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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Public Health at Rutgers University

Newark, NJ

Funding
$26.9M
$26,909,402
Awards
41
FY2026 NIH awards in Public Health
Principal investigators
53
36 lead a grant here, 17 co-investigators
Department rank
#14
of 126 · 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

36 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 · $3,789,906

    • 5U01CA278695-04Department: NIH department code
      Rutgers Center of Excellence in Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco

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

      $3,789,906
      award amount

  2. Tamara Taggart

    Leads 2 awards · $3,548,914

    • 5UH3AI169655-05Department: NIH department code
      Multilevel strategies to understand and modify the role of structural and environmental factors in HIV outcomes (LITE-2)
      $1,922,714
      award amount
    • 4R01MD019763-04Department: NIH department code
      Systems Modeling to Improve Adolescent Health and Well-being
      $1,626,200
      award amount

  3. Mitchel A Rosen

    Leads 1 award · $2,241,016

    • 5U45ES006179-35Department: NIH department code
      Atlantic Center for Occupational Health and Safety Training
      $2,241,016
      award amount

  4. Cui Yang

    Leads 1 award · $2,122,144

    • 4RF1AG089099-03Department: 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

      $2,122,144
      award amount

  5. Jamie Pearl Tam

    Leads 2 awards · $1,543,320

    • 1U01CA319217-01Department: NIH department code
      Optimizing lung cancer interventions in a dynamic landscape for tobacco use, early detection, treatment, and survivorship care

      Principal investigators: Jamie Pearl Tam (contact PI), Chi-Fu Yang, Chung Yin Kong, Iakovos Toumazis, Rafael Meza, Summer S Han

      $1,373,620
      award amount
    • 5K01DA056424-06Department: NIH department code
      Health and economic impact analysis of a reduced nicotine cigarette policy on vulnerable populations
      $169,700
      award amount

  6. Brian T Buckley

    Leads 1 award · $1,478,650

  7. Debra L Laskin

    Leads 1 award · $1,478,650

  8. Emily S Barrett

    Leads 1 award · $1,478,650

  9. Helmut Zarbl

    Leads 1 award · $1,478,650

  10. Howard M Kipen

    Leads 1 award · $1,478,650

  11. Jose Guillermo Cedeno Laurent

    Leads 1 award · $1,478,650

  12. Panos G. Georgopoulos

    Leads 1 award · $1,478,650

  13. Robert John Laumbach

    Leads 1 award · $1,478,650

  14. Kymberle L Sterling

    Leads 2 awards · $1,434,001

    • 5R01DA058261-04Department: 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
      $802,115
      award amount
    • 5R01MD018728-04Department: 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

      $631,886
      award amount

  15. Olivia Wackowski

    Leads 2 awards · $1,432,122

    • 5R01CA292455-02Department: NIH department code
      Prevalence and Effects of “Natural” Descriptors on Cigar Packaging

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

      $783,683
      award amount
    • 5R33CA297714-03Department: 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

      $648,439
      award amount

  16. Devin English

    Leads 2 awards · $1,169,036

    • 5R01MD018679-03Department: 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

      $633,470
      award amount
    • 5R01MH134265-04Department: 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

      $535,566
      award amount

  17. Julia Cen Chen-Sankey

    Leads 2 awards · $1,064,444

    • 1R01DA063652-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Examine the influence of product features in cannabis vape product marketing
      $632,694
      award amount
    • 1R21DA064954-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Youth Appeal of Hemp-derived Intoxicating Cannabis Product Marketing on Social Media
      $431,750
      award amount

  18. Andrea Villanti

    Leads 1 award · $722,948

    • 1R01DA064651-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Differentiating harms from combustion vs. addiction: Effects of low nicotine cigarette education on beliefs and behaviors

      Principal investigators: Andrea Villanti (contact PI), Melissa Mercincavage

      $722,948
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01MD018728-04, led by Kymberle L Sterling.

  19. Michelle Jeong

    Leads 1 award · $705,751

    • 1R01DA063720-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Preventing vaping escalation among youth with evidence-based messages
      $705,751
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01CA292455-02, led by Olivia Wackowski.

