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Cassandra A. Okechukwu, MSN, ScD Kresge 722, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

Phone: (617) 432 4486 | cassandrao@post.harvard.edu

Homepage: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cassandra-okechukwu

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan

School of Public Health, Boston, MA

2010–present

Instructor, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 2003–2004

EDUCATION

Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar Program, Joint program of University of

California, San Francisco and University of California, Berkeley June 2010

ScD in Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health May 2008

Master in Nursing Science, Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing December 2002

Master in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health May 2002

Bachelor in Nursing Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore May 2000

LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION

Interdisciplinary Concentration on Women, Gender, and Health (Harvard Chan School) 2008

Registered Nurse License (Maryland and Massachusetts) 2000 & 2008

Interdisciplinary Competency in Environmental and Occupational Health (Johns Hopkins) 2002

MAJOR ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

Co-Director Harvard/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Pre- and Post-Doctoral

Educational Program in Cancer Prevention and Control

2015-present

Faculty & mentor Maternal and Child Health/ Children Youth and Families Training

Program

2010-present

HONORS & DISTINCTIONS:

Best Junior Scholar Paper Award, VI International Conference of Work and Family 2015

APHA James G. Zimmer New Investigator Research Award 2015

Kanter International Award for Work-Family Research Excellence 2015

National Institute of Health Loan Repayment Program for Health Disparities Research 2009–2015

Fellow, National Institute of Health Advanced Training Institute on Behavior Theory 2012

National Institute on Aging Summer Institute on Aging Research 2010

Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health Thomas D. Cabot Academic Fellowship 2008

Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health Student Recognition Leadership Award 2007

Association of Schools of Public Health Fellowship Award 2007

National Cancer Institute Pre-doctoral Cancer Prevention Fellowship Award 2004

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Academic Scholarship Award 2001

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Hearst Foundation Academic Scholarship 2001

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US Army Nurse Corp Spirit of Nursing Leadership and Service Award 2000

University of Maryland Student Government Association Outstanding Leader Award 2000

Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society Leadership and Scholarship Award 2000

Johns Hopkins Hospital Outstanding Nurse Scholar Award 2000

Montgomery College Volunteer of the Year Award 1998

Hebrew Home of Greater Washington College Volunteer of the Year Award 1997

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed (Underline denotes mentored author)

1. Okechukwu, C, Bacic J, Velasquez E, Hammer L. Marginal structural modeling of associations of

occupational injuries with voluntary and involuntary job loss among nursing home workers. Occup Environ

Med. (In press).

2. Bailey, Z. Okechukwu, C.A, Kawachi, I., & Williams, D. Incarceration and current tobacco smoking in

African American and Afro-Caribbean Blacks in the National Survey of American Life (NSAL). American

Journal of Public Health. (In press).

3. McHale, S. Davis, K., Greene, K., Casper, L. Kan, ML, Kelly, EL, King, RB. Okechukwu, CA. Effects of a

Workplace Intervention on Parent-Child Relationships. Journal of Marriage and Family. (In press).

4. McClellan, D., Okechukwu, C.A., Sorensen, G. Occupational Exposures and Tobacco-related Health

Disparities. In Cubbin, C. Hayward, M., eds. A Social Ecological Approach to Addressing Tobacco Related

Health Disparities (Monograph No. tbn). Bethesda: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,

National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, (In press).

5. Hurtado, D., Berkman, LF, Buxton, O., Okechukwu, C.A. Schedule control and nursing home quality:

exploratory evidence of a psychosocial predictor of resident care. Journal of Applied Gerontology; (In

Press); DOI:10.1177/0733464814546895

6. Sparer EH, Okechukwu CA, Manjourides J, Herrick RF, Katz JN, Dennerlein JT. Length of time spent

working on a commercial construction site and the associations with worker characteristics. American

Journal of Industrial Medicine. (In Press). doi: 10.1002/ajim.22461

7. Okechukwu, C.A. Long working hours are linked to risky alcohol consumption. [Editorial] The BMJ 2015:

350:g7800

8. Buxton, OM Okechukwu, CA. Long working hours can be toxic. [Commentary]. The Lancet Diabetes &

Endocrinology 2015; 3:1: 3-4

9. Davis, K., Lawson, KM, Almeida, D., Kelly, E., King, R.B., Hammer, L., Casper, LM., Okechukwu, C.A.,

Hanson, G., & McHale, SM. Parents’ Daily Time with Their Children: A Workplace Intervention.

