Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Turrisi Rob

Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA

Biography

Rob Turrisi has been engaged in research on prevention science topics for nearly 35 years. His initial work looked at methods for reducing drunk driving—a subject on which he is passionate and continues to engage both with graduate fellows and his research team. His research also includes externally funded studies on brief parent interventions, substance abuse prevention, and skin cancer prevention.

Publications

The Influence of Disease Perceptions on the Participation of Melanoma Patients and their Partners in Skin Self- Examination Education

By examining differences between patients who enroll or decline to enroll in a partner-based study, future research can benefit and adapt recruitment strategies to reduce sampling biases. This study examined differences between melanoma patients’ who either declined or enrolled in an intervention aimed at increasing skin self-examination (SSE... Read More»

Gaber Rikki, Hultgren Brittney, Stapleton Jerod, Mallett Kimberly A, Turrisi Rob, Hernandez Claudia, Bilmoria Karl, Wayne Jeffrey D, Martini Mary C and Robinson June K

Research Article: J Community Med Health Edu 2013, 3: 242

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000242

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