Ongoing Awards

Sangwoo Ahn

• Ahn, S. (PI). Pilot Evaluation of an AI-Guided Exercise Prototype for Adults with MCI and Their Care Partners. Funded by Global Korean Nursing Foundation-USA. 2026 GKNF-USA Mi Ja Kim Research Grant. Total Award: $10,000; 07/01/2026-06/30/2027.

Sunday Azagba

• Azagba, S. (PI). Assessing the Impact of State Preemption Laws. Funded by NIH/NCI. Grant No. R01CA249052. Total Award $2,237,931, 8/1/2021–7/31/2026.

Liza Behrens

• 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

• 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.

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

• 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.
• 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 $3,841,242. 4/1/2023–3/31/2028.
• 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.
• Kitt-Lewis, 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.
• Welligton, J. (PI), Boltz, M. Examining the Relationship between caregiving factors, social determinants of health, and quality of life among parental caregivers of adults with profound autism: A mixed methods study. Funded by NIH, Grant # F31NR02133, Total Award $113,310, 7/1/2024–6/30/2027.

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.
• 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 $3,841,242. 4/1/2023–3/31/2028.

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.

Pauline Hwang

• Hwang, P. (PI), Unveiling the Under-Recognition of Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment: Exploratory Descriptive Study. Funded by GAPNAF. Total Award $2,000 9/13/2025–9/14/2026.

Erin Kitt-Lewis

• Kitt-Lewis, 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.

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.
• 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.
• Miyamoto, S. (PI) The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Pediatric Program. Funded by PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) Grant # 2024-EA-1A-46838. Total Award $499,999. 7/1/22025–12/31/2027.

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), 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.

Jessica Wellington

• Welligton, J. (PI), Boltz, M. Examining the Relationship between caregiving factors, social determinants of health, and quality of life among parental caregivers of adults with profound autism: A mixed methods study. Funded by NIH, Grant # F31NR02133, Total Award $113,310, 7/1/2024–6/30/2027.

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