Pediatrics; 2015;5:875-882.

10. Tamers, S. Okechukwu, C.A., Marino, Guéguen, A., Goldberg, M., Zins, M. Effect of stressful life events

on changes in smoking among the French: Longitudinal findings from GAZEL. European Journal of Public

Health; 2015;25(4):711-5.

11. Arias, O.E., Caban-Martinez, A.J., Umukoro, A.J., Okechukwu, C.A., Dennerlein, J.T. Physical activity

levels at work and outside of work among Commercial Construction Workers. Journal of Occupational and

Environmental Medicine. 2015;57(1):73-8.

12. Sabbath, E., Gutierrez, L., Okechukwu, C.A., Singh-Manoux, A., Amieva, H., Goldberg, M., Zins, M.,

Berr, C. Time may not fully attenuate solvent-associated cognitive deficits in highly-exposed workers.

Neurology; 2014;82(19)1716-1723.

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13. Kim, S., Okechukwu, C.A., Dennerlein, J., Boden, L., Hopcia, K., Hashimoto, D.M., Sorensen, G.

Association between perceived inadequate staffing and musculoskeletal pain among hospital patient care

workers. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2014; 87:323-330

14. Kim, S., Dutra, L.M, Okechukwu, C.A. Contractor-, steward-, and coworker-safety practice: Associations

with musculoskeletal pain and injury-related absence among construction apprentices. International

Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2014; 87:493-500.

15. Kelly, E., Moen, P., Oakes, MJ, Okechukwu, C., Davis, K., Kossek, E., Hanson, G., Mierzwa, F., Casper,

LM. Changing work and work-family conflict: Evidence from the Work, Family, and Health Network.

American Sociological Review; 2014; 79(3):485-516.

16. Sabbath, EL, Hurtado, DA, Okechukwu, CA, Tamers, SL, Nelson, CC, Kim, SS, Wagner, GR, Sorensen, G.

Exposure to workplace verbal abuse and risk of injury among health care workers. American Journal of

Industrial Medicine; 2014; 57(2):222-32.

17. Dutra, LM, Williams, DR, Gupta, J., Kawachi, I., Okechukwu, C.A. Human rights violations and smoking

status among South African adults enrolled in the South Africa Stress and Health (SASH) study. Social

Science and Medicine; 2014;105:103-111.

18. Dutra, L.M., Williams, DR, Kawachi, I., Okechukwu, C.A. Worksite safety climate, smoking, and the use of

protective equipment by blue collar building workers enrolled in the MassBUILT smoking cessation trial.

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine; 2014; 56(10):1082- 1087

19. Dutra, L.M., Williams, DR, Kawachi, I., Okechukwu, C.A. Racial and nonracial discrimination and

smoking status among South African adults ten years after apartheid. Tobacco Control; 2014; 23:e114-21

20. Okechukwu, C.A, Souza, K., Davis, K., & De Castro, B. Discrimination, harassment, abuse and bullying in

the workplace: Contribution of workplace injustice to occupational health disparities. American Journal of

Industrial Medicine, 2014; 57(5):573-586

21. Lee RM, Emmons KM, Okechukwu CA, Barrett JL, Kenney EL, Cradock AL, Giles CM, de Blois ME,

Gortmaker SL. Validity of a practitioner-administered observational tool to measure physical activity,

nutrition, and screen time in school-age programs. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and

Physical Activity. 2014;11(1):145.

22. Lee, R. M., Okechukwu, C.A., Emmons, K.M., Gortmaker, S. Impact of Implementation Factors on

Children’s Water Consumption in the Out-of-School Nutrition and Physical Activity Group Randomized

Trial. New Directions for Youth Development. 2014 (143):79-101.

23. Tamers, S., Okechukwu, C.A., Bohl, AA, Guéguen, A., Goldberg, M., Zins, M. The impact of stressful life

events on excessive alcohol consumption in the French population: Findings from the GAZEL cohort study.

PloS One; 2014; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087653

24. Tamers, S., Okechukwu, C., Allen, J., Yang, Stoddard, A., Tucker-Seeley, R., Sorensen, G. Are social

relationships a healthy influence on obesogenic behaviors among racially/ethnically diverse and socio-

economically disadvantaged residents? Preventive Medicine 2013, 56:70-74.

