Research Projects & Grants

Federal

• To elicit patient and caregiver perceptions of the disease course of PDAC, values and preferences regarding treatment and the role of palliative care, Role: Investigator/Study Contact, Department of Defense, (05/2024) Status: Approved
• To test the feasibility of a digitally enhanced CHW-led intervention focusing on patient and caregiver education, clarifying patient and caregiver goals, advanced care planning, and early palliative care engagement in a pilot study of Hispanic patients with PDAC, Role: Investigator, Department of Defense, (12/2024) Status: Approved

Internal

• Effects of an online teaching module and clinical palliative care education on clinician understanding of limitation of treatment orders, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Family Medicine, (05/2014) Status: Completed
• Palliative care integration into medical education: Addressing the need, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Nursing - Undergraduate, (04/2014) Status: Completed
• Spirituality and religiosity among family medicine patients, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Family Medicine, (03/2004) Status: Completed
• Chronic back pain patient satisfaction, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Family Medicine, (05/2003) Status: Completed
• Medical student attitudes toward terminally ill patients, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Family Medicine, (04/2002) Status: Completed
• Barriers and prioritization of communication about end-of-life care by family medicine residents, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Family Medicine, Status: Completed

Non-Profit Organization

• Introducing Palliative Care (PC) within the treatment of End Stage Liver Disease (ESLD): A cluster randomized controlled trial, Role: Investigator, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, (12/2024 - 12/2025) Status: Approved