Ongoing Awards

Sunday Azagba

• Azagba, S. (PI). Assessing the Impact of State Preemption Laws. Funded by NIH/NCI. Grant No. R01CA249052. Total Award $2,261,271, 8/1/2021–7/31/2025
• Jensen, J. (PI), Azagba, S. Mentor. The Impact of Cigar Pack Quantity on Tobacco Use Behavior. Funded by NIH/NCI. Grant No. K01CA253235, Total Subaward $59,000, 7/1/2020–6/30/2025

Liza Behrens

• Behrens, L. (PI) Pilot Testing DIGNITY (Decision-making In aGing and demeNtIa for auTonomY) for Preference-Based Care in Nursing Homes. Funded by Penn State CTSI KL2 and by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Grant Nos. TR002015 and TR002014. Total Award $84,930 5/1/2022–3/30/2025.
• Behrens, L. (PI), Kraschnewski, J.L. (Co-I), Boltz, M.P. (Co-I). EMPOWERING US Nursing Home Stakeholders to Engage in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research. Funded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Contract No. EACB-34735, Total Award $298,856 12/1/2024–11/30/2026.

Diane Berish

• Jao, Y-L., Wang, J., D. (MPI), Boltz, M. (Co-I). Berish, D.E. (Co-I). The Effect of Smart Ambient Bright Light for Nursing Home Residents with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias. Funded by NIH/NIA. Grant No. R21AG072152-01A1. Total Award $411,982, 07/01/2022–04/30/2025.
• Pandian, V. (PI), Berish, D.E. (Co-I), Garrison, C.M. (Co-I). Center for Immersive Learning and Digital Innovation: A Patient Safety Learning Lab advancing patient safety through design, systems engineering, and health services research. Funded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Grant No. 7R18HS029124. Total Award $1,844,722, 9/30/2022–9/29/2026.

Barbara Birriel

• Hackenberger, A. (MPI) & Birriel, B. (MPI) Examining the Impact of Intensive Care Unit Diary Programs on Critical-Care Nurses. Funded by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). Total Award $49,999. 3/1/2024–12/1/2025

Marie Boltz

• Resnick, B. (MPI) & Boltz, M. (MPI) Testing the Efficacy of FFC-AC-EIT in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias. Funded by NIH/NIA. Grant No. R01AG065338. Total Award $2,360,660, 1/1/2020–12/31/2025 (Subcontract, University of Maryland).
• Fick, D.M. (PI), Boltz, M.P.(Co-I), Van Haitsma, K. (Co-I). PA Collaborative for Age and Dementia Friendly Care using the 4 M’s and Telehealth with Rural Communities and in Persons with ADRD. Funded by HRSA. Grant No. U1Q HP33075. Total Award $4,009,458, 07/01/2019-12/31/2024.
• Boltz, M.P. Fick, D.M. (MPI). Healthcare in Nursing Homes. Funded by Jewish Healthcare Foundation. Grant No. 250945. Award $400,000, 07/01/2021–06/30/2026.
• Osevala, N.M. (PI), Ahmad, A.S. (Co-I), Wright, R. (Co-I), Newport, K. (Co-I), Boltz, M.P. Consultant, Whitaker, J.M. COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facility Resiliency Project: South Central PA. Funded by Commonwealth of PA / Department of Health. Grant No. 4100090875. Total Award $6,354,262, 01/01/2022–12/31/2024.
• Jao, Y-L., Wang, J., D. (MPI), Boltz, M. (Co-I). Berish, D.E. (Co-I). The Effect of Smart Ambient Bright Light for Nursing Home Residents with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias. Funded by NIH/NIA. Grant No. R21AG072152-01A1. Total Award $411,982, 07/01/2022–04/30/2025.
• Fick, D. M. (Co-I), Marcantonio, E. R. (Co-I), Boltz, M. P. (Co-I). READI-SET-GO: Researching Efficient Approaches to Delirium Identification — Sustaining Effective Translation to create Gero-friendly Organizations. Funded by NIH (2R01AG030618-09). Total Award $2,499,995. 4/1/2023–3/31/2028.
• Boltz, M. P. (MPI), Fick, D. M. (MPI). A National Analysis of Observation Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias. Funded by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / NIH. Grant No. R56AG075017. Total Award $146,976. 9/30/2022–8/31/2025.
• Paudel, A. (PI), Boltz, M. (Co-I), Murphy, T. (Co-I), Galik, E. (Co-I). Development and Testing of QUALity of Interactions Inventory (QUALII). Funded by Alzheimer’s Association. Total Award $250,000. Award No. ARCOM-24-1250069. 8/1/2024–7/31/2026.
• Paudel, A. (PI), Boltz, M. (Co-I), Murphy, T. (Co-I), Optimizing the Daily Care Interactions Between Direct Care Staff and Assisted Living Residents with Dementia. Funded by National Institute on Aging. Total Award $420,292. Award No. 1R21AG080238-01A1. 9/17/2024–8/31/2026.
• Husser, E. (PI), Davis, K. (Co-I), Boltz, M. (Co-I), A statewide program to prepare health and social services systems to address the health impacts of extreme heat, flooding, and worsening air quality among vulnerable populations. Funded by Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment. Total Award $100,000. 7/1/2024–6/30/2026.
• Behrens, L. (PI), Kraschnewski, J.L. (Co-I), Boltz, M.P. (Co-I). EMPOWERING US Nursing Home Stakeholders to Engage in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research. Funded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Contract No. EACB-34735, Total Award $298,856 12/1/2024–11/30/2026.
• Van Haitsma, K. (PI), Boltz, M.P. (Co-I). Establishing Mechanisms of Benefit to Reinforce the Alzheimer’s Care Experience AD/ADRD Roybal Center: EMBRACE – BID Core. Funded by Regents of the University of Minnesota/NIH. Grant No. 1P30AG086642 $138,790 Subaward 8/15/2024–5/31/2029.

