Grants and Contracts

Grants, Contracts, and Awards Obtained

"Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety” 2007-2012 Funding: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Purpose: The goal of the Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (MCOHS) is to provide a center of excellence involving: (1) cutting-edge interdisciplinary academic and research training to prepare exceptional leaders who can make significant contributions to the field of occupational health and safety, and (2) continuing education in occupational health and safety to train professionals in the field about ongoing and emerging issues. This Education and Research Center (ERC) was designed in response to a mandate of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - to provide an adequate supply of qualified personnel to carry out the purposes of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and reduce the national burden of work-related injury and illness. (Principal Investigator/Director: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Deputy Director: Patricia M McGovern, PhD; Multiple Program Directors, Faculty, and Staff) 

 “Consequences of Injuries among Children,” July 2006 – June 2011 Funding/Support: National Institutes for Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Purpose: The major goals of this project are to identify the physical, psychosocial, and economic consequences of injuries that occur among children and youths living in agricultural operation households, in a five-state region, using a unique design that enables examination of potential changes between baseline and follow-up data, comparing injured and non-injured households and controlling for important factors including injury/illness experience among other household members. (Principal Investigator: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Co-Investigators: Timothy Church, Ph.D., Ann Masten, Ph.D., Bryan Dowd, Ph.D., Patricia McGovern, Ph.D.; others.)

“Violence Against Teachers: Etiology and Consequences," May 2004 - April 2008 Funding/Support: National Institutes for Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Purpose: The major goals of this project are to identify the magnitude of work-related assaults and related risk factors through a two-stage effort, including a case-control study. (Principal Investigator: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Co-Investigators:  Timothy Church, Ph.D.; Patricia McGovern, Ph.D.; others.)

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2. “Human-Centered Interventions Toward Zero Deaths in Rural Minnesota: Psychological Factors, Driver Risk-taking, and Acceptable Interventions,” June 2004 - July 2006 Funding/Support: Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota Purpose: Identify relation between driver behaviors and attitudes toward safety and the rural versus urban crash rates in order to determine relevant interventions. (Principal Investigator: Nicholas J. Ward, Ph.D.; Co-Investigators:  Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Mick Rakauskas, M.S.

"Occupational Injury Prevention Research Training Program," 2003-2008, Funding/Support: National Institutes for Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Purpose: To provide academic and research training relevant to occupational injury epidemiology and control involving a major multidisciplinary collaborative effort (Program Director: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Co-Director:  Bruce H. Alexander, Ph.D.; Multiple Faculty Members)

National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) T42/CCT51042 2002–2007. The major goals of this effort are to enhance research training by addressing NORA research priorities that will ultimately result in the reduction of injury and illness in the work environment. (Associate Director of Research, Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety): Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.

Occupational Injury Prevention Research Training Program," 2001-2003, Funding/Support: National Institutes for Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Purpose: To provide academic and research doctoral training relevant to occupational injury epidemiology and control involving a major multidisciplinary collaborative effort (Program Director: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Co-Director:  Bruce Alexander, Ph.D.; Multiple Faculty Members)

"Agricultural Injury Surveillance:  Regional Rural Injury Study - II," 2000-2004, Funding/Support:  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Purpose:  To monitor the incidence, severity, and consequences of injuries and relevant exposures among adults and children in farm households within a five state region (Principal Investigator: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Co-Principal Investigators: Robert W. Gibson, Ph.D.; L. Ronald French, Ph.D.; Co-Investigators: Ann Masten, Ph.D.; Timothy Church, Ph.D.; John Shutske, Ph.D.)

"Etiology and Consequences of Injuries Among Children in Farm Households:  A Regional Rural Injury Study," 1998-2002 Funding:  National Institutes of Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Purpose: To enable identification of the etiology and consequences of injuries among children in farm households within a five state region. (Principal Investigator: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Co-Investigators:  Robert W. Gibson, Ph.D.; Timothy Church, Ph.D.; John Shutske, Ph.D.; Ann Masten, Ph.D.; L. Ronald French, Ph.D., Colleen Renier, B.S.; Peter Carr, M.P.H.)

"A Study of Risk Factors for Violence Among Nurses," 1998-2002 Funding: National Institutes for Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Purpose: The major goals of this project are to identify the magnitude of work-related assaults and related risk factors through a two-stage effort, including a case-control study. (Principal Investigator: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Co-Investigators: George Maldonado, Ph.D.; Patricia McGovern, Ph.D.; Timothy Church, Ph.D., Helen Hansen, Ph.D.)

"Occupational Injury Epidemiology and Control Program," 1997-2003 Funding/Support: National Institutes for Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Purpose: To provide academic and research training relevant to occupational injury epidemiology and control involving a major multidisciplinary collaborative effort (Director: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Co-Director: George Maldonado, Ph.D.; Multiple Faculty Members)

"Agricultural Health and Safety Program," 1997-2002 Funding: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Purpose: To provide academic and research training in agricultural safety and health. (Director: John S. Shutske, Ph.D.; Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D. and other faculty members)

"Etiology and Consequences of Injuries Among Children in Farm Households:  A Regional Rural Injury Study," 1997-1998 Funding:  National Institutes of Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Purpose: To enable identification of the etiology and consequences of injuries among children in farm households within a five state region. (Principal Investigator: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Co-Investigators:  Robert W. Gibson, Ph.D.; Timothy Church, Ph.D.; John Shutske, Ph.D.; Ann Masten, Ph.D.; L. Ronald French, Ph.D., Colleen Renier, B.S.; Peter Carr, M.P.H..)

"Violence Prevention Research Initiative," 1995-1998 Funding/Support: Allina Foundation. Purpose: To facilitate community-based research in violence, including work-related violence and costs of violence (Principal Investigator/Director: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Co-Investigators:  Mary Braddock, M.D.; Aparna Anderson, Ph.D.;  Laura Kochevar, Ph.D.; Deborah Wingert, Ph.D.)

"Risk Factors for Assaults Among Nurses," 1996-1998 Funding/Support: Allina Foundation. Purpose: To conduct a case-control study to identify risk factors associated with assaults among nurses in Minnesota (Principal Investigator: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Co-Investigators: George Maldonado, Ph.D.;  Laura Kochevar)

"Center for Violence Prevention and Control," 1994-1999 Funding/Support: Graduate School, University of Minnesota. Purpose: To facilitate interdisciplinary faculty collaboration in research, programmatic, and graduate education efforts that will also involve individual and agencies at the local and statewide levels (Principal Investigator/Director: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Co-Investigators:  Multiple Faculty Members throughout the University of Minnesota)

"Occupational Injury Epidemiology and Control Program," 1993-1997 Funding/Support: National Institutes for Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Purpose: To provide academic and research training relevant to occupational injury epidemiology and control involving a major multidisciplinary collaborative effort (Directors: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Co-Directors:  Robert W. Gibson, Ph.D. and George Maldonado, Ph.D.; Multiple Faculty Members)

"Epidemiological Study of Marijuana and Health:  Injury Risk Factors," 1993-1998 Funding/Support: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Drug Abuse/Kaiser Permanente (Principal Investigator: Stephen Sidney, M.D.).  Purpose:  To identify risk factors for injury (Principal Investigator: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.)

"A Case-Control Study of Cattle Operation-Related Injuries," 1991-1994 Funding/Support:  Centers for Disease Control/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.  Purpose:  To identify risk factors for Cattle Operation-Related Injuries in the agricultural community.  (Principal Investigator: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Co-Investigators:  Debora Boyle, D.V.M.; Robert W. Gibson, Ph.D. et al.)

"A Cooperative Agreement for Occupational and Safety Surveillance through Health Departments and Nurses in Agricultural Communities," 1990-1995 Funding/Support:  Centers for Disease Control and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.  Purpose:  Provide ongoing surveillance of agriculture-related disease and injury by placing public health nurses in selected agricultural communities in Minnesota.  (Principal Investigator:  Paul D. Gunderson, Ph.D., Co-Investigator:  L. Ronald French, Ph.D., et al., Minnesota Department of Health; Consultant:  Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.)

