Maureen George, PhD, AE-C, RN, FAAN

  • Professor of Nursing at CUMC
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Overview

Meet our Columbia Nursing Research Faculty: Maureen George

Maureen George, PhD, AE-C, RN, FAAN, focuses broadly on reducing health inequities in vulnerable populations with chronic respiratory disease. Particular areas of interest include community-based participatory research (CBPR) with poor and minority patients and their health care providers to understand how self-management preferences and patient-provider communication (shared decision-making, motivational interviewing, brief interventions) influence treatment choices (adherence). To the end, she uses community-informed strategies to address obstacles to disease control, such as health beliefs, health literacy, and the built environment.

She has extensive experience as a nurse scientist and behavioral scientist designing, testing and disseminating interventions informed by innovative qualitaitve, CBPR and mixed research methods.

Academic Appointments

  • Professor of Nursing at CUMC

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • BS, 1982 York College of Pennsylvania
  • MS, 1986 University of Pennsylvania
  • PhD, 2003 University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: 2006 Johns Hopkins

Honors & Awards

2020 European Respiratory Society/European Lung Foundation Travel Grant for Best Abstract in Patient Centered Research

2019 Sheldon L. Spector, MD FAAAAI Memorial Lectureship , American Academy of Asthma Allergy and Immunology

2017 Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine

2016 Allied Health Professionals Recognition Award, American Academy of Asthma Allergy and Immunology

2015 The Christine Wagner President’s Lecture, Association of Asthma Educators

2013 Lifestyle Champion, AmeriHealth Caritas Recognition

2013 Dean’s Award for Exemplary Teaching

2013 Exemplary Teaching Award, Department of Family and Community Health

2012 Dean’s Innovation Award; 2nd Place

2011 Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Scholarly Mentoring

2010 American Academy of Nursing, Fellow

2010 Outstanding Member Award, Association of Asthma Educators

2006 Educator-of-the-Year Award, Association of Asthma Educators

2003 MHDP Visiting Expert [Scholar], Ministry of Health SINGAPORE

2001 Scholarly Achievement Recognition, University of Pennsylvania Health System

2001 Outstanding Leadership Award, SEPA American Lung Association2016

Research

Grants

Active Research Funding

2023- 24 Fulbright US Scholar for Trinidad and Tobago

R01NR019275- (George) 05/06/2021-02/28/2026 3.0 Cal Mos (Yrs 1 &  4; 2. Yrs 2,3, 5)
NIH/NINR
BREATHE: An efficacy-implementation trial of a brief shared decision-making intervention among Black adults with uncontrolled Asthma in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)

1R21NR019668 (George [contact PI]/Bruzzese)7/28/2021-06/30/2023 1.2 Cal Mos (Yrs 1 & 2)
NIH/NINR
The Development and Pilot Testing of a Caregiver-Child Shared Decision-Making Intervention to Improve Asthma in Urban Youth

3R01NR019275-02S1 (George) 08/23/2022-02/28/2023 0.6 Cal Mos
NIH/NINR
Contextualizing Asthma Self-Management with Measures of Indoor Air Quality for Black Adults with Uncontrolled Asthma

R61HL151958-01A1 (Bruzzese) 06/30/2021-5/31/2025 0.96 Cal Mos (Yr 1) 
NIH/NHLBI $519,708 0.60 Cal Mos (Yr 2-5) 
The Efficacy of CAMP Air, a Web-based Asthma Intervention, Among Urban Adolescents with Uncontrolled Asthma
This study will test the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of CAMP Air, a high school-based e-health intervention with urban adolescents with uncontrolled asthma and will examine factors associated with delivery of the intervention.
Role: Co-investigator 

1R01NR019315-01A1 (Ryvicker/Bockting) 04/01/2021-03/31/2026 1.80 Cal Mos
NIH $228,911 (subcontract)
Gender Affirmation, Quality of Life, and Access to Care: A Mixed-Method Longitudinal Investigation
The study will address a significant gap in the current evidence on best practices to support transgender and gender-nonbinary (TGNB) individuals during a pivotal life course transition, with the potential to improve their engagement in care and mitigate the pervasive disparities in healthcare access, outcomes, and quality of life affecting this population.
Role: Co-investigator 

