Research
We strive to accelerate the impact of research across the translational science spectrum through collaboratively designed research and implementation methods applicable across a range of service environments. Learn more about the specific methods we employ in our projects below.
Our Projects
ARCH
ARCH - Research Component 3 is working to advance integrated alcohol-HIV training of frontline providers in a global priority setting.
CEASE-HIV
CEASE-HIV aims to implement and evaluate a walk-in model of HIV care for people with complex needs among Chicago-funded HIV care agencies.
Community-ASPIRE
This collaboration with the Illinois Primary Health Care Association and AllianceChicago integrates an evidence-based secure firearm storage program into pediatric primary care well-visits across Illinois health centers.
CALM-Chicago
CALM-Chicago is a culturally adapted mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention to promote mental and cardiovascular health for African American adults on Chicago’s South Side.
FreSH
FreSH (Free Samples for Health) studies the effectiveness of nicotine replacement therapy sampling in dental practices.
Library BeWell
Library BeWell was made by and for teens to make it easier to find mental health support at their local library by providing free, anonymous online activities to boost mental health and local and national mental health resources.
MBC2OTP
MBC2OTP involves pilot implementation of measurement-based care in community opioid treatment programs.
MIMIC2
MIMIC2 is focused on implementing contingency management for stimulant use in specialty addiction treatment organizations.
New England ATTC
The New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) is dedicated to supporting the front-line addiction treatment and recovery workforce.
Northwestern Medicine West Health Accelerator
Implementing Effective and Patient-Centered Integrated Psychiatry in Primary Care Settings at and beyond Northwestern Medicine.
Parent SMART
Parent SMART (Substance Misuse in Adolescents in Residential Treatment) is working to improve the outcomes of adolescents in residential substance use treatment via technology-assisted parenting intervention.
RASC
The Research Adoption Support Center (RASC) is a support center that helps a network of clinical research projects to infuse implementation methods into their work.
Think Tank Chicago PrEP Implementation
Think Tank crowdsources ideas and design strategies to implement long-acting injectable PrEP among sexual minority men in Chicago.
Tsholofelo
Adaptation and Implementation of Suicide Prevention for Youth in Schools in Botswana.