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Bobbie Lee, DrPH, RN, FAAN

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Bobbie Lee, DrPH, RN, FAAN
 Hubert C Moog Endowed Professor Emeritus

Contact Information:
220 Nursing Administration Building
College of Nursing, South Campus
Email: Bobbie_Lee@umsl.edu
Phone :(314) 516-6076
Fax: (314) 516-7082
 

Overview:

Dr. Lee is a nationally-renowned nurse scientist studying firearm injuries and adolescent violence.

Teaching Areas:

  • Epidemiologic methods
  • Research methods
  • Evidence based nursing

Research Interests:

  • Epidemiology of injuries, especially those resulting from interpersonal or self inflicted violence
  • Injury prevention

Education:

  • B.S.N.: St. Olaf College
  • M.P.H.: University of Minnesota, School of Public Health
  • Dr.P.H.: University of Texas, School of Public Health

Grants:

  • 2008 Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship, FY09, ($62,960). PI DHHS/HRSA/BHPR (Funded).
  • 2008 DNP: Translational Education for Quality Outcomes. ($891,867). PI. DHHS/HRSA/BHPR/NEPB. Advanced Nursing Education (Funded).
  • 2007 DHHS Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship, FY08, PI, HRSA A10HP00014-08-00
  • 2007 CLinical and Translational Science Program. KS Polonsky. PI. Washington University School of Medicine. Coinvestigator. NIH (Funded).
  • 2005 Multidisciplinary Clinical Scholars Career Development Program (K12). Fraser V (WashU, PI). NIH. Coinvestigator and member of advisory committee. (Funded).
  • 2000 UMSL Center for Youth Violence Prevention. Principal Investigator. Centers for Disease Control, $7,455, 723. Approved, not funded.
  • 1998-03 Violence Against Women National Prevention Research Center. DG Kilpatrick, Principal Investigator. Coinvestivator.
  • 1994-97 Island Youth: A Youth Violence Initiative for the CityCity of Galveston, TX. Coinvestigator, Moody Foundation.
  • 1994-97 ASF Institutional Research Grant, UTMB Grant Committee, American Suicide Foundation.
  • 1993-97 Firearm Injury Research Program. Kellermann AL, Lee RK, Rivara F. Centers for Disease Control.
  • 1992-93 Epidemiology and Cost of Firearm Injuries. Kellermann AL, Lee RK, Rivara F. Centers for Disease Control.
  • 1989-96 Case Control Study of Attempted Suicide, Houston. (CDC Intramural Study).
  • 1989-91 Development of Epidemiologic Projects Addressing Injury and Violence as Public Health Problems. Centers for Disease Control.
  • 1988 Fatal and Non-fatal Firearm-Related Injury Rates for the City of Galveston, TX, 1979-81. Centers for Disease Control.

Publications/Presentations:

