Ronald Andersen, Ph.D.

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A Short Biography:

Ronald Andersen, Ph.D., is the Wasserman Professor Emeritus in the UCLA Departments of Health Policy and Management, and Sociology. Previously he chaired the Department of Heath Policy and Management at UCLA and was Professor at the University of Chicago, serving for ten years as director of the Center for Health Administration Studies and the Graduate Program in Health Administration. Dr. Andersen has studied access to medical care for his entire professional career of 45 years. He developed the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use that has been used extensively nationally and internationally as a framework for utilization and cost studies including special studies of minorities, low income, children, women, the elderly, oral health and the homeless. He has directed three national surveys of access to care and has led numerous evaluations to promote access to care. Of the 25 books and 240 articles he has authored, a large proportion deal with issues of access. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine and has been Chair of the Medical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Medical Sociologist Leo G. Reeder Award, the Distinguish Investigator Career Award Association for Health Services Research, and the Baxter Allegiance Foundation Health Services Research Prize. He has received an honorary doctorate from Purdue University and is a member of the Royal Society of Sciences at Uppsala Sweden.
Work Titles
CTSI Co-Leader, Evaluation Sciences Member, CTSI Member, Community Engagement and Research Program (CERP) Member, Workforce Development
UCLA Professor, Geriatric Medicine
Education:
Degrees:
Ph.D., Purdue University, Lafayette, IN, 1962 - 1968
M.A., Purdue University, Lafayette, IN, 1960 - 1962
B.A., University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA, 1956 - 1990

Contact Information:

Work Email Address:

randerse@ucla.edu


Fax Number:

310.825.3317

Work Phone Number:

310.206.1810

Mailing Address:

UCLA Pub Hlth-Hlth Policy & Mgmnt
BOX 951772, 61-243B CHS
Los Angeles, CA 90095


Publications:

A selected list of publications:

