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 14642

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Emergency Medicine , Emergency Research Admin (SMD)
Associate Professor - Department of Psychiatry (SMD) - Joint
Associate Professor - Department of Public Health Sciences (SMD) - Joint

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

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

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

06/2010 - 08/2011
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Emergency Medicine and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

Awards

2018 - 2019
Dean's Teaching Fellowship
Sponsor: University of Rochester

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
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

6/2023
Adler D, Bonham A, Chamberlin S, Fiscella K, Mustian K, Park CS, Wood N, Abar B. "A scalable approach to determine cervical cancer screening needs among emergency department patients in the United States." Preventive medicine reports.. 2023 Jun; 33:102221. Epub 2023 Apr 25.

3/29/2023
Park CS, Sams M, Nobay F, Morgan A, Adler D, Abar B. "Primary Care and Emergency Department Utilization Patterns: Differences between White and Black Low-Acuity Patients." Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2023 Mar 29; Epub 2023 Mar 29.

10/6/2022
Bazarian J, Abar B, Merchant-Borna K, Pham DL, Rozen E, Mannix R, Kawata K, Chou YY, Stephen SJ, Gill J. "Effects of physical exertion on early changes in blood-based brain biomarkers: implications for the acute point of care diagnosis of concussion." Journal of neurotrauma.. 2022 Oct 6; Epub 2022 Oct 06.

Books & Chapters

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

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

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