Epidemiology and Special Populations Research
Our health research in populations includes special and vulnerable groups as well as broader-based epidemiologies of disease. We have extensive experience in survey and registry work as well as complex multisite epidemiological studies both domestically and internationally. We research programs directed at populations who may bear a disproportionate burden of disease and injury or who may face social, economic, or institutional barriers to accessing health care services.
Focus Areas
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Community-Based Health Research
Health behaviors among the urban poor; health communications; health disparities and access; infectious disease transmission; mental health services and policy for urban indigents -
Women, Children, and Families
Child welfare and abuse; child development and readiness for school; formation of healthy marriages and families; health insurance programs; maternal and child health; reproductive and sexual health -
Military Behavioral Health
Health care quality and use; substance-use prevalence, prevention, and intervention; mental health, stress research; health policy and promotion; exposure and human health risk; family support -
Clinical Epidemiology
Cardiovascular disease; cancer; hemophilia; HCV and liver diseases; HIV/AIDS and other virals; health disparities; risk factor assessment; pregnancy outcomes; pediatrics and neonatology; quality of life -
International Epidemiology
Transmission of HIV; chronic disease outcomes of viral infections; community-level intervention to modify HIV/AIDS risk behaviors; women’s and children’s health and pregnancy outcomes; malaria; measurement and impact of low-dose radiation -
Biospecimen Operations
Retrovirology seroprevalence; plasma and serum biomarkers; DNA, RNA, and whole genome markers; proteomics and metabolomics; environmental exposure assessment
Capabilities
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Data collection and coordination
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Intervention and treatment evaluations
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Epidemiologies of infectious diseases
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Multisite study management
- Survey design and development
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