Ascione, Frank (PI) Edith Kieffer, Sue Ann Savas, Bradley Zebrack (Co-Is) Interprofessional Health Education and Collaborative Care: A Transformative Model for the Health Sciences | View Abstract »
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Interprofessional Health Education and Collaborative Care: A Transformative Model for the Health SciencesJanuary 2015 - June 2020 The seven health science schools at the University of Mich igan have cooperated in this submission to outline a program to transform how we teach our health professions students. Currently, the >4,000 students from our schools are taught almost exclusively by faculty from their own units; very rarely do they learn alongside their peers from the other health science schools. Dental, Medical, Pharmacy, Nursing, Social Work, Kinesiology, and Public Health students learning in these educational silos are expected to work in collaborative teams after graduation to provide quality patient care. Not surprisingly, this suboptimal educational approach has been criticized by the major health organizations (World Health Organization, Institute of Medicine,Institute of Healthcare Improvement, etc.) as an ineffective model for positively influencing the “Triple Aims” of health care: improving 1) patient experience of care; 2) population health; 3) cost of health care. The accreditation bodies for our health schools have responded to these criticisms by requiring increased implementation of interprofessional education (IPE) methods as a means to improve the development of more effective collaborative care models. Implementing more IPE experiences seems to be an obvious strategy, but thus far, the barriers to coordinating IPE between seven units have limited Michigan’s IPE offerings to small pilot projects led by individual faculty champions. |
Ayanian, John (PI) Edith Kieffer (Co-I) Healthy Michigan Plan CMS Evaluation FY19 | View Abstract »
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Healthy Michigan Plan CMS Evaluation FY19October 2018 - September 2019 An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation has partnered with MDHHS to conduct the evaluation of Michigan's Medicaid expansion, known as the Healthy Michigan Plan (HMP). Per the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, IHPI will carry out evaluation in seven domains: 1) an analysis of the impact of Medicaid expansion on uncompensated care costs borne by Michigan hospitals; 2) an analysis of the effect of HMP on the number of uninsured in Michigan; 3) the impact of HMP on increasing healthy behaviors and improving health outcomes; 4) the viewpoints of beneficiaries and providers of the impact of HMP; 5/6) the impact of HMP's contribution requirements and MI Health Accounts on beneficiary healthcare utilization; 7) the cost effectiveness of the Marketplace Option. |
Ayanian, John (PI) Edith Kieffer (Co-I) Healthy Michigan Plan CMS Evaluation FY20 | View Abstract »
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Healthy Michigan Plan CMS Evaluation FY20October 2019 - September 2020 An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation has partnered with MDHHS to conduct the evaluation of Michigan's Medicaid expansion, known as the Healthy Michigan Plan (HMP). Per the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, IHPI will carry out evaluation in seven domains: 1) an analysis of the impact of Medicaid expansion on uncompensated care costs borne by Michigan hospitals; 2) an analysis of the effect of HMP on the number of uninsured in Michigan; 3) the impact of HMP on increasing healthy behaviors and improving health outcomes; 4) the viewpoints of beneficiaries and providers of the impact of HMP; 5/6) the impact of HMP's contribution requirements and MI Health Accounts on beneficiary healthcare utilization; 7) the cost effectiveness of the Marketplace Option. |
Bares, Cristina (PI) Genetic Contributions to Smoking and Internalizing Problems in Adolescence | View Abstract »
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Genetic Contributions to Smoking and Internalizing Problems in AdolescenceAugust 2015 - August 2020 This Career Development Award (K01) will provide the candidate with the necessary skills to develop an independent research program focused on integrating genetic methodologies to the candidate's already strong longitudinal modeling skills to explore and clarify the etiology of the interplay between cigarette use and internalizing problems during adolescence. Despite decreases in prevalence of smoking during adolescence in the past two decades, adolescence continues to be the developmental period of greatest risk for cigarette use onset and increase in internalizing problems. Clarifying the complex etiological pathways involved in the co-occurrence between cigarette use and internalizing problems during this vulnerable time requires using multiple methodologies. The overall aim of the current proposal is to test increasingly complex longitudinal models that explore the degree to which the co-occurrence between adolescent cigarette use and internalizing problems are influenced by genetic and environmental