Lisa A. Davis
Director, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health
Contact Information
202 Beecher-Dock House
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 863-8214
Research Interests
Rural health; public health policy; community and economic development; health care issues for special populations; women's health.
Teaching Interests
Rural health; professional development.
Publications
Shields, M., L, Davis, J. Halvorson, J. Sheer and J. Hessert (2006). A Rural-Urban Analysis and Comparison of Health Insurance Benefits Offered by Small Businesses. Final report submitted to the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.
Robertson, S., J. Murphy, and L. Davis (2006). The Social Impacts of Farmworker Injury and Fatality. Journal of Rural Health, 22(1): 26-35.
Lin C.J., J. Davitt, M. Meit, M. Schwartz, J. Marainen, and L. Davis. (2005) The financial impact of interim and prospective payment systems on home health providers in rural communities. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 16(3): 576-87.
Coward, T., L. Davis, C. Gold, H. Smicklas-Wright, L. Thorndyke, and F. Vondracek (Eds.) (2005). Rural Women's Health: Mental, Behavioral, and Physical Issues, Springer Publishing Company: New York, NY, 293 pps.
Davis, L. (Editor) (2003). Status Check III: Rural Health in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Rural Health Association.
Schwartz, M., A. Cardelle, and L. Davis (2003). Dental Service Supply and Demand for Indigent Populations in Rural Pennsylvania. Final report submitted to the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.
Calkins, C., L. Davis, M. Schwartz, L. Gamm, C. Lembeck, C. Foca, J. Beaver, and A. Bick (2000). How to Choose and How to Use: Improving Rural Consumers' Knowledge of Managed Care. Final report submitted to the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.
Davis, L. (Editor) (1999). Status Check II: Rural Health in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Rural Health Association.
Education
M.H.A., 1994, Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State University