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Coline E. McConnel Ph.D

Coline E. McConnel

Curriculum Vitae January 2021

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Sociology, Univ. of California, San Francisco, 2009
M.A. Social/Personality Psychology, Univ. of California, Berkeley, 2000
B.A. Psychology (summa cum laude) & Japanese, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, 1995

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journal Articles

2017 Murphy E.J., Neuberg D.S., Rassenti L.Z., Hayes G., Redd R., Emson C., Li K., Brown J.R., Wierda W.G., Turner S., Greaves A.W., Zent C.S., Byrd J.C., McConnel C., Barrientos J., Kay N., Hellerstein M.K., Chiorazzi N., Kipps T.J., Rai K.R. Leukemia-cell proliferation and disease progression in patients with early stage chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leukemia. Jun;31(6):1348-1354. Epub 2017 Jan 24.

2010 Gardner, A., Geierstanger, S., Brindis, C., and McConnel, C., “Clinic Consortia Media Advocacy Capacity: Partnering with the media and Increasing Policy-Maker Awareness”. Journal of Health Communications 15:293-306, 2010.

2005 McConnel C. E., Stanley N., du Plessis J., Pitter C., Abdulla F., Coovadia H.M., Marseille E., Kahn J.G. The Cost of a Rapid Test VCT Clinic in South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 95(12):968-971.

2004 Marseille E., Dandona L., Saba J., McConnel C., Rollins B., Gaist P., Lundberg M., Over M., Bertozzi S., Kahn J.G. Assessing the Efficiency of HIV Prevention
Around the World: Methods of the PANCEA project. Health Services Research, 39(6p2), 1993-2012.

2001 Wang L., Luan S., Zhang H., McConnel C.E., & Peng K. A study of the relationship between self-complexity and emotion. Psychological Science (China), 24, 92-94.

Media Appearances

2016 McConnel C. Between Two Worlds. Listener Perspective. April 12. KQED. https://www.kqed.org/perspectives/201601134289

Policy Papers

2008 Gardner A., Geierstanger S., Brindis C., McConnel C., Newell B., Martin-Mollard M., Funk J. (June). Clinic Consortia Policy and Advocacy Program: Evaluation Executive Summary 2004 – 2006. The California Endowment.

2008 Gardner A., Geierstanger S., Brindis C., McConnel C., Newell B., Martin-Mollard M., Funk J. (June). Clinic Consortia Policy and Advocacy Program: Evaluation Fact Sheet 2004 – 2006. The California Endowment.

2008 Gardner A., Geierstanger S., McConnel C., Brindis C. (June). Clinic Consortia Policy and Advocacy Program Evaluation: Issue Brief: Achieving Clinic Financial Stability: Follow the Money. The California Endowment.

2007 Gardner A., Brindis C. Geierstanger S., McConnel C., and Funk J. (July). Clinic Consortia Policy and Advocacy Program Evaluation, Evaluator’s Report: Year 5 Findings. The California Endowment.

2005 Gardner A.L., Geierstanger S., Brindis C.,McConnel C., Chabrier N., Stephens E., Martin-Mollard M., Funk J. Clinic Consortia Policy and Advocacy Program Evaluation. Executive Summary: 2001 – 2003. The California Endowment.

2004 Gardner A., Brindis C., Peterson S., McConnel C., Chabrier N., Funk J. (July). Clinic Consortia Policy and Advocacy Program Evaluation, Evaluator’s Report: Year 2 Findings. The California Endowment.

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

University of California San Francisco

2005 – 2007 Graduate Dean’s Health Science Fellowship
2006 UC San Diego Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) Conference Travel Award
2005 WINGS Employee Development Grant
1999 American Psychological Association Conference Travel Award

CONFERENCE ACTIVITY

Panels Organized

2006 McConnel C.E. International Drug Distribution: How Can Distribution Systems Change to Provide Equitable Access? 8th Annual Davis International Health Conference, Davis CA (April 8).

Papers

2005 Gardner A.L., Geierstanger S., Brindis C.,McConnel C., Stephens E., Funk J. Expanding Policy Advocacy Capacity: Results from Years 1 and 2 of the Clinic Consortia Policy and Advocacy Program Evaluation. APHA Community Health Planning and Policy Development, 133rd Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA (Dec. 10-14).

2005 Gardner A., Geierstanger S., Brindis C., McConnel C., Funk J., Stephens E. Clinic Consortia Policy and Advocacy Program Evaluation. AcademyHealth Meeting, Boston MA (June 26-28).

