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VA HSR&D Stroke QUERI Center Investigator

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Photo of Diane Cowper Ripley Diane C. Cowper Ripley, PhD
Core Investigator, Stroke QUERI Center
North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System
1601 SW Archer Road, 151B
Gainesville, FL 32608
PHONE: 352-376-1611
Extension 4929
E-mail:  Diane.Cowper2@va.gov

  TITLES AND AFFILIATIONS
  • Associate Director, Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center
  • Research Health Scientist, Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center
  • Affiliate Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, College of Medicine, University of Florida

  BIOSKETCH

Diane Cowper, PhD, is the Assistant Director for the Rehabilitation Outcome Research Center of Excellence and a recognized expert on VA Data Information Systems and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Dr. Cowper was the Principal Investigator on the recently completed VA Health Care Atlas FY-2000. She is also a member of the VHA Research Communications Advisory Board.

Dr. Cowper is the Lead of the Stroke QUERI Dissemination Core, a member of the Operations Committee, Methods/Database Core, Goal 1 & 2 teams, and Administrative Core.

  RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Health Services Needs and Demands
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Utilization Patterns
  • VA-Non VA Comparisons

  SELECTED PROJECTS

  SELECTED PUBLICATIONS, 2005-2007
  • Murdoch M, van Ryn M, Hodges J, Cowper D. Mitigating effect of Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder on low income. Mil Med (2005); 170; 137-140.
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  • Reker DM, Reid K, Duncan PW, Marshall C, Cowper D, Stansbury J, Warr-Wing KL. Development of an integrated stroke outcomes database within Veterans Health Administration. J Rehabil Res Dev (2005); 42; 77-91.
Abstract
  • Buchanan RJ, Johnson C, Wang S, Cowper DC, Kim MS, Reker D. Analyses of male residents in community nursing facilities: Comparisons of Veterans Health Administration residents to other residents. J Rehabil Res Dev (2005); 41; 847-860.
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  • Murdoch M, Hodges J, Cowper D, Sayer N. Regional variation and other correlates of Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Awards for patients with posttraumatic stress disorder. Med Care (2005); 43; 112-121.
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  SELECTED PRESENTATIONS, 2005-2007
  • Cowper DC, Reker DM, Qin H, Marshall C. Geographic Variation in the Receipt of Specialized Stroke Rehabilitation for Veterans [Poster]. Health Services Research & Development National Meeting 2006. Arlington, VA. 2006 Feb 16.
  • Zheng Y, Jia H, Reker DM, Cowper DC, Wu SS, Vogel WB. VHA and non-VHA Post-stroke Rehospitalization of Veterans with Acute Stroke [Poster]. Health Services Research & Development National Meeting 2006. Arlington, VA. 2006 Feb 16.
  • Vogel WB, Berlowitz DR, Tsilimingris D, Hoenig HM, Young LJ, Cowper DC, Duncan PW, Wing KL. Comparative Performance of Function-based Risk Adjustment Systems for Stroke Outcomes in the VHA [Poster]. Health Services Research & Development National Meeting 2006. Arlington, VA. 2006 Feb 16.
  • Cowper D. Access, Utilization, and Provider Selection Patterns of US Veterans [Oral Presentation]. Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Service National Meeting. Baltimore, MD. 2005 Feb 15 .
  • Cowper D. Using Location-Based Analysis to Identify Gaps in VHA Services [Oral Presentation]. Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Service National Meeting. Baltimore, MD. 2005 Feb 15 .