Sara Gallman
Research Associate I, SSRC
M.S., Social Work, University of Alabama
B.A., Social Work, Mississippi State University
E-mail: sara.gallman@ssrc.msstate.edu
Phone: (662)325-7971
Ms. Gallman serves as Research Associate I in the Family and Children Research Unit at the Social Science Research Center (SSRC). She currently works with Dr. Ginger Cross, Assistant Research Professor for the Family and Children Research Unit (FCRU) on several health and safety-related projects. She assists with the development of materials and procedures, project logistics, coordinating project activities, data collection, entry, analysis, and report writing. In addition, she plans, conducts, and analyzes focus groups, using qualitative analyses software.
She is currently working on three projects:
Partnerships to Promote Healthy Lifestyles for Children and Communities
This project is supported by a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and will use a variety of creative techniques to educate pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students, their parents, teachers and community members about topics related to obesity (e.g., healthy foods, physical activity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease),
HealthWorks! Evaluation
This project is funded by the Health Care Foundation of North Mississippi, and utilizes student pre- and post-tests and teacher satisfaction surveys to assess the effectiveness of field trip classroom programs offered at HealthWorks! North Mississippi, an interactive children’s health education center in Tupelo, MS.
Mississippi eCite
This project is funded by the Mississippi Office of Highway Safety and aims to implement an electronic citation system across the state.
In May of 2007, Ms. Gallman graduated summa cum laude from the University of Alabama with a master’s in Social Work with a focus on children and family. Ms. Gallman is also a graduate, cum laude, of Mississippi State University where she received her bachelor’s in Social Work in December 2005. She has had numerous professional association memberships, including the National Association of Social Workers. She is currently a member of MOHCA (Mississippi Oral Health Community Alliance).
Prior to working for the SSRC, Ms. Gallman worked with Big Brothers Big Sisters as a program specialist for the Starkville area. She has also worked in the Lowndes County Schools and at Boardtown Village, which offers affordable housing for senior citizens. While getting her advanced degree in social work, Ms. Gallman was a lab assistant at Mitchell Memorial Library Instructional Media Center and a preschool teacher at Columbus Christian School.
March 6, 2011
SSRC 2011 Annual Report
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