She continues her international health work through the international training and collaborative research network - INCLEN, serves as an Executive Committee Member of CanUSACLEN and serves as the Chair of the World Studies of Abuse in the Family Environment (WorldSAFE). She is a medical ambassador for the American Cancer Society for the Smoke-Free Chicago campaign. During 2005 she is walking the 3 day 60 mile breast cancer walk to raise funds for the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. When she isn't walking for 'good causes', she enjoys hiking in mountains and canyonlands.

• RWJ Clinical Scholar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1986-1988
• MPH, School of Public Health, University of Michigan (1980-82)
• MD, Wayne State School of Medicine (1978-82)

NHLBI, 2002-2007
Asthma Disparities Grant – “Chicago Initiative to Raise Asthma Equity – (CHIRAH)”
Role: Institutional Research Leader for two of the four research aims: 1) Design and implementation of School based screening of 28,000 children, and interview and clinical assessments of >800 adults and children with asthma; and 2) interviews of the 800 adult and children (+Caregivers) for 2 years. Co-investigator.

SAMSHA - (joint initiative with NIAAA, NIDA and NIMH). #1UD 11 SM52385, 1998-2003
HIV/AIDS Treatment Adherence, Health Outcomes and Cost Study.
Role: Design of prospective cohort to assess effectiveness of integrating Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Primary Care Health Services Among HIV + patients; responsible for physical health outcomes measurement and analysis.

USAID #0100-A-00-5030-00, 1998-2001
Multiple funders including: Private donors, International Clinical Epidemiology Network, USAID. Lead World Studies of Abuse in the Family Environment (WorldSAFE)
Multinational study of violence against women (physical and psychological) and child abuse and neglect in Lesser Developed Countries.
Roles: Design, Trained research staff in Brazil, Egypt and India, Analysis of data, Writing reports and manuscripts.

Current RCTs:

• 1. Effectiveness of a new model of housing and case-management for homeless with chronic medical illnesses; and
• 2. Cost effectiveness trial of spanish medical interpretation for hospitalized spanish speaking patients.

1. Smith CA, Hart AS, Sadowski LS, Riddle J, Evans AT Clarke PM, Ganschow PS, Mason E, Sequeira W, Wang Y. Teaching Cardiac Examination Skills: A Controlled Trial of Two Methods. Journal of General Internal Medicine, Jan 2006, Vol 21.
2. Sadowski LS, Hunter WM, Bangdiwala SI and Munoz SR. The world studies of abuse in the family environment (WorldSAFE): a model of a multi-national study of family violence. Injury Control and Safety Promotion. June 2004, Vol 11 (2): 81-90.
3. Bangdiwala SI, Ramiro L, Sadowski LS, Bordin IAS, Hunter W, and Shankar V. Intimate partner violence and the role of socioeconomic indicators in WorldSAFE communities in Chile, Egypt, India and the Philippines. Injury Control and Safety Promotion. June 2004, Vol 11(2): 101-109.
4. Hassan F, Sadowski LS, Bangdiwala SI, Vizcarra B, Ramiro L, De Paula CS and Bordin IAS. Physical intimate partner violence in Chile, Egypt, India and the Philippines. Injury Control and Safety Promotion. June 2004, Vol. 11 (2) 111-116.
5. Jeyaseelan L, Sadowski LS, Kumar S, Hassan F, Ramiro L, Vizcarra B. World studies of abuse in the family environment - risk factors for physical intimate partner violence. Injury Control and Safety Promotion. June 2004, Vol 11 (2): 117-124.
6. Hunter, WM, Sadowski LS, Hassan F, Jain D, De Paula CS, Vizcarra B and Amarillo ML. Training and field methods in the WorldSAFE collaboration to study family violence. Injury Control and Safety Promotion. June 2004 Vol. 11 (2): 91-100.
7. Peedicayil A, Sadowski LS, Jeyaseelan L, Shankar V, Jain D, Suresh S, Bangdiwala SI and the IndiaSAFE Group. Spousal physical violence against women during pregnancy. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2004: 111(7): 682-687.
8. Klevens Joanne and Sadowski Laura. Intimate Partner Violence. Chapter and updates in Women’s Health. Clinical Evidence, British Medical Journal 2002-current – annually, last update February 2005.
9. Evans AT, Hussain S, Durairaj L, Sadowski LS, Charles-Damte M and Wang Y. Azithromycin for Acute Bronchitis: A Randomised, Double-Blind Controlled Trial. Lancet 2002, Vol. 359 Issue 9318: 1648-1654.
10. Hunter WM, Jain D, Sadowski LS, and Sanhueza, AI (2000). Risk factors for severe child discipline practices in rural India. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 25, 435-447.
11. Martin SL, Sadowski LS, Cotton-Oldenburg NU and McCarraher DR, “African-American Adolescents’ Responses to Perceived Gun Carrying By School Mates” The Prevention Researcher, Spring 1999. Vol 6, No 4:1-3.
12. Cotten-Oldenburg NU, Jordan BK, Martin SL and Sadowski LS. “Voluntary HIV Testing in Prison: Do Women Inmates at High Risk for HIV Accept HIV Testing?”. AIDS Education and Prevention. 1999, 11(1): 28-37.
13. Cotten-Oldenburg NU, Martin SL, Jordan BK, Sadowski LS and Kupper L. “Pre-incarceration Risky Behaviors Among Women Inmates: Opportunities for Prevention”. The Prison Journal, 1997,77(3):281-294.
14. Sadowski LS, Munoz SR. “Nonfatal and Fatal Firearm Injuries in a Rural County”. Journal of American Medical Association, 1996;275:1762-1764. Relevance to current proposal: implemented multifaceted prospective, surveillance system.
15. Dallara J, Sloane PD, McNutt R, Sadowski LS, Bailey KE. "Collaborating with Non-physician Professionals in Practice-Based Research". Family Practice Research Journal, 1993;13(3):205-212.
16. Klein JD and Sadowski LS. Personal Health Services as a Component of Comprehensive Health Programs. Journal of School Health , April 1990;60(4):164-169.
17. Runyan CW, Gerken EA and Sadowski LS. Unintentional Adolescent Injury: A Background paper for US Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, April 1990.