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Felicia Hill-Briggs
Died23 June 2023
Academic background
EducationBA, Psychology, American University
PhD, Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology, 1994, Pennsylvania State University
Academic work
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins University

Felicia Hill-Briggs was an American behavioral and social scientist.

Early life and education

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Hill-Briggs was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of nine.[1] She received her bachelor's degree in psychology from American University and her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology from Pennsylvania State University. Following this, she completed her internship in Medical Consultation and Liaison and Clinical Neuropsychology at New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in Geropsychology and Geriatric Neuropsychology at the Polisher Research Institute at the Philadelphia Geriatric Center.[2]

Career

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Upon completing her formal education, Hill-Briggs served on the faculty of New York University Medical Center/Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine before joining the faculty at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in 1996.[2] During her early tenure at JHU, Hill-Briggs published Problem solving in diabetes self-management: A model of chronic illness self-management behavior[3] and Problem Solving in Diabetes Self-management and Control.[4] In 2009, she was the Fullwood Foundation, Inc's Valued Hours Awardee for her professional and community activities in diabetes prevention and care.[5]

As an associate professor of general internal medicine, Hill-Briggs co-developed a diabetes education program that taught low-income, poorly educated diabetics to better manage their disease.[6] She later received a bronze Telly Award for the video DECIDE to Move! Physical Activity for People with Type 2 Diabetes. The video was developed as part of Project DECIDE, a clinical research study on self-management support interventions for urban patients with type 2 diabetes.[7] Later that year, she also received the Nelson Butters Award for the best research paper published in the Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology for her 2010 article Cranial volume, mild cognitive deficits, and functional limitations associated with diabetes in a community sample.[8]

During her tenure at JHU, Hill-Briggs served as the senior director of Population Health Research and Development for Johns Hopkins HealthCare and a core faculty member of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research.[9] In 2015, Hill-Briggs was named to the board of directors of the American Diabetes Association[9] and became the 201st woman to be promoted to the rank of full professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.[10] Two years later, Hill-Briggs was elected president of health care and education for the American Diabetes Association.[11]

As a result of her research, Hill-Briggs was elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2017.[12] She was also awarded the Rachmiel Levine Medal in recognition of leadership and service to the American Diabetes Association.[13] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hill-Briggs was awarded $43 million over five years to study the type 2 diabetes epidemic as part of a statewide population health initiative.[14]

Personal life

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Dr. Hill-Briggs died on 23 June 2023.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "ADA President, Health Care & Education, is on a journey to change the world". adameetingnews.org. 24 June 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Felicia Hill-Briggs Named to American Diabetes Association Board of Directors". hopkinsmedicine.org. February 2, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Hill-Briggs, Felicia (June 2003). "Problem solving in diabetes self-management: A model of chronic illness self-management behavior". Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 25 (3): 182–193. doi:10.1207/S15324796ABM2503_04. PMID 12763713. S2CID 3895876. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Hill-Briggs, Felicia; Gemmell, Leigh (November 1, 2007). "Problem Solving in Diabetes Self-management and Control". The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care. 33 (6): 1032–1050. doi:10.1177/0145721707308412. PMID 18057272. S2CID 3865941. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "Dr. Felicia Hill-Briggs Honored by Fullwood Foundation". hopkinsmedicine.org. 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "New Diabetes Education Program Yields Improved Blood Sugar Control". newswise.com. April 11, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "Dr. Felicia Hill-Briggs Leads DECIDE Team to Telly Award". hopkinsmedicine.org. 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "Felicia Hill-Briggs' Paper Wins Neuropsychology Award". hopkinsmedicine.org. 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Felicia Hill-Briggs Named to American Diabetes Association Board of Directors". hopkinsmedicine.org. February 2, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "School of Medicine Reaches Milestone: 200-Plus Women Full Professors". hopkinsmedicine.org. November 2, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  11. ^ "Johns Hopkins physician to serve as principal officer for American Diabetes Association in 2018". hub.jhu.edu. January 5, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  12. ^ "Seven Faculty Members Among New Electees to National Academy of Medicine". hopkinsmedicine.org. October 16, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  13. ^ "Hill-Briggs Awarded ADA Rachmiel Levine Medal". hopkinsmedicine.org. September 10, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  14. ^ "Hill-Briggs Awarded Funding to Tackle Diabetes in Baltimore". hopkinsmedicine.org. November 18, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  15. ^ Anderson CAM, Fitzpatrick SL, Buse JB, Kahn SE, Selvin E. Felicia Hill-Briggs: A Tireless Worker for Better Outcomes and Social Justice in Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2023 Sep 1;46(9):1572-1573. doi: 10.2337/dci23-0051. PMID 37625001
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