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C. Henderson Picture L. Carson Henderson
Assistant Professor of Research
Phone: 405/271-2017
Office: 377 College of Health Building
Email:
carson-henderson@ouhsc.edu


Education

  • R.N., Gordon Keller School of Nursing, 1977
  • B.S.N., University of South Florida, 1983
  • M.P.H., University of South Florida, 1996
  • Ph.D., University of South Florida, 2002

Courses Taught

  • Health and Illness in Old Age
  • Cross-cultural Perspectives in Public Health
  • Social and Behavioral Science in Public Health
Research Interests
Dr. Henderson's research interests focus on health and illness in old age, health and illness in American Indian elders, cross-cultural health communications, diabetes mellitus, vascular dementia, and Alzheimer's disease.

Select Publications (Journal Articles, Newletters and Reports)

  • Henderson, J.N., Henderson, L.C., Raskob, G.E. & Boatright, D.T. (2004). Chemical terrorist threat: Public knowledge, attitudes, and responses. Biosecurity & Bioterrorism: Biodefense, Strategy, Practice & Science, Vol. 2, Number 3, 1-5.

  • Henderson, L.C. (2002). The cultural construction of diabetes mellitus among Oklahoma Choctaw elders and health care providers: Discordance between models. Association for Anthropology and Gerontology Newsletter, 23 (1) 4-6.

  • Henderson, J., Crook, B., Crook, J., Hardy, J., Onstead, L., Henderson, L.C, Mayer, P., Parker, B., Petersen, R., and Williams, B. (2002). Apolipoprotein E4 and tau allele frequencies among Choctaw Indians.
    Neuroscience Letters, 324, 77-79.

  • Henderson, J.N., & Henderson, L.C. (2002) Cultural construction of disease: A "supernormal" construct of dementia in an American Indian tribe. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 17, 7-212

  • Reynolds, S.L. and Carson, L.D. (1999). Dependent on the kindness of strangers: The use of professional guardians in Florida. Journal of Aging and Mental Health, 3 (4), 301-310.

Publications (Book Chapters)

  • Henderson, L.C. (In Press, 2006). Ethnicity. In R. Schulz (Ed.) Encyclopedia of aging, 4th ed. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

  • Henderson, J.N. & Henderson, L.C. (2004). Oklahoma Choctaw Indians. In C.R. Ember & M. Ember (Eds.) Encyclopedia of medical anthropology: Health and illness in the world's cultures. The Netherlands: Kluwer-Plenum.

  • Henderson, L.C. (2002). Access to care among American Indian elders. In L.S. Lieberman (Ed.), The proceedings of the fourth meeting of national leaders in women's health research: Successful aging: Women's health and well-being in the second 50 years. Gainesville: University of Florida.

Publications (Books)

  • Henderson, L.C. (2002). Cultural construction of diabetes mellitus among Oklahoma Choctaw elders and Choctaw Nation tribal health care providers: An examination of concordance between models and implications for care-seeking and compliance. Dissertation. University of South Florida: UMI.

Academic Papers Presented  

  • Henderson, J. N. and Henderson, L. C. (2005) "Dementia and Culture: an American Indian Case." Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Prevention of Dementia: Early Diagnosis and Intervention." Washington, D.C. (Invited)

  • Henderson, L.C. (2005) "The Cultural Construction of Diabetes Mellitus among Southeastern American Indian Elders and Health Care providers: Discordance between Models." Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting. Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Competitive)

  • Henderson, L.C. (2004). "Terrorist Threats: American Indian Reactions to Simulation Scenarios of Chemical Terrorism." Washington, D.C.: APHA. (Competitive)

  • Henderson, L.C. (2003). "Divergent Models of Diabetes in an American Indian Nation: Potential Hidden Sources of Health Disparity. " American Public Health Association 131st Annual Meeting and Exposition. San Francisco, CA. (Competitive)

  • Henderson, L.C. (2002). "The Cultural Construction of Diabetes Mellitus among southeastern American Indian elders and health care providers: Discordance between models." The American Anthropological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans. (Competitive)

  • Carson-Henderson, L.D. (2001). "Choctaw Elders: Health Care Provider Perspectives." The 13th Annual Indian Health Service Research Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

  • Carson, L.D. (2001)."Unique Issues in Long Term Care of American Indian Elders." The University of Florida Fourth Meeting of National Leaders in Women's Health Research: Successful Aging: Women's Health and Well-Being in the Second 50 Years, Gainesville, Florida. (Invited)

  • Carson, L.D. (2000). "The Cultural Construction of Diabetes Mellitus among Oklahoma Choctaw Elders: Health Care Provider Perspectives." The Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (Competitive)

  • Carson, L.D. (2000). "The Cultural Construction of Diabetes among Oklahoma Choctaw Elders: Care Seeking and Compliance Issues". The 12th Annual Indian Health Service Research Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

  • Carson, L.D. (1999). "The Cultural Construction of Diabetes and Implications for Prevention and Treatment". The Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Francisco. (Competitive)

  • Reynolds, S.L. and Carson, L.D. (1998). "Guardianship Legislation and Practice in Florida: An Examination of Court Files in Hillsborough and Pinellas County". The Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Philadelphia. (Competitive)

Presentations and Seminars

  • 2005 "Diabetes Relative to Vascular Dementia." Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma "Wellness to Wisdom" conference. December, Clinton, OK.

