Grants

Our scientists are recipients of the following grants:

Current Grants

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

• Agency: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
• Role: Maryann Mason, PhD, PI
• Total Cost: $126,759.00
• Project Period: May 2025 - April 2026

The impact of cannabis laws on opioid use disorder prevention and treatment

• Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• ID#: R01 DA059041
• Role: Lindsay Allen, PhD, PI
• Total Cost: $350,000.00 (estimated)
• Project Period: September 30, 2024 - September 29, 2027

Improving racial equity in opioid use disorder treatment in Medicaid

• Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
• ID#: 1R01DA055585
• Role: Lindsay Allen, PhD, PI
• Total Cost: $5,087,639.00
• Project Period: September 1, 2022 - July 31, 2026

Upper Ohio Valley River Corridor Drug Data Research Center to Combat the Overdose Crisis

• Agency: U.S. Department of Justice/ Bureau of Justice Assistance
• ID#: 1 SPBJA-23-GK-00715-COMB
• Role: Lori Post, PhD, PI
• Total Cost: $3,550,151.00
• Project Period: October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2026

Suicidal Intent in Fatal Drug Overdoses

• Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
• ID#: 1 SPBJA-23-GK-00715-COMB
• Total Cost: $275,000.00
• Project Period: Not specified

Child and Mother Physical Activity Study

• Agency: National Institutes for Health (Subcontract from Lurie Children's Hospital)
• ID#: 1R01HL15511
• Role: Soyang Kwon, PhD, PI, Site PI - Welch
• Total Cost: $1,941,001.00
• Project Period: March 1, 2022 - December 31, 2026

Measurement and Reduction of Low Value Cardiovascular Care

• Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• ID#:1RO1HL169873-01A1
• Role: PI - Vinay Kini, Lead CO-I - Bernard Black
• Total Cost: $4,100,000.00
• Project Period: 2024-2029

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

• Agency: NIH Fogarty International Center
• ID#:1RO1HL169873-01A1
• Role: Soyang Kwon, PhD, Co-PI
• Total Cost: $4,100,000.00
• Project Period: August 2024 – July 2031

Physical Activity in South Asian Youth

• Agency: National Institute of Child Health and Development
• ID#: R01HS029340-01A1
• Role: Soyang Kwon, PhD, PI
• Total Cost: $157,531.00
• Project Period: September 10, 2024–August 31, 2026

An Integrated Analysis of the COVID-19 Crisis on Labor Market Outcomes and Mortality

• Agency: National Institute of Child Health and Development
• ID#: 2242472
• Role: PI - Hannes Schwandt, CO-I - Til Von Wachter
• Total Cost: $811,888.00
• Project Period: 2023–2026

Health and Economic Benefits of Cholesterol Reduction for the Prevention of CVD and Dementia

• Agency: National Institute of Child Health and Development
• ID#: 24CDA1274989
• Role: Ciaran Kohli-Lynch, PhD, PI
• Total Cost: $231,000.00
• Project Period: April 1, 2024–March 31, 2027

Using the Fitbit for early detection of infection and reduction of healthcare utilization after discharge in pediatric surgical patients

• Agency: National Institute of Nursing Research
• Role: Soyang Kwon, PhD, PI
• Total Cost: $79,607.00
• Project Period: September 1, 2024–June 30, 2027

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

• Agency: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
• ID#: 24CDA1274989
• Role: Maryann Mason, PhD, PI
• Total Cost: $91,914.00
• Project Period: May 2025–April 2026

Implementing a secure firearm storage program in Illinois health centers in partnership with Alliance Chicago and the Illinois Primary Health Care Association

• Agency: National Institute of Nursing Research
• ID#: 1 R01 NR021291-01
• Role: Maryann Mason, PhD, PI
• Total Cost: $3,507,922.00
• Project Period: July 24, 2024–May 31, 2029

Advancing Surveillance of Violent Deaths Using the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS)

• Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• ID#: NU17CE0010141
• Role: Rinad Beidas, PhD, PI, Maryann Mason, PhD, Co-PI
• Total Cost: $2,200,000.00
• Project Period: September 1, 2022–August 31, 2027

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

• Agency: National Institute of Nursing Research
• ID#: NU17CE0010141
• Role: Soyang Kwon, PhD, CPI
• Project Period: July 1, 2023–June 31, 2028

Coverage and State-Level Delivery Approaches on Healthcare Quality, Outcomes, and Costs for Adults with Diabetes

• Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• ID#: 1 R01 H1U18DP006524-01-00
• Role: PI - Bernard Black
• Total Cost: $2,250,000.00
• Project Period: 2020-2025

Effect of Hospital-Cardiologist Integration on Clinical Practice, Healthcare Quality, and Medicare Spending

• Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• ID#: RO1 HL153154-01
• Role:PI - Ali Moghtaderi, Lead CO-I - Bernard Black
• Total Cost: $3,400,000.00
• Project Period: 2020-2025

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

• Agency:NIH/NIDA
• ID#: RM1DA059365
• Role:Alexander Lundberg, PhD, PI
• Total Cost:$469,483.00
• Project Period: May 1, 2023-December 31, 2025

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

• Agency: National Institutes for Health
• ID#: 1R21DA058583-01
• Role: Lori Post, PhD, PI
• Total Cost: $469,483.00
• Project Period: April 2023–NCE to December 31, 2025

Health in Early Childhood Among Asian Americans Research (HEAR)

• Agency: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
• ID#:1RO1HL169873-01A1
• Role: Soyang Kwon, PhD, Co-PI
• Project Period: February 1, 2024 – January 31, 2026