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 research is to determine if college athletes at UNC are at risk for cavities. Because college athletes have specific diets and busy schedules, they may not know they are consuming foods that increase their risk for cavities. By using an assessment tool that is used to measure cavities risk, CAMBRA, we can survey the athletes diet and oral hygiene choices.
Colontown is an online community of more than 100 private Facebook groups for colorectal cancer patients, survivors, and care partners. The purpose of this study is document and analyze Colontown members' engagement practices and perceptions of patient empowerment, to determine how online communities can support patients and caregivers in CRC management.
The main objective is to glean stakeholders' perspectives about implementing and disseminating an intervention for Black women with breast cancer and their female support people into clinical care.
We are looking at how parents and adolescents use social media. We are studying how this use relates to body image and mental health. We are interested in looking at this because of the high rates of social media use among adolescents, and the concerns the general public has about how use relates to mental health.
Mental health issues are rising among kids in the United States. Speaking to a counselor over video chat is one way to increase access to mental health care during mental health crises. This study looks at what kids, parents, and school staff think about using video chats with a counselor to help when kids have mental health crises at school.
The purpose of this research study is to investigate the relationship between sleep brain wave patterns and peripheral glucose (sugar) levels in individuals with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Participants will undergo continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) using a CGM device for up to two weeks before an in-laboratory sleep study which is part of routine medical care at UNC to examine how sugar levels fluctuate during sleep and how these fluctuations relate to brain wave activity
The purpose of this study is to learn about middle-aged and older women's experiences with dance, especially in relation to body image, mood, and self-concept.
This qualitative study explores the information-seeking behaviors, perceptions, and preferences of undergraduate transfer students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), focusing on their interactions with the university libraries.
The purpose of this study is to determine if a new medication is effective at treating cardiac amyloidosis.