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Past Award Recipients, Project Titles & Reported Outputs
This table compiles all past intramural award recipients from the School of Health Professions, and their reported research outputs from awardee submitted progress and final reports.
| Faculty | Project Title & Outputs | Year | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes McConlogue Ferro | Disability-inclusion ‘done right’: a co-constructed solutions-focused approach to community-based inclusion Reported Outputs: • Journal article invited for Revise & Resubmit (Disability & Rehabilitation) • Spencer Foundation Research Practice Partnership Grant pre-proposal submitted ($137,600 requested) • Presentation to 400 Physical Therapists at NYC DOE PT Month Conference • 2 manuscripts drafted and under revision (Articles 1 & 2) • Article 3 (“MVP”) targeting journal, in revision • CBPR for Inclusion Done Right – foundational work in progress, IRB drafting | 2025-26 | Dean’s Release |
| Ann Cuccia | Clinical Trial VAP Prevention: Aerosol Delivery to Mechanically Ventilated Patients Reported Outputs: • Publication from prior year project accepted in Respiratory Care Journal (in press) • CPG: Abstract screening and full-text reviews completed • Data extraction phase – populating GradePro evidence tables • Leading bi-weekly AARC committee meetings • Assumed 3 additional PICO questions from departed team member | 2025-26 | Dean’s Release |
| Afrinash Ahamad | Understanding the role of lipid metabolism during aging and age-associated neurodegenerative diseases Reported Outputs: • Data collection and analysis for doctoral research • Student research project on STI diagnostic testing | 2025-26 | Dean’s Release |
| Daniel Lee | Phase One: Development of a knowledge assessment for the DoD’s KSAs associated with advanced clinical practice: individuals with limb loss Reported Outputs: • $40,000 grant received to fund completion of project • Literature review and expert consultation completed • AI item-writing solutions piloted; prompts and methodology developed • ~10% of assessment items written (scope expanded from 200 to 1,000 items) | 2025-26 | Dean’s Release |
| Joy Kling | Communication and Quality-of-Life Outcomes Following the Blank Center Summer Stuttering Camp Reported Outputs: • No report documents provided | 2025-26 | Dean’s Release |
| Sharon Martino | Data collection, synthesis and manuscript preparation for OVPR grant Reported Outputs: • 2 manuscripts nearly complete for submission • DPT student presented at ACSM Regional Conference (Nov 2025) • Abstract accepted for APTA/CSM Conference (Feb 2026, Anaheim) • OVPR award report completed • Pilot data leveraged for successful SHP Seed Grant (breast cancer study) • NIH R21 grant submitted ($429,263, 2 years) – awaiting decision • 3rd manuscript underway | 2025-26 | Dean’s Release |
| Christina Burke | Interprofessional Model for Prevention and Clinical Training Falls Prevention Program: Empowering older adults and future clinicians through a university-community partnership – A pilot study Reported Outputs: • No report documents provided | 2025 | Seed Grant |
| Daniel Lee | Exploring Lyme Disease Curricular Trends & Differential Diagnosis Abilities in Physical Therapy Education and Practice Reported Outputs: • No report documents provided | 2025 | Seed Grant |
| Hannah Mercier & Rosalia Casanova | Bridging the Gap Between Clinic and Road: A Multimodal Assessment of Driving Using Mobile Health Reported Outputs: • No report documents provided | 2025 | Seed Grant |
| Kelly Warren | Integrating Physical Activity and VR-Based Mindfulness to Support Stress and Cardiometabolic Health in Breast Cancer Patients: A Feasibility Study Reported Outputs: • No report documents provided | 2025 | Seed Grant |
| Ann Cuccia | Project 1: Chair, AARC Aerosol Delivery CPG Committee; Project 2: Development of a Breath-actuated Nebulizer Delivery System / Clinical Trial VAP Prevention Reported Outputs: • Publication: “Factors Affecting Aerosol Delivery During Jet Nebulization” – accepted, Respiratory Care (in press, July 2025) • CPG manuscript expected January 2026 • AARC National Congress presentations planned (Nov 2024, Dec 2026) | 2024-25 | Dean’s Release |
| Kelly Warren | Evaluation of physical, sleep, and mental health in graduate allied health students Reported Outputs: • Publication: Warren, K. (2024). Int’l Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings, 15(5), 21 • ASAHP Conference poster presentation (Oct 2024) – accepted • ACSM Regional Conference poster (Nov 2024, NYU) – presented • SBU Women in Science and Medicine Conference presentation (March 2025) • SHP Research Day presentation (April 2025) • OVPR Seed Grant (April 2025) – funded • NIH R21 grant submitted (June 2025) • SHP Seed Grant submitted (July/August 2025) • 2 manuscripts in preparation: Journal of Allied Health; American Journal of Physiology | 2024-25 | Dean’s Release |
| Sharon Martino | Interprofessional collaboration to advance the health and wellness of graduate students in allied health professional programs Reported Outputs: • Manuscript in progress (co-author: Kelly Warren) • Target journals: J. of Interprofessional Education and Practice; J. of Allied Health • ASAHP Conference presentation (Atlanta, Fall 2024) – submitted • SHP Research Day presentation planned (Spring 2025) | 2024-25 | Dean’s Release |
