Mark A. Schuster

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Affiliated Adjunct Staff
Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D. in policy analysis, RAND Graduate School (now the Pardee RAND Graduate School); M.D., Harvard Medical School; M.P.P., Harvard University; B.A., Yale University

Overview

Research Focus

Recent Projects

  • Child and adolescent health and risk behaviors
  • Preventive health care
  • Parental influence on child health
  • Childhood obesity
  • Adolescent sexual health

Selected Publications

M. A. Schuster et al., "Awareness and Use of California's Paid Family Leave Insurance among Parents of Chronically Ill Children," Journal of the American Medical Association, 300:1047-1055, 2008

M. A. Schuster et al., "Evaluation of Talking Parents, Healthy Teens, a New Worksite-based Parenting Programme to Promote Parent-Adolescent Communication about Sexual Health: Randomised Controlled Trial," BMJ, 337:A308, 2008

Justin Richardson and Mark A. Schuster, Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask), Crown Publishers, 2003

M. A. Schuster et al., "How Good is the Quality of Health Care in the United States?" Milbank Quarterly, 76:517-563, 1998

Commentary

Health Costs of Katrina — Oct 11, 2005

  • United Press International

Talking to Your Child About Kobe — Sep 8, 2003

  • Los Angeles Times

Publications

Employment, Family Leave, and Parents of Newborns or Seriously Ill Children - 2012

A History of the Academic Pediatric Association's Public Policy and Advocacy Initiatives - 2011

A Worksite Parenting Program That Works - 2011

Association of Family Stressful Life-Change Events and Health-Related Quality of Life in Fifth-Grade Children - 2011

HIV Risk and Perceptions of Masculinity Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men - 2011

Increasing the Availability and Consumption of Drinking Water in Middle Schools: A Pilot Study - 2011

Mediators of Maternal Depression and Family Structure on Child BMI: Parenting Quality and Risk Factors for Child Overweight - 2011

Preliminary Healthy Eating Outcomes of SNaX, a Pilot Community-Based Intervention for Adolescents - 2011

Preventing Obesity and Its Consequences: Highlights of RAND Health Research - 2011

The Association of Activity Level, Parent Mental Distress, and Parental Involvement and Monitoring with Unintentional Injury Risk in Fifth Graders - 2011

Are Adolescents Talking with Their Parents About Sex Before Becoming Sexually Active? - 2010

Association Between Adolescent Viewership and Alcohol Advertising on Cable Television - 2010

Improving Access to and Utilization of Adolescent Preventive Health Care: The Perspectives of Adolescents - 2010

Neighborhood Characteristics Favorable to Outdoor Physical Activity: Disparities By Socioeconomic and Racial/ethnic Composition - 2010

Parenting Predictors of Early-Adolescents' Health Behaviors: Simultaneous Group Comparisons Across Sex and Ethnic Groups - 2010

Parents' Disclosure of Their HIV Infection to Their Children in the Context of the Family - 2010

Perceived Effects of Paid Family Leave Among Parents of Children with Special Health Care Needs: California's Experience - 2010

Perceptions About Availability and Adequacy of Drinking Water in a Large California School District - 2010

Predictors of Sexual Behavior Among Early and Middle Adolescents Affected By Maternal HIV - 2010

Timing of Parent and Child Communication About Sexuality Relative to Children's Sexual Behaviors - 2010

Brief Report: A Qualitative Analysis of Discussions About HIV in Families of Parents with HIV - 2009

Condom Use and High-Risk Sexual Acts in Adult Films: A Comparison of Heterosexual and Homosexual Films - 2009

Development and Implementation of a School-Based Obesity Prevention Intervention: Lessons Learned from Community-Based Participatory Research - 2009

Factors Influencing the Enrollment of Eligible Extremely-Low-Birth-Weight Children in the Part C Early Intervention Program - 2009

How Parental HIV Affects Children - 2009

Influences of Physical and Social Neighborhood Environments on Children's Physical Activity and Obesity - 2009

Perceived Effects of Leave from Work and the Role of Paid Leave Among Parents of Children with Special Health Care Needs - 2009

Perceived Racial/ethnic Discrimination Among Fifth-Grade Students and Its Association with Mental Health - 2009

Prevalence, Characteristics, and Associated Health and Health Care of Family Homelessness Among Fifth-Grade Students - 2009

Racial/ethnic Disparities in the Mental Health Care Utilization of Fifth Grade Children - 2009

Risk and Resilience in Latinos: A Community-Based Participatory Research Study - 2009

School Site Visits for Community-Based Participatory Research on Healthy Eating - 2009

