CURRICULUM VITAE. NAME: Meredith Carolyn Masel, PhD, MSSW DATE: 11/16/2017

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1 1 CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: Meredith Carolyn Masel, PhD, MSSW DATE: 11/16/2017 PRESENT POSITION AND ADDRESS: Director Oliver Center for Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare Adjunct Assistant Professor Dept of Preventive Medicine and Community Health University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 301 University Boulevard Galveston, TX Tel: PROFESSIONAL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE 05/ /2013 University of Texas Medical Branch Adjunct Professor Research II, Occupational Therapy 12/2010-present University of Texas Medical Branch Director Oliver Center for Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare Created the Oliver Center Division of Shared Decision Making resulting in grant resources to provide access to ~ 400 medical decision aids for UTMB clinicians and patients before, during, or after the clinical encounter; successfully lobbied to bring the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) SHARE Approach workshop to UTMB in January Implemented Taking the message and the medicine home patient audio recording program and handle all related functions; Program has assisted over 1000 patients with cancer diagnoses to keep track of health information, engage care partners, and engage as members of the healthcare team. Popular Press (NYT online & print, Medical Economics, NBC nationwide.) Pilot tested the Safe & Sound patient safety program in TJA cases. Produced analysis of outcomes. Provide health administration, social work, and research expertise to center activities and programs with campus and off campus (i.e. American Cancer Society) collaborators. Routinely asked to serve on patient centered care committees. Promote and encourage Open Notes at UTMB Health; Pioneer participant in Open Recordings movement (ORALS Project, Dartmouth University) Provided over 3000 person hours of coaching and instruction to medical and nurse residents. Topics: Empathy Skills, Shared Decision Making and Negotiation, Conflict Handling Deployed ~15 workshops per year teaching and facilitating discussions about nurse bullying, evidence of harm, and how to follow the chain of command. Additional Center Responsibilities Lead the alignment of center strategies with the health system goals and strategies Develop and manage the department budget as well as direct reports Continuously improve material for interpersonal and communication skills training by adding research evidence of better patient outcomes as it becomes available

2 Present Oliver Center work at the local, national, and international level. Chair of patient education committee (CIS, Health System, Academic Enterprise, Executive Leaders) and led team to RFP and selection of new patient education system in EMR/HER. 02/2010-present University of Texas Medical Branch Adjunct Assistant Professor Preventive Medicine and Community Health Course Director: Health Services Management 12/ /2010 University of Texas Medical Branch Program Manager Center to Eliminate Health Disparities Conducted research and support for priority CEHD initiatives, including those related to advancing health policy in relation to health disparities, health in all policies approaches, health impact assessment, intersectoral action for health, environmental justice, and/or health equity in global health contexts. Supported teaching about disparities in the medical school curriculum (and with students as needed) and also the topic of health equity. Educated community regarding health disparities 12/2007-1/2014 University of Texas Medical Branch East Texas Geriatric Education Center Social Work Curriculum Director 4/ Lance Armstrong Foundation Consultant-Social Worker 9/2009-8/2010 University of Texas Medical Branch Kempner Scholar (Grant Award) Improving the health of Mexican Americans and job satisfaction among medical care providers through health literacy interventions. 9/2007-8/2009 University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Rehabilitation Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellow Aging and Rehabilitation 08/2005-8/2007 University of Texas Medical Branch Sealy Center on Aging Predoctoral Research Fellow - Minority Health and Aging RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Current Grant Awards/Associations Maintenance and expansion of interpersonal and communication skills training program for medical residents toward a fully interprofessional program with nurse residents. Role: Directors Meredith Masel, PhD; Thomas Blackwell, MD Role: Data Analyst Award ~$700,000. Foundation: The Moody Foundation, Galveston, TX 2015 Patient and Family Engagement Early-Career Investigator Awards Moore Foundation Principal Investigator: Paul Barr, PhD, MSc (Dartmouth) 2

