FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
W. K. Kellogg Foundation National Fellowship Award, 1985-88
Pew Health Policy Fellowship Award, 1987-88
Taiwan National Science Council Scholar, 1993
HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS
Distinguished Young Alumnus Award, State University of New York College, Cortland, 1982
Eta Sigma Gamma Distinguished Writer's Award, 1985
Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine, 1985
State University of New York Alumni Honor Roll, 1994
Who's Who in the East (24th edition), 1993-94
Public Health Sciences Department Spring Convocation Speaker, Clemson University College of Health,
Education, and Human Development, 1998
Robert Russell Visiting Scholar, Southern Illinois University, 1999
Distinguished Fellow Award, Society for Public Health Education, 1999
Visiting Scholar and Scholar’s Day Convocation Speaker, State University of New York College, Cortland,
2001
Health Science Department Commencement Convocation Speaker, San Jose State University School of
Applied Sciences and Arts, 2002
Health Education Mentor Award, Society for Public Health Education, 2002
Master of Public Health Commencement Convocation Speaker, Southern Connecticut State University, 2003
Distinguished Career Award, Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section, American Public
Health Association, 2003
Presidential Citation, American Association for Health Education, 2005
The SOPHE Trophy, Society for Public Health Education, 2005
Ann E. Nolte Visiting Scholar, Illinois State University, 2006
John P. Allegrante
Date of preparation: June 2006
Page 3
COMPLETED RESEARCH AND TRAINING GRANT SUPPORT
NIH/NHLBI 1R01 HL035189, Isobel Contento, Ph.D. (PI), 10/01/85 – 9/30/90, $1,480,139
Study of Childhood Activity and Nutrition
The objective of this project was to identify the determinants of diet and physical activity behaviors in
children that place them at increased risk for coronary heart disease, and to develop guidelines and
recommendations that could be useful in planning and implementing health promotion interventions
designed to reduce population-wide risk factors. Role: Co-Investigator (Year 01 only)
NIH/NIAMS 1P60 AR038520, Charles Christian, M.D. (PI), 7/01/88 – 6/30/93, $4,958,722
Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Center
The goals of this project were to improve the care of patients with arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders by
developing and supporting new research initiatives that would stimulate scientific advances in the diagnosis,
prognosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; to improve patients’ functional status and ability to cope; and
to meet emerging needs in patient and public education. Role: Assistant Director, Administrative Core;
Associate Director, Education, Epidemiology and Health Services Research Methodology Core; and Co-
Investigator
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Mary Charlson, M.D. (PI), 9/01/91 – 8/31/96, $50,000
Sociocultural and Organizational Barriers to Care for Potentially Disabling Arthritis in the Black and Latino Communities
The objective of this population-based survey was to document the prevalence and severity of symptomatic
hip or knee arthritis as well as prevailing community knowledge and attitudes towards treatments for arthritis
in three community districts in Manhattan, one predominantly black, one Latino, and one white. Role: Co-
Investigator
NIH/NIAMS 2P60 AR038520, Robert Kimberly, M.D. (PI), 7/01/93 – 6/30/98, $5,000,000
Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Center
The goals of this project were to improve the care of patients with arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders by
developing and supporting new research initiatives that would stimulate scientific advances in the diagnosis,
prognosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; to improve patients’ functional status and ability to cope; and
to meet emerging needs in patient and public education. Role: Assistant Director, Administrative Core;
Associate Director, Education, Epidemiology and Health Services Research Methodology Core; and Co-
Investigator
NIH/NIAMS 2P60 AR038520, Robert Kimberly, M.D. (PI), 7/01/93 – 6/30/98, $315,241
Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Center
Education, Epidemiology and Health Services Research Program Project 4 – A Randomized Trial of Self-Efficacy and High
Intensity Strength Training to Improve Postoperative Rehabilitation of Hip Fracture Patients
The goal of this study was to evaluate the overall impact of a novel, multiple-component intervention
program to reduce poor functional outcomes and institutionalization following hip fracture. Role: Principal
Investigator
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality T32 HS00066-01, Mary Charlson, M.D. (PI), 9/30/94 –
6/29/99, $651,144
Health Services Research Training Grant
The major goal of this project is to prepare post-residency physicians who will conduct methodologically
rigorous health services research in a multidisciplinary environment that will enable them to develop and
implement solutions to the nation’s pressing health care problems. Role: Core Faculty
John P. Allegrante
Date of preparation: June 2006
Page 4
Arthritis Foundation Clinical Sciences Grant, Hirsch Ruchlin, Ph.D. (PI), 7/01/95 – 6/30/98, $224,440
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Randomized Trial of Self-Efficacy and High Intensity Strength Training to Improve Postoperative
Rehabilitation of Hip Fracture Patients
The goal of this project was to evaluate the cost-benefits of the overall impact of a novel, multiple-component
intervention program to reduce poor functional outcomes and institutionalization following hip fracture.
