EDUCATION:
Doctor of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, 2002 Master of Public Health, Health Promotion Sciences,
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1998
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
August 2003 - Present: Assistant Professor of Occupational and
Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
July 2002 - August 2003: Adjunct Assistant Professor of Occupational and
Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
July 2000 - August 2003: Assistant Professor and Clinical Coordinator,
Radiography Program, Department of Radiologic Technology, College of Allied
Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
July 1998 - July 2000: Clinical Assistant Professor and Clinical
Coordinator, Radiography Program, Department of Radiologic Technology, College
of Allied Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
January 1995 - July 1998: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of
Radiologic Technology, College of Allied Health, University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
1995 - 2003: Radiographer, Family Medicine Practice, University of
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
1995 - 2001: Radiographer, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma
City
1994 - 1995: Adjunct Faculty, Department of Radiologic Technology,
College of Allied Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,
Oklahoma City
1980 to December 1994: Manager, Special Procedures Department, Norman
Regional Hospital, Norman, Oklahoma
1979 - 1993: Adjunct Faculty, Department of Radiologic Technology, Rose
State College, Oklahoma City
1985 - 1987, 1989 - 1994: Clinical Instructor, Department of Radiologic
Technology, College of Allied Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
Center, Oklahoma City
HONORS, MEMBERSHIPS, AND CERTIFICATIONS:
Academic Keys Who's Who in Health Sciences Education, 2003.
Recipient: College of Allied Health Student Council, Outstanding Teacher Award,
2003
Nominee: College of Allied Health Student Council, Outstanding Teacher Award,
2002
Recipient: Oklahoma Public Health Association Joan K. Leavitt Award, 2002
Outstanding Graduate, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 2002
Third Place, Pre-GREAT Public Health Poster Competition, 2002
Recipient: College of Allied Health, University of Oklahoma, Faculty Development
Award, 2001
Recipient: Outstanding Junior Faculty Member in Teaching Award, University of
Oklahoma, College of Allied Health, 1998
Initiate, Alpha Epsilon Lambda Honor Society, 1997
Third Place, Graduate Technologist Scientific Exhibit Competition, American
Society of Radiologic Technologists, 1997
Nominee, Outstanding Junior Faculty Member in Teaching Award, University of
Oklahoma, College of Allied Health, 1997
First Place, Technologist Scientific Exhibit Competition, Oklahoma Society of
Radiologic Technologists, 1997
Highest Achievement in Radiography, College of Allied Health, University of
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, July 1993
Graduate with Special Distinction, University of Oklahoma, May, 1993
Initiate, Alpha Eta Honor Society, May, 1993
Initiate, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, April, 1993
Nominee, College of Allied Health Deans Award, May, 1993
C.O.S. R.T. Technologist of the Year, 1989
C.O.S. R.T. Technologist of the Year, 1986
Who's Who in American Junior Colleges, 1978
State Scientific Exhibit Competition, O.S.R.T., Honorable Mention, 1978
State Essay Competition, O.S.R.T., First Place, 1977
CERTIFICATIONS:
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, Radiography, 1978, #152016
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, Cardiovascular Interventional
Technology, 1991, #152016
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, Mammography, 1996, #152016
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, Computerized Tomography, 1997,
#152016
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Human and ecological risk assessment, risk perception, environmental justice,
food safety, risk communication.
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences. B.L. Elledge, OUHSC
PI. 4/2004-3/2005. TEAL Blood Lead Screening at the Tar Creek Superfund Site.
Collection and analysis of blood samples of 420 children within the Tar Creek
Superfund Site to determine blood lead levels in relation to community education
intervention (an independent component of the broader study "A Social
Network-Based Intervention to Reduce Lead Exposure".
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
American Public Health Association Active member, 2000 to present
American Society of Radiologic Technologists Active member, 1978 to present
Oklahoma Society of Radiologic Technologists Active member, 1976 to present
Central Oklahoma Society of Radiologic Technologists Active member, 1976 to
present
Society of Magnetic Resonance Technologists 1995 to 1999
Interventional Special Procedures Association Active Member 1986 to 1989
Association of Vascular and Interventional Radiographers Active Member, 1990 to
1994
PUBLICATIONS:
Peer Reviewed Publications in Progress:
Elledge BL, DT Boatright, PD Woodson, RE Clinkenbeard, and MW Brand. Learning
from Katrina: Environmental Health Observations from the SWCPHP Response Team.
Submitted to Environmental Health Perspectives, June 2006.
Elledge BL and MW Brand. A preparedness course for water operators.
Submitted to Journal of the American Water Works Association, May 2006
Peer Reviewed Publications:
Phillips ML, BL Elledge, HG Basara, RA Lynch, and DT
Boatright, "Recurrent Critical violations of the Food Code in Retail Food
Service Establishments", Journal of Environmental Health 68(10):24-30, 2006. Wu, Dee H., Ann G. Archer, L. Jill Hast,
Brenda Elledge, Douglas Beall, Max Walter, Susan M. Edwards, Heather R.
Webb, Barry J. Greer , Erika Rubesova. Fundamentals of Achieving Functional
and Anatomical Imaging with Breast MRI: Physical and Clinical Concepts. In Recent Advances in Breast Imaging, Mammography, and Computer-Aided Diagnosis
of Breast Cancer (Jasjit S. Suri
and Rangaraj M.Rangayyan, eds). Bellingham, WA: SPIE Press. Chapter 2, pp.
