Examples of Current or Recent CHSIR Projects

Health

Racial Disparity in Mortality After Injury: Melanie Arthur, PI in collaboration with OHSU (Richard Mullins, co-PI and Jerris Hedges, Consultant) and Johns Hopkins University (Thomas LaVeist, Consultant)

Impact of Oregon Health Plan Changes on Health Care Access and Quality: Matthew Carlson, Principal Investigator (PI) and Bill Wright, Co-Investigator (co-PI) with Providence Center for Health Outcomes Research Education (CORE)

Assessment of the Spanish Translation of the Oregon Medicaid Health Risk/Health Status Survey for the Oregon Office of Medical Assistance Programs (OMAP): Sharon Lee PI and Matthew Carlson co-PI

Language Barriers and Patient Safety: A Study of Asthma Patients: Sharon Lee PI and Matthew Carlson co-PI with Charles Gallia with the Oregon Office of Medical Assistance Programs (OMAP)

Neighborhoods

Invasion-Succession or Welcome Mat: Examining Race and Ownership Status in Low-Income Neighborhoods: Daniel Sullivan PI

Social and Environmental Sustainability

The Contested Terrain of Water Rights on the Oregon Coast: A Sociological Analysis of the Competition over Scarce Public Resources and the Institutions that Guide their Allocation: Veronica Dujon PI

Contested Water Rights in the Klamath Basin: Veronica Dujon PI

Immigration

Obstacles to Latino Immigrant Assimilation in Oregon’s New Immigrant Destinations: Jose Padin PI

Social Justice

Surveys of the Legal Needs of the Poor in Utah: Grant Farr PI

Domestic Violence Intervention Services Evaluation for the Hillsboro Police Department: Melissa Thompson PI

Education

Students First: Improving First-Generation Student Retention in Higher Education: Peter Collier PI with consultants, David Morgan and Amy Driscoll

Interim Director: Olivia Thomas, thomaso@pdx.edu or 503-725-9575

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