Courses
Dr. Bourque teaches courses in research methodology with particular emphasis on the
design, administration, data processing and analysis of data collected by questionnaires
and interviews in community surveys. She is the Associate Director of the Center for
Public Health and Disasters, and the Associate Director of the Southern California Injury
Prevention Research Center, both located in the UCLA School of Public Health.

Research and Practice
Dr. Bourque is on the Editorial Boards for the Sage University Papers (Quantitative
Applications in the Social Sciences) and the Encyclopedia of Social Science Research
Methods, Sage Publications, Incorporated. She is an author on four books and more
than sixty articles in the medical, public health and social science literature. Her
research focuses on community response to disasters, primarily funded by the National
Science Foundation, and on clinical trials of refractive surgeries in ophthalmology.

Curriculum Vitae

Recent Publications
L.B. Bourque, J.M. Siegel, K.I. Shoaf. Psychological Distress and Use of Health
Services Following Urban Earthquakes in California. Prehospital and Disaster
Medicine 2002; 16:81-90.

Schallhorn, S.C.; Kaupp, S.E.; Tanzer, D.J.; Tidwell, J.; Laurent, J.;Bourque, L.B.
Pupil size and Quality of Vision after LASIK, Ophthalmology, in press.

Siegel, J.M., Shoaf, K.I., Afifi, A.A., Bourque, L.B., Surviving Two Disasters: Does
Reaction to the First Predict Response to the Second?
Environment and Behavior, in press.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
Bourque, L.B., Shoaf, K.I., Nguyen, L.H. Survey Research, International Journal of Mass
Emergencies and Disasters 1997; 15:71-101.

Peek-Asa, C., Kraus, J.F., Bourque, L.B., Vimalachandra, D., Yu, J., Abrams, J., Fatal
and Hospitalized Injuries Resulting from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, International
Journal of Epidemiology 1998; 27:459-465.

Shoaf, K.I, H.R. Sareen, L.H. Nguyen, L.B. Bourque. Injuries as a Result of California
Earthquakes in the Past Decade. Disasters 1998; 22:218-235.

Maly, R.C., L.B. Bourque, R.F. Engelhardt. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Facilitating
Information-Giving To Patients with Chronic Medical Conditions: Effects on Outcomes of
Care. The Journal of Family Practice 48(5): 356-363, 1999.

Shoaf, K.I., L.B. Bourque. Correlates of Damage to Residences Following the Northridge
Earthquake as Reported in a Population-Based Survey of Los Angeles County
Residents. Earthquake Spectra 1999; 15:145-172.

Siegel, J.M., Bourque, L.B., Shoaf, K.I. "Victimization after a Natural Disaster: Social
Disorganization or Community Cohesion?" International Journal of Mass Emergencies
and Disasters 1999; 17: 265-294.

McDonald, M.B., Brint, S.F., Caplan, D.I., Bourque, L.B., Shoaf, K.I. "Comparison of
Ketorolac Tromethamine, Diclofenac Sodium and Moist Drops in the Treatment of
Ocular Pain Following Radial Keratotomy," Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
1999; 25:1097-1108.

Inkeles, M., L.A. Loux, L.B. Bourque, M. Widawski, L.H. Nguyen. Dimensionality and
reliability of the Civilian Mississippi Scale for PTSD in a post-earthquake community.
Journal of Traumatic Stress 2000; 13:149-167.

Riopelle, D.D., L.B. Bourque, M. Robbins, K.I. Shoaf, J.F. Kraus. Prevalence of Assault
and Perception of Risk of Assault in Urban Public Service Employment Settings.
International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2000;6:9-17.

Siegel, J.M., K.I. Shoaf, L.B. Bourque. The C-Mississippi Scale for PTSD: A useful
measure in post-earthquake communities? International Journal of Mass Emergencies
and Disasters 2000; 18:339-346.

Research Reports
Bourque, L.B., Reeder, L.G., Cherlin, A., Raven, B.H., Walton, D.M., "The Unpredictable
Disaster in a Metropolis: Public Response to the Los Angeles Earthquake of February,
1971," Final Report, Defense Civil Preparedness Agency, UCLA Survey Research Center
(Mimeographed), 1973.

Bourque, L.B., Russell, L.A., with the assistance of Krauss, G.L., Riopelle, D., Goltz,
J.D., Greene, M., McAffee, S., Nathe, S., "Experiences During and Responses to the
Loma Prieta Earthquake," Governor's Office of Emergency Services, State of California,
July 1994.

Shoaf, K.I., L. B. Bourque, L.V.Smith, with the assistance of C. Giangreco, L.H.
Nguyen, H. Sareen, J. Siegel, B. Weiss. The Impact of the Northridge Earthquake on
Los Angeles County: Health Effects and Responses. Report to the Los Angeles County
Department of Health Services, 1998.

Riopelle D.D, L.B. Bourque. Trinet Study: A Survey of Potential Users of Seismic
Computerized Alert Network (SCAN) to Assess Likelihood of Implementation and
Participation in a Pilot Study. Report to EQE International and the California Institute of
Technology, March 2001.

Books
Bourque, L.B., Defining Rape. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1989.

Bourque, L.B., Clark, V.A., Processing Data: The Survey Example. Newbury Park, CA:
Sage Publications, 1992; reprinted as part of The International Handbook of Qualitative
Applications in the Social Sciences. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1994.

Bourque, L.B., Fielder, E.P., How to Conduct Self-Administered and Mail Surveys.
Second Edition. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 2003.

Bourque, L.B., Fielder, E.P., How to Conduct Telephone Surveys. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 2003.

Positions Held
Statistical Advisor, Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness Planning Committee
Advisory Committee, Emergency Medical Authority. State of California.