Awarded Research Grants

UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences

Social Work

Addressing Health-Related Social Needs Among Older People Living with HIV: Perspectives of Patients and Providers

  • PI: Jacob Bleasdale
  • Co-Is: Humberto Lopez Castillo
  • Co-Is: Kenan Sualp
    • Amount: $10,000 | Timeframe: 01/05/2026 - 12/31/2026
    Funding Type: Internal
    Funding Agency: Center for Behavioral Health Research and Training
    Social Work

    Culturally Tailored AI for Family-Based Physical Activity and Well-Being in Hispanic Families: A Prototype Development Study

  • PI: Qianxia Jiang
  • Co-Is: Summer Chen
    • Amount: $10,000 | Timeframe: 01/05/2026 - 12/31/2026
    Funding Type: Internal
    Funding Agency: Center for Behavioral Health Research and Training
    Social Work

    Pathways to Belonging and Success: Exploring the Strengths and Challenges of Refugee Immigrant Youth in Florida

  • PI: Asli Cennet Yalim
  • Co-Is: Humberto Lopez Castillo
  • Co-Is: Shuang Lu
    • Amount: $9,963 | Timeframe: 01/05/2026 - 12/31/2026
    Funding Type: Internal
    Funding Agency: Center for Behavioral Health Research and Training
    Social Work

    Assessing the impact of PARO on Mental Health Outcomes in Older Adults

  • PI: Susanny Beltran
  • Co-PI: Kimberley Gryglewicz
    • Amount: $50,000 | Timeframe: 07/01/2025 - 06/30/2026
    Funding Type: Internal
    Funding Agency: UCF: College of Health Professions and Sciences
    Social Work

    Creating a Blueprint for a Safer Florida: Understanding Need and Availability of Domestic Violence Services

  • PI: Bethany Backes
  • Co-PI: Kim Anderson
    • Amount: $257,384 | Timeframe: 11/01/2024 - 10/31/2026
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: Florida Partnership to End Domestic Violence
    Social Work

    Enhancing the Public Health Response to Domestic Violence in the Context of COVID-19

  • PI: Bethany Backes
    • Amount: $126,244 | Timeframe: 08/01/2022 - 07/31/2025
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: Arizona State University, AmeriCorps
    Social Work

    Objective 4: Assessing the Impact of Domestic Violence-Specific Risk Assessment Tools on Pretrial Decision Making, Case Outcomes, and Victim Safety

  • PI: Bethany Backes
    • Amount: $284,673 | Timeframe: 05/01/2021 - 12/31/2026
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: Arizona State University, Laura and John Arnold Foundation
    Social Work

    Project Florida SMARTS (School Mental Health Assessment, Response and Trainings for Suicide Prevention)

  • PI: Kimberley Gryglewicz
    • Amount: $163,762 | Timeframe: 08/31/2022 - 08/30/2025
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: University of South Florida, SAMHSA
    Social Work

    Applying the Delphi Method to Advance and Optimize a Benchmark for the Training and Matching of Service Dogs with Disabled Service Members and Veterans

  • PI: Chris Stewart
    • Amount: $140,738 | Timeframe: 08/31/2022 - 08/30/2025
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: Prime: California State University Long Beach, US Department of Defense
    Social Work

    Program Evaluation Services for K9 Partners for Patriots

  • PI: Chris Stewart
    • Amount: $25,000 | Timeframe: 05/14/2025 - 12/31/2025
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: K9 Partners for Patriots

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