Description of Research

Mixed Methods approach with focus on the uneven distribution of risk and disease among ethnic groups.

Selected Publications

Julia F. Switzer, Marsha N. Wittink, Brearley B. Karsch, Frances K. Barg Pick yourself up by your bootstraps: A response to depression in older adults
Qualitative Health Research, 2006


Marsha N. Wittink, Frances K. Barg, Joseph J. Gallo The unwritten rules of talking to doctors about depression: Integrating qualitative and quantitative methods
Annals of Family Medicine, 2006


Ian Bennett, Julia Switzer, Abigail Aguirre, Kelley Evans, Frances K. Barg "Breaking it Down" Patient clinician communication and prenatal care among low income African American women with low and higher literacy
Annals of Family Medicine, 2006


Niederdeppe, JD, Hornik, RC, Kelly, BJ,Frosch, DL, Romantan, A, Stevens, R, Barg, FK, Weiner, J, Schwartz, S Examining the Dimensions of Cancer-Related Information Seeking and Scanning Behavior
Health Communication, In press


Weathers, B, Barg, FK, Collier, A, Halbert, CH Perceptions of changes in weight among African American breast cancer survivors
Psycho-Oncology, 2006


Givens, JA, Datto, CJ, Ruckdeshel, K, Knott, K, Nyshadham, S, Vanguri, P, Zubritsky, C, Oslin, D, Barg, FK Older patients' aversion to anti-depressants: A qualitative study
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2006


Cassarett, D, Kapo, J, Caplan A The appropriate use of artificial nutrition and hydration: fundamental principles and recommendations for the future
New England Journal of Medicine, 2005


Frances K. Barg, Joel E. Streim, Gala True The use of metaphor in the creation of community
American Anthropologic Association, 2005


Jason Karlawish, Frances K. Barg Genes or stress?: Ethnic perceptions about the causes of Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease Foundation, 2005


Frances K. Barg Traversing Anxious Borders: Contrasting Inside and Outside Views of Experience
Society for Psychological Anthropology, 2005



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