# Behavioral Measurement Shared Resource

> **NIH NIH P30** · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $94,650

## Abstract

CORE-006: BEHAVORIAL MEASUREMENT SHARED RESOURCE (BMSR)
PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT
The Behavioral Measurement Shared Resource (BMSR) provides expert assistance and services for
integrating behavioral and epidemiological research into the research goals of the OSUCCC. The BMSR
maintained a high level of usage over the last grant period and provided, or is currently providing, key support
for several increasingly large NCI-funded projects and OSUCCC initiatives. It is directed by Dr. Paul Reiter
(CC) and the Senior Faculty Advisor is Dr. Michael Slater (CC). The BMSR offers services in five primary
areas: 1) research design; 2) behavioral and survey assessment; 3) participant recruitment, accrual and
retention; 4) data collection (both quantitative and qualitative data); and 5) population-based data retrieval.
Thus, the BMSR provides a continuum of services for research projects, ranging from planning and
development of research proposals and projects through data collection and the interpretation of research
data. The Specific Aims are to: 1) provide expertise in research design and behavioral and survey
assessment; 2) assist investigators with participant recruitment, accrual and retention to ensure the inclusion of
research participants that are broadly representative of the target population(s); and, 3) provide expertise and
services for the collection and management of both quantitative and qualitative research data. The BMSR
supports increasingly complex studies including population-based cohort studies, universal consenting for all
OSUCCC patients into the Total Cancer Care protocol for biobanking, and the statewide colorectal cancer
initiative accruing cancer patients and their families across the state of Ohio. Over the last five years, the
BMSR supported investigators from all 5 research programs an, contributed to 58 publications and provided
services to over 10 NCI funded grants, including 2 NCI P50 Centers. Future plans for the BMSR are to offer
support with call management software; ecological momentary assessment (EMA); gain expertise in additional
online data collection software programs including mobile applications; and, offering the use of geographic
information systems (GIS) software. The BMSR leverages extensive institutional support and seeks only 9.5%
support from CCSG funds. The Behavioral Measurement Shared Resource is part of the Quantitative
Grouping.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9843864
- **Project number:** 5P30CA016058-44
- **Recipient organization:** OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Paul L Reiter
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $94,650
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9843864

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9843864, Behavioral Measurement Shared Resource (5P30CA016058-44). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9843864. Licensed CC0.

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