Areas of Expertise
health and aging (with emphasis on marginalized and vulnerable populations);
health disparities;
health effects of discrimination;
health services research;
small area health effects;
social determinants of health
Contributions: (published works or studies, conference presentations)
Ryder PT (2008). Racism, place and health of urban black elders. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag.;
Ryder PT, Joseph M, Zuckerman M, Zuckerman IH. Administrators’ Perceptions of medication management in assisted living facilities: Results from focus groups. Consult Pharm. 2009 Jul; 24(7):513-23;
Simoni-Wastila L, Ryder PT, Zuckerman IH, Qian J, Zhao L, Shaffer T. Association of antipsychotic use and hospital events and mortality for Medicare beneficiaries residing in long-term care facilities. 2009 May; 17(5):417-27. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry;
Ryder PT, Wolpert BJ, Orwig D, Carter-Pokras OD, Black SA. Complementary and alternative medicine use among older urban African Americans: Individual and neighborhood associations. J Natl Med Assoc. 2008 Oct; 100(10):1186-92.;
Zuckerman IH, Ryder PT, Simoni-Wastila L, Shaffer T, Sato M, Zhao L, Stuart B. Racial and ethnic disparities in treatment of dementia among Medicare beneficiaries. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2008 Sep; 63(5):S328-33.;
Arnsberger P, Fox P., Ryder P., Nussey B., Zhang X., & Otero-Sabogal R. Timely follow-up among multicultural women with abnormal mammograms. Am J Health Behav. 2006 Jan-Feb; 30(1):51-61.;
Zuckerman, IH; Steinberger, EK, Ryder, PT; Haines S. Herbal product use among anticoagulation patients. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2002 Feb 15; 59(4):379-80.