This document provides a summary of Anita L. Barkin's resume. It outlines her education, including a Doctorate in Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh, as well as her extensive employment history managing health services at Carnegie Mellon University over 27 years. It also lists her licensure, appointments, honors, publications, presentations and community involvement.
2. o Provide health education and health promotion strategies for individual patients
o Provide complex case consultation and management
• Launched a health education and nutrition education program
o Established a partnership with Dining Services to expand nutrition services
o Established a drug and alcohol education program
o Chaired several campus-wide alcohol task forces
o Established a tobacco cessation program
o Multi-year recipient of State grants for alcohol education
o Fostered the development of credit courses on nutrition and wellness
o Collaborated with Counseling and Psychological Services to launch a eating
disorders program
• Act as the public health officer for the university
o Author and advance adoption of public health policies
pre-matriculation immunization policy - adopted in 2003
mandatory student health insurance policy - adopted 2003
Smoking Policy Review Committee Chair
o Established a TB screening program for incoming students
o Consultant on numerous occupational/environmental issues
o Incident commander for pandemic planning and H1N1 outbreak
o Leader in managing public health threats including SARS, Ebola
o Issue public health communication and act as media spokeperson
o Coordinate response to public health issues with internal and external partners
• Manage a multi-million dollar student health insurance program
o Drafted a mandatory hard waiver student health insurance policy that was adopted
by the university in 2003
o Negotiate the student health insurance contract
o Oversee enrollment and claims disputes
• Act as a consultant to disability services
o Established a case management position for students with special needs
o Collaborate with Housing, Residence Life, Counseling and Psychological
Services and Disability Services to manage complex cases
• Established a campus wide health and wellness program
o Established the Healthy Campus Committee
o Launched an annual health and wellness seminar for staff and faculty in
collaboration with Human Resources and Athletics
• Provide programming to various constituencies that support student’s academic, personal
and professional success
o Present programs on assisting student in crisis for faculty and staff
o Assist in the development of orientation programming for first year and graduate
students
• Serve on university planning committee/tasks forces
o Member of Emergency Response Planning Group
o Member of ADA Planning Group
3. o Member of the Risk Advisory Committee
o Member of the University Strategic Planning Committee on Education and
Student Life – 2008
• Planned and assisted in the launch of health education services at the branch campus in
Education City, Doha,Qatar
o Trained nurse in charge of Qatar campus health education services
o Act as a consultant to Qatar and other remote campuses on health issues and
pandemic planning
Nurse Practitioner 10/1986 – 6/1987
Carnegie Mellon University
Nurse Practitioner 1/1985 – 7/1986
US Steel Corporation – Irvin Works
Private Duty Nurse 2/1978 – 12/1984
Staff Nurse II 6/1976 – 1/1978
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Clinical Instructor 6/1974 – 5/1976
Carlow College
Appointments
Consultant
ACHA Peer Review Services 6/2008 – Present
Peer Reviewer 6/2006 – Present
American Journal of College Health
Clinical Preceptor 9/1996 – 12/2014
University of Pittsburgh
• Precept nurse practitioner students in college health primary care setting
Robert Morris University
• Precept nurse practitioner students in college health primary care setting
The Ohio State University
• Precept nurse practitioner students in college health primary care setting
Field Instructor 10/2009
University of Pittsburgh
School of Social Work
Adjunct Clinical Faculty 9/1996 – 9/2005
Duquesne University
• Precept nurse practitioner students in college health primary care setting
Additional Skills and Training
4. • Sexual Assault Advisor
• HIV test counselor
• Emergency and Disaster Training
Honors and Awards
Janet E. Diggs Award 2014
Fellow American College Health Association 2011
Delta Omega Honor Society 2004
Andy Award for Outstanding Service to Carnegie Mellon University 2002
American College Health Association E. Dean Lovette Award 2001
Distinguished Citizen of the Steel Valley 1994
University of Pittsburgh Scholar 1985
Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society 1985
Caritas Christi Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Nursing 1974
Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities 1974
Delta Epsilon Sigma Honor Society 1973
Professional Organizations and Offices
Chair, ACA Transitional Issues Task Force June 2012-December 2014
President, American College Health Association (ACHA) June 2011-June 2012
President-Elect, ACHA June 2010-May 2011
Chair, ACHA Emerging Public Health Threats and
Emergency Planning Coalition January 2008 – May 2010
Chair, ACHA Pandemic Planning Task Force January 2005 – December 2007
Member, Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners August 2009 – Present
Member, ACHA Tuberculosis Task Force Spring 2008
Regional Representative American College Health Association
Board of Directors 2003-2005
President, Mid-Atlantic College Health Association (MACHA) 1999
President-Elect, MACHA 1998
President, Organization College Health Services 1989
Research and Publications
Pressman, S.D., Cohen, S., Miller, G., Rabin, B., Barkin, A., & Traynor, J. (2005).
Loneliness, social isolation and antibody response to the influenza immunization. Health
Psychology.
Miller, G., Cohen, S., Pressman, S., Barkin, A., Treanor, J., & Rabin, B. (2004).
Psychological Stress and Antibody Response to Influenza Vaccination: When is the
5. Critical Period for Stress, and How Does it Get Inside the Body? Psychosomatic
Medicine, 66, 215-223.
Barkin, A. (2004) Effects of HAART on Depressive Symptomatology in HIV
Seropositive Gay and Bisexual Men. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation.
