899-84515, Master's Thesis Apld Bhvrl Sci
Spring 2017
ABSC 310-61594, Building Healthy Communities
ABSC 606-57769, Spcl Projects in the Community
ABSC 690-61592, Prc Commnity Health&Developmnt
ABSC 690-63062, Prc Commnity Health&Developmnt
ABSC 691-61593, Prc Commnty Health&Devlpmnt,Hn
ABSC 807-69954, Dsgn&Eval Cmnty Hlth Prom Mthd
Fall 2016
ABSC 150-26410, Community Leadership
ABSC 151-26411, Community Leadership, Honors
ABSC 606-18259, Spcl Projects in the Community
ABSC 690-12095, Prc Commnity Health&Developmnt
ABSC 899-18268, Master's Thesis Apld Bhvrl Sci
Summer 2016
ABSC 875-84944, Prc Community Health Promotion
ABSC 876-84945, Practicm Community Development
ABSC 899-84949, Master's Thesis Apld Bhvrl Sci
Spring 2016
ABSC 310-62799, Building Healthy Communities
ABSC 311-62800, Buildg Healthy Communities,Hnr
ABSC 606-58436, Spcl Projects in the Community
ABSC 690-62797, Prc Commnity Health&Developmnt
ABSC 710-62801, Community Health & Development
ABSC 875-58443, Prc Community Health Promotion
ABSC 899-58448, Master's Thesis Apld Bhvrl Sci
ABSC 961-58449, Advd Sem Appld Behavior Anlys:
Fall 2015
ABSC 150-21496, Community Leadership
ABSC 151-21497, Community Leadership, Honors
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ABSC 606-18997, Spcl Projects in the Community
ABSC 690-12216, Prc Commnity Health&Developmnt
ABSC 690-19094, Prc Commnity Health&Developmnt
ABSC 876-19002, Practicm Community Development
Summer 2015
ABSC 499-85418, Directed Research in:
ABSC 606-85419, Spcl Projects in the Community
ABSC 875-85421, Prc Community Health Promotion
Spring 2015
ABSC 310-65048, Building Healthy Communities
ABSC 311-65049, Buildg Healthy Communities,Hnr
ABSC 469-61492, Special Topics in:
ABSC 489-60739, Directed Readings in:
ABSC 606-59302, Spcl Projects in the Community
ABSC 690-65044, Prc Commnity Health&Developmnt
ABSC 690-70303, Prc Commnity Health&Developmnt
ABSC 691-65045, Prc Commnty Health&Devlpmnt,Hn
ABSC 691-70474, Prc Commnty Health&Devlpmnt,Hn
ABSC 710-65050, Community Health & Development
ABSC 872-59308, Practicum I in:
ABSC 999-59318, Doct Dissrt in Behavioral Psyc
Fall 2014
ABSC 150-22762, Community Leadership
ABSC 151-22763, Community Leadership, Honors
ABSC 499-19882, Directed Research in:
ABSC 606-19883, Spcl Projects in the Community
ABSC 690-12520, Prc Commnity Health&Developmnt
ABSC 690-19987, Prc Commnity Health&Developmnt
ABSC 691-12521, Prc Commnty Health&Devlpmnt,Hn
ABSC 891-19889, Research in:
ABSC 893-19891, Special Topics in:
ABSC 999-19894, Doct Dissrt in Behavioral Psyc
Summer 2014
ABSC 489-86024, Directed Readings in:
ABSC 606-86026, Spcl Projects in the Community
ABSC 899-86033, Master's Thesis Apld Bhvrl Sci
ABSC 999-88121, Doct Dissrt in Behavioral Psyc
Spring 2014
ABSC 310-69247, Building Healthy Communities
ABSC 311-69248, Buildg Healthy Communities,Hnr
ABSC 499-60221, Directed Research in:
ABSC 562-69245, Behavioral Community Psycholgy
ABSC 710-69249, Community Health & Development
ABSC 862-69246, Behavioral Community Psycholgy
ABSC 893-60234, Special Topics in:
ABSC 899-60235, Master's Thesis Apld Bhvrl Sci
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ABSC 999-60239, Doct Dissrt in Behavioral Psyc
ISP 871-69250, Community Health and Developmt
Summary List of Courses Taught
University of Kansas
Graduate Teaching Assistant
2005 (Fall) ABSC 310/311 Building Healthy Communities Department of Applied Behavioral
Science. Advisor: Stephen Fawcett
2002 (Fall) ABSC 150/151 Community Leadership
Department of Applied Behavioral Science. Advisors: Stephen Fawcett and Glen White
2001-2002 UBPL 538 Environmental Planning Techniques Department of Urban Planning,
Advisor: Stacey Swearingen-White
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Behavioral Science
2011 - Present ABSC 310/311/710 Building Healthy Communities
2011 ABSC 489/893 Directed Readings: Behavioral Community Psychology
2010 ABSC 150/151 Community Leadership
2009 ABSC 100/101 Introduction to Applied Behavioral Science
