Investigators: Emily M. Hawes, PharmD, BCPS, CPP; Brianna Lombardi, PhD, MSW; Evan Galloway, MPS; Hilary A. Campbell, PharmD, JD; Cristen P. Page, MD, MPH; Mary Roth McClurg, PharmD, MHS Objective: Despite evidence supporting the integration of pharmacists in team-based primary care, little information exists on the co-location of pharmacists with primary care physicians in the United States… Read more »

Investigators: Brianna Lombardi, PhD, MSW, Lisa de Saxe Zerden, PhD, MSW, and Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP Rapid growth of social work degree programs, along with a diverse array of social work practice areas makes it is difficult to describe and count the social work profession. This project examines the data sources that could be used to… Read more »

Investigators: Brianna Lombardi, PhD, MSW; Lisa de Saxe Zerden, PhD, MSW; Erica L. Richman, PhD, MSW This study will investigate how integrated health care (IHC) teams adapted during COVID-19 with a specific focus on their use of tele-health and how they adapted components of IHC such as warm hand-offs between providers and patients, referral linkages, and communication… Read more »

The Sheps Center is proud to host a Lunch & Learn series this year focused on statistical methods for analyzing data.  These sessions will be facilitated by Chuck Huber from StataCorp.  Read more about Dr. Huber below. Recordings of each session will be posted on this page.   September 19, 2024 12-1pm EST Introduction to… Read more »

Here you will find a list of publications affiliated with the Sheps Center from August 2023 – November 2023.   Berkowitz SA, Basu S, Hanmer J. Eliminating Food Insecurity in the USA: a Target Trial Emulation Using Observational Data to Estimate Effects on Health-Related Quality of Life. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Aug;38(10):2308-2317. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08095-6…. Read more »

Here you will find a list of publications affiliated with the Sheps Center from March 2023 – July 2023.   Kent, E. E., deJong, N. A., Barnette, H., Deaton, S., Appert, K., Ming, D. Y. (2023). Caregiving across the life course: a health policy priority for North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal, 84(3), 114-118. Mayo-Wilson… Read more »

Here you will find a list of publications affiliated with the Sheps Center from December 2022 – March 2023. Davis SA, Thomas KC. Patterns of mental health service use during the transition to adulthood among autistic adolescents and young adults, Autism in Adulthood (in press). Hynes DM, Thomas KC. Realigning theory with evidence to understand… Read more »

Here you will find a list of publications affiliated with the Sheps Center from August 2022 – December 2022. Shabo, V. & Friedman, H.R. (2022). Health, Work, and Care in Rural America. New America Policy Report Shook-Sa, Bonnie E., M.G. Hudgens, A.L. Kavee, and D.L. Rosen. 2022. “Estimating the number of persons with HIV in… Read more »

Here you will find a list of publications affiliated with the Sheps Center from March 2022 – July 2022. Richmond J, Adams LB, Annis IE, Ellis AR, Perryman T, Sikich L, Thomas KC. Rapid and Deferred Help-Seeking among African American Parents of Children with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties, Psychiatric Services. (in press)  Fraher EP, Lombardi… Read more »

Priscilla A. Guild, MSPH, was a Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director for Administration at the Sheps Center when she retired in 2008. In addition to her administrative responsibilities, while at the Sheps Center (1971-2008), she designed and implemented information systems for program management and evaluation at two community health centers, coordinated the evaluation of… Read more »

Arnold (Arnie) Kaluzny is professor emeritus of health policy and management at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and senior research fellow at UNC’s Sheps Center for Health Services Research. His affiliation with the Center spans 54 years, beginning in 1967. That year, he served as co-principal investigator for one of the three… Read more »

Here you will find a complete list of publications affiliated with the Sheps Center from June 2021-September 2021. Te Vazquez J, Feng SN, Orr CJ, Berkowitz SA. Food Insecurity and Cardiometabolic Conditions: a Review of Recent Research. Curr Nutr Rep. 2021 Jun 21:1–12. doi: 10.1007/s13668-021-00364-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34152581. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34152581/ Miller KEM, Miller… Read more »

Stay informed with the latest updates and insights from the Sheps Center. Our newsletters provide valuable information on health services research, policy analysis, and community health initiatives. Whether you’re looking for the most recent edition or exploring our extensive archive, you’ll find a wealth of knowledge and resources.   Latest Newsletter: March 2025   Archived… Read more »