Research Projects & Grants

Federal

  • Sickle Cell Family Planning: A Surveillance, Prevention, & Caring Pathway, Role: Investigator, Maternal and Child Health Bureau/Health Resources and Services Administration/DHHS, (10/2023) Status: Approved
  • Mental Health Outreach Program for the Sickle Cell Community, Role: PD/PI, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, (09/2023 - 09/2025) Status: Awarded
  • Maternal Health Research Collaborative for Minority-Serving Institutions, Role: Co-Investigator, Maternal and Child Health Bureau/Health Resources and Services Administration/DHHS, (09/2023 - 09/2026) Status: Awarded
  • Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program, Role: Practicum and Curriculum Enhancement, Bureau of Health Professions/Health Resources and Services Administration/DHHS, (09/2023 - 09/2025) Status: Awarded
  • Behavioral Health Workforce and training at LLU SBH, Role: Co-Investigator, Bureau of Health Professions/Health Resources and Services Administration/DHHS, (07/2021 - 06/2025) Status: Awarded

Internal

  • Evaluating an integrated family-based vaccination program to support vaccine uptake in vaccine hesitant populations in Sierra Leone: A life-course vaccination program, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Counseling & Family Sciences, (01/2024) Status: Approved
  • Families, Schools and Community Engaged Together (FASCET): A Community Resiliency Model (CRM) Based Family Resiliency for 5th Grade Students in Kajiado County, Kenya, Role: PD/PI, LLU - GRASP, (06/2022 - 10/2025) Status: Awarded
  • CRM for adults with chronic illnesses outpatient program research study, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (07/2019) Status: Approved
  • Perceptions of interprofessional education, care, and collaboration, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Counseling & Family Sciences, (08/2009) Status: Completed
  • Understanding the cognitive effects of sickle cell disease, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Psychology, (03/2025) Status: Approved
  • Exploring the Lived Experiences of African American Mental Health Clinicians: Perceptions of Personal Sociocultural Stressors and the Need for Professional Mentorship, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Counseling & Family Sciences, (04/2025) Status: Approved

Non-Profit Organization

  • Evaluating an integrated family-based vaccination program to support vaccine uptake in vaccine hesitant populations in Sierra Leone: A life-course vaccination program, Role: PD/PI, Sabin Vaccine Institute, (10/2023 - 08/2024) Status: Awarded
  • Improving quality of life for persons with SCD through Resilience and Empowerment (SCD-RE) Program, Role: PI, Networking California for Sickle Cell Care, (04/2022) Status: Approved
  • Augmented full plate living intervention through use of community health workers and integrated behavioral health: CHW FPD + (CHW led Full Plate Living Intervention plus), Role: Investigator, Ardmore Institute of Health, (03/2022 - 03/2023) Status: Completed
  • Understanding the social and behavioral dimensions of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers in Sierre Leone: Implications for community vaccine uptake, Role: PI, Sabin Vaccine Institute, (02/2022 - 12/2024) Status: Completed
  • Understanding the social and behavioral dimensions of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers in Sierra Leone: Implications for community vaccine uptake, Role: PD/PI, Sabin Vaccine Institute, (11/2021 - 12/2022) Status: Closed
  • Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic, Role: Behavioral Health, The Center for Comprehensive Care & Diagnosis of Inherited Blood Disorders, (07/2021 - 06/2024) Status: Closed
  • Expanding Access to Sickle Cell Disease Care in California - Education and Awareness, Role: PD/PI, The Center for Comprehensive Care & Diagnosis of Inherited Blood Disorders, (07/2021 - 06/2023) Status: Closed
  • Empowering Transition: A Comprehensive Support Program for Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease, Role: Investigator, Pfizer and National Alliance of Sickle Cell Centers, (04/2025) Status: Approved
  • Community Resilience: A Mental Health and Economic Development Partnership, Role: PD/PI, Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation, (04/2025 - 03/2026) Status: Awarded
  • Sickle Cell Disease Transition in Care Quality Improvement, Role: PD/PI, Pfizer and National Alliance of Sickle Cell Centers, (11/2024 - 12/2025) Status: Awarded

Other Research

  • University of California, San Diego-Developing and Evaluating an Integrative Collaborative Care Intervention Model for addressing Mental Health and Chronic Illness Multimorbidities in Primary Care Patients (2011 - 2017)