CGE Awards Funding to 7 President's Global Impact Fund Projects
This month, seven projects across five UMB schools were awarded funding for projects through the President's Global Impact Fund (PGIF).
Managed by the Center for Global Engagement, PGIF provides initial support for transformative initiatives that develop cross-campus and international collaborations and enhance UMB's global engagement and reach.
Look for profiles on each awardee and their project in upcoming newsletters. This year's funded projects are:
Oluremi Adejumo, DNP, MS, RN, FIAAN, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Project: Diabetes Prevention Translation: Integrated Nurse-Led Peer-Facilitated Healthy Lifestyle Controlled Study in a North Central Nigeria Tertiary Hospital
Location: Nigeria
Peter G. Danchin, JSD, Director of the International and Comparative Law Program, Carey School of Law
Project: UMB Consortium on Comparative Constitutional Democracy
Locations: Herzliya, Israel; Milan, Italy; & Cape Town, South Africa
Emily Heil, PharmD, MS, Associate Professor of Practice, Sciences, and Heath Outcomes Research at UM School of Pharmacy
Project: Establishing a sustainable rotation exchange between UMSOP and UNZA
Location: Zambia
Aarani Kandeepan, MD, Pediatric Critical Care Fellow at UM Medical Center
Project: Establishing a Low Fidelity Simulation Curriculum in Resource Limited Areas to Improve Acute Patient Care in Lusaka
Location: Zambia
Charlotte Nwogwugwu, DrPH, BSN, RN, HIV PCP, CPH-BC, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Project: Integrating mental health care in HIV programs in Imo State using a collaborative care model
Location: Nigeria
George Jay Unick, PhD, MSW, Associate Professor, School of Social Work
Project: Development of a Neurodevelopmental Ecological Screening and Referral mHealth Tool to Link Children and Families to Behavioral Health Care
Location: Peru
Lynn Murphy Michalopoulos, PhD, School of Social Work
Project: Climate Change and Mental Health Outcomes among Migrant Fisherfolk
Location: Zambia