Describe maternal and neonatal outcomes among a cohort of pregnant and postpartum women with OUD who experienced incarceration during pregnancy

This project aims to investigate the ways in which an innovative multigenerational STEM environment promotes STEM retention and persistence among undergraduate women of color.

In this study we will look at sleep problems in the home as well as behaviors and differences in the brain (from infancy) associated with sleep problems in school-age. Parents of the participants of our prior study will participate by providing information on their child's sleep habits using a sleep watch, and completing a sleep diary and parent reports.

To check to see if teaching patients sign language before surgery will help with communicating after surgery when they cannot talk

This study will look at how healthcare professionals who are committed to increasing adolescent vaccination can help other healthcare providers communicate about HPV vaccine more effectively and increase vaccination rates.

All existing studies estimate the health effects of disability insurance based on reduced form models. This paper fills the gap in the literature by developing a model that allows the estimation of the Social Security Disability Insurance effects on health in a structural way. The structural model enables me to analyze counterfactual scenarios. In particular, I concentrate on the modification of the SSDI program that permits partial benefits for the partially disabled.

We hope to collect data on the pregnancy course and neonatal outcome of mothers whose infants have been diagnosed with gastroschisis.

The Improving Provider Announcement Communication Training (IMPACT) national primary care team survey aims to investigate HPV vaccine communication among a large sample of primary care team members, including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and medical assistants to inform future provider communication interventions.

The purpose of the NC PASE project is to create tailored supervision guidelines (TSG) that will inform the way probation officers supervise their caseloads.

Mentorship for medical students applying to competitive residencies such as Otolaryngology is vital for their success in matching into the field. Despite medical student advising being important in Otolaryngology, there is almost no research looking into the effectiveness of the strategies Otolaryngology departments utilize in order to mentor and successful match students. The purpose of this study is to evaluate over the last 10 years how UNC medical students who applied into Otolaryngology feel about the advising process they received.