My research in chronic medical illness has consisted of clinical studies of renal, liver and HIV patients, especially assessing the prevalence of psychiatric disorders. I have also been interested in characterizing the differences between depression in medical versus psychiatric patients. My current research has focused on organ donation. Specifically, I have studied live donors, organ procurement professionals, the circumstances of donation and follow-up studies of live donors and an NIH follow-up study on living lung donors together with five other universities. I am especially interested in altruistic organ donors. My work with Dr. North has involved the production of an educational program for disaster work entitled P-FLASH (Practical Front-line Assistance and Support for Healing).

Mental health, medical psychology, clinical psychology, psychological aspects of HIV/AIDS, organ donor behaviors, organ transplantation

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