Dr. Ty Borders

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
Health Policy and Management
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2005
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
Epidemiology (Secondary Appointment)
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2006
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Mailing Address

Department of Health Policy and Management
Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 W. Markham St., Slot 820
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-7199
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (501) 526-6641
Fax: (501) 526-6620
tfborders@uams.edu

Qualifications

M.S., University of Iowa, Epidemiology, 2001.
Ph.D., University of Iowa, Health Management and Policy (Health Services Epidemiology Concentration), 1999.
M.A., University of Iowa, Hospital and Health Administration, 1995.
B.A., University of Kansas, Psychology (with Honors), 1993.

Expertise and Research Interests

Health care organization and management.
Epidemiology of alcohol and drug abuse.
Rural health and health services.
Consumer assessments of health care.

Other Expertise

Application of epidemiological methods to the study of health services use and outcomes.

Future Research

Alcohol use: Epidemiology, Unsafe Sex, and Violence (R21 in preparation for NIAAA)

Industrial Relevance

Hospital and Health Systems
Health Insurance Companies
Public Health Agencies
Medical Care Practice

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Community Health, Elderly Patients, Epidemiology, Family Medicine, Gerontology, Health Care, Health Care Administration, Hospital Administration, Minority Health Services, Outcomes Research (Medical), Quality of Life Program, Rural Health.

Additional Terms:

Epidemiology, Health Outcomes Research, Health Services Research, Rural Health.

Memberships

American College of Epidemiology
National Rural Health Association

Honors and Awards

2007, Fellow, American College of Epidemiology
2001, Nominee, Teacher of the Year, Texas Tech School of Medicine Student Senate
1999, Emerging Young Investigator Research Training Workshop Award, National Institute on Aging
1995, Nominee, American College of Healthcare Executives Paper Competition
1995, Third Runner-Up, American Academy of Medical Administrators
1993, Lifetime Member, Golden Key National Honor Society

Previous Positions

2004-2005, Associate Professor, University of North Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Health Management and Policy
2003-2004, Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Family and Community Medicine, Health Services Research
2003-2004, Chief, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Family and Community Medicine, Health Services Research
1999-2003, Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Health Services Research and Management

Funding Received

  • United States Administration on Aging: The Texas Tech 5000 Survey (CI), $825,448, Sep 9, 2000 to Sep 30, 2001.
  • U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Hispanic and Rural Elders' Satisfaction with Health Care (PI), $99,968, Sep 1, 2001 to Sep 30, 2002.
  • U.S. Administration on Aging: Faculty Development Award (PI), $20,000, Sep 1, 2000 to Aug 31, 2001.
  • CDC: Texas Tech Institute for Diabetes Prevention and Control (chief research consultant), $493,941, Sep 01, 2002 to Aug 09, 2003.
  • Carillon Research Initiative: Hope, Religiousness, and the Maintenance of Health-Related and Overall Quality of Life (PI), $20,000, Oct 1, 2000 to Sep 30, 2001.
  • Association of American Medical Colleges and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Public Health-Medicine on the Texas-Mexico Border (CI), $50,000, Oct 01, 2003 to Sep 30, 2004.
  • National Institute on Aging: Disparities in Asthma among Elderly in West Texas (CI), $50,000, Jul 1, 2003 to Jun 30, 2004.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Childhood Diabetes Risk Factor Survey (CI), $280,033, Aug 01, 2001 to Aug 09, 2003.
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Influence of Health Attitudes and Health Status on Racial/Ethnic Disparites in Consumer Assessments of Health Care, $66,000, 2008 to 2009.

