Conduct multiple policy research studies on the allied health workforce. Major projects/studies include a three-year CA program supporting model program development in allied health fields, a study of the supply and demand for CNAs in California, two evaluations of the State of California workforce development initiatives, a national study analyzing models of long-term care and implications for the workforce, and other national studies on individual allied health professions including LPNs, clinical laboratory workers, cancer registrars, and EMTs and paramedics.
Professional Activities
AcademyHealth
American Public Health Association- Gerontology section
American Health Information Management Association
Teaching
S210 Pro-Seminar in Health Policy
N262 Research Utilization in Health Policy
Current Training Grants
October 2002 – March 2006. J Spetz, Prinicpal Investigator; SA Chapman, Co-Principal Investigator and Project Director. Evaluation of the State of California Nurse Workforce Initiative. $1,000,000.
March 2004 – June 2005. (no-cost extension requested) SA Chapman, Principal Investigator. National Cancer Registrars Association. Workforce Analysis Study of the Cancer Registry Field. $99,940.
Sept 2004-Aug 2006. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) SA Chapman, Principal Investigator. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Workforce for the 21st Century. $464,452
April 2005-March 2006. The California Endowment. EH O'Neil Principal Investigator, SA Chapman Co-Principal Investigator. Advancing the Allied Health Workforce in California. $206,991
July 2004-June 2007 S Stewart PI, SA Chapman, Researcher (5% effort) California Breast Cancer Research Program. Young Breast Cancer Survivors Ten Years Later.
Honors/Awards
American Cancer Society California Division, Dissertation Grant - 1997.
UC Berkeley, The Wellness Scholarship Grant for Doctoral Study - 1996.
Pew Memorial Trust, Fellowship in Health Policy Management - 1983-1985.
National Institute of Mental Health Training Grant – 1976-1977.
Education/Degrees
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, BSN, Nursing
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, MSN, Mental Health Nursing
Boston University, Boston, MA, MPH, Public Health
University of California, Berkeley, CA, PhD, Health Services and Policy Analysis
Selected Publications
Submitted and In Review
Tache, S and Chapman S. The expanding role of medical assistants in ambulatory care settings, Submitted to Journal of Allied Health, April 2005
Chapman, SA, McClory V, and Ward-Cook, K. Wages Increases in the Clinical Laboratory: How Are Workers Faring Against Inflation and in Comparison to Other Health Professions? Submitted to Clinical Laboratory Management Review, May 2005
Spetz J, Dyer W, Chapman S, and Seago JA. Can differences in the supply of registered nurses and licensed practical nurses help solve the nursing shortage? Submitted to Inquiry. June 2005
Peer Reviewed Publications
Schroeder SA, Gerbert B, Showstack JA, Chapman SA. (1984) Reducing the size of medical school enrollment. Letter to the Editor, New England Journal of Medicine Vol 311.
Schroeder, SA, Myers LP, McPhee SJ, Showstack JA, Simborg DW, Chapman SA, Leong JK. (1984) The failure of physician education as a cost containment strategy. Journal of the American Medical Association Vol 252.
McPhee SJ, Chapman SA, Myers LP, Schroeder SA, Leong JK. (1984) What's so special about special care? Inquiry Vol 21.
Myers LP, Chapman SA, McPhee SJ, Schroeder SA, Leong JK, Martin AR. (1985) Which hospital services are most overused? Audit. Western Journal of Medicine Vol 143.
Gerbert B, Showstack JA, Chapman SA, Schroeder SA (1987) The changing dynamics of graduate medical education: Implications for decision making. Western Journal of Medicine Vol 146.
Schauffler HH, and Chapman SA. (1997) Health Promotion and Managed Care: Survey of California Health Plans. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 14:161-167.
Pickett KE, Abrams B, Schauffler HH, Savage J, Brandt P, Kalkbrenner A, and Chapman SA. (2001) Coverage for Tobacco Dependence treatments for Pregnant Smokers in Health Maintenance Organizations. American Journal of Public Health 91: 1393-1394.
Chapman SA, Dronsky M, Newcomer RJ, Harrington C and Grumbach K. (2003) An Aging U.S. Population and the Health Care Workforce: Factors Affecting the Need for Geriatric Care Workers. Report to Health Services Resource Administration.
Chapman SA, Franks P, Lindler V, Ward-Cook K. (2004) The Clinical Laboratory Workforce: The Changing Picture of Supply, Demand, Education, and Practice. Report to Health Services Resource Administration. July, 2004
Seago JA, Spetz J, Chapman S, Dyer W, and Grumbach, K. (2004) Supply, Demand, and Use of Licensed Practical Nurses. Report to Health Services Resource Administration. November 2004.
Chapman SA, Lindler V, Ward-Cook K. (2005) An Assessment of Critical Issues Facing the Clinical Laboratory Workforce. Clinical Laboratory Management Review. Jan-Feb 2005
Spetz J, Dyer W, Chapman S, and Seago JA. Hospital Demand for Licensed Practical Nurses. Western Journal of Nursing Research. In Press.
Harrington C, Chapman S, Miller E, Miller N, and Newcomer, R. Trends in the Supply of Long Term Facilities and Beds in the U.S. Journal of Applied Gerontology. In Press