"University of Kentucky Department of Preventive Medicine Farm Family and Health Hazard Surveillance," 1990-1995 Funding/Support:  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control.  Purpose:  To identify the work-related health and injury problems on Kentucky farms.  (Principal Investigator:  Robert H. McKnight, Sc.D., et al., University of Kentucky; Consultant: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.)

"A Case-Control Study of Farming-Related Injuries," 1989-1991 Funding/Support:  (Refer to Olmsted Agricultural Trauma Study - substudy). Purpose:  To identify risk factors associated with farming-related injuries that will enable the development of prevention efforts.  (Principal Investigator:  Jane Daymond Elkington, M.P.H., Ph.D. candidate; Co-Investigators:  Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Robert W. Gibson, Ph.D., Chap T. Le, Ph.D., Jack S. Mandel, Ph.D., Lee Joseph Melton, III, M.D. and L. Ronald French, Ph.D.)

"An Engineering Study of Farming-Related Injuries," 1989-1991 Funding/Support:  (Refer to Olmsted Agricultural Trauma Study - substudy). Purpose:  To identify potential design characteristics associated with farm machinery-related injuries.  (Principal Investigator:  Owen Kolstadt, M.S.; Co-Investigators:  Arthur G. Erdman, Ph.D.; Jane Daymond Elkington, M.P.H., Ph.D. Candidate; Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Paul D. Gunderson, Ph.D.; and Jack True, M.S.)

"Rural Regional Injury Study (RRIS)", 1989-1993, Funding/Support: National Institutes for Health, Centers for Disease Control. Purpose: To identify the incidence, types, and severities of injuries and potential risk factors in the rural/agricultural communities through a population-based study in five states - Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. (Principal Investigator: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Co-Principal Investigator: Paul D. Gunderson, Ph.D.; Co-Investigators: Robert W. Gibson, Ph.D., Philip Smith, Ph.D., L. Ronald French, Ph.D., John A. True, M.S.

"State and Community-Based Injury Control" (Capacity Building Grant in Injury Control), 1989-1992 Funding/Support: National Institutes for Health, Centers for Disease Control - awarded to the Minnesota Department of Health.  Purpose: To initiate surveillance of child and adolescent injury and design and field test relevant programs to ameliorate the injury problems.  (Co-Principal Investigators: Paul D. Gunderson, Ph.D. and Carolyn McKay, M.D.; Multiple Co-Investigators; Consultant: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.)

"CARDIA Injury Study", 1989-1990Funding/Support:  National Institutes for Health, Biomedical Research Support Grant (external funding/awarded internally). Purpose:  To identify the magnitude of the injury problem and potential risk factors in the major Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) four-city cohort study of persons 18-35 years of age, with stratification based on race, age, and education. (Principal Investigator: David Jacobs, Ph.D., Co-Principal Investigator: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.).

"Seven State Regional Needs Study of Injury Prevention and Safety Programs," Funding/Support: Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety. (Patti Klein, M.P.H. Candidate, Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Debra K. Olson, M.P.H., Jane Daymond Elkington, M.P.H., Ph.D. Candidate, Luisa San Juan, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., and Michele Burlew, M.S.).

*"Analyses of Fatal Farm Vehicle Crashes in the United States (1982-1986)," Funding/Support:  National Institutes for Health, Biomedical Research Support Grant (external funding/awarded internally).  Purpose:  To identify the magnitude of the problem and to identify potential risk factors that may require further investigation.  (Principal Investigator:  Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Co-Investigators:  Robert W. Gibson, Ph.D. and Leon S. Robertson, Ph.D.)

"Occupational Injury Prevention and Control/Safety Program," Funding/Support: National Institutes for Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Purpose: To provide research training relevant to occupational injury prevention and safety; this represents a major collaborative effort between faculty in the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Technology. (Co-Directors: Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Arthur G.  Erdman, Ph.D. and Tarald O. Kvalseth, Ph.D.).