3P30NR016587-05S1 (Bakken/Arcia) 11/16/2020-11/15/2022 1.20 Cal Mos (Yr 1)
NIH/NINR $404,020
Reaching Communities through the Design of Information Visualizations (ReDIVis) Toolbox for Return of COVID-19 Results
Role: Co-Investigator

5P20NR018072-03 (Stone/Shang) 08/08/2018-05/31/2023    0.90 Cal Mos 
NIH/NINR                                                       $263,173 1.26 Cal Mos (In-Kind)
Center for Improving Palliative Care for Vulnerable Adults with MCC (CIPC)
Role: Pilot PI 

1R01AG069143-01 (Poghosyan) 09/15/2020-05/31/2025 1.20 Cal Mos (Yr 3-5)
NIH/NIA $461,267
Care for Persons with Dementia in Nurse Practitioner Practices and Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Role: Co-Investigator

5R01HS028637 (Shang) 09/01/2021-08/31/2026 0.60 Cal Mos (Yr 3 & 4); 36 calendar (Yr 5) 
AHRQ
Disparities in Infection in Home Health and Patients/Caregivers' Perceptions (Dis-Infection in HHC)
Role: Co-Investigator

1R01 NR021007 (Poghosyan) 04/07/2023-01/31/2027 0.06 Cal Mos (Yrs 1-3); 2.16 Cal Mos (Year 4) 
NINR
Enhancing Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Delivery to Address Social Determinants of Health and Reduce Health Disparities: A mixed-methods national study
Role: Co-Investigator

Prior 

Self-care decision-making: Feasibility of the BREATHE asthma intervention trial (1 R21 NR016507-01, 9/23/16-9/22/19)

Patient-provider communication: CAM beliefs, attitudes and practices (1K23AT003907-01A1, 4/1/2008-2013)

CAM use for asthma in low-income black and white adults (1F32AT0020-01, 7/1/2004-2006)

Complementary medicine/adherence in minorities with asthma (1F31AT1149-01, 7/1/2002-2004)

 

Selected Publications

Gaudin, A., Jackson, R., Quinlan, P., & George, M. (2023). Spine surgery patients'
perceptions of postoperative pulmonary complications. Clinical Nursing Research, 
10547738221149455. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10547738221149455(link is external and opens in a new window)

Reibman, J., Chipps, B. E., Zeiger, R. S., Beuther, D. A., Wise, R. A., McCann, W., Gilbert,
I., Eudicone, J. M., Gandhi, H. N., Harding, G., Cutts, K., Coyne, K. S., Murphy, K. R., & George, M. (2023). Relationship between asthma control as measured by the Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire (AIRQ) and patient perception of disease status, health-related quality of life, and treatment adherence. Journal of Asthma and Allergy, 16, 59–72. https://doi.org/10.2147/JAA.S373184 (link is external and opens in a new window)

Britton, L. E., Kaur, G., Zork, N., Marshall, C. J., & George, M. (2023). 'We tend to
prioritise others and forget ourselves': How women's caregiving responsibilities can facilitate or impede diabetes self-management. Diabetic Medicine, 40(3), e15030. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.15030(link is external and opens in a new window)

Britton, L. E., Tumlinson, K., Williams, C. R., Wambua, D., Onyango, D., Mantell, E., &
George, M. (2022). Findings from a mixed-methods journey map study of barriers to
family planning in western Kenya. Health Care for Women International, 1–17. Advance
online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2022.2135097 (link is external and opens in a new window)

George, M., Balantac, Z., Gillette, C., Farooqui, N., Tervonen, T., Thomas, C., Gilbert, I., 
Gandhi, H., & Israel, E. (2022). Suboptimal Control of asthma among diverse patients: A US mixed methods focus group study. Journal of Asthma and Allergy, 15, 1511–1526. https://doi.org/10.2147/JAA.S377760 (link is external and opens in a new window)

Soled, K., Niles, P. M., Mantell, E., Dansky, M., Bockting, W., & George, M. (2022).
Childbearing at the margins: A systematic metasynthesis of sexual and gender diverse childbearing experiences. Birth, 10.1111/birt.12678. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12678 (link is external and opens in a new window)