factors and to include measured genetic variants. The training plan will be completed at the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics at Virginia Commonwealth University and is designed to provide the candidate with skills in genetic epidemiology, quantitative genetics, and molecular genetics. The candidate will acquire the knowledge and skills to a) conduct univariate, bivariate, and multivariate genetically informed studies to identify the genetic and environmental risk factors in smoking initiation, progression t heavier smoking, nicotine dependence, and internalizing problems; b) conduct longitudinal genetically informed studies to clarify the causal pathways involved in cigarette use and internalizing problems by exploring the degree to which genetic and environmental factors explain the covariance between the behaviors; and c) conduct genetically informed ecological momentary assessment studies of adolescent twin pairs to explore the causal pathway between these problems behaviors. These skills will be developed through a combination of formal coursework, mentored research projects, and didactic training. The proposed research program involves a combination of analysis of existing longitudinal studies of adolescent twins and an original data collection pilot project. The existing longitudinal studies of adolescent twins inclue the Swedish Twin Study of Child and Adolescent Development, the Minnesota Twin and Family Study, the Virginia Twin Study of Adolescent Behavioral Development, the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, the GEDI (Genes, Environment, Development Initiative part of NIDA's Genetics Consortium). In the pilot project, the candidate will collect momentary cigarette use and mood data of 16- and 17-year-old adolescent twin pairs recruited from a population-based twin registry comprised of over 50,000 twins. Training activities and results will be used to develop a R01 proposal for a prospective momentary assessment and genotyping study of 14 to 17 year old adolescent twins. |
Barton, Debra (PI) Bradley Zebrack, Ebony Reddock, Christopher Friese (Co-Is) National Program Office for the Alliance to Advance Patient-Centered Cancer Care | View Abstract »
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National Program Office for the Alliance to Advance Patient-Centered Cancer CareFebruary 2017 - January 2022 The University of Michigan is pleased to submit a proposal to serve as the National Program Office (NPO) for the Merck Foundation Alliance to Advance Patient-Centered Cancer Care (Alliance). Michigan is well-positioned to serve as the Alliance’s NPO due to its extraordinary depth and breadth in patient-centered cancer care delivery research, outstanding accrual into complex clinical trials, national-level expertise on health disparities, cancer symptom management, and dissemination/implementation research. Unique assets include a robust Comprehensive Cancer Center, Survey Research Institute, and Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, which serve to leverage existing resources to assure high impact of the Alliance’s grantees. Over the five-year award, we will monitor and assure that high-quality scientific research is conducted in a fiscally responsive manner. We will draw upon our local and national network to render technical assistance to grantees. We will partner with key groups at the local, regional, and national level to disseminate findings and identify opportunities to implement promising interventions. These activities coalesce with our vision to support the delivery of outstanding patient-centered cancer care in a manner that promotes optimal outcomes for all. |
Batterman, Stuart (PI) Laura Lein (Co-I) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTERS (T42) | View Abstract »
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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTERS (T42)October 2018 - June 2023 The University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering (COHSE), a NIOSH Education and Research Center (ERC), has been continuously funded by NIOSH since its establishment in 1982. Our Center has a distinguished legacy, building on NIOSH Trainee Program grants in the early 1970s, the Institute of Industrial Health founded in 1951, and may other milestones dating back to the establishment of the Laboratory of Hygiene in 1888. The mission of the Center is to serve the region, nation and world as a center of excellence for graduate education and research in occupational health and safety. We maintain outstanding Master’s, doctoral and research programs in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health Nursing, Occupational Safety Engineering and Ergonomics, and Occupational Epidemiology. Our academic and research programs provide broad-based interdisciplinary academic training to ensure that graduates are qualified to pursue careers and assume leadership roles in the practice of occupational health and safety, and to help ensure an adequate supply of well-trained researchers. Complementing the academic programs, our suite of Research-to-Practice projects, Continuing