Faculty/Staff Myrna Silverman, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita

Graduate School of Public Health
A214 Crabtree Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15261

Phone: 412-624-3611
Fax: 412-624-3792
E-mail: woman@pitt.edu

Research

My research is on management of chronic diseases using self-care and alternative therapies, issues in minority health and family caregivers, and qualitative methods in health services research.

Currently I am conducting a six-year study titled "Process of Self-Care: a Comparison of Older African Americans and Whites," funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Publications

• Lin, C.J., Musa, D., Silverman, M., & Degenholtz, H.B., “Do Managed Care Plans Reduce Racial Disparities in Preventive Care?”, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 2005; 16(1):139-151.
• Silverman, M., Terry, M.A., Zimmerman, R.K., Nutini, J.F. & Ricci, E.M., “Tailoring Interventions: Understanding Medical Practice Culture” Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 2004; 19(2):47-76.
• Silverman M, Terry MA, Zimmerman RK, Nutini JF, Ricci EM, “The Role of Qualitative Methods for Investigating Barriers to Adult Immunization.”  Qualitative Health Research, 2002; 12(8);1058-1075.