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Christopher J. Mooney, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Christopher J. Mooney, Ph.D., M.P.H.

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About Me

Professional Background

Christopher J. Mooney, PhD, MPH, MA is Assistant Professor in the Division Of General Medicine, and holds joint appointments in the Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics and Public Health Sciences. He is Director of Assessment and Director of the Medical Education Pathway in the School of Me...
Christopher J. Mooney, PhD, MPH, MA is Assistant Professor in the Division Of General Medicine, and holds joint appointments in the Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics and Public Health Sciences. He is Director of Assessment and Director of the Medical Education Pathway in the School of Medicine and Dentistry and Director of Education Research and Scholarship in the Department of Medicine. Dr. Mooney is also a member of the medical school's admission committee and its various curriculum committees.

Dr. Mooney is also involved in regional, national, and international medication education groups. He currently serves as chair of the Northeast Group on Educational Affairs' (NEGEA) Medical Education Scholarship Research and Evaluation (MESRE) Section and is Chair of the Association of American Medical College’s (AAMC) Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) program.

In these various roles, Dr. Mooney collaborates with teams of educators, learners, scientists, and clinicians to study education and health outcomes.

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Medicine, General Medicine (SMD)

Associate Professor - Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics (SMD) - Joint

Associate Professor - Department of Public Health Sciences (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Education

PhD | University of Rochester. Education. 2015

MPH | University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry. Public Health. 2010

MA | Brown University. Environmental Science. 2003

BS | Hobart College. Biology. 2000

Publications

Journal Articles

Minding the gap: towards a shared clinical reasoning lexicon across the pre-clerkship/clerkship transition.

Ovitsh RK, Gupta S, Kusnoor A, Jackson JM, Roussel D, Mooney CJ, Pinto-Powell R, Appel JL, Mhaskar R, Gold J

Medical education online.. 2024 December 3129 (1):2307715. Epub 02/06/2024.

Predictors of Narrative Evaluation Quality in Undergraduate Medical Education Clerkships.

Mooney CJ, Blatt A, Pascoe J, Lang V, Kelly M, Braun M, Burch J, Stone RT

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2022 November 197 (11S):S168. Epub 10/18/2022.

Predictors of faculty narrative evaluation quality in medical school clerkships.

Mooney CJ, Pascoe JM, Blatt AE, Lang VJ, Kelly MS, Braun MK, Burch JE, Stone RT

Medical education.. 2022 August 11 Epub 08/11/2022.

The therapeutic potential of bedside art observation in hematologic cancer inpatients: a randomized controlled pilot study.

Gore E, Daiss SD, Liesveld JL, Mooney CJ

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer.. 2022 January 13 Epub 01/13/2022.

What Is an Innovation Article? A Systematic Overview of Innovation in Health Professions Education Journals.

Colbert-Getz JM, Bierer SB, Berry A, Bradley E, Han H, Mooney C, Szauter K, Teal CR, Youm J, O'Brien BC

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2021 November 196 (11S):S39-S47. Epub 1900 01 01.

Moderate to severe chronic pain in later life: risk and resilience factors for recovery.

Li R, Dworkin RH, Chapman BP, Becerra AZ, Yang L, Mooney CJ, Seplaki CL

The journal of pain.. 2021 June 23 Epub 06/23/2021.

A Crocheted Model Activity for Teaching Embryonic Lateral Folding to Medical Students.

McConnell SEA, Mooney CJ

Anatomical sciences education.. 2021 February 16 Epub 02/16/2021.

Re-ACT: Remote Advanced Communication Training in a Time of Crisis.

Carroll T, Mooney C, Horowitz R

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2020 September 5 Epub 09/05/2020.

Rapid transition to online assessment: Practical steps and unanticipated advantages.

Mooney CJ, Peyre SE, Clark NS, Nofziger AC

Medical education.. 2020 May 13 Epub 05/13/2020.

Education Research: The Narrative Evaluation Quality Instrument: Development of a tool to assess the assessor.

Kelly MS, Mooney CJ, Rosati JF, Braun MK, Thompson Stone R

Neurology.. 2020 January 1494 (2):91-95. Epub 1900 01 01.

Understanding of Brain Death Among Health-Care Professionals at a Transplant Center.

Lawson MM, Mooney CJ, Demme RA

Progress in transplantation : official publication, North American Transplant Coordinators Organization ... [et al.]. 2019 September 29 (3):254-260. Epub 06/11/2019.

Perceived Control Mediates Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Chronic Stress on Physical Frailty: Findings From the Health and Retirement Study.

Mooney CJ, Elliot AJ, Douthit KZ, Marquis A, Seplaki CL

The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences.. 2018 September 2073 (7):1175-1184. Epub 1900 01 01.

Perceived control and frailty: The role of affect and perceived health.

Elliot AJ, Mooney CJ, Infurna FJ, Chapman BP

Psychology and aging.. 2018 May 33 (3):473-481. Epub 02/15/2018.

