The Curtis Center Signature Research Programs awardees were selected to receive $10,000 in program funds and four types of research consultation services per year of the program from the Curtis Center. The YBMen Project is also a Curtis Center Signature Program but did not receive funds.

The Young Black Men, Masculinities, and Mental Health (YBMen) Project

YBMen Director: Daphne C. Watkins, Curtis Center Director

A Psycho-Oncology Fellowship to Support Pre-Doctoral Health Disparity Research on Adolescent and Young Adult Sex and Gender Needs During Cancer

Program Lead: Anao Zhang, Curtis Center Faculty Affiliate and Assistant Professor of Social Work

Developing Collaborative Research to Address Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women in Michigan

Program Lead: Katie Schultz, Curtis Center Faculty Affiliate and Assistant Professor of Social Work

African American Chronic Care Equity through Self-management Program

Program Co-Leads: Jamie Mitchell, Curtis Center Faculty Affiliate and Associate Professor at the School of Social work, Jaclynn Hawkins, Curtis Center Associate Director and Associate Professor at the School of Social Work, and Lenette Jones, Curtis Center Faculty Affiliate and Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing