Current Research and Scholarly Interests
My multidisciplinary research program is focused on lower urinary tract function and genitourinary health in women, including (1) the effect of weight loss and physical activity on urinary incontinence (UI) and overactive bladder (OAB), (2) epidemiology of female lower urinary tract and pelvic floor disorders (UI, OAB, pelvic organ prolapse, sexual dysfunction, and fecal incontinence), (3) the association of race/ethnicity with pelvic floor disorders and their treatment, (4) development of novel treatments for UI (weight loss, yoga, slow-paced respiration, mobile health app delivery), and (5) economics, health-related quality of life, and cost-effectiveness of treatments for pelvic floor disorders.