Christopher Gillespie, PhD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Chris Gillespie, PhD is a Medical Sociologist specializing in patient perception of risk and the experience of routine cancer screening. Dr. Gillespie is based at the VA Bedford Healthcare System in the Center for Health Optimization and Implementation Research (CHOIR). He primarily conducts qualitative research to understand the meaning and experience of health risk. Upon finishing his graduate education, Dr. Gillespie completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Services Research at VA Bedford.

Publications

  • Published 11/7/2023

    Miller DR, Reisman JI, McDannold SE, Kleinberg F, Gillespie C, Zogas A, Ndiwane N, Ourth HL, Morreale AP, Tran M, McCullough MB. Clinical pharmacist practitioners on primary care teams play an important role in caring for complex patients with diabetes. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2023 Nov 07; 80(22):1637-1649. PMID: 37566141.

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  • Published 6/21/2023

    Gillespie C, Sitter K, McConeghy KW, Strymish J, Gupta K, Hartmann CW, Borzecki AM. Facilitators and Barriers to Verifying Penicillin Allergies in a Veteran Nursing Home Population. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 Sep; 11(9):2848-2854.e3. PMID: 37352930.

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  • Published 2/1/2023

    Engle RL, Gillespie C, Clark VA, McDannold SE, Kazi LE, Hartmann CW. Factors Differentiating Nursing Homes With Strong Resident Safety Climate: A Qualitative Study of Leadership and Staff Perspectives. J Gerontol Nurs. 2023 Feb; 49(2):13-17. PMID: 36719661.

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  • Published 1/28/2023

    Zogas A, Gillespie C, Kleinberg F, Reisman J, Ndiwane N, Tran M, Ourth H, Morreale A, Miller D, McCullough M. Clinical pharmacy practitioners' semi-visible labor: building referral relationships in interprofessional collaborative care. J Interprof Care. 2023 Sep 03; 37(5):698-705. PMID: 36708309.

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  • Published 9/25/2022

    Gillespie C, Wiener RS, Clark JA. Patient Experience of Managing Adherence to Repeat Lung Cancer Screening. J Patient Exp. 2022; 9:23743735221126146. PMID: 36187210.

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Education

  • Brandeis University, PhD
  • University of Massachusetts Boston, MA
  • Weber State College, BS

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