Project SCORE (Streamlined Consents for Research) will develop and test a visual consent template to describe the key information about studies, and test its feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness across three participating institutions. Our study team includes investigators from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, University of Utah and University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill.
Washington University Research Team
Mary Politi, PhD
Principal Investigator
- Email: mpoliti@nospam.wustl.edu
Dr. Politi is a health psychologist and behavioral scientist. Her primary research interests include health communication and shared decision-making. Her work helps patients and the public understand health information, explore what is important to them when making health decisions, and collaborate to make evidence-informed decisions that meet their needs. Dr. Politi also trains clinicians in shared decision making and patient engagement through a semester-long class on health literacy and shared decision-making and numerous conference presentations and short courses.
Krista Cooksey, BA
Public Health Research Coordinator
- Email: kcooksey@nospam.wustl.edu
Krista Cooksey is a public health research coordinator who has worked in the lab since 2020 and in clinical research since 2015. She first learned the importance of community engagement, consensus building, and collaboration in her undergraduate area of concentration in Minority Health and Policy in Underserved Communities. She has expertise in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis and project management.
Eliana Goldstein, MPH
Research Coordinator
Eliana Goldstein is a public health research coordinator who has worked in the lab since 2023. After graduating from Washington University in St Louis, she began working in health communication for both nonprofit clinical organizations and industry settings. She later completed an MPH degree and developed skills in public health research methods. She has expertise in project management, program evaluation, maternal and child health, and health communication.
University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill Research Team
- Clara Lee, MD, MPP
University of Utah Research Team
- Kim Kaphingst, ScD
- Erin Rothwell, PhD