The minimum age for cochlear implant candidacy was lowered to 12-months in the year 2000. Previous studies of school and work outcomes for young adult cochlear implant recipients, implanted during childhood, assessed a cohort that began their implant use at a later age. This study aims to assess school and work outcomes for young adult implant recipients whose hearing loss was identified through Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and were implanted in early childhood.

The primary goal of IMPORT is to improve our understanding of post-overdose response team characteristics, processes, and which specific practices are perceived to be most effective in reducing overdose death and improving the lives of individuals with opioid use disorder at high risk for overdose.

The purpose of this research study is to analyze the national health policy for migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic in two different countries, Singapore and the United States, to systematically assess the effect that national health policy for migrants had on health system resilience. This study will provide a new perspective by cross-analyzing two different nation's migrant health protection policies and draw some thematic comparisons through these case studies.

The purpose of this research is to conduct a needs assessment to describe implementation processes, barriers, and facilitators of implementing population wide genomic screening programs. We will conduct qualitative interviews with up to 110 implementation team members from 11 sites to better understand how they have implemented population wide genomic screening programs at their organization.

The purpose of this research project is to investigate the impact of narrative medicine and the humanities on medicine and medical education. It is part of a larger literature review which will conclude with transcripts of interviews talking about this subject.

This study explores the physical features and everyday use of shared water, sanitation, and energy services in informal settlement, Nairobi. It looks at what these shared facilities are like, how people use and take care of them, and how they deal with problems such as flooding or damage. By learning from people's experiences, the study hopes to find better ways to improve these shared facilities in crowded urban areas.

This study aims to assess patient knowledge and attitudes about tick-borne illnesses, health behaviors regarding tick-borne diseases, and health behaviors regarding tick prevention strategies, emphasizing rural health. This information can help identify gaps in patient education, tick-borne illness prevention, and better prepare medical providers to diagnose this health condition.

This project examines the political fallout from international law violations. We use a survey experiment to assess how government messaging, and countervailing message from international organizations, affect the political fallout of international law violations.

We are studying the relationships between migraine and postpartum mood for the first three months after childbirth. We are interested in how women are able to cope with their migraine symptoms during the postpartum (after childbirth), and whether this affects their mood. We know that migraine and postpartum mood can be worse in women who have lower income and who identify with a minoritized racial or ethnic group. We are exploring why.

This dissertation project explores Palestinian-authored street art in Jordan and the West Bank and the digital record of such art on social media. This study is principally interested in learning about how artists and community members in both location understand the artistic practice.