Health Project Manager
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE
Lisa de Saxe Zerden, M.S.W., Ph.D.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Social Work
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. May 2009
Boston University; Boston, MA
Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Sociology and Social Work
Dissertation Title: Acculturation and Needle Sharing: A Dual Site Study of Puerto
Rican Injection Drug Users
Committee Members: Lena Lundgren, Ph.D. (Chair), Luz Lopez, Ph.D., Melvin
Delgado, Ph.D., and Dharma Cortes, Ph.D.
M.S.W. June 2004
University of California at Los Angeles; Los Angeles, CA
School of Public Affairs
Macro Studies, Health Concentration
B.A. May 2002
The George Washington University, Washington DC
Columbian School of Arts and Sciences (cum laude)
Major: Human Services and Eastern Religion
Minor: Sociology
January June 2000
University of Idaho Study Abroad Program; Katmandu, Nepal
Nepali and Tibetan Culture, Religion, Language
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Health equity; HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment; sexual risk behaviors; impact of acculturation,
immigration and migration on health outcomes; substance abuse and harm reduction; social welfare
history; social work education.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Social welfare policy; Social work research methods; Health theory, Health disparities and social
determinants of health; History of the profession; Human behavior and the social environment
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RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
July, 2012 Present
The UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work; Chapel Hill, NC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Teach foundation and concentration year MSW courses primarily in the Community
Management and Policy Practice concentration
Participate in committees and service within the school
Research dissemination through manuscripts, presentations and community engagement
August, 2011 June, 2012
The UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work; Chapel Hill, NC
Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor
Teach foundation and concentration year MSW courses
Work on special projects as requested by Dean and Associate Dean: leadership surveys of MSW
students; promotional and tenure review project for faculty; and planning leadership
workshops for MSW students
September, 2010 July, 2011
The UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work; Chapel Hill, NC
Special Assistant to the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Plan and implement special events for MSW students including professional development
workshops; guest speakers; leadership workshop series; and career day
Provide administrative support to students and faculty
Complete data entry and analysis of faculty advising evaluations
Work with Dean and Associate Dean on special projects, including parental leave policy and
promotion and tenure materials for fixed term faculty
August, 2009 Present
Center for Addictions Research and Services; Boston, MA
Research Consultant
Consulting responsibilities include: data analysis, manuscript construction, editing, and
dissemination
Participate in grant writing
September 2010 September 2011
Duke Global Health Institute
Program Evaluator and Research Consultant
Provided a comprehensive program evaluation of the Continuum Care program of the
Carolina Alcohol Drug Expansion Team, a SAMHSA funded project
Conducted focus groups with providers and consumers
Produced a comprehensive report and strategies to improve client engagement in the
Continuum Care program
October, 2008 May 2009
Casa Esperanza, Inc.; Roxbury, MA
Project Director
Implemented the program evaluation for Tu Bienestar, an expansion project of Casa
Esperanza s substance abuse treatment services to Latino consumers
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Responsible for questionnaire development, compliance with the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health and Service Administration Government Performance Regulations Act
Managed quantitative data; trained outreach workers and research assistants
September, 2007 October 2008
Center for Addictions Research and Services; Boston, MA
Research Associate
Organized data from several federally funded substance abuse evaluation studies
Responsibilities included: cleaning and merging databases, data analysis, writing reports,
preparing articles, submitting presentations
May, 2006 July 2007
Voices Boricuas; Cupey Puerto Rico and Boston, MA
Project Manager
Created and maintained project database for Voices Boricuas: HIV Risk Behaviors,
Prevention and Health Care Service Utilization among Drug Users in the Island of Puerto Rico
(Dr. Luz L pez, PI)
Organized questionnaire and data collection
Participated in data analysis and dissemination of research findings
May, 2005 August 2005
Thembalethu Home Based Care; Mpumalanga, South Africa
Principal Investigator
Designed research study, conducted data collection and analyzed mixed method data on