Education programs, and Outreach activities are aimed at transferring state-of-the-art knowledge to professionals and practitioners in occupational health and safety and allied disciplines. As a NIOSH Education and Research Center, we serve a number of constituencies, including: (1) NIOSH; (2) industry, labor and professional interests in our region and beyond; (3) academic units within the University of Michigan that provide critical teaching and research resources necessary for Center success; and (4) our students. The broad goals of the Center are to: • Promote excellence in our professional training and research training programs in each core program; • Increase the financial resources needed to improve the number, quality and diversity of graduate students in each core area; • Enhance the quality of our continuing education courses and other service and outreach activities; • Increase external research funding to improve our research infrastructure, expand opportunities for research training, and promote interdisciplinary research related to occupational health and safety; • Provide an organizational structure to coordinate and promote interdisciplinary educational activities for all core programs; • Promote awareness and education of occupational health and safety in undergraduate and graduate courses in other departments and schools; • Utilize a variety of research-to-practice (R2P) mechanisms, including our Visiting Partners Program, to develop skills and capabilities of mid-career occupational health and safety professionals; and • Assist Center programs and affiliated academic units in recruiting, promoting and retaining faculty |
Beck, Angela (PI) Lynn Videka (Co-I) Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center | View Abstract »
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Behavioral Health Workforce Research CenterOctober 2018 - August 2019 The University of Michigan School of Public Health and its Consortium of partners request continued support of the Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center, which was established in 2015 with a mission to conduct research to produce a workforce to meet the Nation’s behavioral health needs. The Center services the workforce responsible for prevention and treatment of mental health conditions and substance use disorders. The Consortium represents a range of professions, health plans, and academic partners who work collaboratively to address the research needs of the field. The Center’s portfolio of research activities will collectively address three priority research areas: strengthening the behavioral health workforce to address the consequences and impact of substance use disorders and mental illness; addressing behavioral health shortage and maldistribution; and improving service delivery and reimbursement. Key objectives for the Center include: 1) completing eight studies per year, along with Rapid Response Requests; 2) expanding the number of Consortium members or partnerships each year; and 3) expanding reach to new audiences and stakeholders by disseminating study findings in multiple formats. Proposed Year 1 studies address a range of behavioral health workforce needs including: investigating the education requirements and telehealth restrictions that potentially inhibit delivery of medication-assisted treatment; developing a national workforce recruitment strategy for rural and frontier areas; examining service delivery in Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics; developing a new measure of workforce capacity for the opioid crisis; investigating the financing of collaborative care models to enhance workforce capacity; examining the training and care delivery of peer providers in behavioral health; assessing reimbursement inequities and their impact on service delivery; and describing the roles of primary care providers in behavioral health service delivery. The strength of the research infrastructure and partnership network established over the past three years will ensure success of this interdisciplinary Center. |
Blackburn, James (PI) Comprehensive Community Assessment of Detroit's Older Adults | View Abstract »
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Comprehensive Community Assessment of Detroit's Older AdultsApril 2018 - May 2019 The proposed Detroit Area Older Adult Comprehensive Community Assessment will update the 2002 assessment data on older Detroiters in the context of a post-bankrupt Detroit along with rapidly gentrifying pockets of the city where displacement of seniors continues. Thus, this is a crucial time to collect data on the contributions and needs of seniors in Detroit’s changing environment and make recommendations to stakeholders and community-based agencies. Given the city’s leadership (Councilpersons’ Mary Sheffield and Casteneda-Lopez), and collaborating city departments (Health Department, Department of Transportation, Parks and Recreation, Disability Department) in this project, key stakeholders have expressed the benefit of this project for the future of the city, given the absence of a Senior Citizens Department at this time. |