2009 - Present ABSC 690 Practicum in Community Health and Development
Achievements of Distinction of Current/Former Students
Kaston Anderson-Carpenter, Behavioral Psychology
Postdoctoral Scholar, Addiction Health Services Research , UCLA Integrated Substance
Abuse Programs, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen
School of Medicine (2014 - 2016)
G. Alan Marlatt Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions, APA
Division 50 (Addiction Psychology) (2015)
APA Early Career Research Travel Award, American Psychological Association, Division 50
NIDA/NIAAA, Award given annually to recognize distinguished early scientific
contributions to the field of addictions by a member of the Society of Addiction Psychology
who has had a doctoral degree for no more than 10 years. (2015)
Graduate Research Assistant Award, Friends of the Life Span Institute, The University of
Kansas, Through the Friends of the LSI Award the Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span
Studies (LSI) provides an award to assist the research and professional development of
outstanding graduate research assistants affiliated with an LSI project. (2011 - 2014)
Eunice H. Melik Graduate Diversity Fellowship, Graduate Studies, The University of Kansas,
The Melik Graduate Fellowships provide a stipend of $10,000 per year plus payment of up to
9 graduate credit hours of tuition for the fall and spring semesters. Awards to students will be
during their first and fourth or fifth year of study. (2010 - 2011)
Baer, Wolf, and Risley Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Department of Applied
Behavioral Science, University of Kansas, The Baer, Wolf and Risley Outstanding Graduate
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Student Award is given to graduate students completing their final requirements in the Ph.D.
program. The students are nominated by the faculty based on substantial contributions to
research, teaching and departmental service. (2014)
Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, Department of Psychology, Awarded a
tenure-track faculty position. (August 2016 - Present)
Ashley Arenholz, Applied Behavioral Science
Outstanding Woman in Community Service Award from the Emily Taylor Center For Gender
and Women Equity, Practicum student, Related to volunteer work/internship with GaDuGi
http://news.ku.edu/2013/04/08/banquet-honor-outstanding-women-ku (2013)
Jordyn Gunville, Applied Behavioral Science
Student Excellence in Service Learning Award, Center for Civic and Social Responsibility,
Practicum Student/Undergraduate Mentee,
https://ccsr.ku.edu/service-learning-excellence-recognized-awards-community-reception-0
(April 30, 2015 - Present)
Susan G. Koman Scholar, KU Medical Center (2015)
Student Spotlight, Center for Civic and Social Responsibility,
https://ccsr.ku.edu/spotlights/jordyn-gunville (March 2015)
Graduation Profile Feature, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
http://blog.college.ku.edu/students/graduation-profile-finding-strength-and-hope-through-diff
iculty/ (May 2015)
Intern Scholar, Maternal Child Health Careers/Research Initiatives for Student Engagement-
Undergraduate Program (MCHC/RISE-UP), Internship grant program awarded to Kennedy
Krieger in partnership with John Hopkins School of Medicine and other academic institutions
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (June 2015 - August 2015)
Anthony M. Johnson, Sociology
Fellow, McNair Scholars Program (May 2011)
Dean's Scholar Program (May 2011)
Scholar, Grad Prep Academy, University of Pennsylvania- Philadelphia,
http://archive.news.ku.edu/2009/december/7/johnson.shtml (December 2009)
Research Fellow, Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP), University of Michigan
(June 2010 - July 2010)
Multicultural Scholars Program (August 2008 - May 2011)
Ph.D., Sociology, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Dissertation: Social Identity, Campus Culture, and Academic Peer Networks at Selective