25. Chin, D., Hong, O., Bates, M., Gillen, M., & Okechukwu, C.A. Heavy and light/moderate smoking among

building trades construction workers. Public Health Nursing 2013; 30:128–139.

26. Okechukwu, C.A, Dutra, L.M., Bacic, J., El Ayadi, A., Emmons, K.M. Home matters: Work and household

predictors of smoking and cessation among blue-collar workers. Preventive Medicine 2013. 56:130-134

27. Sorensen, G., McLellan, D., Dennerlein, J., Pronk, N., Allen, J., Boden, L., Okechukwu, C., Hashimoto, D.,

Stoddard, A., Wagner, G. Integration of health protection and health promotion: Rationale, indicators, and

metrics. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2013; 55: pS12-S18.

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28. Kim, S., Perry, M., Okechukwu, C.A. Association between union connection and upper body

musculoskeletal pains among unionized construction apprentices. American Journal of Industrial Medicine

2013; 56:189–196.

29. Kim, S., Okechukwu, C.A., Buxton, O., Dennerlein, J., Boden, L., Hashimoto, D., Sorensen, G. Association

between work-family conflict and musculoskeletal pain among hospital patient care workers. American

Journal of Industrial Medicine 2013; 56:488–495.

30. Cheng, K., Okechukwu, C. A., McMillen, R., Glantz, S.A. Association between clean indoor air laws and

voluntary smoke free rules in homes and cars. Tobacco Control, 2013; 0:1-7.

31. Chin, D., Hong, O., Bates, M., Gillen, M., Okechukwu, C.A. Cigarette smoking in building trades workers:

The impact of work environment. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2012; 55:429-439.

32. Okechukwu C.A., El Ayadi, A., Tamers, S., Sabbath, E., Berkman, L. Household food insufficiency,

financial strain, work-family strain, and depressive symptoms in the working class: Results from the Work

Family and Health study. American Journal of Public Health 2012; 102:126-133.

33. Okechukwu, C.A, Bacic, J., Cheng, K., Catalano, R. Smoking among construction workers: The nonlinear

influence of labor marker shock, cigarette prices, and antismoking sentiment. Social Science & Medicine

2012; 75:1379-1386.

34. Chin, D., Hong, O., Bates, M., Gillen, M., Okechukwu, C.A. Occupational factors and smoking cessation

among unionized building trades workers. Workplace Health & Safety 2012; 60:445-452.

35. Buxton, O., Okechukwu, C.A. Authors' Response: Predictive Ability of Sleep Duration for the Feeling of

Being Refreshed by Sleep. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2012; 54:1321-1322

36. Okechukwu, C.A., Krieger, N., Sorensen, G., Li, Y., Barbeau, E. Testing hypothesized psychosocial

mediators: Lessons learned in the MassBUILT study. Health Education and Behavior 2011; 38:404-411.

37. Okechukwu, C.A., Nguyen, K., Hickman, N. Partner smoking characteristics: Association with smoking and

quitting among blue-collar workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2011; 53:1102-1108.

38. Lathan, C.A., Okechukwu, C.A, Fisher-Drake, B., Bennett, G. Racial differences in the perception of lung

cancer: Data from the 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey. Cancer 2010; 116:1981-1986.

39. Okechukwu, C.A., Krieger, N., Chen, J., Sorensen, G., Li, Y., Barbeau, E. The association of hazards in the

work environment and smoking in a US multi-ethnic working class population: The United for Health

Study. Public Health Reports 2010; 125:225-233.

40. Berkman, L., Ertel, K., Buxton, O., Okechukwu, C.A. Managers’ practices related to work-family balance

predict employee cardiovascular risk and sleep duration in extended care settings. Journal of Occupational

Health Psychology 2010; 15:316-329.

41. Patel, P., Okechukwu, C.A., Collin, J., Hughes B. Bringing “light, life and happiness”: British American

Tobacco and music sponsorship in sub-Saharan Africa. Third World Quarterly 2009; 30:685-700.

42. Okechukwu, C.A, Krieger, N., Sorensen, G., Li, Y., Barbeau, E. MassBUILT: Effectiveness of an

apprenticeship site-based smoking cessation intervention for unionized building trades workers. Cancer

Causes and Control 2009; 20: 887–894.