Checkoway, Barry (PI) Youth Civil Rights as Pathways to Higher Education | View Abstract »
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Youth Civil Rights as Pathways to Higher EducationThe purpose of project is to prepare a new generation of civil rights leaders in ways that provide pathways into higher education for everyone, with special emphasis on first generation, low income, and students of color. |
Checkoway, Barry (PI) Youth Civic Engagement Partnership | View Abstract »
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Youth Civic Engagement PartnershipJune 2019 - January 2020 No abstract found |
Checkoway, Barry (PI) Youth Civil Rights Academy: Stage II | View Abstract »
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Youth Civil Rights Academy: Stage IIAugust 2019 - August 2020 No abstract found |
Córdova, David (PI) Jorge Delva (Co-I) Preventing HIV/STI in Urban Adolescents via an mHealth Primary Care Intervention | View Abstract »
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Preventing HIV/STI in Urban Adolescents via an mHealth Primary Care InterventionFebruary 2017 - January 2020 HIV/STI remain significant public health concerns in the United States and adolescents are disproportionately affected. Adolescents engage in HIV/STI risk behaviors, including drug use and condomless sex, which increases risk for HIV/STI infection. At-risk adolescents, many of whom are racial minorities, experience HIV/STI disparities. Despite the facts that: (a) At-risk adolescents are disproportionately affected by HIV/STI risk behaviors, and infections, and (b) while CDC recommends routine HIV/STI testing in adolescents, relatively few adolescents report having ever been tested for HIV/STI. With expected increases in health clinic visits as a result of the Affordable Care Act, combined with technological advances, health clinics and mobile-health (mHealth), including apps, provide innovative contexts and tools to engage at-risk adolescents in HIV/STI prevention programs. Yet, a dearth of efficacious mHealth interventions delivered in health clinics to prevent/reduce both condomless sex and drug use and increase HIV/STI testing in at-risk adolescents exists. To address this gap in knowledge, we developed a theory-driven, culturally congruent mHealth intervention (hereon referred to as S4E) that has demonstrated feasibility and acceptability in a clinic setting. A next important step is to examine the preliminary efficacy of S4E on adolescent HIV/STI testing and risk behaviors. This goal will be accomplished by two aims: AIM 1 is to develop a cross-platform and universal version of S4E. The cross-platform and universal version of S4E will be compatible with both IOS and Android operating systems, and multiple mobile devices, aimed at providing adolescents with ongoing access to the intervention once they leave the clinic, and AIM 2 is to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of S4E, relative to Usual Care control condition, in preventing/reducing drug use and condomless sex, and increasing HIV/STI testing in a clinic sample of at-risk adolescents aged 14 – 21 living in Southeast Michigan. One-hundred adolescents recruited from a youth-centered community health clinic will be randomized via a blocked randomization with random sequence of block sizes to one of two conditions: S4E mHealth intervention or Usual Care. Theory-driven and culturally-congruent, S4E is a mHealth adaptation of the face-to-face Storytelling for Empowerment, which is registered with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Registry of Evidence Based Programs and Practices. |
Córdova, David (PI) Greater Than | View Abstract »
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Greater ThanDecember 2016 - September 2021 To focus on substance abuse and HIV prevention services is commendable and essential. The focus on at-risk racial and ethnic minority adolescents is also ideal as their rates of substance use and HIV is disproportionately high. The UM contribution to the larger grant will be in providing an evaluation of the project and disseminating evaluation findings to both the larger project team and to the local community in Detroit, Michigan. |
Córdova, David (PI) A Community-University Approach to Preventing HIV | View Abstract »
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A Community-University Approach to Preventing HIVMarch 2018 - March 2019 HIV remains a significant public health concern in the US, and African American youth residing in Flint, Michigan, are disproportionately affected. Few HIV prevention programs have been developed and tested with this vulnerable population. To address these HIV prevention concerns, we collaborated with community-based organizations via NIDA funding to develop and pilot test, Storytelling 4 Empowerment (S4E), a theory-driven, mobile-health (mHealth) HIV prevention program that delivers targeted and tailored prevention messaging to youth. Our pilot study demonstrated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of S4E in a clinic setting with at-risk youth. The overarching goal of the proposed community-university research is to