Judy Savageau, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health who splits her time with the Center for Health Policy and Research. She is the Director of the 2nd year medical school course in Epidemiology and Biostatistics and also co-directs the Senior Scholars Program through the Office of Medical Education which provides research opportunities for 4th year medical students. Her teaching responsibilities also include a 4th year elective in Preventive Medicine and Public Health and she teaches two MPH courses for the UMass School of Public Health (Research Methods in Public Health as well as Data Management and Statistical Computing). In addition to her teaching activities, she mentors many medical students, graduate students, residents and junior faculty members on a number of research grants and projects. She serves as an Epidemiologist and/or Biostatistician on a number of grant-related activities funded through federal, state and local initiatives. Judy earned her graduate degree in chronic disease epidemiology from Yale University School of Public Health and worked both at Boston University Medical Center and the University of Rochester Medical Center before joining the UMass Medical School in 1990. Interests: Maternal and child health, adolescent medicine, primary care prevention, psychosocial epidemiology, disability issues, and the application of research findings to public health and policy development.
Articles
Family medicine residency characteristics associated with practice in a health professions shortage area (with Warren J. Ferguson, Suzanne B. Cashman, and Daniel H. Lasser), Family medicine (2009)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: While some family medicine residency programs are designed to train residents...
Symptoms of diminished autonomy over cigarettes with non-daily use (with Paul D. Mowery and Joseph R. DiFranza), International journal of environmental research and public health (2009)
Data from a nationally representative sample of smokers (ages 12-22 years, n=2,091) was examined to...
Enforcement of underage sales laws as a predictor of daily smoking among adolescents: a national study (with Joseph R. DiFranza and Kenneth E. Fletcher), BMC public health (2009)
BACKGROUND: With a goal to reduce youth smoking rates, the U.S. federal government mandated...
Community dimensions and HPSA practice location: 30 years of family medicine training (with Suzanne B. Cashman, Warren J. Ferguson, and Daniel H. Lasser), Family medicine (2009)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Our objective was to assess practicing family physicians' confidence and participation...
Improving the health of diabetic patients through resident-initiated group visits (with Chris Wheelock, Hugh Silk, and Scott Lee), Family medicine (2009)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Group visits have the potential to benefit patients with chronic illnesses....