# Dissemination and Outreach Core

> **NIH NIH P50** · YALE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $94,951

## Abstract

Summary 
 The objectives of the Yale School of Medicine’s proposed ACE Dissemination and Outreach Core include 
dissemination of research knowledge and information as well as provision of ongoing educational and 
awareness activities at local/regional and national/international levels to educators, medical care professionals, 
the scientific community, and families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). In addition, this Core 
will establish and promote bidirectional communication between investigators and individuals affected by ASD 
in the community. Critical to the core is the creation of mechanisms to include students, postdoctoral fellows, 
and early-stage investigators in the Projects proposed, and to involve junior and senior researchers who are 
new to the field of autism as well as investigators from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups and 
disadvantaged backgrounds. 
 The Dissemination and Outreach Core will utilize numerous resources to reach target audiences through a 
range of activities, events, and continuing educational courses with the goal of providing research-based 
information to students, families, and researchers, especially those new to the field of ASD. We shall provide 
conferences tailored to three audiences: (1) pediatricians and early educators, (2) the local scientific 
community including students and young investigators, and (3) families of individuals with ASD. In addition, this 
Core will disseminate professional and lay publications, web-based materials, and ongoing research updates 
by ACE investigators for professionals, the scientific community, and the general public, at local, national, and 
international levels. Through this Core, we will also foster bidirectional communication between investigators 
and individuals affected by ASD in the community. Parent Consultants will play a central role in enhancing the 
partnership between investigators and research participants by serving as liaisons to other parents of children 
with ASD, discussing concerns, and providing feedback to ACE Investigators. Community Collaborators will 
assist us in publicizing our dissemination forums and ACE participation opportunities. Ongoing dialogue with 
both sets of Parent and Community partners will lay the foundation for improved recruitment and retention of 
participants for the ACE studies and future research, as well as increase uptake of dissemination activities in 
the community. This objective builds on our long tradition of interaction between families and investigators that 
serves to enhance long-term relationships and the quality of the research participation experience. Also 
continuing the CSC’s longstanding practice of fostering new talent, we propose specific mechanisms to include 
students, post-doctoral fellows, early-stage investigators, and researchers from outside the field of ASD and 
from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups and disadvantaged backgrounds. These goals will be addressed 
by c...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9999046
- **Project number:** 5P50MH115716-04
- **Recipient organization:** YALE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** FRED Robert Volkmar
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $94,951
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-07 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9999046

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9999046, Dissemination and Outreach Core (5P50MH115716-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9999046. Licensed CC0.

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