Grant Proposals

Principal Investigator:   Faryle Nothwehr, Ph.D.
Title: "A Nutritional Analysis of Rural Church Cookbooks Over Six Decades"
Submitted to: NIH
Grant period: 04/01/2006-03/31/2007
Total budget: $147,500

Principal Investigator:   Anne Wallis, Ph.D.
Title: "Unseen Predictors for Mexican American Women"
Submitted to: March of Dimes
Total budget: $150,000

Principal Investigator:   Faryle Nothwehr, Ph.D.

Co-Investigators: Jeff Dawson, Phyllis Stumbo (CRC)
Title: "Nutritional Norms and the Role of Rural Churches"
Submitted to: in preparation "Exploratory developmental R21" to be submitted to NIH (NIA)
Summary: Includes a nutritional analysis of church cookbook recipes over 6 decades, along with a preliminary survey of rural churches and their interest in health promotion.

Principal Investigator: Anne Helene Skinstad, Ph.D.

Title: Non-competitive continuation proposal for the Prairielands ATTC

Submitted to: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Substance Abuse Mental Health Service (SAMHSA)
Total budget: $150,000

Co-Principal Investigators: Anne Wallis, Ph.D., Michael Kannelis, DDS, John Warren, DDS
Title: "A Comprehensive Program to Prevent Dental Caries among Early Head Start Children in Rural Iowa." Head Start Innovation and Improvement Project Abstract, (Program Announcement No. ACYF/HSB-2003-01).
Submitted to: DHHS/Administration on Children, Youth & Families/Head Start Bureau, September 5, 2003
Grant period: 5 years
Total budget: $1.1 million

Principal Investigator: Faryle Nothwehr, Ph.D.
Title: "The role of community groups in promoting healthy eating and physical activity"
Submitted to: American Heart Association, Heartland Affiliate

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Principal Investigator: Karen Farris
Co-Principal Investigator: Michelle Campo, Ph.D.
LOI: Short proposal to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Title: "Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization"

Total Budget: $349,000

Principal Investigator: John Lowe, MPH, DrPH, FAHPA, FAAHB
Title: Obesity and the Built Environment in Small Rural Worksites
Submitted to: NIH
Summary: The aims of the study include: examine the relationship between the built environment and obesity prevalence, examine potential mediator variable between the built environment and obesity prevalence, investigate the capacity of small rural worksites to achieve positive obesity prevention outcomes by addressing worksite environments and mediators that influence obesity prevalence.
Grant Period: 12/01/2005 – 11/30/2007
Total Budget: $405,625

Principal Investigator: Joe Coulter, Ph.D.
Title: Using CBPR to Improve Oral Health in Northern Plains Indian Children
Submitted to: NIH
Summary: Increase the number of well trained American Indian and Alaskan Native researchers who are capable of impacting the disproportionate burden of disease present in Northern Plains, and to recognize health parity.
Grant Period: 09/01/2005 –08/31/2006
Total Budget: $105,358

Principal Investigator: Andy Peterson, Ph.D.
Title: Minority Substance Abuse/HIV Prevention Initiative
Submitted to: Montclair State University
Summary: Evaluation of the Paterson, New Jersey Minority Substance Abuse/HIV Prevention Initiative.
Grant Period: 08/15/2005 – 09/30/2008
Total Budget: $88,500

Principal Investigator: Andy Peterson, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator: John Lowe, MPH, DrPH, FAHPA, FAAHB
Title: Measuring Partnership Capacity and Rate of Return for Tobacco Use Prevention.
Submitted to: NIH
Grant Period: 10/01/2005 – 09/30/2006
Total Budget: $73,750

Principal Investigator: Anne Helene Skinstad, Ph.D.
Title: Healthy Lifestyles
Submitted to: Magellan Behavioral Care of Iowa, Inc.
Summary: Pilot a lifestyle modification curriculum, called the Healthy Lifestyle, with a group of substance dependent women in treatment for substance use disorders.
Grant Period: 08/01/2005 – 07/31/2006
Total Budget: $70,376

Principal Investigator: Anne Helene Skinstad, Ph.D.
Title: Hand in Hand
Submitted to: Magellan Behavioral Care of Iowa, Inc.
Summary: Very little research has been done with incarcerated female offenders in community corrections, especially females with special needs. The goals of the psycho educational group are to increase knowledge about substance abuse and mental health, increase medication compliance, and to decrease behaviors resulting in disciplinary action by correctional staff.
Grant Period: 08/01/2005 – 07/31/2006
Total Budget: $68,292

Principal Investigator: Anne Baber Wallis, Ph.D.
Title: How does place of residence impact outcomes for Latino births.
Submitted to: March of Dimes
Grant Period: 02/01/2006 – 01/31/2008
Total Budget: $162,380