Frances K. Barg, PhD, MEd
Emeritus Professor CE of Family Medicine and Community Health
Co-Leader, Guatemala Health Initiative
Senior Fellow, Center for Public Health Initiatives
Senior Scholar, Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Director, Mixed Methods Research Lab
Professor, University of Pennylvania, Department of Anthropology
Department: Family Medicine and Community Health
Contact information
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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
Auriemma CL, Butt MI, Bahti M, Silvestri JA, Solomon E, Harhay MO, Klaiman T, Schapira MM, Barg FK, Halpern SD: Measuring quality-weighted hospital-free days in acute respiratory failure: A modified Delphi study. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 21(6), June 21 2024.Shields A, Barg FK, Begolka WS, Sage K, Druby K, Gondo GC, Margolis DJ, Pusic AL, Barbieri JS: Identifying core outcome domains in chronic skin disease using the best-worst scaling method. JAMA Dermatology 160(4): 441*446, April 2024.
Lee-Riddle GS, Schmidt HJ, Reese PP, Nelson MN, Neergaard R, Barg FK, Serper M: Transplant recipient, care partner, and clinician perceptions of medication adherence monitoring technology: A mixed methods study. Am J Transplant 24(4): 669-680, April 2024.
Marks-Anglin AK, Barg FK, Ross M, Wiebe DJ, Hwang WT: Survival analysis under imperfect record linkage using historic census data. BMC Medical Research Methodology 24(1): doi: 10.1186/s12874-024-02194-6, March 2024.
Martei YM, Mokokwe L, Ngwako N, Kebuang K, Setlhako DI, Gabaatlhole G, Baaitse B, Segadimo T, Shulman LN, Barg F, Gaolebale BE: Development, acceptability and usability of culturally appropriate survivor narrative videos for breast cancer treatment in Botswana: a pilot study. BMJ Open 14(1): doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073867, January 2024.
Bilger A, Plenn E, Barg FK, Rendle KA, Carter WB, Lamour-Harrington A, Jones N, Peterson B, Sauceda JA, Tebas P, Mounzer K, Metzger D, Montaner LJ, Dubé : Participant experiences in HIV cure-directed trial with an extended analytical treatment interruption in Philadelphia, US. HIV Res Clin Pract 24(1), October 2023.
Neergaard R, Jones NL, Roebuck C, Rendle KA, Barbati Z, Peterson B, Tebas P, Mounzer K, Metzger D, Montaner LJ, Dube K, Barg FK: "I know that I was part of making a difference": Participant motivations for joining a cure-directed HIV Trial with an Analytical Treatment Interruption. AIDS Research in Human Retroviruses 39(8): 414-421, August 2023.
Martei YM, Obasohan M, Mokokwe L, Ralefala T, Mosepele M, Gross R, Barg FK: Stigma and social determinants of health associated with fidelity to guideline concordant therapy in patients with breast cancer living with and without HIV in Botswana. Oncologist doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad183, July 2023.
Larissa E Wietlisbach, David A Asch, Whitney Eriksen, Frances K Barg, Lisa M Bellini, Sanjay V Desai, Abdul-Rakeem Yakubu, Judy A Shea : Using poetry to elicit internal medicine residents' perspectives on wellness. Postgrad Med J 99(1171): doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2021-141493, June 2023.
Nelson MN, Akpek E, Margolis DJ, Barg FK, Vittorio CC: A mixed methods study of factors that promote and ameliorate burnout in academic dermatologists. Archives of Dermatologic Research 315(4): 859-868. DOI: 10.1007/s00403-022-02441-0, May 2023.