advance scientific knowledge of technology-based, HIV prevention, and improve public health by establishing the feasibility and acceptability of an innovative mHealth prevention program for at-risk African American youth. We will accomplish these goals with two specific aims. Employing the principles of CBPR, we will establish and mobilize a community steering committee to inform all aspects of the research process. We will test the feasibility and acceptability of S4E by: a) enrolling at-risk African American youth (N = 20) at water distribution sites in Flint, Michigan; b) delivering the S4E intervention by peer health educators (N=2); and c) measuring uptake of HIV testing. The primary outcome will be feasibility and acceptability of S4E (e.g., enrollment rates). The secondary outcome will be uptake of HIV testing immediately post-intervention. Our S4E approach is innovative in linking at-risk youth at water distribution sites to an mHealth intervention to improve HIV testing. |
Deldin, Patricia (PI) Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, Sandra Graham-Bermann (Co-Is) Mood-Lifters: a novel approach to mental wellness | View Abstract »
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Mood-Lifters: a novel approach to mental wellnessApproximately 57% of adults in the United States will develop a mental illness during their lifetime and 32% of adults live with a mental health condition at any given time. This has significant costs to society, government and industry with lost wages and disability payments estimated at $217 billion. There are over 55 million adults in the USA with a mental illness not receiving any treatment and millions of others receive substandard care. We created a program that shifts the paradigm in how wellness care in delivered from a clinic-based, clinician-run structure, to a scalable paraprofessionally administered, community-based, educational, wellbeing program called Mood Lifters. Mood Lifters is a 15-week self-referral program, where facilitators, who are not trained clinicians but rather professionals in a number of fields, are certified specifically in the psychoeducation provided by Mood Lifters to be inexpensive to deliver, scalable and evidence-based mental health care. Up to 15 participants per group will participate in weekly meetings that cover the teaching of evidence-based techniques that fall within five domains known to influence mental health - biology, cognitive, emotion, social processes, and behavior including evidence based treatments such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and character Strengths (positive psychology). Clients are given a targeted set of goals (homework) for incorporating new wellness activities associated with the covered material into their lives and receive “points” for self-reported wellness behaviors during the intervening week. Mood Lifters has the potential to be used by multiple groups that work on wellness such as employers, social service providers, local Ys, community centers, schools or prisons. Unlike online programs, such as Mood Gym, Mood Lifters has social interaction and peer support, two essential components to successful self-referral programs. In addition the points manual that is used by participants has the essential component of using self-management to track their own behavior and outcomes while at home and at work. This grant will help us to take the the model program from the lab in the community as well plan to run 24 adult groups and 4 child groups next year testing the efficacy of the program. |
Eagle, Megan (PI) Mary Ruffolo, Kathleen Lopez (Co-Is) Michigan Interprofessional Consortium for Health- Global Action Network (MICH-GAN) | View Abstract »
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Michigan Interprofessional Consortium for Health- Global Action Network (MICH-GAN)September 2017 - September 2018 Co-creating a sustainable global health platform involving three professional schools from the initial conception of the project, partnership building and needs assessment is innovative in and of itself. We will also be piloting a comprehensive community needs assessment-originally developed by nursing faculty from the US and Thailand, and adapting it for the Ugandan context. Based on this assessment we will develop intervention and research projects to be carried out the following year. |
Ellingrod, Vicki (PI) Laura Lein (Co-I) Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) - KL2 Award | View Abstract »
