Current Projects

Columbia University – School Violence Exposure as an Adverse Childhood Experience: A Nationwide Study of K-12 School Responses to Violence and Their Impact on Youth Mental Health and Educational Outcomes

Emory University – Addressing ACEs Among Hispanic Caregivers in a Pediatric Primary Care Population to Improve Child Health and Decrease Early Adversity

Emory University – ACEs and Suicidal Behavior in African Americans: Assessment and Prevention

Johns Hopkins University – Evaluating Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Strategies Within Youth Serving Organizations

Research Institute at Nationwide – Opioid Overdoses and Child Abuse and Neglect

University of Iowa – Childhood Stressors and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Adulthood: A Longitudinal Investigation of Divergent Explanatory Models

University of Pennsylvania – The Contribution of ACEs and Neighborhood Exposures to Health Outcomes Experienced by Seriously Injured Black Men

University of Iowa – Advancing Iowa’s Research to Reduce the Burden of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ERP)

University of Iowa – Assessing the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Rehabilitation Programming in a Population of Adjudicated Youth (ERP)

Johns Hopkins University – Preventing Injury Among Youth Affected by Parental Drug Abuse: A Human-Centered Design Approach (ERP)

University of Iowa – Implementation of an Opioid Medication Care Plan to Reduce Fall Injuries Among Rural Older Adults

University of Michigan – Overdose and Fall Risk Concentration Among Benzodiazepine Users

University of Pennsylvania – Using Innovative Technology to Facilitate Fall Prevention for Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment

University of Washington – Development and Testing of a Toolkit to Prevent Falls in Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF)

University of Washington – Adapting an Evidence-based Exercise Program for Remote Delivery to Rural Older Adults (ERP)

Johns Hopkins University – National Estimates of Incidence Trends and Costs Due to Injurious Falls Among Older Adults (ERP)

Emory University – Building a Social Media Platform for Surveillance and Support of Intimate Partner Violence and Its Victims During COVID-19 and Beyond (ERP)

Columbia University – Impacts of Ridesharing on Motor Vehicle Crashes, Alcohol-Related Morbidity, and Assault

Research Institute at Nationwide – Behind the Wheel Smartphone Application: Utilizing Technology to Quantify Driving Behaviors and Promote Safe Driving in Adolescents

Research Institute at Nationwide – A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial to Improve Safe Driving Among Teen Drivers with Traffic Violations

Johns Hopkins University – Promoting the Use of Existing Technologies to Reduce Teenage Drivers’ Crashes

Johns Hopkins University – Effects of State Opioid Prescribing Laws on Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes

University of Iowa – Impact of State Driver Licensing Policies on Older Driver Crash Involvement Rates

University of Pennsylvania – Space -Time Characteristics of Adolescents’ Cell Phone Use While Driving

Columbia University – Interventions to Reduce Opioid Overdose: Transportability of Evidence-Based Approaches Through Agent-Based Modeling

Emory University – Small Area Estimation for Opioid Abuse Prevention and Response

Emory University – Life Care Specialists (LCS) With a Focus on Multi-Modal Non-Pharmacologic Strategies for Pain Control in the Aftermath of Orthopaedic Trauma (ERP)

University of Iowa – Implementation of an Opioid Medication Care Plan to Reduce Fall Injuries Among Rural Older Adults

Johns Hopkins University – Implementation, Evaluation, And Replication of an Indian Health Service Medication Storage and Disposal Initiative for Older Adults in Tribal Communities

Johns Hopkins University – Effects of State Opioid Prescribing Laws on Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes

Research Institute at Nationwide – Opioid Overdoses and Child Abuse and Neglect

University of Michigan – Examining Opioid Overdose Risk in the Context of Changing Patterns of Opioid Prescribing and Overdose

University of Michigan – Association Between State-Level Prescription Opioid Limitation Laws & Suicide Outcomes

University of North Carolina – Medicaid Expansion and Deaths Due to Opioid Overdose, Suicides, and Homicides Among Formerly Incarcerated Persons

