Professional Summary
Laurie Lachance is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education. She is the Director of Evaluation for the Center for Managing Chronic Disease, which is a worldwide collaboration of researchers and interventionists who focus their work on building the capacity of individuals, families, communities, and health care systems to effectively prevent and manage chronic disease.
Education
Ph.D., Epidemiologic Science, University of Michigan, 1999
M.P.H., Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan, 1994
M.A., Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Michigan, 1981
B.A., Psychology, University of Michigan, 1979
Post-Doc, Health and Aging Research, University of Michigan, 1999-2000
Post-Doc, Complementary Medicine Research, University of Southhampton, UK, 2000-2001
Research Interest & Projects
Dr. Lachance's research is focused in two areas within chronic disease management: (1) Patient-centered measures, including the individual's perception of health status, the role of diet and nutrition in health, use of complementary and alternative therapies, and the therapeutic relationship; (2) Evaluation research related to community-based interventions to improve health outcomes.
Selected Publications
Lachance LL, Houle CR, Cassidy EF, Bourcier E, Cohn JH, Orians CE, Coughey K, Geng X, Joseph CLM, Lyde MD, Doctor LJ, Clark NM (2006). Collaborative design and implementation of a multi site community coalition evaluation. Health Promotion Practice, 7(2), 44S-55S.
Clark NM, Doctor LJ, Friedman AR, Lachance LL, Houle CR, Geng X, Grisso JA (2006). Community coalitions to control chronic disease: Allies Against Asthma as a model and case study. Health Promotion Practice Health Promotion Practice, 7(2), 14S-22S.
Brien, S., Lachance, L., Lewith, G." (2004). Are the therapeutic effects homeopathy attributed to the consultation, the homeopathic remedy, or both? A protocol for an exploratory feasibility trial in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine., 10, 499-502.
Sowers, M.F., Lachance, L. (1999). Vitamins and arthritis: The roles of vitamins A, C, D, and E. Rheumatic Dis Clin N Amer 25
Zenk, SN, Schulz AJ, Lachance LL, Mentz G, Kannan S, Ridella W." (In press). Neighborhood retail food environment and fruit and vegetable intake in a multiethnic urban population Amer J Health Promotion
Lachance, L., Hawthorne, V., Brien, S., Hyland, M.E., Lewith, G., Verhoef, M., Warber, S. Zick, S." Delphi-Derived Development of a Common Epidemiologic Core for Measuring Complementary and Alternative Medicine Prevalence Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, (In press)
Professional Affiliations
1995 - present: Member, American Public Health Association
1997 - present: Member, Society for Epidemiologic Research
2007 - present: Treasurer, International Society for Complementary Medicine Research
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