Barkin, A. (1985) Effects of Social Support and Self-Esteem on Incidence of Depression
Men Who are Unemployed or Anticipating Unemployment. Unpublished Master’s
Thesis.
Newsletter Articles
Barkin, A. (2012) Changing Investment Strategy to Match Our Mission. Action
Newsletter, 51 (4), 4.
Barkin, A. (2012) “The President’s Mid-Term Report.” Action Newsletter, 51(3), 3.
Barkin, A. (2011) “Raising Our Voice, Recruiting Members For the Choir.” Action
Newsletter, 51(2), 3.
Barkin, A. (2011) “Reflections on the Annual Meeting: Did We Walk the Talks?” Action
Newsletter, 51(1), 3.
Barkin, A.(2010) “Reflections on the Response to H1N1.” Action Newsletter, 48 (4), 7.
Barkin, A. (2008) “Highlights from the Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza 2008
Conference.”Action Newsletter, 48 (2), 6.
Barkin, A. (2008) “Carnegie Mellon Uses Earth Day to Raise Awareness of School
Smoking Policy.” Action Newsletter, 48(1), 2.
Presentations
“Preparing Nurse Directed Health Clinics for Infectious Disease Outbreaks Through Emergency
Response Planning.” American College Health Association Webinar. November 2014.
“Evolution of College Health Practice in the U.S.: Current Challenges and Opportunities.”
Japanese University Health Association Annual Meeting, Gifu, Japan, November 13, 2014.
“Update on the Affordable Care Act.” Mid-Atlantic College Health Association Annual Meeting,
Philadelphia, PA, October 2013.
6. “Advocacy Update: Health Care Reform and Student Health Insurance Impacts.” American
College Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, June 2013.
“Health Care Reform and Student Health Insurance Impacts.” Mid-Atlantic College Health
Association Annual Meeting, Ellicott City, Maryland, October 2012.
“Advocacy Update: Health Care Reform and Student Health Insurance Impacts.” American
College Health Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, May 2012.
“Progress Toward a Smoke Free Campus Community.” Tobacco Research Roundtable Series.
University Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, June, 2010.
“H1N1 Campus Management.” National College and University Business Organization,
webnair, September, 2009.
“Facing a Public Health Challenge: H1N1.” State University of New York Health and Safety
Symposium, Syracuse, NY, September 2009.
“Planning to Pandemic.” InsideHigherEd, webinar, August 2009.
“Planning to Pandemic.” Western Illinois University Tabletop Exercise, Macomb, Ill, July,
2009.
“H1N1: Lessons Learned.” American College Health Association Annual Meeting, San
Francisco, June 2009.
“Pandemic Planning Update.” American College Health Association Annual Meeting, Orlando,
Florida, June, 2008.
“The Status of Pandemic Preparedness on College and University Campuses.” Seasonal and
Pandemic Influenza 2008 Meeting. Infectious Diseases Society of America, Washington, D.C..
Poster Presentation.
“Community-acquired Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus: Clinical Management and Public
Health Concerns.” Co-presenter American College Health Association Annual Meeting, San
Antonio, Texas, June 2007.
“Tailoring a Pandemic Response Plan to Fit Campus Demographics.” American College Health
Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, June 2007.
“Pandemic Planning; Concerns and Strategies.” University Pathfinders Meeting, Hewitt
Consultting Group, May 2007.
“Pandemic Planning; Concerns and Strategies.” Eastern Association of College and University
Business Officers, April, 2007.
7. “Pandemic Planning; Concerns and Strategies.” Overseas Advisory Council Meeting in Doha,
Qatar, March 1, 2007.
“Planning Strategies in Higher Education,” PASSHE Pandemic Flu Planning Best Practices
Summit, January 2007
“Pandemic Planning: Concerns and Strategies.” Association of Business Officers for Private
Schools, December 2006.
“Pandemic Planning and Disaster Preparedness.” Webinar for American Association of School
Personnel Administrators, November 2006.
“Pandemic Planning: Worthy Endeavor or Waste of Time.” Keynote for SUNY Pandemic Flu
Symposium, November 2006.
“Developing A Plan.” Workshop for SUNY Pandemic Flu Symposium, November 2006.
“Preparing for a Pandemic,” co-presenter for web conference sponsored by the National
Association of College and University Business Officers, November 2006.
Pandemic Planning Workshop. Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Virginia, August 2006.
“Pandemic Influenza Threat: Hype or Real?” Co-presenter for web conference sponsored by
National Association College Auxillary Services/National Association of Student Personnel.
June 2006.
“Pandemic Emergency Preparedness Planning.” American College Health Association Annual
Meeting, June 2006.
“The Role of Student Health Services in Pandemic Planning.” Arthur Gallagher Higher
Education Practice Group, January 2006.
“Mandatory Health Insurance: A Case Study in Public Policy Making.” Mid-Atlantic College
Health Association Annual Meeting, October 2005.
“Effects of HAART on Depressive Symptomatology in HIV Seropositive Gay and Bisexual
Men.” American College Health Association Annual Meeting, June 2005.
“Mandatory Health Insurance: A Case Study in Public Policy Making.” American College
Health Association Annual Meeting, June 2005.
Community Service
Jefferson Hills Concerned Citizens Group 2010-2014
Jefferson Hills Borough Marcellus Shale Task Force 2010-2011
Steel Valley School Board Member 1984-1994