RE-PLAN: Evidence-Based Response Planning
This research focuses on the development of computational methodologies and tools for creating and testing bio-emergency response plans. Support for the RE-PLAN project comes from the National Institutes of Health (1R01LM011647-01 and 1R15LM010804-01), the National Science Foundation (NSF 1514390), the Texas Department of State Health Services, and Tarrant County, TX. Click here for additional details.
Non-Medical Factors & Hospital Re-Admissions
In collaboration with Dr. Dale Yeatts (UNT Sociology), this study examines non-medical factors that contribute to hospital readmissions (e.g., inability to purchase medicines, living in unhealthy environments, lack of social supports). A pilot study is being conducted in Denton in collaboration with Medical City Hospital, Denton.
Disease Mapping
Ongoing research in the development of GISc methods for computing and representing disease burdens across space. Details on software tools can be found here.