Education
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, BA, 1971
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, MA, 1974
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, MLIR, 1978
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, Ph.D., 1978
Training and Experience
University of Oklahoma, Assistant Professor (1978-1979)
University of Washington, Assistant Professor (1979-1984); Associate Professor (tenured) (1985-1991)
University of South Florida, Professor (tenured) (1991-2003) Dept. of Interdisciplinary Oncology, USF College of Medicine; Dept. of Community and Family Health, USF College of Public Health; Dept. of Communication, USF College of Arts and Sciences; Courtesy Professor of Management, Dept. of Management, USF College of Business, 1993 - 2003; Courtesy Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, 1999-2003.
Wayne State University, Professor (tenured) Dept. of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, 2003- present.
Program Leader, Communication and Behavioral Oncology Program, Population Sciences and Prevention, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and 2003- present. Scientific Director, Behavioral and Field Research Core.
Director, Medical Interaction Research Group, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 1993-2003.
Member-in-Residence, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 2001-2003; Member, 1993-2001.
Member, USF Institute on Aging, 1993-2003.
Director, National Training Center for Social Marketing, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ASPH/USF 1996-1999. Co-Director, 1999-2003.
Certified Family Mediator, Dispute Resolution Center, Florida State Supreme Court, Tallahassee, FL (Cert. no. 6003F; appt. 6/95 - 2003).
Professorial Excellence Program Award ($5,000), University of South Florida, 1998.
Elected to Delta Omega (Public Health honorary society), 1997.
University of Western Sydney-Nepean, International Research Fellowship, Australian Faculty Grant, 1994, Sydney, Australia.
Invited for special visiting faculty appointments: Seattle University, Spring, 1986; Michigan State University, Spring, 1988; Texas A & M University, Winter-Spring, 1991.
Co-Editor, Social Marketing Quarterly, 1995-1998.
Past/present member of journal editorial boards: Communication Theory, Journal of Health Communication, Communication Education, Communication Monographs, Human Communication Research, Western Journal of Communication
Reviewer: Social Science & Medicine, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Patient Education and Counseling, Communication Yearbook 28, Journal of Clinical Oncology
Member, Review Panel for PAR-037, Small Grants Program for Behavioral Research in Cancer
Control, National Cancer Institute, July, 2002.
Member, Review Panel for PAR-037, Small Grants Program for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control, National Cancer Institute, November, 2002.
Member, Review Panel for RFA CA-03-007 "Centers of Excellence in Cancer Communications Research," National Cancer Institute, February, 2003.
Member, Review Panel for NIH RFA TW-03-001 "Stigma and Global Health" National Institutes of Health, March, 2003.
Member, Review Panel for PAR-037, Small Grants Program for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control, National Cancer Institute, March, 2003.
Member, Review Panel, NCI PAR 02-037 "Small Grants Program for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control" March, 2004.
Ad-Hoc Member, Review Panel, NIH CSR: Community Level Health Promotion-Non Interventions Study Section- Council ZRG1 HOP-J (90) 2/12/04-2/13/04; Additional Council Rounds: June, 2004; October, 2004.
Ad Hoc Member, NIH Special Emphasis Panel, Risk, Prevention and Health Behavior Study Section, November, 2004.
Chair, National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel ZCA1 SRRB-D Patient Navigator Research Program, May 5-6, 2005.
Invited Reviewer, Pennsylvania Dept. of Health Final Grant Performance Review (2005-06, Cycle A);
Invited Reviewer, Pennsylvania Dept. of Health Interim Performance Review for Lung Disorder Outcomes, Philadelphia site visit, December, 2005.
Appointed Permanent Member, National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review Study Section--Community Influences on Health Behavior ZRG1 HOP-A 02 M (Stand-In Chair, 2005-2006). Term: 2005-2008.
Reviewer, Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group 2006/08 ZMH1 ERB-G(C3) (S) Junior Faculty Loan Repayment Program, 3/28/06. NIH/National Institute of Mental Health.
Ad Hoc Member, Cancer Center Support Grant P30 Review and Site Visit, Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, 2006.
Primary Research Interests
Communication theory, concepts and applications; behavioral oncology, social marketing, cancer control, sequential analysis of physician-patient-family communication; social support, social networks, and cancer health disparities.
Selected Publications
Albrecht, T.L., Blanchard, C.G., Ruckdeschel, J.C., Coovert, M., & Strongbow, R. (1999). Strategic physician communication and oncology clinical trials. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 17, 3324-3332.
Coulter, M.L., Albrecht, T.L. Gulitz, E., Figg, M., & Mahan, C. (1999). Putting politics back in public health education. Journal of Health Education, 30, 372-374.
Peterson, L.W., & Albrecht, T.L. (1999). Where gender/power/politics collide: Deconstructing organizational maternity leave policy. Journal of Management Inquiry, 8, 168-181.
Blanchard, C.G., Albrecht, T.L., & Ruckdeschel, J.C. (2000). Patient-family communication with physicians. In L. Baider, CL Cooper & A Kaplan De-Nour (Eds.), Cancer and the family (Rev.Ed)(pp. 477-495). London: John Wiley.
Penner, L.A., Dovidio, J.F., & Albrecht, T.L. (2000). Helping victims of loss and trauma: A social psychological perspective. In J.H. Harvey & E.D. Miller (Eds.), Handbook of loss and trauma (pp. 62-85). Philadelphia, PA: Bruner/Mazel.
Albrecht, T.L. Eaton, D.K., Quinn, G., Mahan, C., & Kabir, S.Z.A.(2001). Ethics, development, and prenatal health outcomes. Journal of Social Philosophy, 4, 376-381.
McDermott, R.L., & Albrecht, T. L. (2001). Mass media. In Breslow, L., Goldstein, B., Green, L. W., Keck, W., Last, J., & McGinnis, J.M. (Eds.), The encyclopedia of public health. New York: Macmillan Reference.
Riddle, D.L., Albrecht, T.L., Coovert, M.D., Penner, L.A., Ruckdeschel, J.C., Blanchard, C.G., Urbizu, D., & Quinn, G. (2002). Differences in audiotaped versus videotaped physician-patient interactions. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 26, 219-240.
Helm, J., Choi, Junsung, Sutphen, R., Barthel, J.S., Albrecht, T.L., & Chirikos, T.N. (2003). Current and evolving strategies for colorectal cancer screening. Cancer Control, 10, 1-12.
Albrecht, T.L., & Goldsmith, D.J. (2003). Social support, social networks, and health. In T. Thompson, et al. (Eds.) Handbook of health communication (pp. 263-284). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Albrecht, T.L., Ruckdeschel, J.C., Riddle, D.L., Blanchard, C.G., Penner, L.A., Coovert, M.D., & Quinn, G. (2003). Discussing clinical trials with cancer patients. Medical Encounter, 17, 10-12.
Albrecht, T.L., Ruckdeschel, J. C., Riddle, D.L., Blanchard, C.G., Penner, L.A., Coovert, M.D., & Quinn, G. (2003). Communication and consumer decision making about cancer clinical trials. Patient Education and Counseling, 50, 39-42.
Albrecht, T.L., Penner, L.A., & Ruckdeschel, J.C. (2003). Understanding patient decisions about clinical trials and the associated communication process: A preliminary report. Cancer Education, 18, 210-214.
Quinn, G., Albrecht, T., Akintobi, T.H., Marshall, R., & Hutsell, C. (2004). Thinking like a marketer: Training for a shift in the mindset of the public health workforce." Health Promotion Practice, 1-7.
Quinn, G., Jacobsen, P., Albrecht, T., Bell Ellison, B., Newman, N., Bell, M. & Ruckdeschel, J. (2004). Real-time patient satisfaction survey and improvement process. Hospital Topics, 82, 26-32.
Albrecht, T. L., Ruckdeschel, J. C., Ray, F.L., et al. (2005) A portable, unobtrusive device for video recording clinical interactions. Behavior Research Methods, 37(1) 165-169.
Albrecht, T., Franks, M., & Ruckdeschel, J.C. (2005). Communication and informed consent. Current Opinion in Oncology, 17, 336-339.
Eggly, S., Penner, L., Albrecht, T., Cline, R., Foster, T. Naughton, M., Peterson, A., & Ruckdeschel, J. (2006). Discussing bad news in the outpatient oncology clinic: Rethinking current communication guidelines. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 24, 716-719.
Quinn G., Ellison, B., Meade, C., Roach, C., Lopez, E., Albrecht, T., Brandon, T.H. (2006). Adapting Smoking Relapse-Prevention Materials for Pregnant and Postpartum Women: Formative Research. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 10, 235-245.
Eggly, S., Penner, L.A., Albrecht, T.L., Cine, R.J.W., Foster, T., Naughton, M., Peterson, A., & Ruckdeschel, J.C. (2006). In reply. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 24, 3217-3218.
