Conducting Rigorous Health-related Intervention Research.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits (3 credits lecture). Enrollment is restricted to students admitted to a doctoral program or with permission of the instructor. This course provides an in-depth examination of theoretical and methodological issues in the conduct of rigorous intervention research (e.g., clinical trials with human subjects, systems-level interventions, complex interventions). It focuses on specific aspects of the design, development, implementation and evaluation of health-related interventions across the continuum of study designs/ phases. Students explore translational frameworks, hypothetical models and the state of the science to guide the rigorous design and testing of interventions in order to address specific research questions.