Galen Switzer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4236552 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Galen Switzer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Galen |
| FAMILY NAME | Switzer |
| SIGNATURE | SWITZER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | All authors are with the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pa. Amy M. Kilbourne and Galen Switzer are with the Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. Megan Crowley-Matoka is with the Departments of Medicine and Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh. Michael J. Fine is with the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 76 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
Conceptual framework (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Abortion (1 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 works) · Altruism (biology (1 works) · Big Five personality traits (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works) · Cultural Competency in Health Care (1 works) · Developmental psychology (1 works)