Current Research Initiatives
Click on an investigator's name below to see projects for which he or she is Principal Investigator.
Carolyn Berry
| Title |
Evaluation Technical Assistance for NYSHF Grantees and Applicants |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Carolyn Berry |
| Funding Agency |
New York State Health Foundation |
| Project Dates |
10/1/2011 - 9/30/2012 |
| Description: |
The overall purposes of the project are: to continue to assist grantees in evaluating their funded projects and to enhance their internal capacity to conduct evaluation activities. We will pursue these two goals with a mix of workshops, initial consultation and individual technical assistance. |
| |
Return to Top
R. Scott Braithwaite
| Title |
Consortium to Improve Outcomes in HIV/AIDS, Alcohol, Aging & Multi-Substance Use (COMPASS) |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
R. Scott Braithwaite |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NIAAA |
| Project Dates |
9/6/2011 - 8/31/2016 |
| Description: |
This study will create an interactive, web-based simulation model of HIV transmission that can help decision makers prioritize which intervention designs are most effective by tailoring results to patients and feasibility constraints. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Test and Linkage to Care (TLC-IDU) Kenya |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
R. Scott Braithwaite |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NIDA via NYU College of Nursing |
| Project Dates |
7/15/2011 - 4/30/2012 |
| Description: |
Dr. Braithwaite will complete construction of a computer simulation of the Sub-Saharan HIV pandemic, and use this simulation to assess the long term value of this intervention. He will also perform economic evaluation of the TLC-IDU intervention. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Computerized Counseling to Promote Positive Prevention and HIV Health in Kenya |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
R. Scott Braithwaite |
| Funding Agency |
NIH via NYU College of Nursing |
| Project Dates |
7/1/2011 - 6/30/2013 |
| Description: |
|
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
NYU Prevention Research Center: A Comparative Effectiveness Research Program |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
R. Scott Braithwaite |
| Funding Agency |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Project Dates |
7/14/2010 - 7/13/2012 |
| Description: |
Black men constitute the demographic group with the greatest burden of premature death and disability from hypertension (HTN) in the United States. The aim of the study is to leverage resources and conduct a multi-factorial community-based comparative effectiveness research study in urban Black communities of New York City to reduce hypertension and colorectal cancer disparities. The research will focus primarily on neighborhoods in Northern Manhattan and Brooklyn. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Mentored Career Development in Comparative Effectiveness Research |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
R. Scott Braithwaite |
| Funding Agency |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
| Project Dates |
7/1/2010 - 6/30/2013 |
| Description: |
This three-year research training program is designed to prepare a cadre of physician investigators for careers in comparative effectiveness research (CER). |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
A Computer Simulation of the Sub-Saharan HIV Pandemic That Can Estimate Benefit and Value |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
R. Scott Braithwaite |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NIAAA |
| Project Dates |
9/1/2009 - 8/31/2012 |
| Description: |
This study will create a computer simulation that can inform policy decision by evaluating the benefit and value of NIAAA-funded alcohol interventions in sub-Saharan Africa. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
East Africa IEDEA Regional Consortium |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
R. Scott Braithwaite |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NIAAA via Indiana University |
| Project Dates |
9/1/2009 - 7/31/2012 |
| Description: |
The objective of this study is to determine the most efficient use of resources for monitoring HIV patients in East Africa. |
| |
Return to Top
John Chelico
| Title |
Web Services for Preventative Care |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
John Chelico |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NLM |
| Project Dates |
9/30/2008 - 3/29/2012 |
| Description: |
http://informatics.med.nyu.edu/wsph/ |
| |
Return to Top
Brian Elbel
| Title |
The Impact of School Food Policy on Childhood Obesity |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Brian Elbel |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NICHD via Washington Square |
| Project Dates |
4/1/2011 - 3/31/2015 |
| Description: |
This project will determine the influence of school-level policies, one of the most promising approaches to influence obesity, on Body Mass Index (BMI) and a number of other critical outcomes measures. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Using Tax Credits to Introduce Supermarkets in Low-Income Areas: The Influence on Healthy Eating for Adults |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Brian Elbel |
| Funding Agency |
Aetna Foundation - Make the Road New York |
| Project Dates |
2/15/2011 - 2/15/2013 |
| Description: |
