Richard T. Campbell, PhD

Professor, Biostatistics and Sociology

Research Interests

Aging and health, racial, ethnic and socio-economic disparities in health, methodology of longitudinal research, statistical analysis of developmental data

Recent and Noteworthy Publications

Bailey RC, Moses S, Parker CB, Agot K, Maclean I, Krieger JN, Williams CF, Campbell RT, Ndinya-Achola JO. Male circumcision for HIV prevention in young men in Kisumu, Kenya: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2007 Feb 24;369(9562):643-56.

Barrett RE, Cho YI, Weaver KE, Ryu K, Campbell RT, Dolecek TA, Warnecke RB. Neighborhood change and distant metastasis at diagnosis of breast cancer. Ann Epidemiol. 2008 Jan;18(1):43-7.

Campbell RT, Li X, Dolecek TA, Barrett RE, Weaver KE, Warnecke RB. Economic, racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer in the US: Towards a more comprehensive model. Health Place. 2009 Sep;15(3):855-64. [See abstract.]

Curry SJ, Sporer AK, Pugach O, Campbell RT, Emery S. Use of tobacco cessation treatments among young adult smokers: 2005 National Health Interview Survey. Am J Public Health. 2007 Aug;97(8):1464-9.

Finnegan L, Campbell RT, Ferrans CE, Wilbur J, Wilkie DJ, Shaver J. Symptom-cluster experience profiles in adult survivors of childhood cancers. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2009 Aug;38(2):258-69. [See abstract.]

Finnegan L, Wilkie DJ, Wilbur J, Campbell RT, Zong S, Katula S. Correlates of physical activity in young adult survivors of childhood cancers. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2007 Sep;34(5):E60-9.

Hedeker D, Mermelstein RJ, Berbaum ML, Campbell RT. Modeling mood variation associated with smoking: an application of a heterogeneous mixed-effects model for analysis of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) data. Addiction. 2009 Feb;104(2):297-307. [See abstract.]

Hoffman S, Schellinger KA, Propp JM, McCarthy BJ, Campbell RT, Davis FG. Seasonal variation in incidence of pediatric medulloblastoma in the United States, 1995-2001. Neuroepidemiology. 2007;29(1-2):89-95.

Hughes SL, Seymour RB, Campbell RT, Huber G, Pollak N, Sharma L, Desai P. Long-term impact of Fit and Strong! on older adults with osteoarthritis. Gerontologist. 2006 Dec;46(6):801-14.

Hughes SL, Seymour RB, Campbell RT, Whitelaw N, Bazzarre T. Best-practice physical activity programs for older adults: findings from the national impact study. Am J Public Health. 2009 Feb;99(2):362-8. [See abstract.]

Marion LN, Finnegan L, Campbell RT, Szalacha LA. The Well Woman Program: A community-based randomized trial to prevent sexually transmitted infections in low-income African American women. Res Nurs Health. 2009 Apr 16;32(3):274-285. [See abstract.]

Mattson CL, Campbell RT, Bailey RC, Agot K, Ndinya-Achola JO, Agot, K, Moses, S. Risk compensation is not associated with male circumcision in Kisumu, Kenya: A multi-faceted assessment of men enrolled in a randomized controlled trial. PLoS One, 2008 Jun 18; 3(6): e2443.

Mattson CL, Campbell RT, Karabatsos G, Agot K, Ndinya-Achola JO, Moses S, Bailey RC. Scaling sexual behavior or "sexual risk propensity" among men at risk for HIV in Kisumu, Kenya. AIDS Behav. 2009 Jan 6.

Muramatsu N, Hoyem RL, Yin H, Campbell RT. Place of death among older Americans: does state spending on home- and community-based services promote home death? Med Care. 2008 Aug;46(8):829-38.

Muramatsu N, Yin H, Campbell RT, Hoyem RL, Jacob MA, Ross CO. Risk of nursing home admission among older americans: does states' spending on home- and community-based services matter? J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2007 May;62(3):S169-78.

Ramirez-Valles J, Garcia D, Campbell RT, Diaz RM, Heckathorn DD. HIV infection, sexual risk behavior, and substance use among Latino gay and bisexual men and transgender persons. Am J Public Health. 2008 Jun;98(6):1036-42.

Ramirez-Valles J, Heckathorn DD, Vazquez R, Diaz RM, Campbell RT. From networks to populations: the development and application of respondent-driven sampling among IDUs and Latino gay men. AIDS Behav. 2005 Dec;9(4):387-402.

Seymour RB, Hughes SL, Campbell RT, Huber GM, Desai P. Comparison of two methods of conducting the Fit and Strong! program. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Jun 29;61(7):876-884. [See abstract.]

Stolley MR, Sharp LK, Arroyo C, Ruffin C, Restrepo J, Campbell R. Design and recruitment of the Chicago Healthy Living Study: a study of health behaviors in a diverse cohort of adult childhood cancer survivors.  Cancer. 2009 Sep 4;115(S18):4385-4396. [See abstract.]

Tarlov E, Zenk SN, Campbell RT, Warnecke RB, Block R. Characteristics of mammography facility locations and stage of breast cancer at diagnosis in Chicago. J Urban Health. 2009 Mar;86(2):196-213. [See abstract.]

Weaver K, Campbell R, Mermelstein R, Wakschlag L. Pregnancy smoking in context: the influence of multiple levels of stress. Nicotine Tob Res. 2008;10:1065-73.

Honors and Awards

Distinguished Career Award, Behavioral and Social Science Section, Gerontology Society of America

Contact Info

Phone: (312) 413-0480
Fax: (312) 413-1221

Institute for Health Research and Policy
University of Illinois at Chicago (MC 275)
426 Westside Research Office Bldg.
1747 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Chicago, IL 60608

Current IHRP Research Studies (PI)

Other Research (Non-IHRP)

Trial of Male Circumcision to Reduce HIV Incidence