Many factors influence the health of individuals and communities, including factors related to their social environment, biology, behavior, physiology, and psychology. By studying and addressing these determinants, Carolina Nursing researchers are improving lives on a local and global scale.
Current Related Projects
Multilevel Determinants of Health
Early Education, School Readiness, and Early School Success Among Children In Poverty: Exploring the Role of Parasympathetic Function in the Preschool Classroom
Cathi Propper, PhD
Multilevel Determinants of Health
Bridging Research Gaps: Building Capacity for Measuring and Addressing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Maternal Health Research
Jessica Williams, PhD, MPH, PHNA-BC, FAAN
Multilevel Determinants of Health
Feasibility of Medically Tailored Meals for Pediatric Populations at Risk for Disparities in Serious Illness Outcomes due to Inequities in Food-Related Social Drivers of Health
Sheila Santacroce, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN
Multilevel Determinants of Health
Characterizing Delays in Cancer Diagnosis for Underserved Populations in North Carolina
Lorinda A. Coombs, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC, AOCNP
Digital Innovation
Re-examining links between screen time, health behaviors, and executive functioning
Cathi Propper, PhD
Multilevel Determinants of Health
The Development of Gut Microbiota and Behavioral Inhibition in Childhood
Cathi Propper, PhD
Multilevel Determinants of Health
Symptom Trajectories in Infants and Toddlers at Risk for Chronic Feeding Problems
Suzanne Thoyre, PhD, RN, FAAN
Multilevel Determinants of Health
Promoting Stretching Exercise to Reduce Cardiovascular Health Risk in Late Pregnant Women with Obesity
SeonAe Yeo, RNC, PhD, FAAN
Community Engagement
NC WORKS4HEALTH: Reducing Chronic Disease Risks in Socioeconomically disadvantaged, unemployed populations
Shawn Kneipp, PhD, RN, ANP, APHN-BC
Multilevel Determinants of Health
The HARMONY Study — A Culturally-Relevant, Randomized-Controlled, Stress Management Intervention to Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk in African American
Cheryl Woods Giscombe, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAANAdditional Multilevel Determinants of Health Research Projects
- An Investigation of Meal-to-Meal Variation in Responsive Feeding during Infancy | Dr. Eric Hodges | Funded by the Senich Award
- Diagnostic Delay in Multiple Myeloma: A Qualitative Exploration| Dr. Matthew LeBlanc | Funded by the UNC Junior Faculty Development Award
- Patterns of multiple myeloma care and survival in North Carolina: An exploration of the influence of race, place, and time | Dr. Matthew LeBlanc | Funded by Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Gene Expression of Metabolic Hormones in Disordered Eating after Bariatric Surgery | Dr. Grace Wu | Funded by UNC Jr. Faculty Development Award
- Exploring Genetics risk in eating disorders: Ensuring global inclusion in Taiwan | Dr. Grace Wu | Funded by ISPN Foundation Joyce Fitzpatrick Psychiatric Nursing
- Disinhibited Eating and Cardiovascular Diseases in Stressed Police Force: The Carolina Blue Project | Dr. Grace Wu | Funded by a 2023 Deans Office Pilot Grant and Splendor-NC
- Gene Expression of Metabolic Hormones in Disordered Eating after Bariatric Surgery | Dr. Grace Wu | Funded by the Alpha Alpha chapter of STTI
- Measuring Electrophysiological Responses to Clozapine in Individuals with Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia and their iPSC-derived Organoids | Dr. Rose Mary Xavier | UNC Jr. Faculty Development Award
- Psychiatric provider perspectives on the diagnostic and therapeutic utility of copy number variant testing in schizophrenia | Dr. Rose Mary Xavier | Funded by a 2023 Deans Office Pilot Grant
Areas of Excellence in Research and Scholarship