"The specific aims of this study are to 1) determine the influence that the introduction of a supermarket resulting from financial incentives has on healthy eating for adults in low-income areas; 2) determine the influence that the introduction of a supermarket resulting from financial incentives has on unhealthy eating (e.g., snack foods) for adults in low-income areas; 3) determine the influence that distance between home and the new supermarket has
on healthy eating and unhealthy eating." |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Evaluating the Impact of Using Financial Incentives to Build Supermarkets in High-Need Areas |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Brian Elbel |
| Funding Agency |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
| Project Dates |
10/1/2010 - 3/31/2012 |
| Description: |
The study will utilize a difference-in-difference design to study children ages 3-12. It will also determine the impact that a supermarket being introduced into a low-income, racially and ethnically diverse community as a result of a tax credit has on: 1) number of fruits and vegetables consumed in the previous day (by parental report; our primary outcome), 2) total daily caloric consumption (via 24-hour recall), 3) number of unhealthy snacks consumed, 4) BMI, 5) location where food shopping occurs, 6) how often families eat outside the home, and related outcomes. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Using Nudges to Implement Comparative Effectiveness |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Brian Elbel / Joseph Ravenell |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NIA |
| Project Dates |
9/30/2010 - 8/31/2013 |
| Description: |
Behavioral economics represents a powerful, albeit underutilized tool by which to influence provider and systems behavior in a large-scale, meaningful, and sustainable way. The study will use a sophisticated electronic health record (EHR) system to change the default choice for physicians to the choice most supported by clinical practice guidelines (CPG). |
| |
Return to Top
Jennifer Friedberg
| Title |
Preventing Recurrent Stroke in Veterans |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Jennifer Friedberg |
| Funding Agency |
Veterans Affairs Health Services & Research Development Service |
| Project Dates |
4/21/2010 - 4/20/2014 |
| Description: |
During the Career Development Award (CDA) period, Dr. Friedberg will carry out two main projects. First, she will examine the barriers and facilitators of adherence to secondary prevention treatment strategies in veterans with a history of stroke or TIA and their caregivers via semi-structured interviews. Second, she will determine whether a telephone-delivered behaviorally tailored intervention (TI) can lead to sustained change resulting in (a) BP and lipid control and (b) improved adherence to diet, medication, and exercise recommendations in veterans with a history of stroke or TIA compared to an attention placebo (AP). |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
The PREVENTS Trial: The Preventing Recurrent Events in Veterans Navigating TIA or Stroke Trial |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Jennifer Friedberg |
| Funding Agency |
American Heart Association |
| Project Dates |
7/1/2008 - 6/30/2012 |
| Description: |
The specific aims of this project are to: 1) determine whether a behaviorally tailored intervention (TI) can effectively lower BP after 6 months of counseling as compared to an attention placebo (AP) in veterans with a history of stroke or TIA; 2) assess whether the TI is effective in improving adherence to diet after 6 months of counseling in veterans with a history of stroke or TIA; 3) assess whether the TI is effective in improving cholesterol levels in post-stroke veterans after 6 months; 4) evaluate whether the TI is effective in improving adherence to antihypertensive and lipid-lowering medications after 6 months of counseling in veterans with a history of stroke or TIA; and 5) determine whether the TI is effective in improving adherence to exercise recommendations after 6 months. |
| |
Return to Top
Heather Gold
| Title |
Costs and Complications of Radiotherapy Modalities |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Heather Gold |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NCI |
| Project Dates |
8/1/2011 - 7/31/2013 |
| Description: |
"This quantitative study will compare the costs and complications of two radiotherapy techniques used for early
invasive breast cancer and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)." |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Long-Term Survivorship in Older Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer (BOW Study) |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Heather Gold |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NCI via Boston Medical Center |
| Project Dates |
8/1/2011 - 7/31/2012 |
| Description: |
In this renewal project (BOW II) we will collect additional information about our cohort of 1859 elderly, early breast cancer survivors from 6 sites of the HMO Cancer Research Network (funded through BOW I from the NCI) through 15 years after diagnosis. We will add a matched comparison cohort of women without breast cancer. We are focusing on three domains of long-term breast cancer survivorship research: follow-up care including surveillance mammography, health care costs, and late treatment effects. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
New Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Technology: Impact on Disparities in Access |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Heather Gold |
| Funding Agency |
American Cancer Society |
| Project Dates |
5/1/2011 - 12/31/2012 |
| Description: |
