Recently Funded Dissertation Grants

Principal Investigator	Grant Number	Institution	Title	Status
Albrecht, Jennifer	R36 HS021068-01	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Depressive Symptoms and 30-Day Unplanned Hospital Readmission in Older Americans	Anticipated Completion 8/31/2012
Boudreaux, Michel	R36 HS021690-01	University of Minnesota	The Long Term Impact of Medicaid in Childhood on Health and Socio-Economic Status	Anticipated Completion 12/31/2013
Carey, Colleen	R36 HS020881-01	Johns Hopkins University	Whose $800 Billion: Risk Adjusted Subsidies in Medicare	Anticipated Completion 8/31/2013
Chang, Eva	R36HS021684-01	Johns Hopkins University	Access to Care in Asian Americans: Assessing Determinants of Usual Source	Anticipated Completion 08/31/2013
Cochran, Gerald	R36 HS021394-01	University of Texas	Latent Classes and Transitions for Brief Alcohol Interventions in Trauma Settings	Anticipated Completion 01/31/2013
Davis, Ashley E.	R36 HS021078-01	Northwestern University	Geographic Inequities in Kidney Transplantation: Investigating Possible Solutions	Anticipated Completion 2/28/2013
Flieger-Peterson, Signe	R36 HS021385-01	Brandeis University	Evaluation of a Patient-Centered Medical Home Pilot in New Hampshire	Anticipated Completion 5/31/2013
Geissler, Kimberley Lynn H.	R36 HS021074-01	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Changes in Health Care Access and Utilization in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region	Completed 7/31/2012
Gillette, Christopher Michael	R36 HS019103-01	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	The Effect of Risk and Side Effect Communication on Asthma Medication Adherence	Completed 4/30/2012
Graetz, Ilana	R36 HS021082-01	University of California at Berkeley	EHR Use and Care Coordination	Completed 8/31/2012
Hannum, Susan Marie	R36 HS020177-01	University of Maryland Baltimore County	Conceptualizations of Cancer Among Chronically Ill Older Adults	Completed 5/31/2012
Heberlin, Emily	R36 HS021975-01	University of South Carolina, Columbia	Comparative Effectiveness of Group Prenatal Care on Women’s Psychosocial Health	Anticipated Completion 08/31/2013
Hessels, Amanda	R36 HS021988-01	Rutgers University	Impact of Health Information Technology and Quality of Patient Care	Anticipated Completion 12/31/2013
Hilligos Phillip	R36 HS018758-01	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	Patient Handoffs Between Emergency Department and Inpatient Physicians	Anticipated Completion 4/30/2011
Hirsch, Annemarie	R36 HS020165-01	Ohio State University	Evaluating Electronic Health Record Data for Use in Diabetes Quality Reporting	Completed 2/29/2012
Huynh, Alexis	R36 HS020528-01	RAND Corporation	Identifying Types of Networks HIV Intervention Should Target to Promote Disclosure	Completed 1/31/2012
Jones, Audrey	R36 HS021721-01	University of California- Los Angeles	Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Service and Medical Care Expenditures	Anticipated Completion 01/31/2014
Jung, Hye-Young	R36 HS020756-01	Brown University	The Impact of Coordinating Medicare and Medicaid Benefits for the Dually Eligible	Anticipated Completion 11/30/2012
Keith, Rosalind Eve	R36 HS020530-01	University of Michigan	The Development and Testing of a Framework for Understanding Effective Implementation	Completed 1/31/2012
Kelley, Tiffany	R36 HS021075-01	Duke University	Nurses' Information Needs While Caring for Hospitalized Children	Completed 5/31/2012
Kennelty, Korey	R36 S021984-01	University of Wisconsin- Madison	Medication List Consistency When Patients Transition from Hospital to Community	Anticipated Completion 07/31/2013
Kitzmiller, Rebecca R.	R36 HS020161-01	Duke University	Making Sense of Health Information Technology in an Academic Medical Center	Completed 2/29/2012
Lerner, Barbara	R36 HS17988-01	Boston University	Communication During Genetic Test Disclosure Sessions: Impact on Patient Outcomes	Completed 9/30/2012
Li, Zhe	R36 HS021609-01	Northwestern University	Strategic Liver Allocation by Stochastic Game Models- Competition vs. Cooperation	Anticipated Completion 5/31/2013
Mackie, Thomas	R36 HS021985-01	Brandeis University	Evaluating Psychotropic Oversight on the Safety of Children in Foster Care	Anticipated Completion 12/31/2013
Malcolm, Bianca	R36 HS021085-01	Columbia University	The Spatiotemporal Anatomy of Seasonal Influenza in the United States, 1968	Anticipated Completion 9/29/2012
Mason, Jennifer Elizabeth	R36 HS020878-01	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Optimal Design of Guidelines for Preventive Treatment to Manage Cardiovascular Disease	Anticipated Completion 8/31/2012
Mitchell, Jordan	R36 HS021079-01	University of South Carolina Research Foundation	Association Between Clinical Decision Support Systems and Health Care Disparities	Completed 6/30/2012
Pine, Kathleen	R36 HS020753-01	University of California at Irvine	Implementation of Electronic Medical Records for Documentation: Implications for Efficiency and Safety of Workflow in Labor and Delivery	Anticipated Completion 9/30/2012
Raskin, Sarah Elaine	R36 HS019117-01	University of Arizona	A Qualitative Description of a Pilot Project to Improve Access to Care in One Dental Health Profession Shortage Area	Anticipated Completion 9/30/2012
Richards, Catherine	R36 HS021709-01	Columbia University in the City of New York	Hospital and County-Level Predictors of Immediate Breast Reconstruction Post-Mast	Anticipated Completion 09/29/2013
Shoemaker, Julia Samantha	R36 HS020866-01	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Issues in Medicare Part D Selection	Anticipated Completion 11/30/2012
Szymczak, Julia	R36 HS020760-01	University of Pennsylvania	Exploring the Adaptive and Interpretive Dynamics of Implementation in Infection	Anticipated Completion 10/14/2012
Taylor, Erin	R36 HS021604-01	University of Pennsylvania	The Effect of Specialty Tier Placement on Enrollment and Utilization of Medicare	Anticipated Completion 08/31/2013
Tsui, Jennifer	R36 HS020172-01	University of California, Los Angeles	Geographic Access to Care and HPV Vaccine Uptake Among Ethnic Minority Girls	Completed 5/30/2012
Whicher, Danielle	R36 HS021064-01	Johns Hopkins University	Rethinking Informed Consent for Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trials	Anticipated Completion 5/30/2012
Wilcox, Lauren	R36 HS021393-01	Columbia University	User Interfaces for Communicating Inpatient Medication Therapies	Anticipated Completion 7/31/2013

Reflects dissertation grants funded through 9/07/2012.

Current as of September 2012

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Internet Citation:

AHRQ Funded Dissertation Grants. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/training/disgrants.htm

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