|
|
Constance M. Wiemann, Ph.D.
Contact Information:
Constance M. Wiemann, Ph.D.
6621 Fannin St., CC1710.00
Houston, TX 77030-2399
Phone: 832-822-0601
Fax: 832-825-3689
|
Title: Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine and Sports Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Education:Connecticut College - Master of Arts, General Psychology
Purdue University - Ph.D., Child Development and Family Studies
Current Positions in Professional Organizations:
- Chair - Society for Adolescent Medicine Abstract Review Committee
- Member - American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Educational Affiliate
- Member - American Public Health Association
- Member - North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
- Member - Society for Adolescent Medicine
- Member - Society for Pediatric Research (elected into SPR October, 2000)
- Member - Society for Research on Adolescence
- Member - Society for Research on Child Development
Research Interests:
- High-risk behaviors among adolescents, including substance use, sexual behavior and interpersonal violence. Studies specific to adolescents who are mothers include risk factors for repeat pregnancy, access to prenatal care, drug use during pregnancy and the postpartum period, and risk factors for an abnormal Pap smear
- Screening and counseling behaviors among pediatricians providing services to adolescents
- Evaluating an innovative intervention to promote STD Screening. Cultural perceptions of violence among youth, parents and other community members
- Development and evaluation of interventions to promote weight loss among severely obese adolescents
Recent Publications:
- Wiemann CM, Chacko MR, Kozinetz C, DiClemente R,Velasquez M, Smith PB, von Sternberg K. Predictors of condom use among young women with a main old and main new partner. Accepted to J Adolescent Health, March 2009.
- Short MB, Wiemann C, Rosenthal SL 2009 Participation of adolescent girls in a study of sexual behaviors: balancing autonomy and parental involvement. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 22:105-110.
- Van Horne BS, Wiemann CM, Berenson AB, Horwitz IB, Volk RJ 2009 Multilevel Predictors of Inconsistent Condom Use Among Adolescent Mothers. Am J Public Health.
- Feldmann JM, Wiemann CM, Sever L, Hergenroeder AC. Folk and traditional medicine use by a subset of Hispanic adolescents. International Journal Adolescent Medicine, 2008, 20(1):41-51.
- Chacko MR, Von Sternberg K, Velasquez M, Wiemann CM, Smith P, Di Clemente R. Young women’s perspective of the pros and cons to seeking screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea screening: An exploratory study. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol, 2008, 21(4):187-93.
