Selected Grants
Duke/UNC ADAR Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029Improving the lives of persons living with dementia and their families through person-centered measurement of home time
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2021 - 2027WECARE: Workforce Engagement with Care workers to Assist, Recognize, and Educate
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2022 - 2027Development of Zinnia All Day (ZAD), a Zinnia TV Software Product for Caregivers to Customize Daily Playlists and Create Routine based on the Needs and Interests of the Person Living With AD/ADRD
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Zinnia Technologies, Inc. · 2025 - 2026Improving Physical Function and Quality of Life in Older Adults with Prediabetes Utilizing Interactive Small-group Resistance Training through Video Conference Technology
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Impactiv d/b/a Vivo · 2022 - 2025Campaign for Inclusive Care
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Elizabeth Dole Foundation · 2018 - 2022Evaluating Outcomes of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI) Caregiver Support Programs
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Georgia Southwestern Foundation, Inc. · 2020 - 2021Campaign for Inclusive Care
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Elizabeth Dole Foundation · 2018 - 2019Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research
IIR—Using community health workers to support caregivers of seriously ill rural Veterans ·
2025
- 2029
Principle Investigator ·
Awarded by: Veterans Administration
Examining multiple chronic illness in older Muslims ·
2025
- 2026
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by: Sanford School of Public Policy
Post-incarceration reentry considerations for older adults in North Carolina ·
2024
- 2025
Principal investigator ·
Awarded by: Sanford School of Public Policy
Researcher-in-Residence ·
August 2023
- July 2024
Awarded by: VHA National Center for Patient Safety
ER Dispositions for Veterans with Dementia ·
July 1, 2023
- June 30, 2028
Co-Investigator ·
Awarded by: NIA-VA
Supporting Community Partnerships to Optimize HUD-VASH Services for Older and Disabled Veterans ·
2023
- 2024
Co-PI ·
Awarded by: VA National Center for Homelessness among Veterans
Evaluating Physical Resilience and Best Practices in Vision Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients: A Mixed Methods Approach ·
2022
- 2023
Mentor ·
Awarded by: Pepper Center NIA P30AG028716
Novel Telehealth Intervention using Nutrition and Exercise. This study examines the feasibility, acceptability and fidelity of implementing a weight maintenance tele-nutrition and tele-exercise intervention in older adults. ·
2020
- 2021
Co-Investigator ·
Awarded by: NIA 1P30AG064201-02
Faculty Pilot Award ·
2020
- 2021
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by: Sanford School of Public Policy
VA Career Development Award (CDA) ·
August 2018
- August 2023
Principle Investigator ·
Awarded by: US Veterans Administration
Maddox Fellowship Award ·
2015
- 2017
Awarded by: Duke Center for the Study of Aging