PAMELA BONIFAY PEELE, PH.D. Curriculum Vitae August 2012
ADDRESS
Office: UPMC Health Plan
Suite 1100, Two Chatham Center
112 Washington Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: 412-454-7952 Fax: 412-454-7527
E-mail: [email protected]
Citizenship: United States of America
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Undergraduate
1980-1987 Virginia Western Community College,
Roanoke, VA
A.S., 1987 General
Studies
1987-1989 Roanoke College, Salem, VA B.A, 1989 Economics
Graduate
1989-1990 Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA M.A., 1990 Economics
1991-1994 Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA Ph.D., 1994 Economics
APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS
Academic
1991-1994 Instructor Economics Department, Virginia Tech University,
Blacksburg VA
1994-2002 Assistant Professor
(primary appointment)
Department of Health Services Administration,
Graduate School of Public Health, University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
1994-1997 Core Faculty University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute,
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
1994-Present Core Faculty Center for Research on Health Care, University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
1996-1998 Core Faculty Stanley Center for Innovative Treatment of Bipolar
Disorder, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic,
Pittsburgh PA
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1998-2006 Core Faculty Occupational Medicine Residency Program,
Graduate School of Public Health, University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
1999-2003 Assistant Professor (secondary appointment)
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine,
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
2002- 2003 Assistant Professor
(secondary appointment)
Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health,
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2003-Present Associate Professor
(primary appointment)
Department of Health Policy & Management,
Graduate School of Public Health, University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2003-Present Associate Professor
(secondary appointment)
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine,
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
2004-2006 Vice Chair Department of Health Policy & Management,
Graduate School of Public Health, University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2004-Present Core Faculty RAND-University of Pittsburgh Health Institute,
Pittsburgh, PA
Non-Academic
1975-1987 Chief EEG Technologist Veterans Administration Hospital, Salem Virginia
2006-Present Vice President, Health
Economics
UPMC Health Plan, Pittsburgh, PA
2012-Present Chief Analytics Officer UPMC Insurance Services Division, Pittsburgh PA
2012-Present Chief Analytics Advisor Evolent Health, Washington DC
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
(Initial membership date)
1992 Southern Economic Association
1993 American Economic Association
1993 Committee on the Status of Women in the Economic Profession
1994 Association for Health Services Research (AcademyHealth)
2000 International Association for Research in Economic Psychology
2000 Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics
2001 Delta Omega, Honorary Society in Public Health
2002 Population Association of America
2002 Society of Medical Decision Making
2004 International Health Economic Association
2004 American Society of Health Economists
2004 International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes
Research
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HONORS
1987 Summa Cum Laude, Virginia Western Community College
1989 Magna Cum Laude, Roanoke College
1989 Outstanding Student in Economics, Roanoke College
1989 Elected member, Phi Honor Society
1993 Graduate Teacher of the Year, Department of Economics, Virginia Tech
University
1993 Outstanding Teaching Award, Virginia Tech University
1994 Invited Session for Outstanding Graduate Research, Omicron Delta Epsilon
1999 Research selected for Outstanding Collaboration Between Academia and Practice
Session, Association of Schools of Public Health
2001 Elected Member, Delta Omega, National Honor Society for Public Health
2002 Faculty Honoree, Honors Convocation, University of Pittsburgh
2002 Who’s Who in America
2003 Who’s Who of American Women
2003 Who’s Who in Health Sciences
2004 Elected Fellow, Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherché en Analyse des
Organisations, Montreal, Canada
2010 Who’s Who in America
PATENTS
2009 Workplace Absenteeism Risk Model, patent pending.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Teaching
Courses Taught
1991-1993 Econ 2006: Principles of Macroeconomics (Virginia Tech University)
3 Credits; 25-107 students per class
1993-1994 Econ 4214*: Economics of Health Care (Virginia Tech University)
*New course I developed for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students.
3 Credits; 22-25 students per class
1995-1997
1999-2002
2004-2005
HSADM 2125: Health Economics (University of Pittsburgh) Core course in the Master of Health Administration program.
3 Credits; 11-46 students per class
1996-2005 HSADM 2037,2205,2037,2521 Independent Studies, Practicum, Essay
Supervision (University of Pittsburgh)
Variable Credits
2004 HPM 2028: Microeconomics for Health Administrators (University of
Pittsburgh)
3 Credits, 10 students
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Graduate Students
Primary Advisor on Masters Committees
MPH, 1998 Andrea Francis, MD Essay: “Evaluation of back belts in the work place” Current Position: Board Certified OB/GYN Physician
MPH, 1999 Benjamin Phillips, MD
Essay: “Impact of captiated financing on work-related knee injuries”
Current Position: Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician
MHA/MPH, 2000 Tamara M. McLaughin
Essay: “Minority participation in breast cancer clinical trials”
Current Position: Audit Program Manager at NSABP
MPH, 2000 Mary Kay Margolis
Essay: “Ethical considerations: clinical trials in emergency rooms”
Current Position: Program Manager at MEDTAP Intl
MPH
2002
Mary McKay, MD
Essay: “Impact of graduated drivers’ license system on teens and families”
WINNER: Delta Omega Master Essay Prize
Current Position: Physician, Boston General Hospital
MPH
2004
Gene Ginchereau, MD
Essay: “Depression and occupational back injury”
Current Position: Medical Director, HAPPI Occupational Clinic, St.
Francis
MHA, 2003 Audra Reeves
Essay: “Separate & Unequal: Mental Health Insurance”
WINNER: Delta Omega Master Essay Prize
Current Position: Fellow, Presby Senior Care
MHA, 2004
April Taylor
Essay: Depression among healthcare providers and patient safety
Current Position: Quality Specialist, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
MHA, 2004 Gosia Malinowska
Essay: Root Cause Analysis in Health Care Setttings
MHA, 2005 Heather Barr
Essay: Financial Turnaround in a Non-profit Assisted Living Home
Current Position: Program Manager, UPMC Health Plan
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MHA, 2005 Malay Gandhi
Essay: Financial Models to Estimate the Impact of Employee Health
Improvement Program
Current Position: Analyst, Deloitte Consulting
MHA, 2006 Kaneen Allen
Essay: Colon cancer screening.
