From the Office of Research and Graduate Education: Congratulations to recent grant recipients
Safety First: Preventing Rural Youth Risk Behavior
- Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture; subaward from West Virginia University
- Amount: $343,719 (total award); $68,215 (subaward)
- PI: Kristine Ramsay-Seaner, assistant professor, West Virginia University
- Co-PIs: Amanda Giordano, associate professor, Department of Counseling and Human Development Services; Amber Letcher, professor, South Dakota State University; Meagan Scott Hoffman, associate professor, North Dakota State University
Congratulations to Amanda Giordano and her research team for receiving an award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. To address substance use and risk behavior prevention programming needs, a virtual training for youth development professionals and caregivers will be developed. Program outcomes will be evaluated through pre- and post-tests during training and at three months post-training. Participants are expected to increase their knowledge of youth risk behavior and self-efficacy in responding to youth needs.
Characterization of Cardiovascular Responses to Passive Whole-Body Heat Stress in Obese and Non-Obese Middle-Aged Adults
- Sponsor: American Heart Association
- Amount: $230,247
- PI: S. Tony Wolf, assistant professor, Department of Kinesiology
Congratulations to S. Tony Wolf for being awarded a 2025 Career Development Award from the American Heart Association. His research team will examine whether metabolomic alterations are associated with exaggerated cardiovascular strain during heat stress in middle-aged adults with obesity.