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CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Edmund M. Ricci, Ph.D. BUSINESS ADDRESS: 207A Parran Hall
Graduate School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh 130 DeSoto Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Phone: 412-624-6393 Fax: 412-624-3792 Email: emricci@pitt.edu
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Undergraduate 1952-1956 University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
B.A., 1956 Social Science
Graduate 1956-1958 University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
M.Litt., 1958 Business Administration
1958-1967 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Ph.D., 1967 Medical Sociology
Post-Graduate 1990-2002 Numerous special training courses in Program Evaluation and
Epidemiology offered by the Centers for Disease Control, American Cancer Society and the American Evaluation Association.
APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS
Academic Oct. 2003 – Present
Director Institute for Evaluation Science in Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
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1980 – Present Professor of Sociology in Public Health
Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh. Primary appointment: Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences; secondary appointment: Department of Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences) and Department of Health and Policy Management
2010 – Present Associate Director University of Pittsburgh Institute on Aging
2009 – Present Faculty Member University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute
2002 – Oct. 2003
Chair Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
1991 – 2001 Chair Department of Health Services Administration, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
1991 – 2001 Director Division of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
1972 – 1992 Director Health Services Research and Evaluation Unit, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
1988 – 1992 Co-Director Training and Information Transfer Core, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, University of Pittsburgh
1985 – 1990 Director Social Science and Operations Research, Institute for International Studies in Natural Family Planning, Georgetown University School of Public Health and Los Angeles Regional Family Planning Council
1983 – 1986 Visiting Faculty University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
1982 – 1984 Health Services Research Coordinator
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
1977 – 1980 Co-Director Western Pennsylvania Gerontology Center
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Non-Academic 1956 – 1967 Captain (Rank Upon
Discharge) Active Duty and Active Reserve Duty in the United States Air Force
CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE
Specialty Certification Year Name of Certificate Certifying Board Medical or Other Professional Licensure Type of License Licensing Board State
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
1998 – Present Member, Editorial Board, Journal of
Health and Social Policy, now Journal of Social Work in Public Health
1985 – Present Member, Editorial Board, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
2010 – Present Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Race and Social Problems
2004 – Present Board Member, Autism Society Inc. 2004 – Present Board Member, Sudden Cardiac
Arrest Foundation 1989 – Present Member, Board of Examiners, SRI
Venkateswara University, Andhra Pradesh, India
1988 – Present Member, Behavioral Science Council, Association of Schools of Public Health
1987 – Present Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, International Resuscitation Research Center
1998 – 2004 ASPH representative to “Health Education Competency Update Program Committee
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1996 – 1998 Chair, Behavioral Managed Care Committee, Allegheny County Department of Human Services
1995 – 2001 Vice Chairperson, Mental Health/Mental Retardation Board, Allegheny County Department of Human Services
1994 – 1998 Member, Disaster Curriculum Committee, Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)
1991 – 1992 Team Leader, Armenia Earthquake Evaluation Team, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva, Switzerland
1989 – 1995 Cancer Control Advisor, National Surgical Adjuvant Project for Breast and Bowel Cancers (NSABP)
1989 – 1990 Evaluation Consultant, American Speech, Language and Hearing Association, Washington, DC
1983 – 1987 Member, Editorial Board, Journal of the World Association for Emergency and Disaster Medicine
1981 – 1985 Member, Health Data Center Advisory Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health
1979 – 1984 Member, National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council, Committee on Emergency Medical Services
1978 – 1983 Co-Editor (with H.C. Schulberg), Health Policy Quarterly
1977 – 1985 Member, Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council, Evaluation Committee
1973 – 1977 Consultant, Program Evaluation, West Virginia Development Disabilities Council, Charleston, West Virginia
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1971 – 1973 Chair, Subcommittee of Training Directors of Training Programs in Social Science and Health, funded by National Center for Health Services Research and Development, US Public Health Service
1971 – 1972 Evaluation Research Consultant, Jamaican National Family Planning Board, Kingston, Jamaica
HONORS AND AWARDS
10/2/2013 UPMC Celebrating Senior Champions: Caregiver Champion
2003 “Caring Acts of Kindness Awardee”, Highmark Caring Foundation Annual Award for Service to Children
1998 Recipient (with others) 1998 Fifth Annual Health Care Research Award, National Institute for Health Care Management
1997 “50 at 50 Award”, Honored as one of fifty outstanding contributors to the GSPH/University of Pittsburgh
1963 – 1964 Pre-Doctoral Assistantship, Administrative Science Center, University of Pittsburgh
1961 – 1963 Fellow, National Defense Education Act, US Department of Education
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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 1. Teaching a. Courses Taught Years Taught
Course Number: Title Hours of Lecture, credits
Average Enrollment
Role in course Primary/Coordinator
35 BCHS 3003: Seminar in Advanced Evaluation Techniques
3 Credit Hours Primary
4 BCHS 2511: Evaluation Methods Applied to Disasters
2 Credit Hours Primary
3 CLRES 2410: Translating Research into Practice; Methods, Barriers and Evaluation
2 Credit Hours Member of Faculty Team
1 BCHS 2558: Health Program Evaluation
3 Credit Hours Co-Faculty
b. Other Teaching (lectures, tutorials and continuing education courses)
Date(s) Type of Teaching Title 2006 Faculty Member Survival Skills
Workshop, University of Pittsburgh
2006 Faculty, Survival Skills and Ethics Program
Funded by NIH
2005 – 2006 Co-Organizer and faculty member, first invited “Research Career Development Institute in Minority Health”
Funded by NIH (project EXPORT)
2005 – 2006 Co-Director and Faculty Member First and 2nd Annual “Research Career Development Institute in Minority Health and Health Disparities” (Funded by NIH)
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Date(s) Type of Teaching Title 2000 – 2005 Lecture in BCHS 2558: Health Program
Evaluation Design Issues in Evaluation Studies
c. Major Advisor for Graduate Student Essays, Theses, and Dissertations
Name of Student
Degree Awarded, Year
Type of Document and Title Notes
Dan Volz Dr.PH, 12/31/02 Dissertation: Privatization of Environmental Health Programs
Served as Chair
Mohammed Alyemeni
Dr.PH, 12/31/03 Dissertation: Development of National Policy to Improve the Healthcare Delivery Through the Use of Modern Information Technology in Saudi Arabia
Served as Chair. (Citizen of Saudi Arabia)
Judith Kaufmann
Dr.PH, April 2004
Dissertation: An Evaluation of a School-Based Violence Prevention Intervention Program
Served as Chair
Anne-Elizabeth McGeary
Dr.PH, April 2008
Dissertation : Behavioral Risk Factors: A Comparison of Women Age 45-64 Insured and Uninsured
Served as Chair
Eric Hulsey Dr.PH, April 2008
Dissertation : Evaluation of an Intervention to Assist Children Who Have Experienced Parental or Sibling Death
Served as Chair
Tammy Mah-Fraser
Dr.PH, April 2010
Dissertation: An Evaluation of the Implementation of an Electronic Health Record System
Served as Chair
Mary Hawk Dr.PH, Aug. 2012
Dissertation: Evaluation of “Girlfriends’ Project”
Served as Chair
Roderick Harris
Dr.PH 2014 Dissertation: An Evaluation of a Falls Prevention Program with the Elderly
Serve as Chair
d. Service on Masters or Doctoral Committees
Dates Served
Name of Student
Degree Awarded
Title of Dissertation/Essay
2012-Present
Todd Bear
Dr.PH, expected 2014
Child Maltreatment in a Local Population Sample
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Dates Served
Name of Student
Degree Awarded
Title of Dissertation/Essay
2006 - Present
Kathleen A. McGinnis
Dr.PH, expected 2013
Racial/Ethnic Matching
2012-2013 Laura Griffin
Masters, April 2013
Determining the Process for Changing the Strategic Use of a Hospital Facility
2012-2013 Pragna Prahalad
MHA, April 2013
Implementing a Culture of Change: Gaining Employee Acceptance for the Use and Application of Productivity Algorithms
2012-2013 Logan Almasy
Masters, April 2013
Disaster Planning in Assisted Living
2011 Ashley L. Hill
MHA Health Care for Homeless Children
2011-2012 Tyra Hudgens
PhD, expected Dec. 2012
Public Health in the United States: History, Structure and Debates
2011 Francis Pessolano
MHA Reduction in Medication Errors through the EMR
2011 Sarah Felter
MPH Adverse Childhood Experiences Relation to Known Risk Factors for Poor Health Outcomes
2011 Avi Arora MHA Hand Hygiene in Nursing Homes 2010 – 2011 Alysia
Inks MPH April 2011
Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions
2009 – 2011 Angelica Starkey
Dr.PH, 2011
Financial Strain and Depressive Symptoms Among African American Women
2010 – 2011 Shawn Flanagan
April 2011 A Model for Greater Access to Lower Cost, Higher Quality Disease Prevention in America
2010-2011 Derek Ginot
April 2011 Applying Queuing Theory to Healthcare
2010 – 2013 Kamden Hoffman
Dr.PH, 2013
Life Expectancy of Mentally Ill
2009 – 2012 Thistle Elias
Dr.PH, 2012
Influences on Child Neglect
2003 – 2005 Theresa Beigay
Dr.PH, April 2007
An Evaluation of an Intervention Program to Improve the Health Status of Residents in Two Public Housing Communities
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Dates Served
Name of Student
Degree Awarded
Title of Dissertation/Essay
2004 – 2005 Nancy Klimon
Dr.PH, April 2007
Development of a Health Assessment Instrument for Adults with Mental Retardation
2005 – 2007 Jennifer Leigh Dee
MPH, April 2007
Technology and Electronic Communication in the Primary Care Pediatric Setting: The Key to Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Care
2004 – 2005 Nadra Tyus
Dr.PH, August 2005
Predictors of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Screening Behaviors
2004 Michael Miller
Dr.PH, April 2004
Literacy as a Factor in Prescription Drug Benefit Utilization
2003 Mark Lynch
Ph.D., April 2003
The Effects of Research Training on Empirical Research Productivity of Practicing Social Workers
2003 Stephanie Dowart
MHA, April 2003
Overview and Evaluation of the Student Assistance Program in Pennsylvania and Allegheny County
2003 Rachel Stephaich
MPH, December 2003
Infection Control Program for Developing Countries
e. Service on Comprehensive or Qualifying Examination Committees
Dates Served Student Population Type of Exam (Qualifying/Comprehensive)
2004 – 2014 13 BCHS Doctoral Students
Comprehensive Exam (Chair of 7)
f. Supervision of Post-Doctoral Students, Residents, and Fellows
Dates Supervised Name of Student Position of Student
Refer to Section h., K Award (Primary Mentor)
Christopher Keane Assistant Professor
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g. Mentoring of Graduate Students in Field Placements Dates Name of Student Degree/Program
Description Field Site
2003 Brooke Rossi, MD
Medical Student Institute for Evaluation Science in Community Health
2004 Rob Albright, MD
Medical Student Institute for Evaluation Science in Community Health
2006 H. Feigens Medical Student Institute for Evaluation Science in Community Health
2010 – 2011 Jonathan Lever MPH Asbury Place
2010 – 2011 Megan Glance MPH Asbury Place
2010 – 2011 Michael Susick MPH WPIC
2009 – 2011 Angelica Starkey Dr.PH IRETTA
2010 – 2012 Laura MacBeth MPH Asbury Place
2010 – 2012 Cecelia Raposo MPIA Family Resources
2011 – 2012 Abigail Johnson MPH Homeless Children’s Education Fund
2012-Present Keyonie James MPH Sickle Cell, South Central PA
2012-Present Sarah Papperman MPH Family Services
2012-Present Jamelah Tangara MPH School of Nursing
h. Other Teaching and Training
Dates Teaching Activity Program/Description 04/03 - 03/08 Primary Mentor K-Award received by
Christopher Keane, Sc.D. from Agency for Healthcare for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
04/03 - 05/08 Core Faculty T32: Training in Pediatric Neuro- intensive Care and Resuscitation Research (NIH)
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Dates Teaching Activity Program/Description 05/04 - 04/09 Core Faculty R25: Training the Next
Generation of Mental Health Researchers. (NIH)
10/02 - 07/07 Co-Director, Research Training Core
Center for Excellence in Partnerships for Community Outreach, Research on Health Disparities Training (NIH)
07/05 - 06/08 Mentor Evaluation Fellow (J. Zanardelli, Director and CEO, Asbury Place) Institute for Evaluation Science in Community Health
