Melinda M. Davis, Ph.D., M.C.R. (she/her)
- Professor of Family Medicine, School of Medicine
- Professor, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
- Director, Oregon Rural Practice Research Network
- Director, Community & Collaboration Core, Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute
Biography
Melinda Davis, Ph.D., is Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and OHSU-PSU School of Public Health and Director of the Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network and the OCTRI Community and Collaboration Core at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). Dr. Davis is a participatory implementation scientist who collaborates with patient, community, and health system partners to adapt and implement interventions to improve health equity in rural and low resourced settings. Dr. Davis conducts her work in ORPRN, often in partnership with the Community Health Advocacy and Research Alliance (CHARA), Oregon's Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs), and other state and national partners. Dr. Davis leads a portfolio of research and technical assistance contracts funded by the National Cancer Institute, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, American Cancer Society, and National Institute of Minority Health & Health Disparities.
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Education and training
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Degrees
- M.A., 2006, University of Vermont
- Ph.D., 2010, University of Vermont
- M.C.R., 2018, Oregon Health & Science University
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Fellowship
- Fellow, Grant Generating Project, Department of Family Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Fellow, NIH Funded Mentored Training in Dissemination and Implementation Research in Cancer (MT-DIRC), Washington University in St. Louis
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Certifications
- Certificate, Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Summer Institute, University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco State University
- Certificate, Human Investigation Program, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Memberships and associations:
- Co-Lead, Community Health Advocacy & Research Alliance (CHARA)
- Member, North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG)
- Founding member, Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC)
- Co-Chair, International Conference on Practice Facilitation (ICPF)
Areas of interest
- Improving health and health care delivery in rural and low resourced populations through partnered implementation research
- Mixed methods, practice-facilitation, clinic-community linkages
Additional information
Honors and awards
- Mid-Career Researcher Award, North American Primary Care Research Group, November 2021
- OHSU Distinguished Faculty: Outstanding Teaching Finalist, School of Medicine, April 2018
- Emerging Leader Award, Oregon Public Health Association, October 2016
- George W. Albee Graduate Student Award in Community Psychology, University of Vermont Psychology Department, May 2009
- Ronald Suiter Prize, University of Vermont College of Arts & Science, May 2009
- Phi Beta Kappa, Whitman College, May 2002
- Sigma Xi, Whitman College, May 2002
- Sigma Xi, Whitman College, May 2002
Publications
Selected publications
- 1. Wheeler SB & Davis MM. “Taking the Bull by the Horns”: Four Principles to Align Public Health, Primary Care, and Community Efforts to Improve rural Cancer Control. Journal of Rural Health. 2017. doi:10.1111/jrh.12263.
- 2. Davis MM, Gunn R, Gowen K, Miller B, Green L, Cohen D. A Qualitative Study of Patient Experience of Integrated Care in Behavioral Health and Primary Care Settings: More Similar than Different. Translational Behavioral Medicine. In Press.
- 3. Pham R, Cross S, Fernandez B, Corson K, Dillon K, Yackley C, Davis MM [senior author]. “Finding the Right FIT”: A Community-led Mixed Methods Study of Rural, Low-Income Patient Preferences for Fecal Immunochemical Test Characteristics. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. September-October 2017; 30:632-644; doi:10.3122/jabfm.2017.05.170151
- 4. Davis MM, Howk S, Spurlock M, McGinnis PB, Cohen DJ, Fagnan LJ. “Unless it gets used it won’t help solve the problem.” A Qualitative Study of Clinic and Community Member Perspectives on Implementation Toolkits. BMC Health Services Research. 2017 17(497). DOI 10.1186/s12913-017-2413-y
- 5. Lindner S, Rowland R, Spurlock M, Dorn S, Davis MM [senior author]. "People with disabilities are the canaries in the mine…" The impact of the Affordable Care Act on People with Disabilities: Preliminary Evidence from Qualitative Interviews with Disability Advocates. Disability and Health. 2017 10(4); 1-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.04.003
- 6. Davis M, Spurlock M, Ramsey K, Smith J, Beamer BA, Aromaa S, McGinnis PB. Milk Options Observation (MOO): A Mixed Methods Study of Chocolate Milk Removal on Beverage Consumption and Student/Staff Behaviors in a Rural Elementary School. Journal of School Nursing. 2017 34(4); 285-298. DOI: 10.1177/1059840517703744
- 7. Warne D, Dulacki K, Spurlock M, Meath T, Davis MM, Wright B, McConnell KJ. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) among American Indians in South Dakota and Associations with Mental Health Conditions, Alcohol Use, and Smoking. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 2017 July 12 [Epub ahead of print].
