Barbara A. Elliott, PhD

Contact Information Phone: 218-726-6981 Fax: 218-726-7699 Email: belliott@d.umn.edu Address: 155 SMed 1035 University Drive Duluth, MN 55812 http://www.teenlifecenter.com

Professor

Patient Care

Private practice: Hospital chaplain (on-call)
St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth

Research

Qualitative and quantitative research that investigates:

• Justice issues in the delivery of health care
• access to care for the underserved, especially pregnant, parenting and street involved youth (teenlifecenter.com)
• access to care for American Indians including ELSI, genetics, and doctor-patient communication
• medical decisions at end of life
• Spirituality in health and health care

Education

1969 – BA degree (German and International Relations)
University of Minnesota Minneapolis

1976 – MA degree (Educational Psychology)
University of Minnesota Minneapolis

1983 – PhD degree (Sociology / Medical & Family)
University of Minnesota Minneapolis

2004 – CPE
SMDC, Duluth, MN

Teaching

• Course Director for Medical Ethics
• Violence as a Health Issue
• Spirituality and Health Care