Erika Friedmann, PhD
Education:
- BA, University of Pennsylvania, Phila., PA 1973
- Ph.D., (Biology) University of Pennsylvania, Phila, PA 1978
Recent Publications:
- Thomas,S.A., Friedmann, E., Gottlieb,S.S., Liu,F.,Morton,P.G., Chapa, D.W., Lee, H-J., Nahm, E-S. on behalf of the Sudden Cardiac Death Heart Failure Trial Investigators. Changes in psychosocial distress in outpatients with heart failure with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Heart Lung (In Press)
- Friedmann, E., Son, H.-S. The human-animal bond: benefits for humans. Veterinary Clinics of North America (In Press)
- Kramer, S.C., Friedmann,E., Bernstein, P.L. Comparison of the effect of human interaction, animal assisted therapy, and AIBO assisted therapy on long-term care residents with dementia. Anthrozoös (In Press)
- Nahm, E-S, Blum, Q.K., Scharf, B., Friedmann, E., Thomas, S.A., Jones, D., Gottleib, SS. Exploration of patients' readiness for an eHealth management program for chronic heart failure: A preliminary study. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (In Press)
- Lee, H-J, Chapa, D., Kao, C-W, Jones, D., Kapustin, J., Smith, J., Krichten, C., Donner, T., Thomas, S.A., Friedmann, E. Relationship of depression, quality of life and glycemic control in Type 2 diabetic outpatients after controlling for demographics and diabetic complications. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (In Press)
- Chapa, D.W., Lee, H-J, Kao, C-W, Friedmann, E., Thomas, S.A., Anderson, J., Bardy, G.H. Reducing mortality with device therapy in heart failure patients without ventricular arrhythmias: A comparison of three clinical trials. American Journal of Critical Care (In press).
- Thomas, S.A., Chapa, D., Friedmann, E., Durden, C., Ross, A., Lee , M-C. Y., Lee, H-J. Depression in patients with heart failure: Prevalence, pathophysiological mechanisms, and treatment. Critical Care Nurse 28:40-55, 2008.
- Adelman, R.D., Greene, M.G., Friedmann, E., Cook, M.A. Discussion of depression in follow-up medical visits with older patients. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 56:16-22, 2008.
- Friedmann, E., Thomas, S.A., Cook, L.M., Tsia, C., Picot, S. J. A friendly dog as potential moderator of cardiovascular response to speech in older hypertensives. Anthrozoös, 20: 51-63, 2007.
- Friedmann, E., Thomas, S.A., Iguito, P., Kao, C-W., Metcalf, M., Kelley, F.J., Gottlieb, S.S. Quality of life and psychological status of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators, Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 17(1):65-72, 2006.
- Friedmann, E., Thomas, S.A., Liu, F., Morton, P.G., Chapa, D., Gottlieb, S.S. for the SCD-HeFT Investigators. Relationship of depression, anxiety, and social isolation to chronic heart failure outpatient mortality. American Heart Journal. 152:940e-48e, 2006.
Primary Teaching Areas:
- Research Methods
- Statistics
Academic & Professional Activities:
- Editorial Board, Anthrozoos
- President, International Society for Anthrozoology
- Scientific Advisory Board, Athena Institute for Women's Wellness
- Adjunct Professor of Public Health in Medicine, Cornell University Weill School of Medicine
- Regular Member, Graduate Faculty, University of Maryland Baltimore
