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Susan Gray Silva

Associate Research Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
Box 3322, 307 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710
School of Nursing, 307 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


Nurse LEADS: Training in Nurse-LEd models of care ADdressing the Social Determinants of Health

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipating Faculty Member · Awarded by National Institute of Nursing Research · 2024 - 2029

Refinement and Testing of Implementation Strategies to Promote Psychotherapy Attendance for Depression among Latinx Teens

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities · 2022 - 2027

Gendered Racism Profiles, Resilience, and High-Risk Pregnancies Among Black Women

FellowshipCo-Sponsor · Awarded by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities · 2023 - 2025

A Text-Based Scheduled Reduction Intervention for Smokeless Tobacco Cessation

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2025

Peer i-Coaching for Activated Self-management Optimization in Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic Conditions

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2024

Advanced Practice Provider Knowledge Skills and Practice related to Sickle Cell Disease

ResearchStatistician · Awarded by Augusta University · 2022 - 2023

Stress Cardiovascular Disease and the Superwoman Schema

ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by Sigma Theta Tau International · 2021 - 2023

Latent Resilience and Burnout Profiles among Nurses

ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by Sigma Theta Tau International · 2021 - 2023

Intimate Partner Violence Among Chinese: From the lens of social determinants of health and intersectionality

FellowshipAdvisor · Awarded by Sigma Theta Tau International · 2020 - 2022

Family Communication in Pediatric Palliative Care in Korea

FellowshipCollaborator · Awarded by American Cancer Society, Inc. · 2018 - 2022

Optimizing Treatment for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Case Western Reserve University · 2021 - 2021

Social Determinants of HPV Vaccine Completion among Adolescents

FellowshipAdvisor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2021

Symptom Clusters in Systemic Sclerosis

FellowshipCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2021

Decisions to Initate and Complete Treatment Among Black Women with Infertility

FellowshipCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2020

Depression, Substance Abuse, and Health Care Utilization among US Probationers and Parolees within 12 Months Post-relea

FellowshipCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2019

Understanding the Intersection of Stigma and Self-Management in Sickle Cell Disease

FellowshipSponsor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2019

Addressing Tobacco Use Disparities through an Innovative Mobile Phone Intervention: The textto4gosmokelesstobacco

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2018

The Health Status of Gender Minorities

FellowshipCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2018

Comparing Acute Pain Management Protocols for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2017

Impact of age on outcomes associated with an early mobility program in medical intensive care

ResearchStatistician · Awarded by Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Foundation, Inc. · 2014 - 2016

Sleep-Wake State and Feeding Competency in Very Preterm Infants

FellowshipCollaborator · Awarded by American Nurses Foundation, Inc. · 2014 - 2015

Improving Emergency Department Management of Adults with Sickle Cell Disease

ResearchStatistician · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2011 - 2015

Effects of Message Framing on Cessation among Couples where both Partners Smoke

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2015

Expanding Evidence of Genetic Contributions to Survivorship in CAD

ResearchStatistician · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2011 - 2014

Optimizing PTSD Treatments (OPT)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Case Western Reserve University · 2014 - 2014

Feasibility of a Stigma Reduction Intervention for HIV-infected Women

ResearchStatistician · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2011 - 2013

Barriers to Research and Care in Depressed Black Youth

ResearchConsultant · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2011

Survival and Age Biases in Gene Associations with Coronary Disease

ResearchStatistician · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2011

Safety and Efficacy of Sertraline for Depression CHF

Clinical TrialCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2011

SOFTAD-Substance use outcomes following treatment adolescent depression

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2010

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Neuropsychology Research Fellow · 1993 - 1994 Awarded by: National Institute of Mental Health

External Relationships


  • Editorial Board member - Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
  • Member of NIMH Data Safety and Monitoring Board
  • Pfizer Inc.

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