Chivon Mingo, MA
Georgia State University- Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Gerontology Certificate
University of South Florida – Masters of Arts in Gerontology
Email: cmingo@cas.usf.edu
Telephone: 813-974-6934
Entered Program: 2005
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Supervisor: Jessica M. McIlvane, PhD

Description of Research Interests:
Mitigating Arthritis Health Disparities through Translational Research

Publications

Mingo, C.A., McIlvane, J.M., & Baker, T.A. (in press). Explaining the relationship between pain and depressive symptoms in African American and White women with arthritis. Journal of the National Medical Association.

McIlvane, J.M., Baker, T.A., & Mingo, C.A. (in press). Race differences in arthritis-related
stress, chronic life stress, and depressive symptoms among women with arthritis: A contextual perspective. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences.

Mingo, C.A. (2008). Arthritis in older adults: Understanding the contribution of health disparities to pain, functioning, and well being. Monographs of the Eighteenth Annual Southeastern Regional Student Conference Gerontology and Geriatrics: Ethnicity, Diversity, and Health Disparities in Aging, (Technical Report No. UGAIG-07-001).

Mingo, C.A., McIlvane, J.M., & Haley, W.E. (2006). Impact of the diagnostic label of osteoarthritis on perceptions of disability and willingness to help a parent in African American and Whites. Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research), 55, 913-919.

Research Papers in Preparation

McIlvane, J.M., Baker, T.A., Mingo, C.A., & Haley, W.E. (under review). Are behavioral interventions for arthritis effective with minorities? Addressing racial and ethnic diversity in disability and rehabilitation.

Mingo, C.A., McIlvane, J.M., & Haley, W.E. (in preparation). Perceptions of disability and willingness to help a loved one in older African Americans and Whites: Effects of osteoarthritis diagnostic label and race.

Presentations

Mingo, C.A., McIlvane, J.M., & Haley, W.E. (2007, November). Impact of the diagnostic label of osteoarthritis on older adults’ emotions, attributions, and helping intentions in African Americans and Whites. In J.M. McIlvane (Chair), Living with arthritis: The influence of race, SES, gender, and family perceptions. Symposium conducted at the Sixtieth Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

McIlvane, J.M., Baker, T.A., & Mingo, C.A. (2007, November). The Effects of Illness-related Stress and Life Stress on Well-being in African American and White Women with Arthritis. Poster presented at the Sixtieth Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Gum, A, McDougal, S, McIlvane, J.M., & Mingo, C.A. (2007, November). Older adults’ recognition of depression with and without sadness. Poster presented at the Sixtieth Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA

McIlvane, J.M., Baker, T.A., & Mingo, C.A. (2007, August). The effects of illness-related stress and life stress on well-being in African American and White women with arthritis. Poster presented at the2007 Minority Women’s Health Summit, Washington, DC.

Mingo, C.A. (2007, April) Arthritis in older adults: Understanding the contribution of health disparities to pain, functioning, and well being. Keynote address presented at the Eighteenth Annual Southeastern Regional Student Convention in Gerontology and Geriatrics, Atlanta, GA

Mingo, C.A., McIlvane, J.M., & Baker, T.A. (2006, November). Explaining the link between pain and depression between White and Black women with arthritis. Poster presented at the Fifty-ninth Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.

Mingo, C.A., McIlvane, J.M., & Baker, T.A. (2006, April). The effects of sense of mastery and functional impairment on the relationship between pain and depression for white and black women with osteoarthritis. Poster presented at the Seventeenth Annual Southeastern Regional Student Convention in Gerontology and Geriatrics, Lexington, KY.

Mingo, C.A., McIlvane, J.M., Baker, T.A. (2006, March). The effects of sense of mastery and functional impairment on the relationship between pain and depressive symptoms for white and black women with osteoarthritis. Paper presented at the Florida Education Fund 2006 McKnight Doctoral Mid-Year Research and Writing Conference, Tampa, FL.

