October-December 2021
IFH Newsletter
QUARTERLY NEWS FROM RUTGERS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH, HEALTH CARE POLICY AND AGING RESEARCH
IFH RECEIVES FEDERAL GRANT ESTABLISHING CENTER FOR ASIAN HEALTH
PROMOTION AND EQUITY
The new center led by Rutgers IFH in
close collaboration with NYU Rory Meyers
College of Nursing will work to advance
research on cardiometabolic disease and
mental health of Asian adults. Rutgers
and NYU received $11.6 million in funding
from the National Institute on Minority
Health and Health Disparities to:
• create infrastructure to support
high quality research on “Heart-Mind”
connection
• provide funding for pilot research
projects and interdisciplinary projects
• disseminate study findings to the
local, regional, and national levels
XinQi Dong, IFH Director, and Bei
Wu, inaugural co-director of the Aging
Incubator at NYU, Dean’s Professor in
Global Health, and Director of Global
@RutgersIFH
Health and Aging Research at NYU Rory
Meyers College of Nursing, will serve as
principal investigators for the Rutgers-
NYU Center for Asian Health Promotion
and Equity – which is the first P50 (clinical
research center grant) awarded to
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
and NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing.
Asians are the fastest growing yet
most understudied US minority group
at 23 million people, having grown 26
percent from 2010-2019. Yet, less than
one percent of research funding from
NIH in the last 10 years was focused on
US Asian populations. The Rutgers-NYU
Center for Asian Health Promotion and
Equity intends to focus on cardiometabolic
disease and mental health research
to inform both practice and policy at
IN THIS ISSUE
• NEW GRANTS PAGE 2
• FACULTY NEWS PAGE 2,4
• NEW FACES PAGE 3
• EVENTS PAGE 4
community, regional, and national levels.
“Our aim is to develop a regional hub
for researchers to conduct studies on
cardiometabolic and mental health issues
in Asian populations in the region. Our
long-term goal is to share our findings with
decision-makers to inform both practice
and policy at community, regional, and
national levels,” Dong says.
Principal investigators Dr. XinQi Dong and Dr. Bei Wu
FOUNDATION
GRANT ASSISTANCE
The Rutgers University Foundation’s
Foundation Relations team works with
faculty, staff, and administrators across
Rutgers to help find and secure foundation
funding. The RUF Foundation Relations
team provides:
• assistance researching grant
opportunities and foundations
• proposal and Limited Submission
Opportunity guidance and reviews
• proposal standard language and
required institutional documents
• tips for crafting proposals
• stewardship and report
reminders and support
• coordination with university-
based partners
Questions about foundation grants?
Reach out to Mona Hall, Director,
Foundation Relations (STEM), at
mona.hall@ruf.rutgers.edu
Projects, Awards & Faculty News
IFH FACULTY RECEIVE
RBHS CHANCELLOR
AWARDS
The RBHS Chancellor Awards
were established to acknowledge the
extraordinary work of our faculty and
staff. Congratulations to the following IFH
Core Members on their recognition:
Clinical or Health Sciences Investigator
Award
Daniel B. Horton, Assistant Professor,
RWJMS, SPH: For his institutional
contributions to advancing child health
research at Rutgers.
Olga F. Jarrin Montaner, Assistant
Professor, School of Nursing: For
her research in nursing, gerontology,
and health services to better support
community-residing elders and their
caregivers.
Community Service Award
Shawna Hudson, Professor, Research
Division Chief and Henry Rutgers Chair of
Family Medicine and Community Health,
Director, Center Advancing Research and
Evaluation for Patient-Centered Care:
For her leadership and commitment
to community-engaged, health equity-
focused research and cultivating trusted
community partnerships.
A video celebrating the honorees is
available on the RBHS Faculty Affairs
website: facultyaffairs.rbhs.rutgers.edu
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RECENT GRANTS
JOEL CANTOR, CSHP
“Emergency Department Peer Recovery Support for Opioid Overdose Survivors”
Arnold Foundation
STEPHEN CRYSTAL, CHSR
“Emergency Department Peer Recovery Support for Opioid Overdose Survivors”
Arnold Foundation
“Community Health Worker State Plan Amendment Technical Assistance”
California Healthcare Foundation
“Post-Release Outcomes of Prison Based Treatments and Interventions for Opioid Use
Disorder” NIH, NJHF
XINQI DONG
“Rutgers-NYU Center for Asian Health Promotion and Equity”
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
TOBIAS GERHARD, PETS
“Sanofi Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program” Sanofi Aventis U.S., Inc.
MARGARET KOLLER, CSHP
“CDC Preventing ACEs: Data to Action Application”
Center for Health Care Strategy, Inc.
RICHARD MARLINK, GHI
“Strengthen a Patient Navigation Coordination and Training Program for Botswana,”
Union for International Cancer Control
Cancer KITSO: A Novel Oncology Training Initiative for Healthcare Professionals in
Eastern and Southern Africa Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
SOKO SETOGUGHI, PETS,
“Feasibility Assessment for Validating Non-melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC) Events in
Japan” Pfizer Japan, Inc.
DARINA PETROVSKY, SON
“Music-based Intervention for Insomnia in Persons Living with Dementia and their
Caregivers” National Institute on Aging
DR. WANG, CENTER FOR ASIAN HEALTH RECOGNIZED
Dr. Su Wang, IFH associate member, physician, as well as cancer survivor. To
and the Center for Asian Health recently view the interview, go to ifh.rutgers.edu/ifh-
received the Special Award for Humanity in-the-news
at the New Jersey Chinese-American
Chamber of Commerce 18th Anniversary
Gala and Awards Banquet in November.
Dr. Wang was also featured on the
TODAY Show in October for Breast Cancer
Awareness Month where she discussed
her experience with breast cancer – as a
 New Faces

