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FY 19-20, Grant Awardee

Project Impact

Integrating Mobile Phone Applications in Community Treatment: An Academic and Community Partnership to Improve Access and Enhance Behavioral Healthcare.

Project IMPACT: Integrating Mobile Phone Applications in Community Treatment: An Academic and Community Partnership to Improve Access and Enhance Behavioral Healthcare.

Project aims to build capacity by increasing the training workforce to be competent users of comprehensive mobile application called myStrength, thereby expanding behavioral health services and overall community wellness. The goals of myStrength are within 12 months to: train 12 Counseling and Social Work interns and 65 clinicians to effectively use myStrength to augment care for clients with behavioral health disorders including PTSD; introduce myStrength to 800 adolescents and transitional-aged youth (13-24 years old) and 2200 adults (25-79 years old) in the Child and Family Services Division of GCBHS; Encourage client usage of the application, attaining a 25% usage rate; and determine the barriers and facilitators to implementing this app in a community behavioral health agency.

Michael Brubaker, PhD

Michael Brubaker, PhD

Faculty Partner

Associate Professor

Shauna Acquavita

Shauna Acquavita

Faculty Partner

Associate Professor

College of Allied Health Sciences

Andrew Wood

Andrew Wood

Faculty Partner

Assistant Professor

College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services

Collective Approach to Mental Health

Collective Approach to Mental Health

FY 19-20, Grant Awardee

Collective Approach to Mental Health

Developing a Collective University Approach to Mental Health as a Foundational Element of Bearcat Well-Being
Developing a Collective University Approach to Mental Health as a Foundational Element of Bearcat Well-Being

The University of Cincinnati has a high need for mental health support for faculty, staff, and students. Our large university has a wealth of resources but there is frequently a systemic disconnect between those in need of support and the resources available to provide help. The aim of this study is to create a collective, proactive, and upstream approach to mental health by creating a culture of well-being.

Brandy Reeves

Brandy Reeves

Faculty Partner

Student Wellness Center

Emily Piercey

Faculty Partner

Senior Staff

Campus Recreation

Tara Scarborough

Tara Scarborough

Faculty Partner

Division of Student Affairs: Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
Amanda Lynch

Amanda Lynch

Faculty Partner

Associate Professor

College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services

Kim Schmidt

Faculty Partner

Senior Staff

Campus Recreation

Urban Health Pathway / Next Lives Here Proposal

Urban Health Pathway / Next Lives Here Proposal

FY 19-20, Grant Awardee

Enhance Nursing Workforce Diversity

Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health to Enhance Nursing Workforce Diversity

Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health to Enhance Nursing Workforce Diversity

It has been reported that patients prefer provider similarity with regards to race, ethnicity and gender, and greater patient satisfaction is reported with patient-provider concordance.  However, minorities make up only 7% (4% Black, 3% all other minorities) of the nurse workforce in Greater Cincinnati. In the state of Ohio only 10.8% of nurses are non-white minorities. The aims and goals of this proposal are twofold: to increase the ethnic/racial diversity of the nursing workforce at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center by creating an employment pipeline from UC Blue Ash and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College ADN programs, which have greater ethnic/racially diverse student populations; and to ensure progressive continued education of the under-represented ethnic/racially diverse graduates from the ADN programs who are employed as a result of this employment pipeline to complete their BSN degree at the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing.

Rebecca Lee

Rebecca Lee

Faculty Partner

Director RN-BSN Program

Associate Professor, UC College of Nursing

Krista Maddox

Krista Maddox

Faculty Partner

Sr. Assistant Dean

Student Affairs, UC College of Nursing

External Partners

Project Rise

Project Rise

FY 19-20, Grant Awardee

Project Rise

Create a sustainable community health clinical experience that allows students the opportunity to explore intersectionality

Project Rise: Research and Intersectionality in Student Education

Evidence supports the strong association between a culturally diverse nursing workforce and the ability to provide culturally empathetic care. Though nursing has made great strides in recruiting and retaining nursing students of color, we have not kept pace with the demographics of the populations we serve- more must be done to support representation. The overall goal of the RISE program is to create a sustainable community health clinical experience that allows students the opportunity to explore intersectionality in an effort to develop global citizens who are capable of providing culturally empathetic care. We aim to promote equity in service and global learning experiences in the College of Nursing; determine change in perceived cultural empathy for students of color and non-minority students participating in RISE; and determine perceived change in enlightened nationalism.

Angela Clark, PhD

Angela Clark, PhD

Faculty Partner

Interim Associate Dean

College of Nursing

External Partner

Urban Health Pathway Pipeline Program (UHPPP)

Urban Health Pathway Pipeline Program (UHPPP)

FY 19-20, Grant Awardee

Urban Health Pathway Pipeline Program (UHPPP)

Urban Health Pathway Pipeline Program (UHPPP) in Allied Health Sciences

There is an overwhelming lack of diversity in healthcare. Data shows minority populations are underrepresented (URM) in all areas of direct patient care and this disproportionate number of racial/ethnic minorities, particularly African Americans and Latinos will only increase in the subsequent years. The key to addressing the issue of underrepresentation of URM students in health professions educational programs and in the workforce is the development of practices and programming to increase URM students’ sense of belonging and agency. This study aims to show that increasing faculty/staff and student intercultural competence through a series of tailored training based on Intercultural competence development inventory (IDI) and intercultural conflict style inventory (ICS) will lead to a greater perception of a positive campus climate by prospective URM students; that there is a positive relationship between the faculty mentor relationships and increased sense of belonging and self-efficacy of URM students; and that the development and implementation of a health professions pipeline program focused on belonging, agency, and mentoring relationships will increase URM applications and enrollment in graduate programs within the College of Allied Health Science.

