Seed Grant Researchers

Seed Grant Program is designed to support researchers around the country to conduct small-scale research studies of up to one year duration on emotional well-being (EWB). This funding opportunity focuses on advances in EWB-related measurement. Ten (10) Seed Grants have been awarded.

Camille Garnsey

Examining Self-compassion and Interoceptive Awareness as Mechanisms of Change in Yoga for Emotional Well-being

UConn, Department of Psychological Sciences

camille.garnsey@uconn.edu

Daniel Hernandez-Torrano

Advancing the conceptualization and measurement of emotional well-being through psychological network analysis

Nazarbayev University, Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education

daniel.torrano@nu.edu.kz

Desiree Murray

Leveraging Ecological Momentary Assessment to Identify Patterns and Predictors of Emotional Wellbeing in Adolescents

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research Scientist, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

desireew@email.unc.edu

Zi Jia Ng

A Validation of Two New Tools forAssessing and Improving Adolescents’ Emotional Well-being in Schools

Yale University, Associate Research Scientist

zijia.ng@yale.edu

Caroline Richter

Evaluation of a measure of socio-emotional competencies in children and adolescents

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Assistant Professor

carolinerichter@uab.edu

Anthony Roberson

Toward a Pragmatic Understanding of Emotional Wellbeing Measurement with Youth

University of Houston Clear Lake, Assistant Professor of School & Health Service Psychology

robersona@uhcl.edu

Keith Sanford

Developing an Everyday Wellbeing Appraisal Scale for Behavioral Health Research

Baylor University, Professor of Psychology

Keith_Sanford@baylor.edu

Rebecca Silton

Identifying Modifiable Neural Correlates of Positive Emotion Reactivity and Regulation that Boost EWB via a Technology-Delivered Mindfulness Mobile Application

Loyola University Chicago, Associate Professor, Neuroscience

rsilton@luc.edu

K. Marie Sizemore

Utilizing JITAI EMI data from an MRT pilot to optimize mind-body interventions for SMM LWH

Rutgers University, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry (RWJMS)

msizemore@ifh.rutgers.edu

Brianna Stein

A School-Based Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Intervention for Underserved Youth: Exploring Moment-to-Moment Awareness and Stress as Mediators of Emotional Well-Being

University of Alabama Birmingham, Graduate Research Assistant

bristein@uab.edu