National Cancer Institute
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Current Funding Priorities
in Health Behavior
at the National Cancer Institute
June, 2014
William Klein, PhD
Associate Director, Behavioral Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
kleinwm@mail.nih.gov
NCI Behavioral Research Program
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BRP initiates, supports, and evaluates a comprehensive
program of basic behavioral research, health
communication and informatics, processes of care,
research methodology, and health behavior interventions
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Health behaviors of interest include tobacco use, dietary
behavior, physical activity, cancer screening, HPV
vaccination, virus exposure, sun protection, and medical
decision-making
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Interested in genetic, biological, psychosocial and
contextual influences (e.g., relationships, stress, executive
control)
Health Behaviors across the
Cancer Control Continuum
CROSSCUTTING ISSUES
Prevention
Detection
Diagnosis
Treatment
Survivorship
Communication
Surveillance
Social Determinants of Health Disparities
Genetic Testing
Decision-Making
Dissemination of Evidence-Based Interventions
Quality of Cancer Care
Epidemiology
Dissemination of Evidence-Based Interventions
Adapted from David B. Abrams. See http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov
BRP Research Branches
Paige Green
McDonald
Linda Nebeling
Bradford Hesse
Stephen Taplin
William Riley
Michele Bloch
Basic
Biobehavioral
and
Psychological
Sciences Branch
(BBPSB)
Health
Behaviors
Research
Branch
(HBRB)
Health
Communication
and Informatics
Research
Branch
(HCIRB)
Process of Care
Research
Branch
(PCRB)
Science of
Research and
Technology
Branch
(SRTB)
Tobacco Control
Research
Branch
(TCRB)
Senior Scientist: Jerry Suls
Associate Director: William Klein
BRP, Fiscal Year 2013
Total Grants: 316 ($165,010,100)
http://maps.cancer.gov/overview/fydetails.jsp?divisionId=1&programId=3&fy=2013&view=MECH
Levels of Influence
in Health Behavior Research
• Psychosocial Experiences(e.g., Stress)
• Tangible Health Behaviors (e.g., Obesity, Smoking)
• Harmful Exposure (e.g., HPV, Sun)
• Biobehavioral and Genetic Factors
• Health Care System Navigation (e.g., Screening)
• Social and Organizational Influences
• Environment (e.g., Policy)
Selected Research Priorities
• Genetic testing
• New tobacco products (e.g., e-cigarettes)
and regulatory science
• Decision-making across the cancer continuum
(including shared decision making)
• Cognitive effects of cancer and cancer
treatment
• Aging and cancer
• HPV vaccination
Selected Research Priorities
• Innovative study design and methods for
developing, testing, and implementing
behavioral interventions
• Vision, perception, and attention related to
cancer
• Social media and health
• Care planning
• Social effects on health behaviors (e.g.,
physical activity in children)
Selected Funding Opportunity
Announcements (FOA)
FOA
Tobacco Control Regulatory Research
Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 6/20/13)
Physical Activity and Weight Control
Interventions Among Cancer Survivors: Effects
on Biomarkers of Prognosis and Survival
Announcement #
Expiration Date
RFA-OD-13-011 (R01)
RFA-OD-13-012 (R03)
RFA-OD-13-010 (R21)
January 17, 2015
PAR-12-228 (R01)
PAR-12-229 (R21)
September 8, 2015
PAR-13-080 (R01)
January 8, 2016
Examination of Survivorship Care Planning
Efficacy and Impact
PA-12-274 (R21)
PA-12-275 (R01)
January 8, 2016
School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies,
Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes
PA-13-100 (R01)
PA-13-099 (R03)
PA-13-098 (R21)
Accelerating the Pace of Drug Abuse Research
Using Existing Data
PA-13-246 (R21)
Research to Characterize and Reduce Stigma to
PA-13-247 (R03)
Improve Health
PA-13-248 (R01)
Fundamental Mechanisms of Affective and
Decisional Processes in Cancer Control
Modeling Social Behavior
PAR-14-067 (U01)
PAR-13-374 (R01)
May 8, 2016
Contact
Stephanie Land
240-276-6946
stephanie.land@nih.gov
Catherine M. Alfano
240-276-6736
alfanoc@mail.nih.gov
Erik Augustson
240-276-6774
augustse@mail.nih.gov
Stephen Taplin
240-276-6947
taplins@mail.nih.gov
Tanya Agurs-Collins
240-276-6956
collinsta@mail.nih.gov
September 8, 2016
Veronica Chollette
240-276-6969
cholletv@mail.nih.gov
October 15, 2016
Rebecca Ferrer
240-276-6914
rebecca.ferrer@nih.gov
January 8, 2017
William Riley
240-276-6973
wiriley@mail.nih.gov
Selected Funding Opportunity
Announcements (FOA)
FOA
Announcement #
Expiration Date
PA-13-302 (R01)
September 8, 2016
Gina Tesauro
240-276-6786
gina.tesauro@nih.gov
NCI Exploratory/
Developmental Research
Grant Program
PAR-13-146 (R21)
September 5, 2015
Gina Tesauro
240-276-6786
gina.tesauro@nih.gov
NCI Small Grants Program for
Cancer Research
PAR-14-007 (R03)
January 6, 2017
Gina Tesauro
240-276-6786
gina.tesauro@nih.gov
Time-Sensitive Obesity Policy
and Program Evaluation
(R01)
PAR 12-257
September 11, 2015
Robin A. McKinnon
240-276-6921
mckinnonr@mail.nih.gov
PA-13-110 (R01)
May 8, 2016
Robin A. McKinnon
240-276-6921
mckinnonr@mail.nih.gov
R01: PA-13-292
R21: PA-13-288
September 8, 2016
NIH Research Project Grant
Obesity Policy Research:
Evaluation and Measures
Behavioral and Social
Science Research on
Understanding and
