Jessica M. Sautter PhD
Jessica Sautter PhD
Associate Professor of Medical Sociology
Education
BA, Sociology & Psychology, The College of New Jersey
MA, Sociology, Duke University
PhD, Sociology, Duke University
Research Interests
- Social determinants of health, gerontology/geriatrics, palliative care
- Survey research & quantitative analysis
Synopsis
Dr. Sautter’s research and teaching at USciences integrate social sciences and health sciences. Her research examines social patterns in health outcomes and health care utilization among U.S. adults, military veterans, older adults in China, and people with advanced illness. Dr. Sautter teaches Introduction to Sociology, Principles of Sociology (for pre-med students), and Statistics & Experimental Design (for health psychology graduate students). She enjoys mentoring secondary analysis of survey data with social science minors, Honors students, and graduate students in health psychology and health policy. Dr. Sautter’s service to USciences includes Misher College Council, Faculty Senate, General Education, and Alpha Phi Omega.
Selected Scholarly Activity
- Gu, D., Q. Feng, J.M. Sautter, F. Yang, L. Ma, and Z. Zhen. 2017. "Concordance and discordance of self-rated and researcher-measured successful aging: Subtypes and associated factors.” Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 72(2): 214-227.
- Chun, Grace J., J. M. Sautter, B.J. Patterson, and W.F. McGhan. 2016. “Diffusion of pharmacy-based influenza vaccination over time in the United States.” American Journal of Public Health 106(6): 1099-1100.
- Frenk, S.M., J.M. Sautter, and R.Paulose-Ram. 2015. “Prevalence and trends in psychotropic medication use among U.S. male veterans, 1999-2010.” Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 24(11): 1215-1219.
- Sautter, J.M., J.A. Tulsky, K.S. Johnson, M.K. Olsen, A.M. Burton-Chase, J.H. Lindquist, S. Zimmerman, and K.E. Steinhauser. 2014. “Caregiver experience during advanced chronic illness and last year of life.” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 62(6): 1082-1090.
Contact Information
| Office location: | Kline Hall Room 207 |
| Mailing address: | University of Sciences 600 South 43rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495 |
| Office Phone: | 215.895.1155 |
| Office Fax: | 215.596.7625 |
| Email: | j [dot] sautter [at] usciences [dot] edu |