Research Projects & Grants

Federal

  • Cancer epidemiology in Adventists - a low risk group, Role: Investigator, National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS, (07/2024 - 07/2025) Status: Approved
  • Relating cardiovascular disease risk to ambient air pollutants using geographic information systems technology and bayesian neural networks: the AHSMOG study, Role: Co-PD/PI, Environmental Protection Agency, (02/2003 - 01/2009) Status: Closed

For Profit Organization

  • Responding to a Community’s Call for Action: Studying the Health Effects of an Intermodal Railyard in San Bernardino, Role: Co-PD/PI, BP America, Inc., (11/2010 - 06/2013) Status: Closed

Internal

  • The impact of bariatric surgery on periodontal health, Role: Co-Investigator, LLU - GRASP, (01/2024 - 12/2025) Status: Awarded
  • Association Between Sunlight Exposure and the Risks of Mortality, Total Cancer Incidence, and Breast Cancer Incidence in the Adventists Health Study-2, Role: PI, LLU Center for Nutrition, Healthy Lifestyles, and Disease Prevention, (04/2022) Status: Approved
  • Environmental Predictors of Non-Accidental All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Epidemiology/Biostatistics, (06/2020) Status: Approved
  • Reproducibility and validity of a semi quantitative food frequency questionnaire in the adult population of Trinidad and Tobago, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Public Health, (01/2020 - 01/2021) Status: Completed
  • Myelosuppression rates with administration of Nafcillin and/or Rifampin in pediatric patients, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Pharmacy, (09/2019 - 06/2024) Status: Completed
  • Responding to a community's call for action: Studying the health effects of an intermodal railyard in San Bernardino (phase 1), Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Environmental & Occupational Health, (10/2012 - 10/2013) Status: Completed

Non-Profit Organization

  • Responding to a community's call for action: studying the health effects of an intermodal railyard in San Bernardino (community-based health assessment) - Phase 2, Role: Investigator, BP / South Coast Air Quality Management District, (07/2013 - 07/2014) Status: Completed
  • Responding to a community's call for action: studying the health effects of an intermodal railyard in San Bernardino (Phase 3), Role: Investigator, BP / South Coast Air Quality Management District, (08/2012 - 08/2013) Status: Completed