Name: Emma J. I. Apatu
Email: apatue@goldmail.etsu.edu
Hometown City/Country: Toronto, Canada
Undergraduate Degree/Institution: BA, University of Maine at Machias
Graduate Degree/Institution: MPH, Emory University
Graduate program: Doctor of Public Health, Community Health
Year of Entry: Fall 2010
Research Advisor: Dr. Chris Gregg
Research Interests: Health Communication, Global Health,
Community Engagement
Publications
Apatu E, Alperin M, Miner K, Wiljer D, A Drive through Web 2.0: An Exploration of Driving Safety Promotion on Facebook (under revision)
Wiljer D, Urowitz A, Chafranskaia,A., Apatu E, Massey C, Quartey N, Catton P, Lymphline: A feasibility study of online education for lymphedemea self management (In Progress)
Wiljer D, Urowitz S,
Apatu E, Leonard K, Quartey N, Catton P, Access to
Activation: Empowering Breast Cancer Survivors through
Access to Personal Health Information (In Progress)
Wiljer D, Leonard K, Urowitz S,
Apatu E, Massey C, Quartey N, Catton P, The
Anxious Wait: Assessing the Impact of Patient
Accessible EHRs for breast cancer patients, BMC Med Inform. Decis.
Mak.(2010) Sep 1;10:46
Wiljer D, Urowitz S, Apatu, E, Leonard K, Quartey N, Catton P, Understanding the support needs of patients accessing test results online. PHRs offer great promise, but support issues need to be addressed, J Healthc. Inf. Manag. Winter 2010 24(1) 57-63
Wiljer D, Urowitz S, Apatu E, Chafranskaia A, Durkee L, Quartey N, Catton P. From Clinical Care to Online Communities, Exploring New Models for Survivorship Care in Lymphedema, In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on E-Learning International Conference on E-Learning Toronto, ON 16-17 July 2009, pp. 493-500. (PA)
Wiljer D, Urowitz S, Apatu E, Eysenbach G, Harth T, Pai H, Leonard KJ. Is Canada ready for patient accessible electronic records? A National Scan, BMC Med. Inform. Decis. Mak. 2008 Jul 224; 8(1):33
Ad hoc Reviewer
Health Promotion Practice