M. Louise Lawson

Associate Professor of Statistics

Kennesaw State University

Mlawso16@kennesaw.edu

EDUCATION:
9/94-6/98	Doctor of Philosophy in epidemiology. The University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health. Dissertation topic: “A prospective study of couples who use the female condom. Occurrence and determinants of condom failure during use.” Advisor Maurizio Macaluso
9/93-6/94	Master of Public Health in epidemiology. The University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health.
8/81-12/84	Bachelor of Science in biology with a math minor. The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
9/80-6/81	Core curriculum courses. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
8/77-6/80	College preparatory courses, early admission to college. Fayette County High School, Fayetteville, Georgia
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
9/03- Present	Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Center for Epidemiology & Biostatistics Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati
7/00 – 8/03	Director, Clinical Outcomes, Research and Epidemiology (CORE) Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD); Norfolk, Virginia
3/99 – 8/03	Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Center for Pediatric Research (Biostatistics and Epidemiology Unit), Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia

AWARDS AND HONORS:

1. Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society, 1981

2. National Merit Scholar, 1982

3. Phi Sigma Biology National Honor Society, 1983

4. Delta Omega Public Health National Honor Society, 2001

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

1. The Society for Epidemiologic Research, Since 1999

2. Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, Since 2000

3. The American College of Epidemiology, Since 2000

4. North American Association for the Study of Obesity, Since 2003

5. American Statistical Association, Since 2004

SERVICE:

Local EVMS Committees, Norfolk, Virginia, 1999-2003:

1. Masters of Public Health Accreditation Committee

2. Center for Pediatric Research Executive Team

3. Information Services Committee

Local CHKD Committees, Norfolk, Virginia, 1999-2003:

4. Continuing Medical Education

5. Clinical Research Review Committee (Co-founder)

6. Patient Safety Committee

7. Patient Safety Education Committee (Chair)

8. Performance Improvement

9. Management Council

Local CCHMC/UC Committees, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2003-2004

10. UC/CCHMC Obesity Workshop, Member of Organizing Committee, Presenter, Panel Member. August 6, 2004

11. CEB Social Committee, Chair

National Committees 2003-2004:

12. American Pediatric Surgical Association Pediatric Bariatric Surgery Group

Professional Activities

13. Consortium for Infant and Child Health (CINCH) Assessment & Evaluation Workgroup (Chair, Hampton Roads), 2003

14. CINCH Child Health Insurance Symposium, 2003 (Speaker)

15. Posters and Platform Presentations for Research Day at Old Dominion University. March 2001, 2002, 2003 (Judge)

16. Surgical Panel, CHKD Bioethics Day, November 2002 (Speaker)

17. UC/CCHMC Obesity Listserve, List Owner, Moderator, 2004

18. Pediatric Obesity Research Group Monthly Meetings, Organizer, CCHMC 2004

19. Consultations at CCHMC on research design: Thomas Inge, Daniel Choo, John Greinwald, Irene Olsen, Lisa Martin, Sheela Gerahgty

Manuscripts Review:

20. Family and Community Health 1999, 2 reviews

21. Circulation 2004, 1 review

22. Journal of Pediatrics, 2005, 1 review

23. Preventive Medicine, 2005, 1 review

Department Recruitment Activities:

24. Chair, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Recruitment Committee, EVMS MPH program

25. Interviews/dinners with multiple candidates for biostatistics/epidemiology faculty positions, CCHMC 2004

26. Instrumental in identifying and recruiting key epidemiology staff to CCHMC (Jareen Meinzen-Derr, Rachel Akers, Meredith Tabangin)

Community Activities:

27. CHKD Employee Phone-a-thon, 2003(Team leader)

28. Cincinnati International Vistor’s Council 2004 (Home stay host 3 times)

29. Cincinnati Reads 2004 (Tutor)

30. Campaign Volunteer, Cincinnati, 2004

TEACHING/MENTORING (Post-doctoral):

