Beau W. Abar, Ph.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 275-8143

Fax: (585) 276-1123

Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 655
Rochester, NY

Biography

Research

Beau completed his PhD in Human Development and Family Studies at the Pennsylvania State University with emphasis on research methodology and prevention science. He then completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Beau joined the URMC following a period as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Alpert Medical School at Brown University. His research focuses on identifying and eliminating barriers to efficacious treatment for behavioral health concerns. His most recent work focuses on access to care for depression among older adults.

Credentials

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Emergency Medicine (SMD) - Primary
Assistant Professor - Department of Psychiatry (SMD)
Assistant Professor - Department of Public Health Sciences (SMD)

Education

2003
BA | SUNY, College at Geneseo
Psychology

2005
MA | George Mason University
Developmental Psychology

2010
PhD | Pennsylvania State University
Human Development and Family Studies

Awards

2016
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Travel Award
Sponsor: Association for Clinical and Translational Sciences
Location: Washington DC

2013 - 2015
NIH Loan Repayment Program Renewal Grant
Sponsor: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

2011 - 2013
NIH Loan Repayment Program Grant
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse

2009
Sloboda and Bukoski Cup Champion
Sponsor: Society for Prevention Research

2009
Alumni Association Dissertation Award
Sponsor: Penn State Alumni Association

2008 - 2010
T32 Prevention and Methodology Trainee through the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Greenberg PI)

2008 - 2010
ECPN Travel Award
Sponsor: ECPN; Society for Prevention Research

2005
Applied Developmental Psychology Fellowship Award
Sponsor: George Mason University

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Publications

Journal Articles

5/1/2017
Haskins BL, Davis-Martin R, Abar B, Baumann BM, Harralson T, Boudreaux ED. "Health Evaluation and Referral Assistant: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Web-Based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment System to Reduce Risky Alcohol Use Among Emergency Department Patients." Journal of medical Internet research. 2017 May 1; 19(5):e119. Epub 2017 May 01.

12/19/2016
Abar B, Hong S, Aaserude E, Holub A, DeRienzo V. "Access to Care and Depression among Emergency Department Patients." The Journal of emergency medicine.. 2016 Dec 19; Epub 2016 Dec 19.

12/2016
Merchant-Borna K, Asselin P, Narayan D, Abar B, Jones CM, Bazarian JJ. "Novel Method of Weighting Cumulative Helmet Impacts Improves Correlation with Brain White Matter Changes After One Football Season of Sub-concussive Head Blows." Annals of biomedical engineering.. 2016 Dec 0; 44(12):3679-3692. Epub 2016 Jun 27.

Books & Chapters

2006
Chapter Title: Authoritative parenting style
Book Title: The Encylopedia of Human Development
Author List: Abar, B., & Winsler, A.
Published By: Sage2006 in London, England

2006
Chapter Title: Permissive parenting style
Book Title: The Encyclopedia of Human Development
Author List: Abar, B., & Winsler, A.
Published By: Sage2006 in London, England

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