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Dr. LaShara A. Davis is a scientist in the Patient Engagement, Diversity, and Education Division representing both J.C. Walter Transplant Center at Houston Methodist Hospital and the Center for Outcomes Research at the Houston Methodist Research Institute.
Dr. Davis earned a Master of Arts and PhD in communication with an emphasis in health, social influence, and research methods. She is committed to research on patient-centered care, health education development and reducing racial and ethnic health disparities through communication. She serves as a reviewer for several journals in communication, health, and ethnicity.
Research interests
Organ Transplant, Living Donation, Patient-Centered Health Education Development, Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Communication, Community-Based Participatory Research Design, and Patient Engagement.
Education/Academic qualification
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine
Jul 1 2011 → Jul 31 2013
External positions
Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences in Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine
Nov 1 2022 → Oct 6 2024
Research Area Keywords
- Transplantation
- Outcomes, Quality & Health Care Performance
Free-text keywords
- Patient education design
- Racial and ethnic disparities
- Patient engagement
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An African-American Family Story About Kidney Disease
Waterman, A. D. (PI) & Davis, L. A. (Key Personnel)
3/14/23 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Connecting the dots: Assessing the impact of a culturally adapted video edutainment series on motivating weight loss for Black chronic kidney disease patients with obesity
Davis, L. A. (PI)
1/1/23 → 12/31/23
Project: Federal Funding Agencies
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Investigating the Classification of Living Kidney Donation Experiences on Reddit and Understanding the Sensitivity of ChatGPT to Prompt Engineering: Content Analysis
Nielsen, J., Chen, X., Davis, L., Waterman, A. & Gentili, M., 2025, In: JMIR AI. 4, e57319.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Multicenter Home-based Prehabilitation Intervention in Kidney Transplant Candidates
Lorenz, E. C., Bonikowske, A. R., David-Van Meter, A. C., Munson, C. L., Roschen, C. A., Salstrand, R. M., Wolter, A. D., Murthy, B. V., Davis, L. S. A., Choi, N. G. & Kennedy, C. C., Dec 2024, In: Transplantation Direct. 10, 12, p. e1731Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the relationship between website quality and equity in living donor kidney transplant
McElroy, L. M., Obayemi, J. E., Shaw, B. I., Park, C., Caddell, K., Davis, L. S. A., DePasquale, N., Mohottige, D. & Boulware, L. E., 2024, In: Frontiers in Transplantation. 3, 1490876.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improving Health Equity in Living Donor Kidney Transplant: Application of an Implementation Science Framework
McElroy, L. M., Mohottige, D., Cooper, A., Sanoff, S., Davis, L. S. A., Collins, B. H., Gordon, E. J., Wang, V. & Boulware, L. E., Jan 1 2024, In: Transplantation Proceedings. 56, 1, p. 68-74 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Social issues in living donor organ transplantation: Chapter 6 - Social issues in living donor organ transplantation
Waterman, A. D., Wood, E. H., Ho, E., Murillo, A. L., Menser, T., Davis, L. A. & Advani, S., 2024, Living Donor Organ Transplantation. Gruessner, R. & Benedetti, E. (eds.). Elsevier, p. 119-125Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review