SHANNON GREY EMILY MUHA DOMENICA DOMINGUEZ

Research Specialist Research Coordinator Manager of Administration
IFH IFH GHI

AILA ALTUNBILEK MOHIN CHANPURA JACQUELINE HANLEY

Research Assistant Research Assistant Research Assistant
IFH IFH IFH

Welcome
to IFH!

Not pictured:

JOSEPH MANSONET NATHAN STEWART Tayyaba Shakeel

Research Assistant Research Assistant Research Assistant, IFH
IFH IFH

Join the IFH Channel on
Microsoft Teams!
Join IFH’s Microsoft Teams group,
Rutgers Institute for Health, to connect
and collaborate with faculty and staff
and share exciting updates. Look out
for an invite!
The channel will also provide resources
such as presentation templates, IFH
logos, on-camera tips, and more!
COMMUNITY-ACADEMIC
PARTNERSHIP AWARD
Each year the Community Outreach Core creates spaces
for community-academic partnerships by offering two funding
opportunities to organizations working on health equity
projects. Up to two grants of up to $10,000 each are awarded
each year. The initiative aims to connect Rutgers skilled faculty,
staff and students with the incredible community organizations
doing impactful work in the health equity space.
Applications are due via email to Mariely Moronta-Sanchez
by: January 3rd, 2022. For questions or more information,
please contact Mariely at mmorontasanchez@ifh.rutgers.edu.
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WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP & DR. JARRÍN INDUCTED INTO ACADEMY
COMMUNITY HEALTH OF NURSING
Mary O’Dowd, IFH associate Olga F. Jarrín Montaner, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Division
member and executive director, of Nursing Science, School of Nursing and Director, Community
Health Systems at Population Health Health & Aging Outcomes (CHAO) Laboratory, was inducted
Integration at RBHS, co-edited into the American Academy of Nursing in October. Inductees are
the book, Junctures in Women’s recognized for their significant contributions to health and health
Leadership: Health Care and Public care.
Health, published by Rutgers
University Press in association Dr. Jarrin joins more than 2,900 fellows worldwide to contribute
with the Institute for Women’s their collective expertise to the Academy and improve healthy
Leadership. equity through nursing leadership and innovation.

The book delves into twelve case

studies on women who have made
significant impacts on community
health. O’Dowd co-authored
Events & Community
chapters on maternal and child health, as well as the Flint, MI
water crisis. We look forward to hosting a future Brown Bag PRESIDENT HOLLOWAY AT IFH
seminar to explore these topic areas.
We are excited to welcome Rutgers University President Jonathan
Holloway to IFH for a forum on population health on Friday,
BROWN BAGS AND UPCOMING EVENTS January 28 at 3pm.

• Dec. 16, 4:30pm: Brain Health Presentation by Dr. Michelle The forum will tentatively take place at 112 Paterson Street in New
Chen on IFH’s Facebook page translated into Spanish by Dr. Brunswick and virtual attendance options will be available.
Lisa Lanza
Stay tuned for more details on this exciting event.
• Dec. 18 10am-12pm: Blood pressure & nutrition info at
Make the Road NJ Excluded Workers Fund clinic in Passaic

• Dec. 21, 4-6pm: Health screening at Burlington County

Library in Pemberton

• Jan. 13, 12pm: Brown Bag on Zoom with Dr. John Ruiz -
“Hispanic Health Paradox: Pursuing Health Equity”

• Jan. 23, 10am-12pm: Blood pressure screenings at Vaccine

Event in New Brunswick

• Jan. 28, 3pm: IFH hosts Forum with President Jonathan

Holloway on Population Health

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

IFH Research Assistants and Coordinators providing free community 112 Paterson Street
health screenings at New Brunswick Community Farmers Market in New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
October. ifh.rutgers.edu

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