Dissertation Title: "Social Networks and Health: From Epidemiology to Intervention"
This dissertation applies network science to three foundational problems in: epidemiology (the social gradient in mortality), health economics (the geographic variation...
Dissertation Title: "End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD): Factors Affecting Patient's Treatment and Care Assessments"
Nearly 455,000 people in the United States are living with ESRD, and more than 100,000 people are diagnosed each year. ESRD patients receive...
Dissertation Title: "Social Ties and Health: An Analysis of Patient-Doctor Trust and Network-Based Public Health Interventions Through Randomized Experiments and Simulations"
This dissertation investigates the structure and function of interpersonal ties...
Dissertation Title: "Quality Improvement for Depression: Organizational and Provider Factors"
Improving the quality of depression treatment in the primary care setting is an important yet elusive goal. Few individuals with depression receive adequate...
Dissertation Title: "Chronic Illness, Depression, and the Patient-Provider Relationship: Toward a Model of Biopsychosocial Care"
Chronic medical conditions are the leading cause of disability in the United States, account for 70 percent of all deaths...
Dissertation Title: "Examining Changes in Mental Health Care by Race/Ethnicity: 1990-1992 to 2001-2003"
Using data from the 1990-1992 National Comorbidity Survey (Time 1) and the 2001-2003 National Comorbidity Survey – Replication (Time 2), this...