MA, Anthropology;

        M.S.P.H. Epidemiology;

        Ph.D.  Health Education/Health Promotion 

Dr. M. Janice Gilliland  is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Executive Assistant to the Director at the Center for the Advancement of Youth Health and the Comprehensive Youth Violence Center. Her research experience has included work with several different minority groups, adolescents, and rural and urban populations in a variety of setting from hospitals to Indian reservations. Her current research interests are in obesity, physical fitness, childhood growth and development, and other child health issues. Dr. Gilliland has served on several multi-center longitudinal intervention or epidemiological studies. She currently is involved with three longitudinal studies examining child and adolescent nutrition, physical activity, violence, mental health, injurious behaviors, sexual behaviors, and development across the lifespan. Dr. Gilliland has published in the areas of cardiovascular and other chronic diseases, growth and development of adolescents, Native American and women’s health issues, and care-seeking behaviors.

                                                            PUBLICATIONS:

           Waterbor, J, Adams, RM, Robinson, JM, Crabtree FG, Accortt NA, and Gilliland, MJ  (2004).Disparities between public health educational materials and the scientific evidence that smokeless tobacco use causes cancer. Journal of Cancer Education.Vol. 19 (1):17-28.

Windle, M, Grunbaum, JA, Elliott, M, Tortolero, SR, Berry, S, Gilliland, J, Kanouse, DE, Parcel, GS, Wallander, J, Kelder, S, Collins, J, Kolbe, L, and Schuster, M. (2004). Healthy passages: A multilevel, multimethod longitudinal study of adolescent health. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Vol 27(2):164-172.

Goldberg RJ, Goff D, Luepker R, Zapka J, Bittner V, Osganian V, Lessard D, Cornell C, Meshack A, Mann C, Gilliland J, and Feldman H (2000). Age and gender differences in symptom presentation among patients with acute coronary disease: The REACT Trial. Coronary Artery Disease. 11:399-407.
 
Zapka J, Oakes JM, Simons-Morton DG, Mann NC, Goldberg R, Sellers DE, Gilliland J, Linares AC, Benjamin-Garner R, and McGovern P (2000). Missed opportunities to impact fast response to AMI symptoms. Patient Education and Counseling. 40:67-82.
 
Zapka J, Estabrook B, Gilliland J, Leviton L, Meischke H, Melville S, Taylor J, Daya M, Laing B, Meshack A, Reyna R, Robbins M, Hand M and Finnegan J (1999). Health care providers’ perspectives on patient delay for seeking care for symptoms of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Health Behavior & Education, 26(5):714-733.
 
Leviton L, Finnegan JR, Zapka JG, Meischke H, Benjamin-Garner R, Estabrook B, Gilliland J, Hall NJ, Meshack A, Schaeffer S, Weitzman ER, Raczynski J, Simons-Morton D, and Stone E (1999). Formative research methods to understand patient and provider responses to heart attack symptoms. Journal of Evaluation & Planning, 22(3):385-397.
 
Dressler WW, Bindon JR and Gilliland MJ (1987). Sociocultural and behavioral influences on health status among the Mississippi Choctaw. Medical Anthropology, 17:165-180.

Gilliland, M. Janice (1995). Health Consultation, Grovewood Community, Montgomery County, Montgomery, Alabama. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Atlanta, GA.
 
Gilliland, M. Janice (1994). Public Health Assessment, Olin Chemicals/McIntosh Plant Site, McIntosh, Alabama. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Atlanta, GA.
 
Gilliland, M. Janice and Larry Rainey (1990). The BioPrep Program: A way to challenge academically talented rural students. Rural Adult Education FORUM. 2(6):1,6.
 
                                                       BOOK CHAPTERS:
Gilliland MJ, Phillips MM, Raczynski JM, Smith D, Cornell CE, and Bittner V (1999). Health care seeking behaviors. In J. M. Raczynski and R. DiClemente (Eds.), Handbook of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (pp. 95-121). New York: Plenum Press.
 
Gilliland MJ and Taylor JE (1999). Planning community health interventions. In J. M. Raczynski and R. DiClemente  (Eds.), Handbook of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (pp. 427-441). New York: Plenum Press.
 
Cornell CE, Gilliland MJ and Lewis CE (1999). Women’s health and health behavior. In J. M. Raczynski and R. DiClemente (Eds.), Handbook of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (pp. 539-560). New York: Plenum Press.
 
Phillips MM, JM Raczynski, Cornell CE, Gilliland MJ and Bittner, V. (1999). Symptom perception. In J. M. Raczynski and R. DiClemente (Eds.), Handbook of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (pp. 75-94). New York: Plenum Press.
 
Raczynski JM, Phillips MM, Cornell CE, Bittner V, and Gilliland MJ. (1999). Cardiovascular disease. IN: Handbook of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. In J. M. Raczynski and R. DiClemente (Eds.), Handbook of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (pp. 231-259). New York: Plenum Press.
 
                                         PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS:
Gilliland, MJ and Bindon, JR (1993). Behavioral risk factors among the Mississippi Choctaw. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Supplement 16:95. Paper presented at the 62nd annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. April 1993. Toronto, Canada.
 
Gilliland, MJ, Bindon, JR and Dressler, WW (1992). Hypertension and diabetes among the Mississippi Choctaw.  American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Supplement 14:81-82. Poster session presented at the 61st annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. April 1992. Las Vegas, NV.
 
Bindon, JR, Gilliland, MJ and Dressler, WW (1992). Adult body habitus among the Mississippi Choctaw. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Supplement 14:49. Paper presented at the 61st annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. April 1992. Las Vegas, NV.
 
