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, Filed Under: News, Pilot Research Grant

Call for Letters of Interest to Submit a 2026 Pilot Research Grant Proposal – Deadline: September 29, 2025, by 5:00 pm CT

The St. David’s Center for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research in Underserved Populations (St. David’s CHPR) provides pilot seed-monies to full-time faculty and research scientists to conduct small projects deemed necessary to move their programs of research forward. These projects are designed to facilitate interdisciplinary and collaborative research that… read more 

, Filed Under: Event, St. David’s CHPR Annual Conference

St. David’s CHPR 23rd Annual Conference: “Addressing Intersectionality to Improve Health in Hard-to-Reach Populations” – March 5, 2025

Join us on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 from 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM CST at Thompson Conference Center (TCC) for The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing St. David’s CHPR 23rd Annual Conference: “Addressing Intersectionality to Improve Health in Hard-to-Reach Populations.” For questions, please email us at CHPR@mail.nur.utexas.edu or… read more 

, Filed Under: Event, St. David's CHPR Colloquium Series

St. David’s CHPR Colloquium Series: Unintended Consequences of the CDC’s 2016 “Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain” for patients with Sickle Cell Disease – February 20, 2025

Hyeun Ah Kang is an Assistant Professor in the Health Outcomes Division at The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. She earned her Ph.D. in Health Outcomes from The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy (2019). Dr. Kang’s research focuses on evaluating the impacts of health… read more 

, Filed Under: Event, St. David's CHPR Colloquium Series

St. David’s CHPR Colloquium Series: Examining the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a six-week at home strength training intervention for Black women: a randomized controlled trial. Study methodology, results, and reflections. – February 6, 2025

Kaitlyn Swinney obtained her doctoral degree at the University of Minnesota in Kinesiology, with an emphasis in exercise psychology and health promotion through an equity lens. Kaitlyn’s dissertation was a home-based strength training randomized controlled trial for Black women that focused on accessibility to increase physical activity and improve scores… read more