RAND Expert Biography
Mark A. Schuster
Director, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, RAND Health; Distinguished Chair in Health Promotion; Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); and Chief of General Pediatrics and Vice Chair, UCLA Department of Pediatrics
Expertise
Child and adolescent health
Recent Work
Child and adolescent health and risk behaviors; preventive health care; parental influence on child health; childhood obesity; adolescent sexual health; worksite health promotion; family leave
Education
Ph.D. in policy analysis, RAND Graduate School (now the Pardee RAND Graduate School); M.D., Harvard Medical School; M.P.P., Harvard University; B.A., Yale University
Publications of Interest
"Balancing Employment and Family: Need for and Use of Leave Among Parents of Children with Special Health Care Needs," P. J. Chung et al., Pediatrics, forthcoming
"Adolescent Participation in Preventive Health Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Nutrition: Differences Across Immigrant Generations for Asians and Latinos Compared with Whites," M. L. Allen et al., American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 97, No. 2, 2007
"Hugs and Kisses: HIV-Infected Parents' Fears About Contagion and the Effects on Parent-Child Interaction in a Nationally Representative Sample," M. A. Schuster et al., Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Vol. 159, No. 2, Feb 2005
"Access and Quality in Child Health Services: Voltage Drops," Paul J. Chung and Mark A. Schuster, Health Affairs, Vol. 23, No. 5, Sept/Oct 2004
Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask), Justin Richardson and Mark A. Schuster, Crown Publishers, 2003
Recent RAND Publications are listed here.
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: ABC Good Morning America; Associated Press; Chicago Tribune; CNN; ESPN; Los Angeles Times; NBC; NBC Today Show; New York Times; Newsweek; NPR; People; U.S. News & World Report; USA Today; Washington Post
Commentary: Los Angeles Times; United Press International
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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