Christopher P Morley, PhD
475 Irving Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13210
315 464-7010
Current Appointments
- Associate Professor of Family Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Assistant Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
- Vice Chair of Family Medicine
Hospital Campus
- Downtown
Research Programs and Affiliations
- Cancer Research Institute
- Family Medicine
- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Public Health and Preventive Medicine
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Education & Fellowships
- PhD: Syracuse University, 2009, Social Science
- Certificate of Advanced Study: Syracuse University, 2004, Health Services Management & Policy
- MA: Syracuse University, 2004, Public Administration
Previous Appointments
- SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome, 2007–2008
Research Interests
- Health Disparities, Medical Sociology, Med Education, Ethics, Research Methods, Behavioral Health, Genetics (See International Schizophrenia Consortium)
Diseases & Conditions Treated
- Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children
- Schizophrenia
Associations/Memberships
- North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG)
- Society for Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
HealthLinkOnAir Radio Interview
3/27/13 Genetic study of schizophrenia3/20/13 Upstate study examines cost of preauthorizations to physician practices
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Publications
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Research Abstract
Christopher P. Morley, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Family Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University, with joint appointments in Public Health, and Psychiatry. He also holds a courtesy appointment as Assistant Professor of Public Administration at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University. Dr. Morley serves as a course director and core faculty member of the Central New York Master of Public Health (CNYMPH) program, and as a co-investigator on several research and educational grants. He is also the director of the Central Region Office of the New York State AHEC System. Dr. Morley's principle interest is in health disparities, behavioral health in primary care settings, medical education, ethics, and primary care practice improvement. as the Principal Investigator of a HRSA Academic Administrative Units grant (D54HP23297), the co-principal investigator of a subaward from the University of Southern California on the "Genomic Psychiatry Cohort" grant (NIMH 5R01MH085548), and the founding director of the "Scholarly Pairings for Academic and Research Collaboration" (SPARC) program.
Recent Publications include:
- State-Level Tobacco Control and Adult Smoking Rate in the United States: An Ecological Analysis of Structural Factors.
- The impact of prior authorization requirements on primary care physicians' offices: report of two parallel network studies.
- Supporting Physicians Who Work in Challenging Contexts: A Role for the Academic Health Center
- Family physician attitudes in managing obesity: a cross-sectional survey study
- Pilot Evaluation of a Biopsychosocial Integrated Standardized Patient Examination in a Family Medicine Clerkship
- A Meta-Analysis of Bone Mineral Density in Collegiate Female Athletes
- The effects of patient characteristics on ADHD diagnosis and treatment: a factorial study of family physicians
- Debate: Limitations on universality: the "right to health" and the necessity of legal nationality.
- The effect of media attention on concern for and medical management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a multimethod study.
- Children, ADHD, and Citizenship