Spotlight COPH Research Archives - Page 3 of 9

KM Islam, MBBS, PhD: Research on Patient-Defined Treatment Success and Preferences in Stage IV Lung Cancer Patients

by COPH Staff | March 30, 2015

Spotlight on Research at COPH – Dr. Islam is currently conducting a study that compares treatment preferences of patient groups that have been diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer living in rural and urban areas of Nebraska and South Dakota. Stage IV lung cancers most often affect the elderly. When the disease is advanced, chemotherapy is the main treatment. There are many chemotherapy combinations that are available for the treatment of late-stage lung cancer that have a similar survival effect for the cancer patient but differ… Continue Reading

Posted in Research, Spotlight COPH Research, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 5. / Is. 02, Mar/Apr 2015

Aaron Yoder, PhD: Research using information technology to improve the health and safety of individuals

by COPH Staff | January 30, 2015

Spotlight on Research at COPH – Dr. Aaron Yoder has always liked to fix things, which led to his education in engineering. He was taught early on that he could use his engineering skills to protect and improve the well-being of others. Now Dr. Yoder uses his passion for engineering and information technology to improve the health and safety of individuals. Most recently Dr. Yoder has been exploring ways to use new technologies like smartphones, smartphone accessories, fitness trackers, smart watches and other wearable technologies… Continue Reading

Posted in Research, Spotlight COPH Research, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 5 / Is. 01, Jan/Feb 2015

Melissa Tibbits, PhD: Research to Promote Health Among Children and Adolescents

by COPH Staff | November 30, 2014

Spotlight on Research at COPH – The goal of Dr. Tibbits’ research is to promote health among children and adolescents. Much of her research falls into the category of public health practice and focuses on providing information that enables community organizations to choose effective intervention strategies. Additionally, she works extensively with local organizations on evaluation projects aimed at providing information that can be used to build upon intervention strengths, recognize challenges, and encourage sustainability. Most recently Dr. Tibbits has collaborated with the Douglas County Health… Continue Reading

Posted in Research, Spotlight COPH Research, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 4. / Is. 07, Nov/Dec 2014

Hongmei Wang, PhD: Research in Socioeconomic Determinants of Health and Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programs

by COPH Staff | September 30, 2014

Spotlight on Research at COPH – Dr. Wang’s research interests focus on socioeconomic determinants of health and health-related behaviors, medical care expenditures and insurance coverage, and economic evaluation of health care programs and medical intervention strategies. She is particularly interested in examining how individual choices, organizational schemes, and sociocultural structures collectively influence population health. Dr. Wang has been working on projects exploring the protective effects of social capital on health and health-related behaviors. By distinguishing trust from mistrust in measuring social capital, she and her… Continue Reading

Posted in Research, Spotlight COPH Research, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 4. / Is. 06, Sep/Oct 2014

Drs. Islam and Rajaram Honored for Outstanding Achievement in Research

by COPH Staff | May 15, 2014

Spotlight on Research at COPH – Two members of College of Public Health (COPH) Governing Faculty were recognized for outstanding achievement in research at the Annual Awards Dinner. Competitive prizes were funded by our generous donors and supporters.

Posted in Research, Spotlight COPH Research, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 4 / Is. 05, May 2014

Community-Driven Solutions to Public Health Problems

by COPH Staff | April 15, 2014

Spotlight on Research at COPH – Both social marketing and community-based participatory research demonstrate the importance of understanding the perspective of people impacted by a given issue. However, each stops short of fully engaging people in the entire process of researching, developing, implementing, and evaluating solutions to those problems. Leveraging points of convergence between those two proven approaches has led a proposed integrated approach to developing sustainable interventions. The integrated approach is currently being tested in a project with farm women to address farm injuries…. Continue Reading

Posted in Research, Spotlight COPH Research, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 4 / Is. 04, Apr 2014

Lina Lander, ScD: Assessing Perspectives on Health Information Exchange in Nebraska

by COPH Staff | March 15, 2014

Spotlight on Research at COPH – The Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII) is Nebraska’s state-designated Health Information Exchange (HIE) and the statewide integrator of electronic health information. Participating providers can exchange health information to make more complete information available at the point of patient care. As of February 2014, more than 2.7 million patients, 1,388 physician providers, and 2,186 health care providers participate in NeHII. Dr. Lina Lander and colleagues have recently completed a comprehensive assessment of Nebraska health care providers’ and consumers’ perspectives on… Continue Reading

Posted in Research, Spotlight COPH Research, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 4 / Is. 03, Mar 2014