Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Mark J Atkinson

Mark J Atkinson
Director, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
University of California San Diego, USA

Biography

Mark J. Atkinson is a Director of Health Economic and Outcomes Research and a Partner with PRO-Spectus Inc., San Diego, California; he also volunteers his time as a Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Current Medicine, University of San Diego, San Diego, California, U.S.A. He has received a PhD in Philosophy from the Department of Educational Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada in, 1993. He completed a B.A (Honors) in Biology at the State University of New York University, White Plains, NY (1983). He currently serves as an editorial board member of two reputed journals, has 59 peer-reviewed publications (21 first authored), and serves as a reviewer for 12 journals.

Research Interest

Scientific advancement of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measurement (e.g., quality of life, treatment satisfaction, symptom impact)
Cognitive theory and patients· health-related decision making
Community-based behavioral and health interventions 
Psychosocial interventions and translational medicine
Structural modeling of disease and treatment impact and other health outcomes.
Advances in innovative qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.