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Welcome to the LAB-CTSI Community Research Inventory!

The Community Research Inventory (CRI) provides information about community and clinical research focused on community health, health outcomes, health promotion, disease prevention, health disparities, access to quality care and other issues related to the health and well being of LA County's diverse communities. The CRI was created to serve as a resource to promote "cross-talk" between and stimulate new academic-community partnerships and collaborations among researchers, health and social service providers, policy and advocacy groups, educators, community leaders and consumers of care. Launched in 2009, the CRI contains information that was provided by researchers from LAB-CTSI partner institutions/organizations, including the University of Southern California, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, as well as our other LAB-CTSI community and clinical partner organizations. This resource will grow as an increasing number of projects and research activities are added to the inventory. Instructions for use:

If you have questions about the CRI or would like to enter a project not yet represented in the inventory please contact:
Griselda Monroy
OCE Project Assistant
gmonroy@chla.usc.edu
323-361-3695

Here are several ways you can search the Community Research Inventory.

  1. By project title: All projects are listed, by title, in alphabetical order. Once you identify a project of interest, you can access complete information about the project by selecting "View Project".
  2. By keyword(s): In the search box, enter key words of interest, e.g., teen pregnancy, breastfeeding, autism, etc. Any project description that contains keywords you select will be listed for your review. For more information about each project listed, select "View Project".
  3. By specific criteria: Drop down menus have been created to allow you to search by specific disease or illness, by demographic characteristics (age, race/ethnicity, gender), by geography and by research methods used. You may select multiple criteria. Projects will be listed for you review. For more information about each project listed, select "View Project". Note: Presently, many of "specific disease or illness" categories are broad, e.g., chronic illness, developmental disability. If you are interested in a specific illness not on the list, e.g., diabetes, autism, hypertension, please search by keywords.

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Project Name Principal Investigator
Fathers as Primary Caretakers of Chilren with Life-Threatening or Chronic Illnesses Joshua Wolff, M.A. View Project
The Community Diabetes Initiative Fran Kaufman and Valerie Ruelas View Project
KidsNFitness Francine Kaufman View Project
Connect to Protect Los Angeles Belzer, Marvin M.D. View Project
Examining Unmet Needs for Mental Health Services for Asian Pacific Islander (API) Youth: Focus on Filipino Children and Adolescents Joyce R. Javier, MD, MPH View Project
Healthy Young Men's Study Michele D. Kipke View Project
LATINO PARENTS' PERCEPTION OF THEIR CHILDREN'S SEVERITY OF ILLNESS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT David Epstein, MD View Project
IMPACT OF LANGUAGE AND INTERACTIONS BETWEEN LATINO PARENTS AND HOSPITAL STAFF IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT David Epstein, MD View Project
LATINO PARENTS' DECISION-MAKING PREFERENCES IN THE ICU AND THE EFFECT OF ACCULTURATION David Epstein, MD View Project
LATINO PARENTS' DECISION-MAKING (DM) PREFERENCES IN THE CARDIOTHORACIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (CTICU) AND THE EFFECT OF PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE David Epstein, MD View Project
Health Care Disparities in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Acute Respiratory Failure David Epstein, MD View Project
Asian Pacific Islander Young Men Who Have Sex With Men Michele D. Kipke View Project
African American Young Men's Study Michele D. Kipke View Project
Keck Diabetes Prevention Initiative Francine Kaufman, M.D. and Anne Peters, M.D. View Project
Clinical pharmacology of asparaginases in adult and pediatric leukemia patients. For the Phrmacology studies: Vassilios I. Avramis, Ph.D. under the clinical direction of Dr. Dan Douer, USC-HSC Leukemia-Lymphoma program. View Project
Non-Medical Prescription Drug Use Among High-Risk Youth Stephen E. Lankenau View Project
TG-AIM: Transgender Adult Identity Mentoring Leslie Clark, M.P.H., Ph.D. View Project
Effects of Visual Art Project on Children in Craniofacial Pediatric Waiting Room Alexis L. Johns, PhD View Project
Evaluation of Clinical Demonstration Project on Prevention with HIV-Infected Persons Seen in Primary Care Settings Ellen Iverson View Project
Promoting treatment adherence in adolescent leukemia. Ernest R. Katz, Ph.D. View Project
mproving the Board Pass Rate of a Pediatric Residency Program Eyal Ben-Isaac View Project
Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network (CPCCRN) Christopher J. L. Newth, MD, FRCPC View Project
Quality Indicators for Pediatric Respiratory Admissions Site PI: Alex Chen View Project
Impact of gait analysis on surgical outcomes Tishya Wren, PhD View Project
CHLA Community Asthma Project (CAP) Ronald M. Ferdman, MD View Project
Improving Cancer Related Follow-Up Care among Hispanic and non-Hispanic Young Cancer Survivors Kathleen Meeske View Project
The Impact of Cancer for Young Adults Kathleen Meeske, PhD View Project
ACCL0431: A Randomized Phase III Study of Sodium Thiosulfate for the Prevention of Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity in Children David Freyer, DO, MS View Project
COG AALL03N1: Understanding the Ethnic and Racial differences in Survival in children with Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia Kathy Meeske, PhD View Project
COG ALTE03N1: A Children's Oncology Group Studying the Key Adverse Events after Childhood Cancer Kathy Meeske, PhD View Project
Psychosocial Outcomes in Adolescent Cancer Survivors During Their First Five Years of Survivorship: A Longitudinal Study Kathy Meeske, PhD View Project
Autism Diagnosis in Community Settings Marian E. Williams, Ph.D. View Project
Family Structure and Children's Health Care Alex Chen View Project
Epidemiology study for children ith Langerhans cell histiocytosis Rima Jubran View Project
Access to pediatric emergency services in South Los Angeles: The effect of a county hospital closure Joseph C. Mares, MD View Project
Study to Evaluate Impact of School-Based Influenza Vaccination on School Populations Pia S. Pannaraj, MD, MPH View Project
Los Angeles County Pediatric Disaster Resource and Training Center Jeffrey S. Upperman, MD, FACS, FAAP View Project
Non-Medical Prescription Drug Use among High-Risk Youth Stephen E. Lankenau, Ph.D. View Project
Evaluation of Overdose Prevention Programs for Injection Drug Users Stephen E. Lankenau, Ph.D. View Project
Reducing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Heidi Geary, RN, BSN View Project
Learning and Growing Together Stacey Mizokawa, PhD View Project
Quality of Life, Symptoms & Management in Children with Advanced Cancer Cynthia E. Munoz View Project
Breast milk transmission of HIV Grace Aldrovancid View Project
Hemispheric Lateralization of Passive Listening: Comparison of Transgender Adolescents to Male and Female Adolescents Catherine Forbes, Ph.D. View Project
Complications with flexible nailing of femur fractures more than double with child obesity and weight >50 Kg Jennifer Weiss, M.D. View Project
Translating Project AIM Leslie Clark, PhD, MPH View Project
DASH Project AIM School Demonstration Project Leslie Clark, PhD, MPH View Project
Packaging Project AIM Leslie Clark, PhD, MPH View Project
Using fMRI to Examine the Neurobiological Basis of Virtual Reality Pain Attenuation Jeffrey Gold, Ph.D. View Project
Validating a Child's Acute Stress Measure in English and Spanish Jeffrey Gold, Ph.D. View Project
AHRQ Culture of Safety Survey Kirsten Welge & Peter Kim View Project
NACHRI collaborative, Elimination of catheter associated central line infections. David Schmidt RN MSN View Project
Study of Drug Use Behavior Among HOmeless Youth Mona Desai/Diane Tanaka View Project
LIFE Survivorship Research Database David R. Freyer, DO, MS View Project
Promoting Treatment Adherence in Child and Adolescent Cancer Ernest Katz, PhD View Project
Facilitating Parent Adaptation to Pediatric Transplant: The P-SCIP Trial Ernest Katz, PhD View Project
