Community & Practice Researchers
Community & Practice Researchers
OCTRI has assembled a list of researchers who are open to collaboration and partnership opportunities in community and practice research. Browse the list for details about their topics of interest, population groups, and skill sets. Feel free to contact any of the researchers on this list directly.
OCTRI Researchers
The following investigators work with the OCTRI Community & Practice Research (CPR) program.
Christina Bethell, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.P.H.
Health Services and Policy Research, Health Administration, Public Health
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Research Skill Set: Health outcomes and health services performance measurement, practice-based and population-based survey research, consumer-centered quality measurement and improvement models, econometric analysis of health services data, biostatistics, qualitative methods.
Population: Children, adolescents and families. Adults with chronic disease.
Current Topics: Well-child care, adolescent preventive care, children with special health care needs, collection and dissemination of data for policy and practice improvements, integrative medicine.
Contact Christina Bethell.
Arwen Bunce, M.A.
Medical Anthropology
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Research skill set: Qualitative research including protocol and development, site preparation and monitoring, community-based methods and ethics training, data collection and data analysis.
Populations: Adults, domestic and international
Topics: Women's health, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, international health
Contact Arwen Bunce.
Patricia Carney, Ph.D.
Health Services Research
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Research skill set: Large complex data sets as well as educational research design, educational intervention development and testing.
Populations: Adults clinical and community-based
Topics: Breast, colorectal and cervical cancer screening and early detection research and improving the clinical provision of these services in diverse community-based primary care settings.
Contact Patricia Carney.
Greg Clarke, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (KPCHR)
Skill Set: Mental Health, Depression, Insomnia and other Sleep Disorders, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Randomized Trials, Practice-based Research, Health Services Research,
Populations: Mental Health, Primary Care, Child/Teen, adult
Topics: Primary Care Delivery of Mental Health Services, Information Technology for Improving Quality of Mental Health Care, Translating Evidence-based Treatments into Practice
Contact Greg Clarke.
Erika Cottrell, M.P.P., Ph.D.
Public Policy, Demography, Sociology
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Research skill set: Policy analysis, community and population-based research, quantitative analysis of large population databases, demographic methods, qualitative methods
Populations: Adults, adolescents, children and families
Topics: Health disparities, health policy, maternal and child health, family sociology, population studies
Contact Erika Cottrell.
Lyle J. Fagnan, M.D.
Primary Care Physician, Practice-based Research
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Research Skill Set: Practice-based research models, practice redesign, implementation of the chronic care model, dissemination and implementation of evidence-based medicine into practice, quality improvement, and rural health care systems.
Populations: Primary care, children, adults, rural
Topics: Behavioral health interventions, depression management in primary care practices, population-based primary care, and the intersection of public health and primary care
Contact Lyle Fagnan.
Robert A. Lowe, M.D., M.P.H.
Emergency Physician, Health Services Research
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Research Skill Set: Observational studies, analyses of large administrative databases
Populations: Under-served populations, uninsured/under-insured
Topics: Access to medical care, homelessness, substance abuse, emergency medicine, relationship between health care access and use of emergency departments, Medicaid/OHP managed care
Contact Robert Lowe.
David Mosen, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Health Services Research, Quality Improvement and Program Evaluation
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (KPCHR)
Skill Set: Program Evaluation, Quality-Improvement Theory, Chronic Care Research – Diabetes/Asthma, Health Disparities, Dental-Medical Integration, Quality of Life Research, HIV Health Services Research
Populations: Adults with Chronic Conditions
Topics: Chronic Care Quality Improvement and Delivery System Design, Evaluation of Dissemination Efforts to improve system-level screening rates for Chronic Conditions, Understanding and reducing Health Disparities in Chronic Conditions, Association of Care Coordination with Chronic Disease Outcomes, Association of Dental Care and Medical Outcomes
Contact David Mosen.
Richard A. Mularski, M.D., M.S.H.S., M.C.R., F.C.C.P.
Pulmonary/Critical Care & Palliative Medicine, Health Services Research, Quality Improvement
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (KPCHR)
Research Skill Set: Health outcomes, health services performance measurement, population-based survey research, quality measurement and improvement, health services modeling, qualitative methods, and implementation of evidence-based medicine.
Population: Adults with chronic disease, ICU patients, hospitalized patients, end-of-life care.
Current Topics: Quality of care and health delivery in the ICU, performance measurement strategies of the end-of-life experience, COPD clinical trials, organizational dissemination of data for policy and practice improvements, integrative medicine in symptom control, and automating asthma performance measurement.
Contact Richard Mularski.
Lillian Nail, Ph.D.
