Past Pilot Awardees
Hassan S. Dashti, PhD, RD
2023 Chong Jin Park Innovative Early Career Pilot Award in Aging and Palliative Care
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“A Multimodal Prehabilitation Feasibility Study for Older Adult Patients at High Risk for Poor Postoperative Outcomes Prior to Esophageal Cancer Surgery”
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Tony V Pham, MD, MScGH
2023 Ki Sub Joung Innovative Junior Faculty Pilot Award in Aging and Palliative Care
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“Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for the chronic pain-depression co-morbidity among older Black individuals in the community; The Quiet Focus study”
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Chana Sacks, MD, MPH
2022 Chong Jin Park Innovative Early Career Pilot Award in Aging and Palliative Care
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“Preventing firearm suicide in older adults: a nationally representative survey of surviving family members"
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Evan Plys, PhD, ABPP
2022 Ki Sub Joung Innovative Junior Faculty Pilot Award in Aging and Palliative Care
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“Modifiable Psychological Needs and Protective Factors Among Dually-Eligible Skilled Nursing Facility Patients and Their Family Care-Partners: A Qualitative Study to Inform Dyadic Intervention Development.”
Abigail Batchelder, PhD, MPH​
2021 Chong Jin Park Innovative Early Career Pilot Award in Aging and Palliative Care
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“Feasibility and Acceptability of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)-Based Group Intervention to Reduce Inflammation in Older People with HIV”
Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc
2021 Ki Sub Joung Innovative Junior Faculty Pilot Award in Aging and Palliative Care
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“Community Context, Cognitive Impairment, and Differences Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities and Immigrant Groups”