Advisor on Masters Committees
MHA 2011 Matthew Stevenson
Essay: Role of behavioral economics in health insurance plans
Current Position: Director PSD Special Projects, UPMC
Service on Doctoral Committees 1997-1998 Victor John Catullo, MD, MPH (Department of Environmental/Occupational
Health, University of Pittsburgh) Essay: “Comparison of outpatient medical services provided to Philadelphia police,
streets, and fire department workers for acute back injury after conversion from fee-
for-service to a managed care plan”
2004-2006 Felicia Bayer, Doctoral candidate in Environmental/Occupational Health
2005-2009 John O’Donnell, RN, PhD. in Epidemiology awarded, University of Pittsburgh
“The use of lift training on work-related injuries in direct patient care”
2008-2009 John McGee, PhD. in Rehabilitation Sciences awarded, University of Pittsburgh
Sciences “Cost-effectiveness of protocol based approach to low back pain”
Other Teaching and Training
Dates Program/Description and Teaching Activity
January 2000 MHIRC Clinician Workshop, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Invited
Speaker Workshop presentation “The Use of Economic and Cost-Effectiveness Analyses in
Behavioral Healthcare Research”
May 2000 Center for Disease Control, Developmental Workshop on ADHD, Invited
Speaker
September
2005
Invited Lecturer, Basic Science of Care, University of Pittsburgh Medical
School, Pittsburgh PA
Spring 2006 Invited Facilitator, Basic Science of Care, University of Pittsburgh Medical
School, Pittsburgh PA
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Research and Training
Grants and Contracts
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
WORK-RELATED MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES: REDUCING THE BURDEN
Grant # OH-0341905A1 (PI: Pamela Peele) 09/01-09/05 40% Effort
National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health $675,000 (Direct Costs)
This project aims to quantify the amount of co-morbidity associated with work-related motor vehicle crashes
and to develop models to identify predictors of high co-morbidity based on driver characteristics as well as
vehicular and environment characteristics.
HEALTH SERVICES WRITING PROJECT
(PI: PAMELA PEELE) 07/03-06/05 CONTRIBUTED
UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR SOCIAL AND URBAN RESEARCH $6,000 (DIRECT COSTS)
Pilot project designed to assist junior level, discipline-trained researchers to write to the multidisciplinary
audiences of health services researchers
DEPRESSION AND WORKPLACE INJURY
Grant # MH30915 (PI: Pamela Peele) 12/00 – 11/02 10% Effort
Mental Health Intervention Research Center $10,195 (Direct Costs)
Pilot project funded by Mental Health Intervention Research Center for Mood Disorders (PI: David J.
Kupfer)
This project explores the relationship between depression and occupational injury by screening newly injured
employees presenting at an Occupational Medicine Clinic for depression and comparing the rates of self-
reported depression to a control group of uninjured employees.
MHCRC FOR THE STUDY OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
Grant # 5P30MH30915 (PI: Pamela Peele) 09/99-11/02 15% Effort
Mental Health Clinical Research Center $52,926 (Direct Costs)
This project supports the primary function of a center grant from National Institute of Mental Health focused
on understanding economic barriers to clinical implementations of effective treatment for affective disorders.
CLAIMS-BASED SURVEILLANCE TO IDENTIFY INJURY PRECURSORS
Grant # 1RO1OH04020 (PI : Pamela Peele) 09/99-09/02 15% Effort
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health $239,720 (Direct Costs)
IDENTIFYING INJURIES IN A MUNICIPAL WORKFORCE
Grant # 10367007 (PI: Pamela Peele) 10/97- 06/99 10% Effort
Center for Injury Research and Control CIRCL $14,701 (Direct Costs)
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This pilot project examines workers’ compensation claims to determine the nature of injuries among a special
class of workers - municipal employees.
ANALYSIS OF CAPITATED PAYMENTS IN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Grant # 5RO1OHO3419 (PI: Pamela Peele) 09/96 – 09/00 20% Effort
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health $204,859 (Direct Costs)
This project investigates the effect of using capitated provider payments on the use and cost of workers’
compensation claims.
REDESIGNING MEDICAID PAYMENT POLICIES: A NEW PATHWAY FOR ACHIEVING HIGH-
VALUE CARE FOR MEDICALLY COMPLEX CHILDREN
Grant # 69913 (PI: Pamela Peele) 05/12 – 04/15 5% Effort
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $405,543 (Direct Costs)
This project models and tests innovative ways to reallocate care dollars to include non-traditional services
with care coordination to achieve cost savings.
CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
HOMEBOUND ELDERLY: MAINTAINING POST-TREATMENT CONTINENCE
Grant # 5RO1NRO4304 (PI: S. Engberg) 09/98-05/02 5% Effort
National Institute of Nursing Research $1,710,094 (Direct Costs)
This project implements and evaluates the use of a relapse prevention intervention for the homebound
elderly who receive urinary incontinence therapy.
Grant # 5RO1NRO4304 (PI: S. Engberg) 09/98-05/02 5% Effort
National Institute of Nursing Research $1,710,094 (Direct Costs)
This project implements and evaluates the use of a relapse prevention intervention for the homebound
elderly who receive urinary incontinence therapy.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE: CONTRACT DESIGN
Grant # 1RO1MH56925 (PI: Judith Lave) 04/97- 03/01 35% Effort
National Institute of Mental Health $784,984 (Direct Costs)
This project involves the construction of a large national database of employment-based managed
behavioral health care contracts, evaluating the differences in contracts and the impact of contracts limits
on access, use, and cost of behavioral health care.