We will study the diffusion of the use of a novel technology called accelarated partial breast RT across the United States in the Medicare population using statistical analyses applied to high-quality data sources. We will also conduct and analyze in-depth interviews with surgeons, radiation oncologists, and patients to understand how and why this new treatment modality is being used. |
| |
Return to Top
Marc Gourevitch
| Title |
Primary Care Research on Medical Education Outcomes (ROMEO) |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Marc Gourevitch |
| Funding Agency |
HRSA/ Bureau of Health Professions |
| Project Dates |
9/30/2011 - 9/29/2016 |
| Description: |
The primary goal of this initiative is to create an interdisciplinary research unit to study the effects of medical school curricula that teach primary care competencies on patient outcomes in medically underserved populations. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Pfizer Fellowships in Health Disparities (Medical and Academic Partnerships) |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Marc Gourevitch |
| Funding Agency |
Pfizer |
| Project Dates |
7/1/2011 - 6/30/2013 |
| Description: |
The research fellow, Dr. Melanie Jay, will work with Dr. Mariano Rey and the Center for Community Health and co-mentors with expertise in physician-provider communication and behavior change to address obesity in urban, Hispanic primary care patients. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Healthcare Efficiency and Affordability for New Yorkers capital grant program (HEAL 17) |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Marc Gourevitch |
| Funding Agency |
NYSDOH via Maimonides Hospital |
| Project Dates |
1/1/2011 - 12/31/2012 |
| Description: |
This project will build on the interoperable health information technology infrastructure in New York and leverage the robust clinical capacities of a diverse set of regional providers to advance the development of a patient centered medical and mental health home for patients with serious mental illness in Southwest Brooklyn. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Academic Administration Units in Primary Care (ARRA) |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Marc Gourevitch |
| Funding Agency |
HRSA/ Bureau of Health Professions |
| Project Dates |
9/1/2010 - 2/29/2012 |
| Description: |
The primary goal of this initiative is to create an interdisciplinary research unit to study the effects of medical school curricula that teach primary care competencies on patient outcomes in medically underserved populations. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Substance Abuse Research Education and Training (SARET) |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Marc Gourevitch |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NIDA |
| Project Dates |
9/1/2007 - 5/31/2012 |
| Description: |
The primary goal of this initiative is to design, implement and evaluate a substance abuse research training program for physicians, nurses and dentists that will stimulate participants’ interest in pursuing careers in drug abuse research. Learners, motivated by their participation in this curriculum will be offered participation in a broad range of NIDA-funded research opportunities, fostering research engagement with a seasoned mentor. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Cephalon Gourevitch 07-024 |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Marc Gourevitch |
| Funding Agency |
Cephalon, Inc. |
| Project Dates |
1/23/2007 - 8/31/2012 |
| Description: |
The primary goal of this initiative is to evaluate the feasibility of integrating pharmacologic treatment (with injectable extended release naltrexone) for alcohol dependence into a general internal medicine clinic in a large municipal hospital setting. |
| |
Return to Top
Ellie Grossman
| Title |
Creating Healthy Workplaces: An Interview to Improve Outcomes for Providers and Patients |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Ellie Grossman |
| Funding Agency |
AHRQ via Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation |
| Project Dates |
9/30/2009 - 7/31/2012 |
| Description: |
The study investigators are working with colleagues at sites around the country to develop and test an intervention strategy to improve primary care. The study's novel quality improvement intervention (QII) will create "healthy workplaces" by addressing adverse primary care work conditions (workflow, work control and organizational culture). Work conditions, provider reactions, patient perspectives, and quality of care will be measured in over 30 primary care clinics; half of these clinics will be randomized to the QII arm, half to the control group. |
| |
Return to Top
Adina Kalet
| Title |
Randomized Trial of Educational Outcomes of Web Initiative in Surgical Education |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Adina Kalet |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NLM |
| Project Dates |
9/30/2008 - 9/29/2012 |
| Description: |
In this work, using state-of-the art computer assisted instruction (CAI), this study will address internationally recognized difficulties in providing consistent, high quality learning environments that ensure clinical competence for novice physicians-in-training. Along with collaborators in educational psychology, surgical education and computer science, and drawing the study team's experience in multi-institutional collaborative medical education research, the study will capitalize on a unique opportunity to rigorously study the effectiveness of the Web Initiative in Surgical Education (WISE-MD), a 25-module, case based, rich media, core curriculum in surgical education that is endorsed by the American College of Surgeons and the Association of Surgical Education. |
