Active Projects/Grants Managed in the SSW
| 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 FY18 | View Abstract »
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Healthy Michigan Plan CMS Evaluation FY18October 2017 - September 2018 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 2019 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) Sue Ann Savas, Joseph Himle, Laura Lein (Co-Is) COHSE Evaluation | View Abstract »
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COHSE EvaluationMarch 2016 - June 2018 Our evaluation of COHSE’s programming will be comprised of two phases. During the first phase of project discovery and planning, CC-PEG will work with COHSE stakeholders to create an evaluation plan and develop any information tracking systems needed for evaluation implementation. In the second phase, CC-PEG will pilot test the evaluation. Quantitative approaches (e.g. analysis of exit surveys, needs assessments and program performance data) will be utilized to assess the need for, quality and effectiveness of COHSE programming, whereas qualitative approaches (e.g. media content analysis, focus groups/key informant interviews) will be utilized to capture the impacts of COHSE programming, as well as facilitators and barriers to COHSE program effectiveness. |
| 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) Arts of Citizenship - Engaged Scholarship | View Abstract »
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Arts of Citizenship - Engaged ScholarshipNovember 2013 - October 2023 This program will examine concepts and techniques for strengthening the scholarship of engagement in the public research university, with special emphasis on the University of Michigan |
| Coombe, Cheryl (PI) Edith Kieffer (Co-I) CBPR: Enhancing Capacity to Use Innovative Methodologies | View Abstract »
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CBPR: Enhancing Capacity to Use Innovative MethodologiesDecember 2014 - June 2019 The need for the use of innovative methodologies in the behavioral and social sciences has been widely noted. The past two decades have seen continued recognition that more innovative and community-engaged approaches to research and interventions are needed to address the social and environmental determinants of population health and more specifically racial and ethnic inequities in health. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is one such approach to community-engaged research. Within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), increased funding support for CBPR is in keeping with their mission statement, as well as the overarching research capacity-building priorities delineated in the NIH Health Disparities Strategic Plan 2009-2013, and select Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) research goals. As the need for and opportunities to expand CBPR increases, so does the need to enhance capacity in innovative methods for researchers conducting behavioral and social sciences research (BSSR) to use this approach. Not only is CBPR an innovative approach in and of itself for many researchers conducting BSSR, there are also several specific innovations within the context of a CBPR approach that are particularly relevant to the mission of NIH. These innovative methods include the integrated use of mixed methods (combining qualitative and quantitative methods), and innovative research designs that complement randomized controlled designs. Although numerous educational materials on CBPR have been developed in recent years, there are few opportunities for both early-career and established researchers to engage in a co-learning process facilitated by experienced academic-community faculty teams. Further, there is a need to promote the diversity of the BSSR workforce, including increasing participation of researchers from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. Thus, the overarching goal of the proposed research education program, Community-Based Participatory Research: Enhancing Capacity to Use Innovative Methodologies in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (the Enhance Program), is to enhance knowledge and skills in the use of innovative methodologies in CBPR, in partnership with the communities involved, to address and eliminate health inequities. The three-pronged approach of the Enhance Program is: 1) to develop and implement an intensive short course in innovative methodologies in CBPR for conducting BSSR; 2) to extend and apply innovative methods in CBPR from the short course through a year-long educational program, including, on-line learning activities, expert mentoring, and peer engagement; and 3) to establish a network of diverse scholars to foster continued learning, career development, and innovation in BSSR using a CBPR approach to promote health equity. An evaluation will be conducted to determine and enhance program effectiveness, and materials will be widely disseminated. |
| 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 2019 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 2018 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. |
| Draus, Paul (PI) Reuben Miller (Co-I) RESTORATIVE REENTRY IN DETROIT: Implementing Family Conferencing Though a Therapeutic Community | View Abstract »
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RESTORATIVE REENTRY IN DETROIT: Implementing Family Conferencing Though a Therapeutic CommunityJuly 2015 - August 2016 The major goal of this proposal is to bring the strengths of qualitative research methods to bear on the issue of prisoner reentry and reintegration. The proposal also strongly reflects the shared concerns of MDOC and SHAR for enhancing outcomes in two major areas: 1) reducing recidivism; and 2) increasing quality of life, both for returning citizens themselves and for their destination communities. By generating qualitative and quantitative pilot data at the point of contact between corrections and community, the proposal will build a foundation for seeking external funds to expand RJ, both at SHAR and through MDOC’s field operations. |
