Brian A. Primack, MD, EdM

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

230 McKee Place #600
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 586-9789 (phone)
(412) 692-4838 (fax)
bprimack@pitt.edu

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Current Grant Support

  • “Development and Validation of a Smoking Media Literacy Scale.” Principal Investigator, 75% effort. National Cancer Institute. Awarded $667,695. Project period August 1, 2006 to July 31, 2011.
  • “School-Based Media Literacy to Reduce Adolescent Smoking.” Principal Investigator, 25% effort. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Awarded $300,000. Project period July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2009.
  • “Computer-Based Health and Media Education in Needy Area High Schools.” Principal Investigator, 10% effort. Maurice Falk Foundation. Awarded $100,000. Project period January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009.

Completed Grant Support

  • “Media Literacy for Health Education and Disease Prevention.” Principal Investigator, 10% effort. Maurice Falk Fund. Awarded $26,365. Project period February 1, 2003 to January 31, 2004.
  • “Health, Media Exposure, and Media Literacy: A Cross-Sectional Survey.” Principal Investigator, 10% effort. Tobacco-Free Allegheny. Awarded $20,264. Project period November 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005.
  • “Ad It Up: Integration of Video Production into Smoking Prevention Media Literacy Programs.” Principal Investigator, 10% effort. Maurice Falk Fund. Awarded $65,765. Project period April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2007.
  • “Improving Medical Students’ Cultural Competency through Developing Community Patient Education Materials: Health Literacy Meets Social Marketing.” Principal Investigator, 3% effort. Provost of the University of Pittsburgh. Awarded $13,435. Project period May 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006.

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