Cooperative Agreement R43CE003635

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) provides $422,266 over 2 years to develop and pilot an online accelerated short course curriculum on intimate partner violence (IPV) measurement and research skills. The awardee, The Johns Hopkins University, will: 1) create an applied educational curriculum to advance IPV measurement and research skills for diverse populations, 2)...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) provides $2,335,668 to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to evaluate a virtual reality-enhanced version of the evidence-based PRAISE (Preventing Aggression in Schools Everyday) program for 3rd-5th grade students and their teachers. The study aims to conduct a cluster-randomized controlled trial to examine the impact of integrating virtual reality at multiple tiers to enhance the PRAISE program (PRAISE-VR) compared...

This Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), provides $1,785,773 to The Pennsylvania State University to implement a program aimed at stopping school violence, improving school climate, and advancing equity in violence prevention for underserved communities. The key products and services to be delivered include: Development of a STOP School Violence Platform (SSVP) containing custom-based education and training...

This $433,722 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) aims to develop a short course titled "Trauma-Informed Data Science and Digital Health Technologies to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence Among Pregnant/Postpartum Women." The course will train researchers in specialized techniques like big data analytics and digital health technologies to more accurately measure and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) Project Grant award of $100,000 to Loyola University of Chicago supports research to better understand and address problematic online behaviors that threaten users' mental health and well-being on social media. The key components of the project include: 1) developing models for early detection of problematic online behaviors, 2) designing social media features that prioritize user well-being, and 3)...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems Project Grant award of $1,132,002 to the Regents of the University of Michigan, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (doing business as the University of Michigan), will examine the design of sociotechnical systems that offer user controls for combating non-consensual intimate media (NCIM) and deter perpetrators from sharing it. The research objectives include: 1) understanding victim needs through design...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program grant to Lehigh University, awarded on October 1, 2023 for $159,332.00, aims to develop a conversational AI system to guide adolescents on using social media to stand up against cyberbullying in a safe and effective manner. The project will first conduct empirical studies to identify successful strategies for collaborative upstanding, where teens encourage each other to confront bullies online....

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) award of $399,988 to Arizona State University (ASU) supports research to better understand and address problematic online behaviors on social media that impact user well-being. The key components of the project include: Developing predictive models for early detection of problematic online behaviors and assessing their severity through annotated social media data...

This federal Project Grant award from the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), under the Research and Evaluation Program (CFDA 16.026), provides $496,834 to the University of Pittsburgh to develop and pilot test a prevention approach tailored for high-school-aged sexual and gender diverse youth (SGDY) and their caregivers. The project aims to address disparities in adolescent relationship abuse among SGDY by co-designing an evidence-based intervention with SGDY, caregivers, and community...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), provides $228,140 to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) to adapt and evaluate the virtual delivery of the Safe Dates for Teen Mothers (SDTM) program. The SDTM program is designed to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV) among pregnant and parenting teens, a population with high rates of...