Current Awards
Grantee Abstracts
Violence-Related Injury – Child Maltreatment
Research for Preventing Violence and Violence Related Injury
CDC-RFA-CE08-003
Elizabeth A Stormshak, PhD
University of Oregon
A Family Intervention to Prevent Child Maltreatment
CDC-RFA-CE07-010
Research for Preventing Violence and
Violence‑Related Injury
Julie Lynn Crouch, B.A.
Northern Illinois University
"Thoughtful Parenting" for
Mothers and Fathers: Does Gender Matter?
Sharon G. Portwood, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
An Outcome Evaluation of the
ACT Parents Raising Safe Kids Program
CDC-RFA-CE07-004
Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) Prevention
Mark Steven Dias, M.D.
Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical
Center
Pennsylvania Abusive Head
Trauma Prevention Program
Desmond K. Runyan, M.P.H.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Period of PURPLE Crying:
Keeping Babies Safe in North Carolina
CDC-Public Health Research Awards |
Elimination of Health Disparities through Translation(R18)
RFA-CD-08-001
Lutzker, John
Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.
Implementing SafeCare to Prevent Child Maltreatment in Underserved Populations: A Study of Training Models
CD-07-005: Improving Public Health Practice through Translation Research (R18)
Dr. Mark J. Chaffin, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Oklahoma
Health Sciences Center
Cascading Diffusion of an
Evidence-Based Child Maltreatment Intervention
Ronald Prinz, Ph.D.
University of South
Carolina Research Foundation
Population-Level Parenting
Interventions to Reduce Prevalence of Child Abuse
Violence-Related Injury –Youth Violence
CDC-RFA-CE08-003
Research for Preventing Violence and
Violence‑Related Injury
Lourdes Oriana Linares
New York University School of Medicine
Promoting Sibling Bonds in Foster Care
CDC-RFA-CE07-010
Research for Preventing Violence and
Violence‑Related Injury
Francis Brett Drake, B.A.
Washington University
YOUNG ADULT VIOLENCE:
MODIFIABLE PREDICTORS AND PATHS
Donna Martsolf, B.S.N.
Kent State University
Adolescent Dating Violence:
Development of a Theoretical Framework
CDC-RFA-CE07-005
Understanding Risk and Protective Factors for
Sexual Violence Perpetration and the Overlap of Bullying Behavior
Dorothy L Espelage, B.S.
University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign
Middle school bullying and
sexual violence: Measurement issues & etiological models
CDC-RFA-CE07-003
Maximizing Protective Factors for Youth Violence
Albert D. Farrell
Virginia Commonwealth University
Individual, Parent, and
School‑level Protective Factors in Early Adolescence
Marvin D. Krohn, M.A.
The Research Foundation of the State University of
New York at Albany
Examining Protective Factors
for Youth Violence within a Developmental Framework
CDC-Public Health Research Awards |
CDC Mentored Public Health Research Scientist Development Award (K01)RFA-CD-07-003
Catherine Bradshaw,
Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public
Health
Increasing Utilization of
Evidence-Based Violence Prevention Programs in
Schools
Eric Sigel, M.D.
The Children’s Hospital
Assessing an Adolescent
Violence Screening Tool Longitudinally for Primary
Care
Violence-Related Injury – Intimate Partner Violence
CDC-RFA-CE08-003
Ernest N. Jouriles
Southern Methodist University
Perpetration of Partner Violence Among Adolescents from Violent Homes
Karen A McDonnell
The George Washington University
Etiologic Frameworks to Prevent Gender Based Violence Among Immigrant Latinos
CDC-RFA-CE07-002
Family
Dyadic Focused Interventions to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence
Miriam Kehinde Ehrensaft, Ph.D.
Research Foundation of the City University of New
York for the John Jay College of Can Family Based Prevention
of Conduct Problems Prevent IPV Development?
Amy M. Smith Slep, Ph.D.
The Research Foundation of the State University of
New York at Stony Brook
SUNY Stony Brook
Dyadic, Skills‑Based Primary
Prevention for Partner Violence in Perinatal Parents
Casey Tyler Taft, Ph.D.
