Biography
Dr. Anthony T. Woart is Department Chair and Professor in the Department of Public Health, College of Health Professions. He is also founder and director of the Minority Health Institute. His a recipient of numerous federal and state grants in support of his research and health education outreach activities focusing on reducing the burdens of health disparities among the minority and underserved populations in the Appalachia.
Dr. Woart holds MA and MBA degrees from Jackson State University and a Ph. D. from Boston University. He is a recipient of many academic and civil services honors. Most notably, he is a recipient of Minority Access Inc. National Role Model Award for Exemplary Achievements in research Worthy of Emulation. Since 2014 to present, he is a member of the Mid Atlantic Health Council Region III (US Office of Minority Health/US Department of Health and Human Services. Also since 2014, he is a member of the West Virginia Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission.
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
- Belay T, Woart A, Graffeo V. Effect of cold water-induced stress on immune response, pathology and fertility in mice during Chlamydia muridarum genital infection. Pathog Dis. 2017;75(5).
- Belay T, Fu CL, Woart A. Active Hexose Correlated Compound Activates Immune Function to Decrease Chlamydia trachomatis Shedding in a Murine Stress Model. J Nutr Med Diet Care. 2015;1(1).
- Belay T, Woart A. Cold-induced stress increases the intensity of Chlamydia genital infection in mice. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2013;46(5):330-7.
Presentations at Professional Meetings
- Woart, Anthony T. “The Impact of Technology on Health Care: The Case of Liberia.” Presented at the Liberian Peace and Justice Foundation Conference on Liberia, Cincinnati, Ohio. August 8-10, 1999
- Woart, Anthony T. “The Evolution of the Name Identity of American Blacks: A Socio-Historical Perspective.” Presented at the Association of Black Sociologists Annual Meeting. Fall 2000
- Woart, Anthony T. “Patterns of Bluefield State College Student Enrollment, Drop-out, and Graduation rates: Implementation for Equality of Opportunity, Equal Opportunity, and Social Responsibility: 2004
- Woart, Anthony T. “The Research Process: From the Laboratory to the Community.” Presented at Minority Access Research Role Model Conference: September 2005.
- Woart, Anthony T. “Challenges, Strategies, and successes of Reaching Out to LGBT Population in Tobacco prevention and Cessation: experiences from the Field. West Virginia Tobacco Prevention Conference march 5-7. Charleston, West Virginia.
- Woart, Anthony T., and Tesfaye Belay “Bluefield State College Minority Health Institute Cancer Awareness and prevention Program”. Presented at National Cancer Institute/National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCI/NCMHD) Health Disparities Summit. July 17-19, 209
- T. Belay, J. Prol, T. Jamrose, and Anthony T. Woart. Stress Changes Production of Nitric Oxide and Proinflammatory Cytokines by Macrophage-rich Peritoneal Cells of a Mouse Model. The108th General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology. Boston, MA. June 1-5, 2008.