Allard E. Dembe, ScD
Chair, Division of Health Services Management and Policy
Associate Professor, Division of Health Services Management and Policy
Contact information
472 Cunz Hall
1841 Neil Avenue
Columbus OH 43210
Phone: 614-292-2129
Fax: (614) 292-3572
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Education
Sc.D. (Occupational Health), University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1994
Major: Work Environment Policy, Minors: Epidemiology, Ergonomics
M.A. (Philosophy of Science), Cornell University, 1977
Concentration in Science, Technology, and Society
B.A. (summa cum laude), Vanderbilt University, 1974
Major in Philosophy and Physics
Background
Allard E. Dembe specializes in health care policy and management, health services research, outcomes evaluation, occupational health, and social aspects of health. Dr. Dembe comes to us from the University of Massachusetts Medical School where he was an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and senior research scientist at the UMass Center for Health Policy and Research. He has held adjunct appointments at several institutions including Harvard University, McGill University, and Northeastern University. Dr. Dembe 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.
Research
Health Impacts of Demanding Work Schedules (NIOSH, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research)
Effects of Employer-Sponsored Elder Care Programs (The Retirement Research Institute)
Improving Workers’ Compensation Medical Care (California Healthcare Foundation)
Evaluation of Personalized Health Assessments and Wellness Programs (Private Industry Sponsorship)
California Quality-of-Care Monitoring System and Pilot Study (Private Industry Sponsorship)
Determinants of Patient Satisfaction in a Managed Care Setting (private Industry Sponsorship)
Disparities in health services for work-related conditions (NIOSH)
Publications 2006
Dembe, Allard E.; Erickson, J. Bianca; Delbos, Rachel G.; Banks, Steven M.: Nonstandard Shift Schedules and the Risk of Job-Related Injuries. Scand J Work Environ Health. 32(3):2006. 232-240.
Won, JU, A. Dembe. “Services Provided by Family Physicians for Patients with Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.” Annals of Family Medicine 4:138-147, 2006.
Kudos
"The Expanding Definition of Occupational Disease: Implications for Workers‘ Compensation." Opening Keynote Address: at the Korean Society for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, November 11, 2005, Seoul, Korea.
Conference Chair and Keynote Speaker: NIH/NICHD Conference on "Methodological Issues in Workplace Studies of Worker and Family Health and Well-Being," Bethesda, MD. July 22-23, 2004.
