Heather Hanna

509 Lincoln Road, Columbus, Mississippi 39705 Heather.Hanna@SSRC.MsState.edu 662.661.0013 HEATHER HANNA EDUCATION 2008 Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi  Specialized study in public relations starting spring semester: principles of public relations and communication theory completed  4.0 grade point average Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi  Master of Science degree in sociology  4.0 grade point average University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi  Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology/minor in English Aberdeen High School in Aberdeen, Mississippi  Earned high school diploma one year in advance 2004 1990 1985 EXPERIENCE 2001-08 Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi Current Work  Research and Database Coordinator for the Family and Children Research Unit of the Social Science Research Center o Co-Principal Investigator for the HealthWorks! Children’s Health Museum Evaluation Project in Tupelo, Mississippi, funded by North Mississippi Medical Center  Project design and supervision, Materials development, Site planning, Report and manuscript development o Co-Project Leader for the Robert Wood Johnson-funded Mississippi Healthy Schools Legislation Evaluation Project designed to measure the effectiveness of recent Mississippi legislation passed to create healthy school environments and curb obesity among school children  Project design, Survey design and implementation, Materials development, Manuscript and product development, Employee supervision o Technical Writer and Editor for the Mississippi KIDS COUNT Program, a project funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, designed to collect and disseminate statistics related to children’s health and well-being in the state of Mississippi  Project design, Content development of Annual MS KIDS COUNT Data Book, Coordination of MS KIDS COUNT Video production, Strategic planning, Grant writing, Coordination of Annual MS KIDS COUNT Summit, Employee supervision Previous Work  Research Associate II for the Family and Children Research Unit of the Social Science Research Center o Co-Project Leader for the Delta Health Alliance Project # 15: Mississippi Delta Child Health and Well-being Research Program designed to explore variables associated with reported child health concerns (obesity, oral health, ETS exposure) in the Mississippi Delta      2007 Project design, Survey design and implementation, Materials development, Manuscript and product development, Employee supervision o Research Associate for Clean Air Rewarding Environments, a NIH-funded project with the University of Arizona designed to study the feasibility of conducting brief interventions for tobacco cessation with parents of MS Head Start attendees  Saliva collection from children to measure cotinine levels (ETS exposure), Conduct of subject focus groups and interviews, Materials development, Employee supervision o Research Associate for Mississippi Building Research Infrastructure Capacity, an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-funded project designed to explore variables associated with children’s oral health in the Mississippi Delta  Technical writer and editor, Manuscript and product development o Research Associate for the Network project, an SSRC-funded project designed to measure reported health concerns of child care directors  Project design, Survey design for two multi-state surveys, Supervision of the development of the first national database of child care directors, Manuscript and product development, Employee supervision o Communication coordinator  Development and dissemination of post-Katrina Children’s Mental Health Checklist to MS physicians and child care providers Consultant for Southern Research Group, Materials Preparation and Design Technical Writer & Editor for the Mississippi Health Policy Research Center of the Social Science Research Center o Assisted in the writing and editing of state policy reports, including policy papers, fact sheets, policy briefs and maps on topics related to the health and well-being of Mississippi’s citizenry Assistant writer and copy editor for the book project: About Children: An Authoritative Resource on the State of Childhood Today, a resource book on children’s well-being published by the American Academy of Pediatrics as a part of their 75th anniversary Research Assistant for the sociology Department Head Computer Lab Manager for the sociology department  Life Stories Project on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and New Orleans, a project of Columbia University and Children’s Health Fund  Collection of video-taped oral histories from Hurricane Katrina survivors  Participant interviews  Portfolio maintenance  Scheduling Shivers Junior High in Aberdeen, Mississippi  Computer Discovery Teacher  Instructed students in word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheets, and Internet usage Kitchens, Baths, and Closets in Tupelo, Mississippi  Kitchen, Bath, and Closet Designer and Salesperson  Developed and sold custom home layouts, designed cabinetry, ordered materials, supervised installations Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Lee County in Tupelo, Mississippi  Case Manager   Recruited, screened, and matched volunteers and clients Maintained client records 2000-01 1995-00 1993-95 1991-92 Supply Resources in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands  Supervised accounts receivable for medical supply company AWARDS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND SERVICE 2007-08 Rural Sociology Society  Member  Presenter at annual conferences Association for Humanist Sociology  Member Professional Training in Sociometry and Psychodrama  60 hours completed Certified and Licensed Mississippi Teacher  English, Computer Discovery, social studies, psychology, and library science Mississippi State University Women’s Club Scholarship  Recipient of scholarship for outstanding leadership, scholarship, and service Outstanding Graduate Student  Named by MSU Sociology Department and Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society of Mississippi State University  Vice President Southern Sociological Society  Member North Mississippi Medical Center Relay for Life Fundraiser  Co-Chairman of the Children’s Activities Committee Tupelo Gum Tree Arts Festival  Co-Chairman of the Children’s Activities Committee 2004-07 2004 2000-04 2002-03 2002-03 2002-03 2001-03 1997-98 1995-00 PUBLICATIONS, PAPERS, AND PRESENTATIONS  Hanna H, Southward LH, Cross GW, et al. Use of Child Care Health Consultants and Provision of Health Services as Reported in a National Survey of Child Care Directors. Unpublished Manuscript: Mississippi State University. Hanna H, Baggett D, Parrish D, Southward LH. Oral Health of Young Children in Mississippi Delta Child Care Centers: A Second Look at Early Childhood Caries Risk Assessment. Poster presented October 10, 2008, at the Peds 21 Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Conference in Boston, MA. Southward LH, Robertson A, Edelstein B, Hanna H, Wells-Parker B, Baggett D, Parrish D. Oral Health of Young Children in Mississippi Delta Child Care Centers: A Second Look at Early Childhood Caries Risk Assessment. Journal of Public Health Dentistry: in press. Leonard S, Hanna H, Blanchard TC. (2007). Health Research and Interventions in Child Care Settings: Accessing At-risk Populations in the Mississippi Delta. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society: Santa Clara, CA.     Southward LH, Blanchard T, and Hanna H. (October, 2006). Presentation of Results from the National Survey of Child Care Directors. Meeting of the Health, Early Education and Child Care Research Consortium, American Academy of Pediatrics. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition. Atlanta, GA. Southward LH, Robertson A, Wells-Parker B, Eklund N, Silberman S, Crall J, Edelstein B, Baggett D, and Hanna H. (2006). “Oral Health Status of Mississippi Delta 3- to 5Yr Olds in Child Care: An Exploratory Study of Dental Health Status and Risk Factors for Dental Disease and Treatment Needs.” Journal of Public Health Dentistry; 66(2): 131-137. Southward LH, Blanchard T, Costello H, Hanna H, and Buffum L. (2006). Forces That Matter: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Child Care Settings and Directors’ Perceptions of Health and Emergency Preparedness. A Chartbook of the Social Science Research Center: Mississippi State University. Southward LH, Blanchard T, Costello T, Hanna H, and Buffum L. (2005). Economic Volatility and Expulsion in U.S. Child Care Settings: A Multi-State Survey. A Chartbook of the Social Science Research Center: Mississippi State University. Southward LH, Blanchard T, Hanna H, and Buffum L. (2005). Early Education and Child Care Directors’ Perspectives of Children’s Health and Well-Being: A MultiState Survey. A Chartbook of the Social Science Research Center: Mississippi State University. McMillen R, Southward LH, and Hanna H. (2005). Mississippi Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina: Preliminary Estimates. A Fact Sheet of the Social Science Research Center: Mississippi State University. Costello H, Southward LH, and Hanna H. (2005). Mississippi Children in Child Care Displaced by Hurricane Katrina: Preliminary Estimates. A Fact Sheet of the Social Science Research Center: Mississippi State University. Costello H, Southward LH, Hanna H, and Buffum L. (2005). Economic Vulnerability in U.S. Child Care Settings. A Fact Sheet of the Social Science Research Center: Mississippi State University. Blanchard T, Southward LH, Hanna H, and Buffum L. (2005). Who Expels and Why: Understanding Expulsion and Discontinuity in U.S. Child Care Settings. A Fact Sheet of the Social Science Research Center: Mississippi State University. Bartkowski J, Xu X, Levin M, and Hanna H. (2002). Seasonality of Adolescent Suicides and Vehicular Fatalities. Presented by H. Hanna at the 2002 Southern Sociological Society meeting in Baltimore, MD. Bartkowski J, Xu X, Levin M, and Hanna H. (2003). Gender, Marital Status, Employment Status and Depressive Symptoms: A Trend Study. Presented at the 2003 Southern Sociological Society meeting in New Orleans.          