July 2014 Edition

Research Monthly

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Research Office Updates

Highlights

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CHHS RESEARCH NEWS UPDATES

Nielsen RH, Couppé C, Jensen JK, Olesen MR, Heinemeier KM, Symoens S, Malfait F, De Paepe A, Schjerling P, Magnusson SP, Remvig L, Kjaer M. Low tendon stiffness and abnormal ultrastructure distinguish classic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome patients from Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome patients. The FASEB Journal, Accepted, 2014.

Issel, L. M., Handler, A., Snebold, L., Leep, C., & Pecha, D., (2014). Staying resilient in hard times: Local programs and services for women, children, youth and families. NACCHO Research Brief, 2014. (can be accessed as a download, at http://eweb.naccho.org/prd/?na595PDF after creating a free login)

Publishing Instead of Perishing: Meet the Editors Part Two. Issel, L. Michele Panelist. AcademyHealth, San Diego, CA. June 9, 2014.

Predictors of Strategic Approaches Used by LHDs During the Economic Downturn. Issel, L. M., Holbrook, A., & Handler, A. AcademyHealth, San Diego, CA. June 2014. [poster]

Elnitsky, CA, Lind, JD, Rugs D, & Powell-Cope G. (22 May, 2014 on-line). Implications for patient safety in the use of safe patient handling equipment: A national survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies. DOI information: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.04.015

Nielsen RH, Couppé C, Jensen JK, Olesen MR, Heinemeier KM, Symoens S, Malfait F, De Paepe A, Schjerling P, Magnusson SP, Remvig L, Kjaer M. Low tendon stiffness and abnormal ultrastructure distinguish classic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome patients from Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome patients. The FASEB Journal, Accepted, 2014.

Brooke E.E. Montgomery, PhD, MPH;1 Katharine E. Stewart, PhD, MPH;2,3 Karen H.K. Yeary, PhD;1, Carol E. Cornell, PhD;1 LeaVonne Pulley, PhD;1 Robert Corwyn, PhD;4 & Songthip T. Ounpraseuth, PhD5

Blevins, K., Lord, V. B., Bjerregaard, B. (2014). Evaluating Crisis Intervention Teams: Possible Impediments and Recommendations. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 37(3), 484-500.

Kyle F. Gill, Susan T. Arthur, Ian L. Swaine, Gavin R. Devereux, Yvette M. Huet, Erik A. Wikstrom, Mitchell L. Cordova, Reuben Howden (accepted) Intensity-dependent reductions in resting blood pressure following short-term isometric exercise training. Journal of Sports Sciences.

Grigoryan R, Thompson ME, Crape B, Hekimian K.

Explaining Women’s High Satisfaction with Objectively Poor Quality Childbirth Services: Armenia as a Case Study. Health Care for Women International (in press).

Shahbazi S. Arif AA, Portwood SG, Thompson ME. Smoking among Healthcare Professionals.Journal of Primary Care and Community Health (in press).

Yap, T. L., Kennerly, S., Corazzini, K., Porter, K., Toles, M., & Anderson, R. (2014). “Evaluation of Cueing Innovation for Pressure Ulcer Prevention Using Staff Focus Groups”. Healthcare, 2, 299-314.

Burcal C, Wikstrom EA. The effect of instructions on postural-suprapostural interactions in three working memory tasks. Gait Posture 2014;40:310-314.

Gribble PA, Delahunt E, Bleakley C, Caulfield B, Docherty C, Fourchet F, Fong DTP, Hertel J, Hiller C, Kaminski T, McKeon P, Refshauge K, van der Wees P, Vicenzino B, Wikstrom EA. Selection criteria for patients with chronic ankle instability in controlled research: a position statement of the International Ankle Consortium. Br J Sports Med 2014;48:1014-1018.

