James Pribble, M.D. Lecturer Department of Emergency Medicine Injury Research Center 24 Frank Lloyd Wright, Suite H-3200 P.O. Box 443 Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (734) 615-3302 Office (734) 936-2706 Fax Email: jpribb@umich.edu

Professional Summary:

Dr. Pribble received his MD from Wayne State University after which he completed his Residency in the Department of Emergency Medicine at William Beaumont Hospital. Dr. Pribble also completed the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program in Health Services and Policy Research at the University of Michigan. Dr. Pribble is currently a Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan.

Education:

Post-Residency Fellowship, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program
M.D. Wayne State University
B.S. University of Michigan

Research Interest:

Health behavior/health education, community/ED injury prevention interventions, health/injury policy, media advocacy

Selected Publications

Pribble, JM, Fowler, EF, Kamat, SV, Wilkerson, WM, Goldstein, KM, and Hargarten, SW. Communicating emerging infectious outbreaks to the public through local television news: Public health officials as potential spokespeople. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2009. Accepted.

Pribble JM; Trowbridge MJ, Kamat SV, Fowler EF, Goldstein KM, Hargarten SW. Injury reporting on local television news. A prime-time opportunity for prevention.  Am J Prevent Med. 2008 (May);34(5):420-423. 

Pribble, JM, Goldstein, KM, Fowler, EF, Greenberg, MJ, Noel, SK, Howell, JD. Medical news for the public to use? What’s on local TV news. Am J Manag Care. 2006 (Mar);12(3):170-176.

Jaffery JB, Jacobson LM, Goldstein KM, Pribble JM. Local television news reporting of kidney disease. Am J Kidney Dis. 2006 (Dec);48(6):983-985.

Pribble JM. Commentary: Morphing social norms through media messaging. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Notes. Ann Emerg Med. 2006;48:740-742.

Pribble J, Vaca F, Garrison HG, McKay MP, Gotschall CS. A social norms strategy to reduce impaired driving among 21- to 34-year-olds. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Notes. Ann Emerg Med. 2006;48:739.

Pribble, JM, Goldstein KM, Majersik, JJ, Barsan, WG, Brown DL, Morgenstern LB. Stroke information reported on local television news: A national perspective. Stroke. 2006;37:1556-1557

Pribble JM, Maio RF, Freed GL: Parental perceptions regarding mandatory mouthguard use in competitive youth soccer. Inj Prev. 2004;10(3):159-162.

Zalenski RJ, Pribble JM, Shamsa F, Bock B. Earliness index predicts mortality and time to thrombolytic treatment in prehospital transported patients with AMI. Acad Emerg Med. 1999;6(5):473.

Invited Lectures

Communicating the Value of Injury Prevention Programs. National Association of County & City Health Officials. National Web-Cast, June 21, 2006.

Grants/Projects

School Violence in the Media
The goal of this project is to expand on NCIPC’s knowledge of how school violence in portrayed in local news broadcasts and what the media says about prevention of violence in the school setting. With this new information, existing NCIPC materials will be revised and new documents for dissemination among school leaders and communication professionals will be developed. A dissemination plan targeting the individuals that are most influential before, during, and after a violent incident in the school setting will also be created.
Role: Sub-contractor
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)


Using the news media to disseminate booster seat information to the American public: How Police interact with the media and how can we improve it.
This proposed study will attempt to codify the process of police interaction with the local news media following motor vehicle crashes with specific attention being paid to the issue of booster seat usage. This will then lead to an understanding of the perceptions and beliefs of police officers regarding their potential role as media spokespeople for prevention following an MVC and to develop a web-based tool that may facilitate the interaction between police and the local news media.
Role: Principal Investigator
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

Recently Completed Grants/Projects

Analysis of how unintentional injury is reported on local TV
This project studies how the television news media reports injury and how this information can impact public perceptions and the policy agenda regarding injury prevention.
Role: Principal Investigator
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Injury Research Center at Medical College of Wisconsin

Local Television Health News: What are they talking about?
Largest study to date of broadcast news reporting of health information. Specifically, content analysis of top 50 local television news markets in the United States to determine what health topics were reported and the nature of the reporting.
Role: Principal Investigator (As research Fellow)
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program / VA