Marilyn M. Schapira, MD, MPH is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Center for Health Equity Research Program (CHERP) at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. Her research is transdisciplinary with a focus on risk communication and medical decision making, value and preference assessment, health literacy, and the adoption of evidence-based medicine. Her research draws upon theoretical foundations in clinical medicine, cognitive and social psychology, economics, education, and biostatistics. Dr. Schapira has expertise in qualitative methods, survey design, consensus formation, and the development and evaluation of decision support interventions. Her studies have focused on clinical areas in cancer control and primary care. Dr. Schapira has received funding for her research from the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. She is an Associate Editor of the journals Medical Decision Making and Medical Decision Making Policy & Practice. Dr. Schapira is a faculty member in the Masters of Science in Health Policy and an Associate Director and VA Liaison for the National Clinician Scholar Program at the University of Pennsylvania, and Director of the GIM Fellowship program at the University of Pennsylvania. She provides research mentorship to trainees and junior faculty members conducting research in the field of Medical Decision Making.
Areas of Expertise | Behavior Change, Value and Preference Assessment, Consensus Formation Methods, Medical Decision Making
Clinical Areas | General Internal Medicine, Cancer Prevention
Selected Publications:
Schapira MM, Rodriguez KL, Chhatre S, Fraenkel L, Bastian LA, Kravetz JD, Asan O, Aksers S, VAchani A, Prigge JM, Meline J, Ibarra JV, Corn B, Kaminstein D: When is a Harm a Harm? Discordance between Patient and Medical Expert's Evaluation of Lung Cancer Screening Attributes. Medical Decision Making Feb 2021.
Schapira MM, Chhatre S, Prigge JM, Meline J, Kaminstein D, Rodriguez KL, Fraenkel L, Kravetz JD, Whittle J, Bastian LA, Vachani A, Akers S, Schrand S, Ibarra JV, Asan O : A Veteran-Centric Web-Based Decision Aid for Lung Cancer Screening: Usability Analysis. JMIR Formative Research 6(4), Apr 2022
Schapira MM, Williams M, Balch A, Baron RJ, Barrett P, Beveridge Collins T,Day SC, Fernandopulle R, Gilberg AM, Henley DE,Nguyen-Howell A, Laine C,C Miller C, Ryu J, Schwarz DF, Schwartz MD, Stevens J, Teisberg E,Yamaguchi K, Schapira E, Hubbard RA.: Seeking Consensus on the Terminology of Value-based Transformation Through use of a Delphi Process. Population Health Management 23(3), June 3 2020
Schapira MM, Fletcher KE, Ganschow PG, Jacobs AJ, Walker CM, Smallwood A, Gil D, Faghri, A, Kong A, Yen T, McDunn S, Marcus E, Neuner JM. : Improving Communication in Breast Cancer Treatment Consultation: Use of a Computer Test of Health Numeracy. Journal of Women's Health 10: 1407-1417, Oct 2019 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2018.7347
Schapira MM, Hubbard RA, Seitz HH, Conant EF, Schnall M, Cappella JN, Harrington T, Inge C, Armstrong K: The Impact of a Breast Cancer Screening Decision Aid on Initiation of Screening among Younger Women: Report of a Randomized Trial. MDM Policy Pract 4(1), Jan 2019