Dr. Bambi W. Gaddist - Executive Director
bamewame@aol.com
 Dr. Bambi W. Gaddist received a B.S from Tuskegee University in the area of Physical Education and Health, a M.S in Physical Education Administration/Health from Indiana University, and completed Doctoral studies in the areas of Human Sexuality and Family Life Education at the University of South Carolina. She maintains a passion for education, particularly among adolescents and young adults, and seeks to address their sexuality issues, as well as create strategies that reduce the negative consequences of early or irresponsible sexual involvement. She currently serves as Executive Director of the South Carolina HIV/AIDS Council, a 501 (c) 3, non profit organization located in Columbia, South Carolina. She is a published author and consults with a host of national and local organizations including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Association of Health Education, National Association of STD Directors, the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control to name a few. She is married to Mr. Bernard Gaddist and has a daughter, Kialeah and two grandsons, Nyheme and Chase. She attends Brookland Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina, where she seeks to use her God given talents to make a difference in the lives of who may be less fortunate or in need of a helping hand.
OTHER EXPERIENCE :
Principal Investigator
Nurturing The Tree Of Life HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative
- Provides technical support within five (5) of seven historically black colleges and universities (HBCU's) in South Carolina. Collaborates with collegiate Directors of Health and Freshman Seminar Programs in the area of HIV/AIDS and Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, so as to promote peer health advocate outreach initiatives on all and/or selected campuses.
- Creates and coordinates evaluation protocol of HIV/AIDS education modules currently integrated into freshman seminar programs;
- Coordinates and assist in the selection and training of collegiate and technical school peer educators and adult mentors;
- Coordinates process and impact evaluation for each phase of the pilot initiative.
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State Health Education Consultant
South Carolina Department of Education
Division of Curriculum and Education Design
- Provided technical assistance, evaluation consultation, and coordinated state-wide programs in comprehensive health and health promotion initiatives, utilizing a mobile health education van.
- Provided staff development and curriculum training to teachers, administrators, and laypersons in the area of human sexuality, including HIV/AIDS and family life education.
- Conducted model health instruction lessons for teachers of school age youth
(K-12th grades); youth in high risk situations and/or practicing high risk behavior.
- Served as Department of Education liaison to assist in multi-agency collaborative efforts, regional and community-based initiatives for school health education, grass root interventions, and programs addressing the needs of higher-risk youth.
CONSULTATION AND RESEARCH
Focus Group Investigation: Robbing the Cradle: Setting The Facts Straight: HIV Risk Among Adolescent Females 14-19 Years of AgeFY 2003
Focus Group Investigation: "Identification of Factors Impacting Personal Level of Susceptibility and Perception of Risk Associated With Contracting HIV/AIDS As Reported By Women Challenged with HIV/AIDS Within South Carolina”: Work in progress and in conjunction with the SC HIV/AIDS Community Planning Group in cooperation with SC Department of Health and Environmental Control and the Centers for Disease Control, 1997.
Focus Group Investigation: “Factors Associated With Decreasing Numbers of Students in Special Education Programs Within Elementary Schools in South Carolina” Prepared in conjunction with the SC Department of Education’s Office of Technical Assistance and Office of Exceptional Children, July, 1997
Focus Group Investigation: "Wake Up and Smell The Coffee--Observations From Higher Risk Youth: HIV/AIDS Strategies and Recommendations For Outreach". Prepared in conjunction with the SC HIV/AIDS Community Planning Group in cooperation with SC Department of Health and Environmental Control and the Centers for Disease Control, September, 1994.
Focus Group Investigation: "Positive Factors and Barriers to Providing HIV/AIDS Education to Mentally Retarded Individuals in South Carolina", SC Department of Education/SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, June 1993
EVALUATOR/CONSULTANT:
Bethlehem Partners in Prevention
Maternal Outreach and Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program
“Teen Net” Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Initiative (CDC-Emory Univ.)
