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COHORT DIFFERENCES IN SOCIAL LIFE AND HEALTH: REFRESHING THE NSHAP SAMPLE

NATIONAL SOCIAL LIFE HEALTH AND AGING PROJECT: WAVE 3

GSS: GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY COMPETITION 2022/2024

A NATIONAL DATA PROGRAM FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: THE GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY AND INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SURVEY PROGRAMME

A PROPOSAL TO CONTINUE 'A NATIONAL DATA PROGRAM FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES'

NATIONAL SOCIAL LIFE, HEALTH, AND AGING PROJECT

ANTI-DOPING ACTIVITIES

THE ANTI-DOPING PROGRAM MISSION IS TO EDUCATE ATHLETES ON THE DANGERS OF DRUG USE AND TO ELIMINATE ILLEGAL DRUG USE IN OLYMPIC AND ASSOCIATED SPORTS IN THE UNITED STATES.

ANTI-DOPING ACTIVITIES

AWARD FOR INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT ANTI DOPING ACTIVITIES APPROVED BY ONDCP.

ANTI-DOPING ACTIVITIES

AWARD FOR INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT ANTI-DOPING ACTIVITIES APPROVED BY ONDCP.

SUPPORT OF U.S. ANTI-DOPING ACTIVITIES.

SUPPORT OF INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGY PROPOSED BY THE GRANTEES' GOVERNING HIDTA EXECUTIVE BOARD AND APPROVED BY ONDCP.

ANTI-DOPING ACTIVITIES

ANTI-DOPING ACTIVITIES

A NATIONAL DATA PROGRAM FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: THE GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY AND INTERNATIONAL SURVEY PROGRAMME

ANTI-DOPING

ANTIDOPING

GSS: THE GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY, DATA PLATFORM, METHODOLOGICAL INNOVATION, AND DISSEMINATION ENHANCEMENT -THE GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY (GSS) PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE CHANGING ATTITUDES, BEHAVIORS, AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AMERICAN POPULATION SINCE 1972. THESE DATA ARE USED WIDELY TO EXAMINE THE COMPLEX DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL CHANGE OVER TIME, AND ARE CENTRAL TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVOLUTION OF US SOCIETY. THE RESEARCH PLAN HAS THREE PRIMARY AIMS. AIM 1: ENHANCE THE GSS DATA AS A PLATFORM FOR FURTHER SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY BY EXPANDING CONTENT WHILE CONTINUING TO TRACK MAJOR SOCIAL TRENDS. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LEADING SOCIAL SCIENTISTS AND OTHER SURVEY PROGRAMS, THE GSS MODERNIZES CONTENT BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPONSORED MODULES, WHILE NOT INCREASING RESPONDENT BURDEN, LINKING SURVEY DATA TO ADMINISTRATIVE SOURCES, AND CONTINUING UPDATES TO THE GSS BASELINE INSTRUMENT. AIM 2: INVEST IN ONGOING METHODOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM RELEVANCE AND STABILITY OF THE GSS. WHILE MAINTAINING CONSISTENT MEASURES, THE GSS IS IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIONS IN SAMPLE DESIGN AND IS INCORPORATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING METHODS TO SUPPORT DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT. AIM #3: FOSTER A GLOBAL LEARNING COMMUNITY THROUGH BROAD DATA DISSEMINATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF USER ENGAGEMENT. DATA DISSEMINATION IS ENHANCED THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GSS DATA EXPLORER, THE GROWTH OF GSS DATA USERS VIA OUTREACH TO THE STEM EDUCATION COMMUNITY, AND AN INCREASED PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE GSS FOSTERS A GLOBAL LEARNING COMMUNITY OF RESEARCHERS THROUGH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, COUPLED WITH GSS FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS, THE CONTINUATION OF THE OPEN GSS MODULE COMPETITION, AND OPEN CALL FOR SPONSORED MODULES FROM THE BROADER SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. THE GSS 2026 INCORPORATES INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES, SAMPLE DESIGN, AND TECHNICAL OPERATIONS. AN IMPORTANT INNOVATION IS THE INTEGRATION OF AI INTO THE PROJECT IN SEVERAL WAYS. THESE INCLUDE EXPANSION OF ANALYTICAL POSSIBILITIES SUCH AS AI APPLIED TO OPEN-ENDED SURVEY DATA; AI-ENABLED ENHANCEMENT OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED INTERVIEWING TO SUPPORT FIELD INTERVIEWERS; AND AI-AUGMENTATION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO USERS OF THE GSS DATA EXPLORER, THE DISSEMINATION TOOL FOR THE GSS. BASED ON EVIDENCE FROM THE RANDOMIZED SURVEY MODE EXPERIMENT IN THE 2022 AND 2024 GSS SURVEYS, THE GSS 2026 USES A WEB-FIRST MULTIMODE DESIGN THAT FEATURES COST SUSTAINABILITY AND POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF THE SAMPLE SIZE WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE SCIENTIFIC VALIDITY OF THE SURVEY. THE MAIL PUSH-TO-WEB METHODOLOGY ALLOWS RESPONDENTS TO RESPOND TO THE SURVEY IN A WAY THAT IS OPTIMAL FOR THEM WHILE REDUCING COSTS. VIDEO INTERVIEWING CAPABILITIES AND POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION ALSO ARE BEING EXPLORED. THE GSS 2026 SAMPLE AND MULTIMODE SURVEY DESIGN TARGETS 4,000 COMPLETES PER ROUND. GSS DATA ARE RELEASED USING A CUMULATIVE DATA FILE STRUCTURE WHICH HARMONIZES AND RELEASES ALL YEARS OF THE CORE GSS SURVEY ITEMS ALONGSIDE THE NEW DATA. THIS ENHANCES THE GSS RESEARCHERS? ABILITY TO STUDY CHANGE OVER TIME FROM ONE DATA FILE. THE GSS DATA EXPLORER, AMONG OTHER PLATFORMS, PROVIDES ACCESS TO GSS DATA AND SOME SIMPLE TOOLS FOR ANALYZING CORE GSS CONTENT. 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 PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

TOBACCO CONTROL IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING MEDIA ENVIRONMENT

WSFR: NORC, 2022 NATIONAL SURVEY OF FISHING, HUNTING, AND WILDLIFE-ASSOCIATED RECREATION

A PROPOSAL TO CONTINUE 'A NATIONAL DATA PROGRAM FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES'

CENTER FOR ADVANCING RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (ARC)

CATEGORY B: WORKFORCE SEGMENTS IN GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS: EVALUATORS IN STATE, TRIBAL, LOCAL, AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS - APPROACH. NORC IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO ADDRESS THE CAPACITY-BUILDING ASSISTANCE (CBA) NEEDS OF AN OVER-BURDENED PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE. NORC WILL DEVELOP TRAINING MODULES AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE THE EVALUATION AND HEALTH COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN STATE, TRIBAL, LOCAL, AND TERRITORIAL (STLT) HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. NORC HAS DEVELOPED A SYSTEMATIC CBA PROGRAM MODEL ADAPTED FROM EVIDENCE-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN FRAMEWORKS WITH A FOCUS ON DIVERSITY, RACIAL EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DREI). NORC WILL USE THIS MODEL TO GUIDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVEN TASKS IN YEAR 1, WHICH WILL BE REPEATED IN YEARS 2 – 5: TASK 1. CONDUCT A NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY CBA TOPICS (E.G., EVALUATION 101). TASK 2. IDENTIFY 6-10 RECIPIENTS TO RECEIVE TRAINING AND WORK WITH THEM TO DEVELOP A COLLABORATIVE WORK PLAN FOR CBA IN TASK 4 (E.G., DEVELOPING AN EVALUATION PLAN). TASK 3. DEVELOP AND DELIVER CBA MODULES. TASK 4. WORK WITH RECIPIENTS TO IMPLEMENT COLLABORATIVE WORK PLANS (E.G., VIA 1:1 MEETING, WEBINARS). TASK 5. EVALUATION OF CBA ACTIVITIES (E.G., COLLECT DATA ON RECIPIENT KNOWLEDGE GAINS) AND DISSEMINATION. TASK 6: IDENTIFY CBA TOPIC AREAS AND ACTIVITIES FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS. TASK 7. PROVIDE ONGOING PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT. EVALUATION AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT. TO EVALUATE CBA EFFORTS, NORC WILL TRACK ENGAGEMENT IN CBA ACTIVITIES, FIELD A PRE-/POST-TEST SURVEY, AND CONDUCT INTERVIEWS WITH RECIPIENTS. EVALUATIONS WILL ASSESS PERFORMANCE MEASURES (PMS) SUCH AS INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AFTER TRAINING. NORC WILL SOLICIT INPUT FROM CDC AND INTENDED EVALUATION USERS TO ENSURE PMS ARE APPROPRIATE. NORC WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THIS EVALUATION, IF NEEDED. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT THE APPROACH. NORC IS AN INDUSTRY LEADER IN PUBLIC HEALTH CBA PROGRAMS WITH A NATIONAL REACH. FOR EXAMPLE, NORC WORKED WITH THE OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH (OMH) FROM 2008-2023 TO DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER A TOOL FOR EVALUATING OMH-FUNDED INTERVENTIONS. NORC DEVELOPED AN EIGHT-MODULE TRAINING PROGRAM TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF EVALUATION AREAS AMONG OMH RECIPIENTS AND IMPROVE EVALUATION EFFORTS. NORC HAS THE INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS CBA NEEDS, SUCH AS VIRTUAL PLATFORMS, MEDIA SUPPORT, ADVANCED SYSTEMS FOR PROJECT MONITORING AND REPORTING, CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC TRANSLATION AND GRAPHICS AND WRITING SERVICES. NORC IS A TRUSTED, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, AND REPUTABLE CBA PARTNER TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WITH LONG-STANDING STLT HEALTH AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS. BASED ON NORC’S EXPERIENCE WITH CURRENT AND RECENT PROGRAMS, WE UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT CBA SERVICES NEEDED AMONG STLT AGENCIES. STLT HEALTH AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS SEE VALUE IN AND WILL READILY ENGAGE WITH NORC FOR CBA, AS EVIDENCED BY THE LETTERS OF SUPPORT. NORC OFFERS AN UNPARALLELED LEADERSHIP TEAM WITH A RECORD OF CONDUCTING CBA PROJECTS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND SCOPE. NORC’S LEADERSHIP TEAM HAS THE METHODOLOGICAL AND TOPIC AREA EXPERTISE NEEDED TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY CBA. IN ADDITION, EACH CBA TASK LEAD BRINGS SPECIFIC CONTENT AND CBA EXPERTISE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO EFFECTIVELY PRODUCE AND DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTS. THERE IS A PRESSING NEED TO ARTICULATE THE VALUE PROPOSITION OF PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH ROBUST EVALUATION FRAMEWORKS AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION TOOLS. DATA GATHERED DURING EVALUATION ENABLE PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONERS TO DESIGN THE BEST POSSIBLE PROGRAMS, MAKE CHANGES AS NECESSARY, MONITOR PROGRESS TOWARD PROGRAM GOALS, AND MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF THEIR PROGRAMS. LIKEWISE, PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS RECOGNIZE COMMUNICATION AS VITAL TO PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS DISEASE PREVENTION, HEALTH PROMOTION, AND QUALITY OF LIFE. THROUGH THIS WORK, NORC CAN PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN BUILDING A SKILLED AND EMPOWERED PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE CAPABLE OF DRIVING IMPACTFUL EVALUATION AND HEALTH COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES.

NSHAP WAVE II PARTNER DATA COLLECTION

A PROPOSAL TO CONTINUE "A NATIONAL DATA PROGRAM FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES"

TO MEASURE THE TOTALITY OF RECREATIONAL BOATING IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION OF A NATIONWIDE SURVEY.

COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS

NORC WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF FISH WILDLIFE AGENCIES (THE ASSOCIATION) AND THE PROJECTCOORDINATOR TO CONDUCT THE 2027 NATIONAL SURVEY OF FISHING, HUNTING, AND WILDLIFE-ASSOCIATED RECREATION (NATIONAL SURVEY).NORC WILL WORK WITH THE ASSOCIATION AND PROJECT COORDINATOR TO MAKE REVISIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS TO THEQUESTIONNAIRE IN ADVANCE OF DATA COLLECTION. THE 2027 NATIONAL SURVEY WILL COMPRISE FOUR TOTAL WAVES OF DATACOLLECTION SPANNING ABOUT 15 MONTHS. THE FIRST WAVE CONSISTS OF A SCREENER SURVEY THAT ASKS THE HOUSEHOLDRESPONDENT ABOUT EACH HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE PRIOR YEARS OF2022-2026, AS WELL AS THEIR OWN ANTICIPATED PARTICIPATION IN HUNTING, FISHING, AND WILDLIFE-ASSOCIATED RECREATIONFOR 2027. BASED ON THEIR REPORTED ANTICIPATED PARTICIPATION, THE HOUSEHOLD RESPONDENT WILL BE SELECTED TO RECEIVEONE OF THE THREE DETAILED ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRESHUNTING, FISHING, OR WILDLIFE WATCHINGIN THREE SUBSEQUENTWAVES OF DATA COLLECTION. THE DETAILED QUESTIONNAIRES WILL ASK ABOUT THE RESPONDENTS PARTICIPATION ANDASSOCIATED EXPENDITURES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ACTIVITIES DURING THE 2027 CALENDAR YEAR.THE 2027 NATIONAL SURVEY WILL USE A MIXED-MODE AND MULTI-SAMPLE SURVEY OF HOUSEHOLD-DWELLING RESIDENTS IN ALL 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. NORC WILL COMBINE SAMPLE FROM THREE SAMPLE FRAMES FOR OPTIMAL COVERAGE: AMERISPEAK (NORCS PROBABILITY-BASED PANEL), THE USPS CDS FILE (USED TO SELECT AN ABS SAMPLE), AND NONPROBABILITY PANELS. IN ADDITION, NORC WILL EXPLORE AND TEST THE POSSIBILITY OF USING LISTS OF HUNTERS OR ANGLERS COMPILED BY A COMMERCIAL VENDOR FROM LICENSE DATA TO BOLSTER THE NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS WITH HUNTERS OR ANGLERS. SURVEY OUTREACH AND DATA COLLECTION WILL VARY BY SAMPLE TYPE. NORC WILL USE A COMBINATION OF MAILINGS, EMAILS, TEXT MESSAGES, AND PHONE CALLS TO INVITE RESPONDENTS TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY, AND RESPONDENTS FROM THE PROBABILITY SAMPLES WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY ONLINE OR VIA THE PHONE.THE SAMPLING DESIGN WILL TARGET 55,000 COMPLETED INTERVIEWS FOR THE SCREENER SURVEY AND 75,000 COMPLETEDINTERVIEWS FOR WAVE 3 OF THE DETAILED ACTIVITY SURVEY BEFORE ACCOUNTING FOR STATE BUY-IN SAMPLES. NORCS APPROACH TO THE 2027 NATIONAL SURVEY AIMS TO MINIMIZE TOTAL SURVEY ERROR, AND THE DESIGN EMPHASIZES MITIGATING POTENTIAL RECALL AND NONRESPONSE BIAS. NORC RECOGNIZES THAT SOME STATES MAY WISH TO PAY TO OBTAIN STATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, AND THE NATIONAL SURVEY METHODOLOGY IS DESIGNED SO THAT IT CAN BE ADAPTED TO PROVIDE COST-EFFECTIVE STATE-LEVEL ESTIMATES FOR ANY STATE. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING DATA AT THE STATE LEVEL, STATE BUY-IN HELPS INCREASE THE PRECISION OF THE NATIONAL SURVEY.NORC WILL DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL WEIGHTS TO ESTIMATE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND EXPENDITURES OF RECREATIONALFISHING, HUNTING, AND WILDLIFE WATCHING ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. NORC WILL INCORPORATE MANY ASPECTS OFTHE WEIGHTING APPROACH FROM THE 2022 NATIONAL SURVEY TO FACILITATE COMPARABILITY OF ESTIMATES ACROSS TIME.WHILE ACCOUNTING FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE AND INPUT FROM THE ASSOCIATION AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS, NORC WILL STRUCTURE THE CODING AND FINAL DATASETS IN A WAY THAT ENSURES THAT THE OVERALL STRUCTURE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DATA FILES NORC PRODUCED FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL SURVEY.NORC WILL DELIVER A NATIONAL PRELIMINARY OVERVIEW, THE TABLES INCLUDED IN ATTACHMENTS D AND E IN THE RFP, ANATIONAL TECHNICAL REPORT, AND COMPLETE DATASETS FROM THE 2027 NATIONAL SURVEY TO THE PROJECT COORDINATOR. NORC WILL ALSO HELP THE ASSOCIATION AND PROJECT COORDINATOR WITH THE PRODUCTION OF THE 2027 NATIONAL PUBLICATIONTHROUGH ASSISTANCE WITH DATASETS, DETAILS OF SURVEY METHODOLOGY, AND ANYTHING ELSE NEEDED IN THEIR WRITING OFTHIS PUBLICATION. IN ADDITION, NORC IS COMMITTED TO THE DISSEMINATION AND PROMOTION OF THE 2027 NATIONAL SURVEY.

