George Shannon
CURRICULUM VITAE
George R. Shannon, MSG, PhD
Partners in Health Foundation
Research Center/Institute for Change
732 Mott Street, Suite 150
San Fernando, CA 91340
(562) 622-7828
email: gshannon@picf.org
email: gshannon@usc.edu
Education
Ph.D. Gerontology - May, 2004
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Committee Chair – Kathleen H. Wilber, Ph. D.
Dissertation
Evaluation of the Care Advocate Program: Bridging Managed Care and Home and Community-Based Services.
Master of Science - Gerontology (MSG) - May 1999
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
Bachelor of Arts - (B.A.) May, 1997
Antioch University, Los Angeles, California - Concentration in Gerontology
Awards and Honors
Marquis Publications: Who’s Who in America, 2008 Edition – Biographical sketch.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center of Excellence, VA Greater Los Angeles Health Services Research and Development, Sepulveda, CA (2004-2006).
Phi Kappa Phi – All-University National Honor Society (1999 to Present)
Sigma Phi Omega - National Gerontology Academic Honor Society (1999 to Present)
Mary Pickford Academic Scholarship, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California (1997-2000).
Poster of the Year Award - American Academy of Home Care Physicians (2006).
Presidential Poster Award - Models of Geriatric Care – American Geriatrics Society (2006).
Professional Experience
Partners in Care Foundation, Research Center/Institute for Change, Research Associate (July, 2006- Present)
VA GLA HSR&D Health Science Researcher (July 2004 to July 2006): MDS 3.0 Evaluation Project, Lead Researcher for Quality of Life (QoL) Section. Research prospective QoL items and response metrics; test cognitive interview protocols in VA nursing homes for resident understanding, item reliability and validity.
Lecturer/Instructor (Fall Semester 2006):
University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
Diversity of Aging – Gero 360
Lecturer/Instructor (Spring Semester 2005):
San Diego State University Health and Human Services Department of Gerontology
- Program Evaluation – Gero 522
- International Aging. – Gero 604
Guest Lecturer:
University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
- Diversity in Aging, 2005.
- Aging and Public Policy, 2004.
- Case Management for Older Adults, 2004.
- Administration and System Management in Programs for Older Adults, 2003.
University of Southern California School of Pharmacy
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, 2004.
University of California at Los Angeles School of Public Policy
- Program Evaluation, 2005.
Research Proposals and Final Reports
Proposal for Consulting Services; Partners in Care Foundation and Jewish Family Service
Valley Storefront Senior Center: Needs Assessment for Jewish Seniors Living in the San Fernando Valley (January 2007).
Final Report to Kaiser Permanente TriCentral Service Area
Shannon G. R., Enguidanos S. M., Jamison P. Evaluation of the Successful Aging Clinic: Final Report (October 2006).
Final Report to Kaiser Permanente TriCentral Service Area
Enguidanos S. M., Jamison P., Shannon G. R. Evaluation of the Comfort Care Program: Final Report (September 2006).
Final Report to Kaiser Permanente TriCentral Service Area
Enguidanos S. M., Jamison P., Shannon G. R. Transitions: A Comprehensive Assessment of the Kaiser Permanente TriCentral Service Area Continuing Care Department (June 2006).
Final Report to the California Health Care Foundation Program for Elders in Managed Care:
Wilber, K. H. and Shannon, G. R. Evaluation of the Care Advocate Program: Final Report to the California Health Care Foundation (November 2003).
Research Projects
The Care Advocate Program. California Health Care Foundation Program for Elders in Managed Care (PEMC); Research Assistant (2000-2004).
The Long-Term Care Integration Project (LTCIP). The California Center for Long-Term Care Integration: Office of Long-term Care, California Department of Aging; Research Assistant (2000 - 2003).
The Rehabilitation Outcomes Study (ROS). The John Randolph Haynes and Nora Haynes Foundation; Research Assistant (2000 – 2001).
A Comparative Study of Case Management Skills and Their Effectiveness in Elder Care between the United States and Japan. Japanese National Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled; Research Assistant (1998-2000).
Partners in Health. Center for Healthy Aging, Santa Monica, CA; Internship Program (1997).
Peer Reviewed Publications
Housen, P., Shannon, G. R., Simon B., Orlando, M., Cadogan, M. P., Sohn L., Jones, M., Buchannan, J., Saliba, D. What the Resident Meant to Say: Use of Cognitive Interviewing Techniques to Develop Questionnaires for Nursing Home Residents. (Accepted for publication - The Gerontologist, 2007)
Shannon, G. R, Wilber, K. H., and Allen D. (2006). Reductions in Costly Health Care Service Utilization: Findings from the Care Advocate Program. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 54, 1102-1107.