Publications

  • Borders TF, Booth BM, Han X, Wright P, Leukefeld C, Falck RS, Carlson RG (May 2008) Longitudinal changes in methamphetamine and cocaine use in untreated rural stimulant users: racial differences and the impact of methamphetamine legislation., Addiction (Abingdon, England), 103 (5), 800-8 Abstract
  • Xu KT, Borders TF (May 2008) Does being an immigrant make a difference in seeking physician services?, Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 19 (2), 380-90 Abstract
  • Borders TF, Booth BM (2007) Research on rural residence and access to drug abuse services: where are we and where do we go?, The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 23 Suppl, 79-83 Abstract
  • Borders TF, Booth BM (2007) Rural, suburban, and urban variations in alcohol consumption in the United States: findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions., The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 23 (4), 314-21 Abstract
  • Collins B, Borders TF, Tebrink K, Xu KT (2007) Utilization of prescription medications and ancillary pharmacy services among rural elders in west Texas: distance barriers and implications for telepharmacy., Journal of health and human services administration, 30 (1), 75-97 Abstract
  • Xu KT, Borders TF (2007) Racial and ethnic disparities in the financial burden of prescription drugs among older Americans., Journal of health and human services administration, 30 (1), 28-49 Abstract
  • Borders TF, Rohrer JE, Cardarelli KM (Feb 2006) Gender-specific disparities in obesity., Journal of community health, 31 (1), 57-68 Abstract
  • Kurian AK, Borders TF (2006) Racial and ethnic differences in the effects of regular providers and self-management education on diabetes preventive care., Ethnicity & disease, 16 (4), 786-91 Abstract
  • Rohrer JE, Borders TF, Blanton J (May 2005) Rural residence is not a risk factor for frequent mental distress: a behavioral risk factor surveillance survey., BMC public health, 5 (1), 46 Abstract
  • Borders TF, Xu KT, Heavner J, Kruse G (Jan 2005) Patient involvement in medical decision-making and pain among elders: physician or patient-driven?, BMC health services research, 5 (1), 4 Abstract
  • Borders TF, Xu KT, Bacchi D, Cohen L, SoRelle-Miner D (2005) College campus smoking policies and programs and students' smoking behaviors., BMC public health, 5 (1), 74 Abstract
  • Collins BK, Borders TF (2005) Utilization of hospital services among older rural persons: a comparison of critical access hospitals and community hospitals., Journal of health and human services administration, 28 (1), 135-52 Abstract
  • Rohrer JE, Borders TF (Dec 2004) Healthy skepticism., Preventive medicine, 39 (6), 1234-7 Abstract
  • Borders TF, Brannon-Goedeke A, Arif A, Xu KT (Sep 2004) Parents' reports of children's medical care access: are there Mexican-American versus non-Hispanic white disparities?, Medical care, 42 (9), 884-92 Abstract
  • Arif AA, Borders TF, Patterson PJ, Rohrer JE, Xu KT (Apr 2004) Prevalence and correlates of paediatric asthma and wheezing in a largely rural USA population., Journal of paediatrics and child health, 40 (4), 189-94 Abstract
  • Xu KT, Borders TF, Arif AA (Apr 2004) Ethnic differences in parents' perception of participatory decision-making style of their children's physicians., Medical care, 42 (4), 328-35 Abstract
  • Borders TF, Rohrer JE, Xu KT, Smith DR (Feb 2004) Older persons' evaluations of health care: the effects of medical skepticism and worry about health., Health services research, 39 (1), 35-52 Abstract
  • Borders TF, Aday LA, Xu KT (2004) Factors associated with health-related quality of life among an older population in a largely rural western region., The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 20 (1), 67-75 Abstract
  • Borders TF (2004) Rural community-dwelling elders' reports of access to care: are there Hispanic versus non-Hispanic white disparities?, The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 20 (3), 210-20 Abstract
  • Arif AA, Venati G, Borders TF, Rohrer JE (2004) Correlates of physician visits among children and adolescents in west Texas: effects of hyperglycemia symptoms., The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 20 (3), 296-300 Abstract
  • Xu KT, Borders TF (Jul 2003) Gender, health, and physician visits among adults in the United States., American journal of public health, 93 (7), 1076-9 Abstract
