| Research Roundup |  Anna Abella (CFS)
Cross-Site Analysis and Case Study of STOP Program Grantee Perspectives on Violence Prevention and Mental Health Training Program Implementation
Sponsor: National Institute of Justice
1/1/2021-12/31/2022
Amount: $478,553
The purpose of the proposed study is to inform ongoing implementation and improve program effectiveness for violence prevention and mental health training programs funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) in response to the Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act. This bi-level study will include a cross-site analysis of programs across 128 sites and an in-depth case study analysis across diverse population categories. This evaluation is intended to support grantees by providing strategic assessment and identification of common implementation factors and processes across sites, as well as specific recommendations for improvements. The findings will also contribute to the success of grantees who are awarded in coming grant cycles by providing lessons learned during early stages of implementation. Additionally, findings will inform broader understandings of violence prevention and mental health program implementation in schools through dissemination of findings to the school, practitioner, and research communities. | |  Tammy Jorgensen-Smith (top left), Christina Dillahunt-Aspillaga (top right), Areana Cruz (bottom) (CFS)
ACCESS-VETS-IPA
Sponsor: James A. Haley Veteran's Hospital
6/1/2021- 5/31/2024
Amount: $1,196,039
The Achieving Competitive Customized Employment through Specialized Services for Veterans (ACCESS-Vets) study examines the effects of a customized employment (CE) intervention with a population of Veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI). The short-term goal of the study is to determine the effectiveness of ACCESS-Vets for Veterans with SCI. The long-term goal is to guide research on and adoption of CE as part of evidence-informed services in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to improve employment outcomes for Veterans with SCI. The 4-year, 2-armed, multi-site randomized controlled study design with concurrent mixed methods data collection at two VAs (Tampa and Richmond) will compare ACCESS-Vets intervention to treatment-as-usual. | |  Jerome Galea (SW)
Evaluating the Impact of Incentives on Clinical Trial Participation
Sponsor: University of California, Riverside
12/27/2020-12/31/2022
Amount: $82,004
The overall objective of this project is to investigate the impact of incentives on clinical trial participation. Little is known about the topic, and while some ethics guidance exists on payment in research, there is no understanding of how key stakeholders (study participants, researchers, and IRB members) view and consider incentives in research projects. Considering its robust, historical commitment to social justice, and our own expertise in HIV research, the HIV community is the ideal group in which to initiate this work; however, the tools we develop, and lessons learned will be transferable to other areas of research. Our specific aims are to: 1) characterize key stakeholders' views on and assessment of research incentives, 2) reach consensus among stakeholders on the factors to be considered when choosing incentives and their relative importance, 3) using hypothetical vignettes, pilot test an incentive decision making algorithm. | |  Micah Johnson (MHLP)
The Substance Misuse and Addiction Research Traineeship (SMART)
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
5/1/2021-4/30/2026
Amount: $1,205,026
A lack of diversity among investigators is a strong impediment to resolving national and global challenges related to substance misuse. Certain students face multidimensional historical and social factors that hinder access to adequate mentorship, quality instruction, focused faculty attention, and the financial support necessary to become a future substance misuse and addition scientist. The proposed program, the Substance Misuse and Addiction Research Traineeship (SMART), is a trans-disciplinary drug abuse research education program for undergraduate students dedicated to enhancing diversity in the next generation of substance misuse and addiction scientists. | |  Nan Sook Park (SW)
Building Dementia Care Networks and Community Capacity for Older Asian Immigrants with Limited English Proficiency in Florida
Sponsor: Florida Department of Health
6/17/2021-4/30/2023
Amount: $80,000
The goal of the project is to build community capacity for early detection of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) and utilization of services by promoting education of older Asian Americans, their families, and community leaders. This study will promote the knowledge and service utilization of the three largest groups of older Asian Americans in West Florida: Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese. Based on the dementia care network (DCN) conceptualization, the project has three research objectives:
RO1: To conduct needs assessment for older Asian Americans and assess the community resources and barriers to deliver ADRD services. In part, older Asian Americans will participate in a survey to assess their knowledge and awareness of both ADRD and access to ADRD-related services.
RO2: To build community capacity for dementia care by establishing ADRD care network with community leaders and older Asian Americans and their families.
RO3: To establish web-based resources for ADRD and relevant services and disseminate the resources. |
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Erica Anderson, a Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant in MHLP has advanced to Doctoral Candidacy in the College's interdisciplinary program in Behavioral and Community Sciences.