Project Grant 2343329
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will provide $199,097 to fund a comparative research study investigating how participatory science can help counteract the crisis of trust in public health and medical expertise. The research will document the dynamics of disease advocacy, contestation, and cross-country collaboration, and develop an analytical framework to identify factors shaping the...
- This Project Grant award of $430,252 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports a collaborative multi-year research project examining the multi-sectoral determinants of health in low-income communities globally. The research uses qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate the formulation, interpretation, translation, and implementation of health policies across local, national, and transnational scales. The project...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant, awarded under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program, provides $244,620 to Duke University to study the science of risk-taking among adolescents and young adults. The 5-year longitudinal research project aims to develop a data-driven framework for understanding how young people assess the risk of brain injuries, such as concussions, and how this impacts their behavior and future goals. The research involves...
- This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports the development of algorithms for real-time dynamic risk identification and monitoring of streaming data, particularly in the domains of electronic medical records, mobile health, and supply chain. The key objectives are to create a unified framework for dynamic risk detection that can be incorporated into...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $448,823 Project Grant under its Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to the Trustees of Boston University. This two-year grant, running from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025, aims to assess the effectiveness of various health communication tactics employed by federal, state, and local agencies to encourage vaccine uptake. The project will build a database of vaccine messaging from public health agencies, evaluate the...
- This $100,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will support a planning project titled "PLANNING: CRISES: SCIENCE COMMUNICATION FOR RESILIENT ENVIRONMENTS AND SOCIETIES (SCORES)." The project aims to investigate how people judge threats and make decisions in response to environmental hazards, such as wildfires and landslides, in order to develop more effective science communication...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $214,019 to New Mexico State University (NMSU) to measure the consistency of public health messaging during the COVID-19 pandemic. The key objectives are to: Analyze COVID-19 tweets from federal and state public health agencies to assess the relationship between message consistency and the prevalence of discordant information on social media. Conduct a nationally...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) in the amount of $200,282 provides funding to North Carolina State University to conduct research on understanding and overcoming impediments to high-risk, high-return science. The researchers will develop and analyze mathematical models to examine how scientists balance competing incentives and constraints when pursuing their research programs, with a focus on...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $217,772 Project Grant through the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to the University of Alabama, effective July 1, 2024. This 3-year research project aims to investigate how individuals process information and make decisions when faced with prospects characterized by multiple layers of risk and/or ambiguity, such as those related to climate change or public health emergencies. The project will outline a series of...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $274,920 to Arclet LLC aims to enhance public health communication by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) technologies. The project seeks to develop a scalable platform that enables health communicators to create, customize, and measure the effectiveness of health messages tailored to diverse cultural and linguistic contexts. Key...
NSF-SSRC: RISK COMMUNICATION IN LOW- AND HIGH-AFFECT CONTEXTS -HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ATTEMPT TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT HEALTH RISKS INCLUDING BY TRANSLATING COMPLEX STATISTICS. PEOPLE, HOWEVER, OFTEN MISUNDERSTAND OR REMAIN UNMOTIVATED TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR. THIS PROJECT INVESTIGATES BEST METHODS TO PRESENT QUANTIFIABLE HEALTH RISKS TO INCREASE COMPREHENSION AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. DOING SO IS IMPORTANT TO THE NATION?S HEALTH GIVEN GROWING EFFORTS TO DISCUSS STATISTICAL RISKS WITH PATIENTS AND PATIENTS? GREATER ACCESS TO STATISTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT DISEASES, TREATMENTS, AND PREVENTIVES. HOW STATISTICS ARE PRESENTED CAN MATTER AS MUCH AS WHAT STATISTICS ARE PRESENTED. A THEORY-BASED TAXONOMY OF EFFECTIVE RISK FORMATS IS DEVELOPED TO BETTER COMMUNICATE RISKS AND IMPROVE DECISIONS, POTENTIALLY IMPROVING SOCIETAL WELL BEING BY INCREASING PATIENT AUTONOMY, AVOIDING HARMS OF AGGRESSIVE TREATMENTS, IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE, AND SAVING MONEY AND LIVES. THE RESEARCH TEAM INTEGRATES THIS KNOWLEDGE INTO ONGOING SCIENCE-COMMUNICATION TRAININGS IN THE CENTER FOR SCIENCE COMMUNICATION RESEARCH. THEY ALSO WILL INCREASE PUBLIC SCIENCE LITERACY AND ENGAGEMENT THROUGH LAY-FRIENDLY PIECES AND BY TRAINING PHYSICIANS AND POLICYMAKERS IN EVIDENCE-BASED COMMUNICATION METHODS. FIVE STUDIES INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MECHANISMS UNDERLYING HEALTH DECISIONS INVOLVING NUMERIC INFORMATION. NOVEL TESTS OF FORMATS TO COMMUNICATE NUMERIC HEALTH RISKS ARE DESIGNED TO ALTER PSYCHOLOGICAL MECHANISMS THROUGH AFFECTIVE MEANING (I.E., FEELINGS OF GOODNESS OR BADNESS ABOUT RISK NUMBERS); 2) FOCUSING ATTENTION; OR 3) CHANGING COGNITIVE EFFORT. SYSTEMATICALLY VARYING RISK FORMATS ALLOWS FOR TESTS OF DUAL-PROCESS THEORIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF A THEORY-BASED TAXONOMY OF RISK FORMATS IN LOW- AND HIGH-AFFECT SETTINGS. GOOD DECISIONS ARE IDENTIFIED PRIMARILY THROUGH INCREASED RISK COMPREHENSION AND SENSITIVITY TO RISK NUMBERS WHERE SENSITIVITY IS DEFINED EITHER AS DISTINGUISHING SENSIBLY BETWEEN NUMERIC LEVELS?E.G., PERCEIVING MORE RISK FROM A 22% THAN 7% CHANCE?OR WEIGHTING STATISTICS MORE IN THE PRESENCE OF NARRATIVE CONTENT. FINDINGS ILLUMINATE HOW PEOPLE INTEGRATE AFFECT TO HEALTH OUTCOMES AND TO RISK STATISTICS. THE RESEARCH HAS THEORETICAL AND PRAGMATIC IMPLICATIONS IN MEDICAL DECISIONS AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATION. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $191.3k | 7/26/25 | ||
| Not listed | $207.8k | 5/28/24 |