Instructor University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD

November, 2016 Cassandra A. Okechukwu, MSN, ScD Kresge 722, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 Phone: (617) 432 4486 cassandrao@post.harvard.edu Homepage: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cassandra-okechukwu ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Associate Professor Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA Assistant Professor Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 2016 present 2010 2016 Instructor University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 2003 2004 MAJOR ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS Co-Director Faculty Mentor Harvard University/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Pre- and Post- Doctoral Educational Program in Cancer Prevention and Control Harvard University Maternal and Child Health/Children Youth and Families Training Program 2015-present 2010-present EDUCATION Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars postdoctoral program; Joint program of the University of California, San Francisco and the University of California, Berkeley 6/2010 Doctor of Science in Public Health; Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health 5/2008 Master of Science in Nursing; Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing 12/2002 Master of Public Health; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 5/2002 Bachelor of Science in Nursing; University of Maryland, Baltimore 5/2000 Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION Interdisciplinary Concentration on Women, Gender, and Health (Harvard) 2008 Registered Nurse License (Maryland and Massachusetts) 2000 & 2008 Interdisciplinary Competency in Environmental and Occupational Health (Johns Hopkins) 2002 HONORS & DISTINCTIONS Best Junior Scholar Paper Award, VI International Conference of Work and Family 2015 APHA James G. Zimmer New Investigator Research Award 2015 Kanter International Award for Work-Family Research Excellence 2015 National Institute of Health Loan Repayment Program for Health Disparities Research 2009 2015 Fellow, National Institute of Health Advanced Training Institute on Behavior Theory 2012 Fellow, National Institute on Aging Summer Institute on Aging Research 2010 Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health Thomas D. Cabot Academic Fellowship 2008 Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health Student Recognition Leadership Award 2007 Association of Schools of Public Health Fellowship Award 2007 National Cancer Institute Pre-doctoral Cancer Prevention Fellowship Award 2004 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Academic Scholarship Award 2001

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Hearst Foundation Academic Scholarship 2001 US Army Nurse Corp Spirit of Nursing Leadership and Service Award 2000 University of Maryland Student Government Association Outstanding Leader Award 2000 Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society Leadership and Scholarship Award 2000 Johns Hopkins Hospital Outstanding Nurse Scholar Award 2000 Montgomery College Volunteer of the Year Award 1998 Hebrew Home of Greater Washington College Volunteer of the Year Award 1997 FUNDED PROJECTS Current Funding Principal Investigator, Making the case for Total Worker Health for the Low-Wage Workforce. 9/2017-2021 Co-Investigator, Integrated Approaches to Health & Safety in the Dynamic Construction Work 9/2016-2021 Environment. Projects funded as part of the Harvard Center for Work, Health and Wellbeing (Center PI G. Sorensen; 2U19OH008861). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Sub contract Principal Investigator, Organizational approaches to Total Worker Health for lowincome workers. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 9/2016-2020 (1R01OH010811) Faculty, Harvard University Maternal and Child Health/Children Youth and Families Training Program Center of Excellence (PI M. McCormick; MC00001). Maternal and Child Health Bureau Co-Director, Harvard University/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Pre- and Post-Doctoral Educational Program in Cancer Prevention and Control (PI K. Viswanath; 5R25CA057711). National Cancer Institute Principal Investigator, Integrating occupational health disparities into integrated WHP-OSH programs. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Career Incubator and Pilot Funds. Principal Investigator, Drug abuse and jobs: racial disparities in labor force participation and outcomes. National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute for Health (R03DA038697) 9/2015-2020 9/2015-2019 7/2014-2018 4/2015-2017 Past Funding Co-Investigator, Integrated Approaches to Health & Safety in the Dynamic Construction Work Environment. Funded as part of the Harvard Center for Work, Health and Wellbeing (Center PI Glorian Sorensen; 2U19OH008861). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Principal Investigator, Left Behind: A Pilot Study of Unemployment and Smoking in US Populations Living with Mental Illness Using NESARC. Harvard Center for Population and Development, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Seed Grant. Amount $20,000 Principal Investigator, The impact of Work, Family and Health intervention on nursing home residents. Supplement to Evaluating the Health Benefits of Workplace Policies and Practices Phase II (PI L. Berkman; 3U01AG027669-S1). National Institute of Aging. Amount: $306,391 Principal Investigator, Research Enabling Grant. Harvard University Office of Faculty Development and Diversity. Amount: $40,000 Principal Investigator, Public policy changes in nursing home reimbursement and health of direct-care workers. Harvard-NIOSH Education and Research Center. Amount: $10,000 Principal Investigator, Examining the effects of tobacco control policies on disparities in smoking by occupational group from 1992 to 2007. Health Disparities Working Group, 9/2010 8/2016 1/2013 8/2015 4/2011 8/2013 7/2012 6/2013 7/2012 6/2013 2008 2010 Page 2

University of California, San Francisco. Amount: $21,533 Principal Investigator, Macroeconomic trends and smoking among construction workers: Is there an association? Population Center, University of California, Berkeley. Amount: $11,698 Principal Investigator, Social determinants of smoking among working class populations. CDC/ASPH Prevention Research Center Minority Fellowship. Amount: $45,375 Principal Investigator, Social determinants of smoking among working class populations. NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Pre-doctoral Fellows (F31CA132616). (Declined funding) Principal Investigator, Social determinants of smoking among working class populations. CDC Grants for Public Health Research Dissertation (R36DP001166). (Declined funding) 2008 2009 2007 2008 2007 2009 2007 2009 STUDY SECTION/ GRANT REVIEW Role Program Name Federal Agency Dates of Service Ad Hoc Reviewer Member of Ad Hoc Panel Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span (HANDLS) Home Visit Study World Trade Center Cooperative Research Agreement Grant Proposal Review Ad hoc Panel National Institute on Aging August 2016 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Ad Hoc Reviewer Clinical Trials Review Committee National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Ad Hoc Reviewer Special Emphasis Panel World Health Organization Cooperative Grant National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 2013 2016 June 2014 December 2013 SERVICE TO PUBLIC Mentor W.M Trotter School Mentoring Program, Boston, MA 2015 present Weekly Volunteer St. Paul Parish Fair Foods Program, Cambridge, MA 2010 2015 Humanities Advisor God Loves Uganda (documentary on the genesis, funding and impact of anti-gay laws in Uganda). Produced by Oscar Awardee, 2011 2012 Registered Nurse (former Health Coordinator) Roger Ross Williams Safe Haven Project: Camps and life-skills programs for youth living with HIV/AIDS, Maryland and Massachusetts 2000 2011 SERVICE TO PROFESSION Abstract reviews Social Problems 2016 Plos One 2015 American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2007-2016 Social Science and Medicine 2008-2016 American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2008-2015 Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2013 American Journal of Public Health, 2007 2012 Journal of Occupational Health Psychology 2011 Health Education and Behavior, Tobacco Control, and Preventing Chronic Disease Pre-2010 Page 3

