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NAME,  DEPARTMENT: David A. Pearson, Ph.D., Department of Public Health

BOOKS PUBLISHED: (1) DS Abernethy and DA Pearson, Regulating Hospital Costs: The Development of Public Policy. Ann Arbor, MI: Health Administration Press, 1979; (2) C Marshall and DA Pearson, Dynamics of Health and Disease. New York, NY: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1973; (3) DA Pearson and AW Brewster, Medical Care Financing and Utilization: A Sourcebook of Data. PHS Pub. No. 947, Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1962.

CHAPTERS/SECTIONS PUBLISHED IN BOOKS: Primary or second author for 10 chapters.

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN PROCEEDINGS: Primary or second author on various papers published in conference or similar proceedings.

JOURNAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED: Author or co-author of over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles. Examples are: (1) FM Shipper, DA Pearson, & D Singer, “A study and comparative analysis of effective and ineffective leadership skills of physician and non-physician health care administrators.” Health Services Management Research 11, 124-135, 1998; (2) DA Pearson, et al, “Infection Control Practices in Connecticut Skilled Nursing Facilities. American Journal of Infection Control, 18:269-276, August 1990; (3) DA Pearson & DS Abernethy, “A qualitative assessment of previous efforts to contain hospital costs.” Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 3:235-250, Summer 1978

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Numerous reports to federal and state governmental agencies plus various reports to professional organizations.

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BOOK REVIEWS: 

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Three decades (1970 to present) as Book Review Editor for Inquiry, a professional journal focused on policy issues associated with the organization, financing and provision of health services.

CONFERENCE PAPERS ORALLY DELIVERED:

Numerous papers presented at professional organization conferences, annual meetings, etc. plus various keynote addresses for various national, state, and local organizations.

WORKSHOP LEADERSHIP:

Coordinator or leader of various professional workshops/conferences.

RECENT GRANTS RECEIVED:

Principal or co-principal investigator of various federal and state grant funded projects over a career spanning three plus decades

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RESEARCH INTERESTS IN GENERAL:

Health services policy, strategy and structure

Health services quality

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CURRENT/FUTURE SPECIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS:

“Intervening to improve care in physician offices: Lessons learned by a quality improvement organization on claims-based performance feedback.” Collaboration with professional staff at Qualidigm, a nationally recognized organization located in Middletown, CT that focuses on measuring and improving the quality of health services.

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT/COLLABORATION IN MY RESEARCH:

MASTER'S THESES ADVISEMENT:

Advising five to seven master degree theses or special projects each academic year. 

DISSERTATION TITLE:

Regional Medical Care: An inquiry into conceptual development and application with descriptive characteristics for future programs. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, New Haven, CT: Yale University, 1970.

INSTITUTION GRANTING Ph.D.:

Yale University

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