Michael J. Boivin, Ph.D., MPH
Research Awards and Selected Publications

Research/Teaching Awards:

1986                 Baldwin Award for Teaching Excellence ($1000), Social Science Division, Spring Arbor College

1988                 Growth in Research Effectiveness and Teaching (G.R.E.A.T.) Grant for research ($5000 award), used for eight-week pediatric neuropsychology research project at St. Andrews University, Scotland

1990-1991         Fulbright Senior Research Award to Zaire, Africa. (11 months) Council for the International Exchange of Scholars and the United States Information Agency (USIA) Washington, DC.

1993                 Growth in Research Effectiveness and Teaching (G.R.E.A.T.) Grant for research ($5000 award), used for six-week neuropsychology teaching and research assignment in Laos

1994                 Winning entry of the John Templeton Foundation 1993 Call for Papers in Humility Theology Program ($2000 award) for published manuscript entitled "The Hebraic model of the person: Toward a unified psychological science among Christian helping professionals."

1997                 WARA Research Fellowship ($7500), Summer Research Program.  Awarded by West African Research Association (WARA) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office for International Studies.  Affiliation with West African Research Center (WARC) in Dakar, Senegal, and Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar.

1998-2001         Selected for the John Templeton Oxford Seminar on Science and Christianity (three successive summers at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University, England, for Seminar Participation supported by per Diem and stipend.

2003-2004         Fulbright African Regional Research Award to Uganda, Africa (11 months). Council for the International Exchange of Scholars and the United States Information Agency (USIA) Washington, DC.

2004-2005         Hind’s Fellow for Indiana Wesleyan University. 25% teaching load release time for research and $3000 budget for research/scholarship.

2005                 Health Prize winner  in 1st annual Science and Religion Contest, sponsored by Science & Theology News, for essay on research project entitled “Responding as whole persons in the face of life-threatening disease: Emotional and spiritual well-being, quality of life, neuropsychological function, and immunological resilience.”

2004                 Nominated by Indiana Wesleyan University for the “Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology” and for the “Ernest L. Boyer International Award for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology.”  16th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning; Jacksonville, FL, March 29 – April 2, 2005.

NIH Section Review Panel  and Workgroup Member for Evaluation of NIH Grants and Research Initiatives:

The National Institutes of Health (NIMH) Special Workgroup for the Neurodevelopmental Assessment of Pediatric HIV children in response to ARV Treatment. Bethesda , Maryland , June 20, 2003 .

The National Institutes of Health (NIMH) Special Workgroup for the Neurological and Neuropsychological Assessment of Pediatric Adults in response to ARV Treatment in Africa . Blantyre , Malawi , June 11-13, 2004 .

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Special Review Committee for Part A of "Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trial Program" (RFA NIH-NIAID-92-AI-10).  Bethesda , Maryland , March 21-23, 1993 .

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Special Review Committee for Part C.3 (Neuropsychology Component) of "Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trial Program" (RFA NIH-NIAID-92-AI-10).  Bethesda , Maryland , March 24, 1993 .

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Special Review Committee for Part C.3 (Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment Research) of "Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trial Program" (RFA NIH NIAID-92-AI-10).  FTS 2000 Attendant Assisted Conference, May 4, 1993 .

Fulbright Reviewer (three-year term: 2005 - 2007)

Council for the International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) Africa Programs Division through the U.S. State Department. One of five committee members responsible for the peer review of U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program applications for the African Regional Research Program and East Africa, responsible for reviewing the research applications to all Sub-Saharan African countries and the lecturing/research applications to East Africa (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Tanzania and Uganda).

B. Selected brain/behavior peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).  (publications selected from 64 peer-reviewed publications and 27 published abstracts)

1. Boivin, M. J. (1987).  Forgotten warriors: An evaluation of the emotional well-being of presently incarcerated Vietnam veterans.  Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs, 113, 111-125.