Service leadership Session Chair Topic Area Chair Session Moderator Abstract and award paper reviewer Long Term Care 1. Behavioral and Social Sciences session at Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting Occupational Health Section, Society for Behavioral Medicine annual meeting Tearing Down the Power Walls: Point of Sale Tobacco Control Strategies. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs session at American Public Health Association annual meeting Work, Stress and Health annual meeting and Best Intervention Paper Competition November 2016 Fall 2016 November 2015 May 2015 Abstract reviewer Occupational Health section of the American Public Health Association 2006-2010 Session Moderator The impact of employment and partners employment on new mothers health and smoking. Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Annual Meeting May 2011 SERVICE TO DEPARTMENT AND SCHOOL Member Committee for the Advancement of Women Faculty 2013 present Faculty Member Harvard Center for Population and Development 2012 present Faculty Advisor Harvard Chan Nigerian Students and Scholars Association 2010 present Member DFCI/Harvard Cancer Center 2010 present Faculty Member Women, Gender and Health Interdisciplinary committee 2010 2013 Co-chair Women, Gender, and Health Interdisciplinary committee 2011 2012 Member Harvard Chan Women and Health Initiative Steering Committee 2011 2013 Member Roadmap to 2013 Planning Retreat Committee, Harvard Chan School 2011 Attendee Retreat for Comparative Effectiveness, Dean s Flagship Initiative on 2011 Comparative Effectiveness Research Moderator World Malaria Day: Achieving Progress and Impact, Harvard Chan 2011 School Nigerian Students and Scholars Association Faculty Mentor Harvard RWJ Health and Society Scholars Program 2010 2012 Member Harvard Chan School Fulbright Application committee 2010 Institutional Grant Review Role Program Name Institution Dates Committee Member A. David Mazzone Awards Program for Prostate Cancer Research: Disparities Research Section Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 2011 MENTORING AND ADVISING Postdoctoral Advising Name Current Position Dates Emily Sparer Fellow, Harvard-DFCI Postdoctoral program in Cancer Prevention and Control 2015-present Adolfo Cuevas Fellow, Harvard-DFCI Postdoctoral program in Cancer Prevention and Control 2015-present Erika Sabbath Secondary advisee Assistant Professor, Boston College Co-authored three papers and was primary mentor on internal grant from Harvard Education and Research Training Program 2012 2014 Page 4

Sara Tamers, Primary advisee Health Research Scientist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Total Worker Health Program Published three-first authored and one co-authored papers while working with me; Awarded international grant from Harvard Center for Population and Development 2010 2013 Doctoral Advisees Name Current Position Dates Yenee Soh Doctoral Student, Social and Behavioral Sciences 2015-present Natasha Sokol Doctoral Student, Social and Behavioral Sciences Awarded own NIH/NIDA F31 fellowship in April 2015 2013 present Kathryn Pollenz Smith Felicia Browne Esther Hill Velasquez Lauren Dutra Doctoral Student, Social and Behavioral Sciences Part-time student; Selected for highly-competitive Fragile Families summer fellowship Scientist, Research Triangle International Awarded NCI pre-doctoral fellowship; defended in August 2015 Research Fellow at Massachusetts Health Policy Commission Awarded pre-doctoral NIA fellowship while my student; Switched focus and dissertation advisor, but continuing mentorship as teaching assistant in spring 2015 and co-author on 2016 publication on occupational injuries and turnover in nursing homes. Social Scientist, University of California San Francisco Published three dissertation papers in Social Science and Medicine, Tobacco Control and Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2012 present 2011 2015 2011 2013 2010 2013 Thesis Committees Name Current Position Dissertation/Proposal Title Dates Elizabeth Barnett Postdoctoral fellow, Harvard Physical activity and enjoyment: measurement, 2014 2016 Medical School evaluation, and reflection Michael Grant Felicia Browne Scientist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Doctoral Candidate, Social and Behavioral Sciences The role of safety inspections in integrated workplace interventions HIV risk behavior among adolescents and young adults in Cape Town, South Africa: The role of economic dependence and employment 2014 2016 2013 2015 Allegra Gordon Research fellow, Children s Hospital, Boston Gender expression, discrimination, and health among U.S. adolescents and young adults: Quantitative and qualitative approaches 2012 2015 Rachel Faulkenberry Research Fellow, Dana- Farber Cancer Institute Beyond access: Barriers and facilitators to information engagement among individuals with low socioeconomic position 2013 2014 Page 5

