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
Speck RM, Demichele A, Farrar JT, Hennessy S, Mao JJ, Stineman MG, Barg FK: Scope of symptoms and self-management strategies for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in breast cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer epub ahead of print 2012.Jason M. Nagata, Lisa Gatti, Frances K. Barg: Social determinants of iron supplementation among women of reproductive age: A systematic review of qualitative data. Maternal and Child Nutrition 8: 1-18, 2012.
Halbert CH, Barg FK, Guerra CE, Shea JA, Armstrong K, Ferguson M, Weathers B, Coyne J, Troxel AB: Cultural, economic, and psychological predictors of colonoscopy in a national sample. Journal of General Internal Medicine Page: 1311-16, Nov 26 2011.
Jason M. Nagata, Frances K. Barg, Claudia R. Valeggia, Kent D.W. Bream : Coca-Colonization and Hybridization of Diets Among the Tz’utujil Maya. Ecology of Food and Nutrition 50(4): 297-318, August 2011.
Alexander G. Fiks, Angela Gafen, Cayce C. Hughes, Kenya F. Hunter, Frances K. Barg: Using freelisting to understand shared decision making in ADHD: Parents' and pediatricians' perspectives. Patient Education and Counseling 84: 236-244, July 2011.
Marsha N. Wittink, Jane L. Givens, Kathryn A. Knott, James C. Coyne, Frances K. Barg : Negotiating Depression Treatment with Older Adults: Primary Care Providers’ Perspectives Journal of Mental Health July 22 2011.
Mary B. Field, Frances K. Barg, Virginia A. Stallings: Life Following Promotion: Self-Reported Professional Development Needs and Career Satisfaction of Associate Professors Journal of Pediatrics 158(2): 175-177, Feb 2011.
Benita Weathers, Frances K. Barg, Marjorie Bowman, Vanessa Briggs, Ernestine Delmoor, Shiriki Kumanyika, Jerry C. Johnson, Joseph Purnell, Rodney Rogers, Chanita Hughes Halbert: Using a Mixed Methods Approach to Identify Health Concerns in an African American Community. American Journal of Public Health Feb 2011.
Kevin A. Hommel, Shannon Odell, Emily Sander, Robert N. Baldassano, & Frances K. Barg: Treatment Adherence in Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Perceptions from Adolescent Patients and Their Families. Health and Social Care in the Community 19(1): 80-8, Jan 2011.
Fiks AG, Hughes CC, Gafen A, Guevara JP, Barg FK. : Contrasting Parents’ and Pediatricians’ Perspectives on Shared Decision Making: The Example of ADHD. Pediatrics 127(1): e188-196, 2011.