This Project Grant award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the federal Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), aims to develop and validate a multi-item measure to identify the prevalence and characteristics of in-person and virtual sex trading behaviors among young adults aged 18-34 in the United States. The $662,582 award will fund a multi-phase, mixed-methods study to: 1) adapt the...
This federal 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) will support research investigating disparities in unintended pregnancies among sexual minority women (SMW). The key products and services to be delivered through this award include: Analyzing longitudinal data from the Growing Up Today Study (N=15,044) and Nurses' Health Study 3 (N>51,094)...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,156,700 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) will fund a mixed-methods study to prospectively examine multi-level impacts on family formation plans among sexual and gender minority (SGM) couples. The study aims to quantitatively test the influence of factors like state-level structural stigma and couple...
This Project Grant award of $1,485,921.00 was provided by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The award supports a mixed-methods study to understand individuals' knowledge, attitudes, and intent to use state-level policy protections for confidential use of health insurance coverage for sensitive reproductive health services in Massachusetts. The...
This $244,814 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) will fund a mixed-methods research study to investigate the social and behavioral drivers of HIV risk among South African adolescent girls and young women (SA-AGYW). The primary objectives are to: 1) conduct secondary analyses of baseline data from an existing HIV prevention intervention to examine the roles of mental health...
This Project Grant award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), will fund a $1,311,866 research project to investigate the impact of reduced access to contraception in Texas. The project will: Expand an individual-level longitudinal dataset, Reproduction in People's Lives (RIPL), to track women's fertility and human capital formation across the U.S....
This $1,163,796 Project Grant, awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), will support a 4-year study entitled "Adaptations and Impacts Understanding Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs" (AIM-UP). The study aims to advance understanding of how evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs can be effectively adapted and replicated, with a focus on four key areas:...
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston received a $2,326,604 Project Grant award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The 5-year study aims to rigorously evaluate the ICHAMPSS 2.0 implementation strategy, which is designed to increase the adoption, implementation, reach, and maintenance of evidence-based sexual health programs in...
This Project Grant award, ID K01HD111612, was provided by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The $287,202 award, with a project period from September 2024 to June 2029, will fund activities to train Dr. Littlejohn, a sociologist, to become an independent investigator studying risk perceptions and tolerance in contraceptive use among couples. Key...
This Project Grant award of $889,687.00, provided by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), supports a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study to assess the prevalence, correlates, and consequences of rough sexual behaviors among U.S. adolescents and young adults (ages 15-29). The key objectives of this study are to: (1) conduct a nationally representative survey of 800...
This $1,055,984 federal Project Grant award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) will support a longitudinal study examining the reproductive and sexual health trajectories of emerging adult community college students. The awardee, Innovation Research And Training, Inc. (IRT), a woman-owned small business in Durham, North Carolina, will leverage an existing sample of 1,647 young community college students to conduct a rigorous longitudinal cohort study across ages 18-24. The key objectives are to: 1) examine sexual health and quality of life trajectories, including the influence of developmental contexts; 2) investigate the reciprocal relationship between media use and sexual health; and 3) utilize mixed methods to better understand how community colleges can create more inclusive environments to support the sexual health of sexual and gender minority youth. This research project aims to inform college resources and policies to better meet the sexual health needs of diverse emerging adults attending community college.