12/12 – Present Mentor Evaluation Fellow: Joni Schwager, Executive Director, Staunton Farm Foundation
04/13 – Present Postdoc Mentor Jason Flatt, PhD, Variety & Family Resources Projects
2. Research and Training a. Grants and Contracts Received (2004 to Present) Principal Investigator
Years Inclusive
Grant and/or Contract Number and
Title
Source Annual Direct Costs
% Effort
2012 – 2013 PA Department of Health Chronic Care Initiative
Pennsylvania Department of Health
$35,714 5%
2011-2012 Intrepid 2566 Study Neuren Pharmaceuticals
$88,794 2.5%
2010-2015 Program Evaluation Institute on Aging $40,000 ($200,000)*
20%
2010 – 2012 Falls Free PA PA Department of Health/CDC
$49,000 2.5%
12
Years Inclusive
Grant and/or Contract Number and
Title
Source Annual Direct Costs
% Effort
2009 – 2010 Evaluation of Evidence Based Teaching in Nursing
RW Johnson Foundation/ School of Nursing
$9,000 2.5%
2008 – 2009 Community Consultation for Pediatric Brain Injury Study
NIH/School of Medicine
$10,900 2.5%
2007 – 2009 Evaluation of Crisis Intervention and Pre Booking Program
US Dept of Justice thru Allegheny County DHS
$45,000 ($92,000)*
2.5%
2005 – 2009 Regional Oncology Program: Evaluation Component
NIH thru McKeesport Hospital
$25,992 ($71,976)*
10%
2005 – 2009 Evaluation of Caring Program Children with Special Health Care Needs Project
Highmark Caring Foundation
$48,612 ($107,700)*
5%
2005 – 2006 PA Arthritis Study PA DOH $20,000 2.5% 2005 Parent–to–Parent
Follow-up Study Casey Family Programs
$10,428 2.5%
2004 – 2006 Community Partnerships for Housing Services
Pittsburgh Foundation
$19,161 ($50,000)*
2.5%
2004 -2006 Casey Family Programs Young Adult Survey
Casey Family Programs
$20,747 ($23,858)*
2.5%
2004 – 2007 Pressley Ridge Satisfaction Survey
Pressley Ridge $39,800 ($46,100)*
2.5%
2003 – 2005 PA Practice Improvement Collaborative Evaluation
SAMHSA /IRETA/DHHS
$37,600 2.5%
2003 – 2005 Health Disparities in Minority Adult Americans (EXCEED)
AHRQ/DHHS $158,000 ($1,533,224)*
5%
13
Years Inclusive
Grant and/or Contract Number and
Title
Source Annual Direct Costs
% Effort
2003 – 2005 Evaluation of Silverlake Commons
Presbyterian Senior Care /Pittsburgh Foundation
$25,000 ($50,000)*
2.5%
2002 – 2004 2002 Varicella Vaccination Shortage
ATPM (SM) from CDC
$8,456 5%
* Total direct and indirect costs are in parentheses Co-Investigator (selected)
Years Inclusive
Grant and/or Contract Number and Title
Source Annual Direct Costs
% Effort
2012 – 2014 Allegheny County Adolescent Health Survey
Local Foundations
$250,000 2.5%
2011 – 2015 Influenza Surveillance and Vaccine Effectiveness on a Large Diverse Network
CDC & P $121,333 2.5%
6/1/2013 – 5/31/2014
Evaluation of the Service Programs of Family Resources
Family Resources
$59,527 2.5%
2012 – 2016 Using “Toolkit” to Increase Influenza Vaccines
CDC & P $40,000 ($1,000,000)*
2.5%
2013-2013 Academic-Community Partnership to Address Maternal and Child Health in Allegheny County
NIH $30,000 2.5%
2008 – 2013 Pittsburgh AIDS Taskforce Evaluation
SAMHSA $335,333 2.5%
2009 – 2011 Allegheny County Behavioral Risk Factors Survey
ACHD $330,000 2.5%
2003 – 2008 Effects of Managed Care Growth on Charity Care (Primary Mentor)
AHRQ $325,094 5%
2004 – 2006 Evaluation of PA Cancer Control Planning Initiative (PAC3)
PA DOH $50,000 2.5%
2006 National Brain Injury Study National Brain Injury Association
$37,500 2.5%
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Years Inclusive
Grant and/or Contract Number and Title
Source Annual Direct Costs
% Effort
2001 – 2002 Behavioral Risk Factors Survey
ACHD $223,000 2.5%
2001 – 2002 Training Education and Community Partnership
Pittsburgh Foundation
$200,000 2.5%
* Total direct and indirect costs are in parentheses Other Grants (selected)
Years Inclusive
Grant and/or Contract Number and Title
Source Annual Direct Costs
% Effort
2013 - 2015 PENDING: Falls Prevention in the Elderly
PCORI $200,000 5%
2004 – 2009
Training Next Generation Mental Health Workers
NIMH $5,000 Flat Amount
2002 – 2007
Excellence in Partnership for Community Outreach on Health Disparities and Training (EXPORT) (Co-Director of a core area)
NIH/ National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities
$3,898,581 10%
2004 – 2006
CHERP Implementation Research Collaborative
VAHSR&D $200,000 10%
2003 – 2005
Allegheny County Tobacco Free Evaluation
Tobacco Free Allegheny/ PA DOH
$558,780 5% contributed
b. Invited Lectureships and Major Seminars Related to Your Research
Date Title of Presentation Venue c. Other Research and Training Activities
Date Position Description of Activity
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PUBLICATIONS
1. Refereed Articles Ricci EM, Schenken LL, Rakfal SM, Heron DE. (2013). A Planning and Evaluation Program for Assessing Telecommunications Applications in Community Radiation Oncology Programs. Community Oncology, 10(11), 325-332. Schenken L, Rakfal S, Heron D, Proctor J, Wilson S, Ricci EM. (2013). Inexpensive solutions to enhance remote cancer care in community hospitals. Community Oncology, 10(11), 316-324. Documet PI, Bear T, Flatt JD, Ricci EM, Trauth JM, Macia L. The association of social support with breast and cervical cancer screening. American Journal of Preventative Medicine. (submitted) Starkey AJ, Keane CR, Terry MA, Marx JH, Ricci EM. Financial Distress and Depressive Symptoms among African American Women: Identifying Financial Priorities and Needs and why it Matters for Mental Health. Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. 2012 Aug 29. PMID:22930003. Ricci, E.M., Huber, G.A., Potter, M.A., Lenkey, J.L., and Weissberg, L. (2011). A method to enhance public health faculty participation in health policy formation. Public Health Reports, 126(5). Berget, R.J., Reynolds, C.F., Ricci, E.M., Quinn, S.C., Mawson, A.R., Payton, M., and Thomas, S.B. (2010). A plan to facilitate the early career development of minority scholars in the health sciences. Journal of Social Work and Public Health, 25(5), 572-590. Schwaderer, K., Proctor, J., Slack, R., Martz, E., and Ricci, E.M. (2008). Evaluation of patient navigation in a community radiation oncology center involved in disparities studies: A time to completion of treatment study. Journal of Oncology Practice, 4(5), 220-224. Ling, B., Trauth, J.M., Fine, M.J., Mor, M.K., Abby, R., Braddock, C.H., Bereknyei, S., Weissfeld, J., Schoen, R., Ricci, E.M., and Whittle, J. (2008). Informed decision-making and colorectal cancer screening: Is it occurring in primary care? Medical Care, 46(9), Supplement 1: S23-S29. Lin, C.C., Schwaderer, K., Morganlander, K., Ricci, E.M., Hoffman, J., Martz, E., Cosgrove, R., Heron, D. (2008). Factors associated with patient navigators’ time spent on reducing barriers to cancer treatment. Journal of the National Medical Association, 100(11), 1290-1297. Nowalk, M., Zimmerman, R.K., Lin, C.J., Raymund, M., Tabbarah, M., Wilson, S.A., McGaffey, A., Wahrenberger, J.T., Block, B., Hall, D.G., Fox, D.E., Ricci, E.M. (2008).
