KristiĀ GamarelĀ (she/her) is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Equity at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and a Research Associate Professor at the Population Studies Center. Her research focuses on addressing health inequities among LGBTQ+ communities in the context of HIV, mental health, substance use,… Continue reading Kristi Gamarel
Research Theme: Reproductive Health, Fertility, and Romantic Relationships
A More Efficient Web-Based Approach to Collecting National Family, Fertility and Reproductive Health Data
This project develops an optimal web-based approach to conducting national survey data collections on population health. This new methodology will significantly reduce the costs of collecting health-related data from the general population in representative samples of the entire nation or other large groups. The result will be more evidence on population health to guide both… Continue reading A More Efficient Web-Based Approach to Collecting National Family, Fertility and Reproductive Health Data
Impact of relationship factors on physical and psychological health and wellbeing
Dirgha Ghimire This project studies the associations between courtship processes, marital quality, and marital dissolution in a society just beginning a dramatic transition in marital relationship and behavior. This study will focus on two aspects of marital quality: (1) love and affection (2) disagreement and criticism within marriage, and marital dissolution (separation and divorce). The… Continue reading Impact of relationship factors on physical and psychological health and wellbeing
Scientific and Technical Core
Brady T. West A sub-project of Michigan Research Infrastructure for Population Sciences– The objective of the Scientific and Technical Core (STC) is to advance the overarching objective of this P2C proposal – to design, create, and use new data to advance population science – by enhancing methods used for all three activities, and by providing… Continue reading Scientific and Technical Core