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Cheryl Zlotnick RN DrPH Department of Nursing Email: [email protected] Tel: 04-824-8764 Room 808

Families in Transition: homeless, foster care and immigrant youth and families; Health Service Trends with Primary and Preventive Care; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

B.S.N – 1973-1977: University of Delaware, Departments of Nursing M.S. - 1981-1982: Rush University. Department of Nursing Master Thesis: Is Achievement Motivation a Factor of Job Satisfaction? M.P.H. - 1986-1987: Johns Hopkins University. Department of Public Health Dr.P.H – 1987-1992: Johns Hopkins University. Department of Public Health Dissertation: Change of Motor Performance Impairment in Recovering Alcoholics

1993-1995

Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute Berkeley, California, USA

Affiliate Scientist

1996-2003

Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute Berkeley, California, USA

Scientist

1996-2007

Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland, Center for the Vulnerable Child (CVC) Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) Oakland, California, USA

Associate Research Scientist

1999-2005

Samuel Merritt University, School of Physical Therapy School of Nursing Department of Podiatric Medicine Oakland, California, USA

Adjunct Assistant Professor

2006-2010

Samuel Merritt University School of Physician Assistant Oakland, California, USA

Adjunct Associate Professor

2008-2010

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, Center for the Vulnerable Child (CVC) CHORI-Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute Oakland, California, USA

Director- CVC Clinical & Associate Scientist

2010Present

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, CHORI-Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute Oakland, California, USA

Associate Scientist

2011Present

University of Haifa The Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Studies Haifa, Israel

Associate Professor

Role in Research 1. Principal Investigator 2. Principal Investigator

Topic Service Use and Homelessness for Men, Women and Families Coordination of Services for Children At-Risk for Homelessness,

3. Principal Investigator

Coordination of Services for Children At-Risk for Homelessness,

4. Principal Investigator 5. Co-Principal Investigator

Pilot Study: Outcomes for Homeless persons Drug Problem & the Course of Homelessness

6. Principal Investigator

Development of Valid & Reliable Scale Measuring Case Management Supporting Parents to Help Themselves Promoting Pediatric Preventive Health Care Services

7. Principal Investigator 8. Principal Investigator

Clinic

Clinic

Funded By U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Mental Health NIMH- #R03 MH51651 US Department of Health & Human Services, (DHHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) #CSH 901930-09-0 US Department of Health & Human Services, (DHHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) #CSH 901930-09-0 (competitive renewal) US DHHS, HRSA/BPHC #CSH 901930 U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) #R01 DA09334 US DHHS, HRSA/BPHC #CSH Supplement

Year 1994-1996

San Francisco Foundation

1998-1999

Alpha Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, University of California, San Francisco

1999

1994-1995

1995-2000

1996 1997-1998

1998

9. Principal Investigator

Pediatric Clinical Research Center

US National Institute on Health National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) #3M01RR001271-20S10332

1999-2004

10. Principal Investigator

Alcohol, Services, Treatment and Work among Homeless Adults,

US National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) #R01 AA12019

1999-2001

11. Principal Investigator

Creation of CQI System to Assess Outcomes

US DHHS, BPHC Supplement

2000-2001

12. Principal Investigator

Coordination of Care for Children and Families who are Homeless or At-Risk for Homelessness Collaboration on Behavioral Health Interventions for Preschool Children who are Homeless or At-Risk for Homelessness Behavioral Health for Preschool Children who are Homeless or At-Risk for Homelessness Stakeholders Evaluation of Project SPARK Focus Groups – Evaluating the CVC Examining Patterns of Substance Abuse and Child Neglect Among Homeless Families, Primary and Case Management Services for Children in Families who are Homeless or At-Risk for Homelessness Expanded Medical Capacity (supplement)

US DHHS, BPHC #CSH 901930

2000-2005

San Francisco Foundation

2001-2003

Cleveland Foundation (Matching Grant to San Francisco Foundation)

2001

San Francisco Foundation

2002

Children’s Hospital Foundation

2004

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJ), Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) #052826

2005-2006

US DHHS, HRSA/BPHC #UDS 091850

2005-2010

US DHHS, HRSA/BPHC #UDS 091850

2007-2010

Parenting Groups for Foster Care and Homeless Families Lifecourse Outcomes: The Impact of Foster Care on Adulthood, California Program on Access to Care (CPAC) Oral Health for Children who are Homeless or AtRisk (supplement) ARRA-Increase Services for Health Centers, ARRA- Infrastructure in

