Rotheram-Borus, M.J.

CURRICULUM VITAE

MARY JANE ROTHERAM-BORUS

Personal Information

Home Address: 255 Redlands Avenue

Playa Del Rey, CA 90293

Office Address: Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

Department of Psychiatry

University of California at Los Angeles

10920 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 350

Los Angeles, California 90024

Telephone: Home 310-823-8541

Office 310794-8280

Birth Date: December 7, 1949

Licensure: Licensed Psychologist - California # PZ-006558

Previous Licenses - New York # 008854-1

- New Jersey # SI-02222

Education

9/73 6/77 University of Southern California, M.A., Ph.D. in clinical psychology with an emphasis in child and community psychology

9/71 3/73 University of California at Irvine, graduate study in social sciences & mathematical models

9/68 6/71 University of California at Irvine, B.A., Psychology

9/67 6/68 University of San Francisco

Academic Appointments

1/05 - Bat-Yaacov Professor in Child Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences,

Director, Global Center for Children and Families. University of CA, Los Angeles

8/93 - Professor-in-residence, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles
Director, Center for Community Health, University of California, Los Angeles

3/84 - 7/93 Professor of Clinical Psychology, Associate Clinical Professor of Medical Psychology, Division of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York Center,

New York; Research Scientist, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York

9/78 6/84 Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles

9/77 9/78 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ohio State University

Revised: January 3, 2013


Honors and Awards

2012 CFAK Annual Meeting Senior Researcher Award –American Academy of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry

2010 Bennett Lecturer in Prevention Science – Pennsylvania State University

2009 Outstanding Mentor Award- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

2007 Family Coaching Clinics Project – one of three winners in Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Competition for Disruptive Innovations

2007 Distinguished Leader in Psychology and AIDS Award, presented by the American Psychological Association Committee on Psychology and AIDS

2006 Outstanding Research Mentor Award, University of California, Los Angeles, presented by the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

2005 International Collaborative Prevention Research Award, Society for Prevention Research, for outstanding contributions to the field of prevention science.

2001 Exemplary prevention programs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Compendium of HIV Prevention Interventions with Evidence of Effectiveness: 1) Street Smart, 2) Teens Linked to Care, 3) Project LIGHT, 4) CLEAR, and 5) Adolescent Project Light.

1995 Exemplary HIV/AIDS prevention program, Program Archive on Sexuality, Health, and Adolescence (PASHA), Sociometrics Corporation, Los Altos, CA.

1990 Excellence in prevention of HIV, American Medical Association Award: HIV prevention among runaway and homeless youths.

1986 Outstanding Mental Health Project for Children and Adolescents, New York State Office of Mental Health: Evaluation and triage of suicidal runaways.

1986 Exemplary prevention model, American Psychological Association: Assertiveness training with elementary school children.

1984 Fulbright Fellowship to Nigeria (declined due to political coup).

1973 1975 National Institute of Mental Health Fellow, University of Southern California.

Grants (Direct costs only; Principal Investigator only)

  1. Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services (CHIPTS). National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 2/1/2012-1/31/2017 ($6,500,000). Mobile Phone Supplement ($150,000).
  2. Center for AIDS Research Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning and Implementation for Metropolitan Statistical Areas Most Affected by HIV/AIDS (ECHPP) Administrative Supplement. National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Subaward from George Washington University, 8/1/2012-5/31/2013 ($150,000).
  3. Mentor Mothers for Neighborhood Well-Being. W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 1/2/2012-12/31/2014 ($799,859).
  4. Partnership for Robert F Kennedy School Site Community Wellness. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 1/2012-1/2013 ($394,000).
  5. Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning and Implementation for Metropolitan Statistical Areas Most Affected by HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 9/1/2011 – 8/31/2012 ($99,050).
  6. The UCLA Family Commons/RFK Community Schools: Life Skills Coaching for Students & Families. Robert Wood Johnson, 8/15/2011-8/14/2013 ($747,355).
  7. Structural Pathways for South African Men to Reduce Substance Abuse & HIV. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 4/1/2011-3/31/2013 ($450,000).
  8. Partnership for Community Wellness: School-Based Obesity Prevention for Families at RFK Community Schools. Unihealth Foundation, 7/1/2011-6/30/2013 ($549,657).
  9. Partnership for Community Wellness: Planning for Family Wellness Programs at Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 12/1/2010-5/30-2011 ($99,933).
  10. Creating a Network of Family Coaching Clinics Using a New Model of Family-Centered Preventive Behavior. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 11/15/2008-11/14/2011 ($1,991,203).
  11. Neighborhood Alcohol & HIV Prevention in South African Townships. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 10/1/2010-9/30/2011. Supplement ($100,000); Biomarker Supplement ($150,000).

