“`html

Kelly Harris, an assistant professor in occupational therapy at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been recognized as one of five William T. Grant Scholars across the nation. This esteemed accolade, supported by the William T. Grant Foundation, assists early-career investigators by providing $425,000 to enhance their research and expand their skills and knowledge.

Harris focuses on the intersections between health and education, aiming to discover methods to enhance outcomes for students dealing with chronic issues such as asthma and sickle cell disease. The William T. Grant Scholars Program grant will enable Harris to explore whether a technology-assisted platform that synchronizes care across medical and educational environments can lead to better results for adolescents with asthma, particularly concentrating on Black children and teens. In the United States, Black youth experience this condition at double the rate of the broader population, with asthma complications frequently resulting in school absences. Harris’ platform aims to facilitate school-based asthma management to improve both health and educational outcomes.

She will engage in the research with guidance from Adam Wilcox, a professor in the Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics and the head of the Center for Applied Health Informatics at WashU Medicine.

The article Harris selected for William T. Grant Scholar Class of 2030 was originally published on The Source.

“`