Name: Twanda D. Wadlington
Email: wadlingt@goldmail.etsu.edu
Hometown: Collierville, Tennessee
Undergraduate Degree/Institution: BA/Fisk University
Graduate Degree/Institution: MPH/East Tennessee State University
Graduate program: Doctor of Public Health, Community Health
Year of Entry: Fall 2010
Research Advisor: Dr. James Florence
Research Interests: Prescription Drug Abuse, Increasing
Breastfeeding Rates amongst adolescent/young mothers
Publications
Abstracts
Abelson,B., Barger,K., Wadlington ,T., Schetzina,K., Pfortmiller, D., Freeman,S. “Video Intervention to Promote Breastfeeding. Appalachian Student Research Forum, 2010.
Abelson,B., Barger,K., Wadlington ,T., Schetzina,K., Pfortmiller, D., Freeman,S. “Video Intervention Addressing Barriers Related to Embarrassment, Convenience, and Social Support Increases Reported Likelihood of Breastfeeding Among Pregnant Women in Appalachia” American Academy of Pediatrics Conference , 2010
Presentations
Abelson,B., Barger,K., Wadlington ,T., Schetzina,K., Pfortmiller, D., Freeman,S. “ Effective Time-saving Intervention to Overcome Perceived Barriers to Breastfeeding in a Primary Care Setting.” SW VA Pediatrics Conference at the Martha Washington in Abingdon on July 31/Aug 1, 2010.
Abelson,B., Barger,K., Wadlington ,T., Schetzina,K., Pfortmiller, D., Freeman,S. “Video Intervention Addressing Barriers Related to Embarrassment, Convenience, and Social Support Increases Reported Likelihood of Breastfeeding Among Pregnant Women in Appalachia” American Academy of Pediatrics Conference , 2010
Abelson,B., Barger,K., Wadlington ,T., Schetzina,K., Pfortmiller, D., Freeman,S. “Video Intervention to Promote Breastfeeding .” Rural Health Association of Tennessee, November 18, 2010.
Awards
“Abelson,B., Barger,K., Wadlington ,T., Schetzina,K., Pfortmiller, D., Freeman,S. “Video Intervention to Promote Breastfeeding .” Appalachian Student Research Forum,2010.First place: Division IV and VI