Sinead Younge, Ph.D.

PROFESSIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION

Office Address 830 Westview Dr.S.W. Atlanta, GA 30314- Nabrit Mapp McBay 227B
Phone (470) 639 0630
Email

EDUCATION

2005 – 2007 IRACDA Postdoctoral Fellowship, Emory University
2002 – 2005 Doctorate of Philisophy, Ecological-Community Psychology, Michigan State University
2000 – 2002 Master of Arts, Ecological Community Psychology Michigan State University
1995 – 2000 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology with a minor in Africanas Studies, San Diego State University

APPOINTMENT RANK, TITLE, STATUS

Department Psychology
Rank & Title Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology
Year of Rank 2013
Track Tenure
Status Tenured
Year of Tenure 2013

COURSES FACILITATED Courses Taught

ongoing Research Methods and Statistics III
ongoing Introdution to Public Health
ongoing Introduction to Medical Psychology
ongoing Introduction to Community Psychology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Chronological Order: most recent first

2014 – Present Managing Associate
Community Science, Gaithersburg (MD)
Program Evaluation of health equity programs.
2005- Present Independent Evaluator, Younge Consulting Strategies, Program Evaluator Consultant.

PUBLICATIONS Journal, Article, Book Chapter, etc. in Chronological Order

Corneille, M.A., Carter, L., Hall-Byers,N., Clark,T.T. Younge, S.N. (2015). Acceptability and intention to use a text-message based health intervention. Health Communication, 7 (3). 110-124.
Pass, K.M., Younge, S.N., Geter, A., Al-Bayan, M., & Wade, B.H. (2015). A Qualitative Analysis of Emerging Adult Black Men’s Sexual Decision-Making Behavior and Substance Use.Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse.doi: 10.1080/15332640.2015.1064053
Younge, S.N., Boyer, C.B., Geter, A., Barker, J.C., & Corneille, M. (2014). An exploration of the sexual behaviors of emerging adult men, attending a historically Black college/university. Journal of Black Sexuality and Relationships, 1(1).
Adams, J., Younge, S. N., Wilson, U., & Leggon, C. (2013). The Undergraduate STEM
Research Experiences of African American Males at a Historically Black College. Journal of
Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 19, 2. 165-183. DOI:
10.1615.2013005706
Younge, S.N., Corneille, M., Lyde, M., & Cannady, J. (2013) The Paradox of Risk: Historically Black College/ University Students and Sexual Health. American Journal of College Health, 61, 5. 254-262. DOI:10.1080/07448481.2013.799480.
Conserve, D., King, G.,Sevilla, L., Younge, S., & Mbwambo, J.(2012). Condom Use among
HIV Positive Sexually Active Adults and Partner's HIV Status in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 23(1):191-203.
Hickson, D.A., Lewis, T.T., Liu, J., Mount, D.L., Younge, S.N., Jenkins, W.C., Sarpong, D.F.,
& Williams, D.R. (2012). The associations of multiple dimensions of discrimination and
abdominal fat in African American adults: The Jackson Heart Study. Annals of Behavioral
Medicine, 43, 1 4-14. DOI: 10.1007/s12160-011-9334-5

PRESENTATIONS

2016- Davis,T. & Younge, S.N.. Adapting and implementing the Healthy Brothers Intervention for men at a Historically Black College/University (HBCU). American Public Health Association, Denver, CO
2016- Yang-Burwell, E. & Younge, S.N Linking Program Design, Evaluation Design and Evaluation Use: Examples from Truth Initiative's Tobacco Policy Programs to Support Sharing, Learning and Improvement. American Evaluation Conference, Atlanta, GA
2015- Younge, S.N. Advancing the implementation science of evaluating community systems change: Health equity evaluation case studies. American Evaluation Association Conference, Chicago, Il.
2015- Yang-Burwell, E. & Younge, S. N. Building Capacity to Implement Tobacco Policy Efforts in Underserved Settings: Process Evaluation of The Legacy Foundation’s Initiatives With Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Community Colleges. American Evaluation Association Conference, Chicago, Il.

GRANT FUNDING & AWARDS APPLIED / RECEIVED

2012 American Psychological Association, ProDIGS Health Disparities Grant
08/10 Sage Publications Editorial Board Award: Runner Up, Best Professional

OTHER PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

2014 – present American Evaluation Association.
2005 – present American Public Health Association.
2000 – present American Psychological Association.