Dr. Barbara Connally:  

Life Dr. Lee Barbara Connally is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and still lives and works in the “City of Seven Hills”. She is divorced and has no children. She has been one of Jehovah's Witnesses since 1981 and enjoys a satisfying field ministry in Cincinnati. Barbara (also known as Kujichagulia since 1975, is a Ph.D.- level scientist for more than 23 years in Epidemiology and Risk Communication at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She retired in Feb, 2007. In her professional role at CDC, she has written many notable manuscripts published in medical journals, such as the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Environmental Health Perspectives, American Journal of Public Health, Chemosphere, etc. Barbara, aka Kuji or Kuku, is enjoying her retirement from that life and has started anew as owner of THE WORD EXPERIENCE, INC., LLC, her consulting company which serves academicians in search of tenure through publishing their expertise in peer-reviewed medical & scientific journals. She has also continued her work as an author of fiction and poetry and to date has published 10 book & is about to complete her 11th. Over the years, Barbara has completed several successful creative projects to her credit as a freelance writer, a public radio broadcaster, and a nightclub chanteuse. Her most notable writing projects include a novel, “"Is There A Panther in the House?" (1998), a collection of short stories, "Tales from Ms. Baby"” (pending publication in 2011), and a collection of prose poetry, "Wrestling With Seduction" (2003). Her other notable books include, for example, a collection of very short poems like little snapshots. The name of that collection is "Snaps", published in 2008; and "The Women We are", just published in 2011. From 1985-2005, Barbara served as Director & CEO of "The STAR Foundation", a respite care organization which served young girls, ages 6-22, from 1st grade through college graduated. STAR Foundation was funded through donations from friends, family & community. Byy 2005, after 20 years of service, the agecy was reduced to a sc...Expand for more