Research Affiliates
By virtue of the partnership with Western Washington University and St Joseph Hospital/PeaceHealth and its commitment to community-based research, CJI offers a unique opportunity for interested investigators to participate in multi-disciplinary research and to leverage resources to develop and expand their personal research interests. To date more than 15 faculty representing four colleges are participating in the Research Affiliates Program. Some of the CJI Research Affiliates are shown below. We invite inquiries from any faculty or community residents who have an interest in research related to health and/or health care delivery. Inquiries may be directed to CJI Grants Coordinator Bonnie.Drewes@wwu.edu
Barbara Mathers-Schmidt, WWU
Chair and Professor, Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders
PhD, University of Washington
Research Interests:
- Nature and treatment of paradoxical vocal fold motion
- Treatment efficacy studies in fluency and motor speech disorders
- Stuttering and its risk factors
- Stuttering and cognitive/emotional/quality of life issues
See Barbara Mathers-Schmidt's webpage for more information.
Sheila Brillson
Consultant, Brillson Associates
MA, Valparaiso University
Specialty Areas:
Quality improvement and organizational development.
Recent project focused on education strategies for Medicare beneficiaries and increasing patient activation.
Currently assisting with evaluation and measurement for CJI's Medical Home project.
See the Brillson Associate website for more information.
John Korsmo, WWU
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Human Services and Rehabilitation
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Research Interests:
Family culture and human ecology; residential and community youth work, and family efforts to deal with and depart from cycles of poverty and violence.
Liz Mogford, WWU
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology
PhD, University of Washington
Research Interests: Social determinants of health, global health, and violence against women.
See Liz Mogford's webpage for additional information.
Barbara Lehman, WWU
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology
PhD, Claremont Graduate University
Research Interests: Family environment, socioeconomic status and health; stress and coping in everyday life
See Barbara Lehman's webpage for additional information.
Kimberly Peters, WWU
Associate Professor, Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders
PhD, University of Connecticut
Research Interests:
- Social cognitive development, executive functions, language development, and academic outcomes in children who are deaf/hard of hearing.
- Factors which influence parental self-efficacy in communication disorders
- Psychosocial effects of deafness on children and adults
- Clinical and educational models for children who are deaf/hard of hearing
Alan Friedlob
Former Chief, Nursing Home Branch, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
PhD, University of Minnesota
Research Interests: Conducting policy-related health services research and program evaluation; community-based action research focused on improving self-management of health and healthcare decisions.
Amy Anderson, WWU
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mathematics
PhD, University of Washington
Research Interests: Statistical genetics--develop-ment of methodology for analyzing genetic data.
Specific research projects include:
- Development of methodology for the calculation of forensic DNA match probabilities
- Estimation of genotyping error rates
- Inference of genetic relationships
- Analysis of genotype-phenotype association data
M.J. Mosher, WWU
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anthropology
PhD, University of Kansas
Research Interests:
Relationships of nutrition, epigenetics, gene expression and disease susceptibility.
Effects of rapid relocation and changes in food chains and dietary profiles on selected biomarkers and epigenetic profiling during fetal development and neonatal outcome.
Jay Teachman, WWU
Professor, Dept. of Sociology
PhD, University of Chicago
Research Interests: Statistical methodology, families and health, veterans and health
For more information, see Jay Teachman's webpage.
Phil Thompson, WWU
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
PhD, University of Arizona
Research Interests: Energy economics, especially the demand side of the market. Currently working on a project concerning the link between casinos and crime in Michigan.
Leslie McDonald-Miszczak, WWU
Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychology
PhD, University of Victoria
Research Interests: Memory and aging, medication adherence in older adults, and self-care practices in older adults.
John Krieg, WWU
Associate Professor, Dept. of Economics
PhD, University of Oregon
Research Interests: Economics of education and econometric techniques
See John Krieg's webpage for additional information.
Pamela Kuntz, WWU
Senior Instructor, Dance Program
MFA, The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA
Research Interests:
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Using dance as a vehicle for communication, choreographing on non-trained and trained dancers together
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Collaboration across disciplines
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Mixed generation and mixed abilities collaboration
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Community storytelling
Ron Kleinknecht, WWU
Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Psychology
PhD, Washington State University
Research Interests:
- Fear and anxiety as barriers to medical treatment
- Health consequences of Physician – patient communication
- Effects of negative emotional states on health and healing
Lina Zeine, WWU
Professor, Dept. of Communication Sciences & Disorders
PhD, University of Kansas, Lawrence
Research Interests:
Stroke awareness in high risk populations, and Alaryngeal Speech
Rieko Darling
Associate Professor, Dept. of Communication Sciences & Disorders
PhD, The Florida State University, Tallahassee
Research Interests:
Geriatric audiology; auditory processing and processing disorders; rehabilitative audiology; student training in audiology and CSD
Deborah Forgays, WWU
Professor, Dept. of Psychology
PhD, University of Vermont
Research Interests: Women’s attitudes and knowledge of breast cancer screening procedures; women’s health overall, including mental health issues such as anger.
Victor Chan, WWU
Associate Professor, Dept. of Mathematics
PhD, Iowa State University
Research Interests: Paired-comparison models in sports and games
Laurie Brockmann
Consultant, Professional Solutions
MPH, MSW, University of Michigan
Research Interests:
- Translation, implementation and adoption of empirically-based practices.
- Health services research and evaluation.
- Prevention of and early intervention with substance abuse and mental health problems across the lifespan.
Ying Li, WWU
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physical Education, Health, and Recreation
PhD, University of Florida, Gainesville
Research Interests: School health, professional development, injury prevention, sexuality education
Kenneth Hoekstra, PeaceHealth Laboratories, St. Joseph Medical Center
Laboratory Supervisor
PhD, University of British Columbia
Board-certified High Complexity Laboratory Director (HCLD)
Research Interests:
- Mediators of inflammation
- Epidemiology of infectious diseases
- Stress and the pathogenesis of disease
- Improving laboratory efficiency
Emily Gibson, MD, WWU
Director, Student Health Center
MD, University of Washington Medical School
Research Interests: The effects on health care outcomes of increasing patient access and participation in the electronic medical record; assisting patients to provide self-care and making the healthiest choices the easiest choices
Hart Hodges, WWU
Associate Professor, Dept. of Economics
PhD, University of Washington
Research Interests: Health economics and natural resource and environmental economics. Also, research in applied topics related to economic development and regional economics.
Joyce Hammond, WWU
Professor, Dept. of Anthropology
Research Interests: Participatory Action Research Methods (PAR), Visual Anthropology, and Expressive Culture. Dr. Hammond teaches an annual course which provides links to local health organizations so that PAR students work in the community.