Joann Sorra
Vice President
Contact
JoannSorra@westat.comOverview
Joann Sorra, PhD, an industrial-organizational psychologist, is a Vice President for Behavioral Health and Health Policy. Her applied research has focused on identifying the organizational and contextual factors that improve health care service delivery—for the benefit of patients and their caregivers, health care staff and providers, and health care organizations.
Sorra’s work developing surveys on patient safety culture in health care organizations has had widespread impact in the U.S. and internationally. She also studies patients’ and caregivers’ experiences with health care and evaluates interventions designed to improve health care delivery and outcomes. Sorra is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Education
- PhD, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, University of Maryland
- MA, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Michigan State University
- BS, Psychology (with honors), University of Maryland
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Author response to e-cigarettes and respiratory disorder: The broader research context
Nicotine and Tobacco Research
January 2023
J.D. Sargent, K.C. Edwards, J. Emond, S. Tanski, Kristie Taylor, J.P. Pierce, M.L. Goniewicz, et al.
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Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses improve resolution of genes and pathways influencing lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk
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Nature Genetics
January 2023
N. Shrine, A.G. Izquierdo, J. Chen, R. Packer, R.J. Hall, A.L. Guyatt, C. Batini, et al.
DOILink for: Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses improve resolution of genes and pathways influencing lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk -
Development, pilot study, and psychometric analysis of the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for Hospitals
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
January 2022
K. Zebrak, Naomi Dyer Yount, Joann Sorra, T. Famolaro, Laura C. Gray, D. Carpenter, A. Caporaso
DOILink for: Development, pilot study, and psychometric analysis of the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for Hospitals