43. Bennett, G., Wolin, K., Okechukwu, C.A, Arthur, C., Askew, S., Sorensen, G., Emmons, K. Nativity and

cigarette smoking among lower income Blacks: Results from the Healthy Directions study. Journal of

Immigrant and Minority Health 2008; 10: 305-311.

44. Drake, B.A., Lathan, C., Okechukwu, C.A., Bennett, G. Prostate cancer screening, family history and race.

Annals of Epidemiology 2008; 18: 579-583.

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45. McPhaul, K., Rosen, J., Bobb, S., Okechukwu, C.A., Geiger-Brown, J., Kauffman, K., Johnson, J.,

Lipscomb, J. An exploratory study of mandated safety measures for home visiting case managers. Canadian

Journal of Nursing Research 2007; 39:172-189.

Book Chapters

46. Okechukwu, C., Davison, K., & Emmons, K. Changing health behaviors in a social context. In L. Berkman,

I. Kawachi & M. M. Glymour (Eds.), Social epidemiology. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.

47. Lipscomb, J. A., Okechukwu, C.A. Workplace violence. In In Fitzpatrick, J.J., Wallace-Kazer, M., eds.

Encyclopedia for Nursing Research (3rd ed.) New York: Springer Publishing Company, 2012.

48. Lipscomb, J. A., Okechukwu, C.A. Workplace violence: An occupational hazard, not “part of the job.” In

Fitzpatrick, J.J., Wallace, M., eds. Encyclopedia for Nursing Research (2nd ed.). New York: Springer

Publishing Company, 2006.

49. Okechukwu, C.A, Lipscomb, J. A. Immigrant workers in nursing home and home health care. In Barron, S.,

eds. Special Populations at Risk /Immigrant Workers. NIOSH/CDC, 2004.

Non-Academic Publications

50. Okechukwu, C.A. (2014, December 30) New Year, Less Sludge: Reducing work stress in the New Year.

Editorial IV. Available at http://editorialiv.com/2015/12/30/less-sludge/

51. Okechukwu, C.A. (2013, March 14). Balancing work, family and health disparities. Robert Wood Johnson

Foundation Human Capital Blog. Available at http://www.rwjf.org/en/blogs/human-capital-

blog/2013/03/balancing_work_fami.html

52. Buxton, O.M, Okechukwu, C.A. (2012, September 5). Sleep problems and poverty: How socioeconomics

impact our sleep and health. Huffington Post. Available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/orfeu-m-buxton-

phd/sleep-problems-poverty_b_1855786.html

53. Okechukwu, C.A. (2009, August 18). To catch and cook the meat: journey up the social and economic

ladder from Nigeria to US. KQED-National Public Radio Perspective. Available at

http://www.kqed.org/a/perspectives/R908180737

54. Okechukwu, C & McLellan, D. (2005). Tobacco Free Nurses. Organized Labor and Tobacco Control

Network newsletter. Available online at http://www.laborandtobacco.org/news/current-issue_news1.php

55. Lipscomb, J. A., McPhaul, K., & Okechukwu, C. (July 31, 2003). “Proposed Standard for Safety and

Security in the Public Sector throughout New York State” (testimony). New York State Occupational Safety

& Health Hazard Abatement Board, New York Department of Labor

FUNDED PROJECTS

Current Funding

Principal Investigator, Drug abuse and jobs: racial disparities in labor force participation

and outcomes. National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute for Health

(R03DA038697) Amount $100,000

4/2015–3/2017

Principal Investigator, Integrating occupational health disparities into integrated WHP-

OSH programs. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Career Incubator and Pilot

Funds. Amount $150,000

7/2014–6/2017

Co-Investigator, Integrated Approaches to Health & Safety in the Dynamic Construction

Work Environment. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (2U19OH008861)

8/2009–9/2016

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Principal Investigator, Left Behind: A Pilot Study of Unemployment and Smoking in US

Populations Living with Mental Illness Using NESARC. Harvard Center for Population

and Development Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Seed Grant. Amount $20,000

1/2013–8/2015

Past Funding (last 7 years)

Supplement Principal Investigator, The impact of Work, Family and Health intervention

on nursing home residents (Supplement to Evaluating the Health Benefits of Workplace