Substance Use and Delinquency Among Fifth Graders Who Have Jobs - 2009

Teaching Community-Based Participatory Research Principles to Physicians Enrolled in a Health Services Research Fellowship - 2009

The Scientific Evidence for Child Health Insurance - 2009

Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Identify Potential Interventions to Overcome Barriers to Adolescents' Healthy Eating and Physical Activity - 2009

Weight Status, Quality of Life, and Self-Concept in African American, Hispanic, and White Fifth-Grade Children - 2009

Age Cohort Differences in the Developmental Milestones of Gay Men - 2008

Availability of Drinking Water in California Public Schools - 2008

Awareness and Use of California's Paid Family Leave Insurance Among Parents of Chronically Ill Children - 2008

Beyond the Big Talk: The Roles of Breadth and Repetition in Parent-Adolescent Communication About Sexual Topics - 2008

Determinants of Health Insurance Status for Children of Latino Immigrant and Other US Farm Workers: Findings from the National Agricultural Workers Survey - 2008

Does Having a Regular Primary Care Clinician Improve Quality of Preventive Care for Young Children? - 2008

Early and Middle Adolescents' Autonomy Development: Impact of Maternal HIV/AIDS - 2008

Evaluation of Talking Parents, Healthy Teens, a New Worksite Based Parenting Programme to Promote Parent-Adolescent Communication About Sexual Health: Randomised Controlled Trial - 2008

Fears About HIV Transmission in Families with an HIV-infected Parent: A Qualitative Analysis - 2008

HIV-related Stigma Among People with HIV and Their Families: A Qualitative Analysis - 2008

Population-based Assessments of Ophthalmologic and Audiologic Follow-Up in Children with Very Low Birth Weight Enrolled in Medicaid: A Quality-of-Care Study - 2008

Positive Parenting and Early Puberty in Girls: Protective Effects Against Aggressive Behavior - 2008

Psychosocial Correlates of Unprotected Sex Without Disclosure of HIV-positivity Among African-American, Latino, and White Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women - 2008

The Relationship Between Spanish Language Use and Substance Use Behaviors Among Latino Youth: A Social Network Approach - 2008

Acculturation and Parent-Adolescent Communication About Sex in Filipino-American Families: A Community-Based Participatory Research Study - 2007

Adolescent Participation in Preventive Health Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Nutrition: Differences Across Immigrant Generations for Asians and Latinos Compared with Whites - 2007

Availability of High School Extracurricular Sports Programs and High-Risk Behaviors - 2007

Body Image and Children's Mental Health Related Behaviors: Results from the Healthy Passages Study - 2007

Children of HIV-infected Parents: Custody Status in a Nationally Representative Sample - 2007

Guardianship Planning Among HIV-infected Parents in the United States: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample - 2007

Need for and Use of Family Leave Among Parents of Children with Special Health Care Needs - 2007

The Quality of Ambulatory Care Delivered to Children in the United States - 2007

The Teen Photovoice Project: A Pilot Study to Promote Health Through Advocacy - 2007

Disparities in Care for HIV Patients: Results of the HCSUS Study - 2006

Do Children Know Their Parent's HIV Status? Parental Reports of Child Awareness in a Nationally Representative Sample - 2006

Effects of Medicaid Managed Care Policies on Mental Health Service Use Among a National Probability Sample of Children in the Child Welfare System - 2006

Nondisclosure of Sexual Orientation to a Physician Among a Sample of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth - 2006

Physical Health of Mothers with HIV/AIDS and the Mental Health of Their Children - 2006

Preventive Care for Children in the United States: Quality and Barriers - 2006

Quality-of-care Indicators for the Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up of Very Low Birth Weight Children: Results of an Expert Panel Process - 2006

Talking Parents, Healthy Teens: A Worksite-based Program for Parents to Promote Adolescent Sexual Health - 2006

Health Costs of Katrina - 2005

How Good Is the Quality of Health Care in the United States? - 2005

Hugs and Kisses: HIV-infected Parents' Fears About Contagion and the Effects on Parent-Child Interaction in a Nationally Representative Sample - 2005

Parent-adolescent Communication About Sex in Filipino American Families: A Demonstration of Community-Based Participatory Research - 2005

Perceived Discrimination in Clinical Care in a Nationally Representative Sample of HIV-infected Adults Receiving Health Care - 2005

Psychotropic Medication Use in a National Probability Sample of Children in the Child Welfare System - 2005

Sexual Orientation in Child and Adolescent Health Care - 2005

Worksite-Based Parenting Programs to Promote Healthy Adolescent Sexual Development: A Qualitative Study of Feasibility and Potential Content - 2005

"Voltage Drops" in Children's Health Care: Barriers That Impede Children's Access to Quality Health Care - 2004

