Current research Studies

1.     H133G050165    Krause (PI)                12/01/05 – 11/30/08

Study Title: A Longitudinal Study of Risk for Hospitalizations, Pressure Ulcers, and Subsequent Injuries after Spinal Cord Injury.

Funding: Dept of Education/NIDRR

The purpose of this study is to perform a longitudinal study to identify protective and risk factors associated with the onset of multiple types of adverse health events among a large sample of individuals with SCI..

2.     1R01 NS 48117-01   Krause (PI)           01/01/06 – 12/31/11

Study Title: Risk for Adverse Outcomes after SCI: A Longitudinal Study.

Funding: NIH/NINDS

The purpose of this study is to identify risk and protective factors for three types of health outcomes after SCI by testing two empirical models for risk of adverse outcomes.

3.     H133G060126   Krause (PI)                  12/01/06 – 11/30/09

Study Title: Participation, Subjective Well Being, Health, and Spinal Cord Injury: A 35-Year Longitudinal Study.

Funding: Dept of Education/NIDRR

The purpose of this 35-year longitudinal study is to identify the natural course of changes in participation, health, and subjective well-being among 5 cohorts of participants with spinal cord injury.

4.    H133A080064  Krause(PI)/Saunders (PI)       10/15/08 – 10/15/13

The Center on Health Outcomes Research and Capacity for Underserved Populations with SCI and TBI ( CHORCUP) is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR - #H133A080064) for a five-year period (2008-2013).

Funding: NIDRR

The 2 study project is a collaboration of four entities:

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC – The primary medical school in the state of South Carolina
South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC- Historically black university
Craig Hospital, Denver, CO - Specialty rehabilitation and research hospital for patients with spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury
Rancho, Los Angeles, CA - One of the oldest and most renowned rehabilitation centers in the United States

The mission of our center is to build the capacity of institutions that address the needs of underserved populations by:

(a) conducting two innovative studies to generate new knowledge on the health of three underserved racial-ethnic groups with traumatic neurologic injuries;

(b) providing capacity building through collaboration with South Carolina State University, a historic Black university, specialized instruction of undergraduate and graduate students, and widespread training to institutions and organizations that represent underserved populations; and

(c) providing technical assistance to a wide array of target audiences to enhance the capacity to meet the needs of underserved populations.