CHANGES IN EMPLOYER-OFFERED HEALTH INSURANCE: FIRMS’ DECISION MAKING &
EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION
Grant # 029673 (PI: Judith Lave) 09/96-08/99 40% Effort
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $314,842
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This project examines the health insurance preferences of employees and large employers along with the
actual health insurance offerings by employers. The project addresses the question of whether employers
are good agents for their employees in the health insurance market.
OTHER FUNDED RESEARCH
HEART FAILURE HOME CARE
Grant # 08C915093 (PI: Arthur Feldman) 09/01-08/06 10% Effort
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Formerly HCFA)
$2,348,863 (Direct Costs)
This project evaluates the impact of a home-based disease management system on health outcomes for
Medicare recipients with congestive heart failure. The project includes a cost analysis and health policy
assessment.
IMPROVING MEDICATION ADHERENCE IN COMORBID CONDITIONS
Grant # 1R01DK59048 (PI: Jackie Dunbar-Jacobs) 09/00-09/05 5% Effort
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Disorders $1,750,000 (Direct Costs)
This study evaluates a medication adherence intervention on individuals with type 2 diabetes and
concurrent hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR CONDUCT PROBLEMS
Grant # 5R01MH57727 (PI: David Kolko) 07/98-06/03 5% Effort
National Institute of Mental Health $2,026,489 (Direct Costs)
This project implements a community-based intervention for children identified with oppositional defiance
disorder and evaluates the intervention’s impact on clinical outcomes, social outcomes, and costs relative to
clinic-based interventions.
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: ADHERENCE INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
Grant # 5RO1NRO4304 (PI: Jackie Dunbar-Jacobs) 06/98-02/02 5% Effort
National Institute of Nursing Research $1,031,585 (Direct Costs)
This project focuses on the implementation and evaluation of a telephone intervention on medication
adherence, clinical outcomes, and cost in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND
COMMUNICATIONS
Grant # N014M43507 (PI: Henry Lowe) 01/97-08/98 5% Effort
National Library of Medicine $1,124,000 (Direct Costs)
This project implements and evaluates an Image Engine technology that makes manipulible diagnostic
medical images available on-line via PCs to medical providers and referring physicians. An assessment of
the impact of this technology on labor resources is included as a case study.
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BREAST CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY IN OLDER WOMEN
Grant # 5RO1CA74136 (PI: Laura Siminoff) 09/96-08/00 15% Effort
National Cancer Institute $2,515,943 (Direct Costs)
This project assesses the impact of using a decision assistance instrument that provides information on
adjuvant therapy to newly-diagnosed, elderly women with breast cancer. The cost of providing detailed
information is considered along with differences in treatment decisions between the intervention and control
groups.
Invited Lectureships
Date Venue and Title of Presentation
May 2000 International Conference, American Thoracic Society, Toronto Canada
Invited Lecture: Economic Considerations in Treating Obstructive
Sleep Apnea
May 2000 Developmental Workshop on ADHD, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA
Invited Featured Participant: Public Health Issues in ADHD
October 2000 NIH Sponsored Workshop: Methodological Issues in Studies of Adherence,
Pittsburgh PA
Invited Workshop: Cost-effectiveness of treatment adherence
June 2003 5th
International Bipolar Conference, Pittsburgh PA
Invited “Ask the Expert” Series Speaker: Financing Bipolar Care
May 2004 American Heart Association Research Conference,
Invited Keynote Speaker, Washington DC.
May 2004 Centre for Interuniversity Research Analysis on Organizations, Montreal Can
▪ Invited Seminar: Economics and Adherence
October 2005 Society for Medical Decision Making Conference, San Francisco CA
▪ Invited Symposium: Applied Decision Models
May 2007 Center for Business Innovation, Boston MA
Invited Speaker on Business Intelligence & Analytics Panel
May 2008 CFO XVI Summit, Boca Raton
Invited Speaker on Health and Human Capital
January 2009 Predictive Modeling for Underwriting, World Research Group, Orlando
Invited Speaker on Constructing Portfolios of Risk
October 2009 National Business Group on Health
Invited Workshop on Health and Productivity
December
2009
Research to Practice, Philadelphia PA
Invited Speaker, American Physical Therapy Association
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March 2010 Managed Care Forum, Orlando, FL
Invited Speaker, Depression Disease Management
May 2012 Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Analytics
Keynote speaker, Building a Learning Organization for Population
Health Management
May 2012 University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
Invited Lecturer, Statistical versus Clinical Meaningfulness
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Articles Tomasulo R and PB Peele. “A New Technique for Interpreting the BAER in Cochlear
Disease,” Annals of Neurology, February 1988, 23:204-206.
Peele PB. “Evaluating Welfare Losses in the Health Care Market,” Journal of Health
Economics, 1993, 12:205-208.
Adams J, Silverman M, Musa D and PB Peele. “Recruiting Older Adults for Clinical Trials,”
Controlled Clinical Trials, 18:14-26, 1997.
Peele PB, Scholle, S, Kelleher K and J Lave. “Costs of Employee Behavioral Health Care by
Diagnoses,” Psychiatric Services, 1998, 49(12): 1549.
Peele PB. “Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Safety Program Evaluations,” Occupational
Health & Safety, 1998, 67(9): 16-18.
Peele PB, Lave JL and Y Xu. “Benefit Limitations in Behavioral Health Carve-outs: Do they
matter?” Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research. 1999, 26(4): 430-441.
Scholle SH, Peele PB, Kelleher KJ, Frank E and D Kupfer. “Satisfaction with Managed Care
Among Persons with Bipolar Disorder.” Psychiatric Services 1999, 50(6).
Lave JL, Peele PB, Black JH, Evans JH and G Amersbach. “Changing the Employer-
Sponsored Health Plan System: The views of employees in large firms,” Health Affairs 1999,
18(4): 112-117.
Peele PB, Lave JL, Black JH and JH Evans. “Employer-sponsored Health Insurance: Are
employers good agents for their employees?” Milbank Quarterly 2000, 78(1): 5-21.
