Research Insight December 2023
College of Public Health
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July 2023 – December 2023 CPH Proposal Submissions
Proposals Submitted | Proposals Direct Cost | Proposals Indirect Cost | Proposals Total Cost |
26 | $6,570,107.00 | $2,197,262.00 | $8,767,369.00 |
July 2023 – December 2023 CPH Awards (New, Continuations, No Cost Extensions)
Awards | Awards Direct Cost | Awards Indirect Cost | Awards Total Cost |
7 | $155,346.00 | $47,236.00 | $202,582.00 |
• CPH Proposal Submissions July 2023 – December 2023
Principal Investigator | Co-Investigator(s) | Sponsor Agency | Proposal Title |
Griner, Stacey | Neelamegam, Malinee | PCORI via Texas Health Institute | TransFORWARD: Creating National Capacity to Disseminate Transgender & Gender Diverse PCOR/CER Results |
Griner, Stacey | Neelamegam, Malinee | Salvation Army of DFW | Salvation Army North Texas Community Landscape and Needs Assessment Irving and Pleasant Grove |
Knell, Greg | HSC Techstars | A novel approach to deliver culturally relevant motivational messaging intended to promote T2DM treatment adherence for Black/African American adolescents | |
Lewis, Melissa | Litt, Dana, Zhou, Zhengyang | NIH | County-specific COVID-19 risk level fluctuations in association with daily-level alcohol and cannabis use and mental health and substance use outcomes among adolescents and young adults |
Lewis, Melissa | Litt, Dana, Zhou, Zhengyang | NIH | Adolescent and Young Adult Alcohol Prevention: A Universal, Dynamic Prototype Willingness Approach in a Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness-Implementation Trial |
Litt, Dana | Lewis, Melissa, Zhou, Zhengyang | NIH – NIAAA | Evaluating Daily-Level Patterns in Young Adult Alcohol-Involved Simultaneous Substance Use: Development of a Measurement Tool for Use Order and Overlap |
Mun, Eun-Young | Lewis, Melissa, Litt, Dana, Zhou, Zhengyang | NIH via University of Kentucky | Cross-Tailoring Integrative Alcohol and Risky Sex Feedback for College Students: A Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness-Implementation Trial |
Neelamegam, Malinee | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Peer-led Type II Diabetes Self-Management Program for Older Adults Living with HIV | |
Nguyen, Uyen-sa | NIH via Rutgers | ICECAP: Investigation of Cold Exposure and Public health impacts in Ukraine | |
Noble, Charlotte | Neelamegam, Malinee | Episcopal Health Foundation | FarmboxRx Pilot Intervention Evaluation |
Spence, Emily | Chhetri, Shlesma | CPRIT via Cancer Care Services | Evaluation of the Cancer Care Services screening, outreach, and navigation initiative |
Thompson, Erika | Griner, Stacey, Cheroks, Ashenafi | Cook Children’s Health Care System | Completing Community Health Needs Assessments every three years is an Internal Revenue Service Section 501®(3)(A) requirement for all Charitable Hospitals. |
Thompson, Erika | NIH via UNT Denton | Engaging Communities for the Superfund Research Program Center Toxic Exposures Affecting Community Health | |
Thompson, Erika | CPRIT via UTH | All for Them | |
Thompson, Erika | Luningham, Justin | Center for Transforming Lives | CTL-HSC Data Consultation |
Thompson, Erika | American Cancer Society via Baylor College of Medicine | THE ACTIVATE CENTER: ADVANCING CLINICAL TRIAL ACCESS AND CANCER HEALTH EQUITY FOR VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS | |
Thompson, Erika | American Cancer Society via Baylor | THE ACTIVATE CENTER: ADVANCING CLINICAL TRIAL ACCESS AND CANCER HEALTH EQUITY FOR VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS | |
Wagner, Teresa | DOD via Yumlish | Postpartum mission-readiness for active-duty new mothers using the Reveille app | |
Wagner, Teresa | Bratton, Bobbie | HRSA via UNT Denton | Empowering Promotors/CHWs Providing Opioid Abatement Services in Texas |
Wagner, Teresa | Spence, Emily | City of Fort Worth | HSC Interventions to Address Opioid Use |
Walters, Scott | NIH via OUHSC | Efficacy of a Smartphone-based Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention to Reduce Drinking among Adults Experiencing Homelessness | |
Walters, Scott | NIH via RTI | HEALing Communities Study | |
