Emily A. Barr - Funded Projects

UPLIFT: Understanding Practices of Lactation and Infant Feeding Together with Women with HIV (U01PS005288-01-00)

1. Research Team: Principal investigator Lisa Abuogi, MD, MSc, University of Colorado School of Medicine; lead co-investigators Emily Barr, PhD, CPNP-PC, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, Cizik School of Nursing and Christiana Smith-Anderson, MD, PhD, and lead statistician Hulin Wu, PhD, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
2. Overview: The UPLIFT study is the first national prospective study to examine infant feeding practices in people with HIV in the United States. The team will gather data on current practices and perceptions, recruit a cohort of pregnant and postpartum people with HIV at 12 sites across the U.S., and develop the first national, voluntary registry to build a database of longitudinal data from a diverse population of women with HIV who choose to breastfeed/chestfeed.
3. Budget: Subcontract with University of Colorado.
4. Project period: Sept. 30, 2024 - Sept. 30, 2029
   
   

TEC-HIV: Telehealth use and engagement in care in young adults living with HIV

• Research team: Principal investigator Emily Barr, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, CNM, ACRN, FACNM, FAAN
• Funding sponsor: Texas Developmental Center for AIDS Research
• Overview: Only 40-50% of people aged 15-24 living with HIV will remain engaged in care year after transitioning to adult services. This project reviewed charts from three high-volume HIV clinics in the Houston area to assess telehealth use and engagement in care in youth with HIV. Further, we surveyed HIV care providers across the US to identify barriers and benefits of telehealth use in providing healthcare to youth with HIV.
• Budget: $50,000
• Project period: Awarded June 1, 2022
  
  

ePATHS: Patient Activation Through Home STI testing using electronic communication and telehealth in youth living with HIV

• Research team: Principal investigator Emily Barr, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, CNM, ACRN, FACNM, FAAN
• Funding sponsor: Texas Developmental Center for AIDS Research
• Overview: To examine the acceptability and feasibility of using at-home STI testing kits in adolescents and young adults (ages 16-22 years) living with HIV. Further, to explore attitudes towards telehealth use and patient-provider trust.
• Budget: $50,000
• Project period: Awarded June 1, 2023
  
  

Tele-lactation for breast/chestfeeding parents with HIV: An examination of HIV-knowledge, attitudes, experiences, and HIV stigma in certified lactation consultants in the United States and Canada 

• Team: Principal investigator Emily Barr, PhD, CPNP-PC, CNM, ACRN, FACNM, FAAN. Co-investigators Rebecca Tsusaki, PhD, WHNP-BC, IBCLC MPH (Cizik School of Nursing); Hulin Wu, PhD (UTHealth Houston School of Public Health); Jennifer McKinney, MD (Baylor College of Medicine); Lisa Abuogi, MD, (University of Colorado); Elizabeth Lowenthal, MD (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia).
• Overview: Quantitative analysis of data gathered from survey of 203 lactation consultants in the United States and Canada to assess their knowledge of HIV, particularly in the context of breast/chestfeeding, and their experiences with telehealth.
• Funding sponsor: Dean’s Research Award
• Budget: $5,000
• Project period: Sept. 1, 2024-Aug. 31, 2025