Education/Training

Stanford University, Stanford, California
BS, Biological Sciences, 1978

Yale University School of Epidemiology and Public Health, New Haven, CT
MPH (coursework completed-thesis not submitted), Health Services Research, 1982

Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Basic Sciences, 1981

University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School N. Chicago, IL
MD, Medicine, 1984

Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
MSCR, Clinical Research, 2008

Honors

• Joint Recipient of the 1992 Child Survival Award, (from the Carter Center and UNICEF) (While Medical Director I was nominated for this award, and submitted one of my Centers’ clinical programs. We received one of three awards (two in the US, one international).
• The American College of Physician Executives for the Physicians in Management (PIMS) Scholar (1994)
• The Thomas J. Asher Health & Wellness Award 2007 (from the Atlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities)
• Master of Science of Clinical Research -Outstanding Clinical Research Award (2008)
• Master of Science of Clinical Research-Outstanding Fellow Award (2008)
• 2nd Place, Master of Science in Clinical Research- Young Investigator Award (2008)
• High Commendation for Poster Presentation at the IASSID Conference in S. Africa. “Service Dogs: Taking the *Dis* out of Disabilities in intellectually or Behaviorally Challenged Children” 2008.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. Fry-Johnson YW. Powell S, Winokur DK   “Service Dogs: Facilitating the abilities of children with intellectual or behavioral disabilities”.  The International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health 2009; 2(3).
2. Brimacombe M, Fry-Johnson Y, Bertrand J, Fuller T, Levine R, Venable CL(2009). Competency I: Foundation.  I. Basic Biomedical Foundation.  In Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders competency-based curriculum development guide for medical and allied health education and practice.  Atlanta, GA.  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
3. Brimacombe M, Fry-Johnson Y, Bertrand J, Fuller T, Levine R, Venable CL (2009). Competency I: Foundation.  II. Clinical Issues. In Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders competency-based curriculum development guide for medical and allied health education and practice.  Atlanta, GA.  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
4. Brimacombe M, Fry-Johnson Y, Bertrand J, Fuller T, Levine R, Venable CL (2009). Competency I:  Foundation.  III. Epidemiological and Psychosocial and Cultural Aspects of FASDs.  In Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders competency-based curriculum development guide for medical and allied health education and practice.  Atlanta, GA.  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
5. Fry-Johnson YW, Rowley DL.  The enigma of spontaneous preterm birth.  N Engl J Med. 2010 May 27; 362 (21): 2032; author reply 2033-4.  PMID: 20518104)
6. Fry-Johnson YW, Levine R, Rowley DL, Agboto V, Rust G.  United States black: white infant mortality disparities are not inevitable; Identification of community resilience independent of socioeconomic status. Ethn Dis. 2010 Winter; 2010 (1 Suppl 1):S1-131-5.
7. Ye J, Mack D, Fry-Johnson Y, Parker K. Health Care Access and Utilization Among US-Born and Foreign-Born Asian Americans. J Immigr Minor Health. 2011 Oct 30. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22038126
8. Taylor VS, Ye J, Mack D, Fry-Johnson Y, Smith Q, Harris CL. Overweight in school-aged children associated with emotional and behavioral difficulties: results from a national sample. J Natl Med Assoc. 2011 Sep-Oct;103(9-10):917-21. PMID: 22364060 [PubMed - in process]