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Melissa Partin MELISSA PARTIN, PhD
  • Core Investigator, Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research
  • Associate 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
  • Griffin JM, Burgess DJ, Vernon SW, Friedemann-Sanchez G, Powell AA, van Ryn M, Halek K, Noorbaloochi S, Grill J, Partin MR. (2009). Are Gender Differences in Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates Due to Differences in Reporting Bias? Preventive Medicine 49(5): 436–441.

  • Powell AA, Burgess DJ, Vernon SW, Griffin JM, Grill JP, Noorbaloochi S, Partin MR. (2009). Colorectal cancer screening mode preferences among US veterans. Preventive Medicine 49(5): 442–448.

  • Powell AA, Ordin DL, Schlosser JE, Gravely AA, Partin MR. (2009). "Improving rates of timely follow-up after positive fecal occult blood tests." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 37(2): 87-93.

  • Walter LC, Lindquist K, Nugent S, Schult T, Lee SJ, Casadei MA, Partin MR. (2009) "Impact of Age and Comorbidity on Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Older Veterans". Annals of Internal Medicine 150(7): 465-473.

  • Nelson DB, Partin MR, Fu SS, Joseph AM, An LC. (2009) "Why assigning ongoing tobacco use is not necessarily a conservative approach to handling missing tobacco cessation outcomes" Nicotine and Tobacco Research 11: 77-83.

  • Burgess DJ, Powell AA, Griffin JM, Partin MR. (2009) "Race and the validity of self-reported cancer screening behaviors" Preventive Medicine 48: 99-107.

  • Partin MR, Burgess D, Halek K, Grill J, Vernon SW, Fisher DA, Griffin J, Murdoch M. (2008) "Randomized Trial Showed Requesting Medical Records with a Survey Produced a More Representative Sample than Requesting Separately" Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 60 (1): 1028-1035.

  • Partin MR, Grill J, Halek K, Vernon S, Noorbaloochi S, Powell AA, Griffin JM, Burgess D, van Ryn M, Fisher DA. (2008) "Validation of self-reported colorectal cancer screening behavior collected from a mixed-mode survey of veterans". Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 17(4):768–76).

  • Powell AA, Schultz EM, Ordin DL, Enderle MA, Graham BA, Partin MR, Gould MK. (2008) "Timeliness of lung cancer diagnosis and care in the VA." Journal of Thoracic Oncology 3(9):951-957.

  • Fu SS, Okuyemi KS, Partin MR, Ahluwalia JS, Nelson DB, Clothier BA, Joseph AM. (2008) "Menthol cigarettes and smoking cessation during an aided quit attempt". Nicotine and Tobacco Research 10 (3): 457-462.

  • Friedemann-Sanchez G, Griffin JM, Partin MR. (2007) "Gender differences in colorectal cancer screening barriers and information needs." Health Expectations 10: 148-160.

  • Baines A, Partin MR, Davern M, Rockwood T. (2007) "Mixed mode administration reduced bias and enhanced post-stratification adjustments in a health behavior survey." Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 60(12):1246-1255.

  • 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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