52-103, March 2006.
Brand, Michael, Dave Kerby, Brenda Elledge, David Johnson, and Olga
Magas. A Model for Assessing Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Competencies and Evaluating Training Based on the Local Preparedness Plan.
Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management 3(2):Article 3, 2006.
Available for download at http://www.bepress.com/jhsem/vol3/iss2/3 .
Kerby, Dave S., Michael W. Brand, Brenda L. Elledge, David L. Johnson,
and Olga K. Magas. Are Public Health Workers Aware of What They Don’t Know?
Biosecurity and Terrorism 3(1):31-38, 2005Lynch RA,
ML Phillips, BL Elledge, and DT Boatright. Safe handling of food: a
microbiological evaluation of the effect of glove use by food handlers in fast
food restaurants. Journal of Food Protection 68:187-190, 2005.
Troy S, D. DiGiacinto, and B.L. Elledge. Advancement of higher education in sonography: is distance education the answer? Journal of Diagnostic
Medical Sonography 20:102-111, March/April 2004.
Elledge BL, RA Lynch, DT Boatright DT, and ML Phillips, "An Evaluation of the Retail Inspection Process In Oklahoma",
Food Protection Trends 24(3):166-174, 2004.
Lynch, RA, BL Elledge, CC Griffith, and DT Boatright, "A
Comparison of Food Safety Knowledge of Restaurant Managers by Sources of
Training and Experience", Journal of Environmental Health 66(2):9-14, 2003.
Other Publications:
Elledge, BL. The Retail Inspection Process: An Evaluation of Its Function and
Consumer Perception of Risk. Dissertation. University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center, 2002.
Presentations and Published Abstracts:
Garrison, DW, Wu, D, and Elledge, B, Comparison
of Mental Imaging (Practice) and Actual Motor Execution of the Same Simple Task:
An fMRI Study. Soc. Neurosci. Abstract, Program No. 262/18/CC30, 2006.
Elledge, B. An Evaluation of the Retail
Inspection Process in Oklahoma. Presented at the National Environmental Health
Association (NEHA) Conference, Anchorage, AK, May 9, 2004.
Elledge, B. An Evaluation of the Effect of Glove Use by Food Handlers in Retail
Establishments. Presented at the Oklahoma Society of Environmental Health
Professionals Conference, November 21, 2003.
Hanumanthaiah, S., R. Lynch, M. Phillips, and B. Elledge. Effect of Glove Use in
Food Handling on the Microbiological Contamination of Fast Foods. Poster
presentation at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exhibition,
Atlanta, GA, May 2004.
Phillips M, Boatright D, Lynch R., Elledge B, and
Basara, H. Recurrent critical violations in food service establishments.
Abstract and Platform Presentation, Session 5021.0, American Public Health
Association Conference, Philadelphia PA, November 13, 2002.
Elledge B, Basara H, Boatright D, Lynch R, and
Phillips M. Analysis of food safety policy implementation between urban and
rural establishments. Abstract and Platform Presentation, Session 5021.0,
American Public Health Association Conference, Philadelphia PA, November 13,
2002.
Elledge B. Evaluation of the function of the
retail inspection process. Abstract and Platform Presentation, Session 5021.0,
American Public Health Association Conference, Philadelphia PA, November 13,
2002.
Elledge B, Basara H, Boatright D, and Lynch R.
Policy considerations for food safety management at the retail level. Abstract
and Poster Presentation, First Annual Puerto Rican Public Health Conference, San
Juan Puerto Rico, SC 55, pg. 116, April, 2002.
Boatright D and Elledge B.. Antecedents to
foodborne illness. Abstract and Platform Presentation, Session 3247.0, American
Public Health Association Conference, Atlanta GA, October, 2001.
Elledge B. Teaching Correlative Imaging. OSRT
Annual Seminar, Oklahoma City OK, April, 2003.
Elledge B. Food safety knowledge of restaurant
managers. 2nd National Conference for Food Safety Educators, Orlando FL,
September, 2002.
Elledge B. Antecedents to Foodborne Illness,
Preliminary Findings. West Central Kansas Mid Continental Food and Drug
Affiliate Seminar, October, 29, 2001.
Elledge B. A Student Perspective on Practice
Based Research. ASPH Council, 129th Annual American Public Health Association
Meeting, October 2001.
Elledge B. Practice Based Research. Occupational
Health Council, 128th Annual American Public Health Association, Meeting,
November 11, 2000.
Elledge B. Antecedents to Foodborne Disease
Outbreaks. 64th Annual Education Conference and Exhibition, National
Environmental Health Association, June 15, 2000.
Elledge B. Cross Sectional Anatomy of the
Abdomen. OSRT Annual Seminar, April, 1999.
Elledge B. Adult Trauma Radiography. Trauma
Radiography Seminar, Oklahoma Community Healthcare Alliance, Tulsa, Oklahoma,
October 19, 1996.
Elledge B. CT Scan vs. MRI. Prudential Insurance
Case Managers Workshop, September 9, 1996.
Elledge B. Adult Trauma Radiography. Trauma
Radiography Seminar, Oklahoma Community Healthcare Alliance, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, April 20, 1996.
Elledge B. A Brief Overview of Radiography.
College of Nursing, Graduate Program, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
Center, November 1995.
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