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Scholle SH, Peele PB, Kelleher KJ, Frank E, Jansen-McWilliams L and D Kupher. “Effect
of Different Recruitment Strategies on the Composition of a Bipolar Disorder Case
Registry,” Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 35(5): 220-227, 2000.
Lave JL and PB Peele. “The Distribution of Payments for Behavioral Health Care,”
Psychiatric Services, 2000, 51(6): 723.
Peele PB, Lave JR and KJ Kelleher. “Exclusions and Limitations in Children’s Behavioral
Health Care,” Psychiatric Services, 2002, 53(5):591-594.
Lave JR, Peele PB, Xu Y, Scholle SH and HA Pincus. “Use of Behavioral Health Care
Services Within Families,” Psychiatric Services, 2002, 53(6): 743-748.
Peele PB, Lave JR, Songer TJ. “Diabetes in Employer-sponsored Health Insurance,”
Diabetes Care, 2002, 25(11): 1964-1968.
Peele PB, Xu Y and DJ Kupfer. “Insurance Expenditures on Bipolar Disorder: Clinical and
Parity Implications,” American Journal of Psychiatry, 2003, 160(7): 1286-1290.
Peele PB, Axelson DA, Xu Y, Malley EE. “Use of Medical and Behavioral Health Services
by Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder.” Psychiatric Services, 55(12):1392-1396, 2004.
Peele PB, Tollerud DJ. “Depression and Occupational Injury,” Journal of Occupational and
Environmental Medicine, 47(4): 424-427, 2005.
Peele PB, Siminoff LA, Xu Y, Ravdin P. “A Randomized Control Trial of Patient-Specific
Risk Information on Adjuvant Therapy among Women with Breast Cancer, Journal of
Medical Decision Making, 25(3):301-307, 2005.
Peele P, Y Xu and A Colombi. “Medical Care and Lost Work Day Costs in Musculoskeletal
Disorders: Older versus Younger Workers,” Work Ability, International Congress Series Vol.
1280C: 214-218, 2005.
Peele PB. “Bipolar disorder and bargaining: Implications for treatment adherence. Under
review, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Kisloff B, Peele PB, Sharan R, Slivka A. “Quality of patient referral information for open-
access endoscopic procedures” Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 64(4): 565-69. 2006.
Peele PB and LA Siminoff. “Impact of an individualized adjuvant therapy decision aid on
women’s treatment decisions and predicted 10-year breast cancer survival,” Under review.
Benoit RM, Docimo SG and PB Peele. The Cost-Effectiveness Of Dextranomer/Hyaluronic
Acid Copolymer In The Management Of Vesicoureteral Reflux 1: Substitution For Surgical
Management. Journal of Urology, 176(4):1588-92. 2006.
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Kisloff B, Peele PB. “Open access endoscopy: response” Gastrointestinal Endoscopy,
65(3): 555. 2007.
Peele PB. “Risk mitigation,” Smart Business, 13(5):16. 2006
Benoit RM, Peele PB, Cannon GM Jr, and Docimo SG. The cost-effectiveness of
dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer for the management of vesicoureteral reflux. 2.
Reflux correction at the time of diagnosis as a substitute for traditional management. J Urol.
176, 2006.
Peele PB. “Targeting limited health dollars,” Smart Business, 14(1):22. 2007.
Elliott RA, Shinogle JA, Peele PB, Bhosle M and Hughes DA. Understanding medication
non-compliance from an economics perspective. Epub ahead of print, Value in Health 2008
Jan 8.
Elliott RA, Shinogle JA, Peele PB, Bhosle M and Hughes DA. Understanding medication
compliance and persistence from an economics perspective. Value in Health, 11(4):600-610.
2008.
Vickers AJ, Elkin EB, Peele PB, Dickler M, and Siminoff LA. Long-term health outcomes
of a decision aid: data from a randomized trial of Adjuvant! In women with localized breast
cancer, Journal of Medical Decision Making, 29: 461-467. 2009.
O’Donnell JM, Goode JS, Henker G, Kelsey S, Bircher NG, Peele P, Bradle J, Close J,
Engberg R, and Sutton-Tyrrell K. Effect of a simulation educational intervention on
knowledge, attitude and transference of patient transfer skills: From the simulation lab to the
clinical setting. Simulation in Healthcare, 6(2): 84-93. 2011
Hall, D, Buchanan J, Helms B, Eberts M, Marks S, Manolis C, Peele P, Docimo A.
Comparison of health spending resources and therapeutic outcomes of a pharmacist-managed
anticoagulation service vs usual medical care. Pharmacotherapy. In press, 2011.
O’Donnell JM, Goode JS, Henker G, Kelsey S, Bircher NG, Peele P, Bradle J, Engberg R,
Close J, and Sutton-Tyrrell K. An ergonomic protocol for patient transfer that can be
successfully taught using simulation methods. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 8: 3-14. 2012.
Rosenberg CN, Peele PB, Keyser DJ, McAnallen S, Holder DP. Improving the Value of
Primary Care: Lessons from the UPMC Health Plan’s Patient-Centered Medical Home
Program. Health Affairs. Forthcoming 2012.
Books and Book Chapters
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Peele PB. Physician Pricing, 1994: National Library of Congress.
Lave JR and Peele PB. “Health Care Financing” in Encyclopedia of Biostatistics, P.
Armitage and T. Colton, eds. John Wiley&Sons Ltd, Chichester, pp. 1831-1841, 1998.
Lave JL and PB Peele. “Healthcare Financing,” in Encyclopedia of Public Health, L.
Breslow, ed. Macmillan Reference, New York. 2001.
Peele PB and DJ Tollerud. “Managed Care in Workers’ Compensation Plans,” in Annual
Review of Public Health (Vol 22), J.E. Fielding, ed. Annual Reviews, Chippewa Falls, WI,
22: 1-13, 2001.
Lave JR and Peele PB. “Health Care Financing” in Encyclopedia of Biostatistics 2
nd ed, P.