Gabrielian Sonya, Yuan Anita, Andersen Ronald M, McGuire James, Rubenstein Lisa, Sapir Negar, Gelberg Lillian   Chronic disease management for recently homeless veterans: a clinical practice improvement program to apply home telehealth technology to a vulnerable population Medical care, 2013; 51(3 Suppl 1): S44-51.
Banta Jim E, James Sigrid, Haviland Mark G, Andersen Ronald M   race/Ethnicity, parent-identified emotional difficulties, and mental health visits among California children The journal of behavioral health services & research, 2013; 40(1): 5-19.
Stein Judith A, Andersen Ronald M, Robertson Marjorie, Gelberg Lillian   Impact of hepatitis B and C infection on health services utilization in homeless adults: a test of the Gelberg-Andersen Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2012; 31(1): 20-30.
Schomerus Georg, Appel Katja, Meffert Peter J, Luppa Melanie, Andersen Ronald M, Grabe Hans J, Baumeister Sebastian E   Personality-related factors as predictors of help-seeking for depression: a population-based study applying the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2012; 40(1): .
Gelberg Lillian, Robertson Marjorie J, Arangua Lisa, Leake Barbara D, Sumner Gerald, Moe Ardis, Andersen Ronald M, Morgenstern Hal, Nyamathi Adeline   Prevalence, distribution, and correlates of hepatitis C virus infection among homeless adults in Los Angeles Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974), 2012; 127(4): 407-21.
Atchison Kathryn A, Thind Amardeep, Carreon Daisy C, Nakazono Terry T, Gutierrez John J, Afifi Abdelmonem A, Andersen Ronald M   Comparison of extramural clinical rotation days: did the Pipeline program make a difference? Journal of dental education, 2011; 75(1): 52-61.
Grudzen Corita R, Meeker Daniella, Torres Jacqueline M, Du Qingling, Morrison R Sean, Andersen Ronald M, Gelberg Lillian   Comparison of the mental health of female adult film performers and other young women in California Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2011; 62(6): 639-45.
Grudzen Corita R, Meeker Daniella, Torres Jacqueline, Du Qingling, Andersen Ronald M, Gelberg Lillian   HIV and STI Risk Behaviors, Knowledge, and Testing Among Female Adult Film Performers as Compared to Other California Women AIDS and behavior, 2011; 31(1): .
Teruya Cheryl, Longshore Douglas, Andersen Ronald M, Arangua Lisa, Nyamathi Adeline, Leake Barbara, Gelberg Lillian   Health and health care disparities among homeless women Women & health, 2010; 50(8): 719-36.
Banta Jim E, Andersen Ronald M, Young Alexander S, Kominski Gerald, Cunningham William E   Psychiatric comorbidity and mortality among veterans hospitalized for congestive heart failure Military medicine, 2010; 175(10): 732-41.
Morales Leo S, Varma Rohit, Paz Sylvia H, Lai Mei Ying, Mazhar Kashif, Andersen Ronald M, Azen Stanley P, Azen Stanley P   Self-reported use of eye care among Latinos: the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study Ophthalmology, 2010; 117(2): 207-15.e1.
Andersen Ronald M, Carreon Daisy C, Davidson Pamela L, Nakazono Terry T, Shahedi Shirin, Gutierrez John J   Who will serve? Assessing recruitment of underrepresented minority and low-income dental students to increase access to dental care Journal of dental education, 2010; 74(6): 579-92.
Atchison Kathryn A, Thind Amardeep, Nakazono Terry T, Wong Daniel, Gutierrez John J, Carreon Daisy C, Andersen Ronald M   Community-based clinical dental education: effects of the Pipeline program Journal of dental education, 2009; 73(2 Suppl): S269-82.
Gelberg Lillian, Andersen Ronald, Longshore Douglas, Leake Barbara, Nyamathi Adeline, Teruya Cheryl, Arangua Lisa   Hospitalizations among homeless women: are there ethnic and drug abuse disparities? The journal of behavioral health services & research, 2009; 36(2): 212-32.
Gutierrez John J, Nakazono Terry T, Carreon Daisy C, Andersen Ronald M   Introduction to case studies of the Pipeline programs at fourteen U.S. dental schools Journal of dental education, 2009; 73(2 Suppl): S52-57.
Gutierrez John J, Nakazono Terry T, Carreon Daisy C, Andersen Ronald M   Introduction to the cross-site comparisons and multivariable analyses of the Dental Pipeline program Journal of dental education, 2009; 73(2 Suppl): S236-7, S359-74.
