| Sargent Investigator | Title of Project | Agency/Foundation | Funds Award 2021-2022* | Year of Award | Total Anticipated Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defne Abur, doctoral student | Longitudinal Changes to Speech in Parkinson’s Disease Phenotypes | NIH/National Institute on Deafness & Communication Disorders (NIDCD) |
$34,674 | 2 of 3 | $102,474 |
| Louis Awad, assistant professor of physical therapy | Development, Evaluation, and Translation of Robotic Apparel for Alleviating Low Back Pain | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $94,401 | 1 of 3 | $417,805 |
| Connected Software-hardware Platform for Enabling Research, Development, and Translation of Tele-rehabilitation of Soft Robotic Systems | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $405,000 | 1 of 1 | $405,000 | |
| Development and Evaluation of Music-Based Digital Therapeutics | MedRhythms Inc. | $984,852 | 1 of 2 | $984,852 | |
| Wearable Robots for the Community: Personalized Assistance Using Human-in-the-Loop Optimization | Wyss/NSF | $87,583 | 3 of 4 | $345,522 | |
| Task-Aware Movement Assessment: Smart Control of Powered Assistive Technologies and Automated Diagnostic Testing | American Heart Association | $99,995 | NC Ext. 2 | $200,000 | |
| Multimodal, Task-Aware Movement Assessment and Control: Clinic to Home | NIH/NIA | $290,216 | 2 of 4 | $1,163,038 | |
| Robotic Exosuit Augmented Locomotion (REAL) Training in the Clinic and Community | American Heart Association | $99,981 | NC Ext. 2 | $99,981 | |
| Development, Evaluation, and Translation of Robotic Apparel for Alleviating Low Back Pain | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $111,862 | NC Ext. 1 | $521,349 | |
| Louis Awad and Ashley Collimore, doctoral student | From Post-stroke Assistance to Rehabilitation: Neuromuscular Adaptations to Walking with a Soft Robotic Exosuit | NIH/NIDCD | $46,036 | 1 of 2 | $88,131 |
| Louis Awad and Anna Roto, doctoral student | Soft Robotic Exercise Intervention for Enhancing Neuroplasticity After Stroke | American Heart Association | $26,844 | NC Ext. 1 | $53,688 |
| Helen Barbas, professor of health sciences | Prefrontal Anatomic Pathways in Executive Control | NIH/National Institute of Mental Health | $655,038 | 3 of 5 | $3,499,321 |
| Organization of Prefrontal Feedback Circuits | NIH/NIMH | $514,424 | NC Ext. #2 | $2,631,120 | |
| Virginia Best, research associate professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences | Spatial Hearing in Speech Mixtures | NIH/NIDCD | $412,500 | 1 of 5 | $2,062,500 |
| Malwina Carrion, lecturer of health sciences | Chagas Education for Essential Providers | HHS/Center for Disease Control | $15,770 | 1 of 5 | $15,770 |
| Christopher Conroy, predoctoral fellow in speech, language, and hearing sciences | Amplitude Modulation Processing and Perception in Dynamic, Multisource Listening Environments | NIH/NIDCD | $46,036 | 1 of 2 | $92,072 |
| Clair Cordella, postdoctoral fellow in speech, language, and hearing sciences | Detecting and Classifying Non-fluent Speech in Aphasia Using Machine Learning | NIH/NIDCD | $2,500 | 1 of 1 | $2,500 |
| Detecting and Classifying Non-fluent Speech in Aphasia Using Machine Learning | NIH/NIDCD | $74,302 | 1 of 1 | $74,302 | |
| Kerry Costello, postdoctoral fellow in physical therapy | Machine Learning for Analysis of Walking Patterns and Physical Activity in Knee Osteoarthritis | NIH/National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases | $12,654 | 2 of 2 | $90,109 |
| Michele DeBiasse, clinical associate professor of nutrition | Boston Alliance for Diversity in Dietetics (BADD) | Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | $10,000 | 2 of 2 | $10,000 |
| Terry Ellis, associate professor and chair of physical therapy | Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of Using a Music-based, Rhythm-modulating Wearable Sensor System in the Parkinson Disease Community in Persons with Parkinson Disease | MedRhythms Inc. | $1 | 1 of 1 | $10,000 |
| Study in Parkinson Disease of Exercise Phase 3 Clinical Trial: SPARX3 | NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NICHHD) | $48,519 | NC Ext/ 1 | $116,015 | |
| Boston Roybal Center for Active Lifestyle Interventions | Brandeis University | $23,710 | 3 of 5 | $69,550 | |
| Walking and mHealth to Increase Participation in Parkinson’s Disease (WHIP-PD) | NIH/NICHHD | $525,809 | 5 of 5 | $3,188,067 | |
