Research Projects
ELLAS is a study designed to help health care providers better understand reproductive health conditions affecting the Latina/Latinx community. The study is recruiting over 600 Latina/Latinx women across Southeast Michigan from Wayne, Washtenaw, and Oakland counties to learn more about women’s health. ELLAS is being done in partnership with community organizations in Southeast Michigan to design culturally-relevant research, disseminate findings, and translate results from the study into better health care practices.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Erica Marsh
Co-Investigators: Drs. Donna Baird (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences), Lia Bernardi (Northwestern University), Mercedes Carnethon (Northwestern University), and Lisa Neff (Northwestern University)
Funder: National Institutes of Health - National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH - NIMHD)
MSHARE (Michigan Study on Health: Access, Research, and Education)
MSHARE is an anonymous survey that collects information on health education, literacy, and access in Southeast Michigan communities. MSHARE will help onWHARD better understand the health research and education priorities of the communities with which we work.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Erica Marsh
Supported By: University of Michigan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
NEDS (Nationwide Emergency Department Sample)
onWHARD uses NEDS, the largest all-payer emergency department (ED) database in the United States, to characterize ED utilization as it pertains to women's health and reproductive disparities. NEDS is managed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).
Supported By: University of Michigan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
RSRSR (Reproductive Subjects Registry and Sample Repository)
RSRSR is a registry and tissue bank managed by the University of Michigan's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. RSRSR stores biological samples and health information from people receiving care at the University of Michigan. RSRSR includes a biorepository that supports and streamlines interdisciplinary research in the fields of gynecology, transgender medicine, breast disease, and reproductive endocrinology and infertility.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Erica Marsh
Co-Investigators: Dr. Samantha Schon (University of Michigan) & Dr. Min Xu (University of Michigan)
Supported By: University of Michigan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
SOAR (Study of Ovarian Aging and Reserve)
SOAR is a study being conducted in partnership with Henry Ford Health System. SOAR is recruiting participants from the SELF study and looks at ovarian aging in young African American women. SOAR is investigating how health and environmental factors affect ovarian reserve in young African American women as well as exploring a potential association between obesity and ovarian reserve.
UM Site Principal Investigator: Dr. Erica Marsh
Co-Investigators: Drs. Donna Baird (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences), Lia Bernardi (Northwestern University), Veronica Berrocal (University of Michigan), Mercedes Carnethon (Northwestern University), Sioban Harlow (University of Michigan), Quaker Harmon (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences), Lisa Neff (Northwestern University), Ganesa Wegienka (Henry Ford Health System)
Funder: National Institutes of Health - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH - NICHD)
Michigan CEAL: Communities Conquering COVID is a transdisciplinary partnership of researchers and community leaders. Together using a community-based participatory research approach, Michigan CEAL aims to identify and implement effective, community-driven strategies that enhance access and inclusion of marginalized communities in COVID-19 research and prevention to reduce health inequities across the state of Michigan. Michigan CEAL focuses on alleviating the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 among low income and communities of color in Wayne, Genesee, Kent, and Washtenaw Counties. This project is supported by and reflects the goals of the Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities initiative, funded by the National Institutes of Health, to conduct timely community-engaged COVID-19 research and outreach to reduce health inequities.
UM Site Principal Investigators: Dr. Erica Marsh and Dr. Barbara Israel
Funder: National Institutes of Health - National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH - NIMHD) and National Institutes of Health - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH - NHLBI). (1 OT2 HL 156812)
Community-Centered Interventions for Improved Vaccine Uptake for COVID (CIVIC) is a federally-funded, five-year R01 grant that aims to reduce vaccine hesitancy by partnering with community and faith-based organizations to develop culturally-tailored interventions based on community-centered approaches in underrepresented communities.
UM Site Principal Investigators: Dr. Erica Marsh and Dr. Ken Resnicow
Co-Investigators: Dr. Barbara Israel (University of Michigan School of Public Health) and Rev. Charles E. Williams II, MSW (INSIGHT - Institute on National Social Inequities and Gaps in Health and Health Treatment)
Funder: National Institutes of Health (R01MD016867)