Funding
Funding Statement
The Women’s Health Collaboratory members actively seek funding from a variety of sources to accomplish their goals of supporting women’s health. Funders include the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the American Heart Association Go Red for Women, and Arizona State University.
Current
Title: Prolonged Nightly Fasting Among Ethnically and Racially Diverse Breast Cancer Survivors with Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot RCT to Improve Cognition, Sleep and Quality of Life (aka "RESTORE"); Principal Investigator(s): Sears DD & James SE; WHC Collaborators: James DL, Koskan A, Vizcaino M; Total award: $100,000.
Title: Feasibility Of Implementing Time-Restricted Eating In Women With Mild Cognitive Impairment; Principal Investigator: Pendergast J; WHC Collaborators: Sears DD, James DL; Total award: $380,767.
Title: Time-Restricted Eating Intervention For Alzheimer's Disease; Principal Investigator: Desplats P; WHC Collaborators: Sears DD, James DL; Total award: $1,027,000.
Title: Circadian regulation of metabolic risk in mice and women: role of estrogen and time-restricted feeding; Principal Investigator: Pendergast J; WHC Collaborators: Thomas M, Sears DD; Total award: $2,644,945
Title: Randomized Phase II Trial of Prolonged Overnight Fasting and/or Exercise on Fatigue and Other Patient Reported Outcomes in Women with Hormone Receptor Positive Advanced Breast Cancer (FastER); Principal Investigators: Crane T, Ligibel J, Deli-Conwright; WHC Collaborators: Sears DD, Ancoli-Israel S; Total award: $4,145,511
Title: Sedentary Behavior Interrupted: A randomized crossover trial of acute effects on biomarkers of healthy aging in the laboratory (aka Rise for Heath – Lab Study); Principal Investigator: Sears DD; WHC Collaborators: LaCroix AZ; Total award: $1,443,935
Completed
Title: Prolonged Nightly Fasting In Older Adults With Memory Decline: A Pilot Study Exploring Changes In Cognitive Function (aka "Think FAST"); Principal Investigator: James DL; WHC Collaborators: Sears DD; Total award: $8000.
Title: Cognitive Function And Weight Reduction: A Nationwide Pilot Study Testing A Remotely-Delivered Prolonged Nightly Fasting Intervention In Stressed Midlife Adults Living With Obesity And Memory Decline (aka "GetSmart"); Principal Investigator(s): James DL; WHC Collaborators: Sears DD; Total award: $8000.
Title: A Randomized Trial of Physical Activity for Cognitive Functioning in Breast Cancer Survivors (ICAN); Principal Investigator: Hartman SJ; WHC Collaborator: Sears DD; Total award: $3,100,065
Title: A feasibility trial to assess an innovative online yoga-based program that seeks to improve overall well-being, self-care, and diabetes outcomes among adults with type 2 diabetes. Principal Investigator: Vizcaino M; WHC Collaborator: Sears DD; Total award: $7,951
Title: Development of an evidence-based, culturally tailored social media campaign to address environmental justice in Hispanic neighborhoods of Phoenix, Arizona. Principal Investigator: Vizcaino M; WHC Collaborator: Sears DD; Total award: $40,913
Title: Mixed methods approach to explore social and environmental factors that increase risk of developing type 2 diabetes among US Hispanics. Principal Investigator: Vizcaino M; WHC Collaborator: Sears DD; Total award: $50,000