Active Projects
Pro-social Power Training Activity for Aging and Well-being with Chronic Kidney Disease: PACT to AGE WELL with CKD
Role: Principal Investigator
Aims:
- Develop and pilot test a novel, behavioral science-informed, power-training program to improve gait speed and reduce frailty risk for older veterans with advanced chronic kidney disease and multimorbidity
- Explore novel biomarkers that predict intervention response and may explain differences in frailty risk
Site: Tennessee Valley VA Healthcare System
Funding: VA CSR&D (1IK2CX002595)
Patients’ Research Networking and Engagement Registry for Cardiovascular and Kidney Disease: PARTNER CKD
Role: Principal Investigator
Aims: To develop a community-based research registry of individuals with or at risk for kidney and cardiovascular diseases who would be willing to be contacted for future IRB-approved research studies
Sites:
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Tennessee Kidney Foundation
- General middle Tennessee community sites
Completed Projects
Activation for Self-Care Needs in Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease: ACTIVE SENIORS with CKD
Role: Principal Investigator
Aims:
Identify modifiable, psychosocial factors associated with sedentary behavior among older adults with chronic kidney disease
Explore multidisciplinary healthcare providers’ recommendations on how to develop and implement a novel model of person-centered ambulatory care tailored to the aging kidney disease population.
Sites: Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Meharry Medical College
Funding: NIDDK 5K23DK129774
Collaborative Care for Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease
Role: Principal Investigator
Aims:
- Quantify the impact of cognitive dysfunction on emotional symptom burden in older adults with chronic kidney disease
- Develop a prototype of an electronic health-record based model of multidisciplinary collaborative care tailored to the needs of the aging kidney disease population
Sites: Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Meharry Medical College
Funding: AHRQ/PCORI LHSS K12 HS026395
5K23DK129774
Nashville Hypertension Management Model
Role: Co-Investigator
Aim: To treat hypertension in Black men by partnering with pharmacists and Black-owned community barbershops
Sites: Barbershops in north Nashville
Funding: NHLBI UL1TR001881-03S2
Fatalism in Coping with Chronic Kidney Disease: FACING CKD
Role: Principal Investigator
Aim: To understand barriers and facilitators of emotional well-being among older adults with chronic kidney disease
Sites: Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Meharry Medical College; Siloam Health Center
Funding: Vanderbilt Center for Effective Health Communication
Serious Illness Communication Training for Nephrology Fellows
Role: Co-Investigator
Aim: To train nephrology providers in discussing goals of care, symptom burden, and prognostic uncertainty in adults with advanced kidney disease
Site: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Funding: Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (UL1TR002243)