Children’s Hospital Foundation

2007-2009

University of California, Office of the President

2008-2009

DHHS, HRSA/BPHC #UDS 091850

2009-2010

DHHS, HRSA #H88CS12484

2009-2011

DHHS, HRSA #C81CS13420

2009-2011

13. Principal Investigator

14. Principal Investigator

15. Principal Investigator 16. Principal Investigator 17. Principal Investigator

18. Principal Investigator

19. Principal Investigator 20. Principal Investigator 21. Principal Investigator

22. Principal Investigator 23. Principal Investigator 24. Principal

Investigator 25. Principal Investigator

Preparation for EMR Primary and Case Management Services for Children in Families who are Homeless or At-Risk for Homelessness

US DHHS, HRSA/BPHC 2011-2015 #UDS 091850 (Competing Renewal)

None

1.

Zlotnick C. (1984) Gathering a thesis committee. Nursing Outlook 32(6), 346. (IF is 1.541)

2.

Zlotnick C. (1987) Pediculosis corporis and the homeless. Journal of Community Health Nursing 4(1), 43-48. (IF is 0.559)

3.

Zlotnick C. (1987) Why Jessie Can’t Rest. Nursing 17(3), 120. (IF is 1.271)

4.

Zlotnick C & Galbraith J. (1991) Public health nurses: partners in the community. Spectrum 1(8), 16.

5.

Zlotnick C & Decker R. (1991) Home visiting outcomes and quality of life measures. Journal of Community Health Nursing 8(4), 207-14. (IF is 0.559)

6.

Zlotnick C. (1992) An example of a public health quality assurance system. Public Health Nursing 9(2), 133-7. (IF is 0.813)

7.

Zlotnick C & Cassanego M. (1992) Unemployment and Health. Nursing and Health Care 13(2), 78-82.

8.

Robertson MJ, Zlotnick C & Westerfelt A. (1993) Homeless men and women in public alcohol treatment. Contemporary Drug Problems 20(3), 499-519. (IF is 2.289)

9.

Zlotnick C & Gould P. (1993) Prenatal quality of life (QOL) outcomes for a public health quality assurance system. Journal of Nursing Quality Care 7(3), 3545. (IF is 0.943)

10. Zlotnick C, Fischer PJ & Agnew JA. (1995) Perceptuomotor Function of Homeless Males in Alcohol Rehabilitation. Journal of Substance Abuse 7(2), 235-44. (IF is 2.902) 11. Honnas R & Zlotnick C. (1995) Quality Assurance in Action: Development of a Childhood Anemia Audit Tool. Journal of Nursing Quality Care 9(4), 72-77. (IF is 0.943)

12. Zlotnick C, Franchino K, St Claire N, Cox K & St John M. (1996) The impact of family therapy of pregnant and parenting women in substance abuse treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 13(3), 195-202. (IF is 2.10) 13. Fitzgerald ST, Zlotnick C & Kolodner KB. (1996) Factors Related to Functional Status Following Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty. Heart and Lung 25(1), 24-30. (IF is 1.036) 14. Zlotnick C & Robertson MJ. (1996) Sources of Income Among Homeless Adults with Major Mental Disorders or Substance Use Disorders. Psychiatric Services 47(2), 147-151. (IF is 2.813) 15. Robertson MJ, Zlotnick C & Westerfelt A. (1997) Drug Disorders and Treatment Contact Among Homeless Men and Women in Alameda County. American Journal of Public Health 87(2), 221-228. (IF is 4.371) 16. Klee L, Kronstadt D & Zlotnick C. (1997) Foster Care's Youngest: A Preliminary Report. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 67(2), 290-299. (IF is 2.211) 17. Zlotnick C & Agnew J. (1997) Neuropsychological Function and Psychosocial Status of Alcohol Rehabilitation Program Residents. Addictive Behaviors 22(2), 183-194. (IF is 2.248) 18. Zlotnick C, Kronstadt D & Klee L. (1998) Foster Care Children and Family Homelessness. American Journal of Public Health 88, 1368-1370. (IF is 4.371) 19. Zlotnick C, Robertson MJ & Lahiff M. (1998) A Longitudinal Perspective on Entitlement Income Among Homeless Adults. Psychiatric Services 49(8), 10391042. (IF is 2.813) 20. Zlotnick C, Robertson MJ, & Wright MA. (1999) The impact of childhood foster care and other out-of-home placement on homeless women and their children. Child Abuse and Neglect 23(11), 1057-1068. (IF is 2.340) 21. Zlotnick C, Kronstadt D, & Klee L. (1999) Essential case management services for young children in foster care. Community Mental Health Journal 35(5), 421430. (IF is 0.962) 22. Zlotnick C, Robertson MJ & Lahiff M. (1999) Getting Off the Streets: Economic Resources and Residential Exits from Homelessness. Journal of Community Psychology 27(2), 209-224. (IF is 1.959) 23. Zlotnick C, Wright MA, Cox K, Te’o I & Stewart-Felix P. (2000) The Family Empowerment Club: Parent support and education for related caregivers. Child & Youth Care Forum 29(2), 97-112. 24. Zlotnick C & Marks L. (2002) Case Management Services Among Ten FederallyFunded Health Care for the Homeless Projects. Children’s Services: Policy, Research & Practice 5(2), 113-122. 25. Zlotnick C, Robertson MJ, & Tam T. (2002) Substance Use and Labor Force Participation Among Homeless Adults. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 28(1), 37-53. (IF is 1.335) 26. Zlotnick C, Robertson MJ, & Tam T. (2003) Substance Use and Separation of Homeless Mothers from their Children. Addictive Behaviors 28(8), 1373-1383. (IF is 2.248)