Yockey, Andrew | UTSW Center for Translational Medicine | Independent Scientific Investigator of Alcohol and Marijuana Use among LGBTQ+ Adolescents | |
Yockey, Andrew | NIH via Montana State | Romantic Relationships, Stress, and Alcohol Use among Sexual and Gender Minority Adults | |
Yockey, Andrew | PCORI via Hastings Center | Teaming Researchers Up with Stakeholders to Test Trustworthy Engagement & Measure: TRUST TEAM | |
Zhou, Zhengyang | Mun, Eun-Young | NIH via University of Washington | Innovative Computational Tools and Best Practice Recommendations for Analyzing HIV-related Count Outcomes |
• CPH Award Notifications Received July 2023 – December 2023
Principal Investigator | Co-Investigator(s) | Sponsor Agency | Proposal Title |
Spence, Emily | Mental Health Connection Tarrant County | The Mental Health Connection’s Recognize & Rise Community Awareness Initiative | |
Thompson, Erika | Griner, Stacey, Cheroks, Ashenafi | Cook Children’s Hospital | Cook Children’s Health Care System: 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Survey |
Northeim, Kari | Parker County Hospital District via DHHS | Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant | |
Neelamegam, Malinee | Thompson, Erika, Griner, Stacey | Northern California Institute for Research and Education (NCIRE) | Understanding barriers and facilitators of deprescribing to aid the development of a shared decision-making aid for deprescribing for older Latinx adults with multimorbidity |
Neelamegam, Malinee | Griner, Stacey | NIH | TCHD Pilot Project |
Thompson, Erika | Luningham, Justin | Center for Transforming Lives | Center for Transforming Lives Consultation |
Litt, Dana | NIH – Via U. of Wisconsin | A longitudinal study investigating TDM and adolescent health and development: Brain, Behavior and well-Being |
• CPH Faculty Publications July 2023 – December 2023
Dr. Ashenafi Cherkos
Cherkos, A. S., Cranmer, L. M., Njuguna, I., LaCourse, S. M., Mugo, C., Moraa, H., Maleche-Obimbo, E., Enguobahrie, D.A., Richardson, B.A., Wamalwa, D., John-Stewart, G. (2023). Effect of TB-HIV co-treatment on clinical and growth outcomes among hospitalized children newly initiating antiretroviral therapy. Aids. doi:10.1097/qad.0000000000003797
Cherkos, A. S., LaCourse, S. M., Enquobahrie, D. A., Escudero, J. N., Mecha, J., Matemo, D., Kinuthia, J., John-Stewart, G. (2023). Isoniazid preventive therapy during infancy does not adversely effect growth among HIV-exposed uninfected children: secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial. medRxiv. doi:10.1101/2023.10.19.23297259
Cherkos, A. S., LaCourse, S. M., Enquobahrie, D. A., Richardson, B. A., Bradford, S., Montepiedra, G., . . . John-Stewart, G. (2023). Effect of pregnancy versus postpartum maternal isoniazid preventive therapy on infant growth in HIV-exposed uninfected infants: a post-hoc analysis of the TB APPRISE trial. EClinicalMedicine, 58, 101912. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.101912
Cherkos, A. S., LaCourse, S. M., Kinuthia, J., Mecha, J., Enquobahrie, D. A., Escudero, J. N., & John-Stewart, G. (2023). Maternal breastfeeding and education impact infant growth and development more than in utero HIV/ART exposure in context of universal ART: a prospective study. Aids. doi:10.1097/qad.0000000000003785
Dr. Stacey Griner
Garg, A., Galvin, A. M., Griner, S. B., Rosberger, Z., Daley, E. M., & Thompson, E. L. (2023). HPV self-sampling among women in the United States: preferences for implementation. Cancer Causes Control. doi:10.1007/s10552-023-01778-9
Kline, N. S., Webb, N. J., & Griner, S. B. (2023). Transgender Incarceration and Law Enforcement as a Source of Harm: Upstream and Primordial Prevention Perspectives. Violence Vict. doi:10.1891/vv-2022-0106
Mendez, A. D., Neelamegam, M., & Griner, S. B. (2023). Health Care Provider Discussions Regarding HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Factors and Associations with HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening Among Men. Arch Sex Behav, 52(5), 2111-2121. doi:10.1007/s10508-023-02629-z
Moore, J. D., Nguyen, U. D. T., Ojha, R. P., Griner, S. B., & Thompson, E. L. (2023). Physician-level determinants of HCV screening during pregnancy in a U.S. sample. Arch Gynecol Obstet. doi:10.1007/s00404-023-07146-x
