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Marie Bakitas, D.N.Sc.

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iHEAL : Improving HEalth Across the Lifespan

National Institute of Nursing Research/NIH/DHHS
Co-Is: Frank Puga, Ph.D., Pariya Wheeler, Ph.D.
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Marie Bakitas, DNSc


Ryan Coute, DO

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Adapting a Telecommunicator Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Protocol to Improve Bystander Engagement in the Deep South

American Heart Association
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Improving Community-level Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Underserved Populations

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS
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Shena Gazaway, Ph.D.

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Caregiver ADAPT HF (ADdressing pain through nAvigator led Palliative care opTimized for Heart Failure)

The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation
Co-I: Rachel Wells
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Shena Gazaway, BSN, MSN, Ph.D.


Chao-Hui Sylvia Huang, Ph.D.

Funded Projects

Psychosocial Oncology Training Academy

Women's Breast Health Fund
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Emily Johnston, M.D.

Funded Projects

Quality of End-of-Life Care for Children with Cancer: Can We Measure It Across Diverse Populations

American Cancer Society, Inc.

Video Inspired Discussions about Ethical Outcomes in Pediatrics (VIDEO-PEDS)

Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic

Exploring the Feasibility, Validity, and Reliability of the Collection of End-of-Life Quality Measure Data in Children with Serious Illness

Seattle Children's Hospital

Children with Cancer and COVID-19: Critical Data and Clinical Guidelines

St. Baldrick's Foundation
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Richard Kennedy, M.D., Ph.D.

Funded Projects

Impact of Undiagnosed Dementia on Healthcare Utilization Across Geographic Regions.

National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
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James Nicholas Odom, Ph.D.

Funded Projects

BMT-CARE: Multimodal Psychosocial Intervention for Caregivers of Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Massachusetts General Hospital

Decision Support Training for Advanced Cancer Family Caregivers: The CASCADE Factorial Trial

National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS
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Lay Coach-led Early Palliative Care for Underserved Advanced Cancer Caregivers

National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS
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Accelerating Development of Cancer Family Caregiver Support

National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS
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Advancing the Science of Palliative Care Research Across the Lifespan (ASCENT)

The University of Colorado, Denver
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Maria Pisu, Ph.D.

Funded Projects

UAB Center for Cancer Control in Persistent Poverty Areas (C3P2) - Developmental & Administrative Core

National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS
Co-I: Marie Bakitas, D.N.Sc.
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Rachel Skains, M.D.

Funded Projects

Growing the Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR 1.1) Network - Expanding and Sustaining an Emergency Care Aging Study Infrastructure

New York University

Expansion of Telesitter Program into the Geriatric Emergency Department

The University of Alabama, Health Services Foundation
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Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research Standardization Study (GEARSS)

Yale University


Rachel Wells, Ph.D.

Funded Projects

Optimizing an Early Palliative Care Intervention for Advanced HF Patients

National Institute of Nursing Research/NIH/DHHS
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