| |
Return to Top
Sue Kaplan
| Title |
Process Evaluation of Together on Diabetes: A Community Control Project for Seniors |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Sue Kaplan |
| Funding Agency |
Bristol-Meyers Squibb Foundation via United Hospital Fund |
| Project Dates |
1/1/2011 - 12/31/2011 |
| Description: |
Dr. Kaplan will advise UHF staff on the design of the Together on Diabetes program evaluation and lead the process evaluation of the program as well. |
| |
Return to Top
Allen Keller
| Title |
Robin Hood Support for PSOT |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Allen Keller |
| Funding Agency |
Robin Hood Foundation |
| Project Dates |
8/9/2011 - 8/8/2012 |
| Description: |
Grant exclusively used for general operating funds to support the staff that provides social and administrative services. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Refugee Health and Mental Health Technical Assistance Project |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Allen Keller |
| Funding Agency |
Massachusettes Department of Public Health |
| Project Dates |
7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012 |
| Description: |
The goal of Building Capacity for Refugee Wellness (BCRW) is to improve the health and well-being of refugees and aid long-term integration of refugees in the US by providing technical assistance focused on refugee health and mental health to refugee-serving and ORR-funded programs, with priority attention to the most recent arrivals. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Immigration Detention Health Resources Project |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Allen Keller |
| Funding Agency |
Langeloth (Jacob and Valeria) Foundation |
| Project Dates |
1/1/2011 - 12/31/2012 |
| Description: |
Through the implementation of this project, immigrant detainees and their families will directly benefit through the institution of more humane conditions and improved health care provision in immigration detention. First, we advocate for non-criminal conditions in immigration detention facilities such as improved visitation, the elimination of criminal uniforms and increased programs in detention, which may serve to improve detainee health in a holistic manner by reducing depression, anxiety, and boredom. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Bellevue /NYU Program for Surviors of Torture |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Allen Keller |
| Funding Agency |
Open Society Institute |
| Project Dates |
1/1/2011 - 12/31/2012 |
| Description: |
The overarching goal of this project is to utilize the health professional's voice in advocating against torture and mistreatment in the context of promoting a national security policy by the United States that respects human rights, civil liberties and the rule of law. |
| |
Return to Top
Paul Krebs
| Title |
An Interactive E-Health Program to Promote Health Behaviors Among Cancer Survivors |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Paul Krebs |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NCI |
| Project Dates |
2/1/2011 - 1/31/2013 |
| Description: |
Although surveys indicate that most cancer survivors want to improve their health, several studies have found that a diagnosis of cancer does not necessarily result in increased adherence to healthy lifestyles. This study will address this need by developing and pilot testing an interactive e-health behavior change tool that clinicians can give to patients recently completing cancer treatment that will provide a) information about the benefits of healthy lifestyle behaviors in survivorship and b) evidence-based strategies for making desired behavior changes. |
| |
Return to Top
Joshua Lee
| Title |
Treatment Study Using Depot Naltrexone (3/6) NY/Bellevue Protocol Treatment Site |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Joshua Lee |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NIDA |
| Project Dates |
7/15/2008 - 2/28/2014 |
| Description: |
The primary goal of this initiative is to compare the effectiveness of extended-release naltrexone versus treatment-as-usual for the treatment of opioid dependence among parolees and probationers. NYU/Bellevue is one of seven sites in a common protocol via a collaborative R01 mechanism led by the University of Pennsylvania. |
| |
Return to Top
Mack Lipkin
| Title |
Psychosocial Aspects of Terrorism and Disaster |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Mack Lipkin |
| Funding Agency |
CDC via Association of American Medical Colleges |
| Project Dates |
9/30/2008 - 9/29/2012 |
| Description: |
The New York University School of Medicine proposes to address the still unmet need, even after 9/11 and Katrina, of communities impacted by disaster or bioterrorist attack for first providers and health practitioners who are trained to recognize, triage, manage or refer victims suffering from related psychosocial problems. The project plans to find more powerful means to market our work to reach the providers who need it now in the Gulf area and will need it in the future. |
| |
Return to Top
Jennifer McNeely
| Title |
Screening for Substance Use with Computer Assisted Self Interview in Primary Care |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Jennifer McNeely |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NIDA |
| Project Dates |
9/30/2010 - 8/31/2015 |
| Description: |