Vamos, C. A., Cayama, M. R., Mahony, H., Griner, S. B., Quinonez, R. B., Boggess, K., . . . Daley, E. M. (2023). Oral health during pregnancy: an analysis of interprofessional guideline awareness and practice behaviors among prenatal and oral health providers. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 23(1), 721. doi:10.1186/s12884-023-06032-3
Griner, S.B., Aiken, J., Johnson, K.C., Webb, N.J., & Kline, N. (2023). The role of direct to-consumer sexually transmitted infection screening for survivors of sexual assault. HPHR, 76. https://hphr.org/76-article-griner/
Johnson, K.C., Akpan, I., Kinard, A., Reeves, J., & Griner S.B. (2023). Self-sampling methods for sexually transmitted infection screening among college women: A qualitative study to identify opinion leaders. HPHR, 52 https://hphr.org/52-article-johnson/
Griner, S. B., Johnson, K. C., Neelamegam, M., Webb, N. J., Kinard, A., & Kline, N. (2023). Direct-to-Consumer Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening Methods: Preferred Communication Sources and Channels Among Young Adult Women. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 50(9), 619-624. DOI: https://hphr.org/76-article-griner/
Dr. Gregory Knell
The prospective association of accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior and time to Parkinson’s disease diagnosis in older women: The Women’s Health Study (WHS)
Hale, J.L., Knell, G., Swartz, M.D., …Lee, I.-M., Gabriel, K.P. Preventive Medicine Reports 2023, 35, 102361 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102361
Learning Modality and Quality of Life Among US School-Age Children During the Coronavirus Pandemic, Cox, C.F., Messiah, S.E., Knell, G., Journal of School Health 2023, 93(6), pp. 441–449 DOI: 10.1111/josh.13298
Differences in American adolescent sport participation during the COVID-19 pandemic by learning mode: A national survey, Johnson, A.M., Knell, G., Walker, T.J., Kroshus, E. Preventive Medicine Reports, 2023, 32, doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102151
Prospective evaluation of 24-hour movement behaviors among adolescents recovering from a sport-related concussion, Brayton, R.P., Price, A.M., Jones, C., …Burkhart, S., Knell, G. Applied Neuropsychology: Child 2023, DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2023.2181082
Dr. Melissa Lewis
Galvin, A. M., Akpan, I. N., Lewis, M. A., Walters, S. T., & Thompson, E. L. (2023). Reproductive Interconception Care Among Women Recently Pregnant and Homeless: A Qualitative Analysis. Health Educ Behav, 10901981231204583. doi:10.1177/10901981231204583
Galvin, A. M., Lewis, M. A., Walters, S. T., & Thompson, E. L. (2023). Homelessness in the Perinatal Period and Associations With Reproductive Interconception Care: 2016-2019 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. Public Health Rep, 333549231204658. doi:10.1177/00333549231204658
Litt, D. M., Zhou, Z., Fairlie, A. M., King, K. M., Cross, A., Kannard, E., . . . Lewis, M. A. (2023). Daily level examination indicates that positive affect, but not negative affect, is associated with alcohol and marijuana use among adolescents and young adults. Psychol Addict Behav. doi:10.1037/adb0000949
Litt, D. M., Zhou, Z., Fairlie, A. M., Waldron, K. A., Geusens, F., & Lewis, M. A. (2023). Experimental Test of Abstaining-and-Drinking Social Media Content on Adolescent and Young Adult Social Norms and Alcohol Use. J Stud Alcohol Drugs, 84(5), 700-709. doi:10.15288/jsad.23-00061
Dr. Dana Litt
Litt, D. M., Zhou, Z., Fairlie, A. M., King, K. M., Cross, A., Kannard, E., . . . Lewis, M. A. (2023). Daily level examination indicates that positive affect, but not negative affect, is associated with alcohol and marijuana use among adolescents and young adults. Psychol Addict Behav. doi:10.1037/adb0000949
Litt, D. M., Zhou, Z., Fairlie, A. M., Waldron, K. A., Geusens, F., & Lewis, M. A. (2023). Experimental Test of Abstaining-and-Drinking Social Media Content on Adolescent and Young Adult Social Norms and Alcohol Use. J Stud Alcohol Drugs, 84(5), 700-709. doi:10.15288/jsad.23-00061
Dr. Justin Luningham
Awan S, Saini G, Gogineni K, Luningham JM, Collin LJ, Bhattarai S, Aneja R, Williams CP. Associations between health insurance status, neighborhood deprivation, and treatment delays in women with breast cancer living in Georgia. Cancer Medicine. 2023 Aug;12(16):17331-9. doi:10.1002/cam4.6341