Andersen Ronald M, Davidson Pamela L   Introduction to the evaluating the Dental Pipeline program report Journal of dental education, 2009; 73(2 Suppl): S10-14.
Crall James J, Davidson Pamela L, Nakazono Terry T, Gutierrez John J, Bai Jia, Andersen Ronald M   Involvement in health policy regarding oral health and dental education: effects of the Pipeline program Journal of dental education, 2009; 73(2 Suppl): S308-18.
Andersen Ronald M, Friedman Judith-Ann, Carreon Daisy C, Bai Jia, Nakazono Terry T, Afifi Abdelmonem, Gutierrez John J   Recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority and low-income dental students: effects of the Pipeline program Journal of dental education, 2009; 73(2 Suppl): S238-58, S375.
Andersen Ronald M, Davidson Pamela L, Atchison Kathryn A, Crall James J, Friedman Judith-Ann, Hewlett Edmond R, Thind Amardeep   Summary and implications of the Dental Pipeline program evaluation Journal of dental education, 2009; 73(2 Suppl): S319-30.
Andersen Ronald M, Atchison Kathryn A, Hewlett Edmond R, Grant-Mills Donna   The Pipeline program at Howard University College of Dentistry Journal of dental education, 2009; 73(2 Suppl): S70-81; discussion S81-2.
Thind Amardeep, Hewlett Edmond R, Andersen Ronald M, Bean Canise Y   The Pipeline program at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry: Oral Health Improvement through Outreach (OHIO) Project Journal of dental education, 2009; 73(2 Suppl): S96-106; discussion S106-7.
Gift Helen C, Andersen Ronald M, Davidson Pamela L, Thind Amardeep, Yamamoto John M, Maida Carl A, Marcus Marvin   The Pipeline program at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry Journal of dental education, 2009; 73(2 Suppl): S186-97; discussion S197-8.
Hewlett Edmond R, Andersen Ronald M, Atchison Kathryn A, Bird William   The Pipeline program at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry Journal of dental education, 2009; 73(2 Suppl): S199-209; discussion 210.
Hewlett Edmond R, Andersen Ronald M, Atchison Kathryn A, Strauss Ronald P   The Pipeline program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry Journal of dental education, 2009; 73(2 Suppl): S135-45; discussion S145-7.
Davidson Pamela L, Andersen Ronald M, Thind Amardeep, Mulligan Roseann, Nathason Niel   The Pipeline program at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry Journal of dental education, 2009; 73(2 Suppl): S222-34; discussion S234-5.
Thind Amardeep, Andersen Ronald M, Davidson Pamela L, Glassman Paul   The Pipeline program at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School Of Dentistry Journal of dental education, 2009; 73(2 Suppl): S211-20; discussion S221.
Carreon Daisy C, Davidson Pamela L, Andersen Ronald M   The evaluation framework for the Dental Pipeline program with literature review Journal of dental education, 2009; 73(2 Suppl): S23-36.
Andersen Ronald   An interview with Ronald Andersen, PhD by Carol M Ashton Medical care, 2008; 46(7): 645-6.
Ani Chizobam, Bazargan Mohsen, Bazargan-Hejazi Shahrzad, Andersen Ronald M, Hindman David W, Baker Richard S   Correlates of self-diagnosis of chronic medical and mental health conditions in under-served African American and Latino populations Ethnicity & disease, 2008; 18(2 Suppl 2): S2-105-11.
Austin Erika Laine, Andersen Ronald, Gelberg Lillian   Ethnic differences in the correlates of mental distress among homeless women Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, 2008; 18(1): 26-34.
Gelberg Lillian, Lu Michael C, Leake Barbara D, Andersen Ronald M, Morgenstern Hal, Nyamathi Adeline M   Homeless women: who is really at risk for unintended pregnancy? Maternal and child health journal, 2008; 12(1): 52-60.
Andersen Ronald   Looking back at health surveys Health affairs (Project Hope), 2008; 27(2): 585-6; author reply 586.
Zhang Xinzhi, Andersen Ronald, Saaddine Jinan B, Beckles Gloria L A, Duenas Michael R, Lee Paul P   Measuring access to eye care: a public health perspective Ophthalmic epidemiology, 2008; 15(6): 418-25.