- 8. Davis MM, Renfro S, Pham R, Hassmiller Lich K, Shannon J, Coronado GD, Wheeler SB. Geographic and Population-Level Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Testing: A Multilevel Analysis of Medicaid and Commercial Claims Data. Preventive Medicine. 2017; 101(8): 44–52. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.05.001
- 9. Balasubramanian BA, Cohen DJ, Jetelina KK, Dickinson LM, Davis MM, Gunn R, Gowen K, deGruy III FV, Miller BF, Green LA. Primary care and behavioral health integration in community practices. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2017; 30(2):130-139. DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.02.160234.
- 10. Miller B, Ross K, Davis MM, Melek S, Kathol R, Gordon P. Payment Reform in the Patient- Centered Medical Home: Enabling and Sustaining Integrated Behavioral Health Care. American Psychologist. 2017; 72(1): 55-68. DOI: 10.1037/a0040448.
Publications
Co-created improvement goals and strategies for implementing SBIRT and MAUD in primary care settings in a facilitator-supported, tailored implementation study
Translational behavioral medicineAdaptations to a patient navigation program for follow-up colonoscopy in rural primary care practices
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical PracticeEffort Required and Lessons Learned From Recruiting Health Plans and Rural Primary Care Practices for a Cancer Screening Outreach Study
Journal of Primary Care and Community HealthEngaging with Rural Communities for Colorectal Cancer Screening Outreach Using Modified Boot Camp Translation
Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and ActionIdentifying virtual care modality in electronic health record data
Learning Health SystemsImproving screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment for unhealthy alcohol use in diverse, low-resourced primary care clinics
BMC health services research“It’s Like Finding Your Way Through the Labyrinth”
Journal of general internal medicineMapping mental models through an improved method for identifying causal structures in qualitative data
Systems Research and Behavioral ScienceMethods for scaling up an outreach intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in rural areas
Implementation Science CommunicationsPrimary Care Providers Experiences Implementing Low-Dose Computed Tomography Recommendations for Lung Cancer Screening
Journal of the American Board of Family MedicineProtocol for an interview-based method for mapping mental models using causal-loop diagramming and realist interviewing
Evaluation and Program PlanningProvision of colonoscopy in rural settings
Journal of Rural HealthStrengthening Public Health Preceptorship Through Project ECHO
Pedagogy in Health PromotionTele-collaborative outreach to rural patients with chronic pain
Pain Medicine (United States)Video versus audio telehealth in safety net clinic patients
Journal of Rural HealthCharacteristics of patient navigation programs in the Cancer Moonshot ACCSIS colorectal cancer screening initiative
Journal of the National Cancer InstituteData Challenges in Identifying Patients Due for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural Clinics
Journal of the American Board of Family MedicineEffectiveness and Cost of an Enhanced Mailed Fecal Test Outreach Colorectal Cancer Screening Program
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and PreventionEngaging stakeholders in the use of an interactive simulation tool to support decision-making about the implementation of colorectal cancer screening interventions
Cancer Causes and ControlFinancial navigation
Journal of Cancer SurvivorshipImpact of the COVID-19 vaccination mandate on the primary care workforce and differences between rural and urban settings to inform future policy decision-making
PloS oneImproving colorectal cancer screening in rural primary care
Journal of Rural HealthJumping Through Hoops
Journal of general internal medicineMail-Based Self-Sampling to Complete Colorectal Cancer Screening
Preventing Chronic DiseasePatients’ Willingness to Accept Social Needs Navigation after In-Person versus Remote Screening
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine