The purpose of this study is to collect information through online surveys and interviews with college students and faculty/staff to help inform the development of a nutrition and culinary education curriculum for college students.
We are doing a survey to learn about swallowing problems, like trouble swallowing food or drinks, in college students. The survey asks questions to see how often these problems happen and what students do to manage them. This will help us understand more about these issues and raise awareness so students can get help if needed.
The purpose of this study is to see how political affiliations affect views and attitudes toward social and environmental sustainability. In addition, it aims to determine how different political affiliations respond to differently framed sustainable marketing messages. Individuals who take part in this research will be asked to view stimuli featuring a product and its sustainable impact. Then, they will be asked to record what they believe to be a fair price for each product.
Student researchers will develop a set of 10-15 infographics of interventions that incorporate the Safe Systems principles. This project will work closely with the NC Vision Zero team to gather input from key road safety partners across the country (e.g., the Vision Zero Network, and Families for Safe Streets) via interviews to identify interventions to highlight, collaborate with the design team at NC State's Institute for Transportation Research and Education to produce quality materials, and work with local NC communities to conduct usability testing of materials and create a dissemination plan for the NC Vision Zero team.
The purpose of this focus group is to get feedback from patient representatives at UNC Internal Medicine on a set of proposed patient resources and referrals to osteoarthritis resources.
To investigate public perceptions of college students' political orienations.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a social work training program that prepares social work graduate students to work effectively with youth who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC) and/or lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, or another sexual/gender minority identity (LGBTQIA+).
This project will evaluate two training models of an evidence-based online dementia care training for direct care staff in assisted living. It will examine the extent to which each training is able to be implemented by assisted living communities, and to the extent the trainings improve staff knowledge and attitudes, change care practices, and improve the wellbeing of staff, residents, and residents' family members. Results will inform next steps in dementia care training for the assisted living and broader long-term care workforce.
To evaluate campus-wide efforts to promote the enhancement of peer support for community mental health and well-being at UNC-CH.
To examine the personal significance or clinical concerns among different individuals associated with having various gastrointestinal symptoms, as reflected in self-reported bothersomeness, life interference and potential for needing medical attention for those symptoms. Also to evaluate associated factors such as the symptom-related quality of life effects and impact on psychological wellbeing.