Phyllis Tilson Piotrow

Background

Piotrow, Phyllis Tilson was born on March 16, 1933 in New York City. Daughter of Paul and Phyllis Tilson.

Education

Bachelor in History summa cum laude, Bryn Mawr College, 1954; Bachelor in Modern History first class, University of Oxford, England, 1956; Master of Arts, University of Oxford, England, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Pol. Science and Population Dynamics, Johns Hopkins University, 1971.

Career

Social science analyst history and government division, legislation reference service, Library. Congress, 1956-1957; writer, Editorial Research Reports (Congresl. quarterly), Washington, 1957-1958; instructor St. Anne's College, Oxford (England) U., 1958-1959; legislation assistant, Senator Kenneth B. Keating of New York, Washington, 1960-1964; legislation assistant, Senator G. McGovern of South Dakot, Washington, 1965; first executive director Population Crisis Committee, Population Action International, Washington, 1965-1969, 71-72, 75-78; administrator population information program, department medical/public affairs, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, 1972-1975; principal investigator, Population Comm. Superior vena cava syndrome, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, since 1982; director, Population Information Program, Baltimore, since 1978; director Center Comm.

Programs, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, since 1988; professor School Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, since 1997. Board directors, secretary Population Action International, since 1969, member Executive Committee, since 1978. Board directors Center Development and Population Activities, Washington, 1975-1992, Executive Committee, 1978-1992, secretary, 1979-1984, chairman, 1984-1986.

Internat.cons. and presenter in field.

Achievements

• Phyllis Tilson Piotrow has been listed as a noteworthy health educator, specialist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Health Communication: Lessons from Family Planning and Reproductive Health

    ( Effective communication is the key to encouraging healt...)

  • Health Communication

    ( Effective communication is the key to encouraging healt...)

  • World Population Crisis: The United States Response
  • World Population: The Present and Future Crisis (Headline Series)
  • Six Billion People: Demographic Dilemmas and World Politics (1980s Project/Council on Foreign Relations)

Membership

Advisor United States Delaware to United Nations Population Comsn., 1969, 71, 73, 77, United States Delaware to World Population Conference, Bucharest, 1974. Member International Advisory Council Bryn Mawr College, 1972-1976, national advisory council Marshall Scholarship Comsn., 1972-1980, British Advisory Council, 1973-1984. Member advisory committee United Nations POPIN database, 1982-1994.

Board directors New Directions, 1977-1979. Chairman Informed Choice Task Force, 1988-1991. Member American Public Health Association (chair population and family planning section 1979-1980, Carl Shultz award 1989), Population Association American, Cosmos Club, Delta Omega.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, gardening, hiking.

Connections

Children: Diana, Stephen.

Father:

Paul Tilson

Mother:

Phyllis Tilson

child:

Diana Piotrow

child:

Stephen Piotrow