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Current Career Development Awardees

Awardee & Bio Project ID Location Research Interest
Lauren Abbate, MD CDA 22-066 Aurora, CO  Emergency Medical Services 
Geriatrics 
Ekaterina Anderson, PhD, MA, BA CDA 21-208 Bedford, MA  Patient-Centered Care 
Qualitative Methods 
Eric A Apaydin, PhD, MPP, MS CDA 21-158 Los Angeles, CA  Health Care Organizations 
Health Economics 
Primary Health Care 
Workload 
Evidence-Based Medicine 
Roman Ayele, PhD CDA 22-092 Seattle, WA  Academic Research 
Continuity and Quality of Care 
Cost-Benefit Analysis 
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 
Disparities in Treatments Received 
Health Economics 
Health Outcomes 
Health Services Research 
Minority Health 
Daniel Blalock, PhD CDA 19-035 Durham, NC  Behavior and Behavioral Mechanisms 
Behavioral Change 
Health Services Research 
Mental Illness 
Amanda C Blok, PhD, MSN CDA 21-161 Ann Arbor, MI  Behavior (provider) 
Behavioral Change 
Caregiving 
Chronic Disease 
Health Behavior 
Intensive Care Units 
Nursing 
Organizational Innovation 
Telemedicine 
Derrecka M Boykin, PhD, MA, BS CDA 20-261 Houston, TX  Health Services Research 
Mental Health 
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic 
Underserved Populations 
Gwendolyn C Carlson, PhD CDA 20-227 North Hills, CA  Health Behavior 
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic 
Women's Health 
Samantha L Connolly, BA, PhD CDA 22-012 Boston, MA  Patient-Centered Care 
Darius B Dawson, PhD, MA CDA 22-194 Houston, TX  Adult Anxiety and Mood Disorders 
Behavioral Change 
Minority Health 
Qualitative Methods 
Racial Differences in Care 
Smoking Cessation 
Underserved Populations 
Sanket Shishir Dhruva, MD, MHS CDA 21-057 San Francisco, CA  Cardiac Procedures 
Utibe R Essien, MD, MPH CDA 20-049 Los Angeles, CA  Cardiovascular Diseases 
Diffusion of Innovation 
Disparities in Treatments Received 
Racial Differences in Care 
United States Department of Veteran Affairs 
Emily Franzosa, DrPH, MA CDA 22-008 Bronx, NY  Adult Day Health Care 
Aging 
Karleen F Giannitrapani, PhD, MA, MPH CDA 19-075 Menlo Park, CA  Health Services Research 
Pain 
Patient-Centered Care 
Qualitative Methods 
Quality of Life 
Surgery 
Women's Health 
Kari R Gillmeyer, MD CDA 22-140 Boston, MA  Hypertension 
Ashley C Griffin, PhD, MPH CDA 23-145 Menlo Park, CA  Chronic Illness 
Health Care Information Systems 
Medical Informatics 
Kritee Gujral, PhD CDA 22-197 Menlo Park, CA  Health Economics 
Jorge Antonio Gutierrez, MD CDA 20-073 Durham, NC  Cardiology 
Cardiovascular Diseases 
Functional Status 
Quality of Life 
Quality of Life and Functional Assessment 
Rehabilitative Care 
Telemedicine 
Corey J Hayes, PhD, PharmD CDA 20-231 Little Rock, AR  Analysis 
Biostatistics 
Clinical Decision-Making 
Clinical Epidemiology 
Clinical Outcomes Prediction Tools 
Computational Statistics 
Continuity and Quality of Care 
Database Development 
Databases 
Decision Support Techniques 
Drug Therapy 
Education 
Epidemiology 
Evidence-Based Medicine 
Health Care Policy 
Health Outcomes 
Health Related Quality of Life 
Health Services Research 
Health Services Utilization 
Medical Informatics 
Mental Health 
Observational Studies 
Outcomes Measurement 
Pain 
Pharmaceutical Preparations 
Pharmacoeconomics 
Pharmacoepidemiology and Adverse Drug Events 
Pharmacotherapy 
Pharmacy Outcomes 
Predictive Models 
Primary Care for Substance Abusing Patients 
Psychiatry 
Research Design 
Statistical Models 
Substance Abuse 
Substance Abuse Treatment 
Substance-Related Disorders 
Paul Hess, MD CDA 17-164 Aurora, CO  Cardiology 
Cost-Benefit Analysis 
Epidemiology 
Frail Elderly 
Meta-Analysis 
Minority Groups 
MRI 
Patient-Centered Care 
Quality of Care 
Quality of Life 
Racial Differences in Care 
Underserved Populations 
Nicholas Holder, PhD CDA 21-194 San Francisco, CA  Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic 
Molly Horstman, MD, MS CDA 21-143 Houston, TX  Caregiving 
Dementia 
Geriatrics 
Health Services Research 
Patient Outcomes 
Program Evaluation 
Teaching 
Li-Wen Huang, MD CDA 24-112 San Francisco, CA  Cancer 
Cognitive Symptoms 
Geriatrics 
Telemedicine 
Anna Hung, PharmD, PhD CDA 20-273 Durham, NC  Cost-Benefit Analysis 
Cost-Effectiveness 
Data Collection Methods 
Database Development 
Sarah J Javier, PhD, MS CDA 21-015 Menlo Park, CA  Behavioral Change 
Disparities in Treatments Received 
Health Beliefs 