Boston Veterans Affairs Research Institute, Inc.
PTSD‑Focused Relationship
Enhancement Therapy for Returning Veterans and their Partners
Research for Preventing Violence and
Violence‑Related Injury
CDC-RFA-CE07-010
Jack Stevens, Ph.D.
Children's Research Institute
Telephone Care Management to
Prevent Further Intimate Partner Violence
Violence-Related Injury – Sexual Violence
CDC-RFA-CE08-003
Victoria Banyard
University of New Hampshire
Enhancing Bystander Efficacy to Prevent Sexual Violence: Extending Primary Prevention to
First Year College Students
Research for Preventing Violence and
Violence‑Related Injury
CDC-RFA-CE07-010
Michael Miner
Regents of the University of Minnesota
Roots of Sexual Abuse
Violence-Related Injury – Suicide
CDC-RFA-CE08-003
Pamela Orpinas
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
Developmental Pathways to Dating Violence and Suicidal Behavior: The Healthy Teens Project
Malfred van Dulmen
Kent State University
Prospective Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide and co occurring Risk Behaviors
Extramural Violence-Related Injury Prevention Research
Grantee Abstracts
Guy Diamond, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Preventing
Youth Suicide in Primary Care: A Family Model
Vangie A. Foshee, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Violence Towards
Peers, Dates, and Self: A Developmental Focus
Vangie A. Foshee, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Piloting a
Family-based Program for Preventing Adolescent Dating
Madelyn S. Gould PhD, MPH
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.
Help Seeking by At-Risk Youth after Suicide
Screenings
Neil B. Guterman, PhD
Columbia School of Social Work
Building Social Support to Enhance Home
Visitation
Jerald R. Herting, PhD
University of Washington
Suicide Risk during Transition to Early
Adulthood
Debra E. Houry, MD, MPH
Emory University
Safety and Effectiveness of Computer
Screening for IPV
Mary A. Kernic, PhD, MPH
University of Washington
Prevention of IPV: Victim Support Team
Evaluation
Lourdes Oriana Linares, PhD
NYU Child Study Center
The Study of Sibling Violence among Foster
Children
Michael Miner, PhD
Regents of the University of Minnesota
Risk for Sexual Abuse: A Study
of Adolescent Offenders
Lydia Nuelander O’Donnell, EdD
Center of Research on High Risk Behaviors
Violence Over Time: Growing
Up and Parenting in Poverty
Jane F. Silovsky, PhD
University of Oklahoma
Preventing Child Maltreatment in High-Risk
Families
Jay Silverman, PhD
Harvard School of Public Health
Development of Partner Violence
Perpetration Among Men
Matthew Chinman, PhD
RAND Corporation
Building Community Capacity to Conduct Effective Violence Prevention
Ann Coker, MPH, PhD
The University of Texas
Using Batterer Psychological Profiles for Prevention of Partner Violence
Nadine Kaslow, PhD
Emory University
Preventing Suicidal Behavior in Abused Black Women
Elizabeth Letourneau, PhD
Medical University of South Carolina
Preventing Sexual Violence: Does Sex Offender Registration and Notification Work?
Lourdes Oriana Linares, PhD
NYU Child Study Center
Early Prevention of Youth Violence Among Foster Children
John MacDonald, PhD
RAND Corporation
Treatment Effects on Desistance from Youth Violence
Pamela Orpinas, MPH, PhD
University of Georgia
Healthy Teens: Understanding Social Development from Middle to High School
Guterman, Neil
Columbia University
Fathers and Risk for Physical Child Maltreatment: Prevention Pathways
Ludwig, Jens
Georgetown University
Long-Term Effects of the Moving-to-Opportunity Experiment on Youth Violence
Van der Kolk, Bessel A.
The Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute
RCT of Urban Improv-lntensive, A Youth Violence Prevention Program
Rheingold, Alyssa Ann
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center
Medical University of South Carolina
CSA Prevention Training for Child Care Professionals: Stewards of Children
Salazar, Laura F.
