Biographical Profile
Interest Background
International Activity
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Websites
Publications
Lopez-DeFede, Ana
Research Professor
Dr. Lopez-De Fede currently directs interdisciplinary research dedicated to exploring the links between health, place, and family well-being. Her publications and professional interest are in health care systems change, Medicaid financing of health care, service delivery to rural and minority communities, immigrant health issues, maternal and child health (birth outcomes), behavioral health (mental and substance use), and the social and cultural determinants of health.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Social Work
- Department
- Families in Society, Institute
International Activity
- International Activities
- Yes
- Type of Activity
- Other (Public Health Rotation)
- Countries
- Cuba and El Salvador
- Description
- Six- week public health rotation in Cuba learning and interacting with members of the School of Medicine and Public Health to explore the delivery of maternal and birth delivery services across Cuba with an emphasis on high-risk patients.
- Institution/Entity
- MEDDIC collaboration between the United States and Cuba
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Biomedical Sciences, Health Disparities, Behavioral Sciences, Health Sciences
- Extended Residence in Foreign Country
- Yes (Dominican Republic — Immigrated from the Dominican Republic.)
- Speaks Non-English Language
- Yes (Spanish)
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- Maternal and Birth Outcomes; Health Policy and Health Services Research; Health Care Outcomes; Minority Health; Social Determinants;
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Biomedical Sciences, Health Disparities, Behavioral Sciences, Health Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- State health care policy; Public health insurance programs (Medicaid and Medicare), Access to health care among vulnerable populations, Social and Cultural Determinants of Health Status
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Award | Breakthrough Leadership in Research Award | Office of the Vice President for Research, University of South Carolina |
| 2020 | Award | Avedis Donabedian Award for outstanding contributions to quality assurance and improvement of health care | American Public Health Association |
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