# Dissemination and Outreach Core

> **NIH NIH P50** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · 2021 · $163,592

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY – CORE B: DISSEMINATION AND OUTREACH CORE 
The goal of autism research is to help people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by increasing 
understanding of their difficulties and learning how to minimize their challenges and maximize the quality of 
their lives. It is not enough to address and answer fundamental questions with well-designed experiments 
conducted by expert scientists. If the findings are not made widely available to practitioners and those who 
have the most to gain from them – persons with ASD and their families and caregivers – then a key aim of the 
research is not realized. To insure that this perspective is ever-present in the activities of this Center, the goals 
of the Dissemination and Outreach Core are to (1) widely disseminate the findings of the Center for the 
Development of Phenotype-Based Treatments of Autism Spectrum Disorder to practitioners as well as 
persons with ASD and their families and caregivers; (2) support two-way communication between the scientists 
of the Autism Center of Excellence and the broad ASD scientific community, along with the community of 
stakeholders and practitioners both locally and nationally; (3) increase the workforce for autism research by 
drawing talent into autism science, particularly those who have been underrepresented in ASD science; and 
(4) develop the next generations of ASD scientists, from students through mature scientists, who are new to 
ASD research. To achieve these goals, Core B will undertake a variety of activities including translation and 
dissemination of research-based findings to local, state, and community scientists, practitioners, and 
stakeholders through multiple formats including real time, and store and forward products annually; promoting 
a two-way communication between the investigators and stakeholders (including practitioners) through focus 
group activities and a needs assessments of stakeholder groups, and through formation of advisory groups of 
family/self-advocate stakeholders and practitioners. To develop the next generations of ASD scientist who are 
responsive to the needs of the ASD communities, the Core will recruit new trainees, junior faculty, and 
established investigators, especially those from underrepresented racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups, 
into collaborative Center scientific activities annually. In coordination with Project 1, new clinicians will be 
trained in the detection and treatment of anxiety disorders in individuals with ASD. The Core will also establish 
a Pilot Grants Program to encourage the entry of scientists who are not currently engaged in ASD research to 
enter the field. The benefits of these activities to the larger ASD community is threefold: (1) to maximize the 
relevance of ASD research to ASD community needs, (2) to encourage the implementation of research 
findings in communities by practitioners and stakeholders alike, and (3) to grow and diversify the ASD 
researcher base to a...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10238010
- **Project number:** 5P50HD093079-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
- **Principal Investigator:** SALLY J ROGERS
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $163,592
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-07 → 2023-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10238010

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10238010, Dissemination and Outreach Core (5P50HD093079-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10238010. Licensed CC0.

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