The Professional Team
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Grant provided by the Researchers Training Program of the Basque Government (Spain)
Background and Professional Interests:
Cesáreo Fernández, PhD, and Master in Addictions, is a Spanish psychologist (in Industrial and Clinical Psychology). During the last 15 years, he has been a researcher and scientific research assistant for several European and national associations working in mental health and substance abuse. He is author and co-author for more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, books, and chapters on mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment. His work for the KU Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development involves translating the Community Tool Box into Spanish, and adapting the Community Tool Box to European contexts.
Director of Training and Technical Support
Background and Professional Interests:
Christina M. Holt, MA, is Director of Training and Technical Support at the Work Group for Health Promotion and Community Development. She holds a master's degree in Human Development (Child and Developmental Psychology) at the University of Kansas. Ms. Holt also received her undergraduate degrees at the University of Kansas in American Studies and in Human Development and Family Life (with an emphasis in Community Leadership and Development). The behavioral science training that Ms. Holt has received under girds her work to help communities make a difference on socially important issues. Ms. Holt has extensive experience in various leadership capacities, coordinating and conducting training, coordinating community projects, overseeing development projects, and developing data collection systems. Ms. Holt's experience includes acting as Director of Behavioral Services and Family Enhancement at Community Living Opportunities, serving as a Research Associate at the Work Group for Health Promotion and Community Development, and serving as the Co-Director of KU's Center for Community Outreach. Ms. Holt is currently the Director of Training and Technical Support at the Work Group for Community Health and Development.
Ms. Holt has educational training and experience in designing data collection and management systems and using data to guide the work. Ms. Holt has experience helping others design such systems and helping them make sense of their data. Ms. Holt has over five years of experience helping communities collect, analyze, and make sense of their community change data.
Ms. Holt served as a Kansas Health Foundation and Senior Undergraduate Fellow at the KU Work Group. Trained by the Foundation's Master Facilitator Program, she is currently a Kansas Health Foundation Ambassador.
Ms. Holt coordinates the work of the Community Tool Box in an effort to give people tools to address socially important issues in their communities. This includes overseeing the CTB's development, disseminating the CTB, and providing technical assistance and coordinating related training. Ms. Holt also helps with various other grants and research projects at the Work Group.
Business and Finance Manager
Background and Professional Interests:
Michelle Kampfer has worked for the Work Group since May 2001 as the Financial Manager and is now the Business Manager for the office. She worked for the federal government for 12 years prior to coming to the Work Group. She enjoys the paper shuffle in an office setting along with being the person in charge.
Michelle enjoys working with people, teaching people and just conversing with people. She also enjoys young children and watching them grow, hence the reason for leading girls through the Girl Scout program. Michelle shines when she volunteers for the Wellsville Schools. She is an active member of the Parent/Teachers Organization for the Elementary and Middle School, a member of the Site Council for the Middle School and the President for the Site Council for the Elementary School. Her special interests include baking, photography, and scrap-booking.
Research Associate
Background and Professional Interests:
Jomella Thompson, M.U.P., is a Research Assistant for the KU Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development. In 2001, Ms. Thompson became affiliated with the Work Group while completing her Masters in Urban Planning at the University of Kansas. Her work involves providing training, technical assistance, and supports of an online documentation system that tracks community and systems change for users such as community-based organizations and governmental initiatives. She has worked on various projects including the Kauffman Neighborhood Initiative and the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority project.
Ms. Thompson is currently a doctoral candidate in Behavioral Psychology in the Department of Applied Behavioral Science. Her research interests are focused on increasing community capacity of neighborhood residents, especially youth, and participatory research in neighborhood and community development. She obtained a B.A. in Urban Studies with an emphasis in Community Development from Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi in December 2000.
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