12.  The Intersection of Cutting-Edge Social, Behavioral and Biomedical Strategies for HIV Prevention. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 07/15/2007-05/31/2012 ($375,000).

13.  Diabetes Buddies: Peer Support for Diabetes Management in South African Townships. Peers for Progress a program of the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation supported by the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Inc., 02/01/2009-01/31/2010 ($100,000).

14.  Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services. National Institute of Mental Health, 1/2007–1/2012 ($7,729,865). Supplemental Impact Measures, 02/14/08 – 01/31/09 ($147,840).

15.  Neighborhood Alcohol and HIV Prevention in South African Townships. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 9/2007-6/2012 ($2,921,097).

16.  Mentor Mothers: A Sustainable Family Intervention in South African Townships. National Institute of Mental Health, 7/2006–6/2011 ($3,006,170).

17.  Family-to-Family: Psychoeducation to Improve Children’s Outcomes in HIV+ Families in Thailand. National Institute of Nursing, 2005–2010 ($3,177,983).

18.  Training and Technical Assistance for Teens Linked to Care. Centers for Disease Control, 2004–2005 ($1,500,000).

19.  Mothers Living with HIV and their Adolescent Children. National Institute of Mental Health, 2003–2008 ($5,072,298).

20.  Translation of an Effective Prevention Program for HIV+ youth. Centers for Disease Control, 2003–2005 ($320,844).

21.  Prevention Efforts Targeted at HIV+ Populations. CA/HHS/Department of Health Services, 2002–2008 ($2,909,874).

22.  Evaluation, Technical Assistance, and Coordination of Four Coordinated HIV/STD/TB & Substance Abuse Prevention Networks in Los Angeles County. Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, 2002–2005 ($1,131,800)

23.  Supplement NIMH Collaboration HIV/STD Intervention Trial in China, 7/06/2008 - 8/31/2008 ($413,579).

24.  Popular Opinion Leader HIV intervention among migrant Chinese laborers (Competing Renewal). National Institute of Mental Health, 2004–2008 ($3,670,520).

25.  Health related interventions for persons living with HIV (Competing Renewal). National Institute of Mental Health, 2003–2005 ($1,397,652).

26.  Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services. National Institute of Mental Health, 1/2002–2007 ($7,539,119).

27.  Adaptation of a Cognitive Behavioral Support Program for HIV+ Women in South Africa (Futterman, D., Principal Investigator of core program), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 2004–2006 ($560,000).

28.  Supplement to AIDS international training and research program: Chennai, India. Fogarty International Center Grant (Detels, R., Principal Investigator of training program), National Institutes of Health, 2000–2003 ($225,000).

29.  Supplement to methodologies for popular opinion leaders intervention. Fogarty International Center Grant, National Institutes of Health, 2000–2003 ($42,669).

30.  Vocational training & HIV Prevention among street youth in Uganda, World AIDS Foundation, 2003–2004 ($90,000).

31.  Impact of AIDS on adolescents' transition to adulthood. National Institute of Mental Health, 2000–2002 ($2,554,989).

32.  Healthwhys Collaboration with Juma Ventures, California Endowment, 2003–2004 ($50,000).

33.  Popular Opinion Leader HIV intervention among migrant Chinese laborers. National Institute of Mental Health, 1999–2004 ($5,382,669); Supplement to Fogarty International Training Center Grant, 1999–2000 ($150,000).

