# DEIA Mentorship Supplement

> **NIH NIH R15** · KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $200,724

## Abstract

Project abstract
The research proposed in this supplement study expands on the parent study, which aims to determine
interrelationships among abdominal fat accretion, sedentary behavior during pregnancy, and maternal
cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and the independent and interactive effects on GDM risk, defined as insulin
sensitivity and β-cell function. Our proposed study will characterize current physical activity patterns using
accelerometer data collected in a racially-diverse group of 115 pregnant women from the parent study at each
trimester (Aim 1), and will further determine associations between free-living moderate and vigorous activity
levels and our two primary metabolic outcomes, insulin sensitivity (Aim 2A) and β-cell function (Aim 2B) at 26-
28 weeks gestation. If funded, this supplement award will also provide support for five student trainees to help
conduct this research and participate on our supportive and engaging team environment at Kennesaw State
University, a large, undergraduate-focused R2 university.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10606244
- **Project number:** 3R15HD102957-01S1
- **Recipient organization:** KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Katherine Heimburger Ingram
- **Activity code:** R15 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $200,724
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2020-08-01 → 2024-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10606244

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10606244, DEIA Mentorship Supplement (3R15HD102957-01S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10606244. Licensed CC0.

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