Lisa Barry, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Research Scientist
Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Dr. Barry’s primary research interests are functional status and quality of life in older persons and psychosocial influences on health outcomes, particularly among those with cardiovascular disease. Her secondary research interest is the epidemiology of gender differences in aging. As a Brookdale Leadership in Aging Fellow, Dr. Barry is evaluating the potentially reciprocal relationship between depression and disability over time in light of emerging knowledge regarding the highly dynamic nature of disability in older persons.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D., Yale School of Public Health, 2004
M.P.H., Yale School of Public Health, 1998
Awards and Honors
Brookdale Leadership in Aging Fellow, 2007
Professional Services
Chair, Emerging Scholars and Professionals Organization, Gerontological Society of America, 2004-2007
Student Representative, Publications Committee, Gerontological Society of America, 2001-2003
Current Research Projects
The Effect of Depression on Disability Burden and Subtypes in Older Persons over Time; and Age Differences in Stroke Quality Indicators among the Elderly.
Yale Affiliations
Associate Research Scientist, Yale Program on Aging
Selected Publications
Barry, L.C., Allore, H.G., Guo, Z., Bruce, M.L., and Gill, T.M. Higher Burden of Depression among Older Women: The Effect of Onset, Persistence, and Mortality over Time. Archives of General Psychiatry, in press.
Barry, L.C., Lichtman, J.H., Spertus, J.A., Rumsfeld, J.S., Vaccarino, V., Jones, P.G., Plomondon, M.E., Mallik, M.E., and Krumholz, H.M. Patient Satisfaction with Treatment after Acute Myocardial Infarction: Role of Psychosocial Factors. Psychosomatic Medicine 69: 115-123, 2007.
Barry, L.C., Kasl, S.V., Lichtman, J., Vaccarino, V., and Krumholz, H.M. Perceived Control and Change in Physical Functioning after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Prospective Study. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 13(3): 229-236, 2006.
Barry, L.C., Gill, T.M., Kerns, R.D., and Reid, M.C. Identification of Pain-reduction Strategies used by Community-dwelling Older Persons. Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 60: 1569-1575, 2006.
Barry, L.C., Kasl, S.V., Lichtman, J., Vaccarino, V., and Krumholz, H.M. Social Support and Change in Health-related Quality of Life 6 Months after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 60(2): 185-193, 2006.
Barry, L.C., Kerns, R.D., Guo, Z., Duong, B.D., Iannone, L.P., and Reid, M.C. Identification of Strategies used to Cope with Chronic Pain in Older Persons Receiving Primary Care from a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 52(6): 950-956, 2004.
Barry, L.C., Guo, Z., Kerns, R.D., Duong, B.D., and Reid, M.C. Functional Self-efficacy and
Pain-related Disability among Older Veterans with Chronic Pain in a Primary Care Setting. Pain 104: 131-137, 2003.
Barry, L.C., Kasl, S.V., and Prigerson, H.G. Psychiatric Disorders among Bereaved Persons: The Role of Perceived Circumstances of the Death and Preparedness for Death. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 10(4): 447-457, 2002.
For a further list of Dr. Barry’s publications, please see PubMed.
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