Andersen Ronald Max   National health surveys and the behavioral model of health services use Medical care, 2008; 46(7): 647-53.
Miller David C, Gelberg Lillian, Kwan Lorna, Stepanian Sevan, Fink Arlene, Andersen Ronald M, Litwin Mark S   Racial disparities in access to care for men in a public assistance program for prostate cancer Journal of community health, 2008; 33(5): 318-35.
Thind Amardeep, Atchison Kathryn A, Andersen Ronald M, Nakazono Terry T, Gutierrez John J   Reforming dental education: faculty members' perceptions on the continuation of pipeline program changes Journal of dental education, 2008; 72(12): 1472-80.
Stein Judith A, Andersen Ronald, Gelberg Lillian   Applying the Gelberg-Andersen behavioral model for vulnerable populations to health services utilization in homeless women Journal of health psychology, 2007; 12(5): 791-804.
Davidson Pamela L, Carreon Daisy C, Baumeister Sebastian E, Nakazono Terry T, Gutierrez John J, Afifi Abdelmonem A, Andersen Ronald M   Influence of contextual environment and community-based dental education on practice plans of graduating seniors Journal of dental education, 2007; 71(3): 403-18.
Andersen Ronald M, Carreon Daisy C, Friedman Judith-Ann, Baumeister Sebastian E, Afifi Abdelmonem A, Nakazono Terry T, Davidson Pamela L   What enhances underrepresented minority recruitment to dental schools? Journal of dental education, 2007; 71(8): 994-1008.
Baumeister Sebastian E, Davidson Pamela L, Carreon Daisy C, Nakazono Terry T, Gutierrez John J, Andersen Ronald M   What influences dental students to serve special care patients? Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry, 2007; 27(1): 15-22.
Solorio M Rosa, Milburn Norweeta G, Andersen Ronald M, Trifskin Sharone, Rodríguez Michael A   Emotional distress and mental health service use among urban homeless adolescents The journal of behavioral health services & research, 2006; 33(4): 381-93.
Hsiao An-Fu, Wong Mitchell D, Goldstein Michael S, Yu Hong-Jian, Andersen Ronald M, Brown E Richard, Becerra Lida M, Wenger Neil S   Variation in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use across racial/ethnic groups and the development of ethnic-specific measures of CAM use Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2006; 12(3): 281-90.
Hsiao An-Fu, Ryan Gery W, Hays Ronald D, Coulter Ian D, Andersen Ronald M, Wenger Neil S   Variations in provider conceptions of integrative medicine Social science & medicine (1982), 2006; 62(12): 2973-87.
Hsiao An-Fu, Hays Ron D, Ryan Gery W, Coulter Ian D, Andersen Ronald M, Hardy Mary L, Diehl David L, Hui Ka-Kit, Wenger Neil S   A Self-Report Measure of Clinicians' Orientation toward Integrative Medicine Health services research, 2005; 40(5 Pt 1): 1553-69.
Marcus Marvin, Maida Carl A, Coulter Ian D, Freed James R, Der-Martirosian Claudia, Liu Honghu, Freed Benjamin A, Guzmán-Becerra Norma, Andersen Ronald M   A longitudinal analysis of unmet need for oral treatment in a national sample of medical HIV patients American journal of public health, 2005; 95(1): 73-5.
Heslin Kevin C, Andersen Ronald M, Ettner Susan L, Kominski Gerald F, Belin Thomas R, Morgenstern Hal, Cunningham William E   Do specialist self-referral insurance policies improve access to HIV-experienced physicians as a regular source of care? Medical care research and review : MCRR, 2005; 62(5): 583-600.
Andersen Ronald M, Davidson Pamela L, Atchison Kathryn A, Hewlett Edmond, Freed James R, Friedman Judith-Ann, Thind Amardeep, Gutierrez John J, Nakazono Terry T, Carreon Daisy C   Pipeline, profession, and practice program: evaluating change in dental education Journal of dental education, 2005; 69(2): 239-48.
Raghavan Ramesh, Zima Bonnie T, Andersen Ronald M, Leibowitz Arleen A, Schuster Mark A, Landsverk John   Psychotropic medication use in a national probability sample of children in the child welfare system Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology, 2005; 15(1): 97-106.
Heslin Kevin C, Andersen Ronald M, Ettner Susan L, Cunningham William E   Racial and ethnic disparities in access to physicians with HIV-related expertise Journal of general internal medicine, 2005; 20(3): 283-9.
