Heather Olsen, a CWRU student and researcher in the Center’s “Patient Centered Media Lab” presented findings of a recently completed study of plasma donation. The study was conducted with Dr. Perzynski, Associate Professor of Medicine, sociologist, and faculty member in the Center for Health Care Research and Policy and Dr. David Margolius, General Internist and Center faculty member. The research was presented at the International Health Congress at Oxford University. The team found that paid plasma donation centers tend to be located in low socioeconomic status neighborhoods, and that the most frequent use of money earned from donating by donors in Cleveland is to pay for food and other basic necessities. Other center studen research associates contributing to the project included Sarah Shick, Anupama Cemballi and Kristen Berg.
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