# Methods Core

> **NIH NIH P50** · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · 2024 · $982,387

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY. The UW ALACRITY Center Methods Core (MC) has made important contributions to
overcome the challenges of implementing evidence-based clinical interventions (CI) in under-resourced health
and school settings using implementation strategies (IS). Accomplishments over the last four years include
integrating human-centered design and implementation science methods to develop the Discover, Design/Build,
and Test (DDBT) framework; developing a Typology of CI/IS Modification Targets; developing a Library of
Redesign Solutions; and evaluating the impact of redesign on capacity, usability, and quality. Under the direction
of Drs. Munson and Pullmann, the next five years of UWAC funding will focus on the following aims and activities:
(1) Identifying and catalog CI/IS modification targets to improve usability, engagement, and appropriateness in
accessible nonspecialty settings; (2) Developing redesign solutions with local teams to address CI/IS
modification targets; (3) Determining if redesign affects changes in usability, engagement, and appropriateness
through changes in CI/IS modification targets. Modification targets and redesign solutions from the original,
centralized DDBT approach from the first four years will be compared to those from the local DDBT approach
proposed for the next five years via comparative qualitative analysis. The MC will accomplish these aims by
supporting application of DDBT in localized settings (i.e., DDBT will be conducted by local project redesign
teams) and synthesizing results from three R34 sized research projects, one R01 sized hybrid effectiveness-
implementation study, and multiple pilot projects. Systematic, standardized mixed methods assessments across
all studies will collect quantitative and qualitative data on adherence to the DDBT process, impacts on
engagement, usability, and appropriateness of the CI/IS, and impacts on client functioning and outcomes. Cost
data will be collected to determine the impact of the DDBT process on local resources. The MC will provide
expert methodological and technical support to all projects, such as structured trainings and supports such as
monthly consultations, templates, academic resources, worksheets, data collection portals, and mixed methods
analyses. The MC will work to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion within research activities and faculty
development. A strong dissemination plan will be implemented to ensure that products are available to the
research community.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10847426
- **Project number:** 5P50MH115837-06
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
- **Principal Investigator:** Michael David Pullmann
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $982,387
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-05-15 → 2028-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10847426

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10847426, Methods Core (5P50MH115837-06). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10847426. Licensed CC0.

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