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Stefan Timmermans
Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles
Publications - 129
Citations - 9431
Stefan Timmermans is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Sociology of health and illness. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 117 publications receiving 7969 citations. Previous affiliations of Stefan Timmermans include Brandeis University & Northwestern University.
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Qualitative Methods and Health Policy Research
TL;DR: Turning Points in Qualitative Research as discussed by the authors is a collection of essays discussing the presentation of qualitative research, including four essays that address ethnodrama specifically, arguing that ethnographic performances are particularly well-suited to the goals of giving voice to and empowering marginalized groups.
and the Reconfiguration of Medical Knowledge
TL;DR: A need for "evidence-based sociology " and a recalibration of basic premises underlying professionalization theories-functionalism, Freidson ' theory of professional dominance, deprofessionalization theory, and the theory of countervailing power are concluded.
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Views of Israeli healthcare professionals regarding communication of genetic variants of uncertain significance to patients
TL;DR: The strategic management and communication of uncertain genomic test results with patients is discussed in the context of meeting patients' expectations and working toward genetic causality through genomic narration and designation.
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The social utility of clinical exome sequencing.
Stefan Timmermans,Tanya Stivers +1 more
TL;DR: Video-recordings of 34 returns of exome sequencing results with findings in an academic genetics clinic were examined using an inductive thematic analysis to distinguish categories of consequences and clinical and social consequences were discussed.