Zinzi Bailey Lauren Dutra Rebekah Lee Director of Research and Evaluation at the Center for Health Equity, NYC Department of Health Postdoctoral scholar, University of California San Francisco Research Associate, Harvard Prevention Research Center Dal Chin (UCSF) Junior specialist, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco Incarceration as a social determinant of risk factors for cancer Injustice and smoking: An international analysis of the relationship between experiences of injustice and smoking behavior among underrepresented populations Advancing implementation science for community health: Finding from the out-ofschool nutrition and physical activity grouprandomized control trial Individual, interpersonal, and occupational factors of cigarette smoking in building trades workers 2011 2014 2010 2013 2010 2013 2010 2011 Masters Advisees Names Years Emilie Doan Van (Masters in Public Health-65) 2016 Brett Clark (Masters in Public Health-45) 2016 Carolyn Perry (One year Masters in Science) 2016 Jean Marie Calvo (Masters in Public Health) 2015 2016 Michelle Fleming (Two year Masters in Science) 2014 2016 Allison Hutchings (Masters in Public Health) 2012 2015 Donna Zwas (Masters in Public Health) 2012 2015 Ian Huntington (Masters in Public Health) 2012 2015 Araceli Gutiérrez (Two year Masters in Science) 2013 2014 Alisha Lalani (Two year Masters in Science) 2011 2013 Rijuta Pandav (Two year Masters in Science) 2011 2013 Atena Asiaii (Masters in Public Health) 2011 2012 Kristen Lingle (Masters in Public Health) 2011 2012 Mary Gordon (Masters in Public Health) 2010 2012 Akshay Govind (Masters in Public Health) 2010 2011 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Primary Courses Course: Sponsor & Venue Topic Audience Dates Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health University of Maryland School of Nursing Using public health theories to solve community health problems Psychosocial Theories for Health Behavior Community Health Nursing: Theories and Practice 32 graduate students Contact time: 24 hours/year 20+ graduate students. Contact time: 48 hours/year 15 undergraduate students Contact time: 60 hours/year Fall 2016 Spring 2012 2015 Spring 2004 Page 6

Guest Lectures: Academic Course: Sponsor & Venue Topic Audience Dates Core Principles of Biostatistics and Epidemiology for Public Health Practice: Harvard University Studying work, family and health outcomes: individual and multilevel considerations Graduate MPH students October 2015 Women, Gender, and Health: Introductory Perspectives Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Social Epidemiology George Mason University Entrepreneurship in Africa: Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University Philosophy of Science: Simmons School of Social Work Cancer Prevention: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Gender in occupational and environmental health research and practice Working conditions and health of workers and their families Finding entrepreneurial opportunities in addressing non-communicable diseases Developing a solutionoriented research agenda 20-30 graduate students Contact time: 3 hours Annual lecture since 2011 12 graduate students October, 2015 35 undergraduate & graduate students Contact time: 3 hours 3 doctoral students Contact time: 2 hours Annual lecture since 2015 November 2014 Theories of Health Behavior Contact time: 2 hours Spring 2011 & 2012 Executive Education Course: Sponsor & Venue Topic Audience Dates Health Policy Innovation Seminar: How work-family policies 50 Health Care July 2016 Albert J. Jovell Institute of Public and practices influence Executives from Spain health & Patients-UIC population health Contact time: 2 hours Creating patients-based evidence from roots: Albert J. Jovell Institute of Public health & Patients-UIC Integrating Wellness and Occupational Health and Safety in the Workplace: Executive and Continuing Professional Education Harvard Chan School Integrating Wellness and Occupational Health and Safety in the Workplace Executive and Continuing Professional Education. Harvard Chan School How theories shape research studies and results Connection to Community: Family and Work-Life Balance Putting Guidelines into Practice: Labor Union/Construction Case Study 50 Mid-Career Professionals (Global) Contact time: 2 hours 50-60 Executives Contact time: 2 hours 50-60 Executives Contact time: 5 hours April 2015 Annual lecture since 2014 January 2014 Page 7

