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Abraham, Jean Marie
 (PhD)
Begun, James
 (PhD)
Blewett, Lynn
 (PhD)
Call, Kathleen Thiede
 (PhD)
Christianson, Jon
 (PhD)
Davern, Michael
 (PhD)
Dowd, Bryan
 (PhD)
Feldman, Roger
 (PhD)
Foote, Susan Bartlett
 (JD MA)
Garrard, Judith
 (PhD)
Grant, Leslie
 (PhD)
Kane, Robert
 (MD)
Kane, Rosalie
 (PhD)
Karaca-Mandic, Pinar
 (PhD)
Kuntz, Karen
 (ScD)
McAlpine, Donna
 (PhD)
McBean, A. Marshall
 (MD MSc)
McCullough, Jeffrey
 (PhD)
Moscovice, Ira
 (PhD)
Mosser, Gordon
 (MD)
Nyman, John
 (PhD)
Potthoff, Sandra
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Riley, William
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Rockwood, Todd
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Sainfort, François
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Town, Robert
 (PhD)
Turner, Leigh
 (PhD)
Virnig, Beth
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Weckwerth, Vernon
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Wholey, Douglas
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Zismer, Daniel
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Judith McKinnon Garrard.

Judith McKinnon Garrard, Ph.D.

Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research

Ph.D., Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, 1971

M.A., Counseling Psychology, University of Texas, 1965

B.A., Psychology, Texas Technological University, 1963

jgarrard@umn.edu

Office Phone: 612-625-8772

Judith Garrard, PhD, is a research psychologist with postgraduate training in epidemiology. Her research specialty is pharmacoepidemiology and patient outcomes. She teaches graduate courses in research methods, program evaluation, and epidemiological applications to health services research. Dr. Garrard is an experienced health services researcher with publications about prescription drug use by elderly people in the community, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. Her past publications include papers on psychotropic drug use, including antipsychotics, antidepressants, and antianxiety drugs. Recently, she has expanded her work to include studies of complementary and alternative drugs in combination with prescription drugs. She is or has been principal investigator for projects funded by grants from the National Institute on Aging, AHRQ, HCFA, and private foundations including the AARP-Andrus Foundation, Retirement Research Foundation, and the American Society for Consultant Pharmacists. In 1989, Dr. Garrard received the Leonard M. Schuman Excellence in Teaching Award, and in 1991 a Career Research Award in social and behavioral geriatrics from the National Institute on Aging, NIH. In 1999, her book, Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy: The Matrix Method, was published by Aspen Publications, Inc.; 2nd edition: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2007.

Teaches

Research methods, program evaluation of health and mental health programs, and epidemiological applications to health services research.

Selected Publications

Kane, RL, Wang, J, Garrard, J. (In Press, 2006). Reporting in Randomized Clinical Trials Improved after Adoption of the CONSORT. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. In Press.

Garrard, J., Choudary, V., Groom, H., Dieperink, E., Willenbring, M.L., Durfee, J.M., Ho, S.B. (2006). Organizational Change in Management of Hepatitis C: Evaluation of a CME Program. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 26 (2), 145-160.

Harms, S., Garrard, J., Schwinghammer, P., Eberly, L.E., Chang, Y., Leppik, I.E. (2006) Ginkgo Biloba Use in Nursing Home Elderly with Epilepsy or Seizure Disorder. Epilepsia 47(2):1-7.

Perucca, E., Berlowitz, D., Birnbaum, A., Cloyd, J.C., Garrard, J., Hanlon, J.T., Levy, R.H, Pugh, M.J. (2006) Pharmacological and clinical aspects of antiepileptic drug use in the elderly. Epilepsy Research. 68 (Suppl 1): 49-63.

Harms, S, Garrard, J, Eberly, L. (2005) Prevalence of Appropriate and Inappropriate Antiepileptic Combination Therapy Among Nursing Home Elderly. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53 (6), 1023-1028.

Westermeyer, J.J., Canive, J., Garrard, J., Thuras, P., Thompson, J. (2005) Lifetime prevalence of pathological gambling among American Indian and Hispanic Veterans. American Journal of Public Health, 95 (5), 860-866.

Fillenbaum, G.G., Hanlon J.T., Landerman, L.R., Artz, M.B., O'Connor, H., Dowd, B., Gross, C.R., Boult, C., Garrard, J., Schmader, K.E. (2004) Impact of inappropriate drug use on health services utilization among representative community dwelling elders. American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, 2(2):92-101.

Gross, C.R., Boult, C., Garrard, J., Schmader, K.E. (2004) Impact of inappropriate drug use on health services utilization among representative community dwelling elders. American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, 2(2):92-101.

