Grant Awards
BU Sargent College’s faculty received $13,052,538 in research funding in 2014–2015. Here is a list of our projects and the agencies and foundations supporting them.
| Principal Investigator | Title of Project | Agency/Foundation | Funds Awarded 2014-2015 | Year of Award | Total Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudha Arunachalam, assistant professor of speech, language & hearing sciences | A Non-Interactive Method for Teaching Noun and Verb Meanings to Young Children with ASD | Autism Speaks | $58,900 | 2 of 2 | $118,886 |
| Sudha Arunachalam | Toddlers’ Representations of Verbs: Effects of Delay and Sleep on Verb Meaning | Northwestern University | $57,706 | 2 of 2 | $119,847 |
| Sudha Arunachalam | Mechanisms Underlying Word Learning in Children with ASD: Non-social Learning and Memory Consolidation | NIH/NIDCD | $172,195 | 2 of 4 | $688,018 |
| Sudha Arunachalam | Individual Differences in Toddlers’ Abilities to Learn New Verbs From Their Linguistic Context | Language Learning | $10,000 | 1 of 1 | $10,000 |
| Helen Barbas, professor of health sciences | Organization of Prefrontal Feedback Circuits | NIMH | $438,124 | 5 of 5 | $2,260,464 |
| Helen Barbas | Prefrontal Anatomic Pathways in Executive Control | NINDS | $567,217 | 1 of 1 | $567,217 |
| Helen Barbas | Prefrontal Anatomic Pathways in Executive Control | NINDS | $374,799 | 5 of 5 | $1,990,887 |
| Helen Barbas and Claire Timbie, predoctoral student | Circuitry of Emotion: Integration in Orbitofrontal Cortex | NIH | $41,340 | 5 of 5 | $182,112 |
| Shelley Brown, clinical assistant professor of health sciences | Boston University Health Science Program: Developing Global Citizens through Civic Engagement in Public Health | Association of American Colleges and Universities | $10,000 | 1 of 1 | $10,000 |
| Terry Ellis, assistant professor of physical therapy & athletic training | Telemedicine Intervention to Improve Physical Function in Persons with Parkinson Disease | Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) | $81,835 | 1 of 1 | $81,835 |
| Terry Ellis | Mobile Health Technology to Promote Physical Activity in Persons with PD | American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. | $50,000 | 2 of 2 | $100,000 |
| Terry Ellis | CPS: TTP Option: Synergy: Human Machine Interaction with Mobility Enhancing Soft Exosuits | Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering—NSF Subcontract | $74,039 | 1 of 3 | $328,803* |
| Terry Ellis | Maintaining Physical Independence in Older Adults | Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Rx Foundation Subcontract | $60,013 | 1 of 3 | $170,807* |
| Marianne Farkas, clinical professor of occupational therapy and director of training & international services, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, and E. Sally Rogers, research professor of occupational therapy and director of research, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation | Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy | SAMHSA | $35,000 | 4 of 5 | $708,521 |
| Marianne Farkas | Toolkit of Recovery Promoting Competencies for Mental Health Rehabilitation Providers | NIDILRR** | $199,869 | 3 of 3 | $599,504 |
| Marianne Farkas and E. Sally Rogers | Improved Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities | US Department of Education | $848,218 | 5 of 5 | $4,245,042 |
| Miguel García-Cabezas, research associate | Circuits and Molecular Features of Anterior Cingulate Areas and Depression | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation | $30,000 | 1 of 2 | $65,000 |
| Simone Gill, assistant professor of occupational therapy | Multicenter Career Development Program for Physical and Occupational Therapy | NIH/NICHHD | $135,000 | 2 of 2 | $270,000 |
| Simone Gill | Massive Weight Loss and its Effects on Postural Stability and Fall Risks | NIH/NIAMS | $83,561 | 1 of 3 | $270,438 |
| Mahasweta Girgenrath, assistant professor of health sciences | Modulation of Inflammation and Fibrosis in the Context of Regeneration in MDC1A | MDA | $119,149 | 3 of 3 | $357,465 |
| Mahasweta Girgenrath | Inhibition of Angiotensin II Signaling in Congenital Muscular Dystrophy Type 1A (MDC1A) | Cure CMD | $50,000 | 2 of 2 | $100,000 |
| Mahasweta Girgenrath | Evaluating Efficacy of ANG(1-7) in Improving Survivability in FYW Mice | Tarix Orphan, LLC | $25,000 | 1 of 1 | $25,000 |
