Research

The faculty of the Division of Adolescent Health & Medicine are actively involved in many research projects.   Currently funded projects include:

Borowsky (PI) 9/2004 - 6/2008, 7/2008 - 6/2011
Health Resources and Services Administration
Physician Faculty Development in Primary Care
The purpose of this project is to prepare a cadre of pediatric clinician researchers for leadership roles in the academic sector through the development of functional capabilities in research, education, program development, outcomes evaluation, policy, and advocacy, with a focus on serving children from historically underserved communities.          

U48/DP00063 Resnick (PI) 9/30/2004-9/30/2009
CDC
Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research Center
Project goal: Community-partnered education, fellowship education, research, and the translation and dissemination of information on best practices regarding promotion of healthy adolescent development and the prevention and reduction of adolescent risk factors.

R01 NR08778-01A2            Sieving (PI)            6/1/2006-11/30/2010
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research
Prime Time: Health Promotion for Multiple Risk Behaviors
The goal of this research is to develop, implement and evaluate a youth development based intervention designed to prevent sexual risk behaviors, violence involvement and school disconnection among 13-17 year old girls at high risk for these negative health outcomes.

Minnesota Health Teachers Survey          Oliphant  9/1/2008-9/1/2010
Educational methods of Minnesota teachers who teach sexual health in high school.

Maternal and Child Health Bureau (PI)            7/01/2004-6/30-2009
State Adolescent Health Coordinators Resource Center
Project goal: Provision of training and technical assistance to the nation’s adolescent health coordinators. Project G

MCJ-000985 Resnick (PI) 07/01/2007-06/30/2012
MCHB
Leadership Education in Adolescent Health
Project goal: Interdisciplinary health fellowship training Adolescent Health for pre- and post-doctoral learners.

CDC Bearinger (PI) 10/2004-9/2009
Adolescent Health Prevention Research Training
To support pre- and post-doctoral training in adolescent health prevention research for nursing, nutrition, and medicine.

J. Wyman (PI) 2/2005-1/2010
NIMR, NIH Dissemination Director (Bearinger)
Center for Health Trajectory Research
Exploratory center (P20) to develop a cadre of focused pilot studies with newer investigations.

HRSA Borowsky (PI) 9/2004-6/2009
Physician Faculty Development in Primary Care 
Health Resources and Services Administration
A training program designed to prepare a cadre of pediatric clinician researchers for leadership roles in the Academic sector through the development of functional capabilities in research, education, program development, outcomes evaluation, policy and advocacy, with a focus on serving children from historically underserved communities.

T01 DP000112 Bearinger (PI) 9/30/2004-9/29/2009
CDC
Adolescent Health Protection Research Training The purpose of this program is to prepare scientists with the capacity to conduct public health research that advances evidence-based programs, practices, and policies for addressing health disparities and improving the health of all adolescents.

Grant #2 APHP A002029-06-00   Leland (PI)
Office of Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting, Department of Health and Human Services
Broadway School Based Model
A community-university partnership with Minneapolis Public Schools to evaluate the impact of an intensive case management model for improving social, economic, and health outcomes of teen parents and their children.

Leland (PI)
Hennepin County Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative
Research Planning, & Development, Hennepin County
To evaluate the initiative and provide consulting technical assistance regarding evaluation to community based organizations that received funding to do pregnancy prevention programming.

Leland (PI)
Youth Farm and Market Project
To provide consulting assistance for evaluating the impact of their programming on youth involved in urban agriculture, cultural nutrition, and community organizing.

Leland (PI)
Minnesota Department of Education
To evaluate the It’s That Easy project to train adults to communicate effectively with children and adolescents about sexuality issues.