Malcolm Cutchin, PhD

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Professor of Occupational Therapy​

School/College: Occupational Therapy
Email: mcutchin@pnwu.edu

Fields:

  • Health geography​
  • Gerontology​
  • Occupational science​

Areas of Expertise:

  • Environmental exposures, stress, and health outcomes​
  • Social epidemiology (neighborhoods and health) ​
  • Environmental/geographical gerontology​

Methodological Expertise:

  • Survey research​
  • Qualitative data collection and analysis​
  • Mixed methods designs​
  • Analysis of spatial/areal data 

Current Projects:

  • Outcomes of occupational therapy services in behavioral health residential program (Yakima Co DHS)​
  • Urban policing, stress, and health (NIJ)​
  • African-American resilience in surviving cancer (NIH)​
  • Chronic condition self-management for older African-Americans and physician understanding/empathy (NIH)​
  • Older urban African-Americans, stress, and CVD risk (NIH)​

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