health systems and organizations

Dr. Ronald F. Lunsford

November 29, 2018 by Alex Chapin
department: English

Ronald LunsfordProfessor
Department of English

I am a Professor of English, Linguistics, and Rhetoric at UNC Charlotte. Over a long career, I have written about Cognitive Linguistics and Functional Linguistics. I have applied Cognitive Linguistics to the study of literature and both Cognitive and Functional Linguistics to writing instruction. In recent years, I have applied genre theory, a branch of Functional Linguistics, to medical communication.

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keywords: health communicationhealth disparitieshealth policyhealth systems and organizationsmedical humanities

Dr. Jaime Bochantin

September 28, 2018 by Jaime Bochantin
department: Communication Studies

Jaime BochantinAssociate Professor
Department of Communication Studies

My research involves the cognitive, physical, and emotional health and well-being of organizational members. [read more=’Read more’ less=’Read less’] I examine the intersection between work and life, stress and well-being, burnout, organizational conflict and negotiation, and workplace mistreatment including incivility and bullying. While mostly applying a qualitative/interpretive lens to the research, I also conduct quantitative analysis. Furthermore, I study members of the public safety profession (i.e. police officers and fire fighters). Specifically, I research stress and burnout over the career length. I have examined the aging, female professional and their experiences in dealing with menopause and aging in the workplace. My research appears in Communication Monographs, Communication Studies, International Journal of Business Communication, Women & Language, Qualitative Research Reports in Communication, and Negotiations and Conflict Management Research.
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keywords: aginghealth systems and organizationsstress

Dr. Andrea Freidus

September 28, 2018 by Andrea Freidus
department: Anthropology

Andrea FreidusAssistant Professor
Department of Anthropology

I specialize in applied and medical anthropology. [read more=’Read more’ less=’Read less’] I also have an MPH in global public health. I have worked in Latin America, Africa, and South Florida. My research has looked at the rise of grassroots transnational organizations targeting aid to orphans in Malawi, southern Africa. I explore the emerging global connections among volunteers, donors, development workers, program organizers and the directors associated with these organizations and the children they serve. I have also worked on projects that included an examination of risky sexual behavior between female long term tourists and local men in Monteverde, Costa Rica, farmworker experiences with eye injury and access to medical care in Immokalee, Florida, and community experiences with evacuation and relocation in and around Mount Tungurahua in Ecuador. My most current research examines the rise of volunteer tourism with orphans and the proliferation of International Medical Experiences (whereby undergraduates, medical students, and residents volunteer in health programs in the resource poor contexts).[/read]

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keywords: community healthglobal healthhealth systems and organizations

Dr. Ruth Groenhout

September 28, 2018 by Ruth Groenhout
department: Philosophy

Distinguished Professor of Health Ethics
Department of Philosophy

My primary areas of research in healthcare ethics focus on gender, health systems and organizations, and health policy. [read more=’Read more’ less=’Read less’] I have a book coming out in 2019 that uses an ethics of care as a framework for analyzing policy and systems in health care. Other books include Connected Lives: Human Nature and an Ethics of Care, Transforming Care, Bioethics: A Reformed Look at Life and Death Choices, and Philosophy, Feminism, Faith. Recent articles include “Beauvoir and the Biological Body” in the Blackwell Companion to Simone de Beauvoir, “Of Medicine and Monsters: Rationing and an Ethics of Care” in Care Ethics and Political Theory and “Virtue and a Feminist Ethics of Care” in Virtues and Their Vices.[/read]

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keywords: ethicsgenderhealth policyhealth systems and organizations

Dr. Kendra Jason

September 28, 2018 by kjason
department: Sociology

Kendra JasonAssistant Professor
Department of Sociology

My health disparities research aims to better understand the relationship between chronic illness, workforce engagement, and carework for older African Americans. [read more=’Read more’ less=’Read less’] I seek to improve the quality of life and well-being of older caregivers with chronic illness by examining the social conditions within care networks, workforce participation, and workplace practices that may influence health outcomes. I also examine gaps in long-term care research by focusing on improving health and health care delivery by examining the social conditions influencing care networks that may affect residents quality of life and ability to age in place in assisted living.
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keywords: aginghealth systems and organizations

Bethany Johnson

September 28, 2018 by Johnson Bethany
department: Communication Studies

Bethany JohnsonResearch Affiliate Faculty
Department of Communication Studies

I have co-authored a book with Dr. Quinlan (2019) on social media-based health technology as they intersect ideas of “the good mother” and “the medical expert.”

