Project Abstract: Adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa make the transition to adulthood facing considerable risk of HIV infection; this risk is particularly high for young women. Understanding social processes that produce […]
Global Age Patterns of Under-Five Mortality
Project Summary The Under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) is a key and widely-used indicator of child health, but it conceals important information about how this mortality is distributed by age. For […]
Housing affordability and child health
Project Summary Although safe and affordable housing is a critical foundation for child health, such housing is in short supply. To address the lack of affordable housing, policymakers developed the […]
Developing innovative analytics to estimate age and cause specific child mortality for low and middle income countries
Project Summary: Globally, an estimated 5.9 million children died before reaching their fifth birthday in 2015. The majority died in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where quality information on age- […]
The Impact of Ebola Infection on Demographic and Social Outcomes in Sierra Leone
Project Summary: The limited body of research on Ebola suggests that, among survivors and their families, there are substantial impacts of infection on social and demographic outcomes, yet little is […]
Early childhood programs on reducing suicide risk in adulthood
Recent increases in suicide rates are significantly impacting life expectancy in the Unites States. While the public health sector has responded by expanding programs for suicide-prone individuals, there is also […]
Self-collection of Samples for STI Testing in Rakai, Uganda
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are of global concern with rates hypothesized to be rising in settings where HIV is coming under control. Syndromic management of STIs is a common approach […]
Multi-Omics and Preterm Birth Risk
Preterm birth (PTB) is among the most profound clinical and public health challenges we face today. Prenatal nutrition is believed to play a role in affecting PTB risk, but related […]
How to Fight Against Racism During COVID-19
Project’s GoalWe propose to collect novel psychological measures for anti-Asian sentiment and social-image concern behind racist behavior from survey. Next, we will analyze a quantitative structural model of racism to […]
Unmet Need in the U.S. COVID-19
Specific AimsThe unmet need between infected people with severe symptoms and hospital beds is a top concern of pandemics. Most projections of unmet need with respect to COVID-19 thus far […]