- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Biomedical and Engineering Education
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- AI in cancer detection
- Sex work and related issues
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Engineering Education and Curriculum Development
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Innovations in Medical Education
Montefiore Health System
2025
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2025
Loyola University Chicago
2020-2021
Columbia University
2020
Loyola Medicine
2020
Northwestern University
2020
University of Michigan
2016-2018
DMC University Laboratories
2013
Henry Ford Hospital
2013
Introduction Because lifetime trauma exposure has been linked to multiple adverse pregnancy outcomes, there is a need for all perinatal care providers be versed in trauma‐informed practices. However, are few data guide practice during the period. The objective of this study was refine ongoing development framework by conducting qualitative experiences and preferred screening practices pregnant patients at an urban prenatal clinic. Methods In study, we conducted semistructured interviews with...
Given the growing burden of diabetes in underserved communities and complexity self-management during pregnancy, development interventions to support low-income pregnant women with is urgently needed.This study aims develop pilot test a theory-driven curriculum SMS text messaging for education pregnancy.This was prospective investigation novel intervention offered pregestational or gestational mellitus publicly funded prenatal care. Prior work yielded conceptual model barriers factors this...
Understanding how a clinical site impacts student learning was the focus for participatory action research study in which three separate groups students, faculty, and staff were convened. Participants asked to identify what they enjoyed or liked about setting, disliked would change setting. Themes identified by constant comparative method included experiences provided, attitudes, expectations. Although researchers anticipated that each group have unique different perspective on experience,...
Objective: To evaluate the impact of pharmacists, working collaboratively with patients, on blood pressure control, lifestyle goal setting, adherence to antihypertensive therapy, patient knowledge and satisfaction, modification cardiovascular risk factors.
 Methods: Self-declared hypertensive patients met pharmacist for monitoring, education about medications disease state four occasions over a 6-month period.
 Practice innovation: A community pharmacy partnered an employer...
Abstract The Socially Engaged Design approach incorporates broad social, cultural, environment, and economic factors into the design of a technology to increase its probability implementation sustainment. requires use techniques widely considered non-traditional in engineering therefore there is lack pedagogy around these topics within traditional curriculum. Students frequently engage socially engaged activities outside classroom making it imperative for training be on-demand. We have...
Purpose: To lower the HIV risk of transgender women, it is imperative to understand their unique prevention needs and design biomedical interventions that are responsive psychosocial, behavioral, clinical these communities. Preventive vaccines an important modality under investigation in diverse study participants. We sought assess knowledge vaccine research most common barriers facilitators participation studies among HIV-negative women living New York City. Methods: Six focus groups were...
Each year, cervical cancer causes the death of over 275,000 women worldwide with eighty percent these cases occurring in low or lower-middle income countries. Cervical screening programs reduce occurrence by identifying and treating pre-cancerous abnormalities before they develop to malignant stages. Standard methods are inappropriate for use low-resource settings therefore is very limited. Based on a design ethnography studyperformed two-month period Ghana, need was identified low-fidelity...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Given the growing burden of diabetes in underserved communities and complexity self-management during pregnancy, development interventions to support low-income pregnant women with is urgently needed. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This study aims develop pilot test a theory-driven curriculum SMS text messaging for education pregnancy. <title>METHODS</title> was prospective investigation novel intervention offered pregestational or gestational mellitus...