Garrard J, Harms S, Hardie N, Eberly LE, Nitz N, Bland P, et al. "Antiepileptic Drug Use in Nursing Home Admissions." Annals of Neurology 54 (1): 75-85, 2003.

Garrard, Judith, Harms, Susan, Eberly, Lynn, Matiak, Amy. Variations in Product Choices of Frequently Purchased Herbs: Caveat Emptor. (2003) Archives of Internal Medicine, 163: 2290-2295.

Westermeyer, J., Canive, J.M., Garrard, J., Padilla, E., Crosby, R., Thuras, P. "Perceived Barriers to Mental Health Care for American Indian and Hispanic Veterans: Reports by 100 VA Staff." Transcultural Psychiatry. 39(4):516-530, 2002.

Fischer, L.R., Wei, F., Rolnick, S.J., Jackson, J.M., Rush, W.A., Garrard, J., Nitz, N.M., Luepke, L. "Geriatric Depression, Antidepressant Treatment, and Health Care Utilization in a Health Maintenance Organization." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50:307-312, 2002.

Hanlon, J.T., Fillenbaun, G.G., Kuchibhatla, M., Artz, M., Boult, C., Cross, C.R., Garrard, Judith, Schmader, K. "Impact of Inappropriate Drug Use on Mortality and Functional Status in Representative Community Welling Elders." Medical Care, 40(2):166-176, 2002.

Hanlon, J.T., Schmader, K.E., Boult, C., Gross, C.R., Fillenbaum, C.G., Ruby, C.M., Garrard, J. "Use of Inappropriate Prescription Drugs by Older People." Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 50:26-34, 2002.

Garrard, Judith, Harms, Susan, Hanlon, Joseph. "Management and Prevention of Medication Errors in Managed Care Organizations." Preventive Medicine in Managed Care. 2(2):61-73, 2001.

Garrard, Judith, Harms, Susan, Hanlon, Joseph. "Management and Prevention of Medication Errors in Managed Care Organizations." Preventive Medicine in Managed Care. 2(2):61-73, 2001.

Garrard, Judith, Cloyd, J., Gross, C., Hardie, N., Thomas, L., Lackner, T., Graves, N., Leppik, I. "Factors Associated with Antiepileptic Drug Use Among Elderly Nursing Home Residents." Journals of Gerontology. Series A: Medical Sciences, 55(7):M384-M392, 2000.

Walczak TS, Harms SL, Bland PC, Garrard J, Leppik IE. "Fractures and Antiepileptic Drug Use in a Large Nursing Home Population." Epilepsia 2000.

Garrard J, Rolnick SJ, Nitz NM, Luepke L, Jackson J, Fischer LR, et al. "Clinical Detection of Depression Among Community-Based Elderly People with Self-Reported Symptoms of Depression." Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences 1998;53(2):M92-101.

Garrard J, Cooper SL, Goertz C. "Drug Use Management in Board and Care Facilities." Gerontologist 1997;37(6):748-56.

Garrard J, Chen V, Dowd B. "The Impact of the 1987 Federal Regulations on the Use of Psychotropic Drugs in Minnesota Nursing Homes." American Journal of Public Health 1995;85(6):771-6.

Professional Experience

Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research
School of Public Health, December, 2005 - present

Associate Dean for Research
School of Public Health, October 2004-December 2005

Professor, Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1990 - present

Associate Professor,
Program in Health Psychology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1979 - 1984
Program in Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1984 - 1986
Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1986 - 1990

Assistant Professor,
Program in Health Care Psychology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1978 - 1979
Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Minnesota, 1975 - 1978

Curriculum Evaluator, Office of the Dean of Curriculum Affairs, Medical School, University of Minnesota, 1970 - 1975

Honors

Wintergreen Conference on Medication and Patient Outcomes. Competitive, invitational conference, Wintergreen, VA, May 6-9, 1999

Visiting Research Fellow, 1994-95
Center for Health Services Research and Evaluation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Group Health Research Foundation, HealthPartners, Inc, Minneapolis, MN

Visiting Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical School, Paul-Sabatier University, Toulouse, France, 1995

Bush Sabbatical Award, University of Minnesota, 1994 - 1995

Delta Omega Honorary Society, Public Health, 1991

Leonard M. Schuman Award for Excellence in Teaching (School of Public Health Teaching Award), 1991

Career Research Award, National Institute on Aging, NIH, 1988-93

Fellowship Award to Hungary: 1984, Health Scientist Exchange Program, Fogarty International Center National Institutes of Health

Undergraduate

Honor societies in Psychology, English, and Music
Dean's List (4 years)
Mortar Board
Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities

Graduate

Honor society in Education
Fellowship, Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling, U of Texas
Fellowship, College of Education, U of Texas
Fellowship, NDEA Title IV, U. of Minnesota

 

 
 
 
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