1. Statistical Methods in Epidemiology, MPH 712. Summer 1999, Spring 2002, 2003 & Epidemiologic Methods, MPH 711. Fall 2000, 2001, 2002. Developed and taught both master’s level courses (14 weeks each, 3 hours each). Eastern Virginia Medical School. Master of Public Health Program. Over 80 in class and over 75 out of class student contact hours per year, outside of normal job duties (on weekends and nights)

2. Masters student preceptor for 6 MPH students over 3 years, 2000-2003 (Thad Zadowicz, Renee Scott Walker, Teresita Nadal, Meredith Tabangin, Patricia Rohrbeck)

3. Lecture: “Starting from Scratch: Creating a Study and Inventing the Methods”. CHKD Fellows. Norfolk, Virginia. 2002. ” Old Dominion University, 15 Bachelor of Nursing Program students. Norfolk, Virginia. October 1999. 2 hours.

4. Educational retreat on issues related to Patient Safety for 15 hospital leadership staff including CEO. Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters. Norfolk, Virginia 2001. 4 hours.

5. Lecture: “Keeping all the balls in the air: Patient Safety in a complex world”. 110 hospital leaders. Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters. Norfolk, Virginia 2001. 1 hour.

6. Lecture: “I Plead the Fifth: Legal and ethical issues related to patient safety initiatives”. 10 hospital staff. Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters. Norfolk, Virginia. October 2001. 1 hour.

7. Lectures: Access & Data Management. 10 Center for Pediatric Summer Students. lecture. Content: Microsoft Access and basic data management skills. Norfolk, Virginia. Summer 2000 and 2001. 2 hours.

8. Faculty member for the Research Seminar Series for Pediatric Residents, Faculty, and Fellows. Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters. Norfolk, Virginia. 2000. 3 hour long lectures on epidemiologic methods plus consultation/attendance.

9. Coordinator and host. Epidemiology and Biostatistics Retreat for the Center for Pediatric Research. Norfolk, Virginia. Monthly, 2000.

10. Epidemiology labs, EVMS 2^nd year medical students. Eastern Virginia Medical School. Norfolk, Virginia. Fall 1999, 2000. Four 2 hour lectures.

11. Physician Grand Rounds: Pediatric Research and Multicenter Collaborative Experience at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters/Eastern Virginia Medical School. Norfolk, Virginia. July 2000. 1 hour.

12. Short course: Introduction to SAS programming. University of Alabama and Birmingham, Department of Epidemiology. Created and conducted 4-week course for unit staff. June 1997. 10 hours.

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS:

Role: Co-Principal Investigator, study design, implementation, and oversight “Follow-up of Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Study” Funded by Ethicon Endosurgery, Stryker Surgical and CCHMC Not peer-reviewed.	07/01/2004-06/30/2007, Ongoing $100,000 30% effort
Role: Original Principal Investigator/study design “Exercise Testing in Pectus Excavatum” Not peer reviewed. Funded by Walter Lorenz Surgical	07/01/2002-12/31/2007, Ongoing $250,000 10% effort
Role: Co-Principal Investigator/ Scientific Director, study design, implementation, oversight and measurement instrument validation “Multicenter Study Comparing the Clinical Outcomes of the Nuss and Ravitch Procedures for Repair of Pediatric Pectus Excavatum.” Not peer-reviewed. Funded by Children’s Health Foundation and	07/01/2002-12/31/2007, Ongoing 25% effort
Role: Co-Investigator, study design and implementation “Clinical Practice Guidelines for Emergency Care of Children.” Funded by Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC). Peer reviewed.	04/01/2002-03/31/2005, Ongoing 5% effort
Role: Principal Investigator “The Use of Surrogate DNA Markers in the Evaluation of Strategies Aimed at Reducing Infectious Disease in Child Care Centers.” Funded by the Research Foundation for Health and Environmental Effects Peer reviewed	10/01/1999-12/31/2001 50% effort
Role: Biostatistician “T-Cell Responses Predict Influenza Risk in Older Adults” Funded by National Institutes of Health – R01 AG20634-01, Peer reviewed	04/01/2002-03/31/2005 5% effort
Role: Biostatistician “Cytokines in Innate Immunity: Effect on CTL” Funded by Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Peer reviewed.	10/01/2002-09/30/2004 5% effort
Role: Biostatistician “Excellent in Primary Care Research Training” Funded by Health Resources and Services Administration. Peer reviewed	09/01/2002-06/30/2005 5% effort

