CURRICULUM VITAE NESONYA R. PARKER, LMSW EDUCATION Ph.D.                    Doctoral Student: Family/Life Course, Georgia State University, Department of Sociology,                             Atlanta, GA, 2000-present. M. S. W.               Health/Mental Health, Clark Atlanta University, School of Social Work, Atlanta, GA, 1998. B. A.                     Sociology, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, 1996. LICENSURE 09/00                   Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, & Marriage and                            Family Therapist License #MSW002895 AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION Family & Life Course Religion/Spirituality, Health, & Aging Sociology & Women’s Reproductive Health Social Psychology Social Problems PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 06/04 to                Graduate Teaching Assistant III: “Introduction to Social 08/04                    Problems,” Semester Course, Department of Sociology,                             Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.         7/01 to                  Graduate Research Assistant III: Religion and Health in 09/04                    Multigenerational African American Families                             Gerontology Institute & Department of Sociology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. 11/99 to                Instructional Specialist/Training Coordinator:  Infertility Prevention Project, 6/04                      Women’s Leadership Institute, Technical Assistance Project Management for Title X                             Services, HIV Prevention, Colposcopy Program, Diversity Curriculum, and Disparities in                                       Health Outcomes Conferencing, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology at the Emory                             Regional Training Center, Atlanta, GA. 03/98 to                Co-Founder/Co-Director:  AFIYA Institute, Inc.- health organization for African-American 09/03                    women, Atlanta, GA. 11/98 to                Project Coordinator:  The IMANI Project- a STI and substance abuse prevention program,     11/00                    Department of Pediatrics at Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. 11/98 to                Case Manager/Medical Social Worker:  People Advocating 11/00                    Disease Prevention (PADP), Department of Pediatrics at Morehouse School of Medicine,                             Atlanta, GA. 03/97 to                Medical Social Worker: Women’s Health Social Services 11/98                    Department, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA. 09/97 to                Rehabilitation Staff: O’Hern House, Community Friendship, Inc.,  Atlanta, GA. 05/98        06/96 to                Youth Development Worker: Lorenzo Benn Youth Detention Center, Atlanta, GA. 02/97         08/94 to                Substance Abuse Intern: Atlanta West Intake & Treatment Center, 05/95                    Department of Psychiatry, Morehouse School of Medicine and Department of Sociology,                             Spelman College, Atlanta, GA. OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 8/03                      Planning Committee                             Summer 2003 Conference/Society for Women Sociologists,                             Atlanta, GA. 9/02                      Curriculum Reviewer                             “Providing HIV/AIDS Education for African American Women:                             A Curriculum for Women’s Health Care Providers,” Emory Regional Training Center,                             Atlanta, GA. 11/00                   Site Evaluator                            Region IV – Chlamydia Monitoring/Prevalence Project/Infertility Prevention Project, Emory                            Regional Training Center, Atlanta, GA. 09/00                   Moderator                            The 129th Annual Meeting of American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA. 08/00                   Committee Member                            Women’s Center for Excellence Committee,                            Department of Community Health/Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine,                            Atlanta, GA. 08/00                   Intern Supervisor                            School of Social Work, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA. 06/00                   Mentor/Preceptor                            Public Health Summer Fellows Program, A Partnership between Morehouse School of                            Medicine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Emory University Rollins School                            of Public Health, Atlanta, GA. 05/00                   Training/Evaluation Coordinator                            “Building Community Capacity through HIV/AIDS/STD Prevention Training,” Sponsored by                            Agouron Pharmaceutical Company, Atlanta, GA. 04/00                   Curriculum Developer                            “A Peer Education Training Curriculum for African-American Communities,” Department of                            Pediatrics at Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. 02/00                   Research Assistant                            “Media Violence and African-American Children,” Department of Pediatrics at Morehouse                            School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS “Grandparent Caregiving and Spiritual Well-Being: A Literature Review.”   N. Parker. Department of Sociology and Gerontology Institute, Atlanta, GA A student poster accepted for presentation at the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Southern Gerontological Society and the 15th Annual Student Mentoring Conference, April 2004, Atlanta, GA. “Generational Differences in Religious Attitudes and Practices in Multigenerational African American Families.”   N. Johnson1, S.V. King1, E.O. Burgess1, M. Akinyela1, & M. Counts-Spriggs2.  1Gerontology Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 2Whitney M. Young School of Social Work, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA A paper presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Association of Black Sociologists, August 2003, Atlanta, GA. “Your Body Is God's Temple”:  Religion and Health Values in Multigenerational African American Families.”  S. V. King1, E. O. Burgess1, M. Akinyela1, M. Counts-Spriggs2, & N. Johnson1.  A poster presented at the 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November 2003, San Diego, CA. Generational Differences in Health Locus of Control in Multigenerational African American Families.  E.O. Burgess1, S.V. King1, M. Akinyela1, M. Counts-Spriggs2, & N. Johnson1.  1Gerontology Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 2Whitney M. Young School of Social Work, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA A poster presented at the 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November 2003, San Diego, CA. “African American Women and HIV. “  N. Parker. Presented at Moreland Avenue COGIC. Atlanta, GA, October 2003. “I Don’t Want to Be Sick Like Grandmom”: Health Attitudes and Behaviors in Multigenerational African American Families Sharon King1, Elisabeth O. Burgess1, Makungu Akinyela1, Margaret Counts-Spriggs2, & Nesonya Johnson1 1Gerontology Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 2Whitney M. Young School of Social Work, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA A paper presented at the 27th Annual International Conference of the National Council for Black Families, March 2003, Atlanta, GA. “Self Awareness Workshop.”  N. Johnson.  Presented at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History for AFIYA Institute, Inc.  Atlanta, GA, March 2003. “ Interpersonal Skills and Humanistic Values Intervention in Social Work Practice: Linking HIV-Infected African American Women to Medical Care.  N. Johnson, M. Beckford, J. Liverpool, F. Dunston, Drayton, J.  Presented at the National HIV Prevention Conference.  Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta, GA, August 1999. “AIDS & Pediatrics.” N. Johnson. Presented as part of AIDS 101.  Sponsored by AID Atlanta.  Atlanta, GA, September 1999. “ The Challenges/Barriers of serving HIV Infected Clients.” N. Johnson. Presented as part of a Pediatric Elective for Second Year Medical Students at Morehouse School of Medicine.  Atlanta, GA, February 1999. “ Managing HIV and Substance Abuse.”  N. Johnson and M. Beckford. Presented at the Fulton County Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center.  Atlanta, GA, October 1999. ABSTRACT & PUBLICATIONS Johnson, N.R.  Interpersonal Skills and Humanistic Values Intervention in Social Work Practice: Linking HIV Infected African-American Women to Medical Care.  National HIV Prevention Conference, 481, 1999. McGhee, M.R. and Johnson, N.R.  1999. The McGhee Communication Inventory: Identifying Gender Role Stereotypes in African American Relationships.  Kentucky Counseling Association Journal 19(1): 30-33. McGhee, M. R., Johnson, N.R. and Liverpool, J.  2001.  “Assessing psychometric properties of the Sex-Role Egalitarianism Scale with African Americans.” Sex Roles: A Journal of Research. AWARDS & HONORS Scholarship, Fulton County Gerontology Award, 2002. March of Dimes-Georgia Chapter, Community Grants.  Title: IMANI PROJECT: TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION, 2001, Awarded: 16,000. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Member, American Sociological Association    Member, Association of Black Sociologists                       Member, NAASC Member, IAC     To Return, click here.