# Strengthening Child Health Research Capacity in Resource Constrained Settings

> **NIH NIH R25** · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $126,761

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The proposed, “Strengthening Child Health Research Capacity in Resource Constrained Settings”
(Researcher Resilience Training, RRT) will develop, deliver and test state-of-the-art methods training and
“hands-on” research experience to advanced doctoral students and early career investigators, specifically
those of African descent, committed to addressing the serious threats to child behavioral health (CBH), as well
as prevention and care disparities in poverty-impacted contexts. This RRT will prepare Fellows to focus their
research on serious overlapping outcomes, including: 1) disruptive behavioral difficulties; 2) engagement in
early sexual/drug risk behaviors and; 3) early acts of delinquency, including violent behavior for youth living in
scarce-resource communities. The RRT aims to develop and support a pipeline of new CBH investigators
prepared to advance scientific knowledge about system and community-level interventions that can address
the disproportionate health burdens experienced by poverty-impacted youth of African descent via enhancing
protective family, neighborhood, system supports; reducing disparities; and advancing racial and health equity.
This training leverages existing transdisciplinary partnerships within Washington University in St. Louis
(WUSTL), and with safety net child service delivery partners committed to serving families of African descent in
poverty-impacted communities and advancing health equity in the racially segregated metro area of St. Louis.
The RRT is guided by 4 Specific Aims: 1) to recruit 5 cohorts of advanced doctoral students and early career
investigators of African descent committed to conducting CBH prevention, intervention, services,
implementation and scale-up research within resource constrained settings (9 Fellows; n=45 across 5 years);
2) to develop and deliver a summer research training program aimed at equipping Fellows with research skills
capable of addressing the significant challenges within resource-poor settings through didactic instruction,
mentoring, “hands-on” immersion in child-focused studies, individualized consultation, goal setting, monitoring
and ongoing support across time; 3) to advance academic/community/safety net system research partnerships
on CBH and child well-being and; 4) to examine the short-term and longitudinal impact of RRT. The yearly
RRT will occur across 6-8 weeks (summer). Fellows will participate in a two-week, face-to-face training
program at WUSTL. Teaching faculty will be drawn from partnering WUSTL Schools and Departments and
child serving organizations. Next, Fellows will spend 4 to 6 weeks embedded across existing CBH-focused
research projects, exclusively led by investigators of color. Scientists with advanced methods expertise will
provide intensive consultation to Fellows. A rigorous mixed-methods evaluation will track individual Fellow
progress and the impact of the RRT on overall CBH research partnerships. The RRT aligns w...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10210240
- **Project number:** 5R25MH118935-04
- **Recipient organization:** WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** SEAN JOE
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $126,761
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-05 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10210240

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10210240, Strengthening Child Health Research Capacity in Resource Constrained Settings (5R25MH118935-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10210240. Licensed CC0.

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