Policies and Practices—Phase II. National Institute of Aging (3U01AG027669-S1)

Amount: $306,391

4/2011–8/2013

Principal Investigator, Research Enabling Grant. Harvard University Office of Faculty

Development and Diversity. Amount: $40,000

7/2012–6/2013

Principal Investigator, Public policy changes in nursing home reimbursement and health

of direct-care workers. Harvard-NIOSH Education and Research Center. Amount: $10,000

7/2012–6/2013

Principal Investigator, Examining the effects of tobacco control policies on disparities in

smoking by occupational group from 1992 to 2007. Health Disparities Working Group,

University of California, San Francisco, CA. Amount: $21,533

2008–2010

Principal Investigator, Macroeconomic trends and smoking among construction workers:

Is there an association? Berkeley Population Center, University of California, Berkeley,

CA. Amount: $11,698

2008–2009

Principal Investigator, Social determinants of smoking among working class populations.

CDC/ASPH Prevention Research Center Minority Fellowship. Amount: $45,375

2007–2008

Principal Investigator, Social determinants of smoking among working class populations.

NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Pre-doctoral

Fellows (F31). (Declined funding)

2007–2009

Principal Investigator, Social determinants of smoking among working class populations.

CDC Grants for Public Health Research Dissertation (R36). (Declined funding)

2007–2009

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Primary Courses Harvard T.H Chan

School of Public Health

Psychosocial Theories for

Health Behavior

20+ graduate students.

Contact time: 48 hours/year

Spring 2012–

University of Maryland

School of Nursing

Community Health Nursing:

Theories and Practice

15 undergraduate students

Contact time: 60 hours/year

Spring 2004

Guest Lectures: Academic

Course: Sponsor & Venue Topic Audience Dates

Core Principles of Biostatistics

and Epidemiology for Public

Health Practice: Harvard T.H.

Chan School of Public Health

Studying work, family and

health outcomes: individual

and multilevel

considerations

Graduate MPH students

(classroom taught and

also tape-recorded)

October, 2015

Women, Gender, and Health:

Introductory Perspectives

Harvard T.H. Chan School of

Public Health

Gender in occupational and

environmental health

research and practice

20-30 graduate students

Contact time: 3 hours

Fall 2011,

2013, 2014, &

2015

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Entrepreneurship in Africa:

Faculty of Arts and Sciences,

Harvard University

Finding entrepreneurial

opportunities in addressing

non-communicable diseases

35 undergraduate &

graduate students

Contact time: 3 hours

March, 2015

Philosophy of Science: Simmons

School of Social Work

Developing a solution-

oriented research agenda

3 doctoral students

Contact time: 2 hours

November,

2014

Cancer Prevention

Harvard T.H. Chan School of

Public Health

Theories for Health

Behavior

Contact time: 2 hours Spring 2011,

2012

Guest Lectures: Non-Academic

Creating patients-based

evidence from roots: Albert J.

Jovell Institute of Public health

& Patients-UIC

Harvard Faculty Club

How theories shape research

studies and results

25 Executives

Contact time: 2 hours

April, 2015

Integrating Wellness and

Occupational Health and Safety

in the Workplace

Executive and Continuing

Professional Education

Harvard T.H. Chan School of

Public Health

Connection to Community:

Family and Work-Life

Balance

50-60 Executives

Contact time: 2 hours

January, 2014

& 2015

Integrating Wellness and

Occupational Health and Safety

in the Workplace

Executive and Continuing

Professional Education

Harvard T.H. Chan School of

Public Health

Putting Guidelines into

Practice: Labor

Union/Construction Case

Study

Connection to Community:

Family and Work-Life

Balance

50-60 Executives

Contact time: 5 hours

January, 2014

Postdoctoral Advising

Name Current Position Dates

Sara Tamers,

Primary advisee

Health Research Scientist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Total Worker Health Program

Published three-first authored and one co-authored papers while working with

me; Awarded international grant from Harvard Center for Population and

Development

2010–

2013

Erika Sabbath

Secondary

advisee

Assistant Professor, Boston College

Co-authored three papers and was primary mentor on internal grant from

Harvard Education and Research Training Program

2012–

2014

Adolfo Cuevas Fellow, Harvard-DFCI Postdoctoral program in Cancer Prevention and Control 2015-

present

Emily Sparer Fellow, Harvard-DFCI Postdoctoral program in Cancer Prevention and Control

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Doctoral Advisees

Name Current Position Dates

Lauren Dutra Postdoctoral scholar, University of California San Francisco

Published three dissertation papers in Social Science and Medicine,

Tobacco Control and Journal of Occupational and Environmental

Medicine

2010–2013

Esther Hill

Velasquez

Doctoral Candidate, Social and Behavioral Sciences

Awarded pre-doctoral NIA fellowship while my student; Switched focus

and dissertation advisor, but continuing mentorship as teaching assistant

in spring 2015 and co-author on paper on occupational injuries and

turnover in nursing homes.