Christopher Blanchette, Public Health Sciences, “Bristol Myers Squibb: Non-small cell lung cancer analysis Phase II Bristol Myers Squibb:” IMS Health Incorporated, July 21, 2014 - July 20, 2015

Yvette Huet, Kinesiology - “ Graduate Assistant-ship with OrthoCarolina Research Institute” OrthoCarolina Research Institute, August 16, 2014 - August 15, 2015

Lienne Edwards, School of Nursing - “Crossing Boarders” HRSA, July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015

~ Participant-led research ~

The Statusboiz/Statusgulrz Research Team participated in the Charlotte AIDS Walk in uptown Charlotte on May 3,

2014. About 20 members of the Collaborative Council (made up of members of the study's population of focus) and other program supporters attended. The project focuses on building capacity for

HIV prevention in young Black gay/bisexual men and transgender women in the region.

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New Awards

Publications

From Left: Darrin Johnson (project director), Diana

Rowan (principal investigator). Ethan Randall (graduate

research assistant), and council members and allies.

HIGHLIGHTS

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Dr. Lienne D. Edwards in the School of Nursing, received a $979,953 HRSA Nursing Workforce Diversity grant, fully funded for 3 years. The grant project, titled Crossing Borders: Making Connections, is designed to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, including racial and ethnic minorities who are underrepresented among registered nurses; thus, the

SON will admit 10 additional students each fall for the next 3 years. The title, Crossing Borders, reflects the reality of borders that students constantly cross related to culture, expectations, family and school. When crossing borders, students may face barriers that can impede their academic success. Crossing Borders project will provide a consistent yet individualized academic support program, called E3: Enhance, Empower, Engage, and a combination of stipends and scholarships to decrease potential academic and financial barriers.

Statusboiz/Statusgurlz Research Team attended a Na-tional Conference on HIV/AIDS and Social Work in Den-ver, CO in May. The team participated in three presenta-tions:

Creating “Statusboiz/Statusgurlz”: Lessons learned in designing a new online HIV prevention intervention. (poster).

Reaching the queens: Strategic engagement with the house/ball community (workshop).

FUBU for real: Who knows best? -- Beyond just the words "For Us By Us" (oral paper).

Christine Elnitsky (SON) and Sue Marchetti (SOWK) Chancellor’s Diversity Challenge Fund proposal, “Access to Culturally Competent Health Services: Serving Military Veterans from a Holistic Perspective” was approved for funding. Funds will support a Spring 2015 Conference (with national speaker and regional/local panel of services) and Research Poster Session at UNC Charlotte.

Christine Elnitsky (SON) delivered the keynote speech at the National VA Research Week event at W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury, NC on May 21, 2014. The presentation was entitled " A Program of Research in Polytrauma"

Susan Kennerly (SON) & Yap, T.L. “Functional and Social Dimensions of An Innovation’s Characteristics for Pressure Ulcer Prevention in Long-Term Care Facilities”. Presentation at the 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, Orlando, Florida, May 15-17, 2014.

Erik Wikstrom (KNES) Approaches to Rehabilitation using Gaming Systems and Novel Technologies. Mini-Course given at the National Athletic Trainers Association Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, IN: 2014.

Tricia Hubbard, Erik Wikstrom, Mike Turner (KNES) An acute lateral ankle sprain significantly decreases physical activity across the lifespan. National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN: 2014.

Erik Wikstrom (KNES) Burcal CJ, Trier AY, Balance training augmented with a brief combined STARS treatment is no more effective than balance training alone in those with chronic ankle instability. National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN: 2014.

Erik Wikstrom (KNES) McKeon PO, . The immediate effects of sensory-targeted ankle rehabilitation strategies on instrumented single limb balance in those with chronic ankle instability. National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN: 2014.

Erik Wikstrom (KNES), McKeon PO. The effects of 2-weeks of sensory targeted ankle rehabilitation strategies on range of motion, balance, and self-assessed function in those with chronic ankle instability. National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN: 2014.

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CHHS Research Office Contacts

~ Christopher Blanchette, PhD, MBA, Associate Dean for Research

CHHS 481 ~ 704-687-5610 ~ cblanche@uncc.edu

~ Vikki Cherwon, Research Officer, Pre-Award

CHHS 483 ~ 704-687-7912 ~ V.Cherwon@uncc.edu

~ Elizabeth Mace, Post Award Administrator

CHHS 483 ~ 704-687-7885 ~ emmace@uncc.edu