Mary E. Vaiana

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Associate Communications Manager, Special Advisor to the Director, RAND Health
Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D., English linguistics, Indiana University

Overview

Biography

As the Associate Communications Manager for RAND Health, Mary Vaiana helps shape the division's communications strategy, develops dissemination plans for key research projects, and creates materials to support funding and outreach efforts. She coordinates development and updating of materials for the RAND Health internal and external web sites. Mary also provides communications expertise as a member of project teams. She worked extensively on disseminating findings from RAND Health projects in Qatar and Palestine.

Publications

RAND Review: Vol. 35, No. 1, Spring 2011 - 2011

Will Adoption of Electronic Health Records Improve Quality in U.S. Hospitals? - 2011

Medicare Facts and Figures Chartbook - 2010

RAND Review: Vol. 34, No. 3, Winter 2010 - 2010

RAND Review: Vol. 33, No. 2, Summer 2009 - 2009

The RAND Palestine Initiative - 2009

The RAND Palestine Initiative - Arabic Translation - 2009

The RAND Palestine Initiative - Hebrew Translation - 2009

Educating Military Personnel and Their Families About Post-Deployment Stress - 2008

Invisible Wounds: Mental Health and Cognitive Care Needs of America's Returning Veterans - 2008

Invisible Wounds of War: Summary and Recommendations for Addressing Psychological and Cognitive Injuries - 2008

Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery - 2008

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

An Update on Adolescent Drug Use: What School Counselors Need to Know - 2006

Medicare Facts and Figures: A California Perspective - 2006

Are L.A.’s Children Ready for School? - 2004

Health Insurance: Should California Regulate Health Insurance Premiums? - 2004

RAND Review: Vol. 28, No. 3, Fall 2004 - 2004

Reporting About Health Care Quality: A Guide to the Galaxy - 2004

The Role of Schools in Meeting Community Needs During Bioterrorism - 2003

Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the United States: A Blueprint for Policy Action - 2002

Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the United States: A Blueprint for Policy Action - 2002

In Our Backyard: How 3 L.A. Neighborhoods Affect Kids' Lives - 2002

What Cognitive Science tells us About the Design of Reports for Consumers - 2002

Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the United States: A Blueprint for Policy Action - 2001

Putting Practice Guidelines to Work in the Department of Defense Medical System: A Guide for Action - 2001

Just, Speedy, and Inexpensive? : An Evaluation of Judicial Case Management Under the Civil Justice Reform Act: A Summary - 2000

Compensating Permanent Workplace Injuries: A Study of the California System - 1998

Discovery Management: Further Analysis of the Civil Justice Reform Act Evaluation Data - 1998

Findings and Recommendations on California's Permanent Partial Disability System: Executive Summary - 1997

An Evaluation of Judicial Case Management Under the Civil Justice Reform Act - 1996

An Evaluation of Mediation and Early Neutral Evaluation Under the Civil Justice Reform Act - 1996

California’s Ozone Reduction Strategy for Light-Duty Vehicles: An Economic Assessment - 1996

How Big Is the Price Tag for Excess Auto Injury Claims? - 1996

Implementation of the Civil Justice Reform Act in Pilot and Comparison Districts - 1996

Just, Speedy, and Inexpensive? An Evaluation of Judicial Case Management Under the CJRA - 1996

Just, Speedy, and Inexpensive? : An Evaluation of Judicial Case Management Under the Civil Justice Reform Act - 1996

Making ZEV Policy Despite Uncertainty: An Annotated Briefing for the California Air Resources Board - 1996

Liability System Incentives to Consume Excess Medical Care - 1995

The Costs of Excess Medical Claims for Automobile Personal Injuries - 1995

Urban America: Policy Choices for Los Angeles and the Nation - 1992

Accidental Injury Compensation in the United States - 1991

Compensation for Accidental Injuries: Research Design and Methods - 1991

Compensation for Accidental Injuries in the United States: Executive Summary - 1991

Compensation for Accidental Injuries in the United States - 1991

Appropriateness of Care - 1989

Recent Contributions of Information Sciences Research at RAND to Modeling- and Simulation-Based Policy Analysis - 1987

Trends in Tort Litigation: The Story Behind the Statistics - 1987

Cost and Schedule Implications of Multinational Coproduction - 1984

CLARIFY:™ : An On-Line Guide for Revising Technical Prose - 1983

Policy Analysis of Water Management for the Netherlands: Vol. I, Summary Report - 1983

Time-of-Day Electricity Rates for the United States - 1983

Demographic Challenges in America's Future - 1982

The Urban Impacts of Federal Policies: Vol. 1, Overview - 1980

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