Grant Awards
BU Sargent College’s faculty received $12,982,332 in research funding in 2015–2016. Here is a list of our projects and the agencies and foundations supporting them.
| Sargent Investigator | Title of Project | Agency/Foundation | Funds Awarded 2015-2016 | Year of Award | Total Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudha Arunachalam, assistant professor of speech, language & hearing sciences | Improving Child-Caregiver Interactions for Young Children with Autism | Charles H. Hood Foundation | $75,000 | 1 of 2 | $150,000 |
| Sudha Arunachalam | Mechanisms Underlying Word Learning in Children with ASD: Non-social Learning and Memory Consolidation | NIH/NIDCD | $172,195 | 2 of 4 | $637,054 |
| Sudha Arunachalam | Caregiver-Child Interactions and the Trajectory of Language Development in Korean and English | Jasper and Marion Whiting Foundation | $4,350 | 1 of 1 | $4,350 |
| Sudha Arunachalam | Verb Processing and Verb Acquisition in Late Talking Toddlers | American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation | $25,000 | 1 of 2 | $25,000 |
| Helen Barbas, professor of health sciences | Organization of Prefrontal Feedback Circuits | NIH/NIMH | $438,124 | 5 of 5 | $2,260,464 |
| Helen Barbas | Prefrontal Anatomic Pathways in Executive Control | NIH/NINDS | $567,217 | 1 of 1 | $567,217 |
| Helen Barbas | Prefrontal Anatomic Pathways in Executive Control | NIH/NINDS | $572,969 | 2 of 5 | $1,779,573 |
| Helen Barbas with Sabina Berretta, principal investigator | Thalamic Axonal Pathways and Extracellular Matrix Abnormalities in Schizophrenia | McLean Hospital (NIH/NIMH) | $49,051 | 1 of 2 | $99,079 |
| Jason Bohland, assistant professor of health sciences and assistant professor of speech, language & hearing sciences | An Open, Online Course in Neuronal Data Analysis for the Practicing Neuroscientist | NIH/NIGMS | $193,815 | 1 of 3 | $536,637 |
| Jason Bohland | The Transcriptional Landscape of Genes Implicated in Speech and Language Disorders | American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation | $25,000 | 1 of 1 | $25,000 |
| Terry Ellis, assistant professor of physical therapy & athletic training | Mobile Health Technology to Promote Physical Activity in Persons with Parkinson’s disease | American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. | $50,000 | 1 of 1 | $50,000 |
| Terry Ellis (with Conor Walsh, principal investigator) | CPS:TTP Option: Synergy: Human Machine Interaction with Mobility Enhancing Soft Exosuits | Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering–NSF Subcontract | $76,147 | 2 of 4 | $328,803 |
| 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 | Partners Healthcare System, Inc.–RX Foundation Subcontract | $91,727 | 2 of 2.5 | $151,740 |
| Marianne Farkas, director of training & international services, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, and E. Sally Rogers, executive director, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation | Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy | Health and Human Services/SAMHSA | $25,000 | 5 of 5 | $708,521 |
| Marianne Farkas | Toolkit of Recovery Promoting Competencies for Mental Health Rehabilitation Providers | NIDILRR** | $199,869 | 3 of 3 | $599,504 |
| 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 with Michael J. Mueller, principal investigator | Multicenter Career Development Program for Physical and Occupational Therapy | CORRT NIH/NICHHD–Washington | $135,000 | 2 of 2 | $270,000 |
| Simone Gill | Massive Weight Loss and its Effects on Postural Stability and Fall Risks | NIH/NIAMS | $98,191 | 2 of 3 | $270,438 |
| Simone Gill | Use of Motor Learning Principles to Reduce Fall Risks after Surgical Weight Loss | AOTF | $49,999 | 1 of 1 | $49,999 |
| Mahasweta Girgenrath, assistant professor of health sciences | 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 the Overall Muscle Health and Survivability in DYW Mice | Tarix Orphan, LLC | $199,862 | 1 of 1 | $199,862 |
| Mahasweta Girgenrath | Efficacy of Recombinant in DyW Mice, a Model for MDC1A | Tivorsan Pharmaceuticals | $110,000 | 1 of 1 | $110,000 |
| Mahasweta Girgenrath | Utilizing Natural History to Identify Optimal Timeline for Promoyogenic/Antifibrotic Combinatorial Therapy | Muscular Dystrophy Association | $100,000 | 1 of 2 | $200,000 |
| Jennifer Gottlieb, research assistant professor, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation | Improving Quality and Reducing Cost in Schizophrenia Care and New Technologies and New Personnel | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | $15,564 | 3 of 3 | $409,022 |
