Project Director
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc
Region I STD-related Reproductive Health Training and Technical Assistance Center
44 Farnsworth St.
Boston,
MA
USA
02210
jkawatu@jsi.com
Biographical Sketch:
EXPERIENCE
2005-Present -- Consultant, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.,Boston, MA
Selected Projects:
2005-Present -- Region I Infertility Prevention Program, Centers for Disease Control, Project Director. Responsible for managing regional project activities for a national infertility prevention program aimed at reducing the costly and destructive sequelae of chlamydia and other sexually transmitted diseases responsible for unintended infertility in women.
2007-Present -- Region I Family Planning Training Center, Office of Population Affairs, Clinical Training Manager. Manages clinical training and provides internal technical consultant for the Region I Family Planning Regional Training Center.
2005-Present -- HIV Prevention Integration in Reproductive Health Settings, Centers for Disease Control, Project Director. Responsible for provision of training and technical assistance to reproductive health care providers in Region I.
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS:
“Dutchess County Needs Assessment Results and Cancer Control Plan”, Dutchess County Cancer Consortium Conference, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2008
“Rhode Island Cancer Control Plan 2007,” Rhode Island Department of Health, presented at Cancer Control Summit, Providence, RI, July 2007.
“Integrating HIV Prevention and Family Planning Services: Organizational Self-Assessment Manual,” presented at XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, Canada August 2006.
“A Rapid Testing Resource Guide for Family Planning Clinics,” presented at XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, Canada, August 2006.