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for Pilot Projects for Community Networks Program to Reduce Cancer Health
Disparities [U01]), November-December, 2006.
43. Vetta Sanders Thompson, PhD, then faculty at Saint Louis University School of
Public Health, research design and preparation of NCI grant application for a project
titled, “African American Multi-Construct Survey of Cultural Attitudes Relevant to
Cancer,” in response to PA-07-060 “Methodology and Measurement in the
Behavioral and Social Science,” March 2007 to 2009. (funded)
44. Jeffrey Moley, MD, faculty, and Ryan Fields, MD, surgery resident, in analysis of the
1973-2004 SEER Data to characterize race differences in survival following surgery
for first primary melanoma, 2007-2011.
45. Joan Rosenbaum, MD, faculty in the Dept. of Pediatrics, in developing an evaluation
of the effectiveness of viewing DVDs about grieving in the Neonatal ICU on
psychosocial outcomes among parents of infants who have died in the NICU, May
2007 to present.
46. Ken Biehl, MD, for a study titled “Improving Understanding and Commitment to
Cancer Clinical Trials among Potential African American Study Participants,” a U01
grant application proposing pilot research in response to NCI RFA-CA-07-501,
Limited Competition Supplements for Pilot Projects for Community Networks
Program to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, June 2007 to June 2008.
47. Lynn Cornelius, MD, in research and survey design, and protocol development for a
project to investigate tanning salon practice and policy issues in Missouri, July 2007
to June 2012.
48. R. Govindan, MD, in research design and data analysis for a study of internet use for
self-education among adults with cancer, July 2007 to August 2008.
49. Geoffrey Uy, MD, regarding inclusion of a quality of life measure (FACT-LEU) in a
clinical trial, “A Phase I/II Study of LBH589 plus Decitabine for Patients Age ≥ 60
Years with High Risk MDS or AML.” October 2007.
50. Judith Lieu, MD, pediatric otolaryngology, and mentor pre-doctoral candidate, Amy
Streufert Umansky, on development of a quality of life instrument for hearing
impaired children, June 2008 to 2012.
51. Robert Kennedy, MD, research evaluation design and instrument development for
intubation RCT (cat vs. mannequin), February 2009 to present.
52. Joan Rosenbaum, MD, faculty in the Dept. of Pediatrics, developing an evaluation of
a new palliative care curriculum in Pediatrics, funded by Loeb Fellowship to Dr.
Rosenbaum, May 2010 to present.
53. Kay Horner, MD, on research project designing weekly sleep diary for children with
asthma, June 2010.
54. Dan Theodoro, MD, and Jason Wagner, MD, Emergency Medicine, to develop
evaluation of educational intervention to improve patient safety in the ER using
simulation, for AHRQ grant application, April 2010 to present.
55. Pat Potter, RN, PhD, FAAN, Director of Research Patient Care Services, BJC, to
evaluate efficacy of a DVD in combination with caregiving coaching to improve
adherence to oral chemotherapy patients with lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and
sarcoma, for ONS grant application, May 2013.
12. Research Support: (Last five years)
a. Governmental
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