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Resources
- Research and Grant Opportunities
- AMA Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women
- American College Health Foundation (various awards)
- Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP)
- Award for Institutional Excellence and Innovation in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Health Care
- Award for Innovation and Excellence in Clinical Education
- Interprofessional Collaboration Research Grant
- ASAHP Interprofessional Innovation Grant Program
- ASAHP Student Scholarship of Excellence
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Grants.gov
- National Institutes of Health
- National Science Foundation
- Pivot
- Texas Society for Advancement of Health Professions (TSAHP)
COHP Research Council is one of the standing committees of the college, focusing on improving the research capacity of faculty and staff. The Council meets monthly.
- Dr. Roy Upal, Committee Chair
- Vacant, Secretary
- Dr. Kim Nguyen-Finn, School of Rehabilitation and Counseling Click Here
- Dr. Ruth Crutchfield, Sciences and Communication Disorders Click Here
- Dr. Upal Roy, Health & Biomedical Sciences Click Here
- Dr. Ivan Figueroa, Health & Human Performance Click Here
- Dr. Wen-Pin Chang, Occupational Therapy Click Here
- Dr. Bassent Abdelbary, Physician Assistant Click Here
- Vacant, Integrated Health Science Click Here
- Dr. Murat Karabulut, Ex-officio member
UTRGV Funding Opportunities
UTRGV-WIDE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
- CoHP Small Grants
Funded Research Projects
Funding Source: Healthy Americas Foundations
Dates: 5/2024-10/2024
Total award amount:$10,000
Biological and Generic Markers Associated with Chronic Disease in Hispanics Nationally and in States Neighboring the Border
Email: CoHP PI: Bassent Abdelbary
Federal Agency Grant
CoHP PI: Frank Ambriz
Funding Source: U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
Dates: 07/2021—06/2026
Total award amount: $1.03M
Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care
Email: CoHP PI: Frank Ambriz
Federal Agency Grant
Funding Source: U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
Dates: 12/2022—12/2026
Total award amount: $250,000
Mental Health Awareness Training at a Hispanic Serving Institution
Email: CoHP PI: Eluterio Blanco
Federal Agency Grant
Dates: 03/2020—02/2025
Total award amount: $435,900
Local dual delivery of chemotherapy and an anti-angiogenic agent from an injectable functionalized biodegradable biomaterial system for the treatment of gliomas
Email: CoHP PI: Sue Anne Chew
Federal Agency Grant
Funding Source: U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
Dates: 08/2020—07/2025
Total award amount: $732,842
Bridges to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Email: CoHP PI: Sue Anne Chew
Federal Agency Grant
The GET PHIT consortium, led by the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health (SPH) and School of Biomedical informatics (SBMI) in partnership with HBCUs, HSIs, other university partners, and state and local public health agencies across Texas is focused on reducing the nation’s health disparities and inequities by expanding the number of public health professionals trained in public health informatics and technology.
Funding Source: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, US Department of Health and Human Services
Dates: 9/2021 – 9/2025
Total award amount: UTRGV sub-award, $369,958
GET PHIT Gaining Equity in Training for Public Health Informatics and Technology
Email: CoHP PI/Co-I(s): Tracia Forman (PI); Suad Ghaddar (Co-I)
Federal Agency Grant
Funding Source: U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
Dates: 07/2020—06/2025
Total award amount: $619,656
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
Email: CoHP PI: Daniela Gill
Federal Agency Grant
Funding Source: U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
Dates: 03/2022—02/2025
Total award amount: $630,936
Defining the Disease-Causing HRasG12V Mutation as a Link for Defective Myelin and Subnormal Learning
Email: CoHP PI: Alejandro Lopez Juarez
Federal Agency Grant
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living & Rehabilitation Research (Langston University Subcontract)
Dates: 10/2023—09/2024
Total award amount: $25,000
Institutional Research Capacity Building and Infrastructure Model
Email: CoHP PI: Ulku Karabulut
Federal Agency Grant
Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Dates: 09/2021 – 08/2026
Total award amount: $2.99M
Goals:
- Apply a promising theory of change to institutionalize the effective use of inclusive, research-based instructional strategies in STEM departments and undergraduate courses [i.e., Henderson, Beach, and Finkelstein's (2011) four categories of change strategies].
- Generate new knowledge about the ways in which a novel combination of change strategies enables STEM departments to institutionalize the use of inclusive, research-based instructional strategies in undergraduate STEM courses.
- Generate new knowledge about the institutional and departmental factors that support or constrain the effective use of inclusive, research-based instructional strategies in undergraduate STEM courses.
Collaborative Research: Building Educational Theory Through Enacting Reforms in STEM
Email: CoHP PI: Saraswathy Nair, Co-PI: Dr. Timothy Huber
Federal Agency Grant
The major goals of this project are to identify challenges minoritized students face and create an inclusive community to support undergraduate retention and success in STEM and Biomedical careers. The HHMI Inclusive Excellence award allows us to provide mentoring and instructional facilitation to incoming BMED students, during the first two years in the program. In order to support institutional change, faculty development in inclusive, student centered and equitable pedagogy is supported by the award.
Funding Source: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Dates: 09/2017—08/2024
Total award amount: $1.05M
2017 HHMI Inclusive Excellence
Email: CoHP PI: Saraswathy Nair
Federal Agency Grant
Funding Source: U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
Dates: 07/2020—06/2026
Total award amount: $3.3M
A targeted anti-HIV drug delivery to the GALT
Email: CoHP PI: Upal Roy
Federal Agency Grant
Funding Source: NASA
Dates: 08/2023—09/2024
Total award amount: $50,000
MUREP Partnership Learning Annual Notification (MPLAN)
Email: CoHP PI: Upal Roy
State Grant
Approximately 25% of adults and 80% of adolescents around the world are physically inactive (sedentary). However, the use of VR technology in exercise has witnessed a surge in popularity in recent years in efforts to increase engagement and physical motivation among younger individuals. Virtual reality exercise may enhance participation in and commitment to exercise programs by reducing perceived physical strain. Therefore, this study aimed to compare 1) the physiological and biochemical salivary responses and 2) participants’ perceived exertion and exercise method satisfaction using virtual reality (VR) versus traditional resistance (TR) exercises.
Funding Source: Texas Society for Advancement of Health
Dates: 09/2023—08/2024
Total award amount: $1,500
Virtual Reality Exercising vs. Traditional Exercise Training: A Comparative Study on Biochemical Salivary and Rate of Perceived Exertion Responses among Young Males
Email: CoHP PI/Co-I(s): Murat Karabulut
State Grant
Funding Source: University of Texas at Austin
Dates: 09/2022—09/2024
Total award amount: $50,000
Addiction Technology Transfer Center HHS REGION 6
Email: CoHP PI: Fidencio Mercado
State Grant
Funding Source: TX Health and Human Services Commission
Dates: 10/2022—03/2024
Total award amount: $781,348
South Texas Early Prevention Study
Email: CoHP PI/Co-I(s): Zasha Romero
State Grant
Funding Source: TX Health and Human Services Commission
Dates: 10/2023—09/2024
Total award amount: $781,348
Texas Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed)
Email: CoHP PI/Co-I(s): Zasha Romero