Research: Innovation

Innovation

In our research, innovation is essential because it allows us to constantly find new ways to tackle disparities and improve health interventions, especially for marginalized women and children. We focus on creating inventive methods to deepen our dedication to fairness and to enhance the effectiveness of our initiatives.

For example, our team is working on developing lactation support strategies that are both culturally relevant and cost-effective, designed to assist mothers in continuing to breastfeed when they return to work after maternity leave. Furthermore, we are exploring innovative uses of spatial data and tackling methodological challenges such as how best to manage measurement errors in geospatial data.

(* represents William & Mary undergraduate student authors)

• Arbia, Giuseppe, Paolo Berta, and Carrie B. Dolan. "Measurement Error Induced by Locational Uncertainty when Estimating Discrete Choice Models with a Distance as a Regressor." The Annals of Regional Science (2022) .

• Odhiambo, Julius Nyerere, Carrie B. Dolan, Lydia Troup,* Nathaly Perez Rojas*. “Spatial and spatio-temporal epidemiological approaches to inform COVID-19 surveillance and control: a systematic review of statistical and modelling methods in Africa.” BMJ Open 2023; 13:e067134. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-0671346.

• Odhiambo, Julius Nyerere, and Carrie B. Dolan."Spatial and spatio-temporal epidemiological approaches to inform COVID-19 surveillance and control: a review protocol." Systematic Reviews 11, no. 1 (2022): 1-6.