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
The Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health (2008). A Resource Guide to Healthcare Options in Pennsylvania (Ed.), 214 pp.
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.
Schwartz, M., L Davis, J. Leon, J. Davitt, J. Marainen (2002). The Effect of New Medicare Reimbursement Methodologies on Rural Home Health Agencies and Their Beneficiaries. Final report submitted to the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.
Calkins, C., L. Davis, M. Schwartz, L. Gamrn, 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.
Davis, L.A. (1996). Community Health Assessment in Pennsylvania: A Primer (Editor). Published by the Special Health Task Force of the Pennsylvania Rural Development Council, Harrisburg.
Davis, L.A. (1996). Community Health Assessment in Pennsylvania: A Primer. Presentation at the Pennsylvania Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh.
Schwartz, M.R. and Davis, L.A. (1995). The Geographic Distribution of Selected Health Care Professionals in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health, Research Note I, 8 pp.
Edwards, A.B., Davis, L.A., Brannon, D., Barry, T., and Rovine M. (1993). The effect of behavior management training on the relationship between attitudes about and care practices with elderly nursing home residents. Poster presentation at the 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans.
Davis, L.A. (1993). A Guide to Services in Centre County and Surrounding Areas for Offenders and Ex-offenders, The Centre County Prison, Bellefonte, PA, 16 pp.
Davis, L.A. (1993). Nutrition and Recovery: For the Health of It, The Centre County Prison, Bellefonte, PA, 25 pp.
Education
M.H.A., 1994, Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State University