# Investigator Development Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · 2020 · $305,680

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ ABSTRACT
Progress in transdisciplinary, multi-level intervention (MLI), behavioral health disparities research is dependent
on an ample supply of well-trained professionals. The overall goal of the Investigator Development Core (IDC)
is to foster research in behavioral health disparities by training and mentoring post-doctoral fellows, junior
faculty, and other early stage underrepresented minority (URM) and non-URM investigators. The IDC will
provide the infrastructure, resources, and support for community-academic partnerships that address
behavioral health disparities through research. The IDC will also provide training and mentoring that covers the
TREE Centers thematic elements (e.g., social determinants of behavioral health including historical trauma,
adverse childhood events) as well as methodologic approaches (e.g., MLI, transdisciplinary research, and
community-engaged research). The specific aims are to: SA1. Develop and implement a pilot project program
which includes procedures for soliciting, submitting, reviewing and selecting projects related to the social
determinants of behavioral health, particularly historical trauma, ACES, and the intersectional effects of poverty
and discrimination. SA2. Increase the number of underrepresented minority (URM) and non-URM post-doctoral
students, junior faculty, and early stage investigators with the ability to conduct behavioral health disparities
research using a community-engaged, transdisciplinary and MLI focus. SA3. Increase researcher capacity to
conduct behavioral health disparities research by developing and implementing a mentorship model which
requires identification and participation of a senior researcher mentor for each pilot project submission and
provides technical support for the completion of pilot projects. SA4. Develop novel approaches and methods to
support junior researchers and new investigators as they collaborate with community partners to identity,
develop, implement, and disseminate transdisciplinary, MLI research focused on behavioral health disparities.
Achievement of these aims will create a robust team of well-trained behavioral health disparities researchers
pursuing a better understanding of the mechanisms behind how historical trauma, ACES and the intersectional
effects of poverty and discrimination contribute to behavioral health disparities and how to address these
mechanisms to improve behavioral health outcomes.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9969095
- **Project number:** 5U54MD004811-09
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** Matthew Elvin Borrego
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $305,680
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2010-05-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9969095

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9969095, Investigator Development Core (5U54MD004811-09). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9969095. Licensed CC0.

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