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

Project Title: The Biodynamics of Pre-Impact Bracing

PI: Dan McGehee, MS; UI Public Policy Center

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

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

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

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

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