Dr. Michael Joseph Boivin

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Michigan State University
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Neurology & Ophthalmology and Psychiatry
International Neurologic and Psychiatric Epidemiology Program
Appointed: 2006
Michigan State University
International Studies & Programs
Women & International Development Program
Consulting FacultyAppointed: 2006
Michigan State University
International Studies & Programs
African Studies Center
Core FacultyAppointed: 2006
University of Michigan
Medical School
Psychiatry
Psychiatry-Neuropsychology Section
Adjunct Research InvestigatorAppointed: 1993
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Mailing Address

International Neurologic & Psychiatric Epidemiology Program (INPEP)
138 Service Rd., B401 Clinical Center
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1313
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (517) 884-0281
Fax: (517) 432-9414
Mobile: (765) 506-2163
michael.boivin@ht.msu.edu
http://neurology.msu.edu/academics/michael_boivin.shtml

Qualifications

M.P.H., University of Michigan, Public Health Policy and Administration, 1993.
Ph.D., Western Michigan University, Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 1980.
M.A., Western Michigan University, Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 1978.
B.A., Spring Arbor University, Psychology, 1976.

Expertise and Research Interests

A Fulbright senior research scholar to Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) in 1990-1991 and to Uganda and Kenya (2003-2004), as well as a West African Research Association (WARA) Fellow to Senegal in 1997, Dr. Boivin is presently serving a three-year terms with the peer review committed for the Fulbright Senior Scholar program for East Africa. He is also currently an Adjunct Research Investigator with the Neuropsychology Program at the University of Michigan, and in addition to his doctoral work in the experimental analysis of behavior; he has an MPH from the University of Michigan in Public Health Policy and Administration. At Michigan, Dr. Michael Boivin has published studies pertaining to neurodegenerative disease, brain imaging, and neuropsychology. More recently, however, his focus has been on health factors influencing the neuropsychological and cognitive ability development of children in a variety of international settings, especially severe malaria and HIV in sub-Sahara Africa. In the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Michigan State University, he is presently the PI on a three-year study entitled "Breast cancer disease and treatment: modeling the relationships among spiritual and emotional well-being, quality of life, neuropsychological function, and immunological resilience." The study is funded by a Templeton Advanced Research Program Area 1 grant administered through the Metanexus Institute.

Other Expertise

Assessment of spiritual well-being, emotional well-being, and quality of life.
Experimental analysis of behavior in the animal laboratory.

Future Research

Neuropsychology of severe malaria in African children.
Neuropsychology of HIV in African children.
Neuropsychological validation of computerized cognitive rehabilitation interventions for brain-injured children in the resource-poor African setting.
Spiritual, emotional, and cognitive effects of breast cancer and its treatment.

Industrial Relevance

Assessing the impact of public health interventions on neuropsychological outcomes in children adds an entirely new domain to the cost/benefit analysis of such interventions, that is often overlooked.
Our evaluation of the relationship between neuropsychological sequelae and immuno-reactive pathogenic processes in cerebral malaria in African children may ultimately lead to new types of combination therapies during the acute phase of this disease.
Our work in sustainable interventions to enhance quality of caregiving for children affected by HIV disease may help buffer the effects of the disease and improve their overall quality of life.
We are also pioneering the use of computer-based cognitive rehabilitation program in resource-poor settings in Africa for children suffering from cognitive impairment in the aftermath of infectious disease affecting the CNS (e.g., malaria, meninigitus, HIV.
Our evaluation of the spiritual, emotional, neuropsychological, and immunological effects of breast cancer treatment can provide support for holistic interventions in the treatment of this disease.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Breast Cancer, Immunology, Infectious Diseases Or Agents, Psychology, Public Health.

Additional Terms:

Africa, Breast Cancer, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Cognitive Rehabilitation Training, Experimental Analysis of Behavior, HIV, Helminth Infection, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Intestinal Parasites, Malaria, Neuropsychology, Public Health, Quality of Caregiving, Quality of Home Environment, Quality of Life, Social Support, Spirituality.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

French: (Basic, None, Functional)

