2024-2025 Dissemination and Implementation Science Pilot Awardees
We are pleased to announce the newly funded Dissemination and Implementation Science Pilot Projects.
Pilot awards sponsored by:


Kristy Broman, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Project Title: Implementation of Evidence in Melanoma Management within an Integrated Health System and its Community Sites of Care

Annabelle Fonseca, MD, MHS, FACS
Associate Professor, Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Project Title: Engaging Stakeholders to Understand Communication Preferences and Perspectives on a Shared Decision-Making Tool for Pancreatic Cancer Care

Chloe Taub, PhD
Assistant Professor, Heersink School of Medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine
Project Title: Remotely-Delivered Stress Management for Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Therapy Living in High Disadvantaged Neighborhoods
Previous Recipients
The 2023-2024 Dissemination & Implementation Science Pilot Project Awardees
Lori Bateman, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine
Project Title: Integrating Genomic Medicine into Underserved Environments: Identifying Barriers, Facilitators and Implementation Strategies.
Brandon Rocque, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Pediatric Division
Project Title: Understanding factors that limit screening polysomnography in individuals with myelomeningocele.
Ariel Salas, MD, MSPH
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
Project Title: Increasing expressed breastmilk feeding rates in infants born preterm weighing less than 1500 grams.
External Funding Opportunities
NIH Funding Announcements/Opportunities
- Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Dissemination & Implementation (D&I) Research