# Recruitment and Retention Core

> **NIH NIH P50** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · 2020 · $134,981

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY – CORE C: RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CORE 
The Recruitment and Retention Core (RRC) of the UC Davis MIND Institute Center for the Development of 
Phenotype-Based Treatments of Autism Spectrum Disorder will provide a centralized resource for initiating 
and maintaining contact with participants involved in all Projects of the Center. The RRC will serve as a liaison 
between Project Leaders and participants and their families to ensure that both project and family needs are 
being met. Having a centralized Recruitment and Retention Core maximizes efficiency by having staff 
dedicated solely to identifying potential participants and recruitment into relevant Projects. Resources for each 
project can then be applied directly to the scientific aims, thereby increasing productivity within each Project. 
The aims and objectives of the RCC are: 
1) To identify and recruit eligible participants for Projects 1, 2, and 3 of the Center. 
 • Develop and distribute recruitment materials for Projects 1, 2, and 3. 
 • Establish and maintain contacts with Sacramento area community healthcare systems and care providers 
 to identify and refer eligible participants for Center studies. 
 • Engage in community outreach to increase visibility of Center studies. 
 • Monitor the MIND Institute Subject Tracking System to identify eligible participants for Center studies. 
 • Serve as liaison between participants and their families and Project Leaders and co-Leaders to ensure 
 recruitment goals are being met. 
2) To implement strategies to increase retention of participants for longitudinal components of the Center. 
 • Provide family support to participants and their families during study visits. For example, providing 
 detailed visit descriptions, arranging childcare for siblings during study visits, accommodating specific 
 requests from families to ease study participation. 
 • Maintain regular contact with participants and families between longitudinal visits through newsletters, 
 annual birthday cards for participants, parent education meetings, and MIND Institute events.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9984477
- **Project number:** 5P50HD093079-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
- **Principal Investigator:** Christine Wu Nordahl
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $134,981
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-07 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9984477

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9984477, Recruitment and Retention Core (5P50HD093079-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9984477. Licensed CC0.

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