Tan, L., Luningham, J. M., Huh, D., Zhou, Z., Tanner-Smith, E. E., Baldwin, S. A., & Mun, E. Y. (2023). The selection of statistical models for reporting count outcomes and intervention effects in brief alcohol intervention trials: A review and recommendations. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). doi:10.1111/acer.15232
Tan, Z., Tanner-Smith, E. E., Walters, S. T., Tan, L., Huh, D., Zhou, Z., Luningham, J., Larimer, M.E., Mun, E. Y. (2023). Do brief motivational interventions increase motivation for change in drinking among college students? A two-step meta-analysis of individual participant data. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken), 47(8), 1433-1446. doi:10.1111/acer.15126
Dr. Eun-Young Mun
Tan, L., Luningham, J. M., Huh, D., Zhou, Z., Tanner-Smith, E. E., Baldwin, S. A., & Mun, E. Y. (2023). The selection of statistical models for reporting count outcomes and intervention effects in brief alcohol intervention trials: A review and recommendations. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). doi:10.1111/acer.15232
Tan, Z., Tanner-Smith, E. E., Walters, S. T., Tan, L., Huh, D., Zhou, Z., . . . Mun, E. Y. (2023). Do brief motivational interventions increase motivation for change in drinking among college students? A two-step meta-analysis of individual participant data. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken), 47(8), 1433-1446. doi:10.1111/acer.15126
Dr. Rajesh Nandy
Annan, E., Nguyen, U. D. T., Treviño, J., Wan Yaacob, W. F., Mangla, S., Pathak, A. K., Nandy, R., Haque, U. (2023). Moderation effects of serotype on dengue severity across pregnancy status in Mexico. BMC Infect Dis, 23(1), 147. doi:10.1186/s12879-023-08051-z
Nandy, R., Nandy, K., & Walters, S. T. (2023). Relationship Between Valence and Arousal for Subjective Experience in a Real-life Setting for Supportive Housing Residents: Results From an Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. JMIR Form Res, 7, e34989. doi:10.2196/34989
Dr. Malinee Neelamegam
Mendez, A. D., Neelamegam, M., & Griner, S. B. (2023). Health Care Provider Discussions Regarding HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Factors and Associations with HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening Among Men. Arch Sex Behav, 52(5), 2111-2121. doi:10.1007/s10508-023-02629-z
Neelamegam, M., Ahmad, A., Chong, M. L., Wong, P. L., Zulhaimi, N. S., Cysique, L., . . . Rajasuriar, R. (2023). Psychosocial risk factors and cognitive decline in people living with HIV: results from the Malaysian HIV and aging (MHIVA) study. AIDS Care, 1-9. doi:10.1080/09540121.2023.2254543
Griner, S. B., Johnson, K. C., Neelamegam, M., Webb, N. J., Kinard, A., & Kline, N. (2023). Direct-to-Consumer Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening Methods: Preferred Communication Sources and Channels Among Young Adult Women. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 50(9), 619-624. DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001829
Dr. Uyen-sa Nguyen
Bukhari, M. H., Shad, M. Y., Nguyen, U. D. T., Treviño, C. J., Jung, W., Bajwa, W. U., . . . Haque, U. (2023). A Bayesian spatiotemporal approach to modelling arboviral diseases in Mexico. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 117(12), 867-874. doi:10.1093/trstmh/trad064
Moore, J. D., Nguyen, U. D. T., Ojha, R. P., Griner, S. B., & Thompson, E. L. (2023). Physician-level determinants of HCV screening during pregnancy in a U.S. sample. Arch Gynecol Obstet. doi:10.1007/s00404-023-07146-x
Dr. Matthew Rossheim
Walker, A. L., LoParco, C., Rossheim, M. E., & Livingston, M. D. (2023). #Delta8: a retailer-driven increase in Delta-8 THC discussions on Twitter from 2020 to 2021. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse, 49(4), 491-499. doi:10.1080/00952990.2023.2222433
Harp, E., Rossheim, M.E., Zhao, X., Seiter, C., Emechebe, O., Soule E. (in press). Electronic Nicotine Product (ENP) Graphic Warnings: Association between Exposure and Changes in Perceived Susceptibility and Severity of Explosion and Lung Injuries. Health Behavior Research. (no hyperlinks available at this time)
