CGWH/CHER Research Colloquium
April 16, 2012, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Room 213, Claire Fagin Hall
Carol Boyd, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor of Nursing, University of Michigan
Dr. Boyd is the Director of the Institute for Research for Women and Gender at the University of Michigan. Since the early 1980's, Dr. Boyd has conducted mixed-method studies that focus on behavioral factors related to gender, alcohol, tobacco or drug use and abuse. Her NIH funded research continues to focus on populations that are difficult to study, most recently focusing on adolescent and young adults who misuse controlled medications, including stimulants, sedative/hypnotics and opioids. For this research, she used web-based methodologies to survey adolescents and young adults on substance use/abuse behaviors; conducted secondary analysis of pre-existing national databases (e.g. NESARC and MTF); and lastly used mixed-method designs to better understand adolescents' nonmedical use of prescription medications, including the diversion of these medications. Funding for her studies has come from various foundations (e.g. Robert Wood Johnson), the Michigan Department of Corrections, the National Institute of Justice, and the NIH (NIAAA and NIDA). Currently, she is funded by NIDA to engage in a prospective study of adolescents' nonmedical use of prescription medications.
Jody Lori, PhD, CNM, FACNM, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
Dr. Lori is the Deputy Director of the WHO Collaborating Center. Her work is based on a human rights approach to reduce maternal mortality disparities globally. Working with this focus, her program of research centers on community-based interventions to address the high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, she is working in collaboration with the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) with funding from a private donor on a major multi-year project addressing midwifery pre-service education and faculty retention in Ghana and Cambodia. Her research in Ghana is focused on describing pathways for posting professional midwives to underserved and deprived rural areas to encourage rural service for the Ministry of Health. Past field work experience has included travel to Ghana, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Liberia, Mexico and Zambia.