Brian Saylor, PhD, MPH retires in 2007 as Director of the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University, a Masters of Public Health from the University of Michigan, and a Doctorate in Health Policy from the Heller School at Brandeis University, where he was a Pew Health Policy Scholar.
Dr. Saylor has been active in Alaskan health affairs since 1974. He became interested in health care planning and policy as a Peace Corps volunteer in Malaysia in the early 1970s. Since then, Dr. Saylor has been a health systems planner, staff for the Alaska State Legislature, University research faculty, a health care administrator, and a Deputy Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. He served as the Administrator of the Alaska Psychiatric Institute.
Saylor teaches an introductory course in health sciences, health administration, social research, evaluation research, public finance, and public health policy. He helped to develop the University of Alaska Anchorage Masters of Public Health Program. In addition, he served on the APHA Executive Board of the American Public Health Association and is a current board member of the Alaska affiliate.
e-mail: bsaylor@gci.net
Publications and Presentations
- “A Study of a Retail Tax on Alcohol,” Anchorage Health and Human Services Commission,
Department of Health and Human services, 1990.
- Abraham, A, Saylor, B., et al. "Guidelines for Developing Substance Abuse Programs for Native Americans: Lessons Learned from the Chemical Misuse Treatment and Recovery Program, Southwest Alaska." Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies. July 1999.
- “The Anchorage Health Services Plan,” Greater Anchorage Area Borough Comprehensive
Planning Agency, July 1974.
- “Beyond 4th Avenue: Alternatives to Misery,” Department of Health and Human Services, 1980.
- “Beyond 4th Avenue: Alternatives to Misery II,” Department of Health and Human Services, 1990.
- Booker, J.M., Louden, J., Arras, T, Saylor, B., “Primary Care Access for Low Income Women and Children in Alaska,” a report to the Alaska Division of Public Health, Section of Community Health and Emergency Medical Services, Medical Services Program (Contract # 12002\240445) May 1997.
- Brelsford, G., Saylor, B., “The Programmatic and Cultural Integration of Health Care in Rural Alaska,” Presented at the National Association of Neighborhood Health Centers, Louisville, KY, 1978.
- Chase, L., Saylor, B., Janneck, H.J., Janneck, J.P., Craig, M., Sharoff, Y., Gariss, W., Hirano, M., An Assessment of Health Care Needs, Kodiak Island Borough, October 1975.
- “The Core Services Study,” Anchorage Health and Human Services Commission, Department of Health and Human Services, 1990.
- Dishman-Rowe, K., Hughes, G., Saylor, B. (2002) “Alaska Alcohol Safety Action Program Cost Study Report”, Prepared for the Alaska Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Alaska Safety Action Program, January.
- Dinges, N., Saylor B., Atlis, M. “Diagnostic Description of In-Patient and Out-Patient Psychiatric Populations in the State of Alaska”. Presented at the 10th Congress on Circumpolar Health, Anchorage, Alaska, May 1996.
- Hamilton J., Saylor B. “The Development of a Cultured-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Program in the Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska”. Presented at the 10th Congress on Circumpolar Health, Anchorage, Alaska, May 1996.
- Kehoe, B., Saylor, B., Hamilton, J., Smith, S., “Video Use in Social Research Among Indigenous Populations,” CMTRS Evaluation Series, ICHS, January 1998.
- Marshall, D., Saylor, B., Village Sobriety Project Final Report , 2001-2002” Prepared for the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation under Federal Grant TI 98-006, June, 2002.
- Marshall, D., Saylor, B., “The Extent Of Substance Abuse In Alaska: Prevalence; State Ranking; Targets, Working Paper #1”, Alaska Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment System Effectiveness Study, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, March, 2003.
- Marshall, D., Saylor, B., “Alaska Prisoners In Arizona: Inmate Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP), Working Paper #7”, Alaska Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment System Effectiveness Study, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, April, 2003.
- Marshall, D., Saylor, B., “The Planning Context: Federal And State; Alaska, Working Paper #6”, Alaska Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment System Effectiveness Study, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, March, 2003.
- Neal, D., Marshall, D., Saylor, B., “A Statistical Review Of Substance Abuse Treatment Literature #4”, Alaska Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment System Effectiveness Study, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, February, 2003.
- Goldsmith, S., Angvik, J., Howe, L., Hill, A., Leask, L., Saylor, B., Marshall, M. (2004) The Status of Alaska Natives Report 2004, ISER, University of Alaska Anchorage, Chapter 3.
- Pedrick, N., Saylor, B., “Standards and Criteria for Review and Planning of Local Health Care Services and Programs,” presented at American Public Health Association, Miami, FL., 1976.
- Saylor, B. “Health Status Assessment,” in A Community/Regional Health Planning Process, Don Bantz and Associates, 1977.
- Saylor, B., “Explaining the Variation in the Duration of Post-hospital Convalescence Using Employee Absenteeism Data,” Doctoral Dissertation, Brandeis University, 1987.
- Saylor, B., Evaluation Methods for Remote Community Substance Abuse Services, Northwest Rural Health Conference, Portland Oregon, June 25, 1997.
- Saylor, B.,(2001) “Showcase: Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies. Growing Our Own — The Value of a Local Health Services Research Capacity,” Northwest Public Health, Spring/Summer,10-11.
- Saylor, B. (2002) “Keeping our eyes on the prize: Focusing on public health during bioterrorism funding,” Northwest Public Health, Spring/Summer
- Saylor, B., “Violence on the Frontier: The characteristics of violence in Alaska and what we’re doing about it,” (September 22, 2000) Presented at the National Association of Social Workers, Alaska Chapter, Anchorage, AK.
- Saylor B., “APHA’s Approach to Preventing Violence” (October 13, 1996) Presented at the Oregon Public Health Association Fall Conference, Ashland OR.
- Saylor, B., (2003) “Observations of the Healing Power of Narrative, Arctic Anthropology. 40(2), pp109-111.
- Saylor, B., (2004) Native American health authorities are an essential part of Alaska’s public health effort, Northwest Journal of Public Health , Fall Issue
- Saylor, B. (2004) New program for training Alaska Native health researchers, Winds of Change Fall
- Saylor, B.,(2004) Special Edition Editor, Special Issue on Social Transitions in the North, International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Fall Supplement.
- Saylor, B., (2004) “Distance Learning and More in Alaska,” Presented at the American Public Health Association, Washington DC, November,.
- Saylor, B., (2004) “Making Change Happen” Panel 5 in Aging Adults in Alaska, Alaska State Legislature, December, 2004.
- Saylor, B., (2005) “Social Transition in the North (STN): A brilliant research project cut short,” Presented at the Arctic Health Science Seminar, University of Alaska Anchorage, January 28, 2005.
- Saylor B., Booker J., Hamilton J., Klose, K. “Methodological Issues in Evaluating a Culture-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Program In the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska”. Presented at the 10th Congress on Circumpolar Health, Anchorage, Alaska, May 1996.
- Saylor, B., Burgess, K., Alaska’s Reorganization Under Public Law 93-641: The National Health Planning and Resources Development Act, Interim Subcommittee on Health Planning, Ninth Alaska Legislature, September 1975.
- Saylor, B, Burgess, D, Foster, Hild, C., Heitkamp, K. Holdren J., Hughes, C., Loudon, J., Marshall, D., Smith, S., Zeiger, S. (January, 2001) “Anchorage Safe Communities, Final Report.”
- Saylor, B., Busch, K., Smith, S. (May 1999) Economic Consequences of Motor Vehicle Crashes in Anchorage, 1995.
- Saylor, B., Cochran, P. (2004) Forward, Special Issue on Social Transitions in the North, International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Fall Supplement.
- Saylor, B., DeGross, D., “Voices From Alaskan Communities: A Report of Conversations With Ten Communities on Health and Welfare Issues,” A Community Health Needs Assessment, Section of Maternal, Child and Family Health Services, Division of Public Health, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, March, 1996.
- Segal, B, DeGross, D., Frank, P., Hild, C., and Saylor, B. (January 1999) “Alaska Natives Combating Substance Abuse and Related Violence through Self-Healing,” Prepared for the Alaska Federation of Natives.
- Saylor, B., Fair, M. “Copper River Native Association Integrated Behavioral Health Services Organizational Assessment” Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, August, 2002.
- Saylor, B., Fair, M. (2002) “Copper River Native Association Integrated Behavioral Health Services Organizational Assessment” Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, August
- Saylor, B., Fair, M. (2004) “Copper River Health Needs Assessment Strategic Plan: Final Report, Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, May.
- Saylor, B., Fair, M. (2004) “Hudson Lake Recovery Camp, Copper River Native Association, Final Evaluation Report,” Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, December.