3 Role: Study Site Liaison Medicaid 1115 Waiver Project (REAL Data); University of Texas Medical Branch; Role: Intervention Specialist (responsible for designing and implementing MeasureUpPressureDown to improve blood pressure control among select UTMB patients.) (20% support) President s Cabinet Award: Create a Division of Shared Decision Making Role: Principal Investigator ($50,000 non-salary support) President s Cabinet Award: Organize older local community members to view and discuss the Healing through Humanism video series. Role: Co-Investigator 2013-present R24 Infrastructure Development in Patient Centered Outcomes Research Principal Investigator: James Goodwin Role: Collaborator Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals My research experience has been primarily in the field of aging. The contributions outlined below demonstrate my interest in social epidemiology rather than the biological course of aging. a) Masel MC, Rudkin LL, Peek MK. Examining the role of acculturation in health behaviors of older Mexican Americans. American Journal of Health Behaviors. 30(6): ; b) Stimpson JP, Masel MC, Peek MK. Shared health behaviors among older, Mexican American spouses. American Journal of Health Behaviors. 30(5): ; PMID: c) Masel MC, Peek MK. Ethnic differences in cognitive function over time. Annals of Epidemiology. Nov;19(11):778-83; PMCID: PMC d) Masel MC, Graham JE, Reistetter T, Markides, K, Ottenbacher, K. Frailty and health related quality of life in older Mexican Americans. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 7:70; PMID: , PMCID: e) Masel MC, Raji M, Peek MK. Education and Physical Activity Mediate the Relationship between Race/Ethnicity and Cognitive Function in Late Middle Age. Results from the Health and Retirement Study. Ethnicity & Health. 15(3): ; PMID f) Masel MC, Ostir G, Ottenbacher K. Frailty, Mortality, and Health Related Quality of Life in Older Mexican Americans. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 58(11): , g) Masel, M. C., Howrey, B., & Peek, M. K. (2011). The effect of acculturation on frailty among older Mexican Americans. Journal of aging and health, 23(4), h) Howrey, B., A Raji, M., Masel, M., & Kristen Peek, M. (2015). Stability in Cognitive Function Over 18 Years: Prevalence and Predictors among Older Mexican Americans. Current Alzheimer Research, 12(7), PMID Further, I have supported physicians to carry out quality improvement programs at my institution by performing data analyses and offering planning advice. 3

4 a) Controlling Antibiotic Dosing Errors in Patients with Impaired Renal Function Using An Emr Alert. (2014) T Hudali, A Almomani, L Low, M Masel - American Journal Of Kidney Diseases, Volume 63, Issue 5, B56. Book Chapters and Other Publications Peek MK, Masel MC. Marriage and Health. Encyclopedia of Health and Aging. Markides, K. (Ed.). Thousand Oaks: Sage Peek MK, Masel MC. Marital Relationships. Encyclopedia of Aging, 4 th Edition. Schulz, R. (ed.). NY: Springer Nolen, A; Masel, M; Petronella-Croisant, S; Turley, C; Ward, J; Sullivan, J; Beckham, D. (2010). Childhood Lead Exposure in Galveston, Texas, : Blood lead levels among young children, and local interventions to reduce environmental exposure and improve the health system response, Center to Eliminate Health Disparities at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas: Dissertation Race/Ethnicity, Physical Activity, Education, and Cognitive Function in Late Middle Age and Older Adults: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study Selected Presentations 2017 National Perspectives on Dementia, Houston, TX. Cultural Humility (professionals for CE) Tips for talking with your doctor (community and care partners) 2017 Callender Health Resource Center, UTMB, Time-Out Series for patients and care partners Taking the message and medicine home Sharing decisions with your doctor 2017 American Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Annual Educational Conference: Session/Workshop Miami, FL. Developing Interpersonal and Communication Skills Training for Medical Residents and Interprofessional Groups. Focus: Empathy and Conflict Handling 2015 Health Policy Fellowship Seminar at UNT Health Science Center Ft. Worth, TX: Cultural competency and health literacy as major factors in vulnerability and in the delivery of quality health care International Conference on Residency Education Calgary, Canada: What works? Ideas in Residency Education 2013-present University of Texas Medical Branch Series: Empathy skills/shared Decision Making and Negotiation/Conflict Style and management (developed and deliver to entire residency program n=460) (yearly) 2012 University of Texas Medical Branch: Interpersonal Communication (developed and delivered to entire residency/fellowship program n=560.) 2012 American Association of Medical Colleges: Improving Resident Communication Skills at an Academic Health Science Center Centers for Disease Control National Conference on Health Communication: Emerging Technologies to Build Capacity among Healthcare Providers for Behavior Change: Your Doctor s Advice. (Audio Recording) 4

