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Laura Weiss Roberts

Laura Weiss Roberts

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
55
Citations
11485
World Ranking
2034
National Ranking
977

Overview

Laura Weiss Roberts is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and health professions, with a significant focus on medical education and related social aspects. The primary fields of study for this scientist include Medicine and Health Professions, supported by extensive publication records in these domains.

The scientist's work covers several subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Gender Studies, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Clinical Psychology. Their research topics emphasize Innovations in Medical Education, Diversity and Career in Medicine, Health and Medical Research Impacts, Empathy and Medical Education, Medical Education and Admissions, Healthcare Professionals' Stress and Burnout, and Ethics in Medical Practice.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Belonging, Respectful Inclusion, and Diversity in Medical Education (2020) - Academic Medicine
  • Women and Academic Medicine, 2020 (2020) - Academic Medicine

Frequent coauthors working alongside Laura Weiss Roberts include Jane Kim, Max Kasun, John Coverdale, Laura B. Dunn, and Katie Ryan.

Roberts has contributed notably to several publication venues, primarily:

  • Academic Medicine (67 publications)
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research (2 publications)
  • Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (2 publications)
  • American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (2 publications)
  • Psychiatry Research (1 publication)

In addition to articles, Roberts has authored books published by recognized publishers. The known titles include:

  • Learning Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (2020) - American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. eBooks
  • Resistir, (re)existir e (re)inventar II: pedagogias decoloniais em diálogo com o Sul Global (2022) - Editora Livraria da Física Ltda eBooks

Best Publications

  • A Brief Instrument to Assess Both Burnout and Professional Fulfillment in Physicians: Reliability and Validity, Including Correlation with Self-Reported Medical Errors, in a Sample of Resident and Practicing Physicians

    Mickey Trockel;Bryan Bohman;Emi Lesure;Maryam S. Hamidi

  • Machine Learning and the Profession of Medicine

    Alison M. Darcy;Alan K. Louie;Laura Weiss Roberts

  • Needed Innovation in Digital Health and Smartphone Applications for Mental Health: Transparency and Trust

    John Torous;Laura Weiss Roberts

  • Informed Consent and the Capacity for Voluntarism

    Laura Weiss Roberts

  • Mental disorders, health inequalities and ethics: A global perspective

    Emmanuel M. Ngui;Lincoln Khasakhala;David Ndetei;Laura Weiss Roberts

  • Frontier ethics: mental health care needs and ethical dilemmas in rural communities.

    Laura Weiss Roberts;John Battaglia;Richard S. Epstein

  • Barriers to healthcare as reported by rural and urban interprofessional providers

    Christiane Brems;Mark E. Johnson;Teddy D. Warner;Laura Weiss Roberts

  • Perceptions of academic vulnerability associated with personal illness: A study of 1,027 students at nine medical schools

    Laura Weiss Roberts;Teddy D. Warner;Constantine Lyketsos;Erica Frank

  • Psychiatric evaluation of a monk requesting castration : A patient's fable, with morals

    Laura Weiss Roberts;Michael Hollifield;Teresita McCarty

  • Psychiatric research ethics: an overview of evolving guidelines and current ethical dilemmas in the study of mental illness.

    Laura Weiss Roberts;Brian Roberts

  • The Positive Role of Professionalism and Ethics Training in Medical Education: A Comparison of Medical Student and Resident Perspectives

    Laura Weiss Roberts;Katherine A. Green Hammond;Cynthia M. A. Geppert;Teddy D. Warner

  • What Do We Mean by Physician Wellness? A Systematic Review of Its Definition and Measurement.

    Keri J S Brady;Mickey T Trockel;Christina T Khan;Kristin S Raj

  • Becoming a good doctor: perceived need for ethics training focused on practical and professional development topics.

    Laura W. Roberts;Teddy D. Warner;Katherine A. Green Hammond;Cynthia M. A. Geppert

  • The Ethical Use of Mobile Health Technology in Clinical Psychiatry.

    John Torous;Laura Weiss Roberts

  • The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry

    Robert E. Hales;Stuart C. Yudofsky;Laura Weiss Roberts

  • Perspectives of patients with schizophrenia and psychiatrists regarding ethically important aspects of research participation.

    Laura Weiss Roberts;Teddy D. Warner;Janet L. Brody

  • A Review of Multidisciplinary Clinical Practice Guidelines in Suicide Prevention: Toward an Emerging Standard in Suicide Risk Assessment and Management, Training and Practice

    Rebecca A. Bernert;Melanie A. Hom;Laura Weiss Roberts

  • “If Only Someone Had Told Me …”: Lessons From Rural Providers

    Cody Chipp;Sarah Dewane;Christiane Brems;Mark E. Johnson

  • National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association Consensus Statement on the Use of Placebo in Clinical Trials of Mood Disorders

    Dennis S. Charney;Charles B. Nemeroff;Lydia Lewis;Sally K. Laden

  • Patient and Psychiatrist Ratings of Hypothetical Schizophrenia Research Protocols: Assessment of Harm Potential and Factors Influencing Participation Decisions

    Laura Weiss Roberts;Teddy D. Warner;Janet L. Brody;Brian Roberts

  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Patients

    Jack Drescher;Laura Roberts;Gabrielle Termuehlen

Frequent Co-Authors

Teddy D. Warner
Teddy D. Warner University of New Mexico
Richard Balon
Richard Balon Wayne State University
John Torous
John Torous Harvard Medical School
Steven J. Durning
Steven J. Durning Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Mickey Trockel
Mickey Trockel Stanford University
Amit Etkin
Amit Etkin Stanford University
Casey H. Halpern
Casey H. Halpern University of Pennsylvania
Nancy J. Cox
Nancy J. Cox Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Cheryl A. King
Cheryl A. King University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Helen S. Mayberg
Helen S. Mayberg Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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