ESTABLISH A VISION AND EYE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR THE NATION

CHILD LABOR

ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF CIGAR AND CIGARILLO SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION ON TOBACCO AND MARIJUANA USE - PROJECT SUMMARY WHILE DIGITAL MARKETING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMMON, THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS IN TOBACCO CONTROL IS STILL UNDERSTUDIED. THERE IS A GROWING BODY OF RESEARCH SUGGESTING THAT SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION OF CIGAR PRODUCTS IS RAPIDLY INCREASING.1-3 WITH REGULATION LAGGING BEHIND INNOVATIVE DIGITAL MARKETING TACTICS, SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES HAVE BECOME AN IMPORTANT PROMOTIONAL VEHICLE FOR TOBACCO BRANDS. COMMERCIAL SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES OFTEN TARGET YOUTH AND POPULATIONS TRADITIONALLY EXPERIENCING TOBACCO-RELATED DISPARITIES.4, 5 THUS, DISPARITIES IN THE USE OF CIGAR AND CIGARILLO PRODUCTS ARE PERSISTENT IN THE U.S., WITH NEARLY ONE IN TEN AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BEING CIGAR SMOKERS IN 2018.6, 7 YOUTH, AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND LATINOS ALSO USE SOCIAL MEDIA AT HIGHER RATES THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION, WHICH POTENTIALLY MULTIPLIES THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING AND CONTRIBUTES TO DISPARITIES IN TOBACCO MARKETING EXPOSURE. UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO MESSAGES ABOUT CIGAR, LITTLE CIGAR AND CIGARILLO PRODUCTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA CAN OFFER MEANINGFUL INSIGHTS FOR TOBACCO CONTROL AS SOCIAL MEDIA DATA PROVIDE VALUABLE MEASURES OF POPULATION NORMS, TARGETED MARKETING, AND OTHER PREVIOUSLY UNMEASURED CONTEXTUAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH OUTCOMES. UNFORTUNATELY, TO DATE, NO STUDIES HAVE EXAMINED THE POPULATION LEVEL IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING OF CIGAR AND CIGARILLO PRODUCTS. THIS PROJECT WILL ADVANCE THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ON CIGAR PRODUCTS BY FILLING THIS CRITICAL RESEARCH GAP. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EXAMINE THE DIRECT EFFECTS AND THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF EXPOSURE TO SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT RELATED TO CIGARS, LITTLE CIGARS, AND CIGARILLOS AND PROVIDE TIMELY SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR REGULATORY ACTIONS ON RESTRICTING MARKETING FOR CIGAR PRODUCTS, INCLUDING LITTLE CIGARS AND CIGARILLOS (LCCS). THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ARE: 1) TO EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO LITTLE CIGAR AND CIGARILLO SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT ON LCC USE, ATTITUDES TOWARDS LCCS, HARM PERCEPTIONS, PERCEIVED PREVALENCE OF USE, INITIATION, AND INTENTIONS TO USE LCCS; 2) TO ASSESS THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF LCC-RELATED CONTENT EXPOSURE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, EXAMINING ITS IMPACT ON ATTITUDES, BELIEFS, AND BEHAVIORS RELATED TO OTHER COMBUSTIBLE PRODUCTS SUCH AS CIGARETTES AND HOOKAH; AS WELL AS THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE ON MARIJUANA USE AND INITIATION; 3) TO STUDY WHETHER OR TO WHAT EXTENT STATE AND LOCAL TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES AND MARIJUANA REGULATIONS MODIFY THE DIRECT EFFECTS AND UNINTENDED IMPACT OF POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT. THESE AIMS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY APPLYING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND ANALYTIC METHODS TO A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF DATA SETS, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA FROM TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM, NIELSEN STORE SCANNER DATA ON LCC AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCT SALES, AND SURVEY DATA ON TOBACCO-RELATED OUTCOMES. THE FINDINGS FROM THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE HIGHLY POLICY-RELEVANT SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE ON THE POPULATION LEVEL IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING OF LCC PRODUCTS. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO THE DIRECT EFFECTS AND UNINTENDED INFLUENCES OF DIGITAL CIGAR PROMOTION AND BUILD A SCIENTIFIC AND METHODOLOGICAL BASE FOR SURVEILLANCE AND REGULATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING.

IMPROVING AND ENHANCING THE US VISION AND EYE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - SINCE 2015, NORC AND CDC HAVE ESTABLISHED AND ENHANCED THE VISION AND EYE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (VEHSS). VEHSS CREATES AND PRESENTS SURVEILLANCE INFORMATION USING SECONDARY DATA SOURCES, INCLUDING NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE SURVEYS, ADMINISTRATIVE PAYMENT CLAIMS, ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHRS), AND COMPOSITE ESTIMATES FOR HIGH IMPORTANCE CONDITIONS. TODAY, VEHSS IS THE LARGEST REPOSITORY OF VISION AND EYE HEALTH PREVALENCE INFORMATION GLOBALLY, PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO 246 INDICATORS OF VISION IMPAIRMENT AND BLINDNESS, EYE HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND SERVICE UTILIZATION MEASURED ACROSS 11 DATA SOURCES. THE NEXT THREE YEARS PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE VEHSS THROUGH 1. INCREASING THE SYSTEM'S SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) AND COMORBIDITY INFORMATION, 2. ADDING DATA FROM POPULATIONS NOT INCLUDED IN VEHSS, 3. IMPROVING THE VEHSS WEBSITE'S ACCESSIBILITY AND USABILITY, 4. STREAMLINING VEHSS INDICATORS, 5. MAINTAINING AND ADDING ADDITIONAL YEARS OF DATA FOR EXISTING VEHSS INDICATORS, AND 6. PUBLISHING VEHSS RESULTS AND PROMOTING THEIR AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC. WE OFFER SOLUTIONS FOR EACH OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES. NORC PROVIDES IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO NEW DATA FROM THE VETERAN'S HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, MEDICARE ADVANTAGE, THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND AGING TRENDS STUDY, UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO CURRENT VEHSS DATA SOURCES AND MODELS, AND THE ANALYSIS CODE AND EXPERTISE TO PUT THESE DATA SOURCES TO WORK. WE ADDITIONALLY PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING NEW SOURCES OF SDOH AND EHR DATA FOR INCLUSION AND PROVIDE OPTIONS TO INCLUDE DATA FROM THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE. HELPING USERS FIND THE INFORMATION THEY NEED IS A PRIMARY CHALLENGE FOR VEHSS. THE SCHEDULED VEHSS 3.0 (FALL 2022 RELEASE) UPDATE PARTIALLY ADDRESSES THIS CHALLENGE BY REORGANIZING VEHSS INDICATORS BY CONDITION INSTEAD OF DATA SOURCE AND VASTLY IMPROVING INDICATOR SEARCH AND SITE NAVIGATION. WE WILL DEVOTE THE NEXT THREE YEARS TO ADDITIONAL STEPS TO ADD DATA DISCOVERY AND VISUALIZATION FEATURES AND IMPROVE THE VEHSS 3.0 ARCHITECTURE AND CONTENT. WE PROPOSE A HEALTHY PEOPLE 2030 DASHBOARD TO PROVIDE QUICK ACCESS TO THE NATION'S VISUAL HEALTH PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND SDOH VISUALIZATION SOLUTIONS. WE WILL REVIEW AND REVISE WEBSITE TEXT AND CONTENT TO INCREASE READABILITY, STREAMLINE VEHSS INDICATORS USING OBJECTIVE CRITERIA, AND IDENTIFY SURVEILLANCE GAPS AND IMPORTANT NEW INDICATORS. NORC'S DISSEMINATION PLAN INCLUDES PUBLICATIONS, LAY-PERSON SUMMARIES, VIDEOS, WEBINARS, PRESENTATIONS, AND AMPLIFICATION BY OUR PARTNERS USING THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND EMAIL LISTS. WE PROPOSE USING ADOBE ANALYTICS REPORTS MORE AGGRESSIVELY TO IDENTIFY THE VEHSS INFORMATION THAT IS MOST OFTEN ACCESSED AND USE THIS INFORMATION TO INFORM OUR DISSEMINATION PRODUCTS. NORC'S STAFF AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS OFFER CDC UNMATCHED EXPERIENCE WITH THE VEHSS SYSTEM AND CONTENT AREA KNOWLEDGE IN VISION AND EYE HEALTH, CHRONIC DISEASE SURVEILLANCE, BIOSTATISTICS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATICS, DATA VISUALIZATION, AND IMPLEMENTING CREATIVE WEB DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS WITHIN THE AGENCY-WIDE SECURITY AND ACCESSIBILITY CONSTRAINTS OF THE CDC.GOV WEBSITE. WE PROVIDE AN ARTICULATED WORK PLAN THAT DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHEN EACH STEP OF THE PROJECT WILL OCCUR AND A DETAILED EVALUATION PLAN LINKING PROJECT ACTIVITIES TO THEIR PERFORMANCE MEASURES. WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHED, MAINTAINED, AND ENHANCED VEHSS OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS AND CAN CONTINUE TO DO SO OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. NORC PROVIDES CDC WITH A PARTNER THAT ENSURES UNINTERRUPTED MAINTENANCE OF VEHSS AND CAN INVEST THE NEXT THREE YEARS TOWARDS CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT AND ENHANCEMENTS RATHER THAN RE-BUILDING.

SOCIAL NETWORK DYNAMICS, HIV, AND RISK REDUCTION AMONG YOUNGER BLACK MSM

ACTIVITY SPACE, SOCIAL INTERACTION AND HEALTH TRAJECTORIES IN LATER LIFE

2020 CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH PROGRAM (CHRARP)

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE

CENTER ON DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMICS OF AGING (COA)

INITIAL EFFICACY EVALUATION OF AN ACTION CIVICS PROGRAM

RESEARCH TO ENHANCE THE US VISION AND EYE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

SAMPLING STRATEGIES AND MEASURE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE LGBT AGING PROJECT (SAMLAP) - PROJECT ABSTRACT THE SIZE OF THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) POPULATION IS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 9 AND 11 MILLION (3.5–4.5%). THE LGBT POPULATION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING POORER HEALTH THAN THEIR NON-LGBT PEERS ON MANY DIMENSIONS. ALTHOUGH WE KNOW LESS ABOUT OLDER LGBT ADULTS, THEY ARE OF SPECIAL INTEREST SINCE CHRONIC DISEASE AND DISABILITIES INCREASE WITH AGE AND DISPARITIES OFTEN EMERGE OR WIDEN, MAKING OLDER LGBT ADULTS AN AT-RISK POPULATION. THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE (NAM) HAS ISSUED TWO REPORTS ON THE STATE OF LGBT HEALTH, BOTH OF WHICH CALL FOR MORE TARGETED RESEARCH AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THESE HEALTH DISPARITIES, PARTICULARLY AMONG OLDER LGBT ADULTS. A REPRESENTATIVE NATIONAL STUDY OF OLDER LGBT ADULTS WOULD PERMIT THE TYPE OF WORK RECOMMENDED BY THE NAM COMMITTEE. THE PURPOSE OF THE CURRENT SAMPLING STRATEGIES AND MEASURE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE LGBT AGING PROJECT (SAMLAP) IS TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE A PLATFORM AND A PROCESS THAT WILL PERMIT THE EXECUTION OF A FUTURE, SEPARATELY-FUNDED NATIONAL PROBABILITY-BASED LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF AGING IN THE OLDER LGBT POPULATION (THE NATIONAL LGBT AGING PROJECT (NLAP)). OUR SPECIFIC AIMS ARE: (1) TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A STRATEGY TO IDENTIFY AND RECRUIT A PROBABILITY SAMPLE OF LGBT OLDER ADULTS; (2) TO COMPARE AND EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SCREENING STRATEGY AND THE QUALITY OF THE RESULTING SAMPLE, USING THE RESULTS OF THE RANDOMIZED EXPERIMENTS AS APPROPRIATE; (3) TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP SURVEY MEASURES OF SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPERIENCES APPROPRIATE FOR USE IN THE FUTURE NATIONAL LGBT AGING PROJECT (NLAP) AND ADMINISTER THESE VIA 300 FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEWS IN HOUSEHOLDS IDENTIFIED AS CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE LGBT OLDER ADULT; AND, (4) CONDUCT A CONTROLLED RANDOMIZED FIELD TEST OF IN-HOME VERSUS REMOTE INTERVIEWING FOR THE FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEWS, USING A SEQUENTIAL ADAPTIVE DESIGN THAT WILL PERMIT A ROBUST COMPARISON OF RESPONSE RATES, DIFFERENTIAL NONRESPONSE BIAS, AND COSTS. THE PRODUCT OF THIS WORK WILL BE A SAMPLING METHODOLOGY, SCREENING PROCESS, SET OF MEASURES, AND FIELD APPROACH—OPTIMIZED WHERE APPROPRIATE THROUGH RANDOMIZED EXPERIMENTS—TAILORED TO CONDUCT THE FIRST EVER U.S. NATIONAL STUDY OF LGBT OLDER ADULTS USING AN ADDRESS-BASED PROBABILITY SAMPLE WITH A HIGH RESPONSE RATE (NLAP), TO BE SUBMITTED SEPARATELY BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THIS APPLICATION. NLAP WILL PERMIT INFERENCE TO THE POPULATION OF LGBT INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS THE POPULATION OF PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE LGBT INDIVIDUAL; IT WILL ANSWER CRITICAL HEALTH AND POLICY QUESTIONS CONCERNING LGBT INDIVIDUALS, AS WELL AS ENHANCE OUR METHODS FOR STUDYING AND UNDERSTANDING ISSUES INVOLVING THE HEALTH AND AGING OF ALL AMERICANS.

CONVERSION OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS INTO RESEARCH DATABASES

DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR ALZHEIMER'S DEMENTIA IN THE UNITED STATES - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS (ADRD) AFFECT AS MANY AS 5.7 MILLION AMERICANS AND WILL COST THE U.S. ECONOMY BETWEEN $379 AND $500 BILLION PER YEAR BY 2040. GOAL 5 OF THE 2020 UPDATE TO THE NATIONAL PLAN TO ADDRESS ALZHEIMER'S, "IMPROVE DATA TO TRACK PROGRESS", RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR INCREASED SURVEILLANCE OF ADRD. THE GOAL STATES, "DATA AND SURVEILLANCE EFFORTS ARE PARAMOUNT TO TRACKING THE BURDEN OF ADRD … AND ASSIST WITH UNDERSTANDING HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG POPULATIONS SUCH AS RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, LOW- INCOME POPULATIONS, RURAL RESIDENTS, AND SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES." NO DATA OR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM CURRENTLY EXISTS FOR ADRD SURVEILLANCE. HOWEVER, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID DATA OFFER A PROMISING SOURCE OF INFORMATION TO TRACK ADRD DIAGNOSES. MEDICARE COVERS MOST AMERICANS OVER THE AGE OF 65, AND MEDICAID COVERS LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH ADRD. IN 2016, THE DATA INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING (NIA) IDENTIFIED "WAYS TO REDUCE THE SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES FACED BY RESEARCHERS IN USING MEDICAL CARE CLAIMS AND ENCOUNTER DATA" AS A PRIMARY NIA OBJECTIVE, HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID DATA. WE PROPOSE TO CREATE A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE SYSTEM TO (1) TRACK ADRD DIAGNOSES IN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID; (2) CONDUCT RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND THE CORRELATION BETWEEN DIAGNOSED AND ASSESSED DEMENTIA; AND (3) DEMONSTRATE THE VALUE OF THE NEW SYSTEM BY USING ITS DATA TO EVALUATE AN IMPORTANT RESEARCH QUESTION. IN AIM 1, WE PROPOSE TO LEVERAGE AN ESTABLISHED SET OF PARTNERS AND METHODOLOGIES TO DEVELOP A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE SYSTEM TO MONITOR AND SURVEIL ADRD DIAGNOSES IN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID, PROVIDING INFORMATION AT THE NATIONAL, STATE AND COUNTY LEVEL AND BY AGE, SEX, RACE/ETHNICITY, COMORBIDITY, ELIGIBILITY AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS AND STRATIFICATION FACTORS. MEDICAL CLAIMS DO NOT IDENTIFY ALL PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, SO ADDITIONAL RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND THE BIASES EMBEDDED IN PAYMENT CLAIMS INFORMATION. IN AIM 2, WE WILL EVALUATE THE PREDICTIVE POWER OF MEDICARE CLAIMS IN IDENTIFYING PERSONS WITH ASSESSED DEMENTIA USING LINKED DATA FROM MEDICARE AND THE NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE HEALTH AND RETIREMENT STUDY (HRS). AIM 2 WILL ESTIMATE THE SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY OF MEDICARE CLAIMS IN DETECTING HRS ASSESSED DEMENTIA AND EXPLORE DIFFERENCES ACROSS SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC, HEALTH, AND COGNITIVE FACTORS. FINALLY, IN AIM 3, WE PROPOSE TO USE THE NEW SURVEILLANCE PLATFORM TO PERFORM A DEMONSTRATION ANALYSIS; ESTIMATING RATES OF COVID-19 MORTALITY AMONG PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH ADRD IN MEDICARE. WHEN COMPLETED, THE SYSTEM WE DESCRIBE WILL PROVIDE A MUCH-NEEDED ADRD SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, VASTLY EXPANDING ACCESS TO AND UNDERSTANDING OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID ADRD INFORMATION FOR THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND GENERAL PUBLIC.

