The faculty in the Center for Bioethics and Social Justice are committed to research in a broad range of areas within bioethics. Below are recently funded projects that our faculty have been a part of. Click the "project description" button for each project below to expand or collapse the project description and related publications.
Active Projects
National Network to Innovate for COVID-19 and Adult Vaccine Equity (NNICE)
Center Researchers: Karen Kelly-Blake, Sean Valles (key personnel); project PI: Debra Furr-Holden
Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
July 2021-July 2024
Research Topics: COVID-19, vaccination, public health, health disparities
Read more: $6M CDC Grant to Boost Confidence in COVID-19 and Other Adult Vaccines (Division of Public Health, August 11, 2021)
Improving Diabetic Patients’ Adherence to Treatment and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Center Researcher: Karen Kelly-Blake (Co-I); project PI: Adesuwa Olomu
Funded by the National Institutes of Health
July 2020-April 2025
Research Topics: chronic illness, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, medication adherence, primary care, shared decision-making
Read more: Closing the health care gap through patient engagement, partnership (MSU Today, August 10, 2020)
Completed Projects
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MICHR Primary Care Screening Project (PCSP)
Center Researcher: Karen Kelly-Blake (Co-I); project PIs: Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin, Masahito Jimbo
Funded by the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR)
February 2020-October 2022
Research Topics: cancer screening, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, health disparities, primary care, rural health