Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Knowledge Management Services
1600 Clifton Road, NE
MS-E76
Atlanta,
GA
USA
30030
Email:
jrichards@cdc.gov
Biographical Sketch:
2006—Present—Senior Advisor – Division of Knowledge Management Systems, National Center for Public Health Informatics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2002-2006—Director - Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2001-2002—Branch Chief [Acting] - Informatics and Knowledge Systems Branch, Division of Public Health Systems Development and Research, Public Health Practice Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2000-2001—Senior Service Fellow - Informatics and Knowledge Systems Branch, Division of Public Health Systems Development and Research, Public Health Practice Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1999-2000—Director - Outreach Education Program, University of Texas School of Public Health
1997-1999—Associate Director - Outreach Education Program, University of Texas School of Public Health
1984–1997—Instructional Technology Specialist, Educational Research [Academic Informatics], The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
2003-2004—Chair-elect—American Medical Informatics Association, Public Health Informatics Workgroup
2004-2006—Chair—American Medical Informatics Association, Public Health Informatics Workgroup
Since 1996 have taught public health informatics courses including courses at: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, The Uniformed Services Health Science University, and The University of Alabama, School of Health Information Sciences.
Since 1984 have directed and taught over 120 information technology related workshops including workshops at: American Public Health Association, Baylor College of Medicine, National Association of Local Boards of Health, American Library Association, the Institute for HIV Prevention Leadership, Fiji School of Medicine, Central Queensland University, University of South Australia, University of Queensland, Wayne State University, Medical College of Georgia, Texas Southern University, Southern Illinois University.
Since 1986 have consulted with agencies on information systems including consultations with: the American Association of Dental Schools, the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, Griffith University, Botswana Ministry of Health and Kenyan Ministry of Health.
Since 1984 have presented over 100 conference papers, posters, oral presentations including presentations at conferences of the: American Medical Informatics Association, American Public Health Association, International Medical Informatics Association, World Congress on Computers in Education, National Association of County and City Health Officers, and Public Health Information Network Stakeholders.