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DEPT. OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
& BIOSTATISTICS
 

ELAINE A. BORAWSKI, PH.D.

Associate Professor
Division of Epidemiology
Director, Center for Health Promotion Research

Office: Center for Health Promotion Research 1st floor of the Triangle Office Bldg (corner of Euclid and Mayfield)
Phone: (216) 368-1617
E-mail: elaine.borawski@case.edu
Education
Postdoctoral Training (1992-1995), Public Health/Gerontology, University of Michigan
Ph.D., 1992, Sociology, Case Western Reserve University
M.A., 1989, Sociology, Case Western Reserve University
MA, 1983, Gerontology, University of South Florida


Research Interests
Health Behavior Intervention (HIV prevention, obesity and diet modification, physical activity, tobacco prevention); adolescent health (teen pregnancy prevention); survey methodology; health status measurement; outcome-based community evaluations.


Courses Taught
EPBI 411: Introduction to Behavioral Medicine (cross listed as MPHP 411)
EPBI 463: Survey Design and Data Collection (cross listed as MPHP 463)


Professional Memberships
American Academy of Health Behavior
American Public Health Association
Society for Prevention Research
Society for Behavioral Medicine


Current Funding (as Principal Investigator)

Abstinence vs. Safe-Sex Education to Middle School Teens. Funded by the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development ( RO1 HD41364). 4/1/02-3/30/06.

Development of Personal Digital Assistants with Audio Support for School-Based Data Collection. Funded by the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development and the Office on AIDS Research (supplement: R01 HD41364-S1). 4/1/03-3/30/06.

Evaluation of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programming in Cuyahoga County . Funded by the Cuyahoga County Children and Family First Council. 7/1/99-6/30/05.

Adult Surveillance and Program Evaluation of the Cuyahoga County Comprehensive Partnership for Tobacco Prevention. Funded by the Ohio Tobacco Prevention and Control Foundation and the Cleveland Vision Council. 10/1/03-9/31/05.

Evaluation of O.K. School-Based Abstinence Until Marriage Program in Middle Schools. Funded by Operation Keepsake and the US Office on Special Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS). 7/1/02-6/30/05.

Select Publications

Al-Zahrani, M.,** Borawski, E., Bissada, N., Increased Physical Activity Reduces Prevalence of Periodontitis. Journal of Dentistry (in press).

Borawski, E., Trapl, E.**, Lovegreen, L.**, Colabianchi, N., Block, T. Effectiveness of Abstinence-Until-Marriage Sex Education among Middle School Adolescents. American Journal of Health Behavior (in press).

Al-Zahrani, M.,** Bissada, N., Borawski, E. Poor overall diet quality as a possible contributor to calculus formation . Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry (in press)

Hack, M., Youngstrom, E.A., Carter, L., Schluchter, M., Taylor, G., Flannery, D., Klein, N., Borawski, E. Behavioral Outcomes and evidence of psychopathology among very low birth weight infants at age 20 years. Pediatrics. (in press).

Jia, H.**, Muennig, P., Borawski, E. (2004). Comparison of small area analyses techniques for estimating county-level outcomes. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 26 (5), 453-460).

Demko, C**, Borawski, E. Stange, K, Debanne, S., Cooper, K., (2003). The Use of Artificial Tanning Devices Among U.S. White Adolescents. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. 17: 854-860.

Al-Zahrani, M.,** Bissada, N., Borawski, E. (2003). “Obesity and Periodontal Disease in Young, Middle and Older Adults”. Journal of Periodontology. 74 (5): 610-615.

Borawski, E., Landis, C., Lovegreen, L., Trapl, E. (2003). Parental monitoring, negotiated unsupervised time, and parental trust: The role of perceived parenting practices in adolescent health risk behaviors. Journal of Adolescent Health. 33: 60-70)

Kelly (Stewart), S. **, Flocke, S., Keen, K. & Borawski, E ., (2003). “The Role of Sequential and Concurrent Sexual Relationships in the Risk of STDs Among Adolescents”. Journal of Adolescent Health. 32: 296-305.

Wade, S., Borawski, E., Taylor, G., Drotar, D., Yeates, K., Stancin, T. (2001). Relationship of caregiver coping to family outcomes during the initial year following pediatric traumatic brain injury. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 69 (3); 406-415.

Goodwin, M.** , Flocke, S., Borawski, E., Zyzanski, S., Stange, K. (1999). Direct observation of Preventative service delivery to adolescents seen in community family practices. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine . 153: 367-373.

Borawski, E. , Jia, H., Moriarty, D., Wu, G., Zack, M. (1998) , Emotional distress among adults in the US using the BRFSS. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), 47 (16): 325-331 (cooperative pub. with CDC).

** Student as first author