Pilot Grant Funding
CHB Awards Six Pilot Grants
CHB and the IVMF Veteran & Military Behavioral Health Collaborative have awarded six interdisciplinary pilot awards through two competitive funding programs designed to catalyze cross-university collaboration and position investigators for larger external submissions. Award recipients and project titles are listed below.
- 4 CHB Collaborative Pilot Grant submissions
- 2 CHB/IVMF SU + VA Collaboration Pilot Grant submissions
These projects reflect CHB’s focus on translational, community engaged, and technology-enabled approaches to improving health and functioning.
Michelle Zaso and Rachael Riniolo
Understanding and Addressing Intimate Partner Violence Among Veterans: A Mixed Methods Study of Risk Factors, Experiences, and Treatment Preferences
Dezarie Moskal and Stephen Maisto
Nudge Messaging to Promote Alcohol-Related Behavior Change Among Veterans in Primary Care
Michiko Ueda-Ballmer and Jun Li
Family Caregiver Well-Being and Readiness for AI-Based Support
Charles Nudelman and Ralf Schneider
Virtual Reality-Based Voice Therapy for Pre-Service Teachers: Initial Design of a VR Voice Intervention
Maryam Yuhas and Katie Kidwell
A Sweet Texts Add-On to Identify Tailoring Variables and Decision Points for Reducing Energy-Dense Food Intake in Preschool Children
Arielle Newman and Jeff Gish
Physiological Self-Regulation as a Foundation of Entrepreneurial Functioning
The selected proposals span six Syracuse University colleges and institutes and eight departments, schools, and centers, reflecting broad institutional engagement and collaboration. Several projects also include partnerships with VA healthcare systems, collaborating universities, and industry partners. We congratulate the awarded teams on this impressive cross-campus effort and look forward to the impact of their work!
Open Awards
Excellence in Research Coordination Award
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