HCUPnet – HCUPnet is a free, on-line query system based on data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). It provides access to health statistics and information on hospital inpatient and emergency department utilization. MEPSnet – Medical Expenditure Survey Panel, MEPSnet/HC gives you easy access to nationally representative statistics of health care use, expenditures,… Read more »
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Toward Health Care Reform Through Electronic Medical Records
A forum to discuss the use of electronic medical records and its impact on the U.S. health care system. (Tuesday, January 12, 2010) Sponsored by: Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC and Accenture, LLC Guests include: Jonathan Oberlander, PhD, Professor of Health Policy and Management UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Tim… Read more »
Alan R. Ellis, MSW
Research Associate and Research Fellow B.A., 1990, Dartmouth College (Computer Science and Spanish) MSW, 1996, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill My work in health services research began here at the Sheps Center in 1997, with investigations in four areas related to childhood immunization in North Carolina: immunization coverage; parental knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions;… Read more »
Sean K. Sayers-Montalvo, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow Background: Clinical Psychology Academic Interests: My research interests include alternative/complementary therapies, spirituality, resiliency, test construction and validation, health disparities, race/ethnicity factors, substance use, mental health issues, assessment of intelligence, youths’ behaviors, and sport psychology. My research agenda focuses on developing adequate testing instrumentation for different populations. In addition, I would like to develop… Read more »
Jennifer M. Jolley , M.S.W., Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow Academic Interests: Jennifer M. Jolley, M.S.W, Ph.D., is interested in applying principles from the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) framework, a risk assessment and treatment matching model from criminal justice (Andrews & Bonta, 2006), to improve the delivery of effective preventive services to child welfare- and criminal justice-involved individuals. At the heart of the RNR framework… Read more »
Gordon Gauchat, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow Academic Interests: My primary research interest is in the cultural authority of science in the public sphere. This research examines the social, cultural, and political factors associated with how various publics view science-in-society, in terms of attitudes toward scientific knowledge as well as the definition of “science.” Future research will explore public perceptions… Read more »
Michele M. Easter, M.A., Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow Academic Interests: I am interested in how mental health consumers and other stakeholders understand and feel about biologically-based explanations for mental illness. My background is in the interdisciplinary subfield “genomics and society,” which addresses ethical, social, legal, and clinical implications of genetics and genomics. My long term goal is to conduct policy-relevant research… Read more »
Kathleen Thomas, PhD
Kathleen Thomas is a behavioral economist conducting research to enrich the knowledge-base for ways to improve access to care for underserved populations with mental health needs, ranging from minority populations, to disability policy and childhood autism. She is deeply engaged in understanding how people live – what motivates them to be transactional around the most… Read more »
Sandy Sulzer, PhD
Sandy Sulzer received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her dissertation ethnographically examined the diagnostic process of Borderline Personality Disorder and included qualitative interviewing of both mental health clinicians and patients. She has also explored mechanisms of physician empathy in medical training programs, and validated self-reports of health behaviors using text-messaging. Additionally,… Read more »
Ashley Meagher, MD
Ashley Meagher, MD is excited to join the Sheps Center as a NRSA post-doctoral fellow. She has completed two years of residency in the General Surgery program at UNC. She received her MD from the University of Utah in 2010 and a BS in Microbiology from the University of Kansas in 2003. Ashley’s primary research… Read more »
Adam Kuykendal
Adam Kuykendal, M.D. is board certified in internal medicine currently pursuing a subspecialty fellowship in medical oncology. He completed medical school and undergraduate work at UNC majoring in Biology and Public Policy Analysis. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital where his research focused on industry sponsorship and the publication effects… Read more »
Krista Evans
Krista Evans has completed her 3rd year General Surgery at the University of North Carolina. She hails from Gilford, New Hampshire, where she enjoyed downhill ski racing, running, and dancing. She received her BS in Mathematics from Middlebury College, an MS in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Dartmouth Medical School’s Center for Evaluative Clinical Studies, and… Read more »
Tyler Buckner
Dr. Buckner is a native of Tullahoma, Tennessee (Go Big Orange!). After graduating from Rhodes College, he moved to North Carolina, completing medical school and residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at UNC-Chapel Hill. He stayed at UNC and is now training in a combined fellowship in adult Hematology and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. His main clinical… Read more »
Chris Beadles
Chris Beadles is originally from Texas, the Lone Star State, and is a very proud Texas Aggie (Graduate of Texas A&M University). He earned an M.D. from the University of Texas in San Antonio before heading east to North Carolina. Chris is currently a doctoral student in the department of Health Policy and Management at… Read more »
Mackenzie Pergolotti
Mackenzi Pergolotti is an Occupational Therapist with a BS/MS degree from Russell Sage College and the Sage Graduate School in Troy, NY. During her Masters research, Mackenzi used expressive arts therapy to improve the quality of life of children with cancer. After graduating, she worked in multiple settings with cancer patients of all ages as… Read more »
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