- Saylor, B., Graves, K., Availability of Social Transitions in the North data, American AAAS 55th Arctic Science Conference, Association for the Advancement of Science, September, 2004, Anchorage, AK,
- Saylor, B., Hamrick, K., Hughes, G., Heitkamp, K., Foster, S., Stephens, D., Smith, S., “Project ACT Evaluation Report, A Preliminary Review of Process and Outcome Data: Year 2 Interim Evaluation Report”, ICHS, August, 2000.
- Saylor, B., Heitkamp, K., Smith, S. (May 1999) Reflective Wear for Pedestrians: Adult Pedestrian Safety Program Pretest and Posttest Data.
- Saylor, B., Huelsman, M., “Alcohol Prevention and Enforcement Policy Development in Anchorage, Alaska: A Preview of Process and Outcome,” presented at APHA, San Diego, 1995.
- Saylor, B., Hughes, G., Burgess, D., Heitkamp, K., Fair, M., Smith, S (July 1999) Alaska Alcohol Safety Action Program Efficacy Study Report.
- Saylor, B., Hughes, G., “A Comparison of Household Data from the Social Transitions of the North and Maniilaq Community Health Surveys,” presented at the American Academy for the Advancement of Sciences, Denali, Alaska, September 1999.
- Saylor, B., Hughes, G. (2004) “The preliminary assessment of the social transitions of the north dataset: A comparison of STN survey and enumeration data for selected Northwest Alaskan communities,” International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Fall Supplement.
- Saylor, B., Kehoe, B., Smith S. “Community Perceptions of the Culture-based Chemical Misuse Treatment and Recovery Services Program in Southwest Alaska”. October 1996. (Focus Group Report from Yup’ik communities)
- Saylor, B., Kehoe, B., Smith, S. “Community Perceptions of the Village Alcohol Education Counselors (VAEC) Program in Southwest Alaska”. June 1997. (Focus Group Report from Yup’ik communities)
- Saylor, B., Marshall, D., “System Finances and Allocation Methods, Working Paper #5”, Alaska Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment System Effectiveness Study, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, March, 2003
- Saylor, B., Marshall, D., Segal, B., Strisik, S., Neal, D., “ Alaska Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment System Effectiveness Study Progress Report”, Alaska Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment System Effectiveness Study, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, April, 2003.
- Saylor B., Minonov, S., Kehoe, B., “The effectiveness of culture-based substance abuse treatment in Yup’ik communities,” Presented at the 11th Congress on Circumpolar Health, Harstad, Norway, June 2000.
- Saylor, B., Sirles, E., Lomas, C., Hughes, G., Heitkamp, K., Foster, S., Smith, S., “Reaching for Independence: A study of Families that have Left the Alaska Temporary Assistance Program”, prepared for the Alaska Division of Public Assistance, September 2000.
- Saylor, B., Sirles, E., Lomas, C., Burgess, D., Malnick, T. Doucette, S. Conway, A., Smith, S., “Facing the Final Countdown: A Study of Long Term Alaska Temporary Assistance Program Recipients”, prepared for the Alaska Division of Public Assistance, August 2002.
- Saylor, B., Smith, S. Burrows, K., Pflaum, J., Reum, J., Vann, B. (January 1997) Staying at Home: An Evaluation of Grant Supported Personal Care Attendant Services in Alaska.
- Saylor, B., Tilgner, A., “Cordova Community Services (HURA) Progress Report,” presented at the First Health for Underserved Rural Areas Conference, Boston MA, December 1977.
- Segal, B., Saylor, B., “A Brief Summary of the Evolution of Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Services and the Approaches to Measuring their Effectiveness, Working Paper #2”, Alaska Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment System Effectiveness Study, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, April, 2003.
- Strisik, S, Saylor, B., “Factors Related to Successful Prevention and Treatment, Working Paper #3”, Alaska Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment System Effectiveness Study, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, November, 2002.
- Zeiger, S, Saylor, B. (June 1998) Child Restraints and Car Seats Hotline: Preliminary Evaluation Report.
- Wolf, A., Saylor, B., Nichols, R., Doucette, S. ”Providence Health System Alaska Physician Need Assessment”, August, 2002.
Video Productions
- “Protecting Our People, Strength from our Elders: The Village Alcohol Education Counselors (VAEC) Program in Southwest Alaska,” a 45 minute videotape, Pacific Productions, Robert Pond: Editor, Brad Kehoe: Videographer, Brian Saylor: Producer, 1999.
- “Strength from our Elders: CMTRS- Village-Based Substance Abuse Treatment’” a 45 minute videotape, Pacific Productions; Robert Pond, Editor; Brad Kehoe, Videographer; Brian Saylor, Producer, 1996.
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