Colleges and Universities (August 2011 - May 2018)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Inequality in America Initiative, Harvard University (August 2018 -
Present)
Marvia Jones, Behavioral Psychology
Evaluation Fellow, Division of Violence Prevention, Injury Prevention and Control, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (2015)
Student Travel Award, American Evaluation Association, Award given to a full-time student
interested in increasing the racial/ethnic diversity of people entering the field of evaluation
and/or ways to increase the cultural competencies of evaluators. (2013)
Black Faculty & Staff Council Student Achievement Award, Award is given annually to a
full-time, Black/African/African American students at KU who have demonstrated excellence
in academics, leadership/involvement and community outreach. (2013)
Erica Taylor, M.A. Applied Behavioral Science
Associate Researcher with the KU Center for Public Partnerships and Research (2015 - 2016)
Operations Manager, Aim4Peace Violence Prevention Project (2016 - Present)
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Consulting
Consulting-Other Levels
Made-Men, Inc, Consultant, Kansas City, KS (2014 - 2016).
Provide training and technical support in the development of a logic model and evaluation
plan.
Communities in Schools of KCK/Wyandotte County, Consultant, Kansas City, KS (2011).
Provided consultation to the board to support board development during a board retreat
Tabernacle Community Development Center, Consultant, Kansas City, MO (2006 - 2008).
Community Consultant, Supervisor: L.F. Thuston, Ph.D. Provided project implementation
and evaluation support for the implementation of the Compassion Capital Fund Community
Capacity-Building Grant. Facilitated a community needs assessment and planning process to
guide the development of youth programs and supports in an urban African-American
community in Kansas City, MO
Foundation of Life Ministries, Inc., Consultant, Hutchinson, KS (2005 - 2006).
Program Consultant, Provided support with program development and recommendations for
organizational development of the non-profit agency, an affiliate of a predominantly
African-American church
Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council, Consultant, Kansas City, MO (2001 - 2004).
Supervisor: Margaret J. May, Executive Director. Facilitated strategic planning with 20
inner-city youth and provided technical support in the development of the Ivanhoe
Neighborhood Youth Council. Provided ongoing recommendations for youth programming
and systematic project implementation
University Service
University of Kansas
Ambassador
Center for Teaching Excellence. (2012 - Present)
Departmental Representative
KU Advocacy Corp, Office of Provost. (2010 - 2015)
Faculty Ambassador (Appointed)
Center for Civic and Social Responsibility. The role of the faculty ambassadors are to: foster
collaboration with faculty from other disciplines; expand awareness and recognition of
community engagement, service learning and community-based participatory research;
and provide faculty members with a venue to share, discuss , and explore ways to
enhance the impact of service learning. (2015 - Present)
Faculty Mentor
University Scholars Program, University Honors Program. (2012)
McNair Scholars Program, School of Education. (2011)
Judge
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Annual Graduate Student Research Competition, Office of Graduate Studies. (2012)
Member
Community Engagement and Equality Working Group, Center for Sustainability. (2010 -
2011)
Director Search Committee, Life Span Institute. (2008)
Member (Appointed)
Experiential Learning Collaborative. (2018 - Present)
Leadership Certificate Committee. (2015 - 2018)
Task Force Member
Leadership Studies Taskforce. (2014 - 2015)
College Service
University of Kansas
Chair
Behavioral Sciences Graduate Research Fund Committee. (2014)
Faculty Mentor
CLAS Faculty Mentor Program. (2016 - Present)
Member (Appointed)
Life Span Institute Promotion Committee. Served on the Promotion Committee through the
Life Span Institute for Vicki Collie-Akers (2018)
Behavioral Sciences Graduate Research Fund Committee. (2015)
Member (Elected)
Committee on Undergraduate Studies and Advising. (2017 - 2018)
Panelists
Academic Misconduct Faculty Panel. (2014 - Present)
Department Service
University of Kansas
Applied Behavioral Science
Chair
Web Development Committee. (2011 - 2012)
Chair (Appointed)
Undergraduate Studies and Advising Committee. (2015 - 2017)
Faculty Advisor
Graduate Certificate Program in Community Health and Development. (2009 - Present)
Joint Ph.D-M.P.H. Program in Behavioral Psychology (ABS) and Master's of Public Health
(KUMC, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health). (2009 - Present)
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Member
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. (2016)
Chairperson Search Committee. Co-developed, analyzed and developed report for
Department for Chairperson Survey that was distributed to faculty and staff. (2015)
Graduate Studies Committee. (2011 - 2015)
Undergraduate Studies Committee. (2010 - 2015)
Faculty Performance Review Committee. (2011)
Faculty Search Committee. (2011)
Minority Recruitment Committee. (2010)
Minority Recruitment Committee. (2002 - 2004)
Member (Appointed)
Applied Behavioral Science- Juniper Garden Children's Project Planning Group. (2019)
Faculty Performance Review Committee. (2015 - 2016)
Professional Service
Editorial Responsibilities
Editor, Associate
Behavior and Social Issues, (Appointed). (June 2016 - Present)
Editorial Board Member
Behavior and Social Issues. (2015 - Present)
Health Promotion Practice. Guest Editorial Board Member (2007 - 2008)
Other Professional Service
Advisory Committee Member
(Appointed) Lynton Award National Advisory Committee. Oversees and provides guidance
to the Swearer Center at Brown University on community-engaged scholarship,
particularly related to the Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement
(2018 - Present)
Board Member
Institute for Community Health and Development. (2009 - Present)
Director
LEAD UP Youth Achievement Program. (2013 - Present)
External Reviewer
(Appointed) Community Innovation and Action Center. University of Missouri St. Louis, St
Louis, MO. (2019)
Grant Reviewer
Anti-Violence Special Initiative Program. Jackson County, MO Combat (2013)
Jackson County, MO Combat, Prevention Funding Application. (2013)
KS Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, Partnerships for Success II:
Sub-Recipients Grants. (2012)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Preventing Violence and Violence-Related
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Injury (RO1). (2009)
Grant Reviewer
Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series (PAR-15-032) and Addressing Health
Disparities in Maternal and Child Health through Community-Based Participatory
Research, (Appointed) National Institute for Child Health and Human Development;
National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. (July 11, 2016 - July 12, 2016)
(Appointed) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Special Emphasis Panel, Youth
Violence Training and Technical Assistance. (2013)
Member
Bridging the Word Gap Research Network, Workgroup 6: Measurement, Design/Statistical
Analysis, and IT/Digital Infrastructure. (2014 - Present)
Rapporteur
Pan American Health Organization, Second Regional Urban Health Forum. (2010)
Reviewer
Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty, New
England Resource Center for Higher Education and the Center for Engaged Democracy.
Reviewed application of award finalists. (2016)
Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty, New
England Resource Center for Higher Education and the Center for Engaged Democracy.
