UAB Research Opportunities

Human Obesity Research

School of Public Health

Research Focus:

Obesity research mainly focused on collecting information from the published literature and /or existing electronic databases,

coding data, analyzing data (with support), and preparing summaries of results. Students may at some point be involved in

studies that would invovle collecting data from human participants. Would like students to be able to devote at least 10hrs/week.

Research Skills:

Looking for students with:

Computer

Blazer I.D.

Mathematical literacy

IRB Training (or willing to take) 

For more information contact Nick Bieser Coordinator of Undergraduate Research This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Lee Ann Riesenberg, PhD, RN

Director Medical Education Outcomes and Research

Department: Anesthesiology

Phone: (205) 975-3729

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Office location: Jefferson Towers (JT909)

Lab location: Research Assistant Office (JT910)

Brief description of research focus:

Medical education outcomes research and quality improvement research; writing systematic reviews of the medical

education literature; shift-to-shift handoffs and transitions of care; medical education curriculum development and faculty

development outcomes research; medical education evaluation research; stressed resident research; quality improvement

curriculum in medical education and interdisciplinary education research.

Example Recent projects: 2008-Present

Horne A, Morrone D, Malebranche LJ, Kolm P, Zhang W, Jurkovitz CT, Riesenberg L, Aguiar RT, Weintraub W. Bayesian meta-analysis of PCI compared to OMT in patients with SIHD or post AMI.Abstract submitted to American College of Cardiology Annual Conference, March 9-11, 2013, San Francisco, CA.

Riesenberg L, Consiglio-Ward L, Stofferahn M. How to integrate quality improvement and patient safety curriculum into Graduate Medical Education. Presented at 6 conferences; manuscript in process.

Read A, DeCouto S, Stofferahn M, Kunkel E, Blair P, Consiglio-Ward L, Elliott D, Friedland A, Palmer TL, Schenck S, Riesenberg L. RITE-O (Residents Improving Transitions of Care: ED to Outpatient). Multiple presentations; manuscript in process.

Riesenberg L,  Elliott D, Anderson J, Mody P, Ryan J, Burch M, Unnikrishnana D, Palmer TL, Justice E. Notification of the primary care physician after one of his/her patient’s has been seen in the emergency department: A systematic review of the literature. (In Process).

Riesenberg L, Davis J, Patel R, Riley-Holdinsky S, Ragozine-Bush H, Donnelly J. Bedside report for shift-to-shift handoffs: A systematic review of the literature. (In Process).

Aboff B, Donnelly J, Elliott D, Genuardi J, Riesenberg L. Ambulatory block scheduling: A better model for an Internal Medicine curriculum—one program’s experience using a “4+2” design. (In Process).

Berg K, Riesenberg L, Berg D, Mealey K, Davis J, Weber D, King D, Justice EM, Davis J, Geffe K, Tinkoff G. The development of a validated checklist for radial arterial line insertion: Preliminary results. American Journal of Medical Quality (In Process).

Riesenberg L, Berg D, Berg K, Mealey K, Davis J, Weber D, King D, Hargraves R, Little BW. Resident and Attending Physician Perception of Maladaptive Response to Stress in Residents. Academic Medicine (Submitted).

Riesenberg L, Berg K, Mealey K, Little B, Hargraves R, King D, Davis J, Berg D. Early detection and intervention for the stressed resident. MeEdPORTAL (Submitted).

Berg D, Berg K, Riesenberg L, Mealey K, Davis J, Weber D, King D, Justice EM, Davis J, Geffe K, Tinkoff G. The development of a validated checklist for (male and female) Foley catheter insertion: Preliminary results. American Journal of Medical Quality (In Press).

Riesenberg L, Berg K, Berg D, Mealey K, Weber D, King D, Daves J, Justice EM, Geffe K, Tinkoff G. The development of a validated checklist for nasogastric tube insertion: Preliminary results. American Journal of Medical Quality (In Press).

Berg K, Riesenberg L, Berg D, Mealey K, Weber D, King D, Justice EM, Geffe K, Tinkoff G. The development of a validated checklist for lumbar puncture: Preliminary results. American Journal of Medical Quality (In Press).

Riesenberg L, Berg K, Berg D, Mealey K, Weber D, King D, Justice EM, Geffe K, Tinkoff G. The development of a validated checklist for paracentesis: Preliminary results. American Journal of Medical Quality (In Press: Ahead of Publication—available via the Internet).

Berg D, Berg K, Riesenberg L, Weber D, King D, Mealey K, Justice EM, Geffe K, Tinkoff G. The development of a validated checklist for thoracentesis: Preliminary results. American Journal of Medical Quality (In Press: Ahead of Publication—available via the Internet).

Riesenberg L. Shift-to Shift Handoff Research: Where do we go from here? [Editorial]. J Graduate Med Educ 2012;4(1):4-8.

Elliott DJ, Robinson EJ, Sanford M, Herrman J, Riesenberg L. Systemic barriers to diabetes management in primary care: A qualitative analysis of Delaware physicians. Am J Med Quality 2011;26(4):284-290.

Riesenberg L, Leitzsch J, Cunningham JM. Nursing handoffs: A systematic review of the literature. American Journal of Nursing 2010;110(4):24-34.

Riesenberg L, Leitzsch J, Massucci JL, Jaeger J, Rosenfeld JC, Patow C, Padmore JM, Karpovich KP. Residents’ and attending physicians’ handoffs: A systematic review of the literature. Academic Medicine 2009;84(12):1775-1787.

Padmore JS, Jaeger J, Riesenberg L, Karpovich KP, Rosenfeld JC, Patow CA. “Renters” or “Owners”? residents’ perceptions and behaviors regarding error reduction in teaching hospitals: A literature review. Academic Medicine 2009;84(12):1765-1774.

Patow CA, Karpovich KP, Riesenberg L, Jaeger J, Rosenfeld JC, Wittenbreer M, Padmore JS. Residents’ engagement in quality improvement: A systematic review of the literature. Academic Medicine 2009;84(12):1757-1764.

Riesenberg L, Little BW, Wright V. Nonphysician medical educators: A literature review and job description resource. Academic Medicine 2009;84(8):1078-1088

Riesenberg L, Leitzsch J, Little BW. Systematic review of handoffs mnemonics literature. American Journal of Medical Quality 2009;24:196-204. DOI 10.1177/1062860609332512. http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/24/3/196?ijkey=hobC./mQrqaOo&keytype=ref&siteid=spajm&utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1J22 

Riesenberg L. Free them up…Effective patient safety and quality improvement require skill [Editorial]. American Journal of Medical Quality 2008;23(6):418-419.