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FY2025 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Public Health at Rutgers University

Newark, NJ

Funding
$22M
$21,993,388
Awards
39
FY2025 NIH awards in Public Health
Principal investigators
39
25 lead a grant here, 14 co-investigators
Department rank
#20
of 117 · Ranking
  • NIH names only the principal investigators on an award, so this page lists only them. The department is the award's: it is where ScienceDex counts the award, not a list of the department's members.
  • These are the awards in the Public Health row of the Rutgers University page.

Leads a grant in this department

25 contact PIs of these awards, by the funding they lead. Other principal investigators on an award are listed with it and under Co-investigators.

  1. Cristine D Delnevo

    Leads 1 award · $3,562,921

    • 5U01CA278695-03Department: NIH department code
      Rutgers Center of Excellence in Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco

      Principal investigators: Cristine D Delnevo (contact PI), Ollie Ganz

      $3,562,921
      award amount
  2. Zorimar Rivera-Nunez

    Leads 1 award · $2,774,390

    • 1R01ES037903-01Department: NIH department code
      Mycoestrogens and maternal-child health in the TIDES cohort

      Principal investigators: Zorimar Rivera-Nunez (contact PI), Emily S Barrett

      $2,774,390
      award amount
  3. Tamara Taggart

    Leads 2 awards · $2,589,298

    • 7UH3AI169655-04Department: NIH department code
      Multilevel strategies to understand and modify the role of structural and environmental factors in HIV outcomes (LITE-2)
      $1,997,143
      award amount
    • 7R01MD019763-03Department: NIH department code
      Systems Modeling to Improve Adolescent Health and Well-being
      $592,155
      award amount
  4. Mark McGovern

    Leads 2 awards · $1,691,427

    • 1R01HD118152-01Department: NIH department code
      Impact of homelessness and housing services on maternal and infant health

      Principal investigators: Mark McGovern (contact PI), Dan Treglia

      $1,317,340
      award amount
    • 5R01HD110482-03Department: NIH department code
      Minimum wages and maternal health in the U.S.

      Principal investigators: Mark McGovern (contact PI), Slawa Rokicki

      $374,087
      award amount
  5. Kymberle L Sterling

    Leads 2 awards · $1,465,117

    • 5R01DA058261-03Department: NIH department code
      The C'RILLOS Project: Impact of Tobacco Regulatory Policy on Dynamic Use of Exclusive, Dual or Poly Cigar and Other Tobacco Product Use among Young Adults
      $822,956
      award amount
    • 5R01MD018728-03Department: NIH department code
      The Unvarnished Truth: Pursuing Health Equity by Correcting Disinformation Targeting African Americans about the FDA's Proposed Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars

      Principal investigators: Kymberle L Sterling (contact PI), Andrea Villanti

      $642,161
      award amount
  6. Olivia Wackowski

    Leads 2 awards · $1,444,862

    • 1R01CA292455-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Prevalence and Effects of “Natural” Descriptors on Cigar Packaging

      Principal investigators: Olivia Wackowski (contact PI), Michelle Jeong

      $784,581
      award amount
    • 4R33CA297714-02Department: NIH department code
      Implementation, reach, and impact of court-ordered tobacco corrective statement postings at the point-of-sale

      Principal investigators: Olivia Wackowski (contact PI), Daniel Philip Giovenco, Melissa Mercincavage

      $660,281
      award amount
  7. Devin English

    Leads 2 awards · $1,194,654

    • 5R01MD018679-02Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the Role of Mental Healthcare Access and Availability for Suicide Risk among Adolescents & Young Adults

      Principal investigators: Devin English (contact PI), Danielle R Busby

      $647,608
      award amount
    • 5R01MH134265-03Department: NIH department code
      Examining a Multicomponent Intervention to Improve HIV Health among Black Men in Southern Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. Jurisdictions

      Principal investigators: Devin English (contact PI), Justin Charles Smith

      $547,046
      award amount
  8. Philip Demokritou

    Leads 2 awards · $1,070,780

    • 5R01ES036043-02Department: NIH department code
      Intestinal uptake, translocation, biodistribution, and toxicity of ingested environmentally relevant micro-nanoplastics (MNPs) and the role of inflammation using advanced cellular and in vivo models