home based care workers to assess their readiness to undergo voluntary HIV/AIDS
counseling and testing and emotional impacts of their work
Conducted three, two day trainings for 60 care workers on HIV/AIDS voluntary testing and
counseling and safe sex negotiation
Organized pre/post test counseling for HIV testing of care workers and their children
August 2004 June 2005
Boston University School of Social Work; Boston MA
Research Assistant
Created a coding scheme to assess caregiving experiences from a subset of the Mills College
Longitudinal Caregiving Study on Personality Traits of Adult Daughters (Dr. Judith Gonyea, PI)
Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data on caregiver guilt and burden
Assisted PIs with extensive literature reviews, manuscript preparation and presentations
July 2003 May 2004
Alzheimer s Association of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties; Los Angeles, CA
Macro Social Work Intern
Revised the Dementia Care Management Manual for social workers to assess cognitively
impaired older adults
Designed four training modules for dementia caregivers
Served as a marketing strategist for the Caregivers Partners Grant through Los Angeles City
Department of Aging
September 2002 June 2003
Portals Mental Health Services and Rehabilitation; Los Angeles, CA
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Clinical Social Work Intern
Provided weekly mental health counseling for adults with co occurring mental health and
substance abuse disorders
Facilitated weekly women s group for female clients
AWARDS AND HONORS
Frank Porter Graham Professional Student Honor Society Inductee
2012
2012 Most Outstanding Faculty Award (recognized by graduating students)
2010 2011 Dean s Recognition of Teaching Excellence;
UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work
2009 New Scholars Conference Scholarship from the National Center for
HIV, STD, and TB Prevention and Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention; Atlanta GA
2008 2009 Boston University School of Social Work Dissertation Writing Fellowship
2006 2008 Boston University Women Graduates Club, Competitive Scholarship
2004 2006 Boston University, Graduate School Competitive Tuition Award
BIBLIOGRAPHY
PUBLICATIONS:
Zerden, L.D., Lundgren, L., Chassler, D., Horowitz, A.C., Adorno, E., & Puttington, T. (in press).
Social and economic factors associated with recent incarceration and overall time spent in
jail/prison for a US Puerto Rican drug using criminal justice sample. Journal of Ethnicity and
Substance Abuse.
Zerden, L.D., L pez, L.M., & Lundgren, L. (2012). HIV prevention with Puerto Rican injection
drug users. In K. C. Organista (Eds.), HIV Prevention with Latinos: Theory, Research, and
Practice. (383 405). New York: Oxford University Press.
Zerden, L.D., Review of Family and HIV/AIDS: Cultural and Contextual Issues in Prevention and
Treatment. Doody's Review Service (on line). Available:
http://www.doody.com. (April, 10, 2012).
Lundgren, L., Krull, I., Zerden, L.D., (2011). Attitudes toward evidence based pharmacological
treatments among community based addiction treatment programs targeting vulnerable
patient groups. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 30, 323 333.
Lundgren, L., Krull, I., Zerden, L.D., McCarty, D. (2011). Community based addiction treatment staff
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attitudes about the usefulness of evidence based treatment and CBO linkages to research
institutions. Evaluation and Program Planning, 34(3/4), 356 365.
Lundgren, L., Amodeo, M., Krull, I., Chassler, D., Weidenfeld, R., Zerden, L.D., . . . Beltrame, C. (2011).
Addiction treatment provider attitudes on staff capacity and evidence based clinical training:
Results from a national study. The American Journal on Addictions, 20(3), 271 284.
Zerden, L.D., L pez, L.M., & Lundgren, L. (2010). Needle sharing among Puerto Rican injection
drug users in Puerto Rico and Massachusetts: Place of birth and residence matter. Substance
Use and Misuse, 45(10), 1605 1622.
Gonyea, J., Paris, R., & Zerden, L.D. (2008). Adult daughters and aging mothers: The role of guilt in
the experience of caregiver burden. Aging & Mental Health, 12(5), 559 567.
L pez, L., Zerden, L.D., Fitzgerald, T., & Lundgren, L. (2008). Puerto Rican injection drug users:
Prevention implications in Massachusetts and Puerto Rico. Evaluation and Program Planning,
31(1), 64 73.
Hahm, H., Lee, J., Zerden, L.D., Ozonoff, A., Amodeo, M., & Adkins, C. (2008). Longitudinal effects
of perceived maternal approval on sexual behaviors of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) young
adults. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 37, 74 84.
Delgado, M., & Zerden, L.D. (2007). Latino cultural assets and substance abuse services:
Opportunity knocks. Special Edition Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work,
16(3/4), 135 142.
Delgado, M., & Zerden, L.D. (2007). Latino cultural assets and substance abuse services:
Opportunity knocks. Reprinted in D. DeAnda (Ed.). Culturally diverse populations: Reflections
from pioneers in education and research. New York: Haworth Press.