2011–2013

Felicia Browne Doctoral Candidate, Social and Behavioral Sciences

Awarded NCI pre-doctoral fellowship; defended in August 2015

2011–2015

Kathryn

Pollenz Smith

Doctoral Student, Social and Behavioral Sciences

Part-time student; Selected for highly-selective Fragile Families summer

fellowship

2012–present

Natasha Sokol Doctoral Student, Social and Behavioral Sciences

Awarded own NIH/NIDA F31 fellowship in April 2015

2013–present

Yenee Soh Doctoral Student, Social and Behavioral Sciences 2015-present

Thesis Committees

Name Current Position Dissertation/Proposal Title Dates

Dal Chin

(UCSF)

Junior specialist, School of

Nursing, University of

California San Francisco

Individual, interpersonal, and occupational

factors of cigarette smoking in building

trades workers

2010–2011

Rebekah Lee Research Associate,

Harvard Prevention

Research Center

Advancing implementation science for

community health: Finding from the out-of-

school nutrition and physical activity group-

randomized control trial

2010–2013

Lauren Dutra Postdoctoral scholar,

University of California

San Francisco

Injustice and smoking: An international

analysis of the relationship between

experiences of injustice and smoking

behavior among underrepresented

populations

2010–2013

Zinzi Bailey Director of Research and

Evaluation at the Center

for Health Equity, NYC

Department of Health

Incarceration as a social determinant of risk

factors for cancer

2011–2014

Rachel

Faulkenberry

Research Fellow, Dana-

Farber Cancer Institute

Beyond access: Barriers and facilitators to

information engagement among individuals

with low socioeconomic position

2013–2014

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Allegra Gordon Research fellow,

Children’s Hospital,

Boston

Gender expression, discrimination, and

health among U.S. adolescents and young

adults: Quantitative and qualitative

approaches

2012–2015

Felicia Browne Doctoral Candidate, Social

and Behavioral Sciences

HIV risk behavior among adolescents and

young adults in Cape Town, South Africa:

The role of economic dependence and

employment

2013–2015

Michael Grant Doctoral Candidate,

Environmental Health

The role of safety inspections in integrated

workplace interventions

2014–present

Elizabeth Barnett Doctoral Student, Social

and Behavioral Sciences

Physical activity and enjoyment:

measurement, evaluation, and reflection

2014-present

Masters Advisees

Name (Program) Years

Akshay Govind (Masters in Public Health) 2010–2011

Mary Gordon (Masters in Public Health) 2010–2012

Kristen Lingle (Masters in Public Health) 2011–2012

Atena Asiaii (Masters in Public Health) 2011–2012

Rijuta Pandav (Two year Masters in Science) 2011–2013

Alisha Lalani (Two year Masters in Science) 2011–2013

Araceli Gutiérrez (Two year Masters in Science) 2013–2014

Ian Huntington (Masters in Public Health) 2012–2015

Donna Zwas (Masters in Public Health) 2012–2015

Allison Hutchings (Masters in Public Health) 2012–2015

Michelle Fleming (Two year Masters in Science) 2014–present

PUBLIC SERVICE

2010–2014 Weekly Volunteer, St. Paul Parish, Fruit & Vegetable Pantry Program, Cambridge, MA

