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Appendix F: Biographies
Pages 295-302

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... He also is Principal Investigator of one of the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Studies (CAHPS) funded by the Agency for Health Research and Quality to develop survey protocols for collecting information from consumers regarding their health plans and services.
From page 296...
... Following his training in psychiatry, he completed 6 years of training in health services research, initially as a Robert Woods Johnson Clinical Scholar and then as a Scholar in the UCLA Faculty Scholars Program.
From page 297...
... He previously served as Professor and Head of the Division of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education at Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. His research interests include psychosocial and behavioral factors in HIV/ AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections; reproductive health and epidemiology; cancer control and community epidemiology; and alcohol and drug epidemiology.
From page 298...
... While working at the University of Chicago's Center for Health Administration Studies in 1983, she began her work on Latino health research focusing on issues of financial, institutional, and cultural barriers in accessing health and medical care. Her research agenda focuses on issues of efficiency and quality of care related to chronic conditions including HIV, asthma, diabetes, cancer, hypertension, and maternal child health.
From page 299...
... Mariner, J.D., LL.M., M.P.H., is a Professor of Health Law at Boston University Schools of Public Health, Law, and Medicine. She has been a member of the AIDS Program Advisory Committee for the National Institutes of Health, the Executive Board of the American Public Health Association, and the Massachusetts Health Facilities Appeals Board.
From page 300...
... He is the coordinating editor for the Cochrane Collaborative Review Group on AIDS and HIV infection, an international effort to systematically review intervention trials in the treatment and prevention of AIDS and HIV infection, and
From page 301...
... Dr. Smith has served on several IOM committees including: the Committee on Immunization Finance Policies and Practices, Committee to Study Outreach for Prenatal Care, and the Committee on the Health and Adjustment of Immigrant Children and Families.
From page 302...
... He leads the Health Working Group of the Health and Retirement Study, a longterm prospective sample of older Americans exploring health, social, family, and economic policy issues. He is the site Principal Investigator for the Women's Health Initiative, a national intervention trial exploring the prevention of breast and colon cancer and coronary disease.


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