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Melissa Partin MELISSA PARTIN, PhD
  • Associate Director, Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research
  • Core Investigator, Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota
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EDUCATION
  • BA, Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • MS, Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • MS, Epidemiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • PhD, Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Implementation of best practices in cancer prevention and control
  • Patient education
  • Shared decision making
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
  • Partin MR. (2006). "A challenging but critical endeavor: Balancing responsiveness and rigor in community based participatory research".  Health Education and Behavior 33(5):574-577.

  • Partin MR, An LC, Nelson DB, Fu SF, Snyder A, Nugent S, Willenbring ML, Joseph AJ. (2006) "Randomized controlled trial of an intervention designed to promote recycling among relapsed smokers".  American Journal of Preventive Medicine 31(4):293-299.

  • Partin MR, Nelson DN, Flood AB, Friedemann-Sanchez G, Wilt TJ. (2006) "Who uses decision aids? Subgroup analyses from a randomized controlled effectiveness trial of two prostate cancer screening decision support interventions".  Health Expectations 9(3):285-295.

  • Fu SF, Partin MR, Snyder A, An LC, Nelson DB, Clothier B, Nugent S, Willenbring ML, Joseph AM. (2006) "Promoting repeat tobacco dependence treatment: Are relapsed smokers interested?" American Journal of Managed Care 12(4): 235-243.

  • An LC, Shu Hong Zhu, Nelson DB, Arikian N, Nugent S, Partin MR, Joseph AJ. (2006) "Telephone care compared with primary care intervention for smoking cessation: a randomized trial".  Archives of Internal Medicine 166:536-542.

  • Partin MR, Caplan L, Slater J. (2005). "Randomized, controlled trial of a repeat mammography intervention: Effect of adherence definitions on results".  Preventive Medicine 41 (3-4):734-740.

  • Partin MR, Nelson D, Radosevich D, Nugent S, Flood AB, Dillon N, Holtzman J, Haas M, Wilt TJ. (2004). "Randomized Trial Examining the Effect of Two Prostate Cancer Screening Educational Interventions on Patient Knowledge, Preferences, and Behaviors".  Journal of General Internal Medicine 19(8):835-842.

  • Radosevich DM, Partin, MR, Nugent S, Nelson D, Flood AB, Holtzman J, Dillon N, Haas M, Wilt TJ. (2004) "Measuring patient knowledge of the risks and benefits of prostate cancer screening".  Patient Education and Counseling 54(2):143-152.

  • Wilt TJ, Partin MR. (2004). "Reducing PSAnxiety: The Importance of NonInvasive Chronic Disease Management in Prostate Cancer Detection and Treatment".  American Journal of Medicine 117;796-798.

  • Partin MR, Malone M, Winnett M, Slater J, Bar-Cohen A, Caplan L. (2003). "The impact of survey non-response bias on conclusions drawn from a mammography intervention trial".  The Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 56(9):867-873.

  • Partin MR, Slater JS. (2003). "Promoting Repeat Mammography Use: Insights from a Systematic Needs Assessment".  Health Education and Behavior 30(1):97-112.

  • Partin MR, Wilt TJ. (2002). "Informing Patients about Prostate Cancer Screening: Identifying and Meeting the Challenges While the Evidence Remains Uncertain".  American Journal of Medicine 113:691-693.

  • Partin MR, Rith-Najarian SJ, Slater JS, Korn JE, Cobb N, Soler JT. (1999). "Improving Cancer Incidence Estimates for American Indians in Minnesota".  American Journal of Public Health 89:1673-1677.

  • Partin MR, Casey-Paal AL, Korn JE, and Slater JS. (1998). "Measuring Mammography Compliance: Lessons Learned from a Survival Analysis of Screening Behavior". Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 7:681-687. 

  • Partin MR, Korn JE, and Slater JS. (1997). "Questionable Data and Preconceptions: Reconsidering the Value of Mammography for American Indian Women".  American Journal of Public Health 87(7):110-1102.
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