LoParco, C.R., Walters, S.T., Zhou, Z., & Rossheim, M.E. (in press). Associations between cannabis risk perceptions and Delta-8 THC use among young adults. Journal of Substance Use. (no hyperlinks available at this time)
Nabil, A.K., Barry, A.E., LoParco, C., & Rossheim, M. (in press). Associations between Adult Cannabis Use and Chronic Health Conditions in a Nationally Representative Sample of the United States. Journal of Substance Use. doi: 10.1080/14659891.2023.2288838
Rossheim, M.E., Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., Tillett, K.K., Treffers, R.D., Trangenstein, P.J., Lerch J., Taxman, F.S., Greene, K.M., LoParco, C.R., & Jernigan, D.H. (2023). Alcopops Disproportionately Consumed by Minors in Sexual Assault Cases. Health Behavior Research. Vol. 6: No. 4. https://doi.org/10.4148/2572-1836.1203
Henry, D., Partin, K., LoParco, C., & Rossheim, M. (2023). The Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Industry and the Potential of Self-Regulation: Using Social Media to Assess an Evolving Health Risk. Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116189
LoParco, C.R., Olsson, S., Sekhon, V., McDonald, K.K., Yockey, R.A., Livingston, M.D., Trangenstein, P.J., & Rossheim, M.E. (2023). Associations between Delta-8 THC and Four Loko retail availability in Fort Worth, Texas. Health Behavior Research.
Dr. Erika Thompson
Galvin, A. M., Akpan, I. N., Lewis, M. A., Walters, S. T., & Thompson, E. L. (2023). Reproductive Interconception Care Among Women Recently Pregnant and Homeless: A Qualitative Analysis. Health Educ Behav, 10901981231204583. doi:10.1177/10901981231204583
Galvin, A. M., Garg, A., Akpan, I. N., Spence, E. E., & Thompson, E. L. (2023). Contraception-related knowledge, attitude, belief contexts among US women experiencing homelessness: A scoping review. Nurs Health Sci, 25(3), 290-301. doi:10.1111/nhs.13039
Galvin, A. M., Lewis, M. A., Walters, S. T., & Thompson, E. L. (2023). Homelessness in the Perinatal Period and Associations With Reproductive Interconception Care: 2016-2019 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. Public Health Rep, 333549231204658. doi:10.1177/00333549231204658
Garg, A., Galvin, A. M., Griner, S. B., Rosberger, Z., Daley, E. M., & Thompson, E. L. (2023). HPV self-sampling among women in the United States: preferences for implementation. Cancer Causes Control. doi:10.1007/s10552-023-01778-9
Moore, J. D., Nguyen, U. D. T., Ojha, R. P., Griner, S. B., & Thompson, E. L. (2023). Physician-level determinants of HCV screening during pregnancy in a U.S. sample. Arch Gynecol Obstet. doi:10.1007/s00404-023-07146-x
Dr. Scott Walters
An, J., Lu, S. E., McDougall, J., Walters, S. T., Lin, Y., Heidt, E., . . . Kinney, A. Y. (2023). Identifying Mediators of Intervention Effects Within a Randomized Controlled Trial to Motivate Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment Among Breast and Ovarian Cancer Survivors. Ann Behav Med, 57(11), 965-977. doi:10.1093/abm/kaad048
Dodgen, L., Kitzman, H., Spence, E., Mamun, A., Walters, S. T., & Cervantes, D. (2023). What’s theory got to do with it: measuring effects of theory on lifestyle behaviors and weight in the Better Me Within Randomized Trial. Am J Health Educ, 54(2), 86-98. doi:10.1080/19325037.2022.2163007
Galvin, A. M., Akpan, I. N., Lewis, M. A., Walters, S. T., & Thompson, E. L. (2023). Reproductive Interconception Care Among Women Recently Pregnant and Homeless: A Qualitative Analysis. Health Educ Behav, 10901981231204583. doi:10.1177/10901981231204583
Galvin, A. M., Lewis, M. A., Walters, S. T., & Thompson, E. L. (2023). Homelessness in the Perinatal Period and Associations With Reproductive Interconception Care: 2016-2019 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. Public Health Rep, 333549231204658. doi:10.1177/00333549231204658
Metcalfe, K. A., Pal, T., Narod, S. A., Armel, S., Shickh, S., Buckley, K., Walters. S.T., . . . Kinney, A. Y. (2023). Theory-based behavior change intervention to increase uptake of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic variant: The PREVENT randomized controlled trial. Cancer Med, 12(17), 18246-18257. doi:10.1002/cam4.6417