34.  Adolescent trajectories for homelessness & risk for HIV. NIMH, 1999–2004 ($2,803,118).

35.  Provider level intervention for people living with HIV. Within UCLA California AIDS Research Center (R. Mitsuyasu, PI). Universitywide AIDS Research Program, 1999–2002 ($361,711).

36.  Promoting successful HIV interventions in India. World AIDS Foundation, 1999–2001 ($100,000).

37.  Effective early childhood mental health programs. Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, 1999–2000 ($117,306).

38.  LA Pilot - Community Health Tracking Study. City of Los Angeles, AIDS Coordinator Office, 1999–2000 ($90,909).

39.  Impact of AIDS on adolescents’ developmental transitions to adulthood. William T. Grant Foundation, 1999–2000 ($379,382).

40.  Supplement to International Training Grant in Epidemiology Related to AIDS (Detels, R., Principal Investigator of training program). Fogarty International Center, NIH, 1999–2000 ($46,296).

41.  Health related interventions for persons living with HIV. National Institute of Mental Health, 1998–2003 ($3,189,625); Minority Supplement ($271,940); Supplement for Evaluating Empowerment Interventions for HIV Prevention in India, 2000–2001 ($117,482).

42.  Interventions for substance using youth living with HIV. National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1998–2002 ($2,865,039).

43.  Translation of an effective HIV intervention for runaway and homeless youth. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998–2000 ($561,851).

44.  Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services. National Institute of Mental Health, 1997–2002 ($2,878,783).

45.  Grief interventions for PLAs, Adolescents, and their Guardians. National Institute of Mental Health, 1997–2000 ($3,100,000); Post-doctoral Minority Supplement, 1997–1999 ($145,643).

46.  Secondary analysis of HIV prevention with runaway and homeless youth. Universitywide AIDS Research Program, 1997–1998 ($59,885).

47.  Policies of community-based agencies on care of people living with AIDS. Universitywide AIDS Research Program, 1996–1998 (approx. $120,000).

48.  Ethical issues surrounding mandatory HIV testing. UCLA AIDS Institute, 1996 ($53,644).

49.  Cooperative agreement for multi-site study of mental health service. National Institute of Mental

Health, 1994–1999 ($8,326,563).

50.  HIV prevention with depressed girls in therapy. Within Ehrhardt, A. & Stein, Z. (Principal Investigators). HIV Center for Clinical & Behavioral Studies, National Institute of Mental Health, 1993–1998 (approx. $1,300,000); resigned Columbia University, 8/1993.

51.  Interventions for adolescents whose parents live with AIDS. National Institute of Mental Health, 1993–1997 (approx. $3,700,000); Minority Supplement ($93,700); Technology Transfer Supplement, 1993–1997 (approx. $135,000).

52.  HIV risk and coming-out among gay and lesbian adolescents. Within Ehrhardt, A., & Stein, Z. (Principal Investigators). HIV Center for Clinical & Behavioral Studies, National Institute of Mental Health, 1993–1996 (approx. $450,000); resigned Columbia University, 8/1993.

53.  Secondary prevention with HIV+ youths in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City. National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1992–1997 (approx. $3,200,000); Minority Supplement ($32,000).

54.  Primary prevention of HIV among high risk adolescents. National Institute of Mental Health, 1991–1996 (approx. $3,070,000).

55.  Specialized family emergency room program with adolescent female suicide attempters. National Institute of Mental Health, 1990–1994 ($1,338,931); Minority Supplement, 1991–1994 ($166,000); resigned Columbia University, 8/1993.

56.  W.T. Grant Foundation, Faculty Scholars Award, 1988–1993 ($175,000); no cost suppl., 1993–1994.

57.  Planning to live: Treating suicidal youth in community settings. National Resource Center for Youth, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1988 ($15,000).