Symptom Management Research, Cancer Survivorship Issues, Research on Coping with Illness
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Research Skill Set: Measurement of symptoms, function and quality of life; informational interventions, self-care, fatigue, randomized trials of behavioral interventions, and using research in practice.
Population: Adults at risk of or diagnosed with cancer
Current Topics: Symptom clusters during cancer treatment, proinflammatory cytokine mechanisms of cancer treatment-related fatigue, effects of treatment-related neuropathy on function, effects of exercise on cancer survivors, and the influence of symptom perceptions on patient/family decisions about palliative care.
Contact Lillian Nail.
Nancy Perrin, Ph.D.
Biostatistics
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Research skill set: Research design, measurement, and data analysis. Naturalistic designs, health services research, and community-based research approaches.
Populations: Adults, children, clinical and community
Topics: Longitudinal design and analysis, mixed methods, and multivariate analyses.
Contact Nancy Perrin.
Jackie Shannon, Ph.D.
Nutritional and Molecular Epidemiology
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Research skill set: Nutritional and molecular epidemiology research methods, including study design, design of dietary questionnaires and other assessment methods. Development of translational research proposals
Populations: Adults clinical and community
Topics: cancer epidemiology and specifically the impact of environmental factors (primarily diet) on the early development and progression of disease.
Contact Jackie Shannon.
Mark Spofford, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (KPCHR)
Skill Set: Mental Health, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Practice-based Research, Behavioral Health Integration with Primary Care, Chronic Care Model, Health Disparities, Community Engagement
Populations: Mental Health, Primary Care, adult, geriatric
Topics: Primary Care Delivery of Mental Health Services, Primary Care Quality Improvement and Delivery System Design, Community Mental Health
Contact Mark Spofford.
Evelyn Whitlock, M.D., M.P.H.
Preventive Medicine, Evidence-based Medicine
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (KPCHR)
Research Skill Set: Systematic reviews, Systematic review methods, Public Health/Preventive Medicine, Behavioral counseling interventions, clinical trials, observational research
Populations: Adults, children, elderly, clinical and community
Topics: Clinical preventive services in primary care; comparative effectiveness research topics
Contact Evelyn Whitlock.
Additional Community & Practice Researchers
The following investigators are are skilled in some or all of the areas in which the Community & Practice Research (CPR) program works. Contact any of these investigators directly to discuss potential collaborations.
John Stull, M.D.
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
I am interested in maternal and child health issues with particular expertise in clinical pediatrics and public health. My main focus of activity is education in basic principles - definitions, concepts, and methods - of epidemiology.
Contact John Stull.
William Lambert, Ph.D.
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Research skill set: epidemiologic research methods, including study design, sampling, recruitment, design of questionnaires and interviews, medical record review, design of quality assurance and quality control programs, data entry and management, community-based participatory research methods, and toxic exposure assessment.
Populations: clinical and community, American Indian/Alaska Natives, Hispanics, and migrant farm workers
Topics: environmental epidemiology, including health effects associated with outdoor and indoor air pollution, pesticides, toxins in fish foods, and workplace hazards
Contact William Lambert.
Lynn Marshall, Ph.D.
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Lynne M. Marshall, Sc.D is an epidemiologist appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and in the Department of Public Health and Preventative Medicine at OHSU. Dr. Marshall received a Doctor of Science in epidemiology with a minor in biostatistics from the Harvard School of Public Health. She has a strong background in epidemiologic methods, study design, and biostatistical analyses. She has many years of experience in the design and conduct of prospective cohort studies. She is currently co-investigator for the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) study. Her current research focuses on body composition (muscle, fat, bone) changes with aging in relation to hormonal, nutritional, and inflammatory factors.
Contact Lynn Marshall.
Yvonne L. Michael, ScD, M.S.
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Methods: epidemiologic studies (especially longitudinal cohort studies), qualitative research (focus groups, in-depth interviews), mixed methods research, community-based participatory research, systematic evidence review
Populations: older adults, children, minority and immigrant communities Research focus: healthy aging, health disparities, social and environmental mechanisms of physical activity behavior change, cancer prevention, women's health, geography and health
Contact Yvonne Michael.
Willi Horner-Johnson, Ph.D.
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Willi Horner-Johnson conducts research to evaluate community-based health promotion interventions for people with disabilities and community engagement efforts to increase access to health care for people with disabilities at the local level. She is experienced in analyzing population-based data, particularly around surveillance of disability prevalence, health risks among adults and youth with disabilities and special health needs, and quality of life. She is also part of a national team working to develop a measure of health that does not penalize based on functional limitations (i.e., people with disabilities are not automatically assumed to be unhealthy).
Contact Willi Horner-Johnson.
