Improving health for Parents and Children Together (ImPACT)
The ImPACT study is a pilot randomized controlled trial of a parent-based prevention program for children aged 3-9 and their parents who are dealing with major life challenges (e.g., parental trauma, substance misuse, mental health difficulties, racial discrimination, HIV/chronic illness, and/or financial strain. The program seeks to address parental stress, enhance positive parenting, and promote children’s social-emotional and lifestyle behavior health.
Funding: National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Evaluation of a Teen Dating Violence Prevention Program
We are collaborating with a local community partner, Sistercare, to evaluate the impact of the Sistercare Teen Outreach Program (STOP).
Funding: College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina
Family Stress and Well-Being Study
In this study, we are using online data collection to evaluate latent profiles of major parental stressors and their associations with child and family functioning.
Funding: Office of the Vice President for Research, University of South Carolina
Recently Completed Projects
Parent & Child Well-Being Study
The Parent & Child Well-Being study was a community needs assessment of the strengths and challenges faced by parents dealing with major stressors to inform the development and implementation of a parent-based preventive intervention to improve child social-emotional and physical health.
Addressing the Needs of Parents Living with HIV
Preventing the Intergenerational Transmission of Risk
In the PATH study, we conducted a community-engaged, mixed-methods needs assessment of the unique challenges facing parents living with HIV, their adolescent children, and healthcare providers working with PLWH.
Funding: Community-Engaged Scholars Program
South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1 TR001450, PI: Brady)
Role: Pilot Project PI
Targeting Parenting to Prevent HIV and Substance Use Among Trauma-Exposed Youth
The FACTS study gathered descriptive, mixed-methods data with trauma-exposed teens and their parents, to guide the future development of a trauma-informed, culturally relevant, family-based preventive intervention targeting parenting to reduce adolescents’ risk of substance abuse and HIV infection.
HIV/AIDS, Substance Abuse, and Trauma Training Program (HA-STTP)
University of California, Los Angeles
National Institute of Drug Abuse (R25DA035692; PI: Gail Wyatt, Ph.D.)
Role: HA-STTP Scholar
Team REACH
Building a Transdisciplinary Collaboration for Integrated HIV/PTSD Care to Address Mental Health and Risk Reduction
In the Team REACH (Resiliency, Engagement, and Accessibility for Comorbid HIV/PTSD Populations) study, we explored barriers and facilitators to transdisciplinary HIV/trauma clinical and research collaborations.
Funding:
Team Science Pilot Project Grant
South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1 TR001450, PI: Brady)
Role: Pilot Project PI
