The UHI Small Grants Program was formed to stimulate and advance community-university collaborations around research and program development related to the health and well-being of the residents of Baltimore. Grants are awarded to collaborations between community organizations and Johns Hopkins students or faculty that most successfully demonstrate the potential for advancing the health and well-being of the residents of Baltimore. The funding levels for each category are: - Graduate Student-Community Projects/Research (up to 10 @ $5,000 each)
- Faculty-Community Research (6 @ $10,000 each)
- Undergraduate Student-Community Projects/Research (up to 10 @$3,000 each)
In each category, students and faculty are required to partner with a community agency or community leader.
Past recipients of Small Grants 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 I 2012 Small grants, big impact
Check out the story in the JHU Gazette about the Small Grants Program and some of our past recipients (June 2011) | 2008 Project Abstracts | | Student-Community Grants | Understanding the Younger Face of Homelessness: Baltimore’s Homeless Youth
Vignetta Eugenia Charles, PhD candidate, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Community Partner: Ross Pologe, Fellowship of Lights Youth and Community Services
More on this project . . . | Computer Classes for the Homeless
Jenna Colagiacomi, undergraduate student, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Community Partner: Mary Slicher, Project PLASE
More on this project . . . | FAITH! (Fostering African American Improvement in Total Health) Nutrition Education Program
LaPrincess Brewer, graduate student, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Community Partner: Rev. Michael Palmer, New Friendship Baptist Church
More on this project . . . | Hopkins4Playgrounds @ Barclay
Birju Patel, undergraduate student, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Community Partner: Andre Humphrey, Reaching the Unreachable Outreach Ministries
More on this project . . . | | Faculty-Community Grants | South Baltimore Community Cancer Profile
Mary A. Fox, assistant professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management
Community Partner: Joshua Sharfstein, commissioner of health, Baltimore City
More on this project . . . | Augmenting the 2009 Census of Homeless
Nan Astone, associate professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Population,
Family and Reproductive Health
Community Partner: Ross Pologe, Fellowship of Lights Youth and Community Services
More in this project . . . | | Faculty-Community Course Development | Medical Student Elective: Healthcare Issues for Homeless Children
Kathleen Schwarz, professor of pediatrics, School of Medicine
Community Partner: Allison Stewart-Hammerer, HEBCAC
More on this project . . . | | 2009 Project Abstracts | | Student-Community Grants | Self-made Families: Gangs and Latino Youth in East Baltimore
Precious Ann Ventura Fortes, undergraduate student, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Community Partner: Gina Baez, Mi Espacio After-School Program | The Family Employment and Support Program (FESP) Men’s Group
Janet Glover-Kerkvliet, graduate student, School of Education
Community Partner: Cheryl J. Harris, Circuit Court for Baltimore County | Reverse the Trend ™: Healthy Trendsetters Movement
Chandra L. Jackson, PhD candidate, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Community Partner: Shawn McIntosh, American Diabetes Association | Public Education Partnerships
Luigi LaPietra, undergraduate student, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Community Partner: Matthew Wernsdorfer, Baltimore Civitas School | Joy Wellness Center
Lakha Mathewkutty, graduate student, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Community Partner: Jack VandenHengel, Shepherd’s Clinic | From Promise to Practice: Keys to Successful Implementation of Street Outreach for Youth Violence Prevention
Jennifer Mendel, PhD candidate, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Community Partner: Leon Faruq, Safe Streets East | Trajectories of Mental Health Treatment among African American Men in Impoverished Areas of Baltimore City
Anne Sawyer, PhD candidate, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Community Partner: Deborah Agus, Mental Health Policy Institute for Leadership and Training | City Scholars: Self-Discovery Through Adventure: Leadership Training for Baltimore Boys
Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu, graduate student, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Community Partner: Valencia Warnock, Carmelo Anthony Youth Development Center | | Faculty-Community Grants | Data Driven Urban Health Initiatives
C. Debra Furr-Holden, assistant professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Community Partner: Jeanetta Churchill, The Family League of Baltimore City
More on this project . . . | Data Driven Capacity Building for the Baltimore City Fire Department
Andrea Gielen, professor and director, Center for Injury, Research and Policy, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Community Partner: Raymond O’Brocki,, Baltimore City Fire Department
More on this project . . . | Improving the Food Environment in Baltimore City Recreation Centers
Joel Gittelsohn, associate professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Community Partner: Steve Vassor, Baltimore City Recreation Bureau | Evaluation of an Interactive Safety Decision Aid for Victims of Domestic Violence
Nancy Glass, associate professor, School of Nursing
Community Partner: Terri Wurnser, House of Ruth | | Faculty-Community Course Development | Health and Well-Being in Baltimore: A Public Health Perspective
Philip Leaf, professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Community Partner: Grady Dale, Jr., The American Institute for Urban Psychological Studies, Inc. | | 2010 Project Abstracts | | Undergraduate Student-Community Grants | Theresa Marshall, Undergraduate, Business Management
Peter Hegel, Deputy Director for Outreach, Downtown Sailing Center
Ebony Vaughan, Program Manager, MENTOR Maryland
Sail-Ability Program at the Downtown Sailing Center | Eruejerien Okoh, Undergraduate, Peabody Institute
Jeanette Seaman, Greater Homewood Corporation
Health Literacy Initiative Days | Aaron Chance, Undergraduate, Department of Neuroscience & Bioethics
Aubrey Jordan, Undergraduate, Department of Psychology
Valencia Warnock, Site Director, The Carmelo Anthony Youth Development Center
Unrealized Potential: Preparing East Baltimore Youth for Sustainable Careers in Science, Engineering and Medicine | | Graduate Student-Community Grants | Vijay Varma, Graduate Student, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sylvia McGill, Director, ExperienceCorps
Volunteer Stress and Burnout in ExperienceCorps Baltimore | Nadine Chen, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Division of General Internal Medicine
Kathleen Page, Latino HIV Outreach Program Director, Baltimore City Health Department
Acculturation and Migration as a Risk Factor for HIV Among Latinos in Baltimore | Joshua Garoon, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Health Behavior and Society
Peter Bruun, Director, Art on Purpose
Recovering a Sense of Place: Environment and Community in Treatment (ReSPECT) for Addiction | Eva Moore, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Division of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Reverend Horace Smith, President/Executive Director, Group Ministries, Inc.
Transitioning to Independence: Assessing the ReEntry Environment for Young Adult Former Prisoners | Brad Sutton, Clinical Fellow, Division of Cardiology
Susan Tibbels, Principal, New Song Academy
Characterizing the Need for Mental Health Services in Baltimore Youth | Adam Milam, Graduate Student, Department of Health, Behavior and Society
Reverend Debra Hickman, President, Sister’s Together and Reaching (STAR)
Improving HIV Preventive Services in Baltimore through Geospatial Analyses | | Faculty-Community Grants | Cynthia Minkovitz, Professor, Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health
Maxine Reed Vance, Director of Quality Assurance and Clinical Affairs, Baltimore City Health Start
Neighborhood Characteristics and Stress During Pregnancy: A Community Perspective in Baltimore | Jacquelyn Duval-Harvey, Instructor, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Kirsten D’Andrea Hollander, Director, Finding Our Wings
Finding Our Wings Community Documentary Program | Patty Wilson, Faculty, Department of Community-Public Health Nursing
Janice Miller, Residential Services Director, House of Ruth Maryland