Donna Fick

• Boltz, M.P. Ficks, D.M. (MPI). Healthcare in Nursing Homes. Funded by Jewish Healthcare Foundation. Grant No. 250945. Award $400,000, 07/01/2021–06/30/2026.
• Loeb, S. (PI), Walkosz, B. (Co-I), Kitt-Lewis, E. (Co-I), Fick, D.M. (Co-I). Computer-based Learning to Enhance ADRD Care in Prison: Just Care for Dementia. Funded by Klein Buendel, Inc./NIH Total Award $300,000 06/01/2022–12/31/2024.
• Fick, D.M. (PI), Boltz, M.P.(Co-I), Van Haitsma, K. (Co-I). PA Collaborative for Age and Dementia Friendly Care using the 4 M’s and Telehealth with Rural Communities and in Persons with ADRD. Funded by HRSA. Grant No. U1Q HP33075. Total Award $4,009,458, 07/01/2019-12/31/2024.
• Fick, D. M. (MPI), Marcantonio, E. R. (MPI), Boltz, M. P. (Co-I). READI-SET-GO: Researching Efficient Approaches to Delirium Identification — Sustaining Effective Translation to create Gero-friendly Organizations. Funded by NIH (2R01AG030618-09). Total Award $2,499,995. 4/1/2023–3/31/2028.
• Boltz, M. P. (Co-I), Fick, D. M. (Co-I). A National Analysis of Observation Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias. Funded by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / NIH. Grant No. R56AG075017. Total Award $146,976. 9/30/2022–8/31/2025.

Kelly Gallagher

• Gernand, A., Wang, J. (MPIs), Gallagher, K. (Co-I). Development of Software to Rapidly Assess Placenta Images at Birth. Funded by NIH. Grant No. R01EB030130. Total Award $2,315,421. 09/01/2022–06/30/2026.

Abbygale Hackenberger

• Hackenberger, A. (MPI) & Birriel, B. (MPI) Examining the Impact of Intensive Care Unit Diary Programs on Critical-Care Nurses. Funded by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). Total Award $49,999. 3/1/2024–12/1/2025

Erica Husser

• Husser, E. (PI), Davis, K. (Co-I), Boltz, M. (Co-I), A statewide program to prepare health and social services systems to address the health impacts of extreme heat, flooding, and worsening air quality among vulnerable populations. Funded by Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment. Total Award $100,000. 7/1/2024–6/30/2026.

Ying-Ling Jao

• Jao, Y-L., Wang, J., D. (MPI), Boltz, M. (Co-I). Berish, D.E. (Co-I). The Effect of Smart Ambient Bright Light for Nursing Home Residents with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias. Funded by NIH/NIA. Grant No. R21AG072152-01A1. Total Award $411,982, 07/01/2022–04/30/2025.

Erin Kitt-Lewis

• Loeb, S. (PI), Walkosz, B. (Co-I), Kitt-Lewis, E. (Co-I), Fick, D.M. (Co-I). Computer-based Learning to Enhance ADRD Care in Prison: Just Care for Dementia. Funded by Klein Buendel, Inc./NIH Total Award $300,000 06/01/2022–12/31/2024.

Jennifer Kowalkowski

• McShane, M. (PI) , Kowalkowski, J (Co-I), Sexsmith, K. (Co-I) Connecting the Network: Establishing a Coalition Toward Increased Immunization Rates in Central Pennsylvania. Funded by Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Total Award $50,000, 07/01/2024–06/30/2025.

