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Trojan Pandemic Response Initiative (TPRI)

The Trojan Pandemic Response Initiative (TPRI) is a cutting-edge study on the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic and Vaccination Campaign on USC students, staff and faculty that will generate real-time evidence of attitudes, behaviors, and infections acutely needed for USC to pursue strategies and policies to minimize new COVID-19 infections while the USC public health campaign, including vaccinations, continues.

Study Timeline:

  • Wave 1 Survey: April – July 2021
  • Wave 2 Survey: August – October 2021
  • Wave 3 Survey: December 2021 – April 2022
  • Wave 4 Survey: April – July 2022

Data

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Surveys

Name

Description

Fieldwork Period

Sample Size

TPRI Students

USC Trojan Pandemic Response Initiative (TPRI) Student Cohort

2021-2022

7250

TPRI Staff/Faculty

USC Trojan Pandemic Response Initiative (TPRI) Staff/Faculty Cohort

2021-2022

3021

Publications

Nicolo, M., Kawaguchi, E. S., Ghanem-Uzqueda, A., Kim, A. E., Soto, D., Deva, S., Shanker, K., Rogers, C., Lee, R., Gilliland, F., Van Orman, S., Klausner, J., Kovacs, A., Conti, D., Hu, H., & Unger, J. B. (2023). Trust in science and scientists among university students, staff, and faculty of a large, diverse university in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trojan Pandemic Response Initiative. BMC Public Health 23, 601. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15533-x

Nicolo, M., Kawaguchi, E. S., Ghanem-Uzqueda, A., Kim, A. E., Soto, D., Deva, S., Shanker, K., Rogers, C., Lee, R., Gilliland, F., Van Orman, S., Klausner, J., Kovacs, A., Conti, D., Hu, H., & Unger, J. B. (2023). Correlates of COVID-19 vaccination status among college students. Journal of American College Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2157216

Lee, R. C., Hu, H., Kawaguchi, E. S., Kim, A. E., Soto, D. W., Shanker, K., Klausner, J. D., Van Orman, S., & Unger, J. B. (2022). COVID-19 booster vaccine attitudes and behaviors among university students and staff in the United States: The USC Trojan pandemic research Initiative. Preventive Medicine Reports, 28, 101866. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101866

Nicolo, M., Kawaguchi, E. S., Ghanem-Uzqueda, A., Kim, A. E., Soto, D., Deva, S., Shanker, K., Rogers, C., Lee, R., Casagrande, Y., Gilliland, F., Van Orman, S., Klausner, J., Kovacs, A., Conti, D., Hu, H., & Unger, J. B. (2022). Characteristics associated with COVID-19 vaccination status among staff and faculty of a large, diverse University in Los Angeles: The Trojan Pandemic Response Initiative. Preventive Medicine Reports, 27, 101802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101802