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Biography

Credentials

  • Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy, Social Work, University of South Florida
  • MSW, Master of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Graduate Certificate, Aging Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • BA, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of North Carolina

Affiliations

  • American Academy of Suicidology (AAS)
  • National Association of Social Workers

Research

Areas of Specialty
  • Suicide prevention
  • Health and mental health
  • Family engagement & caregiving issues
  • Program implementation and evaluation
  • Violence Prevention
  • Caregiver Health/Well-Being
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Community-based participatory research
Research Lab Affiliations

Research Grants

Social Work

CA-LINC: A Culturally Adapted Care Coordination Suicide Detection and Intervention Model for Black Youth

  • PI: Kimberley Gryglewicz
    • Amount: $85,750 | Timeframe: 04/01/2022 - 03/31/2025
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Social Work

    Florida Pathways to Awareness, Support, and Services (FPASS)

  • PI: Kimberley Gryglewicz
    • Amount: $125,000 | Timeframe: 09/30/2021 - 09/29/2026
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
    Social Work

    Florida LEADS (Launch, Engage, Activate Departments and Systems for Zero Suicide) project

  • PI: Kimberley Gryglewicz
    • Amount: $3,500,000 | Timeframe: 03/31/2021 - 03/30/2026
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
    Social Work

    Central Florida Pathways to Awareness, Support and Services II (C PASS II)

  • PI: Kimberley Gryglewicz
  • Co-PI: Kristina Childs Fisher
    • Amount: $375,000 | Timeframe: 09/30/2018 - 09/29/2021
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
    Social Work

    Florida Implementation of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (FINS)

  • PI: Kimberley Gryglewicz
    • Amount: $1,413,000 | Timeframe: 09/30/2017 - 09/29/2020
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
    Social Work

    The Seminole County System of Care (SCSOC) Expansion Evaluation

  • PI: Kristina Childs
  • Co-PI: Kimberley Gryglewicz
    • Amount: $305,862 | Timeframe: 01/01/2016 - 09/29/2019
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (to Community Initiatives, Inc. then to UCF)
    Social Work

    Central Florida Pathways to Awareness, Support and Services I (C PASS I)

  • PI: Kimberley Gryglewicz
  • Co-PI: Kristina Childs Fisher
    • Amount: $375,000 | Timeframe: 09/30/2015 - 03/31/2019
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
    Social Work

    Expanding SBIRT Workforce Capacity in Central Florida: SBIRT Training for Graduate Social Work Students and Community Health Professionals

  • PI: Shawn Lawrence
  • Co-PI: Mary Ann Burg
  • Co-PI: Reshawna Chapple
  • Co-PI:
  • Co-PI: Kimberley Gryglewicz
    • Amount: $807,538 | Timeframe: 09/30/2015 - 09/29/2019
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
    Social Work

    Comprehensive School Safety Initiative: Developing Knowledge About What Works to Make Schools Safe

  • PI: Kristina Childs
  • Co-PI: Kimberley Gryglewicz
  • Co-PI: Roberto Potter
    • Amount: $305,862 | Timeframe: 01/01/2015 - 06/30/2019
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ) (to Brevard Public Schools then to UCF)[total NIJ award is $2,269,744]
    Social Work

    Florida Linking Individuals Needing Care

  • PI: Kimberley Gryglewicz
    • Amount: $603,773 | Timeframe: 09/30/2014 - 09/29/2019
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (Part of a three-year, $3.68 million award)

    Courses

  • SOW 6433: Clinical Evaluation in Social Work Practice

  • SOW 5404: Social Work Research

  • SOW 6612: Clinical Practice with Families

  • SOW 3401: Social Work Research

    • News

  • RAs from the Center for Behavioral Health Research and Training Present Posters at UCF Research Week

     Written By: UCF School of Social Work | April 5, 2022
    Research assistants (RA) from the School of Social Work’s Center for Behavioral Health Research and Training (CBHRT) shared their research at the Student Scholar Symposium as part of UCF Student...

  • School of Social Work’s CBHRT: Fueling Scientific Collaboration and Expanding Professional Expertise

     Written By: UCF School of Social Work | October 7, 2021
    The Center for Behavioral Health Research and Training (CBHRT) was established in 2017 and is the first of its kind in the School of Social Work. The CBHRT serves a unique purpose to link practitioners...

  • Staff Spotlight – Lauren Taylor

     Written By: Drexler B. James'13 | September 23, 2021
    Lauren Taylor is helping to grow the School of Social Work’s Center for Behavioral Health Research and Training. Through her various roles, she ensures the Center operates smoothly while conducting impactful, community research on mental health – a subject near and dear to Taylor’s heart.  Learn more...

  • MSW Fellowship Students Share Their Research

     Written By: UCF School of Social Work | August 4, 2021
    The UCF School of Social Work MSW Traditional Track awarded six new first-year graduate level students with a $10,000 fellowship to assist them with tuition, fees, and other expenses for academic year...

  • Staying Connected in a Virtual World as a Graduate Student

     Written By: Lauren Taylor, UCF CBHRT | May 7, 2021
    The UCF School of Social Work’s Center for Behavioral Health Research and Training (CBHRT) spotlights Research Assistants (RA) and Graduate Research Assistants (GRA) each month who support CBHRT’s mission of...
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