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Voorhees Minority Male Project
Voorhees College
Denmark, South Carolina
South Carolina State University
SC Health Risk Behavior Survey/Syphilis Outreach Initiative (SCDHEC)
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Consultant, American Association of Health Education-(Washington, DC) Integrating HIV/AIDS Education Within Pre-Service Learning Programs Throughout Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the South (FY 2001-2003)
PUBLICATIONS
“African American Males, Social Institutions, and HIV/AIDS Prevention”, Journal of African American Men, Spring 1998, Vol. 3-Issue 4.
“Sex-Related HIV/AIDS Prevention Among African American College Students: Issues for Preventive Counseling”, Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, July 1998, Vol. 26 177-193.
“Nurturing The Tree of Life HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative Within Historically Black Colleges and Universities in South Carolina: Modules I-IV”. South Carolina African American HIV/AIDS Council Publication, April, 1997
Gaddist-Sumpter, B.W. “Factors Associated With Decreasing Numbers of Students in Special Education Programs Within Elementary Schools in South Carolina”, South Carolina Department of Education Publication, July, 1997.
Gaddist-Sumpter, B.W. “Nurturing The Tree of Life: “HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behavioral Risk Among Students Attending South Carolina State University”. South Carolina African American HIV/AIDS Council Publication, April, 1996
Earls, Ruth., Fraser, J., and Sumpter, B.W., Sexuality Education...In Whose Interest: An Analysis of Legislative State Agency , and Local Change Arenas. In J. Sears (Ed.) Sexuality in Curriculum. NY: Teachers College Press, 1991
"We Have A Job To Do". Women , AIDS, and Activism. The ACT UP/New York Women and AIDS Book Group. South End Press. Boston, MA 1990.
Doctoral Dissertation: The Relationship Between Use of Leisure Time Activities and Pregnancy in Black Female Adolescents, 7th through 12th Grades in Columbia, South Carolina: An Exploratory Investigation, 1988
Co-author. ADDED DIMENSIONS IN FITNESS. Burgess Publishers Minneapolis, MN, 1984.
"Sex Education and the Effects on Illegitimate Birthrates of Adolescents":, Explorations in Education. South Carolina State University Publications, 1982.
TRAINING AREAS, AWARDS, and SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT
- Women of Distinction Award-Girl Scout Council of the Congaree Area, Inc. (2005)
- Community Leadership Award: Columbia Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women-FY 2004
- SCHAC Award-Outstanding Community Service Award-Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, April 2004
- SCDHEC Health Award for Distinguished and Outstanding Leadership, Dedication, and Commitment to the Goal of Eliminating Health Disparities-April 2004
- STD/HIV State Conference Award-Excellence in Prevention- October 2003
- Sexuality Educator of the Year, 1995
Planned Parenthood of South Carolina
- Outstanding Contribution In Health Education
South Carolina Association of Health Education, May 1993
- Employee of The Year, Co-Recipient
South Carolina Department of Education, June 1993
- Graduate Minority Fellowship Recipient
University of South Carolina, 1985-1988
- Ernest E. Just Graduate Student Research Award
University of South Carolina, 1986
- Trainer--Teenage Health Teaching Modules-EDC
- Trainer--Reducing The Risk Curriculum-ETR Associates
- Associate Instructor of Physical Education-Indiana University, August 1977-August 1978
BOARDS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Women’s Resource Center
National Minority AIDS Council
Midlands HIV Ryan White Care Consortium
Midlands HIV Prevention Collaboration
Southern AIDS Coalition Task Force
NEWS REVIEWS & MAGAZINES
The State News-Columbia (1999-2003)
Family Circle Magazine, Nov. 1995
Heart and Soul Magazine, 1994
Essence Magazine, October, 1994
The Advocate- Cover Story: "Party Safe with Diana and Bambi"
Mother Jones Magazine - Heroes and Heroines, 1991
Los Angeles Times, July 1980
The Atlanta Journal & Constitution, May 1990
Charlotte, Observer, December 1990
SIECUS Report, pg. 24-25 1992
TELEVISION AND RADIO
WIS-TV/WLTX, WOLO, Columbia, South Carolina,
WWDM, Sumter, South Carolina, 1997
WVOC, Columbia, South Carolina,1997
In A New Light (ABC Television) September, 1993
ABC Homeshow (National Syndication), July 1990
CNN News, January 1991
WKKBT, Los Angeles, January 1991
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