The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) awarded a $865,084 project grant (CFDA 93.361) to the Medstar Health Research Institute Inc. to investigate barriers to screening for domestic violence among women in emergency department settings. The project aims to leverage advanced data science methods to identify injury patterns and use natural language processing to find verbal cues in electronic health records related to domestic violence. It also involves conducting interviews with...
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) awarded a $2,332,451 Project Grant (CFDA 93.361 - Nursing Research) to the University of Pittsburgh to conduct a 2-arm hybrid clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an enhanced universal empowerment intervention, with and without the support of an intimate partner violence (IPV)-trained doula, in reducing IPV and improving related health outcomes among perinatal patients. The objective is to assess the effectiveness of the...
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), under CFDA Program 93.361 - Nursing Research, awarded a $2,933,274 Project Grant to The Johns Hopkins University to implement a Trauma and Violence Informed Care (TVIC) intervention for women living with HIV/AIDS who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) in Baltimore, Maryland. The grant aims to improve HIV-related and mental health outcomes by addressing social determinants of health, such as housing instability and food...
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) awarded a $213,862 Project Grant under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361) to the Regents of the University of Michigan to establish the UM Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention (IFIP) Summer Research Fellowship Training Program. The overarching goal of this 3-year program is to build greater capacity for conducting firearm injury prevention research among nursing and allied health scholars. Key objectives include launching a 12-week...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) will provide $546,000.00 to examine the impact of state laws on intimate partner violence (IPV) and related health outcomes from 2015-2026. The award, granted to the Regents of the University of Michigan, will leverage natural experiments created by changes in state reproductive health and firearm laws to analyze IPV rates, physical/mental health impacts,...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (CFDA 93.361 Nursing Research) provides $210,318 to the University of Pennsylvania to develop, implement, and evaluate a 12-week short course designed to equip nurse scientists and scientists in aligned fields to lead research and develop interventions for firearm injury prevention. The overarching goal is to advance equity-centered, action-oriented research on the social and structural determinants of firearm...
This $261,336 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361) aims to refine and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a photo-elicitation intervention called "Photo-Experiencing and Reflective Listening (PEARL)" for promoting healing engagement among cisgender heterosexual, sexual minority, and transgender women survivors of gender-based violence. The key objectives are to 1) collaborate with a...
This Project Grant award for $426,796.00 was provided by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The grant aims to develop a comprehensive research education program to equip maternal health researchers with the skills to effectively measure and address intimate partner violence (IPV) in their research. The program will include a...
The University of Colorado was awarded a $216,000 Project Grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361) to establish the Firearm Injury Prevention Research in Nursing (FIPRN) Scholars Program. This 3-year program will recruit and train 8 nurse scholars annually on state-of-the-art concepts, research methodologies, and community-engaged approaches for addressing the public health challenge of firearm injury and death in the United...
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) provides $169,726 to the University of Arizona to conduct research on intimate partner violence (IPV) screening and support for pregnant and postpartum women. The key objectives are to: 1) Identify barriers and preferences for IPV screening and response as perceived by healthcare providers, and 2) Obtain an in-depth...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), under the Nursing Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.361), provides $889,744 to the University of Washington to support the implementation of intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention strategies by public health nurses in Alaska. The project aims to: (1) describe the IPV prevention practices delivered by public health nurses across the state, (2) identify barriers and facilitators to effective implementation of these practices, and (3) develop implementation strategies to overcome common barriers. The University of Michigan is a sub-awardee on this project, assisting with the implementation mapping process and qualitative data collection. This research partnership between academic researchers and Alaska's statewide public health nursing section seeks to advance the use of evidence-informed IPV prevention practices and support further research on IPV prevention led by public health nurses, particularly in rural and underserved communities.