Faculty Profile

Address:
630 W 168 St.
Box 6
New York, NY 10032

Phone: 212-305-3248
Fax: 212-305-6937

rmg3@columbia.edu

Education and Training
DrPH Columbia University
MPH Columbia University
RN Hahnemann University

Affiliations
WHO Center for the International Nursing Development of Advanced Practice

Richard Garfield, DrPH
Henrik H. Bendixen Professor of Clinical International Nursing

Clinical Interests
Effectiveness of Clinical Interventions, Verbal Autopsy Methods

Research Interests
international health, needs assessments, monitoring and evaluation, health promotion

Selected Publications
Garfield R. Nurses' Roles in Emergencies. American Journal of Nursing. 107(12):74-75, December 2007.

Garfield R, Diaz J. Epidemiologic impact of invasion and post-invasion conflict on Iraq. BioScience Trends 2007 1(1): 10-15.

Garfield R. Measuring Humanitarian Emergencies. DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS - 1(2): 110-116 2007.

Mock N, Garfield R. On improving the monitoring of humanitarian crises. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 2007, 22(5):377-383.

Abramson D, Garfield R. On the Edge: A report of the Louisiana Child & Family Health Study. Children’s Health Fund: 2006. On the edge: children and families displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita face a looming medical and mental health crisis. Executive summary available at: http://www.ncdp.mailman.columbia.edu/files/marshall_plan.pdf. Accessed December 18, 2006.

Garfield R. Sudan Working Papers Number 2, February 2007
Violence and victimization in South Sudan: Lakes State in the post-CPA period, and Sudan Issue Brief Number 1, September 2006
Persistent threats: Widespread human insecurity in Lakes State, South Sudan, since the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Small Arms Survey
Both at: http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files/portal/spotlight/sudan/sudan.html

Roberts L, Lafta R, Garfield R, Khudhairi J, Burnham G. Mortality before and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq: a cluster sample survey. The Lancet. Online publication 10/29/04. http://image.thelancet.com/extras/04art10342web.pdf. Volume 364 Issue 9448 Page 1857 - 64.

Garfield R, Llanten C. The public health context of violence in Colombia. Rev Panam Salud Publica 2004; 16(4): 266-71.

Garfield R, Dresden E, Rafferty AM. Commentary: The evolving role of nurses in terrorism and war. American Journal of Infection Control 2003, 31:163-7.

Gebbie KM, Garfield R. Public health nursing and essential public health functions. 2001: PAHO: Washington.

Honors and Awards

2003 Human Rights Institute Keynote, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory U
2002 Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
2001 Atlantic Policy Fellowship, British Council
1998 Edward Barsky International Health Award, Physician's Forum

Professional Societies and Organizations

2005 - Present Editorial Boards: American Journal of Disaster Medicine, American Journal of Nursing, BioScience Trends (Japan)
2004 Institute of Medicine Committee for the Study of Gulf War Veterans
1997 N Y Academy of Medicine Human Rights Committee #463725
1993 New York City Department of Health International Health Task Force

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