Schubert Center and Office of Research and Technology Management Award Grants for Youth Focused Research

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The Schubert Center for Child Studies in collaboration with the 扒哥黑料 Office of Research and Technology Management Vice President, Suzanne Rivera, is pleased to announce the awarding of pilot grants to four primary investigators at 扒哥黑料.

The awards, totaling $50,000, are jointly supported by the Office of Research and Technology Management and the Schubert Center for Child Studies鈥 Brisky Endowment. The funded projects foster collaboration across disciplines and/or with community organizations for the improvement of child or adolescent well-being.

The following projects have been funded:

  • 鈥淚NvesT: Does telehealth risk assessment decrease age of identification of neurodevelopmentaldisabilities for high-risk, low-income groups?鈥
    • Angela Ciccia (CWRU, Psychological Sciences) and co-investigators Elizabeth Short (CWRU, Psychological Sciences), Nancy Roizen (CWRU, School of Medicine) in collaboration with community organizations: Cleveland Institute of Art and Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services (NEON), Hough Location
  • 鈥淥vercoming Domestic Violence to Build Healthier Families: Investigation of a novel group-based intervention for mothers exposed to Intimate Partner Violence.鈥
    • Arin Connell (CWRU, Psychological Sciences) in collaboration with community organization: West Side Community House
  • 鈥淐omparison and Evaluation of Two Models of Follow-up with the Families of Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels鈥
    • Marilyn Lotas (CWRU, School of Nursing) and co-investigators Mary Quin Griffin (CWRU, School of Nursing) and Marguerite Dimarco (CWRU, School of Nursing) in collaboration with community organizations: Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Environmental Health-Cleveland Department of Public Health, Neighborhood Connections and MetroHealth School Health Program
  • 鈥淓xploring the Mental Health Needs of the Adolescent Latinx/Hispanic Community鈥
    • Erika Trapl (CWRU, School of Medicine and PRCHN) and co-investigators Jean Frank (CWRU, School of Medicine), Sarah Koopman-Gonzalez (CWRU, School of Medicine) and Marisa Hollinshead (CWRU, School of Medicine) in collaboration with community organizations: Hispanic UMADAOP of Cleveland, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine鈥檚 School Mental Health Program