Center for Reducing Risks in Vulnerable Populations (CRRVP)

Pilot Study Program

Completed Studies

Title	Author	Abstract
Activity Space Measurement Study (ASMS)	PI Shannon Zenk Carol Braunschweig Barbara Israel Angela Odoms-Young Amy Schultz JoEllen Wilbur	Read More
Self-Concept Disturbances and Alcohol Use in Preadolescent in Urban Youth: A One-Year Follow-Up Study	PI Colleen Corte Laura Szalacha	Read More
In Vivo Quantitative Ultrasound Assessment of the Rat Cervix	PI Barbara McFarlin William D. O'Brien Jr. Michael J. Oelze Rita Miller Rosemary White-Traut	Read More
Estrogen Effect on Norepinephrine-elicited Hypertrophy in Neonatal Rat Ventricular Myocytes	PI Dorie Schwertz	Read More
Cognitive Testing of the Computerized PAINReportIt Program in Adult African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and European Americans with Sickle Cell Disease or Cancer	PI Diana Wilkie Carol Ferrans Robert Molokie Divyesh Mehta Marie Suarez	Read More
Pregnant African-American women's Perceptions of Stressors and Resources that may Impact Preterm Birth	PI Carmen Giurgescu Barbara Dancy	Read More
Neighborhood Influences on Acculturation, Social Alienation and Depressed Mood for Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union.	PI Arlene Miller Dina Birman Shannon Zenk Edward Wang	Read More
The Effects of a Wellness Intervention on Outcomes in Persons with Dementia	PI Sandy C. Burgener Yang Yang	Read More
A Culture-Specific Intervention for Breast Cancer Screening in Korean American Women	PI Eunice E. Lee Arlene Miller Lou Fogg	Read More
Survivors in Motion: An Instrumentation Study	PI Lorna Finnegan Barth Riley	Read More
Physiologic Effects of Maternal Voice on Preterm Infants	PI Maryann Bozzette Bhagya Puppala	Read More
Physical Activity Instrument for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury	PI Eileen Collins Edwin Langbein Sharon Foley	Read More
Symptom Clusters in Adults with Myocardial Infarction	PI Catherine Ryan Julie Zerwic Debra Moser Anne Rosenfeld Holli DeVon Kerri Milner Shu Fen Wung Robert Horne	Read More
Measurement of Lifestyle Physical Activity in Arthritis	PI Pamela Semanik JoEllen Wilbur Rowland Chang Marian Minor Mitch Carr	Read More
Comparison of Bone Mineral Density Between Men and Women with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)	PI Margaret Covey Janet L. Larson Lee Alekel Dorie Schwertz	Read More
Diabetes, Exercise, and Postprandial Oxidative Stress	PI Lauretta Quinn Phyllis Bowen Eugene Emeson Irwin Brodsky James Rimmer	Read More
The Effects of Ovariectomy on Alcohol Consumption and Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Females Rats: A Pilot Study	PI Mariann Piano	Read More
Home Telehealth Monitoring of Elderly Cardiac Patients: A Pilot Study	PI Ruth Kleinpell M. Piano B. Avitall	Read More
Coronary Artery Calcium and Cholesterol Profiles in HIV Infected Men on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy	PI Patrick Robinson George T. Kondos Julie A. Hoff	Read More
A Pilot Study: Patterns of Fatigue, Physical Activity, Health Status and Quality of Life in Stem Cell Transplant Patients.	PI Eileen Hacker Carol Ferrans Koen van Besien Farhad Ravandi	Read More
Reducing Cardiovascular Risk: A Moderate Intensity Walking Program for Adults with Serious Mental Illness	PI Judith McDevitt JoEllen Wilbur Joseph Kogan Joan Briller Mark Schneiderhan Marsha Snyder	Read More