Tan, Z., Tanner-Smith, E. E., Walters, S. T., Tan, L., Huh, D., Zhou, Z., . . . Mun, E. Y. (2023). Do brief motivational interventions increase motivation for change in drinking among college students? A two-step meta-analysis of individual participant data. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken), 47(8), 1433-1446. doi:10.1111/acer.15126
Dr. Robert Yockey
Ahmadi, A., Ponder, W. N., Carbajal, J., Schuman, D. L., Whitworth, J., Yockey, R. A., & Galusha, J. M. (2023). Validation of the PCL-5, PHQ-9, and GAD-7 in a Sample of Veterans. J Occup Environ Med, 65(8), 643-654. doi:10.1097/jom.0000000000002898
Beattie, E., Thomas, K., Ponder, W. N., Meyer, E. C., Kimbrel, N. A., Cammarata, C., . . Yockey, R. A., Carbajal, J., Schuman, D. L., . Gulliver, S. B. (2023). Network analysis of posttraumatic stress disorder in a treatment-seeking sample of US firefighters and emergency medical technicians. J Affect Disord, 340, 686-693. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2023.08.068
Dorri, A. A., Loza, O., Bond, M. A., Ciszek, E., Elias-Curry, Y., Aguilar, S., . . .Yockey, R. A., Schnarrs, P. (2023). Understanding the Experiences of Latinx LGBTQ Texans at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Homosex, 1-25. doi:10.1080/00918369.2023.2241597
Hoopsick, R. A., & Yockey, R. A. (2023). A national examination of suicidal ideation, planning, and attempts among United States adults: Differences by military veteran status, 2008-2019. J Psychiatr Res, 165, 34-40. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.07.009
LoParco, C. R., Olsson, S., Sekhon, V., Tillett, K. K., Yockey, R. A., Livingston, M. D., … & Rossheim, M. E. (2023). Associations between Delta-8 THC and Four Loko retail availability in Fort Worth, Texas. Health Behavior Research, 6(4), 4.
Luo, H., Moss, M. E., Webb, M. D., Winterbauer, N., Tucker-McLaughlin, M., Yockey, R. A., & Wright, W. G. (2023). The most common types of non-traumatic dental conditions among ED visits in North Carolina before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of the American Dental Association https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002817723006621?via%3Dihub
Schnarrs, P. W., Dorri, A. A., Yockey, R. A., Stone, A. L., Russell, S. T., & Rosenberger, J. G. (2023). The Sexual and Gender Minority Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale. Am J Prev Med, 65(6), 1050-1058. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2023.08.006
Yockey, R. A., Chaliawala, K., Vidourek, R. A., & King, K. (2023). School Factors Associated With Past 30-Day E-Cigarette Use Among Hispanic Youth. J Sch Nurs, 10598405231185594. doi:10.1177/10598405231185594
Dr. Zhengyang Zhou
Abdali, K., Chen, X., Ross, S., Davis, S., Zhou, Z., Mallet, R. T., & Shi, X. (2023). Mechanisms maintaining cerebral perfusion during systemic hypotension are impaired in elderly adults. Exp Biol Med (Maywood), 15353702231209416. doi:10.1177/15353702231209416
Litt, D. M., Zhou, Z., Fairlie, A. M., King, K. M., Cross, A., Kannard, E., . . . Lewis, M. A. (2023). Daily level examination indicates that positive affect, but not negative affect, is associated with alcohol and marijuana use among adolescents and young adults. Psychol Addict Behav. doi:10.1037/adb0000949
Litt, D. M., Zhou, Z., Fairlie, A. M., Waldron, K. A., Geusens, F., & Lewis, M. A. (2023). Experimental Test of Abstaining-and-Drinking Social Media Content on Adolescent and Young Adult Social Norms and Alcohol Use. J Stud Alcohol Drugs, 84(5), 700-709. doi:10.15288/jsad.23-00061
Tan, L., Luningham, J. M., Huh, D., Zhou, Z., Tanner-Smith, E. E., Baldwin, S. A., & Mun, E. Y. (2023). The selection of statistical models for reporting count outcomes and intervention effects in brief alcohol intervention trials: A review and recommendations. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). doi:10.1111/acer.15232
Tan, Z., Tanner-Smith, E. E., Walters, S. T., Tan, L., Huh, D., Zhou, Z., . . . Mun, E. Y. (2023). Do brief motivational interventions increase motivation for change in drinking among college students? A two-step meta-analysis of individual participant data. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken), 47(8), 1433-1446. doi:10.1111/acer.15126
• Fun Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Erika Thompson
Department of Population & Community Health
“If I could work on any kind of research what would it be?”
