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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

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