School of Public Health

Education

• Ph.D. at Indiana University, 2007
• M.P.H. at Indiana University, 2001
• B.S. at Indiana University, 1981

Background

USAID-623-A-00-0-08-00 (Einterz) Currently working in support of AMPATH, controlling and preventing HIV/AIDS in western Kenya, increasing treatment of AIDS patients in 3 additional rural health centers and one district hospital affiliated with the Indiana University-Moi University collaboration in Western Kenya.

R21 HD059494-02 (Dodge) Working with Dr. Brian Dodge (Applied Health Sciences, HPER) on project titled: Sexual Health Among Bisexual Men

Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute awarded 2 grants: 1) Working with Dr. David Nelson in Dept. of Biology to understand the microbial composition of the male urethra using genomic technologies. 2) Working with Dr. Juanita Brand (Ball State University) to understand women's response and resiliency to diagnosis of Herpes Simplex type 2 infections.

Member, Board of Directors, International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research

Member, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention STD Diagnostic Guidelines Workgroup

Member, American Academy of Health Behavior

Research:

I have been working in the field of sexually transmitted infections for more than 25 years. My research has focused on understanding the epidemiology of these diseases. In the late 1990's, I began working on projects designed to study issues related to reproductive health in women living in sub-Saharan Africa. The projects included collaborations with Family Health International, the University of California San Francisco, and Case Western University. At the same time, I began providing laboratory support for a project designed to improve our understanding of the behavioral epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections in adolescent women. The focus of my research includes understanding the behavioral epidemiology and development of improved access to STD control servicesin marginalized and underserved populations both in the US and abroad.

Publications

Chapters

Van Der Pol, B. "The Diagnosis of Chlamydia Trachomatis Genital Infection." In International Handbook of Chlamydia, edited by Timothy Moss. Halsmere: Alden Press, 2010.

Thorton, A, B Stevich, JN Arno, and B Van Der Pol. "Sexually Transmitted Diseases." In Management of Antimicrobials in Infectious Diseases, edited by AG Mainous III and C Pomeroy. New York: Humana Press, 2010.

Articles

Van Der Pol, B. "The Diagnosis of Chlamydia Trachomatis Genital Infection." In International Handbook of Chlamydia, edited by Timothy Moss. Halsmere: Alden Press, 2010.

Van Der Pol, B. "Diagnosing Vaginal Infections: It's Time to Join the 21st Century." Current Infectious Diseases Reports 12 (2010): 225-30.

Thorton, A, B Stevich, JN Arno, and B Van Der Pol. "Sexually Transmitted Diseases." In Management of Antimicrobials in Infectious Diseases, edited by AG Mainous III and C Pomeroy. New York: Humana Press, 2010.

Lovvorn, AE, P Patnaik, CJ Walker, C Kwok, B Van Der Pol, T Chipato, JK Byamugisha, R. A. Salata, and C. S. Morrison. "Variations in Cd4 Cell Counts among Hiv-Uninfected and Infected Women in Uganda and Zimbabwe." International Journal of STD & AIDS 21 (2010): 342-45.

Batteiger, B. E., W Tu, S. Ofner, B. Van Der Pol, D. R. Stothard, D.P. Orr, B.P. Katz, and J.D. Fortenberry. "Repeated Chlamydia Trachomatis Genital Infections in Adolescent Women." Journal of Infectious Diseases 201 (2010): 42-51.

van de Wijgert, Janneke H. H. M., Charles S. Morrison, Joelle Brown, Cynthia Kwok, Barbara Van Der Pol, Tsungai Chipato, Josaphat K. Byamugisha, Nancy Padian, and Robert A. Salata. "Disentangling Contributions of Reproductive Tract Infections to Hiv Acquisition in African Women." Sexually Transmitted Diseases 36, no. 6 (2009): 357-64

Tu, W, B. E. Batteiger, S Wiehe, S. Ofner, B. Van Der Pol, B.P. Katz, D.P. Orr, and J.D. Fortenberry. "Time for First Intercourse to First Sexually Transmitted Infection Diagnosis among Adolescent Women." Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 163, no. 12 (2009): 1106-11.