PRESENTATIONS Invited Academic Seminars and Presentations 1. Beyond White Collars: Work-Family Conflict and Low-Wage Workers. Plenary session of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Program final Annual meeting. New Orleans, LA. May, 2016 2. Work-family balance: Why it matters for population health. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars Seminar Series Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Cambridge, MA. March, 2016 3. Why the work-family interface matters for the public s health. Harvard Chan School Maternal and Child Health Youth and Family Seminar Series, Boston, MA. February, 2016 4. Work-family support: why it matters for the public s health. Harvard Takemi Program in International Health Seminar Series, Boston, MA. October, 2015 5. Work, family and health: Why balance matters for public health. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Education and Research Center Environmental and Occupational Health Seminar Series. Baltimore, MD. August, 2015 6. Balancing work, family and health disparities: A tale of two America. Harvard T.H Chan Summer Hot Topics Seminar Series, Boston, MA. July, 2015 7. Integrated Interventions for Tobacco Cessation- Practical Considerations. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Total Worker Health Webinar Series. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/twh/webinar.html. March, 2015 8. From racism and injustice to public health outcomes. Harvard Takemi Program in International Health Seminar Series, Boston, MA. February, 2015 9. Occupational injuries drive turnover in nursing homes. Harvard Education and Research Center Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Seminar Series, Boston, MA. February, 2015 10. Who will care for us: Addressing health, productivity, and turnover in long-term care. National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program Seminar Series. Baltimore, MD. November, 2014 Conference Presentations 1. Okechukwu, C, Kelly, E., Bacic, J., DePasquale, N., Hurtado. D., Kossek, E. Sembajwe, G. (June, 2016). Impacts of Work-family support on low wage workers job performance. Paper presented at the Work and Family Researchers Meeting. Washington DC. 2. Okechukwu CA, Rodgers, JA, Dennerlein, J., Kim, SS. (November 2015). Pressure to take shortcuts predicts injury absence among construction apprentices. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. 3. Okechukwu, C, Kelly, E., Bacic, J., DePasquale, N., Hurtado. D., Kossek, E. Sembajwe, G. (July, 2015). Supporting employees work-family needs improves care quality: Evidence from the Work, Family, and Health study. VI International Conference of Work and Family. Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa (IESE Business School), Barcelona, Spain. 4. Okechukwu, C. (May, 2015). Job loss as a consequence of occupational injury: Longitudinal analyses using Marginal Structural Models. Paper presented at Work, Stress and Health Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA. 5. Okechukwu, C. (March, 2015). Balancing opportunities and coercion: Labor, workers' rights and NCD. In Framing Non-Communicable Diseases for action: Insight and innovation from the next generation of public Page 8

health leaders. Symposium conducted at the World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 6. Okechukwu, C. (October, 2014). Using creative and strategic partnership for TWH interventions in complex organizational structures. Paper presented at the First International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health. Bethesda, MD. 7. Okechukwu, C. (June, 2014). Connecting theories, methods and research findings: integrating work-family exposures and health promotion. In Improving worker health and well-being: synergies and antagonisms between worksite health promotion and work-life policy. Symposium conducted at the Work & Family Researchers Network Bi-annual Conference. New York, NY. 8. Okechukwu, C. (March, 2014). They really do come a close second : How managers balance familyresponsiveness and care quality in long-term care. Paper presented at the Industrial and Labor Relations Review Journal conference, special issue on Employment Relations in Healthcare. New Brunswick, NJ. 9. Kelly, E., Moen, P., Oakes, MJ, Okechukwu, C., Davis, K., Kossek, E., Hanson, G., Mierzwa, F., Casper, LM. (April, 2013). Changing work and work-family conflict in an information technology workplace: Evidence from the Work, Family and Health Network. Plenary paper presented at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. 