Lisa Johnsen, Ph.D. is a post-doctoral fellow at Northwestern University Medical School (NUMS) who is interested in the relationships between smoking, obesity, weight concerns, and exercise in ethnic minorities. Dr. Johnsen's immediate goals are to obtain knowledge, skills, and experiences in community-based smoking cessation, nutrition, weight concerns, and physical activity interventions for African Americans (A-A's). Her long-term career goal is to develop culturally proficient interventions to decrease rates of smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity in ethnic minorities. The career development plan consists of coursework, conferences/seminars, and mentorship in cultural proficiency; grant writing; cancer; methodology/statistics; smoking; nutrition; and exercise, with the overall goal of preparing her to become a culturally proficient health disparities researcher in cancer prevention and control. The primary mentor is Marian Fitzgibbon, Ph.D. (psychologist), who specializes in behavioral risk reduction interventions in minorities at NUMS. The co-mentors are Jasjit Ahluwalia, M.D., M.P.H. (physician/public health expert) who has extensive research and clinical experience with smoking cessation in A-A's; Ken Resnicow, Ph.D. (psychologist) who has expertise in conducting smoking and dietary interventions with A-A's using Motivational Interviewing; Elaine Prewitt, Dr.P.H., R.D. (doctor of public health) who specializes in dietary assessments and interventions for A-A's; and James Rimmer, Ph.D. (exercise physiologist) who has expertise in exercise interventions with A-A's and obese individuals. Mentors will advise Dr. Johnsen in developing as an independent and culturally proficient health disparities researcher, in obtaining a faculty position, and in conducting the proposed study. The Psychiatry Department and Lurie Cancer Center are committed to the time and resources required to assure the success of Dr. Johnsen's development into an independent researcher. Research: During Phases 1 and 2, Dr. Johnsen will explore the feasibility (Aim 1) and estimate the effectiveness (Aim 2) of a community-based, culturally proficient smoking cessation and weight control treatment for weight concerned A-A female smokers. Additional aims include estimating the effectiveness of the intervention in increasing healthy eating and physical activity, and decreasing weight concerns (Aim3); and developing/adapting measures to be culturally proficient (Aim 4).
| Sánchez-Johnsen, Lisa; Escamilla, Julia; Rodriguez, Erin M et al. (2015) Latino community-based participatory research studies: a model for conducting bilingual translations. Hisp Health Care Int 13:8-18 |
| Matthews, Alicia K; Sánchez-Johnsen, Lisa; King, Andrea (2009) Development of a culturally targeted smoking cessation intervention for African American smokers. J Community Health 34:480-92 |
| Sanchez-Johnsen, Lisa A P (2006) Health disparities research with Hispanics/Latinos. Hawaii Med J 65:89-90 |
| Sanchez-Johnsen, Lisa; Ahluwalia, Jasjit S; Fitzgibbon, Marian et al. (2006) Ethnic similarities and differences in reasons for smoking. Addict Behav 31:544-8 |
| Fitzgibbon, Marian L; Stolley, Melinda R; Schiffer, Linda et al. (2005) A combined breast health/weight loss intervention for Black women. Prev Med 40:373-83 |
| Sanchez-Johnsen, Lisa A P; Spring, Bonnie J; Sommerfeld, Beth Kaplan et al. (2005) Weight concerns and smoking in Black and White female smokers. Addict Behav 30:601-5 |
| Sanchez-Johnsen, Lisa A P (2005) Smoking cessation, obesity and weight concerns in black women: a call to action for culturally competent interventions. J Natl Med Assoc 97:1630-8 |
| Sanchez-Johnsen, Lisa A P; Fitzgibbon, Marian L; Ahluwalia, Jasjit S et al. (2005) Eating pathology among Black and White smokers. Eat Behav 6:127-36 |
| Sanchez-Johnsen, Lisa A P; Fitzgibbon, Marian L; Martinovich, Zoran et al. (2004) Ethnic Differences in correlates of obesity between Latin-American and black Women. Obes Res 12:652-60 |