Alkema, G. E., Wilber, K. H., Shannon, G. R., and Allen, D. (2006). The Impact of a Telephone-Based Care Management Intervention on Mortality Risk of Targeted Older Adults (Health Services Research, In Press 2007; online: http://www.blackwellsynergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00668.x).
Shannon, G. R., Yip, J. Y., and Wilber, K. H. (2004). Does Payment Structure Influence Change in Physical Functioning After Rehabilitation Therapy? Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 23(1), 63-78.
Alkema, G. E., Shannon, G. R, and Wilber, K. H. (2003). Using Interagency Collaboration to Serve Older Adults with Chronic Care Needs: The Care Advocate Program. Family and Community Health, 26(3), 221-229.
Wilber, K. H., Allen, D., Shannon, G. R., and Alongi, S. (2003). Partnering Managed Care and Community-Based Services for Frail Elders: The Care Advocate Program. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 51(6), 807-812.
Conference/Meeting Presentations
Shannon, GR, Wilber, KH, Allen, D. Reductions in Costly Health Care Service Utilization: Findings from the Care Advocate Program, Poster presentation at the May 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society.
Shannon, G. R., Housen, P., Simon, B., Orlando, M., Sohn, L., Buchanan, J., and Saliba D. Mostly Yes, Mostly No: Are Simplest Responses the Best? Poster presentation at the May 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society.
Housen, P., Shannon, G. R., Simon, B., Orlando, M., Sohn, L., Buchanan, J., and Saliba D. A New Tool for Assessing Nursing Home Resident Preferences for Daily Routines. Poster presentation at the May 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society.
Shannon, G. R., Housen, P., and Saliba, D., Nursing Home Privacy: Do Residents Accommodate to Environmental and Personal Limitations? Poster presentation of research at the 2006 Joint Conference of the National Council on the Aging/American Society on Aging in Anaheim, CA.
Shannon, G. R., Housen, P., Simon, B., Cadogan, M. P., Orlando, M., Buchanan, J., Jones, M., and Saliba, D. Cognitive Interviews: A Method for Evaluating Resident Understanding of Revisions to Customary and Routine MDS 2.0 Items. Poster presentation at the 58th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Orlando, FL (2005).
Shannon, G. R. and Wilber, K. H. Care Management Models: Linking Primary Medical Care with Home and Community-based Services. Research symposium at the 58th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Orlando, FL (2005).
Shannon, G. R., Housen, P., Saliba, D. Testing and Revising Quality of Life Items. Presentation of preliminary research findings for the MDS 3.0 Evaluation for the VA National Steering Committee, November 2005.
Shannon, G. R., Yip, J. Y., Wilber, K.H. Access to Home and Community-Based Services May Reduce Utilization of High-Cost Medical Services. Poster presentation of research for the VA HSR&D annual meeting in Baltimore, MD (February 2005).
Shannon, G. R., Alkema, G. A., and Wilber, K. H. The Impact of Home and Community-Based Service Linkages on Mortality Risk. Paper presentation of research at the 57th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Washington, D. C (2004).
Shannon, G. R., Yip, J. Y., Wilber, K. H. Predictors of High Utilization and Expenditures Among Community Dwelling Older Adults: Findings from The Care Advocate Program. Research Paper presentation at the 2004 Joint Conference of the National Council on the Aging/American Society on Aging in Chicago, IL (2003).
Shannon, G. R., Yip, J.Y., Wilber, K. W. The Program for Elders in Managed Care: A Bridge between Managed Care and Community Services. Research paper presentation at the 54th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Chicago, IL (2001).
Wilber, K. H., Ahearn, L., and Shannon, G. R. Partnering Managed Care and Community–Based Services for Elders: The Care Advocate Program. Research symposium at the 2002 Joint Conference of the National Council on the Aging/American Society on Aging in Denver, CO.
Shannon, G. R., Yip, J. Y., Wilber, K. H. Predictors of Change after Rehabilitation Therapy: Findings from the Rehabilitation Outcomes Study (ROS). Research paper presentation at the 2001 Joint Conference of the National Council on the Aging/American Society on Aging in San Francisco, CA.
Shannon, G. R., Yip, J. Y., Wilber, K. H. Does Managed Care Influence Outcomes After Rehabilitation Therapy: Findings from the Rehabilitation Outcomes Study (ROS). Poster presentation at the 54th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Washington, D. C (2000).
Benton, D., Shannon, G. R., Ueda, H. A Comparative Study of Case Management Skills and Knowledge between the United States and Japan. Poster presentation at the 2000 American Society on Aging annual meeting in San Francisco.
Journal Reviewer
Home Health Care Services Quarterly (2004 – Present).
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2003 – Present).
The Journal of Managed Care (2006 – Present)
Professional Organizations
Gerontological Society of America
American Society on Aging
American Geriatrics Society
California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics
Los Angeles City Council Committee on Arts and Entertainment
Institutional Review Board
Partners in Care Foundation (2006 – Present).