| Translation of In-Clinic Gains in Daily Life After Stroke | NIH subcontract via Washington University |
$95,292 | 5 of 5 | $336,581 | |
| Development of a Modular Soft Exosuit Platform Suitable for Community-Based Neurorehabilitation | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $10,942 | NC Ext.#2 | $487,320 | |
| Robotic Apparel to Enable Low Force Haptic Cueing for Improving Parkinson’s Gait | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $61,444 | 4 of 4 | $248,140 | |
| Marianne Farkas, director of training & international services, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation | Integrated Scaling Approach: A Model for Large Scale Implementation of Effective Interventions for Employment | ACL/NIDILRR | $499,765 | NCE | $2,470,141 |
| Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research (CeKTER) | ACL/NIDILRR | $499,698 | 2 of 5 | $2,498,285 | |
| Marianne Farkas and E. Sally Rogers, research professor, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation | Improved Employment Outcomes for Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities | ACL/NIDILRR | $874,846 | 3 of 5 | $4,373,277 |
| Claudio Ferre, assistant professor of occupational therapy | Co-development of Sensory and Motor Function in Infants At Risk for Cerebral Palsy | NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke | $209,352 | 1 of 3 | $628,407 |
| Daniel Fulford, assistant professor of occupational therapy | Neurobehavioral Mechanisms of Social Isolation and Loneliness in Serious Mental Illness | The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital | $307,568 | 1 of 5 | $1,603,557 |
| Understanding Social Situations (USS): Training to Improve Social Function in People with Psychosis | VA Connecticut Healthcare system | $17,506 | 2 of 2 | $16,692 | |
| Collaborative Research: Passive Sensing of Social Isolation and Loneliness: A Digital Phenotyping Approach | NIH/NIMH | $291,331 | 3 of 4 | $1,157,237 | |
| Simone Gill, associate professor of occupational therapy | Play & Learning Across a Year (PLAY) | New York University | $18,527 | NC Ext #2 | $18,527 |
| Frank Guenther, professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences | Cortical Mechanisms Underlying Human Vocal Turn Taking | New York University/NIH/NIDCD | $80,396 | 2 of 5 | $169,286 |
| Sequencing and Initiation in Speech Production | NIH/NIDCD | $649,143 | 1 of 5 | $3,117,097 | |
| Cortical-Basal Ganglia Speech Networks | MGH/NIH | $237,534 | 2 of 5 | $454,685 | |
| Neural Modeling and Imaging of Speech | NIH/NIDCD | $350,625 | 5 of 5 | $1,950,981 | |
| Elizabeth Hoover, clinical professor of speech, language and hearing sciences | Understanding the Mechanisms of Change and Optimal Parameters in Conversation Treatment for Aphasia | NIH/NIDCD | $664,193 | 2 of 5 | $3,217,654 |
| Dorothy Hutchinson, executive director, BU Center for Rehabilitation | The Learning and Working During the Transition to Adulthood RRTC | ACL/NIDILRR | $45,836 | 3 of 5 | $165,005 |
| Karen Jacobs, clinical professor of occupational therapy | Working from the Home | Office of Ergonomics Research Committee | $25,000 | 1 of 1 | $25,000 |
| Gerald Kidd, professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences | Central Factors in Auditory Masking | NIH/NIDCD | $559,870 | 5 of 5 | $2,799,650 |
| Top Down Control of Selective Amplification | NIH/NIDCD | $654,317 | 4 of 5 | $3,293,325 | |
| Swathi Kiran, associate dean for research and professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences | Next-Generation Optical Brain Functional Imaging Platform | NIH subaward via Northeastern University | $166,858 | 2 of 2 | $166,858 |
| Functional Reorganization of the Language and Domain-General Multiple Demand Systems in Aphasia | NIH/NIDCD | $624,183 | 4 of 5 | $3,157,580 | |
| Predicting Rehabilitation Outcomes in Bilingual Aphasia Using Computation Modeling | NIH/NIDCD | $605,305 | 6 of 6 | $3,606,607 | |
| Predicting Rehabilitation Outcomes in Bilingual Aphasia Using Computation Modeling | NIH/NIDCD | $437,924 | 2 of 2 | $437,924 | |
| Academy of Aphasia Research and Training Symposium | NIH/NIDCD | $39,939 | 5 of 5 | $199,695 | |
| Deepak Kumar, associate professor of physical therapy | Long-term Effect of Genicular Nerve Ablation on Knee Pain, Gait and Joint Structure | Tufts – New England Medical Center | $74,999 | 2 of 2 | $74,999 |
