This federal Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) will provide $1,437,800.00 to Northwestern University to conduct a mixed-methods study on multi-level influences affecting family formation plans among sexual and gender minority (SGM) couples. The research aims to: Quantitatively test how state-level structural stigma and other macro-level factors impact SGM couples' decisions about...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $557,098 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to the Regents of the University of Michigan. The 6-year grant, with a start date of July 1, 2025, will fund a research project titled "PATTERNS OF DYNAMIC CHANGE IN RELATIONSHIP QUALITY OVER TIME." The project aims to use innovative data collection methods, such as smartphone tracking, to better understand how romantic relationships change...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310), is focused on elucidating the impact of discriminatory and supportive LGBT-targeted policies on mental health among adolescent and young adult populations. The primary objectives are to: 1) quantify the associations between LGBT-targeted policies, enacted stigma, and mental health outcomes using survey data from the National Healthy Minds Study; and 2) conduct...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), aims to study the mental health effects of marriage policy changes in New Zealand. The grant, with an award amount of $1,444,586 and a period of performance from November 2024 to March 2025, will utilize comprehensive linked administrative data from New Zealand to examine the impact of expanding legal marriage access on mental health outcomes for vulnerable populations. The project will employ...
This $477,330 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports research on how basic cognitive functions impact couples' ability to resolve problems in long-term romantic relationships. The project, awarded to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNC-G), examines how factors like memory, attention, and reasoning influence couples' effectiveness at generating solutions, understanding partner...
This federal Project Grant award, titled "ASSESSING DIFFERENTIAL DYADIC MECHANISMS OF BLACK AND WHITE WOMEN'S SEXUAL FUNCTIONING", is funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The $1,298,870 award, with a period of performance from September 20, 2024 to May 31, 2029, supports research to identify modifiable relationship dynamics that influence sexual functioning and...
This federal Project Grant award of $701,766 from the National Institute on Aging (part of the Department of Health and Human Services) under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) supports the first-ever nationally representative survey of the growing population of older never-married adults in the United States. The two-wave survey data collection and analysis aims to examine the role of social networks in health and well-being for this understudied population, with a focus on identifying...
This Project Grant award of $131,657 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) supports research to investigate sexual orientation-related disparities in unintended pregnancies and adverse perinatal outcomes among sexual minority women. The key objectives of the research project are to: 1) Examine sexual orientation-related disparities in unintended pregnancies and resulting...
This $979,918.37 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) aims to explore the roles of parental mental health and help-seeking behaviors when their child comes out as a sexual minority. The primary goals are to: Compare recruitment strategies to engage parents of sexual minority youth in an online survey about their mental health and help-seeking experiences. Describe parents'...
This Project Grant award, titled "Social Connectedness, Loneliness, and Health Among Aging Black Sexual Minority Men", was provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310). The total award amount is $1,040,387.00 with a performance period from September 15, 2024 to March 31, 2025. The grant supports a longitudinal mixed methods study to examine how changes in loneliness and social isolation are related to changes in health...