# Ethnic Differences in Responses to Painful Stimuli

> **NIH NIH R37** · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · 2020 · $38,703

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The purpose of this research project is to provide research and career development training for Mr. Cesar E.
Gonzalez, a doctoral student in Medical/Clinical Psychology Program at the University of Alabama at
Birmingham. This administrative supplement in response to PA-18-906: “Research Supplements to Promote
Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp) will expand the parent project “Ethnic differences in
response to painful stimuli” (R37AG033906, PI-Roger B. Fillingim). The supplement will support the pre-doctoral
education, research, and mentoring activities for the candidate, Mr. Cesar E. Gonzalez, MA, with the overarching
goal of developing him into an independent investigator specializing in minority aging and health disparities,
including sleep and painful knee osteoarthritis. The primary aim of the proposed research is to determine the
extent to which differences in nightly sleep quality between older Blacks and Whites contribute to racial disparities
in knee pain and disability. Thus, we will examine whether objective (actigraphy) and subjective (diaries,
questionnaires) measures of sleep: 1) differ between Black and Whites with knee osteoarthritis, and 2) are
differentially associated with experimental and clinical pain experiences between Blacks and Whites. The career
development component of this administrative supplement will enhance Mr. Gonzalez’s research potential and
capabilities to pursue an independent research career in minority aging, sleep, and chronic pain outcomes. This
will be accomplished through a series of didactic and experiential training activities, which will be overseen by
Mr. Gonzalez’s two mentors, Dr. Burel R. Goodin at UAB and Dr. Roger Fillingim at UF. Completion of the
proposed research and training plan will equip Mr. Gonzalez with a unique combination of skills pertaining to the
role of sleep in promoting optimal health, as well as clinical and translational pain research. This expertise,
combined with his advanced training in clinical psychology, will provide Mr. Gonzalez with distinctive capabilities
to pursue his own independent and systematic line of research in the future.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10127111
- **Project number:** 3R37AG033906-17S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
- **Principal Investigator:** Roger B Fillingim
- **Activity code:** R37 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $38,703
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2009-04-01 → 2024-02-29

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10127111

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10127111, Ethnic Differences in Responses to Painful Stimuli (3R37AG033906-17S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10127111. Licensed CC0.

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