| Frank Guenther, professor of speech, language & hearing sciences | Neural Modeling and Imaging of Speech | NIH/NIDCD | $347,181 | 5 of 5 | $1,777,490 |
| Frank Guenther, professor of speech, language & hearing sciences | Neural Modeling and Imaging of Speech | NIH/NIDCD | $60,171 | 1 of 1 | $60,171 |
| Frank Guenther | Sequencing and Initiation in Speech Production | NIH/NIDCD | $361,097 | 1 of 5 | $1,760,216 |
| Frank Guenther with Helen Tager-Flusberg, principal investigator | Minimally Verbal ASD: From Basic Mechanisms to Innovative Interventions | NIH/NIDCD | $394,066 | 4 of 4 | $1,982,833 |
| Kenneth G. Holt, associate professor of physical therapy & athletic training with Conor Walsh, principal investigator | Biologically Inspired Soft Smart Exosuit for Injury Prevention and Performance Augmentation | Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering—Subcontract | $108,088 | 2 of 2 | $175,888 |
| Dorothy Hutchinson, director of research, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation | The Learning and Working During the Transition to Adulthood RRTC | US Department of Education–NIDRR | $6,756 | 1 of 3 | $201,024 |
| Dorothy Hutchinson, director of research, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation | MA Youth Suicide Prevention Project | HHS/SAMHSA | $20,853 | 1 of 5 | $156,233 |
| 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 | US Department of Education–Kent State University Subcontract | $89,424 | 3 of 5 | $407,210 |
| Susan Kandarian, professor of health sciences | The Molecular Basis of Muscle Wasting in Cancer Cachexia | NIH/NIAMS | $368,325 | 5 of 5 | $1,815,430 |
| Julie Keysor, associate professor of physical therapy & athletic training | ENACT | US Department of Education | $799,991 | 5 of 5 | $3,999,923 |
| Julie Keysor | Osteoarthritis Action Alliance | University of North Carolina/Arthritis Foundation | $43,786 | 1 of 1 | $43,768 |
| Gerald Kidd, professor of speech, language & hearing sciences | Central Factors in Auditory Masking | NIH/NIDCD | $527,870 | 5 of 5 | $2,689,489 |
| Gerald Kidd | Top Down Control of Selective Amplification | NIH/NIDCD | $541,979 | 3 of 5 | $2,750,773 |
| Gerald Kidd and H. Steven Colburn, professor of biomedical engineering | Core Center Grant—Sound Field Laboratory (Core 1) | NIH/NIDCD | $212,929 | 5 of 5 | $1,208,700 |
| Swathi Kiran, professor of speech, language & hearing sciences with Cynthia Thompson, principal investigator | The Neurobiology of Recovery in Aphasia: Natural History and Treatment-Induced Recovery | NIH/NIDCD Subaward–Northwestern University | $271,374 | 4 of 5 | $1,299,549 |
| Swathi Kiran and Caroline Niziolek, postdoctoral student of speech, language & hearing sciences | Neural Markers of Speech Error Detection and Correction Abilities in Aphasia | NIH/NIDCD | $100,038 | 1 of 2 | $200,076 |
| Jessica Kramer, assistant professor of occupational therapy | An Environment Problem Solving Strategy for Parents of Youth with Disabilities | AOTF | $49,999 | 1 of 1 | $49,999 |
| Jessica Kramer with Michael J. Mueller, principal investigator | Multicenter Career Development Program for Physical and Occupational Therapy | CORRT NIH/NICHHD–Washington University | $135,000 | 3 of 3 | $405,000 |
| Jessica Kramer | Kramer Commercialization Assistance Program (CAP) Proposal | NIH/Translation of Rehabilitation Engineering Advances and Technology (TREAT) | $16,196 | 1 of 1 | $16,196 |
| Susan Langmore, clinical professor of speech, language & hearing sciences | Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation for Swallowing Recovery After Dysphagic Stroke | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/NIH | $96,649 | 3 of 5 | $476,591 |
| Cara L. Lewis, associate professor of physical therapy & athletic training | Effect of Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) on Hip Motion in Young Adults | NIH/NIAMS | $130,680 | 3 of 5 | $653,400 |
| Cara L. Lewis | Effect of Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) on Hip Motion in Young Adults | NIH/NIAMS | $866 | 1 of 1 | $886 |
| Susan McGurk, associate professor of occupational therapy and senior researcher, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation | A Dismantling Study of Cognitive Remediation for Supported Employment | NIH/NIMH | $522,538 | 4 of 5 | $2,771,031 |
| Susan McGurk | A Dismantling Study of Cognitive Remediation for Supported Employment | NIH/NIMH | $128,527 | 1 of 1 | $128,527 |
| Christopher Moore, Dean, and Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, professor of biomedical engineering | Advanced Research Training in Communication Sciences Disorders | NIH/NIDCD | $205,055 | 1 of 5 | $1,860,223 |
| Kathleen Morgan, professor of health sciences | The Role of the Cytoskeleton in Vascular Aging | NIH/NIA | $204,625 | 1 of 2 | $444,802 |
| Kim Mueser, professor of occupational therapy | Treating Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders Among Jail Inmates | NIH/NIMH | $18,827 | 2 of 3 | $56,481 |
| Kim Mueser | Enhancing Assertive Community Treatment with CBT and SST for Schizophrenia | NIH/NIMH | $43,421 | 5 of 5 | $182,712 |
| Kim Mueser | Effectiveness of Psychosocial Treatment for Inpatients with Psychosis | NIH/NIMH | $18,827 | 3 of 3 | $56,481 |
| Kim Mueser | Development and Randomized Controlled Trial of a Mobile System for Self Management of Schizophrenia | NIH/NIMH | $7,407 | 3 of 3 | $37,035 |
| Gael Orsmond, associate professor, and Wendy J. Coster, professor of occupational therapy | Transition Outcomes of High Functioning Students with Autism: How and When Students Learn the Skills Necessary for Self-Management of Daily Responsibilities | US Department of Education/Institute of Education Sciences | $365,600 | 1 of 4 | $1,578,509 |
| Tyler Perrachione, assistant professor of speech, language & hearing sciences | Neural Bases of Phonological Working Memory in Developmental Language Disorders | NIH/NIDCD | $163,700 | 2 of 3 | $491,100 |
| Tyler Perrachione | Dysfunction of Cortical Systems for Language and Working Memory in Autism Spectrum Disorder | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation | $70,000 | 1 of 2 | $70,000 |
| E. Sally Rogers, executive director, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, and Marianne Farkas, director of training & international services, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation | Improved Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities | SAMHSA/ACL | $901,991 | 2 of 5 | $4,374,848 |
| Zlatka Russinova, research associate professor of occupational therapy and senior research specialist, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation | Testing Effectiveness of a Peer Led Intervention to Enhance Community Integration | NIH/NIMH | $528,673 | 2 of 4 | $2,079,531 |
| Zlatka Russinova | Enhancing Community Living and Participation of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities | Health and Human Services–Administration for Community Living | $494,829 | 2 of 4 | $2,499,724 |
| Zlatka Russinova | Recovery 4 Us–Development of a Photovoice Based Social Media Program to Enhance the Community Participation and Recovery of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities | Health and Human Services–Administration for Community Living | $199,994 | 2 of 3 | $599,855 |
| Zlatka Russinova | Advanced Research Training Program in Employment and Vocational Rehab | Health and Human Services–Administration for Community Living | $149,991 | 3 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 | 4 of 4 | $52,627 |
| Elliot Lee Saltzman with Michael Richardson, principal investigator, and Richard Schmidt, principal investigator | Modeling the Behavioral Dynamics of Social Coordination and Joint Action | NIH/NIGMS—Subaward, University of Cincinnati | $24,900 | 4 of 5 | $124,500 |
| Joshua Stefanik, research assistant professor of physical therapy & athletic training | Identifying Cases of PFJ OA & Their Hip Impairments | RRF/ACR | $125,000 | 2 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 | 3 of 3 | $480,927 |
| Cara E. Stepp | UNS: Collaborative Research: Prosodic Control of Speech Synthesis for Assistive Communication in Severe Paralysis | NSF | $95,593 | 1 of 3 | $217,670 |
| Cara E. Stepp and Meredith Cler, doctoral student | Optimization and Prediction for Fast and Robust AAC | NIH/NIDCD | $39,965 | 1 of 3 | $102,387 |
| 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 |
| Lawrence Were, lecturer of health sciences | Evaluation of Health System Intervention for Natural Disaster Preparedness–The Case of Nepal 2015 Earthquake | Save the Children, UK | $15,353 | 1 of 1 | $15,353 |
| Stacey Zawacki, director, BU Sargent Choice Nutrition Center with Stephen J. Bartels, principal investigator | Statewide Intervention to Reduce Early Mortality in Persons with Mental Illness | Dartmouth College–NIH/NIMH | $63,056 | 2 of 2 | $63,056 |
| Basilis Zikopoulos, research assistant professor of health sciences | Organization of Excitatory and Inhibitory Prefrontal Circuits in Children with Autism | NIH/NIMH | $409,250 | 3 of 5 | $2,018,222 |
| Total | $12,982,332 | $53,121,498 |
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