Center for Public Health Studies

Mark S. Kaplan, Dr.P.H. Associate Professor
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Education/Training

University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL B.A. 1975 Sociology

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ M.S.W. 1977 Social Work

University of California, Berkeley, CA M.P.H. 1978 Behavioral Sciences

University of California, Berkeley, CA Dr.P.H. 1984 Behavioral Sciences

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Professional Experience

1976-77 Consultant, Arizona Department of Health Services, Division of Behavioral Health Services

1979-85 Research Specialist, Mental Health and Social Welfare Research Group, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley

1985-87 Assistant Professor, Department of School and Community Health, University of Oregon

1988 Consultant, Eugene Research Institute, Eugene, Oregon: Making Risky Decisions

1988-90 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California

1990-97 Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

1992-97 Chair, Mental Health Specialization, School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

1997- Associate Professor, School of Community Health, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University

1999- Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Oregon Health Sciences University

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Honors and Awards

1977-79 National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Pre-Doctoral Research Traineeship

1977-81 United States Public Health Service National Research Service Award

1984 American Association for the Advancement of Science (Pacific Division) Award for Excellence for the best paper presented at the 65th Annual meeting, on the program of the Section L, History of Science, by a recent recipient of the doctoral degree.

1998- Member, Strategic Planning Committee, American Association of Suicidology

1999 Fellow, NIMH Summer Research Institute in Geriatric Psychiatry

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Grants

Adamek, M.E. & Kaplan, M.S. The Management of Elderly Suicide: A National Survey of Attitudes, Knowledge, and Current Practice, Retirement Research Foundation, 1994-95.

Berenbaum, H., Kaplan, M.S., & Rappaport, J. Meyer Mental Health Center Closure Impact Study, Illinois Department of Mental Health, 1995-96.

Kaplan, M.S. & Adamek, M.E. Health Care Professionals' Management of Elderly Suicide: A Survey of Attitudes, Knowledge, and Practices, Retirement Research Foundation,1995-97.

Kaplan, M.S. Elder Firearm Suicide: Regional Variations and Patterns of Gun Ownership, The Joyce Foundation, 1996-97.

Kaplan, M.S. (P.I.), McFarland, B.H., & Newsom, J.T. (Co-Is), Depression and Health Behavior in Late Life, National Institute of Mental Health (grant # MH59719), 1999-2001.

Kaplan, M.S. Psychosocial Correlates of Health Behavior in Late Life: A Longitudinal Study, The Collins Medical Trust, 2000-2001.

Kaplan, M.S. Psychosocial Determinants of Healthy Aging: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Canadian NPHS, Canadian Government Faculty Research Grant, 2001.

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Selected Publications

Kaplan, M. S. and Marks, G. (1990). Adverse Effects of Acculturation: Psychological Distress Among Mexican American Young Adults. Social Science and Medicine, 31, 1313-1319.

Kaplan, M.S., Adamek, M.E., and Johnson, S., (1994). Trends in Firearm Suicide Among Older American Males: 1979-1988. The Gerontologist, 34, 59-65.

Kaplan, M.S. and Marks, G. (1995). Appraisal of Health Risks: The Roles of Masculinity, Femininity and Sex. Sociology of Health and Illness, 17, 206-221.

Kaplan, M.S. (1995). The Feminization of the AIDS Epidemic. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 22, 5-21.

Adamek, M.E. & Kaplan, M.S. (1996). Firearm Suicides Among Older Men. Psychiatric Services (formerly Hospital & Community Psychiatry), 47, 304-306.

Adamek, M.E. & Kaplan, M.S. (1996). The Growing Use of Firearm by Suicidal Older Women, 1979-1992: A Research Note. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 26, 71-78. Both authors contributed equally.

Kaplan, M.S., Adamek, M.E., & Geling, O. (1996). Sociodemographic Predictors of Firearm Suicide Among Older White Males. The Gerontologist, 36, 530-533.

Adamek, M.E. & Kaplan, M.S. (1996). Managing Elder Suicide: A Profile of American and Canadian Crisis Prevention Centers. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 26, 122-131. Both authors contributed equally.

Kaplan, M.S. & Sasser, J.E. (1996). Women Behind Bars: Trends and Policy Issues. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 23, 43-56.

Kaplan, M. S. & Weiler, R.E. (1997). Social Patterns of Smoking Behavior: Trends and Practice Implications. Health and Social Work, 22, 47-52.

Kaplan, M.S., Marks, G., & Mertens, S.B. (1997). Distress and coping among women with HIV infection: Preliminary findings from a multiethnic sample. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 67, 80-91.

Kaplan, M.S., Adamek, M.E., Geling, O., & Calderon, A. (1997). Firearm Suicide Among Older Women in the U.S. Social Science and Medicine, 44, 1427-1430.

Kaplan, M.S. & Geling, O. (1998). Firearm Suicides and Homicides in the United States: Regional Variations and Patterns of Gun Ownership. Social Science and Medicine, 45, 1227-1233.

Kaplan, M.S., Adamek, M.E., & Rhoades, J.A. (1998). Prevention of Elderly Suicide: Physicians' Assessment of Firearm Availability. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 15, 60-64.

Kaplan, M.S. & Geling, O. (1999). Sociodemographic and Geographic Patterns of Firearm Suicide in the United States, 1989-93. Health & Place, 5, 179-185.

Kaplan, M.S., Adamek, M.E., & Calderon, A. (1999). Managing Depressed and Suicidal Geriatric Patients: A Survey of Primary Care Physicians. The Gerontologist, 39, 417-425.

Reese, D.J. & Kaplan, M.S. (2000) Spirituality, Social Support, and Worry About Health: Relationships in a Sample of HIV+ Women. Social Thought, 19, 37-52.

Joe, S. & Kaplan, M.S. (2002). Use of firearms in suicide among young
African-American males 1979-1997, Psychiatric Services, vol. 53: 332-334.

Kaplan, M.S., Newsom, J.T., & McFarland, B.H. (in press). Older adults'
contacts with health practitioners: Is there an association with smoking
practices? Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences.

Joe, S. & Kaplan, M.S. (in press). Suicide Among African American Men: Linking Secular Trends and Literature with a Focus on Prevention. In L. Davidson & V. Ross (Eds.) Suicide Prevention Now: Linking Research to Practice. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Adamek, M.E. & Kaplan, M.S. (in press). Caring for Depressed and Suicidal Older Patients: A Comparison of Physicians and Nurse Practitioners. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine.

Kaplan, M.S., Adamek, M.E., & Martin, J.L. (in press). Confidence of primary care physicians in assessing the suicidality of geriatric patients. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

Joe, S. & Kaplan, M.S. (in press). Suicide among African-American Men: Linking Secular Trends and Literature with a Focus on Prevention. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior.