Gerry Fairbrother, PhD
Title
Professor
Email
gerry.fairbrother@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-0189
Fax
513-636-0171
Bio
Gerry Fairbrother, PhD, is the Associate Director of the Child Policy Research Center. Her research areas include access and barriers to care, particularly for low-income children, and vaccine policies. She has led investigations on gaps and patterns of enrollment in child health insurance, barriers and cost to enroll in these programs, impact of Medicaid managed care on preventive screening for children, and impact of financial incentives on physician immunizing behavior. Dr. Fairbrother also directs the Health Services Research course in the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Cincinnati.
Credentials
PhD: The Johns Hopkins University, 1971.
BS: University of Maryland, 1965.
Awards and Honors
- Best Health Policy Research Award for Independent Scholar, December 2006
- Quality Service Award, 1980.
- Merit Award, 1973.
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Sigma Xi
Research Grants and Contracts
Monitoring the Effects of the Citizenship Documentation. The California Endowment, 2006-2008, principal investigator.
Development of Quality Monitoring and Management Systems. Ohio Board of Regents Grant to University of Cincinnati. Subcontract from University of Cincinnati, 2006-2008, principal investigator.
Stability of Cost of Public Insurance Programs. The California Endowment, 2006-2007, principal investigator.
How Insurance Instability Affects Children. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, 2006-2007, principal investigator.
New Vaccine Surveillance Network. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Immunization Program, 2005-2007, co-principal investigator.
Investigation of Extent of Churning and Cost of Enrolling Children in Medicaid. Commonwealth Fund, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, Jewish Health Care Foundation, California Endowment, 2004-2005, principal investigator.
Publications, Most Recent
DeVoe JE, Graham A, Krois L, Smith J, Fairbrother GL. “Mind the gap” in children’s health insurance coverage: does the length of a child’s coverage gap matter?Ambulatory Pediatrics 2008; 8:129-134.
Miller EK, Griffin MR, Edwards KM, Weinberg GA, Szilagyi PG, Staat MA, Iwane MK, Zhu Y, Hall CB, Fairbrother G, Seither R, Erdman D, Lu PJ, Poehling KA. Influenza Burden in Children with Asthma. Pediatrics 2008; 121(1):1-8.
Fairbrother, G. The Coverage Crux. Annals of Family Medicine 2007; 11 November 2007.
Fairbrother G, Broder K, Staat MA, Schwartz B, Heubi C, Hiratzka S, Walker FJ, Morrow AL. Pediatricians’ adherence to pneumococcal conjugate vaccine shortage recommendations in 2 national shortages. Pediatrics 2007; 120:e401-e409.
Fairbrother G, Emerson HP, Partridge L. How stable is Medicaid coverage for children?Health Affairs 2007; 26(2):520-528.
DeVoe J, Fryer GE, Straub A, McCann J, Fairbrother G. Congruent satisfaction: Is there geographic correlation between patient and physician satisfaction?Medical Care 2007; 45(1):88-94.
Pfefferbaum B, Stuber J, Galea S, Fairbrother G. Panic reactions to the September 11 attacks in adolescents. Journal of Traumatic Stress 2006; 19(2):217-228.
Fairbrother G, Scheinmann R, Osthimer B, Dutton MJ, Newell KA, Fuld J, Klein JD. Factors that Influence Adolescent Report of Counseling by Physicians on Risky Behavior. Journal of Adolescent Health 2005; 37(6):467-76.
Fairbrother G, Park HL, Haidery A, Gray BH. Periods of unmanaged care in Medicaid managed care. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2005; 16:444-452.
Pfefferbaum BJ, DeVoe ER, Stuber J, Schiff M, Klein TP, Fairbrother G. Psychological impact of terrorism on children and families in the United States. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma 2005; 9(3/4);305-317.
Fairbrother G, Kenney G, Hanson K, Dubay L. How Do Stressful Environments Relate to Reported Access and Use of Health Care by Low-Income Children. Medical Care Management & Review 2005; 62(2):205-230.
Stuber J, Galea S, Pfefferbaum B, Vandivere S, Moore K, Fairbrother G. Behavior problems in New York City’s children after the September 11 attacks. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 2005; 75(2):190-200.
Pfefferbaum RL, Fairbrother G, Brandt EN, Robertson MJ, Gurwitch RH, Stuber J, Pfefferbaum BJ. Teachers in the Aftermath of Terrorism, A Case Study of One New York City School. Family & Community Health July-September 2004; 27(3):250-259.
Fairbrother G, Stuber J, Dutton M, Scheinmann R, Cooper R. An Examination of Children in Public Health Insurance in New York City Through Facilitated Enrollment. Journal of Urban Health June 2004; 81(2):191-205.
Fairbrother G, Stuber J, Galea S, Pfefferbaum B, Fleischman AR. Unmet Need for Counseling Services by Children in New York City Following the September 11th Attacks on the World Trade Center: Implications for Pediatricians. Pediatrics May 2004; 113(5):1367-1374.
Fairbrother G, Jain A, Park HL, Massoudi M, Haidery A, Gray B. Churning in Medicaid Managed Care and Its Effect on Accountability. Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved February 2004; 15(1):30-41.
Fairbrother G, Dutton MJ, Bachrach D, Newell K, Boozang P, Cooper R. Costs of Enrolling Children in Medicaid and SCHIP. Health Affairs January/February 2004; 23(1):237-243.
Professional Organization Memberships
Teaching
Course co-Director, Health Services Research at the University of Cincinnati
Course Director: Prevention in the U.S. Health Care System. Department of Community Health and Social Medicine at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, Fall, 2004.
Related Areas
This person works in these other areas at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center:
