Listed below are our past research projects and recent publications.
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Past Research Projects
Community Members as Journal Reviewers
This is a randomized controlled trial involving 24 community members who will receive training and mentoring in reviewing manuscripts. A total of 568 manuscripts submitted to 2 medical journals will
Twins Days Survey Study
Goal of Project: To study altruism and concordance of organ donation among identical and fraternal twins.
Technicians Experiences and Careers in Hemodialysis (TECHS)
Goal of Project: To examine job satisfaction and turnover among hemodialysis patient care technicians via an online survey. Length of Project: 1 year Vital statistics: National sample of hemodialysis patient care
Barriers to Care for Patients Transitioning from Transplant to Dialysis
Goal of Project: A mixed methods research design to address three specific aims: A) to determine the quality of care that patients with transplant failure receive during the first year
Comparison of the availability and cost of foods compatible with a renal diet versus an unrestricted diet using the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey (NEMS)
Project Goal: To compare the availability and cost of food items suitable for the renal diet versus a typical unrestricted diet using the standard Nutrition Environment Measures Survey (NEMS) and
Evaluating a Food Hub Opening in an Urban Context
The goal of this project is to determine the impact of a food hub opening on dietary intake among community residents. Length of Project: 2015-2018 Vital Statistics: 2 sites (Cleveland
Community Voices: Genetics Research and Health Disparities
A series of focus groups and individual interviews were conducted to examine beliefs and experiences that influence understanding of genomic research and its application to health disparities among underserved and
Transplant Navigator Project
The Transplant Navigator Project trained kidney transplant recipients to help hemodialysis patients navigate the kidney transplant system.
Project REECH (Research Engagement for Community Health)
Project REECH’s aim was to reduce the divide between health institutions and the community they serve in hopes of reducing health disparities.
Project HYPE
Project HYPE was a community based research project aimed at identifying the social context of hypertension management.
Phosphorus Additives
The Phosphorus Additives project looked to reduce the intake of food with phosphorus additives among hemodialysis patients using an educational intervention.
Organ Donation Project
The goal of the organ donation project was to increase the number of organ donors among individuals who are getting their driver’s license for the first time.
Interpreters as Advocates
The Interpreters as Advocates project was focused on improving the communication between Spanish speaking patients with hypertension and healthcare providers.
Community Advocacy Program
The goal of this project was to evaluate impact on medical outcomes of patients receiving legal services in a medical-legal collaborative program.
Cohort Study of Chronic Renal Insufficiency
This was a multicenter prospective cohort study to determine factors predicting decline in renal function and CV disease in patients with renal insufficiency.
Closing the Gap
The goal of this project was to test interventions to decrease tobacco use and respiratory complications among persons attending an inner city medical clinic.
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Network
The goal of the Network was to efficiently test promising agents, devices, or management strategies to improve the care of patients with ARDS.
Avatar-Based Collegiate Donation Education (ABCDE)
Project Goal: To determine the effects of a video intervention delivered via the internet on donation consent among university students. Vital Statistics: Multi-site randomized controlled trial of at least 1,000 university
Offering Patients Transplant Information & Outreach through Navigators (OPTION)
As part of the research core of the P60, OPTION builds upon a pilot transplant navigator study conducted by the Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research (CHEEER). Based
Donation Education Completed In Doctor Encounters (DECIDE)
The DECIDE study aims to determine the effects of an organ donation video and patient cueing on organ donation consent among patients meeting with their primary care provider. Length of
Publications
CHEEER Faculty New Publication
CHEEER faculty member Ther Aung recently had a submission to JAMA Network published regarding energy insecurity and mental health. With rising electricity costs and extreme temperature events, energy poverty/insecurity in the U.S. is likely to worsen but the issue remains underrecognized in public health and policy intervention strategies. In this
CHEEER Pilot Awardee Paper Published
Round 4 Pilot Awardee Owusua Yamoah recently had a paper accepted for publication for the work with their pilot award. The paper is titled, “You just made out with what you had”: Experiences of food pantry patrons in Northeast Ohio during COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about Owusua’s Yamoah Pilot Project
CHEEER’s Community Based Research Network Manuscript Recently Published
Congratulations to CHEEER faculty and the Community Based Research Network (CBRN) Members on their recent publication. Nurturing academics’ and communities’ capacity to conduct community-engaged research holds great promise for effectively addressing health disparities. However, how to best support collaborations beyond individual projects and across an entire community is unclear. It
CHEEER Pilot Awardee Project Published
CHEEER Round 2 Pilot Awardee Vanessa Maier recently had her CREST Project published in the Journal of School Health. You can find a link to the article here or view below. Learn more about Dr. Maier’s Project via her Project Snapshot.
CHEEER Faculty Air Quality Data Editorial Published
CHEEER faculty member Ther Aung, and Ankita S. Achanta, a Case Western Reserve University undergraduate, recently wrote an editorial about the removal of publicly available air quality data by the U.S. State Dept and its harmful impacts on health. The piece has been published in the Bulletin of the World
CHEEEER Community Spotlight COVID-19 Paper Published
Our paper focusing on our Covid Community Spotlight Interviews was just published! The goal of the spotlights were to showcase how our community partners were able to, through their resiliency and adaptability, continue serving their communities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper involved a qualitative analysis of
Slaveholder Ancestry and Current Net Worth of Members of the United States Congress
New study by CHEEER Faculty, Dr. Ashwini Sehgal, linking slaveholder ancestry and current net worth of members of Congress.
Using Latent Variables to Improve the Management of Depression Among Hemodialysis Patients
Results of our study looking at Depression Among Dialysis Patients published article.
Community Members’ Experiences Training as Medical Journal Reviewers
Main Study: Community Members as Journal Reviewers
BRACE Publication
We are excited to announce that the manuscript based on our BRACE (Building Research for Academic & Community Equity) Toolkit has officially been published! The article is officially titled Building Research for Academic and Community Equity (BRACE): A Toolkit for Community Research Partnerships, and can be read in its entirety below.
CHEEER Collaborating Faculty Recent Research Publication – Obesity preclinical elective: a qualitative thematic analysis of student feedback
Dr. Eileen Seeholzer and team had their research published in the International Journal of Obesity. Main findings present a feasible model for providing medical students with meaningful experiences and education related to obesity, including elective reflection structure and evaluation method.
CHEEER Collaborating Faculty Newly Published Editorial Urges Actions Towards Eliminating Pulmonary Health Disparities by Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Adam Perzynski and team were recently published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society for their editorial titled, Place and Pulmonary Health Inequality. The publication focuses on contextualizing health disparities in pulmonary health while also pushing investigators and clinical leaders towards actions like large-scale observational studies, programming, and policy changes that