Frances K. Barg, PhD, MEd
Frances K. Barg, PhD, MEd
Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Family Medicine and Community Health
Contact information
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
141-2 Anatomy and Chemistry
3620 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
141-2 Anatomy and Chemistry
3620 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-1830
Fax: 215-662-3591
Fax: 215-662-3591
Email:
bargf@uphs.upenn.edu
bargf@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A. (International Affairs)
George Washington University , 1974.
M.Ed. (Rehabilitation Counseling)
University of Pittsburgh , 1976.
PhD (Medical Anthropology)
University of Pennsylvania , 2000.
Permanent linkB.A. (International Affairs)
George Washington University , 1974.
M.Ed. (Rehabilitation Counseling)
University of Pittsburgh , 1976.
PhD (Medical Anthropology)
University of Pennsylvania , 2000.
Description of Research Expertise
Mixed Methods approach with focus on the uneven distribution of risk and disease among ethnic groups.Description of Clinical Expertise
Culture in medicineDescription of Other Expertise
Depression in older adults, Cancer Prevention.Selected Publications
Jimenez Manuel E, Barg Frances K, Guevara James P, Gerdes Marsha, Fiks Alexander G: Barriers to evaluation for early intervention services: parent and early intervention employee perspectives. Academic pediatrics 12(6): 551-7, Nov 2012.Ahmad Faraz S, Metlay Joshua P, Barg Frances K, Henderson Rebecca R, Werner Rachel M: Identifying Hospital Organizational Strategies to Reduce Readmissions. American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality Nov 2012.
SC Lucan, FK Barg, A Karasz, CS Palmer, JA Long: Perceived influences on diet among urban, low-income African Americans. American Journal of Health Behavior 36(5): 700-710, September 2012.
Cynthia J. Mollen, Melissa Fernando, Katie Hayes, Frances K. Barg: Pregnancy, contraception and emergency contraception: The language of urban adolescent women. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 25(4): 238-240, August 2012.
S.C. Lucan, F.K. Barg, A. Karasz, C.S. Palmer, J.A. Long: Concepts of a healthy diet among urban, low-income African Americans. Journal of Community Health 37(4): 754-762, August 2012.
Ogdie AR, Reilly JB, Pang WG, Keddem S, Barg FK, Von Feldt JM, Myers JS.: Seen through their eyes: Residents' reflections on the cognitive and contextual components of diagnostic errors in medicine. Academic Medicine Epub ahead of print, Aug 21 2012 Notes:
Sourav K Bose,Kent DW Bream, Frances K Barg, Roger A. Band: Willingness-to-Pay for Emergency Referral Transport in a Developing Setting: a Geographically Randomized Study. Annals of Emergency Medicine 19(7): 793-800, July 2012.
McDonald Jasmine A, Barg Frances K, Weathers Benita, Guerra Carmen E, Troxel Andrea B, Domchek Susan, Bowen Deborah, Shea Judy A, Halbert Chanita Hughes: Understanding participation by African Americans in cancer genetics research. Journal of the National Medical Association 104(7-8): 324-30, Jul-Aug 2012.
Speck Rebecca M, Jones Gabrielle, Barg Frances K, McCunn Maureen: Team composition and perceived roles of team members in the trauma bay. Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses 19(3): 133-8, Jul 2012.
JJ Mao, R Leed, MA Bowman, K Desai, M Bramble, K Armstrong, F Barg: Acupuncture for hot flashes: decision making by breast cancer survivors. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 25(3): 323-32, May-June 2012.