Passport to Health: Taking Charge of your Health; Empowering Intimate Partner Violence Survivors to Become their own Health Advocates | Elizabeth T. Jordan, Assistant Professor, Community Public Health Nursing
Erica DelViscio, Senior Manager, Organization International Rescue Committee
Birth Companions Services for New Refugees: Partnering with the International Rescue Committee | | 2011 Project Abstracts | | Undergraduate Student-Community Grants | Community Service Farming: Bridging the Food Gap for Baltimore City Youth
Alexandra Hittman, Undergraduate, School of Arts and Sciences
Zizwe Allette, Literacy Instructor, YO! Eastside Center (HEBCAC) | People for People's: Supporting the Health and Well-Being of Baltimore
Cynthia Idada, Undergraduate, School of Arts and Sciences
Lelin Chao, Chief Medical Officer, People's Community Health Centers, Inc. | Amazing Grace Community Kitchen
Daniel Borota, Undergraduate, School of Arts and Sciences
Morgan Blizzard, Food Ministry Coordinator, Amazing Grace Lutheran Church | Juntos (Together) – Latino HIV+ Peer Support Group
Megan Buresh, Medical Student, School of Medicine
Alfredo Santiago, Juntos Support Group Facilitator (Social Worker, Department of Social Services), Community Member | | Graduate Student-Community Grants | Addressing Food Insecurity in Reservoir Hill, Baltimore
Alishea Galvin, Graduate Student, School of Public Health
Thor Nelson, President, Whitelock Community Farm | Family Health and Fitness Club
Anne Hendrick, Graduate Student, School of Education
Elizabeth Obara Piedramartel, Community School Coordinator, Patterson Park Public Charter School | Truth about Medical Imaging – Addressing Distrust and Promoting Diagnostic Imaging within the Baltimore Community
Carmen Kut, Doctoral Student, School of Medicine
Debbie Rock, Executive Director, LIGHT Health and Wellness Comprehensive Services Inc (LIGHT) | Charm City Clinic: Connecting the Underserved and Uninsured Residents of East Baltimore to Sustainable, Affordable Health Care Services
Claire Sampankanpanich, Medical Student, School of Medicine
Andrew Gaddis, Executive Director, Charm City Clinic | The Pedagogy of Empowerment: Promoting HIV Prevention and Status Awareness among Young Adults in Baltimore City
Emeline Mugisha, Graduate Student, School of Public Health
Ashley Rock, Program Director of Clinical Services, JACQUES Initiative | HEaR ME Tweet and Tumblr
Jeffrey Duong, Doctoral Student, School of Public Health
Carol Berman, Director; Founder, Heart's Place Homeless Shelter | Discovering Me: Partnering with Young Men Charged as Adults to Create Self-Worth and Positive Self-Image!
Marcus Seldin, Graduate Student, School of Medicine
Jessica Turral, Executive Director, Hand In Hand Baltimore | A Sexual-Abuse Awareness Program, Using Puppetry, for Middle-School Students
Maya Nadison, Doctoral Student, School of Public Health
Adam Rosenberg, Executive Director, Baltimore Child Abuse Center | Expanding MInDS in Biology: A High School Outreach Program
Rosa Miyares, Graduate Student, School of Arts and Sciences
Krista Porter-Viel, Biology Teacher, Baltimore Talent Development High School | Understanding the Life Priorities and Needs of Women Recovering from Addiction
Sabriya L. Linton, Graduate Student, School of Public Health
Vaile Leonard, Founder/CEO, The Light of Truth Center,Inc | Catch: Community Based Adolescent Testing For Chlamydia: Using Lessons Learned to Pilot New Strategies for the Delivery of Reproductive Health Services to Community Supervised Juvenile Justice Youth
Stephanie Witt, Doctoral Student, School of Public Health
Jessica Burns, Nursing Program Consultant, Maryland Department of Juvenile Services | Improving HIV Preventative and Testing Services to Heterosexual-identifying Migrant Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men
Suzanne Grieb, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Public Health
Joyce Jones, Co-Medical Director, Latino Outreach Program, Baltimore City Health Department | | Faculty-Community Grants | Effects of Crisis Response Services on Inpatient and ED Use Among Child and Adolescent Medicaid Enrollees in Baltimore City
Colleen L. Barry, Associate Professor, School of Public Health
Penelope Power, BCARS Program Director, Catholic Charities | Behavioral Health Intervention by Paraprofessionals in the Baltimore African American Faith-Based Community
