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:

• Influences on Support for Health and Social Policy Reform: Exploring Religiosity and Media as Contributors to Public Understanding of Health Equity
• Postpartium Care After Stillbirth: Exploring Factors Associated with Postpartum Visits and Perinatal Bereavement Interventions

Clinical Outcomes:

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

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 and Organizational Studies:

• Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survival Among Older Women with Breast Cancer: The Effect of Pre-Existing Mental Illness
• An Exploration of Police Violence as a Determinant of Adolescent Health