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        Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health

        Virginia Ann Aita, Ph.D.

B.S.N., University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1962-1966

M.S.N., Maternal and Child Health Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, 1968-1970

Ph.D., Medical Humanities, Graduate College, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 1991-1995

Post-Degree and Continuing Education Training:

Research Associate, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Research Division, September, 1995-August, 1996

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

Associate Professor, University of Nebraska College of College of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health, January 19, 2007-present

Associate Professor, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Department of Preventive and  Societal Medicine, July, 2004-January 18, 2007

Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Department of Preventive and Societal Medicine, August, 2000-June 2004

Courtesy Associate Professor, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, July 2004-present

Adjunct faculty, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Department of Public Administration, May, 1996-August, 1997

Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Department of Preventive and Societal Medicine, August, 2000-June, 2004           

Member, Graduate Faculty, University of Nebraska Medical Center, spring, 2000-

Adjunct faculty, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Preventive and Societal Medicine, September, 1997-July 2000

Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Research Division, September, 1996-July, 2000 changed to Courtesy Asst. Professor status July, 2000-June, 2004.

Adjunct faculty, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Department of Public Administration, May, 1996-August, 1997

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Contact Name: Virginia Ann Aita, Ph.D.
Address: Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health
986075 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-6075
Phone Number:  402-559-5157
e-mail address:  vaita@unmc.edu

Grant Title:  Saving Faces: The Art of Medicine
Funding agency: The Nebraska Arts Council
Start and end dates: January 13-February 24, 2006
Total dollars: (6,165)
Principal investigator: Virginia Aita

Grant Title: Saving Faces: The Art of Medicine
Funding agency: The Nebraska Arts Council
Start and end dates: January 13, 2006-February 24th, 2006
Total dollars: (3,512)
Principal investigator: Virginia Aita

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Published articles:

Crabtree, B.F., Miller, W.L., Tallia, A.F., Cohen, D.J., DiCicco-Bloom, B., McIlvain, H.E., Aita, V.A., Scott, J.G., Gregory, P.B., Stange, K.C., McDaniel, R.R. (2005). Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services in Family Medicine Offices. Annals of Family Medicine. 3(5):430-435.

Aita, V., McIlvain, H., Backer, E., McVea, K., Crabtree, B.  (2005). Patient-centered care and communication in primary practice: what is involved? Patient Education and Counseling. 58: 296-304.

Aita, V., McIlvain, H., Susman, J., Crabtree, B. (2003). Using metaphor as a qualitative analytic approach to understand complexity in primary care research. Qualitative Health Research. December, 13 (10): 1419-1431.

Tallia, A. F., Stange, K. R., McDaniel, R., Aita, V., Miller, W. L., Crabtree, B. F. (2003). Understanding Organizational Designs of Primary Care Practices. Journal of Healthcare Management. 48 (1): 43-58.

Aita, V.A., Dodendorf, D. M., Lebsack, J. A., Tallia, A. F. and Crabtree, B. F.  (2001). Patient care staffing patterns and roles in community-based family practices. The Journal of Family Practice.  October, 50 (9): available electronically.

Aita, V.A. (2000). Science and compassion: Vacillation in nursing ideas 1940s-1960. Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice: An International Journal. 14 (2): 115-138.

McVea, K. L. S. P., Venugopal, M., Crabtree, B. F. and Aita, V. A. (2000). The organization and distribution of patient education materials in Family Medicine practices. The Journal of Family Practice. 49 (4): 319-326.

Aita, V.A. and Crabtree, B. (2000). Historical reflections on current preventive practice. Preventive Medicine. 30, 5-16.

Crabtree, B.F., Miller, W.L., Aita, V.A., Flocke, S. Stange K.C. (1998). Primary care practice organization and preventive services delivery: A qualitative analysis.  Journal of Family Practice. 46(5): 403-409.

 Chapters in books:

Aita, V. A. and  McIlvain, H. (1999). An armchair adventure in case study research. In B. F. Crabtree and W. L. Miller (Eds.). Doing Qualitative Research (2nd Edition). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Ethics columns: 

Aita, V.A. (2001).  Speaking of Ethics . . . Questions of Medical “Futility” Lead to Discussions.  Nursing Communicator. Nebraska Health System, April. 

Aita, V.A. (2001). Speaking of Ethics . . . More on Medical Futility. Nursing Communicator.  Nebraska Health System, June.

Abstracts:

Aita, V.A., McIlvain, H. Crabtree, B. (2002). Abstract. More on the Physician-Patient Relationship: The Bigger Picture. Family Medicine. 34(7): 545.

Aita, V.A., McIlvain, H., Crabtree, B. (2002). Abstract. More on the Physician-Patient Relationship: The Bigger Picture. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Spring Conference.

Aita, V.A., Dodendorf, D., Lebsack, J., and Crabtree, B. F. (2000). Staff Training and Roles in 18 Nebraska Family Practices. North American Primary Care Research Group, Fall Conference.

Taylor, N., Clark, M.W., Aita, V.A., and Gillette, M. (2000). Using Bioethics and the Medical Humanities to Implement the AAMC Graduate Medical Education’s New Core Curriculum Requirements. American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. Fall Conference.

Aita, V.A., Crabtree, B.F., and McIlvain, H. (1999). Abstract. Practice metaphors and values clarification. American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. Fall Conference.

Aita, V.A., Crabtree, B.F., and McIlvain, H. (1999). Abstract. Practice metaphors and values clarification. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Spring Conference.

Aita, V.A. and Crabtree, B.F. (1997). Abstract. Historical and philosophical perspectives on prevention past and present. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Spring Conference.

Articles submitted for publication:

Crabtree, BF, Miller, WL, Tallia, AF, Cohen, D, DiCicco-Bloom, B, McIlvain, H, Aita, VA, Scott, JG, Gregory, P, Stange, KC, and McDaniel, RR. Delivery of Preventive Services in Family Medicine Offices. Under review by Annals of Family Medicine.

Articles in press:

Aita, V. , McIlvain, H., Backer, E, McVea, K, and Crabtree, B. Patient-centered care and communication in primary care practice: What is involved? Journal of Patient Education and Counseling. In press.

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  • PREVIOUS GRADUATE STUDENTS/POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS (present location):

Supervisory Committee for Steve Langan, MSIA/Preventive and Societal Medicine (PSM), PhD program (Has not been transitioned to College of Public Health)

Supervisory Committee for Amber Donnelly, MSIA/PSM, PhD program (Graduated May, 2008).

Supervisory Committee for Patricia Sullivan, MSIA/PSM, PhD program (Graduated, May, 2006.

Chair, Supervisory Committee for Anahita Rashidi—MSIA/PSM, PhD program (Graduated, May 2005.

Supervisory Committee for Sara Hernberg, MSIA/FM , residency/MS (research) program

Supervisory Committee for Yongee Liu, MSIA/FM, residency/MS (research) program 

Supervisory Committee for Kalpana Padala, MSIA/Family Medicine (FM), residency/MS (research) program, Graduated, August, 2008.

Past Member, Admissions Committee, College of Medicine, 2000--2006    

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Patient-Caregiver Portraiture Project: Active project, funded through internal College of Public Health and other sources.

Teaching Observational Skills to Medical Students and Residents: Active project, funded through internal Head and Neck Surgery funds and other sources.

A History of 20th C. American Nursing Ideas about Care, (This is a historical research project, funded by sabbatical faculty development fellowship through the College of Public Health.)

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