Courtney Keeton, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
Vanessa Booth, Pastor, Lamb of Life Baptist Church | Using Baltimore HIV Behavioral Surveillance Data for New Local HIV Prevention Planning
Danielle German, Assistant Scientist, School of Public Health
Colin Flynn, Chief, Center for HIV Surveillance and Epidemiology, Infectious Disease and Environmental Health Administration, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygeine | Understanding Urban Gardeners’ Perceptions of Risk from Soil Contamination: Identifying and Sharing Resources to Mitigate Contaminant Exposure
Keeve Nachman, Assistant Scientist, School of Public Health
Katie Dix, CGRN Coordinator, Community Greening Resource Network (CGRN), Parks and People Foundation | Reducing Crime through TransForm Baltimore’s Comprehensive Rezoning: The Public Health Case for Addressing Nonconforming Liquor Stores
Rachel Johnson Thornton, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
Laurie Feinberg, Division Chief, Comprehensive Planning, Baltimore City Department of Planning | Baltimore Men's Health Assessment Project
Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., Assistant Scientist, School of Public Health
Ryan Petteway, Social Epidemiologist, Baltimore City Health Department |
2012 Project Abstracts | Faculty-Community Grants | Center for Urban Families: The Impact Story Enhanced
Terrinieka Williams, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health
Winston Philip, Business Information Manager, Center for Urban Families | Family history/genetic needs assessment - East Baltimore key informant interview project
Joann Bodurtha MD MPH, Professor, School of Medicine
Elders DuWade and Ivy Moses, Directors, Jesus Stop Restoration Center, Inc | Understanding the Effect of Experiential Outdoor Education on Urban Youth
Peter John Winch, Professor, Department of International Health, School of Public Health
Liz Millhollen, Program Coordinator, Outward Bound Baltimore Chesapeake Bay | Baltimore City High School Vocational Education Program
Dr. Phyllis P McDonald, Associate Professor, School of Education
Kristina Kyles, Principal, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School | No Room for Bullying
Joan Kub, Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Nicole Johnson, Director, Elev8 | Developing an Assessment Tool for Tracking Progress among IMP Students
Kristin Mmari, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health
Tong Zhang, CFO, Incentive Mentoring Program (IMP) | Understanding the relationship of social networks and obesity among urban public housing residents
Kimberly Gudzune, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
Kylla Williams, Associate Deputy Director, Office of Resident Services, Housing Authority of Baltimore City | A Process Program Evaluation: Supporting Boys of Color.....Moving to the next LEVEL!
Yolanda Abel, Assistant Professor, School of Education
A. Alexander Dorsey-Ball, Director, PRAISE College Readiness Program | Graduate Student-Community Grants | People, Housing, Neighborhoods: Choice and Engaging Residents About Health
Tanyka Sam, Fellow, School of Medicine
Charles Duff, President, Jubilee Baltimore | Development of an interactive, safety-decision aid application (App) for smart phones to help college women and their friends prevent and respond to dating violence
Kelsey J Egbert, Graduate Student MSN/MPH(c), Research Assistant, School of Nursing
Sally Hess, SAFE Domestic Violence Coordinator, Greater Baltimore Medical Center | Food in my neighborhood: A photovoice pilot project
Kate Abowd Johnson, PhD Student, School of Public Health
Bill Tyler, Recreation Bureau Chief, Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks | Arts and Community Impact Project
Rebecca Yenawine, Project Leader, School of Education
Zoe Reznick Gewanter, Program Director, New Lens | Preliminary Evaluation of "The Evergreen Project: Redefining Health Care," an Attempt to Create Systematic Change
Nicky Mehtani, Primary Research Coordinator, School of Medicine
Dr. Peter Beilenson, Founder, Evergreen Healthcare Co-operative, Inc. | Undergraduate Student-Community Grants | Fit for the Future
Eilzabeth Campbell, Undergraduate student, Arts Sciences
Julia DiBussolo, Program Director, The Club at Collington Square (Episcopal Community Services of Maryland) |
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