Technology, Assessment, Data, & Analysis (TADA) Core

Core Objectives

The TADA core aims to:

  • Provide expertise and services to support study design, technology implementation, assessment & statistical analyses

  • Serve as a centralized resource for training and exchange of methodological technology design/implementation and analytic ideas

  • Provide expertise to support data management and create a repository of data as a resource for STAR investigators

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Co-Directors

Beth Bock, PhD

Nicole Nugent, PhD

Co-Investigators

Sara Vargas, PhD

Shira Dunsiger, PhD

Data Systems Analyst

Chris Breault

Contact

Maggie Walsh, MS
Research Project Director
starcobre@brownhealth.org

Services

The TADA Core can provide consultation and trainings on a variety of topics:

  • Study design

    • Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods

    • Clinical intervention

  • Data analysis

    • Multi-level modeling

    • Propensity score modeling

    • Geographic information systems

  • Data quality and management

    • E-Prime

    • REDCap

    • SQL

    • Big data

  • Technology implementation

    • Eye-tracker

    • Wearables

    • Ecological momentary assessment

Please note that some activities and services may be reserved for STAR investigators only in order to provide more hands-on support. Submit a consultation request and we’ll discuss how we can best support you!

Interested in becoming a STAR investigator? Check out our Pilot Project Program.

Activities

The TADA Core accomplishes its objectives through various activities and projects:

  • Developed an assessment battery for use across STAR projects, permitting a strategy for investigators to deploy validated and impactful common measures of stress and trauma across study populations and designs

    Scroll down to see a list of our favorite measures of stress, trauma, and resilience

  • Initiated the STAR Measurement Working Group to share expertise and resources for measuring stress, trauma, and resilience across different populations and modalities 

  • Initiated the EMA Seminar Series