JoAnn Sanders

Dynamic content strategist with a proven record at Booz Allen Hamilton, excelling in thought leadership and editorial planning. Expert in crafting compelling narratives that enhance organizational reputation and drive stakeholder engagement. Skilled in research analysis and team leadership, successfully managing high-impact projects that foster public trust and advance mission-driven objectives.

Black, M., Arteaga, S., Sanders, J., Hager, E., Anliker, J., Gittelsohn, J., Wang, Y., College Mentors: A View from the Inside of an Intervention to Promote Health Behaviors and Prevent Obesity Among Low-Income, Urban, African American Adolescents., Health Education and Behavior, 2010, Curbow, B., Bowie, J., Binko, J., Smith, S., Dreyling, E., & McDonnell, K., Adolescent Girls’ Perceptions of Smoking Risk and Protective Factors: Implications for Message Design., Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2007, Copeland, V.C., Scholle, S.H., Binko, J., Patient satisfaction: African American women’s views of the patient-doctor relationship., Journal of Health & Social Policy, 2003, Anderson, R.T., Barbara, A.M., Weisman, C., Scholle, S.H., Binko, J., Schneider, T., Freund, K., A Qualitative Analysis of Women’s Satisfaction with Primary Care from a Panel of Focus Groups in the National Centers of Excellence in Women’s Health., Journal of Women’s Health & Gender-Based Medicine, 2001, Scholle, S.H., Weisman, C.S., Anderson, R., Freund, K. M., Binko, J., Women’s satisfaction with primary care: a new measurement effort from the PHS National Centers of Excellence in Women’s Health., Women’s Health Issues, 2000, We’re All Different, But We’re All Kitty Cats., Social and emotional book series for elementary school children., Greenleaf Press, 2012, Panelist, The Impact of Media on the Health and Well-Being of Children, 2012, Cannon House Building, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) Self-Study Question Writer, 2012, College Mentors: A View From the Inside of an Intervention to Promote Health Behaviors and Prevent Obesity Among Low-Income, Urban, African American Adolescents., Parenting Trainer Certificate: The Incredible Years, 2006, Promotoras: Women Educating Women in a Low-Income, Medically Under-Served Hispanic Community in Texas, 2004, American Public Health Association Poster Presenter, Evaluation of Community Based Health Programs, 2008, 2007, University of Maryland, School of Public Health, Lecture Given: Evaluation of a Hispanic Community Based Heath Program in a Medically Underserved Area., Implementation and Sustainability of Community-Based Programs, 2004, 2003, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Lecture Given: Approaches to Community Collaboration., Psychosocial Factors in Health and Illness, 2003, 2002, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Co-Instructor, Lecture Given: Communities, Social Networks and Health., Social and Behavioral Aspects in Public Health, 2003, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Lecture Given: Communities, Social Networks and Health., The Role and Function of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), 2002, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

• Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption, 2015-present
• Forever Changed Animal Rescue, 2018-2020
• Good Counsel Field Hockey, 2014
• Olney Boys and Girls Club Flag Football Coach, 2015
• St. Peters Cross Country Coach, 2016
• Olney Boys and Girls Club, Under 12 Soccer Goalie Coach, 2017

• Living Our Values Silver Award-Collective Ingenuity, 2017
• Performance and Team Award, Booz Allen Hamilton, 2014
• Montgomery County Commission on Children and Youth, Member, 2011, 2012
• American Public Health Association (APHA), 2004-2009
• Johnson & Johnson Community Healthcare Scholar, Johns Hopkins, 2002-2004
• Kappa Delta Pi, International Educational Honor Society, 1996
• Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, 1996
• MS Leadership Award, Cultural Betterment of the Community, Philadelphia, 2000
• PRIDE Breast Cancer Awareness Award, 2000
• University of Pennsylvania Mentoring Award, 1999
• National Institute of Health Science Fellowship (National Cancer Institute), 1994

Dr. Sanders completed her Ph.D. in Public Health in 2005, with a dissertation focused on behavior change and behavior change theories. Outside of her dissertation work, she was awarded a competitive Johnson and Johnson Community Health Care Scholar Award where she worked with a medically underserved, geographically isolated Hispanic clinic to develop an impact evaluation of their work. In addition, she taught graduate level public health courses, including The Role and Function of Non-Governmental Organizations, Social and Behavioral Aspects in Public Health, Psychosocial Factors in Health and Illness, Implementation and Sustainability of Community Based Programs, and Evaluation of Community Based Programs. She has a strong background in the applying the principles from behavioral, social, and psychological theory to influence health practices and behaviors conducive to optimal health in individuals, groups, and communities. She has been rigorously trained in research methods and program evaluation. Dr. Sanders also completed post-doc training of a longitudinal study assessing adolescent brain development using fMRI imaging of subjects who were prenatally exposed to heroin and cocaine. She has written numerous scholarly articles, prevention curricula, grants, conducted focus groups, as well as and given numerous lectures across the country.