We are studying how to better care for people who come to the emergency room with chest pain. Right now, doctors use a tool called the HEART score to decide how serious the chest pain is and what tests the patient might need. But for patients who are in the "middle risk" group, it's hard to tell if they really need more heart tests or not. This can lead to too many tests and overcrowding in the hospital. Our study looks at new ways to help doctors decide which of these patients actually need more testing, so they can give the right care more quickly and avoid unnecessary delays or tests.

Analyze how usage of a visualization tool that provides data quality analysis can affect a data scientist's workflow during data preprocessing

This study aims to evaluate the implementation and impact of School Extension Learning Recovery Programs (SLERPs) authorized by the NC General Assembly in response to Hurricane Helene. These SLERPs will serve students in grades 4-8 in 13 western NC counties in summer 2025. The study team will collect data on SLERP program plans, student enrollments and attendance, benchmark exam scores, EOG scores, attendance, and grades for program attendees. The researchers will also conduct observations of SELRPs; interview district and school staff in the programs; and survey students and staff to understand stakeholders views of the programs. We will use a mixed methods approach to understand program implementation and impacts. Results from the study will provide evidence to education policymakers and practitioners on how the programs were designed and implemented; program impacts on student academic and school engagement outcomes; and the relationship between the program design and student outcomes.

We are conducting a research study to explore the limitations of working memory load on initial attention capture and the precise timing of subsequent hold. In our foundational framework, we are incorporating a diverse range of stimuli to comprehensively capture attention and evaluate hold across two different attention paradigms.

Study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the InnAVasc Arteriovenous Graft (IG) for hemodialysis (HD) access in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

The purpose of this study is to examine people's intentions to perform different health behaviors, and what individual factors predict these intentions.

We are doing a study to learn how quickly blood inside the eye goes away on its own. This kind of bleeding is called a vitreous hemorrhage. It can make it hard for people to see clearly. We will use a special eye ultrasound to take pictures over time and measure how the blood is clearing up. By doing this, we hope to learn when doctors might need to step in and when it's safe to wait and watch.

We are studying how eye pressure changes right after an Avastin injection, a common treatment for eye conditions. We want to see if there are differences in eye pressure between people with and without glaucoma, and between those with and without a tube placed in the eye to help with pressure. This will help doctors better understand how to care for patients after these injections.

To address gaps in puberty education by developing a bilingual needs assessment and providing accessible, age-appropriate educational materials and in-person sessions for underserved 8-12-year-old patients at the UNC Pediatric Resident Clinic.

This project aims to develop and implement a brief educational intervention that improves third-year medical students' confidence and ability to teach in the clinical environment. Specifically, it introduces a structured "Mini Chalk Talk" (MCT) curriculum during the OB-GYN clerkship to equip students with foundational teaching skills.