University of North Carolina – Longitudinal Prescription Opioid Use Among Patients Experiencing Interpersonal Violence (ERP)

University of North Carolina – Development of an Emergency Department Patient-Centered Intervention for the Primary Prevention of Long-Term Opioid Use

University of North Carolina – Correlates of Opioid Misuse Among Pregnant and Parenting Women Seeking Treatment in an Outpatient Pain Clinic (ERP)

University of Pennsylvania – Towards Making “Warm Handoff” Pathways to Treatment the Default Option for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Presenting in the Emergency Departments

University of Washington – Collaborative Opioid Taper After Trauma: Preventing Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder

University of Michigan – Developing and Piloting a Method to Identify Warning Signs for Opioid Overdose Among Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department (ERP)

Johns Hopkins University – Evaluating Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Strategies Within Youth Serving Organizations

University of Iowa – Translation of an Evidence-Based Teen Dating Violence Prevention Program Into Rural Community-Based Prevention Networks

University of North Carolina – Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence From Adolescence Into Adulthood Among Sexual Minorities and Heterosexuals

University of North Carolina – Adaptation of the “Moms and Teens for Safe Dates” Program for Web-Based Delivery

University of North Carolina – Disarming Abusers — Domestic Violence Protective Order (DVPO) Firearm Restriction Processes and Outcomes (ERP)

University of Michigan – Adapting an Evidence-Based Sexual Assault Prevention Intervention for Women Undergraduates for Online Delivery (ERP)

Columbia University – Adolescent Depression and Suicidality Are Increasing in the US: What Is the Role of Social Media? Investigation in Three National Samples of Adolescents

Emory University – ACEs and Suicidal Behavior in African Americans: Assessment and Prevention

Emory University – Leveraging Physical and Online Digital Infrastructures to Infer College Students’ Social Isolation and Its Relationship to Risk of Suicide (ERP)

Research Institute at Nationwide –Targeting Adolescent Insomnia to Lessen Overall Risk of Suicidal Behavior

University of Michigan – Association Between State-Level Prescription Opioid Limitation Laws & Suicide Outcomes

University of Michigan – Translation of a Military/Veterans Crisis Line (MVCL) for Suicide Prevention Using Crisis Line Facilitation

University of Washington – Evaluation of Suicide Prevention Training for Healthcare Professionals: A Natural Experiment

Columbia University – Spatial and Psychological Factors for Suicidality and Self-Harm in Transgender Women (ERP)

University of Washington – Return to Learn Implementation Bundle for Schools (RISE) After Concussion

University of Pennsylvania – Investigating the Effects of Concussion in Women on Postpartum Depression (ERP)

Research Institute at Nationwide – Using Virtual Technologies to Prevent Injuries in Adolescents With TBI (ERP)

Emory University – Organizational Readiness of the Georgia Trauma System to Implement the Cardiff Model

University of Iowa – Evaluation of Rapid Response Systems and Resources in Rural Critical Access Hospitals to Reduce Unexpected Inpatient Injury and Mortality (ERP)

University of Iowa – Objective Measurement of Nurse Fatigue Using Artificial Intelligence (ERP)

Johns Hopkins University – E-scooters, Bikeshare and Rideshare: Helping or Hurting? A National Survey of Safety Practices and Usage Patterns for New Mobility Products and Services (ERP)

University of Michigan – Family Safety Net: Universal Firearm Safety to Keep Youth Safe at Home Request for Applications (ERP)

Johns Hopkins University  – Safety in the Age of COVID-19: Exploring the Implications of COVID-19 Safety Measures on Dating Violence, Substance Use, and Injuries Among Girls and Young Women in Baltimore City (ERP)

University of North Carolina – Assessing Domestic Violence Intervention Programs in the United States: Identifying Strengths, Weaknesses, and a Path Towards Restorative Justice (ERP)

