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Patrick Monahan
RESEARCH INTERESTS: My research interests are in (1) psychometrics including differential
item functioning (DIF), dimensionality assessment (e.g., DETECT procedure), item
response theory (IRT), and generalizability theory (G Theory), and (2) behavioral
and mental health research. I am the principal investigator of a currently funded
NIH-NCI R03 grant to perform simulation studies aimed at improving the methods for
detecting DIF and assessing dimensionality in mammography screening belief scales
(results are largely generalizable to other scales).
COLLABORATIONS: I collaborate with several investigators at IUPUI. My primary collaborations
are in the area of cancer prevention and control with investigators from the IU
School of Nursing, the IU School of Medicine, and the IU Cancer Center. I am the
lead statistician for the cancer prevention and control program, and a member of
the IU Cancer Center Biostatistics Core. My collaborations in cancer prevention
and control include a range of intervention and randomized controlled studies to
(1) increase mammography screening, (2) increase colorectal screening, (3) improve
symptoms in adolescents who have cancer, (4) improve quality of life for men who
have prostate cancer, and (5) decrease hot flashes in women with breast cancer.
Several of those studies have focused on under-served populations. I also collaborate
with investigators in psychiatry and psychology. I am the PI of a current grant
(funded by Eli Lilly) to develop, and assess the validity and reliability of, an
instrument for assessing patients’ perceptions about medications for diabetes (the
PAM-D). My over-arching interest in behavioral research is mental health, and this
interest cuts across several collaborative departments. For example, my collaborations
regarding depression have spanned different studies and populations: (1) men with
prostate cancer, (2) persons living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya (as part of the internationally
recognized partnership between IU and Moi University medical schools), and (3) children
at high risk for developing bipolar disorder.
Email address: pmonahan@iupui.edu
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