| Jennifer Gottlieb, research assistant professor, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation | Internet-Based CBT for Schizophrenia: A Pilot RCT Computer-Based Program for Auditory Hallucinations | NARSAD | $0 | 1 of 1 | $21,891 |
| Jennifer Gottlieb | Improving Quality and Reducing Cost in Schizophrenia Care and New Technologies and New Personnel | CMMI | $81,326 | 3 of 3 | $409,022 |
| Frank Guenther, professor of speech, language & hearing sciences | Neural Modeling and Imaging of Speech | NIH/NIDCD | $353,515 | 4 of 5 | $1,862,227 |
| Frank Guenther | Sequencing and Initiation in Speech Production | NIH/NIDCD | $344,384 | 4 of 5 | $1,834,729 |
| Frank Guenther | Minimally Verbal ASD: From Basic Mechanisms to Innovative Interventions | NIH/NIDCD | $347,133 | 2 of 4 | $1,982,833 |
| Kenneth G. Holt, associate professor of physical therapy & athletic training | Smart Exoskeleton Suit—Biomechanically Synergistic Body Support and Protection System | Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering—Subcontract | $116,140 | 2 of 2 | $116,140 |
| Kenneth G. Holt | Smart Exoskeleton Suit—Biomechanically Synergistic Body Support and Protection System | Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering—Subcontract | $54,856 | 1 of 1 | $54,856 |
| Kenneth G. Holt | Biologically Inspired Soft Smart Exosuit for Injury Prevention and Performance Augmentation | Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering—Subcontract | $67,800 | 1 of 1 | $175,888* |
| Norman Hursh, research associate professor of occupational therapy | The City Connects Model of Student Support: Building a K–12 Student Support Practice and Process | Boston College | $22,871 | 4 of 4 | $162,051 |
| Karen Jacobs, clinical professor of occupational therapy | Project CAREER: Development of a Multidisciplinary Demonstration to Support the Transition of Students with Traumatic Brain Injuries from Postsecondary Education to Employment | Kent State University / NIDILRR** | $82,885 | 2 of 5 | $407,210* |
| Susan Kandarian, professor of health sciences | The Molecular Basis of Muscle Wasting in Cancer Cachexia | NIH/NIAMS | $360,958 | 4 of 5 | $1,815,430 |
| Julie Keysor, associate professor of physical therapy & athletic training | ENACT | HHS/DOE | $799,991 | 4 of 5 | $3,999,923 |
| Julie Keysor | New Investigator Workshop on Advancing Arthritis Research | NIH/NIAMS | $15,000 | 1 of 1 | $15,000 |
| Julie Keysor | Osteoarthritis Action Alliance | University of North Carolina/Arthritis Foundation | $43,786 | 1 of 1 | $43,786 |
| Gerald Kidd, professor of speech, language & hearing sciences | Spatial Hearing, Attention, and Informational Masking in Speech Identification | US Air Force | $233,739 | 3 of 3 | $685,945 |
| Gerald Kidd | Central Factors in Auditory Masking | NIDCD | $533,202 | 4 of 5 | $2,694,821 |
| Gerald Kidd | Top Down Control of Selective Amplification | NIH/NIDCD | $535,871 | 2 of 5 | $2,750,773 |
| Gerald Kidd and H. Steven Colburn, professor of biomedical engineering | Core Center Grant—Sound Field Laboratory (Core 1) | NIDCD | $212,929 | 5 of 5 | $1,208,700 |
| Swathi Kiran, professor of speech, language & hearing sciences | Theoretically Based Treatment for Sentence Comprehension Deficits in Aphasia | NIH/NIDCD | $0 | 5 of 5 | $2,369,071 |
| Swathi Kiran | The Neurobiology of Recovery in Aphasia: Natural History and Treatment-Induced Recovery | Subaward—Northwestern University | $398,289 | 3 of 5 | $1,299,549* |
| Jessica Kramer, assistant professor of occupational therapy | Multicenter Career Development Program for Physical and Occupational Therapy | NIH/NICHHD | $135,000 | 2 of 2 | $270,000 |
| Jessica Kramer | Evaluation of Project TEAM (Teens Making Environmental and Activity Modifications)—Effectiveness Social Validity and Feasibility | NIDILRR** | $199,657 | 3 of 3 | $597,509 |
| Susan Langmore, clinical professor of speech, language & hearing sciences | Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation for Swallowing Recovery After Dysphagic Stroke | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | $115,990 | 2 of 5 | $476,591* |
| Cara L. Lewis, assistant professor of physical therapy & athletic training | Effect of Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) on Hip Motion in Young Adults | NIH/NIAMS | $130,680 | 2 of 5 | $653,400 |
| Cara L. Lewis | Sex-Specific Movement Pattern Differences in Young Adults With and Without Hip Pain | NIH/NIAMS | $209,945 | 2 of 2 | $405,158 |
| Cara L. Lewis | SBIR Phase II: Compliant Nonlinear Quasi-Passive Orthotic Joint | Adicep Technologies | $42,768 | 2 of 2 | $70,000 |
