Silvia Rabionet, Ed.D

SILVIA E. RABIONET, Ed D
University of Puerto Rico
Graduate School of Public Health
PO Box 365067
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-5067
srabionet@rcm.upr.edu

EDUCATION

Ed D, Doctor of Education Administration, Planning, and Social Policy in Higher Education	Harvard University Graduate School of Education Cambridge, MA	2002
Special Student in Biostatistics and Demography	University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus Río Piedras, PR	1983-87
Ed M, Master of Education General Education	Harvard University Graduate School of Education Cambridge, MA	1980
BA, Bachelor's of Arts Psychology and Education (Cum Laude)	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	1979

ACADEMIC RANK

2002 to present, Assistant Professor, Social Sciences Department, Public Health Education Program Graduate School of Public Health.

2001-2002, Instructor, Social Sciences Department, Public Health Education Program Graduate School of Public Health.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2001- to present	Assistant Professor, Public Health Education Program, Social Sciences Department, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico
2003- to present	Co director, Institute for Historical Research in the Health Sciences, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico
2001- to present	Coordinator, Higher Education in the Health Sciences Track, Public Health Education Program, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico
2003- to present	Director, Faculty and Investigator Development Component, Puerto Rico Comprehensive Center for the Study of HIV Disparities (NIH), Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico
1996- 2002	Teaching and Research Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Education
2001- Nov 2006	Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico
Jan- April 2005	Interim Dean, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico
1994-1996	Curriculum and Evaluation Specialist, Office of the Dean for Academic Affairs, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico
1989-1994	Curriculum, Evaluation, and Grant Writing Consultant, Institute for Developmental Disabilities, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico
1986-1989	Registrar, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico
1983-1986	Education Specialist, Geriatric Education Center, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus University of Puerto Rico
1981-1986	Director, Curriculum and Evaluation Office, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico
1980-1981	Program Director, Special Services Program (TRIO) for Disadvantage Students, Inter American University, Fajardo Regional College

GRADUATE LEVEL COURSES TAUGHT

Core Course in Public Health, Coordinator (MEDU 6500)

Evaluation of Health Promotion and Health Education Programs (EDSA 6571)

Research Methods in Health Education and Health Promotion (EDSA 6566)

Principles of Curriculum Design and Development (EDSU 6507)

Principles of Higher Education (EDSU 6503)

TRAINING GRANTS

Proyecto de Avalúo Curricular, Iniciativa para la Renovación Académica (Universidad de Puerto Rico), Principal Investigador, 2001-2002.

Train the Trainer in Tobacco Use Prevention (ASPH, Legacy Foundation), Project Supervisor and Curriculum Consultant, 2003-2005.

UPR-Emory Center for Public Health Preparedness (Emory University, ASPH, CDC), Co-PI of the Puerto Rico sub-contract, 2003 to present.

PUBLICATIONS

Doctoral Dissertation:

"The Influence of the Puerto Rico Civil Rights Commission on the University of Puerto Rico Reform Movements 1950s to 1960s." Harvard University Graduate School of Education, 2002.

Books:

"Travel Diary as a Literary Genre," Chapter in the book, Francis W. O'Connor: Diary of a Trip to Puerto Rico,1927. (with Raúl Mayo- Santana, Annette Ramírez de Arellano, José Rigua, Raúl Rodríguez-Julia, José Curet) Under editorial evaluation.

"The School of Tropical Medicine of the University of Puerto Rico: its Legacy to Research, Academia, and Public Health Service," In Progress, (with Raul Mayo-Santana) Technical Reports:

"Handbook of Classroom Assessment Techniques for Graduate Professional Education in Public Health," (with Mario Rodríguez, Annie Alonso, and Ivelisse García), 2004.

POSTER/ ORAL PRESENTATIONS

"Building the Capacity of Faculty to Respond to Public Health Emergencies in Puerto Rico." (with Melissa Alperin, Kathy Miner) American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, December, 2005.

"Acreditación y Evaluación de la Calidad: Consideraciones académicas y prácticas." Tercera reunión de la Red Centroamericana y del Caribe de Instituciones Académicas para el Desarrollo de las Funciones Esenciales de Salud Pública, San José, Costa Rica, (por invitación), Octubre, 2005

"Best Practices: Tobacco on the Island- The Making of New Advocates." (with Luz León and Luis Estremera) 4th National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention, San Juan, September, 2005.

"Evaluación de Programas de Promoción de la Salud." Asamblea Anual de la Asociación Educadores en Salud. Conferencia Magistral (por invitación), San Juan, Diciembre, 2004.

"Identification of Classroom Assessment Techniques for Graduate Professional Education." (with Mario Rodríguez, Annie Alonso, Ivelisse García) AAHE Assessment Conference, Denver, June 2004.

"Faculty training model: linking academia and public health practice on tobacco studies." (with Luz León and Luis Estremera) Association of Schools of Public Health. Step UP to Tobacco Control: Advancing the Role of Public Health and Public Health Professionals, St Louis, May, 2004.

"Revisión Curricular: Entrelazando las Competencias y el Avalúo." (con Mario Rodríguez, Annie Alonso, Ivelisse García) Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Décimo Foro de Educación en las Ciencias de la Salud, San Juan, Mayo, 2004.

"Antecedentes de la Escuela de Medicina Tropical I: La creación de la Comisión de Anemia y de las Campañas Salubristas a Principios del Siglo XX." (con Raúl Mayo-Santana) Recinto de Ciencia Médicas, XXIII Foro Anual de Investigación y Educación, San Juan, Abril, 2003.

