Karen McDonnell, Ph.D.

• Phone: (202)994-6823
• Email: kmcdonne@gwu.edu

Education

Teaching

Research

Community Service

Expertise

• Behavioral Health
• Children's Health
• Community Health
• Evaluation Research
• Health Disparities
• Maternal and Child Health
• Prevention
• Program Evaluation
• Syndemics
• Violence
• Women's Health

Departments

• Prevention and Community Health

Institutes & Centers

• Prevention Research Center
• HIV/AIDS Institute

Research Activities

• Concept Mapping

Publications

• Final report of the national evaluation of the fetal and infant mortality reviews
  Strobino D, Grason H, Misra D, McDonnell K, Allston A, Baldwin K, Liao M. Final report of the national evaluation of the fetal and infant mortality reviews. Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology; 2002.
• The relation of FIMR programs and other perinatal systems initiatives with maternal and child health activities in the community
  Strobino D, Baldwin KM, Grason H, Misra D, McDonnell KA, Liao M, Allston A. The relation of FIMR programs and other perinatal systems initiatives with maternal and child health activities in the community. Matern Child Health J. 2004;8(4):239-249.
• Power and Attitudes in Relationships (PAIR) among a sample of low-income sample of urban women: implications for HIV/AIDS prevention
  Sherman SG, Gielen AC, McDonnell KA. Power and Attitudes in Relationships (PAIR) among a sample of low-income sample of urban women: implications for HIV/AIDS prevention. Sex Roles. 2000;42(3/4):283 294.
• Surviving physical and sexual abuse: what helps low-income women?
  O’Campo P, McDonnell KA, Gielen AC, Burke J. Surviving physical and sexual abuse: what helps low-income women? Patient Educ Couns. 2002;46(3):207-214.
• Uncovering neighborhood influences on intimate partner violence using concept mapping
  O’Campo P, Burke JG, Peak JL, McDonnell KA, Gielen AC. Uncovering neighborhood influences on intimate partner violence using concept mapping. J Epidemiol Commun H. 2005;59:603-608.
• The nationwide evaluation of Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) programs: Development and implementation of recommendations and conduct of essential maternal and child health services by FIMR programs
  Misra DP, Grason H, Liao M, Strobino DM, McDonnell KA, Allston AA. The nationwide evaluation of Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) programs: Development and implementation of recommendations and conduct of essential maternal and child health services by FIMR programs. Matern Child Health J. 2004;8(4):217-229.
• Comparison of FIMR programs with other perinatal systems initiatives
  McDonnell KA, Strobino DM, Baldwin KM, Grason H, Misra DP. Comparison of FIMR programs with other perinatal systems initiatives. Matern Child Health J. 2004;8(4):231-238.
• Measuring health related quality of life among women living with HIV
  McDonnell KA, Gielen AC, Wu A, Faden R, O’Campo P. Measuring health related quality of life among women living with HIV. Qual Life Res. 2001;9(8):931-940.
• Abuse, HIV status and health related quality of life among low income women
  McDonnell KA, Gielen AC, O’Campo PR, Burke JG. Abuse, HIV status and health related quality of life among low income women. Qual Life Res. 2005;14:945-957.
• Does HIV status make a difference in the experience of lifetime abuse? Descriptions of lifetime abuse and its context among low-income urban women
  McDonnell KA, Gielen AC, O’Campo P. Does HIV status make a difference in the experience of lifetime abuse? Descriptions of lifetime abuse and its context among low-income urban women. J Urban Health. 2003;80(3):494-509.
• An evaluation of cervical cancer screening programs for older women
  McDonnell KA, Curbow BA. An evaluation of cervical cancer screening programs for older women. Bowie J, Burke J, Coyne C, Curbow B, Garza M, Gielen A, et al., editors. Healthy Behaviors Project. Washington: Health Care Financing Administration; 2001.
• Injury and Violence Prevention: Behavioral Science Theories, Methods, and Applications
  McDonnell KA, Burke JG, Gielen AC, O'Campo PJ. Intimate Partner Violence. Gielen AC, Sleet D, DiClemente RJ, editors. Injury and Violence Prevention: Behavioral Science Theories, Methods, and Applications. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2006:323-345.
• Project AWARE: Asian women advocating respect and empowerment
  McDonnell KA, Abdulla S. Project AWARE: Asian women advocating respect and empowerment. Washington: Asian Pacific Islander/Domestic Violence Resource Project (API/DVRP); 2001.
• Improving employment outcomes for persons with severe mental illnesses.
  Lehman A, Goldberg R, Dixon L, McNary S, Postrado L, Hackman A, McDonnell KA. Improving employment outcomes for persons with severe mental illnesses. Arch Gen Psychiat. 2002;59(2):165-172.
• Quality of life among women living with HIV: the importance of violence, social support, and self care behaviors.