Health Outcomes 
Health Psychology 
Health Services Research 
Minority Health 
Pain 
Patient-Centered Care 
Underserved Populations 
Women's Health 
Women's Health Services 
Audrey L. Jones, PhD CDA 19-233 Salt Lake City, UT  Health Outcomes 
Mental Health 
Nipa P Kamdar, PhD CDA 21-032 Houston, TX  Chronic Disease 
Chronic Illness 
Data Collection Methods 
Disease Prevention 
Disparities in Treatments Received 
Health Outcomes 
Health Services Needs and Demands 
Societal Health Problems 
VA-Non VA Comparisons 
Brystana Kaufman, PhD CDA 20-032 Durham, NC  End of Life 
Health Care Policy 
Health Systems 
Insurance Medicine 
Outcomes Measurement 
Qualitative Methods 
Bhavika Kaul, MD, MAS CDA 23-137 Houston, TX  Chronic Disease 
Decision Support Techniques 
Disparities in Treatments Received 
Health Care Restructuring 
Health Outcomes 
Health Services Research 
Organizational Innovation 
Program Development 
Rural Health Care 
Telemedicine 
Utilization Patterns 
War Related Illnesses 
Shimrit Keddem, PhD, MPH CDA 20-275 Philadelphia, PA  Patient-Centered Care 
Qualitative Methods 
United States Department of Veteran Affairs 
Women's Health 
Women's Health Services 
Alan Taylor Kelley, MD CDA 21-209 Salt Lake City, UT  Patient-Centered Care 
Natalia Khalaf, MD, MPH CDA 21-083 Houston, TX  Academic Research 
Cancer 
Gastroenterology 
Dan P Ly, MD, PhD, MPP CDA 23-116 Los Angeles, CA  Racial Differences in Care 
Lena K Makaroun, MD, MS CDA 20-223 Pittsburgh, PA  Aging 
Caregiving 
Geriatrics 
Health Services Research 
Health Systems 
United States Department of Veteran Affairs 
Jennifer Maratt, MD CDA 22-041 Indianapolis, IN  Gastroenterology 
Patient Education 
Jennifer L Martin, PhD MRA0-004-24W North Hills, CA  Aging 
Sleep Disorders 
Women's Health 
Vanessa Panaite, PhD CDA 18-189 Tampa, FL  Behavior and Behavioral Mechanisms 
Behavioral Change 
Clinical Outcomes Prediction Tools 
Depression 
Health Services Research 
Utilization Patterns 
Kirstin M Piazza, PhD, RN CDA 21-116 Pittsburgh, PA  Ambulatory Care 
Organization and Management 
Patient Safety 
Patient-Centered Care 
Camilla Benedicto Pimentel, PhD, MPH CDA 20-067 Bedford, MA  Aging 
Continuity and Quality of Care 
Diffusion of Innovation/Research Utilization 
Frail Elderly 
Long-Term Care 
Observational Studies 
Pain 
Research Design 
Telemedicine 
Underserved Populations 
Utilization Patterns 
VA-Non VA Comparisons 
Emma Quach, PhD CDA 22-078 Bedford, MA  Aging 
Caregiving 
Long-Term Care 
Deirdre A Quinn, PhD, MSc CDA 20-224 Pittsburgh, PA  United States Department of Veteran Affairs 
Women's Health 
Yuvaram N Reddy, MBBS, MPH CDA 23-110 Philadelphia, PA  Chronic Illness 
Nephrology 
Quality of Care 
Quality of Life 
Stephanie Robinson, PhD CDA 21-187 Bedford, MA  Chronic Disease 
Physical Activity 
Telemedicine 
Amneet Sandhu, MD, MSc CDA 20-047 Aurora, CO  Cardiology 
Linnaea Schuttner, MD CDA 21-044 Seattle, WA  Delivery of Health Care, Integrated 
Diffusion of Innovation 
Patient-Centered Care 
Primary Health Care 
Quality of Care 
Aaron L. Schwartz, MD, PhD CDA 22-054 Philadelphia, PA  Health Systems 
Quality of Care 
United States Department of Veteran Affairs 
Justine Seidenfeld, MD CDA 23-189 Durham, NC  Cancer 
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 
Emergency Medical Services 
Health Services Research 
Mary E Shapiro, PhD, MS CDA 22-135 New Orleans, LA   
Garth W Strohbehn, MD, MSc CDA 22-190 Ann Arbor, MI  Patient Outcomes 
Research Design 
Cancer - Surveillance and Treatment Outcome 
Clinical Trials 
Rebecca Tisdale, MD CDA 22-192 Palo Alto, CA  Academic Research 
Cardiovascular Diseases 
Health Care Policy 
Health Services Research 
Health Systems 
Telemedicine 
Underserved Populations 
Kimberly Waddell, PhD CDA 23-010 Philadelphia, PA  Behavioral Change 
Chronic Disease 
Physical Activity 
Stephanie Y Wells, PhD, MS, BA CDA 21-191 Durham, NC  Anxiety 
Behavior 
Comorbidity 
Depression 
Health Services Research 
Mental Health 
Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome 
Teaching 
Telemedicine 
Charlie M Wray, DO, MS CDA 19-349 San Francisco, CA  Telemedicine 
Julie T Wu, MD, PhD, BS CDA 24-100 Palo Alto, CA  Lung Cancer Screening 
Medical Informatics 
Cancer 
Mary F. Wyman, PhD CDA 20-104 Madison, WI  Dementia 
Geriatrics 
Mental Health 
Jonathan Yahalom, PhD, MA CDA 23-054 Los Angeles, CA  Anthropology 
Mental Health 
Qualitative Methods 

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