Mingo, C.A., McIlvane, J.M., Haley, W.E. (2005, November) The impact of race and diagnostic label on emotions, beliefs, and willingness to help older adults with arthritis. Paper presented at the Fifty-eighth Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

Mingo, C.A., McIlvane, J.M., Haley, W.E. (2005, August). Older adults’ attitudes and beliefs about arthritis: Effects of race and diagnostic label. Paper presented at the Florida Arthritis Partnership Meeting, Tampa, FL.

Mingo, C.A., McIlvane, J.M., Haley, W.E. (2005, April). The impact of race and diagnostic label on emotions, beliefs, and willingness to help older adults with arthritis. Paper presented at the University of South Florida, College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Research Symposium for Social Sciences, Tampa, FL.

Mingo, C.A., McIlvane, J.M., & Haley, W.E. (2005, April). The impact of race and diagnostic label on the perceptions of older adults with arthritis. Poster presented at the University of South Florida, School of Aging Studies, Aging Exchange Day, Tampa, FL.

Mingo, C.A., McIlvane, J.M., & Haley, W.E. (2005, April). Attitudes toward older adults with arthritis: The impact of race and diagnostic label on emotions, beliefs, and willingness to help their family members. Poster presented at the Sixteenth Annual Southeastern Regional Student Convention in Gerontology and Geriatrics, Savannah, GA.

Research Experience

• 2005- Present Graduate Research Assistant
  Use of Daily Diary Methodology in a Study on Coping with Arthritis
  PI: Jessica M. McIlvane, Ph.D.
  School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida
• 2005-2007 Principal Investigator
  Older adults’ Attitudes about People with Osteoarthritis
  Advisor: Jessica M. McIlvane, Ph.D.
  School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida
• 2004-2005 Principal Investigator
  Individuals’ Attitudes toward Older Persons with Arthritis
  Advisor: Jessica M. McIlvane, Ph.D.
  School of Aging Studies, Jessica M. McIlvane, Ph.D.
• 2003-2005 Graduate Research Assistant
  Coping with Arthritis: Effects of Age, Race, and SES
  PI: Jessica M. McIlvane, Ph.D.
  School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida

Teaching Experience

Honors and Awards

• 2008 Provost’s Commendation for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Assistant, University of South Florida
• 2006 Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship Honorable Mention, National Research Council of the National Academies
• 2006 Best Presentation Award, Southeastern Regional Student Conference in Gerontology and Geriatrics
• 2005 Arthritis Foundation Student Fellowship Award, Tampa, Florida
• 2005-2010 McKnight Doctoral Fellowship, Florida Education Foundation
• 2005-Present Richard F. Pride Research Fellowship, University of South Florida
• 2005-2006 Graduate Education Opportunity Grant, University of South Florida
• 2005-2006 Aging Studies Student Fellowship, University of South Florida
• 2005 Harold L. Sheppard Endowed Memorial Scholarship, University of South Florida
• 2005 Aging Exchange Day Best Research Award, University of South Florida
• 2004 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award, University of South
  Florida
• 2003 Catherine B. Healy Scholarship, Georgia State University
• 2003 Member of Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology

Positions Held

• 2007-2008 Treasurer for the Student Association for Aging Studies, University of South Florida
• 2005-2006 Treasurer for the Student Association for Aging Studies, University of South Florida
• 2005 Executive Board Member for the Black Alumni Society,
• 2003-2005 Secretary, for the Gerontology and Aging Studies Alumni Society, University of South Florida
  
• 2004-2006 Founder and President of the Black Graduate and Professional Student Organization, University of South Florida,
• 2004-2005 Treasurer of the Graduate and Professional Student Council, University of South Florida
• 2004-2005 Campus Representative for the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), University of South Florida
• 2004-2006 Student Representative for the Committee on Black Affairs, University of South Florida, 2004-Present

Professional Memberships

• Interdisciplinary Arthritis Workgroup
• Gerontological Society of America
• National Black Graduate and Professional Student Association
• National Association for Graduate and Professional Students