"Olmsted Agricultural Trauma Study (OATS)," 1987-1991 Funding/Support:  National Institutes for Health, Centers for Disease Control.  Purpose:  To identify the incidence, types and severities of agriculturally related injuries through a population-based study in Olmsted County and to develop a statewide surveillance program for the on-going identification of such injuries.  (Principal Investigator:  Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D.; Co-Principal Investigator: Paul D. Gunderson, Ph.D.; Co-Investigators: Arthur G. Erdman, Ph.D., L. Ronald French, Ph.D., Robert W. Gibson, Ph.D., Chap T.  Le, Ph.D., Lee Joseph Melton III, M.D., M.P.H.; John A. True, M.S.)

Analyses of Low Back Pain and Trunk Strength," 1987-1989 Purpose:  To determine the potential relationship between dynamic trunk strength, in concert with other variables, and the development of low back pain; clinical quantitative assessment is employed together with a prospective epidemiological investigation.  (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Principal Investigator; Co-Investigators:  Arthur Erdman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering; and Jack Mandel, Associate Professor, Environmental Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

"Minnesota Injury Prevention and Control Program," 1986-1989 Funding:  Minnesota Legislature, Minnesota State Department of Health.  Purpose:  To determine the feasibility of developing an injury surveillance system in the state of Minnesota.  (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., and Robert Gibson, Ph.D., Co-Principal Investigators)

"Surveillance of Sports and Recreational Injuries." 1985-1990 Funding:  Institute for Athletic Medicine, Fairview Community Hospitals, Minneapolis, Minnesota; John C. Lincoln Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona; Minnesota State High School League, Anoka, Minnesota; Mendon F. Schutt Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Purpose:  To provide a system for ongoing data collection of severe and catastrophic injury events (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Principal Investigator)

"Epidemiology of Running Injuries." 1985-1990 Funding: Institute for Athletic Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Purpose: To determine the rates, types and severities of injuries incurred in populations of runners and to identify variables associated with these injuries (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Principal Investigator; Co-Investigator: Richard Schmidt, M.D.)

"Surveillance of Severe and Catastrophic Injuries Associated with Farming" 1981-1993 Funding/Support: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, University of Minnesota Computer Center, and Center for Health Statistics, Minnesota State Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Purpose: To provide an ongoing system for the detection of severe and catastrophic injury events associated with farming (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Principal Investigator; Co-Investigator: Paul Gunderson, Ph.D., Director, Center for Health Statistics, Minnesota State Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota)

"Analysis of the Effectiveness of an Exercise Protocol for the Toro Powercurve Exercise System." 1985-1987 Funding: The Toro Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of an exercise protocol utilizing a methodology that incorporates an exercise group using the Powercurve system, a control exercise group, and a second control non-exercise group. (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Principal Investigator; Bradley J. Beard, R.P.T., Co-Principal Investigator; Robert Serfass, Ph.D., Co-Investigator)

"An Analysis of Trends in Rural Suicides." 1985-1987 Funding/Support: Center for Health Statistics, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Purpose: To identify significant changes in the rural suicide rate between 1970 and 1985; analyses include consideration of multiple variables (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Co-Investigator with Jane Daymond Elkington, M.P.H.  Candidate and Paul Gunderson, Ph.D., Director, Center for Health Statistics, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota)

"Analyses of the Relationship between Blood Alcohol Concentrations and Quantitative Measurements of Breath Alcohol." 1985-1987 Funding:  Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Washington, D.C.  Purpose: To analyze the relationship between blood alcohol levels and quantitative measurements of breath alcohol, including nasal breath, in subjects admitted to emergency rooms, for trauma-related incidents (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Principal Investigator; Co-Investigator: James Cicero, M.D., Director, Emergency Medicine, St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, St. Paul, Minnesota)

"Analysis of Severe Injuries Associated with Volleyball Activities" 1985 Funding: Institute for Athletic Medicine, Fairview Community Hospitals, Minneapolis, Minnesota; John C.  Lincoln Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona; Minnesota State High School League, Anoka, Minnesota; Mendon F. Schutt Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Purpose:  To determine the types and severities of volleyball-related injuries requiring rehabilitation, and to identify variables associated with these injuries, January - December 1985, (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Principal Investigator; Co-Investigators: Scott Luhmann, Cynthia Rysgaard Finke, R.P.T., and James D. Priest, M.D.)

"Analyses of the Effects of Brain Injuries" 1984-1986 Funding: Multiple Sources. Purpose: To analyze the effects of brain injuries in an undergraduate population utilizing a case-control methodology including brain injured cases, other injured controls, and non-injured controls (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Principal Investigator; Co-Investigators:  Robert Gibson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Jack Mandel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Environmental Health, and Robert Maxwell, M.D., Department of Neurosurgery - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Ronald P.  Matross, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Information Systems Service, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Robert Larsen, M.D., Department of Family Practice, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Paul Gunderson, Ph.D., Director, Center for Health Statistics; and Peter Carr, M.P.H., Chief, Emergency Medical Services - Minnesota State Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota)

"Epidemiology of Bicycle Injuries in Minnesota" 1984-1986 Funding: National Institutes of Health Biomedical Research Support Grant. (external funding/awarded internally) Purpose: To determine the types and severities of injuries incurred by individuals involved in bicycle-motor vehicle collisions and to identify variables  associated with these injuries (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Principal Investigator; in collaboration with staff from Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, St. Paul, Minnesota)

"Analyses of the Effectiveness of Treatment for Lateral Epicondylitis" 1984-1986  Funding:  Chattanooga Corporation, Chattanooga, Tennessee; Institute for Athletic Medicine, Fairview Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Institute for Athletic Medicine, John C.  Lincoln Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, Mendon Schutt Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Purpose:  To determine the effectiveness of a specially designed treatment for lateral epicondylitis utilizing a methodology that includes both subjective and objective evaluation pre-post treatment (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Principal Investigator; Co-Investigators: James D.  Priest, M.D. and Cynthia Rysgaard, R.P.T.)

"Analyses of the Relationship between Health Practices and Injuries in the Workplace" 1983-1985 Funding: National Institutes of Health Biomedical Research Support Grant (external funding/awarded internally).  Purpose:  To determine the potential relationship between multiple health practices, including behaviors associated with exercise, smoking, alcohol/drug use, and injury incidence; this study incorporates a case-control methodology, (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Principal Investigator; Judith Garrard, Ph.D., Co-Principal Investigator, Associate Professor, Health Education; Co-Investigators:  Jack S. Mandel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, and Robert Gibson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota)

"Analyses of Work-Related Injuries with Alcohol and Other Licit Drug Use," 1983-1985 Funding: Alcohol and Other Drug Use Programs (AODAP).  Purpose: To determine the potential relationship between alcohol/licit drug use and the incidence of injury using a case-control methodology (Judith Garrard, Ph.D., Principal Investigator; Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Co-Principal Investigator; Co-Investigators: Jack S. Mandel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, and Robert Gibson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota)

"An Analysis of Work-Related Injuries Incurred at All Campuses of the  University of Minnesota." 1983-1985 Funding: National Institutes of Health, Biomedical Research Grant (external funding/awarded internally).  Purpose:  To determine the magnitude of the injury problem, among employees of a major university, including rates, types and severities of injuries and variables associated with these injuries (Judith Garrard, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Principal Investigator; Susan G. Gerberich, Ph.D., Co-Investigator, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota)

"Analyses of Low Back Pain and Trunk Strength" 1983-1985 Funding:  National Institutes of Health Biomedical Research Support Grant (awarded internally); Fairview Community Hospitals. Purpose: To develop a protocol for trunk strength testing that will facilitate subsequent prospective studies to analyze for potential differences between those who do and do not develop low back pain -- a major occupational/public health problem (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Principal Investigator; Co-Investigators:  Jack S.  Mandel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Arthur G.  Erdman, Ph.D., Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota)

"Analyses of the Effect of Rebounding upon Body Fitness, Body Composition, and Blood Lipids" 1982-1984  (external funding/awarded internally) Funding:  National Institutes of Health, Biomedical Research Support Grant/Other.  Purpose: To determine the acute and chronic effects of a physical activity program on the mini-trampoline, utilizing experimental and control groups (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Principal Investigator; Co-Investigator: Arthur S. Leon, M.D. Professor, Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota)

"An Epidemiological Study of High School Hockey Injuries" 1982-1986  Funding:  Institute for Athletic Medicine, Fairview Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Institute for Athletic Medicine, John C.  Lincoln Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona; Minnesota State High School League, Anoka, Minnesota; Mendon F.  Schutt Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and The Hubbard  Foundation, St. Paul, Minnesota.  Purpose:  To determine the rates, types and severities of injuries among secondary school varsity hockey players  and to analyze the effects of concomitant health care provision during two years of study (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Principal Investigator; Co-Investigators:  James D. Priest, M.D., Gordon Aamoth, M.D., Robert Finke, R.P.T., Kevin Murray, B.A., Marcia Madden, B.S., and Susan Funk, B.S.)