| Agnes McConlogue Ferro | Participant and Caregiver Perspectives on Inclusive Community-based Dance, a Knowledge to Action Research Series Reported Outputs: • Article 1: “Shall we ALL dance?” resubmitted to Physical Therapy Journal (invited revisions) • Article 2: “Can I tell you what I think?” submitted to Disability and Rehabilitation (Dec 2024) • Article 3: “Done Right?” in revision for Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics • Letter to Editor accepted in Physical Therapy Journal – pending publication • APTA Pediatric Conference poster presentation (Providence, RI) – completed • Readiness for Practice project – IRB approved (Nov 2024) • Pediatric IPE – data analysis underway • Invited as peer reviewer for Pediatric Physical Therapy | 2024-25 | Dean’s Release |
| Ann Cuccia | Project 1: Evaluation of Effect of Added Nebulizer Flow; Project 2: Human study evaluating deep lung deposition during high flow oxygen therapy; Project 3: Novel testing of new nebulizer technology Reported Outputs: • Publication: “External jet nebulization and measured ventilator performance” – Respiratory Care, 69(7), 790-798 (June 2024). DOI: 10.4187/respcare.11296 • Publication: Human Lung Study, Deep Lung Deposition – J. Aerosol Medicine & Pulmonary Drug Delivery (Dec 2024). DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2024.0026 • Novel nebulizer (i-AIRE) testing – FDA approval pending | 2023-24 | Dean’s Release |
| Sharon Cuff | A Disability Studies–Informed Social Media Ethnography of Parent Posting Practices Reported Outputs: • Journal article submitted to Disability & Society – rejected (Dec 2023) • Routledge book chapter (Media & Disability) – accepted for peer review, revision in progress • SHP Research Day poster (April 2024) – completed • 3 participants interviewed; data transcribed and analyzed • Journal article for 2nd study – target submission Jan 2026 • Conference presentation planned (Spring/Fall 2025) | 2023-24 | Dean’s Release |
| Lisa Endee | Stony Brook University Evaluation of Sleep, Depression, Fatigue among Students Reported Outputs: • IRB approval obtained (May 2023) • ~100 students recruited, awaiting screening • Challenges with device procurement and budget issues • Conference presentations and peer-reviewed publication pending data collection | 2023-24 | Seed Grant |
| Hana Fukuto | Study of the effectiveness of online molecular biology/bioinformatics teaching modules Reported Outputs: • Publication: “Development of an open access, virtual bioinformatics lab for students in medical laboratory sciences” – Am J Clinical Pathology, 161(5), 443-450 (2024). DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqad166 • Publication: “International health initiative: Development and pilot testing of a molecular diagnostics training program in Romania” – Am J Clinical Pathology, 160(3), 276-283 (2023). DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqad050 • Grant funded: SUNY IITG and OER Impact Grants ($20,535, March 2024) • OER module development with 5 SUNY community college partners – in progress | 2023-24 | Dean’s Release |
| Sharon Martino | (Dean’s Release – title not specified on website) Reported Outputs: • Manuscript in progress with Kelly Warren to either J. of Interprofessional Education or Practice or J. of Allied Health (ASAHP) | 2023-24 | Dean’s Release |
| Kathleen McGoldrick | A Disability Studies–Informed Social Media Ethnography of Parent Posting Practices Reported Outputs: • Journal article submitted to Disability & Society – rejected (Dec 2023) • Routledge book chapter (Disability in Media) – revision submitted (June 2024) • SHP Research Day poster (April 2024) – completed • 3 participants interviewed; data transcribed • Journal article for 2nd study – target submission Jan 2026 • Conference presentation planned (Fall 2025) | 2023-24 | Dean’s Release |
| Russell Rozensky | Stony Brook University Evaluation of Sleep, Depression, Fatigue among Students Reported Outputs: • No report documents provided | 2023-24 | Dean’s Release |
| Nadya Dimitrov | Interprofessional Training In Telehealth And Serious Illness Patient Management; a Pilot Project Reported Outputs: • Presentation at Interprofessional Telehealth Board (Feb 2021) – completed • Quantitative survey completed (141 respondents) and focus group (5 faculty) • Manuscript in preparation for journals on serious illness, medical ethics, interprofessionalism • 3 conference abstracts planned (ICTH, ICEHNPP, ICMEP) • SHTM Research Day presentation | 2020 | Seed Grant |
| Hana Fukuto | Development and Pilot Testing of an Open Access, Modular Bioinformatics Lab for Remote Learning of Graduate, Undergraduate and High School Students Reported Outputs: • Abstract accepted for poster at 2021 Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference • Pilot testing completed (15 graduate + 17 undergraduate students) • Publication planned after module improvements | 2020 | Seed Grant |
| Jamie Greco (PI: Lisa Muratori) | Exploring Telehealth Delivery of Early Intervention Services in Suffolk County in response to COVID-19 Reported Outputs: • Systematic review completed (1,300 abstracts screened, 862 full-text reviewed, ~38 eligible) • 50+ provider/agency surveys completed • SHP Research Day presentation (April 2021) – planned • Manuscript in preparation (first author: Jamie Saragossi) | 2020 | Seed Grant |
| Hannah Mercier | An Interdisciplinary Pilot Telerehabilitation Study to Increase Functional Independence after Spinal Cord Injury Reported Outputs: • Limited information available from report | 2020 | Seed Grant |
| Timko-Swaim | Enhancing Health Professional Students’ Communication Skills in an Interprofessional Telehealth Environment Reported Outputs: • SHTM Research Day presentation (April 28, 2021) – planned • Manuscript in preparation (5 target journals under consideration) • Collaboration with Interprofessional Telehealth Board – planned | 2020 | Seed Grant |
