Background
Borkman, Thomasina Smith was born on October 3, 1936 in Boise, Idaho, United States. Daughter of Babe Adam and Irene (Leppala) Stunz.
consultant researcher Sociology educator
Borkman, Thomasina Smith was born on October 3, 1936 in Boise, Idaho, United States. Daughter of Babe Adam and Irene (Leppala) Stunz.
Student in Drama, University Washington, 1954—1956. Bachelor in Sociology magna cum laude, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1958. Master of Arts in Sociology, Columbia University, 1959.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1969.
Human factors specialist Systems Development Corporation, New Jersey, 1959—1963. Research sociologist Fountain House Foundation (Halfway House), New York City, 1963—1964. Project director Alameda County Blood Pressure Study, California Department Public Health, Berkeley, 1964—1967.
Public health analyst Kidney Disease Control Program, United States Public Health Service, Arlington, Virginia, 1967—1969. Visiting research fellow National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Rockville, Maryland, 1978—1980. Assistant professor sociology Catholic University America, Washington, 1969—1974.
Associate professor George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, since 1974. Consultant Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program, Georgetown University Medical Division, Washington, 1972, Resident Advisor Becker Incorporated, New York York City, 1973, 1975, Divine Word Missionaries, Empirical Research Inc. Member advisory committees National Heart and Lung Institute, 1975, National Conference Emotional Stress and Heart Disease, 1975, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 1974—1976, International Health Resource Consortium, 1976—1977, American Heart Association, 1977—1978, National Council Aging, National Institute Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, State California Alcohol Programs, 1985.
Member of Common Cause, Southern Sociological Society, Sociologists Women Society, National Women's Health Network, District of Columbia Sociological Society, Association Voluntary Action Scholars, American Sociological Association, Zeta Phi Eta, Sigma Epsilon Sigma, Alpha Kappa Delta.
Married John Borkman Borkman, August 10, 1967 (divorced 1972). Married Placidus O. Ekwueme, June 7, 1984.