Behavioral, Clinical and Health Systems
The MDRTC Behavioral, Clinical and Health Systems (BCHS) Intervention Research Core provides collaboration, training and tangible resources to support high quality, behavioral, clinical and health systems intervention research designed to translate new knowledge into improved health care and health for people with diabetes.
- Investigators making use of the BCHS Core receive interdisciplinary review and input into their studies.
- Interdisciplinary input becomes more important as interdisciplinary study sections increasingly review translation studies.
- Collaboration with the BCHS Core improves the likelihood that investigators will design translation studies that will not only pass interdisciplinary review but will prove effective in improving diabetes care and health outcomes.
Aims
- Collaborate with investigators in the design, implementation and evaluation of diabetes-related behavioral, clinical and health systems intervention research.
- Develop and provide tangible resources to facilitate behavioral, clinical and health systems intervention research.
- Facilitate local, national and international communication, collaboration, and skill development among investigators engaged in translational research through training, expert committees and conferences.
Key Personnel
Robert M. Anderson, Ed.D., Core Director/Principal Investigator
boba@umich.edu
734-763-1153
Dr. Anderson is an educational psychologist with extensive experience in the development and evaluation of diabetes-related health education programs and materials. Dr. Anderson provides expertise in behavioral medicine related to: behavior change among health professionals and patients, culture-specific translation interventions, community-based interventions, and the patient empowerment/collaborative approach to diabetes care and education. He provides his expertise to independently funded investigators conducting diabetes translation research through collaboration, consultation, training and/or the development of tangible materials.Martha M. Funnell, M.S., R.N., CDE
mfunnell@umich.edu
734-936-9237
Ms. Funnell is an internationally known diabetes nurse educator. Ms Funnell provides content expertise related to diabetes patient and health professional education, patient empowerment/ collaborative approach to diabetes care, and culture-specific and community-based interventions through collaboration, consultation, training, curriculum development and the development of other tangible materials. She will participate in the ongoing activities of the core by providing training for other health professional students and practitioners, and responding to requests for information and support from health professionals nationally and internationally.William H. Herman, M.D., M.P.H.
wherman@umich.edu
734-936-8279
Dr. Herman is a co-investigator and provides collaboration and consultation to independently funded investigators conducting clinical and health services interventions in diabetes. In his roles as a clinical diabetologist and as a member of the American Diabetes Association’s Arab American Task Force and the Michigan Department of Community Health’s Diabetes Policy Advisory Council, he facilitates interventions in conjunction with diabetic patients, Arab American Community Organizations, and the Michigan Department of Community Health and its Diabetes Outreach Networks.John D. Piette, Ph.D.
jpiette@umich.edu
734-930-5123
Dr. Piette is an associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan and a senior research associate at the Ann Arbor VA Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research. He has conducted a number of multi-site diabetes randomized trials focusing on the use of interactive health technology to support ongoing monitoring and patient education. Dr. Piette is one of the primary points of contact for MDRTC members developing and conducting health systems research projects. He is especially knowledgeable with regard to studies focusing on access to care, self-care behavior, comorbidities (e.g., depression), and the impact of changes in care management or primary care practice.Caroline R. Richardson, M.D./Consultant
caroli@umich.edu
734-998-7120 x 319
Dr. Richardson is an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine and a research scientist at the Ann Arbor VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence. Dr. Richardson provides expertise in objective measurement of physical activity using accelerometers and pedometers. Much of her current research focuses on using objective monitoring, feedback, goal setting, and e-communities as motivational tools to increase physical activity. Her interventions target sedentary adults with chronic illness including individuals with diabetes and heart disease. She is currently the principal investigator on a K-23 Career Development Award as well as an RWJ Physician Faculty Scholars award in this area. Dr. Richardson also has experience in conducting Internet mediated randomized controlled trials and in safety and IRB issues related to home based physical activity interventions for individuals at high risk for adverse cardiovascular events.