Armitage and T. Colton, eds. John Wiley&Sons Ltd, Chichester, pp. 2315-1325, 2005.
Zasadil S and Peele PB. “Using Association Rules to Investigate Characteristics of Hospital
Readmissions” in Health Care Administration & Delivery: Practical Predictive Analytics for
Medicine. Elsevier. Forthcoming 2013.
Published Proceedings
Peele PB, Stockman CK, Kagel J and E Frank, “Chronic Disease Management and Bilateral
Bargaining: The Case of Bipolar Disorder, “ IAREP/SABE Conference Proceedings, 2000:
336.
Peele PB and DJ Tollerud. “Capitation in Workers’Compensation Insurance: cost and care,””
Research in Healthcare Financial Management Conference Proceedings, 2000: 67.
Peele PB, Stockman CK, Kagel J and E Frank. “Bilateral Bargaining Models and Treatment
Adherence in Bipolar Disorder,” Bipolar Disorders, Sup 1, Vol 3, 2001: 51.
Peele PB and Y Xu. “Financial Burden of Bipolar Disorder in Employer-sponsored
Insurance,” Bipolar Disorders, Sup 1, Vol 3, 2001: 51.
Published Abstracts
Peele PB, Catullo VJ and DJ Tollerud. “Capitated Payment Systems: Do patients get
adequate care?” Research to Action: The Role of Health Services Research. Association for
Health Services Research, Washington DC, 1999. p 272.
Peele PB, Stockman C and DJ Tollerud. “Using Existing Workers’ Compensation Medical
Claims Data to Improve Workplace Safety,” Research to Action: Shaping the Health System
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in the New Millennium. Association for Health Services Research, Washington DC, June
2000: p 38.
Peele PB, Stockman C and DJ Tollerud. “Using Existing Workers’ Compensation Medical
Claims Data to Improve Workplace Safety,” National Occupational Research Injury
Symposium, 2000: p 71.
Peele PB. “Depression and Occupational Injury,” AcademyHealth. Nashville, TN, 2003 CD-
ROM Part II.
Peele PB, Xu Y, and L Siminoff. “Women and Information,” AcademyHealth. Nashville,
TN, 2003, CD-ROM Part II.
Peele PB, E Ginchereau. “Depression and Occupational Injury,” Journal of Occupational
and Environmental Medicine, 2003, 45(7): 773.
Peele PB. “Predicting diabetes onset within 18 months using only a health risk
assessment”, AcademyHealth. Washington DC, 2008.
Peele PB. “The relative risk and cost of obesity on workplace absenteeism”
AcademyHealth. Washington DC, 2008.
Presentations External Presentations
Srulevich M, Xiong D, Francis A, Peele PB and DJ Tollerud, “Impact of Back Belt Program
with Municipal Employees: Injury and time lost from work,” American College of
Physicians and Surgeons, Philadelphia PA, September 1998.
Srulevich M, Xiong D, Francis A, Peele PB and DJ Tollerud, “The Effectiveness of a Back
Belt Program with Municipal Employees: Safety and injury prevention,” American Public
Health Association, Washington DC, November 1998.
Peele PB. “Evaluating Workers’ Compensation Costs,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Workers’ Compensation Health Initiative Technical Assistance Cluster Meeting, Washington
DC, September 1998.
Tollerud DJ, Peele PB, Srulevich M, Xiong D, Francis A. “Cost Analysis of Back Safety
Training and Back Belt Intervention,” American College of Occupational and Environmental
Medicine: State of the Art Conference, Phoenix, AZ, October 1998.
Srulevich M, Xiong D, Francis A, Peele PB and DJ Tollerud. “The Effectiveness of a Back
Belt Program with Municipal Employees: Safety and injury prevention,” American Public
Health Association, Washington DC, November 1998.
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Xiong D, Srulevich M, Francis A, Peele PB, DJ Tollerud. "The Effectiveness of a Municipal
Back Belt Program: Injury prevention and time loss from work,” Pennsylvania Public Health
Association, Philadelphia PA, November 1998.
Peele PB and DJ Tollerud. “An Economic Model of Work-related Injuries,” Southern
Economic Association, Baltimore MD, November 1998.
Tollerud DJ and PB Peele. “Changes in Health Care Utilization for Occupational Back
Injuries with Implementation of a Capitated Workers’ Compensation Program,” American
College of Preventive Medicine, Washington DC, March 1999.
Peele PB, Perrello J, McCourt J, Scott B and DJ Tollerud. “Improving the Lives of
Municipal Workers,” Association of Public Health Schools, Washington DC, March 1999.
Scholle SH, Peele PB. “Services for Children and Their Families: Data from the private and
public sectors,” Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Research Colloquium, March 1999.
Peele PB, Catullo VJ and DJ Tollerud. “Capitated Payment Systems: Do patients get
adequate care?” Association for Health Services Research Annual Meeting, Washington DC,
June 1999.
Phillips B, Peele PB and DJ Tollerud. “Impact of Managed Care on the Treatment of Knee
Injuries Among Municipal Workers,” Pennsylvania Public Health Association, Philadelphia
PA, October 1999.
Peele PB and DJ Tollerud. “Capitated Payment Systems: Provider incentive and patient
care,” Southern Economic Association, New Orleans LA, November 1999.
DJ Tollerud, Peele PB and CK Stockman. “A Low Cost Approach to Evaluating Workplace
Safety Programs,” Prevention 2000, College of Preventive Medicine Physicians, Atlanta GA,
March 2000.
Peele PB, Stockman C and DJ Tollerud. “Using Existing Workers’ Compensation Medical
Claims Data to Improve Workplace Safety,” Association for Health Services Research, Los
Angeles CA, June 2000
Peele PB, Stockman CK, Kagel J and E Frank, “Chronic Disease Management and Bilateral
Bargaining: The case of bipolar disorder,” IAREP/SABE International Meeting, Vienna,
Austria, July, 2000.
