Projects by Investigator
Recent projects by the Child & Adolescent Health Services Program
Review the latest research projects to learn more about the research interests of our faculty and staff.
| Project Title | Investigator(s) | Project Duration | Funding Agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engaging specialty care teams to help families discuss and manage the cost of asthma care | Michelle Hernandez | 03/01/20-02/28/22 | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) |
| Phthalate and Pyrethroid Exposure in Relation to Structural and Functional Brain Development in Early Life | Michelle Hernandez | 09/01/20-08/31/25 | NIH/NIEHS |
| Duke, UNC, and NC Medicaid pilot integration of core services including medical, and community supported by a medical alternative payment model. | Michael Steiner | 2020-2027 | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Innovations Center Integrated Care for Kids Cooperative Agreement |
| Improving care of children with medical complexity | Michael Steiner | 2020-2024 | Innovation Health Center |
| Improving access to children’s specialty care in rural and low-resource communities. | Michael Steiner | 2021-2031 | CarolinaLink |
| Improving access to the safety net for eligible immigrants and mixed-status families in North Carolina | Krista Perreira | 08/22-7/23 | Urban Institute/KB Reynolds Foundation |
| NC Community Engagement Alliance (NC CEAL) to Prevent and Reduce COVID-19 Burden | Krista Perreira | 4/22-03/23 | Westat Inc./National Heart Lung and Blood Institute |
| Developing a measure of nursing assistant coping and resilience | Krista Perreira | 12/21-11/23 | Alzheimer’s Association |
| Children of Immigrants Health Study (CIHS): An Evaluation of City and County Policies Affecting the Health of Children of Immigrants in the 2005-2019 National Health Interview Survey | Krista Perreira | 04/21-03/23 | National Institute of Child Health and Development |
| All of Us Research Program Engagement and Retention Innovators | Krista Perreira | 01/21-09/22 | RTI/NIH |
| Improving the health of parents and their adolescent and transition-age youth with IDD | Kathleen Thomas | 06/01/22 – 08/31/25 | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) |
| Linking parent priorities, baseline data and partnerships for action: Supporting child mental health in the Robeson Lumbee community | Kathleen Thomas | 01/01/22 - 12/31/11 | Kenan Trust and the UNC Health Foundation for Whole Community Connection, Duration |
| Stakeholder advisory committee | Kathleen Thomas | 02/01/20 – 01/31/21 | National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program at UNC Chapel Hill (NCTraCS) |
| Implementing COVID-19 and Opioid Overdose Prevention Practices in Rural Community Pharmacies | Jacqueline Halladay | 9/22/22 – 5/31/2025 | National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities/NIH |
| Carolina Consortium to Improve BP Control in Vulnerable Populations” in response to the PCORI Improving Healthcare Systems Broad PFA with the special area of emphasis “Telehealth for Chronic Disease Management among Vulnerable Populations with Complex Needs” | Jacqueline Halladay | 11/1/2022-10/31/2027 | Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute |
| Community Engagement Alliance against COVID-19 (CEA) Continuation, Increasing Trustworthiness through Engaged Action and Mobilization (I-TEAM) supplement. | Jacqueline Halladay | 4/1/2022-07/31/2023 | National Institutes of Health/National Heart Lung Blood Institute |
| Novel interventions to Increase Uptake of Diabetes Self-Management Support Training within Primary Care. | Jacqueline Halladay | 4/1/2022-3/31/2025 | National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH |
| Achieving Blood Pressure (BP) Goals after Stroke: Comparative Effectiveness of Intensive Tailored Telehealth Management vs. Intensive Clinic Management. | Jacqueline Halladay | 1/01/22- 06/30/2028 | PCORI |
| Title: Food is Medicine: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Medically Tailored Meals for Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Food Insecurity | Jacqueline Halladay | 7/01/2020 - 06/30/2025 | NIH/NIDDK |
| Creating a novel place-based measure to explain racial disparities in naloxone access to reduce opioid overdose deaths | Delesha Carpenter | 09/22/22-05/30/26 | NIMHD |
| Addressing COVID 19 vaccine hesitancy in rural community pharmacies reducing disparities through an implementation science approach | Delesha Carpenter | 09/22/22-05/30/25 | NIMHD |
| Developing training to increase access to fentanyl test strips via community pharmacies and reduce opioid overdose deaths in NC | Delesha Carpenter | 06/1/23-05/30/24 | Tar Heel Bus Tour Grant |
| Developing and evaluating a scalable suicide prevention gatekeeper training program for community pharmacy staff | Delesha Carpenter | 10/01/20-05/30/2 | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention |
| Assessing rural pharmacies' readiness to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations | Delesha Carpenter | 03/01/21-02/28/22 | UNC TraCS Institute |
| Ensuring Buprenorphine Access in Rural Community Pharmacies to Prevent Overdose | Delesha Carpenter | 04/15/20-06/30/22 | UNC and RTI, International |
| Development of PRO Symptom Measures for Adults with PSC | Bryce Reeve | 08/09/2022 – 08/08/2025 | PSC Partners Seeking a Cure |
| Prospective Multicenter U.S. Registry for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis | Bryce Reeve | 11/30/2021 – 06/15/2026 | Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation |
| Characterizing the quality of life impact of complicated urinary tract infections caused by gram-negative bacteria | Bryce Reeve | 10/07/2021 – 12/31/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme |
| Preparing Adults with Osteogenesis Imperfecta to Engage in Research on Access and Quality of Care for Their Rare Bone Disease | Bryce Reeve | 11/01/2021 – 10/31/2023 | PCORI |
| Expanding the Observer-Reported Communication Ability (ORCA) Measure: Measuring the communication ability of individuals with rare, neurodevelopmental disorders. | Bryce Reeve | 05/01/2021 – 04/30/2026 | FDA |
| Inequities in Abortion Access | Bianca Allison | 05/22 – 08/23 | Society for Family Planning Research Fund |
| Changemakers in Family Planning Grant | Bianca Allison | 09/21–03/23 | Society for Family Planning Research Fund |
| Carolina for the Kids Faculty Research Grant | Bianca Allison | 04/22-10/23 | University of North Carolina Children’s Research Institute |
| Improving the Outcomes of Adolescents with ADHD via a Pre-visit Question Prompt List/Video Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial | Betsy Sleath | 12/15/23-6/30/26 | National Institute of Mental Health |
| Creating and evaluating rural pharmacy health hubs in Eastern North Carolina | Betsy Sleath | 1/1/23-12/31/25 | The Duke Endowment |
| Co-creating and disseminating substance use and vaping educational videos and question prompt lists for youth in partnership with Western North Carolina | Betsy Sleath | 4/1/22-3/31/24 | Dogwood Health Trust |
| Your Opinion Matters: How to Make the Most Out of Talking to Health Care Providers | Betsy Sleath | 7/1/19-06/30/23 | The Duke Endowment, Eshelman Institute for Innovation |
| Rural Residency Planning and Development Technical Assistance Center | Adam Zolotor | 2021-2024 | HRSA, Bureau of Health Workforce, USDHHS |
| Teaching Health Center Planning and Development 3% Technical Assistance Center | Adam Zolotor | 2021-2024 | HRSA, Bureau of Health Workforce, USDHHS |
| USPTF EPC VI RFTO #26 Systematic Evidence Reviews | Adam Zolotor | 2021-2024 | Sub-contract to RTI |
| Behavioral Healthy in Eastern NC | Adam Zolotor | 2021-2023 | Anonymous Trust |