Paul Denvir

Paul Denvir

Education

  • PhD, Sociology and Communication, State University of New York at Albany
  • MA, Communication, State University of New York at Albany
  • BA, Public Communication, The College of Saint Rose

Courses Taught at ACPHS

  • Provider-Patient Communication
  • Health Teamwork
  • Intercultural Communication in Healthcare
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Introduction to Public Speaking
  • Principles of Communication
  • Public Health Capstone

Academic & Research Interests

My research is centered on interpersonal communication in healthcare settings, with attention to both patients’ and providers’ perspectives. In the area of provider-patient communication, I have a longstanding interest in identifying strategies for productively addressing potentially sensitive health topics, such as diet, exercise, substance use, and sexual activities. More recently, I have been investigating pharmacist-patient interaction during Medication Therapy Management (MTM) service provision, with a particular interest in discussions about medication adherence. I am also interested in the interpersonal processes involved in healthcare teamwork, with recent work emphasizing the communication dynamics between pharmacists and physicians.

Learn More About Dr. Denvir

Denvir, P., Cardone, K., Parker, W. & Cerulli, J. (2018). “How do I say that?”: Using communication principles to enhance medication therapy management instruction. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 10, 185-194.

Denvir, P. & Brewer, J. (2015). “How dare you question what I use to treat this patient?”: Student pharmacists’ reflections on the challenges of communicating recommendations to physicians in interdisciplinary healthcare settings. Health Communication, 30, 504-512.

Denvir, P. (2015). Healthcare team meetings. In Tracy, K., Ilie, C. & Sandel, T. (eds.) The International Encyclopedia of Language and Social Interaction. Boston: John Wiley & Sons.

Wingard, L. & Denvir, P. (2015). Dilemmas in interaction. In Tracy, K., Ilie, C. & Sandel, T. (eds.) The International Encyclopedia of Language and Social Interaction. Boston: John Wiley & Sons.

Denvir, P. (2014). Saving face during routine lifestyle history taking: How patients report and remediate potentially problematic conduct. Communication and Medicine, 11, 263-274.

Denvir P. Constructing medication nonadherence: Patients’ practices for balancing agency and accountability during in-depth pharmacy counseling. 8th Annual Meeting of LANSI (Language and Social Interaction Working Group), October 2018.

Niles K, Guiffre K, Varriele B, Denvir P. Adherence counseling during comprehensive medication reviews: Preliminary patterns of pharmacist-patient communication. American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting, Anaheim CA, December 2018. [student project]

Niles K, Guiffre K, Varriele B, Denvir P. Adherence talk during comprehensive medication reviews: Preliminary patterns of pharmacist-patient communication. 5th Annual ACPHS Student Research Symposium at Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, April 2018. [student project]