PSI Portland Active Projects

Snapshot of current Portland-based projects:

Open Grants

Preventing Emotional and Behavior Problems in Middle School Youth At-Risk of Disability After COVID-19 with the Family Check-Up Online
PI: Elizabeth Stormshak (Co-PI: Arin Connell, Case Western Reserve)
Grant number: R324X220003
Funding period: 2022-2026
Award: $2,998,407
Funded by: (IES) US Department of Education

Investigating the Impacts of COVID-19 School Closures on Long-Term Adjustment in Youth with or at Risk for Disability
MPIs: Laura Lee McIntyre, Dave DeGarmo, (MPI: Cameron Neece, Loma Linda University)
Grant number: R01HD108887
Funding Period: 2022-2027
Funding source: NIH: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Influence of Swallowing Impairment on Burden among Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and related Dementias
PI: Samantha Shune
Funded by: National Institute on Aging
Grant number: R21AG082326
Funding Period: 2023-2026

Preventing School Exclusion and Opioid Misuse: Effectiveness of the Inclusive Skill-building Learning Approach (ISLA)  
Funded by: National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH  
Grant Number: R01DA059401  
Funding Period: 2023-2028  
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of ISLA, an instructional and restorative alternative to exclusionary discipline, on improving the social determinants of health of education access and quality, and social and community context to prevent school exclusion and opioid and other substance misuse.   

Cultural Adaptation of Family Check-Up to Reduce Health Disparities and Improve Mental Health among Hispanic Families
PI: Jen Doty
Grant Number: R43MD019569
Funding period: 2024-2025 
Funded by: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 

Adaptation of Family Check-Up Online in the Latinx Community to Reduce Youth Substance Use
PI: Jen Doty
Grant Number: R34DA061150
Funding period: 2024-2027
Funded by: National Institute on Drug Abuse

A Digital Health Technology to Prevent Family Violence and Improve Child Mental Health
PI: Beth Stormshak, Northwest Prevention Science Inc
Grant Number: R42MH132191
Funding period: 2024-2028
Funded by: National Institute of Mental Health