Research Support

Active Grants:

2024-2029                               Co-Investigator & Site PI

A Just-In-Time Adaptive Mobile Application Intervention to Support MSM who Engage in Chemsex

Source: National Institute of Health; Amount $3,992,918 ($244,749 for UT Tyler)

PI: Roman Shrestha, University of Connecticut 

2024-2029       Co-Investigator & Site PI

Craving-Based Digital Phenotyping During MOUD Treatment

Source: National Institute of Health; Amount $3,973,233 ($605,854 for UT Tyler)

PI: Stephanie Carriero, University of Massachusetts Medical School 

2021-2026         Co-Investigator & site PI (Analytical Core)

Vital Signs in Opioid Exposed Neonates (ViSiON)

Source: National Institute of Health (NIH); Amount: $2,794,132 ($861,744 for UT-Tyler)

PI: Namasivayam Ambalavanan, University of Alabama Birmingham        

Completed Grants @ UT Tyler :

2019-2024           Principal Investigator (Multiple PI grant)  

SBIR: RAE (Realize, Analyze, Engage) - A digital biomarker-based detection and intervention system for stress and cravings during recovery from substance abuse disorders. (Phase I & II)

Source: National Institute of Health (NIH); Amount: $1,706,153 ($136,804 for UT-Tyler)

PI: Megan Reinhart, Nicole Gilbertson, Continue You LLC and Stephanie Carreiro, UMASS Med. School

2019-2023          Co-Principal Investigator    

Easy-Med: Interdisciplinary Training in Security, Privacy-Assured Internet of Medical Things.

Source: National Science Foundation (NSF); Amount: $495,970 ($248,597 for UT-Tyler)

PI: Prabha Sundaravadivel, UT-Tyler

2018-2022      Award Recipient

STARs Retention Award

Sources: The University of Texas System & the Provost Office, UT-Tyler; Amount: $600,000

2016-2022       Principal Investigator (Analytical Core)

Prematurity-related ventilatory control (Pre-Vent) 

Source: National Institute of Health (NIH); Amount: $2,455,474 ($518,645 for UT-Tyler) 

PI: Namasivayam Ambalavanan, University of Alabama Birmingham        

Administrative Supplement: ($23,250 for UT Tyler)

2016-2021       Principal Investigator (site)

Design of a wearable sensor system and associated algorithm to track suicidal ideation from movement variability and develop a novel objective marker of suicidal ideation and behavior risk in veterans.

Source: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); Amount: $359,996 ($68,581 for UT-Tyler)

PI: Eric Smith, VA     

2014-2018        Lead Principal Investigator

SCH: EXP: Collaborative Research: Design of a wearable biosensor system with wireless network for the remote detection of life-threatening events in neonates

Source: NSF; Amount: $656,583 ($144, 754 transferred to UT-Tyler);

Co-PIs: David Paydarfar, UT-Austin; Honggang Wang & Yong Kim, UMASS Dartmouth