Dr. Kelly Rulison (Public Health Education) received new funding from UNC Chapel Hill for the project “Evaluating Practice-Based Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Approaches from CDC’s Rape Prevention.” Investigators are evaluating whether the program “Sources of Strength,” originally developed as a suicide prevention program, can prevent sexual assault. As part of… Continue reading…
Dr. Emily Stamey (Weatherspoon Art Museum) received new funding from the National Endowment for the Arts for the project “To the Hoop: Basketball and Contemporary Art.” This funding will support the exhibition “To the Hoop: Basketball and Contemporary Art,” organized by the Weatherspoon Art Museum and timed to coincide with… Continue reading…
Dr. Ayesha Boyce (Educational Research Methodology) received new funding from the University of Pittsburgh for the project “NSF INCLUDES Alliance: Strengthening Pre-college Programs as a Mechanism to Promote Equitable Access to University Admissions and Persistence in STEM.” Dr. Ayesha Boyce, with assistance from associates from the UNC Greensboro School of… Continue reading…
Dr. Stephen Sills (Center for Housing and Community Studies) received new funding from the North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Foundation for the project “North Carolina Statewide Legal Needs Assessment 2020 for NC Equal Access to Justice Commission & North Carolina State Bar Plan for Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts.” … Continue reading…
Dr. John Weil (NC Network for Safe Communities) received new funding from the North Carolina Gang Investigators Association for the project “Research Partners: PSN Middle District of NC FY 2018.” Dr. Stacy Sechrist is co-principal investigator on the project. North Carolina Network for Safe Communities (NCNSC) will provide research and… Continue reading…
Dr. Jay Poole (Social Work) received new funding from the Truth Initiative for the project “Addressing Opioid Misuse: Enhancing Health Literacy and Misuse Prevention.” Dr. Kenneth Gruber is co-principal investigator on the project. This project will enhance health literacy relative to opiate misuse and will engage participants in motivational interviewing… Continue reading…
Dr. Nancy Hoffart (Nursing) received new funding from Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing for the project “A Description of Approaches used by Nurse Residency Program Staff to Enhance Transition to Practice: A Secondary Analysis.” The purpose of this descriptive qualitative study is to identify the techniques and… Continue reading…
Dr. Linda Hestenes (Human Development and Family Studies) received a continuation of funding from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS), Division of Child Development and Early Education for the project “North Carolina Rated License Agreement Project.” Dr. Steve Hestenes and Dr. Sharon Mims are co-principal… Continue reading…
Dr. Qibin Zhang (Center for Translational Biomedical Research) received a continuation of funding from the University of Colorado Denver; Prime: American Heart Association for the project “Discovery and Validation of Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Complications in Type 1 Diabetes.”
Dr. Brett Carter (Student Affairs) received new funding from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for the project “Collegiate Recovery Community.” Recovery is “a process of change though which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential” (SAMHSA 2012). UNCG’s Spartan… Continue reading…
