The death of a parent is a traumatic event for their surviving co-parents and minor children, yet there is a lack of resources and support for widowed parents. The study aims to (1) better understand the reasons that parents express interest in the Widowed Parent Moms' or Dads' Groups, and (2) receive parents' feedback on the program.

This study will explore the experiences of individuals who have volunteered with the Morningside Hospital History Project or used its materials for research.

Osteoarthritis Management Programs are available around the globe to help patients with osteoarthritis (OA) improve pain and function. These programs commonly incorporate evidence-based treatments for OA (ex. exercise and education). However, Osteoarthritis Management Programs vary widely in the types of patients they serve, what treatments they use, and how they measure effectiveness. The purpose of this study is to develop a recommended set of measures for evaluating Osteoarthritis Management Programs.

Develop cell culture lines from normal head and neck tissue for use in laboratory investigations of treatment response. Molecularly profile normal tissue against profiles of original tumors to validate their utility as cancer models.

The United States is facing a worsening physician shortage that particularly affects people living in rural or underserved communities. One strategy used to address this problem is clinical exposure programs for students in high school, college, and/or medical school. Research currently suggests that these programs could influence participants' interest in medicine, specialty choice, and practice location preferences. Mentoring in Medicine is a summer clinical exposure program that targets college students in the Johnstown area of Pennsylvania. This region of the state is socioeconomically disadvantaged and medically underserved. No formal follow-up has been conducted on the participants since the program began in 2004. We plan on surveying these past participants to examine their academic and career interests and outcomes. We will also use physician databases to determine career outcomes. This data will help contribute to the body of evidence regarding educational interventions to improve medical shortages in the United States.

The purpose of this evaluation will be to assess how the NC-DSS competencies and learning objectives for the Child Welfare in North Carolina -Pre-service Course are integrated into the curriculum of NC Social Work programs participating in the NC-Child Welfare Education Collaborative (NC-CWEC) program. NC-CWEC is a statewide consortium of social work programs that are incorporating NC-DSS competencies and learning objectives that address child welfare practice into the curriculum of their social work programs.

We will study how Medicare health insurance claims can capture medication deprescribing. Medication deprescribing is a way to reduce risk of serious health problems by carefully and systematically stopping use of medications where the harms outweigh the benefits. To do so, the healthcare provider (e.g., doctor, pharmacist) and patient review all of the patient's medications, prioritize medications for stopping, and gradually (and with careful monitoring) reduce or stop using those medications. Insurance claims capture prescription drug information on a large number of older adults over time and therefore, are ideal for studying medication use. However, they do not describe why a patient stopped using a medication, and there are many reasons a patient may stop (e.g., side effects, costs). The goal of our study is to see how well we can capture deprescribing using insurance claims data.

The study is designed to look at Crohn's disease over a period time, from before a surgery to 12 months after the surgery has taken place. The role bacteria in the gut plays in Crohn's disease (CD) is not well understood. Which particular microbes contribute to disease remain unknown. In CD, ~70% of patients will end up requiring surgery due to chronic unrelenting complications, and ~50% require additional surgery. We hope to identify key microbes at the time of surgery in stool and tissue and correlate it over time with data collected at timepoints after surgery. We will use this data with clinical information to determine if specific microbes are associated with disease recurrence.

The purpose of the study is to understand how causing certain cognitive states and using background contexts affects new learning.

The study will investigate how selected religious student organizations provide spiritual and social/emotional supports to undergraduates as they navigate the academic and social challenges inherent in college.