Dr. Bruce R. DeForge, Associate Professor
 Mailing Information: | Contact Information: | University of Maryland | Phone: (410) 706.5612 | School of Social Work | Fax: (410) 706.6046 | 525 West Redwood Street | E-mail: bdeforge@ssw.umaryland.edu | Baltimore, Maryland 21201 | Room: 3E13 | | CV | |
Education: | MA, Towson State University | PhD, University of Maryland, College Park |
Expertise and Research Interests: | Psychosocial Aspects of Health (Health attitudes and beliefs, health status,
quality of life, psychological and social well-being, health disparities) | Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases | Sociology of Mental Health (depression, stigma) | Social Psychology (attitudes and public opinion, self-concept) | Homelessness | Mental Health Policy |
Memberships: | American Public Health Association | American Sociological Association, Sections: Mental Health, Medical Sociology, Social Psychology, Alcohol and Drugs | Eastern Sociological Society |
Recent Publications: | | DeForge, B.R., Stewart, D.L., Zhan, M., & Graham, L. (2005). Psychosocial factors in hypertension control. Journal of the Association for Academic Minority Physicians, 16(1), 59-63. | | Belcher, J.R., DeForge, B.R. & Zanis, D.A. Why has the Social Work profession lost sight of how to end homelessness? Journal of Progressive Human Services, 16(2), 5-23. | Peragallo, N., DeForge, B.R., Khoury, Z, Rivero, R., & Talashek, M. (2002). Latinas' perspective on HIV/AIDS: Cultural issues to consider in Prevention. Hispanic Health Care International (HHCI), 1(1), 11-23. | Lehman, A.F., Dixon, L.B., Hoch, J., DeForge, B.R., Kernan, E., & Frank, R. (1999). Cost-effectiveness of Assertive Community Treatment for homeless persons with severe mental illness. British Journal of Psychiatry, 174, 346-352. | DeForge, B.R., Stewart, D.L., DeVoe-Weston, M., Graham, L., & Charleston, J. (1998). The Relationship between health status and blood pressure in urban African Americans. Journal of the National Medical Association, 90, 658-664. | Lehman, A.F., Dixon, L.B., Kernan, E., DeForge, B.R., & Postrado, L.T. (1997). A randomized trial of Assertive Community Treatment for homeless persons with severe mental illness. Archives of General Psychiatry. 54, 1038-1043. | Belcher, J.R., & DeForge, B.R. (1997). The appropriate role for the state hospital. Journal of Mental Health Administration, 24(4), 473-474. (Letter-Response to letter to the Editor) | DeForge, B.R., & Barclay, D. (1997). The internal reliability of a general mattering scale in homeless men. Psychological Reports, 80, 429-430. | Belcher, J.R., & DeForge, B.R. (1997). The appropriate role for the state hospital. Journal of Mental Health Administration, 24(1), 64-71. | | "The Views of Older Community Residents Toward Mental Health Problems," was published in the Journal of Aging and Mental Health. | Co-authoried with Professor John Belcher and Associate Professor Carmen Morano coauthored, “Treating Resistant Couples: In Conservative Christian and Jewish Traditions,” Family Therapy, 31, 71-85. | Co-authored a paper with Nilda Peragallo, Patricia O'Campo, Sun Mi Lee, Young Ju Kim, Rosina Cianelli, & Lilian Ferrer titled, “A Randomized Clinical Trial of an HIV-Risk-Reduction Intervention Among Low-Income Latino Women,” Nursing Research, March/April 2005 Vol 54, No 2. |
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