  • Garzon DL, Lee RK, Homan SM. There's no place like home: A preliminary study of toddler unintentional home inuury.J Pediatric Nursing 2007;22:368-75.
  • Schachman KA, Lee RK, Lederman RP. Baby boot camp: Facilitating Maternal Role Adaptation in military wives. Nursing Research 2004;53:107-115.
  • Mechanic MB, Thompson VLS, Shields N, Lee RK, Hirshberger J, Mastnak J, O’Connor S. Violence against women programming: Report of what is in use. Charleston, SC: National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center, 2003.
  • Schachman KA, Lee RK, Lederman RP. Baby boot camp: Facilitating Maternal Role Adaptation in military wives. Nursing Research (in press)
  • Ketefian S, Bays C, Draucker C, Herrick L, Lee RK. Guidelines for Scientific Integrity, Second Edition. Chicago: Midwest NursingResearch Society. The Association, September, 2002.
  • Lee RK, Thompson VL, Mechanic MB. Violence against Women: A View of Pandora’s Box. Am J Public Health. 2002;92:530-4.
  • Powell KE, Kresnow, M, Mercy JA, Potter LB , Swann AC, Frankowski, Lee RK, Bayer TL. Alcohol consumption and nearly lethal suicide attempts. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior 2001;32(Supp):30-41.
  • Potter L, Kresnow, MJ, Powell, K, Simon, R, Mercy JA, Lee, RK, Frankowski RF, Swann AC, Bayer T. Influence of geographic mobility on nearly lethal suicide attempts. Suicide and LifeThreatening Behavior 2001;32(Supp):42-8.
  • O’Carroll PW, Crosby A, Mercy JA, Lee RK, Simon TR. Interviewing suicide “decedents”: A fourth strategy for risk factor assessment. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior 2001;32(Supp):3-6.
  • Kresnow M, Ikeda RM, Mercy JA, Powell KE, Potter LB, Simon TR, Lee RK, Frankowski RF. An unmatched case-control study of nearly lethal suicide attempts in Houston, Texas: Research methods and measurements. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior 2001;32(Supp):7-20.
  • Mercy JA, Kresnow M, O’Carroll PW, Lee RK, Powell KE, Potter LB, Swann AC, Frankowski RF, Bayer TL. Is suicide contagious? A study of the relationship between exposure to the suicidal behavior of others and nearly lethal suicide attempts. Am J Epidemiol 2001;154:120-7.
  • Frankowski RJ, Lee RK. Epidemiology: Incidence and mortality of craniocerebral missile wounds.In Missile Wounds of the Head and Neck, Volumes I and II, B. Aarabi et al, Eds. Lebanon,NH: American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1999.
  • Kellermann AL, Somes G, Rivara FP, Lee RK, Banton J. Injuries and deaths due to firearms in the Home. J Trauma. 1998;45:263-7.
  • Potter LB, Kresnow M, Powell KE, O’Carroll PW, Lee RK, Frankowski RF, Swann AC, Bayer TLBautista MH, Briscoe MG. Identification of nearly fatal suicide attempts: Self-inflicted injury severity form. Suic Life Threat Beh. 1998;28:174-86.
  • Lee RK. Adolescents and young adults and violence. Reflections on Healing: A Central Nursing Construct. PB Kritek, Ed. New York: National League for Nursing, 1997.
  • Kellermann AL, Rivara FP, Lee RK, et al. Firearm injuries in three cities. N Engl J Med l996;335:1438.Campbell JC, Harris MJ, Lee RK. An overview of violence in America and nursing’s response:Demographics, research and public policy. Nursing Care in a Violent Society: Issues and Research. Springer Publishing Co., 1995
  • Campbell JC, Harris MJ, Lee RK. Violence research: An overview. Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice: An International Journal 1995;9(2) :105-21.
  • Lee RK, Froehlke RG, Harris MJ. Surveillance for nonfatal firearm injuries. Proceedings of 1993 Public Health Conference on Records and Statistics. Washington DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. DHHS Pub.No. (PHS)94-1214:l49-154.
  • Zwerling C, McMillan D, Cook PJ, Gunderson P, Johnson N, Kellermann AL, Lee RK, Loftin C,Merchant JA, Teret S. Firearm injuries: Public health recommendations. Am J Preventive Medicine 1993;9 (3Supp.) :52-6
  • .Lee RK, Harris M. Unintentional firearm injuries: The price of protection. Am J Preven Medicine 1993;9(3 Supp.) :16-20.
  • Lee RK, Waxweiler RJ, Dobbins JG, Paschetag T. Incidence rates of firearm injuries in Galveston, Texas, 1979 - 1981. Am J Epidemiol. 1991;134:511-21.
  • Centers for Disease Control. Forum on youth violence in minority communities: setting the agenda for prevention: Summary of the proceedings, Part III Weapons and minority youth violence. Public Health Reports 199l;106:250-4.
  • Bell C, Bender T, Erickson R, Kraus J, Lee RK, Loftin C, Malcan J, Mercy J, Pizatella T, Roth J,Seligman P, Zahn M, Zimring F. Homicide in U.S. Workplaces: A Strategy for PreventionDHHS (NIOSH) Pub. No. 92-103. 1992.
  • Froehlke RF, Lee RK, Powell KE. Recent trends in homicide among 15-24 year old black males.MMWR 1990;39:877-9.
  • Lee RK, Sacks JJ. Latchkey children and guns at home. JAMA 1990;264:2210.
  • Lee RK, Burau K, Clanton S. Firearm mortality in Texas, 1976-1985: How far is Fort Smith? TexasMedicine l99l;87(4) :78-83.
  • Kellermann AL, Lee RK, Mercy JA, Banton J. Epidemiologic basis for the prevention of firearm injuries. Ann Rev Publ Health. 1991 12:17-40.