Allard E. Dembe, ScD

Dembe
Director of the Center for Health Outcomes, Policy and Evaluation Studies
HOPES

Chair & Associate Professor

Director of Evaluation for the Center for Clinical and Translational Research

174 W. 18th Ave.
5042 Smith Labs
Columbus, OH 43210
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Phone: (614) 292-2129

 

Education

Sc.D. (Occupational Health), University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1994
M.A. (Philosophy of Science), Cornell University, 1977
B.A. (summa cum laude), Vanderbilt University, 1974

 

Background

Allard E. Dembe, Sc.D., is Associate Professor and Chair of the Division of Health Services Management and Policy at the Ohio State University College of Public Health. He is also Director of Ohio State University’s Center for Health Outcomes, Policy and Evaluation Studies (Center for HOPES), and Director of Evaluation of the Center for Clinical and Translational Research at Ohio State. Dr. Dembe was formerly a professor and senior research scientist at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and also helf faculty appointments at Harvard University, McGill University, the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and Northeastern University. H served as Deputy Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Workers' Compensation Health Initiative, and co-directed the doctoral and postdoctoral degree programs in Occupational Health Services Research at the Harvard University School of Public Health. Dr. Dembe's professional and scholarly interests include health policy, health services research, work and health, occupational health, and community-based health program evaluation. He is the author of numerous articles and monographs including, Occupation and Disease: How Social Factors Affect the Conception of Work-Related Disorders, published by Yale University Press.

 

Research

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
“Monitoring and Evaluation of the Mansfield STD Re-entry Testing Pilot Program”
Role: Principal Investigator (at 10% time)

Community Research Partners
"Establishing a Coordinated Medical Home Network in Franklin County: Feasibility Study”
Role: PI of Subcontract to Ohio State (at 20% time)

The W.E. Upjohn Institute of Employment Research
"How Demanding Work Schedules Affect the Risk for Occupational Injuries and Illnesses”
Role: Principal Investigator (at 20% time)

The Retirement Research Foundation
"Study of Employer-Sponsored Elder Care Programs "
Role: Principal Investigator (at 25% time)

National Institutes of Health
“Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science” (“Tracking & Evaluation”)
Role: Center Co-Director and P.I. for the Tracking & Evaluation Component (at 10% time)

Columbus Medical Association Foundation
“Design of an Investment Impact-Evaluation Strategy”
Role: Principal Investigator (at 20% time)

Ohio Department of Insurance
"Estimating the Effects of State Coverage Expansion Proposals in Ohio”
Role: Principal Investigator of Subcontract to Ohio State (at 15% time)

Ohio Board of Regents, Ohio Dept. of Job and Family Services
“2008 Ohio Family Health Survey”
Role: Chair of Research Advisory Council (at 14% time)

Abbott Nutrition
"An Estimation of Economic Impacts from the Use of Nutritional Support Therapies in the Treatment of Pressure Ulcers in the United States.”
Role: Principal Investigator (at 15% time)

Access Health Columbus (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant)
"The Employed Latino Health Initiative”
Role: PI of Subcontract to Ohio State (at 7% time)

 

Honors/Awards

Chair of Research Oversight Council, Ohio Family Health Survey.

National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Research Award.

Outstanding Scholar Award, University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Danforth Foundation Graduate Fellowship.

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Scholar.

U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Fellow.

 

2008 Publications

Dembe, A., E. Dugan, P. Mutschler, and D. Piktialis. Employer Perceptions of Elder Care Assistance Programs.” Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, Vol. 23, No. 4, 359-379, 2008.

Dembe, A., B. Erickson, R. Delbos. "The Effect of Occupation and Industry on Injury Risks from Demanding Work Schedules.” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Vol. 50, No. 10, 1185-1194, 2008.

Dembe, A. "Ethical Issues Relating to the Health Effects of Long Working Hours." Journal of Business Ethics, 1573-0697 (Online). March 14, 2008. Published version Journal of Business Ethics Vol. 84, No. 2, 195-204, 2009.

Dembe, A. “Can Moderate Doses of Vitamin E Protect Against Lung Cancer.” [peer-reviewed commentary] Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 178, No. 6:653, 2008.

 

2007 Publications

Dembe, A., B. Erickson, R. Delbos, S. Banks. "Associations Between Work Schedules and the Vocational Consequences of Workplace Injuries.” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 17:641–651, 2007.

 

2006 Publications

Dembe, A., B. Erickson, R. Delbos, S. Banks. "Nonstandard Shift Work and the Risk of Job-Related Injuries: A National Study from the United States." Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Vol. 32, No. 3: 232-240; 2006.

Won, JU, A. Dembe. “Services Provided by Family Physicians for Patients with Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.” Annals of Family Medicine Vol 4:138-147, 2006.