Reviewed application of award finalists. (2015)
Evaluation and Program Planning. (2008 - 2015)
Community Tool Box Out of the Box Prize Award Competition. (2011)
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Journal
American Journal of Community Psychology. (2009 - 2018)
Journal of Community Psychology. Periodic Reviewer (2015)
Journal of Progress in Community Health Partnerships. Periodic Reviewer (2013 - 2015)
Health Education and Behavior. (2012)
Health Promotion Practice. (2007 - 2012)
American Journal of Evaluation. (2008)
Health Promotion and Education. (2008)
Task Force Member
Wyandotte County Fetal Infant Mortality Review Community Action Team, Kansas City,
KS. (2015 - 2017)
Behaviorists for Social Responsibility SIG, Association for Behavior Analysis International.
Serve on a planning group to guide the SIG, which meets monthly to plan and develop
special initiatives (June 2015 - May 2017)
Dottes: An Association of Community Builders, Kansas City, KS. (2006 - 2009)
Building Evidence-based Action into Community Outreach Networks (BEACON), Kansas
City, KS. Collaborative partnership supported by the KU Cancer Center and Saint Louis
University Prevention Research Center (2007 - 2008)
Public Service
Board Member, (Appointed), (Pro Bono), Healthy Communities Wyandotte Policy Committee.
Kansas City, KS, United States (2018 - Present)
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Board Member, (Appointed), (Pro Bono), Livable Neighborhoods, Unified Government of
Wyandotte County, Appointed by Unified Government of Wyandotte County District 7
Commissioner. Kansas City, KS (2014 - Present)
Executive Board Member, (Elected), (Pro Bono), Foxmoor Neighborhood Association. Kansas
City, KS (2012 - Present)
Advisory Board Member, (Pro Bono), Wyandotte County Youth Football and Cheer League.
Kansas City, KS (2011 - Present)
Advisory Board Member, Tabernacle Community Development Center. Kansas City, MO (2005 -
Present)
Grant Proposal Reviewer, External, (Pro Bono), United Way of Douglas County. (September
2016 - 2018)
Advisory Board Member, (Pro Bono), Made-Men, Inc. Kansas City, KS (2014 - 2015)
Advisory Board Member, Foundation of Life Ministries, Inc. Hutchinson, KS (2004 - 2005)
Service Presentations
Watson-Thompson, J. (2019). Examining Research on Multisector Collaboration. BIOL499:
Introduction to Honors Research, Biology, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS. (Invited)
Watson-Thompson, J. (2018, December). Kansas City, KS Youth Violence Prevention Project. Kansas
East Jurisdictional Conference, Kansas City, Kansas. (Invited)
Wilson, A., Tudhope, A., Watson-Thompson, J., et al. (2018, March). Making a safer community.
Community Development Workshop, Community Capital Fund, Kansas City, MO.
Watson-Thompson, J. (2018, February). Shifting the Garage Door Mentality: Power of
Connectedness and Collaboration. Black History Month Gala, Palm Springs, CA. (Invited)
Watson-Thompson, J., & Thompson, E. (2018, February). Life Lessons for Success in High School,
College, and Beyond. African American Parents Advisory Committee, Pam Springs Unified
School District, Palm Springs, CA. (Invited)
Watson-Thompson, J. (2018, January). Shifting the garage door mentality: What churches can do.
Kansas East Jurisdictional Conference, Kansas City, Kansas. (Invited)
Watson-Thompson, J. (2017, May). Using a community health and development lens to examine
social determinants of health. Kansas AARP, Topeka, KS. (Invited)
Watson-Thompson, J. (2017, April). Examining Wicked Problems in Education: Supporting
Multisectoral Partnerships for Change and Improvement. SPED 936 Cross-Specialization
Seminar I: Conceptual Issues in Special Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
(Invited)
Watson-Thompson, J. (2017, April). Who we Are and What we Do: KU Work Group for Community
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Health and Development. Beech Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. (Invited)
Kulp, A., Watson-Thompson, J., `White, G., & Atchley, R. A. (2017, February). Using PRO data to
promote the department. University of Kansas, Chairs & Directors Roundtable, Lawrence,
Kansas. (Invited)
Watson-Thompson, J. (2017, February). Kansas City, KS Youth Violence Prevention Project.
