Active Research and Grants

Active Grants

Principal InvestigatorSponsorProject Title
Soonok AnUIUC Campus Research BoardFostering Trust in and Utilization of Intimate Partner Violence Services among College Students of Color
Soonok AnUIUC School of Social WorkIntimate Partner Violence and Help-Seeking among South Korean Young Adults: Challenges and Needs
Dawn CarpenterIL Department of Human Services (IDHS)Personal Responsibility Education Program – PREP
Dawn CarpenterIL Department of Human Services (IDHS)State and Regional Substance Use Prevention Services (SRSUPS)
Flora CohenUIUC Campus Research BoardAn Exploration of Refugee Mental Health in Champaign County
Flora CohenUIUCVision 2030 Global Strategy Implementation Grant
Viviana DeltasIL Department of Human Services (IDHS)IDHS DEC Home Visiting
Viviana DeltasIllinois Department of Human ServicesMIECHV Home Visiting Program
Karen Tabb DinaIL Dept of Human Services (IDHS)All Our Kids Early Childhood Networks (AOK) Initiative
Karen Tabb DinaPatient Centered Outcomes Research Inst (PCORI)Engaging Stakeholders in Perinatal Depression Research in the Context of COVID-19
Karen Tabb DinaNational Institutes of Health via University of MichiganDisparities in Utilization and Delivery Outcomes for Women with Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorder (R01MD014958-02)
Karen Tabb DinaNational Institutes of Health (Office of the Director)The Illinois Kids Development Study ECHO Pregnancy and Pediatric Cohort
Karen Tabb DinaNational Institutes of HealthCan an Evidence-Based Mental Health Intervention be Implemented into Preexisting Home Visiting Programs using Implementation Facilitation?
Karen Tabb DinaPCORI via University of Massachusetts AmherstIncreasing Research Partnership with Engagement Mapping: A Pilot Study to Advance Engagement Science
Karen Tabb DinaPCORI via University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolPathways to Perinatal Mental Health Equity
Tamara FullerIL Department of Children & Family Services (IDHS)Children & Family Research Center
Rachel GartheIllinois Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceFocus Groups with Survivors of Domestic Violence in Illinois
Rachel GartheIIL Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA)Building a Community Without Domestic Violence: Discussing Relationships in Early Adolescence
Rachel GartheIL Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA)FY24 ICJIA Violence Prevention Plan
Rachel GartheNational Institutes of Health via University of Wisconsin – MilwaukeeUsing the life history calendar to examine young transgender women’s trajectories of violence, mental health, and protective processes (5R21MD016495)
Rachel GartheIllinois Department of Public HealthProgram Evaluation of CDC/IDPH Rape Prevention Education Statewide Initiative
Judith HavlicekDepartment of Education via Washington State UniversityBetter Futures Pilot Site
Tuyet-Mai Ha HoangSociety of Family PlanningNavigation of Reproductive and Contraceptive Services among Perinatal People of Color
Tuyet-Mai Ha HoangBurroughs Wellcome FundDeveloping Community Research Engagement and Capacity to Prevent Adverse Birth Outcomes for Perinatal BIPOC
Hyunil KimNational Institutes of Health via Washington UniversityBuilding Infrastructure and Training Tools to Understand CPS Involvement and Trajectories: An Open-Source Approach (ACF 90FA3001)
Robin LaSotaUIUC: Chancellor’s Call to ActionUnderstanding Challenges and Strategies to Assist Foster Care Providers in Meeting the Needs of African-American Children Involved in the Child Welfare System
Janet LiechtyHealth Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program – FY22
Benjamin LoughIL Department of Children & Family Services (IDCFS)Workforce Research and Development
Benjamin LoughIL Department of Children & Family Services (IDCFS)Research & Child Well-Being
Moses OkumuUS Department of State via University of GeorgiaReducing Traffiking through Financial Capability in SSA
Moses OkumuInternational Association of Schools of Social Work Integrating a Gender Transformative Financial Capability Perspective in Social Work Education for a post-COVID-19 Recovery
Moses OkumuUIUC: School of Social WorkMulti-media Knowledge Translation Hub
