# Core A - Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH U19** · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · 2020 · $770,683

## Abstract

ABSTRACT – Core A – Administrative Core
Executive leadership of MIDUS will be provided by the Principal Investigator (PI) and Executive Committee
(EC, consisting of Leaders/Co-Leaders of the projects and cores). They will be responsible for major decisions
regarding implementation and completion of the stated aims of the U19 application. Primary tasks include:
monitoring progress in achieving the funded objectives of the research; nurturing effective and synergistic
communication and collaboration across projects and cores; managing day-to-day oversight of MIDUS field
work and insuring quality control in delivery of comprehensive datasets and documentation to the research
community. The PI, EC and MIDUS investigators will work cooperatively with the NIA Project Scientist to refine
objectives, methodologies, and aims of the study, including considering alternative approaches and
instruments. The PI, EC and MIDUS investigators will also regularly engage with the External Advisory Board,
who will provide input on the study aims, proposed changes to content or methods, security procedures, and
how to make best use of data collected.
Day-to-day oversight of MIDUS involves numerous responsibilities that will be centrally managed by Admin
Core Co-Leaders at UW-Madison. Among these is coordination of data collection across projects – i.e., the
biopsychosocial integration that motivates MIDUS hinges on members of the sample participating in multiple
projects. This task requires careful sequencing of recruitment from project to project, combined with timely
communication among project-specific investigators; such goals will be accomplished with a centrally-managed
MySQL database system. The Admin Core will also create and deliver high quality datasets with
comprehensive, user-friendly documentation; such goals will be advanced via MIDUS metadata conventions
and use of an innovative web-based documentation standard called the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI),
which maximizes the availability, discoverability, and clarity of the data. The DDI will facilitate cross-project and
longitudinal analyses by producing variable cross-walks (concordance tables) as well as support the delivery of
new data and documentation to the scientific community according to timelines determined by the PI and EC.
The data delivery task includes managing a preliminary release to MIDUS investigators to vet data quality,
along with issuing data updates as they arise. Admin Core Co-Leaders will facilitate public use of MIDUS
datasets by giving presentations to interested audiences and developing webinars that describe how to access
and work with the ICPSR data. Finally, the Admin Core will oversee and manage linkages to append external
data resources to MIDUS datasets. Such external data resources include mortality information, Medicare
usage, geo-coding, and links to richer information about medication usage and occupational descriptors.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9955131
- **Project number:** 5U19AG051426-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
- **Principal Investigator:** CAROL D. RYFF
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $770,683
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2022-09-29

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9955131

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9955131, Core A - Administrative Core (5U19AG051426-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9955131. Licensed CC0.

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