Name: Katie Baker
Email: bakermk@goldmail.etsu.edu
Hometown City/Country: Greeneville, TN
Undergraduate Degree/Institution: BS Health & Exercise Science/Furman University
Graduate Degree/Institution: MPH maternal and Child Health/University of Alabama at Birmingham
Graduate program: Doctor of Public Health
Community Health
Year of Entry: Fall 2009
Research Advisor: Dr. Joel Hillhouse
Research Interests: Skin Cancer Prevention, Adolescent Health
Experience
Research Coordinator, East Tennessee State University, College of Public Health, Skin Cancer Prevention Lab, 2011 – present
Graduate Intern, Tennessee Cancer Coalition, 2011
Graduate Research Assistant, East Tennessee State University, College of Public Health, Skin Cancer Prevention Lab, 2009 – 2011
Instructor of Record, East Tennessee State University, College of Public Health, 2009 -2011
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Alabama – Birmingham, Birmingham Youth Violence Study, 2008 – 2009
Teaching Assistant, University of Alabama – Birmingham School of Public Health, 2007 – 2009
Graduate Intern, Kid One Transport System, Inc., Birmingham, AL, 2008
Intern, East Tennessee Regional Health Office, Knoxville, TN, 2007
Publications
Baker,K, Hillhouse J, Liu X (In press). The Effect of Initial Indoor Tanning With Mother on Current Tanning Patterns. Archives of Dermatology.
Baker, K. Bread and Butter Pickles: A Green Southern Treat.
Stapleton, J. L., Hillhouse, J., Turrisi, R., Robinson, J. K., Baker,
K., Manne, S. L., & Coups, E. J. Erythema and ultraviolet indoor
tanning: Findings from a diary study. Translational Behavioral Medicine. Published online 18 July 2012.
Robinson, JK, Baker, MK, Hillhouse, JJ. New Approaches to Melanoma Prevention. Dermatologic Clinics, 30(3), 405-412.
Hillhouse, J, Baker, MK, Turrisi, R, Shields, A, Stapleton, J, Jain, S, Longacre, I. Evaluating a Measure of Tanning Abuse and Dependence. Archives of Dermatology, 148(7), 815-819.
Presentations
Baker, K., Hillhouse, J.J. , Turrisi, R., Scaglione, N., Lawson, C. (2012, August 22). Intergenerational Tanning: Maternal Influences on Teens' Tanning Intentions and Behavior. Oral session presented at the 2012 CDC National Conference, Washington, D.C.
Baker, K., Hillhouse, J.J. , Turrisi, R., Scaglione, N., Lawson, C. (2012, April 5). Like Mother, Like Daughter: Maternal Influences
on Teen Tanning. Poster session presented at The Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.
Baker, K., Hillhouse, J.J., Turrisi, R., Buller, D., Robinson, J., Pagoto, S. (2012, April 11-14). Maternal Influences on Teen
Tanning: Findings from a Nationally Representative Study. Poster session presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society of
Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
Baker, K., Hillhouse, J.J., Turrisi, R., Shields, A., Stapleton, J., Jain, S., Longacre, I. (2011, June 16). Skin Cancer Prevention in Young Women: Evaluating a Measure of Pathological Tanning. Poster session presented at the Summit on Cancer in Tennessee, Franklin, TN.
Baker, K., Hillhouse, J.J., Pagoto, S., Turrisi, R. (2011, April 28). Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Evaluate Sunless Tanning. Poster session presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.
Baker, K., Hillhouse, J.J. , Turrisi, R., Shields, A., Jain, S., Longacre, I. (2011, March 24). A Dual Process Model of Pathological Tanning Behavior. Poster session presented at The Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.
Baker, K., Hillhouse, J.J., King, L. (2010, September 15-17). The Impact of Maternal Monitoring and Permissiveness on Indoor Tanning in High School Females. Poster session presented at the Tennessee Public Health Association Conference, Nashville, TN.
Baker, K., Hillhouse, J.J., Pagoto, S., Turrisi, R. (2010, April 8). Understanding Access and Descriptive Norms to Improve Skin Cancer Interventions. Poster session presented at The Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.
Baker, K., Hillhouse, J.J., Pagoto, S., Turrisi, R., Skelton, K. (2010, March 18-19). Modeling Indoor & Sunless Tanning Behavior with the Theory of Planned Behavior. Poster session presented at the 20th Annual Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference, Hilton Head, SC.
Invited Presentations
University of Utah School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies (June 2009, June 2010) “Case Study of a Recovering Pharmacist.”
Awards
T.J. Wu Memorial Student Research Scholarship, 2012
1st Place Award, Appalachian Student Research Forum, 2012
Oral Presentation: Like Mother, Like Daughter: Maternal Influences on Teen Tanning
1st Place Award, Summit on Cancer in Tennessee, 2011
Poster: Skin Cancer Prevention in Young Women: Evaluating a Measure of Pathological Tanning
ASPIRE Appalachia Scholarship Award, 2011
1st Place Award, Appalachian Student Research Forum, 2011
Poster Presentation: A Dual Process Model of Pathological Tanning Behavior
Outstanding DrPH Student – Community Health, 2010
James H. Quillen Graduate Scholarship Award, 2010-2011
2nd Place Award, Appalachian Student Research Forum, 2010
Poster Presentation: Understanding Access & Descriptive Norms to Improve Skin Cancer Interventions
American Journal of Health Promotion Annual Conference Intern, 2010, "What Works Good, Better, Best in Health Promotion," Hilton Head, SC
APHA Maternal & Child Health Section Senior Student Fellowship, 2009-2010
Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, Upsilon Chapter, 2009
APHA Maternal & Child Health Section Student Fellowship, 2008-2009
UAB School of Public Health Sonny Callahan Scholarship Recipient, 2008
UAB Maternal & Child Health Training Grant Recipient, 2007-2009
First Annual MCH Leadership Retreat: Leadership, Legacy and Community, Chicago, IL Furman President's Award Recipient, 2007
Furman Social Sciences Conference Participant, 2007
Furman Advantage Internship Scholarship, 2007
Director, Camp Discovery, Greenville Family Partnership, Greenville, SC Furman Founders Scholarship Recipient, 2003-2007
Niswonger Foundation Scholarship Recipient, 2003-2009