2. Berent, S., Giordani, B., Gilman, S., Junck, L., Lehtinen, S., Markel, D. S., Boivin, M. J., Kluin, K. J., Parks, R., & Koeppe, R. A. (1990).  The neuropsychology of olivopontocerebellar atrophy.  Archives of Neurology, 47, 997-1001. 

3. Boivin, M. J. (1990).  Choice with concurrent interval schedules of reinforcement:  The effects of different timing procedures.  The Psychological Record, 40, 227-238.

4. Giordani, B., Boivin, M. J., Berent, S., Betley, A., Koeppe, R. A., Rothley, J., Modell, J. G., Hichwa, R. D., & Kuhl, D. E. (1990).  Anxiety and cerebral cortical metabolism in normal persons.  Psychiatry Research, 35, 49-60.

5. Giordani, B., Boivin, M. J., Hall, A. L., Foster, N. L., Lehtinen, S. J., Bluemlein, L. A., & Berent, S. (1990).  The utility and generality of Mini-Mental State Examination scores in Alzheimer's disease.  Neurology, 40, 1894-1896.

6. Boivin, M. J., Giordani, B., Betley, A., Berent, S., Rothley, J., Markel, D., Koeppe, R., & Young, A. (1991).  Anxiety and medical diagnostic procedures:  Results with patients "at risk" for Huntington's disease undergoing PET scan.  Psychology & Health, 5, 121-128.

7. Boivin, M.J., Giordani, B., Berent, S., Amato, D.A., Lehtinen, S., Koeppe, R.A., Buchtel, H.A., Foster, N.L., & Kuhl, D.E. (1992).  Verbal fluency and positron emission tomographic mapping of regional cerebral glucose metabolism.  Cortex, 28, 231-239.

8. Boivin, M.J. (1992).  A comparison of West African and Scottish children on a visuo-spatial memory task.  Journal of General Psychology, 118, 327-334.

9. Boivin, M.J., Giordani, B., Ndanga, K., Maky, M.M., Manzeki, K.M., Ngunu, N., & Muamba, K. (1993).  Effects of treatment for intestinal parasites and malaria on the cognitive abilities of school children in Zaire , Africa .  Health Psychology, 12, 220-226.

10. Boivin, M. J., & Giordani, B. (1993).  Improvements in cognitive performance for school children in Zaire , Africa following an iron supplement and treatment for intestinal parasites.  Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 18, 249-264.

11. Giordani, B., Berent, S., Boivin, M.J., Penny, J.B., Lehtinen, S., Markel, D.S., Hollingsworth, Z., Butterbaugh, G., Hichwa, R.D., Gusella, J.F., & Young, A.B. (1994).  Longitudinal neuropsychological and genetic linkage analysis of persons at risk for HD. Archives of Neurology, 52, 59-64.

12. Lauer, R.E., Giordani, B., Boivin, M.J., Halle , N., Glasgow , B., Alessi, N.E., & Berent, S. (1994).  The effects of depression on memory performance and metamemory in children.  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 33, 679-685.

13. Boivin, M.J., Giordani, B., & Bornefeld, B. (1995).  Use of the Tactual Performance Test for cognitive ability testing with African children.  Neuropsychology, 9, 409-417.

14. Boivin, M.J., Green, S.D., Davies, A.G., Giordani, B., Mokili, J., & Cutting, W.A. (1995).  A preliminary evaluation of the cognitive and motor effects of pediatric HIV infection in Zairian children.  Health Psychology, 14, 13-21.

15. Boivin, M.J., & Giordani, B. (1995).  A risk evaluation of the neuropsychological effects of childhood lead toxicity.  Developmental Neuropsychology, 11, 157-180.

16. Boivin, M.J., Chounramany, C., Giordani, B., Xaisida, S., Choulamountry, L., Pholsena, P., Crist, S.L., & Olness, K. (1996).  Validating a cognitive ability testing protocol with Lao children for community development applications. Neuropsychology, 10, 588-599.