58.  HIV prevention among runaway and gay youths. Within Ehrhardt, A., Spitzer, R., & Stein, Z. (Principal Investigators). HIV Center for Clinical & Behavioral Studies ($13,000,000). National Institute of Mental Health, 1987–1993 (approx. $2,800,000); Minority Suppl., 1991–1993 ($45,000).

59.  Primary prevention of suicide attempts among runaways. U.S. Office of Human Development Services, 1985–1987 ($375,000); Replication subcontract, 1987–1990 ($120,000).

60.  Development of ethnic identity during adolescence. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 1985–1987 ($110,000).

61.  Children's ethnic socialization: A crossnational study. National Science Foundation, 1984–1986 ($16,000).

62.  PACES: Profiled assessment of children's ethnic socialization. California State University, Los Angeles, 1983 ($1,700).

63.  Children's ethnic socialization. Society for Research in Child Development, 1983 ($7,000).

  1. Friendships within and across ethnic groups. A training grant through the Minority Biomedical Research Sciences Program, 1982–1984 ($54,000).

65.  Child abuse identification: Interpersonal issues between social workers and clients. National Council on Child Abuse, 1981 ($4,200).

66.  Ethnic attitudes and behaviors: Variations among four groups. California State University, 1981 ($1,500).

67.  Aggressiveness among delinquents. Ohio State University, 1977 ($1,700).

Journal Publications

1.  Tomlinson, M., O’Connor, M.J., LeRoux, I.M., Stewart, J., Mbewu, N., Harwood, J., & Rotheram-Borus, M.J. (in revision). Multiple Risk Factors during Pregnancy in South Africa: The Need for a Horizontal Approach to Perinatal Care. Prevention Science.

2.  Tomlinson, M., Rotheram-Borus, M., Swartz, L., & Tsai, A.C. (in press). Scaling up mHealth: Where is the evidence? PLoS Medicine.

3.  Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Arnold, E. (in revision). Adjustment of Marginally Housed and Stably Housed Adults Living with HIV. AIDS Education and Prevention.

4.  Arnold, E., Desmond, K., Rotheram-Borus, M.J. (in revision). Smoking and Depression. Vulnerable Children.

5.  Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Purcell, D., Grossman, C., Veniegas, R. (in revision). Challenges and Opportunities for Combination Prevention to Reduce Health Disparities. American Psychologist.

6.  Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Stein, J., Rice, E. (in revision) Intervening on Conflict, Parental Bonds, and Sexual Risk Acts Among Adolescent Children of Mothers Living with HIV (MLH). Prevention Science.

7.  Solorio, R., Milburn, N., Greco, E., Bath, E., Rotheram-Borus, M.J. (in revision). Depression Among Domiciled Parents of Newly Homeless Youth. Journal of Adolescent Health.

8.  Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Tomlinson, M., Swendeman, D., Lee, A., & Jones, E. (in press). Standardized functions for Smart-phone applications: Examples from maternal and child health. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications.

9.  Tomlinson, M., Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Doherty, T., Swendeman, D., Tsai, A., Ijumba, P., le Roux, I., Jackson, D., Stewart, J., Friedman, A., Colvin, M., Chopra, M. (in press). Mobile technologies to train, monitor, and support community health workers for improved quality of care. South African Journal of Information Management.

10.  Van heerden, A., Norris, S., Tollman, S., Richter, L., Rotheram-Borus, M.J. (in press). Collecting maternal health information from HIV positive pregnant women using mobile phone assisted face-to-face interviews in southern africa. Journal of Medical Internet Research.

11.  Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Rice, E., Comulada, W. Scott, Best, K., & Li, L. (2012). Comparisons of HIV-affected and non-HIV-affected families over time. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies: An International Interdisciplinary Journal for Research. 7(4):299-314.

doi: 10.1080/17450128.2012.713532

12.  Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Ingram, B.L., Swendeman, D., & Lee, A. (2012). Adoption of Self-Management Interventions for Prevention and Care. Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice. 39(4):649-60. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2012.08.006. PMID: 23148958