Dr. Jessica Ketchum (Biostatistician), Dr. Allen Lewis (PI), Dr. Paul Wehman (Co-PI), and Dr. Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla (Co-PI) received $1.78 million dollars from the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research. This grant identifies and evaluates current practice and methods in the conduct of minority disability research, offers research findings, and improves the capacity of minority institutions and persons with disabilities to effectively conduct and disseminate such research thereby advancing the state of the art and capacity in this research area.

Dr. R.K. Elswick, Jr. (Co-investigator) and Dr. Cindy Munro (PI) received $1.37 million dollars from the National Institute of Health (NIH) for their grant entitled “Oral Care Intervention in Mechanically Ventilated Adults”. Other collaborators on this grant include Dr. Mary Jo Grap (Co-investigator) and Dr. Curt Sessler (Co-investigator).