27. Zlotnick C, Tam T, & Robertson MJ. (2003) Disaffiliation, Substance Abuse and Exiting Homelessness. Substance Use and Misuse 38(3-6), 577-599. (IF is 0.725) 28. Tam T, Zlotnick C & Robertson MJ. (2003) Longitudinal perspective: adverse childhood events, substance abuse and labor force participation among homeless adults. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 29(4), 829-846. (IF is 1.335) 29. Zlotnick C, Tam T, & Robertson MJ. (2004) Adverse Childhood Events, Substance Abuse and Measures of Affiliation. Addictive Behaviors 29(6), 1177-1181. (IF is 2.248) 30. Zlotnick C & Soman L. (2004) Impact of Insurance Lapse Among Low-Income Children. Journal of Urban Health 81(4), 568-583. (IF is 2.205) 31. Strehlow A, Kline S, Zerger S, Zlotnick C & Profitt B. (2005) Health Care for the Homeless (HCH): Assessment of Adapted Clinical Practice Guidelines. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 17(11), 433-441. (IF is 0.907) 32.

Zlotnick C, Tam T, & Bradley K. (2007) Impact of Adulthood Trauma on Homeless Mothers. Community Mental Health Journal 43(1), 13-32. (IF is 0.962)

33. Zlotnick C, Maurer S, Wright MA & Jones T. (2007, Winter) The Story of Project SPARK. Children and Families Magazine 21(1), 26-31. 34.

Zlotnick C. (2007) Community- versus Individual-level Indicators and Pediatric Health Care. Journal of Urban Health 84(10, 45-59. (IF is 2.205)

35. Tam T, Zlotnick C & Bradley K. (2008) The link between homeless women’s mental health and service use. Psychiatric Services 59(9), 1004-1010. (IF is 2.813) 36. Zlotnick C & Zerger S. (2008) Survey Findings on Characteristics and Health Status of Clients Treated by Federally Funded (US) Health Care for the Homeless Programs. Health & Social Care in the Community, 17(1), 18-26. (IF is 1.010) 37.

Zlotnick C. (2009) What Research Tells us About the Intersecting Streams of Homelessness and Foster Care. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 79(3), 319325. (IF is 2.211)

38.

Zlotnick C, Tam T, & Bradley K. (2010) Long-term and Chronic Homelessness in Homeless Women and Women with Children. Social Work in Public Health (formerly Journal of Health and Social Policy), 25(4), 470-485.

39.

Zlotnick C, Wright M, Sanchez RM, Murga-Kusnir R & Te’o-Bennett I. (2010) Adaptation of Community Based Participatory Research Methods to Gain Community Input on Identifying Indicators of Successful Parenting. Child Welfare 89(4), 9-27. (IF is 0.500)

40.

Zlotnick C, Tam T & Soman LA. (Accepted for Publication January 2011) Lifecourse Outcomes on Mental and Physical Health: The Impact of Foster Care on Adulthood. American Journal of Public Health. (IF is 4.371)

41.

Zlotnick C, Tam T & Zerger S. (Accepted for Publication September 2011-pending minor revisions) Common Needs but Divergent Interventions for U.S. Homeless and Foster Care Children: Results From A Systematic Review. Health & Social Care in the Community. (IF is 1.010)