Peele PB and DJ Tollerud. “Capitation in Workers’ Compensation Insurance: Cost and care,”
Research in Healthcare Financial Management Workshop and Symposium, Baltimore MD,
August 2000.
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Peele PB, Stockman C and DJ Tollerud. “Using Existing Workers’ Compensation Medical
Claims Data to Improve Workplace Safety,” National Occupational Research Injury
Symposium, Pittsburgh PA, October 2000.
Peele PB. “Behavioral Health Care Costs and Use,” Health Services Administration Seminar,
University of Florida, February 2001.
Peele PB and Y Xu. “Financial Burden of Bipolar Disorder in Employer-sponsored
Insurance,” 4th
International Conference on Bipolar Disorder, Pittsburgh PA, June 2001.
Peele PB, Stockman CK, Kagel J and E Frank. “Bilateral Bargaining Models and Treatment
Adherence in Bipolar Disorder,” 4th
International Conference on Bipolar Disorder, Pittsburgh
PA, June 2001.
Peele PB, Lave J and Y Xu. “Co-morbid Mental and Medical Illnesses in Children and
Adolescents,” Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy, Annual Research
Meeting, Washington DC, June 2002.
Peele PB, Siminoff L and Y Xu, “Value of Information: Women's Choice of Cancer
Treatment,” Southern Economic Association Conference, New Orleans, November 2002.
Peele PB and E Ginchereau, “Depression and Occupational Injury: Implications for
employers,” Society of Behavioral Economics/Industrial Relations Research Association
Session, Annual Allied Social Science Association conference, Washington DC, January
2003.
Colombi A, Vishnubhatla S, Tollerud D and PB Peele. “Personal energy expenditure for
protracted, repetitive, upper-extremity tasks with and without process automation,” 27th
International Congress on Occupational Health, Iguassu Falls, Brazil, February 2003.
Peele PB, “Market and Patient Co-morbidity,” CIRANO, Montreal, Canada. Invited
Speaker, February 2003.
Peele PB, “Depression and Occupational Injury”, American Occupational Health
Conference, Annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 2003.
Peele PB, “Cost Considerations in Child Health Studies”, Invited Speaker, Office of Child
Welfare, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2003.
Peele PB, “Depression and Injury,” 6th
International WorkCongress, Rome, Italy, June 2003.
Peele PB, Siminoff LA and Y Xu. “Women & Information: Decisions about breast cancer
adjuvant therapy” Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Nashville TN, June 2003.
Peele PB. “Depression and Occupational Injury”, Academy Health Annual Research
Meeting, Nashville TN, June 2003.
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Peele PB “Financing Bipolar Care,” Invited Speaker, 5th International Bipolar Conference,
Pittsburgh PA, June 2003.
Peele PB, Siminoff LA and Y Xu. “The impact of an evidence-based decision tool in
adjuvant therapy for breast cancer”, 5th
International Conference on the Scientific Basis of
Health Services. Washington DC, September 2003.
Gouveia M, Peele PB. “Taxes and Transplants: Public polices and live organ donation.”
Carnegie Mellon University, April 2004.
Gouveia M, Peele PB. “Taxes and Transplants: Public polices and live organ donation.”
Duke University, April 2004.
Gouveia M, Peele PB. “Taxes and Transplants: Public polices and live organ donation.”
University of Rochester, April 2004.
Peele PB. “Shared Decision Making: Implications for research and policy”, Centre
Interuniversitaire de Recherché en Analyse des Organisations, Montreal, Canada. May 2004.
Barnato A, Peele PB, Hess R. “Alone without a guide: Differential effect of a decision aid
by martial status”, Medical Decision Making Annual Research Meeting, Atlanta, October
2004.
Peele PB, Colombi A, Xu Y. “Use of medical services by older workers,” International
Conference on Work Ability, Verona Italy, October 2004.
Degenholtz H, Peele PB, et al. “Poor Mental Health Predicts Workplace Injury Among
Nursing Home Staff but not Vice Versa: A Cross-Lagged Longitudinal Model,” Annual
Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington DC, November 2004.
Gouveia M, Peele PB. “Taxes, Transplants, and Women” Southern Economic Association
Annual Research Meeting, New Orleans, November 2004.
Gouveia M, Peele PB. “Taxes, Transplants, and Taxation” International Health Economics
Association, Barcelona Spain, July 2005, presentation on program July 2005.
Judith Lave, PhD, Michael Schoenbaum, PhD, Tom Croghan, MD, Pamela Peele, PhD,
Harold Pincus, MD. “Large Employers’ Interests in Improving Care for Depression:
Conceptual Framework and Pilot Evidence”. 18th
annual NIMH Conference on Mental
Health Services Research, Bethesda MD. July 2005.
Teeple E, Peele PB. “End of life care: The public health challenge” Pennsylvania Public
Health Association Research Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2005.
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Peele PB. “Medication Compliance & Persistence Special Interest Group Forum” Invited
Session, International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Florence
Italy, November 2005.
Peele PB, Barnato A. “The Role of Informal Organizational Structures on Women in the
Health Sciences”. Convocation on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academe.
National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC. December 2005.
Shinogle, J and Peele PB. “Economic Methods for Adherence Evaluations” Invited
Workshop, International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research,
Philadelphia PA, May 2006.
Peele PB. “Integrated analytics – Getting the story behind the numbers”. Invited Speaker,
Business Intelligence & Analytics. Boston MA, May 2007.
Peele PB, Holder DP, J Galley. “How to Leverage Integrated Scorecards and Predictive
Modeling to Promote a Culture of Health and Productivity”. IBI-National Business Group
on Health Annual Research Meeting. Washington DC, upcoming October 2007.
Peele PB. “Predicting diabetes onset within 18 months using only a health risk assessment”,
AcademyHealth. Washington DC, 2008.
Peele PB. “The relative risk and cost of obesity on workplace absenteeism”
AcademyHealth. Washington DC, 2008.
