Active Research and Grants

Principal InvestigatorSponsorProject Title
Flavia AndradeWorld Health OrganizationQuantifying unmet need for social care among older persons globally with special attention to the WHO Region of the Americas.
Flavia AndradeUIUC: Illinois InternationalBridging Development and Diplomacy in the Global South
Dawn CarpenterIL Department of Human Services (IDHS)Personal Responsibility Education Program – PREP
Dawn CarpenterIL Department of Human Services (IDHS)Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE)
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 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 via University of IowaUsing Implementation Facilitation to Improve Integration of an Evidence-Based Maternal Mental Health Intervention into Preexisting Home Visiting Programs. A Pragmatic Cluster Implementation-effective
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
Ebonie EpingerIllinois Department of Human ServicesUrbana-Champaign Assistance Node (U-CAN) for Violence Prevention Project. Illinois Department of Human Services.
Ebonie EpingerIllinois Department of Human ServicesUrbana-Champaign Assistance Node (U-CAN) for Violence Prevention Project RPSA Greater Illinois Training and Technical Assistance Program
Ebonie EpingerIllinois Department of Human ServicesJuvenile Justice Systems Improvement
Olivia HagedornMcKinley FoundationHumanities in Action
Tamara FullerIllinois Children’s Healthcare FoundationILCHF Children’s Mental Health Initiative 2.0 Evaluation Proposal
Tamara FullerIllinois Department of Children and Family ServicesChildren and Family Research Center
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)FY25 ICJIA Violence Prevention Plan
Judith HavlicekAdministration for Community Living via Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Employment Among Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities”
Tuyet-Mai Ha HoangSociety of Family PlanningNavigation of Abortion and Support Agency Services for People that Travel to Seek Care in Central and Southern Illinois
Tuyet-Mai Ha HoangBurroughs Wellcome FundDeveloping Community Research Engagement and Capacity to Prevent Adverse Birth Outcomes for Perinatal BIPOC
Janet LiechtyHealth Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program – FY22
Janet LiechtyThe Winnebago County Community Mental Health BoardAccelerator Award Grant
Benjamin LoughIL Department of Children & Family Services (IDCFS)Fiscal Administration
Benjamin LoughIL Department of Children & Family Services (IDCFS)Research & Child Well-Being
Hellen McDonaldUIUC: IL Global InstituteLeveraging the Arts for Global Dialogue: Exploring Racial and Social Transnational Justice through Creative Expression 
Barbara MooreIL Department of Children & Family Services (IDCFS)Workforce Development
Martin NietoBrightPointBrightpoint Outcome Indicators Project
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 PaulyIllinois Department of Human ServicesSubstance Use Prevention Program (SUPP) Evaluation
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): Rounds 4.2 & 4.4
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
Tara Leytham PowellUIUC: Center for Social & Behavioral SciencesEnhancing Disaster Resilience for Vulnerable Children: Exploring Neighborhood Determinants of Hurricane Risk and Intervention Barriers
William SchneiderDoris Duke FoundationEmPwR: Empowering Parenting with Resources
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
Katie ShumwayUIUC: Provost’s Initative on Teaching AdvancementCommunity-Engaged Teaching: Advancing Pedagogy for Social Impact
Katie ShumwayMcKinley FoundationSchool of Social Work Community Learning Lab – Beyond Borders
Douglas SmithIllinois Department of Human ServicesIGA-SUPR (Police Deflection)
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 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
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)
Ryan WadeNational Institutes of Health via Columbia UniversityRacialized Sexual Discrimination (RSD) and Psychological Well-being among Young Sexual
Minority Menof Color (YSMMoC)
Ryan WadeUIUC: Campus Research BoardLGBTQ Policy Discourse, Collective Action, and Psychosocial Functioning among Sexual and Gender Minorities
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