Zerden L.D., Zerden M., & Billingsworth, K. (2006) Caring for home based care workers:
Understanding the needs, fears and motivations of frontline care workers in South Africa.
Journal of Southern African HIV Medicine, 24, 38 45.
PUBLICATIONS IN PRESS OR UNDER REVIEW
Zerden, L.D., Powers, J.D., Wrenthem, C.L. (under review). Better engaging MSW students in
research methods: A class activity. Journal of Social Work Education.
PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION
Zerden, L.D., Brigham, R.B., Dews, D. (In Preparation). MSW Orientation Programming: Rethinking
Content and Format.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
Zerden, L.D., Childs, R.B., Davis, C., & Castillo, T. (2012, November). Harm Reduction and Law
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Enforcement: Unlikely Partners Working Together to Prevent HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Among
Injection Drug Users in North Carolina. Paper presented at the National Harm Reduction
Conference, Portland, OR.
Scheyett, A., Jones, A., & Zerden, L.D. (2012, November). Finding the Leader Within: A Self
Reflective Leadership Assessment for MSW Students. Paper presented at the Annual Program
Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Washington, DC.
Zerden, L.D., & Wretman, C. (2012, November). Engaging MSW Students in Research Methods: A
Creative Classroom Activity. Paper presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council
on Social Work Education, Washington, DC.
Zerden, L.D., Davis, C., Childs, R.B., & Castillo, T. (2012, October). When Evidence Based Practice
Meets Evidence Free Policy: Case Examples from Law, Social Work and Public Health. Paper
presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Davis, C., & Zerden, L.D. (2012, October). Harm Reduction Advocates and Law Enforcement Officers:
Unlikely Partners or Natural Allies? Evidence from North Carolina. Paper presented at the
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Brigham, R., Zerden, L.D, & Dews, D. (2011, October). MSW Program Orientation: Setting a
Standard for Professional Socialization. Think Tank Seminar presented at the Annual Program
Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Atlanta, GA.
Lundgren, L., Krull, I., & Zerden, L.D (2011, October). Attitudes toward evidence based
pharmacological treatments among community based addiction treatment programs targeting
vulnerable patient groups. Paper presented at the Addictions Health Research Conference
National Conference, Fairfax, VA.
Zerden, L.D. (2011, September). Needle exchange programs: A brief overview and why they are
needed in the South. Paper presented at the Reducing Harm and Building Communities:
Addressing Drug Use in the South Conference, Durham, NC.
Scheyett, A., Fogel, C., Zerden, L.D., Whyms, V., & White, B. (2011, January). They Just Don t Care:
Justice Involved Women, HIV Prevention, and the death of hope. Paper presented at the Society
for Social Work Research National Conference, Tampa, FL.
Krull, I., Lundgren, L., Zerden, L.D, & Amodeo, M. (2010, June). Community based addiction
treatment director and staff attitudes about evidence based treatment and organizational
linkages to research institutions. Paper presented at the Addiction Health Services Research
National Conference, Lexington, KY.
Lundgren, L., Amodeo, M., Chasler, D., Zerden, L.D., Horowitz, A., Gowler, R., Cohen, S., Keller, S.
(2009, November). Implementation of evidence based substance abuse treatment by
community based organizations: Preliminary results from a national study. Paper presented at
the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Zerden, L.D., L pez, L.M., Lundgren, L. (2009, October). Needle Sharing Behaviors of Puerto Rican
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Injection Drug Users: Acculturation Matters. Paper presented at the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Merighi, J., Chassler, D., Horowitz, A., Zerden, L.D. Gowler, R., Inniss, H., & Lundgren, L. (2009,
October). Sexual Identity and Having a Health Care Provider among Men Who Have Sex with
Men. Poster session at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National HIV
Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA.
L pez, L., Zerden, L.D., Fitzgerald, T. & Lundgren, L. (2008, October). Puerto Rican injection drug
users: Prevention implications in Massachusetts and Puerto Rico. Poster session at the
Addiction Health Services Research National Conference, Boston, MA.
L pez, L., Zerden, L.D., Fitzgerald, T., & Lundgren, L. (2008, June). Puerto Rican injection drug users in
Massachusetts and Puerto Rico: HIV, HCV, and other STDs. Poster session at the College on
Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Hahm, H.C., Zerden, L.D., & Lee, A. (2007). The longitudinal effects of adolescent co morbidity on
HIV/STIs. Poster session at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San
Francisco, CA.
