Gala True, PhD
Gala True, PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP)
VA Medical Center, 3900 Woodland Ave
Building 4100
Philadelphia, PA 19104
VA Medical Center, 3900 Woodland Ave
Building 4100
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-823-5800 #5780
Email:
Jennifer.True2@va.gov
Jennifer.True2@va.gov
Publications
Education:
B.A. (Anthropology and Psychology)
University of California at Berkeley, 1993.
M.A. (Folklore and Folklife)
University of Pennsylvania, 1998.
Ph.D. (Folklore and Folklife)
University of Pennsylvania, 2000.
Permanent linkB.A. (Anthropology and Psychology)
University of California at Berkeley, 1993.
M.A. (Folklore and Folklife)
University of Pennsylvania, 1998.
Ph.D. (Folklore and Folklife)
University of Pennsylvania, 2000.
Description of Research Expertise
Gala True is a medical anthropologist and folklorist whose research focuses on the role of narrative and ethnography to reduce barriers to care and improve post-deployment health outcomes for combat veterans. She recently completed an intervention study investigating the use of Life Story interviews to decrease social anxiety and PTSD symptoms for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her current work involves using visual images and first-person narratives to sensitize VA clinicians to deployment and post-deployment experiences and perspectives of returning combat veterans, and to promote patient-centered care at the VA.Selected Publications
Moriarty, H, Winter, L, True, G: Using Mixed Methods to Enhance Understanding of the Impact of Family Interventions and Processes During Interventions. International Family Nursing Conference June 2013.Celia Fisher Leslie Alexander Gala True: "The Responsible Conduct of Community-Based Drug Use Research: Views from the Frontline." American Psychological Society Annual Meeting. May 2013.
Corcoran, A, True, G, Charles, N, Margo, K: Teaching Geriatric Competencies through Experiential Learning: Medical Students' Reflections on a Hospice Experience. Society for General Internal Medicine April 2013.
True, G, Butler, A, Lamparska, B, Lempa, M, Shea, J, Asch, D, Werner, R: Open Access in the Patient-Centered Medical Home: Lessons from the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of General Internal Medicine 28(4): 539-545, 2013.
Jessica Payne, Greg Sharrow, Gala True: Community-Engaged Research and Problem Solving in Applied Folklore. American Folklore Society Annual Meeting October 2012.
Gala True: An Experience-Centered Approach to Combat Trauma Narratives. American Folklore Society Annual Meeting October 2012.
R. Tyson Smith and Gala True: Warring Identities: American Veterans Making Sense of Postwar Identity and Health. Society for Social Studies of Science and European Association for the Study of Science and Technology October 2012.
Samantha Solimeo, Jane Forman, Gala True, Anais Tuepker, Alison Hamilton: The Critical Role of Qualitative and Mixed Methodologies in Understanding PACT Implementation. VA HSR&D/QUERI Conference July 2012.
True, G, Butler, A, Shea, J, Werner, R: Slamdunks, Roadblocks, and Workarounds: Case Studies from the Frontlines of Patient-Aligned Care Teams. VA HSR&D/QUERI Conference July 2012.
Gala True, Robert Patrick, Samuel Console: Wounded Warriors and the Healing Power of Stories: How Veterans Narratives Can Help Us Understand and Address the Public Health Impacts of War. Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal May 2012.