Strengthening Research Administration Infrastructure for HIV Research in Nigeria
Principal Investigator(s): Gregory Aarons, Ph.D. UC San Diego, Eche Ezeanoloue, MD, MPH University of Nigeria Nsukka
Co-Investigator(s): Nicole Stadnick, Ph.D. UC San Diego, Nicole Joyce, MBA
The program is a collaborative partnership between the University of Nigeria (UNN) and University of California San Diego (UCSD) to strengthen UNN research administration and management infrastructure to manage HIV research funds.
Funding Information: Fogarty, G11, TW01184
Study time period: 2022 - 2024
Center for Team Effectiveness to Accelerate EBP Implementation in Children’s Mental Health Services (TEAMS)
Principal Investigator(s): Lauren Brookman-Frazee, Ph.D. UC San Diego, Gregory Aaarons, Ph.D. UC San Diego
Directed by Lauren Brookman-Frazee, Ph.D. and Gregory Aarons, Ph.D., the new ImplementatioN Science and Team Effectiveness in Practice (IN STEP) Children’s Mental Health Research Center at UC San Diego will develop and test team-based implementation strategies to improve services for children with mental health and developmental needs across systems including schools, specialty mental health, pediatric health care, and child welfare.
Funding Information: NIMH, P50, MH126231
Study time period: 2022 - 2027
EXamining interventions to PRomote Executive function and Social Skills
Principal Investigator(s): Kelsey Dickson, Ph.D. San Diego State University, Laura Hall, Ph.D. San Diego State University, Bonnie Kraemer, Ph.D. San Diego State University
Co- Prinicpal Investigator(s): Jesscia Steinbrenner, Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Ann Sam, Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Samual Odom, Ph.D. University of North Carolina
The goal of this project is to examine the initial randomized comparative efficacy of two school-based programs (Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills and the Unstuck and On Target) when implemented in public, middle school settings. An additional aim of this project is conduct a simultaneous process evaluation of the RCT conducted as part of the larger project.
Funding Information: U.S. Department of Education, Goal 2, R324A210163
Study time period: 2021 - 2025
Taking on the Heat: Community Action to Adapt an Extreme Heat Intervention
Principal Investigator(s): Eyal Oren, Ph.D. San Diego State University, Miguel Angel Zavala Perez, Ph. D. San Diego State University
Co-Investigator(s): Kelsey Dickson, Ph.D. University of Oregon, Elva Arredondo, Ph.D. San Diego State University, Jill Drumbauld, M.P.H. San Diego State University, Tanya Penn, M.P.H. San Diego State University, Paula Stigler Granados, Ph.D. San Diego State University
The overarching goals of the proposed Taking on the Heat: Community Action to Adapt an Extreme Heat Intervention San Diego State University/ San Diego State University-Imperial Valley Prevention Research Center (PRC) is to reduce the disparate health impacts of extreme heat in disproportionately impacted populations. The PRC will be organized into a PRC Center Component (PRC-CC), a PRC Core Research Project Component (PRC-RP) and a PRC Network Component (PRC-N). The PRC-CC’s primary aim will be to build, leverage, and support the necessary partnerships and infrastructure to expand and sustain institutional and community capacity to conduct the PRC-RP and additional applied prevention and dissemination and implementation research.
The PRC-RP will focus on the chronic disease prevention priority category of reducing UV overexposure and mitigating the effects of extreme heat. We will address the science gap of how communities interested in using evidence-based interventions (EBI) for mitigating the health effects of extreme heat can improve uptake through implementation science methods. Using high-quality public health Community-Based Participatory Research and implementation science methods, we will adopt and implement the Phoenix Heat Action Planning Guide Heat Action Planning Guide for Neighborhoods of Greater Phoenix from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Community Actions Database in the historically disinvested agricultural setting of Imperial Valley, CA. The Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, and Sustainment (EPIS) framework and community-informed participatory planning process called Implementation Mapping will drive the adaptation and implementation of the EBI through workshops, focus groups, capacity training, and home and school visits to communities facing heat inequities.
The PRC-N will participate in the PRC Network to leverage the expertise of the network members to inform individual core research project and center activities and advance the network’s collective impact in public health prevention research, policy, and practice.
Funding Information: CDC, Prevention Research Center
Study time period: 2024-2029
Examining the Efficacy of Project ImPACT for Toddlers
Principal Investigators: Sarah Rieth, Ph.D. San Diego State University, Sarah Dufek, Ph.D. UC Davis, Aubyn Stahmer, Ph.D. UC Davis, Scott Roesch, Ph.D. San Diego State University, Jeffrey Hoch, Ph.D. UC Davis
This Efficacy and Follow-up project tests the effects of Project ImPACT, a naturalistic development behavioral intervention (NDBI) for young children with autism and their families implemented within the public early intervention system. Project ImPACT for Toddlers was adapted by a community-academic collaborative to meet the needs of providers, families, and funding agencies and be feasible for community agencies. Through a randomized wait-list-control design, the effects of Project ImPACT will be examined on provider, parent, and child outcomes including provider and parent fidelity, parent responsiveness, and child social-communication and adaptive skills.
