# RESHAPE Diversity Supplement

> **NIH NIH R01** · GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $43,023

## Abstract

Project summary
The current Diversity Supplement proposal examines the relationship between mental health diagnosis and
stigma and gender, age, caste, and ethnicity given the disparities around gender and caste that are often
mentioned, but not yet systematically investigated. The diversity supplement component will focus on the
social determinants of health and social disparities in mental health. In particular, this supplement aims to
focus on disparities based on gender and caste given the lack of data on how, and whether, mental health care
is equitable across different groups. The aims of this research project are to evaluate differences in accuracy of
mental health diagnosis based on age, gender, and caste/ethnicity as we hypothesize that diagnostic accuracy
will be lower among younger, female, and low caste/ethnic minority patients. Another aim of this diversity
supplement research project is qualitatively and quantitatively evaluating differences in mental health stigma
based on these social determinants. While a lot of data has already been planned to be conducted, Ms. Juan
will code qualitative interviews with patients, primary care workers, and trainers and supervisors of mental
health care, which will be an inductive and deductive coding approach. Ms. Christina Juan is a Filipina
American with research experience and interests in combating disparities in health outcomes and service
provision research, and she will be able to provide an under-represented perspective to adolescent mental
health and gender issues. Through the Diversity Supplement, Ms. Juan will receive hands-on research training
experience to enhance her research potential. Ms. Juan will develop research skills in analysis of clustered
health systems data and qualitative data analysis. Additionally, this research will set the foundation for Ms.
Juan’s subsequent F31 application to develop a stigma-reduction intervention for health care workers that
specifically addresses stigma in relation to young persons, with a focus on young women and young persons
from low-caste and ethnic minority groups. Her mentorship team includes: Dr. Brandon Kohrt, Dr. Elizabeth
Turner, Dr. Adnan Hyder, and Dr. Emily Mendenhall.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10227445
- **Project number:** 3R01MH120649-02S2
- **Recipient organization:** GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Brandon Alan Kohrt
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $43,023
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2021-01-01 → 2023-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10227445

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10227445, RESHAPE Diversity Supplement (3R01MH120649-02S2). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10227445. Licensed CC0.

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