Pilot research Projects
2000 Pilot Projects
Project Title: Burn Prevalence Study In Selected Iowa Counties
PI: Lucy Wibbenmeyer, MD; UI Department of Surgery
Project Title: Addressing the Challenges of Speech-Based Interaction for In-Vehicle Computers
PI: John Lee, PhD; UI Department of Industrial Engineering
2002 Pilot Projects
Project Title: The Biodynamics of Pre-Impact Bracing
PI: Dan McGehee, MS; UI Public Policy Center
2003 Pilot Projects
Project Title: stablishing a Registry and Database for Tracking the Safety of Drivers with Sleep Apnea
PI: Linda Ng Boyle, PhD; UI Department of Industrial Engineering
Project Title: Reporting of Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes
PI: Gerald Jogerst, MD; UI Department of Family Medicine
2004 Pilot Projects
Project Title: Analysis of Injuries Associated With the Lower Extremities Among Older Women
PI: Linda Ng Boyle, PhD; UI Department of Industrial Engineering
Project Title: A Closer Look at Domestic Violence in Rural Populations: The “Context of Psychological and Physical Aggression” Interview
PI: Erika Lawrence, PhD; UI Department of Psychology
2005 Pilot Projects
Project Title: Use and Successful Placement of the Laryngeal Tube Airway by Pre-Hospital Providers in Iowa
PI: Christopher Russi, DO; UI Department of Emergency Medicine
Project Title: Perceived Social Support and Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Following Athletic Injury in Collegiate Athletes
PI: Ginger Yang, PhD, MPH; UI Department of Community and Behavioral Health
Project Title: Intimate Partner Violence In Women Seeking Abortion Services
PI: Audrey Saftlas, MPH, PhD; UI Department of Epidemiology
2007 Pilot Projects
Project Title: Simulation Testing of Innovative Rural Work Zone Traffic Control Designs to Reduce Injuries and Fatalities
PI: Michelle Reyes; UI Center for Computer-Aided Design
Project Title: Recidivism, Driving Violations, and Long Term Mortality in a Level 1, Rural Trauma Center
PI: Timothy Light, MD; UI Department of Surgery
Project Title: Impact of Sport Injury on Psychological Well-Being and Level of Commitment to Continue Sport Participation in High School Athletes
PI: Ginger Yang, PhD, MPH; UI Department of Community and Behavioral Health
Project Title: Geo-Epidemiology of Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Iowa
PI: Anne Wallis, PhD; UI Department of Epidemiology
2008 Pilot Projects
Project Title: Understanding from the Inside: A Critical Ethnographic View at the Help-Seeking Behaviors of Battered Immigrant Latinas in Iowa
PI: Elithet Silva-Martinez, MSW; UI School of Social Work
Project Title: Projectul Luminita
PI: Anne Wallis, PhD; UI Department of Epidemiology
Project Title: Morbid Obesity Impacts on Immune Response Following a Traumatic Injury
PI: Kent Choi, MD; UI Department of Surgery
Project Title: Effectiveness of School-Based Psychological First Aid: Listen Connect Protect
PI: Marizen Ramirez, PhD, MPH; UI Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
Project Title: Advanced Collision Notification with Video
PI: Dan McGehee, MS; UI Public Policy Center
2009 Pilot Projects
Project Title: Risk Factors and ATV Injuries in Iowa
PI: Christopher Buresh, MD; UI Department of Emergency Medicine
Project Title: Psychological First Aid- A Triage and Treatment Tool to Help Children in Crisis
PI: Marizen Ramirez, PhD, MPH; UI Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
Project Title: Augmented Reality Alerts to Improve Oder Driver Safety
PI: Matthew Rizzo, MD; UI Department of Neurology
Project Title: Air Medical Transport Program Affiliation With a Burn Center Improves Patient Outcomes
PI: Paul Van Heukelom, MD; UI Department of Emergency Medicine
2010 Pilot Projects
Project Title: The Contexts of Sexual Involvement and Teen Dating Violence
PI: Anthony Paik, PhD; UI Department of Sociology
Project Title: Head Injury Prevention in the Pediatric Emergency Department
PI: Jingzhen (Ginger)Yang, PhD, MPH; UI Department of Community and Behavioral Health
Project Title: Fall Risk Screening and Intervention: An Emergency Department Initiative
PI: Dionne Skeete, MD; UI Department of Surgery
Project Title: Epidemiology of Chronic Injuries in Intercollegiate Athletes
PI: Jingzhen (Ginger) Yang, PhD, MPH; UI Department of Community and Behavioral Health
Project Title: Driving Safety and Real-Time Glucose Monitoring in Type 1 Insulin-Dependent Diabetes
PI: Matthew Rizzo, MD; UI Department of Neurology
Project Title: Development of a Validated Video Library for Studying Perceptual Challenges of Lifeguard Surveillance
PI: Cathleen Moore, PhD; UI Department of Psychology
2011 Pilot Projects
Project Title: The Use of Telemedicine to Improve Burn Diagnosis and Treatment in a Rural Healthcare Center
PI: Lucy Wibbenmeyer, MD; UI Department of Surgery
Project Title: Simulation: A Safe, Novel, and Powerful Approach to ATV injury Prevention Research
PI: Chuck Jennissen, MD; UI Department of Emergency Medicine
Project Title: Estimation of the Cost of Sexual Violence in Iowa
PI: Jingzhen (Ginger) Yang, PhD, MPH; UI Department of Community and Behavioral Health