A National Longitudinal Study of the Psychological Consequences of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks: Reactions, Impairment, and Help-Seeking - 2004

Access and Quality in Child Health Services: Voltage Drops : Whether Access Is Approached Incrementally or Comprehensively, Children Will Not Fully Realize the Benefits Until Quality Is Addressed - 2004

Continuity of Primary Care Clinician in Early Childhood - 2004

Healthy Passages: A Multilevel, Multimethod Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health - 2004

Overview of the Content of Health Supervision for Young Children: Reports from Parents and Pediatricians - 2004

Routine Assessment of Family and Community Health Risks: Parent Views and What They Receive - 2004

Sexual Victimization Among a National Probability Sample of Adolescent Women - 2004

The Emotional and Behavioral Impact of Terrorism on Children: Results from a National Survey - 2004

Bullying Among Young Adolescents: The Strong, the Weak and the Troubled - 2003

Developing Quality Indicators for Local Health Departments: Experience in Los Angeles County - 2003

Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (but were afraid they'd ask) - 2003

After 9-11: Stress and Coping Across America - 2002

After 9/11: Stress and Coping Across America - 2002

Child Rearing in America: Introduction and Overview - 2002

Factors That Influence Receipt of Recommended Preventive Pediatric Health and Dental Care - 2002

How Good is the Quality of Health Care in the United States? - 2002

Introduction and Overview - 2002

Public Health Quality Measurement: Concepts and Challenges - 2002

Quality of Breast Cancer Care: What Do We Know? - 2002

RAND Review: Vol. 26, No. 2, Summer 2002 - 2002

Reactions to the Events of September 11 - 2002

Smoking Patterns of Household Members and Visitors in Homes with Children in the United States - 2002

Understanding the Sexual Behavior of Adolescents - 2002

When and Where Do Youths Have Sex? The Potential Role of Adult Supervision - 2002

A National Survey of Stress Reactions After the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks - 2001

Anticipatory Guidance: What Information Do Parents Receive? What Information Do They Want? - 2001

Changes in Health-Promoting Behavior Following Diagnosis with HIV: Prevalence and Correlates in a National Probability Sample - 2001

End-of-life Discussions and Preferences Among Persons with HIV - 2001

Guns in the Family: Firearm Storage Patterns in U.S. Homes with Children - 2001

Health Reform for Children and Families - 2001

Promoting Adolescent Health: Worksite-Based Interventions with Parents of Adolescents - 2001

Changing the Policy Toward Homosexuals in the U.S. Military - 2000

Delays in Seeking HIV Care Due to Competing Caregiver Responsibilities - 2000

Firearm Storage Patterns in US Homes With Children - 2000

HIV-Infected Parents and Their Children in the United States - 2000

Improving the Quality of Healthcare for Children: Implementing the Results of the AHSR Research Agenda Conference - 2000

Lesbians' Sexual Activities and Efforts to Reduce Risks for Sexually Transmitted Diseases - 2000

Propensity of HIV Patients to Seek Urgent and Emergent Care - 2000

Quality of Care for Children and Adolescents: A Review of Selected Clinical Conditions and Quality Indicators - 2000

Receipt of Preventive Health Care Services By Lesbians - 2000

Reducing Missed Opportunities to Vaccinate During Child Health Visits: How Effective Are Parent Education and Case Management? - 2000

Development of a quality of care measurement system for children and adolescents : methodological considerations and comparisons with a system for adult women - 1999

Lesbians' Sexual History with Men: Implications for Taking a Sexual History - 1999

Measuring the Quality of Care in Pediatrics - 1999

National Probability Samples in Studies of Low-Prevalence Diseases - 1999

Taking the Pulse of Health Care in America - 1999

Utilization of well-child care services for African-American infants in a low-income community : results of a randomized, controlled case management and home visiting intervention - 1999

African American mothers in south central Los Angeles : their fears for their newborn's future - 1998

Impact of a High School Condom Availability Program on Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors - 1998

Increasing Immunization Rates Among Inner-City, African American Children: A Randomized Trial of Case Management - 1998

Students' Acquisition and Use of School Condoms in a High School Condom Availability Program - 1998

The Sexual Practices of Asian and Pacific Islander High School Students - 1998

Why the Quality of U.S. Health Care Must Be Improved - 1997

Communication Between Adolescents and Physicians About Sexual Behavior and Risk Prevention - 1996

Health Care Reform for Children and Families: Refinancing and Restructuring the U.S. Child Health System - 1996

The Sexual Practices of Adolescent Virgins: Genital Sexual Activities of High School Students Who Have Never Had Vaginal Intercourse - 1996

Sexual Orientation and U.S. Military Personnel Policy: Options and Assessment - 1993