Professor
David Mechanic
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Social scientist; Educator; Academic administrator
Area
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specialty
Sociology, Demography, and Geography
Elected
1993
Research focuses on factors affecting health and disability and use of health services; the organization and provision of health care services; health and mental health policy; and trust in physicians and medical institutions. His research on stress and coping, illness behavior, rationing of health care, managed care an patient and public trust has been central in defining approaches in these areas.
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