The Medical Humanities Effect: a Pilot Study of Pre-Health Professions Students at the University of Rochester.

Baker CJ, Shaw MH, Mooney CJ, Daiss SD, Clark SB

The Journal of medical humanities.. 2017 December 38 (4):445-457. Epub 1900 01 01.

Numerical versus narrative: A comparison between methods to measure medical student performance during clinical clerkships.

Bartels J, Mooney CJ, Stone RT

Medical teacher.. 2017 November 39 (11):1154-1158. Epub 08/28/2017.

Associations of Lifetime Trauma and Chronic Stress With C-reactive Protein in Adults Ages 50 Years and Older: Examining the Moderating Role of Perceived Control.

Elliot AJ, Mooney CJ, Infurna FJ, Chapman BP

Psychosomatic medicine.. 2017 79 (6):622-630. Epub 1900 01 01.

Factors impacting musculoskeletal knowledge and clinical confidence in graduating medical students.

DiGiovanni BF, Southgate RD, Mooney CJ, Chu JY, Lambert DR, O'Keefe RJ

The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume.. 2014 November 596 (21):e185. Epub 1900 01 01.

Predictors of older adults' technology use and its relationship to depressive symptoms and well-being.

Elliot AJ, Mooney CJ, Douthit KZ, Lynch MF

The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences.. 2014 September 69 (5):667-77. Epub 12/04/2013.

Engaging students and faculty: implications of self-determination theory for teachers and leaders in academic medicine.

Lyness JM, Lurie SJ, Ward DS, Mooney CJ, Lambert DR

BMC medical education.. 2013 November 1113 :151. Epub 11/11/2013.

Medical student attitudes toward patients in diverse care settings: the impact of a patient evaluation course.

Medina-Walpole A, Mooney CJ, Lyness JM, Lambert DR, Lurie SJ

Teaching and learning in medicine.. 2012 24 (2):117-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

Maturation of medical student musculoskeletal medicine knowledge and clinical confidence.

DiGiovanni BF, Chu JY, Mooney CJ, Lambert DR

Medical education online.. 2012 17 Epub 07/23/2012.

Assessing a method to limit influence of standardized tests on clerkship grades.

Lurie SJ, Mooney CJ

Teaching and learning in medicine.. 2012 24 (4):287-91. Epub 1900 01 01.

Commentary: pitfalls in assessment of competency-based educational objectives.

Lurie SJ, Mooney CJ, Lyness JM

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2011 April 86 (4):412-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Development of an audit method to assess the prevalence of the ACGME's general competencies in an undergraduate medical education curriculum.

Mooney CJ, Lurie SJ, Lyness JM, Lambert DR, Guzick DS

Teaching and learning in medicine.. 2010 October 22 (4):257-61. Epub 1900 01 01.

Relationship between clinical assessment and examination scores in determining clerkship grade.

Lurie SJ, Mooney CJ

Medical education.. 2010 February 44 (2):177-83. Epub 01/05/2010.

Impact of peer assessment on the professional development of medical students: a qualitative study.

Nofziger AC, Naumburg EH, Davis BJ, Mooney CJ, Epstein RM

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2010 January 85 (1):140-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Association of an educational program in mindful communication with burnout, empathy, and attitudes among primary care physicians.

Krasner MS, Epstein RM, Beckman H, Suchman AL, Chapman B, Mooney CJ, Quill TE

JAMA.. 2009 September 23302 (12):1284-93. Epub 1900 01 01.

Association between hand-off patients and subject exam performance in medicine clerkship students.

Lang VJ, Mooney CJ, O'Connor AB, Bordley DR, Lurie SJ

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2009 September 24 (9):1018-22. Epub 07/05/2009.

Measurement of the general competencies of the accreditation council for graduate medical education: a systematic review.

Lurie SJ, Mooney CJ, Lyness JM

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2009 March 84 (3):301-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Invited Article: Conflicts of interest for authors of American Academy of Neurology clinical practice guidelines.

Holloway RG, Mooney CJ, Getchius TS, Edlund WS, Miyasaki JO

Neurology.. 2008 July 171 (1):57-63. Epub 1900 01 01.

Further challenges in measuring communication skills: accounting for actor effects in standardised patient assessments.

Lurie SJ, Mooney CJ, Nofziger AC, Meldrum SC, Epstein RM

Medical education.. 2008 July 42 (7):662-8. Epub 05/23/2008.

Changes in self-perceived abilities among male and female medical students after the first year of clinical training.

Lurie SJ, Meldrum S, Nofziger AC, Sillin LF, Mooney CJ, Epstein RM

Medical teacher.. 2007 November 29 (9):921-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

Alliance for Clinical Education (ACE) Guidebook for Clerkship Directors (2019)

Chapter: Education scholarship: a primer for clinical educators

Authors: Mooney CJ, Nofziger AC, Peyre SE

Publisher: Gegensatz Press, North Syracuse, NY 2019