"An Epidemiological Study of Suicides in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties" 1982-1984 Funding/Support: University of Minnesota Computer Center and Center for Health Statistics, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Medical Examiners' Offices, Hennepin and Ramsey Counties.  Purpose:  To determine the rates of suicide among adolescents and young adults/ population, in general, and to identify variables associated with the suicide events (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Principal Investigator; Co-Investigators: Marilyn Hays, B.S.N., M.P.H. Candidate, Jack S. Mandel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, and Robert Gibson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, and Paul Gunderson, Ph.D., Director, Center for Health Statistics, Minnesota State Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota)

"An Epidemiological Study of Amputations in Minnesota Workers" 1981-1983 Funding/Support: University of Minnesota Computer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Minnesota Department of Labor, St. Paul, Minnesota. Purpose: To determine the magnitude of the amputation injury problem among workers in Minnesota and to identify associated variables, (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Collaborator with Debra Olson, B.S.N., M.P.H. Candidate and Jack S. Mandel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota)

"Analysis of the Effectiveness of Treatment for Lateral Epicondylitis: Variables Related to Complete Recovery" 1981-1982 Funding:  Institute for Athletic Medicine of Fairview Hospital, Mendon F.  Schutt Foundation, University of Minnesota Computer Center, University of Minnesota Health Sciences Computer Center, and Minnesota State High School League. Purpose:  To determine the effectiveness of a specially designed clinical treatment including analysis of variables related to complete recovery (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Principal Investigator; Co-Investigator, James D.  Priest, M.D.)

"Analyses of Wrist Injuries among Workers Performing Tasks Involving Repetitive Wrist Motions" 1981-1982 Funding: Champion International, Inc. Purpose: To determine the magnitude of the repetitive motion trauma problem, including carpal tunnel syndrome, among workers in a paper products company and to identify variables associated with this trauma, (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Collaborator with Kate Skovbroten, M.P.H., Elaine Richard, M.S., and Elizabeth Wild, B.S.N., M.P.H. Candidate, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota)

"Analyses of Tennis Elbow among Average Tennis Players," 1978-1980 Funding: Institute for Athletic Medicine; Orthopaedic Consultants, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota; Coordinated Management Systems, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota; University of Minnesota Computer Center; and the University of Minnesota Health Sciences Computer Center.  Purpose: To determine rates of injury and to identify variables associated with lateral epicondylitis among a population of 3000+ average tennis players (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Co-Investigator with James D. Priest, M.D. and Vic Braden, M.S., Ph.D.)

"An Epidemiological Study of Football Injuries Among Participants in the Secondary Schools of Minnesota" 1977-1980 Funding: Automated Building Components, Inc., Excelsior, Minnesota; County Seat Stores, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota; Fairview Community Hospitals, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Fairview Hospital-Institute for Athletic Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota; General Mills Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Group Health Plan, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota; Minnesota State Health Planning and Development Agency,St. Paul, Minnesota; Minnesota State High School League, Anoka, Minnesota; Naegele Outdoor Advertising Company of the Twin Cities, Inc., Minnesota; Orthopaedic Consultants, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota; Mendon F.  Schutt Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota; University of Minnesota Computer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota; University of Minnesota Health Sciences Computer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Purpose:  To determine the frequencies, types, and severities of 3000+ football players in 100 Minnesota high schools and to identify variables associated with these injuries (Susan Goodwin Gerberich, Ph.D., Principal Investigator and Project Director; and James D. Priest, M.D., Co-Principal Investigator.)

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