What we do

Our lab has specific expertise in the following areas:

For patients and investigators

Patient-oriented clinical research methods 

  • Epidemiology 
  • Clinical trial design 
  • Qualitative and mixed-methods study design, execution, and analysis 
  • Science of behavior change 
  • Patient-reported outcome  (PRO) measurement, development, and validation 
  • Survey design and administration 
  • Longitudinal cohort recruitment and retention

Measurement of physiologic age

  • Neurocognitive testing
  • Physical function and fraility assessments

For providers


Serious illness communication training 

  • Vital talk-certified educational modules and interactive exercises for providers 

For health systems and communities


Implementation science 

  • Translating research into practice at the health system level 

Community engagement 

  • Participant recruitment from community sites 
  • Engagement with community health centers 
  • Research dissemination into the community