Recent Awards and News
Liz Waddell and Sara Rainer’s research is seen in the latest Lund Report article linking mental health and substance use disorder. According to their study, the state’s inability to provide integrated treatment that is most effective, ends up increasing costs elsewhere in the system.
Funding Opportunities
School of Public Health Catalyst Awards
Funding to promote progress on clearly articulated, early-phase research agendas by providing opportunities for pilot testing, preliminary data collection, feasibility or needs assessments or similar activities. Public health‐relevant proposals on any research topic of interest to SPH faculty are appropriate, including educational research.
Who Should Apply: OHSU and PSU faculty with primary appointment in the School of Public Health
Award: $5000 – $25,000 (special requests to go over the program budget of $25,000 can be made)
Deadline:Wednesday, May 29, 2024
School of Public Health Kickstarter Awards
The Kickstarter Award application is now closed. We are excited to have supported over 10 faculty and students with Kickstarter Awards this academic year.
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InnovAIte Research Academy
PSU Research and Graduate Studies is thrilled to announce the inaugural cohort of the InnovAIte Research Academy, set to commence in June 2024. This innovative program is designed to empower faculty and staff, regardless of their previous experience with generative AI, to harness its potential in research and research administration. No computer science, technology, or programming background is required – our focus is on the practical application of generative AI, accessible to all.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Early submission is encouraged due to limited spots in the inaugural cohort.
Understanding the Intersection of Social Inequities to Optimize Health and Reduce Health Disparities: The Axes Initiative (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Research shows that intersecting systems of privilege and oppression produce and sustain wide and unjust variations in health. The Axes Initiative will support research to understand health at the intersections of social statuses such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and ability, by examining contributions of social and other determinants of health.
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WT Grant Foundation: Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
Research grants on reducing inequality fund research studies that aim to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5-25 in the United States. We prioritize studies that aim to reduce inequalities that exist along dimensions of race, ethnicity, economic standing, language minority status, or immigrant origins.
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Collins Medical Trust
Provides seed funding up to $30,000 for projects that advance health-related research, including basic laboratory science, clinical research, and public health investigations. Competitive candidates are early career investigators with salary support from their departments who are clearly supported by their mentor(s) and proposing projects that position them for NIH or other substantial funding. Successful proposals highlight impact on the immediate population served, Oregon and potential national impact.
Who Should Apply: Early career investigators, including postdoctoral fellows and assistant professors, who are clearly supported by their mentors
Award: Up to $30,000/one year
Deadline: Notice of Intent form is required (form window open: June 7-14, 2024); Application due Aug. 23, 2024
Questions: Contact the OHSU Foundation
Recent Publications
April 2024 Publications
Hall EW, Bradley H, Barker LK, Lewis K, Shealey J, Valverde E, Sullivan P, Gupta N, Hofmeister MG. Estimating hepatitis C prevalence in the United States, 2017-2020. Hepatology. 2024 May 13. doi: 10.1097/HEP.0000000000000927. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38739849.
Coco L, Hooker ER, Gilbert TA, Prewitt AL, Reavis KM, O’Neil ME, Clark KD, Henry JA, Zaugg T, Carlson KF. Associations Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Severity of Tinnitus-Related Functional Impairment Among US Military Veterans: A National, Population-Based Study. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2024 May-Jun 01;39(3):218-230. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000896. Epub 2023 Sep 12. PMID: 38709830.
Smith L, Carder P, Hua C, Zimmerman S, Sloane PD, Zhang W, Wretman CJ, Cornell P, Thomas KS. A National Typology of Health Service Regulation in Assisted Living. Gerontologist. 2024 May 1;64(5):gnad109. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnad109. PMID: 37549891; PMCID: PMC11020221.
Shorey-Kendrick LE, McEvoy CT, Milner K, Harris J, Brownsberger J, Tepper RS, Park B, Gao L, Vu A, Morris CD, Spindel ER. Correction: Improvements in lung function following vitamin C supplementation to pregnant smokers are associated with buccal DNA methylation at 5 years of age. Clin Epigenetics. 2024 Apr 25;16(1):59. doi: 10.1186/s13148-024-01664-4. Erratum for: Clin Epigenetics. 2024 Feb 27;16(1):35. PMID: 38664854; PMCID: PMC11046996.
Patel RK, Parappilly M, Sutton TL, Behrens S, Schwantes IR, Johnson AJ, Pommier RF, Sheppard BC. Referral and treatment patterns in pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma: a regional population-level analysis. The American Journal of Surgery 2024;231:55–59.
Leeds H, Muralidaran A, Johnson AJ, Schilling D, Parkhotyuk K, Shen I, McEvoy CT. Presurgical pulmonary function tests in the first few days of life in neonates with congenital heart disease, a pilot study. Journal of Perinatology 2024;1–5. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-024-01979-3
Research Resources
Environmental Health and Safety has partnered with Environmental Science and Management to develop a robust Field Work Safety program. The research at Portland State University can be based anywhere — within the City of Portland, rural field stations in California, projects in Africa and up to Alaska. With this wide range of opportunities for institutional research, there are many unique challenges to ensure proper safety considerations, as well as training before research starts and necessary support to a research team should an emergency arise.
The EHS and ESM staff compiled some of the best practices and new emerging topics in fieldwork safety to provide our research and teaching community with more resources to support what they do best.
All members of the University conducting any form of research or undergraduate coursework outside of University buildings.