Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Underserved Communities Research
Lead Investigator: Jeannette Andrews, PhD, RN, FAAN
Emphasis Area: Health Promotion & Risk Reduction
Scientific Purpose: Community engaged and patient centered partnership models that focus on cardiovascular and cancer risk reduction, primarily targeting smoking cessation and diabetes prevention interventions in underserved communities
Team Members:
Jeannette O. Andrews, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean & Professor, College of Nursing
Gayenell Magwood, PhD, RN, Medical University of South Carolina
Martina Mueller, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina
Susan D. Newman, PhD, RN, Medical University of South Carolina
Martha S. Tingen, PhD, Medical College of Georgia
Peers Promoting Exercise Adoption and Maintenance among Cancer Survivors
Lead Investigator: Bernardine Pinto, PhD
Emphasis Area: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
Scientific Purpose: Continued work to enhance the team’s previous intervention by supporting the adoption and maintenance of exercise among cancer survivors. The intervention is delivered in partnership with the Reach to Recovery program of the American Cancer Society.
Team Members:
Bernardine M. Pinto, PhD, Professor & Associate Dean for Research, College of Nursing
Shira I. Dunsiger, PhD, Assistant Professor (Research), Psychiatry, The Miriam Hospital, Centers for Behavioral & Preventive Medicine, Rhode Island
Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, Assistant Professor, Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York
Sheryl Mitchell, DNP, Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
Kevin D. Stein, PhD, Managing Director, American Cancer Society, Georgia
Campus-Community Partnerships for Hispanic Health Research
Lead Investigator: DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias, PhD, RN, FAAN
Emphasis Area: Vulnerable Populations
Scientific Purpose: Federally qualified health centers and other health care agencies serving the growing Latino immigrant population must provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to meet the needs of this emerging patient population. At the same time, Hispanics with limited English proficiency must become proficient in accessing and utilizing the local health care systems. The incorporation of community health workers/health navigators/promotoras de salud into health education and outreach efforts is a key component of our research initiatives in South Carolina and the Texas-Mexico border.
Team Members:
DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, College of Nursing, Community Health
Deborah Parra-Medina, PhD, MPH, Professor, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Patricia A. Sharpe, PhD, MPH, Professor, College of Social Work
Robin D. Estrada, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
Elizabeth Fore, PhD, Assistant Professor, Idaho State University
Edena G. Meetze, DrPH, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Arnold School of Public Health, Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
Disaster Preparedness and Mass Casualty Research
Lead Investigator: Joan Culley, PhD, MS, MPH, RN, CWOCN
Emphasis Area: Health Systems
Purpose of current study:
To mitigate the “surge” of casualties into a healthcare facility after a mass casualty incident (MCI), emergency responders and hospital personnel use triage to rapidly assess patients and prioritize their care with the goal of saving as many lives as possible. Using Emergency Department Informatics Computational Tool (EDICT) in routine Emergency Department (ED) practice could potentially lead to a breakthrough in the general use of informatics technology to dramatically improve the way patients are processed in EDs. A flexible, robust and scalable informatics computational solution has the potential for broader applications in other types of MCIs (e.g., foodborne and communicable disease outbreaks), as well as day-to-day use in EDs. This study is the first step to developing new ED informatics tools, which can change all ED patient processing.
Team Members:
Joan M. Culley, PhD, MS, MPH, RN, CWOCH, Principal Investigator / Assistant Professor, College of Nursing; Application of Informatics to Emergency Preparedness; Mass Casualty Triage Model Validation
Jenay Beer, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering and College of Social Work
Jean Craig, PhD, Database Warehouse Specialist, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina; Data Management
Salvatore R. DiNardi, PhD, CIH, Co-Investigator / Adjunct Professor, University of South Carolina; Industrial Hygienist
Jane V.E. Richter, DrPH, MSN, MA, RN, CHES, Co-Investigator / Adjunct Professor, Columbia College and University of South Carolina; Community Preparedness; Emergency Response
Erik Svendsen, PhD, MS, Associate Professor, Department of Global Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Tulane University; Environmental and Disaster Epidemiologist
Abbas Tabakoli, DrPH, Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina; Biostatistics
Homayoun Valafar, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering; Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
STORY (Sister Tell Others and Revive Yourself) – Treatment Adherence in African-American Women with Breast Cancer Research
Lead Investigator: Sue Heiney, PhD, RN, FAAN
Emphasis Area: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
Scientific Purpose: The primary purpose of the research team is to understand the process of treatment adherence to breast cancer treatment in African American women. The secondary purpose is to develop interventions to improve treatment adherence.