The proposed study explores an innovative approach to improving rates of substance use screening in primary care, a major impediment to which has been the lack of a brief instrument that can accurately and efficiently identify patients with unhealthy substance use behaviors. The widely accepted and validated “Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) is too lengthy for the typical medical visit, and greatly under-utilized as a result. The study will adapt the ASSIST, which was designed and validated to be administered as an in-person interview, to an audio guided computer-assisted self interview (ACASI) that patients can complete prior to their medical visit. |
| |
Return to Top
Sundar Natarajan
| Title |
VALOR (Veterans Affairs Lowering Readmissions) in Heart Failure Study |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Sundar Natarajan |
| Funding Agency |
Veterans Affairs Health Services & Research Development Service |
| Project Dates |
7/1/2009 - 6/30/2012 |
| Description: |
In this study, we will evaluate a quality improvement program (QIP) to improve heart failure (HF) care using a pretest-posttest control group design. This interdisciplinary theory-based prospective experimental study will target improving HF treatment using a patient-based behavioral and checklist intervention, as well as provider and system-targeted checklists and treatment defaults in the posttest or intervention phase; this will be compared to current best practice (CBP) evaluated in the pretest or pre-intervention phase. |
| |
Return to Top
Olugbenga Ogedegbe
| Title |
Mid-Career Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Olugbenga Ogedegbe |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NHLBI |
| Project Dates |
12/15/2011 - 11/30/2016 |
| Description: |
Support from this K24 award will give Dr. Ogedegbe the dedicated time to enhance his research activities; recruit and mentor new clinician-investigators at NYU School of Medicine in clinical research related to translational behavioral medicine and health disparities in cardiovascular diseases. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
NYU/UG Cardiovascular Research Training Institute Program (CaRT) |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Olugbenga Ogedegbe |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/Fogarty International Center |
| Project Dates |
9/5/2011 - 7/31/2016 |
| Description: |
Our initiative will address a critical deficiency of scientists committed to careers in cardiovascular research. Successful completion of CaRT will lead to the establishment of a sustainable cardiovascular research capacity in Ghana and the provision of a steady flow of innovative and contextualized cardiovascular research projects targeted at hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and stroke prevention. At the end of the funding period, we will establish of a network of 40 investigators with expertise in cardiovascular research and we expect to have developed training and mentoring curriculum that can be replicated in a variety of low resource settings in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
NHLBI Diversity Supplement for Adetutu Adekoya on parent grant Faith-based Approaches to Treat Hypertension (FAITH) |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Olugbenga Ogedegbe |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NHLBI |
| Project Dates |
8/1/2011 - 7/31/2012 |
| Description: |
This is a post baccalaureate supplement to the parent NHLBI-funded project R01 HL092860-01A1 Faith based Approaches in the Treatment of Hypertension (FAITH). The proposed project would support Ms. Adekoya in completion of post baccalaureate studies to pursue a Masters degree in Health Psychology. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
NHLBI Diversity Supplement for Adeiyewunmi Osinubi on parent grant Faith-based Approaches to Treat Hypertention (FAITH) |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Olugbenga Ogedegbe |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NHLBI |
| Project Dates |
7/1/2011 - 6/30/2014 |
| Description: |
This is a diversity supplement for a high school student to the parent NHLBI-funded project R01HL092860-01A1 Faith-based Approaches in the Treatment of Hypertension (FAITH). The candidate, Ms. Adeiyewunmi Osinubi, has expressed ,interest in pursuing a degree in the medical profession and gaining more exposure to community-based research. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Program to Increase Diversity in Faculty Engaged in Behavioral and Sleep Medicine (PRIDE) |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Olugbenga Ogedegbe |
| Funding Agency |
NIH via SUNY Downstate Medical Center |
| Project Dates |
9/20/2010 - 7/31/2014 |
| Description: |
"The goal of the SUNY/NYU Behavioral Medicine and Sleep Disorders Training Institute is to develop and sustain
a network of minority faculty committed to pursue careers in behavioral and sleep medicine targeted at cardiovascular (CV) risk reduction, incorporating evidence-based behavioral models." |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
RCT: Effect of a Novel Intervention to Improve Stroke Symptom Recognition |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Olugbenga Ogedegbe |
| Funding Agency |
NIH via Columbia University |
| Project Dates |
9/1/2010 - 8/31/2015 |
| Description: |
