Joe J. Gallo, MD
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
Languages
- English
Gender
MaleAbout Joe J. Gallo
Professional Titles
- Director, Mixed Methods Training Program for the Health Sciences
Background
Dr. Joseph Gallo is a professor of mental health at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. His research focuses on the form and presentation of depression in late life in community settings, particularly primary health care in the context of medical comorbidity.
Dr. Gallo serves as the director of the Mixed Methods Training Program for the Health Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
His team is currently engaged in studying the spectrum of depression in late life as well as the long-term effects of depression care on services use and mortality in late life.
Dr. Gallo received his B.S. in public health from Fordham University. He earned his M.D. from the Pennsylvania State University and his M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
He has been recognized with several honors, including a Mid-Career Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research from the National Institute of Mental Health.
Centers and Institutes
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
- “In the Last Months or Days, These Treatments Can Make Things Worse,” The Washington Post, March 7, 2016
- “We All Want to Die with Dignity – But Not Yet,” The Chicago Tribune, May 5, 2016
- “Depression is Often Undertreated in Seniors,” The Washington Post, Dec. 8, 2014
Additional Academic Titles
Joint Appointment in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Joint Appointment in Medicine
Research Interests
Aging, Depression, Health services, Mortality, Patient preferences, Patient-provider relationships
Lab Website
Joseph Gallo Lab
- Research in the Joseph Gallo Lab focuses on the form and course of depression in older adults; treatment in primary care settings; the use of mixed methods in health services research; and the epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in the population. Using NIMH Epidemiologic Catchment Area survey data, we have conducted studies using novel statistical modeling (the MIMIC model) to explore how depression presents differently among older adults versus younger people. We are taking part in the long-term follow-up of PROSPECT (Prevention of Suicide in Primary Care Elderly - Collaborative Trial) -- a randomized study of depression management in primary care practices -- and have examined mortality as an outcome in the context of medical comorbidity.
Research Summary
Dr. Gallo’s research focuses on several key areas, including the form and course of depression among older adults, treatment in primary-care settings, including medical comorbidity, and the epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in the population. His work has established that depression presents differently among older adults than younger people, and has helped identify the risk factors for depression, explored the intersection of physical and mental health, and established methods for the detection of dementia and depression in populations.
Courses & Syllabi
Mixed Methods for Research in Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 330.621.11, 6/16/16 - 6/17/16
Honors
- Mid-Career Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24), National Institute of Mental Health
- Teaching Excellence Recognition, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 1/1/14
- Steven Banks Award, American Public Health Association, 1/1/08