2011–2012 Humanities Advisor, God Loves Uganda (documentary on the genesis, funding and impact of

anti-gay laws in Uganda). Produced by Oscar Awardee, Roger Ross Williams

2000–2011 Registered Nurse (former Health Coordinator), Safe Haven Project: Camps and life-skills

programs for youth living with HIV/AIDS, Maryland and Massachusetts

STUDY SECTION/ GRANT REVIEW

Dates of Service Role Program Name Federal Agency

April 2013, 2014,

2015

Member of

Ad hoc

Panel

World Trade Center Cooperative

Research Agreement Grant

Proposal Review Ad hoc Panel

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention

June 2014 Ad Hoc

Reviewer

Clinical Trials Review

Committee

National Heart, Lung, and Blood

Institute (NHLBI), National Institute

of Health

December

2013

Ad Hoc

Reviewer

Special Emphasis Panel World

Health Organization Cooperative

Grant

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention

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Institutional Grant Review

Dates of Service Role Program Name Institution

2011 Committee

Member

A. David Mazzone Awards Program for Prostate

Cancer Research: Disparities Research Section

Dana-Farber Cancer

Institute

DEPARTMENT AND SCHOOL SERVICE:

2013–present Member, Committee for the Advancement of Women Faculty

2012–present Faculty Member, Harvard Center for Population and Development

2011–present Steering Committee Member, Maternal Child Health/Children, Youth & Families

Training Program

2010–present Faculty Advisor, Harvard Chan Nigerian Students and Scholars Association

2010–present Member, DFCI/Harvard Cancer Center

2010–2013 Faculty Member, Women, Gender and Health Interdisciplinary committee

2011–2012 Co-chair, Women, Gender, and Health Interdisciplinary committee

2011–2013 Steering Committee Member, Harvard Chan Women and Health Initiative

2011 Committee Member, Roadmap to 2013 Planning Retreat, Harvard Chan School

2011 Attendee, Retreat for Comparative Effectiveness, Dean’s Flagship Initiative on

Comparative Effectiveness Research

2011 Moderator, World Malaria Day: Achieving Progress and Impact, Harvard Chan School

Nigerian Students and Scholars Association

2010–2012 Faculty Mentor, Harvard RWJ Health and Society Scholars Program

2010 Member, Harvard Chan School Fulbright Application committee

2010–present Internal Advisory Committee, Harvard Center for Work, Health, & Well-being

Ad Hoc ABSTRACT & MANUSCRIPT REVIEW

Plos One 2015–

Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2013–

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Social Science and Medicine 2008–

American Journal of Public Health, American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2007–2012

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology 2011

Health Education and Behavior, Tobacco Control, American Public Health Association,

Occupational Health Section, Preventing Chronic Disease

Pre-2010

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Local

1. Okechukwu, C. (October, 2015). Work-family support: why it matters for the public’s health. Harvard

Takemi Program in International Health Seminar Series, Boston, MA.

2. Okechukwu, C (July, 2015). Balancing work, family and health disparities: A tale of two America. Harvard

T.H Chan Summer Hot Topics Seminar Series, Boston, MA.

3. Okechukwu, C. (February, 2015). From racism and injustice to public health outcomes. Harvard Takemi

Program in International Health Seminar Series, Boston, MA.

4. Okechukwu, C. (February, 2015). Occupational injuries drive turnover in nursing homes. Harvard

Education and Research Center Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Seminar

Series, Boston, MA.

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5. Okechukwu CA, Rodgers, JA, Dennerlein, J., Kim, SS. (November 2015). Pressure to take shortcuts

predicts injury absence among construction apprentices. Paper presented at the American Public Health

Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

6. Okechukwu, C (August, 2015). Work, family and health: Why balance matters for public health. Johns

Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Education and Research Center Environmental and Occupational

Health Seminar Series. Baltimore, MD.

7. Okechukwu, C. (March, 2015). Integrated Interventions for Tobacco Cessation- Practical Considerations.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Total Worker Health Webinar Series. Available from

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/twh/webinar.html

8. Okechukwu, C. (November, 2014). Who will care for us: Addressing health, productivity and turnover in

long-term care. National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program Seminar Series. Baltimore, MD.

9. Okechukwu, C, Kelly, E., Bacic, J., DePasquale, N., Hurtado. D., Kossek, E. Sembajwe, G. (July, 2015).

Supporting employees’ work-family needs improves care quality: Evidence from the Work, Family, and

Health study. VI International Conference of Work and Family. Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la

Empresa (IESE Business School), Barcelona, Spain.

10. Okechukwu, C. (May, 2015). Job loss as a consequence of occupational injury: Longitudinal analyses using

Marginal Structural Models. Paper presented at Work, Stress and Health Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.

