This preliminary fieldwork will allow me to assess site feasibility in Georgia, North Carolina, and Colombia for an ethnography of agricultural intermediaries and will shape my future dissertation project and course of studies. The research seeks to expand understandings of extension, an agricultural development model characterized by top-down dissemination of university-based research. Studying how extension employees navigate between their bureaucratic organizations and the farmers they serve -- noting who is considered an expert, how knowledge and technology are produced, and who is involved in the process (and under what circumstances) -- has potential implications for a more just food system.

We are assess the utility of using a required doctor badge insert along with normal physician name tags to help patients and staff more accurately identify physicians. In particular, residents, or trainees, especially those in surgery are often misperceived as nurses, students, or other non-physicians. Prior research has shown that this varies based on both race and gender.

The purpose of this study is to develop a prospective longitudinal cohort/registry of lymphoma patients in Malawi to address a lack of prospective longitudinal data related to lymphoma in sub-Saharan Africa, and to serve as a foundation for developing optimal treatment strategies in this challenging environment.

We have created a series of lectures to help teach emergency medicine residents about social emergency medicine. This study is to see how useful and easy to apply our lecture series is.

This dissertation explores celebrity endorsements in political campaigns - specifically South Asian American celebrity endorsements of Kamala Harris. My research will explore the ways in which endorsements are used in racially/ethnically or culturally specific contexts. I will examine endorsements by South Asian American celebrities such as comedian Mindy Kaling, YouTube star and late-night show host Lilly Singh, and Broadway actress Shoba Narayan - all who have created media content that extends beyond encouraging people to vote for Harris. To supplement this, I will interview these celebrities or members of their production team to explore how they leverage their shared South Asian heritage with Harris. I will also conduct interviews and/or focus groups with South Asian American groups/organizations to discuss their perceptions of these celebrity endorsements, Kamala Harris, and representation on in entertainment media and politics.

The purpose of the study is to see how Kenyan clerics at the Coastal Region used social media platforms to communicate with their followers in areas including spiritual needs, teaching, counseling during the pandemic due to lockdowns by the government.

The North Carolina refugee community is religiously and culturally diverse. Health professionals are challenged by the influence of war and disasters in how refugees view religion and spirituality. Studies notes that religion and spirituality can provide a sense of meaning for patients diagnosed with an illness or disability. However, it is hard for health professionals to have these discussions with patients. The study team will produce a toolkit to train health professionals who work with refugees to address faith in their services. This toolkit and training will be delivered to refugee service providers in North Carolina.

This study recruits participants who receive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as a treatment for their depression. We investigate how brain rhythms change during the treatment to better understand how TMS affects the brain.

This study is being conduced to assess the feasibility of conducting multi-center prospective studies on surgical excision of suspected OSSN lesions in SSA in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).

The purpose of this study is to test how well people with disabilities understand texts about COVID-19. The texts are written to make them easy to read. This is important because most health information is written at a high level. Many people with disabilities read a beginning levels. Subjects will read the texts and complete different comprehension items. We will compare how well the different kinds of items work.