Mary Clark, RN, MPH

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Mary Clark, RN, MPH, is a Senior Health Program Specialist with the MU Department of Health Psychology. Mary is a Co-Investigator with the Missouri Model Spinal Cord Injury System and the Missouri Partnership for Enhanced Delivery of Services. Mary received her bachelor of science in nursing from the University of Wisconsin in 1987 and her MPH in Public Health Nursing from the University of North Carolina in 1990. Her research has focused on access to health care services, personal assistance services, and improving the health care delivery system for children with special health care needs.

Mary Clark, RN, MPH
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Publications

Hagglund, KJ, Nack (Clark), M, & Frank, RG. (1997). The future of psychology in the changing Medicaid health care delivery system. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 4(2), 243-253.

Nack (Clark), M. (1998). Evaluating consumer-directed managed care. The National Institute on Consumer-Directed Long-term Services & The Independent Choices Grant Program. Consumer Choice News, 2(4), 4,7.

Shigaki, CL, Hagglund, KJ, Nack (Clark), M, & Conforti, K. (1998) Access to health care services among people with physical disabilities. Rehabilitation Psychology, 43(2), 184-185.

Shigaki, CL, Hagglund, KJ, Clark, M, Checkett, D, & Frank RG. (1999). Rehabilitation and health psychology should go for the brass ring. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 30(5), 488-494.

Hagglund, KJ, Clark, MJ, Conforti, K, & Shigaki, CL. (1999). Access to health care services among people with disabilities receiving Medicaid. Missouri Medicine, 96(9), 447-453.

Farmer, JE, Clark, Mary J, & Garrett L. (2001). Attitudinal barriers to social integration following traumatic brain injury. Rehabilitation Psychology, 46, 338-339.

Clark, MJ, Hagglund, KJ, & Williams, LM. (2001). Consumer satisfaction with personal assistance services: Preliminary results. Rehabilitation Psychology, 46 (3), 337.

Hilton, SA, Clark, MJ, Hagglund, KJ, Bounds, T, & Sharp, G. (2001). Satisfaction with health care for persons with arthritis. Rehabilitation Psychology, 46 (3), 340.

Shigaki, CL, Hagglund, KJ, Clark, M, & Conforti, K. (2002). Access to health care among people with rehabilitation needs receiving Medicaid. Rehabilitation Psychology, 47(2), 204-218.

Farmer, JE, Clark, MJ, & Sherman, A. (2003). Rural vs. urban social support seeking as a moderating variable in traumatic brain injury outcome. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 18(2), 116-127.

Farmer, JE, Clark, MJ, Marien, WE, Petty, T, & Sherman, A. (2003, May). Outcomes of a medical home intervention for children with special health care needs. Abstracts from the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Seattle, WA.

Beatty, PW, Hagglund, KJ, Neri, MT, Dhont KR, Clark MJ, & Hilton SA. (2003). Access to health care services among people with chronic and/or disabling conditions: Patterns and Predictors. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 84(10), 1417-1425.

Farmer, JE, Marien, WE, & Clark, MJ. (2003). Building systems of care for children with chronic health conditions. Rehabilitation Psychology, 48, 242-249.

Hagglund, KJ, Clark, MJ, Farmer, JE, Sherman, AK. (2004). A comparison of consumer-directed and agency-directed personal assistance services programs. Disability and Rehabilitation. 26(9), 518-527.

Farmer, J.E., Marien, W.E., Clark , M.J., Sherman , A., & Selva, T.J. (2004). Primary care supports for children with chronic health conditions: Identifying and predicting unmet family needs. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 29(5), 355-367.

Hagglund KJ, Clark MJ, Mokelke EM, Stout BJ. (2004) The current state of personal assistance services: Implications for policy and research. Neurorehabilitation, 19(2), 115-120, 2004.

Clark, MJ, Hagglund, KJ, Stout, BJ. (2004) Job experiences of personal assistants employed in a consumer-directed personal assistance program. Rehabilitation Nursing, 29(5), 174-179.

Hagglund, KJ, Clark, MJ, Schopp, LH, Sherman, AK, Acuff, ME. (2005). Consumer-assistant education to reduce the occurrence of urinary tract infections among persons with spinal cord injury. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. 10(3), 53-62.

Acuff, ME, Clark, MJ, Hagglund, KJ. (manuscript accepted for publication) Testosterone Screening among Men Admitted to Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Matsuda, SJ, Clark, MJ, Schopp, LH, Hagglund, KJ, Mokelke, EK. (2005) Barriers and Satisfaction Associated with Personal Assistance Service: Results of Consumer and Personal Assistant Focus Groups. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, 25.

Farmer, J.E., Clark , M.J., Sherman , A., Marien, W.E., and Selva, T.J. (2005). Comprehensive primary care for children with special health care needs in rural areas. Pediatrics, 116, 649-656.

Hagglund, K.J., Clark, M.J., Hilton, S.A., Hewett, J.E. (2005) Access to health care services among persons with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 84(9), 702-711.

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Presentations

Nack, (Clark) M. (June, 1996). The University of Missouri/GenCare Managed Care Project. Presented at the Managed Care for People with Disabilities: Forming New Partnerships Conference, Medicaid Working Group, Boston University School of Public Health, Newton, MA.

Nack (Clark), M. (September, 1996). Building Effective Partnerships between HMOs and Rehabilitation Hospitals. Presented at the Medicaid Managed Care for People with Disabilities Conference, International Business Communications, Naples, Fl.

Nack (Clark), M. ( September 1997). The Impact of Managed Care on People with Disabilities. Presented at the State of the State in Head Injury National Conference. National Association for State Head Injury Administrators, Kansas City, MO.

Conforti, KA, Nack (Clark), MJ, & Hagglund, KJ. (August, 1997). Access to health care services among people with disabilities. Poster presented at the Howard A. Rusk International Symposium on Neurological Rehabilitation, Columbia, MO.

Nack, (Clark) M. (November, 1997). Independent Choices: consumer direction research and demonstration. Presented at the American Public Health Association 125th Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Hagglund, KJ, Nack (Clark), M, Conforti, K, & Shigaki, CL. (August, 1998). Access to health care services among people with disabilities receiving Medicaid. Poster selected for presentation at the 106th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Shigaki, CL, Hagglund, KJ, Nack (Clark), M, & Conforti, K. (August, 1998). Access to health care services among people with physical disabilities. Poster selected for presentation at the 106th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Farmer, JE, Clark, MJ, Andes, L, & Pini, E. (August, 2000). Systems of care for rural children with chronic health conditions. Poster selected for the presentation at the 108th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Clark, MJ, Hagglund, KJ, Hilton, SA, & Sharp, GC. (August, 2000). Impact of Managed care on people with arthritis. Poster presented at the 108th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Farmer, J, Clark, MJ, Garrett, L. (2001). Attitudinal barriers to social integration following traumatic brain injury. Presentation proposal accepted for the 109th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Mokelke EK, Hagglund KJ, Schopp LH, Clark MJ: Personal assistant and consumer satisfaction: Preliminary results. Poster presented at Rehabilitation Psychology, New Orleans, LA, 2002.

Clark, MJ, Hagglund, KJ, & Williams, LM. (2001). Consumer satisfaction with personal assistance services: preliminary results. Poster presented at the 109th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Hilton, SA, Clark, MJ, Hagglund, KJ, Bounds, T. & Sharp, GC. (2001). Satisfaction with health care for persons with arthritis. Poster selected for presentation at the 109th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association Convention, San Fransisco, CA.

Marien, WE, Farmer, JE, Petty, T, Clark, MJ, & Selva, T.J. (2002). Health Promotion for Children with Special Health Care Needs: Identifying Unmet Needs in Primary Care Settings
University of Missouri-Columbia. Proposal accepted for poster presentation at the Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology: Translating Research into Practice, Lawrence, KS, October, 2002.

Clark, MJ. (2003). Comparing consumer-directed and agency-directed services: what are the differences? Presentation at the Personal Independence Commission, Governor’s Council on Disability, March, 2003.

Clark, MJ. (2003). Comparing consumer-directed and agency-directed services: what are the differences? Presentation to the Education Appropriations Committee, Missouri General Assembly, December, 2003.

Farmer, JE, Drewel, EH, Clark, MJ, and Sherman, AK. Parent satisfaction with community mental health services for children with chronic health conditions. Poster presented at the National Conference on Child Health Psychology, Charleston SC, 2004.

Clark, MJ, Matsuda, SJ, Schopp, LH, Hagglund, JK, Mokelke, EK. (2004). Identifying the Strengths and Challenges Associated with Personal Assistance Services. Poster selected for presentation at the 18th American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologist and Social Workers Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

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