# Translational Research Core - Engagement and Behavior Change

> **NIH NIH P30** · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $66,113

## Abstract

PROGRAM SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
Substantial progress has been made in developing effective diabetes prevention and care programs; however,
significant gaps remain. A major gap is suboptimal uptake, adoption, and sustained use of evidence-based
prevention and care programs, especially among minorities and underserved populations. To close this gap,
there is a clear, cogent, and compelling public health priority to conduct methodologically rigorous and
innovative diabetes translation research. Effective translation research can efficiently identify ways to improve
uptake, adoption, utilization, and maintained engagement with evidence-based prevention and care programs.
Core C (Engagement and Behavior Change) is well-positioned to catalyze this sort of diabetes translation
research by leveraging its multidisciplinary expertise, its extensive experience in community- and clinic-based
research, its access to ethnic minority physician practice networks, and its access to ethnic minority
communities and clinical populations. The Core has extensive breadth and depth of experience and expertise
in community-based participatory research (CBPR) with minority disadvantaged communities and clinical
populations. Though these are often underrepresented populations in translation research, Core C brings
experience in facilitating their ethical recruitment, retention, and sustained engagement in health promotion
and research activities. Core Faculty also have extensive experience and expertise in the application of user-
friendly mobile- and computer-based technologies to accelerate adoption and maintenance of health
behaviors. The Core is also proficient in designing user-friendly technology for enhancing the quality, efficiency
and cost-effective collection of participants' self-reported data. Core C will also partner with other Center Cores
and Programs to implement a coordinated, innovative “multidisciplinary team approach” to mentor early career
investigators. To support researchers, the Core will develop specific products and services, such as User
Guides (user-friendly and free PDFs and expert videos) to enhance understanding of the importance of CBPR
principles and practices and to promote use of CBPR; assist in design and application of new technology to
optimize translation research; and provide guidance on the applicability of technology to enhance the quality
and efficiency of data collection. Core C will also provide direct consultation for investigators, in-person or via
web-assisted video-based technology (this latter strategy is efficient and cost-effective in providing consultation
to geographically disparate investigators). Core C will track utilization and impact of services via Google
analytics for website-accessed products (type, number, and frequency of tools accessed and/or downloaded)
and by requesting all Core users complete web-administered client satisfaction scales. This data will be used
to monitor and improve the quality and usefulness of C...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10007858
- **Project number:** 5P30DK111024-05
- **Recipient organization:** EMORY UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** RALPH J DICLEMENTE
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $66,113
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-09-16 → 2021-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10007858

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10007858, Translational Research Core - Engagement and Behavior Change (5P30DK111024-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10007858. Licensed CC0.

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