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Research

R. Turner Goins, PhD

Research Interests:

  • Health care access among rural elders
  • Functional health among American Indian/Alaska Native elders
  • Rural long-term care

Current Grant Funding:

Principal Investigator. “Disability and American Indian Elders.” Project funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging (K01). Funding dates: 3/1/05-2/28/10

Principal Investigator. “Rural Healthy Aging Network.” Project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Total award: $265,450. Funding dates: 9/30/04-9/29/09 .

Principal Investigator. “An Evidence-Based Exercise Program for Older Adults in McDowell County, WV: Fit and Strong!” Project funded by West Virginia University Public Service Grant program. Funding dates: 7/1/07-6/30/08.

Principal Investigator. “An Evidence-Based Exercise Program for Older Adults in Hampshire County, WV: Fit and Strong!” Project funded by the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health. Funding dates: 9/1/07-6/30/08.

Co-Investigator. “Arthritis Benefits of a Physical Activity Program in West Virginia.” Project funded by the Association of American Medical Colleges/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Funding dates: 10/1/05-9/30/08.


Mary W. Carter, PhD

Research Interests:

  • Quality of Long-Term Care
  • Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Hospitalizations
  • Variations in Outcomes among Nursing Home Residents

Current Grant Funding:

Principal Investigator: "Understanding the Long-Term Consequences of Injury among Older Adults." Project Funded by DHHS/Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Funding dates: 2007-2010.

Principal Investigator: "A Spatial Analysis of Nursing Home Deficiency Citations." Project funded by National Institutes on Health/National Institute on Aging. Funding dates: 2006-2008

Co-Researcher: "Building the West Virginia CoHORTS Center." Project funded by DHHS/Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research. Funding dates: 2006-2008.

Co-Investigator: "Rural Healthy Aging Network."  Project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Funding dates: 9/30/04-9/29/09.   


Bei Wu, PhD

Research Interests:

  • Access to care and health services utilization
  • Dementia and caregiving
  • Minority and international aging
  • Oral health and dental care utilization

Current Grant Funding:

Principal Investigator. Oral Health Disparities among Elders with and without Cognitive Impairment.  Funded by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research (1R21DE016970 - 01A2).  Funding dates: 2007-2009.

Principal Investigator.  Cognitive Function, Inflammatory Markers, and Oral Health.  Funded by the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center.  Funding dates: 2007-2008.

Principal Investigator.  Calibration for an NIH/NIDCR Funded Project:  Oral Health Disparities among Elders with and without Cognitive Impairment.  Funded by West Virginia University, School of Dentistry. Funding dates: 2007-2008.

Principal Investigator (WVU subcontract), Prevention Research to Promote and Protect Brain Health.  Subcontract from the University of South Carolina (PI: James Laditka).  Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Funding dates: 2006-2009.

Technical Adviser, E-Technology for Chinese Dementia Caregivers.  Funded by the National Institute on Aging (1R43AG 026815-01A1).  Funding dates: 2006-2008.

Co-Investigator, Rural Healthy Aging Network.  Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Funding dates: 2004-2009.  

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