17. Giordani, B., Boivin, M.J., Bikayi, O., Diawaku,, D.N., & Lauer, R. (1996).  Use of the K-ABC in cognitive ability testing with African children.  International Journal of Disability, Development, and Education, 43, 5-24.

18. Boivin, M.J., Giordani, B., Ndanga, K., Maky, M.M., Manzeki, K.M., & Ngunu, N. (1996).  Economic advantage and the cognitive ability of rural children in Zaire , Africa .  Journal of Psychology, 130, 95-107.

19. Boivin, M.J. (1997).  An ecological paradigm for a health behavior analysis of ‘Konzo,’ a paralytic disease of Zaire from toxic cassava.  Social Science & Medicine, 45, 1853-1862.

20. Conant, L.L., Fastenau, P.S., Giordani, B., Boivin, M.J., Opel, B., Nseyila, D.D. (1999). Modality specificity of memory span tasks among Congolese children: A developmental perspective. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 21, 375-384.

21. Boivin, M.J. (2003). Can purpose be found in the asent of humankind ? A review of Seymour W. Itzkoff’s  The inevitable domination by man : An evolutionary detective story.  Contemporary Psychology, 48 (5), 609-611.

22. Boivin, M.J. (2002). The effects of early cerebral malaria on the cognitive ability of Senegalese children. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 23, 353-364.

23. Boivin, M.J. (2002). Feeling humans and social animals: Theological considerations for an evolutionary account of human emotion.  Journal of Psychology and Theology, 29,314-329.

24. Boivin, M.J. (2002). Finding god in prozac or finding prozac in God: Preserving a Christian view of the person amidst a biopsychological revolution.  Christian Scholar’s Review, 32 (2), 161-178.

25. Conant, L.L., Fastenau, P.S., Giordani, B., Boivin, M.J., Xaisida, S., Choulamountry, L., Pholsena, P. (2003). Modality specificity of memory span tasks among Lao children: Further developmental comparisons. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 25, 1102-1116.

26. Boivin, M. J. (2005). Community development, health and neuropsychology of African children. In Akua Sarr (Ed.) Proceedings of the 1997 WARA Symposium in Dakar, Senegal (in press). Lewisten , NY : Edwin Mellen Press.

28.   Boivin, M.J. (2004). In Africa : Evaluating the neuropsychological effects of cerebral malaria in Ugandan children. American Psychological Society (APS) Observer, 17 (11) 20-22.

29.   Bagenda, D., Nassali, A., Kalyesubula, I., Sherman , B., Drotar, D., Boivin, M.J., & Olness, K. (2006). Health, neurologic, and cognitive status of HIV-infected, long-surviving, and antiretroviral-naive Ugandan children.  Pediatrics 117: 729-740.

30.   Boivin, M. J. (2006). Community development, health and neuropsychology of African children. In Akua Sarr, Edris Makward, Amadou T. Fofana, & C. Frederick (Eds): The Histories, Languages and Cultures of West Africa : Interdisciplinary Essays. Lewisten , NY : Edwin Mellen Press.

31.   Bangirana, P., Idro, R., John, C. C., & Boivin, M. J. (2006). Rehabilitation for Cognitive impairments following Cerebral Malaria in African Children: Strategies and limitations. Tropical Medicine and International Health, in press.

Published Abstracts/Presentations:

30. Boivin M.J., Bangirana, P., Opoka, O., Byarugaba, J. Idro, R., & John C.C. (2005, May 16).  Neuropsychological Outcomes of Cerebral Malaria in Ugandan Children.  Published Abstract from research poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Washington , D.C. . Electronic published at PAS 2005; 57:3219 (abstract 1929).

31. Nassali, A., Kalyesubula, I. , Boivin, M., Olness, K., Sherman, B., & Bagenda, D. (2003). Physical, neurological and psychometric development of long-surviving school-age ARV-naive HIV-1 infected children born to HIV infected mothers in Uganda . Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on AIDS, Paris , France ; February, 2003.