| Mind Your Walk Intervention for Community-Based Management of Knee OA: A Feasibility Study | NIH/NIAMSD | $124,463 | 5 of 5 | $622,311 | |
| Mind Your Walk Intervention for Community-Based Management of Knee OA: A Feasibility Study | NIH/NIAMSD | $54,000 | 1 of 1 | $54,000 | |
| Mindfulness and Exercise for Chronic Pain Management in Knee Osteoarthritis | Pfizer, Inc. | $15,000 | NC Ext. 1 | $214,999 | |
| Wearable Sensor-based Outcomes Following Physical Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Feasibility Study (WESENS-OA) | Pfizer, Inc. | $628,675 | NC Ext. 1 | $817,277 | |
| Cara Lewis, associate professor of physical therapy | Etiology of Cam Morphology in Adolescent Athletes | Rheumatology Research Foundation | $200,000 | NC Ext. 1 | $200,000 |
| Movement Screening and Modification in Individuals with Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome | NIH/NIAMSD | $82,500 | NC Ext #2 | $164,916 | |
| Lindsey Locks, assistant professor of health sciences | Two Micronutrient Manuscripts | McKing Consulting Corporation | $25,000 | 1 of 1 | $25,000 |
| Tuberculosis: Learning the Impact of Nutrition | Boston Medical Center Corporation/Warren Alpert Foundation | $11,104 | 1 of 1 | $11,104 | |
| Iron-deficiency and Iron-deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy and Infant Health in India | Thrasher Research Fund | $19,410 | 2 of 2 | $26,750 | |
| Megan McCrory, research associate professor of nutrition | A Human-Mimetic AI System for Automatic, Passive, and Objective Dietary Assessment | University of Pittsburgh | $14,077 | 1 of 1 | $14,077 |
| Sensor-based Just-in Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAIs) Targeting Eating Behavior | NIH subcontract via University of Alabama | $259,553 | 3 of 4 | $386,157 | |
| An Innovative Passive Dietary Monitoring System | Gates Foundation subcontract via Imperial College | $96,972 | NC Ext #1 | $96,972 | |
| Assessing Food Intake with the Automatic Ingestion Monitor | NIH subcontract via University of Alabama | $99,566 | NC Ext #2 | $414,181 | |
| Nicola McKeown, clinical associate professor of nutrition | Dietary Fiber and Human Health Outcomes Database | Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences | $39,000 | 1 of 2 | $39,000 |
| Mechanisms Connecting Dysregulated BCAA, Glucose, Lipid Metabolism in the Pathogenesis of Metabolic Disease | Duke University | $85,558 | 1 of 1 | $85,558 | |
| Hilary Miller, doctoral student of speech, language, and hearing sciences | Predictors of Speech Motor Sequence Learning in Neurological Disorders | NIH/NIDCD | $44,992 | 1 of 3 | $44,992 |
| Christopher Moore, dean and professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences | Advanced Research Training in Communication Sciences Disorders | NIH/NIDCD | $501,992 | 2 of 5 | $2,509,960 |
| Kathleen Morgan, professor of human physiology | Role of Smooth Muscle Calponin in Vascular Pathology | NIH/NHLBI subcontract via Augusta University Research Institute | $104,020 | 3 of 3 | $329,397 |
| Actin and Focal Adhesion Remodeling as Therapeutic Targets in Cardiovascular Disease | NIH/NIA | $529,157 | NC Ext #1 | $2,635,822 | |
| Kim Mueser, professor of occupational therapy | Laboratory for Early Psychosis: Project 3 | McLean Hospital Corp | $19,506 | 2 of 3 | $58,518 |
| Integrated Physical and Mental Health Self Management | PCORI | $26,740 | 4 of 5 | $365,030 | |
| Gael Orsmond, associate dean and professor of occupational therapy | Transition Outcomes of High Functioning Students with Autism: How and When Students Learn the Skills Necessary for Self-Management of Daily Responsibilities | Department of Education/Institute of Education Sciences | $431,581 | NC Ext #1 | $1,578,509 |
| Tyler Perrachione, associate professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences | Neural Systems for Attentional Control in Speech Processing | State University of New York at Binghamton | $12,400 | 1 of 1 | $12,400 |
| Paula Quatromoni, associate professor and chair of health sciences | Billing Agreement for Shi Su at BIDMC | BIDMC | $39,945 | 4 of 4 | $154,968 |
| Emily Rothman, professor and chair of occupational therapy | An e-learning Training for College Sexual Assault Response Service Providers to Meet the Needs of Autistic Students | Organization for Autism Research, Inc. | $39,999 | 1 of 1 | $39,999 |
