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Russell K Schutt, PhD

Staff Scientist I
Psychiatry
Contact Information
Office:  
Phone:   617-754-1264
Fax:  
Email:   rschutt@bidmc.harvard.edu
Address:    330 Brookline Ave Boston, MA 02215
Advanced Degree And Training
Year Institution Area or Rank
1977 University of Illinois at Chicago Sociology
1977 Yale University Postdoctoral Fellow
1979 University of Massachusetts Boston Assistant Professor
1985 University of Massachusetts Boston Associate Professor
1990 Harvard Medical School Lecturer on Sociology in
1992 University of Massachusetts Boston Professor
Areas of Interest
1 Cancer      
Major Research Theme
1) Mental and public health services: Effects of the social environment, organization of case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, service preferences and satisfaction, influences on housing loss.
2) Organizations and work: Subjective reactions to work and organizational functioning and change
3) Legal processes: Decision-making by court and police agencies, impact of legal decisions on organizational processes
4) Research strategies: applied and translational methods.
External Recognition
2007 Chancellor’s Distinguished Service Award, University of Massachusetts Boston.
Major Collaborative Activities
Associate Member, Cancer Disparities Program, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.
Educating Underserved Communities about Cancer Clinical Trials. With Lidia Schapira, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital. National Cancer Institute. (Funded in UMass Boston/Dana Farber Harvard Cancer Center Comprehensive Cancer Partnership Program).
Investigator's Lab Web Site
Research Lab URL     Schutt Research Lab
Harvard Catalyst Site:     Schutt Harvard Catalyst Web Site