Karen (Kay) M. Perrin
Title: Assistant Professor, Community and Family Health
Specialty: Adolescent health with a special focus on teen pregnancy.
Contact Information:
USF College of Public Health
MDC 0056813
Phone: (813) 974-6704
E-mail this USF Collaborative Partner
Details:
Topics of expertise:
Adolescent health with a special focus on teen pregnancy.
Educational and professional background:
Associate Degree in Nursing, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, Calif. Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology/Liberal Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, Calif. Masters in Public Health – Health Education University of South Florida, Tampa. Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health, USF. What was your Collaborative grant and what did you learn from it? Perrin, K.M. (P.I.), Becksted, J. (Co-P.I.), & Graven, Stanley, L. (Co-P.I.). Needs Assessment for the Hillsborough County Teen Pregnancy Community Initiative. USF Faculty Initiative Grant, Tampa, FL.
Have you done any other proposals that have additional grants?
Shivley, N. (P.I.), Perrin, K.M. (Co-P.I.), & Straub, D. (Co-P.I.). HIV Prevention Education and Testing with an Adolescent Population. USF Collaborative for Children, Families and Communities, Tampa, FL. Awarded: $15,000. Funding: 7/01/03 – 6/30/04. 2003: Gesten, E. (P.I.), Perrin, K.M. (Co-P.I.), & Rafael, L. (Co-P.I.). Pathways to Resilience: A 19-Year Follow-Up of Pinellas Youth. USF Collaborative for Children, Families and Communities, Tampa, FL. Awarded: $15,000. Funding: 7/01/03 – 6/30/04. 2003: Daley, E. (P.I.), Woodward, L. (Co-P.I.), Sahebzamani, F. (Co-P.I.), & Perrin, K.M. (co-P.I.). Women’s Health Collaborative Project. USF Area Health Education Center, Tampa, FL. Awarded: $25,052. Funding: 7/01/03 – 6/30/04. 2003; Coreil, J. (P.I.) and Perrin, K. (co-P.I.). Maternal and Child Health Training Grant, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Bethesda, MD, 7/03 – 6/04, $349,000.
What have you done since the grant (or for other grants dealing with children, families or communities)?
Perrin, K.M., Dorman, K.A., Henry, T., & Ryan, E. (accepted for publication – April 2003). Teen pregnancy to success. Journal of School Nursing. Liller, K.D., Nearns, J., Perrin, K.M., Crane, N., Gonzalez, R.R. (submitted for review – 2002). Evaluation of the MORE HEALTH “Respect Not Risk” firearm lesson for third graders in Pinellas County, Florida with Implications for school nurses. Journal of School Nursing. Mayhew, D., Perrin, K.M., & Struchen, W. (2002). An analysis of a Healthy Start smoking cessation program. American Journal of Health Studies, 17(4), 186-190. Perrin, K.M. & Goad, S. (2002). Can school nurses save money by treating the school employees as well as the students? Journal of School Health, 72(7), 305-306. Perrin, K.M. (2002). Internet Parenting Courses: Creative ways parenting teens obtain day care vouchers. Health Education and Behavior, 29(5), 518-520. Perrin, K.M. & Mayhew, D. (2000). The reality of designing and implementing an Internet-based course. Official Journal of the Distance Learning Association. 34:1-7.
Give us some “news you can use”:
Ackerman, S. (May 21, 2003). Mom, the student. The Tampa Tribune, Metro section, page 1. This article is about the Internet Parenting course that I designed in cooperation with nine other volunteers from various agencies.
What have you learned from your research that you wish every professional knew?
“If you are going to do to public health research, you must leave the university campus and get into the community. Listen to the stories of the people. Let these stories drive your research. Focus on the attributes of the individual or community rather than looking for the deficient.”
What have you learned from your research that you wish every student knew?
“Never start a project without first clearly defining the research question(s).”