  20. Maria Hrywna

    Leads 1 award · $673,050

    • 5R01CA231139-07Department: NIH department code
      Evaluating implementation of Tobacco 21 laws in the U.S.

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

      $673,050
      award amount

  21. Philip Demokritou

    Leads 1 award · $648,038

    • 5R01ES036043-03Department: 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

      $648,038
      award amount

  22. Shauna Downs

    Leads 4 awards · $554,185

    • 5R01HD113723-03Department: 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

      $412,144
      award amount
    • 3R01HD113723-03S1Department: 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

      $70,245
      award amount
    • 3R01HD113723-03S3Department: 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

      $36,432
      award amount
    • 3R01HD113723-03S2Department: 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

      $35,364
      award amount

  23. Hillary Samples

    Leads 1 award · $515,211

    • 1R01DA066723-01Department: NIH department code
      Post-overdose treatment gaps and prevention opportunities in a national population of high-risk youth

      Principal investigators: Hillary Samples (contact PI), Greta Bushnell

      $515,211
      award amount

  24. Stephan K Schwander

    Leads 4 awards · $513,918

    • 5R01ES020382-10Department: NIH department code
      Air Pollution Effects on Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Urban Slum Community in Uganda
      $328,621
      award amount
    • 3R01ES020382-10S2Department: NIH department code
      Air Pollution Effects on Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Urban Slum Community in Uganda
      $99,530
      award amount
    • 3R01ES020382-10S1Department: NIH department code
      Air Pollution Effects on Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Urban Slum Community in Uganda
      $43,785
      award amount
    • 3R01ES020382-10S3Department: NIH department code
      Air Pollution Effects on Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Urban Slum Community in Uganda
      $41,982
      award amount

  25. Gediminas Mainelis

    Leads 1 award · $432,767

    • 5R01OH012583-03Department: NIH department code
      Advanced Personal Sampler to Assess Occupational Exposures to Bioaerosols

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

      $432,767
      award amount

  26. Mark McGovern

    Leads 1 award · $367,214

    • 5R01HD110482-04Department: NIH department code
      Minimum wages and maternal health in the U.S.

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

      $367,214
      award amount

  27. Ollie Ganz

    Leads 1 award · $359,634

    • 5R01CA297784-02Department: 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

      $359,634
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5U01CA278695-04, led by Cristine D Delnevo.

  28. Erica L Eliason

    Leads 1 award · $248,988

    • 5R00HD111622-05Department: 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

  29. Elissa K Kozlov

    Leads 1 award · $235,500

    • 5R34MH134693-03Department: NIH department code
      Adapting DBT for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS Using an Artificial Intelligence-Powered Conversational Agent
      $235,500
      award amount

  30. Stefanie Gratale

    Leads 1 award · $220,588

    • 5K01CA281062-03Department: 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
      $220,588
      award amount

  31. Min-Jeong Yang

    Leads 1 award · $211,737

    • 5R00CA271040-04Department: NIH department code
      Mindfulness-based ecological momentary intervention for smoking cessation among cancer survivors
      $211,737
      award amount

  32. Katie Darabos

    Leads 1 award · $197,414

    • 5K01CA297648-02Department: NIH department code
      Dyadic and social network influences on health and well-being among young adults with cancer
      $197,414
      award amount

  33. Allison Marie Glasser

    Leads 1 award · $162,259

    • 5K99DA060268-02Department: NIH department code
      Impacts of tobacco and cannabis policies on tobacco and cannabis co-use in young adults
      $162,259
      award amount

  34. Mobolaji Omowumi Ibitoye

    Leads 1 award · $157,000

    • 1R03HD121020-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Examining Severe Maternal Morbidity Risk in New Jersey
      $157,000
      award amount

  35. Mara Getz Sheftel

    Leads 1 award · $121,239

    • 1K99AG097922-01Department: NIH department code
      Loneliness and inflammatory markers as biopsychosocial pathways to AD/ADRD: Analysis of a rapidly aging segment of the US population
      $121,239
      award amount

  36. Lila Bazina

    Leads 1 award · $38,408

    • 1F31ES038445-01Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Micro-Nanoplastics Uptake, Translocation, and Toxicity in In Vitro Human Intestinal Models: Implications for Health and Inflammation
      $38,408
      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.