Van Der Pol, Barbara, Cynthia Kwok, Bosny Pierre-Louis, Anne Rinaldi, Robert A. Salata, Pai-Lien Chen, Janneke van de Wijgert, Francis Mmiro, Roy Mugerwa, Tsungai Chipato, and Charles S. Morrison. "Trichomonas Vaginalis Infection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquisition in African Women." Journal of Infectious Diseases 197, no. 4 (2008): 548-54.

van de Wijgert, Janneke H. H. M., Charles S. Morrison, Peter G. A. Cornelisse, Marshall Munjoma, Jeanne Moncada, Peter Awio, Jing Wang, Barbara Van der Pol, Tsungai Chipato, Robert A. Salata, and Nancy S. Padian. "Bacterial Vaginosis and Vaginal Yeast, but Not Vaginal Cleansing, Increase Hiv-1 Acquisition in African Women." Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes: JAIDS 48, no. 2 (2008): 203-10.

Marcia M. Hobbs, Barbara van der Pol, Patricia Totten, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Anna Wald, Terri Warren, Rachel L. Winer, Robert L. Cook, Carolyn D. Deal, M. Elizabeth Rogers, Julius Schachter, King K. Holmes, and David H. Martin. "From the Nih: Proceedings of a Workshop on the Importance of Self-Obtained Vaginal Specimens for Detection of Sexually Transmitted Infections." Sexually Transmitted Diseases 35, no. 1 (2008): 8-13.

Van Der Pol, B. "Trichomonas Vaginalis Infection: The Most Prevalent Nonviral Sexually Transmitted Infection Receives the Least Public Health Attention." Clinical Infectious Diseases 44, no. 1 (2007): 23-5.

Tosh, A. K., B. Van Der Pol, J. D. Fortenberry, J. A. Williams, B. P. Katz, B. E. Batteiger, and D. P. Orr. "Mycoplasma Genitalium among Adolescent Women and Their Partners." Journal of Adolescent Health 40, no. 5 (2007): 412-7.

Morrison, Charles S., Jing Wang, Barbara Van Der Pol, Nancy Padian, Robert A. Salata, and Barbra A. Richardson. "Pregnancy and the Risk of Hiv-1 Acquisition among Women in Uganda and Zimbabwe." AIDS 21, no. 8 (2007): 1027-34.

Barousse, M. M., K. P. Theall, B. Van Der Pol, J. D. Fortenberry, D. P. Orr, and P. L. Fidel, Jr. "Susceptibility of Middle Adolescent Females to Sexually Transmitted Infections: Impact of Hormone Contraception and Sexual Behaviors on Vaginal Immunity." American Journal of Reproductive Immunology 58, no. 2 (2007): 159-68.

Van Der Pol, B., C. S. Kraft, and J. A. Williams. "Use of an Adaptation of a Commercially Available Pcr Assay Aimed at Diagnosis of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea to Detect Trichomonas Vaginalis in Urogenital Specimens." Journal of Clinical Microbiology 44 (2006): 366-73.

Smith-McCune, Karen K., Jennifer L. Tuveson, Mary M. Rubin, Maria M. Da Costa, Teresa M. Darragh, Stephen C. Shiboski, Barbara Van Der Pol, Anna-Barbara Moscicki, Joel M. Palefsky, and George F. Sawaya. "Effect of Replens Gel Used with a Diaphragm on Tests for Human Papillomavirus and Other Lower Genital Tract Infections." Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease 10, no. 4 (2006): 213-8.

Raymond, E. G., F. Stewart, M. Weaver, C. Monteith, B. Van Der Pol, Elizabeth G. Raymond, Felicia Stewart, Mark Weaver, Charles Monteith, and Barbara Van Der Pol. "Impact of Increased Access to Emergency Contraceptive Pills: A Randomized Controlled Trial." Obstetrics and Gynecology 108, no. 5 (2006): 1098-106.

Van Der Pol, B., J. A. Williams, D. P. Orr, B. E. Batteiger, and J. D. Fortenberry. "Prevalence, Incidence, Natural History, and Response to Treatment of Trichomonas Vaginalis Infection among Adolescent Women." Journal of Infectious Diseases 192, no. 12 (2005): 2039-44.

Courses Recently Taught

T590 - Introduction to Research Methods

T594 - Program Evaluation

STD Epidemiology & Diagnostics, Fellows STD Course, IU School of Medicine