| Dunkle, Ruth (PI) Ageless Acts | View Abstract »
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Ageless ActsJuly 2017 - December 2018 By providing an exciting, creative outlet, older adults will be encouraged through Ageless Acts to bring their unique talents and life experiences to not only the theater troupe but the community, including senior apartment buildings, schools, nonprofit organizations and other community groups looking for excellence in art and intergenerational learning opportunities. Through this unique project, theater will be used to transform how older adults understand their own aging experience. According to Anne Basting, a professor of theater at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, theater is an ever expansive process where individuals grow as they take on new roles. In her research, once older adults realized that they could share their experiences and wisdom through storytelling they were better able to understand the value they still possessed. For Basting, older adults who participate in creative aging programming can see benefits on three important levels: the way they engage in everyday relationships; the way they can transform how mundane activities are carried out; and the way they think about aging in their own lives and in the context of their families. |
| 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) Promise Indiana Scholarship | View Abstract »
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Promise Indiana ScholarshipApril 2017 - June 2018 The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of providing financial awards based on learning, college planning, and savings behaviors on academic achievement and school attendance. This study will use multiple regression models and path analysis to isolate the effects CSAs as well as the added incentive of financial awards. |
| Elliott III, William (PI) Children's Savings Account | View Abstract »
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Children's Savings AccountOctober 2017 - August 2018 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) Kristin Seefeldt (Co-I) Promise Indiana CSA Project | View Abstract »
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Promise Indiana CSA ProjectSeptember 2017 - September 2018 The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of providing financial awards based on learning, college planning, and savings behaviors on academic achievement and school attendance. This study will use multiple regression models and path analysis to isolate the effects CSAs as well as the added incentive of financial awards. |
| Elliott III, William (PI) Oakland Promise Qualitative Evaluation | View Abstract »
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Oakland Promise Qualitative EvaluationApril 2018 - November 2018 The Oakland Promise Qualitative Evaluation seeks to learn about the origins, goals, and operation of the Oakland Promise in Oakland, CA. Specifically, this study will examine two programs within the Oakland Promise: Brilliant Baby and Kindergarten to College. The study seeks to learn about the origins, goals, and operation of the Oakland Promise from the perspective of steering committee and advisory board members; program administrators; financial institution providers; funders; financial coaches; and staff at implementing partners. Methodology will consist of in-depth interviews, a review of earned opinion media, existing research on Promise Programs, as well as documents related to the Oakland Promise. A separate report will be prepared for both Brilliant Baby and Kindergarten to College. |
| Elliott III, William (PI) Alfond College Challenge Survey Evaluation | View Abstract »
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Alfond College Challenge Survey EvaluationJanuary 2018 - December 2018 The Center on Assets, Education, and Inclusion (AEDI) proposes a Regression Discontinuity (RD) design over three years to compare outcomes of families with children born during the last month of the no CSA period, to those of families with children born a month after January 1, 2009, when opt-in was implemented. In an opt-in program, families have to sign up to participate in the CSA program. |
| 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 - February 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 - February 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. |
| Fitzgerald, Kate (PI) Joseph Himle (Co-I) Neurocircuit mechanisms of OCD across the lifespan | View Abstract »
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Neurocircuit mechanisms of OCD across the lifespanNovember 2014 - July 2019 fMRI will be use to study brain mechanisms of OCD in adolescent and adult patients, examining the change that occurs with cognitive behavioral therapy and correlating that change with network activity in the brain |
| Gant, Larry (Mentor) Shelby Andersen-Holt, Breanna Ostrander, Claire Marshall and Aaron Mininger (PI) Belding Community Youth Food Collaborative | View Abstract »
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Belding Community Youth Food CollaborativeMay 2017 - September 2018 The Belding Community Youth Food Collaborative project uses youth empowerment and community engagement models to develop knowledge of and infrastructure for sustainable horticultural practices and nutritious eating in a rural setting. By leveraging the strengths of the Belding community, including volunteer experts and an existing community garden, this project will meet environmental, public health, and community development needs. |
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Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor of Social Work
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Scott Stanfill
Research Services Manager
- (734) 763-2389
- scottsta@umich.edu
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