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Todd Rockwood.

Todd H. Rockwood, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Academic Director of the Center for Survey Research in Public Health (CSRPH)

Ph.D., Sociology, Washington State University, 1994

M.A., Sociology, Washington State University, 1988

B.S., Social Work, Utah State University, 1986

rockw001@umn.edu

Office Phone: 612-625-3993

Dr. Rockwood is an associate professor and the academic director of the Center for Survey Research in Public Health (CSRPH). His work in health services research focuses on three primary areas: Survey methods, Measurement, Outcomes research and research design

His work in survey methods and design spans a wide range of issues. This work includes primary research in the evaluation of error in survey methods, primarily measurement error, including evaluation of mode of administration, question order and response category effects. His range of experience in this area includes an understanding of the issues associated with administration of surveys in hidden or difficult to reach populations, such as the institutionalized and refugees. His work within the CSRPH over the past few years has focused on community participatory research with a focus on making culturally appropriate adjustments to survey methods when used in diverse ethnic communities.

In the area of measurement Dr. Rockwood has contributed to the development of a number of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) scales. This includes the Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life scale and the Fecal Incontinence Severity Index. In addition he has work on instruments to assess HRQoL in survivors of childhood cancer and children with hemophilia.

The third area of concentration in Dr. Rockwood’s work is outcomes research and design. His contribution to this area is bringing a sociological approach to the study of outcomes. The sociological background informs an understanding of field research and quasi-experimental design as well as conceptualization and measurement issues associated with outcomes assessment.

Across all of these areas or work Dr. Rockwood spans spanned multiple disciplinary boundaries within academia as well as working with community members. He has done extensive work with both academic and community based medical and public health professionals, other social and life scientists (psychology, economics, political science, ecology and biology) and finally directly with members of the community in the design and development of research.

Dr. Rockwood has Bachelors of Science degrees in Social Work and Sociology (minor Political Science) from Utah State University a Masters of Arts and Doctorate of Philosophy in Sociology from Washington State University (See CV.) He also completed a post-doctoral fellowship with Robert L. Kane at University of Minnesota. He teaches two primary courses in the Division of Health Policy and Management.

Teaches

PuBH 8810: Research Methods in Health Services Research

PuBH 8813: Measurement of Health Related Social Factors

Selected Publications

Survey Methods

Beebe, T. J., M. E. Davern, D. D. McAlpine, K. T. Call and T. H. Rockwood (2005). "Increasing response rates in a survey of Medicaid enrollees: the effect of a prepaid monetary incentive and mixed modes (mail and telephone)." Medical Care 43(4): 411-4.

Davern, M., T. H. Rockwood, R. Sherrod and S. Campbell (2003). "Prepaid monetary incentives and data quality in face-to-face interviews: Data from the 1996 survey of income and program participation incentive experiment." Public Opinion Quarterly 67: 129-147.

Rockwood, T. H., R. L. Sangster and D. A. Dillman (1997). "The effect of response categories on questionnaire answers: context and mode effects." Sociological Methods and Research 26(1): 118-140.

Measurement/Outcomes

Rockwood, T. H. (2004). "Incontinence severity and QOL scales for fecal incontinence." Gastroenterology 126: S106-S113.

Rockwood, T. H., J. M. Church, J. W. Fleshman, R. L. Kane, C. Mavrantonis, A. G. Thorson, S. D. Wexner, D. Bliss and A. C. Lowry (2000). "Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Scale: quality of life instrument for patients with fecal incontinence." Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 43(1): 9-16; discussion 16-7.

Rockwood, T. H., J. M. Church, J. W. Fleshman, R. L. Kane, C. Mavrantonis, A. G. Thorson, S. D. Wexner, D. Bliss and A. C. Lowry (1999). "Patient and surgeon ranking of the severity of symptoms associated with fecal incontinence: the fecal incontinence severity index." Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 42(12): 1525-32.

Shaw, M. J., N. J. Talley, T. J. Beebe, T. Rockwood, R. Carlsson, S. Adlis, A. M. Fendrick, R. Jones, J. Dent and P. Bytzer (2001). "Initial validation of a diagnostic questionnaire for gastroesophageal reflux disease." American Journal of Gastroenterology 96(1): 52-7

Research

Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Instrument

SAS Code for Scoring the FIQL

Fecal Incontinence Severity Index

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