Degrees

• MS Sociology, Illinois State University 2015
• BA Sociology, Illinois State University 2012

Fields of Study

Conversation Analysis, Medical Sociology

Publications

• Tarn, Derjung M., Maureen Barrientos, Mark J. Pletcher, Keith Cox, Jon Turner, Alicia Fernandez, and Janice B. Schwartz. 2021. “Perceptions of Patients with Primary Nonadherence to Statin Medications.” The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 34(1):123-131. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.01.200262

Awards & Grants

• UCLA Sociology Departmental Fellowship – 2016-2017

Conference Presentations

• “Contingency Planning in Primary Care Medical Visits.” International Conference on Conversation Analysis (ICCA). Loughborough University, UK. (July, 2018)
• “Breaking Down Diagnoses in Surgical Consultations for Early-Stage Breast Cancer.” International Conference on Conversation Analysis and Clinical Encounters (CACE). Loughborough University, UK. (July, 2015)

Advisors

• Tanya Stivers (Chair)
• Stefan Timmermans
• John Heritage
• Giovanni Rossi
• Shaun Hussain