Research Projects & Grants

Federal

• A Pilot Study of a Digitally-Enhanced Community Health Worker-led Intervention to Facilitate Early Palliative Care in Hispanic Pancreatic Cancer Patients, Role: Co-Investigator, Department of the Army, (08/2024 - 07/2026) Status: Awarded
• To evaluate the preliminary efficacy of our adapted digitally enhanced CHW-led intervention in newly diagnosed PDAC with a pilot randomized controlled trial of 60 PDAC patients and their caregivers comparing the intervention to usual care., Role: Investigator, U.S. Department of Defense, (08/2025) Status: Approved
• To test the feasibility of a digitally enhanced CHW-led intervention focusing on patient and caregiver education, clarifying patient and caregiver goals, advanced care planning, and early palliative care engagement in a pilot study of Hispanic patients with PDAC, Role: Investigator, U.S. Department of Defense, (12/2024) Status: Approved
• A Pilot RCT of a Digitally-Enhanced Community Health Worker-led Intervention for Early Stepped Palliative Care in Hepatobiliary Cancers, Role: Mentor, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (04/2027 - 03/2032) Status: Awarded