Moses OkumuUIUC: Campus Research BoardTwendee (Let’s Go In Swahili): Digital Health Technologies To Promote The Sexual Health, Resilience, And Agency Of The Slum-Dwelling Youth In Uganda
Jo Ann PaulySubstance Use Prevention Program (SUPP) EvaluationIllinois Department of Human Services
Lissette PiedraNational Institutes of Health via the National Opinion Research CenterEnhancing NSHAP Caregiving & Social Network Measures to Contextualize Aging & Family Caregiving of AD/ADRD among English- and Spanish-speaking Latino Older Adults
Lissette PiedraNational Institutes of Health via National Opinion Research Center (NORC)National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP): Baby Boom Cohort Wave 2
Tara Leytham PowellNational Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)Pragmatic RCT of a multi-level mechanistically informed community intervention to prevent the onset of behavioral health symptoms among socioeconomically disadvantaged pandemic affected children
Tara Leytham PowellNational Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine via Louisiana State UniversityReducing Disparities in Disaster-Related Mental Health Burden: Adapting a multi-level intervention to build community-based response
William SchneiderWilliam T. Grant FoundationUnconditional Cash Transfers and Child Maltreatment
William SchneiderWilliam T. Grant FoundationThe Role of Income and Housing Support in Reducing Inequality in Child Neglect
Douglas SmithIllinois Department of Human ServicesIGA-SUPR (Police Deflection)
Douglas SmithSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)Core and Specialist Education in Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Master’s in Social Work Student – MSW
Douglas SmithUIUC: Chancellor’s Call to ActionClosing the Racial Disparity Gap in Juveniles Transferred to Adult Court
Douglas SmithIL Department of Human Services (IDHS)IL Youth Survey
Douglas SmithIL Department of Human Services (IDHS)Juvenile Justice Systems Improvement
Douglas SmithIllinois Department of Human ServicesUrbana-Champaign Assistance Node (U-CAN) for Violence Prevention Project RPSA Greater Illinois Training and Technical Assistance Program
Douglas SmithIllinois Department of Human ServicesUrbana-Champaign Assistance Node (U-CAN) for Violence Prevention Project. Illinois Department of Human Services.
Douglas SmithState of Illinois via Office of Medicaid InnovationOMI PO14
Kevin TanUIUC Public EngagementEngaged Unit Program
Kevin TanUIUC Public EngagementBuilding Windows and Mirrors: Fostering a Partnership between Rantoul City Schools and UIUC. Campus-Community Compact Building Beyond Barriers
Kevin TanIllinois Department of Human ServicesUofI IHSI Danville School District – Greater Illinois Trauma Informed Behavioral Health Services (GI-TIBHS)
Kevin TanIL State Board of Education (ISBE)Promoting Community Partnerships Around Social-Emotional Learning
Kevin TanIL Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA)Promoting the Social and Emotional Health of Students and Families in the Danville Community
Kevin TanField Foundation via Rantoul City Schools District 137.Advancing Community and Racial Healing in Rantoul for the Future of our Young Students and Families
Kevin TanField FoundationAdvancing Racial Healing Through a Restorative Approach Towards Transformative Social Emotional Learning
Ryan WadeNational Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)Racialized Sexual Discrimination (RSD) and Psychological Well-being among Young Sexual Minority Men of Color (YSMMoC)
Liliane WindsorNational Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)COVID-19 Treatment Cascade Optimization Study
Liliane WindsorUIUC: Center for Social and Behavioral SciencesImproving Attendance in Community Wise
Chi-Fang WuUIUC: School of Social WorkBridging Innovation for Social Transformation: A Holistic Partnership Between Electrical Engineering and Social Work
Chi-Fang WuUIUC: Institute for Government and Public AffairsPromoting Continuous Medicaid Enrollment: Data-Driven Evidence to Increase Health Equity, Improve Quality of Care, and Optimize Policy.
Chi-Fang WuState of Illinois via Office of Medicaid InnovationOMI Continuity Evaluation PO19