As an undergraduate at Dillard University in New Orleans, Fatou Jallow wasn’t really sure she knew how research was done or by who. She recalls, As immigrants from Gambia, my parents were completely focused on …
In January 2018, the UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) invited Betsy Rolland to give a presentation about team science to their departmental research retreat. Rolland, then the Assistant Director of Population Sciences …
Summaries of Clinical and Community Outcomes Research (CCOR) Pilot Awards (2008-2019)
As an Associate Professor of Medicine and Population Health Sciences, Ryan Westergaard, MD, PhD, MPH, is an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist who specializes in the treatment of HIV and viral hepatitis. He has a …
UW ICTR Today Newsletter (Fall 2017)
Health Services Research | Elizabeth Cox Goal: To engage the voices of children and families to deliver safer, higher quality pediatric care. ICTR Support: In addition to receiving ICTR Pilot Awards in 2008 and 2013 …
Workforce Development & Higher Education | Angela Byars-Winston Goal: To examine the cultural influences on career development, especially for racial and ethnic minorities and women in the sciences, engineering, and medicine. ICTR Support: Her KL2 Scholar …
Research Dissemination to the Community | Heather Johnson Goal: Young adults with hypertension are less likely to be diagnosed or treated compared to other age groups. Johnson’s MyHEART (My Hypertension Education And Reaching Target) program …
Health Systems Research | Jennifer Weiss Goal: UW Health quality improvement ranked colorectal cancer screening performance at 11 out of 20 reporting groups, despite the demonstrated importance of early screening to cancer detection and treatment. …
Community-Engaged Research | Jane Mahoney Goal: As falls are a significant source of morbidity and mortality for older adults, there was a need for effective, community-based falls prevention programs for community-dwelling older adults. ICTR Support: …