Funding For End-of-Life Research
Active Grant Projects
Investigators affiliated with the Center for Hospice, Palliative Care, & End-of-Life Studies at USF have been the recipients of federal, state and institutional grant funds to investigate many aspects of end-of-life studies. (Center members are indicated in bold type.)
Psychosocial Impact of Stroke on Family Caregivers
Principal Investigator: David Roth, PhD,
Collaborator: William Haley, PhD
2005-2010
$1,825,875 (subcontract $333,172)
Natinal Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Support of the Family Caregiver of the Older Cancer Patient
Principal Investigator: Lodovico Balducci, MD, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Collaborator: William Haley, PhD; Susan C. McMillan, PhD, ARNP, FAAN
2006-2008
$448,250
National Cancer Institute
Education and I
Core PI:
Center PI:
Collaborator: William Haley, PhD
2005-2010
$504,528
An Examination of Assisted Living Trajectory, Nursing Home Admission and End of Life Care
Principal Investigator: Kathryn Hyer, PhD
Collaborator: Debra Dobbs, PhD
2006-2007
$39,800
Administration on Aging
Defining A Good Death for Residents in Long Term Care
Principal Investigators: Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, Jean Munn, MSW;
Co-Investigator, Analyst: Debra Dobbs, PhD
2005-2006
$80,000
Duke Institute for Care at the End of Life
End of Life and the Dying Process Initiative: Spiritual Care at the End of Life
Principal Investigator: Tim Daaleman , DO, MPH,
Co-Investigator, Analyst: Debra Dobbs, PhD
2004-2006
Fetzer Institute
Challenging Life Events in Older Persons
Principal Investigator: Tim Daaleman, DO, MPH,
Co-Investigator, Analyst: Debra Dobbs, PhD
2001-2006
National Institute on Aging
End of Life in Residential Care and Nursing Homes National Institute on Aging
Principal Investigator: Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD,
Co-Investigator and Project Manager: Debra Dobbs, PhD
2001-2006
National Institute on Aging
Prospective Study of Sexual Health in Early Stage Cervical Cancer
Principal Investigator: Kristine Donovan, PhD
2006-2010
$709,838
American Cancer Society
Cognitive-Behavioral Aspects of Cancer-Related Fatigue
Principal Investigator: Paul Jacobsen, PhD, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Co-Investigator: Kristine Donovan, PhD
2004-2009
$2,153,578
National Cancer Institute
Caregivers of Cancer Pain Patients: Coping Intervention
Principal Investigator: Susan C. McMillan, PhD, ARNP, FAAN
Co-Investigators: Kristine Donovan, PhD; William Haley, PhD
$1,800,855
2002-2007
National
Examining Disparities in Advance Care Planning Among Poor Elders in
Principal Investigator: Kathy Black, PhD
2005 – 2006
$20,000
Interdisciplinary Synergy Grant,
Examining Community-Based Case Managers’ Advance Care Planning Practices with Older Adults
Principal Investigator: Kathy Black, PhD
2004 – 2006
$100,000
John A. Harford Foundation and The Gerontological Society of
Use of Standardized Assessments to Improve Hospice Outcomes
Principal Investigator: Susan C. McMillan, PhD, ARNP, FAAN
Collaborators: William Haley, PhD; Ronald Schonwetter, MD, FACP, FAAHPM; Brent J. Small, PhD
2004-2008
$1,7000,000
National Institute for Nursing Research
USF Scholars in Patient-Oriented Research
Principal Investigator: Kenneth Zuckerman, MD, Interdisciplinary Oncology Program
Collaborator: Susan C. McMillan, PhD, ARNP, FAAN
2005-2010
$1,498,846
National Institutes on Health
Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Krischer, PhD
Collaborator: Susan C. McMillan, PhD, ARNP, FAAN
2006-2007
$820,924
Massage and Heat Therapies for Children at End of Life
Principal Investigator: Cynthia Myers, PhD, LMT
2003-2007
$300,000
National Cancer Institute
Building Bridges: Interdisciplinary Paths to Palliative & End-of-Life Care for People with Diverse Conditions (Cancer, Dementia and Heart Disease)
Principal Investigator:
2006-2007
$19,000
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Conference Grant)