More informationCurrent Projects

 Behaviors and Social Determinants of Health]

  • Microcredit Project for Residents of Calnali, Mexico.  PIs Hook and Stelzner (in partnership with the Indianapolis Rotary Club and Pro Mujer)

International service-learning

  • Outcomes assessment of services provided in Calnali as part of a ISL program (medical and dental data). 
    Co-PIs Mantilla/Rochford (in partnership with the community of Calnali, Hidalgo Mexico and the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo)
  • International service-learning (ISL) student outcomes (patient-provider communication and cultural sensitivity).
    Co-PIs Soto/Martinez Mier (In partnership with the IUPUI Center for Service-Learning)
  • International service-learning treatment outcomes (dental treatment and determination of risk for dental caries).
    Co-PIs Soto/Martinez Mier (In partnership with the Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan)
  • International service-learning student outcomes (Study of U.S., Latin America (Mexico), Africa (Kenya), and Asia (China) Cross-Cultural Comparison of Health Care by Health Professional Students from IUSN, IUSD, and IUSM)
    Co-PIs Umoren/Riner/Soto

Oral Health

  • Outcomes assessment of the placement of sealants as part of an ISL program in Yucatan. 
    Co PIs Soto/Escoffie (in partnership with the community of the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Yucatan)
  • Comprehensive Restorative Treatment for Needy Children.  PIs Chin and Soto (in partnership with the National Children's Oral Health Foundation).

Promotion of Community-Oriented Primary Care, Community Service, Education and Advocacystyl

  • English for Specific Purposes Project for Hispanic Families with Hospitalized Children
    PIs Lorant and Lauten (in partnership with the Indiana Center for Intercultural Communication)
  • Partnership Mexico Project (IUPUI) More information
    Coordinator Whitehead

Health Implications of the Immigration Phenomena
Study on the effects of fluoride exposure on neuro behavioral development Mexican children
PI Martinez Mier/Hu (in partnership with the University of Michigan and the Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica in Mexico)