Grants Roundup

Nurse Education Grant Program. Ohio Board of Nursing
Bowles, W. (PI)
2023PL4. 2023-2025. $200,000

This program supports the central Ohio team of educational institutes developing the Seamless Academic Progression Model for the State of Ohio to increase RN to BSN student enrollment through concentrated recruitment, advisement and retention of students. The program focuses on workforce development and practice partnership efforts along with continuation of data tracking and dissemination of efforts for other programs to model.

Prenatal Immunomonitoring in Spontaneous Preterm Birth Prevention (PROMIS). National Institutes of Health/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
Gillespie, S.L. (PI), Costantine, M.M. (Co-I), Felix, A.S. (Co-I), Lin, S. (Co-I), Mackos, A.R. (Co-I).
R01HD110503. 2024-2029. $2,308,218

Every year, more than 15 million babies are born too soon, resulting in more than one million deaths, yet methods to predict risk for and prevent early birth are lacking. The PROMIS study will test new ways to predict and prevent early birth using early pregnancy blood samples.

Gut dysbiosis, gastrointestinal symptoms and social determinants of health in colon cancer. Oncology Nursing Foundation
Han, C. (PI), Spakowicz, D.J. (Co-I), Tounkara, F. (Co-I)
2024-2026. $50,000

This study will establish whether fecal microbial markers, social determinants of health (SDOH) or both can identify those at risk for chemotherapy-induced gastrointestinal (GI) symptom toxicity. The findings of this study will aid in developing interventions for GI toxicity and inform optimal treatment decisions, particularly in underserved populations. Potential interventions include modifying the fecal microbiome or SDOH-related modifiable social and environmental factors.

A Missed Opportunity? Examining delinquency behaviors and discharge placement restrictiveness among youth in psychiatric residential treatment settings. Ohio State Criminal Justice Research Center
Herbell, K. (PI)
2024-2025. $3,000

This study for youth admitted to psychiatric residential treatment settings aims to identify gaps in care related to unaddressed delinquency behaviors and to provide insights into postdischarge destinations for youth. In addition to highlighting potential gaps in care, this study may also illuminate potential avenues for intervening with residential treatment staff and agencies as well as providing enhanced support to this vulnerable population of youth and families.

Modification of the B-SWELL intervention to improve long-term outcome trends in midlife Black women. National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research
Jones, H. (PI), Helsabeck, N. (Co-I)
R21NR021060. 2024-2026. $433,125

This research study seeks to improve the Midlife Black Women’s Stress and Wellness Intervention (B-SWELL), a program co-designed with the community to lower heart disease risk in midlife Black women. This research study leverages choice to increase engagement and minimize the effect of social determinants of health on research participation. Findings from this study have the potential to increase sustainability of the B-SWELL intervention program and our understanding about preferences of midlife Black women willing to participate in community-based interventions.