Center Investigators include the principal investigators (PIs) of grants providing the research base of St. David’s CHPR. Others may submit their petition to the Center Director for Center Investigator status if they meet two or more of the following criteria:
- recipient of funds as PI for research related to health promotion and disease prevention in underserved populations during the last 3 years;
- published related research findings in peer-reviewed journals during the last 3 years; and
- served on national or international research advisory or peer review groups.
Center Investigators (CIs) are eligible to apply for Expedited Proposal-Enhancement Grants, which support them as they move into the final phase of preliminary work essential to a specific funding application.
List of Center Investigators with Research Title
| Faculty | Research Title |
|---|---|
| Angel, Ron | Health in older Mexican-Americans |
| Becker, Heather | Reproductive decision-making for women with mobility impairments |
| Brown, Carolyn | Understanding cultural/social elements that may impact both quality of care and therapeutic outcomes of patients with chronic illnesses, particularly ethnic minority patients |
| Brown, Sharon | Education and group support for diabetic Hispanics |
| Carter, Pat | Sleep interventions for caregivers |
| Choi, Namkee | Depression and effective psychosocial interventions for depressive symptoms among community-dwelling and institutionalized older adults; disparities in health status/ healthcare utilization, program evaluation, minority aging, and social policy for older adults. |
| Harrison, Tracie | Aging with disabilities |
| Holleran, Lori K. | Substance abuse prevention in adolescents |
| Horner, Sharon | Asthma management in school-age children |
| Kim, Miyong | Community partnered health intervention/ minority health, instrumentation/ comparative epidemiology/ and program evaluation |
| Padilla, Yolanda | Mexican-American child health |
| Pennebaker, Jamie | Interpersonal disclosure processes and health |
| Rew, Lynn | Sexual health of homeless adolescents Health risk behaviors in school-age youth |
| Spence, Richard | Drug attitudes and behaviors on the US/Mexico border |
| Steinhardt, Mary | Building resilience and strength when challenged with change and stressful situations, adaptation to stress |
| Stuifbergen, Alexa | Health promotion/wellness in persons with chronic, disabling conditions (MS, post-polio, fibromyalgia) |
| Tanaka, Hirofumi | Exercise and aging, applied physiology |
| Velasquez, Mary | Transtheoretical model of change, motivational interviewing, intervention in medical settings, FASD prevention, substance abuse |
| Walker, Lorraine | Overweight status after childbirth |
| Xie, Bo | Health informatics, e-health literacy, lifelong learning |
| Yoder, Linda | Quality of life outcomes and rehabilitation needs for persons with chronic illnesses |
