R. Barker Bausell

R. Barker Bausell (born 1942)[1] is an American biostatistician and retired professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore,[2] where, from approximately 1999 to 2004, he was the director of their center for studying complementary and alternative medicine.[3] He was also the co-founder of the academic journal Evaluation & the Health Professions,[4] and served as its editor-in-chief for more than three decades.[5] An expert on research methods, he is known for criticizing alternative medicine,[6] saying that alternative medical treatments are little to no more effective than placebos.[7] He is the author of the book Snake Oil Science: The Truth About Complementary and Alternative Medicine, published in 2007 by Oxford University Press.[8][9] He has also written a book about teaching in the United States and how he feels it could be improved, entitled "Too Simple to Fail".[10]

References

  1. ↑ "The design and conduct of meaningful experiments involving human participants : 25 scientific principles". NLM Catalog. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Deardorff, Julie (19 January 2014). "Chicago doctor's research fails federal smell test". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Adler, Jerry (1 December 2007). "Miracle Cure? Be Skeptical". Newsweek. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Editorial Board". Sage. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "R. Barker Bausell". Psychology Today. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Associated Press (10 June 2009). "$2.5 billion spent, no alternative cures found". NBC News. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  7. ↑ Jain, Manoj (17 March 2009). "Even 'Snake Oil' Can Help Patients Heal". Washington Post. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Painter, Kim (3 February 2008). "Alternative therapy: healing or hooey?". USA Today. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  9. ↑ Zuger, Abigail (25 December 2007). "The Lure of Treatments Science Has Dismissed". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  10. ↑ Rodricks, Dan (12 December 2010). "Too simple to fail: More time for teaching". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 6 June 2015.


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