Current Awardees
2025 Pilot Grant Awardees
Jerrod Anzalone, PhD
Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Biostatistics
Project: "Assessing Chronic Disease Care and Evaluation in Specialized Settings via Telehealth (ACCESS)"
Dipti Dev, PhD
Associate Professor, UNL Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies
Project: "Community-Engaged Adaptation of Feedback Processes for Improving Children's Diet"
Kristin Duppong-Hurley, PhD
Research Scientist, Boys Town National Research Hospital Child and Family Translational Research Center
Project: "Resilience Against Trauma-Induced Internalizing Problems and Substance Misuse Amoung Youth Entering Residential Care"
Melissa Florell, PhD
Assistant Professor, UNMC College of Nursing
Project: "Bridging the Gap: A Community-Academic Partnership to Address Unmet Needs"
Yvonne Golightly, PhD, PT
Professor, UNMC College of Allied Health Professions
Project: "Impact of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Weight Loss Drugs on Musculoskeletal Health: An Observational Cohort Study"
Rashelle Hoffman, GCS, PhD, DPT, PT
Assistant Professor, Creighton University Department of Physical Therapy
Project: "Improving Exercise Adherence with App Technology for At-Risk Adults Living in Rural Kansas and Nebraska"
Mariah Jackson, PhD, MMN, RDN, LMNT
Assistant Professor, UNMC College of Allied Health Professions
Project: "Community Academic Partnersjip to Improve Health of Cancer Survivors"
Patty Kuo, PhD
Associate Professor, UNL Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies
Project: "Pilot Evaluation of a Community-Led Breastmilk Sharing Program to Improve Health"
Spriha Pavuluri, MD
Assistant Professor, UNMC Division of Neurology
Project: "Children's Nebraska Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Clinic Partnership with Community Pharmacies in Nebraska"
Paul Trippier, PhD
Professor, UNMC Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Project: "AKR1C3 Degraders for Advanced Prostate Cancer"
Chun-Hua Tsai, PhD
Assistant Professor, UNO College of Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis
Project: "Using Multimodal AI to Enhance Prenatal Nutrition: A Machine Learning Approach to Analyze Food Images and Provide Personalized Dietary Advice"
Siwei Zhao, PhD
Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Surgery
Project: "A Novel and Efficacious Electrotaxis System for Enhancing Chronic Skin Wound Healing"
