Current Funding
Experiences of Rural Sexual and Gender Minority Couples: Does Alcohol Use Explain the Link Between Minority Stress and Intimate Partner Discord and Violence
Source: NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)Type: R01AA030558Role: MPI (with Brock)Dates: 9/1/23-8/31/27
RCT of a combined MI intervention to address bystander behaviors in the context of alcohol use
Source: NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Project: MAP
Type: R01 AA029450
Role: MPI (with Sarah Gervais)
Promoting prosocial bystander behavior in intoxicated men: Evaluation of RealConsent2.0
Source: NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Project: Evaluation of RealConsent 2.0
Type: R01 AA027517
Role: Co-Investigator (with Sarah Gervais) of the Lincoln site
Amount: 3,236,110 total
Dates: 09/2019 – 08/2024
Past Funding
Alcohol and Sexual Aggression
This project is a three-year study examining mechanisms of alcohol-involved sexual aggression. Data collection will take place in two laboratory-based studies. Alcohol will be administered to male and female participants before they complete various computer-based questionnaires and activities.
Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Project: Integrating Alcohol Myopia and Objectification to Understand Sexual Assault
Type: R01
Role: PI (with Sarah Gervais)
Amount: 1,189,635 total
Dates: 08/2018 – 05/2021
Virtual Reality and Social Interactions
This project is a two-year study funded by the National Institute of Health and Human Development (NICHHD) to help better understand college student’s behaviors in response to risky social situations. Data collection takes place in two laboratory-based studies. Participants in the study answer computer based questionnaires and complete an assessment utilizing virtual reality technology.
Source: National Institute of Health and Human Development
Project Title: Intervention to Promote Pro-Social Bystander Behaviors
Type: R21
Role: Principal Investigator
Dates: 4/18 - 5/20
Amount: $363,742
Project WISE
Project WISE (Women's Interpersonal Relationships, Self, & Experiences) is a five-year study funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to examine experiences of sexual revictimization among young adult women. Data collection takes place at four sites nationally (Lincoln and Omaha, NE, Jackson, MS, and Oxford, OH). There are nine total data collection points over a three-year period. Participants in the study go through a series of tasks including a clinical interview, computer-based questionnaires, and computer tasks involving video clips, a math task, and a situational survey.
Source: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Project: Sexual Revictimization: Emotional and Psychosocial Mediators
Type: R01 HD062226-01A2
Role: PI
Amount: $3,135,821 total
Dates: 7/1/10 - 6/30/15
The Newlywed Project
The Newlywed Project is a National Institute of Mental Health funded longitudinal examination of how various childhood experiences, such as co-occurring forms of child maltreatment, impact adult functioning, particularly within marriage. Data collection took place during three different time points, beginning at the newlywed stage (i.e., first year of marriage) and subsequently during the second and third years of marriage. Two hundred and four newlywed couples participated in the two-year study, which involved answering computer-based questionnaires and participating in videotaped discussion tasks.
Source: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Project Title: Family Functioning of Adults Maltreated as Children
Type: K01 Award
Role: Principal Investigator
Dates: 3/03 - 2/08
Amount: $679,000 direct
Current Student Grants
Madi Edwards, M.A.
Source: National Institute of Health/National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Type: F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award
Role: Principal Investigator (Sponsor: Dr. DiLillo)
Amount: $99,925
Status: Awarded. Funding period July 2023 – July 2025
Past Student Grants
Alex Brockdorf, M.A.
Source: National Institute of Health/National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Type: F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award
Role: Principal Investigator (Sponsor: Dr. DiLillo)
Amount: $104,701
Status: Awarded. Funding period February 2021 – July 2023
Shaina Kumar, M.A.
Source: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Type: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (F31HD101271)
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $109,018 (Total Direct Costs)
Status: Awarded. Funding Period: 05/2020 – 07/2022
Source: The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment
Type: Dissertation Research Award
Amount: $3,500
Hanna Grandgenett, M.A.
Source: National Instititue of Health (NIH) Great Plains IdeA-CTR Network
Type: NIH Great Plains IDeA-CTR Pilot Grant
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Amount: $50,000 (Total Direct Costs)
Status: Completed. Funding period 7/2019 – 6/2021
Michelle Haikalis, M.A.
Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Type: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (1F31AA024692-01)
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $129,360 (Total Direct Costs)
Status: Completed. Funding period 12/2015 – 12/2018
Molly Franz, M.A.
Source: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Type: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (F31HD089687-01)
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $94,692 (Total Direct Costs)
Status: Completed. Funding period 08/2016 – 08/2018
Anna Jaffe, M.A.
Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Type: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (F31 AA023456-01)
Role: Principal Investigator
Title: Effects of Peritraumatic Alcohol Intoxication on Intrusive Memories
Amount: $128,028 (Total Direct Costs)
Status: Completed. Funding period 07/2014 – 06/2017
Rosalita Maldonado, M.A.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) - F31
Principal Investigator
Title: Effects of Alcohol Intoxication and Neurocognitive Processing on Partner Violence
Total Direct Costs for 24 Months = $121,011
Status: Completed, Funding period 9/12 to 8/14
Laura Watkins, M.A.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) - F31
Principal Investigator
Title: Effects of Alcohol Intoxication and Rumination on Lab-Based Partner Aggression
Total Direct Costs for 24 Months = $87,207
Status: Completed, Funding period 3/12 to 3/14
Kate Walsh, M.A.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) - F31
Principal Investigator
Title: Revictimization, Emotion Regulation, and PTSD
Total Direct Costs for 24 Months = $93,207
Status: Completed, Funding period 9/08 to 8/10
Sarah Evans, M.A.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) - F31
Pre-doctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health Related Disciplines
Principal Investigator
Title: Resiliency to Child Maltreatment: The Role of Observational Spousal Social Support
Total direct costs for 24 months = $78,019
Status: Completed, Funding period 3/08 to 3/10
Emily Trask, M.A.
National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH)
Grant #1F31MH080533 - 01A1
Principal Investigator
Title: Efficacy of Treatments for Sexually Abused Children: A Meta-Analysis
Total direct costs = $36,528
Status: Completed, Funding period 9/07 to 9/08
Sarah DeGue
Source: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Proposal: Examining a Predictive Model of Male Sexual Coercion
Type: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (F31 MH071081)
Role: Faculty Sponsor (PI – Sarah DeGue)
Amount: TDC = $42,788
Status: Completed, Funding period: 6/04 – 9/05