Stroke is the leading cause of serious long-term adult disability in the U.S. and third leading cause of death and has a 2-fold greater incidence in Blacks compared to the majority Americans. Thrombolytic revascularization treatment administered within a maximum of 3 hours from symptom onset reduces morbidity, mortality and cost; however, only 3% of patients arrive at the hospital within 3 hours, mostly due to the public's lack of knowledge concerning stroke symptoms and the appropriate response when they are recognized, which is to call 911. We propose to reduce these delays using a novel behavioral intervention to improve symptom recognition and response in a high-risk, minority, economically disadvantaged population. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Practice-based Trial of Blood Pressure Control in African Americans |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Olugbenga Ogedegbe |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NHLBI |
| Project Dates |
9/30/2009 - 7/31/2012 |
| Description: |
The goal of this study is to test the effectiveness of a practice-based comprehensive therapeutic lifestyle intervention, delivered through group-based counseling and motivational interviewing in a two-arm, randomized controlled trial in 500 poorly controlled hypertensive African-Americans, who receive care in community-based primary care practices. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Comparative Effectiveness of ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers for African Americans |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Olugbenga Ogedegbe |
| Funding Agency |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
| Project Dates |
9/30/2009 - 7/31/2012 |
| Description: |
Despite their proven efficacy in lowering blood pressure, ACE inhibitors may not provide the same benefits in African Americans as in Caucasians. This study will examine the safety and clinical effectiveness of ACE inhibitors for African Americans relative to Caucasians, as well as the cost effectiveness of ACE inhibitors relative to other classes of antihypertensive medications for African Americans. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Promoting Adherence to Sleep Apnea Treatment Among Blacks with Metabolic Syndrome |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Olugbenga Ogedegbe |
| Funding Agency |
NIH via SUNY Downstate Medical Center |
| Project Dates |
9/25/2009 - 4/30/2013 |
| Description: |
The long-term goal of this project is to fully characterize the positive effects of behavioral interventions in reducing the impact of sleep apnea among black men. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Faith-based Approaches to Treatment of Hypertension |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Olugbenga Ogedegbe |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NHLBI |
| Project Dates |
9/5/2009 - 6/30/2014 |
| Description: |
The main goal of this study is to test the effectiveness of a church-based lifestyle intervention versus a health education control on blood pressure reduction. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Comprehensive Center of Excellence in Disparities Research & Community Engagement (CEDREC) (Research Core) |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Olugbenga Ogedegbe |
| Funding Agency |
NIH via Cornell University |
| Project Dates |
7/25/2009 - 5/31/2014 |
| Description: |
The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of a lifestyle intervention delivered through telephone-based motivational interviewing (MINT) versus a patient navigation intervention on blood pressure reduction and CRC screening. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Columbia Center for Health and Urban Minorities (CHUM) |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Olugbenga Ogedegbe |
| Funding Agency |
NIH via Columbia University |
| Project Dates |
2/1/2008 - 1/31/2013 |
| Description: |
The goal of the three projects is to develop CHUM into a multidisciplinary center of excellence, focused on research in the areas of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. |
| |
Return to Top
Andrew Rasmussen
| Title |
Child Health-Seeking Networks Among West African Refugees |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Andrew Rasmussen |
| Funding Agency |
Foundation for Child Development |
| Project Dates |
7/1/2011 - 6/30/2013 |
| Description: |
Drawing on theoretical models of trauma, migration and family conflict, and social networks, this study aims to collect data on the effects of network characteristics on health-related decisions and the health and behavior of children among West African refugee families in the New York area. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
K23 Award to Study Intergenerational Conflict Among West African Forced Migrants |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Andrew Rasmussen |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NCHD |
| Project Dates |
6/1/2009 - 5/31/2014 |
| Description: |
The goal of this work is to provide an empirical base for interventions for forced migrant families in conflict. |
| |
Return to Top
Joseph Ravenell
| Title |
NHLBI Diversity Supplement for Candace Tannis on parent grant Faith-based Approaches to Treat Hypertension and Colorectal Cancer (FAITH-CRC) |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Joseph Ravenell |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NHLBI |
| Project Dates |
12/15/2011 - 6/30/2013 |
| Description: |
This is a Graduate Research Assistant Diversity Supplement to the parent NHLBI-funded project R01HL0096946-01A2, "Faith-based Approaches in the Treatment of Hypertension and Colon Cancer Prevention" (FAITH-CRC). The goal of the research program is to provide Ms. Tannis with an enriched community-based research experience, in a supportive environment, that will enhance skills in research and foster her ability to pursue a career as an independent investigator. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