Funding Information: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Special Education Research, Efficacy and Follow-Up, R324A190076
Study time period: 2019 - 2024
SDSU HealthLINK Center for Transdisciplinary Health Disparities Research
Principal Investigator(s): Kristen Well, Ph.D. San Diego State University, Guadalupe Ayala, Ph.D. San Diego State University
Co-Investigator(s): Kelsey Dickson, Ph.D. University of Oregon, Elva Arredondo, Ph.D. San Diego State University
The SDSU HealthLINK Center for Transdisciplinary Health Disparities Research (SDSU HealthLINK Center; Center) was established in 2018 to augment investigator, partner, and institutional capacity for minority health and health disparities (MHHD) research at SDSU and SDSU Imperial Valley (SDSUIV), a second campus located in a rural community along the California-Mexico border. SDSU is a Minority-Serving Institution with health-related doctoral programs in several health-related disciplines. Despite significant strides in improving individual, partner, and institutional capacity to conduct innovative, transdisciplinary research, our institutions continue to lack adequate infrastructure and support services to foster research. Thus, the objective of the SDSU HealthLINK Center is to build capacity within individuals and institutions to allow for new discoveries to be made and the translation of these discoveries to evidence-based practices and policies to promote health equity and reduce health disparities. In this revised renewal application, in response to RFA-MD-24-001, we propose the following five specific aims that align with the goals of the RCMI specialized centers: 1) enhance institutional research capacity; 2) enhance investigator and partner capacity; 3) foster an institutional environment conducive to career development; 4) enhance the availability of research tools and resources; and 5) cultivate sustainable research and research translation efforts with community partner organizations. To accomplish Aim 1, the Center will support the implementation of three innovative research projects (RPs), including a basic biomedical RP, a behavioral/population RP, and a clinical/health services RP. In addition, through the Research Capacity and Community Engagement Cores, the RP teams will receive training and consultation in innovative and rigorous approaches for engaging in MHHD research. To accomplish Aim 2, the Center will fund 10 pilot projects and support their completion and transition to extramural funding through focused grant writing and project management training, gaps identified in our first 5-yr. funding cycle. To accomplish Aim 3, the Center will broaden the reach of the knowledge and skills transfer process by hosting career enhancement workshops for a broader audience, and fostering the use of research services through the RCC and CEC, in part, by promoting the established Cost Recovery Service. To accomplish Aim 4, the Center will expand the availability of research services to include training in data science and the ethical conduct of human subjects’ research. Research training and tools will be broadly disseminated through the Center- developed Health Science Research Portal. To accomplish Aim 5, the Center will maintain a 12-member Community Coalition to foster the uptake of evidence-based practices and policies. This application to renew the SDSU HealthLINK Center will simultaneously address critical needs identified by faculty, staff, and administration at SDSU and SDSUIV, as well as foster innovative transdisciplinary MHHD research that has the potential to promote health equity and reduce health disparities.
Funding Information: NIMHD, U54, 2U54MD012397
Study time period: 2024-2029
Confirmatory Efficacy Clinical Trial of Amygdala Neurofeedback for Depression
Principal Investigator: Kym Young, Ph.D. University Pittsburgh
Co-Investigator(s): Kelsey Dickson, Ph.D. University of Oregon, Greg Siegle, Ph.D. University Pittsburgh
The SDSU HealthLINK Center for Transdisciplinary Health Disparities Research (SDSU HealthLINK Center; Center) was established in 2018 to augment investigator, partner, and institutional capacity for minority health and health disparities (MHHD) research at SDSU and SDSU Imperial Valley (SDSUIV), a second campus located in a rural community along the California-Mexico border. SDSU is a Minority-Serving Institution with health-related doctoral programs in several health-related disciplines. Despite significant strides in improving individual, partner, and institutional capacity to conduct innovative, transdisciplinary research, our institutions continue to lack adequate infrastructure and support services to foster research. Thus, the objective of the SDSU HealthLINK Center is to build capacity within individuals and institutions to allow for new discoveries to be made and the translation of these discoveries to evidence-based practices and policies to promote health equity and reduce health disparities. In this revised renewal application, in response to RFA-MD-24-001, we propose the following five specific aims that align with the goals of the RCMI specialized centers: 1) enhance institutional research capacity; 2) enhance investigator and partner capacity; 3) foster an institutional environment conducive to career development; 4) enhance the availability of research tools and resources; and 5) cultivate sustainable research and research translation efforts with community partner organizations. To accomplish Aim 1, the Center will support the implementation of three innovative research projects (RPs), including a basic biomedical RP, a behavioral/population RP, and a clinical/health services RP. In addition, through the Research Capacity and Community Engagement Cores, the RP teams will receive training and consultation in innovative and rigorous approaches for engaging in MHHD research. To accomplish Aim 2, the Center will fund 10 pilot projects and support their completion and transition to extramural funding through focused grant writing and project management training, gaps identified in our first 5-yr. funding cycle. To accomplish Aim 3, the Center will broaden the reach of the knowledge and skills transfer process by hosting career enhancement workshops for a broader audience, and fostering the use of research services through the RCC and CEC, in part, by promoting the established Cost Recovery Service. To accomplish Aim 4, the Center will expand the availability of research services to include training in data science and the ethical conduct of human subjects’ research. Research training and tools will be broadly disseminated through the Center- developed Health Science Research Portal. To accomplish Aim 5, the Center will maintain a 12-member Community Coalition to foster the uptake of evidence-based practices and policies. This application to renew the SDSU HealthLINK Center will simultaneously address critical needs identified by faculty, staff, and administration at SDSU and SDSUIV, as well as foster innovative transdisciplinary MHHD research that has the potential to promote health equity and reduce health disparities.
Funding Information: NIMHD, R01, R01MH130337
Study time period: 2023-2027