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Faculty

Degrees: PhD, RN

Office Address:
A105 Life Sciences

Office Phone: 517/355-4719

E-mail Address: georgia.padonu@hc.msu.edu

Faculty Rank: Associate Professor

Education: 1975 Dr. P.H. The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Department of Behavioral Sciences. Area of Focus: Social Epidemiology

l972 M.P.H The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral Sciences. Area of Focus: Social factors in Health & Illness

l968 M.S University of Maryland School of Nursing; Baltimore, MD. Major: Medical-Surgical Nursing. Minor: Education

1965 B.S.N. Tuskegee University (formerly Tuskegee Institute); School of Nursing, Tuskegee Institute, AL. Major: Nursing. Minor: Educational Psychology

Honors and Achievements: 2001 Invited research presenter, NIH, National Institute for Nursing Research, 15th Anniversary Symposium: Advancing Health Through Science-Building Knowledge for Patient Care, Bethesda, MD.

1997 Certificate of Appreciation for Participation as a Founding Member of the Association of Black Nursing Faculty in Higher Education Awarded at the 10th Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV
1996 Humanitarian Advanced Practice Award, Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Psi Chapter

1996 Certificate of appreciation for outstanding effort in support of research and education to conquer heart disease; American Heart Association

1994 Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society of Nursing, Scholar's Colloquia on decision-making research, Invited participant
1992 Certificate in Recognition of Service, Hill Academic and Vocational Center, Lansing, MI

1988 Women in Health Care Management Commendation, Metropolitan Chicago Health Care Council

l97l-74 Public Health Service Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

Memberships: American Nurses Association
Association of Black Nursing Faculty in Higher Education (ABNF)
1990-1998 Editorial Review Board, ABNF Journal
1987-90 ABNF Board of Directors Founding Member

American Public Health Association, Public Health Nursing (PHN) Section
1984-85 Affirmative Action Committee, PHN section (elected)
1980-81 Governing Council (elected)
1980-81 PHN Section Council (elected)
1988-90 International Human Rights Committee

Chi Eta Phi Nurses Sorority, Epsilon Eta Chapter
Chair, Publicity Committee, Middle West Region, 2002

Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS)
Abstract Reviewer for Women’s Health Section
Member, Decision Making Section

Registered Nurses- Association in Michigan

Sigma Theta Tau, National Honor Society of Nursing, Alpha Psi Chapter
1997-99 Chair, Heritage Committee (elected)

Research Interests:

Health Decision Making
Menopause & Hormone Replacement Therapy
Minority Women’s Health

Research Projects: Co-Investigator: Early prevention of overweight-Development of an intervention to improve feeding practices with infants of Medicaid mothers”. PI Mildred Horodynski. Funded by Medicaid through the Michigan Department of Community Health. 2005-2006.

Principal Investigator: “Decision making regarding Hormone Replacement Therapy”. Research Scientist Development Award. Funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research & Office of Research on Minority Health, NIH. Total Budget: $225,066. 9-30-99 to 8-31-02. No cost Extension to 8-31-03.

Co-investigator: “Targeting patient decision support to low income and African American women populations: HRT”. PI: Holmes, M. Unrestricted educational grant funded by Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical. $43,000 from 1-98 -12-31-98.

Selected Publications: Kroll, J., Rothert, M., DavidsonII, W., Schmitt, N., Holmes-Rovner, M., Padonu, G., & Reischl, T. (2000). Predictors of Participation in Health Care at Menopause. Health Communication, 12, 339-360.

Frisch, L., Allen, G., Padonu, G. Dontje, K., Burhansstipanov.(April/May/June, 2000). Social Influences on Pap Smear Screening Frequency. Alaska Medicine,41-45.
Padonu, G. & Rothert, M. (1999). The HRT Decision-Making Process: Use of Decision-Support Interventions. Menopause Management, 8, 22-25.

Holmes-Rovner, M., Kroll, J., Rovner, D., Schmitt, N., Rothert, M., Padonu, G., Talarczyk, G. (1999). Patient Decision Support Intervention: Increased consistency with decision analytic models. Medical Care, 37, 270-284.

Rothert, M., Wills, C., Holmes-Rovner, M., Talarczyk, G., Padonu, G. & Rovner, D. (1998). Decision making about exogenous hormones (3.C)[CD-ROM]. Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy. Published by Silverplatter.

Rothert, M., Holmes-Rovner, M., Rovner, D., Kroll, J., Breer, L., Talarczyk, G., Schmitt, N., Padonu, G., Wills, C. (1997). An educational intervention as decision support for menopausal women. Research in Nursing & Health, 20,377-387.

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