Theresa Montini, MSW, Ph.D

Assistant Medical Professor
Community Health and Social Medicine

School of Biomedical Education

Office: H-405A
Phone: (212) 650-5266
Fax: (212) 650-7778
E-mail: tmontini@med.cuny.edu

Education

BA, 1979, Rutgers University;
MSW, 1984, University of California, Berkeley;
Ph.D, 1991, University of California, San Francisco.

Courses Regularly Taught

MED 41700 - Health, Medicine & Society V - The U.S. Health Care System - Course Director

Research Interests

• Examination of how to best utilize scientific evidence in clinical decision making and practice

• Analysis of public health policy formulation, especially how to translate research into policy

• Discovery of ways to reduce the harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use

• Exploration of ways that the patient’s perspective can be incorporated in efforts to improve quality of care and treatment safety

• Advancing the effective use of qualitative research methodology

Publications

Peer Reviewed Articles (past 5 years):

• Montini T, Schenkel AB, Shelley DR.Feasibility of a computerized clinical decision support system for treating tobacco use in dental clinics.Journal of Dental Education. April 2013; Vol 77, No 4, pp 458-62.

• Montini T, George A, Martin M, Bero LA.  The role of public participation in public health initiatives:  An analysis of the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.  Global Public Health.  January 2010, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 48-61.
  

• Montini T, Bero LA.  Implementation of a workplace smoking ban:  The limits of local discretion.  BMC Public Health, 2008; 8(1):402 (8 December 2008).
  
• Montini T, Noble AA, Stelfox HT.  Content analysis of patient complaints.  International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2008; 20(6): 412-420.
  
• Guydish, J, Manser ST, Jessup M, Tajima B, Sears C, Montini T. Multi-level assessment protocol (MAP) for adoption in multi-site clinical trials.  Journal of Drug Issues, 2005; 35(3): 529-546.

Last Updated: 4/19/13