Buchanan J, Liu Y, Trautmann G, O’Donnell JM, Peele PB. The efficacy of a workplace
program to reduce musculosketletal injury in nurses. AHIMA Annual Research Conference,
2009, Grapevine, TX.
Peele PB. “Research to Practice” American Physical Therapy Association Research
Conference. Philadelphia PA, 2009.
Peele PB, Buchanan J, A. Docimo. “Building a successful platform for secondary data use
for payors.” American Medical Informatics Association Summit on Clinical Research
Infomatics. San Francisco CA, 2010.
Buchanan J, Peele PB, Fischer MM, Liu Y, Cline T. Who loses the weight? A workplace
weight loss program. International Conference on Physical Activity and Public Health.
Toronto, CA. May 2010.
Peele PB, Buchanan JR and AB Docimo. Building a Successful Platform for Secondary
Data Use for Payors. American Health Information Management Association, Orlando FL.
September 2010.
Hall, D, Buchanan J, Helms B, Eberts M, Marks S, Manolis C, Peele P, Docimo A.
Comparison of health spending resources and therapeutic outcomes of a pharmacist-managed
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anticoagulation service compared to usual medical care. ACCP Annual Meeting, Austin,
TX. October 2010.
Zasadil S and PB Peele. Predicting hospital readmission before the index admission.
Society for Medical Decision Making. Toronto Canada. October 2010.
Zasadil S and PB Peele. Predicting hospital readmissions. Predictive Analytic World.
Washington DC. October 2010.
Zasadil S, Peele PB. Predicting Readmission Risk Prior to the Index Admission to Manage
Readmissions. World Research Group. 2nd
Annual Predictive Modeling Congress. Orlando
FL. January 2011.
Peele PB, Buchanan JR, Culyba M. Building a Successful Health Management Stratification
Application for Payers. HIMSS . Orlando FL. February 2011.
Peele PB. Driving Clinical and Payment Initiatives Utilizing In-House Data World Congress
4th
Annual Leadership Summit on Comparative Effectiveness . Falls Church VA. February
2011.
Peele PB. Integration of non-traditional data models to better understand your population.
World Congress 2nd
Annual Claims Data Analysis. Las Vegas NV, April 2011.
Federick I, Peele PB. The Case for Including Doula Services in Obstetric Care for
Underserved Women: Preliminary Analysis. Annual Clinic Meeting, American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Washington DC. May 2011.
Peele PB, Buchanan J, Manolis C, Docimo A. Improved care of anticoagulation patents:
reducing cost and adverse events. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Seattle WA,
June 2011.
Peele PB, Buchanan J. Impact of automated telephone calls on colorectal screening rates
among medicare enrollees. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Seattle WA, June
2011.
Peele PB, Buchanan J. Building a successful platform for secondary data use for payors.
Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Seattle WA, June 2011.
Peele PB, Fisher MA, Smyers D. Evidence for doulas: outcomes, utilization, and medical
expenditures. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Seattle WA, June 2011.
Peele PB. Leading an analytics enterprise – leveraging data to maintain a competitive
advantage. 3rd
Annual Predictive Modeling Congress. Orlando FL, January 2012.
Peele PB, Zasadil S. Using analytics to become a learning organization. Business Analytics
Innovation Summit. Las Vegas NV, January 2012.
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Peele PB. Knowledge management. ACHP Annual Medical Directors Meeting. San
Antonio TX, February 2012.
Peele PB. Population health management – predictive modeling and health economics.
Health Management Academy, Carlsbad CA, April 2012.
Zeringue H, Zasadil S and PB Peele. Disease agnostic 30-day readmission risk based on
prior medical claims. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Orlando FL, June 2012.
Peele PB, Yoder D, Liu Y and G Martsolf. Description and financial impact of eVisits in the
real world. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Orlando FL, June 2012.
Peele PB, Martsolf G, Yoder D and Y Liu. Impact of readmission on planned follow-up
visits post discharge. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Orlando FL, June 2012.
Zasadil S and PB Peele. Using analytics to become a learning organization. Institute for
Health and Business Insight, Michigan July 2012.
Peele PB. Predictive analytics in population health management. Big Data Innovation,
Boston September 2012. Confirmed.
Peele PB. Building analytic infrastructure and using it. Health Management Academy, Salt
Lake City UT, October 2012. Confirmed.
Zasadil S and PB Peele. Learning from text mining in medical care management notes.
Society for Medical Decision Making Annual Research Meeting. Phoenix AZ, October 2012.
Confirmed.
Peele PB. Driving business on data. Health Management Academy, Los Angeles CA
November 2012. Confirmed
Peele PB. Harnessing the potential of data analytics for improved clinical and financial
outcomes. Annual World Health Care Congress, Washington DC, April 2013. Confirmed.
University Presentations
Peele PB. “Employer Cost of Behavioral Health Care for Employees and their Dependents,”
Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, October 1998.
Peele PB. “Do Mental Health Benefits Matter?” Center for Research on Health Care
Seminar Series, University of Pittsburgh, November 1999.
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Peele PB. “Games We Play: A game theoretic approach to grant submission,” Center for
Research on Health Care, Research Development Seminar Series, University of Pittsburgh,
December 1999.
Phillips B and PB Peele. “Impact of Capitating Providers on the Use and Mix of Services for
Work-related Knee Injuries,” Dean’s Day Research Symposium, Graduate School of Public
Health, University of Pittsburgh, March 2000.
Peele PB. “Assessing motor vehicle crashes,” Research Development Seminar, Center for
Research on Health Care, UPMC, September, 2000.
Peele PB and L Elinson. “Depression and Occupational Injury,” Treatment Dissemination
and Evaluation Program, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, March 2001
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Peele PB. “Bipolar Disorder in Employer-Sponsored Insurance,” Mental Health Intervention
and Research Center, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, October 2001.
Peele PB. “Final Results from Depression and Occupational Injury”, Treatment
Dissemination and Evaluation Program, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, April 2003.