EARLY AND ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY AND EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN ALL PATIENT GROUPS USING A CIRCULATING PATHOGEN-DERIVED ANTIGEN - PROJECT SUMMARY NANOPIN IS ADVANCING A DIAGNOSTIC FOR ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS (TB) THAT ADDRESSES CRITICAL UNMET CLINICAL NEEDS AND ITS INNOVATION AND POTENTIAL PATIENT IMPACT HAS RESULTED IN DESIGNATION AS A BREAKTHROUGH DEVICE BY THE FDA. THIS DEVICE WILL HIGHLY VALUABLE IN THE GLOBAL EFFORT TO COMBAT TB, WHICH IS NOW THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASE, WITH AN ESTIMATED 10.0 MILLION NEW TB CASES AND 1.5 MILLION TB-RELATED DEATHS ANNUALLY. KEY UNMET NEEDS FOR TB DIAGNOSIS INCLUDE A RAPID TEST THAT IS BOTH CULTURE-FREE AND NON-SPUTUM-BASED, IS ACTIONABLE AND INFORMATIVE ESPECIALLY IN COUNTRIES WITH HIGH LATENT TB RATES, CAN ACCURATELY DETECT BOTH PULMONARY AND EXTRAPULMONARY TB, AND CAN DETECT ACROSS THE ENTIRE PATIENT SPECTRUM INCLUDING YOUNG CHILDREN AND HIV- COINFECTED PATIENTS. NANOPIN’S HIGHLY SENSITIVE DIAGNOSTIC PLATFORM RAPIDLY DETECTS SPECIES-SPECIFIC TB ANTIGENS DIRECTLY FROM BLOOD SAMPLES. OUR TECHNOLOGY IS DIFFERENTIATED FROM ALL CURRENT METHODS IN THAT WE CAN DETECT TB NO MATTER WHERE IT IS IN THE BODY AND WHOSE BODY IT IS IN. WE CAN DETECT TB BASED IN THE LUNGS, KIDNEYS, BRAIN AND THROUGHOUT THE BODY, EVEN WHEN THE CURRENT “GOLD STANDARD” CANNOT. WE CAN DETECT IN DIFFICULT COHORTS INCLUDING YOUNG CHILDREN AND EVEN INFANTS AND HIV CO-INFECTED, ALL OF WHICH ARE POORLY SERVED IN THE MARKET AND WHERE CONVENTIONAL SPUTUM METHODS ARE NOT FEASIBLE. ULTIMATELY, THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL ENABLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO FINALLY MITIGATE THE ENDURING TB EPIDEMIC. THE OUTCOMES OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROPOSAL WILL INTRODUCE OUR TB DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE INTO THE MARKET AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR ROUTINE USE IN CLINICS AND HOSPITALS BY EVALUATING ITS PERFORMANCE IN A WELL- STRUCTURED CLINICAL STUDY IN MULTIPLE HIGH PROFILE MEDICAL CENTERS. WE PROPOSE FOUR SPECIFIC AIMS: 1). TO PERFORM ANALYTICAL VALIDATION OF THE NANOTB ASSAY KIT AND MULTIPLE LC-MS PLATFORMS. PRIOR TO INITIATING CLINICAL STUDIES, WE WILL DETERMINE KEY QUANTITATIVE VALUES FOR THE TB ASSAY KITS INCLUDING LOD, LOQ, AND CUT-VALUES PER CLSI C62- A. WE WILL ESTABLISH MULTIPLE LC-MS PLATFORMS FOR CLINICAL STUDIES AND REGULATORY APPROVAL WHICH WILL FURTHER OUR COMMERCIALIZATION REACH; 2). TO PERFORM CLINICAL STUDIES FOR DETECTION OF ACTIVE TB WITH NANOTB DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY KITS. THE CLINICAL STUDIES PROPOSED IN THIS AIM WILL BE THE BASIS FOR 510K APPLICATION TO THE FDA FOR REGULATORY APPROVAL AND MARKETING OF THE NANODETECT-TB DEVICE. THE STUDIES WILL ENROLL PATIENTS SUSPECTED OF TB DISEASE AND ANALYZE WITH OUR TB ASSAY AND THE PRIMARY AFB-CULTURE REFERENCE METHOD; 3). TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE FDA FOR GUIDANCE FOR CLINICAL STUDIES AND 510K SUBMISSION. INTERACTIONS WITH THE FDA WILL GUIDE THE EFFICIENT AND SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED WORK. THE OUTCOME OF THIS AIM IS THE FDA CLEARANCE OF THE NANODETECTTB DEVICE VIA THE DE NOVO PATHWAY; AND 4). TO EXTEND CLINICAL STUDIES FOR PEDIATRIC CENTRIC AND RESOURCE LIMITED FOCUS. WE WILL FURTHER EVALUATE THE CRITICAL PEDIATRIC COHORT AND ADDRESS CHALLENGES FOR SAMPLE COLLECTION AND HANDLING SHIPPING IN RESOURCE LIMITED REGIONS IN ORDER TO ENSURE OUR APPLICATION CAN BE EXTENDED TO ALL PATIENTS.

SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE - COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS PROGRAM

COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS

NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

2015 CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH PROGRAM (CHRARP)

USING INNOVATIVE MACHINE LEARNING TO DETECT ORGANIZED SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION TO E-CIGARETTE USE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN MESSAGING ON TWITTER AND TIKTOK - USING INNOVATIVE MACHINE LEARNING TO DETECT ORGANIZED SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION TO E-CIGARETTE USE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN MESSAGING ON TWITTER AND TIKTOK IN RECENT YEARS SHARP INCREASES IN THE CONSUMPTION OF NON-CIGARETTE TOBACCO PRODUCTS, INCLUDING VAPING PRODUCTS OR ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS (ENDS), HAVE LARGELY OFFSET THE SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN CIGARETTE SMOKING RATES IN THE US OVER THE PAST FIVE DECADES. IN RESPONSE, SEVERAL STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS HAVE DEVELOPED PREVENTION CAMPAIGN MESSAGES FOR YOUTH VAPING AND E-CIGARETTE USE. SOME OF THESE CAMPAIGNS HAVE ALSO PROVOKED SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION ON SOCIAL MEDIA FROM TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION ADVOCATES. STRONG EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTI-SMOKING MEDIA CAMPAIGNS IN PREVENTING YOUTH CIGARETTE SMOKING, BUT LITTLE RESEARCH HAS EXAMINED THE EFFECTS OF CAMPAIGNS THAT AIM TO PREVENT OTHER TYPES OF TOBACCO USE, SUCH AS ANTI-VAPING CAMPAIGNS. FURTHER, PREVIOUS EVIDENCE ABOUT PREVENTION CAMPAIGN EFFECTS DID NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CURRENT CLUTTERED MEDIA ENVIRONMENT, WHERE CAMPAIGN MESSAGES COMPETE FOR AUDIENCE ATTENTION WITH TOBACCO PRODUCT PROMOTION MESSAGES AND BOTH SUPPORTIVE AND OPPOSITIONAL MESSAGING ABOUT THE CAMPAIGNS THEMSELVES. THUS, SOCIAL MEDIA INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT E-CIGARETTE USE ARE NECESSARY BUT HAVE UNKNOWN POTENTIAL EFFECTS IN A COMPETITIVE COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERIZED BY AN INFLUX OF ENDS PRODUCT MARKETING AND ADVOCACY, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN AUDIENCE CONFUSION AND MISINFORMATION. THEREFORE, MEASURING ENGAGEMENT WITH E-CIGARETTE USE PREVENTION CAMPAIGNS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND UNDERSTANDING THE PATTERNS OF SUCH ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION FLOW REPRESENT IMPORTANT ADVANCEMENTS IN THE SCIENCE OF PREVENTION AND LEND EVIDENTIAL SUPPORT FOR TOBACCO REGULATORY POLICY. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL ASSESS THE E-CIGARETTE USE PREVENTION-RELATED CONTENT AMOUNT, REACH, AND ENGAGEMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA (AIM 1); IDENTIFY SOURCES AND MAJOR THEMES ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH SUPPORTIVE AND OPPOSITIONAL MESSAGES USING MACHINE LEARNING (AIM 2); AND APPLY SOCIAL NETWORK THEORIES AND APPROACHES TO EXAMINE PATTERNS OF SOCIAL MEDIA USERS’ INFORMATION SEEKING, EXPOSURE, DISSEMINATION, AND GATEKEEPING IN THE CAMPAIGN PERIODS OVER TIME (AIM 3).

THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED FOR CREDIBLE, NATIONAL DATA ON THE LINKAGES BETWEEN THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, INCLUDING PEOPLE-CENTERED APPROACHES AND THE SYSTEMATIC COLLECTION OF DATA FROM JUSTICE SYSTEMS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. THUS, NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AND THE AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION ARE EXCITED TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BJS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ON THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE DESIGN AND TESTING PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY AND FILL GAPS IN THE STATISTICAL COVERAGE OF ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THROUGH THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT, WE WILL REVIEW, DEVELOP, AND RIGOROUSLY TEST THE CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS SURVEY (CLNS) WITH A REPRESENTATIVE ADDRESS-BASED SAMPLE, AND IDENTIFY, DEVELOP, AND TEST OTHER DATA COLLECTIONS RELATED TO ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS.

MOST REPRESENTATIVE ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIP ABUSE (ARA) RESEARCH HAS REFLECTED HETEROSEXUAL, CISGENDER, WHITE POPULATIONS. WHILE OVER TWO DECADES OF ARA RESEARCH HAS MOVED THE FIELD FORWARD, SIGNIFICANT GAPS REMAIN IN UNDERSTANDING HOW MARGINALIZED SOCIAL GROUPS, SPECIFICALLY YOUTH OF COLOR (YOC) AND LGBTQ+ YOUTH, ARE AFFECTED BY ARA, AND HOW UNIQUE PROTECTIVE AND RISK FACTORS AT ALL LEVELS OF THE SOCIAL ECOLOGY MAY SHAPE DIFFERENTIAL ARA EXPERIENCES. THE POSITIVE ADOLESCENT INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS (PAIR) STUDY IS DESIGNED TO ELUCIDATE MODIFIABLE FACTORS AT THE INDIVIDUAL AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP LEVELS AS WELL AS IDENTIFY CONCERNS THAT MAY BE RESPONSIVE TO INTERVENTION AND SECONDARY PREVENTION AT THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIETAL LEVELS EARLY IN THE TRANSITION FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADOLESCENCE. THE STUDY TEAM WILL CONVENE AN EXPERT PANEL AND A YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD (YAB) TO CO-CREATE A THREE-WAVE ANNUAL LONGITUDINAL SURVEY TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO THE CHRONICITY, SEVERITY, AND TRAJECTORIES OF ARA IN THE CONTEXT OF POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (PYD) AND SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL FACTORS. INVESTIGATORS AND COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS (YMCA OF THE US, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA, ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH) WILL RECRUIT A NATIONAL MAJORITY MINORITIZED COHORT (N=3000, SUPPLEMENTED BY A PROBABILITY-BASED PANEL FOR CALIBRATION OF NATIONAL WEIGHTS) TO COUNTERBALANCE RESEARCH THAT HAS FAILED TO APPLY THEORETICAL MODELS RELEVANT TO MINORITIZED YOUTHS RELATIONSHIP EXPERIENCES AND SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL MODEL INPUTS RELATED TO DATING RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS, INCLUDING PATTERNS OF ARA. THE PAIR STUDY ALSO SETS THE STAGE FOR TRACKING LONGITUDINAL OUTCOMES OF HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP PATTERNS. THESE DATA WILL BE ANALYZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF WORKING WITH PRACTITIONERS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE RECOGNITION, EMPATHY, AND ACTION IN SUPPORT OF THRIVING YOUTH RELATIONSHIPS. RESEARCH QUESTIONS ADDRESS (1) LONGITUDINAL RELATIONSHIP TAXONOMIES AND VARIATION ACROSS MARGINALIZED IDENTITIES; (2) THE EXTENT TO WHICH SOCIAL STRUCTURES SUGGEST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TARGETED INTERVENTIONS ADDRESSING ARA AT THE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, PROFESSIONAL (SCHOOLS, CLINICAL, JUVENILE JUSTICE), AND COMMUNITY LEVELS; AND (3) CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH ARA EXPERIENCES AND PATTERNS IN TERMS OF PYD, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND SUBSEQUENT RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS INFORMING IDENTIFIABLE GAPS FOR PARENTING AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING EARLY RECOGNITION AND DECISIONS TO LEAVE UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. RESULTS WILL BE CO-INTERPRETED WITH THE YAB AND EXPERT PANEL TO PRODUCE PRACTICAL RESEARCH PRODUCTS FOR CONTEMPORANEOUS DISSEMINATION IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO REACH IMPORTANT AUDIENCES INCLUDING YOUTH, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS, SCHOOLS, YOUTH SERVICE AGENCIES AND PRACTITIONERS. PAIR STUDY DATA WILL ALSO INFORM SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND A LONGITUDINAL DATA ARCHIVE TO BROADEN RESEARCHER ACCESS. CA/NCF

RFA-CE-22-004, FIREARM VIOLENCE PERPETRATION: A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE MULTI-WAVE SURVEY OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES

SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

UPDATING, EXPANDING, AND INTERPRETING PERRY PRESCHOOL DATA THROUGH MIDLIFE

THE EFFECTS OF ALTERNATIVE TOBACCO PRODUCT MARKETING ON INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, AND TIKTOK ON TOBACCO USE AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS - ENTER THE TEXT HERE THAT IS THE NEW ABSTRACT INFORMATION FOR YOUR APPLICATION. THIS SECTION MUST BE NO LONGER THAN 30 LINES OF TEXT. WHILE DIGITAL MARKETING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IS INCREASINGLY COMMON, THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN TOBACCO CONTROL IS STILL UNDERSTUDIED. THERE IS A GROWING BODY OF RESEARCH SUGGESTING THAT SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION OF NON-CIGARETTE OR “ALTERNATIVE” TOBACCO PRODUCTS (E.G., E-CIGARETTES, HEATED TOBACCO, NEWER NICOTINE POUCH PRODUCTS) IS RAPIDLY GROWING. THESE MESSAGES ARE CURRENTLY UNDER-REGULATED, TARGET YOUTH AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND FEATURE BRANDED MERCHANDISE, CELEBRITY OR “INFLUENCER” PROMOTION, INCENTIVIZED USER ENGAGEMENT ENHANCING “VIRALITY” AND DISSEMINATION OF CONTENT. YOUTH USE SOCIAL MEDIA AT HIGHER RATES THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION IN THE U.S., WHICH POTENTIALLY MULTIPLIES THE EFFECT OF TARGETED SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING. THE EXISTING REGULATORY IMBALANCES IN TREATMENT OF ALTERNATIVE TOBACCO PRODUCTS (ATPS) AND DIGITAL MARKETING MAY EXPLAIN PERSISTENT DIFFERENCES IN TOBACCO USE AND IN MARKETING EXPOSURE AMONG U.S. POPULATION SUBGROUPS. IN PARTICULAR, THE RECENT EXPONENTIAL RISE IN SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING COINCIDED WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN ATP USE AMONG U.S. YOUTH, AS WELL AS EMERGENCE OF NEWER NICOTINE PRODUCTS (E.G., SYNTHETIC NICOTINE), WHICH HAS UNDERMINED RECENT PROGRESS IN REDUCING OVERALL TOBACCO PRODUCT USE AMONG YOUTH. UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CAN INFORM TOBACCO CONTROL POLICY AND PRACTICE, AS THESE MESSAGES REFLECT POPULATION NORMS, TARGETED MARKETING, AND OTHER PREVIOUSLY UNMEASURED CONTEXTUAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH OUTCOMES. UNFORTUNATELY, TO DATE, NO STUDIES HAVE EXAMINED THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING OF SUCH ATPS AS HOOKAH, HEATED TOBACCO, AND OTHER EMERGING ATPS. THIS PROJECT WILL ADVANCE THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ON ATPS BY FILLING THIS CRITICAL RESEARCH GAP. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO ATP-RELATED SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT AND PROVIDE TIMELY SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR REGULATORY ACTIONS ON RESTRICTING MARKETING OF THESE PRODUCTS. THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ARE: TO IDENTIFY AND CHARACTERIZE POTENTIALLY REGULATABLE SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGE CONTENT RELATED TO ALTERNATIVE TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY SOURCE, MAJOR THEMES (E.G., NEW USER TARGETING, HEALTH RISKS, VIRAL MARKETING STRATEGIES), AND REGION (AIM 1); TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO ATP SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT ON ATP USE, INITIATION, AND RELATED OUTCOMES AND EXAMINE HOW THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXPOSURE AND ATP USE DIFFERS ACROSS RACIAL/ETHNIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS (AIM 2); TO STUDY WHETHER/TO WHAT EXTENT TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES MODIFY THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT (AIM 3). THESE AIMS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY APPLYING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND ANALYTIC METHODS TO A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF DATA SETS, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA FROM INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, AND TIKTOK, GOOGLE MAPS, GOOGLE SEARCH, AND SURVEY DATA ON TOBACCO-RELATED OUTCOMES. FINDINGS WILL PROVIDE HIGHLY POLICY-RELEVANT SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE ON THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING OF ATPS. THIS PROJECT WILL OFFER UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO THE INFLUENCE OF DIGITAL ATP PROMOTION ON INDIVIDUAL ATTITUDES, BELIEFS, AND BEHAVIORS AND BUILD A SCIENTIFIC AND METHODOLOGICAL BASE FOR SURVEILLANCE AND REGULATION OF MARKETING MESSAGES ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

SCA FOLLOW-UP STUDY: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF 2009 SECOND CHANCE ACT ADULT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

CHICAGO SCHOLARS PROGRAM RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

THE ELDER ABUSE SURVIVOR EQUITY (EASE) STUDY AIMS TO STUDY THE EXPERIENCES OF A DIVERSE POPULATION OF OLDER ADULTS INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS, SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY POPULATIONS, AND GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE POPULATIONS IN TERMS OF THEIR EXPOSURE TO ELDER ABUSE AND POLYVICTIMIZATION, INCLUSIVE OF IN-PERSON AND TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE. THIS IS THE FIRST STUDY TO SHED LIGHT ON EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS OF POLYVICTIMIZATION EXPERIENCES AMONG UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERSTUDIED OLDER ADULTS. EASE HAS FOUR MAIN OBJECTIVES: (1) DEVELOP INSTRUMENTATION AND RESEARCH PROTOCOLS TO MEASURE (POLY)VICTIMIZATION IN LATER LIFE; (2) TEST INSTRUMENT AND PROTOCOL QUALITY THROUGH COGNITIVE INTERVIEWS WITH PERSONS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF ELDER (POLY)VICTIMIZATION AND PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING OF PILOT DATA FROM A CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; (3) COLLECT THREE WAVES OF LONGITUDINAL DATA FROM A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF ADULTS AGE 60+; AND (4) DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE ACTION-ORIENTED RESEARCH PRODUCTS TO SHARE RESULTS WITH PRACTITIONERS AND THE PUBLIC (I.E., OLDER ADULTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CAREGIVERS). THE STUDY DESIGN AND APPROACH WILL INVOLVE AN ADVISORY BOARD REPRESENTING EIGHT ORGANIZATIONSUTHEALTH, AARP, NAPSA, NCALL, NCVC, NNEDV, SAGE, AND STONEWALL CDCAND VOICES OF AMERICANS AGES 60+ WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF ABUSE TO ENSURE THAT THE SURVEY INSTRUMENT AND DISSEMINATION PRODUCTS DEVELOPED FROM THIS RESEARCH ARE CULTURALLY INFORMED AND CONSTRUCTIVE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES. FIRST, IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH ELDER (POLY)VICTIMIZATION SURVIVORS TO ELICIT INPUT ON THE CONSTRUCTS AND MEASURES TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR LONGITUDINAL SURVEY AND TO DISCUSS METHODS TO MAXIMIZE STUDY RETENTION FOR PARTICIPANTS WHO MAY FACE CHALLENGES INDEPENDENTLY PARTICIPATING IN A LONGITUDINAL STUDY. SUBSEQUENTLY, FINDINGS FROM THE INTERVIEWS WILL BE REVIEWED WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD TO IDENTIFY ELEMENTS TO REFLECT IN THE INSTRUMENT. BEFORE LAUNCHING THE SURVEY, WE WILL REFINE THE INSTRUMENT THROUGH COGNITIVE INTERVIEWS AND PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING. ONCE THE INSTRUMENTS ARE FINALIZED, THREE WAVES OF DATA COLLECTION WILL BE CONDUCTED USING THE AMERISPEAK PANEL, RECRUITING A SAMPLE OF ADULTS 60+ AND OVERSAMPLING FOR HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES (I.E., BLACK, ASIAN, HISPANIC, LGBTQ+, AND INDIVIDUALS FROM RURAL AREAS). WE WILL USE KEY FINDINGS FROM EACH WAVE OF DATA COLLECTION AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WITH ORGANIZATIONS IDENTIFIED FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN TO DEVELOP PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF PRACTITIONERS, ADVOCATES, AND THE PUBLIC, DRAWING UPON INPUT FROM THE ADVISORY BOARD AND SURVIVORS. THIS RESEARCH-TO-PRACTICE APPROACH WILL ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF ELDER ABUSE AND STRENGTHEN POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT HEALTHY AGING AND PREVENT ELDER ABUSE. CA/NCF

NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AND ITS PARTNERS THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE (IACP), AND NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN COURT JUDGES ASSOCIATION (NAICJA), AND THE TRIBAL POLICY AND LAW INSTITUTE (TLPI) PROPOSE TO CONDUCT THE 2022 CENSUS OF TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND CENSUS OF TRIBAL COURT SYSTEMS (CTLEA-CTCS) ON BEHALF OF THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS (BJS).  THE GOAL OF THE CTLEA-CTCS IS TO COLLECT INFORMATION FROM TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND JUSTICE SYSTEMS USING A CORE SET OF QUESTIONS AND AN ACCOMPANYING SET OF CUSTOMIZABLE QUESTIONS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE TYPE OF TRIBAL JUSTICE AGENCY. DATA WILL BE COLLECTED FROM TWO ORGANIZATION TYPES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND TRIBAL COURTS, AND WITHIN EACH ORGANIZATION, THREE SUB-AGENCIES.  NORC, IACP, NAICJA, AND TLPI WILL VALIDATE AND UPDATE THE EXISTING UNIVERSE FILES OF ALL TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS (BIA) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND ALASKA STATE TROOPERS (AST) ON BEHALF OF ALASKAN VILLAGE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS (VPSOS) AND AS WELL AS VALIDATE AND UPDATE THE UNIVERSE FILE FOR ALL TRIBALLY OPERATED COURT SYSTEMS IN THE LOWER 48, JUDICIAL FORUMS IN ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES (ANVS), AND CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATION COURTS (CFR COURTS). NORC AND PARTNERS WILL ALSO UPDATE THE DIRECTORY OF FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES. SURVEY QUESTIONS WILL BE DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH BJS, EXPERT PANEL MEMBERS AND TRIBAL JUSTICE SYSTEM EXPERTS.  QUESTIONS WILL COLLECT INFORMATION ON TOPICS SPECIFIC TO TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TRIBAL COURT SYSTEMS.  TWO SEPARATE MULTI-MODE DATA COLLECTIONS WILL OCCUR CONCURRENTLY, USING A STRATEGY THAT EMPHASIZES WEB COMPLETION, BUT THE SURVEY WILL ALSO SUPPORT HARDCOPY AND TELEPHONE SURVEY OPTIONS. FOLLOW UP STRATEGIES WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA EMAILS, TELEPHONE CALLS, MAILINGS, AND FAXES. DATA FILES WILL BE SUBMITTED TO BJS AND TO THE NATIONAL ARCHIVE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA.  NORC WILL DRAFT A TECHNICAL REPORT THAT WILL INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF ALL WORK PERFORMED, INCLUDING SURVEY PROTOCOLS, DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURES, DATA COLLECTION PROGRESS, AND DATA FILE PREPARATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE REPORT WILL INCLUDE IMPLICATION FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE WORK. ALL PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED OVER A 48-MONTH TIMELINE.

ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF SMOKELESS TOBACCO INFLUENCER MARKETING IN THE RAPIDLY CHANGING MEDIA ENVIRONMENT

THE NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER (NORC) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WILL BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION (CVI) FIELD TO EFFECTIVELY UNDERSTAND AND COMMUNICATE CVI STRATEGIES. THIS WILL BE DONE BY DEVELOPING TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT GRANTEES AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS IN THE FIELD CAN USE TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH A RANGE OF AUDIENCES ABOUT THEIR WORK. THESE TOOLS AND RESOURCES WILL INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COHESIVE SET OF MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL STORYTELLING PRODUCTS TO ELEVATE THE VOICES AND STORIES OF THE CVI FIELD. THE NORCS MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH ENCOMPASSES SEVEN TASKS AND INCLUDES AUTHENTIC STAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ITERATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS WITH FEEDBACK LOOPS, AND CREATION OF EFFECTIVE MESSAGES AND COMMUNICATION RESOURCES TAILORED TO DIFFERENT AUDIENCES TO RAISE CAPACITY AND AWARENESS FOR CVI STRATEGIES. DURING THE 36-MONTH PROJECT, NORC WILL CONDUCT A COMMUNICATIONS LANDSCAPE SCAN, DEVELOP STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS GUIDANCE, DEVELOP RESOURCES, TRAININGS PROGRAMS AND TOOLKITS, DEVELOP A COHESIVE PORTFOLIO OF MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS, PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND CONDUCT TRAININGS. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT NORCS INCLUSIVE RESEARCH FRAMEWORK WILL UNDERPIN ALL ACTIVITIES. THESE TASKS WILL FOCUS ON COLLECTING DATA ABOUT HOW VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS COMMUNICATE ABOUT CVI STRATEGIES AND WILL DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY, INCLUDING MESSAGING, GUIDANCE, RESOURCES, AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TTA). THESE ACTIVITIES WILL LEVERAGE NORCS DEEP ROOTS IN RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED CONTENT TO DEVELOP TAILORED MESSAGES ABOUT CVI AND PROVIDE COST-EFFECTIVE, RESPONSIVE TTA TO CVIPI GRANTEES AND THE CVI FIELD AT LARGE.

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A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL ON COMMUNITY INFUSED PROBLEM-ORIENTED POLICING IN CRIME HOTSPOTS

THE EFFECTS OF BRANDED AND INFLUENCER SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION OF FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS (FTP) ON FTP USE AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS - PROJECT SUMMARY WHILE DIGITAL MARKETING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMMON, THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS IN TOBACCO CONTROL IS STILL UNDERSTUDIED. AN EMERGING BODY OF RESEARCH SHOWS THAT SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION OF FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS (I.E., ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS (ENDS), CIGARS, CIGARILLOS, LITTLE CIGARS, HOOKAH/WATERPIPE, PIPE, SMOKELESS TOBACCO, HEAT-NOT-BURN PRODUCTS) IS RAPIDLY GROWING. THESE MESSAGES ARE CURRENTLY UNDER-REGULATED, TARGET YOUTH, OFTEN CONTAIN MISINFORMATION, AND FEATURE BRANDED MERCHANDISE AND CELEBRITY OR “INFLUENCER” PROMOTION. YOUTH USE SOCIAL MEDIA AT HIGHER RATES THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION IN THE U.S., WHICH POTENTIALLY MULTIPLIES THE EFFECT OF TARGETED SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING. THE EXISTING REGULATORY IMBALANCES IN TREATMENT OF FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS (FTPS) AND DIGITAL MARKETING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS MAY EXPLAIN RECENT TRENDS IN YOUTH FTP USE. IN PARTICULAR, THE RECENT EXPONENTIAL RISE IN SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING COINCIDED WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN ENDS AND OTHER FTP USE AMONG U.S. YOUTH, WHICH HAS ERASED RECENT PROGRESS IN REDUCING OVERALL TOBACCO PRODUCT USE AMONG YOUTH. UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CAN INFORM TOBACCO REGULATORY SCIENCE. UNFORTUNATELY, TO DATE, NO STUDIES HAVE EXAMINED THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING OF SUCH FTPS. THIS PROJECT WILL FILL THIS CRITICAL RESEARCH GAP. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO FTP-RELATED SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT AND PROVIDE TIMELY SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR REGULATORY ACTIONS ON RESTRICTING MARKETING OF THESE PRODUCTS. THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ARE AIM 1: TO IDENTIFY AND CHARACTERIZE POTENTIALLY REGULATABLE SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGE CONTENT RELATED TO FTPS BY SOURCE (E.G., BRAND, INFLUENCER/COMMUNITY, REGULAR CONSUMER) AND MAJOR THEMES (E.G., NEW-USER TARGETING, HEALTH RISKS, FLAVOR-TYPE); AIM 2: TO EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO COMMERCIAL AND INFLUENCER FTP CONTENT ON PRODUCT SALES AND ON YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT AWARENESS, RISK PERCEPTIONS, INTENTIONS TO USE, INITIATION, AND PATTERNS OF USE OF FTP PRODUCTS; AND AIM 3: TO STUDY WHETHER/TO WHAT EXTENT FTP REGULATORY POLICIES MODIFY THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT ON FTP PRODUCT SALES AND YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT AWARENESS, RISK PERCEPTIONS, INTENTIONS TO USE, INITIATION, AND PATTERNS OF USE OF FTP PRODUCTS. THESE AIMS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY APPLYING CLASSIC THEORIES OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND ADVERTISING, ALONG WITH INNOVATIVE ANALYTIC METHODS, TO A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF DATA SETS, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA FROM TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM, INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL DATA ON EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO MARKETING, TOBACCO ATTITUDES, AND TOBACCO USE FROM THE POPULATION ASSESSMENT OF TOBACCO AND HEALTH (PATH) SURVEYS, FTP SALES VOLUME DATA FROM NIELSEN STORE SCANNER DATA, AND STATE/LOCAL FTP POLICY DATA COLLECTED BY NORC. THE FINDINGS FROM THIS PROJECT WILL (A) INFORM REGULATORY SCIENCE BY HIGHLIGHTING POTENTIAL REGULATORY ACTIONS FOR FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FOR SOCIAL MEDIA, B) CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH COMMUNICATION THEORY, AND C) BE TRANSLATABLE TO OTHER HEALTH BEHAVIOR RESEARCH.

NORC WILL CONDUCT A PREVALENCE STUDY THAT PROVIDES RIGOROUS, EMPIRICAL DATA, ALONG WITH FORMATIVE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, THAT WILL INFORM CPC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AREAS AND PROMOTE HIGH-IMPACT INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES.

EDUCATION RESEARCH PROGRAM

ENHANCING NSHAP CAREGIVING & SOCIAL NETWORK MEASURES TO CONTEXTUALIZE AGING & FAMILY CAREGIVING OF AD/ADRD AMONG ENGLISH- AND SPANISH-SPEAKING LATINO OLDER ADULTS - PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT RESEARCHERS ESTIMATE AN 832 PERCENT GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF LATINOS WITH AD FROM 379,000 IN 2012 TO 3.5 MILLION BY 2060. WHILE FAMILIES FREQUENTLY SUPPORT THE COMMUNICATION IN PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE RELATED DEMENTIAS (AD/ADRD), LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES CAN CREATE PARTICULARLY COMPLEX SITUATIONS FOR CAREGIVERS WHO MUST NAVIGATE A DOMINANT ENGLISH-LANGUAGE SYSTEM FOR A FAMILY MEMBER WHO HAS REVERTED TO THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE. THIS ISSUE IS PARTICULARLY ACUTE FOR LATINOS, GIVEN THAT THE MAJORITY ARE BILINGUAL, AND MANY FAMILIES ARE (AND WILL BE) AFFECTED BY COMPLEX CAREGIVING NEEDS. FREQUENTLY, THE TRANSLATION OF MATERIALS SERVES TO PROMOTE SERVICE ACCESS FOR LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE GROUPS. BUT TO REFLECT UNDERLYING CULTURAL NUANCES AND TO IDENTIFY THE BEST SECULAR PHRASING AND/OR IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE, CONSTRUCTING VALID MEASURES REQUIRES MORE THAN MERE TRANSLATION. MOREOVER, BECAUSE LANGUAGE IS COMMUNAL, IT IS CLOSELY TIED TO IDENTITY FORMATION AND ACCULTURATION, WHICH CAN AFFECT PEOPLE’S SOCIAL NETWORK FORMATIONS AND REINFORCE LANGUAGE SKILLS. ARGUABLY, ANALYSES OF VALID MEASURES SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER HOW THE SOCIAL (LINGUISTIC) CONTEXT MIGHT INFLUENCE RESPONSES. WE PROPOSE TO ENRICH THE NATIONAL SOCIAL LIFE, HEALTH, AND AGING PROJECT (NSHAP), A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF OLDER ADULTS FOCUSED ON SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, COGNITIVE, SENSORY, AND MOTOR FUNCTION, AND MEDICATION USE. NSHAP OVERSAMPLED LATINOS, COLLECTED DATA IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND INTERVIEWED RESPONDENTS IN FOUR ROUNDS (2005-06, 2010-11, 2015-16 AND 2021-22). HOWEVER, THESE DATA HAVE RARELY BEEN USED TO STUDY LATINO OLDER ADULTS’ HEALTH AND SOCIAL LIVES. NO RESEARCH HAS BEEN CONDUCTED THAT COMPARES THE SOCIAL NETWORKS OF ENGLISH- AND SPANISH-SPEAKING LATINOS AND WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CAREGIVING WITHIN THESE NETWORKS. NSHAP LACKS QUESTIONS ON LANGUAGE USAGE IN DAILY LIFE AND CONTAINS FEW QUESTIONS ON HOW LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS MIGHT IMPEDE ACCESS TO HEALTH AND OTHER IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS. TO CONTEXTUALIZE AGING AND FAMILY CAREGIVING OF AD/ADRD AMONG SPANISH- AND ENGLISH-SPEAKING LATINO OLDER ADULTS WE AIM TO AUGMENT THE NSHAP SOCIAL NETWORK ROSTER AND CAREGIVING QUESTIONS, IMPROVE NSHAP SPANISH-LANGUAGE MEASURES OF CAREGIVING AND SOCIAL NETWORKS, AND ADMINISTER THE ENHANCED NSHAP PROTOCOLS TO LATINO AD/ADRD CAREGIVERS IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH.

THE DEMENTIA DATAHUB: BUILDING A LONG-TERM SURVEILLANCE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT TRANSDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION - DISEASE SURVEILLANCE IS A CORE FUNCTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH. IT ALLOWS US TO UNDERSTAND THE DISTRIBUTION OF DISEASE, MONITOR DISPARITIES BETWEEN GROUPS, AND TRACK PROGRESS ON PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OBJECTIVES. WITHOUT TIMELY SURVEILLANCE DATA, IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO PLAN FOR THE ALLOCATION OF SCARCE RESOURCES OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES. IN 2024, NORC AND OUR PARTNERS LAUNCHED THE DEMENTIA DATAHUB (HTTPS://DEMENTIADATAHUB.ORG). THIS ONLINE, INTERACTIVE SURVEILLANCE VISUALIZATION TOOL INCLUDES MAPS AND DASHBOARDS THAT PROVIDE ESTIMATES OF DIAGNOSED ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE-RELATED DEMENTIAS (AD/ADRD) IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND COUNTY LEVELS. WE PROPOSE TO SUSTAIN AND EXPAND THE DEMENTIA DATAHUB AS PART OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING’S (NIA) INFRASTRUCTURE UNTIL 2030, PROVIDING OPEN, FAIR, AND DEMOCRATIZED SURVEILLANCE DATA ON DEMENTIA THROUGH FOUR SPECIFIC AIMS: MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE EXISTING SYSTEM TO PROVIDE SURVEILLANCE DATA FOR DIAGNOSED AD/ADRD THROUGH 2028; ADD NEW OUTCOME DATA, NEW CONTEXTUAL DATA, AND NEW VISUALIZATIONS; AND PUBLISH ONGOING VALIDATION RESEARCH AND SYSTEMS REPORTS. ESTIMATE THE PREVALENCE OF PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA (DIAGNOSED AND UNDIAGNOSED) USING SMALL AREA ESTIMATION METHODS AND NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE DATA SOURCES. THESE NEW ESTIMATES WILL ALLOW DATAHUB USERS TO EXAMINE THE UNDERLYING PREVALENCE OF AD/ADRD ACROSS GEOGRAPHIES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY ARE DIAGNOSED IN THE MEDICARE SYSTEM.  SUPPORT EARLY-CAREER AND NONTRADITIONAL RESEARCHERS IN CONDUCTING DEMENTIA EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH VIA PILOT GRANTS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT THAT REMOVE FINANCIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO USING COMPLEX DATA. THIS MECHANISM WILL EXPAND THE SCOPE OF WHO CAN CONTRIBUTE TO RESEARCH ON IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. ENGAGE EXPERTS FOR SYSTEM GUIDANCE AND PRIORITIZATION BY CONVENING AN ADVISORY BOARD OF END USERS AND EXPERTS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON ANNUAL PRIORITIES AND ENSURE THAT THE SYSTEM HAS THE DATA THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO END USERS. WE WILL ALSO CONDUCT DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE THE DEMENTIA DATAHUB SO THAT THE SYSTEM IS KNOWN AND USED CORRECTLY. PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTHCARE POLICY, AND HEALTH SYSTEMS HAVE GROWN MORE DEPENDENT ON TECH-SAVVY, INFORMATION-DRIVEN SURVEILLANCE DATA PIPELINES TO DRIVE DECISION-MAKING. A CENTRALIZED, ANNUALLY UPDATED, AND SUSTAINED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM OF AD/ADRD DATA IS CRITICALLY NEEDED, PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE MONUMENTAL, ONGOING CHANGES IN DISEASE UNDERSTANDING, DIAGNOSTICS, TREATMENT, AND CARE MODELS AROUND DEMENTIA. OUR PROPOSED WORK MEETS THIS NEED BY TRANSFORMING AN EXISTING NIA R01-FUNDED SURVEILLANCE PROJECT INTO A SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM COMPONENT OF THE NIA INFRASTRUCTURE.

2011 NATIONAL SURVEY OF INDIGENT DEFENSE SYSTEMS

BIODEMOGRAPHY OF EXCEPTIONAL LONGEVITY IN THE UNITED STATES

METHODS TO COST CRIME VICTIMIZATION: STATISTICAL MODELLING WITH INTEGRATED AND SURVEY DATA TO COMPREHENSIVELY MEASURE HARM

TO HELP IDR IMPLEMENTERS DESIGN, TEST AND ADAPT INTERVENTION PROTOTYPES TO PRODUCE AND ARTICULATE EFFECTIVE, REPLICABLE MODELS

EDUCATION RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL METHODOLOGIES

A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF POLICE PRESTIGE JOB SATISFACTION RESILIENCE AND STRESS THROUGH THE OFFICER SAFETY AND WELLNESS PLATFORM (OSAW-B)

RESEARCH ON STATISTICAL AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN EDUCATION

2012 CENSUS OF STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

LIFE-SPAN EVOLUTION OF THE CAPABILITIES OF RHESUS MONKEYS

HEARTMATH FOR YOUTH RESILIENCY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION--A COMMUNITY-BASED RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSES (CSAR): INFORMING TRAUMA-INFORMED POLICIES PROTOCOLS AND TRAINING

THERE IS A GLARING NEED FOR CREDIBLE, NATIONAL DATA ON PUBLIC DEFENSE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS 2007 CENSUS OF PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICES (CPDO) IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE DATA COLLECTION ON PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICES CONDUCTED TO DATE. FINDINGS FROM THE SURVEY CONTINUE TO BE REGULARLY REFERENCED DESPITE BEING FIFTEEN YEARS OLD, AND EFFORTS AT REFORM IN SOME STATES HAVE BEEN STALLED FOR YEARS FOR LACK OF RELIABLE DATA ABOUT THE WORK OF PUBLIC DEFENDERS. THUS, NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, THE URBAN INSTITUTE, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC DEFENSE, AND DR. ANDY DAVIES ARE EXCITED TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BJS AND A PANEL OF PUBLIC DEFENSE EXPERTS TO DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER THE SECOND CENSUS OF PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICES TO PROVIDE UPDATED NATIONAL STATISTICS ABOUT PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICES AND THEIR STRUCTURES, STAFFING, EXPENDITURES, STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES, CASELOADS, AND ATTORNEY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, AMONGST OTHER THINGS. THROUGH THIS IMPORTANT EFFORT WE WILL 1) DEVELOP AND TEST A CPDO QUESTIONNAIRE, 2) UPDATE THE 2007 CPDO FRAME, 3) ADMINISTER THE CPDO SURVEY, AND 4) CLEAN, ANALYZE, AND DELIVER RAW AND FINAL DATASETS, AND A FINAL REPORT TO BJS.

CULTIVATING A HIGH-QUALITY AND COMMITTED RURAL STEM TEACHER WORKFORCE IN ILLINOIS -THE PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL NEED TO RETAIN HIGH-QUALITY SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS (SMTS) IN RURAL HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. IT IS LIKELY THAT SMT SHORTAGES WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE DUE TO LIMITED INTEREST IN TEACHING AS A CAREER AND THE LINGERING IMPACTS OF COVID-19. ONE IN FIVE STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ATTENDS A RURAL SCHOOL; THEREFORE, ADDRESSING THE RURAL TEACHER SHORTAGE IS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL ACCESS FOR THESE STUDENTS. ALTHOUGH THE IMPACT OF HIGH-QUALITY SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING ON STUDENT LEARNING IS WELL DOCUMENTED, AND RETAINING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS IS CRITICAL FOR IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES, LESS IS KNOWN ABOUT HOW TO SUPPORT EFFECTIVE TEACHER RETENTION IN RURAL SCHOOLS. IMPROVEMENTS IN TEACHERS? WORKING CONDITIONS, INCLUDING STRONG AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, COLLABORATIVE COLLEAGUES, POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURES, PARENT AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, AND AMBITIOUS INSTRUCTION, CAN HAVE A LARGE POSITIVE IMPACT ON TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS, STUDENT LEARNING, AND TEACHER RETENTION. GIVEN THE DEARTH OF RESEARCH AT SCALE ON RURAL TEACHER RETENTION, THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND HOW RURAL DISTRICT AND SCHOOL LEADERS CAN CREATE POSITIVE WORKING CONDITIONS AND CONNECTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY, THUS LEADING TO GREATER RETENTION OF EFFECTIVE SMTS. THIS PROJECT AT THE NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER (NORC) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO INCLUDES PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE ILLINOIS WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE AND THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS. PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE THE IDENTIFICATION OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SMT RETENTION IN RURAL SCHOOLS, WITH A FOCUS ON WORKING CONDITIONS IN RURAL DISTRICTS THAT LEAD TO HIGHER RATES OF RETENTION OF EFFECTIVE SMTS. DRAWING ON ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS THEORY AND A PLACE-CONSCIOUS EDUCATION FRAMEWORK, THE PROJECT WILL CONSIDER BOTH SCHOOL-BASED AND COMMUNITY-BASED FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE TEACHER WORKING CONDITIONS AND THUS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION TRENDS IN RURAL SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. THIS MIXED METHODS STUDY WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH QUESTIONS: (1) WHAT ARE THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH RURAL SMT RETENTION AND EFFECTIVENESS? (2) WHAT SCHOOL AND DISTRICT POLICIES, STRATEGIES, AND PRACTICES CONTRIBUTE TO RURAL SMT RETENTION AND EFFECTIVENESS? THE PROJECT TEAM WILL COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA FROM SEVERAL SOURCES: TEACHER RETENTION AND VACANCY RATES; SCHOOL CLIMATE AND TEACHER SURVEYS; INTERVIEWS WITH SCHOOL AND DISTRICT LEADERS, SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS; AND OBSERVATIONS OF SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHING IN FIVE ?BRIGHT SPOT? RURAL DISTRICTS. FINDINGS FROM THE STUDY WILL GENERATE INSIGHTS INTO THE ROLE OF SCHOOL-, DISTRICT-, AND COMMUNITY-LEVEL FACTORS IN EFFECTIVE RURAL TEACHER RETENTION. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO SEEK TO CONTRIBUTE INSIGHTS INTO HOW RURAL DISTRICT INVESTMENTS TOWARD CULTIVATING EFFECTIVE AND COMMITTED RURAL TEACHERS MAY HELP SUPPORT RURAL STUDENTS? INTEREST IN PURSUING CAREERS IN STEM AND STEM EDUCATION. THIS TRACK 4: NOYCE RESEARCH PROJECT IS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (NOYCE). THE NOYCE PROGRAM SUPPORTS TALENTED STEM UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND PROFESSIONALS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE K-12 STEM TEACHERS AND EXPERIENCED, EXEMPLARY K-12 TEACHERS TO BECOME STEM MASTER TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT ALSO SUPPORTS RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTIVENESS AND RETENTION OF K-12 STEM TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 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 PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

A PLACE-BASED APPROACH TO ADDRESS YOUTH-POLICE OFFICER INTERACTIONS IN CRIME HOTSPOTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

POWERING PROACTIVE CARE: FHIR SUBSCRIPTIONS AS THE FOUNDATION FOR TIME-SENSITIVE PATIENT-CENTERED DECISION SUPPORT - APPLICANT ADDRESS: 55 EAST MONROE STREET, 30TH FLOOR, CHICAGO, IL 60603 CONTACT NAME, PHONE, AND EMAIL: PRASHILA DULLABH; (202) 280-9294; DULLABH-PRASHILA@NORC.ORG WEBSITE: NORC.ORG NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (NORC) AND OUR PARTNERS AT ELIMU INFORMATICS, INC. AND EMORY HEALTHCARE ARE PLEASED TO SUBMIT OUR PROPOSED PROJECT “POWERING PROACTIVE CARE: FHIR SUBSCRIPTIONS AS THE FOUNDATION FOR TIME-SENSITIVE PATIENT-CENTERED DECISION SUPPORT” IN RESPONSE TO SPECIAL EMPHASIS NOTICE AREA 1: DEMONSTRATE READINESS OF FHIR®-BASED SUBSCRIPTIONS CAPABILITY AS A FOUNDATIONAL HEALTH IT CAPABILITY FOR IMPROVED INTERACTIVITY WITH THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS. OUR PROJECT PROPOSES TO ENHANCE AN EXISTING PROTOTYPE HYPERTENSION APPLICATION BY INTEGRATING HEALTH LEVEL SEVEN® (HL7) FAST HEALTHCARE INTEROPERABILITY RESOURCES® (FHIR)-BASED SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DEMONSTRATING SUBSCRIPTION CAPABILITIES THROUGH TWO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT REAL-WORLD USE CASES: 1) AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF PATIENTS FOR TIMELY ENROLLMENT INTO A TARGETED CARE PROGRAM, AND 2) REAL-TIME FOLLOW-UP WITH PATIENTS AND THEIR CLINICIANS TO ENABLE PROMPT CLINICAL RESPONSE. WE WILL CONDUCT A PILOT STUDY USING THE ENHANCED PROTOTYPE APPLICATION TO ASSESS ITS FEASIBILITY AND SCALABILITY TO DEMONSTRATE THE READINESS OF FHIR-BASED SUBSCRIPTION CAPABILITY AS A FOUNDATIONAL TO HEALTH IT CAPABILITY FOR IMPROVED INTERACTIVITY WITH THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS. THE PROPOSED ENHANCED HYPERTENSION APPLICATION WILL AUTOMATE IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE PATIENTS FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE REMOTE PREGNANCY-INDUCED HYPERTENSION MONITORING PROGRAM AND PROVIDE REAL-TIME FOLLOW-UP WITH PATIENTS THAT REPORT ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE. OUR PROJECT WILL EXPLORE THE REAL-TIME EXCHANGE OF CLINICAL DATA BETWEEN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHRS) AND THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS AND DEMONSTRATE FHIR-BASED SUBSCRIPTIONS AS A FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITY IN REMOTE MONITORING. OUR PROPOSED APPROACH LEVERAGES THE STRENGTHS OF A TEAM OF EXPERTS IN CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT, FHIR STANDARDS, HEALTH IT IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS WHO HAVE AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY OF COLLABORATION ON DIGITAL HEALTH AND HEALTH IT PROJECTS. NORC WILL SERVE AS THE LEAD INSTITUTION TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND SUPPORT OVERALL PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, WORKING WITH PARTNERS (ELIMU INFORMATICS, INC. AND EMORY HEALTHCARE) TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE THE ENHANCED PROTOTYPE HYPERTENSION APPLICATION ACROSS SIX KEY STEPS: 1) STAKEHOLDER-DRIVEN REQUIREMENTS GATHERING, 2) APPLICATION DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, 3) PATIENT-INFORMED TESTING AND REFINEMENT, 4) INTEGRATION, 5) PILOT IMPLEMENTATION IN CLINICAL SETTINGS, AND 6) EVALUATION. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, WE WILL ENGAGE HEALTH IT EXPERTS AS A PART OF A TECHNICAL EXPERT PANEL (TEP) TO UNDERSTAND INDUSTRY NEEDS RELATED TO INTEROPERABLE HEALTH IT, ASSESS TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF THE ENHANCED APPLICATION, AND IDENTIFY FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADOPTION AND SCALING. THROUGH OUR PROPOSED PROJECT, WE AIM TO DEMONSTRATE FHIR-BASED SUBSCRIPTION CAPABILITY AS FOUNDATIONAL HEALTH IT BY LEVERAGING USE CASES RELEVANT TO OTHER PATIENT POPULATIONS AND CLINICAL SCENARIOS AND STRENGTHENING POTENTIAL SCALABILITY FOR OTHER CLINICAL USE CASES OR EHR SYSTEMS. OUR PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A REPORT OF LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PILOT AND EVALUATION, A MANUSCRIPT, AND PUBLISHED PROTOTYPE SPECIFICATIONS IN GITHUB. TOGETHER WITH ELIMU INFORMATICS, INC. AND EMORY HEALTHCARE, WE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ADVANCING MATURITY OF FHIR-BASED SUBSCRIPTIONS AND EXPANDING API-BASED DIGITAL HEALTH CARE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

LONGITUDINAL FOLLOW-UP IN THE NATIONAL SURVEY FOR TEEN RELATIONSHIPS AND VIOLENCE (STRIV2)

THE PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO INVESTIGATE THE SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT OF ANTI-LGBTQ+ HATE CRIME REPORTING AND CLASSIFICATION FROM DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING REPORTING AND PROCESSING OF SUCH INCIDENTS.  THIS PROJECT HAS THREE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: (1) IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY BIAS-MOTIVATED VIOLENCE AND ASSESS HOW THOSE RELATE TO VICTIMS’ DECISIONS TO REPORT CRIMES AND TO WHOM; (2) EVALUATE LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND PRACTICES RELATED TO RESPONDING TO VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQ+ VICTIMS AND ASSESS HOW THOSE RELATE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT DECISIONS TO CATEGORIZE SUCH INCIDENTS AS HATE CRIMES; AND (3) DEVELOP EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY STANDARDS AND PROCEDURAL TOOLS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INCREASE ACCURATE REPORTING AND CLASSIFICATION OF ANTI-LGBTQ+ HATE CRIMES.  THIS STUDY WILL EMPLOY A THREE-STAGE, MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH APPROACH WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN FOUR REGIONALLY DIVERSE JURISDICTIONS: ATLANTA GA (SOUTHEAST), DALLAS TX (SOUTHWEST), SAN DIEGO CA (WEST), AND MILWAUKEE WI (MIDWEST). STAGE 1 OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE CONDUCTING A QUANTITATIVE WEB-SURVEY OF RELEVANT COMMUNITY, INTERPERSONAL, AND INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LOCAL LGBTQ+ ADULTS, AS WELL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATED TO HATE CRIME REPORTING IN LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS.  STAGE 2 OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH LGBTQ+ VICTIMS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO EVALUATE INDIVIDUAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES OF HATE CRIME REPORTING AND CLASSIFICATION. STAGE 3 WILL LEVERAGE RESULTS FROM STAGES 1 AND 2 TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE A SET OF EVIDENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INCREASE THE ACCURATE REPORTING AND CLASSIFICATION OF ANTI-LGBTQ+ HATE CRIMES. PROJECT FINDINGS WILL BE DISSEMINATED VIA SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS AND BE USED TO DEVELOP POLICY STANDARDS AND TOOLS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. THIS RESEARCH-TO-TRANSLATION APPROACH WILL HELP TO ADVANCE SCHOLARSHIP ON ANTI-LGBTQ+ HATE CRIME REPORTING AND WILL DIRECTLY ADVANCE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND STATUTES USED FOR IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING HATE CRIMES AGAINST LGBTQ+ POPULATIONS. NOTE: THIS PROJECT CONTAINS A RESEARCH AND/OR DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT, AS DEFINED IN APPLICABLE LAW,"" AND COMPLIES WITH PART 200 UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS - 2 CFR  200.210(A)(14). CA/NCF

OPPORTUNITY MATTERS: INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE STEM CAREER PIPELINE -THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED THE EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE OF THE UNITED STATES, OVERWHELMING SCHOOLS AND LEAVING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH FEWER OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN MATH AND SCIENCE CONTENT. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY TRUE FOR STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS INCLUDING STUDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY, STUDENTS OF COLOR, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND STUDENTS WHOSE PRIMARY LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH. REDUCED OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN MATH AND SCIENCE CONTENT HAS PROFOUND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PIPELINE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, THROUGH COLLEGE, TO STEM CAREERS, NARROWING IT TO ONLY STUDENTS WITH THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO ENSURE CONTINUED ACCESS TO LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. BUILDING ON PRIOR RESEARCH, THIS STUDY IS DESIGNED TO EXPLORE DISRUPTIONS IN MATH AND SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE TAKING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, FOCUSING ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PROJECT DRAWS UPON OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THEORY AND A MULTIDIMENSIONAL CONCEPTUALIZATION OF CULTURAL CAPITAL WHICH INCORPORATING BOURDIEU'S CONCEPT OF HYSTERESIS AND YOSSO'S THEORY OF COMMUNITY CULTURAL WEALTH. THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO ADVANCE FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT STUDENTS? ACCESS TO AND ENGAGEMENT WITH SCIENCE AND MATH COURSES AT DIFFERENT TIME POINTS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. RESEARCHERS FROM THE NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER WILL PARTNER WITH INFINITE CAMPUS, A LEADING SUPPLIER OF STUDENT INFORMATION AND LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, PROVIDING RESEARCHERS WITH ACCESS TO DATA ON OVER 1.8 MILLION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE LARGE-SCALE DATA SET WILL ENABLE ANALYSES OF POPULATIONS OFTEN EXCLUDED FROM RESEARCH BECAUSE OF THEIR SMALL POPULATIONS, AS WELL AS INTERSECTIONAL GROUPS WITH MULTIPLE SOCIAL IDENTITIES. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL USE WEIGHTING TECHNIQUES DESIGNED TO WARRANT CLAIMS ABOUT PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS WITH ENROLLMENTS LARGER THAN 50 STUDENTS. DATA WILL BE ANALYZED USING CONCEPT GROUNDING, LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS, AND INTERSECTIONAL TECHNIQUES. FINDINGS FROM THIS STUDY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE CRITICAL FOR SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS AS THEY WORK TO MORE EQUITABLY ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN STUDENT OUTCOMES IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY NSF'S EDU CORE RESEARCH (ECR) PROGRAM. THE ECR PROGRAM EMPHASIZES FUNDAMENTAL STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH THAT GENERATES FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD. INVESTMENTS ARE MADE IN CRITICAL AREAS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL, BROAD AND ENDURING: STEM LEARNING AND STEM LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM, AND STEM WORKFORCE 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.

RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS IN THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF TEEN RELATIONSHIPS AND INTIMATE VIOLENCE (STRIV)

A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE STUDY OF CONFLICTS, DYADIC INTERACTIONS, AND THE VICTIM-OFFENDER OVERLAP

IN 2010, THE OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME (OVC) AND THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE (BJA) LAUNCHED THE ECM TASK FORCE TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROGRAM WITH THE GOAL OF BRINGING TOGETHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTORS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL, WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, IN A COORDINATED AND SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIP. NORC, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WHY, PROPOSES TO CONDUCT A 48-MONTH PROCESS AND OUTCOME EVALUATION OF ECM TASK FORCES TO BUILD UNDERSTANDING OF THE HOW THE TASK FORCES ARE IMPACTING THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF SEX AND LABOR TRAFFICKING CASES AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO AND OUTCOMES OF SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. TASKS FOR THIS STUDY INCLUDE: 1) SELECTING 6 ECM TASK FORCES TO PARTNER WITH FOR A PROCESS AND OUTCOME EVALUATION, 2) CONDUCTING A PROCESS EVALUATION WITH EACH TASK FORCE, INCLUDING INTERVIEWS WITH TASK FORCE STAKEHOLDERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING WHO INTERACT WITH THE TASK FORCES, 3) CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS WHO HAVE NOT INTERACTED WITH TASK FORCES, 4) DEVELOPING AN ECOLOGICAL MODEL WITH EACH ECM TASK FORCE TO IDENTIFY DETERMINANTS OF RISKS AND VULNERABILITIES TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, 5) CONDUCTING A STUDY OF THE OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH TASK FORCE, INCLUDING CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND SURVIVOR OUTCOMES, AND 6) DISSEMINATING FINDINGS FROM THE STUDY, INCLUDING BRIEFS HIGHLIGHTING THE VOICES OF SURVIVORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND INNOVATIVE, PROMISING PRACTICES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVED ECM TASK FORCE IMPACT. THIS STUDY IS A BEING CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH ICF AND ERIN ALBRIGHT, AEQUITAS, SURVIVOR ALLIANCE, NATIONAL SURVIVOR NETWORK, MIKE POSANKA, AND EMILY SCHWARTZ.

EXPANDING THE NATIONAL APPROACH TO HEARING LOSS EDUCATION AND AWARENESS - CDC'S NCCDPHP SEEKS TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY CHRONIC CONDITIONS NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY NCCDPHP'S BUDGET, FOR WHICH EFFORTS TO EXPAND THE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE BASE COULD LEAD TO MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS IN PATIENT OUTCOMES. WE PROPOSE EXPANDING THE SCIENCE BASE FOR HEARING LOSS IN THE UNITED STATES ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS. HEARING LOSS IS A HIGHLY PREVALENT CONDITION THAT REDUCES QUALITY OF LIFE AND IS A LEADING RISK FACTOR FOR DEPRESSION, DEMENTIA, INJURIES, AND ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY. PUBLIC HEALTH CAN IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES AMONG PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS AS MULTIPLE INTERVENTIONS CAN PREVENT OR TREAT HEARING LOSS. CURRENTLY, NO STATE OR COUNTY LEVEL ESTIMATES EXIST TO GUIDE THE TARGETING OF PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS. WE PROPOSE TO CREATE COMPOSITE ESTIMATES OF THE PREVALENCE OF HEARING LOSS AT THE U.S. COUNTY LEVEL BASED ON EXISTING HIGH-QUALITY DATA SOURCES. WE WILL HOUSE THESE ESTIMATES IN AN APPEALING AND EASY-TO-USE WEBSITE, INCLUDING SUMMARIZED BEST-PRACTICE AND PREVENTION RESOURCES ON THE SAME WEBSITE. FINALLY, WE WILL DISSEMINATE THE PROJECT'S INFORMATION TO HEARING LOSS PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC USING A COLLABORATIVE PARTNER ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL MEDIA APPROACH. OUR PROPOSAL BUILDS FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF NORC AND OUR PARTNERS ON PAST PROJECTS FOR NCCDPHP AND CDC, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VISION AND EYE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (VEHSS) AND THE HOW RIGHT NOW COVID-19 HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN. OUR PROJECT TEAM INCLUDES;?EXPERTS IN HEARING LOSS MEASUREMENT AND EPIDEMIOLOGY; ?INVESTIGATORS WITH HIGHLY RELEVANT RECENT EXPERIENCE CREATING SURVEILLANCE INFORMATION;?EXPERTS IN HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH; AND ?PARTNERSHIPS WITH LEADING HEARING LOSS NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PROJECT CAN SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND THE EVIDENCE BASE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONERS AND THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING COUNTY-LEVEL ESTIMATES AND BEST PRACTICE INFORMATION ON AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC W EBSITE. IN ADDITION, OUR DISSEMINATION EFFORTS AND PARTNERSHIPS OFFER NCCDPHP A SUBSTANTIAL DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE THAT THE PROJECT'S INFORMATION WILL REACH ITS INTENDED AUDIENCES. IF SUCCESSFUL, THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE THE TARGETING OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, INCREASE THE USE OF HEARING LOSS BEST PRACTICES, AND EXPAND AWARENESS ABOUT HEARING LOSS AMONG THE PUBLIC. EACH OF THESE OUTCOMES CAN IMPROVE PATIENT HEARING LOSS OUTCOMES, ENHANCING PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SAFETY AND WELLNESS: A MULTI-LEVEL STUDY

ARMS DISSEMINATION USING THE NORC DATA ENCLAVE

A NATIONAL PROBABILITY-BASED HOUSEHOLD SURVEY ON TEEN DATING VIOLENCE

TRIO - EDUCATIONAL OPORTUNITY CENTERS - EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS PROGRAM

RESEARCH ON STATISTICAL AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN EDUCATION

A DATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR EACH GRADE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL: A LONGITUDINAL MULTI-LEVEL EXPERIMENT.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH

IMPACT AID PROGRAM DISCRETIONARY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM

STEM INDICATORS: IMPLEMENTING A MODEL FOR REPORTING AND RESEARCH ON STATE ASSESSMENT POLICIES FOR K-12 SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

RESEARCH ON STATISTICAL AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN EDUCATION

TWENTY YEARS LATER: NATIONAL STUDY OF VICTIM COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRENDS, CHALLENGES, AND SUCCESSES.

METHODS TO PROTECT PRIVACY IN STATE LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEMS RESEARCH FILES

CE25-027 - EVALUATE STEADI-BASED FALL PREVENTION IN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES

CENSUS OF TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES (CTLEA-16)

SOCIAL ECOLOGY OF MATERNAL SUBSTANCE USE

WESTERN NAVAJO NATION BEGINNING FARMERS & RANCHERS PROJECT

RESEARCH ON STATISTICAL AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN EDUCATION

POLICING THE RAINBOW: SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THE VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING AND VIOLENCE PROTECTIONS ACT (TVPA) IN 2000 AND ITS SUBSEQUENT REAUTHORIZATIONS, THE U.S. HAS MADE PROGRESS IN INCREASING AWARENESS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, INVESTIGATING, AND PROSECUTING TRAFFICKERS, AND PROVIDING SPECIALIZED, TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. HOWEVER, TO DATE, THERE HAS BEEN LIMITED RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTED ON THE CO-OCCURRENCE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, DRUG TRAFFICKING AND OTHER CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING MONEY LAUNDERING AND SMUGGLING, DESPITE INCREASING REPORTS THAT THERE ARE MANY WAYS IN WHICH HUMAN TRAFFICKING INTERSECTS WITH INTERNATIONAL AND U.S.-BASED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. IN THE ABSENCE OF RESEARCH ON THESE ISSUES, IT IS UNCLEAR HOW EXPERTS AND PRACTITIONERS, INCLUDING ENHANCED COLLABORATIVE MODEL (ECM) TASK FORCES TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA (HIDTA) PROGRAMS WHO RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DRUG TRAFFICKING ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY THE CO-OCCURRENCE OF THE CRIMES. IN RESPONSE, NORC IS COLLABORATING WITH THE WHY AND THE POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM TO CONDUCT THE FIRST NATIONAL, MIXED-METHODS STUDY ON THE INTERSECTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DRUG TRAFFICKING. OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY INCLUDE: 1) CONDUCTING A LANDSCAPE SCAN TO DEVELOP A CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE ON THE INTERSECTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DRUG TRAFFICKING, INCLUDING EMERGING TRENDS IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUE AND EFFORTS TO DISRUPT TRAFFICKERS AND TRAFFICKING NETWORKS, AS WELL AS DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS ON THE ISSUE; 2) ADMINISTERING A SURVEY TO ECM TASK FORCES AND HIDTA PROGRAMS TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK OF TASK FORCES AS IT RELATES TO THE INTERSECTION OF THESE CRIMES, INCLUDING THE INCIDENCE IN THE CO-OCCURRENCE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DRUG TRAFFICKING, THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CASES INVOLVING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DRUG TRAFFICKING, ECM TASK FORCE/HIDTA PROGRAM STAKEHOLDER HUMAN TRAFFICKING/NARCOTICS TRAINING AND PRIOR EXPERIENCE, TECHNIQUES RELIED ON TO INVESTIGATE HUMAN AND DRUG TRAFFICKING, AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN ECM TASK FORCES/HIDTA PROGRAMS; AND, 3) CONDUCTING CASE STUDIES WITH FIVE SITES WHERE BOTH AN ECM TASK FORCE AND HIDTA PROGRAM ARE PRESENT TO EXPLORE THE INTERSECTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DRUG TRAFFICKING IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S. THROUGH THESE OBJECTIVES, THIS STUDY WILL ADDRESS GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD, INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CO-OCCURRENCE OF DRUG TRAFFICKING, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND OTHER CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES, AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW TO BUILD A FOUNDATION TO INCREASE CAPACITY TO DISRUPT DRUG AND HUMAN TRAFFICKERS AND COLLECT DATA TO EVALUATE DISRUPTIONS EFFORTS. CA/NCF

SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

2010 NATIONAL SURVEY OF PROSECUTORS

SEX DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH AND LONGEVITY: AN INTEGRATIVE SOCIAL AND BIODEMOGRAPHIC

CAREER TRAJECTORIES OF STEM DOCTORAL STUDENTS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF LATENT GROUPS USING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MEASURES AND METHODS -THIS RESEARCH PROJECT FOCUSES ON UNDERSTANDING THE EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN STEM FIELDS. THREE AIMS FRAME THE PROJECT TEAM'S RESEARCH PLAN. FIRST IS TO EXAMINE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE AND PREDICT CAREER TRAJECTORIES OF SUBGROUPS OF STEM DOCTORAL STUDENTS AND GRADUATES BASED ON THEIR CAREER MOTIVATIONS AND ASPIRATIONS. SECOND IS TO DEVELOP AND INTEGRATE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE STUDENT AND CONTEXT-LEVEL MEASURES TO INVESTIGATE THE CAREER PATHWAYS OF STEM PHD STUDENTS. THIRD IS TO VALIDATE SURVEY MEASURES FOR MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN STEM. THUS FRAMED, THE PROJECT OFFERS BOTH SUBSTANTIVE AND METHODOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTIONS. IN THE FIRST CASE, THE PROJECT HOLDS PROMISE TO PROVIDE NOVEL EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE TO UNDERSTAND STEM STUDENTS? CAREER TRAJECTORIES, THE MECHANISMS AND FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THEM, AND VARIABILITY ACROSS DIVERSE SUBGROUPS. IN THE SECOND CASE, THE PROJECT SEEKS TO DEVELOP NEW MEASURES AND SCALES ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIAL COGNITIVE CAREER THEORY (SCCT), EVALUATING THEIR PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES AND EVALUATING THEIR OPERATION AND UTILITY ACROSS DIVERSE POPULATIONS. MOREOVER, THE STUDY RESULTS COULD ADDRESS KEY SHORTCOMINGS IN CURRENT QUANTITATIVE ANALYSES OF STEM GRADUATE TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. THE PROJECT'S PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS WILL EMPLOY A MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH DESIGN TO ANSWER THREE SETS OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS: (1) WHAT DISCREET SUB-POPULATIONS CAN BE IDENTIFIED BASED ON THE CAREER MOTIVATIONS AND OBJECTIVES OF STEM PHD STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES? WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH SUB-POPULATION? (2) WHAT INDIVIDUAL PROXIMAL AND BROADER SOCIAL FACTORS INFLUENCE THE CAREER TRAJECTORIES OF STEM PH.D. STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES WITHIN EACH SUB-POPULATION? WHY? (3) DOES EVIDENCE SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCT AND CROSS-GROUP VALIDITY OF THE SURVEY CONSTRUCTS ADAPTED AND DEVELOPED FOR THIS STUDY? THE INVESTIGATORS WILL COLLECT SURVEY DATA FROM CURRENT AND RECENT DOCTORAL STUDENTS OF THREE NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTIONS AND ANALYZE THE DATA SET USING REGRESSION MIXTURE MODELING. THE STUDY RESULTS COULD INFORM POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO EXPAND THE PIPELINE FOR DIVERSE STEM DOCTORAL STUDENTS. THE PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE EHR CORE RESEARCH (ECR) PROGRAM. ECR SUPPORTS FUNDAMENTAL STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS ISSUES RELEVANT TO STEM LEARNING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM FIELDS, AND STEM WORKFORCE 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.

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OPTIMIZING CRIMINAL JUSTICE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE "WEB 3.0" ENVIRONMENT: ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: HNDS-I: REPOSITORY AND BENCHMARKING DASHBOARD FOR CAMPUS CLIMATE DATA ON SEXUAL MISCONDUCT -CAMPUS CLIMATE SURVEYS ASK COLLEGE STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES ON CAMPUS. CLIMATE SURVEYS ALSO MEASURE STUDENTS? PERCEPTIONS OF A COLLEGE AND KNOWLEDGE OF ITS POLICIES AND PRACTICES. MANY CAMPUSES HAVE USED THE SAME SURVEYS TO ASSESS CAMPUS CLIMATE RELATED TO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. DESPITE THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE SURVEYS TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES SURROUNDING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, INCLUDING NATIONAL RATES AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND STUDENT EXPERIENCE, THERE IS NO PUBLIC DATABASE OF CAMPUS CLIMATE SURVEY DATA. THIS PROJECT CREATES SUCH A DATABASE, GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO SHARE, COMPILE, AND ANALYZE CLIMATE SURVEY DATA. ACCESS TO THESE DATA PERMIT RESEARCHERS AND CAMPUS STAFF TO BETTER ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THEIR POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND PROCEDURES ON STUDENT WELLNESS AND SECURITY, ADVANCING WORK IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND STEM AND MEDICAL EDUCATION. THIS HUMAN NETWORKS AND DATA SCIENCE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT CREATES A DATA REPOSITORY AND PUBLIC BENCHMARKING DASHBOARD FOR CAMPUS CLIMATE DATA. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE MAKES IT EASY TO STORE AND ANALYZE CAMPUS SEXUAL MISCONDUCT CLIMATE DATA FROM US COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. DATA FROM OVER 125 US INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ARE LINKED IN THE REPOSITORY TO INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS SIZE AND LOCATION. AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT IS PREPARING THE DATA FOR THE DASHBOARD IN WAYS THAT MAINTAIN THE PRIVACY OF EACH INSTITUTION AND ITS STUDENTS. THE SELF-SUSTAINING WEB DASHBOARD, DEVELOPED WITH INPUT FROM CAMPUS STAFF, RESEARCHERS, AND STUDENTS, IS ACCESSIBLE TO A DIVERSE NATIONAL COMMUNITY OF RESEARCHERS, CAMPUS STAFF, AND OTHER CITIZENS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ADVANCING DATA-INTENSIVE RESEARCH AND CAMPUS EVALUATION. 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.

PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND PROBLEM BEHAVIORS IN HIGH-RISK ADOLESCENTS

COMFORT EATING IN THE EATING IN AMERICA STUDY: NEW INSIGHTS TO INFORM PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION EFFORTS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN - ABOUT 35% OF U.S. ADULTS ENGAGE IN COMFORT EATING, DEFINED AS INCREASING ONE’S FOOD INTAKE OR EATING HIGH- CALORIE/FAT/SUGAR FOODS IN RESPONSE TO STRESS OR OTHER NEGATIVE EMOTIONS. COMFORT EATING PREDICTS SUBSEQUENT WEIGHT GAIN AND ALSO MEDIATES LINKS BETWEEN STRESS AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS WITH BODY MASS INDEX (BMI). BEYOND EFFECTS ON BMI, MANY UNHEALTHY COMFORT FOODS ARE ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS HIGH IN SATURATED FAT, SUGAR, AND SALT—FOODS THAT HEIGHTEN RISK OF DEVELOPING TYPE 2 DIABETES. MOREOVER, EXPERIMENTS MANIPULATING COMFORT EATING DO NOT EVIDENCE ANY MEANINGFUL CAUSAL BENEFITS OF THIS BEHAVIOR FOR PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS RESPONSES. THESE ADVERSE CHARACTERISTICS OF COMFORT EATING HAVE MOTIVATED INTERVENTIONS; HOWEVER, EFFORTS TO CURB COMFORT EATING HAVE NEGLECTED TO ATTEMPT TO PREVENT ITS INITIAL DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY LIFE—AN APPROACH THAT COULD MINIMIZE NEGATIVE HEALTH IMPACTS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN. FURTHERMORE, INTERVENTION REVIEWS HAVE CONCLUDED THAT RESULTING EFFECT SIZES ARE OFTEN SMALL (E.G., COHEN’S D = 0.12 TO 0.26) OR INCONSISTENT (COHEN’S D = -0.17 TO 0.04), AND SCHOLARS HAVE CALLED FOR ADDITIONAL RESEARCH TO DETERMINE WHICH INTERVENTION METHODS ARE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR WHICH INDIVIDUALS. RELATEDLY, ALTHOUGH SELF-EFFICACY—HOW CONFIDENT PEOPLE ARE THAT THEY CAN PERFORM A CERTAIN BEHAVIOR—IS A ROBUST PREDICTOR OF BOTH BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS AND ACTUAL BEHAVIOR IN OTHER LITERATURES, LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT WHICH FACTORS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SELF-EFFICACY FOR COMFORT EATING CESSATION. TO ADDRESS THESE CRITICAL GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE, WE WILL ANALYZE DATA FROM THE EATING IN AMERICA STUDY COLLECTED FROM DECEMBER 2019 TO JANUARY 2020 AMONG A NATIONAL CENSUS-MATCHED SAMPLE OF 2,022 U.S. ADULTS AGE 18 AND OLDER, CARRYING OUT THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC AIMS: 1) CHARACTERIZE THE ETIOLOGY OF COMFORT EATING FROM A LIFE COURSE PERSPECTIVE USING A MIXED-METHODS APPROACH; 2) IDENTIFY DEMOGRAPHIC, COMFORT FOOD, BELIEF, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SELF-EFFICACY TO QUIT COMFORT EATING; AND 3) DETERMINE WHICH SUB- POPULATIONS MAY BE AT ELEVATED RISK FOR POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH COMFORT EATING. THIS RESEARCH WILL GENERATE NEW KNOWLEDGE REGARDING HOW STAGES IN THE LIFESPAN, LIFE EVENTS, AND THE FAMILIAL ENVIRONMENT MAY PLAY A ROLE IN THE ORIGINS OF COMFORT EATING. FURTHERMORE, THIS PROJECT WILL BE THE FIRST IN A LARGE, NATIONAL SAMPLE TO EXAMINE SELF-EFFICACY TO QUIT COMFORT EATING AND THE KEY FACTORS THAT EXPLAIN IT—DATA THAT COULD REVEAL NEW LEVERS FOR INFLUENCING THIS KEY CONSTRUCT AND THEREBY, COMFORT EATING ITSELF. FINALLY, THIS INVESTIGATION WILL PROVIDE NEW INSIGHTS INTO WHICH SUB-POPULATIONS MAY BE AT GREATER RISK OF THE POOR HEALTH THAT COMES WITH COMFORT EATING. EQUIPPED WITH THESE NOVEL INSIGHTS GENERATED WITH SUPPORT FROM THE NIDDK (PAR-21-313), IN THE NEXT STAGE OF HER TRANSITION TO RESEARCH INDEPENDENCE, THE PI (DR. FINCH) WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH HER LONG-TERM GOAL OF DEVELOPING AND TESTING A NEW GENERATION OF TARGETED, TAILORED, AND INNOVATIVE COMFORT EATING PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES. FOR INSTANCE, NOVEL TECHNIQUES MAY INCLUDE PREVENTION IN CHILDHOOD OR ADOLESCENCE BY TARGETING PARENTAL BEHAVIORS, AND/OR CHANGING BELIEFS ABOUT COMFORTING CAPACITIES OF COMFORT EATING.

DEFINING THE URBAN-RURAL CONTINUUM AND DISTINGUISHING RURAL DIFFERENCES TO PREVENT TOBACCO USE

GSE/RES: ENHANCING THE RIGOR OF EVIDENCE ON GENDERED DIFFERENCES IN STEM PERSISTENCE: FEMALE AND MALE COLLEGE STUDENTS' SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCES IN EN

2007 CENSUS OF PUBLIC DEFENDERS

NORC, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE (NCJJ) AND THE GAULT CENTER, PROPOSES A RIGOROUS, MULTI-METHOD, MULTI-SITE ANALYSIS OF YOUTH DEFENSE DELIVERY SYSTEMS, PRACTICES, AND ASSOCIATED OUTCOMES. THE STUDY INCLUDES ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL JUVENILE COURT DATA ARCHIVE, HOSTED BY NCJJ, AND INTERVIEWS WITH YOUTH LEGAL COUNSEL, GUIDED BY THE NATIONAL JUVENILE DEFENSE STANDARDS. THE STUDY INVOLVES: 1) IDENTIFICATION OF JURISDICTIONS THAT SUBMIT DATA TO THE NATIONAL JUVENILE COURT DATA ARCHIVE ON THE ASSIGNMENT OF YOUTH LEGAL COUNSEL FOR INCLUSION IN THE STUDY; 2) CONDUCTING SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS WITH LEGAL COUNSEL TO UNDERSTAND HOW YOUTH ARE ASSIGNED TO LEGAL COUNSEL AND YOUTH DEFENSE PRACTICES, AS DEFINED BY THE NATIONAL JUVENILE DEFENSE STANDARDS; 3) ANALYZING THE NATIONAL JUVENILE COURT DATA ARCHIVE DATA FOR THE FIRST TIME TO UNDERSTAND THE PROPORTION OF YOUTH RECEIVING LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND HOW CASE PROCESSES AND OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH VARY BY THE TYPE OF LEGAL COUNSEL PROVIDED TO YOUTH; AND 4) DISSEMINATING FINDINGS FROM THE STUDY, INCLUDING PRACTITIONER-FRIENDLY BRIEFS, A PEER -REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLE, PRESENTATIONS, AND A FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT. CA/NCF

"ENSURING LEGACY DATA ACCESS & DISSEMINATION: OCCUPATIONAL CODING IN THE GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY"

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: METADATA PORTAL FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

IDENTIFYING CLUSTERS OF VISION AND EYE HEALTH PROBLEMS USING SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE DATA - TO ADDRESS POPULATION VISION AND EYE HEALTH PROBLEMS AND DISPARITIES, INFORMATION IS NEEDED ON THE LOCATION AND SCOPE OF THESE PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE EXPLANATORY FACTORS. THE NEI STRATEGIC PLAN AND NOTICE OF SPECIAL INTEREST ‘RESEARCH ADDRESSING EYE AND VISION HEALTH EQUITY/HEALTH DISPARITIES’ BOTH HIGHLIGHT THE CRITICAL NEED FOR PUBLIC HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS. THE CDC-FUNDED VISION AND EYE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (VEHSS) AGGREGATES PREVALENCE INFORMATION FROM MOST EYECARE IN THE UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS FROM LARGE NATIONAL SURVEYS. HOWEVER, THERE IS YET NO SYSTEMATIC MECHANISM TO ANALYZE THESE DATA TO IDENTIFY AND LOCATE GEOGRAPHIC CLUSTERS OF VISION AND EYE PROBLEMS. IN THIS PROJECT, WE WILL (AIM 1) IDENTIFY AND LOCATE GEOGRAPHIC CLUSTERS WITH PERSISTENTLY HIGH AND/OR SPIKING RATES OF VISION PROBLEMS AND DIAGNOSED EYE DISEASE, OR LOW RATES OF EYECARE SERVICE UTILIZATION, AND (AIM 2) IDENTIFY AND RANK COMMUNITY- LEVEL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CLUSTERS OF DIFFERENT VISION AND EYE HEALTH INDICATORS. IN AIM 1, WE WILL DEVELOP AN APPLICATION TO ACCESS VEHSS PUBLIC USE FILES (PUFS), CONDUCT SCAN STATISTICAL ANALYSES, AND REPORT IDENTIFIED CLUSTERS. FOR EYE DISEASE AND EYECARE SERVICES, WE WILL USE COUNTY-LEVEL VEHSS PUBLIC USE FILES AGGREGATED FROM MEDICARE FEE FOR SERVICE, MEDICARE ADVANTAGE, AND MEDICAID (INCLUDING STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS CHIP); EACH OF WHICH CONTAIN PREVALENCE INFORMATION FOR 17 EYE DISORDER CATEGORIES, 79 CLINICAL SUBCATEGORIES, AND 28 EYECARE SERVICES. FOR VISION PROBLEMS, WE WILL USE ZIP-CODE LEVEL SELF-REPORTED VISION DIFFICULTY FROM THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY. WE WILL CONDUCT SCAN STATISTICAL ANALYSES USING THE NIH-FUNDED SATSCAN SOFTWARE TO IDENTIFY CLUSTERS IN SPACE (OVERALL HIGH PREVALENCE IN GROUPS OF COUNTIES OR ZIP CODES) AND SPACE-TIME (SPIKES IN PREVALENCE IN THESE LOCATIONS). WE WILL REPORT SIGNIFICANT CLUSTERS ON THE VEHSS WEBSITE TO ENSURE WIDE DISSEMINATION. IN AIM 2, WE SEEK TO UNDERSTAND CAUSAL OR CORRELATED FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH IDENTIFIED CLUSTERS. FIRST, WE WILL ASSEMBLE AN ANALYTIC FILE CONTAINING COMMUNITY-LEVEL CHARACTERISTICS INCLUDING SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC PROFILES, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, CHRONIC HEALTH RISK FACTORS INCLUDING DIABETES, SMOKING, AND HYPERTENSION, CORRELATED CONDITIONS INCLUDING HEARING LOSS AND DEMENTIA, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS SUCH AS POLLUTION. WE WILL THEN USE MACHINE LEARNING MODELS TO PREDICT THE GEOGRAPHIC CLUSTERS AND USE SHAPLEY ADDITIVE EXPLANATIONS (SHAP) ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE WHICH COMMUNITY-LEVEL FACTORS HAD THE MOST POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PREDICTIVE POWER FOR IDENTIFYING THE PRESENCE OF CLUSTERS OF DIFFERENT VISION AND EYE HEALTH CONDITIONS. THE FINDINGS OF THIS PROJECT WILL ENHANCE CURRENT VISION AND EYE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE PRACTICE BY ADDRESSING A CRITICAL LACK OF INFORMATION ON THE EXISTENCE, LOCATION, AND EXPLANATORY FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH GEOGRAPHIC CLUSTERS OF VISION AND EYE PROBLEMS.

FORMATIVE EVALUATION OF A CITY-WIDE HOSPITAL-BASED VICTIMS SERVICES INTERVENTION IN CHICAGO

TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING DERADICALIZATION IN THE U.S.: A FORMATIVE EVALUATION AND EVALUABILITY ASSESSMENT OF PARENTS FOR PEACE

NAVAJO NATION TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL OUTREACH

EVALUATING THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF REALISTIC SCREENING INTERVENTIONS ACROSS SEV

INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT AND RESOLUTION: ASSESSING VICTIMIZATION AND PERPETRATION SEQUENCING AND PROXIMAL DETERMINANTS

EVALUATION OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS

CE25-025 - PREVENTING ACES WITH LINKAGES AND STRONGER SYSTEMS (PALSS)

NATIVE AMERICAN PRODUCER SUCCESS VII

PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO CYBERSTALKING: NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE DATA FOR POLICY AND INTERVENTIONS

BIODEMOGRAPHY OF OLD-AGE MORTALITY

THE DYNAMICS OF METHAMPHETAMINE MARKETS: A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO THE PROCESS

EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF THE NIJ BODY ARMOR PROGRAM

THE ASSOCIATION OF FISH WILDLIFE AGENCIES (AFWA) IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR AN INTERIM SURVEY TO PROVIDE ACTIONABLE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ESTIMATES OF PARTICIPATION IN FISHING, HUNTING, AND WILDLIFE RECREATION BETWEEN THE 2022 AND 2027 NATIONAL SURVEYS, BOTH CONDUCTED BY NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (NORC). FOR THIS PROPOSED PROJECT, NORC WILL CONDUCT A RIGOROUS, NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE INTERIM SURVEY OF APPROXIMATELY 30,0000 INTERVIEWS THAT WILL PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT OUTDOOR RECREATION PARTICIPATION IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE DATA THAT TRACK CHANGES IN PARTICIPATION IN OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES BETWEEN ROUNDS OF THE NATIONAL SURVEY AND OFFER NEW INSIGHTS INTO PARTICIPATION IN THESE ACTIVITIES. THE INTERIM SURVEYS RESULTS WILL ALLOW STATE AGENCIES AND INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSESS AND MORE READILY RESPOND TO KEY MEASURES OF PARTICIPATION. THE INTERIM SURVEY WILL PROVIDE NEW, MORE DETAILED DATA POINTS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL SURVEY, WHICH CAN BE USED TO FURTHER BOLSTER PROGRAMMING AND RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND REACTIVATION (R3) EFFORTS. NEW PROPOSED DATA POINTS INCLUDE: THE NUMBER OF HUNTERS WHO PRACTICE AT SHOOTING RANGES HOW MANY PEOPLE IDENTIFY AS HUNTERS ANGLERS WILDLIFE WATCHERS THE SPECIES THAT DIFFERENT TYPES OF PARTICIPANTS PURSUE IN FISHING, HUNTING, AND WILDLIFE WATCHING THE TYPES OF LOCATIONS WHERE PEOPLE OBSERVE BIRDS WHAT PEOPLE ENJOY ABOUT FISHING, HUNTING, AND WATCHING WILDLIFE DETAILS ABOUT BOWHUNTING PARTICIPATION AND MORE. THE ASSOCIATION OF FISH WILDLIFE AGENCIES NATIONAL SURVEY TECHNICAL WORKGROUP ASKED NORC TO DESIGN AND PROPOSE THE PROJECT FOR AN MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM (MSCGP) GRANT. NORC HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE TECHNICAL WORKGROUP, AFWA, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) TO ASSESS WHAT ASPECTS OF THE NATIONAL SURVEY SHOULD BE COLLECTED MORE FREQUENTLY, AND WHAT NEW INFORMATION SHOULD BE CAPTURED IN THE INTERIM SURVEY. IN ADDITION, NORC HAS CONSULTED WITH A RANGE OF INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY THE DATA POINTS THAT WOULD BE MOST USEFUL TO THEM. WE HAVE RECEIVED ENDORSEMENTS FOR THIS PROPOSAL FROM THE ARCHERY TRADE ASSOCIATION, THE RECREATIONAL BOATING FISHING FOUNDATION, THE AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION, THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, THE COUNCIL TO ADVANCE HUNTING AND THE SHOOTING SPORTS, AND THE NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION. NORC WILL SEAMLESSLY APPLY A CONSISTENT METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH FOR THE INTERIM SURVEY TO PRODUCE DATA ON FISHING, HUNTING, AND WILDLIFE WATCHING PARTICIPATION THAT CAN BE USED FOR ANALYSIS ALONGSIDE FINDINGS FROM THE NATIONAL SURVEYS. THE 30,000 INTERVIEWS FROM THE INTERIM SURVEY WILL ALLOW FOR DETAILED ANALYSIS OF OUTDOOR RECREATION PARTICIPATION AMONG U.S. RESIDENTS AGE 6 AND OLDER, INCLUDING AMONG KEY DEMOGRAPHIC AND GEOGRAPHIC SUBGROUPS. AFTER CONDUCTING THE SURVEY, NORC WILL PROVIDE AFWA, USFWS, STATES, AND INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS WITH TAKEAWAYS AND ANALYSIS IN A VARIETY OF ACCESSIBLE FORMATS TO MAXIMIZE THE VALUE AND USE OF THE DATA. NORC WILL DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: PUBLIC-FACING REPORT SUMMARIZING FINDINGS, ONE-PAGE FACT SHEETS THAT HIGHLIGHT RESULTS FOR KEY TOPICS, INCLUDING REGIONAL ANALYSIS, DATA FILES FOR PUBLIC USE DESIGNED TO FACILITATE ANALYSIS, WEBINAR THAT DEMONSTRATES HOW TO USE PUBLIC DATA FILES, A SHORT VIDEO TAILORED FOR SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTING IMPORTANT TAKEAWAYS, AND A PRESENTATION AT THE 2026 AFWA ANNUAL MEETING. THE GOAL IS TO PUT THESE FINDINGS IN THE HANDS OF PEOPLE IN STATE AGENCIES AND INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS WHO CAN USE THE INFORMATION FOR DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING PRACTICES THAT WILL MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THE GRANT AWARD.

CE25-026 - AN IMPACT EVALUATION OF THE MONIQUE BURR FOUNDATION TEEN SAFETY MATTERS PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM

NEIGHBORHOOD MOVES AND SOCIOLINGUISTIC MOBILITY

DECISION-MAKING FACTORS INFLUENCING THE WEARING OF BODY ARMOR: A NATIONAL STUDY

HEERF GRANT

DATA FOR ANALYZING COGNITIVE ABILITY IN NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUTY OF YOUTH

A COMMUNITY-ENGAGED APPROACH TO ADDRESSING VACCINE INFORMATION INTEGRITY: AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS -VACCINE HESITANCY IS A TOP THREAT TO GLOBAL HEALTH AND PEOPLE?S PERSONAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. SOCIAL MEDIA IS A FERTILE BREEDING GROUND FOR INACCURATE OR MISLEADING HEALTH-RELATED INFORMATION, WHICH OFTEN DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THE APPROVAL OF A NEW VACCINE IN 2023 TO PROTECT PREGNANT PERSONS AND THEIR NEWBORNS FROM RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) REPRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY THE EMERGENCE AND DIFFUSION OF SUCH DISCUSSIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN NEAR REAL-TIME; BEGIN TO EXPLORE AND ADDRESS RACIAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN RSV VACCINE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND BELIEFS; AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE SCIENCE OF EFFECTIVE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION. BY COLLABORATING WITH INFLUENCERS TO FRAME AND CREATE MESSAGES TO ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS AND INACCURATE INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS NEW VACCINE, THIS COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY DESIGN INTERVENTION STUDY EXPLORES HOW PEER-TO-PEER MESSAGES CAN ADDRESS VACCINE HESITANCY AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS OF COLOR AS OPINION LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES IN ADDRESSING THE INTEGRITY OF VACCINE INFORMATION. THIS STUDY CONTRIBUTES TO THE SCIENCE OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION BY IDENTIFYING EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR ENGAGING INFLUENCERS AS NOVEL MESSENGERS AND DISSEMINATING CREDIBLE, EVIDENCE-BASED VACCINE INFORMATION THAT CAN ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY. THE FINDINGS CONTRIBUTE TO THE KNOWLEDGE BASE ABOUT SUPPORTING VACCINE INFORMATION INTEGRITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND PROVIDE ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES FOR RESEARCHERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND DECISION MAKERS. THE RESEARCHERS USE SOCIAL LISTENING TOOLS COLLECT, CODE, AND ANALYZE POSTS AND COMMENTS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE EMERGING NARRATIVES ABOUT THE RSV VACCINE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THEY USE QUANTITATIVE RESULTS (E.G. FREQUENCY OF VARIOUS THEMES) TO IDENTIFY KEY NARRATIVES AND QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CONTENT AND INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF MESSAGE FRAMES TO ADDRESS CONCERNS ARTICULATED IN THOSE NARRATIVES. EIGHT LIFESTYLE INFLUENCERS TO COLLABORATE WITH THE RESEARCH TEAM TO CO-DEVELOP A SET OF MESSAGE FRAMES AND SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS BASED ON THE NARRATIVES IDENTIFIED THROUGH SOCIAL LISTENING. INFLUENCERS RECRUIT A SAMPLE OF THEIR FOLLOWERS AGES 18-45 WHO ARE PLANNING TO OR ABLE TO BECOME PREGNANT (N=30 EACH, TOTAL N=240) TO COMPLETE A BASELINE SURVEY. SURVEYS TRACK THE EFFECTS OF INFLUENCER POSTS OVER TIME AND EXPLORE OUTCOMES RELATED TO SUSCEPTIBILITY, KNOWLEDGE, RISK PERCEPTIONS, ATTITUDES, BELIEFS, AND VACCINATION INTENTIONS. RESULTS INCLUDE A COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL WITH A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR ENGAGING SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS AND DEVELOPING MESSAGES THAT SUPPORT VACCINE INFORMATION INTEGRITY. 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.

