Rebecca Feinstein MPH MSW PhD
- Visiting Research Assistant Professor
- University of Illinois Chicago
- she/her
- rfeinst [at] uic.edu
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Institute for Juvenile Research (IJR)
1747 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Chicago IL 60612 - Room #:WROB 232
Rebecca Feinstein is the Director of the Health Equity and Innovative Technologies Program for the Center for Health Equity using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (CHEMA). Dr. Feinstein’s primary professional specialization is the administration and implementation of large-scale, multi-site, mixed-methods health care service research studies addressing health disparities and improving systems of health care services for vulnerable populations. Her background in public health practice and clinical social work experience enables her to creatively implement research within real-world clinical settings and community contexts.
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Health disparities; maternal & child health; mental health; disability; and qualitative research.
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Center for Health Equity using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (CHEMA)
A research center supporting research, training, and education in the UIC College of Medicine to further health care service research in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) utilizing an equity approach that ensures that health disparities are addressed.
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PATH 2 Purpose: Primary Care and Community-Based Prevention of Mental Disorders in Adolescents
A 5-year, PCORI-funded, two-arm, comparative-effectiveness study of two evidence-based prevention programs for teens at-risk for depression. Clinicaltrials.gov study #NCT04290754.
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BEhavioral Health Stratified Treatment (BEST) to optimize transition to adulthood for youth with I/DD Study
A 5-year, PCORI-funded, randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of an integrated behavioral health care coordination model with the traditional Title V MCHB care coordination for adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Clinicaltrials.gov study #NCT05520983.
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Gladstone, T. G. G., Feinstein, R. T., Van Voorhees, B. W. PATH 2 Purpose: Design of a comparative effectiveness study of prevention programs for adolescents at–risk for depression in the primary care setting. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 117, 106763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2022.106763
Berg, K. L., Shiu, C. S., Feinstein, R. T., Acharya, K., MeDrano, J., & Msall, M. E. (2019). Children with developmental disabilities experience higher levels of adversity. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 89, 105-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2019.03.011
Berg, K. L., Shiu, Cheng-Shi., Feinstein, R. T., Msall, M. E., & Acharya, K. (2018). Adverse childhood experiences are associated with unmet healthcare needs among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The Journal of Pediatrics, 202, 258-264.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.07.021
Feinstein, R.T., & Thompson, H. (2018). Repositioning social work into population health. American Journal of Public Health, 108(8). http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304540
Berg, K. L., Shiu, C. S., Feinstein, R. T., Acharya, K., MeDrano, J., & Msall, M. E. (2019). Children with developmental disabilities experience higher levels of adversity. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 89, 105-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2019.03.011
Feinstein, R. T., & Pollack, H. A. (2016). "We don’t have a plan. We should be working on a plan.”: Obstacles to caregiver transition planning for individuals with Fragile X Syndrome. Social Service Review, 90(3), 464–514. https://doi.org/10.1086/688502
Ferrera, M. J., Feinstein, R. T., Walker, W. J., & Gehlert, S. J. (2015). Embedded mistrust then and now: Findings of a focus group study on African American perspectives on breast cancer and its treatment. Critical Public Health Journal, 1-11, http://doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2015.1117576
Feinstein-Winitzer, R., Pollack, H., Parish, C. L., Pereyra, M., Abel, S., & Metsch, L. (2014). Insurer views regarding reimbursement of preventive services in the dental setting: Results from a qualitative study. American Journal of Public Health, 104(5), 881-887.
Shelley, D., Wright, S., McNeely, J., Rotrosen, J., Winitzer, R. F., Pollack, H., Abel, S., & Metsch, L. (2012). Reimbursing dentists for smoking cessation treatment: Views from dental insurers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 14(10), 1180-1186.
Winitzer, R. F., Bisgaier, J., Grogan, C., Rhodes, K. V. (2012). “He Only Takes Those Type of Patients on Certain Days”: Specialty Care Access for Children with Special Health Care Needs. Disability and Health Journal, 5(1), 26-33.
Winitzer, R. F. (2004). Brief reports: Directions: Resources for your child’s care, a resource manual for families of children with special health care needs. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 1(3-4), 187.
Callahan, S. T., Winitzer, R. F., & Keenan, P. (2001). Transition from pediatric to adult-oriented health care: A challenge for patients with chronic disease. Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 13(4), 310-316.