10. Okechukwu, C. (March, 2013). Understanding workplace determinants of health. Paper presented at the Association of Health Care Journalists Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. 11. Dutra, L.M. Okechukwu, C (March, 2012). Household and workplace influences on smoking among U.S. workers. Paper presented at the 15 th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Singapore. 12. Okechukwu, C., Souza, K., Davis, K., De Castro, B. (September, 2011). Discrimination, harassment, abuse and bullying in the workplace: Contribution of workplace injustice to occupational health disparities. Plenary presentation at the First National Conference on Elimination Health and Safety Disparities at Work, Chicago, IL. 13. Okechukwu, C., Kelly, E., Sembajwe, G., Berkman, L. (May, 2011). Decoupling as a management strategy: The case of work-family stress in nursing homes. Paper presented at the Work, Stress and Health Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. 14. Okechukwu, C., Kelly, E., Sembajwe, G., Berkman, L. (November, 2009). That s not our role: A qualitative study of family-responsive workplace policies for staff in nursing homes. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. 15. Okechukwu, C., Krieger, N., Li, Y., Barbeau, E. (March, 2009). Apprenticeship site-based smoking cessation intervention for blue-collar workers in the United States. Paper presented at the 14 th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Mumbai, India. 16. Okechukwu, C., Sorensen, G., Punnett, L., Brockhaus, A., Borwegan, B., Wagner, G. (November, 2007). Paradigm shift or struggle: Integrating health promotion and health protection. Occupational Health and Safety session. Panel, conceptualized and coordinated by Okechukwu C. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington DC. 17. Okechukwu, C., Krieger, N., Sorensen, G., Li, Y., Barbeau, E. (September, 2007). Exposure to hazards and smoking behaviors in a multiethnic working class population. Paper presented at the Worklife 2007 National Symposium: Protecting and Promoting Worker Health. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Washington DC. Page 9

18. Okechukwu, C., Ertel K., Buxton, O., Sorensen, G., Berkman, L. (August, 2007). The health impact of work/family demands among low wage employees in long-term care industry. Paper presented at the Academy of Management annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA. 19. McPhaul, K., Okechukwu, C., Lipscomb, J. (November, 2003). Intertwining advocacy and scholarship in occupational health. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 20. Okechukwu, C., Langlie, N. (November, 2003). An art based program to increase the social network of young adults living with HIV. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. PUBLICATIONS Peer-Reviewed (Underline denotes mentored first author) 1. DePasquale, N., Mogle, J., Zarit, S.H., Okechukwu, C.A., Kossek, E.E., & Almeida, D.M. The family time squeeze: Perceived family time adequacy buffers work strain in certified nursing assistants with multiple caregiving roles. The Gerontologist. (In Press). 2. Hurtado, D., Okechukwu, CA., Buxton, O, Hammer, L., Hanson, G., Moen, P., Klein, L., & Berkman, L. Effects on cigarette consumption of a work-family supportive organizational intervention: six-month results from the Work, Family and Health Network study. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. (In Press). doi:10.1136/jech-2015-206953 3. Okechukwu, C. A., Kelly, E., Bacic, J., DePasquale, N., Hurtado, D., Kossek, E., & Sembajwe, G. Supporting employees' work-family needs improves health care quality: Longitudinal evidence from longterm care. Social Science Medicine. (2016); 157:111-9. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.03.031 4. McCloud RF, Okechukwu CA, Sorensen G, Viswanath K. Entertainment or Health? Exploring the Internet Usage Patterns of the Urban Poor: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Eysenbach G, ed. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2016;18(3):e46. doi:10.2196/jmir.4375. 5. Okechukwu C, Bacic J, Velasquez E, Hammer L. Marginal structural modeling of associations of occupational injuries with voluntary and involuntary job loss among nursing home workers. Occup Environ Med. (2016); 73(3):175-82.doi:10.1136/oemed-2015-103067. 6. McCloud, RF, Okechukwu C.A, Sorensen G, Viswanath K. Beyond access: Barriers to internet health information seeking among the urban poor. J Am Med Inform (2016); 0:1 7. 7. McHale, S. Davis, K., Greene, K., Casper, L. Kan, ML, Kelly, EL, King, RB. Okechukwu, CA. Effects of a Workplace Intervention on Parent-Child Relationships. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2016; 25(2):553-561. 8. Hurtado, D., Berkman, LF, Buxton, O., Okechukwu, C.A. Schedule control and nursing home quality: exploratory evidence of a psychosocial predictor of resident care. Journal of Applied Gerontology; 2016, 35: 244-253. 9. Bailey, Z. Okechukwu, C.A, Kawachi, I., & Williams, D. Incarceration and Current Tobacco Smoking Among Black and Caribbean Black Americans in the National Survey of American Life (NSAL). American Journal of Public Health. 2015, 105: 2275-2285. 10. Sparer EH, Okechukwu CA, Manjourides J, Herrick RF, Katz JN, Dennerlein JT. Length of time spent working on a commercial construction site and the associations with worker characteristics. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2015,58:964-973. Page 10

11. Okechukwu, C.A. Long working hours are linked to risky alcohol consumption. [Editorial] The BMJ. 2015: 350:g7800. 12. Bailey ZD, Williams DR, Kawachi I, Okechukwu CA. Incarceration and adult weight gain in the National Survey of American Life (NSAL). Preventive Medicine. 2015; 81:380-6. 13. Buxton, OM Okechukwu, CA. Long working hours can be toxic. [Commentary]. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 2015; 3:1: 3-4. 14. Davis, K., Lawson, KM, Almeida, D., Kelly, E., King, R.B., Hammer, L., Casper, LM., Okechukwu, C.A., Hanson, G., & McHale, SM. Parents Daily Time with Their Children: A Workplace Intervention. Pediatrics. 2015;5:875-882. 15. Tamers, S. Okechukwu, C.A., Marino, Guéguen, A., Goldberg, M., Zins, M. Effect of stressful life events on changes in smoking among the French: Longitudinal findings from GAZEL. European Journal of Public Health; 2015;25(4):711-5. 16. Arias, O.E., Caban-Martinez, A.J., Umukoro, A.J., Okechukwu, C.A., Dennerlein, J.T. Physical activity levels at work and outside of work among Commercial Construction Workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2015;57(1):73-8. 17. Sabbath, E., Gutierrez, L., Okechukwu, C.A., Singh-Manoux, A., Amieva, H., Goldberg, M., Zins, M., Berr, C. Time may not fully attenuate solvent-associated cognitive deficits in highly-exposed workers. Neurology; 2014;82(19)1716-1723. 18. Kim, S., Okechukwu, C.A., Dennerlein, J., Boden, L., Hopcia, K., Hashimoto, D.M., Sorensen, G. Association between perceived inadequate staffing and musculoskeletal pain among hospital patient care workers. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2014; 87:323-330. 19. Kim, S., Dutra, L.M, Okechukwu, C.A. Contractor-, steward-, and coworker-safety practice: Associations with musculoskeletal pain and injury-related absence among construction apprentices. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2014; 87:493-500. 20. Kelly, E., Moen, P., Oakes, MJ, Okechukwu, C., Davis, K., Kossek, E., Hanson, G., Mierzwa, F., Casper, LM. Changing work and work-family conflict: Evidence from the Work, Family, and Health Network. American Sociological Review; 2014; 79(3):485-516. 21. Sabbath, EL, Hurtado, DA, Okechukwu, CA, Tamers, SL, Nelson, CC, Kim, SS, Wagner, GR, Sorensen, G. Exposure to workplace verbal abuse and risk of injury among health care workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine; 2014; 57(2):222-32. 22. Dutra, LM, Williams, DR, Gupta, J., Kawachi, I., Okechukwu, C.A. Human rights violations and smoking status among South African adults enrolled in the South Africa Stress and Health (SASH) study. Social Science and Medicine; 2014;105:103-111. 23. Dutra, L.M., Williams, DR, Kawachi, I., Okechukwu, C.A. Worksite safety climate, smoking, and the use of protective equipment by blue collar building workers enrolled in the MassBUILT smoking cessation trial. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine; 2014; 56(10):1082-1087. 24. Dutra, L.M., Williams, DR, Kawachi, I., Okechukwu, C.A. Racial and nonracial discrimination and smoking status among South African adults ten years after apartheid. Tobacco Control; 2014; 23:e114-21. 25. Okechukwu, C.A, Souza, K., Davis, K., & De Castro, B. Discrimination, harassment, abuse and bullying in the workplace: Contribution of workplace injustice to occupational health disparities. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2014; 57(5):573-586. Page 11