If I could work on any kind of research, I would delve deeper into sexual and reproductive health work especially among populations facing health disparities. I’m passionate about people getting the choice to decide when and if they want to have children, as well as destigmatizing sex and sexual experiences. With sexual and reproductive health rights being consistently threatened, research and practice is needed to assure these basic human rights.
• Pre-Award Updates
NIH Updates
NIH Application Instruction Updates – Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Costs
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-23-161.html
Effective for applications submitted for due dates on or after October 5, 2023, NIH will no longer require the use of the single DMS cost line item. NIH recognizes that DMS costs may be requested in many cost categories. Therefore, in line with our standard budget instructions, DMS costs must be requested in the appropriate cost category, e.g., personnel, equipment, supplies, and other expenses, following the instructions for the R&R Budget Form or PHS 398 Modular Budget Form, as applicable. While the single cost line item is no longer required, NIH will require applicants to specify estimated DMS cost details within the “Budget Justification” attachment of the R&R Budget Form or “Additional Narrative Justification” attachment of the PHS 398 Modular Budget Form, pursuant to the instructions.
NIH Final Updated Policy Guidance for Subaward/Consortium Written Agreements
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-23-182.html
NIH is modifying the requirements in the Federal Register Notice to state that subaward agreements must stipulate that foreign subrecipients will provide access to copies of all lab notebooks, all data, and all documentation that supports the research outcomes as described in the progress report, to the primary recipient with a frequency of no less than once per year, in alignment with the timing requirements for Research Performance Progress Report submission.
Effective January 1, 2024, section 15.2 will be updated to include the following clarifications (changes are bold and italicized):
15.2 ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
NIH will not support any agreement that does not meet the minimum requirements outlined in the written agreement section below (15.2.1). NIH reserves the right to request copies of the written agreement and relevant supporting documentation as needed, as part of its oversight responsibilities. Failure to provide requested documentation may lead to remedies for noncompliance and potential enforcement actions (see 8.5, Specific award conditions and remedies for noncompliance).
NIH expects recipients to ask potential subrecipients, at the application stage, to submit language in their letters of support indicating their awareness of these requirements and the subrecipient’s willingness to abide by all requirements should an award be issued.
15.2.1 Written Agreement
At a minimum, this agreement must include the following:
- For foreign subrecipients, a provision requiring the foreign subrecipient to provide access to copies of all lab notebooks, all data, and all documentation that supports the research outcomes as described in the progress report, to the primary recipient with a frequency of no less than once per year, in alignment with the timing requirements for Research Performance Progress Report submission. Such access may be entirely electronic.
Prior Approval Requests for Revisions to an Approved Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Plan Must be Submitted Using the Prior Approval Module
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-23-185.html
The purpose of this Notice is to remind the extramural research community that any changes to an approved Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMS Plan) (for funded awards subject to the Final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy) requires the recipient to submit a timely formal prior approval request to the funding NIH Institute, Center, or Office (ICO). This notice also informs the community that recipients must submit these requests through the Prior Approval Module in eRA Commons. This functionality will be available for NIH grants effective October 12, 2023, and will be used exclusively for submitting requests for updating the DMS Plan. Emails and other communications are not acceptable.
Simplified Review Framework for NIH Research Project Grant Applications
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-24-010.html
This notice announces a new framework for the peer review of most research project grant (RPG) applications beginning with submissions for due dates on or after January 25, 2025. The simplified review framework is expected to better focus peer reviewers on the key questions needed to assess the scientific and technical merit of proposed research projects: “Should the proposed research project be conducted?” “Can the proposed research project be conducted?”
The Simplified Framework for NIH Peer Review will be effective for receipt deadlines on or after January 25, 2025 for the grants and cooperative agreements with the following RPG activity codes: DP1, DP2, DP3, DP4, DP5, R01, R03, R15, R16, R21, R33, R34, R36, R61, RC1, RC2, RC4, RF1, RL1, RL2, U01, U34, U3R, UA5, UC1, UC2, UC4, UF1, UG3, UH2, UH3, UH5.
