Current Grants
| Research Emphasis Area | PI | Project Title | Sponsor | Grant Program | Award Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Workforce | Cara Busenhart | Kansas Advancing Nurse-Midwifery: Maternity Care Workforce Expansion in Kansas (Midwives KAN) | HRSA | Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion (MatCare) Program | 9/30/2023 - 9/29/2027 |
| Nursing Education | Cara Busenhart | Providing a Bridge to Practice in Complex Healthcare Settings: A Clinical Fellowship Program | HRSA | Advanced Nursing Education Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship (ANE-NPRF) Program | 8/1/2023 - 7/31/2027 |
| Nursing Education | Colleen Paramesh | Grow & Stay: Advancing Primary Care in Kansas | HRSA | Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Program | 7/1/2023 - 6/30/2027 |
| Determinants of Health | Jill Peltzer | Envisioning Racism and Repair: An Oral History and Photovoice Project | KU Endowment Association | MacArthur Interprofessional Collaboration Award (Intramural) | 7/1/2022 - 12/31/2024 NCE |
| Precision Health | Janet Pierce | Prevalence and Symptoms of Post-COVID-19 Syndrome in Active-Duty Military Personnel | The Geneva Foundation | TriService Nursing Research Program | 10/1/2022 - 9/30/2025 |
| Nursing Education | Dawn Shew | Serving the Need for Advanced Preparation Nursing Faculty | HRSA | Nurse Faculty Loan Program | 7/1/2023 - 6/30/2025 |
| Determinants of Health | Karen Weis | Effects of a Prenatal Mental Health Support Intervention on Maternal and Fetal Physiologic Response | Subaward from The Geneva Foundation (Prime Sponsor: Uniformed Services Univeristy of the Health Sciences) | MW-61-1122 Military Women’s Health Research Program | 9/26/2022 - 9/25/2025 |
| Determinants of Health | Karen Weis | M-O-M-S on the Bayou: Implementation of an intervention for mental health in pregnancy | Subaward from Tulane University (Prime Sponsor: National Academy of Sciences) | Gulf Research Program | 6/15/2022 - 5/31/2025 |
| Determinants of Health | Karen Weis | Sunflower-MOMS: A Coordinated Network for Refining and Sustaining Risk-Appropriate Obstetrical Care to Rural Kansas | HRSA | Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) Program | 09/30/2024-09/29/2028 |
| Determinants of Health | Karen Weis | Determining Factors Associated with Maternal Access to Care | United Methodist Health Ministry Fund | N/A | 01/01/2024-12/31/2024 NCE |
| Nursing Workforce | Karen Weis | Development of a Nurse Staffing Model for Rural Emergency | KU School of Nursing | Rural Health Research Grant (Intramural) | 6/01/2022 - 12/31/2024 NCE |
| Karen Weis | Advancing Novel Vibrocoustic Technology for Intrauterine Pregnancy Assessment | KU Endowment Association | MacArther Intraprofessional Collaboration Award (Intramural) | 7/1/2024 - 6/30/2025 | |
| Symptom Science | Kristine Williams | Changing Talk Online Training (CHATO): A National Trial to Reduce Behavioral Symptoms in Long Term Care Residents with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias | NIH | R01 | 9/15/2020 - 5/31/2026 |
| Determinants of Health | Kristine Williams | Adapting the CHATO Communication Intervention for Diverse Nursing Home Communities | NIH | R01 | 08/15/2024-07/31/2029 |
| Determinants of Health | Frances Yang | Developing Computerized Adaptive Resources based on Evidence for Survivors of Mass Shootings (CARE SMS): A Pilot Study | KU Endowment Association | MacArthur Interprofessional Collaboration Award (Intramural) | 7/1/2023 - 6/30/2024 |
| Nursing Workforce | Teri Kennedy | Kansas 4M: Geriatric Workforce Education Program | HRSA | Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program | 8/2024 - 8/2025 |
| Determinants of Health | Amanda Emerson | Women with Criminal Legal System Involvement Leading Healthy Aging Research (WISAR) | UC Davis/Betty Irene Moore Fellowship | N/A | 07/01/2024-06/30/2027 |
| Determinants of Health | Amanda Emerson | Older Women Leading Healthy Aging Research Together (OWLHART) | PCORI | N/A | 07/01/2024-06/30/2026 |
| Nursing Workforce | Amy Garcia | KDADS DSP Career Ladder | KU-Lawrence | N/A | 07/01/2024-11/30/2025 |
| Nurse Education | Laura Klenke-Borgmann | Utilizing a Scaffolded, Multi-Modal Simulation Approach for Transition to Practice | American Associations of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) | N/A | 11/01/2024-13/31/2025 |