Research
The productivity of CPH faculty/staff in the extramural funding arena is important and impressive. CPH faculty/staff research efforts range from bench research activities to community-based research. These efforts are directed at issues that present significant challenges to the health and well-being of Kentuckians including research on; aging-related issues, cancer, injury prevention, occupational safety and health, HIV, and public health systems. In addition, these significant research activities result in numerous opportunities for CPH students to actively engage in the conduct of research during their time at UK.
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- Faculty Research Interests
- Events/Grand Rounds
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Contact Information
Co-Associate Deans for Research
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Plan for Job Sharing: CPH Associate Dean For Research (pdf format)
Grant Officer
Jeffrey Kurz, J.D.
859-218-2045
Mission & Goals
The mission of the Associate Deans for Research is to help faculty members in the College of Public Health (CPH) be successful in balancing roles in academia. Success will be defined as promotion and tenure at UK.
Acknowledging these goals, the Associate Deans for Research will work toward the following:
- Identify appropriate research opportunities
- Facilitate faculty linkages for successful research collaboration
- Increase the number of successful grant proposal submissions
- Strengthen the quality of grant proposals
- Monitor the submission and outcomes of grant proposals
- Keep faculty and staff members apprised of relevant proposal submission strategies and requirements
- Engage faculty members in effective grant management strategies
- Attend relevant meetings within the CPH and across campus to promote success in research endeavors
Strategies for the achievement of goals:
Develop web-site information (e.g., resources for funded grants, elements of successful proposal application) for ease of grant submittal.
Develop a position for assisting research faculty members in opportunity identification, proposal development, and proposal submission.
Create a grants specialist position. This individual would work with designated staff at the CPH and OSPA to help with grant submission. He or she would be responsible for working with faculty members to prepare electronic applications and submit the full proposal. The person would also help faculty identify funding sources.
Establish a CPH-wide faculty development fund with transparent guidelines for “applying” for funds. The faculty development fund would cover (a) travel to conferences (priority for those presenting at national meetings); (b) training ( e.g., new statistical, policy or other training of direct relevance to research productivity); and (c) other faculty development efforts with a direct link to increasing research productivity.
Distribute pilot funding for junior faculty members in the range of $10,000 - $25,000 for the purpose of obtaining preliminary data for federal grant funding applications. Applications will be reviewed and progress reports including grant submissions are anticipated.
Provide faculty members with brown bag sessions on topics including people management, grants development, manuscript development, IRB issues, study sessions, how to get tenured at UK, developing research teams, linkage with senior faculty, faculty development, and other topics as identified by faculty needs.
Offer individual meetings with interested junior and mid-career faculty at least once a year to discuss (a) research plans (manuscript and grant submission plans with specific time lines) and (b) review of CV to determine progress toward tenure and promotion.
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Record Year for College of Public Health Research
In the fiscal year just ended (June 30, 2011), the research/extramural funding productivity of the College faculty and staff reached new heights (see table below)!! Three senior members of the College shared their own personal views regarding this record year.
Fiscal Years |
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| FY08 | 6,835,179 | 19,408,817 |
| FY09 | 8,561,908 | 25,081,955 |
| FY10 | 6,298,964 | 27,560,264 |
| FY11 | 11,518,675 | 41,280,171 |
Awards & Grants
Research Procedures
Templates for grant writing
http://www.research.uky.edu/aspnet/vsprojects/PDO/RefLib/LogIn.aspx?sPage=PIView.aspx
Grant Opportunities
- For a complete list of NIH grant opportunities, click here.
- New Limited Submission and Non-Profit Agency Grants added to the list of grant opportunities this week - 22. Click here to view the list.
- New Awards Announcements added to the list of Award Opportunities this week - 10. Click here to view the list.
Faculty and staff associated with the centers are highly involved in research endeavors that complement the educational goals and objectives of the College of Public Health. Research activities conducted by the centers generated over 25 million dollars in 2008-2009 and provided financial support for over thirty student assistantships.
Center for Public Health Systems & Services Research
The Center for Public Health Systems & Services Research (CPHSSR) seeks to explore the impact of specific public health strategies on the quality and performance of the United States public health system. PHSSR is distinct, but related to, the established field of Health Services Research (HSR), which has traditionally focused on the delivery of medical services.
The Center for PHSSR at UK offers grants for researchers, sponsors an annual conference for the discipline, publishes papers and manuscripts and increases the data available for researchers to use in this area. This developing field of research focuses on the organization, staffing, financing and management of public health. Ultimately, the answers uncovered through this body of research will help us be more effective and productive in our mission to improve health status.
Center of Excellence in Public Health Workforce Research and Policy
In response to the need for organized research efforts directed at issues surrounding the public health workforce, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided, through their Office of Workforce and Career Development in collaboration with the Public Health Foundation, a Center of Excellence in Public Health Workforce Research and Policy (COEWRP) at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health.
The Center’s mission is to initiate and coordinate strategic efforts to improve the public health workforce through research. The Center identifies workforce databases and catalogues them at the National Library of Medicine’s Public Health Systems and Services Research Resources website, and it provides technical assistance to those wishing to use those databases for public health workforce research. The Center also participates in other scholarly activities concerning workforce research, including data harmonization, providing a venue and support for presentation of research results, and coordination with the current efforts of the University of Kentucky’s Center for Public Health Systems and Services Research.
The Center envisions research outcomes will provide a basis for relevant enhancements and changes in public health policy related to the nation’s public health workforce and the delivery of the essential services. To assist in these efforts, the Center has established a national advisory committee composed of prominent public health leaders and researchers who recognize the importance of strategic research in achieving Essential Public Health Service #8: Assure a competent public and personal health care workforce.
Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
The Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC) works with Kentucky communities and the state’s Department for Public Health to promote the reduction of injuries along with related disabilities and deaths. In addition to the state’s injury prevention program and CDC-funded core injury surveillance, KIPRC activities include an occupational injury and fatality program funded by grants from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health; pediatric and adolescent injury prevention programs funded by state, federal, and foundation grants; a broad-ranging community outreach program that includes full-time staff in Rowan and Whitley Counties; a CDC-funded program to foster and evaluate injury coalition development; and the development and implementation of Kentucky’s Violent Death Reporting System, another CDC-funded initiative. KIPRC is located at 333 Waller Avenue and welcomes inquiries from injury community stakeholders, College of Public Health students, and area residents with an interest in reducing the toll of injury statewide.
University of Kentucky Justice Center for Elders and Vulnerable Adults (JCEVA)
The Center is dedicated to research and educational efforts intended to make a difference in the lives of older Kentuckians. Textbooks and research speak to the huge problem of abuse, neglect and exploitation of the elderly whether it takes the form of emotional, financial, mental, physical, sexual or social mistreatment.
Rural Cancer Prevention Center
A CDC-supported research center and part of the national Prevention Research Centers program, guided by CPH faculty, with assistance from faculty in other academic units, including UK’s College of Medicine. The research focus in the UK RCPC is cancer prevention and control, with an emphasis upon community-based participatory research. The Center’s primary research project will focus on cervical cancer prevention, through increasing dissemination of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine.
Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention
The mission of the Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention is to develop and sustain an innovative program of research, education, and intervention services to prevent work-related illness and injury and to improve the safety and health of agricultural workers and their families in the southeastern United States. One of only seven such centers funded nationwide by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH), the Center offers training and research funding opportunities for qualified students as well as an annual pilot studies program for new and experienced investigators. The Center emphasizes interdisciplinary applied research, and courses in the Health of Agricultural Populations concentration area are open to students in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Gerontology, Health Behavior, and Health Services Management, as well as Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health.
University of Kentucky Center For Prevention Research
The Center for Prevention Research at the University of Kentucky was established in October 1987 with funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a subsidiary of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It was the first such center funded by NIDA. The Center for Drug Abuse Research Translation is still funded by NIDA. The Center is a nationally recognized multi-disciplinary social science institute focusing on rigorous scientific investigation into the effects, predictors, and prevention of social behaviors whose abuse carries health costs. The Center is grant-supported and annually conducts a number of research projects on the local, state, and national levels for public and private agencies. The Center for Prevention Research is sponsored by the University of Kentucky, one of only 42 Carnegie Research I institution in North America. As a multi-disciplinary research institute, the Center employs experts drawn from the fields of public health, agriculture, geography, planning, psychology, sociology, and other social science fields.
Faculty Research Interests are listed by department.
- Biostatistics
- Epidemiology
- Gerontology
- Health Behavior
- Health Services Mgmt.
- Preventive Med. & Envi. Hlth.
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Dr. Fontaine Sands
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All documents in pdf.
Grand Rounds
What: Grand Rounds
Title: Population-Based Cancer Research in the Markey Cancer Center
Where: College of Health Sciences (CTW) Room 014
When: November 4, 2011, 12 Noon - 1 pm
RSVP: Rebecca Friend (rsfrie1@email.uky.edu) by NOV 1st (please indicate any dietary needs).
Lunch and Learn
What: Lunch and Learn
Presenters: Drs. Coker, Crosby, Mays
Title: Secrets to Success for a Productive and Fulfilling Academic Career
When: February 10, 2012, CTW Room 405, 12 Noon - 1PM
RSVP: Rebecca Friend (rsfrie1@email.uky.edu) (please indicate any dietary needs).
NOTE: Open to all faculty and staff (particularly Administrative Assistants)