Active Grants

Institutional Research Training Grants

Pitt Nursing is known for its many and diverse research programs, supported by grants from very prestigious funding agencies and organizations.

Technology: Research in Chronic and Critical Illness (T32 NR008857)

Training Grant Goals and Objectives. The overarching goal of this training program remains to provide rigorous research training and interdisciplinary culturalization to build the nursing science aimed at promoting health, managing illness, reducing disability, and enhancing quality of life through the aid of technology. Learn More.

Targeted Research and Academic Training Program for Nurses in Genomics (T32NR009759)

The goal of this National Institute of Nursing Research funded training program is to prepare pre-doctoral and post-doctoral nurse scientists at the beginning stages of their careers to develop their research trajectories related to the application and evaluation of genomics in preventing and improving patient outcomes. Learn More.

Active Grants

Funding Agency Principal Investigator Grant Title Federal Grant Type
NIH / NCI Belcher, Sarah Identifying Multi-Level Predictors and Outcomes of Oral Anticancer Medication Adherence Initiation and Persistence among Patients with Hematologic Malignancies R01
The Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (FANNP) Bell, Tracey Robertson Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Shift Length Perception: A Quantitative and Qualitative Study  
NIH / NIA Cai, Yurun A novel physical activity metric predicts cognitive and brain aging and ADRD risk R03
American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Calhoun, Jackie Revisiting the History of the DNP: Learning from the Past to Navigate the Future  
NIH / NINR Conley, Yvette Targeted Research and Academic Training of Nurses in Genomics T32
NIH / NIA Conley, Yvette Epigenetic Age and Patient Outcomes after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury R01
NIH / NIA Conley, Yvette Epigenetic Aging Cognitive Function and Exercise in Older Adults RF1
Pitt Un-Challenge Award Demirci, Jill Milk Match: Developing a Data-Driven Solution for Safe and Optimal Human Milk Sharing  
Pitt Momentum Seed Fund Demirci, Jill Milk Match: Developing a Data-Driven Solution for Safe and Optimal Human Milk Sharing  
Pitt Momentum Seed Fund Dierkes, Andrew Data-driven allocation of scarce nursing resources to improve patient outcomes  
Competitive Medical Research Fund (CMRF) Dierkes, Andrew Evaluating the role of nurse-patient assignments in SEP-1 compliance and septic patient mortality  
Hillman Scholars Program in Nursing Innovation Dierkes, Andrew Pilot testing a computer-adaptive nurse workforce survey  
NIH / NICHHD Heinsberg, Lacey CREBRF Genomics, Gestational Diabetes, and Early Life Body Size in American Samoa R00
John C. Mascaro Faculty Fellowship in Sustainability Henker, Richard Guided Regional Anesthesia Education  
SAMHSA Kameg, Brayden Improving Identification and Care Coordination of Veterans with Mental Health Problems  
American Public Health Association (APHA) Kameg, Brayden APHA Violent Death Review Grant  
Pitt Momentum Seed Fund Lee, Heeyoung Open-label, flexible-dose, adjunctive bromocriptine for patients with schizophrenia and metabolic dysfunction  
NIH / NINR Lee, Young Ji Technology: Research in Chronic and Critical Illness T32
American Academy of Sleep Medicine Morris, Jonna A Formalized Patient-to-Patient Peer Support Program to Promote CPAP Adherence in Women  
NIH / NHLBI Morris, Jonna Night- to-Night Variability in Sleep Disordered Breathing: Sex and Gender-Related Predictors and Impact on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Clinical Heterogeneity  
Jewish Healthcare Foundation Niemczyk, Nancy Addressing Barriers Midwives Face in Caring for Pregnant People with Opioid Use Disorder: An Engaged Scholarship Approach  
HRSA O'Donnell, John Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships A22
Sigma Porat-Dahlerbruch, Joshua Developing a Nurse Practitioner Integration Model  
NIH / NINR Ray, Mitali Allostatic Load and Race: Implications for Cardiovascular Health in Pregnancy and Beyond R00
Genentech Rosenzweig, Margaret Exploring Allostasis, Cellular Aging, and Cancer Outcomes  
ONS Rosenzweig, Margaret Scholar-in-Residence  
Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation Rosenzweig, Margaret Wholistic Support of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients  
Hillman Cancer Center Developmental Pilot Program Rosenzweig, Margaret PITT CARE Center: Pittsburgh Initiative to Transform Cancer Access, Resources, and Equity  
Jewish Healthcare Foundation Schlenk, Elizabeth Revisiting the Teaching Nursing Home - Phase 2  
McElhattan Fnd Seaman, Jennifer Equipping Frontline Providers to Deliver High-Quality End-of-Life Care: Interprofessional Certificate and Continuing Education Program for End-of-Life Care and Communication  
NIH / NINDS Shaaban, Elizabeth Brain and Cognitive Health Equity Campaign for Allegheny County (Brain CHEC-AC) U01
NIH / NIA Shaaban, Elizabeth Population neuroscience of sex differences in the Alzheimer's disease biomarker
cascade: The role of cerebral small vessel disease
K01
NIH / NCI Thomas, Teresa Efficacy of a Self-Advocacy Serious Game Intervention for Women With Advanced Cancer R37 (MERIT)
NIH / NCI Thomas, Teresa Addressing the Needs of Underserved Patients with Cancer: Pilot Project to Promote Lay Navigation across the Hillman Catchment Area  
Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation Wilkenfeld, Daniel Navigation and Developmental Disabilities  
NIH / NIGMS Zhang, Fei Synthesizing Intraoperative Multivariate Time Series with Conditional Generative Adversarial Networks K08

Last updated 12/22/2025