Tuskegee university 2014 College of Arts and Sciences Research Directory

Barbara Acker-Mills, Ph.D.,

College of Arts & Sciences

Email: backer@mytu.tuskegee.edu

Office Phone: 334-725-2335

Office Address: 44-302 Kenney Hall

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL 36088

Psychology and Sociology

ACKER-MILLS

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  Auditory perception and cognition
  
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  Human factors
  
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  Motor movement in pianists
  

Professor Barbara Acker-Mills earned her bachelor’s degree in piano performance from Salem College (NC). She completed a MM degree in piano and a PhD in cognitive psychology from Binghamton University. Dr. Acker-Mills worked as a research psychologist for Sikorsky Helicopter in Stratford, CT and for the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Lab in Fort Rucker ,AL. She also was a faculty member in both the psychology and music departments at Auburn University, and currently is organist at Holy

Trinity Episcopal church in Auburn, AL.Dr. Acker-Mills’ research investigates how humans process

auditory information, including speech and music. Her work in human factors includes developing auditory displays in helicopter cockpits and developing ways to enhance speech communication in noisy environments. Preventing hearing loss with the use of medication also is an interest. Finally, Dr. Acker-Mills evaluates motor learning and biomechanics in pianists. Dr. Acker-Mills was the recipient of an American Psychological Association Dissertation award and of a National Science Foundation/North Atlantic Treaty Organization postdoctoral fellowship.

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   Acker-Mills, B., Robinette, M., Adams, M., and Ahroon, W. (2007). Effects of N-acetylcysteine on hearing thresholds and otoacoustic emissions following noise exposure. U.S. Army Science Conference presentation. ADA433105.
   

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   Acker-Mills, B., Houtsma, A.J.M., and Ahroon, W.A. (2006). Speech intelligibility in noise using throat and acoustic microphones. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 77(1), 26 - 31.
   

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   Acker-Mills, B. (2006). The effect of auditory alerts on performance of concurrent tasks. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Auditory Display, London, UK. (June 20-23, 2006).
   

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   Crawly, E., Acker-Mills, B., Pastore, R., & Weil, S. (2002). Change detection in multi-voice music: The role of musical structure, musical training, and task demands. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 28(2), 367-378.
   

Psychology and Sociology

CARTER

Research Fields:

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  Race
  
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  Gender
  
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  Health Disparity
  
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  Organizational Development/Transformation
  
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  Social Stratification
  
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  Criminology and Criminal Justice
  

Collaborations:

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  Caroline Gebhard and Gwen Jones Department of English, Tuskegee University
  
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  Timothy Turner and Roberta Troy P20 Cancer Research Partnership Department of Biology, Tuskege University
  
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  Norma Dawkins Food and Nutritional Science, Tuskegee University
  
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  Stephen Sodeke and Timothy Turner Tuskegee National Center for Bioethics
  
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  William Carroll Comprehensive Cancer Center, UAB
  
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  Roberta Troy Health Disparities Institute (HDIRE), Tuskegee University
  

Vivian L. Carter, Ph.D., MHR

Chair, Psychology and Sociology

Associate Professor

College of Arts and Sciences

Email: vlcarter@mytu.tuskegee.edu

Office Phone: 334-727-8737

Office Location:

44-313 Kenney Hall

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL 36088

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Biographical Sketch:

Sociology from the University of Oklahoma. She is currently PI on two community based research programs, U54 Cancer Research Partnership Community Outreach Component and The Medicaid Meaningful Use Program (HDIRE). Professor Carter also serves as the Deputy Director for Community Engagement for the Health Disparities Institute for Research and Education (HDIRE).

Representative Publications:

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   Carter, Vivian L., Fredrick Tippett and Dennis Anderson. 2010. “Increasing Prostate Cancer Screening Among Rural African American Men: An Education Intervention”. Journal of the Poor and Under Served. Meharry School of Medicine (Fall 2010) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
   
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   Carter, Vivian L., Norma Dawkins and Barbara Howard. 2010. “Health Lifestyle: A Community Based Approach to Cancer Risk Reduction”. Journal of the Poor and Under Served. Meharry School of Medicine (Fall 2010)
   
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   Carter, Vivian L., Stephen O. Sodeke, Isaac Mwase and Timothy Turner. “When Health Care Physicians are Not Sure What to Do: Breast Cancer Screening”. African American Perspectives. November, 2009.
   
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   Carroll, William R., Connie L. Kohler, Vivian L. Carter, Lonnie Hannon, Joni B. Skipper, and Eben L. Rosenthal. 2009. “Barriers to early detection and treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in African American men” Head and Neck Oncology Journal, Summer 2009.
   

Psychology and Sociology

HANNON

Research Fields:

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  Structural Inequality
  
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  Neighborhood Social and Economic Disadvantage
  
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  Economic Sociology
  
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  Health Disparities
  

Collaborations:

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  Akilah Dulin Institute for Community Health Promotion Brown University
  
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  Olivio Clay Department of Psychology University of Alabama at Birmingham
  
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  Richard Aliman Center for Aging, Department of Medicine University of Alabama at Birmingham
  

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