The purpose of this work is to address institutional administrative capacity with input from UNC Chapel Hill and North Carolina Central University post-doctoral fellows and faculty to better understand experiences associated with previous research collaborations and assess perceived benefits and barriers to developing research capacity among investigators from under-represented minority groups.

We are assess the utility of using a required doctor badge insert along with normal physician name tags to help patients and staff more accurately identify physicians. In particular, residents, or trainees, especially those in surgery are often misperceived as nurses, students, or other non-physicians. Prior research has shown that this varies based on both race and gender.

To access and understand pulmonary function disease in an at risk population

The purpose of the study is to see how Kenyan clerics at the Coastal Region used social media platforms to communicate with their followers in areas including spiritual needs, teaching, counseling during the pandemic due to lockdowns by the government.

This study recruits participants who receive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as a treatment for their depression. We investigate how brain rhythms change during the treatment to better understand how TMS affects the brain.

This study is being conduced to assess the feasibility of conducting multi-center prospective studies on surgical excision of suspected OSSN lesions in SSA in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).

Looking at the relationship between aspects of the learning environment and resident burnout.

We want to better understand how and why the dosing of and response to hydroxyurea is different for different patients.

The purpose of this study is to develop a prospective longitudinal cohort/registry of lymphoma patients in Malawi to address a lack of prospective longitudinal data related to lymphoma in sub-Saharan Africa, and to serve as a foundation for developing optimal treatment strategies in this challenging environment.

We are studying patterns and processes of land degradation and rehabilitation in Africa.