Memberships

Association for Psychological Science

Honors and Awards

2005, Health Prize winner in 1st annual Science and Religion Contest, Science & Theology News
2005, Nominated by Indiana Wesleyan University for the "Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology" and for the "Ernest L. Boyer International Award for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology.", International Conference on College Teaching and Learning
2004-2006, Hind's Fellow for Indiana Wesleyan University, Indiana Wesleyan University
2004-2006, Who's Who in America, Marquis Publications
2003-2004, Fulbright African Regional Research Award, Council for the International Exchange of Scholars and U.S. Dept. of State, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, Dept. of Child Health and Paediatrics
1998-2001, Fellow, John Templeton Oxford Seminar on Science and Christianity, John Templeton Foundation and the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, Oxford University, Wycliffe Hall, Science, History, and Theology
1997, WARA Research Fellowship, West African Research Association, West African Research Center (WARC) in Dakar, Senegal, and Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Neuropsychology of cerebral malaria
1995, Young Leader of the Year Award, Alumni Association, Spring Arbor University
1994, Winning entry of the John Templeton Foundation 1993 Call for Papers in Humility Theology Program, Templeton Foundation
1993, Co-recipient of Annual Faculty Merit Award for outstanding faculty professional achievement, Spring Arbor University
1993, Growth in Research Effectiveness and Teaching (G.R.E.A.T.) Grant for research, Spring Arbor University, Maternal and Child Health Institute, University of Health Sciences, Vientiane, Lao Peoples' Democratic Republic
1990-1991, Fulbright Senior Research Award to Zaire, Africa, Council for the International Exchange of Scholars and the United States Information Agency (USIA)
1988, Growth in Research Effectiveness and Teaching (G.R.E.A.T.) Grant for research, Spring Arbor University, St. Andrews University, Scotland, Pediatric Neuropsychology
1986, Baldwin Award for Teaching Excellence ($1000), Social Science Division, Spring Arbor College., Spring Arbor University
2007, Alumnus of the Year, Alumni Office, Spring Arbor University

Previous Positions

1996-2006, Professor, Indiana Wesleyan University, Psychology, Behavioral Science
1978-1996, Professor, Spring Arbor University, Psychology, Social Science

Funding Received

  • University of Michigan Medical School Global Reach Research Program: Neuropsychological benefits of cognitive training with Ugandan HIV children, $15,000, 2007 to 2008.
  • University of Michigan Global Health Research & Training Program research award: Neuropsychological benefits of cognitive training with Ugandan cerebral malaria children, $15,000, 2007 to 2008.
  • Templeton Advanced Research Program (TARP): Breast cancer disease and treatment: Modeling the relationships among spiritual and emotional well-being, quality of life, neuropsychological function, and immunological resilience., $999,979, 2006 to 2009.
  • Multilateral Initiatives on Malaria (MIMCOM): Multilateral Initiatives on Malaria (MIMCOM) Internet Access Award., $20,000, 2005 to .
  • Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) Makerere University Medical School/Mulago Hospital Program for the Development of Medical Research: Neurological and Neuropsychological Sequelae of Cerebral Malaria, $4,000, 2004 to .
  • NIH Fogarty R21 award (Grant TW06794-01) for Brain Injury Across the Lifespan in the Developing World: Neurological and Neuropsychological Sequelae of Cerebral Malaria, $400,000, 2003 to 2007.
  • Gordon College (Wenham, MA) Center for Christian Studies. CCCU program of Initiative Grants to Network Christian Scholars: Responding as whole persons in the face of life-threatening disease: An evaluation of interrelationships between quality of life measures, spiritual beliefs, neuropsychological functioning, and immunological response for cancer patients., $15,000, 2000 to 2003.