32. Boivin, M.J., Giordani, B., Chounramany, C., Lalyre, M., Karim, A., Sylla, F., Ryan, K. (2001). The search for a brain/behavior omnibus: Tactual Performance Test administrations using familiar and unfamiliar shapes in cross-cultural settings. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 16, 816-817.

33. Boivin, M.J., Norman , J., Park, E-K, Elsberry, M., Roark, S., Gray, M., & Clay, R. (2001). Neuropsychological performance, unilateral and bilateral brain hemispheric advantage, and their relationship to styles of religiosity. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 16, 817.

34. Ryan, K., Giordani, B., Boivin, M.J., Persad, C., At-Tauhidi, H., Casneas, L., Layne, J., Crist, CD. (2001). Tactual Performance Test acministrations using familiar and unfamiliar shapes. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 16, 839.

35. Conant, L.L., Fastenau, P.S., Giordani, B., Boivin, M.J., Xaisida, S., Choulamountry, L., Pholsena, P. (1998). Modality specificity of memory span tasks among Lao children: Further developmental comparisons.  Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 4(1)

36. Conant, L.L., Fastenau, P.S., Giordani, B., Boivin, M.J., Opel, B., & Nseyila, D.D. (1997). Developmental trends in visual and verbal memory span in Zairian children.  Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 3(1), 26-27.

37. Chounramany, C., Boivin, M.J., & Giordani, B. (1996). Validating a cognitive ability testing protocol with Lao children for community health applications. International Journal of Psychology, 31(3/4), 271.

38. Boivin, M.J., Giordani, B., Chantaravady, C., & Underwood, L.K. (1996).  The TPT as an intercultural indicator of children’s neuropsychological development.  The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 10(3), 326.

39. Giordani, B., Boivin, M.J., Miller, A.C., Johnson , N.J. , Underwood, L.K., & Chounramany, C. (1996).  Does verbal coding affect TPT performance in a cross-cultural setting?  The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 10(3), 327.

40. Giordani, B., Berent, S., Minoshima, S., Boivin, M.J., Frey, K.A., Guire, K.E., Koeppe, R.A., & Kuhl, D.E. (1996).  Cerebral hypometabolism in nondemented Parkinson’s disease is associated with neuropsychological performance. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 2(1), 72.

41. Giordani, B., Berent, S., Minoshima, S., Boivin, M.J., Frey, K.A., Guire, K.E., Koeppe, R.A., & Kuhl, D.E. (1995).  Cortical and subcortical [18F]FDG hypometabolism in nondemented and demented Parkinson's patients. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 15 (Supplement), S762.

Publications from Supervised Student Undergraduate Research Theses:

42. Abell, J.W., Steenbergh, T. A., & Boivin, M.J. (in press). Cyberporn use in the context of religiosity. Journal of Psychology and Theology.

43. Ash, C.A. , Crist, C.L., Salisbury , D., Dewell, M.D., & Boivin, M.J. (1996). Unilateral and bilateral brain hemispheric advantage on visual matching tasks and their relationship to styles of religiosity. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 24, 133-154.

44. Underwood, L.K., Maes, B.J., Alstadt, L.A. , & Boivin, M.J. (1996). Evaluating changes in social attitudes, character traits, and liberal-arts abilities during a four-year program at a Christian college.  Research on Christian Higher Education, 3, 115-128.

46. Wiley, B., Dowley, V. S., Morris, M. L., Boivin, M. J., Comden, T. K. (1990).  Physical fitness, self-confidence, and self-esteem in college freshmen.  Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences ( Fairleigh Dickinson University ), 5, 92-103.

47. Snider, B. J., Schmude, S., Laper, C., Stone, J. E., & Boivin, M. J. (1990).  The social skills of preschoolers from an at-risk home environment.  Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences ( Fairleigh Dickinson University ), 5, 37-42.

48. Crandell, F. E., Nyboer, P. J., & Boivin, M. J. (1989).  The effects of children on Bender-Gestalt Test performance for elderly persons.  Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences  ( Fairleigh Dickinson University ), 4, 105-109.

