Grants

Our scientists are recipients of the following grants:

Current Grants

Agency: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Title: Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program – Local FRO Implementation Support and is administered by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) focused on Firearm Restraining Order Implementation in Lake County
Role: PI - Maryann Mason
Total Cost: $126,759.00
Project Period: May 2025–April 2026

Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Title: The impact of cannabis laws on opioid use disorder prevention and treatment
ID#: R01 DA059041
Role: PI - Lindsay Allen
Total Cost: $350,000.00 (estimated)
Project Period: September 30, 2024–September 29, 2027

Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Title: Improving racial equity in opioid use disorder treatment in Medicaid
ID#: 1R01DA055585
Role: PI - Lindsay Allen
Total Cost: $5,087,639.00
Project Period: September 1, 2022–July 31, 2026

Agency: U.S. Department of Justice/ Bureau of Justice Assistance
Title: Upper Ohio Valley River Corridor Drug Data Research Center to Combat the Overdose Crisis
ID#: 1 SPBJA-23-GK-00715-COMB
Role: PI - Lori Post
Total Cost: $3,550,151.00
Project Period: October 1, 2023–September 30, 2026

Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Title: Suicidal Intent in Fatal Drug Overdoses
Total Cost: $275,000.00
Project Period: Not specified

Agency: National Institutes for Health (Subcontract from Lurie Children's Hospital)
Title: Child and Mother Physical Activity Study
ID#: 1R01HL155113-01A1
Role: PI - Kwon, Site PI - Welch
Total Cost: $1,941,001.00
Project period: March 1, 2022–December 31, 2026

Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Title: Effect of Hospital-Cardiologist Integration on Clinical Practice, Healthcare Quality, and Medicare Spending
ID#: RO1 HL153154-01
Role: PI - Ali Moghtaderi, Lead CO-I - Bernard Black
Total Cost: $3,400,000.00
Project period: 2020-2025

Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Title: Measurement and Reduction of Low Value Cardiovascular Care
ID#: 1RO1HL169873-01A1
Role: PI - Vinay Kini, Lead CO-I - Bernard Black
Total Cost: $4,100,000.00
Project period: 2024-2029

Agency: NIH Fogarty International Center

Title: R21/33-Implementing a hospital-based continuous patient monitoring system using consumer wearable devices in Ghana

Role: Co-PI - Soyang Kwon

Project period: August, 2024–July, 2031

Agency: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Title: Health in Early Childhood Among Asian Americans Research (HEAR)

Role: Co-PI - Soyang Kwon

Project period: February 1, 2024–January 31, 2026

Agency: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

Title: NUCATS CTSA UM1 at Northwestern University

Role: Co-PI - Soyang Kwon

Project period: December 1, 2024–November 30, 2029

Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Title: Improving quality and equity of opioid use disorder treatment using a multi-state Medicaid research network
ID#: RM1DA059365
Role: Co-PI - Lindsay Allen
Total Cost: $2,554,010.00
Project period: September 30, 2023 - August 31, 2028

Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Title: Coverage and State-Level Delivery Approaches on Healthcare Quality, Outcomes, and Costs for Adults with Diabetes
ID#: 1 R01 H1U18DP006524-01-00
Role: PI - Bernard Black
Total Cost: $2,250,000.00
Project period: 2020-2025

Agency: NIH/NIDA

Title: Coroners, medical examiners, and the classification of violent death: Estimation of excess deaths by intent
ID#: R21DA059189

Role: PI - Alexander Lundberg

Total costs: $469,483.00

Project Period: May 1, 2023-December 31, 2025

Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Title: The Role of Telehealth in Improving Access to and Costs of Unscheduled Care Among Lower-Income Individuals
ID#: R01HS029340-01A1
Role: PI - Lindsay Allen
Total Cost: $1,582,000.00
Project Period: September 30, 2023–August 31, 2027

Agency: National Institute of Child Health and Development
Title: Physical Activity in South Asian Youth
Role: PI - Soyang Kwon
Total costs: $157,531.00
Project Period: September 10, 2024–August 31, 2026

Title: An Integrated Analysis of the COVID-19 Crisis on Labor Market Outcomes and Mortality
ID#: 2242472
Role: PI - Hannes Schwandt, CO-I - Til Von Wachter
Total Cost: $811,888.00
Project Period: 2023–2026

Title: Health and Economic Benefits of Cholesterol Reduction for the Prevention of CVD and Dementia
ID#: 24CDA1274989
Role: PI - Ciaran Kohli-Lynch
Total Cost: $231,000.00
Project Period: April 1, 2024–March 31, 2027

Agency: National Institute of Nursing Research
Title: Using the Fitbit for early detection of infection and reduction of healthcare utilization after discharge in pediatric surgical patients
Role: PI - Soyang Kwon
Total costs: $79,607.00
Project period: September 1, 2024–June 30, 2027

Agency: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Title: Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program - Local FRO Implementation Support and is administered by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) focused on Firearm Restraining Order Implementation in Lake County
Role: PI - Maryann Mason
Total costs: $91,914.00
Project Period: May 2025–April 2026

Agency: National Institute of Nursing Research
Title: Implementing a secure firearm storage program in Illinois health centers in partnership with Alliance Chicago and the Illinois Primary Health Care Association.
ID#: 1 R01 NR021291-01
Role: PI - Beidas, R, Co-I - Maryann Mason
Total cost: $3,507,922.00
Project Period: July 24, 2024–May 31, 2029

Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Title: Advancing Surveillance of Violent Deaths Using the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS)
ID#: NU17CE0010141
Role: PI - Maryann Mason
Total cost: $2,200,000.00
Project period: September 1, 2022–August 31, 2027

Agency: National Institute of Nursing Research

Title: R01-Using Consumer Wearables and Artificial Intelligence to Predict Onset of Infection After Discharge In Pediatric Surgical Patients

Role: Co-PI - Soyang Kwon

Project period: July 1, 2023–June 31, 2028

Agency: Illinois Department of Public Health

Title: Violent Death Reporting System FY 15-24
ID #: 142055

Role: PI - Mason, M.

Total costs: $844,760.00

Project period: July 1, 2015–June 30, 2026

Agency: Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (Sub-contract from Illinois
Department of Public Health)
Title: State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System and Block by Block Intervention
ID#: 1 NU17CE010216-01 -00
Role: PI - Maryann Mason
Total costs: $6,928,125.00
Project period: September 1, 2023–August 31, 2028

Agency: National Institutes for HealthF

Title: Leveraging state drug overdose data to build a comprehensive case level national dataset to inform prevention and mitigation strategies

ID#: 1R21DA058583-01

Role: PI - Lori Post

Total costs: $469,483.00

Project period: April 2023–NCE to 12/31/25

Sponsor: Anonymous Donor Philanthropic Gift
Title: Communicating to turn data into Action
ID#: AGMT# 08/25/21
Role: PI - Maryann Mason
Total costs: $560,000.00
Project period: September 1, 2020–August 31, 2026