  Gielen AC, McDonnell KA, Wu A, O'Campo P, Faden R. Quality of life among women living with HIV: the importance of violence, social support, and self care behaviors. Soc Sci Med. 2001;52:315-322.
• Suicide risk and mental health indicators: do they differ by abuse and HIV status?
  Gielen AC, McDonnell KA, O’Campo PJ, Burke JG. Suicide risk and mental health indicators: do they differ by abuse and HIV status? Womens Health Issues. 2005;15(2):89-95.
• Intimate partner violence, HIV status, and sexual risk reduction
  Gielen AC, McDonnell KA, O’Campo P. Intimate partner violence, HIV status, and sexual risk reduction. AIDS Behav. 2002;6(2):107-116.
• Women's lives after an HIV positive diagnosis: disclosure and violence
  Gielen AC, McDonnell KA, Burke JG, O'Campo P. Women's lives after an HIV positive diagnosis: disclosure and violence. Matern Child Health J. 2000;4(2):111-120.
• Are you positive? The relationship of minority composition to workplace drug and alcohol testing.
  Gee GC, Curbow BA, Ensminger ME, Griffin J, Laflamme DJ, McDonnell KA, LeGrande D, Agnew J. Are you positive? The relationship of minority composition to workplace drug and alcohol testing. J Drug Issues. 2005;35(4):755-778.
• Can 40 seconds of compassion reduce patient anxiety?
  Fogarty L, Curbow B, Wingard J, McDonnell K, Somerfield M. Can 40 seconds of compassion reduce patient anxiety? J Clinical Oncol. 1999;17(1):371-379.
• Development of the Child Care Worker Job Stress Inventory
  Curbow BA, Spratt K, Ungaretti T, McDonnell K, Breckler S. Development of the Child Care Worker Job Stress Inventory. Early Child Res Q. 2000;15(4):515-536.
• Development of the Work-Family Interface Scale
  Curbow BA, McDonnell K, Spratt K, Griffin J, Agnew J. Development of the Work-Family Interface Scale. Early Child Res Q. 2003;18(3):310-330.
• Assessing cardiovascular reactivity in working women with the social competence interview.
  Curbow B, McDonnell KA, Dreyling E, Hall AF, Fitzgerald S, Ewart CK. Assessing cardiovascular reactivity in working women with the social competence interview. Womens Health. 2005;41(1):51-68.
• The role of physician characteristics in clinical trial acceptance: testing pathways of influence.
  Curbow B, Fogarty LA, McDonnell KA, Chill J, Scott LB. The role of physician characteristics in clinical trial acceptance: testing pathways of influence. J Health Commun. 2006;11(2):199-218.
• Can a brief video intervention improve breast cancer clinical trial knowledge and beliefs?
  Curbow B, Fogarty L, McDonnell K, Chill J, Scott L. Can a brief video intervention improve breast cancer clinical trial knowledge and beliefs? Soc Sci Med. 2004;58(1):193-205.
• Community-based cancer screening programs in older populations: making progress, but can we do better?
  Curbow B, Bowie J, Garza M, McDonnell KA, Scott LA, Coyne CA, Chiappelli T. Community-based cancer screening programs in older populations: making progress, but can we do better? Prev Med. 2004;38(6):676-693.
• Adolescent girls' perceptions of smoking risk and protective factors: Implications for message design.
  Curbow B, Bowie J, Binko J, Smith S, Dreyling E, McDonnell K. Adolescent girls' perceptions of smoking risk and protective factors: Implications for message design. J Child Adoles Subst. Under revision.
• Intimate partner violence, substance abuse, and HIV among low-income women
  Burke JG, Thieman LK, Gielen AC, O'Campo P, McDonnell KA. Intimate partner violence, substance abuse, and HIV among low-income women. Violence Against Women. 2005;11(9):1140-1161.
• An introduction to concept mapping as a participatory public health research methodology
  Burke JG, O'Campo P, Peak G, Gielen A, McDonnell KA, Trochim W. An introduction to concept mapping as a participatory public health research methodology. Qual Health Research. 2005;15(10):1392-1410.
• The process of ending abuse in intimate relationships: a qualitative exploration of the transtheoretical model.
  Burke JG, Gielen AC, McDonnell KA, O'Campo P; Maman S. The process of ending abuse in intimate relationships: a qualitative exploration of the transtheoretical model. Violence Against Women. 2001;7(10):1144-1163.
• Ending intimate partner violence: an application of the transtheoretical model
  Burke JG, Denison J, Gielen AC, McDonnell K, O'Campo P. Ending intimate partner violence: an application of the transtheoretical model. Am J Health Behav. 2004;28(2):122-133.
• A review of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening interventions in older women
  Bowie, JV, Curbow, BA, Garza, MA, Dreyling, EK, Benz Scott, LA, McDonnell, KA. A review of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening interventions in older women. Cancer Control: Cancer, Culture and Literacy. 2005;12(Suppl.):58-69.
• Work climate and the age-hostile workplace
  Agnew J, Gee GC, Laflamme DJ, McDonnell KA, Curbow BA. Work climate and the age-hostile workplace. Kumashiro M, editor. Aging and Work. New York: Taylor & Francis; 2002:163-170.