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Project/Program/Clinic Contacts: | IOTI - Building Healthy Futures for Teens *
The Children's Center Project Evaluation * Training Military Staff to Promote Servicemember Well-being through Infant Massage |
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Discipline(s): |
Human Development/Child Development Family Studies Education: Early Intervention/Early Childhood Mental and Behavioral Health |
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AUCD Council Membership: |
No Council Membership |
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Research: | infant massage; parent-child interactions; vulnerable children; orphans; at-risk; low-income; poverty; early childhood development; early childhood education; professional development; health; | ||||||||||||||||||||
Education: | PhD in Family and Human Development; MS in Counseling Psychology; BA in French; BA in Psychology; 12 graduate credit hours in public health | ||||||||||||||||||||
Service: | community training; assistance with Spanish speakers; |
Vita/Bio
Vonda Kay Jump Norman
4720 Hollow Road
Nibley, UT 84321
(435) 757-9598 (H)
(435)797-3579 (W)
email: [email protected]
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Rocky Mountain Public Health Certificate Program, 12 graduate credit hours in Public Health, completed July 2005
Trainer of Trainers Candidate for International Association of Infant Massage
PhD, Family & Human Development, Utah State University, December 1998
MS in Counseling Psychology, University of Kentucky, May 1991
BS in Psychology, BA in French, Centre College, June 1988
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Research Scientist, Early Intervention Research Institute, Utah State University, September 2008-present. Conduct applied research with staff members of programs serving infants and young children.
Core Trainer and Consultant, Coming Together Around Military Families initiative, ZERO TO THREE, April 2007-2010. Provide ongoing training and consultation to programs serving military families with children from birth to age three.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, April 2007-present
Member, Rocky Mountain Public Health Consortium, September 2005-present
Board of Directors, Utah Association for Infant Mental Health, June 2005-present. President, April 2008-April 2009.
Board of Directors, Hands to Hearts International, December 2004-January 2006.
Senior Research Associate, Early Intervention Research Institute, Utah State University, September 1998-September 2008. Conduct applied research with staff members of programs serving infants and young children. Act as Liaison and Lead Trainer with numerous early childhood programs.
GRANTS /CONTRACTS
Jump, V. K. (2009). "Professional Development in Utah: Does it Make a Difference for Quality Child Care?" Utah Office of Child Care, 2009-2010.
Jump, V. K. (2008). "Strengthening Early Childhood Education in Jordan: Professional Development for Professionals Working with Young Children." USAID grant, 2008-2011.
Roberts, R., & Jump, V. K. "National Children's Study", Cache County site, in partnership with University of Utah, Ed Clark and team. National Institutes of Health, 2007-2012. Currently on furlough due to budget issues at the national level.
Jump, V. K. "Infant Massage for Wellness in Infants and Young Children with Down Syndrome". State of Utah Community/University Research Initiative, 2007-2009.
Innocenti, M., & Jump, V. K. "Guadalupe's Children: A Follow-Up Study of Guadalupe School Graduates", State of Utah Community/University Research Initiative, 2003-2004.
Behl, D., & Jump, V. K. Evaluation of Utah Medical Home Initiative. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 2001-2004.
Broadhead, C., & Jump, V. K. "Evaluation of the Cost-Effectiveness and Organizational Structure of the Marathon County (Wisconsin) Start Right Child Abuse Prevention Program", Marathon County, 2001-2002.
COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate level
Online psychology of gender
Developmental psychology
Child development (prenatal through age 5)
Parenting and child guidance
Middle childhood
Pre-practicum
Infancy
Children 2 to 5
Introductory life-span human development
Child abuse and neglect
Guidance of children
Graduate level
Advanced child development seminar
Seminar on social development
Seminar on developmental psychology
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2007
Boulatoff, C., & Jump, V. K. (2007). Blueprint of a cost-analysis approach for early intervention: Application to a home visiting program to prevent child abuse and neglect. Journal of Early Intervention 30 (1), 73-84.
2006
Jump, V. K., Fargo, J. D., & Akers, J. F. (2006). Impact of massage therapy on health
outcomes among orphaned infants in Ecuador: Results of a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Family and Community Health 29 (4) 314-319.
2005
Talmi, A., Jump, V. K., & Goldman-Fraser, J. (July, 2005). All alone: Promoting regulation during separations from intimate caregivers. ZERO TO THREE 25 (6), 8-13.
2004
Boyce, L., Cook, G., Roggman, L.A., Innocenti, M., Jump, V., & Akers, J. (2004). Looking at
Books and learning language: What do Hispanic mothers and children do? Early Education &
Development 15 (4), 371-384.
2001
Roggman, L. A., Boyce, L. K., Cook, G. A., & Jump, V. K. (2001). Inside home visits: A collaborative look at process and quality. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16, 53-71.
1999
Roberts, R., Jump, V. K., Gutshall, N., Morris, C. T., & Seanez, P. (1999). Nations in harmony: Native American early childhood intervention programs. Maternal and Child Health Bureau: Washington, D. C.
INVITED SPEAKER/INTERVIEWS
Jump, V. K. (2009, August). Developing in-service teacher training capacity. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Education Workshop, Washington, DC.
Jump, V. K. (2009, April). Military families and mental health: Raising young children in the face of uncertainty and separation. Utah Association for Infant Mental Health, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jump, V. K. (2009, February). Promoting optimal parenting and child development. Camp Pendleton Military Workshop, Camp Pendleton, CA.
Jump, V. K. (2007, December). Separation and loss for military families: How to help families maintain their resilience. National Training Institute, ZERO TO THREE, Orlando, Florida.
Interview with British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Aired on Health Matters, August 2, 2004, reaching 1,500,000 listeners.
POPULAR PRESS ARTICLES
Work in orphanages is covered in Massage & Bodywork Magazine's December 2006/January
2007 issue.
Work in Ecuadorian orphanages is cover story of Massage & Bodywork Magazine
February/March 2003 issue.
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES/LANGUAGES
Conducted participatory relationship based trainings for orphanage staff in Russia, Ecuador, Haiti, and India.
Speak French and Spanish fluently.
Current USAID funded project in Amman, Jordan.