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Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) - KL2 AwardJune 2017 - February 2022 The University of Michigan (U-M) and the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) are strongly dedicated to the education of a competent clinical and translational research workforce. To this end, MICHR’s educational programs cater to members of the clinical and translational research workforce within four broad roles: 1) pre-doctoral students, 2) post-doctoral fellows, 3) faculty, and 4) staff. The “crown jewel” of our educational offerings is the KL2 program, which has attracted and developed exceptional scholars. Collectively, over the last 10 years, the MICHR KL2 Scholars have published more than 1000 peer-reviewed publications and received over $155,385,534 in grant support as principal investigators (more than $4 million per scholar). Importantly, 100% of the KL2 Scholars have remained in clinical and translational research and 68% have been successfully promoted since program completion. One of our main priorities going forward is to expand the program, use creative methods to increase the number of KL2-like trainees that we influence, and create pathways of access to our KL2 offerings for the many other categorical K-12 scholars at U-M. Additionally, we aim to focus on mentor training for both the mentee and the mentor, using the curriculum developed by the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN). Creation of the MICHR Career Development Academy will provide education on critical skills for professional development that are often not taught. Through purposeful integration of our KL2 Scholars, along with our TL1 students, other MICHR Scholars, and community partners, we will provide the opportunity for our KL2 Scholars to gain “hands on” experience in mentoring and patient engaged research. Through development of an individualized learning plan, each Scholar will work with their mentoring team to successfully complete their research project and training plan. Monitoring of KL2 Scholar progress will take place through instruction and creation of eportfolios which will allow mentors ready access to each scholar’s work and formative reflective thoughts. Lastly, creation of a greater network or supportive research community surrounding our KL2 Scholars will be accomplished though purposeful integration with a diverse group of clinical and translational scientists as well as other Scholars within institutional training programs. |
Ellingrod, Vicki (PI) Laura Lein (Co-I) Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) - TL1 Award | View Abstract »
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Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) - TL1 AwardJune 2017 - February 2022 The University of Michigan (U-M) and the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) are strongly dedicated to the education of a competent clinical and translational research workforce. To this end, MICHR’s educational programs cater to members of the clinical and translational research workforce within four broad roles: 1) pre-doctoral students, 2) post-doctoral fellows, 3) faculty, and 4) staff. The “crown jewel” of our educational offerings is the KL2 program, which has attracted and developed exceptional scholars. Collectively, over the last 10 years, the MICHR KL2 Scholars have published more than 1000 peer-reviewed publications and received over $155,385,534 in grant support as principal investigators (more than $4 million per scholar). Importantly, 100% of the KL2 Scholars have remained in clinical and translational research and 68% have been successfully promoted since program completion. One of our main priorities going forward is to expand the program, use creative methods to increase the number of KL2-like trainees that we influence, and create pathways of access to our KL2 offerings for the many other categorical K-12 scholars at U-M. Additionally, we aim to focus on mentor training for both the mentee and the mentor, using the curriculum developed by the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN). Creation of the MICHR Career Development Academy will provide education on critical skills for professional development that are often not taught. Through purposeful integration of our KL2 Scholars, along with our TL1 students, other MICHR Scholars, and community partners, we will provide the opportunity for our KL2 Scholars to gain “hands on” experience in mentoring and patient engaged research. Through development of an individualized learning plan, each Scholar will work with their mentoring team to successfully complete their research project and training plan. Monitoring of KL2 Scholar progress will take place through instruction and creation of eportfolios which will allow mentors ready access to each scholar’s work and formative reflective thoughts. Lastly, creation of a greater network or supportive research community surrounding our KL2 Scholars will be accomplished though purposeful integration with a diverse group of clinical and translational scientists as well as other Scholars within institutional training programs. |
Elliott III, William (PI) Support to Develop a Research Design to Test Combining Reward Card Programs with Children’s Savings Account Programs | View Abstract »