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keywords: genderhealth systems and organizationswomen’s reproductive health

Dr. Margaret Quinlan

September 28, 2018 by Margaret Quinlan
department: Communication Studies

Margaret QuinlanAssociate Professor
Department of Communication Studies

My primary scholarly interests lie in the intersections between health, medical expertise and organizational communication. [read more=’Read more’ less=’Read less’] Drawing on narrative and feminist sensibilities, my work focuses on a range of social justice issues that affect marginalized populations including disability-rights and gender inequities (e.g., infertility, practitioner-patient communication). My research strengths are in interpretive/ethnographic, critical and rhetorical methodologies. I have published in: Health Communication, Journal of Holistic Nursing, Women’s Reproductive Health, The Journal of Men’s Studies, Sexuality and Culture, Women & Language, and Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning. From my ethnographic research, I produced two PBS documentaries in a regional Emmy award-winning series, Courage of Creativity: Creative Abundance (Co-Producer, with PBS) Beautiful Remedy (Associate Producer, with PBS), and Acoustics of Care (Co-Producer). My forthcoming book, published through Rutgers University Press with Bethany Johnson is titled, You’re doing it wrong! Mothering, media, and medical expertise (2019). For more information and to view documentary clips and research-informed infertility support cards, see: https://johnsonquinlanresearch.com/
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keywords: genderhealth systems and organizationswomen’s reproductive health

Dr. Teresa Scheid

September 28, 2018 by Teresa Scheid
department: Sociology

Teresa ScheidProfessor
Department of Sociology

I am a full professor in the Department of Sociology with joint appointments in Public Policy and Health Services Research. [read more=’Read more’ less=’Read less’] I also work with doctoral students in Public Health and Health Psychology. My research focuses on the organization and delivery of mental health services and the work of mental health and HIV providers. I have examined the impact of a number of legislative mandates including outpatient commitment, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and state level efforts to reform mental health care. I have worked collaboratively with local agencies to develop and conduct cross-training workshops to help integrate mental health, substance use, and physical healthcare, and have been involved in a number of community based initiatives designed to integrate diverse systems of care for minority populations living with HIV/AIDS (see my 2015 book, Comprehensive Care for HIV/AIDS: Community-Based Strategies). I am senior editor (with Eric Wright) of the “Handbook for the Study of Mental Health: Social Contexts, Theories, and Systems”, and am currently working on a book on community mental health care. I advise doctoral students across all of the health related graduate programs on campus, and have worked with them to get their work published (including a recent book with Stephany De Scisciolo, “Reducing Race Differences in Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising: The Case for Regulation”). I have also served as Executive Director of the Health Academy, the first UNC-C Academy, which is designed to foster collaborations across campus as well as within the community.
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keywords: community-based participatory researchhealth policyhealth systems and organizationsmental health

Dr. Victoria Scott

September 28, 2018 by Victoria Scott
department: Psychological Science

Victoria scottAssistant Professor
Department of Psychological Science

I am an applied, interdisciplinary social scientist with background and formal training in community psychology, clinical psychology, and business administration. [read more=’Read more’ less=’Read less’] My research focuses on systems-level (organizational and community) improvement, primarily in health and human service organizations. Fostering collective wellness – that is, the health and well-being of individuals and their communities – rests at the heart of my commitment and contributions as a professional. As a faculty member in the Health Psychology Doctoral program, I concentrate on how systems and settings can be improved to promote health as a key aspect of wellness. For example, how can sectors of a community work together to increase access to preventive healthcare? Or, how can a healthcare system change its organizational culture to facilitate healthier employee behaviors? To better understand and advance collective wellness, I engage in evaluation, interdisciplinary approaches, and cross-sector collaborations. With a commitment toward bridging the gap between research and practice, my colleagues and I are continuously working to bring the fruits of our research into the hands of practitioners.
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keywords: behavioral healthclinicalcommunity engagementcommunity healthcross-sector collaborationhealth systems and organizations