Publications

  • Boivin MJ, Webb B (2007) Modeling the role of spirituality within psychoneuroimmunology through breast cancer research In Watts F (eds), Spiritual Healing: Social, Scientific, and Philosophical Perspectives, Grand Rapids, MI, Eerdman's, Submitted (bookchapter)
  • Bagenda D, Nassali A, Kalyesubula I, Sherman R, Drotar D, Boivin MJ, Olness KN (2006) Health, neurologic, and cognitive status of HIV-infected, long-surviving, and antiretroviral-naive Ugandan children, Pediatrics, 117, 729-740
  • Boivin MJ (2006) Community development, health, and neuropsychology of African Children In Sarr A, Makward E, Fofana T, Frederick C (eds), The Histories, Languages, and Cultures of West Africa, Lewisten NY, Edwin Mellen Press (bookchapter)
  • Boivin MJ, Bangirana P, Opika-Opoka O, Idro R, Jurek AM, John CC (2006) Cognitive sequelae of cerebral malaria in children: a prospective study, Pediatrics, 119 (2), e360-66
  • Bangirana P, Idro R, John CC, Boivin MJ (2006) Rehabilitation for Cognitive impairments following Cerebral Malaria in African Children: Strategies and limitations, Tropical Medicine and International Health, 11, 1341-1349
  • John CC, Opoka O, Idro R, Boivin MJ (2006) Low RANTES levels are associated with mortality in children with cerebral malaria, Journal of Infectious Diseases, 194, 837-845
  • Robertson K, Kopnisky K, Mielke J, Appiah K, Hall C, Price R, Kumwenda J, Kanyama C, Amod F, Marra C, Taylor T, Lalloo U, Jelsma J, Holding P, Boivin M, Birbeck G, Nakasujja N, Sanne I, Parsons TD, Parente A, Tucker K, Assessment of NeuroAIDS in Africa Conference Participants (2005) Assessment of neuroAIDS in Africa., Journal of Neurovirology, 11 Suppl 1, 7-16 Abstract
  • Conant LL, Fastenau PS, Giordani B, Boivin MJ, Chounramany C, Xaisida S, Choulamountry L, Pholsena P (Dec 2003) Environmental influences on primary memory development: a cross-cultural study of memory span in Lao and American children., Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology : Official Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society., 25 (8), 1102-16 Abstract
  • Boivin MJ (Oct 2002) Effects of early cerebral malaria on cognitive ability in Senegalese children., Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics : Jdbp, 23 (5), 353-64 Abstract
  • Conant LL, Fastenau PS, Giordani BJ, Boivin MJ, Opel B, Dia Nseyila D (Jun 1999) Modality specificity of memory span tasks among Zairian children: A developmental perspective., Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology : Official Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society., 21 (3), 375-84 Abstract
  • Boivin MJ (Dec 1997) An ecological paradigm for a health behavior analysis of "konzo", a paralytic disease of Zaire from toxic cassava., Social Science & Medicine (1982), 45 (12), 1853-62 Abstract
  • Boivin MJ, Giordani B, Ndanga K, Maky MM, Manzeki KM, Ngunu N (Jan 1996) Economic advantage and the cognitive ability of rural children in Zaire., The Journal of Psychology, 130 (1), 95-107 Abstract
  • Boivin MJ, Green SD, Davies AG, Giordani B, Mokili JK, Cutting WA (Jan 1995) A preliminary evaluation of the cognitive and motor effects of pediatric HIV infection in Zairian children., Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association., 14 (1), 13-21 Abstract
  • Giordani B, Berent S, Boivin MJ, Penney JB, Lehtinen S, Markel DS, Hollingsworth Z, Butterbaugh G, Hichwa RD, Gusella JF, Et Al. (Jan 1995) Longitudinal neuropsychological and genetic linkage analysis of persons at risk for Huntington's disease., Archives of Neurology, 52 (1), 59-64 Abstract
  • Lauer RE, Giordani B, Boivin MJ, Halle N, Glasgow B, Alessi NE, Berent S (Jun 1994) Effects of depression on memory performance and metamemory in children., Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 33 (5), 679-85 Abstract
  • Boivin MJ, Giordani B, Ndanga K, Maky MM, Manzeki KM, Ngunu N, Muamba K (May 1993) Effects of treatment for intestinal parasites and malaria on the cognitive abilities of schoolchildren in Zaire, Africa., Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association., 12 (3), 220-6 Abstract
  • Boivin MJ, Giordani B (Apr 1993) Improvements in cognitive performance for schoolchildren in Zaire, Africa, following an iron supplement and treatment for intestinal parasites., Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 18 (2), 249-64 Abstract
  • Boivin MJ, Giordani B, Berent S, Amato DA, Lehtinen S, Koeppe RA, Buchtel HA, Foster NL, Kuhl DE (Jun 1992) Verbal fluency and positron emission tomographic mapping of regional cerebral glucose metabolism., Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior, 28 (2), 231-9 Abstract
  • Boivin MJ (Oct 1991) The effect of culture on a visual-spatial memory task., The Journal of General Psychology, 118 (4), 327-34 Abstract
  • Giordani B, Boivin MJ, Hall AL, Foster NL, Lehtinen SJ, Bluemlein LA, Berent S (Dec 1990) The utility and generality of Mini-Mental State Examination scores in Alzheimer's disease., Neurology, 40 (12), 1894-6 Abstract
  • Berent S, Giordani B, Gilman S, Junck L, Lehtinen S, Markel DS, Boivin M, Kluin KJ, Parks R, Koeppe RA (Sep 1990) Neuropsychological changes in olivopontocerebellar atrophy., Archives of Neurology, 47 (9), 997-1001 Abstract
  • Giordani B, Boivin MJ, Berent S, Betley AT, Koeppe RA, Rothley JM, Modell JG, Hichwa RD, Kuhl DE (Apr 1990) Anxiety and cerebral cortical metabolism in normal persons., Psychiatry Research, 35 (1), 49-60 Abstract
  • Boivin MJ (Feb 1987) Forgotten warriors: an evaluation of the emotional well-being of presently incarcerated Vietnam veterans., Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs, 113 (1), 109-25 Abstract
  • Boivin MJ, Sewell RG, Scott K (Oct 1986) Attitudes toward behavior modification. A comparison of prison, criminal justice, and other undergraduate populations., Behavior Modification, 10 (4), 435-56 Abstract
  • Killinger LE, Boivin MJ (Oct 1982) Comparison of locus of control among students within a prison setting with students at a private liberal arts college., Psychological Reports, 51 (2), 455-60 Abstract

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