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
NIH/NHLBI 5R01 HL062161, Mary Charlson, M.D. (PI), 4/01/99 – 3/31/03, $2,830,387
Improving Health Behavior and Outcomes after Angioplasty: The Healthy Behaviors Trial
The major goal of this project is to compare the efficacy of two strategies of motivating behavioral change—a
standard approach vs. an experimental biologic age approach—in improving two-year outcomes among 660
coronary artery disease patients who have undergone angioplasty with or without stents. Role: Co-Principal
Investigator and Lead Behavioral Scientist
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality T32 HS00066-05, Mary Charlson, M.D. (PI), 9/30/99 –
9/29/04, $1,324,000
Health Services Research Training Grant
The major goal of this project is to prepare post-residency physicians who will conduct methodologically
rigorous health services research in a multidisciplinary environment that will enable them to develop and
implement solutions to the nation’s pressing health care problems. Role: Core Faculty
CURRENT RESEARCH AND TRAINING GRANT SUPPORT
NIH/NHLBI 1R01 HL069408, Godwin Ogedegbe, M.D. (PI), 9/26/01 – 8/31/05, $1,440,449
Motivational Interviewing in Hypertensive African Americans
The major goal of this project is to evaluate among 150 hypertensive African-American patients with poorly
controlled hypertension followed in a community-based primary care practice whether motivational
interviewing is more effective than usual care in achieving adherence to prescribed antihypertensive
medications at 12 months. Role: Co-Investigator and Lead Behavioral Scientist
NIH/NHLBI 1N01-HC-25096-01, Mary Charlson, M.D. (PI), 9/30/02 – 9/30/07, $8,407,869
Translational Behavioral Science Research Consortium
The major goal of this project is to support innovative research designed to facilitate adoption and
maintenance of behavior change in the secondary prevention of adverse outcomes among patients with
chronic cardiopulmonary diseases. Role: Co-Investigator
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5T32 HS00066-10, Mary Charlson, M.D. (PI), 7/01/03 –
6/30/08, $1,494,317
Health Services Research Training Grant
The major goal of this project is to prepare post-residency physicians who will conduct methodologically
rigorous health services research in a multidisciplinary environment that will enable them to develop and
implement solutions to the nation’s pressing health care problems. Role: Associate Director and Core
Faculty
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, John P. Allegrante, Ph.D. (PI), 10/01/03 – 9/30/04, $35,000
Planning Grant for National Center for Health Education
The major goal of this project is to develop possible future directions for philanthropic action in the area of
school-based educational initiatives to prevent or mitigate the impact of metabolic diseases in the school-aged
African-American, Latino, and Native-American youth populations.
John P. Allegrante
Date of preparation: June 2006
Page 5
NIH/NCCAM T32 AT001161-01A1, Mary Charlson, M.D. (PI), 7/01/04 – 6/30/09, $759,902
Complementary and Integrative Medicine Training Program
The major goal of this project is to prepare post-residency physicians with knowledge, skills, and experience
to conduct scientifically rigorous research in complementary and integrative medicine. Role: Core Faculty
NIH/NHLBI R01 HL075893, Carol Mancuso, M.D. (PI), 1/10/05 – 12/31/09, $1,328,535
Trial of Asthma Patient Education in the Emergency Room
The major goal of this project is to assess the effectiveness of an intervention involving education, enhanced
self-efficacy, and enhanced asthma-related social support in improving the qualify of life outcomes among 214
adult patients with asthma treated in the emergency department. Role: Co-Investigator
Veteran’s Administration, Sundar Natarajan, M.D. (PI), 1/01/06 – 12/31/08
A Behavioral Intervention to Improve Hypertension Control in Veterans
The major goal of this project is to determine whether a stage-matched intervention is effective in lowering
blood pressure at 6 months compared to usual care or a attention placebo intervention in veterans with
hypertension. Role: Co-Investigator and Lead Behavioral Scientist
HISTORY OF SPONSORED DOCTORAL TRAINING GRANTS
Arthritis Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Grant, Pamela Kovar (PI), 7/01/89 – 6/30/91, $10,000
Supervised Fitness Walking and Patient Education in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee
The objective of this study was to assess in a randomized controlled trial the effect of program of supervised
fitness walking and patient education on functional status, pain, and use of medication in patients with
osteoarthritis of the knee. Role: Research Sponsor and Co-Principal Investigator
Arthritis Foundation New York Chapter Doctoral Dissertation Grant, Ray Marks (PI), 7/01/99 – 4/30/00,
$10,000
Strength of the Knee Extensors after Surgery for Hip Fractures
The objective of this study was to examine how rapidly, as well as how well, the knee extensors, important
