Current Awards
See the full list of projects awarded pilot study funding
2025 Pilot Study Awards
| Awardee | School/Department | Project Title | Community Partner | |
PI: Haowen Hsu, PharmD, MPH
Co-I's: David M. Jacobs, PharmD, PhD, Associate Professor
Robert G. Wahler, Pharm.D., Clinical Associate Professor
Huei-Yen (Winnie) Chen, PhD, Associate Professor
| School of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacy Practice | A Systems-Level Approach to Strengthening Discharge Communication and Reducing Health Literacy Barriers | Erie County Medical Center "Team Alice" Learning Lab Community Advisory Board | |
PI: Jamal Williams, PhD
Co-I's: Sara Lowmaster, PhD, Assistant Professor
Steven L. Dubovsky, MD, Professor
AZA Allsop MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Yale
Students: Allea Frazier, Deborah A. Frimpong | Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Department of Psychiatry |
Music Mindfulness as an Intervention for Children with ADHD & Anxiety |
Delavan-Grider Community Center | |
PI: Tiffany Jenzer, PhD
Co-I's: Brian Clemency, DO, Professor; Vice Chair
Renoj Varughese, MD, Assistant Professor
Joshua Lynch, DO, Professor
Kimberly Boulden, PhD, Research Assistant Professor | Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Department of Emergency Medicine | Increasing African American engagement with opioid use disorder treatment resources through clinical competence training of community professionals: a pilot study | The Medication for Addiction Treatment and Electronic Referrals (MATTERS) UBMD Emergency Medicine: Division of Telehealth (UBMD Telehealth) | |
PI: En-ling Chen, PharmD, MPH
Co-I's: Christopher J. Daly, PharmD, MBA; Clinical Associate Professor
Gina Prescott, PharmD, Clinical Professor | School of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacy Practice | Bridging Healthcare and Community Systems to Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy Among Socially Vulnerable Populations within Western New York |
1) Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network (CPESN); 2) Tops Friendly Markets: Jamie Keller, PharmD, Pharmacy Clinical Programs Manager; 3) Jericho Road Community Health Center (JRCHC) |