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Raising adult vaccination rates over 4 years among racially diverse patients from inner city health centers. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56(7),1177-1182. Ragin, D., Ricci, E.M., Rhodes, R., Richardson, L. (2008). Defining “community” in community consultation for emergency research: Findings from the community VOICES study. Social Science and Medicine, 66(6), 1379-1392. Bangs, R., Ricci, E.M., Davis, L., eds. (2007). Racial Disparity in Mental Health Services: Why Race Still Matters. Special issue of the Journal of Social Work in Public Health, 23(2/3). Lin, C.C., Block, B., Nowalk, M.P., Woods, M., Ricci, E.M., Morganlander, K., Herron, D. (2007). Breast cancer risk assessment in socioeconomically disadvantaged urban communities. Journal of the National Medical Association, 99(7), 752-756. Miller, M., Degenholtz, H., Gazmararian, J., Lin, C.J., Ricci, E.M., and Sereika, S. (2007). Identifying elderly at greatest risk of inadequate literacy: A predictive model for population health decision-makers. Journal of Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 3(1), 70-85. Zimmerman, R.K., Tabbarah, M., Trauth, J., Nowalk, M.P., Ricci E.M. (2006). Predictors of lower endoscopy use among patients at three inner city neighborhood health centers. Journal of Urban Health, 83(2), 221-230 Zimmerman, R.K., Tabbarah, M., Nowalk, M.P., Raymund, M., Jewell, I., Wilson, S. & Ricci, E.M. (2006). Racial differences in beliefs about genetic screening among patients at inner-city neighborhood health centers. Journal of the National Medical Association, 98(3), 370-377. Richardson, L., Wilets, J., Ragin, D., Holohan, D., Ricci, E.M. (2005). Research without consent: Community perspectives from the community VOICES study. Academic Emergency Medicine, 12(11), 1082-1090. Ragin, D., Holohan, J., Ricci, E.M., Grant, C., Richardson, L. (2005). Shocking a community into action: A social marketing approach to cardiac arrests. Journal of Health and Social Policy, 20(2), 49-70. Silverman, M., Terry, M.A., Zimmerman, R.K., Nutini, J.F., Ricci, E.M. (2004). Tailoring interventions: Understanding medical practice culture. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 19, 47-76. Keane, C., Marx, J., Ricci, E.M. (2003). Managerial and professional beliefs influencing public health privatization: Results of a national survey of local health department directors. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 44, 97-110.
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Zimmerman, R.K., Nowalk, M.P., Raymund, M., Tabbarah, M., Hall, D.G., Wahrenberger, J.T., Wilson, S.A., Ricci, E.M. (2003). Tailored interventions to increase influenza vaccination in neighborhood health centers serving the disadvantaged. American Journal of Public Health, 93, 1699-1705. Keane, C., Marx, J., Ricci, E.M. (2003). Local health departments’ mission to the uninsured in the age of managed care: results of a national survey. Journal of Public Health Policy, 24(2), 130-149. Silverman, M., Terry, M.A., Zimmerman, R.K., Nutini, J.F., Ricci, E.M. (2002). The role of qualitative methods for investigating barriers to adult immunization. Qualitative Health Research, 12(8), 1058-1075. Keane, C., Marx, J., Ricci, E.M. (2002). Privatization of environmental health services. Public Health Reports, 117, 62-68. Keane, C., Marx, J., Ricci, E.M. (2002). Public health privatization: Proponents, resisters and decision-makers. Journal of Public Health Policy, 23(2), 133-152. Keane, C., Marx, J., Ricci, E.M. (2002). The services privatized in local health departments. American Journal of Public Health, 92(8), 1250-1254. Keane, C., Marx, J., Ricci, E.M., Barron, G. (2002). Perceived impact of privatization on local health departments. American Journal of Public Health, 92(7), 1178-1180. Lave, J., Keane, C., Lin, C., Ricci, E.M. (2002). The impact of dental benefits on the utilization of dental services by low-income children in Western Pennsylvania. Pediatric Dentistry, 24(3), 234-240. Keane, C., Marx, J., Ricci, E.M. (2001). Privatization and the scope of public health. American Journal of Public Health, 91(4), 611-617. Keane, C., Marx, J., Ricci, E.M. (2001). Perceived outcomes of public health privatization: A national survey of local health department directors. The Milbank Quarterly, 79(1), 115-137. Trauth, J., Musa, D., Siminoff, L., Jewell, I., Ricci, E.M. (2000). Public attitudes regarding willingness to participate in medical research studies. Journal of Health & Social Policy, 12(2), 23-43. Keane, C., Lave, J., Ricci, E.M., LaVallee, C. (1999). The impact of a children’s health insurance program by age. Pediatrics, 104(5), 1051-1058. Fine, M.J., Stone, R.A., Singer, D.E., Coley, C.M., Marrie, T.J., Lave, J.R., Hough, L.J., Obrosky, S.C., Schulz, R., Ricci, E.M., Rogers, J.C., and Kapoor, W.N. (1999). Processes and outcomes of care for patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
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Archives of Internal Medicine, 159, 970-980. (Reprinted in The Best of Archives of Internal Medicine, Dalen, James (ed.), 2000, pp. 224-244. Saxton, J., Silverman, M., Ricci, E.M., Keane, C., Deeley, B. (1998). Maintenance of mobility in residents of an Alzheimer’s special care facility. International Psychogeriatrics, 10(2), 213-224. Lave, J.R., Keane, C.R., Lin, C.J., Ricci, E.M., Amersbach, G., LaVallee, C.P. (1998). The impact of lack of health insurance on children. Journal of Health and Social Policy, 10(2). Lave, J.R., Keane, C.R., Lin, C.J., Ricci, E.M., Amersbach, G., LaVallee, C.P. (1998). The impact of a children’s health insurance program on newly enrolled children. JAMA, 279(22), 1820-1825. Zimmerman, R., Medsger, A., Ricci, E.M., et.al. (1997). Impact of free vaccine and insurance status on physicians referral of children to public vaccine clinics. Journal American Medical Association, 278(12). Fine, M., Hough, L., Medsger, A., Li, Y., Ricci, E.M., et.al. (1997). The hospital admission decision for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: Results from the pneumonia PORT cohort study. Arch Intern Med, 157, 36-44. Fine, M., Medsger, A., Stone, R., Marrie, T., Coley, C., Singer, D., Akkad, H., Hough, L., Lang, W., Ricci, E.M., Polenik, D., Kapoor, W. (1997). The hospital discharge decision for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: Results from the pneumonia PORT cohort study. Arch Intern Med, 157, 47-56. Thompson, W., Bellamy, R., Cummings, R., Delooz, H., Dick, W., Kokanek, P., Ornato, J., Ricci, E.M., et.al. (1996). Funding resuscitation research. Critical Care Medicine, 24(2) (Suppl.). Bowen, N., Jernigan, J., and Ricci, E.M. (1996). The great Hanshin earthquake of 1995, Kobe, Japan. Emergency Preparedness in Health Care Organizations, L. Landesman, ed., Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals Press. Silverman, M., Musa, D., Martin, D., Lave, J., Adams, J., Ricci, E.M. (1995). Evaluation of outpatient geriatric assessment: A randomized multi-site trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 43(7). Fine, M.J., Singer, D.E., Marrie, T.J., Lave, J.R., Coley, C.M., Schulz, R., Rogers, J.C., Stone, R.A., Karpf, M., Ricci, E.M., Obrosky, D.S., Hough, L.J., Kapoor, W.N. (1994). Medical outcomes of ambulatory and hospitalized low risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 9(April Supplement 2)(29 A).
