Linda B. Bourque

University of California, Los Angeles

School of Public Health

Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences

phone: (310) 825-4053

fax: (310) 794-1805

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B.A., Indiana University

M.A, Ph.D., Duke University

Dr. Bourque teaches courses in research methodology with particular emphasis on the design, administration, data processing and analysis of data collected by questionnaires and interviews in community surveys. She is the Associate Director of the Center for Public Health and Disasters, and the Associate Director of the Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, both located in the UCLA School of Public Health.

Research and Practice

Dr. Bourque is on the Editorial Boards for the Sage University Papers (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences) and the Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods, Sage Publications, Incorporated. She is an author on four books and more than sixty articles in the medical, public health and social science literature. Her research focuses on community response to disasters, primarily funded by the National Science Foundation, and on clinical trials of refractive surgeries in ophthalmology.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

Bourque, L.B., Shoaf, K.I., Nguyen, L.H. Survey Research, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters 1997; 15:71-101.

Peek-Asa, C., Kraus, J.F., Bourque, L.B., Vimalachandra, D., Yu, J., Abrams, J., Fatal and Hospitalized Injuries Resulting from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, International Journal of Epidemiology 1998; 27:459-465.

Shoaf, K.I, H.R. Sareen, L.H. Nguyen, L.B. Bourque. Injuries as a Result of California Earthquakes in the Past Decade. Disasters 1998; 22:218-235.

Maly, R.C., L.B. Bourque, R.F. Engelhardt. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Facilitating Information-Giving To Patients with Chronic Medical Conditions: Effects on Outcomes of Care. The Journal of Family Practice 48(5): 356-363, 1999.

Shoaf, K.I., L.B. Bourque. Correlates of Damage to Residences Following the Northridge Earthquake as Reported in a Population-Based Survey of Los Angeles County Residents. Earthquake Spectra 1999; 15:145-172.

Siegel, J.M., Bourque, L.B., Shoaf, K.I. “Victimization after a Natural Disaster: Social Disorganization or Community Cohesion?” International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters 1999; 17: 265-294.

McDonald, M.B., Brint, S.F., Caplan, D.I., Bourque, L.B., Shoaf, K.I. “Comparison of Ketorolac Tromethamine, Diclofenac Sodium and Moist Drops in the Treatment of Ocular Pain Following Radial Keratotomy,” Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 1999; 25:1097-1108.

Inkeles, M., L.A. Loux, L.B. Bourque, M. Widawski, L.H. Nguyen. Dimensionality and reliability of the Civilian Mississippi Scale for PTSD in a post-earthquake community. Journal of Traumatic Stress 2000; 13:149-167.

August 2002

Riopelle, D.D., L.B. Bourque, M. Robbins, K.I. Shoaf, J.F. Kraus. Prevalence of Assault and Perception of Risk of Assault in Urban Public Service Employment Settings. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2000;6:9-17.

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August 2002

Siegel, J.M., K.I. Shoaf, L.B. Bourque. The C-Mississippi Scale for PTSD: A useful measure in post-earthquake communities? International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters 2000; 18:339-346.

Research Reports

Bourque, L.B., Reeder, L.G., Cherlin, A., Raven, B.H., Walton, D.M., "The Unpredictable Disaster in a Metropolis: Public Response to the Los Angeles Earthquake of February, 1971," Final Report, Defense Civil Preparedness Agency, UCLA Survey Research Center (Mimeographed), 1973.

Bourque, L.B., Russell, L.A., with the assistance of Krauss, G.L., Riopelle, D., Goltz, J.D., Greene, M., McAffee, S., Nathe, S., "Experiences During and Responses to the Loma Prieta Earthquake," Governor's Office of Emergency Services, State of California, July 1994.

Shoaf, K.I., L. B. Bourque, L.V.Smith, with the assistance of C. Giangreco, L.H. Nguyen, H. Sareen, J. Siegel, B. Weiss. The Impact of the Northridge Earthquake on Los Angeles County: Health Effects and Responses. Report to the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, 1998.

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August 2002

Riopelle D.D, L.B. Bourque. Trinet Study: A Survey of Potential Users of Seismic Computerized Alert Network (SCAN) to Assess Likelihood of Implementation and Participation in a Pilot Study. Report to EQE International and the California Institute of Technology, March 2001.

Books

Bourque, L.B., Defining Rape. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1989.

Bourque, L.B., Clark, V.A., Processing Data: The Survey Example. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1992; reprinted as part of The International Handbook of Qualitative Applications in the Social Sciences. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1994.

Bourque, L.B., Fielder, E.P., How to Conduct Self-Administered and Mail Surveys. Second Edition. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 2003.

Bourque, L.B., Fielder, E.P., How to Conduct Telephone Surveys. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 2003.

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