Cline, R.J.W., Harper, F.W.K., Penner, L.A., Peterson, A.M., Taub, J.W., & Albrecht, T.L. (2006). Parent communication and child pain and distress during painful pediatric cancer treatments. Social Science and Medicine, 63, 883-898.
Quinn, G., Ellison, B.A.., Akintobi, T., Albrecht, T.L., Mahan, C., & Reynolds, B. (2006). The photo essay: A visual research method for educating obstetricians and other providers. The Qualitative Report, 11, 229-250.
Albrecht, T.L., Kuerer, H., Ruckdeschel, J.C., Mendez, J., & Harper, F.W.K. (2006). Transdisciplinary studies of surgical oncology trial accrual: An NIH/NCI Roadmap-Affiliated project update. Cancer, 107, 171-174.
Peterson, A., Cline, R., Foster, T., Jones, E., Penner, L., Parrott, R., Keller, C., Naughton, M., Taub, J., Ruckdeschel, J., & Albrecht, T. (in press). Parents' interpersonal distance and touch behavior and child pain and distress. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior.
Eggly, S., Penner, L., Harper, F., Ruckdeschel, J.C., & Albrecht, T.L. (2006). Information seeking during 'bad news' oncology interactions: Question-asking by patients and their companions. Social Science and Medicine, 63, 2974-2985.
Penner, L., Orom, H., Franks, M., Albrecht, T., Foster, T., & Ruckdeschel, J. (in press). Camera-related behaviors during video recorded medical interactions. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior.
Current Funded Research
5R01 CA100027-03 Albrecht (PI) 09/01/03 - 08/31/07 NCI
Parental Role in Pediatric Cancer Pain and Survivorship
The objective of this study is to test a model of the influence of parents on the extent to which children experience distress before, during and after painful cancer treatment procedures.
Role: PI
5R21 CA113220-02 Albrecht (PI) 09/30/04 - 07/31/07
NCI
Biopsychosocial Processes and Treatment Decision Making
Funded under NIH Roadmap initiative for meetings and networks
The goal is to gather 18 investigators to explore the methodological issues surrounding pattern detection and sequencing of complex biobehavioral and interactional data.
5U01 CA114583-02 Albrecht (PI) 05/01/05 - 04/30/10
NCI
CNP for Older Underserved African American Adults
The purpose is to propose an active and comprehensive community-based research program to reduce cancer disparities cancers affecting older, underserved, African American adults in the Detroit area.
3U01 CA114583-02S1 Albrecht (PI) 05/01/06 - 04/30/07
NCI
Supplement to 1U01 CA114583-01; "Improving Our Understanding of Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer"
Role: PI/Mentor to W. Underwood, MD, Project Leader
5 P30 CA022453-25 Ruckdeschel (PI) 12/01/04 - 11/30/09
NCI
Cancer Center Support Grant
Program Leadership for the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Role: Co-Investigator
N02-CO-41001 Albrecht (PI) 01/15/05 - 01/14/10
NCI
Cancer Information Service of Indiana, Ohio and Michigan
Supports Cancer Information Service Partnership Program with Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio for the National Cancer Institute to disseminate information on cancer to communities and support research
5U10HD050096-02 Meert (PI) 05/01/05 - 11/30/09
NIH/NICHD
Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network
The major goal is to investigate the safety and efficacy of treatment and management strategies to care for critically ill children, and the pathophysiological basis of injury and illness in childhood. Specific study: "Physician-Parent Interviews Following a Child's Death in the PICU"
Role: Collaborator/Co-Investigator
1R21 HD050450 Penner (PI) 04/01/06 - 03/31/08
NCI
Using Doctor-Patient Teams to Reduce Health Disparities
Goal is to physician and patient attitudes, beliefs and behaviors affect the communicative content and climate of health related interactions and health status of minority patients
Role: Co-Investigator
Strategic Research Initiative Grant Harper/Heath (Co-PIs) 2/1/06 - 1/31/07
Karmanos Cancer Institute
The Use of Real Time Patient Data to Define "Clinical Benefit" in Phase I Clinical Trials
Role: Co-Investigator
1R01CA 100387 Tulsky, J. (PI) 09/1/05-8/30/09
NCI
Patient-Oncologist Communication
Pollak, K. (Duke University)
Role: Consultant
R01 National Cancer Institute 07/1/06--6/30/11
Obesity as a Barrier to Physician-Patient Communication
Pollak, K. (PI), (Duke University)
Role: Consultant
