The Department of Allied Health Sciences is composed of faculty with expertise in bioethics, disease identification and diagnosis, disease surveillance, health disparities, health education, medical humanities, and patient-provider communication.
In addition to teaching the humanities and social science coursework integral to all the College’s academic programs, the Department offers Bachelor’s degree programs in Public Health, Clinical Lab Sciences and Health Sciences. It is also home to Master’s degree programs in Clinical Lab Sciences and Cytotechnology and Molecular Cytology.
Scholarly Activity Reports
2018 scholarly activity report
The activities listed below are by members of the Department of Allied Health Sciences and span the period from January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018.
* - ACPHS students denoted in bold.
Publications
- Sun CC, Daniels MS, Bodurka DC, Nebgen D, Burton-Chase AM, Lu KH, Peterson SK. Women's preferences for cancer risk management strategies in Lynch syndrome. Gynecologic Oncology (In Press).
- Hennig K, DeCoster B, Chu R, Parker WM, Campo-Engelstein L, Burton-Chase AM. (2018) Patients education health care providers on Lynch syndrome: A Qualitative Study. Patient Experience Journal, 5(3), Article 12.
- Burton-Chase AM, Parker WM, Donato KM, McCormick S, Gritz E, Amos CI, Lu KH, Lynch PM, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, You YN, Peterson SK. 2018. Health-related quality of life in colorectal cancer survivors: Are there differences between sporadic and hereditary patients?” Journal of Patient Reported Outcomes, 2, 21.
- Denvir P, Cardone K, Parker W, Cerulli J. (2018). “How do I say that?”: Using communication principles to enhance medication therapy management instruction. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 10, 185-194.
Colleen McLaughlin
- Williams L, Kehm R, Mueller B, McLaughlin C, Richardson M, Chow E, Spector L. The association between sex and most childhood cancers is not mediated by birthweight. Cancer Epidemiology 2018 Dec;57:7-12.
Wendy Parker
- Hennig K, DeCoster B, Chu R, Parker WM, Campo-Engelstein L, Burton-Chase AM. 2018. Patients Educating Health Care Providers on Lynch Syndrome: A Qualitative Study. Patient Experience Journal, 5(3), Article 12.
- Campo-Engelstein L, Aziz R, Raffeale J, Darivemila S, Bhatni R, Parker WM. 2018. Freezing Fertility or Freezing False Hope?: A Content Analysis of Social Egg-Freezing in the Popular Media. American Journal of Bioethics: Empirical Bioethics (In Press).
- Burton-Chase AM, Parker WM, Donato KM, McCormick S, Gritz E, Amos CI, Lu KH, Lynch PM, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, You YN, Peterson SK. 2018. Health-related quality of life in colorectal cancer survivors: Are there differences between sporadic and hereditary patients?” Journal of Patient Reported Outcomes, 2, 21.
Conferences and Presentations
- Hennig K, Hall P, Moore K, Burton-Chase AM. Advanced care planning in individuals with Lynch syndrome. Annual Meeting of the Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer (CGA-ICC), San Diego CA, October 2018 (Poster Presentation).
- Burton-Chase AM. Negotiation: Strategies and Best Practices. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO), Seattle WA, March 2018 (Symposium panelist).
- Burton-Chase AM, Dubin R, Dubin D. The HEROIC registry: Opportunities for collaboration. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO), New York NY, March 2018 (Poster Presentation).
- Burton-Chase AM, Dubin R, Dubin D. The HEROIC registry: Opportunities for collaboration. Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, New Orleans LA, March 2018 (Poster Presentation).
- Mateo T, Burton-Chase AM, Parker WM. Experiences with screening and surveillance: Evidence from a mixed methods study of women with Lynch syndrome. 6th Annual Capital District Feminist Studies Consortium Conference, Albany NY, January 2018 (Poster Presentation).
Stacy Pettigrew
- Pettigrew S, Pan W, Berky A, Feingold B. Nutrition Transition and Total Nail Selenium in the Peruvian Amazon in the IMAS Study (Investigacion de Migracion, Ambiente, y Salud). International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Annual Conference, Ottawa CA, August 26-30, 2018.
- Denvir P. Constructing medication nonadherence: Patients’ practices for balancing agency and accountability during in-depth pharmacy counseling. 8th Annual Meeting of LANSI (Language and Social Interaction Working Group), October 2018.
- Niles K, Guiffre K, Varriele B, Denvir P. Adherence counseling during comprehensive medication reviews: Preliminary patterns of pharmacist-patient communication. American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting, Anaheim CA, December 2018. [student project]
- Niles K, Guiffre K, Varriele B, Denvir P. Adherence talk during comprehensive medication reviews: Preliminary patterns of pharmacist-patient communication. 5th Annual ACPHS Student Research Symposium at Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, April 2018. [student project]
Wendy Parker
- Parker WM. Social Determinants of Health. Albany Medical College, Health Care and Society Course. 2018.
- Gawdat M, Parker WM, Johnsen A, Baumeister T, Cardone KE. 2018. Medicare part D coverage of phosphate binders. American Society of Health-System Pharmacy Midyear Clinical Meeting, Anaheim CA, December 2018.
- Karn, MM, Cardone KE, Parker WM. Social Support and Medication Management in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore MD, February 21-25, 2018.
- Mateo T, Burton-Chase AM, Parker WM. Experiences with screening and surveillance: Evidence from a mixed methods study of women with Lynch syndrome. 6th Annual Capital District Feminist Studies Consortium Conference, Albany NY, January 2018.
Honors, Awards and Appointments
- Partner, AliveAndKickn HEROIC Mosaic Research Community, 2018-present
- Early Career Special Interest Group Chair, American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO), 2018-present
Grants
Colleen McLaughlin
Investigator: Colleen McLaughlin (PI)
Project: Public Health Pharmacy Team
Grantor: Alliance for Better Health Innovation Fund 2018
Amount: $486,475
Term: August 2018 - March 2019
Stacy Pettigrew
Investigator: Stacy Pettigrew (PI) for Radix Center
Project: Innovation Blocks Pilot
Grantor: Alliance for Better Health Innovation Fund 2018
Amount: $159,000
Term: July 2018 - June 2019