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Betsy Sleath, PhD, is professor of pharmaceutical outcomes and policy at the UNC School of Pharmacy and adjunct associate professor of epidemiology and health policy and administration at the UNC School of Public Health. In addition, she is a research fellow at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research where she works with the mental health and aging research groups. Most of her research focuses on: (a) physician-patient communication about medications and mental health issues, (b) ethnic/racial differences in medication use, and (c) health behavior and medication adherence. Her work in this area has been funded by NHLBI, NIA, NIMH, AHRQ, and the Bayer Institute for Health Communication. She received her PhD in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BS in pharmacy and a BA in sociology from the University of Connecticut.
Dr. Sleath is principal investigator on a $1.6 million grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. This project is examining how communication between pediatricians and children with asthma and their caregivers is related to asthma control and child outcomes.
Dr. Sleath is also coprincipal investigator and site principal investigator on a $2 million grant from the National Institute of Aging. The University of Wisconsin and University of North Carolina received funds to conduct a randomized trial to improve rheumatologist-patient communication about medications and quality-of-life concerns using hand-held computers. Dr. Sleath serves on the editorial board of Patient Education and Counseling.