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Tait Medina, Ph.D.
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Publications Pescosolido, Bernice A., Jack K. Martin, Sigrun Olafsdottir, J. Scott Long, Karen Kafadar, Tait R. Medina. Forthcoming. "The Theory of Industrial Society and Cultural Schemas: Does the 'Cultural Myth of Public Stigma' Underlie the WHO Schizophrenia Paradox?" American Journal of Sociology. Cannon, Dale S., Robin J. Mermelstein, Tait R. Medina, Oksana Pugach, Donald Hedeker, and Robert B. Weiss. 2015. "CYP2A6 Effects on Subjective Reactions to Initial Smoking Attempt." Nicotine & Tobacco Research. Advance online publication. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntv24 Cannon, Dale S., Tait R. Medina, Robin J. Mermelstein, Donald Hedeker, Amanda V. Bakian, Hilary Coon, Edwin H. Cook, Cindy Hamil, and Robert B. Weiss. 2015. "CYP2A6 Longitudinal Effects in Young Smokers." Nicotine & Tobacco Research. Advance online publication. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntv049 Pescosolid, Bernice. A., Tait R. Medina, Jack K. Martin, and J. Scott Long. 2013. "The 'Backbone' of Stigma: Identifying the Global Core of Public Prejudice Associated with Mental Illness." American Journal of Public Health 103(5):853-860.   Pescosolido, Bernice A., Carol A. Boyer, and Tait R. Medina. 2013. "The Social Dynamics of Responding to Mental Health Problems: Past, Present, and Future Challenges to Understanding Individuals' Use of Services." Handbook of Sociology of Mental Health, Second Edition, edited by Carol S. Aneshensel, Jo C. Phelan, and Alex Bierman. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.   Pescosolido, Bernice, Jack K. Martin, J. Scott Long, Tait R. Medina, Jo Phelan, Bruce G. Link. November 2010. "'A Disease Like Any Other' A Decade of Change in Public Reactions to Schizophrenia, Depression and Alcohol Dependence." American Journal of Psychiatry 167:1321-1330. Medina, Tait R. and Ann McCranie. 2010. "Layering Control: Medicalization, Psychopathy, and the Increasing Institutional Management of Social Problems." Pp. 139-158 in Handbook of Sociology of Health, Illness, and Healing: A Blueprint for the 21st Century, edited by B.A. Pescosolido, J.K. Martin, J.D. McLeod, and A. Rogers. Medina, Tait R., Shawna N. Smith and J. Scott Long. Autumn 2009. "Measurement Models Matter: Implicit Assumptions and Cross-National Research." International Journal of Public Opinion Research 21:333-361.
     
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Publications Pescosolido, Bernice A., Jack K. Martin, Sigrun Olafsdottir, J. Scott Long, Karen Kafadar, Tait R. Medina. Forthcoming. "The Theory of Industrial Society and Cultural Schemas: Does the 'Cultural Myth of Public Stigma' Underlie the WHO Schizophrenia Paradox?" American Journal of Sociology. Cannon, Dale S., Robin J. Mermelstein, Tait R. Medina, Oksana Pugach, Donald Hedeker, and Robert B. Weiss. 2015. "CYP2A6 Effects on Subjective Reactions to Initial Smoking Attempt." Nicotine & Tobacco Research. Advance online publication. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntv24 Cannon, Dale S., Tait R. Medina, Robin J. Mermelstein, Donald Hedeker, Amanda V. Bakian, Hilary Coon, Edwin H. Cook, Cindy Hamil, and Robert B. Weiss. 2015. "CYP2A6 Longitudinal Effects in Young Smokers." Nicotine & Tobacco Research. Advance online publication. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntv049 Pescosolid, Bernice. A., Tait R. Medina, Jack K. Martin, and J. Scott Long. 2013. "The 'Backbone' of Stigma: Identifying the Global Core of Public Prejudice Associated with Mental Illness." American Journal of Public Health 103(5):853-860.   Pescosolido, Bernice A., Carol A. Boyer, and Tait R. Medina. 2013. "The Social Dynamics of Responding to Mental Health Problems: Past, Present, and Future Challenges to Understanding Individuals' Use of Services." Handbook of Sociology of Mental Health, Second Edition, edited by Carol S. Aneshensel, Jo C. Phelan, and Alex Bierman. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.   Pescosolido, Bernice, Jack K. Martin, J. Scott Long, Tait R. Medina, Jo Phelan, Bruce G. Link. November 2010. "'A Disease Like Any Other' A Decade of Change in Public Reactions to Schizophrenia, Depression and Alcohol Dependence." American Journal of Psychiatry 167:1321-1330. Medina, Tait R. and Ann McCranie. 2010. "Layering Control: Medicalization, Psychopathy, and the Increasing Institutional Management of Social Problems." Pp. 139-158 in Handbook of Sociology of Health, Illness, and Healing: A Blueprint for the 21st Century, edited by B.A. Pescosolido, J.K. Martin, J.D. McLeod, and A. Rogers. Medina, Tait R., Shawna N. Smith and J. Scott Long. Autumn 2009. "Measurement Models Matter: Implicit Assumptions and Cross-National Research." International Journal of Public Opinion Research 21:333-361.
     
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Dr. Medina attended graduate school at Indiana University, Bloomington where she received her Ph.D. in Sociology. As a Medical Sociologist, her research focuses on the organization of medicine and health care; individuals' responses to illness; and on societal forces impacting both individual health and the medical care system as a whole. Most recently, her research has focused on the interplay of biological, behavioral, and social factors affecting substance use (i.e., cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use) during the transition from adolescence to young adulthood. Her research has been published in leading journals such as American Journal of Psychiatry, American Journal of Public Health, American Journal of Sociology and the Oxford Journal of Nicotine and Tobacco Research; and in edited volumes such as the Handbook of Sociology of Mental Health, and the Handbook of Sociology of Health, Illness, and Healing: A Blueprint for the 21st Century. Dr. Medina grew up in Winnetka, IL, attended New Trier High School and, prior to graduate school, enjoyed a successful career as a professional ballet dancer, performing at theaters such as the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and the Majestic Theater on Broadway in New York City.
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