Galen E Switzer
Biographic Data
| ID | 175776 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Galen E Switzer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Galen E |
| FAMILY NAME | Switzer |
| SIGNATURE | SWITZER G E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8541-9449 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 86 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Moving Beyond Unintended Pregnancy
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) research, programming, policy, and services have long relied on the narrow paradigm of “pregnancy intendedness and planning,” including its “unintended pregnancy” measure. This framework is limited and problematic, overlooking diverse perspectives on pregnancy, structural factors, and non‐parenting outcomes such as abortion and adoption. In response, we developed the Self‐Assessed Pregnancy Acceptability (SAPA…
Donation-related decision-making among young adult Black and Hispanic members of a hematopoietic stem cell donor registry
Scarcity of donors for diverse patients drives Black/Hispanic donor motivation. • Black and Hispanic participants report experiencing medical mistrust. • Donor registration often happens without discussions with parents/families. • Some donors and families harbor misconceptions about the donation process. • Balancing school, work, and family poses challenges to donor participation
South African physician emigration and return migration, 1991–2017
Although critical for understanding health labour market trends in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), longitudinal LMIC health worker emigration and return migration trends are not routinely documented. This article seeks to better understand SA’s trends in physician emigration and return migration and whether economic growth and related policies affect migration patterns. This study used physician registry data to analyse patterns of emig…
Giving Back
BACKGROUND: There is increased interest in the capacity of US immigrants to contribute to their homelands via entrepreneurship and philanthropy. However, there has been little research examining how immigrant physicians may support health systems and what factors facilitate or raise barriers to increased support. METHODS: This study used an observational design with paper questionnaire and interview components. Our sample was drawn from attendees…
Using the IRB Researcher Assessment Tool to Guide Quality Improvement
Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) are intended to protect those who participate in research. However, because there is no established measure of IRB quality, it is unclear whether these committees achieve their goal. The IRB Researcher Assessment Tool is a previously validated, internally normed, proxy measure of IRB quality that assesses 45 distinct IRB activities and functions. We administered this instrument to a sample of investigators and I…
Racial Differences in Satisfaction with VA Health Care
Advancing Health Disparities Research Within the Health Care System
We provide a framework for health services-related researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to guide future health disparities research in areas ranging from detecting differences in health and health care to understanding the determinants that underlie disparities to ultimately designing interventions that reduce and eliminate these disparities. To do this, we identified potential selection biases and definitions of vulnerable groups when d…
Quality of life and coping strategies among lung transplant candidates and their family caregivers
Understanding donors' motivations
The Effect of a School-Based Helper Program on Adolescent Self-Image, Attitudes, and Behavior
This study examined the effects of participation in a school-based helper program on adolescents' self-image, attitudes, and behaviors. Seventh-grade students at the junior high where the program was implemented were divided into 2 functional groups, one of which was required to engage in volunteer helping activities for the remainder of the school year, whereas the other group engaged in no such service. It was hypothesized that Helper Program p…
The altruistic personality
Hypotheses concerning the specifi c contexts in which an altruistic personality might be most apparent were investigated, College students completed questionnaires tapping components of an altruistic personality, emotionality, and social desirability.At a 2nd session, the emotional evocativeness and ease of escape from the helping situation were experimentally manipulated.Ss were exposed to a distressed woman, completed state sympathy and persona…
Advancing Health Disparities Research Within the Health Care System
We provide a framework for health services-related researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to guide future health disparities research in areas ranging from detecting differences in health and health care to understanding the determinants that underlie disparities to ultimately designing interventions that reduce and eliminate these disparities. To do this, we identified potential selection biases and definitions of vulnerable groups when d…
The altruistic personality
Hypotheses concerning the specifi c contexts in which an altruistic personality might be most apparent were investigated, College students completed questionnaires tapping components of an altruistic personality, emotionality, and social desirability.At a 2nd session, the emotional evocativeness and ease of escape from the helping situation were experimentally manipulated.Ss were exposed to a distressed woman, completed state sympathy and persona…
