Currently Funded Grants and Contracts

Susie Adams
Integrated Addiction Medicine Project
Meharry Medical College
Health Resources and Services Administration
7/1/19–6/30/24
$213,937

Terrah Akard
Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow
Vanderbilt University
7/1/19­–6/30/21
$80,000

Lindsey Baksh
Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Expectant Mothers (MOMs
VUMC
National Institutes of Health
10/1/2019­–5/31/2021
$14,844

Leanne M. Boehm
Improving ICU Recovery in Survivors of Critical Illness
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
4/1/19–3/31/21
$49,999

Leanne M. Boehm
Discovery Grant
Vanderbilt University
7/1/19–6/30/21
$100,000

Leanne M. Boehm
Vanderbilt Scholars in TF Transitional Research (V-STTaR) Program
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
National Institutes of Health Faculty Research Scholars Program
9/1/18–8/31/22
$ 497,198

Catheryne Clouse
The South African National HIV Pregnancy Cohort: Evaluating Continuity of Care Among Women Living with HIV
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
4/3/20–3/31/25
$1,637,386

Catheryne Clouse
Careconekta: Mobile Health for a Mobile Population
National Institute of Mental Health
5/10/19–3/31/22
$ 630,807

Tonya J. Elkins
Chocolate Milk Mommies
Chocolate Milk Mommies
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
3/1/20–2/28/21
$1,000

Mary Jo Gilmer
Pilot Study of the Effects of Animal-Assisted Interactions on Quality of Life in Children with Life-Threatening Conditions and their Parents
Human Animal Bond Research Institute
1/1/19–12/31/21
$48,819

Mary Jo Gilmer
Exploring the Impact of Human-Animal Interactions on children with Life-Threatening Conditions and their Parents
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
3/1/20–2/28/22
$ 40,901

Alvin Jeffery
K12 VUMC Learning Health System Scholars Program
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
11/1/19–9/29/21
$ 231,924

Mary Ann Jessee
Clinical Judgment Framework Use in Pre-licensure Nursing Curricula: A National Update
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
3/1/2020–12/30/20
$10,072

Jennifer Kim
Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Health Resources and Services Administration
7/1/19–6/30/24
$290,442

Jennifer Kim
Providing Safe Care to Older Hospitalized Patients through Discrete Event Simulation Modeling
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality R18
9/1/19–6/30/24
$49,897

Jennifer Kim
SCCS Dementia and HCBS
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
National Institutes of Health
7/1/20-–6/30/24
$49,179

Melanie Lutenbacher
Catholic Charities—MIHOW Program Evaluation RCT
Catholic Charities
Tennessee Department of Health Services
1/1/18-9/30/20
$300,000

Mariya Kovaleva
Addressing Caregiver Burden during Persons’ Living with Dementia Hospital-to-Home Transitions          
Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
11/1/2019–10/31/2021
$10,000

Mariya Kovaleva
Addressing Caregiver Burden during Persons’ Living with Dementia Hospital-to-Home Transitions 
Southern Nursing Research Society
1/1/2020–12/31/2020
$7,500

Mariya Kovaleva
Perioperative Settings: Nurses, Persons Living with Dementia and their Caregivers
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
2/15/2020–2/14/2021
$5,000

Mariya Kovaleva
Tele-Savvy during Hospital to Home Transition
Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association
10/5/2019­–10/5/2020
$5,000

Cathy A. Maxwell
Aging & Fragility: Activity, Resilience and Energy in the Second Half of Life (AFRESH)
Urban Housing Solutions
West End Home Foundation
1/1/2020­–12/31/2020
$32,760

James Muchira
Turning the Tide on Early Childhood Obesity: Maternal Ideal Cardiovascular Health and Under-Five Childhood Obesity Among a Vulnerable Population
Rockefeller University
7/1/20–6/30/22
$25,000

Shelagh Ann Mulvaney
Feasibility of a Tailored Diabetes Self-Management Assessment and Support System
VUMC
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disease
8/1/2019–7/31/2020
$44,004

Shelagh Ann Mulvaney
Increasing HPV Vaccine Uptake in Community-Based Pediatric Practices
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
National Cancer Institute
12/20/16–5/31/20
$60,937

Carrie E. Plummer        
Interprofessional Collaboration: A Descriptive Pilot Study Investigating the Effect of a Multiphase Nursing-Pharmacy Education Intervention       
Tennessee Nurses Foundation
12/1/2020–11/30/21
$4,697

Carrie E. Plummer        
Medical-Legal Partnership: Expanding Capacity to Increase the Percentage of Older Adults (60+) who have been Screened for Health-Harming Legal Needs and Received Medical-Legal Education or Service          
West End Home Foundation
1/1/2020–12/31/2020
$25,000

Bethany Rhoten   
Improving ACL Reconstruction Return to Play Outcomes through Psychologically Informed Rehabilitation
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
10/1/2019–5/31/2020
$5,080

Shelia Ridner
A Randomized Trial Evaluating Bioimpedance Spectoscopy versus Tape Measurement in the Prevention of Lymphedema following Locoregional Treatment for Breast Cancer
ImpediMed, Inc.
6/1/14–6/30/21
$2,101,420

Patricia Scott
Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care (TIPQC)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
State of Tennessee
7/1/20-6/30/21
$20,251

Deonni Stolldorf
Implementing and Sustaining Complex Interdisciplinary Healthcare Interventions: Learning from Medication Reconciliation
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
9/30/17–9/29/20
$426,835

 

Nonresearch

Pamela O. Jones
Advanced Nursing Education Nurse Practitioner Residency (ANE-NPR) Program
ANE–Nurse Practitioner Residency Program
Health Resources and Services Administration
7/1/19­–6/30/23
$2,443,595

Bonita A. Pilon
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: Behavioral Health Integration into the Mercury Courts Model
Health Resources and Services Administration
7/1/17–6/30/21
$1,497,978

Courtney Pitts
AIDS Education and Training Centers Program
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Health Resources and Services Administration
11/1/20–6/30/21
$9,896

Courtney Pitts
The CAP Program: A Collaborative Academic-Practice Program
Advanced Nursing Education Workforce
Health Resources and Services Administration
7/1/19–6/30/23
$2,710,321

Mavis Schorn
Nurse Faculty Loan Program
Health Resources and Services Administration
7/1/17–6/30/20
$1,525,104

Mavis N. Schorn
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
Bureau of Health Workforce Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
Health Resources and Services Administration
7/1/20–6/30/25
$3,250,000

Mavis N. Schorn
Vanderbilt Nursing Education Program for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners
ANE—Sexual Nurse Assault Examiner Program
Health Resources and Services Administration
9/30/18–9/29/21
$1,435,315

 

 

Clinical-Community Partnership Grants

Leah Branam
Collective Impact through Community Health Initiatives
United Way Metro Nashville 2019-2020
United Way of Metropolitan Nashville
7/1/19–6/30/20
$89,500

 

 

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