RAND Expert Biography
Ian D. Coulter
Senior Health Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation; Professor, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles; Samueli Institute Chair in Policy for Integrative Medicine
Office
Santa Monica
Expertise
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), oral health, HIV
Recent Work
Integrative medicine; evidenced-based CAM; evidenced-based dentistry; oral health; HIV
Previous Positions
President, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College; Director, University of California, Los Angeles/Drew University Center for Minority Oral Health; Director, Education Abroad Program, University of California (Australia); Director, Integrative Medicine and Clinical Research, Samueli Institute
Education
Ph.D. in sociology, London School of Economics
Publications of Interest
"Interprofessional Patterns in an Integrated Medical System," I. D. Coulter et al., Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Vol. 28, No. 3, Mar/Apr 2005
"Chiropractic in North America: A Descriptive Analysis," I. D. Coulter and P. G. Shekelle, Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Vol. 28, No. 2, Feb 2005
"Integration and Paradigm Clash," in P. Tovoey et al., eds., The Mainstreaming of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Studies in Social Context, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2004
"Self-Reported Satisfaction of Enrollees in Capitated and Fee-for-Service Dental Benefit Plans: First in a Series," I. D. Coulter et al., Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol. 135, Oct 2004
"Associations of Self-Reported Oral Health with Physical and Mental Health in a Nationally Representative Sample of HIV Persons Receiving Medical Care," Quality of Life Research, Vol. 11, 2002
Recent RAND Publications are listed here.
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