Wyandotte County Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board, Kansas City, KS. (Invited)
Watson-Thompson, J., Thomas, N., & Molina, L. (2016, October). Equity and inclusion in
professional and academic psychology. Clinical Child Psychology Program, Professional Issues
Seminar, Lawrence, Kansas. (Invited)
Watson-Thompson, J., Dunn, R., Hundley, R., Shakur, J., & Thompson, E. (2016, September). Stop
the violence panel. Boone Tabernacle Labor Day Fest, Kansas City, MO. (Invited)
Watson-Thompson, J., Dunn, R., Hundley, R., & Shakur, J. (2016, September 4). Stop the violence
panel. Boone Tabernacle, Kansas, City, MO. (Invited)
Watson-Thompson, J. (2016, July 29). LEAD UP (Leadership, Education, Adolescent Development
and Unlimited Potential): Youth achievement program leadership and college prep training.,
Lawrence, Kansas.
Thompson, J. J., et al. (2015, July). LEAD UP (Leadership, Education, Adolescent Development with
Unlimited Potential) Youth Achievement Program: Leadership and College Prep Training.
University of Kansas.
Thompson, J. J., et al. (2014, November). LEAD UP (Leadership, Education, Adolescent
Development with Unlimited Potential) Youth Achievement Program: Leadership and College
Prep Training. University of Kansas.
Thompson, J. J. (2014, March). LEAD UP (Leadership, Education, Adolescent Development with
Unlimited Potential) Youth Achievement Program: Leadership and College Prep Training.
Workshop conducted for LEAD UP Youth Achievers. LEAD UP Youth Achievement Program,
Lawrence, KS.
Thompson, J. J., et al. (2013, June). Pressing towards your goals. Liberal Trinity Church of God in
Christ Graduation and Honors Program, Jackson, Mississippi. (Invited)
(2013, March). LEAD UP (Leadership, Education, Adolescent Development with Unlimited
Potential) Youth Achievement Program: Leadership and College Prep Training. University of
Kansas.
Thompson, J. J. (2011, January). The importance and effectiveness of collaborations. Regional
training for the Midwest Region of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Leadership Summit,
Paola, KS.
Watson-Thompson, J. (2010). Participatory Research and Single-Case Methods, ABSC 725:
Research Methods and Applications. University of Kansas, Department of Applied Behavioral
Science.
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Watson-Thompson, J. (2009). Behavioral Psychology in the Community, ABSC 100: Introduction to
Applied Behavioral Science. University of Kansas, Department of Applied Behavioral Science.
Watson-Thompson, J. (2009). Panel Participant on Parenting, ABSC 486: Issues in Parenting.
University of Kansas, Department of Applied Behavioral Science.
Watson-Thompson, J. (2009). Participatory Research and Single-Case Methods, ABSC 725:
Research Methods and Applications. University of Kansas, Department of Applied Behavioral
Science.
Watson-Thompson, J. (2009). Program Evaluation, PSYCH 5597: Directed Readings on
Community-Based Participatory Research. University of Missouri-Kansas City, Department of
Psychology.
Watson-Thompson, J. (2009). Responsible Conduct of Research: Inclusion of Minorities and Cultural
Competence in Research, ABSC 841: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues in Applied
Behavioral Science. University of Kansas, Department of Applied Behavioral Science.
Thompson, J. J., et al. (2006, November). Mobilizing youth for community service. Workshop at the
Eastern Kansas Education Cadre, Kansas City, MO.
References to My Work
Annual Report
"LEAD UP summary and photo", pg. 22. The Life Span Institute, The University of Kansas.
2013-2014 Annual Report. http://www.lsi.ku.edu/files/annual-report-2014.pdf (2014)
"Now we know how Kansas counties can reduce teen drinking", pg. 9. Schiefelbusch Institute
for Life Span Studies, The University of Kansas. Life Span Institute Annual Report.
http://www.lsi.ku.edu/files/LSI_Annual_Report_2012.pdf (2012)
Books
"Chapter 5: How institutions work with communities" The role and potential of communities
in population health improvement workshop summary, pg. 41-51. National Academies
Press. Workshop Summary, Institute of Medicine.
http://www.nap.edu/read/18946/chapter/6
Roundtable on Population Health Improvement; Board on Population Health and
Public Health Practice; Institute of Medicine
Newsletters
"$1.6 million KU grant will reduce violence and improve health in KCK". Kansas City, KS.
The Rosedellian. http://rosedale.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2017.12.pdf (December
2017)
DeCoster, D. "$1.6 million KU grant will reduce violence and improve health in KCK".
Healthy Communities Wyandotte Newsletter.
https://wyconewsroom.com/2017/11/17/1-6-million-ku-grant-will-reduce-violence-and-i
mprove-health-in-kck/ (November 17, 2017)
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"AIM4PEACE TARGETS THE INFECTION OF VIOLENCE", Vol. 5, No. 9. National
Forum on Youth Violence Prevention.
http://www.dsgonline.com/nf/enews/2015/2015_09_01/story3.html (September 2015)
"Reducing Alcohol Abuse Among Teens". University of Kansas. KU Works for Kansas.
https://kuworks.ku.edu/2013/reducing-alcohol-abuse-among-teens (2013)
"Working together to curb teenage alcohol use". The University of Kansas. KU Works for
Kansas. http://www2.ku.edu/~kuworks/2010/page3.shtml (2010)
"The Work Group for Community Health and Development, a WHO Collaborating Centre at
the University of Kansas, announces two promotions". The Life Span Institute, The
University of Kansas. http://www.lsi.ku.edu/news/lifeline/spring09/milestones.shtml
(2009)
"KU group works with organizations to make a difference in the community". The University
of Kansas. The Oread.
http://www.oread.ku.edu/~oread/2009/may/11/stories/workgroup.shtml (May 11, 2009)
"Strategic planning and implementation key to coalition success" Watson-Thompson, J.,
Fawcett, S.B., & Schultz, J.A. (2008). Differential
effects of strategic planning on community change in two urban neighborhood
coalitions. American Journal of Community Psychology, 42, 25-38. Community Anti-Drug
Coalitions of America National Coalition Institute. CADCA National Coalition Institute's
Research into Action.
https://www.ochd.org/SiteData/docs/StrategicP/cf4475d3c27e8a84/Strategic%20Plannin
g%20and%20Implementation%20Key%20to%20Coalition%20Success.pdf
(September/October 2008)
Newspapers
Thompson, Jomella. "New leadership positions prioritize experiential learning for students".
Lawrence, KS, United States: University of Kansas. University Daily Kansan.
http://www.kansan.com/news/new-leadership-positions-prioritize-experiential-learning-f
or-students/article_3a1e2a46-d8a6-11e8-aad5-8ffc538a88b8.html (October 16, 2018)
"KUΓÇÖs Watson-Thompson to Direct Youth Violence Grant". Courier-Traveler
Newspaper.
http://www.ctnewsonline.com/eedition/search/?l=25&sd=desc&s=start_time&f=html&q
=watson-thompson&d1=&d2=&s=&sd=desc&l=10 (January 23, 2018)
Long, Edward. "Grant Funded Four-Year Program to Address Youth Violence in KCK". The
Community Voice.
http://www.communityvoiceks.com/eedition/page/page_5faba3e0-5212-5e63-ae17-2fbe9
ddf821d.html (December 14, 2017)
Henry, Karen. "KU grant to examine comprehensive approach to preventing youth violence
in KC". KU News.
http://news.ku.edu/2017/11/15/ku-grant-examine-comprehensive-approach-preventing-yo
uth-violence-kc (November 5, 2017)
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"Mini-grants awarded for 6 service learning courses". University of Kansas. KU Today.
