Nancy Kressin
Associate Professor of Medicine
Education:
PhD, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University
General field of research:
Health and health care disparities.
Affiliations other than medicine:
CHQOER, Bedford VA Medical Center
Boston VA Healthcare System
Contact information:
Office
Crosstown 2090
Phone: (617)-414 1367
Fax: (617)-638 8026
Keywords:
Health care disparities; Hypertension; Chronic illness; Information technology.
Summary of research interest:
Dr. Kressin is interested in racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in health and health care delivery, primarily for patients with chronic illnesses such as hypertension. More recently, her interests are expanding to include the role of health information technology in helping to identify and reduce disparities in health and health care.
Recent publications:
Kressin NR, Raymond, K, Manze, M. (2008). A Review of Measures of Perceived Race/Ethnic-Based Discrimination in Health Care. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved;19 (3): 697-730.
Kressin, NR, Jones, JA, Orner, MB, Spiro III, A. (2008) A new brief measure of Oral Quality of Life. Preventing Chronic Disease: 5(2): A43.
Kressin, NR, Saha, S, Weaver, F, Rubenstein, L, Weinberger, M. (2007). Career and time management strategies for clinical and health services researchers. Journal of General Internal Medicine: 22(10); 1475-1478.
Kressin, NR, Glickman ME, Peterson, ED, Whittle, J, Orner, MB, Petersen, LA. (2007). Functional Status Outcomes Among White and African American Cardiac Patients in an Equal Access System. American Heart Journal; 153;418-25.
Kressin, NR. (2005). Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: Lessons from Medicine for Dentistry. Journal of Dental Education: 69 (9) 998-1002.
Kressin, NR, Chang, BH, Whittle, J, Peterson, ED, Clark, JA, Rosen, AK, Orner, MB, Collins, TC, Alley, LG, Petersen, LA (2004). Racial differences in cardiac catheterization as a function of patient beliefs. American Journal of Public Health: 94: 2091-2097.
Kressin, N.R, Chang, BH, Hendricks, A, Kazis, LE (2003). Agreement between administrative data and patients’ self-reports of race. American Journal of Public Health: 93 (10), 1734-1739.
Kressin, N.R, Boehmer, U, Berlowitz, D, Christiansen, CL, Pitman, A, Jones, JA. (2003). Racial variations in dental procedures: The case of root canal therapy vs. tooth extraction. Medical Care: 41(1): 1256-1261.