49. Secord, D., & Boivin, M. J. (1989).  Evaluating the therapeutic benefits of presentation of pets and children to the elderly in a nursing home environment.  Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences ( Fairleigh Dickinson University ), 4, 90-104.

50. Elzerman, J. H., & Boivin, M. J. (1987).  The assessment of Christian maturity, personality, and psychopathology among college students.  Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 6, 50-80.

51. Killinger, L., & Boivin, M. J. (1982).  A comparison of locus of control among students in a prison setting with students in a private liberal arts college.  Psychological Reports, 51, 455-460.

52. Boivin, M.J. (1999). Contributing author for 13 of the measures evaluated in P. Hill and R. Hood, Jr. (Eds.) Measures of Religiosity. Birmingham , AL : Religious Education Press.

53. Boivin, M. J., Donkin, A. J., & Darling, H. W. (1990).  Religiosity and prejudice:  A case study in evaluating the construct validity of Christian measures.  Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 9, 42-56.

 

Research Support: Ongoing

Boivin, M.J. (Principal Investigator 20% effort), Osuch, J. (co-PI),  Symonds, L. (co-I), Khattree, R. (co-I), & Giordani, B. (co-I) (June, 2006). Breast cancer disease and treatment: Modeling the relationships among spiritual and emotional well-being, quality of life, neuropsychological function, and immunological resilience. Templeton Advanced Research Program Area 1 grant (Spirituality and Health Outcomes Competition). Three-year grant for $999,979.

Research Support: Completed

John, C. C. (Principal Investigator), Boivin, M.J. (Co-Investigator, 20% effort), Idro,R. (Co-PI), Byarugaba, J. (Co Investigator) (2003, September). Neurological and Neuropsychological Sequelae of Cerebral Malaria. NIH Fogarty R21 award (Grant TW06794-01) for Brain Injury across the Lifespan in the Developing World. Two year grant at $100,000 a year, with bridge funding for year 3.

Boivin, M.J., Opoka, O., John, C. C., & Byarugaba, J., (April, 2004). Neurological and Neuropsychological Sequelae of Cerebral Malaria. Grant for $4000 awarded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) Makerere University Medical School/Mulago Hospital Program for the Development of Medical Research

Byarugaba, J., John, C., & Boivin, M.J., (October, 2004). Multilateral Initiatives on Malaria (MIMCOM) Internet Access Award. Grant for approximately $20,000 for installing computer upgrades, server, and broad-band internet access for Severe Malaria Research Center at Mulago Hospital , Kampala , Uganda .

Boivin, M.J., Passik , S.D. , Giordani, B., & Webb, B. (2000, May). An evaluation of interrelationships between quality of life measures, spiritual beliefs, neuropsychological functioning, and immunological response for cancer patients. CCCU program of “Initiative Grants to Network Christian Scholars.” $15,000 award for three-year project.

Pattengale, J., & Boivin, M.J. (1997, August). Student Success and Retention program proposal for Indiana Wesleyan University .  Indianapolis , IN : Lilly Endowment. $500,000 competitive award to the Office of Academic Affairs.

Millard, B., Laub, J., Bence, C. B., Boivin, M. J., Huffman, J., Lennox , S., Pattengale, J. (2001, November). Indiana Wesleyan University Life Calling Initiative: Creating a Model for a Life-Calling Discovery Process and Culture on the University Campus.  Indianapolis, IN: Lilly Endowment, $2 million dollar proposal for an award to the Life Calling and Leadership Center at Indiana Wesleyan University, under the direction of Dr. Bill Millard for a five-year program.

Wright, D., Smith, M., & Boivin, M. J. (2000, August).  Dreams of Distinction:  A “revolutionary access infrastructure” of higher education for underserved adult learners in Indiana .  Indianapolis , IN : Lilly Endowment, $10.6 million dollar award to the Adult Professional Studies (APS) Division of Indiana Wesleyan University.