NHLBI Diversity Supplement for Jessica Forsyth on parent grant Faith-based Approaches to Treat Hypertension and Colorectal Cancer (FAITH-CRC) |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Joseph Ravenell |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NHLBI |
| Project Dates |
9/1/2011 - 6/30/2015 |
| Description: |
To evaluate the effect of a lifestyle inervention delivered through telephone-based motivational interviewing (MINT) versus a patient navigation intervention on blood pressure reduction and CRC screening. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
NHLBI Diversity Supplement for Van Don Williams II on FAITH CRC |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Joseph Ravenell |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NHLBI |
| Project Dates |
8/1/2011 - 7/31/2012 |
| Description: |
This is a diversity supplement for an undergraduate student to the parent NHLBI-funded project R01 HL0096946-01A2 Faith-based Approaches in the Treatment of Hypertension and Colon Cancer Prevention (FAITH-CRC). The candidate, Mr. Van Don Williams, II, has expressed interest in pursuing a degree in the medical profession and gaining more exposure to community-based research. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Using Nudges to Implement Comparative Effectiveness |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Brian Elbel / Joseph Ravenell |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NIA |
| Project Dates |
9/30/2010 - 8/31/2013 |
| Description: |
Behavioral economics represents a powerful, albeit underutilized tool by which to influence provider and systems behavior in a large-scale, meaningful, and sustainable way. The study will use a sophisticated electronic health record (EHR) system to change the default choice for physicians to the choice most supported by clinical practice guidelines (CPG). |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Faith-Based Approaches to Treating HTN and Colon Cancer Prevention |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Joseph Ravenell |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NHLBI |
| Project Dates |
8/14/2010 - 6/30/2015 |
| Description: |
The main goal of this study is to test the effectiveness of a church-based behavioral lifestyle intervention on blood pressure (BP) reduction versus a patient navigation intervention to improve colon cancer screening. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Reducing Global Cardiovascular Risk in Hypertensive African American Men |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Joseph Ravenell |
| Funding Agency |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
| Project Dates |
10/1/2009 - 9/30/2012 |
| Description: |
In this project, we will develop and test an educational curriculum for physicians who care for hypertensive African American men to improve prescribing and monitoring of antihypertensive and lipid-lowering medications. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Multibehavior Intervention to Increase Screening & Enhance Risk Reduction in Black Men (MISTER-B) |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Joseph Ravenell |
| Funding Agency |
NIH via Cornell University |
| Project Dates |
7/25/2009 - 5/31/2014 |
| Description: |
The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of a lifestyle intervention delivered through telephone-based motivational interviewing (MINT) versus a patient navigation intervention on blood pressure reduction and colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Improving Antihypertensive Prescribing Behavior in Physicians |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Joseph Ravenell |
| Funding Agency |
American Heart Association |
| Project Dates |
7/1/2009 - 12/31/2012 |
| Description: |
Black men constitute the demographic group in the United States with the greatest burden of premature disability and death from uncontrolled hypertension. One major factor perpetuating poor hypertension control especially among Black men is physician inertia - an inappropriate hesitation of practicing physicians to initiate and titrate antihypertensive medication. The study PI has gained access to 1,200 such physicians through his recent study of uncontrolled hypertension in men who patronize Black-owned barbershops. Using this unique physician database, he will first survey representative samples of these community physicians to pinpoint the key informational and motivational barriers to antihypertensive drug titration, and second, to develop and test the effectiveness of a novel behavior theory-based intervention to overcome these barriers and reduce physician inertia. |
| |
Return to Top
Antoinette Schoenthaler
| Title |
Racial Differences in Patient-Provider Communication and Medication Adherence |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Antoinette Schoenthaler |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NHLBI |
| Project Dates |
9/1/2010 - 6/30/2015 |
| Description: |
"The goal of this career development award is to develop theoretical and methodological expertise in
patient-provider communication to facilitate the candidate's development into a leader in research to improve
patient-provider communication with an emphasis on its relation to health disparities in patients with chronic
disease." |
| |
Return to Top
Mark Schwartz
| Title |
Physician Faculty Development in Primary Care |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Mark Schwartz |
| Funding Agency |
HRSA/ Bureau of Health Professions |
| Project Dates |
9/1/2010 - 8/31/2015 |
| Description: |
