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Clarence Spigner

Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
Adjunct Professor, American Ethnic Studies
Adjunct Professor, Global Health

206-616-2948 | cspigner@uw.edu

Office H-690D, Health Sciences Building
Box 357660
University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195

Research Interests

Tobacco-related behavior; racism as a stressor; social construction of ‘race’ vis-a-vis biological reductionism in health research and behavior; knowledge and opinions about organ donation among ethnic groups; program evaluation; popular culture

Bio

Clarence Spigner serves as Director of the MPH and MS Programs in Health Services. Spigner’s teaching and research interests are in the health of disadvantage populations, race & ethnic relations, and the intersections of popular culture’s influence. His primary and critical focus is in community based research and the inherent contradictions of race, gender, and structural inequalities within institutions of health and medicine. His research/publications include, but are not limited to; tobacco-related behavior, organ donation & transplantation, stress and coping strategies, and intra-ethnic tensions.

Education

DrPH Behavioral Science, University of California (Berkeley), 1987
MPH Behavioral Science, University of California (Berkeley), 1982
AB Sociology, University of California (Berkeley), 1979

Academic Programs and Affiliations

Recent Publications (PubMed)

A Qualitative Study of Living in a Healthy Food Priority Area in One Seattle, WA, Neighborhood.
PubMed
Wool JL, Walkinshaw LP, Spigner C, Thayer EK, Jones-Smith JC. A Qualitative Study of Living in a Healthy Food Priority Area in One Seattle, WA, Neighborhood. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Nov 22;18(22). pii: 12251. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182212251.
Perceptions of colorectal cancer screening in the Arab American community: a pilot study.
PubMed
Alsayid M, Tlimat NM, Spigner C, Dimaano C. Perceptions of colorectal cancer screening in the Arab American community: a pilot study. Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2019 Jul 1;20:e90. doi: 10.1017/S1463423619000161.
Primary care provider approaches to preventive health delivery: a qualitative study.
PubMed
Murugan H, Spigner C, McKinney CM, Wong CJ. Primary care provider approaches to preventive health delivery: a qualitative study. Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2018 Sep;19(5):464-474. doi: 10.1017/S1463423617000858. Epub 2018 Jan 8.
Adopting an Anti-Racism Public Health Curriculum Competency: The University of Washington Experience.
PubMed
Hagopian A, West KM, Ornelas IJ, Hart AN, Hagedorn J, Spigner C. Adopting an Anti-Racism Public Health Curriculum Competency: The University of Washington Experience. Public Health Rep. 2018 Jul/Aug;133(4):507-513. doi: 10.1177/0033354918774791. Epub 2018
Clinical Genetic Testing for APOL1: Are we There Yet?
PubMed
Young BA, Fullerton SM, Wilson JG, Cavanaugh K, Blacksher E, Spigner C, Himmelfarb J, Burke W. Clinical Genetic Testing for APOL1: Are we There Yet? Semin Nephrol. 2017 Nov;37(6):552-557. doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2017.07.009. Review.
Transnationalism and Hypertension Self-Management Among Haitian Immigrants.
PubMed
Sanon MA, Spigner C, McCullagh MC. Transnationalism and Hypertension Self-Management Among Haitian Immigrants. J Transcult Nurs. 2016 Mar;27(2):147-56. doi: 10.1177/1043659614543476.
Barriers and facilitators to colorectal cancer screening in Vietnamese Americans: a qualitative analysis.
PubMed
Kimura A, Sin MK, Spigner C, Tran A, Tu SP. Barriers and facilitators to colorectal cancer screening in Vietnamese Americans: a qualitative analysis. J Cancer Educ. 2014 Dec;29(4):728-34. doi: 10.1007/s13187-014-0646-6.
Collaborative care psychiatrists’ views on treating bipolar disorder in primary care: a qualitative study.
PubMed
Cerimele JM, Halperin AC, Spigner C, Ratzliff A, Katon WJ. Collaborative care psychiatrists’ views on treating bipolar disorder in primary care: a qualitative study. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2014 Nov-Dec;36(6):575-80. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.07.013.
Provider factors and patient-reported healthcare discrimination in the Diabetes Study of California (DISTANCE).
PubMed
Lyles CR, Karter AJ, Young BA, Spigner C, Grembowski D, Schillinger D, Adler N. Provider factors and patient-reported healthcare discrimination in the Diabetes Study of California (DISTANCE). Patient Educ Couns. 2011 Dec;85(3):e216-24. Epub 2011 May 24.
Patient-reported racial/ethnic healthcare provider discrimination and medication intensification in the Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE).
PubMed
Lyles CR, Karter AJ, Young BA, Spigner C, Grembowski D, Schillinger D, Adler N. Patient-reported racial/ethnic healthcare provider discrimination and medication intensification in the Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE). J Gen Intern Med. 201

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