Dean’s Intramural Grants Program Award Recipients
Congratulations to our Grant Award Recipients
2026-2027 Award Recipients
Research Seed Grants
These are 1-year awards in the amount of $35,000 each.
Priyadarshini Kachroo, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Health Informatics
Shristi Rawal, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Clinical and Preventive Nutrition Sciences
Collaborative Educational Innovation Pilot Grants
This is a 1-year award in the amount of approximately $25,200 each.
Lisa Palladino-Kim, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Health Informatics (PI)
2025-2026 Award Recipients
Research Seed Grants
These are 1-year awards in the amount of $35,000 each.
Zhaomeng Niu, assistant professor, Department of Health Informatics
Jean-Francois Daneault, associate professor, Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences
Rahul Mittal, assistant professor on the Department of Health Informatics.
Collaborative Educational Innovation Pilot Grants
This is a 1-year award in the amount of approximately $25,200 each.
Rahul Mittal, assistant professor on the Department of Health Informatics. (PI)
Barbara Tafuto, assistant professor Health Informatics (Co-PI)
2024-2025 Award Recipients
Research Seed Grants
These are 1-year awards in the amount of $35,000 each.
Project: “Enhancing Rehabilitation Outcomes in Cerebral Palsy through Gamified Multidisciplinary Interventions: Integrating Speech and Upper Extremity Motor Therapy.”
Dr. Young Hwa Michelle Chang, assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences
Dr. Qinyin Qiu, assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences
Research Bridge Grant
These are 1-year awards in the amount of $35,000 each.
Project: “Leveraging game-based mHealth to limit excessive weight gain and retention among pregnant women with overweight and obesity”
Dr. Shristi Rawal, assistant professor in the Department of Clinical and Preventive Nutrition Sciences
Collaborative Educational Innovation Pilot Grants
These are 1-year awards in the amount of $35,000 each.
Project: “Nourish Your Mind with AI-Powered Simulation”
Dr. SunHee Jang Eissenstat, in Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions
Ni Gao, professor in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions
Project: “Building Enhanced Treatment through Engagement and Responsiveness to People with Mental Illness (BETTER-MI)”
Dr. Ken Gill, professor in Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions
Dr. Ann Murphy, assistant professor in Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions
Dr. Michelle Zechner, associate professor in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions
2023-2024 Award Recipients
Research Seed Grants
These are 1-year awards in the amount of $35,000 each.
Project: “Mindfulness Oriented Recovery Enhancement as an Adjunct to Buprenorphine Medication in Opioid Use Disorder”
--Dr. Suchismita Ray
Project: “Personalized Neuromodulation to treat motor and cognitive symptoms in aging population.”
--Dr. Soha Saleh
Dr. Suchismita Ray, associate professor in the Department of Health Informatics
Dr. Soha Saleh, assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences
Research Bridge Grant
These are 1-year awards in the amount of $35,000 each.
Project: “Navigating Higher Education: Telehealth Transdiagnostic CBT and Supported Education for Post-Secondary Students with Mental Health Conditions”
Dr. Weili Lu, associate professor in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions
Teaching Innovation Award
This is a 1-year award in the amount of $3,000
Project: “A novel integrated simulation exercise to foster an interprofessional approach to patients with renal disease”
Bhagavathi Ramamurthy, assistant professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies and Practice
Claire O’Connell, associate professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies and Practice
