Research

Students research across multiple areas of emphasis. Here are examples of research projects by emphasis.

Student Research

Multidisciplinary Social Science:

• Entry into Nursing and Academic Nursing: Career Trajectories of Nursing Faculty Members.
• The Long-Term Effects of Exposure to Medicaid in Early Childhood

Health Decision Science:

• The evaluation of preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging for women with newly diagnosed early breast cancer.
• Long-term comparative effectiveness of rheumatoid arthritis treatment strategies.

Health Policy and Analysis:

• Medication Utilization of Dual Eligibles Before and After Medicare Part D: Cases of Antidepressants and Antipsychotics.
• Analysis of the Relationship Between Psychosocial Factors and Self-Efficacy on Self-Management Behaviors in Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

Clinical Outcomes:

• Donor and Center Quality for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT)
• Measuring Quality of Diabetes Care for Medicare Beneficiaries.

Health Organizations and Management Science:

• The Experience of Burnout among Primary Care Physicians.
• The Roles of Reputation in Organizational Response to Public Disclosure of Health Care Quality.

Health Economics:

• The Impact of Health Information Technology on Demand for Hospital Inpatient Services.
• Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations among Elderly Medicaid Long-term Care Users.

Sociology of Health and Illness:

• Reconstructing Research: Exploring the Intersections of Race, Gender and Socioeconomic Status in Medical Education.
• Mental Health and Health Care Utilization Among Transitional Age Youth.