Kathleen Mazor, EdD is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of
Massachusetts Medical School, and an Assistant Director of the Meyers Primary Care
Institute. Trained in psychometrics, her current research interests include
physician-patient communication, health literacy, disclosure of medical errors, and
decision-making. She has led and collaborated on numerous studies investigating the
impact of various strategies for communicating health-related information to patients and
the public. A consistent theme in her research is to understanding the patient’s
perspective on health and healthcare. Dr. Mazor has extensive experience in developing
and validating instruments to measure knowledge, attitudes and beliefs in patients and
providers. Dr. Mazor serves as the Co-Director of the CRN Cancer Communication Research
Center. Dr. Mazor received her Doctorate in Education from the University of
Massachusetts in Amherst.

Articles

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Can Attention Control Conditions Have Detrimental Effects on Behavioral Medicine Randomized Trials (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Mary McGrae McDermott, George W. Reed, Philip Greenland, Judith K. Ockene, Matthew C. Whited, Kristin L. Schneider, Bradley M. Appelhans, Katherine Leung, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Psychosomatic medicine (2012)
 

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Patient Completion of Laboratory Tests to Monitor Medication Therapy: A Mixed-Methods Study (with Shira H. Fischer, Terry S. Field, Shawn J. Gagne, Peggy Preusse, George W. Reed, Daniel J. Peterson, Jerry H. Gurwitz, and Jennifer Tjia), Journal of general internal medicine (2012)
 

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Dementia and risk of adverse warfarin-related events in the nursing home setting (with Jennifer Tjia, Terry S. Field, Jennifer L. Donovan, Abir O. Kanaan, George W. Reed, Peter Doherty, Leslie R. Harrold, and Jerry H. Gurwitz), The American journal of geriatric pharmacotherapy (2012)
 

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The Cancer Message Literacy Tests: psychometric analyses and validity studies (with H. Jane Rogers, Andrew E. Williams, Douglas W. Roblin, Bridget Gaglio, Terry S. Field, Sarah M. Greene, Paul K. J. Han, and Mary E. Costanza), Patient education and counseling (2012)
 

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Patients' knowledge and beliefs concerning gout and its treatment: a population based study (with Leslie R. Harrold, Daniel J. Peterson, Nausheen Naz, Cassandra L. Firneno, and Robert A. Yood), BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2012)
 

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Contributions to Books

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Using Home Visits to Understand Medication Errors in Children (with Kathleen E. Walsh, Christopher J. Stille, and Jerry H. Gurwitz), Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches (2008)
 

Posters and Presentations

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A Mixed-Methods Study To Characterize Pharmaceutical Marketing in the Nursing Home Setting: Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics (with Camilla Benedicto, Jennifer L. Donovan, Terry S. Field, Jerry H. Gurwitz, Sarah Foy, Leslie R. Harrold, Abir O. Kanaan, Celeste A. Lemay, Jennifer Tjia, Sruthi Valluri, and Becky A. Briesacher), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)
 

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Gout Knowledge, Beliefs and Treatment Practices in a National Sample of US Primary Care Providers (with Leslie R. Harrold, Amarie Negron, Jessica Ogarek, Cassandra L. Firneno, and Robert A. Yood), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)
 

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Health Links: Who Acts as a Source of Health Information in a Social Network? (with Sarah L. Cutrona, Sarah M. Greene, Andrew E. Williams, Douglas W. Roblin, Joann L. Wagner, Bridget Gaglio, and Paul K. J. Han), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)
 

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Knowledge of and perceived need for evidence-based educational materials about antipsychotic medication safety by nursing home staff (with Celeste A. Lemay, Sarah Foy, Leslie R. Harrold, Jennifer L. Donovan, Abir O. Kanaan, Becky A. Briesacher, Jerry H. Gurwitz, and Jennifer Tjia), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)
 

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Medication Errors in the Home: A Multisite Study of Children with Cancer (with Kathleen E. Walsh, Douglas W. Roblin, Saul N. Weingart, Kathleen E. Houlahan, Barbara Degar, Amy Billett, Christopher P. Keuker, Colleen Biggins, Justin Li, and Karen Wasilewski), Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat (2012)
 

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