Emory University
Rollins School of Public Health
Preventing Violence against Women: A Web-based Approach
Slep, Amy M. Smith
The Research Foundation of SUNY Stony Brook
Risk and Protective Factors for Partner Abuse, Child Maltreatment, & Suicidality
Gidycz, Christine A.
Ohio University
An Investigation of a Sexual Assault Prevention Program
Peek-Asa, Corinne
The University of Iowa
Is motivational interviewing -an effective intervention for women coping with IPV
Craig Anderson
Iowa State University
Center for the Study of Violence
Anthony Fabio, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Why Some Generations Are More Violent Than Others
Paul Smokowski, MSW, PhD
University of North Carolina
Acculturation and Health Protection in Latino Youth
Research Cooperative Agreements
CDC-Public Health Research Awards
The CDC Office of Public Health Research (OPHR) facilitates CDC research prioritization, planning, and evaluation across both intramural and extramural programs, and ensures the CDC research portfolio is designed for maximum impact on public health and is achieving the desired ends. The OPHR offers several awards in collaboration with the various CDC Centers, including the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). The following awards were made through the NCIPC.
Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
An Arts-Based Initiative for the Prevention of
Violence against Women and Girls
Mark Chaffin, Ph.D.
University of OK Health Sciences Center
Alternatives for Families III: Retention
Enhancement
Ann L. Coker, Ph.D.
University of Texas
Domestic Violence in Rural Health Care Clinics
Anne K. Duggan, ScD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Practices to Improve Skills of Home Visitors
Jean Dumas, Ph.D.
Purdue University
Promoting Involvement in Parenting Programs to Reduce
Risk of Child Maltreatment: Engaging and Retaining Parents Who Are
Not Asking for Help
L. Rowell Huesmann, PhD
Institute for Social Research
Serious Youth Violence and Long-Term Use of Violent
Media
Lisa Jaycox, Ph.D.
RAND Corporation
Prevention and Early Intervention for Intimate
Partner Violence Among Latino Youth
Ronald J. Prinz, Ph.D.
University of South Carolina Research Foundation
Multi-Level Parent Training Effectiveness Trial
Victoria Sharp, M.D.
St. Luke’s – Roosevelt Institute of Health Sciences
Early Intervention and Prevention Program for
HIV-Positive Individuals
Ronald L. Simons, PhD
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
Sociocultural and Community Risk and Protective
Factors: Child Maltreatment and Youth Violence
Albert Farrell, Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University
David Rabiner, Ph.D.
Duke University
Andy Horne, Ph.D.
University of Georgia Research Foundation
Patrick H. Tolan, Ph.D.
University of Illinois
Multi-Site Youth Violence Prevention Evaluation Study
Michele Lynn Ybarra, PhD
Internet Solutions for Kids, Inc.
Mental Health Effects of Internet-Mediated Violence
Marc Zimmerman, PhD
University of Michigan
Youth Empowerment Solutions for Peaceful Communities
Mark Cameron Edberg
The George Washington University
Primary Prevention Addressing Community Factors for Latino Youth Violence
John M. MacDonald
RAND Corporation
The Impact of Business Improvement Districts on Youth Violence
Jacqueline Cohen
Carnegie Mellon University
Impact of Housing Relocation Initiatives on Community-Level Violence
Meiko Yoshihama
University of Michigan
Intimate partner violence prevention through the use of theater in the Asian community of Southeast Michigan
Lynette Feder
Portland State University
An Enhanced Nurse Home Visitation Program to Prevent IPV
J. Ricardo Guzman, MSW, MPH
Community Health and Social Services Center
Raices Nuevas: Intimate Partner
Violence Prevention for Latino Men
Chiquita Rollins, PhD
Multnomah County, Department of County H
Effectiveness of Housing Intervention for
Battered Women
Carta, Judith J.
University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
Using Technology to Augment the Effectiveness of Parenting Programs in the Prevention of Child Maltreatment
Funderburk, Beverly W.
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
PCIT Implementation Project
Ondersma, Steven J.
Wayne State University
A Computer-Based Intervention to Augment Home Visitation Services