OAR is delighted to announce seven new research grants from the 2022 Applied Research Competition. These new grants, which total $276,212, brings OAR’s all-time total research funding to more than $4.74 million since 2002.
The competition opened last December. OAR received 123 pre-proposals and subsequently invited 45 applicants to submit full proposals. From the full proposal submissions, OAR’s reviewers selected 20 to move on to the final round. On November 4, OAR’s Scientific Council met to review the finalist proposals, ultimately recommending eight studies to the Board of Directors as worthy of funding. The Board unanimously approved those studies subject to final budget review.
Congratulations to the 2022 Applied Research Grant recipients!
ADAPT: Development of a Substance Use Prevention Class for Autistic Adults
Laura Graham Holmes, Ph.D., and Emily Rothman, Sc.D.
Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, New York
Development of A Behavioral Intervention Program for Families of Autistic Adults
Daina Tagavi, Ph.D., and Wendy Stone, Ph.D.
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Investigating a Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Youth with Autism: The Role of Parenting Stress
Cameron Neece, Ph.D., and Tori Van Dyk, Ph.D.
Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
Parents Taking Action: Adapting a Program for Korean Immigrants Caring for Children with Autism
Irang Kim, MSW, Ph.D.
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Partners in School: Aligning Evidence-Based Practices Across Home and School Through Coaching*
Gazi Azad, Ph.D.
New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Promoting Autism Acceptance in Children with Virtual and In-person Elementary School Programs
Denise Davidson, M.S., Ph.D.
Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Your Story Matters! Giving a Voice to Autistic Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Carmit Katz, M.A., Ph.D.
Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv- Yafo, Israel
* OAR thanks the Lisa Higgins Hussman Foundation for generously supporting Dr. Azad’s study.
Summaries of each study are available in OAR’s research portal. For more information on the newly funded studies or on OAR’s Applied Research Competition, contact OAR at 571-977-5391 or via email at research @researchautism.org.
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