Grant Awardees (2024)

Awardee/Affiliation

Gesulla Cavanaugh, PhD (PI)
Raymond Ownby, MD, PhD (Co-PI)
Nova Southeastern University

Study:

Collaborative Network to Increase Health Literacy and Readiness to Change for the Underserved Homeless Person

Population/Site:

Homeless residents with diabetes, high blood pressure and/or heart disease living in the Miami Rescue Mission residential facilities in Miami Dade and Broward counties in Florida.


Awardee/Affiliation

Emily Sylvester, MS, RDN, LDN, IBCLC
PI, Founder and CEO of Nurture Talk

Alicia Miller, MS, RDN, LDN (Co-PI)
Claris Health, non-profit organization in LA County

Study:

Empowering Health Through Technology: Personalized Nutrition Intervention Via a Mobile App for Improved HL and Maternity Outcomes Among Vulnerable Pregnant Women

Population/Site:

Medi-Cal enrolled pregnant people receiving care from Claris Health in LA with one or more risk factors for Gestational Diabetes.