Divisions & Faculty

Background

• B.S. in Art (1997) from James Madison University
• M.S. in Art Therapy (1999) from Eastern Virginia Medical School
• M.P.H. in Public Health, Health/Policy Management Track (2001) from Eastern Virginia Medical School
• Ph.D. in Health Services Research, Concentration: Health Informatics (expected 2008) from Old Dominion University

Research Interests

• Information Technology in Child Welfare
• Database Design and Development
• Medical Education and Training in Child Maltreatment

Honors and Awards

• Class President, EVMS Graduate Art Therapy Program, 1997 – 1999
• EVMS Student Nominee – National Health Professions Academic Scholarship for Excellence, 1999
• Student Commencement Speaker – EVMS Graduate Art Therapy Program, 1999

• Member, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Alpha Kappa Chapter, Eastern Virginia Medical School; Norfolk, VA, 2002 – Present
• President, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Alpha Kappa Chapter, Eastern Virginia Medical School; Norfolk, VA, 2003 – 2005

Professional Affiliations

• American Public Health Association, 2001 - 2006
• American Psychological Association Division 27 (Society for Community Research and Action), 2003 - 2006
• American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 2004 - Present
• International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect,  2006 - Present
• American Public Human Services Association, 2006 - Present
• Human Service Information Technology Applications, 2007 - Present

Selected Publications

• Starling, S.P., Sirotnak, A.P., Heisler, K.W., & Barnes, M. (2007). Inflicted skeletal trauma: The relationship of perpetrators to their victims. Child Abuse and Neglect, 31, 993-999.
• Hollingsworth, J., Glass, J., & Heisler, K.W. (2007). Empathy deficits in siblings of severely scapegoated children: A conceptual model. Journal of Emotional Abuse, 7, 69-88.
• Heisler, K.W., Starling, S.P., Edwards, H., & Paulson, J. (2006). Child abuse training, comfort, and knowledge among emergency medicine, family medicine, and pediatric residents. Medical Education Online, 11, 1-10.

Peer Reviewed Abstracts

1. Heisler, K.W. (2000, November 11). The relationship between personality type and non-representational drawing style: A preliminary study. Presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the American Art Therapy Association, St. Louis, MO.

2. LeFever, G., Heisler, K.W., Parker, J., & Paulson, J. (2002, October 11). ADHD – Innovative solutions to a complex problem: A panel presentation. Presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the Chesapeake Council on Youth Services (CCOYS) and Norfolk Interagency Council on Services to Youth (NICOSTY), Chesapeake, VA.

3. Parker, J., & Heisler, K.W. (2002, October 25). SHINE and HJ122: A legislative overview. Presented at the 2002 Annual Conference of the Virginia Association of School Nurses, Richmond, VA.

4. Heisler, K.W. (2003, June 05). Program SHARE: Improving school/provider communication to help students excel. Presented at the 9th Biennial Conference of the Society for Community Research and Action, Las Vegas, NM.

5. Heisler, K.W., Starling, S.P., & Edwards, H. (2004, January 27). Knowledge and training related to child abuse assessment and intervention among pediatric, emergency medicine, and family medicine residents: Implications for resident education. Presented at the 2005 San Diego Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, San Diego, CA.

6. Paulson, A., Heisler, K.W., Nasca, S., Butterfoss, F., & Roberts, V. (2004, May 11). Systematic Immunization Services Quality Improvement (SISQI) project. Poster presented at the 38th National Immunization Conference (CDC), Nashville, TN.

7. Paulson, A., Roberts, V., & Heisler, K.W. (2004, September 21). Utilizing coalition problem solving to develop a systematic immunization services quality improvement data system. Presented at the 6th National Conference on Immunization Coalitions, Norfolk, VA.

8. Starling, S.P., Edwards, H., & Heisler, K.W. (2004, October 01). Child maltreatment training and knowledge among pediatric, emergency medicine, and family medicine residents. Poster presented at the 16th Annual EVMS Research Day, Norfolk, VA.

9. Starling, S.P., Heisler, K.W., & Edwards, H. (2004, October 15). Knowledge of child abuse assessment and intervention among pediatric, emergency medicine, and family medicine residents: Implications for resident education. Presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Ray E. Helfer Society, Fish Camp, CA.

10. Starling, S.P., Edwards, H., & Heisler, K.W. (2005, February 26). Child maltreatment training and knowledge among pediatric, emergency medicine, and family medicine residents. Poster presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Southern Society for Pediatric Research, New Orleans, LA.

11. Starling, S.P., Edwards, H., & Heisler, K.W. (2005, April 06). Child maltreatment training and knowledge among pediatric, emergency medicine, and family medicine residents. Poster presented at the 2005 5th Annual Student Research Symposium, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA.

12. Otero-Fisher, K., Tiraphat, S., Houseman, C., Heisler, K.W., Pirim, Z., Murphy, J., & Dool, J. (2006, March 23). Strategic Planning of a Focus Group for a Community Health Center in the Hampton Roads Area. Poster presented at the 2006 Old Dominion University Research Day, Norfolk, VA.

13. Heisler, K.W., Kiger, P., LaRocco, H., & Paulson, J. (2006, June 15). Modeling Risk Factors for Psychological Aggression & Corporal Punishment: Secondary Analysis of Data from the LONGSCAN Project. Poster presented at the 13th Annual EVMS/CHKD Pediatric Research Day, Norfolk, VA.

14. Otero-Fisher, K., Tiraphat, S., Houseman, C., Heisler, K.W., Pirim, Z., Murphy, J., & Dool, J. (2006, November 06). Strategic Planning of a Focus Group for a Community Health Center in the Hampton Roads Area. Poster presented at the 134th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.