https://news.ku.edu/mini-grants-awarded-six-service-learning-courses (September 17,
2015)
"Service learning excellence recognized". University of Kansas. KU Today.
https://news.ku.edu/service-learning-excellence-recognized-awards-community-reception
(May 11, 2015)
"Students, faculty, staff help minority youth chart path to college
-college#sthash.3yEXUUve.dpuf". University of Kansas. KU Today.
https://news.ku.edu/students-faculty-staff-help-minority-youth-chart-path-college
(November 24, 2014)
"Researcher wins early-career award". University of Kansas. KU Today.
https://news.ku.edu/2014/09/08/researcher-wins-early-career-award (September 8, 2014)
"Applied behavioral science professor finalist for award". University of Kansas. KU Today.
http://news.ku.edu/2014/08/05/applied-behavioral-science-professor-finalist-award
(August 5, 2014)
"Media advisory: K.C.-area youths to participate in leadership program". University of
Kansas. KU Today.
https://news.ku.edu/2014/02/28/media-advisory-kc-area-youths-participate-leadership-pr
ogram (February 28, 2014)
"Professor honored for dedication to engaged scholarship -". University of Kansas. KU
Today.
https://news.ku.edu/2012/10/23/professor-honored-dedication-engaged-scholarship
(October 23, 2012)
"KU junior selected for national graduate preparation program". KU Today.
http://archive.news.ku.edu/2009/december/7/johnson.shtml (December 2009)
Undergraduate mentee featured in the Points of Distinction, School of Education, The
University of Kansas
"Headliners: Aiming to Keep the Peace". University of Kansas. The Oread.
http://www.oread.ku.edu/~oread/2009/april/6/features/headliners.shtml (April 2009)
Websites/Blogs
"2014 Lynton Award Recipient". University of Massachusetts Boston. New England
Resource Center for Higher Education.
http://nerche.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1463&Itemid=602
"ESPI: Watson-Thompson: Youth Development Wyandotte County". Office of the Provost,
University of Kansas. http://provost.ku.edu/strategic-plan/espi/youth-development
"Full Circle Youth Program Spotlight". University of Kansas. Center for Civic and Social
Responsibility. http://ccsr.ku.edu/full-circle-youth-program (March 2016)
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"Student Spotlight: Michael Hernandez". Center for Civic and Social Responsibility, The
University of Kansas. https://ccsr.ku.edu/taxonomy/term/111/feed (September 9, 2015)
Michael Hernandez, student in Building Healthy Communities (ABSC 310) course
references impact of Professor Watson-Thompson's class.
"Panel III: The role and potential of communities in population health improvement: A
workshop". Institute of Medicine. Meeting Videos.
http://iom.nationalacademies.org/Activities/PublicHealth/PopulationHealthImprovement
RT/2014-APR-10/Videos/Panel%20III/16-Watson-Thompson-Video.aspx (April 2014)
"Faculty Spotlight". University of Kansas. Center for Civic and Social Responsibility.
https://ccsr.ku.edu/spotlights/jomella-watson-thompson (September 2012)
Interviews
Magazines
Streich, Christine. "Community center's low-cost music program breaking down cultural
walls" Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.
http://jjie.org/community-centers-low-cost-music-program-breaking-down-cultural-walls/
(May 7, 2013)
Radio
Cowtown Conversations. "KCK Youth Violence Prevention Project Grant".
http://www.kkfi.org/program-episodes/kck-youth-violence-prevention-project-grant/
(December 14, 2017)
Alexandar, Danie, and Kathleen Pointer. KCUR Up to Date (NPR). "Youth Violence
Program Comes To KCK, And KCMO Court Gets National Recognition".
http://kcur.org/post/youth-violence-program-comes-kck-and-kcmo-court-gets-national-re
cognition (November 20, 2017)
External or International Connections and Collaborations
Service Learning
Pelathe District Boy Scouts
Lawrence, KS (2015 - Present)