CATALYST moves into newly renovated space
The new year comes with a new campus home in a freshly renovated suite at 700 Ackerman Road
Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, MS, is the Executive Director of CATALYST, Associate Dean for Health Services Research, and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine.
CATALYST is a leading interdisciplinary health services and implementation science research program because of efforts in the following areas:
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What are the most impactful ways of providing healthy food as part of health care to aid in addressing chronic conditions such as diabetes, obesity, and hypertension? That question will be examined in a study titled "SUSTAIN: Promoting sustained behavior change and nutrition security in Medicaid-enrolled individuals with Stage 2 Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome," which was recently featured in a news update by The Ohio State University College of Medicine. CATALYST-affiliated Associate Professor Daniel Walker, PhD, MPH, the Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, is one of several experts taking part in the study and is quoted in the article as he discusses the role of access to culturally appropriate food, along with other interventions, to address social needs that are non-medical but related to overall health.
The Growing Research Opportunities, or GRO, Academy has announced the members of its 2024 cohort, and four researchers associated with CATALYST have been selected as part of the competitive process. Congratulations to Guy Brock, PhD, a professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics; Eben Kenah, PhD, an associate professor in the Division of Biostatistics; Carmen Quatman, MD, PhD, an associate professor in the departments of Emergency Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery; and Daniel Walker, PhD, MPH, vice chair of research and an associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. The 23 participants in the nine-week leadership development program, who represent disciplines across the university, will develop the skills required to effectively lead interdisciplinary research teams.
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Congratulations to Ramona Olvera, PhD, MA, who is a shared first author with Sandy Lee, with Ohio State's Division of Surgical Oncology, on a paper titled "Short‑term and long‑term financial toxicity from breast cancer treatment: a qualitative study," which is appearing in the journal Supportive Care in Cancer. The study involved interviews with 50 women at risk of marginalization regarding the short- and long-term stressors related to the cost of care. Dr. Olvera was joined on the manuscript by Karen Shiu‑Yee, PhD, MPH, former CATALYST post-doctoral researcher; Laura J. Rush, DVM, PhD, director of CATALYST's Learning Health Systems Core; Willi L. Tarver, DrPH, MLIS, assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine – Division of Cancer Prevention and Control; and Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, MS, CATALYST Executive Director and Family and Community Medicine Distinguished Professor.
Read the financial toxicity paper
At CATALYST, our faculty and staff are always hard at work on a number of projects related to team science, analytics, and systems thinking. Our research has been published in a variety of journals, and it is regularly cited in other scholarly work. For more details about our continuing efforts to advance research and discovery, visit the pages below.
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The new year comes with a new campus home in a freshly renovated suite at 700 Ackerman Road
Daniel Walker, PhD, MPH, can trace his career trajectory along the road he traveled with CATALYST
For Dr. Ramona Olvera, the position was never part of the plan – until she found a home with CATALYST.
The ambitious project with medical centers across the state is nearing the transition to implementation
The experimental psychologist leads the Program in Dissemination and Implementation Science in Center
The assistant professor is at the forefront of research on the use and usefulness of patient portals