26. Lee RM, Emmons KM, Okechukwu CA, Barrett JL, Kenney EL, Cradock AL, Giles CM, de Blois ME, Gortmaker SL. Validity of a practitioner-administered observational tool to measure physical activity, nutrition, and screen time in school-age programs. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2014;11(1):145. 27. Lee, R. M., Okechukwu, C.A., Emmons, K.M., Gortmaker, S. Impact of Implementation Factors on Children s Water Consumption in the Out-of-School Nutrition and Physical Activity Group Randomized Trial. New Directions for Youth Development. 2014 (143):79-101. 28. Tamers, S., Okechukwu, C.A., Bohl, AA, Guéguen, A., Goldberg, M., Zins, M. The impact of stressful life events on excessive alcohol consumption in the French population: Findings from the GAZEL cohort study. PloS One; 2014; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087653. 29. Tamers, S., Okechukwu, C., Allen, J., Yang, Stoddard, A., Tucker-Seeley, R., Sorensen, G. Are social relationships a healthy influence on obesogenic behaviors among racially/ethnically diverse and socioeconomically disadvantaged residents? Preventive Medicine 2013, 56:70-74. 30. Chin, D., Hong, O., Bates, M., Gillen, M., & Okechukwu, C.A. Heavy and light/moderate smoking among building trades construction workers. Public Health Nursing 2013; 30:128 139. 31. Okechukwu, C.A, Dutra, L.M., Bacic, J., El Ayadi, A., Emmons, K.M. Home matters: Work and household predictors of smoking and cessation among blue-collar workers. Preventive Medicine 2013. 56:130-134. 32. Sorensen, G., McLellan, D., Dennerlein, J., Pronk, N., Allen, J., Boden, L., Okechukwu, C., Hashimoto, D., Stoddard, A., Wagner, G. Integration of health protection and health promotion: Rationale, indicators, and metrics. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2013; 55: ps12-s18. 33. Kim, S., Perry, M., Okechukwu, C.A. Association between union connection and upper body musculoskeletal pains among unionized construction apprentices. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2013; 56:189 196. 34. Kim, S., Okechukwu, C.A., Buxton, O., Dennerlein, J., Boden, L., Hashimoto, D., Sorensen, G. Association between work-family conflict and musculoskeletal pain among hospital patient care workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2013; 56:488 495. 35. Cheng, K., Okechukwu, C. A., McMillen, R., Glantz, S.A. Association between clean indoor air laws and voluntary smoke free rules in homes and cars. Tobacco Control, 2013; 0:1-7. 36. Chin, D., Hong, O., Bates, M., Gillen, M., Okechukwu, C.A. Cigarette smoking in building trades workers: The impact of work environment. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2012; 55:429-439. 37. Okechukwu C.A., El Ayadi, A., Tamers, S., Sabbath, E., Berkman, L. Household food insufficiency, financial strain, work-family strain, and depressive symptoms in the working class: Results from the Work Family and Health study. American Journal of Public Health 2012; 102:126-133. 38. Okechukwu, C.A, Bacic, J., Cheng, K., Catalano, R. Smoking among construction workers: The nonlinear influence of labor marker shock, cigarette prices, and antismoking sentiment. Social Science & Medicine 2012; 75:1379-1386. 39. Chin, D., Hong, O., Bates, M., Gillen, M., Okechukwu, C.A. Occupational factors and smoking cessation among unionized building trades workers. Workplace Health & Safety 2012; 60:445-452. 40. Buxton, O., Okechukwu, C.A. Authors' Response: Predictive Ability of Sleep Duration for the Feeling of Being Refreshed by Sleep. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2012; 54:1321-1322. 41. Okechukwu, C.A., Krieger, N., Sorensen, G., Li, Y., Barbeau, E. Testing hypothesized psychosocial mediators: Lessons learned in the MassBUILT study. Health Education and Behavior 2011; 38:404-411. Page 12

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