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Bruce D. Rapkin, Ph.D.
Member, Global Community Core
Associate Attending Psychologist

TEL: 646-888-0043

last update: 8/31/07

 

EDUCATION

University of Rochester, NY

B.A.

1977

Psychology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL

Ph.D.

1986

Clinical/Community Psychology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1986-1992 Assistant Professor of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY
1992-1993 Associate Professor of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY
1993-2006 Associate Attending Psychologist, Behavioral Science Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
1993-2006 Associate Member, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
1993-present Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University, New York, NY
2006-present Attending Psychologist, Behavioral Science Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
2006-present Member, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
2006-present Member, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Hospital for Cancer & Allied Diseases, New York, NY

HONORS AND AWARDS

1976 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
1980-present American Psychological Association
1981 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
1982 USPHS Traineeship in Measurement Psychology
1985 University of Illinois Graduate Fellowship
1985-present Society for Community Research & Action
1993-present American Psychosocial Oncology Society
1996-present HIV Quality of Care Advisory Committee, NY State Dept. of Health AIDS Institute
1996-present Consortium on Family and HIV/STD Research, National Institute of Mental Health
1998-present Institutional Review Board, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1998-present Psychosocial Task Force, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1998-present International Society for Quality of Life Research
1999-present Behavioral & Social Consequences of HIV/AIDS Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health
2000-present The Cancer Control & Prevention: Psychosocial & Behavioral Research Committee, American Cancer Society

PUBLICATIONS

Mellins, C.A., Ehrhardt, A.A., Rapkin, B.D., and Havens, J.F.: Psychosocial factors associated with adaptation in HIV-infected mothers. AIDS and Behavior, 4(4):317-328, 2000.

Remmer, J., Edgar, L., and Rapkin, B.: Volunteers in an oncology support organization: Motivation, stress, and satisfactions. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 19(1):63-68, 2001.

Pequegnat, W., Bauman, L.J., Bray, JH., DiClemente, R., DiLorio, C., Hoppe, S.K., Jemmott, L.S., Krauss, B., Miles, M., Paikoff, R., Rapkin, B., Rotheram-Borus, M.J., and Szapocznik, J.: Meausurement of the role of families in prevention and adaption to HIV/AIDS. AIDS and Behavior, 5(1):1-19, 2001.

Perocchia, R.S., and Rapkin, B.D.: Bridging the digital divide project: Providing access to cancer information through the Internet. The Electronic Journal of Communication/La Revue Electronique de Communication, 2:3-4, 2001.

Rapkin, B.D.: Ecologically minded reconstruction of experiments in HIV prevention: Reduce, reuse and recycle. Journal of Primary Prevention, 23(2):235-250, 2002.

Agre, P., Rapkin, B., Dougherty, J., and Wilson, R.: Barriers encountered conducting informed consent research. IRB Ethics & Human Research, 24(4):1-5, 2002.

Kang, E., Rapkin, B., Kim, J.H., and Springer, C.: The ‘demon plague' and access to care among undocumented Asian immigrants living with HIV disease in New York City. Journal of Immigrant Health, 5(2), 49-58, 2003.

Kang, E., and Rapkin, B.: Adherence to antiretroviral medication among undocumented Asians living with HIV disease in New York City. The Community Psychologist, 36(2):35-38, 2003.

Edgar, L.J., Remmer, J., Rosberger, Z., and Rapkin, B.: Evaluating a volunteer cancer support service. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 21(1):53-72, 2003.

Agre, P., Rapkin, and B.: Improving informed consent: A comparison of four consent tools. IRB: Ethics & Human Research, 25(6):1-7, 2003.

Agre, P., Campbell, F.A., Goldman, B.D., Boccia, M.L., Kass, N., McCullough, L., Merz, J., Miller, S., Minz, J., Rapkin, B., Sugarman J., Sorenson, J., and Wirshing, D.: Improving informed consent: The medium is not the message. IRB: Ethics & Human Research, Supplement 25(5):S11-S19, 2003.

Deren, S., Kang ,S. Y., Rapkin, B., Robles, R.R., and Andia, J.F.: Colon HM. The utility of the PRECEDE model in predicting HIV risk behaviors among Puerto Rican injection drug users. AIDS & Behavior. 7(4):405-412, 2003.

Rapkin, B.D., and Schwartz, C.E.: Toward a theoretical model of quality-of-life appraisal: Implications of findings from studies of response shift. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2:14, 2004.

Schwartz, C.E., and Rapkin B.D.: Reconsidering the psychometrics of quality of life assessment in light of response shift and appraisal. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2:16, 2004.

Kang, E., Rapkin, B.D., Remien, R.H., Mellins, C.A., and Oh, A.: Multiple dimension of HIV stigma & psychological distress among Asians & Pacific Islanders living with HIV illness. AIDS & Behavior, 9(2):143-152, 2005.

Perocchia, R.S., Rapkin, B., Hodorowski, J.K., Davis, N.L., McFarlane, A.R., and Carpenter, R.: Raising awareness of on-line cancer information: Helping providers empower patients. J Health Communication, 10:1-16, 2005.

Burkhalter, J.E., Springer, C.M., Chhabra, Ostroff, J.S., Rapkin, B.D.: Tobacco use & readiness to quit smoking in low income HIV-infected persons. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 7(4):511-522, 2005.

Goytia, E.J,. Rapkin, B., Weiss, E.S., Golub, D., Guzman, V., O'Connor, M.: NY Health Literacy Task Force. Readiness & capacity of librarians in public libraries to implement a breast cancer outreach & screening campaign in medically underserved communities. Cancer, Culture & Literacy Supplement, Cancer Control, 13-20, 2005.

Lounsbury, D., Rapkin, B., Marini, L., Jansky, E., Massie, M.J..: The community barometer: a breast health needs assessment tool for community-based organizations. Health Educ Behav. 33(5):558-73, 2006.

Rapkin, B.D., Massie, M.J., Janskym E.J., Lounsbury, D.W., Murphy, P.D., Powell, S.: Developing a partnership model for cancer screening with community-based organizations: The ACCESS Breast Cancer Education and Outreach Project. Am J Community Psychol. 38(3-4):153-64, 2006.

Kang, E., Rapkin, B.D., DeAlmeida, C.: Are psychological consequences of stigma enduring or transitory? A longitudinal study of HIV stigma and distress among Asians and Pacific Islanders living with HIV illness. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 20(10):712-23, 2006.

Lounsbury DW, Reynolds TC, Rapkin BD, Robson ME, Ostroff J. Protecting the privacy of third-party information: Recommendations for social and behavioral health researchers. Soc Sci Med. 64(1):213-22, 2007.

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