Beuther, D. A., Murphy, K. R., Zeiger, R. S., Wise, R. A., McCann, W., Reibman, J., 
George, M., Gilbert, I., Eudicone, J. M., Gandhi, H. N., Ross, M., Coyne, K. S., & Chipps, B. (2022). Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire (AIRQ) control level predicts future risk of asthma exacerbations. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. In Practice, S2213-2198(22)00822-4. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2022.08.017(link is external and opens in a new window)

DeForge, C. E., George, M., Baldwin, M. R., South, K., Beauchemin, M., McHugh, M. E., 
& Smaldone, A. (2022). Do interventions improve symptoms among ICU surrogates facing end-of-life decisions? A prognostically-enriched systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical Care Medicine, 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005642. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000005642 (link is external and opens in a new window)

South, K., George, M., & Smaldone, A. (2022). Gaps in transition readiness measurement: a comparison of instruments to a conceptual model. Journal of Transition Medicine, 4(1), 20220002. https://doi.org/10.1515/jtm-2022-0002(link is external and opens in a new window)

Bender, B., Oppenheimer, J., George, M., Brown, R., Patel, A., Hill, T., Boe, A., Mayen
Herrera, E., Dotiwala, Z., Casciano, J., & Bernstein, J. A. (2022). Assessment of real-world escalation to biologics in us patients with asthma. The Journal of Allergy And Clinical Immunology. In Practice, S2213-2198(22)00716-4. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2022.07.016 (link is external and opens in a new window)

Topaz, M., Zolnoori, M., Norful, A. A., Perrier, A., Kostic, Z., & George, M. (2022). Speech 
recognition can help evaluate shared decision making and predict medication adherence in primary care setting. PloS One, 17(8), e0271884. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271884 (link is external and opens in a new window)

Stonbraker, S., Sanabria, G., Cunto-Amesty, S., Alcántara, C., Abraído-Lanza, A. F., Rowell-
Cunsolo, T., Halpern, M., Bakken, S., Schnall, R., & George, M. (2022). "If they give their mind to hiv, they don't last as long": An explanatory model of HIV infection in a limited-resource setting informs person-centered care. Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 9, 23333936221097112. https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936221097112(link is external and opens in a new window)

George, M., Graff, C., Bombezin-Domino, A., Pain, E. (2022). Patients with severe
uncontrolled asthma: Perception of Asthma Control and its Management. Pulmonary Therapy.

South, K., George, M., Sadeghi, H., Piane, V., & Smaldone, A. (2022). Moving up:
Healthcare transition experiences of adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, S0882-5963(22)00073-2. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2022.03.007(link is external and opens in a new window)

Chipps, B. E., Murphy, K. R., Wise, R. A., McCann, W. A., Beuther, D. A., Reibman, J., 
George, M., Gilbert, I., Eudicone, J. M., Gandhi, H. N., Harding, G., Ross, M., & Zeiger, R. S. (2022). Assessing construct validity of the Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire Using a 3-month exacerbation recall. Annals Of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, S1081-1206(22)00081-3. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anai.2022.01.035(link is external and opens in a new window)

Choi, J. Y., George, M., & Yun, S. Y. (2021). Development of a smartphone application for 
Korean patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Self-monitoring based action plans. Applied Nursing Research, 151475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2021.151475(link is external and opens in a new window)

Hellerova, L., Gonzalez, A. E., Dayan, P. S., & George, M. (2021). Caregiver perceptions of
mental health and barriers to and facilitators of their child's treatment. Pediatric emergency care, 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002445. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0000000000002445  (link is external and opens in a new window)

George, M., Bruzzese, J. M., Lynn S Sommers, M., Pantalon, M. V., Jia, H., Rhodes, J., 
Norful, A. A., Chung, A., Chittams, J., Coleman, D., & Glanz, K. (2020). Group-randomized trial of tailored brief shared decision-making to improve asthma control in urban black adults. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 10.1111/jan.14646. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14646(link is external and opens in a new window).

