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Ginsberg Aging Research Fund

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Ginsberg Aging Research Fund

This award provides support for Brown University medical or Master's level public health student projects related to aging and mentored by School of Public Health faculty.

Award / Internship Opportunity

Irwin E. and Barbara Ginsberg P’84 Aging Research Fund

The Irwin E. Ginsberg P’84 Aging Research Fund was established as a part of the Brown University permanent endowment. This Fund provides support for Brown University medical or Master's level public health student projects related to aging and mentored by School of Public Health faculty, e.g., faculty affiliated with the Center for Gerontology & Healthcare Research or the Center for Long-Term Care Quality & Innovation.  Applicants may either submit a request to help identify an appropriate mentor while developing their application or independently identify a mentor and include that information with their application.

During this funded internship, awardees:

  • Gain theoretical knowledge and practical training in academic aging-focused research
  • Develop an abstract for a scientific meeting

Overview

Funding includes a summer stipend of $4,000. Applicants may also request support to register for and attend a conference, including travel, if presenting their project results one year.

Period of performance is June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025 or July 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025 (in-person or remote).

Application

Submit a one-page proposal (12 -point font and 1-inch margins) to CGCHR@brown.edu by 5pm ET on March 31, 2025.

Proposals should include:

  1. The objectives for an aging-focused research project,
  2. Your selected mentor’s name and affirmation of their commitment to work with you, or a request to be matched with a mentor.

Deadline

Applications for summer 2025 must be received by March 31, 2025. Applicants will be notified of decisions by April 21, 2025.

Please direct questions to CGHCR@brown.edu.

Previous Awardees

Below is the table showing the names of the students' awardees by year, with the title and mentor of their respective projects. 

AwardeeYearTitle of ProjectMentor
Aysun Akhundlu2025Climate Change and Aging: Preparing Older Adults for Extreme Weather EventsEmily Gadbois
Mallory Go2025Sex Differences in Healthcare Utilization in Persons Living with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD): Health Equity Considerations for Vaccinations, Pharmacological Treatment Options, and Antibiotic Stewardship  Kaley Hayes
Veronica Leary2025Assessing the Impact of Medicaid HCBS Funding on Caregiver BurdenEric Jutkowitz
Nina Li2025Assessing Creative Arts Interventions on Upper Extremity Dexterity and Motor Skills of Nursing Home ResidentsEllen McCreedy & Barry Zeltzer
Kendra Offiaeli2025Measuring the Association Between Social Isolation and Service Utilization for Dual-Eligible Medicare Advantage BeneficiariesCyrus Kosar
Crystal Banh2024Comparative Policy Analysis of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) on Family Caregivers in California, Pennsylvania, and FloridaElizabeth White
Matthew Campos2024Assessing trends in chronic conditions for PR Medicare beneficiariesMaricruz Rivera-Hernandez
Nikki Dagen2024Identify organizational characteristics associated with of person-centered care at the end of life in assisted livingEmma Belanger
Leroy Griffiths2024A scoping review of the literature to better understand the accuracy and acceptability of wearable biometric devices for monitoring sleepEllen McCreedy
Blythe Gulley2024Assess key variables characterizing the relationship between access to public transportation and measures of older adult health LTSS & HCBS outcomesElizabeth White
Khushi T Patel2023Quality of care and experience for kidney dialysis patients in Puerto Rico, before and after Hurricane MariaMaricruz Rivera-Hernandez
Erum Choudry2023The rising rates of opioid use disorder (OUD) among older adults is a significant public health concernPatience Moyo
Shirley Dong2022Policies and interventions that seek to mitigate the negative effects of COVID-19 on people who live and work in nursing homesEric Jutkowitz & Alyssa Bilinski
Cody Douglas2022Investigating the Relationship Between Rural and Urban Nursing Home Placement Disparities Resulting from Reduced Health Care Access and Increased DisabilityKaley Hayes
Grace Reed2022Investigating Differences in Quality of End-of-Life Care between Assisted Living and Nursing Homes using the NHATS Last Month of Life InterviewEmma Belanger
Darlene Tat2022Sliding Scale Insulin (SSI) therapy use in the NH setting using EHR dataKaley Hayes
Aaron Castillo2021Improving Insurance Plan Choice and Decision-Making Among Medicare Advantage Seniors During the COVID-19 Pandemic Maricruz Rivera-Hernandez
Anuva Goel2021The Impact of COVID-19 among Nursing Homes with Different Proportions of Residents with Cognitive Impairment Maricruz Rivera-Hernandez
Krissia Rivera Perla2021Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR bundle) and the Area Deprivation Index (ADl): Are patients from more disadvantaged neighborhoods more likely to exceed the target cost of care?David Meyers