M. Courtney Hughes

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Northern Illinois University

United States

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M. Courtney Hughes is an Associate Professor at Northern Illinois University in the United States. Her research primarily focuses on health communication, caregiver policies, and health disparities, as evidenced by her recent articles on topics such as satellite imagery data literacy and the impact of financial stress on young women with breast cancer. Additionally, she explores the dynamics of online support forums for brain tumor patients and caregivers, examining their experiences and the role of informal caregiving in the digital age.

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Improving the Health and Well-being of Informal Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Dementia in DeKalb County

Open Date: 2021-07-01

Close Date: 2022-03-01

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Development and Application of a Novel Cancer Mortality Index in Illinois: Discovering Opportunities for a Public Health Intervention.

Open Date: 2021-01-01

Close Date: 2022-01-01

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Telehealth for Hospice Care: Implications for Racial/Ethnic and Rural Health Disparities

Open Date: 2021-01-01

Close Date: 2021-12-01

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Improving Access to Mental Health Services for Young Children In DeKalb County

Open Date: 2020-07-01

Close Date: 2020-09-01

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Improving Communication for Hospice Patients

Open Date: 2020-07-01

Close Date: 2021-06-01

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Jinsook Kim

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Northern Illinois University

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King Chung

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UNITED STATES

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Mahdi Vaezi

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Northern Illinois University

UNITED STATES

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Erin Vernon

Associate Professor

Seattle University

UNITED STATES

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The sky's the limit: improving satellite imagery data literacy to address non-communicable diseases

“We are a club none of us wanted to join”: exploring brain tumor online discussion forum content

Exploring large language models for summarizing and interpreting an online brain tumor support forum

Caregiver policies in the United States: a systematic review

The Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Low Birthweight Across US Counties and Related Racial Disparities

Impact of a Breast Cancer Diagnosis on Finances and Marital Status in Young Women

Informal Caregivers Connecting on the Web: Content Analysis of Posts on Discussion Forums

“You sure feel like you’re alone, kind of flailing away out there”: Family caregiver perspectives of caring for an individual with glioblastoma multiforme

Always Politically Correct: Supporting Seriously Ill Older Populations and Their Families

Patient, Referring Physician, and Radiologist Opinions Over Time on Providing Patients Access to Radiology Reports: A Systematic Review

Hearing Aid Loan Program for Hearing Loss at the End of Life

Parenting style in childhood and depressive symptoms among family caregivers in middle and later adulthood in the United States: The role of perceived control

Hospice Capacity to Provide General Inpatient Care: Emergency Department Utilization and Live Discharge Among Cancer Patients

Effectiveness of Skill-Building Interventions for Informal Caregivers of Adults with Cancer: a Systematic Review

The Perspective of Administrators of Intellectual Disability Organizations on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Parenting style in childhood and attitudes toward caregiving in adulthood: a qualitative study

Health Behaviors, Financial Difficulties, and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults Across Gender and Race During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Construction and case study of a novel lung cancer risk index

Developing a Needs Assessment Process to Address Gaps in a Local System of Care

Use of population indices in cancer research: a scoping review

Collaborators (4)

Jinsook Kim

King Chung

Mahdi Vaezi

Erin Vernon

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