Norful, A.A., Bilazarian, A., Chung, A., & George, M*. (2020). Patient-provider
communication and shared decision making at clinical visits for uncontrolled asthma: A study of black adults and their primary care providers. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health. 2150132720967806. https://doi.org/10.1177/2150132720967806. (link is external and opens in a new window)

Veldhuis, C. B., George, M., Everett, B. G., Liu, J., Hughes, T. L., & Bruzzese, J. M. (2021). 
The Association of Asthma, Sexual Identity, and Inhaled Substance Use among U.S. Adolescents. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 18(2), 273–280. https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.202001-062OC. (link is external and opens in a new window)

Bruzzese, J.M., George, M., Liu, J., Evans, D., Naar, N., DeRosier, M.E., & Thomas, J.M. 
(2020). The development and preliminary impact of CAMP Air: A web-based asthma intervention to improve asthma among adolescents. Patient Education and Counseling. https://doi.org./10.1016/j.pec.2020.09.011(link is external and opens in a new window).

Park, S., George, M., Choi, J.Y. (2020). Quality of life in Korean tuberculosis patients: Alongitudinal study. Public Health Nurs. 2020;00:1-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/(link is external and opens in a new window) phn.12691
Ravandi B, George M, Thompson L, Vangala SV, Chang T, Okelo S. Inhaled corticosteroid beliefs, complementary and alternative medicine in children presenting to the emergency department for asthma [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 25]. J Asthma. 2020;1-8. doi:10.1080/02770903.2020.1786113

George M, Hernandez C, Smith S, Narsavage G, Kapella MC, Carno M, Guttormson J,Disler RT, Hart DE, Chlan LL, Happ MB, Chen Z, Hetland B, Hutchinson AF, Jonsdottir H, Redeker NS, Schell-Chaple H, Fletcher M & Yorke, J. (2020). Nursing Research Priorities in Critical Care, Pulmonary, and Sleep: International Delphi Survey of Nurses, Patients, and Caregivers: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. (2020). Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 17(1): 1-10.

Arcia, A., George, M, Lor, M. Mangal S. & Bruzzese, J.M. (2019). Design and comprehension testing of tailored asthma control infographics for adults with persistent asthma. Applied Clinical Informatics 10(4): 643-54.
Poghosyan, L., Norful, A., Ghaffari, A., George, M., Chhabra, S. & Olfson, M., (2019).Mental health delivery in primary care: the perspectives of primary care providers. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 33(5):63-67. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2019.08.001.

George, M., Arcia, A., Chung, A., Coleman, D., & Bruzzese, J.M. (2019). African Americans want a focus on shared decision-making in asthma adherence interventions. Patient doi: 10.1007/s40271-019-00382-x.
George, M. & Bender, B. (2019). New insights to improve treatment adherence in asthma and COPD. Patient Preference and Adherence. 13:1325-34 doi: 10.2147/PPA.S209532.

Arcia, A. & George, M. Reference range number line format preferred by AfricanAmerican adults for display of asthma control status. (2019). J Asthma 3:1-7. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2019.1590597.

Arcia, A., Grossman, L.V., George, M., Reading Turchioe, M., Mangal, S., MastersonCreber, R.M., (2019, October). Modifications to the ISO 9186 method for testing comprehension of visualizations: Successes and lessons learned. In 2019 IEEE Workshop on Visual Analytics in Healthcare (VAHC) (pp. 41-47). https://doi.org/10.1109/VAHC47919.2019.8945036(link is external and opens in a new window)

Veldhuis, C.B., Bruzzese, J.M., Hughes, T.L., & George, M. (2019). Asthmaamong lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults: a scoping review. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 122(5):535-536.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2019.01.021.

Valerio, M.A., George, M., Liu. J., Osakwe, Z.T., Bruzzese, J.M. (2018). Health literacy and asthma among Hispanic and African American urban adolescents with undiagnosed asthma. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.06.022

George, M., Pantalon, M.V., Sommers, M.S., Glanz, K., Jia, H., Chung, A., Norful, A.A., Poghosyan, L., Coleman, D., Bruzzese, J.-M. (2018). Shared decision-making in the BREATHE asthma intervention trial: A research protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing. doi: 10.1111/jan.13916

George, M. (2018). Adherence in Asthma and COPD: New Strategies for an Old Problem. Respiratory Care, 63 (6), 818-31. doi: 10.4187/respcare.05905.

George, M., Avila, M., Speranger, T., Bailey, H.K., & Silvers, W.S. (2018). Complementary and Alternative Practice in Allergy Committee Workgroup Report: Integrative medicine and the health interview. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 6 (2):436-439doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2017.11.029.

George, M., Bruzzese, J.M., Matura, L.A. (2017). Climate change effects on respiratory health. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 49 (6), 644-52. DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12330

Smyth HD, Colthorpe P, George M, Jansen P, Fuglsang A, Armstrong KE, Lyapustina S. (2017). Highlights from the 2017 IPAC-RS/ISAM Joint Workshop "New Frontiers in Inhalation Technology". Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery doi: 10.1089/jamp.2017.1425.

Bruzzese, J.M., Kingston, S., Zhao, Y., DiMeglio, J.S., Cespedes, A. & George, M. (2016). Psychological factors influencing the decision of urban adolescents with undiagnosed asthma to obtain medical care. J Adol Health, 59, 543-8. doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.06.010

George, M., Abboud, S., Pantalon, M.V., Sommers, M.S., Mao, J., & Rand C. (2016). Changes in clinical conversations when providers are informed of asthma patients' beliefs about medication use and integrative medical therapies. Heart & Lung, 45, 70-8. doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2015.11.002

Keddem, S. Barg, F. Glanz K. Jackson, T, Green, S. George, M. (2015). Mapping the urban asthma experience: using qualitative GIS to understand contextual factors influencing asthma control. Social Science & Medicine, 140, 9-17. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.06.039

Weiss CH, Krishnan JA, Au DH, Bender BG, Carson SS, Cattamanchi A, Cloutier MM, Cooke CR, Erickson K, George M, Gerald JK, Gerald LB, Goss CH, Gould MK, Hyzy R, Kahn JM, Mittman BS, Mosesón EM, Mularski RA, Parthasarathy S, Patel SR, Rand CS, Redeker NS, Reiss TF, Riekert KA, Rubenfeld GD, Tate JA, Wilson KC, Thomson CC, on behalf of the ATS ad hoc committee on implementation science. (2016). An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement: Implementation Science in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 194, 1015-1025.

Bender, B.G., Krishnan, J.A., Chambers, D.A., Cloutier, M.M., Riekert, K.A., Rand, C.S.,Schatz, M., Thomson, C.C., Wilson, S.R., Apter, A., Carson, S., George, M., Gerald, J.K., Gerald L, Goss, C., Kiley, J., Okelo, S., Mularski, R., Nguyen, H., Patel, M., Szefler, S., Weiss, C., Wilson, K.C., Freemer, M.M. (2015). American Thoracic Society and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Implementation Research Workshop Report. Annals of the ATS,12, S213-21. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201506-367OT.

Pinkerton, K., Harbaugh, M., Mei, H., Le Saux, C.L., Van Winkle, L., Martin, W., Kosgei R., Carter E.J. Sitkin, N., George, M., (2015). Women and lung disease: gender differences and global health disparities. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 192, 11-6. doi:10.1164/rccm.201409-1740PP.

George, M. (2015). Integrative medicine is integral to providing patient-centered care. Annals of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, 114, 261-4.

George, M., Keddem, S., Barg, F., Greene, S., Cavanaugh, E., & Glanz, K. (2014). Urban adults' perceptions of factors influencing asthma control. Journal of Asthma, 52, 98-104. doi:10.3109/02770903.2014.947651

George, M., Topaz, M., Rand, C., Sommers, M.S., Glanz, K., Pantalon, M.V., Mao, J., & Shea, J. (2014). Inhaled corticosteroid beliefs, complementary and alternative medicine and uncontrolled asthma in urban minority adults Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 134, 1252-59. doi: 17.10.1016/j.jaci.2014.07.044

George, M., Pinilla, R., Abboud, S., Shea, J., & Rand, C., (2013). Innovative use of a standardized debriefing guide to assist in the development of a research questionnaire with low literacy demands. Applied Nursing Research, 26, 139-42. doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2012.11.005.