  • 2005 "Ethnic Issues and Patient Care." Grand Rounds, University of Oklahoma Geriatric Education Center, Oklahoma City, OK.

  • 2005 "PATCH." CDC/NCCDP/DDT: Native Diabetes Wellness Program Grantee Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.

  • 2005 "A Biocultural Perspective of Dementia among American Indians." Institute on Aging, Ethnicity, Culture, Race, and Aging Series, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

  • 2005 "PATCH." Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Multi-disciplinary in-service training. Talihina, Oklahoma.

  • 2005 "AD and American Indians," Oklahoma Area Community Health Representative Annual Conference. Tulsa, Oklahoma.

  • 2005 "Dementia: Behavior Challenges." University of New Mexico Geriatric Education Center Geriatric Workshop. Albuquerque, N.M.

  • 2005 "Ethnic Communities & Chronic Illness." AAGE Breakfast Roundtable Discussion. SFAA Annual Meeting. Santa Fe, N.M.

  • 2005 "Chemical Threat: Public Response." Interstate Chemical Terrorism teleconference. DHHS.

  • 2005 "Terrorist Threats: American Indian Reactions to Scenarios of Terrorism." American Indian Living radio interview.

  • 2004 "Caring for Alzheimer's & Coping with Elder Forgetfulness." 19th Annual Oklahoma Area Association of Community Health Representatives Conference. Catoosa, Oklahoma.

  • 2004 "The Cultural Construction of Diabetes in American Indian Elders ." Course lecture. American Indian Health Issues & Concerns. University of Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma.

  • 2004 "Preparing the Elder and Family for Surgery." New Mexico Geriatric Education Center Summer Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

  • 2004 "Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia." CHR training, Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribal Headquarters, Concho, Oklahoma.

  • 2004 "The Culture Gap in Care of Our Elders." The University of Alaska at Fairbanks Geriatric Education Center, Fairbanks, Alaska.

  • 2004 "Dementia in American Indians: Unique Biological and Cultural Factors." UAMS Alzheimer's Disease Center Seminar Series. Little Rock, Arkansas.

  • 2004 " Native American Public Health Opportunities & Initiatives." 32nd Annual Symposium on the American Indian: Cultural Journeys: Four Centuries of American Indian Education. Northeastern State University. Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

  • 2004 "Unique Cultural & Genetic Factors in Dementia in American Indian Elders." Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Cognitive Neurology & Alzheimer's Disease Center. Chicago, Illinois.

  • 2004 "Psychosocial Issues in Genetic Counseling." Course lecture. Norman, Oklahoma.

  • 2003 "Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia." Oklahoma Area Association of Community Health Representatives Annual Educational Conference. Altus, Oklahoma.

  • 2003 "Alzheimer's Disease: An American Indian Model of Biology, Culture, & Caregiving." 2003 American Indian elders Conference. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

  • 2003 "Diabetes in Indian Country: Who's on First?" Care Giving: Consideration for Our Elders Technical Assistance Clinic: An onsite, group problem solving clinic preceded by tools to apply in the quest for solutions. Denakkanaaga, Inc. Fairbanks, Alaska.

  • 2003 "Cultural Construction of Diabetes in Choctaw Elders." Southeast Oklahoma AHEC 10th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, Bartlesville, OK.

  • 2003 "Bioterrorism: Public Health Rituals in Response to the Unthinkable." University of Oklahoma Department of Anthropology Lunch Series.

  • 2003 "Disease Models of Diabetes in an American Indian Tribe: Cases." Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (CME).

  • 2002 "The Cultural Construction of Diabetes Mellitus among Oklahoma Choctaw elders: An examination of concordance between models and implications for care-seeking and compliance." Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (CME).

  • 2001 "The Cultural Construction of Diabetes Mellitus Among Oklahoma Choctaw Elders: A Comparison of Provider Perspectives and Elder Constructs." The Consortium of New York University Geriatric Education Centers, Oneida Reservation, Vernon, New York.

  • 2000 "Looking into Cultural Beliefs on the Cause of Diabetes" Plenary Session. Diabetes Regional Meeting and Workshops for the Billings and Portland Areas, Spokane, Washington.

  • 1999 "Estrogen Replacement and Alzheimer's Disease" Northwest Portland Indian Health Board, Pendleton, Oregon.
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