Purington, T., Kuilan, N., Fitzgerald, T., Lundgren, L., Witas, J., & Zerden, L.D. (2007, December). La
Voz: HIV prevention & substance abuse treatment for Latino injection drug users in Springfield,
Massachusetts. Paper and poster presentation at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration Grantees Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Gonyea, J., Paris, R., & Zerden, L.D. (2007, November). Adult daughters and aging mothers: The
experience of guilt and caregiver burden. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
L pez, L., Zerden, L.D., Fitzgerald, T., & Lundgren, L. (2007, November). Differences in HIV risk
behaviors and health status between Puerto Rican injection drug users residing on the Island
and the United States Mainland. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Hahm, H.C. & Zerden, L.D. (2007, November). Longitudinal predictors of HIV and sexually transmitted
infections (STIs): Gender, depression & substance use. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of
the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.
Zerden, L.D. (2006, November). South African home based care workers: Attitudes on HIV and
voluntary testing. Poster session at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work
Education, Chicago, IL.
Zerden, L.D. (2006, April). Transporting U.S. care work theories to South Africa. Paper presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, Boston, MA.
PRESENTATIONS AT COLLOQUIA:
Lundgren, L., Zerden, L.D. (2009, November) Theoretical framework and empirical evidence on the
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relationship between organizational capacity and implementation of evidence based substance
abuse treatment by community based organizations. Results from an ongoing study presented
to the School of Social Services Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Zerden, L.D. (2009, November). Needle sharing of Puerto Rican injection drug users in a dual site
study: Location matters. Paper presented at the Boston University Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in
Sociology and Social Work Colloquium, Boston, MA.
Zerden, L.D. (2005, October). Examining South African home based care workers attitudes on
HIV/AIDS, voluntary counseling and testing, and AIDS orphans. Paper presented at the Boston
University Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Sociology and Social Work Colloquium, Boston, MA.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Clinical Assistant Professor; UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work
MSW, Foundation Policy 530: Foundations of Social Welfare & Social
Work
MSW, Foundation HBSE 500: Infancy to Adolescence
MSW, Concentration Macro and Community Practice 875: Community
Theory and Practice
MSW, Advanced Policy 836: Health Access and Health Disparities
MSW, Foundation 517: Integrative Practice for Interventions
MSW, Foundation HBSE 505: Adult and Older Adults
Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor; UNC Chapel Hill School of
Social Work
MSW, Foundation HBSE 505: Adult and Older Adults (2 sections)
MSW, Advanced Policy 836: Health Access and Health Disparities
MSW, Foundation Policy 530: Foundations of Social Welfare & Social
Work
MSW, Foundation HBSE 500: Infancy to Adolescence
Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Adjunct Faculty; UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work
MSW, Advanced Policy 836: Health Access and Health Disparities
MSW, Foundation Research 510: Foundations for Evidence Based
Practice
MSW, Foundation Policy 530: Foundations of Social Welfare & Social
Work
Spring 2010 Adjunct Faculty; UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work
MSW, Advanced Policy 836: Health Access and Health Disparities
Spring 2009 Adjunct Faculty; Boston University School of Social Work
MSW, Foundation Research Methods 743: Introduction to Social Work
Research and Methods
Spring 2008 Adjunct Faculty; Boston University School of Social Work
MSW, Advanced Research Methods 744: Social Work Research II
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Fall 2008 Co Instructor; Boston University School of Social Work
MSW, Introductory Social Welfare Policy 700: Scope, Conceptions and
History of American Social Welfare
Summer 2008 Adjunct Faculty; Boston University School of Social Work
MSW, Advanced Research Methods 744: Social Work Research II
Spring 2006 Teaching Assistant; Boston University School of Social Work
MSW, Advanced Research Methods 744: Social Work Research II
Lead Teacher: Dr. Judith Gonyea
Fall 2005 Spring 2008 Research Department Tutor; Boston University School of Social
Work
Provided statistical and methodological assistance to MSW students
enrolled in Research I, II and independent studies
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2012 Present American Public Health Association; Member
2011 Present Social Work Student Organization; Faculty Advisor
2009 Present North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition; Board Member & Secretary
2006 2009 Boston University Graduate Student Organization; Social Work Department
Representative
2005 Present Council on Social Work Education; Member
2006 2009 National Association of Social Workers; Member
2004 2007 Greater Boston Food Bank; Volunteer
2002 2004 UCLA Matel Children s Hospital; Child Life Volunteer
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