Cunningham William E, Hays Ron D, Duan Naihua, Andersen Ronald, Nakazono Terry T, Bozzette Samuel A, Shapiro Martin F   The effect of socioeconomic status on the survival of people receiving care for HIV infection in the United States Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 2005; 16(4): 655-76.
De Vogli Roberto, Gnesotto Roberto, Goldstein Michael, Andersen Ronald, Cornia Giovanni Andrea   The lack of social gradient of health behaviors and psychosocial factors in Northern Italy Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, 2005; 50(4): 197-205.
Thind Amardeep, Atchison Kathryn, Andersen Ronald   What determines positive student perceptions of extramural clinical rotations? An analysis using 2003 ADEA Senior Survey data Journal of dental education, 2005; 69(3): 355-62.
Davidson Pamela L, Andersen Ronald M, Wyn Roberta, Brown E Richard   A framework for evaluating safety-net and other community-level factors on access for low-income populations Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing, 2004; 41(1): 21-38.
Andersen Ronald, Howard Cynthia Carter, Schneller Eugene   Contemporary models for accreditation: lessons for health administration education accreditation The Journal of health administration education, 2004; 21(2): 185-225.
Brown E Richard, Lavarreda Shana Alex, Meng Ying-Ying, Andersen Ronald M, Bindman Andrew B, Gelberg Lillian, Becerra Lida, Gatchell Melissa, Yoon Jean   County residency and access to care for low- and moderate-income Californians Policy brief (UCLA Center for Health Policy Research), 2004; 50(PB2004-1): 1-6.
Wong Mitchell D, Cunningham William E, Shapiro Martin F, Andersen Ronald M, Cleary Paul D, Duan Naihua, Liu Hong Hu, Wilson Ira B, Landon Bruce E, Wenger Neil S, Wenger Neil S   Disparities in HIV treatment and physician attitudes about delaying protease inhibitors for nonadherent patients Journal of general internal medicine, 2004; 19(4): 366-74.
Brown E Richard, Davidson Pamela L, Yu Hongjian, Wyn Roberta, Andersen Ronald M, Becerra Lida, Razack Natasha   Effects of community factors on access to ambulatory care for lower-income adults in large urban communities Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing, 2004; 41(1): 39-56.
Bradley Elizabeth H, Curry Leslie A, McGraw Sarah A, Webster Tashonna R, Kasl Stanislav V, Andersen Ronald   Intended use of informal long-term care: the role of race and ethnicity Ethnicity & health, 2004; 9(1): 37-54.
Wong Mitchell D, Asch Steven M, Andersen Ronald M, Hays Ron D, Shapiro Martin F   Racial and ethnic differences in patients' preferences for initial care by specialists The American journal of medicine, 2004; 116(9): 613-20.
Morales Leo S, Cunningham William E, Galvan Frank H, Andersen Ronald M, Nakazono Terry T, Shapiro Martin F   Sociodemographic differences in access to care among Hispanic patients who are HIV infected in the United States American journal of public health, 2004; 94(7): 1119-21.
Shen Joannie, Andersen Ronald, Brook Robert, Kominski Gerald, Albert Paul S, Wenger Neil   The effects of payment method on clinical decision-making: physician responses to clinical scenarios Medical care, 2004; 42(3): 297-302.
Heslin Kevin C, Andersen Ronald M, Gelberg Lillian   Case management and access to services for homeless women Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 2003; 14(1): 34-51.
Hsiao An-Fu, Wong Mitchell D, Kanouse David E, Collins Rebecca L, Liu Honghu, Andersen Ronald M, Gifford Allen L, McCutchan Allen, Bozzette Samuel A, Shapiro Martin F, Wenger Neil S, Wenger Neil S   Complementary and alternative medicine use and substitution for conventional therapy by HIV-infected patients Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 2003; 33(2): 157-65.
Lewis Joy H, Andersen Ronald M, Gelberg Lillian   Health care for homeless women Journal of general internal medicine, 2003; 18(11): 921-8.
Swanson Karen A, Andersen Ronald, Gelberg Lillian   Patient satisfaction for homeless women Journal of women's health (2002), 2003; 12(7): 675-86.