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Goldberg, H., Cummings, M., Steinberg, E., Ricci, E.M., et.al. (1994). Encouraging the use of PORT products: deliberations on dissemination of research to change practitioner behavior. Medical Care, 32(7). Pretto, E., Angus, D., Abrams, J., Shen, B., Bissell, R., Castro, V., Sawyers, R., Watoh, Y., Ceciliano, N., Ricci, E.M. (1994). An analysis of prehospital mortality in an earthquake. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 9(2), 107-117. Ricci, E.M. and Fedorka, P. (1994). Quality of life in long term conscious cardiac arrest survivors and related impact on the social support network. Minerva Anestesiologica (Journal of the Italian Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care), 60(4). Suarez, E., De La Vega, G., Cano, L., Avila, H., Martinez, G., Labbock, M., Ricci, E.M., Aumack, K. (1993). Impact of training on the practice and duration of breast-feeding. Cuadernos Cientificos (Scientific Journals), 1(1), 1-10. Suarez, E., De La Vega, G., Cano, L., Labbock, M, Ricci, E.M., Aumack, K. (1993). Impact of breast-feeding training and practice on the return of post-partum menstruation. Cuadernos Cientificos (Scientific Journals), 1(1), 11-17. Suarez, E., De La Vega, G., Cano, L., Labbock, M, Ricci, E.M., Aumack, K. (1993). Responses to certain questions which research in the field of breast-feeding education and practice have left unanswered. Cuadernos Cientificos (Scientific Journals), 1(1), 18-26. Pretto, E., Ricci, E.M., Klain, M., Safar, P., et al. (1992). Disaster reanimatology potentials: A structured interview study in Armenia III: Results, conclusions and recommendations. PreHospital and Disaster Medicine, 7(4). Ricci, E.M., and Seidman, M. (1991). Current status of operations research in natural family planning. Natural Family Planning: Current Knowledge and New Strategies for the 1990's, J. Queenan, et.al.(eds.), Georgetown University IISNFP, U.S.A.I.D. and the World Health Organization. Ricci, E. and Pretto, E. (1991). Assessment of hospital and pre-hospital response to disasters. In V. Kvetan (Ed.), Clinics of North America: Disaster Management. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Co. Ricci, E.M., Pretto, E., Safar, P., Klain, M., Angus, D. (1991). Disaster reanimatology potentials: A structured interview study in Armenia II: A method for assessment of medical response to major disasters. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 6(2). Lidz, C., and Ricci, E.M. (1990). Funding large scale qualitative sociology. Qualitative Sociology,13(3). Silverman, M., Ricci, E.M., Gunter, M. (1990). Strategies for increasing the rigor of qualitative methods in health services research. Evaluation Review, 14(1).
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Pretto, E., Ricci, E., Safar, P., Klain, M., Comfort, L. (1990). Retrospective evaluations in disaster medicine. Voenno-medicinsky Journal (Journal of the Russian Society of Anesthesiology), 8, 14-17. Klain, M., Semenov, V.N., Teriajev, V.G., Ricci, E., Pretto, E., et al. (1990). Results of reanimatological help in the 1988 earthquake in Armenia. Voenno-medicinsky Journal, 8, 64-65. Safar, P., Semenov, V.N., Teriajev, V.G., Abrams, J., Crippen, D., Klain, M., Pretto, E., Ricci, E., Tisherman,S. (1990). Lifesaving potentials of modern reanimatology for victims of mass disasters. Voenno-medicinsky Journal, 8, 47-50. Klain, M., Ricci, E.M., Safar, P., Semenov, V., et al. (1989). Disaster reanimatology potentials: A structured interview study in Armenia I methodology and preliminary results. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 4(2). Comfort, L., Abrams, J., Camillus, J., Ricci, E.M. (1989). From crisis to community: The 1988 oil spill in the Pittsburgh metropolitan region. Industrial Crisis Quarterly, 2(3). Abramson, N., Detre, K., Bradley, K., Kelsey, S., Ricci, E.M., Safar, P., et al. (1988). Impact evaluation in resuscitation research: Discussion of clinical trials. Critical Care Medicine, 16(10). Safar, P., Khachaturian, Z., Klain, M., Ricci, E.M., et al. (1988). Recommendations for future research on the reversibility of clinical death. Critical Care Medicine, 16(10). Schaffner, K.F., Snyder, J.V., Ricci, E.M., et al. (1988). Philosophical, ethical and legal aspects of resuscitation medicine iii: Discussion. Critical Care Medicine, 16(10). Marsh, G., Sachs, D., Callahan, C., Leviton, L., Ricci, E.M., Henderson, V. (1988). Direct methods of obtaining information on tobacco use in occupational studies. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 13(1). Grundy, B.L., Medsger, A., Silverman, M., Ricci, E.M., Bottoms, C., Gunter, M.J., Callahan, C. (1987). Characteristics of Nurse Anesthetists Working With and Without Anesthesiologists. Medical Care, 25(12), 1129-38. Sharp, S.J., Britton, J.H., Lago, D., Ricci, E.M., Silverman, M., Shore, B.K., Young, J.E. (1986). The development and evaluation of training standards for the aging network and academia: I. Background and rationale. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 7(2), 39-45. Burroughs, P., Young, J.E., Silverman, M., Ricci, E.M., Shore, B.K., Lago, D. The development and evaluation of training standards for the aging network and academia: II.
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Summary of project products and the process of their evaluation. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 7(2), 47-54. Lago, D., Silverman, M., Eisele, F., Ricci, E.M., Britton, J. (1986). The development and evaluation of training standards for the aging network and academia: III. Conclusions and implications. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 7(2), 55-65. Ricci, E.M. and Hall, W. (1985). An approach to the evaluation of human service programs. Families at Risk: A Public Health Social Work Perspective, Division of Maternal and Child Health, U.S. Department of Health. Ricci, E.M. (1983). A model for evaluation of disaster management. Disaster Medicine, 1(1). Reprinted in Disaster Resuscitology, Volume 1, Supplement I, 1985. Ricci, E.M., Malloy, C., and Safar, P. (1983). Impact evaluation of a community-wide resuscitation training program. Disaster Medicine, 1(1). Reprinted in Disaster Resuscitology, Volume 1, Supplement I, 1985. Silverman, M., Hepner, B.S., Ricci, E.M., Winkler, P.W. (1984). Volunteers as a resource in long-term care. The Future World of Long-Term Care, Hillhaven Foundation. Silverman, M., Hepner, B., Ricci, E.M., Wick, R. (1984). The importance of staff involvement in volunteer program planning. Journal of Voluntary Action Leadership, Summer, 25-29. Shuman, L., Ricci, E., Maryland, P., Gunter, M., et al. (1983). A comparative outcome evaluation of emergency medical services systems: A feasibility study. In T. Planek and K. Race (Eds.), Traffic Safety Effectiveness (Impact) Evaluation Projects. Washington, D.C.: National Safety Council and National Highly Traffic Safety Administration. Grundy, B.L., Silverman, M., Medsger, A., Ricci, E.M., Callahan, C. (1982, Sept.) Telehealth in anesthesia: Model for a network. Comcon 82, 523-526. Twenty Fifth IEEE Computer Society International Conference Published Proceedings. Safar, P., Berkebile, P., Scott, M.A., Esposito, G., Medsger, A., Ricci, E.M., Malloy, C.L. (1981). Education research on life-supporting first aid (LSFA) and CPR self-training systems (STS). Critical Care Medicine, 9(5), 403-4. Tessaro, E., Ricci, E.M., Skoner, M., Sumner, W., Nesbitt, J., et al. (1980). The response of skilled nursing facilities to the federal requirement for medical direction. Long Term Care and Health Services Administration Quarterly, 4(1), 48-63. Committee on Emergency Medical Services, Assembly of Life Sciences. (1980). The Emergency Department: A Regional Medical Resource. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
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Gunter, M.J., Ricci, E.M., Silverman, M., Rawson, I.G., Esposito, G. (1979). Physician involvement: A critical factor in the development of community emergency medical services. Emergency Medical Services, 8(3), 48-62. Ricci, E.M., Tessaro, E. (1979). Medical direction in skilled nursing facilities: NCHSR research summary series. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Services Research, DHEW. Ricci, E.M., Safar, P., and Kuchta, C. (1979). Evaluation of Emergency Critical Care. Proceedings, First International Conference on Mass Casualty Management, Safad, Israel. Ricci, E.M., Enterline, P., and Henderson, V. (1978). Contacts with pharmacists before and after ‘free’ medical care: The Quebec experience. Medical Care, 16(3). Ricci, E.M., Pecarchik, R., and Nelson, B. (1976). Potential contribution of consumers to an integrated health care system. Public Health Reports, 90(1). Ricci, E.M., McCormick, J. and Sullivan, M. (1974). An evaluation of a model ambulance service. Emergency Medical Services, 3(2). 2. Books and Book Chapters Bang, R., Ricci, E.M., Davis, J. (Eds.). Racial Disparity in Mental Health Services. Philadelphia: Taylor and Francis Group. Ricci, E.M. and Nolan, B. (2009). The future integration of evaluation in project management. In D. Cleland and B. Bebanda (Eds.), Project Management Circa 2025 (201-213). Newton Square, PA: Project Management Institute. Bowen, N., Jernigan, J., and Ricci, E.M. (1996). The great Hanshin earthquake of 1995, Kobe, Japan. In L. Landesman (Ed.), Emergency Preparedness in Health Care Organizations. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals Press. Shuman, L., Esposito, G., Gunter, M., and Ricci, E.M. (1985). Financing the prehospital care system. In Schwartz and Wagner (Eds.), Principles and Practices of Emergency Medicine, 2nd Edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co. Ricci, E.M., Nesbitt, J., Gunter, M. (1982). Social research organizations in health care. In B. Holzner & J. Nehnevajsa (Eds.), Organizing for Social Research. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Schenkman Publishing Company. Ricci, E.M., et al. (1978). Technical and behavioral approaches to planning for emergency medical services. In Emergency Medical Services Systems as a Health
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Services Research Setting, Research Proceedings Series. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Services Research. DHEW Publication, No. (PHS) 79-3233. Ricci, E.M. & Nesbitt, J. (1975). Evaluation research: Methodological and political issues. In S. Ingman & A. Thomas (Eds.), Topias and Utopias in Health. Aldine/Mouton Press. Ricci, EM, Nesbitt, J, and Rawson, I. (1977). Evaluation Research for Long-Term Care Administration. Text published by the University of Pittsburgh, External Studies Program. 3. Published Proceedings Included with Published Abstracts. 4. Invited Articles None 5. Review Articles None 6. Published Abstracts (Selected from more than 250) Bear, T., Documet, P., Marshal, M. & Ricci, E.M. (October 2012). Childhood socioeconomic status: A strong correlate of behavioral risk factors and disease in adulthood. 140th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. San Francisco, CA. Kaufmann J, Ricci EM, Cline T, Nutini J, Ross D. (November 2006). Use of nurse coordinators for low income children with chronic diseases. American Academy of Nursing. Rakfal SM, Schenken LL, Ricci EM. (2006). The design, implementation and outcomes assessment of a multi-disciplinary tumor board as a professional development activity in the community hospital setting. American Society of Therapeutic Radiology. Ricci EM, Schenken LL, Heron DE. (2006). A comprehensive outcomes-based planning and evaluation program for implementing TELESYNERGY and other videoconferencing approaches in radiation oncology. American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
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Lin CJ, Schwaderer K, Morgenlander K, Ricci EM, Martz E, Hoffman B, Heron D. (2006). Evaluation of tailored patient navigator programs for underserved populations with cancer. Academy Health. Keane C, Marx J, Ricci E. “Local Health Departments’ Changing Role as Safety-Net Providers”. Presented at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. Keane C, Marx J, Ricci E. “Outcomes of the Privatization of Public Health”. Presented at the 2000 annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Boston, MA Ricci, EM. (1998). Internet applications of health program evaluation methods. Public Health and the Internet, World Health Organization Center for Development, Kobe, Japan, August 31 - September 11, 1998. Lave, J, Lin, C, Keane, C, Ricci, EM, Amersbach, G, LaVallee, C. (1997). Evaluation of the impact of health insurance programs for children who would otherwise be uninsured on newly enrolled children. Association for Health Services Research, 14th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. Ricci, EM. (1997). Evaluation of emergency medical services systems. Presented during the Advanced EMS Leadership Symposium, Red Crescent Society, Center for Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. Ricci, EM. (1996). Measuring EMS Outcomes: Patient Satisfaction. Presented during meeting of the National Association of EMS Physicians, San Diego, California. Fine, MJ, Ricci, EM, Medsger, AR, Lang, W, Stone, RA, Hough, LJ, Akkad, H, Polenik, DM, Marrie, TJ, Coley, CM, Singer, DE, Kapoor, WE. (1995). The hospital discharge decision in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. J. Gen Intern Med, 10(supplement), 66A. Fine, MJ, Ricci, EM, A.R. Medsger, Y.H. Li, L.J. Hough, T.J. Marrie, C.M. Coley, D.E. Singer, J.R. Lave, W.N. Kapoor. (1994). The admission decision of low risk pneumonia patients: Can it be modified? J Gen Intern Med, 9(supplement), 52A. Fine, MJ, Singer, D, Marrie, T, Lave, J, Ricci, EM, et al. (1994). Medical Outcomes of Ambulatory and Hospitalized Low Risk Patients With Community Acquired Pneumonia. Society of General Internal Medicine, Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. Ricci, EM, Silverman, M, et.al. (1993). Assessing the Impact of the Architectural and Organizational Design of a Residential Alzheimer's Facility. 46 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA (published abstract).
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Ricci, EM & Fedorka, P. (1993). Quality of Life in Long Term Conscious Cardiac Arrest Survivors and Related Impact on the Social Support Network. Presented during International School of Medical Sciences (65th Course) Trends in Cerebral Resuscitation Pathophysiology, Therapy and Ethics, Ettore Majorana Center for Scientific Culture, Erice, Sicily. Safar, P, Pretto, E, Semenov, V, Klain, M, Tisherman, S, Ricci, EM. (1990). Resuscitation Potentials in Mass Disasters. Presented during 8th European Congress of Anesthesia, Warsaw, Poland (published abstract). E. Pretto, E. Ricci, M. Klain and P. Safar. (1990). Methodologies for Retrospective Structural Interview Studies of Major Medical Disasters," Presented during International Conference on Disaster Medicine, USSR, Moscow (published abstract). Ricci, EM & Hershey, N. (1987). Ethical Issues in Public Health. Presented during the annual meetings of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, LA. Ricci, EM, Saitz, E, & Borland, L. (1987). Evaluation of Pediatric Anesthesia Care. Presented during Second Annual Research Symposium, American Medical Review Research Center, Washington, D.C. Ricci, EM. (1986). Direct Methods of Obtaining Information on Tobacco Use In Occupational Studies. Presented during the National Cancer Institute Workshop on Obtaining and Using Information on Smoking in Occupational Epidemiology Studies, Bethesda, Maryland. Ricci, EM, et al. (1985). A Methodology for the Development of an Implementation Plan for a Statewide Cancer Prevention and Control Program. Presented during the Annual Meetings of the American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C. Ricci, EM, et al. (1984). The Development of Training Standards for Use in the Aging Network. Presented during the Annual Meetings of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Indianapolis, Indiana. Ricci, EM, et al. (1984). Volunteers as a Resource in Long Term Care. Presented during the Third National Leadership Conference on Long Term Care Issues, Hillhaven Foundation, Washington, D.C. Ricci, EM, et al. (1984). Volunteers as a Community Based Resource. Presented during the Third Annual Region III Blueprints Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Ricci, EM, et al. (1983). A Feasibility Study of Outcome Evaluation of EMS Systems. Presented during the Third Symposium on Traffic Safety Effectiveness Evaluation Projects, (National Safety Council/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). Chicago, Illinois (published abstract).
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Ricci, EM, et al. (1980). A Model for Rural Emergency Medical Services. Presented during the 39th Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA. The Concept of Developmental Stages in the Analysis of Emergency Medical Services Planning", (with M. Gunter, M. Silverman, L. Shuman and I. Rawson). Presented during the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Los Angeles, California, October, 1978. Physician Involvement: A Critical Factor in the Development of Community Emergency Medical Services Systems", (with M. Gunter, M. Silverman, I. Rawson and G. Esposito). Paper presented during the Annual Meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians, Houston, Texas, September, 1978. Regional Planning for Emergency Medical Care: The Marginality of Evaluation, (with W. Corlett, I Rawson, G. Esposito). Presented during the Annual Meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April, 1978. Technical and Behavioral Approaches to Planning for Emergency Medical Services", (with L. Shuman, I Rawson, D. Houch). Presented during the Ninth Annual Conference of the Society for Advanced Medical Systems, Los Angeles, California, November, 1977 (published abstract). A Community-Wide Resuscitation-Respiratory Therapy Training Program", (with P. Safar, M.D., et. al.). Presented during the Annual Meetings of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, New York, New York, March, 1977 (published abstract). Creating Conditions for Effective Interorganizational Relationships: Interorganizational and Intersystem Linking Mechanisms of a Multi-Service Delivery System". Presented at the North Central Sociological Association Meetings in Louisville, Kentucky, April, 1976. Ricci, EM. (1976). Outcome Evaluation of Emergency Care Systems: An Assessment of Procedures, Problems, and Progress. Presented during the 1976 International Congress on Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA (published abstract). The Consumer Movement in Health". Presented during the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, Montreal, Canada (with B. Nelson and R. Pecarchik), August, 1974. Community Planning for Emergency Medical Services". Presented during Annual Meetings of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (with D. Benson, P. Sands, and L. Whalley), October, 1974.
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An Evaluation of a Model Ambulance Service", Presented during Annual Meetings of the American Public Health Association, Atlantic City, New Jersey (with J. McCormick and M. Sullivan), November, 1972. The Spirit is Healed". Presented during Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Miami, Florida (with P. New and R. Hessler), April, 1971. Ricci, EM & New, P. (1971). Pathways to health care: Science in faith? Presented during National Meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Chicago, Illinois. Ricci, EM. (1970). Sociocultural factors in nutrition and behavior. Presented during the 53rd Annual Meetings of the American Dietetic Association, Cleveland, Ohio. Ricci, EM & Kaplan, S. (1969). A comprehensive community action program for the mentally retarded. Presented during the National Meetings of the American Association of Mental Deficiency, San Francisco, California. 7. Presentations Ricci EM. Evaluation Research. 2013. Presented to the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing.
8. Non-Print Media Training Program in Alzheimer's Disease for Public Safety Personnel, Principal Investigator, National Institute on Aging/University of Pittsburgh, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, April, 1992 (with M. Silverman, a. Rubens). No More Shame: Understanding Schizophrenia, Depression and Addiction, Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, USPHS, produced in collaboration with QED Enterprises (with L. Roth, J. Trauth, et.al.). 9. Other Publications (Research Monographs selected from 300) Documet, P., Hyseni, Y, Ricci, EM. (2006). National brain injury information center evaluation. Prepared for the National Brain Injury Association, Washington, DC. Ricci, EM, Nutini, J, Jewell, I, & Terry, M. (2006). Capacity assessment of the PA chapters of the arthritis foundation. Prepared for the PA Department of Health. Keane, C, Marx, J, & Ricci, EM. (2002). Effect of managed care on local health department provision of services to the uninsured in rural areas. Prepared for the HRSA Office of Rural Health. Keane, C, Marx, J, Ricci, EM. (2002). Response to “Measuring the effects of privatization” (letter). American Journal of Public Health, 93, 520-521.
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Jewell, I & Ricci, EM. (1999). An assessment of client opinions about BlueCHIP of Pennsylvania as administered by the Western Pennsylvania Caring Foundation for Children. Western PA Caring Foundation for Children. Buchanich, J, Keane, C, Lin, C, Marsh, G, Medsger, A, Potter, M, Ricci, EM, & Schall, L. (1999) Evaluation study of the community health project: Finding and recommendations. Center for Public Health Practice, University of Pittsburgh. Prepared for the PA Department of Health. Rohrer, W, Ricci, EM, & Beigay, T. (1998). Evaluation of professorship of clinical oncology program. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society. Silverman, M, Ricci, EM, Saxton, J, Ledwitz, S, McAllister, C, & Keane, C. (1995). Woodside place: The first three years of a residential Alzheimer’s facility. Oakmont, PA: Presbyterian Senior Care. Ricci, EM, Singh, VJ, Manners, S, Trauth, J, et al. (1994). An evaluation of the greater Pittsburgh revitalization initiative. Final report prepared for the Pittsburgh Foundation, Howard Heinz Endowment, Vera Heinz Endowment, University of Pittsburgh. Jaros, K, Rosen, T, Ricci, EM, & Cosner, C. (1994). Children with special health care needs: A survey of Pennsylvania families. University of Pittsburgh. Keane, C & Ricci, EM. (1993). Evaluation of a community-based breastfeeding promotion program. International Institute for Studies in Natural Family Planning, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Georgetown University. Mattison, D, Ricci, EM, & Lamb, Y. (1992). The Allegheny County health department: Present capacity and future potential. University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Ricci, EM, Stephenson, R, Aysan Y, Kilde, S, & Schorr, T. (1992). An evaluation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Federation response to the Armenia earthquake of December 1988. Geneva, Switzerland: League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Ricci, EM, Marsh, G, Underhill, D, deCamp, R, & Day, R. (1988). Dupont waste site health study. Dupont de Nemours & Co., Inc. Ricci, EM, Enterline, P, Marsh, G, Esman, N, & Henderson, V. (1986). Mortality among copper and zinc smelter workers in the United States. Report to the Smelter Environmental Research Association. Ricci, EM, et al. (1986). The Pennsylvania arthritis survey: Psychosocial factors affecting the service needs of Pennsylvanians with arthritis. Prepare for the Governor’s Advisory Board on Arthritis, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Ricci, EM, et al. Pennsylvania Anesthesia Study. Monograph assessing the structure and functioning of anesthesia services in the State of Pennsylvania. Prepared for Pennsylvania Board of Medical Education and Licensure and Pennsylvania Department of Health. Ricci, EM, et al. (1985). Pennsylvania Cancer Organizational Study. Monograph prepared for Pennsylvania Department of Health and Pennsylvania Cancer Advisory Board. Ricci, EM, et al. (1984). Evaluation of Project to Develop Training Standards for · Practitioners in the Aging Network. Monograph prepared for Pennsylvania Department of Aging.
SERVICE
1. Service to School and University
Years Committee Position 2011-Present
Faculty Advancement, Promotion and Tenure Committee, Graduate School of Public Health
Member
Continuing BCHS Executive Committee Member
2002- Present
Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee, Center for Race and Social Problems (School of Social Work)
Chair/Member
2007 Search Committee for new BCHS Chair
Interim Chair
1977-1979
GSPH Admissions Committee Member
1977-1979
Faculty Senate Plant Utilization and Planning Committee
Member
Continuing Graduate Faculty Member 1986-1987
Faculty Advancement Committee Chair
1986-1988 Faculty Senate Vice-President
1987-1989
University Research Council Member
1990-1991
University of Pittsburgh Presidential Search Committee Elected Member
1993-1994
GSPH Core Curriculum Review Committee Chair
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Years Committee Position 2000-2001 Search Committee for new faculty member, School of
Education Member
2000-2001 Search Committee, Department of Family Medicine Chair
Member
1977-Present
Interschool Steering Committee, MHPE Member
Continuing BCHS Curriculum and Planning Committee Participant Continuing Steering Committee, Center for Race and Social Policy Chair 1999-Present
Steering Committee, Center for Public Health Practice Chair
Continuing Steering Committee, Center for Minority Health Member Continuing Steering Committee, Center for Research on Health
Care Member
2002-Present
Steering Committee, Center for Health Equity Research Promotion (Veterans Administration Hospital)
Member
1999-Present
GSPH Planning and Budget Policies Committee Elected Member
1999-2003 GSPH Council Member Continuing Steering Committee, Center for Health Equity Research
Promotion Member
1999-2002 Faculty Appointments, Promotions and Tenure Committee
Elected Member
April 2002 University of Pittsburgh, Department Chairs’ Retreat Committee and Breakout Session Chair
Member
1996-2004 Advisory Committee, Center for Public Health Practice Chair 1996-2002 Center for Injury Research and Control Advisory
Committee Member
2000-2002 Provost’s New Department Chair’s Orientation Planning Committee
Member
2001-2002 Search Committee for Director, MMPH Program Member 2000-2002 Provost’s New Department Chair’s Orientation Planning
Committee Member
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2. Service to Field of Scholarship a. Editorial Boards, Editorships
Date Position Organization 2004-Present Member Journal of Prehospital and Disaster
Medicine 1988-Present Member Journal of Social Work in Public Health 2010-Present Member Journal of Race and Social Problems b. Manuscript and Other Document/Publication Review
Dates Journal Title Continuing Journal of Health Services Research Continuing Journal of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine Continuing Medical Care Continuing Journal of Health and Social Policy Continuing American Journal of Public Health Continuing Journal of Social Work in Public Health c. Study Sections, Review Panels, and Advisory Boards
Date Position Organization and Nature of Activity Continuing Member Special Emphasis Panel, National Cancer
Institute and National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH
Continuing Member Special Emphasis Panel, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, DHHS
Continuing Member Special Emphasis Panel, National Institue for Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, NIH
1992-Present Member Special Emphasis Panel, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
2010-Present Member Centers for Disease Control Advisory Committee on Evaluation Research
1999-2003 Member Steering Committee, American Cancer Society’s Evaluation Program
1999-2004 Founding Chair Standing Study Section, Research Training Study Section, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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d. Leadership in Scholarly and Professional Organizations and Honorary Societies
Date Position Organization 2004-Continuing
Member Centers for Disease Control/Battelle Expert Panel: Tobacco Process Indicators
Continuing Member Executive Committee, Social and Behavioral Sciences Council (ASPH)
2001-2005 Member National Committee to Update Health Education Competencies (Representative of Association of Schools of Public Health)
3. Service for Practice and Policy-Making, including Consultantships a. Governmental Organizations
Date Position Type of Service and/or Agency Continuing Evaluation Advisor PA Department of Health Continuing Evaluation Advisor Allegheny County Department of Health,
Department of Human Services Continuing Evaluation Advisor American Cancer Society Continuing Member, Asbury
Foundation Board Serve as Member of this Board which provides oversight and fund raising assistance for benevolent care
2010-Present Member, Evaluation Advisory Committee
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2007-Present Chair, Advisory Committee
Allegheny County Department of Aging
2005-2008 Founding, Vice President, Emergency USA
Humanitarian International Organization to Assist Land Mine Victims
b. Non-Governmental and Community-Based Organizations
Date Position Type of Service and/or Organization
2000-Present Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions
Member, Advisory Board
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Date Position Type of Service and/or Organization
2000-Present St. Paul’s Manor: Facility for Mentally Ill Residents Relocated from Mental Hospitals
Member, Executive Committee
2004-Present ProYouth Brazil Board Member 2004-Present Homeless Children’s
Education Fund Foundation Member, Advisory Committee
2004-Present Autism Society of Pittsburgh Board Member 2006-Present Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Foundation Board Member
2004-2007 Pennsylvania Division , American Cancer Society
Advisor concerning the design of evaluation studies
2006-2007 Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Member, Strategic Planning Committee on Childhood Obesity