Health and Literacy in Child and Adult Assessment: Expanded Testing of the Pediatric PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) Tool Kathleen Ruccione, MPH, RN, FAAN View Project
Physiologically guided ventilator strategies in children Christopher Newth View Project
Improving Team Communication through Daily Goal Sheet Flerida Imperial-Perez View Project
COG study ACCL05C1: A Group-Wide, Prospective Study of Ototoxicity Assessment in Children Receiving Cisplatin Chemotherapy David Freyer, DO View Project
Community Trauma Treatment Center for Runaway and Homeless Youth Arlene Schneir, MPH View Project
ATN 064 - Safety and Effectiveness of Vitamin D to Improve Tubular Reabsorption of Phosphate and Decrease Bone Turnover in Adolescents and Young Adults with HIV Infection Being Treated with Antiretroviral Therapy Containing Tenofovir Compared to Those Being Treated with Antiretroviral Therapy Not Containing Tenofovir Marvin Belzer View Project
SHIP - Substance Abuse and HIV Preveniton Project Arlene Schneir View Project
Young Men's Adult Identity Mentoring Michele Kipke View Project
Establishing an ethical framework for critical care genetics Ellen Iverson View Project
Modern Genetic Testing in Pediatric Critical Care Environment Jeffrey Upperman, MD View Project
Ketamine Injection and HIV Risk Among High Risk Youth in Three Cities: New York, New Orleans, and Los Angeles Stephen E. Lankenau View Project
Preservation and Expansion of T-Cell Subsets Following HAART Deintensification to Atazanavir/Ritonazir in Adolescents and Young Adults with CD4+ Positive T-Cells Greater than 350 Cells Initiating HAART. Dr. Marvin Belzer View Project
Immunogenicity safety tolerability and behavioral consequences of an HPV-6, -11, -16, -18 vaccine in HIV-infected young women Marvin Belzer View Project
Healthy Education Lifestyle Program (HELP) Mary Halvorson View Project
Kids N' Fitness Mary Halvorson View Project
Physiologic Changes in Transgender Youth Treated with Cross-sex Hormones Johanna Olson, MD View Project
Risk Reduction Program HIV Care Services Miguel Martinez View Project
ATN 039: The Transgender Research Youth Project (TRYP) Erin Wilson View Project
Tranny Rockstar Project Miguel Martinez View Project
Self-Efficacy Jeffrey S. Upperman, MD View Project
Mortality and Morbidity Predictors of Neonates with Surgical Conditions: Health Services Research using the Linked PDD/Birth Cohort File of the OSHPD Database Jeffrey S. Upperman View Project
The Backover Study Jeffrey S. Upperman View Project
Metabolic Control in Young Children with Diabetes Center Differences Study in Children Under 11 Years: HVIDORE Group on Childhood Diabetes Lynda Fisher View Project
My Preparation Cat Goodhue MN, CPNP View Project
PNP Personal Preparedness: A National Perspective Cat Goodhue MN, CPNP View Project
Disaster Olympix Jeffrey Upperman, MD; Cat Goodhue MN CPNP View Project
Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Jeffrey Upperman MD View Project
Measuring the Quality of Primary Care for Complex Pediatric Patients Alex Chen View Project
Chronic Abdominal Pain and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Brynie Collins M.D. View Project
Understanding the Needs and Experiences of Homeless Youth in Hollywood Susan Rabinovitz View Project
Parents' Opinions on Physician Conference Christopher Newth, MD View Project
PICU Bereavement Study Christopher Newth, MD View Project
Functional Status Scale Study Christopher Newth, MD View Project
THAPCA Recruitment Pilot Christopher Newth, MD View Project
Filipino Youth Initiative (FYI): Examining Unmet Need for Mental Health Services for Asian Pacific Islander Youth: Focus on Filipino Children and Adolescents PI-Joyce Javier MD, MPH: Assistant Professor, Clinical Pediatrics, Department of General Pediatrics CHLA/Keck School of Medicine View Project
Barriers to Care in Sickle Cell Disease in Los Angeles County Julie Anna Wolfson, MD View Project
Hemophilia Childrens Growth and Development Study Edward Gomperts, MD View Project
Understanding transgender youths’ experiences with suicidality Catherine Forbes, Ph.D. View Project
Multicenter Study on the effect of gait analysis on preoperative decision making in children with spina bifida Deirdre Ryan MD View Project
Psychosocial Outcomes in Adolescent Cancer Survivors during Their First Five Years of Survivorship: A Longitudinal Study Kathleen Meeske, PhD View Project
ATN 004 - Healthy Choices Motivational Enhancement Marvin Belzer View Project
Individualized, Integrated Treatment of Co-Occurring Disorders in Homeless Adults Carol Prescott View Project
Social networks and networking that put adolescents at high-risk Thomas Valente View Project
Urban Students' Academic Motivation Michelle Riconscente, Ph.D. View Project
The Intersection of Gender Equity and Gifted Elementary Education: Does Numerical Parity Tell the Whole Story? Loren R. Grossman View Project
Transitions: Insulin Resistance and Declining Physical Activity Levels in African American and Latina girls Donna Spruijt-Metz View Project
Adolescents' Exposure to Family and Community Violence Gayla Margolin View Project
Patterns and Predictors of Transitions in Adult Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Michael B. Nichol, Ph.D. View Project
Total Direct Medical Expenditure Associated with Transition to Diverticulitis Aniket Kawatkar, Ph.D. View Project
Assessing the Impact of Diversity Courses on Students’ Higher Order Thinking Skills Darnell Cole and Melora Sundt View Project
Muslims in Higher Education Darnell Cole and Shafiqa Ahmadi View Project
The 1,2,3 Plan: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Meal Replacement with a Lifestyle Modification Program vs. Standard Care at a Community Diabetes Clinic serving a Low Socio-Economic Hispanic Population (The 1, 2, 3 Plan) Elizabeth Beale MD View Project
Clinical Pharmacy Services in Community Clinics Kathleen A. Johnson/Steve Chen View Project
Cost of Illness in Hemophilia Kathleen Johnson View Project
Socially Assistive Robotics for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Maja J Mataric' View Project
An Irish Affected Sib Pair Study of Alcohol Dependence Carol Prescott View Project
Virginia Adult Twin Study of Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders Carol Prescott View Project
Pathways to STEM Bachelor’s and Graduate Degrees for Hispanic Students and the Role of Hispanic-Serving Institutions Alicia C. Dowd View Project
An Integrated Approach to Creating Context Enriched Speech Translation Systems Shrikanth Narayanan View Project
The impact of maternal sound-based intervention on independent oral feeding, growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants Dr. Sheila C. Woodward View Project
The Physiological Characteristics of Jazz Guitarists Dr. Sheila C. Woodward View Project
Project on Partner Dynamics S. Marie Harvey View Project
Ecolympics Nicole Sintov View Project
Multifaceted Depression and Diabetes Program Kathleen Ell, DSW View Project
The Intersection of Gender Equity and Gifted Elementary Education: Does Numerical Parity Tell the Whole Story? Loren R. Grossman, MS, JD, EdD View Project
Development of DNA methylation markers for early lung cancer detection LAIRD-OFFRINGA, Ite A. View Project
Trojan Health Volunteers It is a student-run program. The full-time staff member that the students report to is Jacqueline Whitley. View Project
Going for the Goal Margaret Gatz View Project
A Quality Medical Home for Children with Asthma and the Relationship with School Performance Gregory D. Stevens, Ph.D., MHS View Project
Los Angeles County Elder Abuse Forensic Center Diana C. Schneider, MD View Project
Evaluating the Prevalence of HPV Infection among Head and Neck Cancer Patients by Anatomic Site Using Tissue Repository Lihua Liu, PhD View Project
“Development of a Comprehensive Assessment System for Spanish-speaking English-language Learners’ Early Literacy Skills JoAnn Farver View Project
Promoting the School Readiness Skills of Spanish-Speaking English Learners” JoAnn Farver View Project
Un-cooling Smoking Using Social Identity Theory Meghan Bridgid Moran View Project
Project ABC William Arroyo, MD View Project
Comparison of cervical mucus during pill-free interval of 24/4 vs. 21/7 combined contraceptive pills. Rachel Steward, MD View Project
“Locomotor Experience Applied Post-Stroke (LEAPS) Principal Investigator: Katherine J. Sullivan, Ph.D., PT at USC View Project
Health & Interactive Media Course (CTIN 492, Spring 2010) Marientina Gotsis View Project
Effectiveness of Social Mobile Networked Games in Promoting Active Lifestyles for Wellness Marientina Gotsis/Thomas Valente View Project

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