Herndon Brooke, Asch Steven M, Kilbourne Amy M, Wang MingMing, Lee Martin, Wenzel Suzanne L, Andersen Ronald, Gelberg Lillian   Prevalence and predictors of HIV testing among a probability sample of homeless women in Los Angeles County Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974), 2003; 118(3): 261-9.
Thind Amardeep, Andersen Ronald   Respiratory illness in the Dominican Republic: what are the predictors for health services utilization of young children? Social science & medicine (1982), 2003; 56(6): 1173-82.
Dobalian Aram, Andersen Ronald M, Stein Judith A, Hays Ron D, Cunningham William E, Marcus Marvin   The impact of HIV on oral health and subsequent use of dental services Journal of public health dentistry, 2003; 63(2): 78-85.
Heslin Kevin C, Andersen Ronald M, Gelberg Lillian   Use of faith-based social service providers in a representative sample of urban homeless women Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 2003; 80(3): 371-82.
Andersen Ronald M, Yu Hongjian, Wyn Roberta, Davidson Pamela L, Brown E Richard, Teleki Stephanie   Access to medical care for low-income persons: how do communities make a difference? Medical care research and review : MCRR, 2002; 59(4): 384-411.
Gelberg Lillian, Leake Barbara, Lu Michael C, Andersen Ronald, Nyamathi Adeline M, Morgenstern Hal, Browner Carole   Chronically homeless women's perceived deterrents to contraception Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health, 2002; 34(6): 278-85.
Bradley Elizabeth H, McGraw Sarah A, Curry Leslie, Buckser Alison, King Kinda L, Kasl Stanislav V, Andersen Ronald   Expanding the Andersen model: the role of psychosocial factors in long-term care use Health services research, 2002; 37(5): 1221-42.
Lim Yee Wei, Andersen Ronald, Leake Barbara, Cunningham William, Gelberg Lillian   How accessible is medical care for homeless women? Medical care, 2002; 40(6): 510-20.
Kilbourne Amy M, Herndon Brooke, Andersen Ronald M, Wenzel Suzanne L, Gelberg Lillian   Psychiatric symptoms, health services, and HIV risk factors among homeless women Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 2002; 13(1): 49-65.
Kilbourne Amy M, Andersen Ronald M, Asch Steven, Nakazono Terry, Crystal Stephen, Stein Michael, Gifford Allen L, Bing Eric G, Bozzette Samuel A, Shapiro Martin F, Cunningham William E   Response to symptoms among a U.S. national probability sample of adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus Medical care research and review : MCRR, 2002; 59(1): 36-58.
Harada Nancy D, Villa Valentine M, Andersen Ronald   Satisfaction with VA and non-VA outpatient care among veterans American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality, 2002; 17(4): 155-64.
Harada Nancy D, Villa Valentine M, Damron-Rodriguez JoAnn, Washington Donna, Makinodan Takashi, Dhanani Shawkat, Shon Herbert, Liu Honghu, Andersen Ronald   The influence of military service on outpatient care use among racial/ethnic groups in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers Military medicine, 2002; 167(7): 525-31.
Shen Joannie, Andersen Ronald, Albert Paul S, Wenger Neil, Glaspy John, Cole Melissa, Shekelle Paul   Use of complementary/alternative therapies by women with advanced-stage breast cancer BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2002; 2(5): 8.
Goodwin Renee, Andersen Ronald M   Use of the Behavioral Model of Health Care Use to identify correlates of use of treatment for panic attacks in the community Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2002; 37(5): 212-9.
Harada Nancy D, Damron-Rodriguez JoAnn, Villa Valentine M, Washington Donna L, Dhanani Shawkat, Shon Herbert, Chattopadhyay Manas, Fishbein Howard, Lee Martin, Makinodan Takashi, Andersen Ronald   Veteran identity and race/ethnicity: influences on VA outpatient care utilization Medical care, 2002; 40(1 Suppl): I117-28.
Andersen Ronald, Harada Nancy, Chiu Vicki, Makinodan Takashi   Application of the Behavioral Model to Health Studies of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans Asian American and Pacific Islander journal of health, 1995; 3(2): 128-141.
Aday Lu Ann, Andersen Ronald M   Equity of access to medical care: a conceptual and empirical overview Medical care, 1981; 19(12): 4-27.

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