Dana Harley, PhD

Dana Harley, PhD

Faculty Partner

Associate Professor

College of Allied Health Sciences

Francoise Knox Kazimierczuk, PhD

Francoise Knox Kazimierczuk, PhD

Faculty Partner

Assistant Professor

College of Allied Health Sciences

Enhance Nursing Workforce Diversity

Enhance Nursing Workforce Diversity

FY 19-20, Grant Awardee

Enhance Nursing Workforce Diversity

Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health to Enhance Nursing Workforce Diversity

Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health to Enhance Nursing Workforce Diversity

It has been reported that patients prefer provider similarity with regards to race, ethnicity and gender, and greater patient satisfaction is reported with patient-provider concordance. However, minorities make up only 7% (4% Black, 3% all other minorities) of the nurse workforce in Greater Cincinnati. In the state of Ohio only 10.8% of nurses are non-white minorities. The aims and goals of this proposal are twofold: to increase the ethnic/racial diversity of the nursing workforce at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center by creating an employment pipeline from UC Blue Ash and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College ADN programs, which have greater ethnic/racially diverse student populations; and to ensure progressive continued education of the under-represented ethnic/racially diverse graduates from the ADN programs who are employed as a result of this employment pipeline to complete their BSN degree at the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing.

Krista Maddox, EdD

Krista Maddox, EdD

Principal Investigator

Community Partnerships: Cincinnati State College, Cincinnati’s Children Hospital Medical Center

Virtual Virtuosity

Virtual Virtuosity

FY 20-21, Grant Awardee

Virtual Virtuosity

On-line musical experiences for persons with AD and their caregivers as a service-learning collaborative with music and medical students

Virtual Virtuosity: On-line musical experiences for persons with AD and their caregivers as a service-learning collaborative with music and medical students

The study’s primary aim is to expand arts-based programming for an underserved population of cognitively impaired individuals in the Greater Cincinnati Region. Local arts-based services for aging populations overwhelmingly target those who are either cognitively unimpaired and, in the community, or cognitively impaired and in assisted living facilities. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertain year ahead, in-person programming will be slow to return, and this virtual program fulfills a vital social need.  The aim of the study is to assess resilience and social bonding between caregivers and persons with neurodegenerative disorders, and between students and community participants; and to explore the relationship between increased social connection and cognitive reserve among persons with neurodegenerative disorders.

Stefan Fiol
Stefan Fiol

Faculty Partner

Professor

College – Conservatory of Music

Community Partner

Rhonna Shatz, DO
Rhonna Shatz, DO

Faculty Partner

UC Medical Director

Memory Disorders Center

Embedding UC Health’s Medication Access Services

Embedding UC Health’s Medication Access Services

FY 20-21, Grant Awardee

Embedding UC Health’s Medication Access

Embedding UC Health’s Medication Access Services Advocates into St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy to Improve Patient Access

Embedding UC Health’s Medication Access Services Advocates into St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy to Improve Patient Access

St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) Charitable Pharmacy provides a safety net option for uninsured and underinsured individuals by providing no-cost prescription medications. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, SVDP experienced a surge in patients with a decline in medication donations. As a result, supply of medications is variable and limited, forcing patients to adjust their anti-diabetic regimens pending supply. By expanding UC Health’s Medication Access Services (MAS) to SVDP, this project will address the following: (1) can integration of a MAS advocate into SVDP with development of training deliverable lead to improved medication access; (2) does this sustained access improves HbA1c for patients of SVDP.

Bethanne Brown
Bethanne Brown

Faculty Partner

Professor

James L Winkle College of Pharmacy

Community Partners

Health Needs Assessments for Hospitals and Health Departments

Health Needs Assessments for Hospitals and Health Departments

FY 20-21, Grant Awardee

Collaborative Community Health Needs Assessments

2021 Collaborative Community Health Needs Assessments for Hospitals and Health Departments: A Focus on Children and Youth

2021 Collaborative Community Health Needs Assessments for Hospitals and Health Departments: A Focus on Children and Youth

The primary goal of this project is to elevate community voice from the pediatric priority population to be included in the Greater Cincinnati Community Health Needs Assessment. Through this work, families will answer a specific set of research questions, and team members will apply a qualitative approach to better understand the health needs of children, youth, and families.

Community Partner

Laura Nabors
Laura Nabors

Faculty Partner

Professor

Interdisciplinary Position: Health Promotion and Education & Substance Abuse Counseling

Stefan Fiol
Stefan Fiol

Faculty Partner

Professor

College – Conservatory of Music

Managing Stress to Achieve Academic Success

Managing Stress to Achieve Academic Success

FY 20-21, Grant Awardee

Managing Stress to Achieve Academic Success

The Stress in Urban Environments: Managing Stress to Achieve Academic Success

The Stress in Urban Environments: Managing Stress to Achieve Academic Success

African American children are less likely to receive a high school diploma compared to whites and more whites than Blacks earn a bachelor’s degree, a statistic that is associated with lack of employment and economic instability. An even more serious problem is that children who are living in urban environments with stress related trauma, such as COVID-19, violence, PTSD, are at greater risk of low-educational achievement. This pilot intervention addresses two research questions:

  1. Are African-American youth who received culturally stress related techniques more likely to reduce their anxiety and achieve academic success within 12 months than those who do not receive stress related techniques;

2. Can an intervention targeting anxiety and barriers to academic success among African American youth effectively decrease anxiety and promote academic success among African American youth.

Edward Wallace
Edward Wallace

Faculty Partner

Associate Professor

College of Arts & Science

Community Partners