Research Interests

Patient recruitment in CWC, UMMHC

• "Collection of cord blood for studies of human stem cell homeopoiesis in smallanimal models." aClinical research study of Catherine Waud, MD.
• Depression in Pregnancy." Clinical research study of Rebecca Lundquist, MD. (2006).
• "Women's Abuse Screening Tool, (WAST) in obstetric and postpartum patients." Clinical research study of Tiffany Moore Simas, MD et al. (2004).
• "Prediction of Preeclampsia." Clinical research study of Sharon Maynard, MD.(2004).
• "Stem Cell Cord Blood Study."American Red Cross
  patient recruitment.(2004)."Effect ofMaternal Posture
  on Breech Presentation." Doctoral Dissertation ofSandra Founds
  CNM-FNP, PhD candidate. (2002).

Other

• Ad-hoc patient questionnaire developed to measure African Women's Hygiene Practices in response to Fetal Death Committee findings on open chart review. Data de-identified and submitted to Worcester Infant Mortality Reduction Task Force. (2003).
• Ad-hoc questionnaire developed to measure Patient Satisfaction Surrounding Prenatal Educational Materials given in CWC, UMMHC. Data de-identified and utilized to affirm cost of materials.(2003).