Project: “EQUITY (Enhancing QUality of Instruction using TechnologY)” will develop virtual patients and use deliberate self-reflection to reduce racial bias in clinical encounters.
AHS Interdisciplinary Pilot Grant recipients
We began awarding the AHS Interdisciplinary Pilot Grant in Spring 2015 and continue to award at least one grant each semester.
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Robert Motl
Project: “Physical Activity and Serum Neurofilament Light Chain as an Objective, Quantifiable Biomarker of Neuroaxonal Injury in Multiple Sclerosis” will examine physical activity along with serum neurofilament light chain as a biomarker in individuals with multiple sclerosis.
Spring 2021 Heading link
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Lindsay Slater
Project: A novel approach to treat knee osteoarthritis in patients with and without history of lower limb amputation.
Fall 2019 Heading link
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Yochai Eisenberg
Project: Building opportunities for big data research on disability and health using machine learning
Spring 2019 Heading link
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Kate Caldwell
Project: Lead on: Leadership and women with disabilities in government.
Fall 2018 Heading link
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Alex Aruin
Project: Balance control in older adults with mild cognitive impairment
Spring 2018 Heading link
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Jessie Chin
Project: Modeling social media misinformation dissemination and its impact on risk perceptions of HPV vaccination
Spring 2018 Heading link
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Kharma Foucher
Project: Predicting mechanical and clinical outcomes of total hip arthroplasty
Fall 2017 Heading link
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Elizabeth Papautsky
Project: Examining breastfeeding education: Considering the patient context
Fall 2016 Heading link
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Mansha Mirza
Project: Walking the talk: Language access in rehabilitation services
Spring 2016 Heading link
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Sangeetha Madhavan
Project: Transcranial direct current stimulation as a novel therapeutic approach for individuals with ALS
Spring 2016 Heading link
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Yi-Ting Tsen
Project: Effect of single-legged ergometer exercise on diabetic foot ulcer healing
Fall 2015 Heading link
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Jacob Haus
Project: Novel mechanisms of insulin resistance mediated vascular function
Fall 2015 Heading link
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Kelly Hsieh
Project: We Walk: A pilot technology intervention to promote PA for adults with ID and their family caregivers
Spring 2015 Heading link
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Joanna Abraham
Project: Etiology of medication ordering: An observational study investigation of error generation and correcting