      Principal investigators: Philip Demokritou (contact PI), Michael P. Verzi

      $639,030
      award amount
    • 1R21ES038066-01Department: NIH department code
      (R21) Physicochemical and toxicological assessment of the particulate matter (PM) from the Los Angeles Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires and its impact on respiratory health
      $431,750
      award amount
  9. Ollie Ganz

    Leads 2 awards · $803,572

    • 1R21DA062921-01Department: NIH department code
      Filling the Gaps: A Multi-Method Investigation of Premium Cigar Use and Marketing to Inform the Regulation of Cigar Products
      $431,750
      award amount
    • 1R01CA297784-01Department: NIH department code
      Advancing the Science on the Impact of Cigar Package Quantity on Cigar Use Behaviors

      Principal investigators: Ollie Ganz (contact PI), Jessica King Jensen

      $371,822
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5U01CA278695-03, led by Cristine D Delnevo.

  10. Maria Hrywna

    Leads 1 award · $715,904

    • 2R01CA231139-06Department: NIH department code
      Evaluating implementation of Tobacco 21 laws in the U.S.

      Principal investigators: Maria Hrywna (contact PI), Amanda Kong

      $715,904
      award amount
  11. Cui Yang

    Leads 1 award · $697,382

    • 5R01AG089099-02Department: NIH department code
      Social Networks and Cognitive Health among Black and Latino sexual minority men in NJ

      Principal investigators: Cui Yang (contact PI), MacKey R Friedman

      $697,382
      award amount
  12. Shauna Downs

    Leads 4 awards · $602,495

    • 5R01HD113723-02Department: NIH department code
      [R01] Prioritizing food systems interventions to reduce adolescents’ nutrition insecurity and malnutrition in low-income settings

      Principal investigators: Shauna Downs (contact PI), Gwenyth O'Neill Lee

      $504,157
      award amount
    • 3R01HD113723-02S1Department: NIH department code
      [R01] Prioritizing food systems interventions to reduce adolescents’ nutrition insecurity and malnutrition in low-income settings

      Principal investigators: Shauna Downs (contact PI), Gwenyth O'Neill Lee

      $63,896
      award amount
    • 3R01HD113723-02S3Department: NIH department code
      [R01] Prioritizing food systems interventions to reduce adolescents’ nutrition insecurity and malnutrition in low-income settings

      Principal investigators: Shauna Downs (contact PI), Gwenyth O'Neill Lee

      $20,656
      award amount
    • 3R01HD113723-02S2Department: NIH department code
      [R01] Prioritizing food systems interventions to reduce adolescents’ nutrition insecurity and malnutrition in low-income settings

      Principal investigators: Shauna Downs (contact PI), Gwenyth O'Neill Lee

      $13,786
      award amount
  13. Stephan K Schwander

    Leads 4 awards · $513,893

    • 5R01ES020382-09Department: NIH department code
      Air Pollution Effects on Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Urban Slum Community in Uganda
      $333,953
      award amount
    • 3R01ES020382-09S2Department: NIH department code
      Air Pollution Effects on Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Urban Slum Community in Uganda
      $91,581
      award amount
    • 3R01ES020382-09S3Department: NIH department code
      Air Pollution Effects on Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Urban Slum Community in Uganda
      $44,574
      award amount
    • 3R01ES020382-09S1Department: NIH department code
      Air Pollution Effects on Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Urban Slum Community in Uganda
      $43,785
      award amount
  14. MacKey R Friedman

    Leads 1 award · $487,894

    • 5R01HL160326-06Department: NIH department code
      Stigma and the non-communicable disease syndemic in aging HIV positive and HIV negative MSM
      $487,894
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01AG089099-02, led by Cui Yang.