| Susan McGurk, associate professor of occupational therapy and senior researcher, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation | Neuroscience-Guided Remediation of Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia | NIH | $0 | 2 of 2 | $47,733 |
| Susan McGurk | A Dismantling Study of Cognitive Remediation for Supported Employment | NIMH | $522,538 | 4 of 5 | $2,771,031 |
| Kim Mueser, executive director, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, and professor of occupational therapy | Treating Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders Among Jail Inmates | NIH | $18,827 | 1 of 3 | $56,481 |
| Kim Mueser | Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode (RAISE) | NIMH | $57,536 | 5 of 5 | $143,267 |
| Kim Mueser | Enhancing Assertive Community Treatment with CBT and SST for Schizophrenia | NIH/NIMH | $42,532 | 4 of 5 | $192,913 |
| Kim Mueser | Effectiveness of Psychosocial Treatment for Inpatients with Psychosis | NIH | $18,827 | 2 of 3 | $56,481 |
| Kim Mueser | Development and Randomized Controlled Trial of a Mobile System for Self Management of Schizophrenia | NIDILRR** | $14,814 | 2 of 3 | $37,035 |
| E. Sally Rogers, research professor of occupational therapy, and Marianne Farkas, clinical professor of occupational therapy | Improved Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities | NIDILRR** | $874,965 | 1 of 5 | $4,374,848 |
| Zlatka Russinova, research associate professor of occupational therapy and senior research specialist, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation | Patient Navigation and Financial Incentives to Promote Smoking Cessation | ACS | $9,782 | 1 of 1 | $9,782 |
| Zlatka Russinova | Enhancing Community Living and Participation of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities | NIDILRR** | $499,907 | 1 of 1 | $2,499,724 |
| Zlatka Russinova | Recovery 4 Us—Development of a Photovoice-Based Social Media Intervention to Enhance Recovery | NIDILRR** | $199,895 | 1 of 1 | $599,855 |
| Zlatka Russinova | Peer-Led Photovoice for Overcoming Prejudice and Enhancing Community Integration | NIH | $569,776 | 1 of 1 | $2,158,965 |
| Zlatka Russinova | Advanced Research Training Program in Employment and Vocational Rehab | ED | $149,968 | 2 of 5 | $749,806 |
| Elliot Lee Saltzman, associate professor of physical therapy & athletic training | RI: Medium: Collaborative Research: Multilingual Gestural Models for Robust Language-Independent Speech Recognition | NSF | $52,627 | 2 of 4 | $52,627 |
| Elliot Lee Saltzman | Modeling the Behavioral Dynamics of Social Coordination and Joint Action | NIH/NIGMS—Subaward, University of Cincinnati | $24,900 | 3 of 5 | $124,500* |
| Joshua Stefanik, research assistant professor of physical therapy & athletic training | Effect of Massive Weight Loss on Patellofemoral Joint Structure and Pain | Arthritis Foundation | $50,000 | 3 of 3 | $150,000 |
| Joshua Stefanik | Identifying Cases of PFJ OA & Their Hip Impairments | RRF/ACR | $124,998 | 1 of 3 | $374,998 |
| Cara E. Stepp, assistant professor of speech, language & hearing sciences | Career: Enabling Enhanced Communication through Human-Machine-Interfaces | NSF | $110,143 | 1 of 5 | $537,538 |
| Cara E. Stepp | Automation of Relative Fundamental Frequency Estimation | NIH/NIDCD | $163,700 | 2 of 3 | $480,927 |
| Cara E. Stepp | Development of an Electromyographically Controlled Electrolarynx (EMG-EL) Voice Prosthesis | Griffin Laboratories, Inc. (NIH/NIDCD) | $26,110 | 2 of 2 | $49,615 |
| Cara E. Stepp | Videogame-Based Speech Rehabilitation for Children with Hearing Loss | Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund | $80,000 | 1 of 1 | $80,000 |
| Gloria S. Waters, professor of speech, language & hearing sciences | Assessment of Comprehension Skills in Older Struggling Readers | ED | $0 | 5 of 5 | $1,597,065 |
| Gloria S. Waters and William Evans, doctoral student | Attention and Executive Control During Lexical Processing in Aphasia (NRSA) | NIH/NIDCD | $33,986 | 2 of 2 | $70,476 |
| Stacey Zawacki, director, BU Sargent Choice Nutrition Center | Statewide Intervention to Reduce Early Mortality in Persons with Mental Illness | NIH/NIMH | $18,133 | 1 of 1 | $18,133 |
| Basilis Zikopoulos, research assistant professor of health sciences | Organization of Excitatory and Inhibitory Prefrontal Circuits in Children with Autism | NIH/NIMH | $395,236 | 2 of 5 | $2,018,222 |
| Total | $13,052,538 | $58,521,470 |
* Total anticipated subcontract
** Formerly NIDRR