Peele PB. “Incorporating cost-effectiveness analyses into clinical trials,” Center for Nursing
Research, University of Pittsburgh, October 2003.
Gouveia M, Peele PB. “Taxes and Transplants: Public policies and live organ donation.”
Center for Research on Health Care, Decision Modeling Seminar, March 2004.
Peele PB. “Professional Capital” BIRCWH seminar series, Magees Womens’ Hospital,
Pittsburgh, PA September 2005.
Peele PB. “Professional Mentoring” Sunrise seminar series, UPMC, February 2007.
Non-Print Media
Peele PB, Lave JL, Black, JH and JH Evans. “Employer-sponsored Health Insurance:
Employers’ choice and employee preference,” Social Science Research Network, June 2000.
URL: http://www.ssrn.com
Service (Professionally Related)
University/Institute of Higher Learning
Years Committee Appointment
2000-2001 Member, Master of Health Administration Admission committee, GSPH,
University of Pittsburgh
Pamela B. Peele, Ph.D.
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2000-2006 Member, Master of Health Administration Curriculum committee, GSPH,
University of Pittsburgh
2002-2003 Chair, Ph.D. Development Committee, Health Policy & Management,
University of Pittsburgh
2003-2006 Member, Executive Committee, Health Policy & Management, University of
Pittsburgh
2003-2006 School-wide Elected Member-at-Large, Faculty Advancement Promotion &
Tenure Committee, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
Manuscript and Other Document/Publication Review
Journal of Health Services Research; Health Administration Press; Journal of
Behavioral Health Services and Research; Journal of Rheumatology; Journal of
Health Politics, Policy, and Law; Medical Care; Statistics in Medicine; Value
of Health; Journal of Socio-Economics; Journal of Mental Health Policy &
Economics; Psychiatric Services; Bipolar Disorder; Annals of Internal
Medicine; Journal of General Internal Medicine; Pediatrics, Canadian Medical
Association Journal; British Medical Journal; Diabetes Care, American Journal
of Managed Care; Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy; Journal of
Occupational & Environmental Hygiene; Health Affairs.
Editorial Boards
Years
Journal
2005-2009 Psychiatric Services
Study Sections, Review Panels, and Related Advisory Board Memberships
Dates Organization and Nature of Activity
1997-1998 Ad Hoc Study Panel, National Science Foundation, Economic Section
1998 Whitaker Foundation Study Panel, Biomedical Technology
1998-2002 American Thoracic Society; Committee to evaluate treatment alternatives for
obstructive sleep apnea
1999-2006 Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic Seed Money Committee
2000 National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Ad Hoc Study Panel
2001-2006 Center for Injury Research and Control, University of Pittsburgh, Internal
Advisory Board
2001-2006 Roanoke College, National Advisory Board, Business Administration and
Economics
2002 Abstract Review Panel, 13th
Annual Health Economics Conference
2002 V.A. Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2002 Center for Injury Research and Control Ad Hoc Study Panel, University of
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Pittsburgh
2002 Site Visitor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Education Research
Center, National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety
2002 Site Visitor, University of Illinois at Chicago Education Research Center,
National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety
2002-2004 Co-Director, Health Services Writing Project, University of Pittsburgh
2003 Ad Hoc Reviewer, National Science Foundation, Decision Risk and
Management Science Section.
2004 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Career
Award Program, Vancouver, CB, Canada
2004 Ad Hoc Reviewer, National Institute of Mental Health, ITV Study Section,
Washington D.C.
2004 Invited Speaker
Health Care Cost Containment, PA Senate Democratic Policy Committee Roundtable
2005 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Special Populations Study Section,
VA Health Services Research, San Antonio, TX
2005 Invited Standing Member, Special Populations Study Section,
VA Health Services Research.
2005 Invited Expert, Institute of Medicine Report
“Pathways to Better Health Services – Measuring quality”
2005-2008 Appointed Member, International Society of Pharmacoeconomics Outcomes Research,
Guidelines for Economic Analyses Working Group
2005-2006 Standing Member, V.A. Health Services Research & Development Study Group.
2005-2006 Invited Member, Institute of Medicine Expert Review Panel, “Performance Measurement”.
2006 Report from the IOM committee on Redesigning Health Insurance Performance
Measure, Payment, and Performance Improvement Programs.
2006-present Appointed member, Pennsylvania Health Care Quality Alliance
2008 AdHoc Reviewer, RAND-University of Pittsburgh Health Institute
2009 Site Visitor, University of Illinois at Chicago Education Research Center,
National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety
2011 AdHoc Reviewer, NIOSH Training Grants.
National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety.
Service (Community Related)
Professional Service to Community-Based Organizations
2001 National Math/Science Network Panelist and Speaker The National Math/Science Network is a non-profit organization that promotes the
participation of young girls in math and science. Panelists act as role models.
2002-2003 National Math/Science Network Workshop Developer and Presenter
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Developed workshop and presented entitled “Beautiful Minds – How to Use
Game Theory.” This workshop was developed for girls in the 6th-8
th grades to
introduce them to game theory and encourage their interest in math and science.
2004-2006 Board of Directors, Jane Holmes Residence & Gardens (Assisted Living
Facility), Pittsburgh, PA
2005-2006 Chair, Finance Board, Jane Holmes Residence & Gardens (Assisted Living
Facility), Pittsburgh, PA
2006-2008 Producer, Developer and Host of “Your Health” a public affairs radio show
highlighting health care and health policy. Aired bi-weekly on WRCT
Pittsburgh (88.3 fm) and transmitted live internationally via internet
streaming.
2006-2007 Member: United Way Needs Assessment Task Team. United Way of Allegheny
County
2009-Present Economic Advisor, Global Links, Pittsburgh, PA
2011
Mentor, Girls Going Places, Annual mentoring meeting. Chatham College,
Pittsburgh PA.
2011-2015
Board of Trustees. The Frick Art and Historical Center. Pittsburgh PA.