This funding will build upon our previous HRSA-supported Faculty Development Program (FDP) in Primary Care (PC) at NYU to train a new cohort of clinician educators as expert teachers and leaders in PC. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
PROVE: Program for Research on the Outcomes of VA Education |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Mark Schwartz / Scott Sherman |
| Funding Agency |
Veterans Affairs Health Services & Research Development Service |
| Project Dates |
4/1/2010 - 3/31/2013 |
| Description: |
The study will establish an innovative, multidisciplinary research program aiming to “delineate the causal chain” from educational innovations and interventions through changed health professional behavior within clinical microsystems to improved health outcomes of veterans. |
| |
Return to Top
Donna Shelley
| Title |
NYSDOH Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Center |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Donna Shelley |
| Funding Agency |
New York State Department of Health |
| Project Dates |
10/1/2011 - 6/30/2012 |
| Description: |
This project will provide training and technical assistance to health care organizations regarding the treatment of tobacco use. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Testing Clinical Decision Support for Treating Tobacco Use in Dental Clinics |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Donna Shelley |
| Funding Agency |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
| Project Dates |
9/30/2011 - 9/29/2013 |
| Description: |
This translational research project evaluates whether a decision support system on a personal digital assistant enhances dentist tobacco use brief interventions, a preventive service that is known to reduce smoking. |
| |
Return to Top
Scott Sherman
| Title |
Effectiveness of Smoking-Cessation Interventions for Urban Hospital Patients |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Scott Sherman |
| Funding Agency |
NIH/NHLBI |
| Project Dates |
9/20/2010 - 5/31/2014 |
| Description: |
The purpose of the study is to examine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a smoking cessation intervention for patients at two urban hospitals. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
PROVE: Program for Research on the Outcomes of VA Education |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Mark Schwartz / Scott Sherman |
| Funding Agency |
Veterans Affairs Health Services & Research Development Service |
| Project Dates |
4/1/2010 - 3/31/2013 |
| Description: |
The study will establish an innovative, multidisciplinary research program aiming to “delineate the causal chain” from educational innovations and interventions through changed health professional behavior within clinical microsystems to improved health outcomes of veterans. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Telephone Care Coordination for Smokers in Mental Health Clinics |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Scott Sherman |
| Funding Agency |
Veterans Affairs Health Services & Research Development Service |
| Project Dates |
10/1/2009 - 9/30/2012 |
| Description: |
The study has three objectives: (1) evaluate the process of adapting, implementing, and sustaining a smoking cessation telephone care coordination program in Mental Health Clinics; (2) determine the effectiveness of telephone counseling in promoting long-term abstinence from smoking among mental health patients; and (3) compare the effectiveness of telephone counseling delivered by VA staff with that delivered by state Quitlines. |
| |
Return to Top
Hawthorne Smith
| Title |
National Partnership for Community Training |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Hawthorne Smith |
| Funding Agency |
Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services |
| Project Dates |
10/1/2009 - 9/30/2012 |
| Description: |
National Partnership for Community Training (NPCT) wishes to continue to expand beyond the work it is currently doing with mainstream providers and torture treatment centers nationally to serve new and existing constituencies with the achievable goal of improving the capacity of communities to serve torture survivors. |
| |
Return to Top
Glen Taksler
| Title |
Understanding Racial Differences in Prostate Cancer Mortality |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Glen Taksler |
| Funding Agency |
Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center |
| Project Dates |
8/1/2011 - 7/31/2013 |
| Description: |
We will use Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare data and data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) to better understand disparities in prostate cancer mortality. |
| |
Return to Top
Marc Triola
| Title |
NYU 3T: Teaching, Technology, Teamwork |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Marc Triola |
| Funding Agency |
Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation |
| Project Dates |
7/1/2009 - 6/30/2013 |
| Description: |
http://dei.med.nyu.edu/research/nyu3t |
| |
Return to Top
Sondra Zabar
| Title |
Preparing Tomorrow's Primary Care Physician Today: Essentials for Primary Care Clinicians |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Sondra Zabar |
| Funding Agency |
HRSA/ Bureau of Health Professions |
| Project Dates |
9/30/2011 - 9/29/2016 |
| Description: |
We will develop a rigorous Foundation of Effective Primary Care Block and spiral its teaching through the three years. |
| |
Return to Top
| Title |
Medical Education Research Consortium Planning |
| Principal Investigator(s) |
Sondra Zabar |
| Funding Agency |
American Medical Association |
| Project Dates |
1/1/2006 - 12/31/2012 |
| Description: |
Planning grant for the New York University School of Medicine. |
| |
Return to Top
