Deborah J. Ossip-Klein PhD, Community and Preventive Medicine

FACULTY DIRECTORY
PhD, 1981, Clinical Psychology, University of Pittsburgh MS, 1978, University of Pittsburgh BA, 1975, University of Miami	Deborah J. Ossip-Klein PhD Associate Professor (with Tenure), Community and Preventive Medicine and Oncology Chief, Division of Social and Behavioral Medicine, Community & Preventive Medicine Director, Smoking Research Program, Dept of Community and Preventive Medicine and the James P. Wilmott Cancer Center Contact Information: University of Rochester Community & Preventive Medicine 120 Corporate Woods, Suite 350 Rochester, NY 14623 Office: 3204 Phone: (585) 758-7810 Fax: (585) 424-1469 Email: deborah_ossipklein@urmc.rochester.edu Research: Behavioral medicine, health impact of lifestyle change with particular focus on cigarette smoking/tobacco use, obesity, physical activity, aging, child/adolescent health, outcomes measurement, community intervention, and global health.
OVERVIEW
Dr. Ossip-Klein directs the Smoking Research Program, which focuses on community based interventions and underserved populations. She is principal investigator on two NIH-funded projects. The first is a tobacco research and capacity building project in 6 economically disadvantaged communities in the Dominican Republic. The second is a US and Canadian project examining promotional strategies to engage underserved populations to call quitlines. She also directs a state-funded contract to deliver proactive telephone counseling and OTC nicotine replacement medications to Medicaid and uninsured smokers across New York State through the NYS Smokers' Quitline. Recent projects include a statewide trial of various combinations of mailed and telephone interventions for mid-life and older smokers, a multi-county trial of primary care interventions for adolescent smoking, and a national survey of smoking attitudes, beliefs, and policies regarding smoking in nursing homes. Dr. Ossip-Klein is Member Delegate for North America for the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, and is a member of various other local, state, national, and international committees, working groups, and advisory boards for tobacco prevention and control issues.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Klein, J.D., Postle, C.K., Kreipe, R.E., Smith, S.M., McIntosh, S., Spada, J., Ossip-Klein, D. (2006). Do physicians discuss needed diet and nutrition health topics with adolescents? Journal of Adolescent Health, 38, 608.e1-608.e6. Dozier, A.M., Ossip-Klein, D.J., Diaz, S., Chin, N.P., Sierra, E., Quiñones, Z, Dye, T.D., McIntosh, S., Armstrong, L. (2006). Tobacco use in the Dominican Republic: Understanding the culture first. Tobacco Control, 15, 30-36. Prokhorov, A.V., Winickoff, J.P., Ahluwalia, J.S., Ossip-Klein, D.J., Tanski, S., Lando, H.A., Moolchan, E.T., Muramoto, M., Klein, J.D., Weitzman, M., Ford, K.H. (2006). Youth tobacco use: A global perspective for child healthcare clinicians. Pediatrics, 118, 890-903. McIntosh, S., Ossip-Klein, D.J., Hazel-Fernandez, L., Spada, J., McDonald, P.W., & Klein, J.D. (2005). Recruitment of physician offices for an office-based adolescent smoking cessation study. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 7(3), 405-412. McIntosh, S., Watt, C.A., Sesselberg, T., Klein, B., Guido, J.J., & Ossip-Klein, D.J. (2004). Assisting mid-life and older smokers: physician adherence with evidence-based guidelines. Evidence-Based Preventive Medicine, 1(2), 101-110. Watt, C.A., Carosella, A.M., Podgorski, C.A., & Ossip-Klein, D.J. (2004). Attitudes towards giving smoking cessation advice among nursing staff at a long-term residential care facility. Psychology of Addictive Behavior, 18, 56-63. Ossip-Klein, D.J. & McIntosh, S.M (2003). Quitlines in North America: Evidence base and applications. American Journal of the Medical Science, 326, 201-205. Winickoff, J., Pbert, L., Klein, J.D., Lando, H.A., Carroll, B.C., Mermelstein, R., Moolchan, E.T., Prokhorov, A.V., & Ossip-Klein, D. (2003). Youth tobacco control research and activities in the Unites States: The current national landscape. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 5, 1-20. Ossip-Klein, D.J., Karuza, J., Tweet, A., Howard, J.H., Obermiller-Powers, Howard, L.M., Katz, P., Griffin-Roth, S., & Swift, M. (2002). Benchmarking computerized information management systems in long-term care. American Journal of Medical Quality, 17, 94-102. Carosella, A.M., Ossip-Klein, D.J., Watt, C.A., & Podgorski, C. (2002). Smoking history, knowledge, and attitudes among older residents of a long-term care facility. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 4, 161-169. Ossip-Klein DJ, McIntosh S, Utman C, Burton K, Spada J, & JJ Guido (2000) "Smokers ages 50+: Who gets physician advice to quit?" Preventive Medicine, 31, 364-369. McIntosh S, Ossip-Klein DJ, Spada J, & K Burton (2000) "Recruitment startegies and success in a multi-county smoking cessation study." Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 2, 281-284.