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Suellen Hopfer, Ph.D., CGC

Suellen Hopfer, Ph.D., CGC
PAMT Post-Doctoral Fellow, The Methodology Center and The Prevention Research Center


	The Pennsylvania State University 110-S Henderson University Park, PA 16802

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Suellen Hopfer

Education:
	Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2009 (Health Communication) M.S., University of Arizona, 1998 (Genetic Counseling) B.S., Earlham College, 1992 (German/Economics) Board certification in medical genetics (CGC), 2002
Research Interests:
	Vaccine Communication Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (HPV, HIV) Prevention of Drug Abuse Immigrant Health
Current Projects and Collaborators:
	I work with Michael Hecht and Michelle Miller-Day on the keepin’ it REAL Rural Middle-school Drug Prevention Project. As part of this project, I will be working with Michelle Miller-Day examining rural family network structures and their impact on 8th graders’ social coping and responses to drug offers and sexual activity initiation. I am collaborating with John Wylie on the Winnipeg Social Network Study: Phase III examining sexual and social networks of street youth and their risks for sexually transmitted infections and drug use. This project is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. The study examines the hidden epidemic of STIs and drug abuse among the Aboriginal population according to the CDC. I am also collaborating with Scott Gest on the PROSPER dataset to examine the structural aspects of peer networks and their associations with drug use outcomes (preliminary stages). I also plan to extend my dissertation work on HPV vaccine communication using a narrative approach to extend prevention efforts in migrant populations. http://www.migrantclinician.org
Honors and Awards:
	PSU, College of Liberal Arts Emerging Engagement Scholar Nominee, 2008
Grants:
Ongoing Support
	NIH/NIDA Post-doctoral Research Fellowship: Prevention and Methodology Training Program (The Methodology Center and Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University)
Completed Support
	CDC Public Health Pre-doctoral Grant R36: Employing narrative forms of communication for cervical cancer prevention 04/01/2008--05/31/2009 The Pennsylvania State University Role: Principal Investigator
Publications:
Peer-reviewed Papers
	Hopfer. S. (2010). College Women’s Decision Narratives of HPV Vaccine Acceptance and Resistance. Submitting to Health Communication (Target submission date: Fall 2009) Hopfer, S. (2010). A mental models approach to understanding HPV vaccine decision behavior: Comparing motivations to comply among those already vaccinated and those intending to vaccinate. Submitting to: Vaccine (Target submission date: Fall 2009). Hopfer, S. (2010). Validation of a daughter-parent vaccine communication scale for use in HPV vaccine prevention interventions. Submitting to Health Education & Behavior (Target submission date: Fall 2009). Hopfer, S., Davis, D., Kam, J. A., Shin, Y., Elek, E., Hecht. M. L. (2009). A review of elementary school-based substance use prevention programs:Identifying Program Attributes Journal of Drug Education (under review). Hopfer, S., Lee, J. K., Hecht, M. L. (2010). A latent class analysis of preadolescent drug resistance skill and its relationship to drug offers, a latent transition analysis of change in membership across developmental periods and its relationship to drug use. Submitting to Health Communication (Target submission date: Fall 2009). Warren, J. R., Allen, M. L., Hopfer, S., Okuyemi, K. (in press). Contextualizing single-parent preadolescent drug use talks. Qualitative Research Reports in Communication. Hecht, M. L. and Hopfer, S. (2010). Communication Theory of Identity in Jackson, R. L. II (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Identity, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Kugel, C., Retzlaff, C., Hopfer, S. Lawson, D., Daley, E., Drewes, C. Freedman, S. (2009). Familias con Voz: Community survey results from an intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention project with migrant workers. Journal of Family Violence, 24(8), 649-660. Parrott, R. L., Volkman, J. E., Lengerich, E. J., Ghetian, C., Chadwick, A. E., Hopfer. S. (2009). Community involvement: Use of Geographic Information Systems for Comprehensive Cancer Control, Health Communication, in press. Hopfer, S., Chadwick, A. E., Parrott, R. L., Ghetian, C. B., Lengerich, E. J. (2008). GIS Mapping in State Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs: Assessment of Training Needs and Preferences. Health Promotion and Practice, April 1, DOI:10.1177/1524839907309047 Volkman, J. E., Parrott, R. L., Hopfer, S., Lengerich, E. J. (2008) The meaning of privacy: The promise of GIS mapping and cancer control planning. Journal of Cancer Education, in press. Hopfer, S., MacEachren, A. M. (2007). Leveraging the potential of geospatial annotations for group decisions: a communication theory perspective. International Journal of Geographic Information Systems, 8(21), 921-934. Parrott, R. L., Hopfer, S., Ghetian, C. B., Lengerich, E. J. (2007). Mapping as Visual Health Communication Tool: Promises and Dilemmas. Health Communication, 22(1), 13-24. Oliveira, J. R., Spiteri, E., Sobrido, M. J., Hopfer, S., Klepper, J., Voit, T., Gilbert, J., Wszolek, Z. K., Calne, D. B., Stoessl, A. J., Hutton, M., Manyam, B. V., Boller, F., Baquero, M., Geschwind, D. H. (2004). Genetic heterogeneity in familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (Fahr’s disease or IBGC). Neurology, 63(11), 2165-7. Hopfer, S., Varga, E. (2004). The pedigree before the pill. The Genetic Family History, 2(1), 5. Hopfer, S. (2003). Emerging Issues in the Era of Genetic Testing. Generations, 31(1), Spring,1-5. Sobrido, M. J., Hopfer, S., Geschwind, D. H. (2002). Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification. GeneReviews: Genetic Disease Online Reviews April: www.geneclinics.org Hopfer, S. and Sobrido, M. J. (2001). Counseling Considerations Unique to Predictive Genetic Testing for Familial Basal Ganglia Calcification (FBGC) also known as Fahr’s Disease. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 10(6), 436-437. Hopfer, S. (2001). Book Review on the Ethics in Neurobiological Research with Human Subjects. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 10(5), 425-428. Mansfield, C., Hopfer, S., Marteau, T. M. (1999). Termination rates after prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome, spina bifida, anencephaly, and Turner and Klinefelter syndromes: a systematic literature review. European Concerted Action: DADA (Decision-making After the Diagnosis of a Fetal Abnormality). Prenatal Diagnosis, 19(9), 808-812.