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About
the Florida Research Institute
The Florida Research Institute (FRI)
was founded in 1996 in Gainesville, Florida, a hub of
scientific
and academic research, to provide top-quality independent
research services leading to improvements in the quality
of
life for current and future generations. As an independent
nonprofit organization, FRI focuses on non-commercial
research
projects and is governed by a board of directors. FRI founders
Elaine M. Lyons, Ph.D., president, and Kenneth Lyons,
vice
president, have extensive experience in data collection and
social/behavioral research. Also below are examples of
studies our staff has conducted.
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collaborated in research activities with the following
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- University of Miami
- University of Florida
- Brandeis University
- VA Medical Centers
- Emory University
- University of Colorado
- SUNY
- University of Maryland
- Kent State University
- Florida Developmental Disabilities
Council Florida Farm Bureau
- South Dakota Department of Health
- Medsource International
- School systems in California, New
York, Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
- Florida Departments of Health, Commerce,
Transportation, Education, Environmental Protection
and Citrus
- Maryland Department of Transportation
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. Agency for Health Care Research
- Minnesota Institute of Public Health
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Examples of studies our staff has conducted:
- Behavioral risk factor survey on obesity/Florida Department
of Health
- Behavioral
risk factor survey of tobacco users in statewide populations,
including minority and Native American communities/South
Dakota Department of Health and Minnesota Institute of
Public Health
- Generational
immigration study/State University of New York
- Oral
Cancer study/University of Florida, Department of Dentistry
- National
obesity survey/University of Indiana
- Women’s nutritional study/University of California
Davis/Centers for Disease Control (Atlanta)
- Safety
belt perceptions, awareness and usage by adults/ Florida
Department of Transportation
- Booster
seat perceptions, awareness and usage by children/ Florida
Department of
Transportation
- Kids
Voting Civics Program cohort study with high school students
and their parents/University
of Colorado,
University
of Florida
- Young
adults perceptions, awareness and usage of alcohol/The
Moran Group,
Chicago, IL
- Medicaid
members study/Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration
- Childcare
services satisfaction study/Florida Children’s
Forum
- Kid
Care Insurance member and non-member research/Florida Kid
Care Program
- Older
workers in the workforce/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Home Health Care Agencies/ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Teachers
who have dual certifications in General Education and Special
Education/Florida Developmental
Disabilities
Council
- Parents
and children in extended school programs/Florida Developmental
Disabilities
Council
- Disease
Prevention and Safety Program Evaluations in school
systems in Florida,
New York, New
Jersey, Illinois, Indiana
and California/Scholastic
Publishing
- Children’s discipline and at-risk parents
study/Florida Developmental Disabilities Council
- Closing
the Gap Statewide Program Evaluation/Florida
Department of
Health
- Youth
Tobacco Survey and Program Evaluations/Florida
Department of
Health and Scholastic
Publishing
- Adult
Tobacco Research/University of Miami, Sylvester
Comprehensive
Cancer Center
- Adult
gambling behaviors/University of Florida,
William L.
McKnight
Brain Institute
- Prostate
cancer research on males
over 55/Veterans
Administration
Medical
Center of North
Florida
- Asthma
research in adult
minority
populations/University
of Florida,
College
of Pharmacy
- Pharmacist
communication and
service to the
elderly/University
of
Florida, College
of
Pharmacy
- Hospital
patient
satisfaction/Shands
Hospital,
AvMed
Healthcare,
Munroe
Regional
Medical
Center,
Ocala
Regional
Medical
Center,
Princeton
Hospital
(Orlando),
Santa
Fe
Hospital,
Branson
Hospital,
Lake
City
Hospital,
North
Florida
Regional
Medical
Center
- Healthcare
needs
in women
during the
life cycle/Brandeis
University, Center
for Women
and Aging
- Study
of
power within
the marriage
in US.
And Japan/University
of Florida,
Department of
Sociology
- Hospice
Awareness
and Usage/Marion
County Hospice
and Pasco-Hernando
County Hospice
- Environmental,
ecological
and water
conservation studies
with residents
of North
and West
Central Florida/St.
Johns River
Water Management
and Southwest
Florida Water
Management District
- Patient
needs,
Prudential PruCare
Insurance, Blue
Cross Blue
Shield of
Florida
- Student
perceptions
of education/NAACP
and University
of Maryland
- Skin cancer
education program
evaluation/Richard
David
Kann Melanoma
Foundation (West
Palm Beach)
- Health partnerships,
community leaders,
educational leaders,
government officials,
business leaders
and healthcare
leaders/ Florida
Department of
Health, Tobacco
Prevention and
Control Program
- Teachers,
media
coordinators,
administrators
and
librarians/The
Moran
Group, Chicago,
IL
- Hispanic-Americans
healthcare
in
south Florida/Florida
Department
of
Health
- Residential
and
citizen
survey
research/Alachua
County
Commission,
Ocala
Star
Banner,
Gainesville,
Sun
- Bicycle
lanes
in
traffic
flow/Florida
Department
of Transportation
- Highway
safety
and
alcohol
abuse
education/Emory
University,
Florida
Department
of
Highway
Safety
- Farmers,
ranchers
and
agricultural
officials
with
regard
to
the
wildlife
programs/
Florida
Farm
Bureau
- Effects
of
flooding
on
community,
travel
and
tourism/U.S.
Department
of
Commerce
- Radio
program
awareness
and
listenership/National
Public
Radio
- Continuing
medical
education/University
of
Florida,
Medsource
International
- Study
of
discrimination
in
the
military
with
African-American,
Asian-American,
Hispanic
and
Native
American
military
personnel/U.S.
Department
of
Defense
- Study
of
African-American,
Native
American,
Hispanic
and
Asian-American
small
businesses/Maryland
Department
of
Transportation
- Appeal
of
Girl
Scout
organizations
and
programs
with
African-American,
Hispanic
and
Jewish
girls/Girl
Scouts
of
Gulfcoast
Florida
- Estuary,
watershed
and
lagoon
management
and
usage
issues
in
Southeast
Florida/University
of
Florida,
Institute
for
Agriculture
and
Sciences
- National
HMO
satisfaction
analysis/U.S.
Department
of
Health
Care
Policy
and
Research
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