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College of Nursing Research

Funded projects - research

Faculty Member Project Title Funding Source Award Period
Ailey, Sarah Partnering to Transform Health Outcomes with Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities (PATH-PWIDD)

Administration For Community Living

9/1/20 - 8/31/25
Dickins, Kirsten  Trauma Treatment with Women who are Incarcerated and Women Experiencing Homelessness  Charles and Margaret Roberts Fund  2023 - 2025 
Dickins, Kirsten  Peer-Delivered Trauma Treatment with Black Women Experiencing Homelessness in Chicago  The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation, Hillman Emergent Innovation (HEI) Grant  2023 - 2025 
Dickins, Kirsten  A pilot randomized controlled trial of an adapted trauma-focused intervention for Black women experiencing  homelessness in Chicago  Institute for Translational Medicine (ITM) CTSA KL2, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)/NIH  2023 - 2025 
Dickins, Kirsten  A pilot randomized controlled trial of an adapted trauma-focused intervention for Black women experiencing homelessness who use substances  Chicago Chronic Condition Equity Network (C3EN), National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH)  2023 - 2024 
Emezue, Chuka

BrotherlyACT: Developing a Novel Equity-Focused Coping- and Life-Skills Digital Tool for Sustained Violence Prevention Among Young Black Males in Chicago 

Chicago Chronic Condition Equity Network (C3EN) 4/1/23-3/31/24 
Emezue, Chuka BrotherlyACT: Developing and Testing a Digital Tool For Violence and substance Use Prevention Among Young Black Males  Institute for Translational Medicine (ITM)  8/2023-7/31/2024 
Emezue, Chuka Developing and adapting a novel intervention called FatherlyACT — a father-led relationship violence prevention program with violence-involved Black father-son dyads.  Cohn Family Foundation  7/1/2023-7/1/2024 
Inventor, Ben Moving into Social Justice Spaces: Innovations in NP Clinical Training  Health Resources and Service Administration  7/1/23-6/30/27 
Jefferson, Urmeka Improving Access to Breastfeeding Support: The Mother’s Milk Connection Project  Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators (through UC Davis)  7/1/21-6/30/24 
Julion, Wrenetha Preparing for Parenthood: A Father Inclusive Model of Prenatal Administration for Children and Families 9/30/20 - 9/29/25
Reed, Monique  Black Girls Move: A Daughter/ Mother Intervention to Prevent Obesity by Increasing Physical Activity and Improving Dietary Intake Among Black Adolescent Daughters National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases R01DK132698 5/15/22 - 4/30/25
Ruppar, Todd iCardia4HF: A Multi-Component mHealth App and Tailored Text-Messaging Intervention to Promote Self-Care Adherence and Improve Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (R01; Subaward UIC)  4/13/23-3/31/28 
Semanik, Pamela

Computer-guided Action Planning to Support Physical Activity (CAPPA) for Employees with Chronic Knee Symptoms 

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R21; Subaward Marquette) 

12/21/22-11/30/24 
Statler, Marie  The Impact of Health Beliefs Across the Life Trajectory on Colorectal Cancer Screening Behaviors: The Experiences of Black Men in Chicago  Chicago Chronic Condition Equity Network 

7/1/24-6/30/25 

Yamashita, Maiko  The Health and CRNA Education Equity Project  Health Resources and Service Administration  7/1/23-6/30/24 
Wilbur, JoEllen  Lifestyle Physical Activity and Cognitive Training Interventions: Preventing Memory Loss in Older Women with Cardiovascular Disease  National Institute of Nursing Research (R01)  2/1/23-1/31/25 

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Funded projects - education and training

Faculty Member Project Title Funding Source Award Period
Delaney, Kathleen

Nurse Residency in Integrated Care/Mental Health/Addictions: Building a workforce

Health Resources and Service Administration consortium with Heartland Health Centers T14HP33133  7/1/19 - 6/30/22
Swartwout, Kathryn Rush Primary Care Nursing: Innovations in Caring for Vulnerable Populations Health Resources and Service Administration T94HP30914 7/1/19 - 6/30/23

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Funded projects - student awards

Student Project Title Funding Source Award Period
Garland, Meghan

Determinants of Physical Activity and Lifestyle Physical Activity Behavior
Among Pregnant Black Women

Rush College of Nursing Dissertation Award

6/1/21 - 5/31/22

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