Johnson & Wales University

JWU CARES ACT HEERF INSTITUTIONAL ASSISTANCE

JWU CARES ACT HEERF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

JWU CARES ACT HEERF STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM

CYBERSECURITY TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

PREDOMINANTLY BLACK INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM - FORMULA GRANTS

INCREASING PERSISTENCE IN STEM CAREER PREPAREDNESS THROUGH MENTORING AND COHORT ACTIVITIES -THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATIONAL NEED FOR WELL-EDUCATED SCIENTISTS, MATHEMATICIANS, ENGINEERS, AND TECHNICIANS BY SUPPORTING THE RETENTION AND GRADUATION OF HIGH-ACHIEVING, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED AT JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY. A TOTAL OF 12 SCHOLARS PURSUING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE BIOLOGY DEGREES WILL RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS AVERAGING $15,000 FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS. SCHOLARS WILL RECEIVE FACULTY MENTORING AND THE PROJECT WILL BUILD STRONG SCHOLAR COHORTS THROUGH TARGETED PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON STUDENT SUCCESS, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND CAREER READINESS. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR SCHOLARS INCLUDE A MATH ACCELERATOR PROGRAM, SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION COACHING, AND JOURNAL CLUB ACTIVITIES. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS TRACK 1 SCHOLARSHIPS IN STEM PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STEM DEGREE COMPLETION OF ACADEMICALLY TALENTED, LOW-INCOME UNDERGRADUATES WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL NEED TO GROW THE STEM WORKFORCE AND NURTURE KEY TALENT THAT WILL ENSURE ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS AND PROVIDE DOMESTIC LEADERSHIP ACROSS CRITICAL SECTORS. THIS PROJECT DIRECTLY SPEAKS TO THIS NEED BY SUPPORTING STEM STUDENT SUCCESS, WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN THE WORKFORCE IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND OTHER KEY AREAS OF NEED. THE PROJECT WILL BE ASSESSED BY AN EXPERIENCED EVALUATOR THAT WILL OVERSEE THE FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE EVALUATION AND USE A MIXED METHODS APPROACH. THE DATA GENERATED WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE KNOWLEDGE BASE REGARDING EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT TALENTED, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN STEM. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY NSF'S SCHOLARSHIPS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAM, WHICH SEEKS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ACADEMICALLY TALENTED, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED WHO EARN DEGREES IN STEM FIELDS. IT ALSO AIMS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE STEM WORKERS, AND TO GENERATE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ACADEMIC SUCCESS, RETENTION, TRANSFER, GRADUATION, AND ACADEMIC/CAREER PATHWAYS OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

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PROJECT PLUS (PREVENTION, LOWERING STIGMA, INCREASING UNDERSTANDING, AND SUPPORT) - PROJECT SUMMARY: JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (JWU) PROPOSES TO BUILD ITS CAPACITY TO PREVENT SUICIDE ON CAMPUS. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE CREATING AN ADVISORY COUNCIL; INCREASING CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT; CONDUCTING ACHA-NCHA CAMPUS ASSESSMENT, MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) AND QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER (QPR) TRAINING; EXPANDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS EDUCATION AND INTERVENTION; AND ENHANCED SCREENING. PROJECT NAME: PROJECT PLUS (PREVENTION, LOWERING STIGMA, INCREASING UNDERSTANDING, AND SUPPORT) POPULATION TO BE SERVED: JWU'S FALL 2023 ENROLLMENT WAS 4,380 STUDENTS: 63% FEMALES, 37% MALES, 59% WHITE, 14% HISPANIC/LATINO, 11% BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN, 4% ASIAN, ~2% TWO OR MORE RACES, 0.5% AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE, AND 5% UNKNOWN. TEN PERCENT WERE STUDENT-ATHLETES AND 24% WERE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS (FGCS). APPROXIMATELY 96% OF ALL ON-CAMPUS STUDENTS RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID (2023-24), AND PELL GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO 30% OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, JWU LOST A STUDENT TO SUICIDE AND ONE STUDENT DIED DUE TO SUBSTANCE OVERDOSE; 124 STUDENTS WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS, SUICIDAL IDEATION, OR SUBSTANCE USE (SU) CRISES, WITH 76 OF THOSE STUDENTS ADMITTED FOR IN-PATIENT TREATMENT. FROM 2018 TO 2023, ER VISITS RELATED TO SUBSTANCE OVERDOSE AND/OR SUICIDE ATTEMPTS HAVE GONE UP 36% AND INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE DOUBLED. PROJECT PLUS WILL ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR LGBTQIA+ STUDENTS, STUDENTS OF COLOR, LOW-INCOME, AND FGCS, WHILE ALSO IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH FOR ALL STUDENTS. STRATEGIES/INTERVENTIONS: 1) CREATE ADVISORY COUNCIL OF CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH CROSS-CUTTING EXPERTISE IN MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS; 2) HIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF TO PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT AND MAXIMIZE OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND REFERRALS; 3) CONDUCT ACHA-NCHA; 4) FORMALIZE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO SECURE WARM REFERRALS FOR LONGER-TERM TREATMENT AND BUILD CONTINUITY OF CARE; 5) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF TRAINED IN MHFA AND QPR; 6) ENHANCE VOLUNTARY SUBSTANCE USE SCREENING; AND 7) INCREASE STUDENT-LED EFFORTS TO REDUCE STIGMA AND NEGATIVE ATTITUDES ABOUT MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. PROJECT GOALS: 1) STRENGTHEN JWU'S ABILITY TO PREVENT AND REDUCE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISES, SUICIDE, AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG STUDENT POPULATION AND IMPROVE AVAILABLE SERVICES; 2) IMPROVE CAMPUS-WIDE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SUICIDE PREVENTION AND THE ABILITY TO RESPOND TO SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS; AND 3) REDUCE STIGMA AND PROMOTE HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR BY ENGAGING IN COMBATING NEGATIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: PROVIDE JWU STUDENTS WITH CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT BY HIRING A PROJECT PLUS COORDINATOR; CONDUCT ACHA-NCHA ASSESSMENT; CREATE AT LEAST THREE MOUS/STATEMENTS OF UNDERSTANDING TO SECURE "WARM" REFERRALS FOR LONG-TERM TREATMENT AND CONTINUITY OF CARE; PURCHASE BETTERMYND TO INCREASE TELEHEALTH ACCESS FOR THE TARGETED STUDENT POPULATIONS; COLLABORATE TO IMPLEMENT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) AND EXPAND QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER (QPR) TRAINING; ENHANCE VOLUNTARY SCREENING EFFORTS; HOLD AT LEAST 9 STUDENT-LED ORGANIZATION TRAININGS TO REDUCE STIGMA AND NEGATIVE ATTITUDES ABOUT MH AND SUD; INCREASE TARGETED OUTREACH FREQUENCY AND INCREASE SOCIAL MEDIA MENTAL HEALTH POSTS BY 50%; OFFER AT LEAST 2 NEW WORKSHOPS EACH SEMESTER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RESIDENTIAL LIFE AND THE OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS TO REACH AT LEAST 80% OF NEW STUDENTS EACH ACADEMIC YEAR. NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO BE SERVED ANNUALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT: PROJECT PLUS WILL TRAIN 100 STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF IN MHFA OR QPR EACH YEAR, FOR A TOTAL OF 300 STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF WHO WILL BE TRAINED. ALL STUDENTS (4,000+) WILL RECEIVE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON MENTAL HEALTH, AND 2,000 STUDENTS WILL BE REACHED IN THE TARGET POPULATION.

MOBILE SCREEN TIME AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT IN LINE WITH THE FUNDING GOALS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND PAR-18-714, THIS APPLICATION PROPOSES A RESEARCH PROJECT THAT INVESTIGATES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SMARTPHONE USE, SOCIAL MEDIA NEEDS, AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS. COLLEGE STUDENTS TODAY ARE SUFFERING MORE THAN EVER FROM DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS, FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO FUNCTION, AND RISKING CHRONIC OR RECURRENT DISORDERS AND LONGSTANDING MORBIDITY. DESPITE THE IDENTIFICATION OF VARIOUS RISK FACTORS IN THE LITERATURE, THE CAUSAL MECHANISMS ARE NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD. RECENT RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT EXCESSIVE MOBILE SCREEN TIME MAY BE LINKED WITH DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS, AS WELL AS OTHER PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND NEUROLOGICAL ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES. THE MAJORITY OF PUBLISHED STUDIES, HOWEVER, OCCURRED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES, USED A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY DESIGN, OR FOCUSED SOLELY ON SMARTPHONE ADDICTION AS OPPOSED TO SCREEN TIME, SO A GAP REMAINS IN OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCREEN TIME AND DEPRESSION. THIS STUDY WILL TEST IF OBJECTIVE MEASURES OF MOBILE PHONE SCREEN TIME, THROUGH THE COLLECTION OF SUBMITTED SCREENSHOTS, APP USAGE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA NEEDS, ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGE IN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN A COHORT OF U.S. COLLEGE STUDENTS. AT THE END OF THIS PROJECT, THE RESEARCH TEAM WILL HAVE: A) IDENTIFIED CONSISTENT PATTERNS OF OBJECTIVE MEASURED MOBILE SCREEN TIME, APP USAGE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA NEEDS; B) ASSESSED ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN THOSE PATTERNS WITH EXISTING LEVELS OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN A CROSS- SECTIONAL ANALYSIS; AND C) DETERMINED IF THOSE PATTERNS ARE PREDICTIVE OF LONGITUDINAL CHANGES IN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS. THE USE OF OBJECTIVE SCREEN TIME MEASURES IS AN INNOVATIVE, FEASIBLE, AND LESS BIASED WAY TO MEASURE PATTERNS OF MOBILE SCREEN USE AND APP USE AMONG THE U.S. COLLEGE STUDENT POPULATION. MOREOVER, THIS WILL BE THE FIRST PROSPECTIVE, OBSERVATIONAL STUDY EVALUATING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MOBILE SCREEN TIME AND CHANGES IN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS. UNDERSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PATTERNS OF SCREEN TIME AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS WILL ALLOW CLINICIANS AND RESEARCHERS IN FUTURE NIH-FUNDED STUDIES TO: 1) BETTER, MORE OBJECTIVELY IDENTIFY COLLEGE STUDENTS AT HIGH RISK FOR DEPRESSION; 2) DEVELOP FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF MOBILE SCREEN TIME IN THE ETIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION; AND 3) ULTIMATELY IMPLEMENT TARGETED MOBILE-HEALTH INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS COLLEGE STUDENT DEPRESSION. FURTHER, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH ASSISTANTS INVOLVED IN THE STUDY WILL GAIN FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE IMPLEMENTING ONLINE DATA COLLECTION, EXECUTING A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY, AND APPLYING INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED STATISTICAL TESTS; THEY WILL ALSO BE AUTHORS ON PEER-REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS AND PRESENT AT RELEVANT CONFERENCES.

JOHNSON&WALES UNIVERSITY'S FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE GROWING NUMBER OF UNIVERSITY FOOD SYSTEM AND FOOD INNOVATION PROGRAMS ARE NOT OFTEN PRESENTED WITH INTENSIVE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES THAT FACILITATE IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES SURROUNDING THE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM. THIS IS PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES (URES) ARE KNOWN TO FOSTER RETENTION, GRADUATION, AND PERSISTENCE IN STEM FIELDS AMONG STEM STUDENTS, AND BECAUSE MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE WILL BE CRUCIAL FOR PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF FOOD SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS.THIS PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITY AND A WORLD LEADER IN CULINARY EDUCATION, TO LAUNCH AN INNOVATIVE FACULTY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM THAT WILL SUPPORT MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS IN ADDRESSING PRESSING FOOD SYSTEM PROBLEMS. RESEARCH TEAMS WILL ALSO DEVELOP FOOD SYSTEM CURRICULUM MODULES FOR SECONDARY AUDIENCES TO STIMULATE NEW INTEREST IN THIS INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT FIELD. THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE TO: 1) AWARD AT LEAST EIGHT FACULTY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS; 2) PROVIDE EXPERIENTIAL, PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING RESEARCH EXPERIENCES TO 40 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS THROUGH DIVERSE STUDENT RESEARCH TEAMS COMPRISING AT LEAST 30% UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES; 3) TRAIN AT LEAST EIGHT FACULTY ON IMPLEMENTING AND COORDINATING MULTIDISCIPLINARY, PROBLEM-BASED RESEARCH TEAMS; 4) PRODUCE 40 FOOD SYSTEM CURRICULUM MODULES DESIGNED FOR SECONDARY AUDIENCES; AND 5) INCREASE ENROLLMENT IN FOOD SYSTEMS PROGRAMS AT JWU AND URI BY 25% OVER FIVE YEARS. THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS MULTIPLE HEC GOALS IN THAT IT WILL ATTRACT AND SUPPORT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN RELEVANT FOOD SYSTEM MAJORS, FACILITATE A NEW COOPERATIVE INITIATIVE BETWEEN TWO INSTITUTIONS, AND STRENGTHEN INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION AT BOTH INSTITUTIONS.

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PORTABLE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

MEDICAL AND HEALTH HUMANITIES: CREATING A NEW MINOR

JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES -- NORTH MIAMI CAMPUS