University of Washington – Sexual Violence Reporting Among College Athletes: The Role of Costs, Benefits, and Institution Protocols (ERP)

Core Research Projects

• Motor Vehicle Crashes — Impacts of Ridesharing on Motor Vehicle Crashes, Alcohol-Related Morbidity, and Assault
• Suicide — Adolescent Depression and Suicidality Are Increasing in the US: What Is the Role of Social Media? Investigation in Three National Samples of Adolescents
• ACEs — School Violence Exposure as an Adverse Childhood Experience: A Nationwide Study of K-12 School Responses to Violence and Their Impact on Youth Mental Health and Educational Outcomes
• Opioid Overdose — Interventions to Reduce Opioid Overdose: Transportability of Evidence-Based Approaches Through Agent-Based Modeling

Exploratory Research Project

• Suicide — Spatial and Psychological Factors for Suicidality and Self-Harm in Transgender Women

Core Research Projects

• Violence & Injury — Organizational Readiness of the Georgia Trauma System to Implement the Cardiff Model
• Opioid Overdose — Small Area Estimation for Opioid Abuse Prevention and Response
• ACEs — Addressing ACEs Among Hispanic Caregivers in a Pediatric Primary Care Population to Improve Child Health and Decrease Early Adversity
• ACEs & Suicide —ACEs and Suicidal Behavior in African Americans: Assessment and Prevention

Exploratory Research Project

• Suicide — Leveraging Physical and Online Digital Infrastructures to Infer College Students’ Social Isolation and Its Relationship to Risk of Suicide
• Opioid Overdose — Life Care Specialists (LCS) With a Focus on Multi-Modal Non-Pharmacologic Strategies for Pain Control in the Aftermath of Orthopaedic Trauma
• Intimate Partner Violence—Building a Social Media Platform for Surveillance and Support of Intimate Partner Violence and Its Victims During COVID-19 and Beyond

Core Research Projects

• ACEs & Sexual Violence — Evaluating Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Strategies Within Youth Serving Organizations
• Opioid Overdose – Implementation, Evaluation, and Replication of an Indian Health Service Medication Storage and Disposal Initiative for Older Adults in Tribal Communities
• Motor Vehicle Crashes — Promoting the Use of Existing Technologies to Reduce Teenage Drivers’ Crashes
• Motor Vehicle Crashes & Opioid Overdose — Effects of State Opioid Prescribing Laws on Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes

Exploratory Research Projects

• Motor Vehicle Crashes — E-scooters, Bikeshare and Rideshare: Helping or Hurting? A National Survey of Safety Practices and Usage Patterns for New Mobility Products and Services
• Opioid Overdose — Preventing Injury Among Youth Affected by Parental Drug Abuse: A Human-Centered Design Approach
• Falls — National Estimates of Incidence Trends and Costs Due to Injurious Falls Among Older Adults
• Violence, Substance Abuse, and Injury — Safety in the Age of COVID-19: Exploring the Implications of COVID-19 Safety Measures on Dating Violence, Substance Use, and Injuries Among Girls and Young Women in Baltimore City

Core Research Projects

• ACEs & Opioid Overdose — Opioid Overdoses and Child Abuse and Neglect
• Motor Vehicle Crashes — A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial to Improve Safe Driving Among Teen Drivers with Traffic Violations
• Motor Vehicle Crashes — Behind the Wheel Smartphone Application: Utilizing Technology to Quantify Driving Behaviors and Promote Safe Driving in Adolescents
• Suicide — Targeting Adolescent Insomnia to Lessen Overall Risk of Suicidal Behavior

Exploratory Research Project

• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) — Using Virtual Technologies to Prevent Injuries in Adolescents With TBI

Core Research Projects

• Opioid Overdose & Falls — Implementation of an Opioid Medication Care Plan to Reduce Fall Injuries Among Rural Older Adults
• ACEs — Childhood Stressors and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Adulthood: A Longitudinal Investigation of Divergent Explanatory Models
• Motor Vehicle Crashes — Impact of State Driver Licensing Policies on Older Driver Crash Involvement Rates
• Sexual Violence — Translation of an Evidence-Based Teen Dating Violence Prevention Program Into Rural Community-Based Prevention Networks