Gilliland, MJ and Bindon, JR (1988). One-year follow-up of growth and fitness among Black and White adolescents in West Alabama. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 69(2):214. Paper presented at the 57th annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. March 1988. Kansas City, MO.
 
Gilliland, MJ, Leeper, J, Thompson, R, Garner, M, Eure, J and Choi, H. (1986). Growth of low birthweight infants in West Alabama. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 69(2):205. Paper presented at the 55th annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. April 1986. Albuquerque, NM.
 
Gilliland, MJ (1985). The effects of race, sex, and socioeconomic status among rural Alabama adolescents. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 66(2):174. Paper presented at the 54th annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. April 1984. Knoxville, TN.
 
Gilliland, MJ (1984). Growth, physical fitness, and socioeconomic status among rural Alabama adolescents. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 63(2):163. Paper presented at the 53rd annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. April 1984. Philadelphia, PA
                                                  

                                             PRESENTATIONS

Gilliland, J and Windle, M (2003). The contexts of violence exposure and victimization among children. Paper presented at the CDC Injury Conference “Safety in Numbers: Working Together from Research into Practice”, April 2003. Atlanta, GA

 Windle, M and Gilliland, J (2003). Frequency and correlates of cross-sex violence among fifth-graders. Paper presented at the CDC Injury Conference “Safety in Numbers: Working Together from Research into Practice”, April 2003. Atlanta, GA

Seigfried, N, Greene, P, Smith West, D, Gilliland, J, Crisp, C, Roche, C and Wrenn, A (2000). Challenges of cancer prevention in clinical trials and public health practice. Poster presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, April 2003. Seattle, WA

Kohler, C, Greene, P, Smith West, D, Siegfried, N, Gilliland, J and Westfall, A. Targeting high risk individuals for prevention trials. Poster presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, April 2000.Seattle, WA

Bindon JR , Gilliland MJ, Dressler WW & Crews DE.  Body habitus and risk factors in the Mississippi Choctaw, American Samoans, and African-Americans.  Paper presented at the Human Biology Association annual meeting, April, 1999.

 Gilliland MJ and Waterbor JW.  Do educational materials accurately communicate the risks for chronic health effects from smokeless tobacco?  Poster presentation at the American Association for Cancer Education, November 1998.

 Gilliland MJ and Waterbor JW.  Smokeless tobacco use and chronic disease: do educational materials for adolescents accurately report risk?  Poster presentation at the Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Retreat, Birmingham, AL.  October 1998.

 Waterbor JW and Gilliland MJ.  The evidence for chronic health effects from smokeless tobacco use.  Poster presentation at The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, New Orleans, LA.  March 1998.

 Zapka J, Estabrook B, Gilliland J, Leviton L, Melville S, Meischke H, Taylor J, Daya M, Laing B, Meshack A, Reyna R, Robbins M, Hand M, Finnegan J.  Health providers’ views on patient delay for care seeking for heart attack symptoms.  Poster presentation at the Fourth International Conference on Preventive Cardiology, Montreal, Canada.  July, 1997.

 Finnegan J, Meischke H, Leviton L, Zapka J, Benjamin-Garner R, Estabrook B, Hall NJ, Meshack A, Schaeffer S, Smith C, Weitzman ER, Raczynski J, Gilliland J and Stone EJ.  Patient delay in seeking care for heart attack symptoms: findings from the national focus groups conducted for the REACT project. Presented at the Fourth International Conference on Preventive Cardiology, Montreal, Canada, July, 1997.

 Gilliland, MJ and Bindon, JR.  Not all Choctaw are equal: health promotion through social marketing.  Paper presented at the 91st meeting of the American Anthropological Association.  December 2-6, 1992.  San Francisco, CA.

 Dressler, WW, Bindon, JR and Gilliland, MJ.  Status incongruence and plasma glucose: the Mississippi Choctaw.  Paper presented at the 91st annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association.  December 2-6, 1992.  San Francisco, CA.

 Bindon, JR, Dressler, WW, and Gilliland, MJ.  Factors influencing health status among the Mississippi Choctaw.  Current Research at CCHS Conference.  March 1992.  Tuscaloosa, AL.

 Allan, J and Gilliland, MJ.  Perceptions and treatment of arthritis among the Mowa Choctaw Indians.  Paper  presented at the annual meeting of the Southern  Anthropological Association.  March 1987.  Atlanta, GA.

 Knopke, HJ, Northrup, RS, Hartman, JA, Jessee, PO and Gilliland, MJ.  Assessing the quality of life in rural Alabama:  results of high school students' community  investigations.  Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Conference on Rural Education.  February 1986.  Las Cruces, NM.

 Gilliland, MJ.  Integrating the physical and social sciences:  an interdisciplinary approach to curriculum development.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Southeastern Region.  February 1986.  Baton Rouge, LA.

 Gilliland, MJ.  Food procurement strategies in Hale County, Alabama.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Alabama Academy of Science.  April 1986.  Montgomery, AL.

 Gilliland, MJ, Hartman, JA, and Jessee, PO.  Teaching social science:  an applied approach using community resources.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Southeastern Region.  March 1985.  Tallahassee, FL.

 Gilliland, MJ.  Rural survival in twentieth century Alabama.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society.  February 1983.  Baton Rouge, LA.

 Allan, A and Gilliland, MJ.  Totemism and rivalry in the SEC.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society.  April 1982.  Boone, NC.