Susan Loeb

• Loeb, S. (PI), Walkosz, B. (Co-I), Kitt-Lewis, E. (Co-I), Fick, D.M. (Co-I). Computer-based Learning to Enhance ADRD Care in Prison: Just Care for Dementia. Funded by Klein Buendel, Inc./NIH Total Award $300,000 06/01/2022–12/31/2024.

Sheridan Miyamoto

• Miyamoto, S. (PI). The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Center for Advancement of SANE Workforce.  Funded by HRSA (T96HP42060), Total Award $3,000,000, 7/1/2021–6/30/2027.
• Noll, J.G (PI), Fishbein, D.H. (Co-I), Ram, N.(Co-I), Collins, L.M.(Co-I), Allen, B.(Co-I), Frasier, L.D.(Co-I), Kymel, K.(Co-I), Heim, C.M.(Co-I), Shenk, C.E.(Co-I), Shalev, I.(Co-I), Schreier, H.M.(Co-I), Crowley, D.M.(Co-I), Miyamoto, S.(Co-I), Chinchilli, V.M.(Co-I), Dorn, L.D.(Co-I), Rose, E.J.(Co-I), Wang, M.(Co-I), Dias, M.(Co-I), Font, S.A(Co-I). Penn State University’s Translational Center for Child Maltreatment Studies TCCMS. Funded by NIH, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (P50 HD089922-01), Total Award $7,716,839, 4/20/2017–5/31/2028.
• Noll, J.G. and Jackson, Y. (MPIs), Connel, C.M. (Co-I), Lukenheimer, E. (Co-I), Schreier,   H.M. (Co-I), Shenk, C.E. (Co-I), Dorn, L. (Faculty), Miyamoto, S. (Faculty), et al. Creating the Next Generation of Scholars in CM Science (CMT32). Funded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Grant No. T32 HD101390-01. Total Award $1,645,286, 5/11/2020–4/30/2025.
• Miyamoto, S. (PI) Telehealth Equitable Access Model for Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations (TEAM SAFE). Funded by The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation. Grant No. A-2985. Total Award $600,000 01/01/2023–12/31/2025.

Vinciya Pandian

• Pandian, V. (PI), Berish, D.E. (Co-I), Garrison, C.M. (Co-I). Center for Immersive Learning and Digital Innovation: A Patient Safety Learning Lab advancing patient safety through design, systems engineering, and health services research. Funded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Total Award: $1,844,722. Grant No. 7R18HS029124. 9/30/2022–9/29/2026.

Anju Paudel

• Paudel, A. (PI), Boltz, M. (Co-I), Murphy, T. (Co-I), Galik, E. (Co-I). Development and Testing of QUALity of Interactions Inventory (QUALII). Funded by Alzheimer’s Association. Total Award $250,000. Award No. ARCOM-24-1250069. 8/1/2024–7/31/2026.
• Paudel, A. (PI), Boltz, M. (Co-I), Murphy, T. (Co-I), Optimizing the Daily Care Interactions Between Direct Care Staff and Assisted Living Residents with Dementia. Funded by National Institute on Aging. Total Award $420,292. Award No. 1R21AG080238-01A1. 9/17/2024–8/31/2026.

Kimberly Van Haitsma

• Van Haitsma, K. (PI). Evaluating Impact of a Pragmatic Preference Congruent Care Measure. Funded by the Alzheimer’s Association. Total Award $218,559. Award No. ARCOM-23-1003207. 05/01/2023–04/30/2025.
• Fick, D.M. (PI), Boltz, M.P.(Co-I), Van Haitsma, K. (Co-I). PA Collaborative for Age and Dementia Friendly Care using the 4 M’s and Telehealth with Rural Communities and in Persons with ADRD. Funded by HRSA. Grant No. U1Q HP33075. Total Award $4,009,458, 07/01/2019-12/31/2024.
• Abbott, K. (PI), Van Haitsma, K. (Co-I). Testing the Feasibility of the Individualized Positive Psychosocial Intervention (NIA AD/ ADRD Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory). Funded by NIH. Grant No U54AG063546. Total Subaward from the Miami University $40,102, 3/1/2023–6/30/2024.
• Van Haitsma, K. (PI), Boltz, M.P. (Co-I). Establishing Mechanisms of Benefit to Reinforce the Alzheimer’s Care Experience AD/ADRD Roybal Center: EMBRACE – BID Core. Funded by Regents of the University of Minnesota/NIH. Grant No. 1P30AG086642 $138,790 Subaward 8/15/2024–5/31/2029.

Janice Whitaker

• Osevala, N.M. (PI), Ahmad, A.S. (Co-I), Wright, R. (Co-I), Newport, K. (Co-I), Boltz, M.P. Consultant, Whitaker, J.M. COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facility Resiliency Project: South Central PA. Funded by Commonwealth of PA / Department of Health. Grant No. 4100090875. Total Award $6,354,262, 01/01/2022-12/31/2024.

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