Recently Funded Dissertation Grants

Fiscal Years 2005-2007

Principal Investigator	Grant Number	Institution	Title	Status
Allen, Norrina	R03 HS16959	Yale University	Geographic Patterns in Recurrent Stroke Rates by Gender and Race	Anticipated Completion 2/2009
Bellebaum, Katherine	R03 HS17381	Ohio State University	The Relationship between Nurses Work Hours, Fatigue, and Medication Administration	Anticipated Completion 9/2008
Black, Jeanne T.	R36 HS15557	University of California, Los Angeles	Latino-White Differences in Self-Reported Health Status	Successfully Completed 11/2005
Byrd, John	R36 HS15995	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Impact of Medication Stressors on Informal Caregivers	Successfully Completed 8/2006
Carlin, Caroline	R36 HS15527	University of Minnesota	Optimal Pricing of Employer-Based Health Plans	Successfully Completed 6/2006
Chen, Wendy	R36 HS15580	University of North Carolina	State Community Benefit Laws and Hospital Response	Successfully Completed 1/2007
Cleo, Richard	R36 HS16826	University of Texas Health Science Center	Living with Arerio-venus Fistula for Hemodialysis	Anticipated Completion 5/2008
Conwell, Leslie J.	R36 HS16219	Johns Hopkins University	Association Between Quality of Care for Diabetes and Medically Complex Conditions	Successfully Completed 5/2007
Cramer, Laura	R36 HS15536	Yale University	Provider Influence on Quality of Colorectal Cancer Care	Anticipated Completion 5/2007
Dailey, Amy	R36 HS15686	Yale University	Neighborhood, Discrimination and Screening Mammography	Successfully Completed 8/2006
Darnell, Julie S.	R36 HS15555	University of Chicago	Factors Predicting the Prevalence of Free Clinics	Successfully Completed 2/2007
Elbel, Brian D.	R36 HS16345	Yale University	Choice Sets and Consumer Selection of Health Plans	Anticipated Completion 8/2007
Fix, Gemmae M.	R36 HS16063	SUNY Buffalo	When the Patient Goes Home: Understanding Recovery from Heart Surgery	Anticipated Completion 7/2007
Flood, Shannon N.	R36 HS15528	University of Minnesota	Categorizing Nursing Homes Based on Quality Performance	Successfully Completed 5/2006
Flynn, Kathryn E.	R36 HS15544	University of Wisconsin	Health Care Decision Making in Older Adults	Successfully Completed 8/2005
Ganesh, Chandrakala	R36 HS16331	Pennsylvania State University	Diffusion of Prescription Drugs for Alzheimer's Disease Among Older Adults	Anticipated Completion 7/2007
Golberstein, Ezra	R36 HS17379	University of Michigan	Essays on Long-term Care Dynamics	Anticipated Completion 9/2008
Gurses, Ayse Pinar	R03 HS14517	University of Wisconsin	ICU Nursing Workload Causes and Consequences	Successfully Completed 5/2005
Hanmer, Jane	R36 HS16574	University of Wisconsin	Health Utility Estimates and Co-Occurring Conditions	Anticipated Completion 9/2007
High, Patrick M.	R36 HS16583	Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine	HIV Risk Assessment Practices of Primary Care Providers: A National Survey	Anticipated Completion 7/2007
Hooper, Vallire	R36 HS17386	Medical College of Georgia	The Relationship of Type of Healthcare Provider to Clinical Practice Guideline Ad	Anticipated Completion 9/2007
Jegier, Briana	R36 HS16012	St. Louis University	The Economics of Mother's Milk Feedings in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	Successfully Completed 6/2007
Johnson, Scott J.	R03 HS16066	University of Pennsylvania	Diffusion and Outcomes of Marketed and Unmarketed Cancer	Successfully Completed 5/2006
Jones, James B.	R36 HS16228	Johns Hopkins University	Evaluation of an Electronic Patient Portal for Chronically Ill Patients	Successfully Completed 12/2006
Kash, Bita A	R36 HS16229	TAMUS College Station, Texas	Nursing Homes: Measuring Care Orientation and Quality	Successfully Completed 12/2006
Keuffel, Eric	R36 HS169351	University of Pennsylvania	The Economics of Physical Activity	Anticipated Completion 9/2008
Kietzman, Kathryn	R36 HS16572	University of California, Los Angeles	Motivation To Assume a Paid Family Caregiver Role and Correlates to Well-Being	Anticipated Completion 10/2008
Kirk, Adele M.	R03 HS15988	University of California, Los Angeles	The Relationship between Education and Health	Anticipated Completion 8/2006
Leach, Corinne R.	R36 HS16347	University of Kentucky	The Development of Cancer Beliefs in Older Rural Appalachian Women	Anticipated Completion 6/2007
Lemus, Frank	R36 HS16381	University of Texas Medical Branch	Community Correlates of Pneumonia Hospitalization and Mortality	Anticipated Completion 5/2007
Moloney, Kevin P	R36 HS15682	Georgia Tech	HCI Evaluation of Medication Use HITs in Pediatric Care	Anticipated Completion 12/2006
Newman, Susan	R36 HS16941	Medical University of South Carolina	Community Integration after Spinal Cord Injury: Using Photovoice to Identify Barriers	Anticipated Completion 5/2008
Nicholas, Lauren	R36 HS16836	Columbia University	Medicare Advantage?	Anticipated Completion 9/2008
Nicholson, Lisa M.	R36 HS16568	Ohio State University	Racial and Ethnic Variation in Adolescent Obesity: A Multilevel Study of Neighbor	Anticipated Completion 6/2007
Phillips, Laura L.	R36 HS16218	University of Alabama	Aged Prisoner Treatment Selection: APT (dissertation)	Anticipated Completion 12/2006
Plow, Matthew A.	R36 HS15554	University of Minnesota	Comparing Physiotherapy to a Wellness Intervention in MS	Successfully Completed 12/2005
Rose, Danielle	R36 HS15530	University of California	Testing for Discrimination in Healthcare	Successfully Completed 2/2006
Rosenquist, James N.	R36 HS15561	University of Pennsylvania	Improving Public Health Policy for Adolescents	Successfully Completed 12/2005
Ryvicker, Miriam	R36 HS16207	New York University	Organizational Culture and Quality of Life in Nursing Homes : A Qualitative Study	Successfully Completed 4/2007
Sabin, Janice	R36 HS15676	University of Washington	Provider Implicit Racial Bias and Medical Decision-Making	Anticipated Completion 6/2006
Samia, Linda	R36 HS16224	University of Massachusetts	The Work Environment and Job-related Stress among Home Healthcare Nurses	Successfully Completed 11/2006
Sandler, Melinda	R36 HS17375	University of Maryland	The Effects of Maternal Labor Supply on Child Health	Anticipated Completion 6/2008
Shechter, Steven	R03 HS15533	University of Pittsburgh	Optimizing when to Start and Switch HIV Therapy	Anticipated Completion 3/2006
Shelton, Emily	R36 HS16939	University of Michigan	Payment Systems, Market Factors and Long-term Care Hospitals	Anticipated Completion 7/2008
Smith, Laura	R36 HS17382	Brown University	Home Health Agency Quality: Profit Orientation, Competition and Rehospitalization	Anticipated Completion 9/2008
Stellefson, Michael	R36 HS17387	Texas A&M University	Efficacy of DVD Technology in COPD Self-Management Education of Rural Patients	Anticipated Completion 6/2008
Waddimba, Anthony	R36 HS16832	Boston University Medical Campus	Provider Attitudes and Performance: Responses to Pay-for-Quality Incentives	Anticipated Completion 9/2008
Yoon, Jean	R36 HS16815	University of California Los Angeles	Adherence to Prescription Drugs and Adverse Health Events	Anticipated Completion 6/2008
Ziegenfuss, Jeanette	R36 HS16565	University of Minnesota	Encouraging Eligible Children's Participation in Public Health Insurance	Anticipated Completion 5/2008

Reflects dissertation grants funded through 9/30/2007.

Current as of December 2007

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Internet Citation:

AHRQ Funded Dissertation Grants. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. December 2007. http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/training/disgrants.htm

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