  • Borders TF, Warner RD, Sutkin G (Jun 2003) Satisfaction with health care and cancer screening practices among women in a largely rural region of West Texas., Preventive medicine, 36 (6), 652-8 Abstract
  • Xu KT, Smith SR, Borders TF (Apr 2003) Access to prescription drugs among noninstitutionalized elderly people in west Texas., American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 60 (7), 675-82 Abstract
  • Arif AA, Patterson PJ, Borders TF, Shah SM (2003) The epidemiology of unintentional non-fatal injuries among children in the South Plains/Panhandle region of Texas, Texas Journal of Rural Health, 21 (2), 31-41
  • Rohrer JE, Kruse G, Borders T, Kupersmith J (2003) Realized access to physician services among the elderly in West Texas., The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 19 (1), 72-8 Abstract
  • Xu KT, Borders TF (2003) Characteristics of rural elderly people who bypass local pharmacies., The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 19 (2), 156-64 Abstract
  • Xu T, Rohrer J, Borders T (Jul 2002) The impact of managed care and practice size on primary care physicians' perceived ability to refer, Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 7 (3), 143-50 Abstract
  • Rohrer JE, Xu KT, Kruse G, Borders TF, Kupersmith, J. (2002) Utilization of health services by seniors in West Texas, Texas Journal of Rural Health, 21 (1), 60-72
  • Rohrer, J.E., Borders, T.F., and B.M. Rohland. (2002) High-use of medical care among elderly persons with heart disease, Texas Journal of Rural Health, 20 (1), 34-43
  • Borders TF, Xu KT, Rohrer JE, Warner R (2002) Are rural residents and Hispanics less satisfied with medical care? Evidence from the Permian Basin., The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 18 (1), 84-92 Abstract
  • Rohrer JE, Borders TF (2001) Progressive medical care in non-metropolitan areas, Texas Journal of Rural Health, 19 (1), 57-66
  • Borders, T.F. and Rohrer, J.E. (2001) Identifying market segments for physician services: variations by gender, Texas Journal of Rural Health, 19 (3), 29-42
  • Borders TF (2001) A review of primary care physicians detection, diagnosis, and treatment of depression, Texas Journal of Rural Health, 19 (4), 51-59
  • Borders TF, Rohrer JE, Vaughn TE (Nov 2000) Limitations of secondary data for strategic marketing in rural areas, Health Services Management Research, 13 (4), 216-22 Abstract
  • Borders TF, Warner R. (2000) Rural residence, Hispanic ethnicity, and perceived accessibility of medical care, Texas Journal of Rural Health, 18 (4), 35-47
  • Borders TF, Rohrer JE, Hilsenrath PE, Ward MM (2000) Why rural residents migrate for family physician care., The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 16 (4), 337-48 Abstract
  • Wakefield DS, Wakefield BJ, Uden-Holman T, Borders T, Blegen M, Vaughn T (Mar-Apr 1999) Understanding why medication administration errors may not be reported, American Journal of Medical Quality, 14 (2), 81-8 Abstract
  • Wakefield DS, Wakefield BJ, Borders T, Uden-Holman T, Blegen M, Vaughn T (Mar-Apr 1999) Understanding and comparing differences in reported medication administration error rates, American Journal of Medical Quality, 14 (2), 73-80 Abstract
  • Snyder CR, Sympson SC, Ybasco FC, Borders TF, Babyak MA, Higgins RL (Feb 1996) Development and validation of the State Hope Scale, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70 (2), 321-35 Abstract
  • Hendryx MS, Urdaneta ME, Borders T (Spring 1995) The relationship between supply and hospitalization rates for mental illness and substance use disorders, Journal of Mental Health Administration, 22 (2), 167-76 Abstract
  • Hendryx M, Borders TF, Johnson T. (1995) The distribution of mental health providers in a rural state, Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 23 (2), 153-156
  • Zhang Y, Borders TF, Rohrer JE, Correlates of intent to seek unnecessary pap tests among elderly women., Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, 17 (6), 351-9 Abstract
  • Zhang Y, Borders TF, Rohrer JE, Correlates of intent to seek unnecessary pap tests among elderly women., Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, 17 (6), 351-9 Abstract
  • Zhang Y, Rohrer J, Borders T, Farrell T, Patient satisfaction, self-rated health status, and health confidence: an assessment of the utility of single-item questions., American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality, 22 (1), 42-9 Abstract

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