George, M., & Topaz, M. (2013) A systematic review of complementary and alternative medicine for asthma self-management, Nursing Clinics of North America, 48, 53-149. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.201

George, M. (2012). Health beliefs, treatment preferences and complementary and alternative medicine for asthma, smoking and lung cancer self-management in diverse black communities. Patient Education and Counseling, 89, 489-500. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2012.05.003

Topaz, M., Johnson, A., Pinilla, R., Rand, C., & George, M. (2012). Primary care providers' attitudes and beliefs about patients complementary and alternative medicine use for asthma self-management: An exploratory study. Journal of Allergy and Asthma Educators, 3, 255-63. doi:10.1177/2150129712463062

Townsend, K., Corry, J.M., Quigley, B., & George, M. (2012). A feasibility study of Q-sort to determine recall of skin test results and environmental remediation education. Journal of Asthma, 49, 83-89. doi: 10.3109/02770903.2011.635832

George, M., & Margolis, M.L. (2010). Race and lung cancer surgery-- a qualitative analysis of relevant beliefs and management preferences. Oncology Nursing Forum, 37, 740-748. doi: 10.1188/10.ONF.740-748

George, M., Rand-Giovannetti, D., Eakin, M.N., Borrelli, B., Zettler, M., & Riekert, K.A. (2010). Perceptions of barriers and facilitators of regimen adherence: Self-management decision by older adolescents and adults with CF. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 9, 425-432. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2010.08.016

Black, H.L., Priolo, C., Akinyemi, D., Gonzalez, R., Jackson, D.S., Garcia, L., George, M., & Apter, A.J. (2010) Clearing clinical barriers: Enhancing social support using a patient navigator for asthma care. Journal of Asthma, 47, 913-919. doi:10.3109/02770903.2010.506681

George, M., Campbell, J., & Rand, C. (2009). Self-management of acute asthma among low- Income Urban adults. Journal of Asthma 46, 618-624. doi:10.1080/02770900903029788

George, M., Birck, K., Hufford, D., Jemmott, L.S., & Weaver, T.E. (2006). Beliefs about asthma and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in low-income inner city African American adults. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 21, 1317-1324. doi:10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00624.x

Apter, A.J., Cheng, J., Small, D., Bennett, I.M., Albert, C., Fein, D.G., George, M., & van Horne, S. (2006). Asthma numeracy skill and health literacy. Journal of Asthma, 43; 705-710. . doi:10.1080/02770900600925585

Apter, A.J., Boston, R.C., George, M., Norfleet, A.L., Tenhave, T., Coyne, J.C., Birck, B., Reisine, S.T., Cucchiara, A.J., & Feldman, H.I. (2003). The potentially modifiable barriers to adherence: It's not just black and white. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 111, 1219-1226. doi: 10.1067/mai.2003.1479

George, M., Freedman, T.G., Norfleet, A.L., Feldman, H.I., & Apter, A.J. (2003). Qualitative research enhanced understanding of patients' beliefs: Results of focus groups with low-income urban African American adults with asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 111, 967-73. doi:10.1067/mai.2003.1459

George, M., & Apter, A.J. (2004). Gaining insight into patients' beliefs using qualitative research methodologies. Current Opinions in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 4, 185-189. PMID: 15126939
George, M., & Apter, A.J. (2001). Improving adherence to asthma medications. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine, 8 1-8. PMID:15126939

George, M., O'Dowd, L.C., Martin, I., Lindell, K.O., Whitney, F., Jones, M., Ramondo, T., Walsh, L., Grissinger, J., Hansen-Flaschen, J., & Panettieri, R.A. (2000). A comprehensive educational programme was effective for inner city patients with asthma. Evidence-based Nursing, 3, 44.


 

Global Health Activities

Member Montreal Protocol Medical and Chemicals Technical Options Committee, United Nations Environment Program Ozone Secretariat

Engaged in research capacity building with partners at Kamuzu College of Nursing in Lilongwe and Blantyre, Malawi and .at the University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica

Mentoring PhD nursing faculty at Aksum University (Ethiopia) and at the University of the West Indies (Kingston, Jamaica)