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Shawn Bediako, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Education:
Ph.D., 2002, University at Stony Brook, State University
of New York
Area:
Community & Applied Social Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
Office:
MP 306 x 410-455-2349
Lab:
SH 507B x 410-455-1359
Fax: (410) 455-1055
Email:
bediako@umbc.edu
Website: (to
be assigned later)
Research Interests
Dr. Bediako's research explores psychosocial aspects of sickle
cell disease, a genetic blood disorder. His studies focus on how
social psychological factors, particularly interpersonal processess,
affect pain and health care utilization in adults. He studies this
by examining: 1) how laypeople and health professionals form social
perceptions of individuals with sickle cell disease; and 2) the
impact of these social perceptions on the psychological adjustment
of individuals with sickle cell. Dr. Bediako is currently involved
in research projects with colleagues at the Johns Hopkins Sickle
Cell Clinic for Adults, the Brent Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre
in London, and ABADFAL (Bahian Association for Sickle Cell and Other
Blood Diseases) in Salvador, Brazil.
Selected Publications
Green, B. L., Lewis, R. K., & Bediako, S. M. (2005). Reducing
and eliminating health disparities: A targeted approach. Journal
of the National Medical Association, 97, 25-30.
Bediako, S. M., & Friend, R. M. (2004). Illness-specific and
general perceptions of social relationships in adjustment to rheumatoid
arthritis: The role of interpersonal expectations. Annals of Behavioral
Medicine, 28, 203-210.
Bediako, S. M., Kwate, N. O. A., & Rucker, R. (2004). Dietary
behavior among African Americans: Assessing cultural identity and
health consciousness. Ethnicity & Disease, 14, 527-532.
Gil, K. M., Carson, J. W., Porter, L. S., Scipio, C., Bediako,
S. M., & Orringer, E. (2004). Daily mood and stress predict
pain, health care use, and work activity in African American adults
with sickle cell disease. Health Psychology, 23, 267-274.
Courses Taught
Psyc 340: Social Psychology
Psyc 493B & 695B: Social/Health Psychology
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