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March 13, 2026

Developing and Validating Measures of Structural Ableism to Improve Health Outcomes for the Disability Community: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Rupa S Valdez,

Bonnielin K Swenor,

Franz Castro,

Caroline Cerilli,

Bailey A Middleton,

Kara Fitzgibbon,

Ashley Shew,

Varshini Varadaraj,

Hari Srinivasan,

Diana Cejas

Center for Survey Research contributed methodology to this important study on structural ableism and its affect on health outcomes.

April 21, 2025

Evaluating Well-being Retreats for Nursing Students

Lili Powell,

Alisha Gupta,

Ivy Hinton,

Hannah Crosby,

Natalie May

The Center for Survey Research (CSR) collaborated with University of Virginia’s Compassionate Care Institute (CCI) to explore the immediate and 30-day impact of wellness retreats, which support self-care and self-compassion, in nursing curricula.

December 15, 2024

Interactions between Political Ideologies and Healthcare Reform

Kara Fitzgibbon,

Maitri Patel,

Genevieve Lyons,

B. Cameron Webb

A study of the relationship between physician political ideological preferences and health policy reform options.

November 12, 2024

What’s the Cost: Financial Toxicity and Screening Fatigue in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome

Kara Fitzgibbon,

Alayna Panzer,

Kaylee A. Underkofler,

Martha H. Thomas,

Sarah H. Erickson,

Kari L. Ring

Center for Survey Research paper on LFI patients' barriers to cancer screening adherence, and whether screening fatigue and financial hardship are contributors.

May 11, 2023

National Diabetes Prevention Program Virginia Assessment

Kara Fitzgibbon,

Alayna Panzer,

Laura White

A study to assess the National Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Change Programs' (DPP) recruitment, retention, and referral efforts among those with or at risk for diabetes across Virginia.

A bar chart summarizing the findings on paid family leave and medical leave.

November 17, 2021

Virginia Paid Family and Medical Leave Study

Terry Rephann,

Emily Lien,

Arthur Small,

Jeffrey Hayes

This report for The Virginia Employment Commission examines the effects of a proposed Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A map of Virginia showing the VCU and UVA catchment areas.

June 11, 2020

Coordinating Cancer Catchment Area Surveys to Estimate Health Information Access: The Case of Virginia

Thomas Guterbock,

Kara Fitzgibbon,

B. Fuemmler,

K. Martin,

L. Harding,

D. Wheeler,

G. Ginder,

R. Anderson,

R. Iachan

Research conducted collaboratively by the UVA and VCU cancer centers to see whether combining the UVA and VCU survey data would generate an accurate state-wide reflection of beliefs and behaviors toward Cancer.

January 18, 2019

Thomas Jefferson Health District Community Health Survey

Kara Fitzgibbon,

Thomas Guterbock,

Sean Johnson

A study to better understand the general health of residents within the Thomas Jefferson Health District (TJHD) by specific geographic groupings.

Bar chart showing subjects' accuracy of breast density knowledge.

January 1, 2017

The Connection Between Breast Density and Breast Cancer

Thomas Guterbock,

Wendy F. Cohn ,

Deborah L. Rexrode ,

Casey M. Eggleston,

Melissa Dean-McKinney,

Wendy M. Novicoff,

Martin J. Yaffe,

William A. Knaus,

Jennifer A. Harvey

A study assessing public knowledge about breast density and its impact on mammography and breast cancer risk among women of various demographic groups.

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Developing and Validating Measures of Structural Ableism to Improve Health Outcomes for the Disability Community: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Evaluating Well-being Retreats for Nursing Students

Interactions between Political Ideologies and Healthcare Reform

What’s the Cost: Financial Toxicity and Screening Fatigue in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome

National Diabetes Prevention Program Virginia Assessment

Virginia Paid Family and Medical Leave Study

Coordinating Cancer Catchment Area Surveys to Estimate Health Information Access: The Case of Virginia

Thomas Jefferson Health District Community Health Survey

The Connection Between Breast Density and Breast Cancer

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