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David Eisenman

Santa Monica Office

Affiliate Adjunct Staff

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Education

M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine; M.S.H.S., UCLA School of Public Health; B.A., University of Pennsylvania

Research Focus

Health care for survivors of violence and disasters; natural disasters and terrorism; torture and political violence

RAND Research Areas

Health and Health Care

Recent Projects

  • Obstacles and facilitators to evacuation from Hurricane Katrina
  • Promoting disaster and terrorism preparedness in Latinos
  • Racial/ethnic disparities in bioterrorism preparedness and trust in public health
  • Guidelines for international trauma training of primary care providers

Selected Publications

D. P. Eisenman et al., "Differences in Individual-Level Terrorism Preparedness in Los Angeles County", American Journal of Preventive Medicine 30(1), 2006

D. Eisenman et al., "The ISTSS/RAND Guidelines on Mental Health Training of Primary Care Providers for Trauma Exposed Populations in Conflict-Affected Countries", Journal of Traumatic Stress 19(1), 2006

D. Eisenman et al., "Terrorism and Primary Care Providers: Psychological Effects and Their Implications for Policy and Research", Journal of General Internal Medicine 20(8), 2005

D. P. Eisenman et al., "Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adult Latino Primary Care Patients Living in the United States with Previous Exposure to Political Violence", Journal of the American Medical Association 290(5), 2003

D. P. Eisenman et al., "Will Public Health's Response to Terrorism Be Fair? Racial/Ethnic Variations in Perceived Fairness During a Bioterrorist Event", Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy ,

Research Focus

Health care for survivors of violence and disasters, natural disasters and terrorism, torture and political violence

Recent Projects

  • Obstacles and facilitators to evacuation from Hurricane Katrina
  • Promoting disaster and terrorism preparedness in Latinos
  • Racial/ethnic disparities in bioterrorism preparedness and trust in public health
  • Guidelines for international trauma training of primary care providers

Previous Positions

Attending Physician, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York

Selected Publications

"Differences in Individual-Level Terrorism Preparedness in Los Angeles County," D. P. Eisenman et al., American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol. 30, No. 1, Jan 2006

"The ISTSS/RAND Guidelines on Mental Health Training of Primary Care Providers for Trauma Exposed Populations in Conflict-Affected Countries," D. Eisenman et al., Journal of Traumatic Stress, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2006

"Terrorism and Primary Care Providers: Psychological Effects and Their Implications for Policy and Research," D. Eisenman et al., Journal of General Internal Medicine, Vol. 20, No. 8, 2005

"Will Public Health's Response to Terrorism Be Fair? Racial/Ethnic Variations in Perceived Fairness During a Bioterrorist Event," D. P. Eisenman et al., Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2004

"Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adult Latino Primary Care Patients Living in the United States with Previous Exposure to Political Violence," D. P. Eisenman et al., Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 290, No. 5, 2003

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: AP Radio network; Associated Press; CQ Homeland Security; DrKoop.com; Fox News Radio; HealthCentral.com; HealthDay.com; History Channel; Homeland Response; KCAL Channel 9 News; KCBS Channel 2 News; KFWB; KNPR; KPCC; KPCC-FM; La Opinion; Los Angeles Daily News; Los Angeles Times; New York Times; Radio Seoul; Reuters Health; Reuters News Service; San Jose Mercury News; Telemundo; United Press International

To arrange an interview:

Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.

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