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K Administrative Supplement:ACHiP-ACEs and Cardiometabolic Health in Pediatrics: Using a Coping and Stress Reduction Intervention to Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk in Adolescents with Adversity

Award Number: K01HL147995
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, & BLOOD INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

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PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT From original submission- proposed supplement activities do not impact original research abstract. Candidate: Nia Heard-Garris, MD, MSc is a pediatric physician and a junior clinical investigator focused on examining the social risk factors of adolescent cardiometabolic health (CMH) and reducing the risk of the development of cardiometabolic disease. Dr. Heard-Garris’s long-term career objective is to develop effective interventions for adolescents that mitigate the negative influence of childhood adversity on CMH throughout the lifespan. The training and research activities proposed will strongly support Dr. Heard-Garris in becoming an independent physician-investigator examining and addressing the social risk factors of CMH in adolescents. Research Context: Nearly 34 million US children experience one or more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) by age 18. ACEs drive physiological and behavioral changes, reduced coping and increased stress, predisposing adults to cardiometabolic disease. However, the influence of ACEs on CMH in adolescence remains unclear, and intervention strategies to reduce ACEs-related CMH risk are underdeveloped. Adolescence is an ideal time to examine to identify the ACEs most strongly associated with CMH and develop interventions to interrupt the ACEs-CMH pathway, before adolescents transition into adulthood. Specific Aims: 1) Determine the relationship between ACEs, CMH-related behaviors, and CMH in adolescents; 2) Adapt a Coping and Stress Reduction (CEDARS) intervention for adolescents with ACEs in a pediatric clinic setting; 3) Pilot the adapted CEDARS, tailored to ACE-exposed adolescents in a clinical setting. Research Plan: To accomplish these aims, Dr. Heard-Garris will collect ACEs and CMH data from adolescents and conduct analyses to better characterize the ACEs-CMH pathway; adapt the CEDARS to be used within a clinical setting through focus groups; and implement, and evaluate the CEDARS. Career Development Plan: Dr. Heard-Garris will learn to integrate medical and social science methodological approaches to study ACEs and CMH. She will acquire expertise in adolescent CMH and develop competency in positive-emotion, stress-reduction interventions. Dr. Heard-Garris will broaden her professional skills. Dr. Heard-Garris’s career development goals will be well-supported by an interdisciplinary core mentorship team; guidance from an expert advisory panel; experiential lab immersions; advanced didactic course work; attendance at professional meetings; participation in seminars; and implementation of her research plan. This training will directly contribute to her goal of designing effective interventions that address CMH in at-risk adolescents, as well as the subsequent submission of a successful R34 clinical trial planning grant and R01. Environment: Dr. Heard-Garris has a NIH-funded core mentorship and advisory team who are dedicated to mentoring her to independence. She is supported by Northwestern University and Lurie Children’s, both with outstanding research infrastructures and strong commitments to supporting junior investigators.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $237,600 )
2023	2023	ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO	225 E CHICAGO AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60611	COOK	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	001	5	9/11/2023	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$75,600
2023	2023	ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO	225 E CHICAGO AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60611	COOK	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	5	7/31/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$162,000
														Subtotal = $237,600

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $162,000 )
2022	2022	ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO	225 E CHICAGO AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60611	COOK	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	4	8/14/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$162,000
														Subtotal = $162,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $162,000 )
2021	2021	ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO	225 E CHICAGO AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60611	COOK	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	3	7/22/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$162,000
														Subtotal = $162,000

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $162,000 )
2020	2020	ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO	225 E CHICAGO AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60611	COOK	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	2	7/29/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$162,000
														Subtotal = $162,000

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $162,000 )
2019	2019	ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO	225 E CHICAGO AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60611	COOK	USA	Cardiovascular Diseases Research	000	1	7/26/2019	NEW	$162,000
														Subtotal = $162,000

Grand Total All Awards = $885,600

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K Administrative Supplement:ACHiP-ACEs and Cardiometabolic Health in Pediatrics: Using a Coping and Stress Reduction Intervention to Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk in Adolescents with Adversity

Award Number: K01HL147995

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, & BLOOD INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

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