It is anticipated that additional implementation details will be provided mid-2024.
NSF Updates
https://new.nsf.gov/policies/pappg/23-1/summary-changes
Chapter II.D.2.f(vi)(e), Subawards, has been clarified regarding the need to obtain prior NSF approval if a subaward organization has changed after an award has been made.
Chapter II.D.2.h(i), Biographical Sketch(es), This section also has been revised to require the use of SciENcv for the preparation of this document effective in October 2023.
Chapter II.D.2.h(ii), Current and Pending (Other) Support, This section also has been revised to require the use of SciENcv for the preparation of this document effective in October 2023. Also, in accordance with NSPM-33 Implementation Guidance, NSF program officers will request updated Current and Pending (Other) Support prior to making a funding recommendation.
Chapter II.F, Other Types of Proposals, includes the requirement to submit a Concept Outline for the following proposal types: Planning, Rapid Response Research (RAPID), Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER), and Research Advanced by Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (RAISE) prior to the submission of a full proposal. The coverage also identifies the Program Suitability and Proposal Concept Tool (ProSPCT) as an option for use in submission of the Concept Outline.
• Post-Award Updates
FY 2023 Effort Reporting Schedule | |||
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Proposed updates to 2 CFR Part 200 – Uniform Guidance:
- On October 5, 2023, The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a request for comment that on proposed updates to revise sections of OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements, which includes 2 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200 (Uniform Guidance). The Public comment period ended December 4, 2023 (60-day period.)
- OMB anticipates publishing the final update sometime in December 2023 with final revisions effective 90-days after issuance (tentatively March 2024.)
- OMB’s objectives for the proposed revisions are intended to reduce agency and recipient burden and has been marketed as including plain language revisions.
- Some significant proposed changes include:
- An increase to the de minimis indirect cost rate from 10% to 15%.
- An increase to the exclusion threshold of subawards from $25,000 to $50,000 under modified total direct costs.
- An increase to the threshold used to define a capital expenditure (e.g., real property or equipment) from $5,000 to $10,000.
- Allow “Closeout costs” until report due dates.
- Allow dependent-care for conference participants.
Effort Certification:
- Office of Research Services (ORS) completed 04/01/2023 – 09/30/2023 effort reviews for faculty and provided updates and edits to Office of Sponsored Program. Once modifications are complete, you will be contacted to approve your effort for the current period.
As always, please feel free to reach out to ORS regarding any questions you may have.
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• Tips for Early Career Investigators
- A New/Early Stage Investigators’ Guide: Tools and Tips for NIH Funding and Advancing Your Science
- NIH Navigating Early Career Opportunities
- Use the NIH Matchmaker tool to find the relevant Program Officers. In the link, the tool allows you to enter abstracts or other scientific text to find potential Program Officials, IC’s, and review panels for your research.
- Top tips for Early Career Research Grant applications top tips for early career research grant applications based on the applicant’s educational and career paths as well as previous NIH funding history.
- NIH Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program this program aims to help early career scientists become more competitive as grant applicants through first-hand experience with peer review and to diversity the Center for Science Review’s pool of trained reviewers
- A New/Early Stage Investigator’s Guide: Tools and Tips for NIH Funding and Advancing your Science
• ORS Team Highlights
- Autumn Palmer attended her first NCURA Region V (Texas/Oklahoma) Annual Conference in Oklahoma City in October.
- Autumn continued her onboarding training process by attending the NCURA Departmental Research Administrator workshop in Austin in December. She had the opportunity to learn from other university departmental administrators about areas that include the life cycle of proposal with detailed information about the importance of regulations and compliance,
- Keith Sims attended the NCURA Region V (Texas/Oklahoma) Annual Conference in Oklahoma City, OK in October 2023. He was also instrumental in providing tech support to the conference presenters.
- Robyn Remotigue attended the NCURA Region V meeting (Texas/Oklahoma) Annual Conference in Oklahoma City where she co-presented a half-day work entitled Managers in the Middle: Tips for Building and Maintaining Strong and Effective Teams in Remote or Hybrid Work Environments.
- The Office of Research Services team participated in an NIH webinar in October entitled: “NIH Subaward Requirements: Domestic and Foreign” and a NCURA webinar in November titled: “Extreme Makeover: Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200 Edition – Proposed Revisions.”
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