muscles that stabilize the knee, recover after surgery for hip fracture. Role: Research Sponsor and Co-
Principal Investigator
American Heart Association Clinically Applied Research Grant, Piyumika Kularatne (PI),
07/01/05 – 06/30/07, $35,435
Health Literacy and Smoking: A Dental Clinic-Based Intervention
The objective of this study is to examine in a randomized controlled trial the potential differences by utilizing
a tailored and targeted smoking cessation intervention among African American and Hispanic adult smokers
in smoking knowledge, self-efficacy towards smoking cessation, and utilization of treatment services. Role:
Research Sponsor and Co-Mentor
National Research Service Award (R-23) Doctoral Dissertation Grant, Antoinette Schoenthaler (PI), 9/01/05
– 8/31/08, $35,457
Physician Communication Styles and Medication Adherence
The objective of this study is to determine whether physician communication styles influence medication
adherence among African-American hypertension patients. Role: Research Sponsor
John P. Allegrante
Date of preparation: June 2006
Page 6

Pew Health Policy Fellow, RAND/UCLA Center for Health Policy Study, RAND, Santa Monica, California,
1987-88
Associate Director, Education, Epidemiology and Health Services Research Component, and Director of
Educational Research and Development, Cornell Multipurpose Arthritis Center, Hospital for Special
Surgery, New York, 1988-98
Associate Director and Core Faculty, T32 Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research Training
Program, Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Cornell University, 2003-
present
John P. Allegrante
Date of preparation: June 2006
Page 2
President, Society for Public Health Education, Washington, DC, 1997-98
President and CEO, National Center for Health Education, New York, 2001-present
Associate Editor, Health Education Research, 2003-06 (remaining on Editorial Board)
Fulbright Senior Specialist in Public/Global Health, 2005-present

INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE
Courses Taught at Teachers College, Columbia University
Introduction to health education
Social policy and prevention
Developing workplace health promotion programs
Determinants of health behavior
Planning health education programs
Research seminar in health education
Dissertation seminar in health education
Courses Taught at Weill Medical College, Cornell University
Behavioral science and health education
Advanced health survey methods
Committee Assignments
Faculty Advisory Committee, Teachers College, 1980-82
Member-at-Large, College Policy Council, Teachers College, 1982-84
Member-at-Large, Faculty Executive Committee, Teachers College, 1982-84, 1988-90
Steering Committee on Health Promotion, Teachers College, 1983-87
Faculty Salary Committee, Teachers College, 1984-87
Steering Committee on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, College of Physicians and Surgeons and
School of Public Health, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1985-87
Budget and Recruitment Advisory Committees, Teachers College, 1985-87
Centennial Campaign Planning Committee, Teachers College, 1986-87
President's Affirmative Action Committee, Teachers College, 1988-94
Health and Safety Committee, Teachers College, 1988-92
International Student Scholarship Committee, Teachers College, 1988-96
Executive Committee, Cornell Multipurpose Arthritis Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, 1988-98
Technology Committee, Teachers College, 1989-95
Executive Committee, College Policy Council, Teachers College, 1990-93
Scientific Advisory Board, Columbia University-Harlem Hospital Center for Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention, 1990-95
Expert Advisory Committee, Community Outreach on Alzheimer's Disease in North Manhattan and Harlem,
Columbia University Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 1992-96
Institutional Review Board, Teachers College, 1993-96
Columbia University Consortium in Public Policy Studies, 1994-97
Executive Committee, Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research Fellowship Training Program,
Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Cornell University, 1994-present
Trustees Development Committee, Teachers College, 1995-97
Financial Priorities Planning Committee, Teachers College, 1996-98
Fellowship Education Committee, Hospital for Special Surgery, 1997-00
Advisory Committee, Center for Educational Outreach and Innovation, Teachers College, 1999
Faculty Executive Committee, Subcommittee on Finance, Facilities, and Support Services, Teachers College,
1999-03; Chairman, 2000-03
College-Wide Strategic Planning Committee, Teachers College, 2002-04
Standing Committee on Promotion to the Rank of Full Professor, Teachers College, 2004-08
John P. Allegrante
Date of preparation: June 2006
Page 7
Columbia University Senate (Committee on Honors and Prizes), 1995-97; 2005-07 (Committee on External
Relations and Research Policy)