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| M. P. La Plante |
Email: Mitch.LaPlante@ucsf.edu
Telephone: (415) 502-5214
Dr. La Plante is Associate Adjunct Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Institute for Health & Aging, where he has been employed since 1986.
Dr. La Plante received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford University in 1985, and was a PEW Health Policy Fellow at UCSF from 1986-88. His research interests include conceptual and definitional issues in health and disability, the demography and epidemiology of health and disability, and health and disability policy and long term care.
Dr. La Plante is Co-Principal Investigator of the Center for Personal Assistance Services, http://www.pascenter.org, which conducts national statistical studies on disability and personal assistance needs and is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).
He has achieved nationwide recognition as a preeminent researcher and scholar in the field of disability and is known as well for his methodological skills in survey research, which he has applied in his research on disability and health topics.
Dr. La Plante has authored numerous statistical reports and abstracts on demographic, epidemiological, and socioeconomic aspects of disability, which have been published and disseminated by NIDRR, and has authored a variety of journal articles appearing in the Health Services Research, The Journals of Gerontology, Milbank Quarterly, the American Journal of Public Health, and others.
Title: Center for
Personal Assistance Services
Project Period: 7/1/2003-6/31/2008
Funding Agency: National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
Description: Studies of the need for and use of informal and
formal personal assistance services, including scaling of ADLs,
prevalence, hours, and unmet needs.
Title: Disability Statistics Rehabilitation Research & Training Center
Project Period: 10/1/1993-11/30/2004
Funding Agency: National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR)
Description: Studies of the demography and epidemiology of
disability, cost of disability, employment , health services,
AIDS-related disability, assistive technology, rehabilitation services
and long term care services. The Center also conducts national forums,
publishes reports and abstracts, and operates an information service.
Chapman SH, LaPlante MP, Wilensky G.
Life expectancy and health status of the aged. Soc Secur
Bull 1986;49:24-48.
LaPlante, M. P. (1988). Data on disability from the National Health Interview Survey, 1983-85. Washington, DC :, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
LaPlante, MP. (1991).The demographics of disability. Milbank Quarterly, 1991, 69 Suppl 1-2:55-77.
LaPlante, M. P. (1991). Disability in Basic Life Activities Across the Life Span. Washington, D.C. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
LaPlante, M. P. (1991). Disability risks of chronic illnesses and impairments. Washington, D.C. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
LaPlante, MP (1992). Using the survey of income and program participation in disability research and policy. Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, 18 (1-4), 125-154.
LaPlante, MP, Hendershot, G. E., & Moss, A. J. (1992). Assistive technology devices and home accessibility features: Prevalence, payment, needs, and trends. Advance Data From Vital and Health Statistics, (217), 1-12.
Rice, DP and MP LaPlante. (1992). Medical expenditures for disability and disabling comorbidity. American Journal of Public Health. 82.5: 739-741.
LaPlante, MP. (1993). Prevalence of work disability - ;United States, 1990. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 42 (Number 39), 1-3.
LaPlante, MP. (1993). Prevalence of mobility and self-care disability—United States, 1990. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 42 (Number 39), 3-7.
LaPlante, M. P. (1993). Disability, health insurance coverage, and utilization of acute health services in the United States. Washington, D.C. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
LaPlante, M. P. (1993). State estimates of disability in America. Washington, D.C. U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
LaPlante, M. P. and D. Carlson (1996). Disability in the United States : prevalence and causes, 1992. Washington, DC :, U.S. Dept. of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
Forkosch, J. A., H. S. Kaye, et al. (1996). The incidence of traumatic brain injury in the United States. Washington, D.C. :, U.S. Dept. of Education.
LaPlante, M. P. and D. Carlson (1996). Disability in the United States : prevalence and causes, 1992. Washington, D.C. (Washington 20202-2646) :, U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
LaPlante, M. P., H. S. Kaye, et al. (1996). Families with disabilities in the United States. Washington, D.C. U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Sebesta, D. S. and M. P. LaPlante (1996). HIV/AIDS, disability and employment. Washington, DC. U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
LaPlante, MP, Helmick, C., & Heath, G. (1997). Prevalence of Leisure Time Physical Activity of People with and Without Arthritis - United States, 1990-91. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 46(18):389-93.
LaPlante, MP, Hendershot, G. E., & Moss, A. J. (1997). The prevalence of need for assistive technology devices and home accessibility features. Technology and Disability 6, 17-28.
LaPlante, M. P., J. Kennedy, et al. (1997). Income and program participation of people with work disabilities. Washington, D.C., U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Kennedy, J. and MP LaPlante (1997). A Profile of adults needing assistance with activities of daily living, 1991-1992. Washington, D.C. :, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Kennedy, J., MP LaPlante, et al. (1997). Need for assistance in the Activities of Daily Living. Washington, D.C. :, U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
LaPlante, MP. (1998). Health and social services needs for adults with physical disabilities. Pp. 149-167 in S. M. Allen and V. Mor (eds). Living in the Community with Disability. New York, NY: Springer.
LaPlante, MP. (1998). Recent Trends in Disability in the United States. Critical Issues in Aging, 2, 11-12.
Kaye, HS, Kang, T and LaPlante, MP. (2000). Mobility Device Use in the United States. Disability Statistics Report, 14:1-60. U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
Newcomer, RJ, Kang, T, Kaye, H.S., LaPlante, MP. (2002). Housing changes and moves into supportive housing among adults with disabilities. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 12, No. 4: 268-279.
LaPlante MP, Harrington C, Kang T. (2002) Estimating paid and unpaid hours of personal assistance services in activities of daily living provided to adults living at home. Health Services Research;37:397-415.
Kaye, HS, Kang, T, LaPlante, MP. (2003). Wheelchair Use in the United States. Disability Statistics Abstract 23. Washington; DC: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. May 2002
LaPlante MP, Kang T, Kaye HS, Harrington C. (2004). Unmet need for personal assistance services: estimating the shortfall in hours of help and adverse consequences. . J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci., 59(2): S98-S108.
Newcomer, R., Kang, T., Kaye, H.S., & LaPlante, M. (2005). Living quarters and unmet need for personal care assistance among adults with disabilities. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2005 Jul;60(4):S205-13.
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