FUNDED RESEARCH (most recent five years)

“Health Services Writing Project,” Principal Investigator, University Center for Social and Urban Research, July 03- June 05.

“Work-related Motor Vehicle Crashes: Reducing the Burden,” Principal Investigator, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, September 2001-September 2004.

“Heart Failure Home Care,” Co-Investigator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, September 2001-August 2004.

“Depression and Occupational Injury,” Principal Investigator, National Institute of Mental Health: Mental Health Intervention Research Center, March 2001-February 2002.

“Improving Medication Adherence in Co-morbid Conditions,” Co-Investigator, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders, September 2000-September 2005.

“Claims-Based Surveillance to Identify Injury Precursors,” Site Principal Investigator, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, September 1999 - September 2002.

“MHCRC for the Study of Affective Disorders”, Principal Investigator, MHCRC, September 1999 - August 2000.

“Analysis of Capitated Payments in Workers’ Compensation,” Site Principal Investigator, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, September 1996-September 2000.

“Homebound Elderly: Maintaining Post-Treatment Continence,” Co-Principal Investigator, National Institute of Nursing Research, September 1998 - August 2001.

“Breast Cancer Adjuvant Therapy in Older Women,” Site Principal Investigator, National Institute of Health, September 1996-August 2000.

“Employee Safety and Loss Prevention Analysis: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” Principal Investigator, CompServices Incorporated, July 1997 - June 2000.

“Identifying Injuries in a Municipal Workforce,” Principal Investigator, Center for Injury Research and Control, October 1997- June 1999.

“Changes in Employer-Offered Health Insurance: Firms’ Decision Making & Employee Satisfaction,” Co-Principle Investigator (J. Lave, PI), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, September 1996- August 1999.

“Behavioral Health Care: Contract Design, Use and Quality,” Co-Principal Investigator (J. Lave, PI), National Institute of Mental Health, April 1997-March 2000.

“Effectiveness of Community Services for Conduct Problems,” Co-Investigator (David Kolko, PI), National Institute of Mental Health, July 1998- June 2003.

“Rheumatoid Arthritis: Adherence Intervention Strategies”, Co-Investigator (Jackie Dunbar Jacobs, PI), NIH, June 1998 - May 2001.

“Bio-medical Applications for High Performance Computing and Communications,” Co-investigator (PI: Henry Lowe), National Library of Congress, January 1997- August 1998.

“Satisfaction with Treatment and Insurance Coverage Among Persons with Bipolar Disorder”, Co-Investigator (Sarah Scholle, PI), MHCRC pilot funding, April 1997-June 1998.

“Impact of Telephone Monitoring,” Co-Investigator (PI: Sandra Engberg, Ph.D.) University of Pittsburgh Small Grants Fund, July 1996-June 1998.