Roberta Goldman, PhD
Dr. Goldman is a cultural anthropologist specializing in the sub-discipline of medical anthropology, with particular expertise in qualitative methods of research. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese, and has done research in the Portuguese Azores Islands, Peru, Mexico, and Alaska, as well as among Latino, Cape Verdean, Portuguese, African American, West Indian and non-Hispanic White groups in the US. Her research interests include issues relevant to health and illness in the contexts of urban poverty, immigration and adjusting to life in the US. Her research has included an ethnographic study among Cape Verdean health center patients in Pawtucket and Central Falls; cancer prevention among Dominicans and Puerto Ricans in Rhode Island; perceptions of cholesterol, CVD risk and COPD risk among patients in Rhode Island and Boston; the transition to increasing use of electronic health record technology in the primary care setting; cancer prevention among construction laborers, diverse employees of small businesses, and residents of subsidized housing; use of interactive online technology to study menopause and disease prevention at mid-life among Latinas in Rhode Island; medication safety among the elderly; physician-patient communication in in second-opinion hematology-oncology consultations; social and cultural influences on perspectives of biospecimen donation for research; follow-up of abnormal mammogram results among Latinos and Haitians; the use of electronic health record alerts and automated voice-recognition software to enhance management of diabetes, pediatric obesity, laboratory monitoring, and management of hyperlipidemia and hypertension; sugary soft drink consumption among college freshmen; and a study of social factors relating to substance use among Black and Latino youth in Providence, RI. She is increasingly involved in health services research, particularly evaluation of initiatives to transform medical practice using the Patient Centered Medical Home Model.
Doyle R, Wang N, Anthony D, Borkan J, Shield RR, Goldman RE. Computers in the Examination Room and the Electronic Health Record: Physicians’ Perceived Impact on Clinical Encounters Before and After Full Installation and Implementation. Family Practice. E-Publication ahead of print, February 29, 2012. PMID: 22379185
Lapane KL, Goldman RE, Quilliam BJ, Hume AL, Eaton CB. Tailored DVDs: A Novel Strategy for Educating Racially and Ethnically Diverse Older Adults about Their Medicines. Int J Med Inform 2012 Dec;81(12):852-60. Epub ahead of print 2012 Oct 30. PMID: 23117100
Diaz JA, Roberts MB, Clarke JG, Simmons EM, Goldman RE. Colorectal Cancer Screening: Language is a greater Barrier for Latino Men than Latino Women. J Immigr Minor Health 2012 June 30. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 22752660
Loberiza Jr FR, Swore-Flecther BA, Block SD, Back AL , Goldman RE, Tulsky JA, Lee SJ. Coping Styles, Health Status and Advance Care Planning in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2011 Dec;52(12):2342-8. Epub 2011 Aug 18. PMID:21851220
Shelton RC, Goldman RE, Emmons KM, Sorensen G, Allen JD. An Investigation into the Social Context of Low-Income, Urban Black and Latina Women: Implications for Adherence to Recommended Health Behaviors. Health Educ Behav 2011 Oct;38(5):471-81. Epub 2011 Aug 19. PMID: 21856885
McDonald J, Goldman RE, O'Brien A, Ayash C, Mitchell K, Marshall R, Simon SR, Taveras EM. Health Information Technology to Guide Pediatric Obesity Management. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2011 Jun;50(6):543-9. PMID: 21565885
Alexander SC, Sullivan AM, Back AL, Tulsky JA, Goldman RE, Block SD, Stewart SK, Wilson-Genderson M, Lee SJ. Information Giving and Receiving in Hematological Malignancy Consultations. Psychooncology 2012 Mar;21(3):297-306. 2011 Feb 4. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21294221
Shield RR, Goldman RE, Anthony DA, Wang N, Doyle RJ, Borkan J. Gradual Electronic Health Record Implementation: New Insights on Physician and Patient Adaptation. Ann Fam Med 2010;8:316-26. PMID: 20644186
Shelton RC, Puleo E, Bennett GG, McNeill LH, Goldman RE, Emmons KM. Racial Discrimination and Physical Activity among Low-income Housing Residents. In press, Am J Prev Med 2009 Dec;37(6):541-5. PMID: 19944922
Allen JD, Shelton R, Harden E, Goldman R. Follow-up of Abnormal Screening Mammograms among Low-Income, Ethnically Diverse Women: Findings from a Qualitative Study. Patient Educ Couns 2008 Aug;72(2):283-92. 2008 May 10 Epub ahead of print. PMID: 18490127
Goldman R, Sanchez-Hernandez M, Ross-Degnan D, Piette JD, Trinacty CM, Simon S. Developing an automated telephone diabetes intervention for health plan members. Int J Qual Health Care 2008 Aug; 20(4):264-70.PMID: 18492706
Parker DR, Gramling R., Goldman RE, Eaton CB, Ahern D, Cover RT, M.A., Borkan J. Physicians’ Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators Regarding Adoption of the National Cholesterol Education Program Guidelines. Prev Cardiol 2008 Winter;11(1):29-35. PMID: 18174789
Smith S, Goldman RE, Dollase R. Assessing Medical Students in Nontraditional Competencies. Med Teach 2007 Sep;29(7):711-6. PMID: 17963141