The Effect of a School-Based Helper Program on Adolescent Self-Image, Attitudes, and Behavior
This study examined the effects of participation in a school-based helper program on adolescents' self-image, attitudes, and behaviors. Seventh-grade students at the junior high where the program was implemented were divided into 2 functional groups, one of which was required to engage in volunteer helping activities for the remainder of the school year, whereas the other group engaged in no such service. It was hypothesized that Helper Program p…
Quality of life and coping strategies among lung transplant candidates and their family caregivers
Understanding donors' motivations
Using the IRB Researcher Assessment Tool to Guide Quality Improvement
Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) are intended to protect those who participate in research. However, because there is no established measure of IRB quality, it is unclear whether these committees achieve their goal. The IRB Researcher Assessment Tool is a previously validated, internally normed, proxy measure of IRB quality that assesses 45 distinct IRB activities and functions. We administered this instrument to a sample of investigators and I…
Racial Differences in Satisfaction with VA Health Care
The altruistic personality
Hypotheses concerning the specifi c contexts in which an altruistic personality might be most apparent were investigated, College students completed questionnaires tapping components of an altruistic personality, emotionality, and social desirability.At a 2nd session, the emotional evocativeness and ease of escape from the helping situation were experimentally manipulated.Ss were exposed to a distressed woman, completed state sympathy and persona…
The Effect of a School-Based Helper Program on Adolescent Self-Image, Attitudes, and Behavior
This study examined the effects of participation in a school-based helper program on adolescents' self-image, attitudes, and behaviors. Seventh-grade students at the junior high where the program was implemented were divided into 2 functional groups, one of which was required to engage in volunteer helping activities for the remainder of the school year, whereas the other group engaged in no such service. It was hypothesized that Helper Program p…
Understanding donors' motivations
Quality of life and coping strategies among lung transplant candidates and their family caregivers
Advancing Health Disparities Research Within the Health Care System
We provide a framework for health services-related researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to guide future health disparities research in areas ranging from detecting differences in health and health care to understanding the determinants that underlie disparities to ultimately designing interventions that reduce and eliminate these disparities. To do this, we identified potential selection biases and definitions of vulnerable groups when d…
Using the IRB Researcher Assessment Tool to Guide Quality Improvement
Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) are intended to protect those who participate in research. However, because there is no established measure of IRB quality, it is unclear whether these committees achieve their goal. The IRB Researcher Assessment Tool is a previously validated, internally normed, proxy measure of IRB quality that assesses 45 distinct IRB activities and functions. We administered this instrument to a sample of investigators and I…
Racial Differences in Satisfaction with VA Health Care
Giving Back
BACKGROUND: There is increased interest in the capacity of US immigrants to contribute to their homelands via entrepreneurship and philanthropy. However, there has been little research examining how immigrant physicians may support health systems and what factors facilitate or raise barriers to increased support. METHODS: This study used an observational design with paper questionnaire and interview components. Our sample was drawn from attendees…
South African physician emigration and return migration, 1991–2017
Although critical for understanding health labour market trends in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), longitudinal LMIC health worker emigration and return migration trends are not routinely documented. This article seeks to better understand SA’s trends in physician emigration and return migration and whether economic growth and related policies affect migration patterns. This study used physician registry data to analyse patterns of emig…
Donation-related decision-making among young adult Black and Hispanic members of a hematopoietic stem cell donor registry
Scarcity of donors for diverse patients drives Black/Hispanic donor motivation. • Black and Hispanic participants report experiencing medical mistrust. • Donor registration often happens without discussions with parents/families. • Some donors and families harbor misconceptions about the donation process. • Balancing school, work, and family poses challenges to donor participation
Moving Beyond Unintended Pregnancy
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) research, programming, policy, and services have long relied on the narrow paradigm of “pregnancy intendedness and planning,” including its “unintended pregnancy” measure. This framework is limited and problematic, overlooking diverse perspectives on pregnancy, structural factors, and non‐parenting outcomes such as abortion and adoption. In response, we developed the Self‐Assessed Pregnancy Acceptability (SAPA…
Medicine (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Global Health Workforce Issues (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)