
Research Projects
Our research projects focus on assessing public health emergency response, particularly looking at the implementation and evaluation of the Student Outbreak Response Team (SORT) and the formation of a partnership between local public health entities and academic institutions.
Outlined here are some of our current research projects.

Public Health Education: Evaluation of a Virtual COVID-19 Case Investigation Program
There are various research projects pertaining to the implementation and evaluation of the ASU COVID-19 Case Investigation Team, including assessment of the program's impact on public health knowledge, attitude, and behavior, and case investigator empathic communication.
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Evaluation of a Community-Driven COVID-19 Mitigation Program - Guadalupe, Arizona
The Guadalupe Community Response Team (GCRT) is a network of partners that implemented a community-led program to increase access to culturally, linguistically, and geographically attuned public health interventions. This project evaluates the GCRT's efforts to support the town of Guadalupe during a public health emergency.

