Pamela Farley Short

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Professor of Health Policy and Administration; Director of the Center for Health Care and Policy Research

Contact Information

504E Donald H. Ford Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park PA 16802

814-863-8786

(fax) 814-863-2905

pxs46@psu.edu

www.hhdev.psu.edu/hpa/

Education

B.A, 1975, Economics, Wellesley College
Ph.D., 1984, Economics, Yale University

Teaching Interests

Health economics, research methods, managed care

Research Interests

Public policies governing the organization and financing of health insurance and health care; personal and social costs of cancer; changes in people's lives (health insurance, employment, health) over time.

Selected Publications

Tunceli, K., P.F. Short, J. Moran, O. Tunceli. (In press). “Cancer Survivorship, Health Insurance, and Employment Transitions among Older Workers,” Inquiry.

Miller, P.E., J. Vasey, P.F. Short, T.J. Hartman. (2009). “Description of Dietary Supplement Use by Adult Cancer Survivors,” Oncology Nursing Forum 36(1): 61-67.

Short, P.F., F. Weaver. (2008). “Transitions to Medicare before Age 65,” Health Affairs (Web Exclusive, March 25).

Short, P.F., J. Vasey, J. Moran. (2008). “Long-Term Effects of Cancer Survivorship on the Employment of Older Workers,” Health Services Research 43(1, Part 1): 193-210, February.

Short, P.F., J. Vasey, R. BeLue. (2008). “Work Disability Associated with Cancer Survivorship and Other Chronic Conditions,” Psycho-Oncology 17: 91-97.

Kemper, P.K., F. Weaver, P.F. Short, D. Shea. (2008). “Meeting the Need for Personal Care Among the Elderly: Does Medicaid Home Care Spending Matter?” Health Services Research 43(1, Part 2): 344-362, February.

Short, P.F., E. Mallonee. (2006). “Income Disparities in the Quality of Life of Cancer Survivors,” Medical Care 44(1):16-23, January.

Gifford, E.J., R. Weech-Maldonado, P.F. Short. (2005). “Low-Income Children’s Preventive Services Use: Implications of Parents’ Medicaid Status. Health Care Financing Review 26(4): 81-94.

Short, P.F., J. Vasey, and K. Tunceli. (2005). “Employment Pathways in a Large Cohort of Adult Cancer Survivors,” CANCER 103(6): 1292-1301, March 15.

Short, P.F. (2004). “Counting and Characterizing the Uninsured.” In C. McLaughlin (ed.),Health Policy and the Uninsured. Washington, D.C.: Urban Institute Press.

Curriculum Vitae

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Strategic Themes

  • Contexts and Social Institutions
  • Health Care Systems