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Support to Develop a Research Design to Test Combining Reward Card Programs with Children’s Savings Account ProgramsJanuary 2018 - April 2019 At any given point in 2015, there were approximately 428,000 children in foster care in the United States. Almost 22,000 young people aged out of foster care in that year, without being reunited with a parent or placed with a family member or other guardian. While these are not the only children who will face steep odds in their effort to attain postsecondary education and transition successfully to adulthood, evidence suggests that they will face unique and daunting odds, realities that warrant additional, targeted intervention. While many Children’s Savings Account (CSAs) programs have developed ways to encourage children to save from the limited funds they control, few have developed good approaches for meeting the unique needs of children in cases like foster care or parental incarceration. This research project looks to identify new approaches to helping foster children to better benefit from CSA programs while working toward the creation of a national CSA policy. |
Elliott III, William (PI) Promise Indiana Rewards Card Study | View Abstract »
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Promise Indiana Rewards Card StudyFebruary 2018 - April 2019 The Center on Assets, Education, and Inclusion (AEDI) proposes to conduct a rapid-cycle randomized control trial to test the impact of providing rewards cards (vs. no rewards cards) to families of students with Children’s Savings Accounts (CSAs). Reward cards provide a rebate up to 5% on all grocery store and pharmacy purchases. At the time of purchase the rebate is ear marked to be deposited into a child’s CSA. By transforming spending into saving, rewards card programs have the potential to allow even the poorest CSA participants to begin building assets to help pay for college, even when purchasing goods with food stamps. |
Elliott III, William (PI) General Support of AEDI | View Abstract »
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General Support of AEDISeptember 2018 - August 2019 The Center on Assets, Education, and Inclusion (AEDI), is wholly focused on harnessing the power of assets to create meaningful, equitable opportunities for economic mobility for all American children. AEDI’s mission is to create and study innovations related to assets and economic well-being, with a focus on the relationship between children’s savings and the educational outcomes of low-income and minority children as a way to achieve the American Dream. We bring our analytical expertise, theoretical foundation, collaborative relationships, and strategic insights to this formidable challenge. A core focus for AEDI is advancing Children’s Savings Accounts (CSAs) as critical interventions with considerable potential to realize this vision of broadly-shared prosperity. |
Elliott III, William (PI) Kickstart to Career Newaygo County Program Evaluation | View Abstract »
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Kickstart to Career Newaygo County Program EvaluationApril 2019 - December 2022 Kickstart to Career is designed as a 10-year cohort program scheduled to enroll students through 2027. The program will conclude upon the graduation of the last cohort, class of 2041. The 2018-2019 initial cohort includes kindergarteners from eight schools (approximately 700 students). Approximately 7,000 students will receive accounts and financial literacy lessons within that timeframe. |
Elliott III, William (PI) Wabash County Foundation - Promise Scholars | View Abstract »
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Wabash County Foundation - Promise ScholarsWe seek to study through research the effectiveness of our program at advancing educational attainment in Wabash County. The Community Foundation Early Award Scholarship Program (EAS), extends the efforts of the Wabash County Promise, (WCP) which has as its aim to enroll grade K-3 students in Indiana’s CollegeChoice 529 plan and to engage students and families in aspiring to and saving for post-secondary education. Both WCP and EASP employ measures based on identity-based motivation theory. The Community Foundation hypothesizes that the early award scholarship program, which employs multiple incentives to build college savings accounts, influences student identity, aspirations, school outcomes, and post-secondary preparedness. Through research we seek to understand under what conditions and for whom the program is effective, as well as examine the program mechanics and relationship of assets (529 accounts) incentives, identity and school outcomes. The proposed research topics are provided in order of priority. |
Elliott III, William (PI) Charles Brown, Brian Jacob (Co-Is) Removing Barriers to Recovery: Community Partnering for Innovative Solutions to the Opioid Crisis | View Abstract »
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Removing Barriers to Recovery: Community Partnering for Innovative Solutions to the Opioid CrisisNovember 2018 - December 2020 Removing Barriers to Recovery: Community Partnering for Innovative Solutions to the Opioid Crisis |
Elliott III, William (PI) An Organizational & Community History of LGBTQ Organizing in Detroit & Highland Park, Michigan | View Abstract »
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An Organizational & Community History of LGBTQ Organizing in Detroit & Highland Park, MichiganFebruary 2019 - May 2020 No abstract found |
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