RCCWB Research Project Lead, Glenn Weaver, has been awarded over $3 million in a five-year RO1 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). His grant project focuses on improving the field’s knowledge pertaining to the validity and utility of technological methodology for monitoring physical activity and sleep in children ages 5-12 years old.
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Bridget Armstrong, Center Scientist, was awarded a $3.5 million R01 grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, and will use these funds to test the effectiveness of a new wearable device: PATCH. The Platform for Accurate Tracking of Children's Health...
Dr. Angela Liese, a senior scientist with the RCCWB and an epidemiology professor at USC, was recently awarded the 2023 Carolina Trustees Professorship award. The award is given to faculty at USC who have a record for outstanding teaching performance at any level, as...
Sarah Burkart, Center Scientist, is heading a pilot project with the goal of teaching parents how to implement and improve sleep routines for their preschool- and elementary school-aged children. Burkart's intervention is aiming to give parents infographics, short...
The speakers for this season's Distinguished Speaker Series are confirmed! The season is kicking off with Dr. Linda Collins on Friday, September 8th. She is presenting "Towards More Effective, Affordable, Scalable, and Efficient Behavioral and Biobehavioral...
Dan Cooper, assistant professor of psychology and RCCWB scientist, was awarded an R03 grant totaling $88,9916 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for his upcoming research on Maximizing the Impact of Prevention Interventions: Identifying Responders and...