Exploratory Research Projects

• ACEs — Advancing Iowa’s Research to Reduce the Burden of Adverse Childhood Experiences
• Violence and Injury — Evaluation of Rapid Response Systems and Resources in Rural Critical Access Hospitals to Reduce Unexpected Inpatient Injury and Mortality
• Violence and Injury — Objective Measurement of Nurse Fatigue Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• ACEs — Assessing the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Rehabilitation Programming in a Population of Adjudicated Youth

Core Research Projects

• Opioid Overdose & Falls — Overdose and Fall Risk Concentration Among Benzodiazepine Users
• Opioid Overdose — Examining Opioid Overdose Risk in the Context of Changing Patterns of Opioid Prescribing and Overdose
• Suicide — Translation of a Military/Veterans Crisis Line (MVCL) for Suicide Prevention Using Crisis Line Facilitation
• Opioid Overdose & Suicide — Association Between State-Level Prescription Opioid Limitation Laws & Suicide Outcomes

Exploratory Research Projects

• Sexual Violence — Adapting an Evidence-Based Sexual Assault Prevention Intervention for Women Undergraduates for Online Delivery
• Firearm Safety — Family Safety Net: Universal Firearm Safety to Keep Youth Safe at Home Request for Applications
• Opioid Overdose — Developing and Piloting a Method to Identify Warning Signs for Opioid Overdose Among Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department

Core Research Projects

• Opioid Overdose — Medicaid Expansion and Deaths Due to Opioid Overdose, Suicides, and Homicides Among Formerly Incarcerated Persons
• Sexual Violence — Adaptation of the “Moms and Teens for Safe Dates” Program for Web-Based Delivery
• Sexual Violence — Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence from Adolescence Into Adulthood Among Sexual Minorities and Heterosexuals
• Opioid Overdose — Development of an Emergency Department Patient-Centered Intervention for the Primary Prevention of Long-Term Opioid Use

Exploratory Research Project

• Opioid Overdose — Longitudinal Prescription Opioid Use Among Patients Experiencing Interpersonal Violence
• Opioid Overdose—Correlates of Opioid Misuse Among Pregnant and Parenting Women Seeking Treatment in an Outpatient Pain Clinic
• Violence & Injury—Assessing Domestic Violence Intervention Programs in the United States: Identifying Strengths, Weaknesses, and a Path Towards Restorative Justice
• Violence Prevention — Disarming Abusers — Domestic Violence Protective Order (DVPO) Firearm Restriction Processes and Outcomes

Core Research Projects

• Opioid Overdose — Towards Making “Warm Handoff” Pathways to Treatment the Default Option for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Presenting in the Emergency Departments
• Motor Vehicle Crashes — Space-Time Characteristics of Adolescents’ Cell Phone Use While Driving
• ACEs — The Contribution of ACEs and Neighborhood Exposures to Health Outcomes Experienced by Seriously Injured Black Men
• Falls — Using Innovative Technology to Facilitate Fall Prevention for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Exploratory Research Project

• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) – Investigating the Effects of Concussion in Women on Postpartum Depression

Core Research Projects

• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) — Return to Learn Implementation Bundle for Schools (RISE) After Concussion
• Opioid Overdose — Collaborative Opioid Taper After Trauma: Preventing Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder
• Suicide — Evaluation of Suicide Prevention Training for Healthcare Professionals: A Natural Experiment
• Falls — Development and Testing of a Toolkit to Prevent Falls in Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF)

Exploratory Research Project

• Violence and Injury—Sexual Violence Reporting Among College Athletes: The Role of Costs, Benefits, and Institution Protocols
• Falls—Adapting an Evidence-based Exercise Program for Remote Delivery to Rural Older Adults