STATE AND LOCAL JUSTICE AGENCIES SERVING TRIBAL LANDS (SLJASTL)

SPEECH PATTERNS AND RACIAL LABOR MARKET INEQUALITY

RECIDIVISM IN THE NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL SURVEY OF YOUTH 1997

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: FRAMEWORK FOR BETTER VISUAL COMMUNICATION PRACTICES -EVERY DAY, PEOPLE USE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THEIR LIVES. CONSEQUENTLY, IT IS CRITICAL THAT THE RESULTS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON TOPICS IMPACTING THE PUBLIC ARE COMMUNICATED EFFECTIVELY. DATA VISUALIZATION IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION, YET MUCH GUIDANCE ON THE CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE DESIGN OF DATA GRAPHICS HAS NOT BEEN TESTED AMONG A REPRESENTATIVE POPULATION OF U.S. ADULTS. THE RESEARCHERS EXAMINE HOW ACCURATELY USERS INTERPRET THE INFORMATION CONVEYED IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF DATA VISUALIZATIONS. THE FINDINGS SUPPORT EVIDENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS THAT AID IN THE FAIR AND EQUITABLE COMMUNICATION OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION ACROSS DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS AND SUBPOPULATIONS. THIS RESEARCH ADVANCES UNDERSTANDING OF DATA VISUALIZATION AS A METHOD OF COMMUNICATION AND PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE DATA ON VIEWER INTERPRETATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF DATA GRAPHICS AMONG THE ADULT U.S. POPULATION. THE RESEARCHERS IMPLEMENT AN ONLINE SURVEY THROUGH A WEB PORTAL TO 2,000 RESPONDENTS FROM A PROBABILITY-BASED, NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE PANEL OF U.S. ADULTS. RESPONDENTS ARE SHOWN MULTIPLE TYPES OF DATA VISUALIZATIONS WITH VARIOUS DESIGN ELEMENTS, SUCH AS BAR AND LINE CHARTS WITH VARYING LEVELS OF SUPPORTING CONTEXT AND ASKED QUESTIONS THAT MEASURE THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION OF THE DATA PRESENTED. SURVEY QUESTIONS THEN ASK ABOUT BASIC INTERPRETATION OF THE VALUES PRESENTED IN A CHART AND OPEN-ENDED RESPONSES ABOUT WHAT CONCLUSIONS RESPONDENTS CAN DRAW ABOUT THE DATA SHOWN. THE RESEARCHERS ANALYZE THE DATA USING GENERALIZED LINEAR MODELS, NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING, AND TEXT ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF DATA VISUALIZATION DESIGN, SUCH AS THE TYPE OF CHART OR SUPPORTING CONTEXT, ON USER UNDERSTANDING, AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH UNDERSTANDING MAY VARY ACROSS DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS. THE PROJECT IS CO-FUNDED BY THE SCIENCE OF SCIENCE: DISCOVERY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND IMPACT AND THE ADVANCING INFORMAL STEM LEARNING PROGRAMS. 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.

MEN?S ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND RISK NETWORKS

MONITORING EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ON MIGRATORY BIRD USE OF CENTRAL PLATTE RIVER VALLEY

PURPOSE: TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS) AND EMERGING CDFIS. PLANNED ACTIVITIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MUST BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS COMPENSATION PERSONAL SERVICES, COMPENSATION FRINGE BENEFITS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE COSTS, TRAVEL COSTS, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COSTS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND INCORPORATION COSTS (SPONSORING ENTITIES ONLY). END GOALS: THE GOAL OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS TO BUILD CERTIFIED AND EMERGING CDFI’S ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO SERVE ELIGIBLE MARKETS AND/OR THEIR TARGET MARKETS, IN ORDER TO SERVE LOW INCOME PEOPLE, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION THAT LACK ADEQUATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. BENEFICIARIES: PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION INVESTMENT AREAS AND TARGETED POPULATIONS, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: NOT APPLICABLE. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE.

WESTERN NAVAJO NATION AGRICULTURAL RESTORATION PROJECT

EARLY-CONCEPT GRANT FOR EXPORATORY RESEARCH (EAGER): SUPPORTING STEM EDUCATION BY NETWORKING DRL RESOURCE NETWORKS: DRLNET

DEVELOPING A SYSTEM FOR TRACKING STATE ASSESSMENT POLICIES IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

OUTREACH AND ASSITANCE FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS

EVALUABILITY ASSESSMENT OF A METROPOLITAN NETWORK SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL TO CONNECT TRAFFICKED PERSONS WITH A FULL RANGE OF VICTIM SERVICES

R&D, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, IN THE AREA OF MATH, INFORMATION, NETWORK & COMPUTER SCIENCES, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED

DEVELOPMENT OF METRICS TO ASSESS THE IMPACTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT INTERVENTIONS IN STEM ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENTS

IBSS-EX: RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PARENTING APPROACHES, HOME ENVIRONMENTS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN'S SKILLS

PROGRESS AND PITFALLS IN MONITORING STEM DOCTORAL DEGREE HOLDERS CAREER PATHS

SCENTUSV AUTOMATED TEST SCENARIO SYNTHESIS FOR VERIFYING COLLISION AVOIDANCE OF AUTONOMOUS VESSELS

THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A LONG-STANDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CRANE TRUST (TRUST) AND THE SERVICES NEBRASKA PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM (NE-PFW) AND TO FACILITATE COOPERATION ON VARIOUS HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS ON PRIVATE LANDS LOCATED ALONG THE CENTRAL PLATTE RIVER AND OTHER IMPORTANT LANDSCAPES IN NEBRASKA.

COLLABORATIVE PROPOSAL: TLS: WHERE ARE ALL THE FEMALE ENGINEERS?

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RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ON VICTIMS OF CRIME

EAGER: USING THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS STUDY TO EXAMINE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LABOR FORCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY

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TESTING A PRIVACY-PROTECTED METHOD WITH MAJOR LANGUAGE GROUPS FOR COLLECTING DATA ON IMMIGRATION STATUS BY IN-PERSON SURVEYS

USING RESPONSE TIME DATA FROM SOCIAL SCIENCE SURVEYS TO MODEL BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES

RAPID: ENSURING THE SUCCESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF STEM GRADUATE STUDENTS AND GRADUATE ACADEMIC/RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19

NATIVE AMERICAN PRODUCERS

NATIVE AMERICAN PRODUCER SUCCESS V

RAPID: DAILY MOBILITY PATTERNS AND COVID-19 RISK AMONG URBAN OLDER ADULTS

NATIVE AMERICAN PROD

RAPID: A PROBABILITY-BASED, NATIONAL-REPRESENTATIVE SURVEY OF AMERICANS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE PANDEMIC

RAPID: PANDEMIC LEARNING LOSS IN U.S. HIGH SCHOOLS: A NATIONAL EXAMINATION OF STUDENT EXPERIENCES

METHODOLOGICAL RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE REDESIGN OF THE NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMIZATION SURVEY:ANALYSIS OF POSSIBLE NON-RESPONSE BIAS

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NATIVE AMERICAN PRODUCER SUCCESS

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

EXAMINING POTENTIAL BIASES IN PRESCHOOL TEACHERS’ BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENTS OF CHILDREN OF COLOR - PROJECT SUMMARY IN RECOGNITION OF RACE/ETHNIC-BASED DISCREPANCIES IN SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS FOR BLACK AND HISPANIC CHILDREN RELATIVE TO WHITE CHILDREN, MANY DISTRICTS, STATES, AND PUBLICLY-FUNDED PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS HAVE BEGUN TO IMPLEMENT SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION BANS. ALTHOUGH SUCH BANS MAY REDUCE RACIAL/ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN EXCLUSIONARY DISCIPLINARY RATES, IT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING BIASES IN TEACHER JUDGMENT THAT LED TO THESE DISCREPANCIES IN THE FIRST PLACE. THUS, THERE IS A NEED FOR RESEARCH THAT MOVES BEYOND EXAMINING PROPORTIONALITIES IN SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS TOWARDS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WAYS IN WHICH TEACHERS EVALUATE CHILDREN’S BEHAVIORS THAT SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR THESE DISCIPLINARY DECISIONS. IT MAY BE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO EXAMINE TEACHERS’ BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENTS AT PRESCHOOL BECAUSE THE EFFECTS OF EXCLUSIONARY DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS ARE BELIEVED TO BE CUMULATIVE OVER TIME, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF RESEARCH ON TEACHERS’ BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENTS HAS BEEN CONDUCTED AT THE K-12 LEVEL. FURTHERMORE, THE EXISTING STUDIES THAT HAVE EXAMINED POTENTIAL BIASES IN PRESCHOOL TEACHERS’ BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENTS HAVE BEEN STYMIED BY SMALL SAMPLE SIZES AND METHODOLOGICAL LIMITATIONS. USING A LARGE-SCALE DATASET, THIS STUDY ADDRESSES THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. DO BLACK AND HISPANIC CHILDREN WITH SIMILAR DEMOGRAPHICS AND COMPARABLE LEVELS OF SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL REGULATION AS WHITE CHILDREN RECEIVE HARSHER BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENTS? WHAT TYPES OF BEHAVIORS ARE MORE LIKELY TO ELICIT DIFFERENTIAL ASSESSMENTS? 2. IS TEACHER-CHILD RACIAL/ETHNIC MATCH RELATED TO TEACHERS’ RATINGS OF CHILDREN’S BEHAVIORS? 3. ARE TEACHERS’ BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENTS OF CHILDREN AT PRESCHOOL PREDICTIVE OF CHILDREN’S SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, SUSPENSION, ATTENDANCE, AND ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOMES AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?

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HOW DOES AN ACADEMICALLY-ORIENTED KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM IMPACT CHILDREN'S OUTCOMES?

CHARACTERIZING SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION FOR E-CIGARETTE USE PREVENTION CAMPAIGNS ON TWITTER

ADAPTIVE BAYESIAN MODELS FOR ENTITY RESOLUTION WITH HETEROGENEOUS DATA -METHODS FOR INTEGRATING INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES HAVE BECOME CRITICAL IN ORDER TO PERFORM COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DATA ANALYSES ON STREAMS OF DATA. THE PROCESS OF MERGING AND REMOVING DUPLICATE INFORMATION FROM NOISY DATA IS KNOWN AS ENTITY RESOLUTION OR RECORD LINKAGE. ENTITY RESOLUTION TASKS ARE PREVALENT IN MANY AREAS, INCLUDING PUBLIC HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS, OFFICIAL STATISTICS, SOCIAL NETWORKS, FRAUD DETECTION, AND NATIONAL SECURITY, AMONG OTHERS. ALTHOUGH PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES FOR ENTITY RESOLUTION HAVE BECOME MORE PERVASIVE IN RECENT YEARS, PRINCIPLED APPROACHES THAT ARE ALSO COMPUTATIONALLY TRACTABLE AND SCALABLE FOR LARGE DATA SETS ARE LIMITED. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP BAYESIAN MODELS AND EFFICIENT COMPUTATIONAL ALGORITHMS SUITED FOR ENTITY RESOLUTION TASKS WITH HETEROGENEOUS TYPES OF DATA. THE METHODS WILL BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO PRACTITIONERS AND OTHER RESEARCHERS THROUGH OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE. ENTITY RESOLUTION WITH MULTIPLE FILES CAN BE TREATED AS A CLUSTERING TASK IN WHICH SIMILAR RECORDS THAT REPRESENT THE SAME LATENT ENTITY ARE GROUPED TOGETHER. IN THIS CONTEXT, A LARGE NUMBER OF SMALL CLUSTERS OR MICROCLUSTERS IS EXPECTED. THE FOLLOWING THREE GENERAL AVENUES OF RESEARCH WILL BE EXPLORED: (A) ADAPTIVE PRIOR DISTRIBUTIONS FOR RANDOM PARTITIONS THAT DISPLAY MICROCLUSTERING PROPERTIES AND PERMIT STRAIGHTFORWARD INCORPORATION OF PRIOR INFORMATION AT DIFFERENT SCALES; (B) INTEGRATED BAYESIAN MODELS SUITED FOR ENTITY RESOLUTION TASKS WITH SOCIAL NETWORK DATA THAT ARE EASILY ADAPTABLE ACCORDING TO THE NATURE OF THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION; AND (C) COMPUTATIONAL ALGORITHMS FOR MODEL ACCELERATION OF ENTITY RESOLUTION APPLICATIONS ON BIG DATA. A VARIETY OF MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO ALGORITHMS AND EFFICIENT ALTERNATIVES FOR POSTERIOR INFERENCE IN THE MICROCLUSTERING SETTING OF ENTITY RESOLUTION WILL BE EXPLORED TO OVERCOME THE KNOWN PRACTICAL LIMITATIONS OF BAYESIAN INFERENCE IN HIGH-DIMENSIONAL DISCRETE SPACES. 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.

LINKS AMONG EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS' COURSEWORK, CHILDREN'S OUTCOMES AND CLASSROOM QUALITY

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NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD FOOD ACQUISITION AND PURCHASE SURVEY (FOODAPS) IRI RETAIL AND HOUSEHOLD DATA ENCLAVE

DCL: NSF INCLUDES CONFERENCE - COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ENVISIONING IMPACT

USING ADMINISTRATIVE DATA TO EXAMINE CROSS-PROGRAM PARTICIPATION IN SNAP AND WIC AMONG INFANTS AND CHILDREN - 1. DOCUMENT THE SURVIVAL AND LONGEVITY OF SPOTTED AND MEADOW KNAPWEED SEED IN THE SOIL SEED BANK, AND MONITOR THE POPULATION DEMOGRAPHY OF SPOTTED AND MEADOW KNAPWEED IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND HOW VARIOUS LIFE STAGES CONTRIBUTE TO POPULATION GROWTH. 2. DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF HABITAT AND BIOCONTROL AGENT DAMAGE ON PLANT PERFORMANCE AND FIELD DENSITIES OF BLACK AND PALE SWALLOW-WORT.

PRESCHOOL CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES IN THE FACE OF COVID-19 SCHOOL CLOSURES - PROJECT SUMMARY ONE OF THE MOST CONCERNING ASPECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS ITS DISRUPTION OF SCHOOL, PARTICULARLY FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN. NEARLY EVERY U.S. JURISDICTION ORDERED OR RECOMMENDED THE CLOSINGS OF SCHOOLS BY MARCH 29TH WHICH MEANT THAT CHILDREN SPENT NEARLY ONE THIRD OF THEIR ACADEMIC YEAR AT HOME. INFORMED BY A BODY OF LITERATURE ON LACK OF SCHOOLING CONTINUITY DRAWN FROM NATURAL DISASTERS AND SUMMER BREAK, EDUCATORS AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS HAVE PREDICTED THAT COVID-RELATED SCHOOL CLOSURES WILL LIKELY LEAD TO LEARNING LOSS AND DECLINES IN SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. HOWEVER, PREVIOUS RESEARCH ON NATURAL DISASTERS AND SUMMER BREAK HAS FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY ON THE K-12 AND COLLEGE-AGED POPULATIONS. RESEARCH ON HOW PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES ARE AFFECTED BY PROLONGED TIME OUT OF SCHOOL IS SURPRISINGLY ABSENT. HOWEVER, BY VIRTUE OF THEIR BEING SITUATED IN A STAGE OF RAPID BRAIN GROWTH, PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN MAY BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DISRUPTIONS TO THEIR SCHOOLING EXPERIENCES. UNDERSTANDING THE EXTENT OF ACADEMIC, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING LOSS FROM PRESCHOOL CLOSURES IS THEREFORE AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT FOR DEVELOPING INTERVENTIONS THAT CAN MITIGATE LOSS IN DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES AND FOR INFORMING SCHOOL RE-OPENING PLANS. WE PROPOSE TO ADDRESS THESE CRUCIAL ISSUES BY ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH QUESTIONS. 1. HOW DO THE ACHIEVEMENT, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING OUTCOMES OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WHO WERE SUBJECTED TO COVID-19 RELATED PRESCHOOL CLOSURES COMPARE TO PRIOR COHORTS OF CHILDREN WHO WERE NOT SUBJECTED TO PRESCHOOL CLOSURES? DO THE RESULTS DIFFER FOR LOWER-INCOME OR HISPANIC CHILDREN? 2. HOW DO PARENTS’ AND CHILDREN’S LEVEL OF COPING AND HOME LEARNING SUPPORTS DURING PRESCHOOL CLOSURES MODERATE CHILDREN’S ACHIEVEMENT, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING OUTCOMES?

TARGETED RURAL HEALTH RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM

DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-EFFICIENCY ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS PROCESSED FROM GREEN SOLVENTS

III: SMALL: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: REDUCING CLASSIFIER BIAS IN SOCIAL MEDIA STUDIES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

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IMPACT AID PROGRAM, TITLE VIII, SECTION 8003

CHARACTERIZATION OF SITES USED BY WHOOPING CRANES