Recently Funded Dissertation Grants

Fiscal Years 2008 & 2009

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
Beil, Heather	R36 HS018076	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Effects of Early and Regular Preventive Dental Care on Treatment Use, Costs	Anticipated Completion 6/30/2010
Bellebaum, Katherine	R03 HS17381	Ohio State University	The Relationship between Nurses Work Hours, Fatigue, and Medication Administration	Successfully Completed 11/2008
Cleo, Richard	R36 HS16826	University of Texas Health Science Center	Living with Arerio-venus Fistula for Hemodialysis	Successfully Completed 10/2008
Duva, Ingrid	R36 HS017767A1	Emory University	Factors Impacting Staff Nurse Care Coordination for Hospitalized Patients	Anticipated Completion 4/30/2010
Frasso-Jaramillo, Rosemary	R36 HS17471	University of Pennsylvania	Low Maternal Health Literacy: An Obstacle to Pediatric Health Care Utilization	Anticipated Completion 9/2009
Golberstein, Ezra	R36 HS17379	University of Michigan	Essays on Long-term Care Dynamics	Successfully Completed 10/2008
Herald, Larry	R36 HS17739	University of Michigan	Integration, Service Diversity, and Preventable Hospitalization	Anticipated Completion 9/2009
Holland, Margaret	R36 HS17737	University of Rochester	Mechanisms Linking Child Health Care Use and Maternal Depression	Anticipated Completion 2/2010
Howlett, Katia Delrahim	R36 HS018071	University of California, San Diego	Web-Based Intervention for Alcohol Use in Women of Childbearing Potential	Anticipated Completion 5/30/2010
Kao, Dennis	R36 HS018082	University of Southern California	State Variations in Linguistics Competency Polices and the Effects on Immigrants	Anticipated Completion 6/30/2010
Keuffel, Eric	R36 HS169351	University of Pennsylvania	The Economics of Physical Activity	Successfully Completed 1/2009
Kietzman, Kathryn	R36 HS16572	University of California, Los Angeles	Motivation To Assume a Paid Family Caregiver Role and Correlates to Well-Being	Successfully Completed 1/2009
Kruse, Gregory B	R03 HS17481	University of Pennsylvania	The Effects of Formularies and Pharmaceutical Promotion on Physicians' Prescribing	Anticipated Completion 9/2009
Lerner, Barbara	R36 HS17988	Boston University	Communication During Genetic Test Disclosure Sessions: Impact on Patient Outcomes	Anticipated Completion 1/31/2010
Lynch, Sean	R36 HS17749	University of California, Los Angeles	Translating Cultures of Care: Integrating Behavioral Health Services in Pediatrics	Anticipated Completion 6/2009
Maeda, Jared	R36 HS17944	University of Illinois, Chicago	The Relationship between Hospital Market Competition, Performance and Mortality	Anticipated Completion 8/31/2010
McDermott, Kelly	R36 HS17557	University of Washington	Do Guidelines Represent Quality Care for Patients Ineligible for Clinical Trials?	Anticipated Completion 11/2009
McMorrow, Stacey	R36 HS17384	University of Pennsylvania	The Impact of Local Uninsurance Rates on Quality of Care for Medicare Beneficiary	Anticipated Completion 6/2009
Newman, Susan	R36 HS16941	Medical University of South Carolina	Community Integration after Spinal Cord Injury: Using Photovoice to Identify Barriers	Successfully Completed 10/2008
Nicholas, Lauren	R36 HS16836	Columbia University	Medicare Advantage?	Successfully Completed 12/2008
Novak, Jennifer	R36 HS17531	Rand Corporation	Methods To Differentiate Non-Citizen Immigrants & Analysis of Health Insurance	Anticipated Completion 9/2009
Patel, Ashwin	R36 HS018102	University of Pennsylvania	The Role of Information in Medicare HMO Markets: The Interplay of Advertising	Anticipated Completion 3/31/2010
Reich, Leah	R36 HS17860	University of California, Irvine	Dissertation Research: The Physician Experience of EHR System Implementation	Anticipated Completion 9/2009
Sandler, Melinda	R36 HS17375	University of Maryland	The Effects of Maternal Labor Supply on Child Health	Successfully Completed
Schussler-Fiorenza, Chris	R03 HS17028	University of Wisconsin	Improving Women's Health by Using an Electronic Pelvic Floor Questionnaire	Anticipated Completion 8/2009
Shelton, Emily	R36 HS16939	University of Michigan	Payment Systems, Market Factors and Long-term Care Hospitals	Successfully Completed 11/2008
Smith, Laura	R36 HS17382	Brown University	Home Health Agency Quality: Profit Orientation, Competition and Rehospitalization	Successfully Completed 12/2008
Stellefson, Michael	R36 HS17387	Texas A&M University	Efficacy of DVD Technology in COPD Self-Management Education of Rural Patients	Successfully Completed 10/2008
Teschemaker, Anna	R36 HS018097	Howard University		Anticipated Completion 4/30/2010
Vila-Parrish, Ana	R36 HS17756	North Carolina State University	Improving Patient Outcomes by Dynamic Inventory Management of Drugs Within Hospital	Anticipated Completion 8/2009
Waddimba, Anthony	R36 HS16832	Boston University Medical Campus	Provider Attitudes and Performance: Responses to Pay-for-Quality Incentives	Anticipated Completion 9/2008
Wong, Lok	R36 HS018068	Johns Hopkins University		Anticipated Completion 4/30/2010
Yoon, Jean	R36 HS16815	University of California Los Angeles	Adherence to Prescription Drugs and Adverse Health Events	Anticipated Completion 7/2008
Ziegenfuss, Jeanette	R36 HS16565	University of Minnesota	Encouraging Eligible Children's Participation in Public Health Insurance	Successfully Completed 12/2008
Ziller, Erica	R36 HS17389	University of Southern Maine	Impact of Health Declines on the Financial Well-Being of Families	Anticipated Completion 6/2009

Reflects dissertation grants funded through 9/30/2008.

Current as of June 2009

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Internet Citation:

AHRQ Funded Dissertation Grants. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. June 2009. http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/training/disgrants.htm

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