Ongoing Externally Funded Research

R01 CA198971, National Cancer Institute (NIH)

BUMAN, MATTHEW P & PEREIRA, MARK A (PI)

07/02/15-06/30/19

Stand & Move at Work: A Group Randomized Trial

The goals of this project is to test the efficacy of two interventions to reduce sitting, increase light-intensity physical activity, and improve cardiometabolic health in worksites.

Role: PI

R18 DK109516, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIH)

BUMAN, MATTHEW P & REAVEN, PETER D (PI)

09/07/16-07/31/19

Smartphone-based diabetes prevention in the VA: A cluster-randomized trial

This project will test the pragmatic delivery of a smartphone-delivered intervention to prevent diabetes in regional VA primary care clinics.

Role: PI

R21 NR016046, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

BUMAN, MATTHEW P & PETROV, MEGAN (PI)

08/15/16-07/31/19

SleepWell24: An innovative smartphone application to improve PAP adherence

This project will develop and test SleepWell24, a smartphone application, designed to provide real-time feedback to patients on their adherence to positive airway pressure interventions.

Role: PI

R33 DA041553, National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIH)

ABRANTES, ANA M & STEIN, MICHAEL D (PI)

09/30/16-08/31/21

Peer-facilitated physical activity intervention delivered during methadone maintenance

The major goals of this project are to develop and test the preliminary efficacy of a peer-facilitated physical activity intervention for increasing physical activity among patients in methadone maintenance treatment.

Role: Consortium PI

R33 AA024295, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIH)

ABRANTES, ANA M (PI)

05/01/16-07/31/21

A tailored physical activity smartphone app for patients with alcohol dependence.

The goal of the research is to develop and conduct an evaluation of the Fit&Sober app compared to brief advice, to increase physical activity in patients with alcohol abuse disorders.

Role: Consortium PI

Recently Completed Research Support (selected)

R01 HL1224460, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH)

TROXEL, WENDY M & DUBOWITZ, TAMARA (PI)

01/15/15-12/31/18

Neighborhood Change: Impact on Sleep and Obesity-Related Disparities

This project will evaluate whether improvements in neighborhood conditions, spurred by substantial economic revitalization, improves sleep and in turn, mitigates obesity-related health disparities.

Role: Consortium PI