Spring 2024 Springboard Research & Scholarship Awards

We are delighted to announce award decisions for the Spring 2024 cycle of the Research & Scholarship program of Tufts Springboard, sponsored by the Office of the Provost, Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR), and Tufts Medicine. Each of these high-quality, high-impact research, scholarship, and educational initiatives contributes to vibrant research at Tufts by having an explicit plan leading to extramural funding or other outcomes that further influence research, scholarship, and/or policy.

These grants represent a significant investment in the future vitality of Tufts as a thriving R1, very-high research activity university. In keeping with this cycle’s emphasis on supporting Tufts’ racial justice efforts, many of the projects focused on highlighting racial inequities and promoting access and equity.

Please join us in congratulating the following individuals/teams who were selected for awards:

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Cumulative Impacts Assessment of Reggie Wong Park in Chinatown, MA 
Team Leads: MyDzung Chu (TUSM) and John Durant (SOE)

Affording Misoprostol on Minimum Wage: An International and Local Comparison of Pharmaceutical Abortion 
Team Lead: Liana Woskie (A&S)
Team Members: Erika Werner (TUSM), Danielle Roncari (TUSM), Irene Papanicolas (Brown Center for Health System Sustainability), MaryRose Mazolla (Planned Parenthood League of MA), and Mindy Roseman (Yale School of Law)

A Pilot Study to Understand Feeding Dysregulation in Opioid-exposed Infants: Does Microbiome Matter?
Team Lead: Elizabeth Yen (TUSM) 
Team Members: Mario Cordova (TUSM), Ronnelle King (TUSM), and Albert Tai (TUSM)

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Cross Cultural Assessment of Caregiver Attitudes on Pediatric Dental Anxiety Aids 
Team Lead: Jayapriyaa Shanmugham (TUSDM) 
Team Members: Liya Xu (TUSM), Anna Lubitz (TUSDM), Adam Lowenstein (TUSDM), Meletia Laskou (TUSDM), Cheen Loo (TUSDM), and Sarah Pagni (TUSDM)