Kofi Kondwani, PhD

Kofi Kondwani, PhD 

Assistant Professor

Community Health & Preventive Medicine

Location: NCPC 246
Phone: 404-756-1478
E-mail: kkondwani@msm.edu

Education

POSTGRADUATE: 
University of Pittsburgh
Fellowship: Epidemiology

GRADUATE: 
Maharishi International University
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Psychophysiology

Maharishi International University
Degree: Master of Science in Psychophysiology

UNDERGRADUATE: 
Maharishi International University
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Psychophysiology

Research Interests

  • Mind/Body Medicine
  • Behavioral Medicine
  • Cultural Competency
  • Faculty Development
  • Herbal Medicine
  • Global Health

Clinical Interests

  • Mind/Body Medicine
  • Behavioral Medicine

Publications

  • Viola Vaccarino, Kofi A. Kondwani, Mary E. Kelley, Nancy Murrah, Yuan X. Meng, Linda Boyd, Gary H. Gibbons, Arshed A. Quyyumi: Effects of a Meditation Intervention on Endothelial Function in Black Americans with Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Trial. Psychosomatic Medicine 2013; 75: 591-599.
  • Kondwani K., Schneider, R., Alexander, C., Sledge, C., Staggers, F., Clayborne, B., Sheppard, W., Murray, P., Rainforth, M., Krouse, L., Orme-Johnson, D.W.,Left Ventricular Mass Regression using the Transcendental Meditation Technique and a Health Education Program in Hypertensive African Americans. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 2005, 17 (1): 181-200
  • Diane Appelbaum, Benjamin Kligler, Bruce Barrett, Moshe Frenkel, Mary P.Guerrera, Kofi A. Kondwani, Bennett B. Lee, Ellen Tattelman:  Natural and Traditional Medicine in Cuba: Lessons for Medical Education in the U.S. Academic Medicine 2006; 81: 1098-1103.
  • Kofi Kondwani, One Medicine – Many Tools:  Cuba’s Integration of Traditional Natural Medicine into Their National Health Care System, Medicine Verte, 2005, 24: 6-7
  • George Rust, Kofi Kondwani, Ruben Martinez, Roberto Dansie, Winston Wong, Yvonne Fry-Johnson, Rocio Del Milagro Woody, Elvan J. Daniels, Janice Herbert-Carter, Laura Aponte, Harry Strothers: A CRASH-Course in Cultural Competence, Ethnicity and Disease, 2006, 16Suppl [3]; S3-29-S3-36.

Honors and Awards

  • Outstanding Faculty Award, MPH Students, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, Master of Public Health, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta GA.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr., Collegium of Scholars, Morehouse College, Atlanta GA.
  • Teacher of the Year, Faculty Development Program, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
  • Delta Sigma Theta, Appreciation Award, U.C. Davis, Davis, CA.
  • Alpha Phi Alpha, Martin Luther King Award, U. C. Davis, Davis, CA.
  • Leadership Award, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA.
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, MPH Students, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, Master of Public Health, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta GA.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr., Collegium of Scholars, Morehouse College, Atlanta GA.
  • Teacher of the Year, Faculty Development Program, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
  • Delta Sigma Theta, Appreciation Award, U.C. Davis, Davis, CA.
  • Alpha Phi Alpha, Martin Luther King Award, U. C. Davis, Davis, CA.
  • Leadership Award, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA