HAUSS Lab

Healthcare Access, Utilization, Sociodemographic & Spatial Factors

Where you live matters.

 

The HAUSS lab focuses on cancer health disparities through the lens of the social determinants of health (SDOH) using a socio-ecological perspective, with particular foci on healthcare access and utilization and the intersection of race/ethnicity, rurality, and other identities. The lab incorporates GIS and spatial analysis to examine spatial patterns of disease as well as geographical medical accessibility (distance and travel time analyses).

Current projects include survey-based research assessing delayed medical care, cancer screening uptake, and availability of social supports through primary care settings. The lab also conducts research using secondary data sources including provider databases and electronic health records.


Core Research Team:

Kendra L. Ratnapradipa, PhD, MSW – Assistant Professor

Josiane Kabayundo, BPharm, MPH - Current Epidemiology PhD Student
  • Snehal Jadhav, BDS – MPH student
  • Siddhi Mundi, MS – Research Data Analyst
  • Lisa Smith, PhD, MSSW – University of Nebraska Omaha Grace Abbott School of Social Work
  • Hongmei Wang, PhD – UNMC, Associate Professor Department of Health Services Research & Administration

Collaborators:

  • Edward S. Peters, DMD, SM, PhD – UNMC, Professor and Chair of the Epidemiology Department
  • Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, PhD – UNMC, Professor, Associate Director for Buffett Cancer Center Community Outreach & Engagement, and Research Director of Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska
  • Paraskevi “Evi” Farazi, PhD – UNMC, Tim Hawks Chair in Cancer Prevention and Population Science, Associate Professor
  • Nicole Shonka, MD - UNMC, Associate Professor, Division of Oncology & Hematology
    Neuro-oncology, Sarcoma
  • Amulya Yellala, MD - Nebraska Medicine Medical Oncology Hematology
  • Ying Zhang, PhD – Biostatistics Professor and Chair
  • Joellen Schildkraut, PhD – Emory University School of Public Health