| Understanding the Physical and Psychological Health and Wellness Needs of Minor Sex Trafficking Victims | Northeastern University | $149,833 | 1 of 2 | $149,833 | |
| Strength at Home Couples Program: Examining Sexual Aggression | Department of Defense/Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity | $142,421 | 1 of 1 | $142,421 | |
| Building Capacity for CER/PCOR Participation among BIPOC Adults on the Autism Spectrum | Boston Medical Center Corporation | $45,755 | 1 of 1 | $45,755 | |
| E. Sally Rogers | Testing the Effectiveness of Mainstream Coaching Tools to Increase Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction and Decrease Turnover Among Peer Providers | ACL/NIDILRR | $199,965 | 3 of 3 | $599,902 |
| Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Health and Function of People with Psychiatric Disabilities | ACL/NIDILRR | $20,249 | 2 of 5 | $55,381 | |
| Elin Roverud, research assistant professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences | Weighting of Auditory Information | NIH/NIDCD | $128,007 | 3 of 3 | $393,621 |
| Zlatka Russinova, research associate professor of occupational therapy and director of research, BU Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation | Enhancing Supported Employment Services for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities to Address Workplace Prejudice and Discrimination | ACL/NIDILRR | $498,904 | 1 of 5 | $2,497,095 |
| Russinova/Rogers | Advanced Research Training Program in Employment and Vocational Rehab | ACL/NIDILRR | $149,814 | 4 of 5 | $749,183 |
| Cara Stepp, professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences | Non-contact Solution for Quantitative Clinical Management of MTD | Altec Inc. | $78,928 | 1 of 1 | $78,928 |
| Effects of Exogenous Testosterone Therapy on Communication in Gender Diverse Speakers | NIH/NIDCD | $571,892 | 1 of 5 | $2,788,904 | |
| Objective Measures for Clinical Assessment of Voice Disorders | NIH/NIDCD | $581,474 | 1 of 5 | $2,744,284 | |
| An RCT of a telemedicine intervention for hypokinetic dysarthria in PD | VA Boston Healthcare System | $90,506 | 2 of 2 | $124,006 | |
| Sensory motor Mechanisms of Vocal Hyperfunction | NIH/NIDCD Subaward with MGH | $415,514 | 5 of 5 | $1,973,479 | |
| Boston Speech Motor Control Conference | NIH/NIDCD | $100 | 4 of 5 | $17,360 | |
| Cara Stepp and Frank Guenther | Voice and Speech Sensorimotor Control in Parkinsons Disease | NIH/NIDCD | $478,992 | 5 of 5 | $2,600,995 |
| LaDora Thompson, professor of physical therapy | Frailty: Prediction of Onset and Progression | NIH/National Institute of Aging | $518,282 | NC Ext #1 | $518,282 |
| Academic Leadership Award – The Translational Rehabilitation in Geroscience Initiative | NIH/National Institute on Aging | $159,984 | 2 of 5 | $790,466 | |
| Sarah Villard, research assistant professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences | Listening Effort Under Auditory Masking Conditions in Persons with Acquired Aphasia | NIH/National Institute on Deafness & Communication Disorders | $89,577 | 2 of 2 | $179,154 |
| Persons with Aphasia at the Cocktail Party: Influence of Linguistic-Semantic Factors on Selective Attention to Target Speech | American Hearing Research Foundation | $0 | 1 of 1 | $10,000 | |
| Maura Walker, research assistant professor of health sciences | Integrative Omics Approach to Elucidate Diet Quality Blood Pressure Relations | American Heart Association | $77,000 | 2 of 3 | $154,000 |
| Lawrence Were, assistant professor of health sciences | Health Insurance, Medical Records, Hospitalizations & Decision Making among HIV/TB Co-infected | Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute | $144,000 | 2 of 2 | $288,000 |
| Leanne Yinusa-Nyahkoon, clinical assistant professor of occupational therapy | Moving Occupational Therapy and Health Equity into Reproductive-Care Systems: The MOTHERS Program | Mace Foundation | $100,000 | 1 of 1 | $100,000 |
| Vasileios Zikopoulos, associate professor of human physiology | Organization and Circuit Interactions of Thalamocortical Attentional Networks in Health and Disease | NIH/NIMH | $460,899 | 4 of 5 | $2,348,754 |
| Jennifer Zuk, assistant professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences | Neurobiological Basis of Prosody as a Biomarker for Autism Spectrum Disorder | The Hartwell Foundation | $100,000 | 1 of 3 | $100,000 |
| $21,432,405 | $83,269,375 |