  15. Gediminas Mainelis

    Leads 1 award · $407,168

    • 5R01OH012583-02Department: NIH department code
      Advanced Personal Sampler to Assess Occupational Exposures to Bioaerosols

      Principal investigators: Gediminas Mainelis (contact PI), Taewon T Han

      $407,168
      award amount
  16. Elissa K Kozlov

    Leads 2 awards · $405,794

    • 5K76AG068508-05Department: NIH department code
      Piloting an mHealth-delivered Mindfulness Therapy with Patients with Serious Illness and their Caregivers to Alleviate Symptoms of Anxiety
      $205,619
      award amount
    • 5R34MH134693-02Department: NIH department code
      Adapting DBT for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS Using an Artificial Intelligence-Powered Conversational Agent
      $200,175
      award amount
  17. Min-Jeong Yang

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 4R00CA271040-03Department: NIH department code
      Mindfulness-based ecological momentary intervention for smoking cessation among cancer survivors
      $249,000
      award amount
  18. Erica L Eliason

    Leads 1 award · $248,988

    • 5R00HD111622-04Department: NIH department code
      The Effects of the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement during the Public Health Emergency on Postpartum Coverage and Maternal and Infant Care after Childbirth
      $248,988
      award amount
  19. Stefanie Gratale

    Leads 1 award · $221,068

    • 5K01CA281062-02Department: NIH department code
      A new generation of misleading tobacco marketing: Assessing the evolution of misleading combustible tobacco marketing features and detrimental implications for vulnerable youth and young adults
      $221,068
      award amount
  20. Katie Darabos

    Leads 1 award · $197,414

    • 1K01CA297648-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Dyadic and social network influences on health and well-being among young adults with cancer
      $197,414
      award amount
  21. Caitlin Victoria Weiger

    Leads 1 award · $170,062

    • 5K99DA059626-02Department: NIH department code
      Misperceptions that prevent complete switching to e-cigarettes among adult smokers: A more nuanced communication strategy
      $170,062
      award amount
  22. Allison Marie Glasser

    Leads 1 award · $162,259

    • 1K99DA060268-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Effects and equity impacts of cannabis policy on tobacco and cannabis co-use in young adults
      $162,259
      award amount
  23. Jamie Pearl Tam

    Leads 1 award · $154,374

    • 7K01DA056424-05Department: NIH department code
      Health and economic impact analysis of a reduced nicotine cigarette policy on vulnerable populations
      $154,374
      award amount
  24. Destiny Diaz

    Leads 1 award · $124,511

    • 5K00CA274655-05Department: NIH department code
      Use and Impact of Quantitative Information in Tobacco Risk Communications
      $124,511
      award amount
  25. Sean Stratton

    Leads 1 award · $38,161

    • 5F31ES035633-03Department: NIH department code
      Creating Pb Risk Mitigation Using Source Apportionment in an EJ Community
      $38,161
      award amount

Co-investigators

Named as principal investigators on these awards, which someone else leads. They may belong to another department or institution: their own, below, comes from the awards they lead.

  • Emily S Barrett

    Co-investigator on 1R01ES037903-01, led by Zorimar Rivera-Nunez

    From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Dan Treglia

    Co-investigator on 1R01HD118152-01, led by Mark McGovern

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Michelle Jeong

    Co-investigator on 1R01CA292455-01A1, led by Olivia Wackowski

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Amanda Kong

    Co-investigator on 2R01CA231139-06, led by Maria Hrywna

    From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Daniel Philip Giovenco

    Co-investigator on 4R33CA297714-02, led by Olivia Wackowski

    From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Melissa Mercincavage

    Co-investigator on 4R33CA297714-02, led by Olivia Wackowski

    From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Danielle R Busby

    Co-investigator on 5R01MD018679-02, led by Devin English

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Andrea Villanti

    Co-investigator on 5R01MD018728-03, led by Kymberle L Sterling

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Michael P. Verzi

    Co-investigator on 5R01ES036043-02, led by Philip Demokritou

    From the FY2025 awards this person leads

  • Gwenyth O'Neill Lee

    Co-investigator on 5R01HD113723-02, led by Shauna Downs; 3R01HD113723-02S1, led by Shauna Downs; 3R01HD113723-02S3, led by Shauna Downs; 3R01HD113723-02S2, led by Shauna Downs

    From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Justin Charles Smith

    Co-investigator on 5R01MH134265-03, led by Devin English

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Taewon T Han

    Co-investigator on 5R01OH012583-02, led by Gediminas Mainelis

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Slawa Rokicki

    Co-investigator on 5R01HD110482-03, led by Mark McGovern

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Jessica King Jensen

    Co-investigator on 1R01CA297784-01, led by Ollie Ganz

    From the FY2024 awards this person leads