Richard Windsor, PhD, MS, MPH

Richard Windsor is a Professor in the Department of Prevention and Community Health and Director of the Department's doctoral program in Health Behavior.

• Phone: (202) 416-0086
• Fax: (202) 416-0433
• Email: sphraw@gwumc.edu

For more than three decades, Professor Windsor has translated and disseminated evidence-based results into public health practice; guided trans-disciplinary research designed to evaluate interventions, especially for high-risk populations; and provided leadership to public health training programs and public health agencies at home and abroad. In those years, he has held academic appointments and provided research and management leadership at a number of institutions, including the Ohio State University, University of Alabama Medical Center and Johns Hopkins University, and has served as Associate Director for Prevention at the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.

Dr. Windsor joined the School in 2000, where he served as the first Chair of the Department of Prevention and Health. Among his scientific activities, he has been a Principal Investigator, or Co-PI on eight randomized clinical trails to evaluate Smoking Cessation or Reduction in Pregnancy Treatment (SCRIPT) Methods. He was awarded the C. Everett Koop National Health Award in 1997 for his leadership on those trials.

Education

Bachelor of Science (Community Health Education), Morgan State College, 1969
Master of Science (Public Heath Education), University of Illinois, 1970
Doctor of Philosophy (Public Health Education & Educational/Social Psychology), University of Illinois, 1972
Master of Public Health (Maternal and Child Health), Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, 1976

Teaching

Evaluation of HP-DP Programs, Department of Prevention and Community Health
Evaluation Research Methods in Public Health, Department of Prevention and Community Health

Research

Dr. Windsor has an extensive body of work in prevention research and evaluation, particularly in the areas of smoking and pregnancy, cancer control and adolescent health.

Community Service

Professor Windsor's service activities are state, national and international in scope and include a great deal of training and technical assistance. He has worked to promote smoking cessation, reduce infant and maternal risk, address quality of care issues and disseminate evidence-based knowledge, among other activities, for the World Health Organization; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States and China, the National Institute of Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and other federal agencies; multiple state health departments; and many voluntary agencies, including the March of Dimes, ALA , and ACS. After serving for many years as Trustee and President of the Society for Public Health Education, Professor Windsor was elected a Distinguished Fellow of the Society in 1999.

Departments

• Prevention and Community Health

Institutes & Centers

• Prevention Research Center

Research Activities

• NIH/DC Initiative to Reduce Infant Mortality

Community Activities

• NIH/DC Initiative to Reduce Infant Mortality

Publications

• Using formative evaluation to improve smoking cessation intervention for pregnant women.
  Crawford MA, Woodby LL, Russel TV, Windsor RA. Using formative evaluation to improve smoking cessation intervention for pregnant women. Health Commun 2005;17(3):265-81.
• Introduction to evaluation; measurement in evaluation; process evaluation; formative & impact evaluation; cost evaluation; planning and evaluation; qualitative evaluation. In: Evaluation of health promotion-health education-disease prevention programs, 3rd Ed.
  Windsor R, Clark N, Boyd R, Goodman R. introduction to evaluation; measurement in evaluation; process evaluation; formative & impact evaluation; cost evaluation; planning and evaluation; qualitative evaluation. In: Evaluation of health promotion-health education-disease prevention programs, 3rd Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Publisher; 2004.
• A pregnant woman's guide to quite smoking.
  Windsor R. A pregnant woman's guide to quite smoking. 5th ed. Homewood (AL): The Health Promotion Group, Inc.; 2004. Distributed by the Society for Public Health Education; Washington (DC); 2000.
• The discrepancy between self-reported smoking status and urine cotinine levels among women enrolled in prenatal care at four publicly funded clinical sites.
  Webb D, Boyd N, Messina D, Windsor R. The discrepancy between self-reported smoking status and urine cotinine levels among women enrolled in prenatal care at four publicly funded clinical sites. J Pub Health Manag Pract 2003;9(4):322-5.
• Formative evaluation methods in MCH practice: nutrition education in prenatal care.
  Boyd N, Windsor R, Formative evaluation methods in MCH practice: nutrition education in prenatal care. J Matern Child Health 2003;7(2):137-43.
• Condom availability programs in Massachusetts high schools: Relationships with condom use and sexual behavior.
  Blake S, Ledsky R, Goodenow C, Sawyer R, Lohrmann D, Windsor R. Condom availability programs in Massachusetts high schools: Relationships with condom use and sexual behavior. Am J Public Health 2003;93 (6): 955-62.
• The accuracy of self-reported smoking status assessed by cotinine test strips.
  Parker D, Lasater T, Windsor R, et al. The accuracy of self-reported smoking status assessed by cotinine test strips. Nicotine Tob Res 2002;4:305-9.
• Smoking and pregnancy: a global perspective.
  Windsor R. Smoking and pregnancy: a global perspective. In: Samet J, editor. WHO Report. Baltimore (MD): Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Institute For Global Tobacco Control; 2001. International Conference on Tobacco or Health: Avoiding the Epidemic among Women and Health. Tobacco Free Initiative, World Health Organization; 1999 Nov; Kobe, Japan.
• Efficacy of an abstinence-based HIV/STD prevention curriculum for adolescents.
  Blake S, Windsor R, Lohrmann D, et al. Efficacy of an abstinence-based HIV/STD prevention curriculum for adolescents. Health Educ Behav 2001;28(1)
• Evaluation of school-based HIV prevention education programs in New Jersey.
  Lohrmann D, Blake S, Collins T, Windsor R, Parillo A. Evaluation of school-based HIV prevention education programs in New Jersey. J Sch Health 2001;71(6):207-12.
• Behavioral and pharmacological treatment methods for pregnant smokers: issues for clinical practice.
  Windsor R, Oncken C, Henningfield J, et al. Behavioral and pharmacological treatment methods for pregnant smokers: issues for clinical practice. J Am Med Womens Assoc 2000;55(5):304-10.
• A process evaluation model for patient education program for pregnant smokers.
  Windsor R, Whiteside Jr HP, Solomon L, et al. A process evaluation model for patient education program for pregnant smokers. Tob Control Suppl 2000;9(3):29-35.
• The process of pregnancy smoking cessation: implications for interventions.
  DiClemente C, Dolan-Mullen P, Windsor R. The process of pregnancy smoking cessation: implications for interventions. Tob Control Suppl;9(3):iii16-21.
• Recommended cessation counseling for pregnant women who smoke: a review of the evidence.
  Melvin C, Dolan-Mullen P, Windsor R, Whiteside Jr P. Recommended cessation counseling for pregnant women who smoke: a review of the evidence. Tob Control Suppl 2000;9(3):80-4.
• Smoking in pregnancy: final thoughts.
  Goldenberg R, Klerman L, Windsor R, Whiteside Jr H. Smoking in pregnancy: final thoughts. Tob Control Suppl 2000;9(3):85-6.
• Effectiveness of AHCPR guideline - patient education methods for pregnant smokers in Medicaid maternity care.
  Windsor R, Woodby L, Miller T, et al. Effectiveness of AHCPR guideline - patient education methods for pregnant smokers in Medicaid maternity care. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;182(1):68-75.
• Counseling smokers in Medicaid maternity care: the SCRIPT project.
  Windsor R. Counseling smokers in Medicaid maternity care: the SCRIPT project. Tob Control Suppl 2000;9(1):i62.