Fairleigh Dickinson University

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY CARES INSTITUTIONAL PORTION OF EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY CARES EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

ADVANCED NURSING EDUCATION WORKFORCE

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY MSI CARES EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

CAMPUS SEXUAL MISCONDUCT: USING PERPETRATOR RISK ASSESSMENT AND TAILORED TREATMENT TO INDIVIDUALIZE SANCTIONING

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM - DISCIPLINE: MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK (MSW), PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING PRACTITIONER (PMHNP), AND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY?PROGRAMS? FUNDS REQUESTED: $600,000 PER YEAR OVERVIEW: THROUGH A THREE-SCHOOL COLLABORATIVE BETWEEN FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY’S (FDU) SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES, SCHOOL OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH, AND SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING, THE MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK (MSW), PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING PRACTITIONER (PMHNP), AND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAMS TO BUILD ON THE SUCCESS OF A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING- CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND YOUNG ADULTS (BHWET-CAY-- AWARD #6M01HP52164-01-01) GRANT BY EXPANDING OFFERINGS OF INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING ALONG WITH SUPPORT TO GRADUATE STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS PROVIDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO AT RISK CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND YOUNG ADULTS. SUMMARY OF GOALS: THE GOAL OF FDU ENGAGED TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF A DIVERSE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE WHO ARE TRAINED TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE AND COMMITTED TO WORK IN HIGH-NEED AND HIGH-DEMAND AREAS (HNHD), SPECIFICALLY ESSEX, MONMOUTH, PASSAIC, AND UNION COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. GOAL ATTAINMENT: GOAL ATTAINMENT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, IMPLEMENTATION OF COLLABORATIVE TRAINING AS WELL AS INCREASED OF RECRUITMENT OF DIVERSE TRAINEES AND MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. OBJECTIVES: FDU ENGAGED PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: (1) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NEW OR EXPANDED COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING SITES IN HIGH-NEED AND HIGH-DEMAND AREAS.; (2) PROMOTE COLLABORATIVE TRAINING BY USING TEAM-BASED MODELS OF CARE TO INTEGRATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE INTO INTERPROFESSIONAL PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS, (3) RECRUITMENT OF A DIVERSE WORKFORCE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND YOUNG ADULTS, AND (4) RECRUIT, DEVELOP, AND EXPAND THE CAPACITY TO TRAIN CLINICAL SUPERVISORS TO SUPPORT AND MENTORSHIP OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRAINEES. ? FUNDING PREFERENCES: FDU ENGAGED REQUESTS CONSIDERATION FOR FUNDING PRIORITY 1 AS WELL AS PREFERENCE BASED ON THE CRITERIA OUTLINED UNDER QUALIFICATIONS 2 (SIGNIFICANT INCREASE) AND 3 (NEW PROGRAM). DETAILED EVIDENCE DETAILING HOW FDU ENGAGED MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR PRIORITY 1, AND QUALIFICATIONS 2 AND 3 ARE INCLUDED IN ATTACHMENT 8.

OPIOID-IMPACTED FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM - FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY, SUPPORTING TREATMENT AND RECOVERY THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES AND NURTURING GROWTH IN FAMILIES (FDU STRONG) POPULATION SERVED: FDU STRONG WILL SUPPORT FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS ARE IMPACTED BY OPIOID USE DISORDERS, BY INCREASING SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: THERE IS A GROWING NEED TO IMPROVE REGIONAL ACCESS TO QUALITY INTEGRATIVE MENTAL HEALTHCARE, ESPECIALLY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. NEW JERSEY, SPECIFICALLY, HAS SEEN A STEADY DEMAND FOR OPIOID USE SERVICES WITH OVER 40,000 INDIVIDUALS SEEKING SERVICES ANNUALLY. HOWEVER, NEW JERSEY SIGNIFICANTLY LAGS BEHIND OTHER STATES AVERAGING 32 DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS/100,000 PEOPLE. THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES STATES THAT NEW JERSEY IS FACING A “BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION COUNSELOR WORKFORCE CRISIS”. TO MEET THE INCREASING NEEDS, FDU STRONG WILL TRAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHW) TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY OPIOID AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND TO PREVENT MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE IN YOUTH. WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS AIM THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL II TRAININGS ENCOMPASSING ONLINE, ACCESSIBLE COURSEWORK, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, AND APPRENTICESHIPS. NEEDS ADDRESSED: THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM WILL AID IN IMPROVING SUPPORT AND ACCESS FOR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY ADDICTION AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTE TO ALLEVIATING THE SHORTAGE OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE TRAINED WITH A SPECIALIZATION IN OPIOID AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES: FDU STRONG WILL 1) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A LEVEL 1 CHW TRAINING CERTIFICATE TRAINING PROGRAM SERVING YOUTH AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY OUD AND SUD 2) ESTABLISH AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR CHW IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, OFFERING ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, 3) RECRUIT 108 DIVERSE TRAINEES SEEKING CAREERS AS CHW’S IN HIGH NEED AREAS AND OFFER TUITION AND STIPEND SUPPORT, 4) EXPAND PARTNERSHIPS WITH AGENCIES IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES SERVING YOUTH AND FAMILIES, 5) SUPPORT STUDENTS TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS CHW’S, AND 6) INITIATE AN EVALUATION PROCESS OF THE FDU STRONG PROGRAM.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM

APPLYING STUDENT KNOWLEDGE FOR SUCCESS IN CYBERSECURITY AND DATA SCIENCE

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT FOR K01 ADAPTATION OF A DIGITAL GROUP-BASED INTERVENTION TO REDUCE DRUG USE AND INCREASE CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG REPRODUCTIVE-AGED WOMEN INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS K01 AWARD IS TO PROVIDE THE CANDIDATE, DR. MELISSA N. SLAVIN, AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, WITH THE TRAINING NEEDED TO BECOME AN INDEPENDENT SUBSTANCE USE INVESTIGATOR IN DIGITAL INTERVENTION SCIENCE WITH A FOCUS ON SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (SRH) ISSUES AMONG VULNERABLE WOMEN, PARTICULARLY WOMEN INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS (WICJ). DR. SLAVIN PROPOSES TO ADAPT AND DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF A DIGITAL INTERVENTION, WHICH WILL INCLUDE FACILITATED GROUP-BASED TREATMENT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE, AND DIGITAL INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES, FOR REPRODUCTIVE-AGED WOMEN WITH A RECENT HISTORY OF INCARCERATION OR COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. THIS INTERVENTION AIMS TO REDUCE ILLICIT DRUG USE AND INCREASE ALL FORMS OF CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUDS) AND UNMET CONTRACEPTIVE NEEDS (I.E., FECUND, SEXUALLY ACTIVE, AND REPORT NOT WANTING MORE CHILDREN OR WANTING TO DELAY THE NEXT CHILD BUT ARE NOT USING ANY METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION). WICJ, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE REPRODUCTIVE- AGED, HAVE HIGH RATES OF SUDS AND UNMET CONTRACEPTIVE NEEDS, INFLUENCED BY SYNERGISTIC INDIVIDUAL-, INTERPERSONAL-, AND COMMUNITY-LEVEL RISK FACTORS. UNMET CONTRACEPTIVE NEEDS RESULT IN UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES (UPS) AMONG WICJ WITH SUDS, AND INCREASED RATES OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AMONG WOMEN AND THEIR OFFSPRING. EXTANT INTERVENTIONS AMONG WICJ WHO USE DRUGS OFTEN FOCUS ON SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIS), INCLUDING HIV, WHILE LEAVING OUT UPS. AMONG REPRODUCTIVE-AGED WOMEN IN GENERAL, DIGITAL INTERVENTIONS ARE EFFECTIVE AT REDUCING DRUG USE AND INCREASING CONTRACEPTIVE USE, AND CAN INCREASE RELIABILITY OF IMPLEMENTATION, ACCESSIBILITY, AND PERSONALIZATION. DIGITAL HIV-PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS FOR WICJ WHO USE DRUGS CAN PROVIDE A KEY PLATFORM TO ADDRESS UPS AMONG REPRODUCTIVE-AGED WOMEN. MULTIMEDIA WORTH, AN EVIDENCE-BASED HIV-PREVENTION INTERVENTION USES IN-PERSON GROUPS AND DIGITAL INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS RISK FACTORS AMONG WICJ WHO USE DRUGS AND IS EFFECTIVE AT INCREASING CONDOM USE. DR. SLAVIN WILL ADAPT MULTIMEDIA WORTH FOR REPRODUCTIVE-AGED WICJ WITH SUDS AND UNMET CONTRACEPTIVE NEEDS, USING A DIGITAL INTERVENTION (FACILITATED GROUP-BASED TREATMENT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE, AND SELF-PACED ACTIVITIES) THROUGH 3 RESEARCH AIMS (RAS): RA1: IDENTIFY MODIFIABLE DETERMINANTS OF DRUG AND CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG REPRODUCTIVE-AGED WICJ VIA QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS; RA2: ADAPT MULTIMEDIA WORTH USING A SYSTEMATIC ADAPTATION FRAMEWORK; RA3. EVALUATE FEASIBILITY, ACCEPTABILITY, AND PRELIMINARY EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INTERVENTION THROUGH A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (RCT) OF 50 WICJ. DATA OBTAINED FROM THIS K01 WILL SUPPORT THE NIDA PRIORITY FOCUS AREA OF ADDRESSING REAL WORLD COMPLEXITIES OF ADDICTION, BY TARGETING BARRIERS TO TREATMENT RELATING TO GENDER, AGE, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AND RACE/ETHNICITY AMONG VULNERABLE WICJ. THIS K01 WILL PROVIDE DR. SLAVIN TRAINING IN: 1) ADAPTING AND IMPLEMENTING A CULTURALLY TAILORED INTERVENTION, 2) CONDUCTING RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH WITH VULNERABLE WOMEN, 3) UTILIZING A DIGITAL INTERVENTION TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES, AND 4) QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE INTERVENTION EVALUATION RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.

ASSESSING TREATING AND MANAGING JUVENILES WITH ILLEGAL SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

PLASMA-INITIATED CROSS-LINKED NANOCOATINGS ASANTI-INFECTION AGENTS - PROJECT SUMMARY LAST YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES THERE WERE MORE THAN 1.9 MILLION MEDICAL-DEVICE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY 98,000 DEATHS. ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BIOFILM-FORMING BACTERIA CREATE MANY PROBLEMS IN MEDICINE AND HAVE DETRIMENTAL IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH. TO TACKLE THIS PROBLEM, “SMART” ANTIBIOTIC-FREE, ANTI-INFECTION CROSS-LINKED NANOCOATINGS (SCLNS) DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR CATHETERS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. WE HAVE USED ARGON PLASMA TECHNOLOGY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCLNS. THESE SMART NANOCOATINGS CONSIST OF ACRYLIC ACID POLYMER BRUSHES THAT ARE CROSS-LINKED TO SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AGNPS) IN A LAYER-BY-LAYER FASHION WITH AN AGNP CONCENTRATION OF 2.46 ΜG/CM2. THIS WAS ACHIEVED BY USING A PLASMA-INITIATED “GRAFTING-FROM” APPROACH, COUPLED WITH IN SITU ARGON PLASMA-ASSISTED REDUCTION. THESE BIOCOMPATIBLE ANTI-INFECTION NANOCOATINGS CAN SENSE AND TARGET BACTERIA AND BIOFILMS EFFECTIVELY AND SPECIFICALLY. MECHANISTIC STUDIES INVOLVING SCLNS DEMONSTRATE COMPLEX ACTIVITY, TRIGGERED BY ADHERENT BACTERIA AND BIOFILMS, RATHER THAN MERE SUSTAINED ANTIMICROBIAL RELEASE. WE PROPOSE THAT OUR SCLNS MAY BE THE FUTURE FOR THE PREVENTION OF MEDICAL IMPLANT CONTAMINATIONS. PRELIMINARY DATA SUGGEST THAT SCLNS ARE EFFICACIOUS FOR ERADICATING ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT, BIOFILM-FORMING BACTERIA INCLUDING METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS, STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS, AND ESCHERICHIA COLI ON BIOMATERIALS USED TO MAKE CATHETERS. SEVERAL POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES OF SCLNS, COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL SURFACES LOADED WITH ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS, ARE THEIR (1) BROAD ACTIVITY AGAINST ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA, (2) ABILITY TO REDUCE BACTERIAL ADHESION, (3) RARE PROVOCATION OF BACTERIAL RESISTANCE, (4) LONGEVITY, (5) SPECIFICITY, (6) BIOCOMPATIBILITY, AND (7) STABILITY. THREE INTEGRATED SPECIFIC AIMS ARE PROPOSED TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT SCLNS CAN BE CONSTRUCTED USING PLASMA TECHNOLOGY AND ARE EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING BACTERIAL BIOFILMS IN A MEDICALLY RELEVANT ENVIRONMENT. IN SPECIFIC AIM 1, EXPERIMENTAL VARIABLES WILL BE EXPLORED TO CONSTRUCT STABLE SCLNS WITH INCREASED SENSITIVITY TO BIOFILM FORMATION. IN SPECIFIC AIM 2, THE ANTI-INFECTIVE EFFICACY OF SCLNS WILL BE EVALUATED AGAINST SEVERAL DIFFERENT GRAM-POSITIVE AND GRAM-NEGATIVE BIOFILM-FORMING STRAINS OF BACTERIA IN VITRO, UNDER BOTH STATIONARY AND MICROFLUIDIC CULTIVATION CONDITIONS, SPECIFICALLY TO MODEL THE ACTUAL ENVIRONMENT OF CATHETERS. AN EXPLORATION OF THE MECHANISM OF ACTION WITH A FOCUS ON THE INDUCTION OF BACTERIAL CELL LYSIS IN COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS WILL BE STUDIED BY USING VARIOUS VIABILITY ASSAYS. IN SPECIFIC AIM 3, THE FIRST TWO AIMS WILL BE AUGMENTED BY EVALUATING THE IN VITRO SAFETY OF SCLNS FOR HUMAN TISSUE CELLS IN BACTERIAL CO-CULTURE. THIS RESEARCH SEEKS TO IMPROVE UPON EXISTING TECHNIQUES FOR THE ERADICATION OF INFECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH MEDICAL AND BIOMEDICAL DEVICES. THIS WORK AND PROGRAM FUNDING WILL ALSO ENHANCE THE RESEARCH PROGRAM AT FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY BY PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE TO PRACTICAL, REAL-WORLD SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS.

GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS

PROJECT THRIVE: TRAINING TO HONOR DIVERSITY, REDUCE INEQUITY, VALIDATE, AND EMPOWER

SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

EARMARKS

ANTIBIOTIC-FREE ANTI-INFECTION POLYMER BRUSH BIOCOATINGS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC: THE CONCEPT CAF? (COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES FOSTERING EXPLORATION): INNOVATION BREWING -THIS COLLABORATION OF TWO UNIVERSITIES THAT HAVE STRONG EMPHASES ON TEACHING - FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY (FDU) AND UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH, (UMD) ? FOCUSES ON BUILDING OUR CAPACITY FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS BETWEEN UNIVERSITY FACULTY, INDUSTRY PARTNERS, AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY DEVELOPING THE REGIONAL WORKFORCE FOR THESE ENTITIES. OUR CAMPUSES HAVE COMMONALITIES (I.E., CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS, OVERSHADOWING BY REGIONAL R1 INSTITUTIONS, EMPHASIS ON UNDERGRADUATE INSTRUCTION) THAT SET THE STAGE FOR OUR COLLABORATIVE WORK. EFFORTS ON BOTH CAMPUSES WILL FOLLOW A COLLABORATE, ADVANCE, FACILITATE, AND EMPOWER (CAF?) MODEL FOR BUILDING RESEARCH CAPACITY. WE WILL ESPECIALLY FOCUS ON DEVELOPING PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS AND ENHANCING CAMPUS CULTURES OF RESEARCH ACTIVITY BY FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OF THOSE ACTIVITIES. THIS EPIIC PROJECT WILL SUPPORT CAPACITY-BUILDING EFFORTS AT OUR INSTITUTIONS TO GROW EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS. THE BROADER IMPACT OF OUR STREAMLINED FOCUS AND PARTNERSHIPS WILL RESULT IN ACCELERATED RECRUITMENT OF FACULTY WHO SEEK TO DEVELOP BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION COMPETENCIES AND ACCELERATE RECOGNITION AS A REGIONAL HUB FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH. FDU AND UMD WILL SYNTHESIZE AND SHARE RESOURCES AS WE MOVE THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES FORWARD: (1) ENHANCE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES FOR COLLABORATING WITH OUTSIDE ENTITIES; (2) DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE FACULTY SEED GRANT PROGRAM; (3) ADVANCE MEANINGFUL RELATIONS WITH REGIONAL INDUSTRY; (3) FACILITATE FACULTY INTERACTION WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR; (3) EMPOWER FACULTY TO BUILD NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH GRANT-WRITING SUPPORT AND TARGETED SEED GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. OUR PLAN FOR EVALUATING THE COLLECTIVE ONGOING IMPACT OF OUR CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES WILL SUPPORT A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFICACY AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT, WILL ALLOW US TO REFINE AND AMEND ACTIVITIES IN LATER YEARS OF THE PROJECT, AND WILL CULMINATE IN DEVELOPING A SET OF ?BEST PRACTICES? RELEVANT TO OTHER PUIS SEEKING TO ENHANCE THEIR RESEARCH SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO DEVELOP ROBUST CULTURES OF RESEARCH ACTIVITY ON THEIR CAMPUSES. 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.

QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF RETENTION MECHANISMS IN HYDROPHILIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE CHEMICAL MEASUREMENT AND IMAGING PROGRAM IN THE DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY, PROFESSOR YONG GUO, AND HIS GROUP AT FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY ARE DEVELOPING A NEW METHODOLOGY TO EVALUATE THE RETENTION MECHANISMS IN HYDROPHILIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY. CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHODS ARE WIDELY USED TO SUPPORT BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW DRUGS AND THERAPIES. TO DEVELOP HIGHLY EFFICIENT AND SPECIFIC METHODS FOR VARIOUS APPLICATIONS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHROMATOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLES BEHIND PRACTICAL METHODS. THE RETENTION MECHANISMS FOR SEPARATION IN HYDROPHILIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY (HILIC) ARE VERY COMPLEX INVOLVING MULTIPLE FORCES AND INTERACTIONS. PROFESSOR GUO AND HIS TEAM ARE DEVELOPING A NEW METHODOLOGY TO QUANTITATIVELY UNDERSTAND EACH FORCE OR INTERACTION INVOLVED IN HILIC SEPARATION. THE NEW METHODOLOGY WILL INVESTIGATE THE SEPARATION OF MEDICINALLY RELEVANT MOLECULES ON MANY COLUMNS WITH DIVERSE CHEMISTRY. THE RESEARCH RESULTS ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF SELECTIVITY, FACILIATE METHOD DEVELOPMENT, AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON DESIGNING NEW COLUMNS. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL ENGAGE BOTH GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS, AND PROVIDE ADVANCED TRAINING IN SEPARATION SCIENCE AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS WHICH CAN PREPARE THE STUDENTS TO PURSUE ADVANCED DEGREES OR CAREERS IN BIOTECH AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH FOCUSES ON QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE RETENTION MECHANISMS IN HYDROPHILIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY (HILIC). A MAJOR OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP AND VALIDATE A NEW METHODOLOGY THAT CAN BE USED TO QUANTITATIVELY DETERMINE THE CONTRIBUTION OF EACH RETENTION MECHANISM (I.E., HYDROPHILIC PARTITIONING, SURFACE ADSORPTION, AND ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS) TO THE OVERALL RETENTION OF BOTH NON-IONIZED AND IONIZED ANALYTES. THE MAIN RETENTION MECHANISM FOR ANY COMPOUNDS CAN BE UNAMBIGUOUSLY IDENTIFIED BASED ON THE QUANTITATIVE CONTRIBUTION DATA. THE QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION ON THE RETENTION MECHANISMS WILL ALSO PROVIDE NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE SELECTIVITY FOR VARIOUS COMPOUNDS ON DIFFERENT STATIONARY PHASES AND HELP DESIGN MEANINGFUL SELECTIVITY TESTS. THE NEW METHODOLOGY WILL HELP CREATE A MECHANISTIC-BASED CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR THE STATIONARY PHASES USED IN HYDROPHILIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY, WHICH WILL FACILITATE COLUMN SELECTION IN METHOD DEVELOPMENT. 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.

DIGITAL FORENSIC WEBINAR TRAINING

LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTANCE EDUCATION PROJECT

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

ADVANCED EDUCATION NURSING TRAINEESHIPS

ERI: A SYSTEMATIC ENGINEERING APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING HOW MECHANICAL STIMULI SHAPE PLANT GROWTH AND LODGING RESISTANCE -THIS ENGINEERING RESEARCH INITIATION (ERI) AWARD SUPPORTS A RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM ADDRESSING STALK LODGING, WHICH CURRENTLY REDUCES GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL YIELDS BY 5 TO 20 PERCENT ANNUALLY. WHILE ANIMAL BONES ADAPT TO PHYSICAL STRESS THROUGH WELL-UNDERSTOOD RULES OF REMODELING, THE EQUIVALENT PROCESS IN PLANTS, KNOWN AS THIGMOMORPHOGENESIS, REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT SCIENTIFIC BLIND SPOT. THIS RESEARCH LEVERAGES FIVE DECADES OF BONE ADAPTATION LITERATURE TO SYSTEMATICALLY INVESTIGATE WHETHER PLANTS FOLLOW SIMILAR THRESHOLD AND SATURATION CURVES IN RESPONSE TO MECHANICAL LOADING. THE STUDY SPECIFICALLY INVESTIGATES FOUR PRIMARY RULES DERIVED FROM BONE REMODELING (LOAD SPEED, MAGNITUDE, DOSE-DEPENDENCY, AND ACCLIMATION) TO DETERMINE THEIR FUNCTIONAL ROLE IN PLANT STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT. BY UTILIZING BOTH MONOCOT (SETARIA ITALICA) AND DICOT (ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA) SPECIES, THE RESEARCHERS WILL EXPLORE HOW UNIVERSAL THESE BIOMECHANICAL RESPONSES ARE ACROSS EVOLUTIONARILY DIVERGENT PLANT LINEAGES. THIS SYSTEMATIC APPROACH IS DESIGNED TO TRANSFORM QUALITATIVE OBSERVATIONS INTO A RIGOROUS ENGINEERING FRAMEWORK, ULTIMATELY PROVIDING THE DATA NECESSARY TO IMPROVE CROP RESILIENCE AGAINST INTENSIFYING CLIMATE VOLATILITY. UTILIZING A CUSTOM ROBOTIC PLATFORM, THE RESEARCH WILL APPLY PRECISE MECHANICAL EXERCISE TO PLANT STEMS. BY INTEGRATING HIGH-THROUGHPUT PHENOTYPING WITH PREDICTIVE MULTI-SCALE FINITE ELEMENT MODELS, THE STUDY WILL SPECIFICALLY ISOLATE HOW MECHANICAL STIMULI STRUCTURAL GROWTH AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES. THIS WORK AIMS TO ADVANCE THE FIELDS OF BIOMECHANICS AND MECHANOBIOLOGY BY INTRODUCING A UNIFIED, ENGINEERING-DRIVEN FRAMEWORK FOR PLANT MORPHOGENESIS THAT HAS HISTORICALLY RELIED ON QUALITATIVE OBSERVATIONS. BY ESTABLISHING QUANTITATIVE RULES FOR PLANT ADAPTATION, THIS RESEARCH CREATES MECHANISTICALLY PREDICTIVE TOOLS THAT LINK ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULI DIRECTLY TO PHYSICAL PHENOTYPES, A NOVEL APPROACH THAT BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN BIOLOGICAL SIGNALING AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING. THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH NSF PRIORITIES BY CATALYZING TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH AT A PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION. FURTHERMORE, IT SUPPORTS THE NSF GOAL OF ENHANCING NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY BY PROVIDING THE FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO ENGINEER CROPS CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING INCREASINGLY VOLATILE WEATHER PATTERNS. THROUGH THE TECHNICAL ENRICHMENT AND OUTREACH PROGRAM, THE PROJECT ALSO EXTENDS ITS IMPACT TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, FOSTERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENTISTS IN ENGINEERING AND AGRICULTURE. 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.

HSI PILOT PROJECT: STEM UNDERGRADUATE, RETENTION, GRADUATION, AND ENGAGEMENT (SURGE) -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION: HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI PROGRAM), THIS TRACK 1 PILOT PROJECT AIMS TO TRANSFORM HOW STEM IS DELIVERED AT FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY (FDU) AND CHANGE THE STEM CULTURE. DESPITE THE ABUNDANCE OF STEM LITERATURE ON HISPANIC STUDENTS, THEIR PERSISTENCE IS ALARMINGLY LOW. AN INTERNAL SELF-ASSESSMENT PREPARED BY THE SURGE TEAM IDENTIFIED FOUR STEM DEFICIENCIES, ALONG WITH FOUR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHS. BASED ON THIS ASSESSMENT, THE TEAM PROPOSES THREE SURGE STRATEGIES THAT LEVERAGE INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHS. THE TEAM RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES. AS A RESULT, SURGE WILL IMPLEMENT TRANSFORMATIONAL AND REORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES THAT INCLUDE 1) A DEDICATED AREA CONDUCIVE TO STEM LEARNING, 2) ACADEMIC SUPPORT PROGRAMS, 3) GATEWAY COURSES THAT HAVE BEEN REVISED TO INCLUDE EVIDENCE-BASED PEDAGOGIES AND PRACTICES, 4) AN ADVISOR NETWORK OF FACULTY, STAFF, AND PEERS, 5) PAID RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES, 6) WORKSHOPS ON ?STEM AWARENESS?, 7) PEER TUTORS, AND 8) VIRTUAL LEARNING PROGRAMS. THROUGH SURGE, STUDENTS AT FDU WILL EXPERIENCE A STEM ENVIRONMENT MORE CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING. THE DATA WILL BENEFIT URBAN INSTITUTIONS WITH SIMILAR STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS, FACULTY TEACHING LOADS, AND RESOURCES. SURGE WILL 1) LAUNCH A STEM ACADEMIC CENTER, 2) PROVIDE FACULTY WITH EVIDENCE-BASED, PEDAGOGICAL, AND CULTURAL AWARENESS WORKSHOPS, AND 3) IMPLEMENT RESEARCH INITIATIVES FOR STEM MAJORS. THESE OBJECTIVES WILL ADDRESS THREE RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1) HOW DOES EACH FACET OF SURGE IMPROVE HISPANIC STEM STUDENTS? LEARNING, RETENTION, GRADUATION, DESIRE TO ATTEND GRADUATE SCHOOL, AND INTEREST IN A STEM CAREER? 2) WHICH ACTIVITIES ARE BEST ALIGNED WITH INCREASING DIVERSITY IN STEM AND FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS REQUIRED TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AT FDU? AND 3) DO NON-COGNITIVE AND CULTURAL BARRIER WORKSHOPS IMPROVE HISPANIC STEM STUDENTS? RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR FACULTY ADVISORS AND ?STEM AWARENESS?? STUDENT INTERVIEWS, EXPERIENCES, SURVEYS, AND FOCUS GROUPS WILL BE USED TO CONSTRUCT AN EVOLVING DATA-DRIVEN MODEL WHICH IDENTIFIES LIMITATIONS, AND INEFFICIENCIES IN SURGE. THE TEAM WILL ENSURE ALL DATA IS THOROUGHLY ANALYZED AND USED TO CONTRIBUTE NEW KNOWLEDGE ON WHICH HIGH-IMPACT ACTIVITIES 1) BUILD INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY TO SUPPORT STEM MAJORS, 2) GENERATE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT PROGRAM SUCCESS AND REPLICABILITY, AND 3) TRANSFORM FDU THROUGH INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM COMPONENTS. SURGE WILL DEVELOP THE CAPACITY TO IMPACT 500 STUDENTS THROUGH STEM WORKSHOPS, AWARD STIPENDS TO 46 STEM MAJORS, AND PROVIDE 30 STEM FACULTY WITH EVIDENCE-BASED AND CULTURAL BARRIER WORKSHOPS. SURGE WILL IMPROVE THE PERSISTENCE OF STEM MAJORS THROUGH STEM ENGAGEMENT, AND THESE STUDENTS WHO ARE POSITIVELY IMPACTED BY SURGE WILL DISSEMINATE ?STEM AWARENESS? TO THEIR PEERS. THIS ?DOMINO EFFECT? DESIGN OF SURGE IS DELIBERATE AND IS INTENDED TO HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE STEM CULTURE AT FDU. THIS DATA WILL BENEFIT URBAN INSTITUTIONS WITH SIMILAR STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS, FACULTY TEACHING LOADS, AND RESOURCES. THE HSI PROGRAM AIMS TO ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION AND BUILD CAPACITY AT HSIS. PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE HSI PROGRAM WILL ALSO GENERATE NEW KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO ACHIEVE THESE AIMS. 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.

GRANT PROPOSAL TITLED: RATER MEMORY AND MEASUREMENT: MOVING TOWARD RESPONSE PROCESS VALIDITY

OPTIMAL DEFAULTS AND PARENT EMPOWERMENT IN THE PREVENTION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD OBESITY: A COMMUNITY CENTER-BASED PILOT STUDY

PREVENTION OF LATE ADOLESCENT OBESITY IN THE COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT: AN OPTIMAL DEFAULT PARADIGM

OPTIMIZATION OF GEAR SIZE AND POST-RELEASE MORTALITY REDUCTION IN THE NEW JERSEY SUMMER FLOUNDER, PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS, HOOK AND LINE FISHERY

NSL - BACCALAUREATE NURSING - PD CHANGES

ARRA - NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THE ROLE OF INSTRUCTOR AND PEER FEEDBACK IN IMPROVING THE COGNITIVE, INTERPERSONAL, AND INTRAPERSONAL COMPETENCIES OF STUDENT

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

TO SUPPORT THE WORDS AND MUSIC FESTIVAL: THE APPALACHIAN HERITAGE, PRESENTED BY THE MAXWELL BECTON COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.