"Human Sexuality and Public Health: Academia Program Development." (with María Santos, Carlos Rodríguez) XVI World Congress of Sexology, Havana, Cuba, 2003.

"Evolución de la Enseñanza de la Salud Pública en Puerto Rico: Tensiones en la Relación con la Sociedad, 1912-1925." (con Raúl Mayo-Santana). 1st Puerto Rican Public Health Conference, San Juan, Abril, 2002.

"The role of students in reforming public higher education: the 1960s." History of Education Society Annual Conference, Atlanta, October, 2000.

"The relationship of the Puerto Rico Civil Rights Commission and the University of Puerto Rico, 1950-1970." History of Education Society Annual Conference, Chicago, October, 1999.

Presentations with students as main authors

"Identification of health promotion and health education core functions in inclusive child care centers in Puerto Rico." 2nd Puerto Rican Public Health Conference, San Juan, 2004. (with Therese Falk)

"Desarrollo Curricular de la Educación para la Salud en Puerto Rico: 1947-2000." III Regional Latin American Conference in Health Promotion and Health Education, Sao Paulo, Brazil, October, 2002. (con Christine Miranda)

COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION

Graduate School of Public Health

Steering Committee for Accreditation by CEPH, president, 2000-01; 2004-to present.

Informatics Committee, member, 2004 to 2005.

Administrative and Academic Affairs Committee, member, 2000 to 2005.

Strategic Planning Committee, member, 2000 to 2005

Curriculum Committee, member, 2000 to 2005

Doctoral Committee, president, 2000 to present.

Executive and Scientific Committee,1st Puerto Rican Public Health Conference 2002.

Task force for the Development of Informatics Student Resources, member, 2001-2004.

Executive and Scientific Committee, 2nd Puerto Rican Public Health Conference, 2004.

Committee for the Design of a Doctoral Program in Public Health, member, 1994-96.

Registration Committee, president, 1986-89.

Core Course in Public Health Planning Committee, member, 1981-86.

Curriculum Committee, member, 1981-86.

Medical Sciences Campus

Consejo de Interacción y Programación Educativa (CIPE), member, Deanship for Academia Affairs, 2000 to present.

Ad hoc Committee for the Establishment of an "Area Health Education Center," member, School of Medicine, 2001.

Task-force for the Development of a DMD-MPH program, School of Dentistry. 2001.

Curriculum Subcommittee for Accreditation, member, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, 2001.

Committee on Curricular Changes as a Result of the Health Reform, member, Deanship for Academic Affairs, 1994-96.

Steering Committee for Middle States Association Accreditation, member, Deanship for Academic Affairs, 1995-96.

Committee for a Feasibility Study for Establishing a University Affiliated Program in Developmental Disabilities, member, Deanship for Academic Affairs, 1988-89.

Committee to Evaluate Grading System, member, School of Medicine, 1987-89.

Committee for Changing from trimester to semester calendar, College of Health Related Professions, 1982-89.

Steering Committee for Middle States Association Accreditation, member, Deanship for Academic Affairs, 1982, 1987, 1989-91.

Department of Health

Subcommittee for the Development of the Promotion, Prevention and Protection Strategic Plan, member, 2002.

Subcommittee for Monitoring Essential Function #8: Development and Planning for the Improvement of Essential Functions: Workforce Development, member, 2002-2004.

Association of Schools of Public Health

ASPH-Kellogg Taskforce for Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2005 to present

Education Committee, member, 2000 to 2006

Accreditation Committee, 2001 to 2006

SPECIAL ACADEMIC/RESEARCH INITIATIVES

Founding member, Red de Educación Superior en Salud Pública de Centroamérica y el Caribe, 2005 to present.

Co-Founder of the Institute for Historical Research in the Health Sciences, 2002 to present.

Developing Training initiatives with Dominican Republic

• Proposal for the Offering of an MPH (co-author) 2001 to present
  
• Proposal for the Offering of the Certificate In Developmental Disabilities (co-author) 2001 to present.
  
• Member of the delegation to establish cooperation training and service agreement with the Ministry of Health and the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, 2005
  

Design and Coordination of Investigators' Development Retreat for Addressing Health Disparities in HIV-AIDS

• 2003- Establishing Partnerships and Networks for the Advancement of Research
  
• 2004- Mentoring as a Framework for Advancing the Study of Public Health Disparities
  

Design and Coordination of the "Primera Cumbre de Preparación en Salud Pública." September, 2004.

Coordinator of Mini-Residencies for faculty development in bioterrorism and biosecurity public health preparedness in collaboration with Emory University, 2003 to present.

FACULTY/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

"Global Health Histories" Symposia in the History of Medicine. US National Library of Medicine. National Institutes of Health, November, 2005.

"Hiring Foreign Faculty and Staff," NAFSA: Association of International Educators Professional Development, San Juan, April, 2002.

Council on Public Health Education Site Visit Training Development, APHA, Philadelphia, November, 2002.

"Desarrollo de un Equipo Inocente de Trabajo," Recinto de Ciencias Médicas. Abril, 2004

Tobacco Prevention and Control: Using Evidence Based Strategies to Save Lives and Resources. Centers for Disease Control. Public Health Grand Rounds. May, 2004.

"Primer Simposio de Salud Pública: El Rol de la Salud Pública en el Manejo de Emergencias, Terrorismo y Desastres," Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Marzo, 2004.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

American Public Health Association, member
History of Education Society, member
American Education Research Association, member

HONORS

1970	Cum Laude, Mount Holyoke College
1999	Spencer Apprenticeship Grant
1999	Rockefeller Center for Latin American Student Fellow

March 7, 2006