5 2010 American Public Health Association Poster (Medical Care Section): Health literacy and cultural competence training in primary care: A pilot project American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine: Ethnic Differences in Post-Acute Rehabilitation after Traumatic Brain Injury Topics in Geriatric Health Literacy: Role of Interprofessional Team in Health Literacy National Institutes of Health Health Disparities Summit (Poster) Frailty and Health Related Quality of Life Center for Population Health and Health Disparities (UTMB) Physical Function, coping, and Ethnicity Panelist: East Texas Geriatric Education Centers Train the Trainer about Health Literacy 2008 Guest Speaker UTMB Department of PMCH Health Behaviors Course. Food for Thought: Health Behaviors and Cognitive Function, 2007 Guest Speaker UTMB Department of PMCH Social Epidemiology Course Cognitive Function 2007 University of Texas Medical Branch Forum on Aging Poster Session. The impact of race/ethnicity and education on cognitive decline in late middle age and older adults American Public Health Association Conference of Emeritus Members Oral Presentation The student perspective on social justice in public health Population Association of America Annual Meeting Poster Examining the role of acculturation in health behaviors of older Mexican American adults Preliminary findings. SELECT COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES National 2012-present Member American Public Health Association Health Administration Section 2012 Membership Consulting Committee American Public Health Association 2007 Immediate Past Chair - American Public Health Association Student Assembly 2006 Chair American Public Health Association Student Assembly (6,000 members) 2006 Member - American Public Health Association Board of Directors (1-year term) Finance and Audit Committee Member Strategic Planning Committee Member Development Committee Member 2006 Member Steering Committee, Health Care for America Campaign 2006 Community /2014 Vice President of the Community Investment Committee, United Way Executive Board -Galveston, TX /2014 Member Board of Directors, United Way-Galveston, TX 2012 President Children s Coalition-Galveston, TX Treasurer Board of Directors, Children s Coalition-Galveston, TX UTMB 2013 Patient Engagement Committee 2012-Present Chair Patient Education Committee-responsible for conducting and finalizing full RFP for patient education material integrated into EMR 5

6 2011-Present Patient Experience and Satisfaction Committee Salute to Nursing Planning Committee Appointed UTMB Professionalism Committee (Retired at 10 years) 2005 Coordinating Chair UTMB Science and Health Policy Workshop EDUCATION: University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX Ph.D. - Preventive Medicine and Community Health (PM&CH): Sociomedical Sciences University of Houston Clear Lake Advanced Business Management Certificate University of Texas at Austin MSSW Social Work Administration and Planning Louisiana State University BS Human Services Management Clear Lake, TX Austin, TX Baton Rouge, LA ADDITIONAL TRAINING 2017 Kilmann Diagnostics Certification in progress: Conflict Management & Change Management 2017 MERC workshop certification in progress 2/6 complete 01/2016 AHRQ: Master Trainer in the SHARE Approach 02/2013 UTMB: Creating an Educational Portfolio 7/2010 HRSA Unified Health Communication 03/2009 UTMB Scientific Writing Workshop 08/2008 UTMB Research Services: Research Project Management 101: My PI has an idea 07/2008 UTMB Research Services: Data Safety and Monitoring NCDDR: Developing Evidence-Based Products Using the Systematic Review Process (18 hours of live instruction) 6

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