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'''Robert A. Hahn''' (born 1945)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://viaf.org/viaf/12331003/#Hahn,_Robert_A.,_1945- | title=Robert A. Hahn | work=Virtual International Authority File | accessdate=17 January 2016}}</ref> is an American medical anthropologist and epidemiologist. As of 2015, he was a coordinating scientist of systematic reviews for the Guide to Community Preventive Services at the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC).
==Education==
The son of German refugee parents, Hahn received his B.A. from [[Cornell University]] in 1966, his PhD in anthropology from [[Harvard University]] in 1976, and his MPH in epidemiology from the [[University of Washington]] in 1986.<ref name=cdc>{{cite web | url=http://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/newsletter/2015/Winter.html | title=Health Equity Champion | publisher=CDC | work=Health Equity Matters | date=Winter 2015 | accessdate=17 January 2016 | author=Liburd, Leandris}}</ref>
==Career==
Hahn began his career working at the CDC in 1986 and has remained there ever since.<ref name=cdc/> While there, he helped found the Behavioral and Social Science Working Group.<ref name="cv">{{cite web | url=http://new.aaanet.org/profdev/upload/Hahn-CV-2013.pdf | title=Robert Hahn CV | accessdate=17 January 2016}}</ref> From 1998 to 1999, he worked as a fellow in the [[United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs]] and in the office of Congresswoman [[Louise Slaughter]].<ref name=guide>{{cite web | url=http://www.thecommunityguide.org/about/cdc-staff.html#rhahn | title=The Community Guide Staff | work=GCPS website | accessdate=17 January 2016}}</ref> As of 2015, he was also a member of the [[Senior Biomedical Research Service]].<ref name=cdc/>

==Research==
As a coordinating scientist of systematic reviews in the CDC's Guide to Community Preventive Services, Hahn has published reviews on subjects such as excessive alcohol consumption and violence prevention, as well as interventions to promote [[health equity]].<ref name=cdc/><ref name=guide/> He has also done research on the [[nocebo effect]], and has said that one reason the medical community has been hesitant to research it because belief is not very highly valued in the modern medical community, which tends to focus more on [[anatomy]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/wellness/2002/04/30/the-nocebo-effect-placebos-evil-twin/6945da76-fb8e-401e-a4f2-0439d36f4c6a/ | title=The Nocebo Effect: Placebo's Evil Twin | work=Washington Post | date=30 April 2002 | accessdate=17 January 2016 | author=Reid, Brian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/07/magazine/method-madness-the-spin-doctors.html | title=The Spin Doctors | work=New York Times | date=7 January 1996 | accessdate=17 January 2016 | author=Wade, Nicholas}}</ref>

==Honors and awards==
Hahn received the Career Achievement Award by the [[Society for Medical Anthropology]] in 2012.<ref name=cdc/> He also received the Lifetime Contribution Award from the CDC's Behavioral and Social Science Working Group in 2013 for his work in founding the group.<ref name=cv/>

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Revision as of 22:51, 23 September 2016

Robert Alfred Hahn
Born1945 (age 78–79)
Alma materCornell University, Harvard University, University of Washington
Awards2013 Lifetime Contribution Award for Outstanding Dedication to Excellence in Behavioral and Social Science from the CDC, 2012 Career Achievement Award from the Society for Medical Anthropology
Scientific career
FieldsAnthropology, epidemiology
InstitutionsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention's Guide to Community Preventive Services
ThesisRikbakca categories of social relations : an epistemological analysis (1976)

Robert A. Hahn (born 1945)[1] is an American medical anthropologist and epidemiologist. As of 2015, he was a coordinating scientist of systematic reviews for the Guide to Community Preventive Services at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Education

The son of German refugee parents, Hahn received his B.A. from Cornell University in 1966, his PhD in anthropology from Harvard University in 1976, and his MPH in epidemiology from the University of Washington in 1986.[2]

Career

Hahn began his career working at the CDC in 1986 and has remained there ever since.[2] While there, he helped found the Behavioral and Social Science Working Group.[3] From 1998 to 1999, he worked as a fellow in the United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and in the office of Congresswoman Louise Slaughter.[4] As of 2015, he was also a member of the Senior Biomedical Research Service.[2]

Research

As a coordinating scientist of systematic reviews in the CDC's Guide to Community Preventive Services, Hahn has published reviews on subjects such as excessive alcohol consumption and violence prevention, as well as interventions to promote health equity.[2][4] He has also done research on the nocebo effect, and has said that one reason the medical community has been hesitant to research it because belief is not very highly valued in the modern medical community, which tends to focus more on anatomy.[5][6]

Honors and awards

Hahn received the Career Achievement Award by the Society for Medical Anthropology in 2012.[2] He also received the Lifetime Contribution Award from the CDC's Behavioral and Social Science Working Group in 2013 for his work in founding the group.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Robert A. Hahn". Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e Liburd, Leandris (Winter 2015). "Health Equity Champion". Health Equity Matters. CDC. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Robert Hahn CV" (PDF). Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b "The Community Guide Staff". GCPS website. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. ^ Reid, Brian (30 April 2002). "The Nocebo Effect: Placebo's Evil Twin". Washington Post. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  6. ^ Wade, Nicholas (7 January 1996). "The Spin Doctors". New York Times. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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