2004 Bautista Arrendondo, S., McConnel, C., Aracena, B.A.G., Kahn, J.G., Bertozzi, S.M. Predictors of Efficiency in HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing Programs in Mexico. XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok Thailand (July 11-16).

2004 Du Plessis, J.L., Kahn, J.G., McConnel, C. Sex Work and HIV Prevention in South Africa: How Cost-Efficient is It? XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok Thailand (July 11-16).

2004 Hansl, B. Marseille, E., Over, M., Lundberg, M., Bertozzi, S., Bautista, S., Saba, J., Reeler, A., Dandona, L., Garnett, G., Gaist, P., McConnel, C., Pitter, C., Marshall, N., Rollins, B., Kahn, J.G. Assessing the Efficiency of HIV Prevention around the World: Methods of the PANCEA Project. XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok Thailand (July 11-16).

2004 McConnel, C.E., Marseille, E., Dandona, L., Marshall, N., Lioznov, D., Hansl, B., Bautista, S., Stanley, N., Muyingo, S., Krupitsky, E., du Plessis, J., Zvartau, E., Bertozzi, S., Gaist, P., Kahn,
J.G. Predictors of Efficiency in HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing Programs: Results from Multi-country Collaborative Research. XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok Thailand (July 11-16).

2004 Stanley, N., McConnel, C., Kahn, J.G. High Costs per Individual Client of a VCT Program with Rapid Testing in South Africa. XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok Thailand (July 11-16).

Posters

1999 McConnel C.E., Ames D.R., Peng K.P. Understanding Cultural Misunderstandings. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science’s 11th Annual Conference, Denver CO (June 3-6).

1999 McConnel C.E., Kwan V.S.Y., John O.J. Continuity and Change in Mate Preferences over 40 Years. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association’s annual conference, Boston MA (March 10-13).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

College of Western Idaho, Adjunct Instructor
Social and Behavioral Sciences Department (spring and fall 2020)

College of Idaho, Adjunct Instructor
Department of Anthropology and Sociology (spring 2020)

Boise State University, Adjunct Instructor
Sociology Department (fall 2020 – present)

University of California, San Francisco, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Social & Beh. Sciences: Health Policy ProSeminar (Fall & Spring 2010, Fall 2011)

University of California, Berkeley, Graduate Student Instructor Research and Data Analysis in Psychology (spring 2000, fall 1999) Data Analysis (fall 1999)
Theory and Research in Psychology (spring 1998) General Psychology (spring 1999)
Psychology of Personality (fall 1997, fall 1998) Human Emotion (summer 1998)

NON-UNIVERSITY TEACHING

Boise Urban Garden School (B.U.G.S.), Environmental Instructor
Grades preschool – 6th grade (Oct. 2019 – present)

The San Francisco School, Substitute Teacher
Grades preK-8: math, science, humanities, Spanish, art, P.E. (2016-2019)

San Francisco Unified School District, Substitute Teacher
Middle school and high school: social science, math, English (spring 2019)

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

University of California San Francisco
2007 – 2009 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Traineeship

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

San Francisco Department of the Environment
2019 Toxics Reduction and Healthy Ecosystems Intern: Developed database of fluorine-free fire retardant foams

KineMed Inc.
2005 – 2008 Clinical Trials Coordinator: Designed and managed data collection for 5-site national Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) prognosis research

University of California San Francisco, Institute for Health Policy Studies
2002 – 2005 Senior Research Associate
2001 – 2002 Research Associate: Participated in all phases of research on the “Prevent AIDS –
Network for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (PANCEA) Project”

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Peer Review

Ad hoc referee: Value in Health (2007)
Ad hoc referee: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (1999) Ad hoc referee: Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology (1998)

To Community

Creator, Path of Totality community science event/fundraiser, Sweet ID (2017)
Activist, The Last Plastic Straw documentary screenings/community mobilization (2016-2018) Docent, San Francisco Historical Society Barbary Coast Trail (2015 – 2019)
Host Family to undergraduate interns, Buen Dia Family School (2016-2018)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Sociological Association (2004 – 2009)
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (1997 – 2000) American Psychological Association (1997 – 2000)
American Psychological Society (1997 – 2000)

LANGUAGES

Spanish: Intermediate reading, writing, speaking

Japanese: Intermediate speaking, reading, writing