11. Okechukwu, C. (March, 2015). Balancing opportunities and coercion: Labor, workers' rights and NCD. In

Framing Non-Communicable Diseases for action: Insight and innovation from the next generation of public

health leaders. Symposium conducted at the World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Abu Dhabi, United

Arab Emirates.

12. Okechukwu, C. (October, 2014). Using creative and strategic partnership for TWH interventions in complex

organizational structures. Paper presented at the First International Symposium to Advance Total Worker

Health. Bethesda, MD.

13. Sparer EH, Okechukwu CA, Manjourides J, Herrick RF, Katz JN, Dennerlein JT. (June, 2014). Patterns of

site-employment of construction workers on and off commercial construction sites in New England and the

relationship to musculoskeletal pain. Paper presented at the 24th International Epidemiology in

Occupational Health, Chicago, IL.

14. Okechukwu, C. (June, 2014). Connecting theories, methods and research findings: integrating work-family

exposures and health promotion. In Improving worker health and well-being: synergies and antagonisms

between worksite health promotion and work-life policy. Symposium conducted at the Work & Family

Researchers Network Bi-annual Conference. New York, NY.

15. Okechukwu, C. (March, 2014). “They really do come a close second”: How managers balance family-

responsiveness and care quality in long-term care. Paper presented at the Industrial and Labor Relations

Review Journal conference, special issue on Employment Relations in Healthcare. New Brunswick, NJ.

16. Kelly, E., Moen, P., Oakes, MJ, Okechukwu, C., Davis, K., Kossek, E., Hanson, G., Mierzwa, F., Casper,

LM. (April, 2013). Changing work and work-family conflict in an information technology workplace:

Evidence from the Work, Family and Health Network. Plenary paper presented at the Population

Association of America Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

17. Okechukwu, C. (March, 2013). Understanding workplace determinants of health. Paper presented at the

Association of Health Care Journalists Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

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18. Dutra, L.M. Okechukwu, CA. (March, 2012). Household and workplace influences on smoking among U.S.

workers. Paper presented at the 15th

World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Singapore.

19. Okechukwu, C., Souza, K., Davis, K., De Castro, B. (September, 2011). Discrimination, harassment, abuse

and bullying in the workplace: Contribution of workplace injustice to occupational health disparities.

Plenary presentation at the First National Conference on Elimination Health and Safety Disparities at Work,

Chicago, IL.

20. Okechukwu, C., Kelly, E., Sembajwe, G., Berkman, L. (May, 2011). Decoupling as a management strategy:

The case of work-family stress in nursing homes. Paper presented at the Work, Stress and Health Annual

Conference, Orlando, FL.

21. Okechukwu, C., Kelly, E., Sembajwe, G., Berkman, L. (November, 2009). That’s not our role: A qualitative

study of family-responsive workplace policies for staff in nursing homes. Paper presented at the American

Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

22. Okechukwu, C., Krieger, N., Li, Y., Barbeau, E. (March, 2009). Apprenticeship site-based smoking

cessation intervention for blue-collar workers in the United States. Paper presented at the 14th

World

Conference on Tobacco or Health, Mumbai, India.

23. Okechukwu, C., Sorensen, G., Punnett, L., Brockhaus, A., Borwegan, B., Wagner, G. (November, 2007).

Paradigm shift or struggle: Integrating health promotion and health protection. Occupational Health and

Safety session and panel, conceptualized and coordinated by Okechukwu C. Paper presented at the

American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington DC.

24. Okechukwu, C., Krieger, N., Sorensen, G., Li, Y., Barbeau, E. (September, 2007). Exposure to hazards and

smoking behaviors in a multiethnic working class population. Paper presented at the Worklife 2007

National Symposium: Protecting and Promoting Worker Health. National Institute of Occupational Safety

and Health, Washington DC.

25. Okechukwu, C., Ertel K., Buxton, O., Sorensen, G., Berkman, L. (August, 2007). The health impact of

work/family demands among low wage employees in long-term care industry. Paper presented at the

Academy of Management annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

26. McPhaul, K., Okechukwu, C., Lipscomb, J. (November, 2003). Intertwining advocacy and scholarship in

occupational health. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San

Francisco, CA.

27. Okechukwu, C., Langlie, N. (November, 2003). An art based program to increase the social network of

young adults living with HIV. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting,

San Francisco, CA.