Reducing Health Disparities
Contact
Shobha Srinivasan
240-276-6938
ss688k@nih.gov
Health Behavior Research Tools
Grid-Enabled Measures (GEM)
Team Science Toolkit
Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)
Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating
(FLASHE) study
• Classification of Laws Associated with School
Students (C.L.A.S.S.)
• Smokefree.gov
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Training Awards for
New Investigators
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K07: Cancer Prevention, Control, Behavioral Sciences, and Population
Sciences Career Development Award
Provide salary and research support for a sustained period of “protected
time” (3-5 years) to junior investigators who are interested in developing
academic and research expertise in cancer prevention, cancer control, or
the behavioral or population sciences as related to cancer.
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Soon transitioning to K99/R00
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For further questions about opportunities for new investigators please
contact Gina Tesauro, MSW Public Health Advisor, Behavioral Research
Program (240-276-6786) or tesaurog@mail.nih.gov
Additional Funding Notices
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Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) - includes BRP
http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/funding.html
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NCI Provocative Questions
http://provocativequestions.nci.nih.gov/rfa
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Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
http://obssr.od.nih.gov/funding_opportunities/foas/index.aspx
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NIH Opportunity Network (OppNet)
http://oppnet.nih.gov/funding-current-funding.asp
Contact a BRP Program Director
BRP Program Directors can advise you throughout the application process
from development of your idea through submission and review
Search for Program Directors by Branch affiliation or research expertise
http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/index.html
Sample of Currently Funded
Grants in Health Behaviors, FY14
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R01- Gregory Armstrong, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Longitudinal Cardiotoxicity in Adult Survivors Childhood Cancer
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R01 – Elva Arredondo, San Diego State University
Promoting Physical Activity in Churchgoing Latinas
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R01 – Antoine Bechara, University of Southern California
Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Decisions and Impulse Control in Nutrition
Behavior
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R01 – Elliot Coups, Rbhs -Cancer Institute of New Jersey
An Internet-Based Behavioral Intervention for Individuals Diagnosed with
Melanoma
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R01 – Leonard Epstein, State University of New York at Buffalo
The Influence of Pricing and Nutrient Profiling on Food Purchases
http://maps.cancer.gov/overview/DCCPSGrants/grantlist.jsp?method=dynamic&program=brp
http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm
Sample of Currently Funded
Grants in Health Behaviors, FY14
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R21 – Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Vegetable Garden Feasibility Trial to Promote Function in Older Cancer
Survivors
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R21 – June Robinson, June Northwestern University at Chicago
Sun Protection Internet-Based Program for Kidney Transplant Recipients
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R03 – Kentya Ford, University of Texas, Austin
Behaviors Related to Cancer Risk Among African-American College
Students
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R03 – Marcus Kilpatrick, University of South Florida
Affective Responses to High-Intensity Interval Training
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U54 – Graham Colditz, Washington University
A Multilevel Approach to Energy Balance and Cancer Across the
Lifecourse
http://maps.cancer.gov/overview/DCCPSGrants/grantlist.jsp?method=dynamic&program=brp
http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm
Training & Career
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Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA)
The universal, umbrella fellowship program for domestic fellows, NCI counterpart of
the Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) used in other NIH institutes
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Quantitative Fellowship in Behavioral Research
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Process of Care Fellowship in Behavioral Research
Other training mechanisms include:
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Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (CPFP)
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Health Communications Internship Program
For general questions about fellowships and
career postings, contact:
Mary O’Connell (oconnellm@mail.nih.gov)
http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/career_training.html