I-CORPS: TRANSLATION POTENTIAL OF TABLETED, WATERLESS SINGLE USE PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS -THIS I-CORPS PROJECT IS BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ?WATERLESS? SINGLE USE TABLETS FOR PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS. MOST SKINCARE AND CLEANSING PRODUCTS CONTAIN MORE THAN 85% OF WATER. CURRENTLY, PRODUCTS CONTAINING WATER TYPICALLY ARE BULKIER AND HEAVIER, REQUIRING MORE STORAGE SPACE AND COST TO TRANSPORT. THESE WATERLESS PRODUCTS ARE LIGHTER AND REQUIRE LESS STORAGE SPACE AND FUEL FOR TRANSPORTATION. THE ABSENCE OF WATER ALSO REMOVES THE NEED FOR HARMFUL PRESERVATIVES, WHICH MAY REDUCE PRODUCT VOLUME AND INCREASE THE SHELF LIFE. THE TECHNOLOGY IS BASED ON SELF-ACTIVATING CHEMISTRIES THAT ALLOW EACH TABLET TO TRANSFORM INTO SKINCARE PRODUCTS SUCH AS TONER, SERUM, LOTION, AND SOAP BY ADDING A TEASPOON OR LESS OF WATER. THESE TABLETS ARE PORTABLE AND EASILY USED FOR TRAVEL. EACH TABLET IS MEANT TO BE USED JUST ONCE, WHICH MAY BE MORE HYGIENIC THAN CONVENTIONAL PRODUCTS PACKAGED IN BOTTLES AND JARS. IN ADDITION TO SKINCARE, WATERLESS PRODUCTS MAY BE USED IN PHARMACEUTICAL AND FOOD INDUSTRIES. FOR EXAMPLE, TABLETS CARRYING HIGHLY CONCENTRATED ACTIVE INGREDIENTS MAY HELP COMBAT/PREVENT WOUND INFECTIONS AND OFFER RAPID PAIN MANAGEMENT FOR TOPICAL WOUNDS. WATERLESS TECHNOLOGY MAY PRODUCE PRODUCTS THAT ARE EASIER TO USE AND TRANSPORT, WHILE CONSERVING WATER AND PROVIDING BETTER SAFETY. THIS I-CORPS PROJECT UTILIZES EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING COUPLED WITH FIRST-HAND INVESTIGATION OF THE INDUSTRY ECOSYSTEM TO ASSESS THE TRANSLATION POTENTIAL OF WATERLESS, TABLETED FPRMULATIONS FOR SINGLE USE PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS. COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS CONTAINING WATER ARE BULKY AND MAY LACK HYGIENE, PORTABILITY, AND CONVENIENCE. THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR SELF-EMULSIFYING OR SELF-ACTIVATING TABLETS THAT DISINTEGRATE AND DISSOLVE RAPIDLY EVEN WHEN CARRYING WATER-INSOLUBLE INGREDIENTS SUCH AS OILS. THIS ABILITY IS ADAPTED FROM THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY WHERE EACH TABLET QUICKLY DISINTEGRATES IN WATER AND EMULSIFIES TO IMPROVE THE AQUEOUS SOLUBILITY OF POORLY WATER-SOLUBLE DRUGS. EACH SKINCARE TABLET IS COMPOSED OF INGREDIENTS IN SPECIFIC RANGES THAT PERMIT RAPID DISINTEGRATION FOLLOWED BY SELF-EMULSIFICATION WHILE WITHSTANDING MECHANICAL STRESS DURING MANUFACTURING AND STORAGE. PRODUCTS ARE DESIGNED FOR SINGLE USE AND QUICKLY TRANSFORM INTO TRADITIONAL SOAP, LIQUID AND SEMI-SOLID PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS WITHOUT WATER OR WITH ONLY A FEW DROPS OF WATER. IN ADDITION, THE PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS ARE LIGHT IN WEIGHT, REDUCE 70% OF THE SPACE, DO NOT REQUIRE HARMFUL PRESERVATIVES, AND DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED SHELF LIFE. THIS TECHNOLOGY MAY BE USED TO IMPROVE SKINCARE PRODUCTS SUCH AS TONER, SERUM, LOTION, CREAM, AND SOAP AS WELL AS CARRY HIGHLY CONCENTRATED ACTIVE INGREDIENTS (E.G., ANTIMICROBIAL, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, AND PAIN RELIEF AGENTS) THAT MAY HELP COMBAT WOUND INFECTIONS AND OFFER RAPID PAIN MANAGEMENT FOR TOPICAL WOUNDS. 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.

ARRA - SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

ARRA - SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

TO SUPPORT THE PUBLICATION OF THE MAGAZINE THE LITERARY REVIEW.

TO SUPPORT THE PUBLICATION OF THE LITERARY REVIEW.

TO SUPPORT THE ART OF HEALING: WORDS AND MUSIC FOR VETERANS.

HSD: DEMOCRATIC EPISTEMICS IN LAB-BASED PROCESSES

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

PD CHANGES

HPSL - DENTISTRY - OTHER ADMIN CHANGES

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

OPTIMAL DEFAULTS AND PARENT EMPOWERMENT IN THE PREVENTION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD OBESITY: A COMMUNITY CENTER-BASED PILOT STUDY

OPTIMAL DEFAULTS AND PARENT EMPOWERMENT IN THE PREVENTION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD OBESITY: A COMMUNITY CENTER-BASED PILOT STUDY

GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS