Recently Funded Career Development Award Grants

K01: Mentored Research Scientist Development Award

1999-2008

Principal Investigator	Grant Number	Institution	Title
Concannon, Thomas	K01 HS17726	New England Medical Center Hospitals	Triage and Allocation Model for Primary PCI After STEMI

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K02: Independent Scientist Awards

1999-2008

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Principal Investigator	Grant Number	Institution	Title
Adams, William G. (Completed)	K02 HS13655	Boston University	Using an EMR to Improve Urban Child Health
Birkmeyer, Nancy (Completed)	K02 HS11288	University of Michigan	Assess & Improve the Quality of Care for Low Back Pain
Bennett, Kevin	K02 HS17013	University of South Carolina	Chronic Care Quality Improvement Learning Laboratory (cQuILL)
Bundorf, Kate (Completed)	K02 HS11688	Stanford University	Health Plan Choice: Implications for Consumers & Purchasers
Chan, Evelyn (Completed)	K02 HS11421	University of Texas Health Science Center	Health Communication over Internet
Cooper, William (Completed)	K02 HS13076	Vanderbilt University	Medicaid MCOs and Suboptimal Pediatric Care
Covinsky, Kenneth (Completed)	K02 HS00006	University of California, San Francisco	Comprehensive Outcomes of Frail Elders in the Community
Flores, Glenn (Completed)	K02 HS11305	Medical College of Wisconsin	Insuring Uninsured Children
Etchegaray, Jason	K02 HS17145	MD Anderson Cancer Center	Linking Characteristics of High-Performing Hospitals with Patient Safety
Forrest, Christopher (Completed)	K02 HS00003	Johns Hopkins University	Child Health Services Outcomes Research
Haukoos, Jason	K02 HS017526	Denver Health and Hospital Authority	Strategies to Identify Undiagnosed HIV Infection in the Emergency Department
Hawley, Sarah (Completed)	K02 HS00007	Baylor College of Medicine, Houston	A Two-Stage Model for Colorectal Cancer Screening
Hung, Dorothy	K02 HS17007	Columbia University	Strategies for Improving the Quality of Preventive Services in Primary Care
Keane, Christopher	K02 HS13075	University of Pittsburgh	Effects of Managed Care Growth on Charity Care
Likosky, Donald	K02 HS15663	Dartmouth College	Redesigning Cardiac Surgery to Reduce Neurologic Injury
Lo Sasso, Anthony (Completed)	K02 HS11294	University of Illinois at Chicago (previously Northwestern University)	Workplace Health Benefits and Employee Health
Mangione-Smith, Rita (Completed)	K02 HS13299	University of California, Los Angeles	Dr.-Parent Communication and Antibiotic Over-Prescribing
Mayer, Michelle (Completed)	K02 HS10309	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Access to Pediatric Subspecialty Care in the USA
Setoguchi-Iwata, Soko	K02 HS17731	Brigham and Women's Hospital	Improving Methods for Comparative Effectiveness Research
Studdert, David	K02 HS011285	Harvard School of Public Health	Improving Dispute Resolution in Health Care
Stukenborg, George (Completed)	K02 HS11419	University of Virginia	Mortality Risk Adjustment Using Hospital Claims Data
Wittenberg, Eve	K02 HS14010	Massachusetts General Hospital	Evaluating Utility Measures: Biases and Alternatives
Wright, Melanie	K02 HS15704	Duke University	Information Management in the Perioperative Environment
Wyrwich, Kathleen (Completed)	K02 HS11635	St. Louis University	Population and Global Transition Assessments of HRQoL

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K08: Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award

1999-2008

Principal Investigator	Grant Number	Institution	Title
Alexander, G. Caleb	K08 HS15699	University of Chicago	An RCT to Decrease Out-of-Pocket Prescription Costs
Alexander, Gregory	K08 HS16862	University of Missouri	Assessing the Relationship Between IT Sophistication and Nursing Home Quality
Anzai, Yoshimi (Completed)	K08 HS13613	University of Washington	Randomized Trial of Sinus CT for Acute Sinusitis
Asplin, Brent (Completed)	K08 HS13007	Health Partners Research Foundation	Emergency Department Crowding: Causes and Consequences
Auerbach, Andrew (Completed)	K08 HS11416	University of California, San Francisco	Medical-Surgical Co-management Evaluating a New Award
Barlow, Sarah	K08 HS13901	St. Louis University	Improving Obesity Care in Pediatric Offices
Barnett, Steven	K08 HS15700	University of Rochester	Deaf People and Health Care
Basco, William	K08 HS15679	Medical University of South Carolina	Prescribing Errors in Ambulatory Pediatric Care
Bayliss, Elizabeth	K08 HS15476	Kaiser Foundation Research Institute	Assessing Barriers to Self-Management in Comorbidities
Beach, Mary	K08 HS13903	Johns Hopkins University	Patient-Centeredness in Care of Vulnerable Populations
Blackmore, Christopher (Completed)	K08 HS11291	University of Washington	Clinical Prediction Rule for Pelvic Fracture Hemorrage
Brousseau, David	K08 HS15482	Medical College of Wisconsin	Disparities in Quality of Health Care Affect Utilization
Chang, Judy	K08 HS13913	Magee-Women's Health Corp.	Patient-Provider Communication on Partner Violence
Cox, Elizabeth (Completed)	K08 HS13183	University of Wisconsin	Shared Decision-Making and Inappropriate Antibiotic Use
Crouch, Michael	K08 HS13332	Baylor College of Medicine	Effect of Informed Consent on Compliance: Statin Therapy
Chien, Alyna	K08 HS17146	University of Chicago	Do Performance Do Performance Incentives Improve Healthcare Quality for Vulnerable Populations
Dalton, Venessa	K08 HS15491	University of Michigan	Evaluating treatment options and patterns of care in early pregnancy failure
DeSalvo, Karen	K08 HS15701	Tulane University	Determining the Merit of Self-Rated Health for Risk Prediction
Devine, Emily	K08 HS14739	University of Washington	Evaluating e-Prescribing in a Community-based Integrated Health System
Devoe, Jennifer E.	K08 HS16181	Oregon Health and Science University	Does Parental Health Insurance Loss Affect Children's Access to Care?
Dimick, Justin	K08 HS017765	University of Michigan	Composite Measures of Surgical Performance
Egede, Leonard (Completed)	K08 HS11418	Medical University of South Carolina	Collaborative Management of Diabetes in Blacks
Elder, Nancy	K08 HS013914	University of Cincinnati	Patient Safety and the Primary Care Testing Process
Ensign, BJ (Completed)	K08 HS11414	University of Washington	Measuring Quality of Care for Homeless Adolescents
Feudtner, John (Completed)	K08 HS00002	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Profiling the Needs of Dying Children
FitzGerald, John (Completed)	K08 HS13168	University of California, Los Angeles	Impact of Medicare Policis on Utilization and Outcomes
Gallagher, Thomas (Completed)	K08 HS14012	University of Washington	Enhancing the Disclosure of Medical Errors in Patients
Glance, Laurent (Completed)	K08 HS11295	University of Rochester	Impact of Medicare Policies on Utilization and Outcomes
Guise, Jeanne-Marie (Completed)	K08 HS11338	Oregon Health & Science University	Evidence-Based Decision Aids to Improve Women's Health
Jenkins, Pamela (Completed)	K08 HS00010	Dartmouth College	Improving outcomes in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Kennedy, Amanda	K08 HS13891	University of Vermont	Outpatient Prescription Errors
Kerfoot, B. Price	K08 HS17147	Harvard University	Spaced Education to Optimize Prostate Cancer Screening
Kuo, Grace	K08 HS014552	Baylor College of Medicine	Safe Use of Medications in Primary Care Practices
Kushel, Margot (Completed)	K08 HS11415	University of California, San Francisco	Improving Health Care Outcomes Among the Homeless
Landrigan, Christopher (Completed)	K08 HS13333	Children's Hospital, Boston	Effects of Sleep Loss and Night Work on Patient Safety
Lara, Marielena (Completed)	K08 HS00008	University of California, Los Angeles	Improving Outcomes in U.S. Latino Children
Laskey, Antoinette	K08 HS16564	Indiana University-Purdue University	Racial Stereotypes and the Recognition of Child Abuse
Lee, Grace	K08 HS13987	Harvard Pilgrim Health Care	Strategies for Group A Streptococcal Prevention
Lightdale, Jenifer (Completed)	K08 HS13675	Children's Hospital, Boston	Improving Safety of Pediatric Sedation
Linder, Jeffrey	K08 HS14563	Brigham and Women's Hospital	Improving Care for Acute Respiratory Infection
Lofland, Jennifer (Completed)	K08 HS00005	Thomas Jefferson University	Patient Outcomes: Quality of Life and Lost Productivity
Marcin, James (Completed)	K08 HS13179	University of California, Davis	Telemedicine for Children in Rural Emergency Department
Martinez, Elizabeth	K08 HS13904	Johns Hopkins University	Organization of Care and Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery
McHugh, Matthew	K08 HS17551	University of Pennsylvania	Nurse Staffing Policy, Hospital Occupancy, Market Structure and Patient Outcomes
Moore, Carlton	K08 HS14020	Mount Sinai School of Medicine	Discharge Summary Availability and Discontinuity Errors
Nagykaldi, Zsolt	K08 HS016470	University of Oklahoma Health Sciencies Center	Using Health Risk Appraisal to Prioritize Primary Care Interventions
Newhouse, Robin	K08 HS15548	Johns Hopkins University	Rural Hospital Nursing Environment, Effects and Evidence
Okumura, Megumi	K08 HS17716	University of California at San Francisco	Barriers & Facilitators to Health Care: Transitioning Youth with Special Needs
Orzano, A. John	K08 HS14018	University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School	Capacity Building in Organizational Research
Parchman, Michael (Completed)	K08 HS13008	University of Texas Health Science Center	Diabetes Quality of Care in the Primary Care Setting
Persell, Stephen	K08 HS15647	Northwestern University	Tailored Communication to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
Porter, Stephen (Completed)	K08 HS11660	Children's Hospital, Boston	Informative Technology: Linking Parents and Providers
Portnoy, Joel (Completed)	K08 HS11636	Children's Hospital, Philadelphia	The Effect of Medication Errors in the Pediatric ICU
Radwin, Laurel (Completed)	K08 HS11625	University of Massachusetts	Testing the Quality Health Outcomes Model in Cancer Care
Rubin, Michael	K08 HS14017	University of Utah	Antibiotic use and Bacteriuria in the Rural Nursing Home
Sarkar, Urmimala	K08 HS017594	University of California, San Francisco	Interactive HIT to Promote Ambulatory Safety Among Vulnerable Diabetes Patients
Scal, Peter B.	K08 HS15511	University of Minnesota	Entry into Adult Care for Youth with Chronic Conditions
Siderowf, Andrew (Completed)	K08 HS00004	University of Pennsylvania	Health Preference Assessment in Parkinson's Disease
Slonim, Anthony (Completed)	K08 HS14009	Children's Research Institute	Improve Safety of Blood Product Transfusions in Children
Stahl, James (Completed)	K08 HS11637	Massachusetts General Hospital	Organ Replacement Technology Analysis Project (ORTAP)
Strate, Lisa	K08 HS14062	Brigham and Women's Hospital	Outcomes and Care Practices in Lower Intestinal Bleeding
Wall, Stephen	K08 HS16482	Yeshiva University	Spanish and English Multimedia Intervention to Increase Organ and Tissue Donation
Wang, Henry	K08 HS13628	University of Pittsburgh	Effect of Out-of-Hospital Endotracheal Intubation Errors
Weingart, Saul (Completed)	K08 HS11644	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Partnering with Patients to find Adverse Events
Wetterneck, Tosha	K08 HS17014	University of Wisconsin	Assessing Risk in Ambulatory Medication Use after Hospital Transitions
Whitney, Simon (Completed)	K08 HS 11289	Baylor College of Medicine	A New Approach to the Allocation of Decisional Authority
Winthrop, Kevin	K08 HS17552	Oregon Health & Science University	Mycobacterial Disease Prevention: Pharmacovigilance and Inflammatory Disease
Wisnivesky, Juan	K08 HS13312	Mount Sinai School of Med	Determinants of Asthma Morbidity in an Urban Population
Zachary, Mary (Completed)	K08 HS11297	Montefiore Medical Center	Cost-Effectiveness of Domestic Violence Interventions

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Current as of October 2008

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Internet Citation:

AHRQ Funded Career Development Award Grants. October 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/training/Kawards.htm

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