This federal Project Grant award of $795,044 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) supports a five-year research project to characterize and measure structural ableism, which is a root cause of health inequities faced by the disability community. The key objectives of this project are to: 1) characterize the multiple factors that comprise structural ableism, 2) develop and validate an...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to the University of Pittsburgh will provide $681,469 over 5 years starting September 1, 2024. The project aims to investigate the relationships between provider bias, experiences of ableism, and health outcomes for people with mobility disabilities. Specifically, the research will: Prospectively assess explicit and implicit...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $665,844 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to Drexel University to conduct a study examining the impact of ableism on maternal health outcomes among Medicaid-enrolled women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) during pregnancy and postpartum. The study aims to compare pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum health outcomes between women with and...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $738,693 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) supports the development and evaluation of an online continuing education program for practicing obstetricians. The program aims to address ableism and structural ableism in perinatal and postpartum care, improve provider knowledge, and mitigate adverse health effects for disabled patients. The grant...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $1,104,531 Project Grant under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to Rush University Medical Center to conduct the "END DIAGNOSTIC OVERSHADOWING: ADDRESSING ABLEISM IN THE HEALTHCARE CONTEXT" program. This 5-year project aims to identify and understand the mechanisms underlying diagnostic overshadowing, which is the attribution of symptoms to disability rather...
This $507,163 Project Grant was awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to The Ohio State University, with sub-awards to the University of Cincinnati and University of Wisconsin-Madison. The project aims to: Determine the efficacy of state laws prohibiting disability-based discrimination in closing the equity gap between kidney transplant candidates with and without...
This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) will support a 3-year research project at the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. to assess the experiences of LGBTQ+ people with disabilities using the National Survey on Health and Disability. The project aims to generate new knowledge and insights that can improve the lives of this underserved population through enhanced policies, programs, and...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), part of the Administration for Community Living, aims to explore challenges and potential solutions for providing preventive care to adults with cerebral palsy. The $160,000 award, spanning from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will fund a mixed-methods study with two key objectives: 1) describing adherence to recommended preventive services in adults with...
This $1,500,000 Project Grant award, issued by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA #93.433), supports the National Center for Disability and Pregnancy Research (NCDPR) at Brandeis University. The NCDPR aims to address gaps in knowledge about pregnancy and disability, enhance the experience of pregnancy for people with disabilities, and promote optimal outcomes. Key activities include leveraging data to examine perinatal risks and outcomes...
This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program, will fund a research project to investigate the effects of the Civil Rights Movement on the representation of African Americans in medical education and the focus of medical research. The $122,717 award, effective August 1, 2024 with a completion date of April 25, 2025, will support the development of a novel historical dataset combining...