FACT Awards 2004 Research Grants

List and description of 2004 grant awards

Learn about FACT's grant program and research projects

The Families and Communities Together (FACT) Coalition has awarded $160,000 in grants to four research projects that focus on preventing childhood overweight, domestic violence, sexual harassment among high school students, and literacy about genetics research and its implications.

“This year has been an outstanding year for the FACT competitive grant program,” says Janet Bokemeier, FACT co-director, “The grant winners were the best from among an excellent pool of proposals, and we are eager to follow the work of the investigators as their projects unfold. “We believe each new project has great potential to create significant scholarly and community impacts as well as result in substantive research and outreach efforts.”

The 2004 awards are part of FACT’s annual competitive grant program, which has invested more than $1.7 million in research and outreach projects throughout the state since 1999. The goal of the program is to support cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research projects that address the health and well-being of children, youth, and families and build partnerships with communities.

Bill Davidson, university distinguished professor from the Department of Psychology, leads the grant review. The review is a meticulous NIH-styled process involving a diverse panel of campus and Extension faculty who thoroughly read and rate the proposals, engage in energetic and thoughtful dialogue, and select the projects that best merit funding.

“Dr. Davidson has provided great leadership in conducting the proposal review,” says Bokemeier, “and FACT is grateful to the review panel for the expertise and energy they devoted to the selection process.”

FACT funded projects for 2004 are:

Examining Gendered Bullying, Its Psychological and Academic Outcomes, and Anti-Harassment Policies Among Rural High School Students
Project Leaders: NiCole Buchanan, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, College of Social Science Dr. Dorothea Anagnostopoulos, Ph.D., Department of Education, College of Education, Dr. Clifford Broman, Ph.D., Department of Sociology, College of Social Science, Wendy Sellers, Safe and Drug Free Schools, Eaton Intermediate School District, Anthony Habra, Bath High School, Maryanne Boylan, Bath High School
Award: $45,000
Counties: Clinton

Genetics Literacy and Informed Consent
Project Leaders: Jill Elfenbein, Ph.D., Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Rachel Fisher, Ph.D., Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Karen Friderici, Ph.D., Ellen Wilch, M.S., Elizabeth Barry, M.S., Martha Reiger, Ph.D., Eric Buhr, Fowler High School, Lori Kindsvatter, Pewamo Westphalia High School, Rose Smith, Community Advisory Committee, Sue Thelen, Community Ethics Committee
Award: $40,447

The Young Child Overweight Prevention Study
Project Leaders: Ihuoma Eneli, M.D., M.S., Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Mildred Horodynski, Ph.D, RNC, College of Nursing, Karen Davis, M.D., Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, James Pivarnik, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology, Department of Epidemiology, Kim Witte, Ph.D., Department of Communication, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Carole Flevaris, Ph.D., WIC Division, Michigan Department of Community Health, Patricia Hammerschmidt, M.S., MSU Extension
Award: $49,911
Counties: Ingham

Evaluation of a Group Intervention for Women and Children Experiencing Domestic Violence
Project Leaders: Alytia A. Levandosky, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, College of Social Science, Clarissa Agee Shavers, D.N.Sc., Ph.D., R.N.C., College of Nursing, Stacy Dubay, M.S.W., End Violent Encounters, Inc. (EVE, Inc.)
Award: $45,714
Counties: Ingham

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