Research Projects & Grants

College/University

  • BABE Trial: Breastfeeding and Antenatal Breastmilk Expression Randomized Control Trial, Role: PD/PI, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, (06/2021 - 06/2022) Status: Closed

Internal

  • Correlation of elevated pre-pregnancy insulin level with adverse pregnancy outcome, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (08/2024) Status: Approved
  • Carbohydrate Dilemma in Pregnancy: Detecting a Threshold Intake for Gestational Diabetes Prevention, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (05/2024) Status: Approved
  • Empowering Mothers for Breastfeeding Retention And Counseling on Exclusivity (EMBRACE): RCT exploring the value of educating and utilizing medical student lactation counselors, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (08/2023) Status: Approved
  • The uterus as an end organ: The association between glucose intolerance and cardiovascular risk factors with abnormal uterine bleeding, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (05/2023 - 05/2024) Status: Completed
  • Improving Resilience and Quality of Life in Second Trimester Mothers: A Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (06/2022) Status: Approved
  • Reflective Writing Randomized Control Trial: Self Efficacy and How This Correlates With Success of Exclusive Breastfeeding at One and Six Months, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (06/2022) Status: Approved
  • BABE 2: Breastfeeding and Antenatal Breastmilk Expression via Hand Expression verses Electric Breast Pump: Randomized Control Trial, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (04/2022) Status: Approved
  • Pregnancy Outcomes in Morbid Obese Patients Compared Across the Spectrum of BMI: A Retrospective Study, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (07/2020 - 10/2024) Status: Completed
  • BABE Trial: Breastfeeding and antenatal breast milk expression randomized control trial, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (03/2020 - 01/2025) Status: Completed
  • The feasibility of an early pregnancy fasting insulin level to predict GDM, postpartum diabetes and delayed lactation in breastfeeding mother, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (05/2019 - 05/2020) Status: Completed
  • Risk factors associated with insulin resistance during the first three months postpartum, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (03/2019 - 03/2020) Status: Completed
  • Empowering women to pump their breasts in the work environment: to determine if an intervention education women about how to successfully pump in the workplace, along with empowering and encouraging them with texts makes a difference in longevity of breastfeeding in the working woman, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (04/2016 - 04/2017) Status: Completed
  • Effects of intrapartum analgesic medications on newborn behaviors while skin to skin with mother in the first hours after birth: A pilot study, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (05/2014 - 05/2015) Status: Completed
  • Breastfeeding longevity study, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (05/2014 - 05/2015) Status: Completed
  • The value of an intensive review of key OBGYN topics right before step 2: How does an intensive review affect student performance on OBGYN topics and overall step 2 scores?, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (07/2012) Status: Completed
  • Male obstetricians: factors affecting their career choice in obstetrics and gynecology, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, (02/2011) Status: Completed