Research

Research Areas and Projects

Epidemiology of stroke, genetics of ischemic stroke, race-ethnic and gender differences in stroke, sleep apnea and stroke and the environment and stroke.

• • Epidemiology of Stroke

  • Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (BASIC) Project

  • Environment and Stroke: Our research includes studying the role of air pollution, neighborhood effects, and social determinants in stroke epidemiology.

  • Sleep Apnea and Stroke

  • Sleep Apnea Health Disparities in Mexican-American Stroke Patients

  • The Epidemiology of Sleep Apnea in a Bi-Ethnic Stroke Population

  • Women Living with Medical Alert Devices

  • Women Independently Living with Medical Alert Monitoring (WILMA)