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:

1. Lawson ML, Macaluso M, Bloom A, Hortin G, Hammond K, Blackwell R. Objective Markers of Condom Failure Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 1998;25:427-432. Cited 6 times: 2 in 1999, 1 in 2000, 1 in 2002, 1 in 2003, 1 in 2004

2. Macaluso M, Lawson L, Akers R, Valappil T, Hammond K, Blackwell R, Hortin G. Prostate-Specific Antigen in Vaginal Fluid as a Biological Marker of Condom Failure. Contraception. 1999;59:195-201. Cited 3 times: 1 in 2002, 2 in 2003

3. Croitoru DP, Kelly R, Goretsky M, Lawson ML, Swoveland B, Nuss D. Experience and Modification Update for the Minimally Invasive Nuss Technique for Pectus Excavatum Repair in 303 Patients. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2002 March;37(3):437-445. Cited 20 times: 4 in 2002, 11 in 2003, 5 in 2004

This paper is important in the field of pectus excavatum repair, as it demonstrates a successful and safe minimally invasive method for repair of this defect. I directed data collection and analysis for this study, the results of which we used in designing the ongoing multi-center study of the physiologic impact of repair of pectus excavatum.

4. Kroon DF, Lawson ML, Derkay CS, Hoffman K, McCook J. Surfer’s Ear: External Auditory Exostoses Are More Prevalent In Cold Water Surfers. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2002;126:499-504. Cited 2 times, both in 2004

5. Lewis DW, Kellstein D, Dahl G, Burke B, Frank LM, Toor S, Northam RS, White LW, Lawson L. Children's ibuprofen suspension for the acute treatment of pediatric migraine. Headache. 2002 Sep;42:780-6. Cited 4 times: 2 in 2003, 2 in 2004

This study was the first to demonstrate the usefulness of ibuprofen suspension for treatment of pediatric migraine in boys but not girls. The use of epidemiologic techniques in designing and analyzing this study was particularly important, as the significant interaction between efficacy and gender would have otherwise been missed. My major contribution to this study was in directing the analysis staff.

6. Lawson ML, Macaluso M, Duerr A, Hortin G, Hammon K, Blackwell R, Artz L, and Bloom A. Determinants of semen exposure during use of the female condom. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2003;157:282-288. Digested in International Family Planning Perspectives, September 2003. Cited 4 times: 4 in 2003

7. Macaluso M, Lawson ML, Bloom A, Duerr A, Hortin G, Hammond K , Blackwell R. The female condom: Rates of self-reported problems and semen exposure during use. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2003;157:289-297. Cited 6 times: 4 in 2003, 2 in 2004

These two papers (6 and 7) have been hailed as an important advance in the design of contraceptive efficacy studies, and were featured with commentary in the American Journal of Epidemiology. My paper was also digested in International Family Planning Perspectives, which is a journal focused on education of providers in developing countries. The design of this study was replicated in CDC studies with male condoms and USAID studies in developing countries. I had a major role in the design of this study, developed the protocols, implemented and supervised data collection, analyzed the results, and initially drafted both papers.

8. Macaluso M, Lawson ML, Duerr A, Hortin G. Macaluso et. al. respond to “Condom Effectiveness and Prostate-specific Antigen.” American Journal of Epidemiology. 2003;157:301-302. Cited 3 times, all in 2003.

9. Kowalski WJ, Lawson ML, Oelberg DG. Parent and Nurse Perceptions of Confidentiality, Rounding, and Visitation Policy in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Neonatal Intensive Care. 2003 May- June; 16( 3):46-50.

10. Hester RP, Derkay CS, Burke BL, Lawson ML. Reliability of a staging assessment system for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2003 May;67(5):505-9. Cited 1 time in 2003.

11. Lawson ML, Cash TF, Akers R, Vasser E, Burke B, Tabangin M, Welch C, Croitoru DP, Goretsky MJ, Nuss D, Kelly RE Jr. A Pilot Study Of The Impact Of Surgical Repair On Disease-Specific Quality Of Life Among Patients With Pectus Excavatum. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2003 Jun;38(6):916-8. Cited 2 times: 1 in 2003, 1 in 2004.

This paper highlights my interest in research methods and developing valid measurement tools. We developed this tool to measure quality of life as it related to the physical impairment and disfigurement resulting from pectus excavatum in children. Although this was a pilot study conducted primarily to validate the tool, the impact of surgery was so positive that we had enough sample size to detect a significant improvement in post-operative quality of life. This was one of the first studies to demonstrate a measurable positive impact of surgical repair of pectus excavatum using minimally invasive technique and was the subject of a Reuters report.

12. McElhaney J, Herre J, Lawson ML, Cole S, Burke BL, Hooton JW. Effect of congestive heart failure on humoral and ex vivo cellular immune responses to influenza vaccination in older adults. Vaccine. 2004 Jan 26;22(5-6):682-9.

13. Caspary H, Welch C, Lawson ML, et al. Impact of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (prevnar) on middle ear fluid in children undergoing tympanostomy tube insertion. Laryngoscope. 2004 Jun;114(6):975-80.

14. Shraff S, Burke B, Derkay C, Lawson L. American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology Members’ Experience with Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis and the Use of Adjuvant Therapy. Otolaryngology –Head and Neck Surgery. 2004 Sept; 130(9): 1039-1042.

15. Preciado D, Lim L, Cohen A, Madden C, Myer D, Ngo C, Bradshaw J, Lawson L, Choo D, Greinwald J. A diagnostic paradigm for childhood idiopathic sensorineural hearing loss. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 131:804-809, 2004.

16. Lawson ML, Mellins, RB, Tabangin M, et al. Impact of Pectus Excavatum on Pulmonary Function Before and After Repair with the Nuss Procedure. J Peds Surg. 2005; 40: 174-180.

17. Inge T, Zeller M, Lawson L, Daniels S. A Critical Appraisal of the Evidence Supporting this Approach to Weight Management for Adolescents. J Peds 2005 Vol 146/4: 577-583.

18. Inge T, Lawson L Treatment Considerations for Severe Adolescent Obesity. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2005; 1; 133-39.

19. Preciado D, Lawson L, Madden C, Myer D, Ngo C, Bradshaw J, Choo D, Greinwald J. Improved diagnostic effectiveness with a sequential diagnostic paradigm in idiopathic pediatric sensorineural hearing loss. Otology Neurootology. In press.

20. Kelly R, Lawson ML, Paidais C, Hruban R. Pectus Excavatum in an Autopsy Series of 50,496 Patients Over 112 years: Anatomic Findings and Effect on Survival. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. In press.

21. Allen S, Lawson L, Garcia V, Inge T. Attitudes of ASBS Members Concerning Adolescent Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery. In press.

22. Kalra M., Inge T., Garcia V., Daniels S., Lawson L., Curti R., Cohen A., Amin R. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Extremely Overweight Adolescents Undergoing Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Research 2005. (In Press)

ABSTRACTS:

International

1. Lawson ML, Macaluso M, Duerr A, Bloom A, Hortin G, Hammond K , and Blackwell R. A prospective study of couples who use the female condom exposure to semen during use. (Poster). 12th World AIDS Conference. Geneva, Switzerland. June – July 1998.

2. Lawson ML, Jiang J, Mills J, and Pickering LK. An Epidemic Without Illness: Using DNA Markers to Model Infection. (Oral Presentation). American Public Health Association, Society for Epidemiologic Research and American College of Epidemiology. Toronto Canada and Atlanta Georgia. June and October, 2001.

National

3. Lawson ML. The acceptability and use of the female condom. (Invited Oral Presentation). The National Conference on Women and HIV. Pasadena, California. May 1997. Division of Reproductive Health, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta, Georgia. June 1997.

4. Lawson, ML. Semen exposure during use of the female condom. National HIV Conference, Atlanta, GA. August 1999.

5. Chernick L, Cockrell TA, Frech GC, Lawson ML, Kowalski WJ, and Oelberg DG. Current Staff Attitudes Regarding Parental Visitation Within Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Pediatr Res 47:391A. Society for Pediatric Research. Boston, Massachusetts. May 2000.

6. Kowalski WJ, Lawson ML and Oelberg DG. Parent and Nurse Perceptions of Confidentiality and Rounding in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Pediatr Res 47:58A, 2000. Society for Pediatric Research. Boston, Massachusetts. May 2000.

7. Lawson ML, Kowalski WJ, and Oelberg DG. Reality versus Expectations: The Importance of Qualitative Data in Quality Improvement Research. JPH 47:58A, 2000. The American Public Health Association. Boston, Massachusetts. October, 2000.

8. Lawson ML, Kowalski WJ and Oelberg DG. Parent and Nurse Perceptions of Confidentiality and Rounding in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. JPH 47:58A, 2000. American Public Health Association, Boston, Massachusetts. November, 2000.

9. Lawson ML. Hotspots and Hygiene Practices in Child Care Center Infections: Identifying the Real Culprits Using DNA Markers. Pediatric Academic Societies. Baltimore, Maryland. April 2001.

10. Derkay C, Darrow D, Kroon D, Hoffman K, McCook J and Lawson ML. Surfer’s Ear: External Auditory Exostoses Are More Prevalent In Cold Water Surfers. American Academy of Otolaryngology. San Diego, California. September 2001.

11. Weber DR, Burke B, LaPoint K, Lawson ML, and Werner E. Legibility and Physician Medical Orders at a Children’s Hospital. American Academy of Pediatrics. Baltimore, Maryland. April 2002.

12. Clark RR, Hughes S, Barnes-Eley ML, Lawson ML and Pestian JP. Efficacy of an Inguinal Orchiopexy Pathway. Pediatric Academic Society. Baltimore, Maryland. May 2002.

13. Karlowicz MG, Rowen JL, Barnes-Eley ML, Burke BL, Lawson ML, Bendel CM, Shattuck KE, Horgan M, and Albritton WL. The Role of Birth Weight and Gestational Age in Distinguishing Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants at High Risk of Developing Candidemia from Infants at Low Risk: A Multicenter Study. Pediatric Academic Society. Baltimore, Maryland. May 2002.

14. Weber DR, Akers R, Burke BL, White LE, Jones MA and Lawson ML. Legibility of Physician Medication Orders at a Children’s Hospital. Pediatric Academic Society. Baltimore, Maryland. May 2002.

15. Bass WT, Buescher ES, Burke BL, White LE, Jones MA, and Lawson ML. The Relationship Between Plasm and Cerebrospinal Fluid Cytokine/Receptor Levels and Subsequent Cerebral White Matter Injury in Premature Infants. Pediatric Academic Society. Baltimore, Maryland. May 2002.

16. Weber D, Akers R, Burke B, Lawson ML, LaPointe K, Werner EW. Legibility of Physician Medication Orders at a Children’s Hospital. Pediatric Academic Society. Baltimore, MD. May 2002.

17. Bass WT, Buescher SE, Burke BL, White LE, Jones MA, Lawson ML. The Relationship Between Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Cytokine/Receptor Levels and Subsequent Cerebral White Matter Injury in Premature Infants. Pediatric Academic Society. May 2002.

18. Derkay CS, Hester RP, Burke BL, Carron J, Lawson ML. Analysis of a Staging Assessment System for Prediction of Surgical Interval in Recurrent Respiratory Papilloma. 2002 American Societ