Cho, associate professor in the Department of Biostatistics, will use the award to analyze data collected through a randomized intervention trial to test a post-diagnosis intervention with family caregivers of persons with dementia. The intervention, called Building a Bridge, focused on strengthening families’ social networks and support systems and linking families directly to community-based services and programs to minimize caregiving burden. Along with Sato Ashida, associate professor and the study’s principal investigator, Cho will mentor and train two graduate students to support the completion of data analyses for three research articles.

Gilbert, associate professor in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health, will use the award to continue developing his research on alcohol use in transgender and gender diverse (TG/GD) populations. Emerging evidence suggests these populations engage in high levels of hazardous drinking and that TG/GD individuals should be considered a priority population for risk-reduction efforts. To date, none of the commonly used alcohol screening instruments have been tested in TG/GD populations. The goal of Gilbert’s study is to determine the best brief screening instrument to identify hazardous drinking in future TG/GD alcohol research. The study has the potential for high impact by addressing a key scientific gap.