Michele Greene

  Professor
  Department: Health and Nutrition Sciences
  Location: 4109 Ingersoll Hall
  Phone: 718-951-5000 x2756
  Fax: 718-951-4670

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December 2007 - present
Professor, School of Public Health, Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

September 2004 - present
Deputy Chair, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences

January 1995 - present
Professor, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences

December 1999 - present
Adjunct Professor of Public Health in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Education:
DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - 1981 (Sociomedical Sciences)

M.A., SUNY at Buffalo - 1974 (Sociology)

B.A., Queens College, CUNY - 1971 (Education/Sociology)

Areas of Expertise:
I conduct research on physician-patient communication, with a special focus on primary care physicians and older patients. My colleagues and I particularly enjoy translating our research into educational practice for medical students, residents, and fellows.
I am also interested in the more general area of health communication. Other areas of interest include women's health and social, cultural, political, economic and psychological factors affecting health.

Books and Publications
Adelman R., Greene M., Friedmann E. Discussion of Depression in Follow-Up Medical Visits with Older Patients. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 56 (1): 16-22, 2008.
(Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2008

Greene M., Adelman R. and Hollander B. Interviewing. In The Encyclopedia of Elder Care (2nd edition), edited by Capezuti, E., Siegler E. and M.Mezey. NY: Springer (2008).

Greene M., Adelman R., FitzSimmons-Scheurer S., Hollander B. Institutionalization. In The Encyclopedia of Elder Care (2nd edition), edited by Capezuti, E., Siegler E. and M.Mezey. NY: Springer (2008).

(Books and Publications: Chapter) 2008

Adelman R., Capello C., LoFaso V.and Greene M. Introduction to the Older Patient: A First-Exposure to Geriatrics for Medical Students. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 55 (9), 1445-1450, 2007. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2007

Fins J., Maltby B., Friedmann E., Greene M., Norris K., Adelman R. and Byock I. Contracts,
Covenants and Advance Care Planning: An Empirical Study of the Moral Obligations of Patient and Proxy. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 29(1): 55-68, 2005.
(Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005

Adelman R., Greene M. and Friedmann E. Discussions about Cognitive Impairment in First Medical Visits: Older Patients' Perceptions and Preferences. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias 19(4): 233-238, 2004. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2004

Greene M. and Adelman R. Physician-Older Patient Communication about Cancer. Patient Education and Counseling 50 (1): 55-60, 2003. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2003

Greene M. and Adelman R. Interviewing. In The Encyclopedia of Elder Care: The Comprehensive Resource on Geriatric and Social Care, edited by M.Mezey et al, NY: Springer, 2001.

FitzSimmons-Scheurer, S., Greene M. and Adelman R. Institutionalization. In The Encyclopedia of Elder Care: The Comprehensive Resource on Geriatric and Social Care, edited by M. Mezey et al., NY: Springer, 2001.

Greene M. and Adelman R. Building the Physician-Older Patient Relationship. Chapter in Aging, Communication and Health: Linking Research and Practice for Successful Aging, edited by M. Hummert and J. Nussbaum, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001.
(Books and Publications: Chapter) 2001

Adelman R, Greene M. and Ory M. Communication between older patients and their physicians. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine 16 (1): 1-24, 2000. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2000

Adelman R. and Greene M., editors. Communication Between Older Patients and their Physicians issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine 16 (1). PA: WB Saunders, 2000. (Books and Publications: Edited Book) 2000

Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Greene M. Issues in Psychosocial Communication. Presented to Geriatric Fellows, New York Weill Medical College, February 2006.

Lingler J., Schulz, R., Martire, L., Greene, M., Hunsaker, A. and DeKosky, S. A Pilot Study of Provider-Patient Communication in the Primary Care of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease. Presented at the Leo H. Criep Symposium on Provider-Patient Communication, University of Pittsburgh, April 2006.

(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006

Rosenstiel D., Breckman R.., Raik B., Rao A., Reid, C. Greene M. and Adelman R. Psychosocial Education in Geriatric Medicine Fellowships: A Multi-Year Pilot Program. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, November 2006.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006

Greene M. and Adelman R. Communication in Geriatric Medical Visits. Presented to primary care residents, New York Weill Cornell Medical Center, February 2005.

Greene M. Getting the Message Out: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Public Health Communication. The Role of Health Literacy. Greater New York Society of Public Health Education, November 2005.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2005

Greene M, Adelman R., and Friedmann E. Discussions about Cognitive Impairment in First Medical Visits: Older Patients' Perceptions and Preferences. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington DC, November 2004.

Adelman R., Greene M. and Rubel B. Dying Patients' Communication with Hospice Nurses. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington DC, November 2004.

Cappelo C., LoFaso V., Adelman R. and Greene M. Using Drama and Patient Interviews to Introduce the Geriatrics Patient to First-Year Medical Students. Annual meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, Presidential Poster Session, Las Vegas, May 2004.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2004

Greene M. Introduction to Health Communication. MPH Program, Brooklyn College, March 2004.

Greene M. and Adelman R. Physician-Older Patient Communication and Cancer. Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, May 2004.

(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2004

Adelman R., Greene M. and Friedmann, E. Older Patient-Physician Discussions about Exercise in the Medical Encounter. Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, November 2003.

LoFaso C., Capello C., Adelman R. and Greene M. Enhancing First-Year Medical Students' Understanding of Ageism and Effective Doctor-Older Patient Communication Through Drama and Patient Interviews. Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, November 2003.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2003

Greene M and Adelman R. Physician-Older Patient Communication about Cancer. Invited paper presented at the Symposium on Consumer-Provider Communication, National Cancer Institute, January 2002. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2002

Greene M. and Koizumi K. Physician-Patient Communication in the US and Japan. BA/MD Health Seminar, Brooklyn College, December 2002.

Adelman R. and Greene M. Introduction to the Geriatric Patient. Primary Care Clerkship, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, September & December, 2002.

(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2002

Greene M. Communication between Physicians and Older Patients. Grand Rounds, at the Center on Aging, University of Kansas Medical Center, April 2001.

Greene M. Introduction to Physician-Patient Communication. Invited address at the University of Kansas, April 2001.

Greene M. and Adelman R. Multi-Party Interactions in Geriatric Medical Encounters. Invited address at Exploring Older Patient Encounters with Health Providers Conference, St. Louis University School of Medicine, May 2001.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2001

Greene M. and Adelman R. Older Patients' Adherence to Referral Recommendations. The Center for Aging Research and Clinical Care at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Aging Symposium, October 2001. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2001

Greene M. and Adelman R. Interactional Processes, Content and Outcomes of Physician-Older Patient Medical Encounters. Presented at National Institute on Aging advisory meeting on The Doctor-Older Patient Relationship: Disparities in Health Care Use and Outcomes, April 2000. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2000

Greene M. and Adelman R. Multi-Dimensional Interaction Analysis (MDIA) System Assessment of Physician-Older Patient Communication. Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington DC, November 2000.

(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2000

Other Professional Activities
Greene M. How Attitudes Toward Aging Affect Social Issues. Chair of session at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC, November 2000.

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