applied research

By conducting applied research with ICH, you can build a robust evidence base for your programs and publish your impact so that others can learn from and replicate your work. ICH applies research to practice so that knowledge generated becomes actionable and useful to you and to the broader field. 

We have expertise in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research and we can support any stage of the research process, from study design all the way to dissemination in academic journals and other venues. 

As leaders in health services research and community-based approaches, we can help you select and utilize the most effective methods for answering your specific research questions.

Featured Applied Research Projects

Recent Applied Research Projects

ICH staff led a study to understand the impact of ICE activities on immigrant health from the perspective of health care providers.

ICH staff were senior authors of a study that used community-based participatory research to investigate the impact of enhanced immigration enforcement on immigrant health in Everett, MA.

ICH Director of Research Leah Zallman contributed to a literature review that aimed to compare health care expenditures of U.S. immigrants to those of U.S.-born individuals, and evaluate the role which immigrants play in the rising cost of health care.

ICH Director of Research Leah Zallman was the senior author on a paper reviewing literature on barriers to health care for undocumented immigrants and identifying strategies for addressing these barriers.

ICH is leading a study to estimate immigrant contributions, expenditures and net contributions to the UICH is leading a study to estimate immigrant contributions, expenditures and net contributions to the US healthcare economy as a wholeS healthcare economy as a whole