Title: Research Associate, Professor Emerita
Company: University of Illinois at Chicago
Location: Wilmette, Illinois, United States
Affiliations/Associations/Societies:
- American Evaluation Association
- American Psychological Association (university doctoral accreditation programs)
- American Public Health Association
- Asbury Methodist Village Retirement Community (resident co-chair, health and well-being partnership advisory committee, 2023-2026)
- Association for Health Services Research
- Association of Teachers of Maternal & Child Health (ATMCH) (board, 1989-1993)
- Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
- Center on Aging, University of Maryland, School of Public Health (affiliate research associate faculty, 2025-present)
- Chase Settlement House, Chicago (board of directors, 1994-2000)
- Chicago Health Policy Research Counsel (1994-1998)
- Conference on Families, White House (1979-1980)
- Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health (1996-present)
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America
- Local Family Program, Family Focus Illinois (consultant, 1982-1983)
- Maryland Continuous Care Retirement Communities (chair, continuing care communities, Asbury chapter, 2025-present)
- Northwestern University, Lutheran Campus Ministry (board member, 2022-2027)
- Society for Community Research and Action (1984-present)
- Society for Developmental Psychology (1975-present)
- Society for Research in Child Development
- Teachers of Maternal and Child Health (board member, 1989-1993)
- The Lutheran Church of America
- University of Maryland, College Park
Achievements:
- Recipient, Distinguished Service Award, Northwestern University Lutheran Campus Ministry (2022)
- Honoree, Distinguished Worldwide Humanitarian Award (2021, 2020)
- Featured Member, Marquis Millennium Magazine, Marquis Who’s Who (2021)
- Inductee, Top Professionals of the Year, Marquis Who’s Who (2020)
- Honoree, Who’s Who of Professional Women, Marquis Who’s Who (2020)
- Inductee, Delta Omega, Honored in Public Health (1996)
- Eponymous Scholarship, Dr. Sharon Telleen Maternal and Child Health Awards