Team Members:
Sue Heiney, PhD, RN, FAAN, Research Professor, College of Nursing
Swann Arp Adams, PhD, MS, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing and Arnold School of Public Health
Abbas Tavakoli, DrPH, MPH, ME Director, College of Nursing, Statistics Laboratory
Tisha Felder, PhD, Assistant Research Professor, College of Nursing and Arnold School of Public Health
Jada Quinn, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
Ken Phelps, PhD, Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine
Consultants:
Sally Weinrich, PhD, RN, FAAN, Medical College of Georgia
Cancer Disparities in Minority and Underserved Populations Research
Lead Investigator: Swann Arp Adams, PhD, MS
Emphasis Area: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
Scientific Purpose: The focus of the research team is to understand and intervene upon disparities experienced by minority populations using a variety of conceptual approaches including behavioral change, access to care, and geographic information systems (built environment) principles.
Team Members:
Swann Arp Adams, PhD, MS, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing and Arnold School of Public Health
Jan Eberth, PhD, Assistant Professor, Arnold School of Public Health
Sue Heiney, PhD, RN, FAAN, Research Professor and Dunn-Shealy professor of Nursing, College of Nursing
Daniela Friedman, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Arnold School of Public Health
Heather M Brandt, PhD, CHES, Assistant Professor, Arnold School of Public Health
James R. Hébert, ScD, Professor, Arnold School of Public Health and Director, Cancer Prevention and Control Program
Oluwole Babatunde, Doctoral Candidate, Arnold School of Public Health
Shared Decision Making about Lung Cancer Screening among High-risk Patients and their Professional Caregivers
Lead Investigator: Karen Kane McDonnell, PhD, RN, OCN
Emphasis Area: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
Scientific Purpose: Explore theoretically-based models of shared decision making between high-risk patients and their professional caregivers (dyads). Develop and test clinically based decision aids to facilitate shared decision making.
Team Members:
Jan M. Eberth, PhD, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health
Scott Strayer, MD, Professor, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine
Kathleen Cartmell, PhD, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina
Erica Sercy, MSPH, Program Coordinator, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Arnold School of Public Health
Consultant:
Daniela B. Friedman, PhD, Associate Professor, Arnold School of Public Health
Improving Adherence to Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy among Disadvantaged Breast Cancer Survivors
Lead Investigator: Tisha Felder, PhD, MSW
Emphasis Area: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
Scientific Purpose: The research team’s focus in on the development of a theory-based, multi-level intervention that may improve AHT adherence among racial/ethnic and socio-economically-disadvantaged survivors who experience excess rates of breast cancer mortality. This intervention will be the first of its kind and has the potential to improve AHT adherence in an underserved population known for poor AHT adherence rates and for being disproportionately affected by breast cancer disparities.
Team Members:
Marvella Ford, PhD, Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina; Associate Director of Cancer Disparities, Hollings Cancer Center
James Hébert, ScD., MSPH, Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Director of Statewide Cancer Prevention & Control Program, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
Ronit Elk, PhD, Research Associate Professor, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina
Daniela Friedman, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Education, & Behavior, School
of Public Health; and Co-Director of Certificate of Graduate Study in Health Communication
Program, University of South Carolina
Sue Heiney, PhD, RN, FAAN, Research Professor and Co-Director of the Cancer Survivorship Center, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina
James Hardin, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Director of the Biostatistics Collaborative Unit, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
Lindsay Peterson, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical University of South Carolina, Hollings Cancer Center
Celette Skinner, PhD, Professor and Chief, Division of Behavioral & Communications Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Associate Director for Population Sciences Harold C. Simmons Cancer Center
Stephanie Wise, PharmD, Staff Pharmacist, Long Term Care