| Project | Researcher | Funding | Start/End Date |
| Recovery Coach Doula: Rocky Mountain Health Plans Region 1 Pueblo
| Jessica Anderson, DNP, CNM, WHNP, FACNM | Rocky Mountain Health Plan
| 7/1/2026–6/30/2027
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| Quality Improvement Fund
| Jessica Anderson, DNP, CNM, WHNP, FACNM | Department of Health and Human Services (HRSA)
| 9/1/2026–8/31/2028
|
| CU Anschutz College of Nursing Postpartum Care Design Model & Feasibility Study | Jessica Anderson, DNP, CNM, WHNP, FACNM | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment | 11/25/2024–9/29/2026 |
| CU Health Center Program Continuation | Jessica Anderson, DNP, CNM, WHNP, FACNM | Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA/DHHS | 6/1/2024–5/31/2027 |
| Digital Health Physical Activity Program for Older Family Care Partners of Patients with Heart Failure | Dawon Baik, PhD, MSN, RN | National Institutes on Aging (NIA) | 6/1/2022–5/31/2027 |
| ReproCollab Caring for Colorado Submission: Summer 2025 | Alexis Barrere, MSN, CPNP | Caring for Colorado Foundation | 10/24/2025–10/23/2027 |
Sheridan Upstream Collaboration
| Alexis Barrere, MSN, CPNP | Upstream USA | 10/3/2025–10/2/2029 |
| Nurse Home Visitor Program (NHVP) | Amy Barton, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF | Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) | 7/1/2025–6/30/2027 |
| Primary Care Fund Provider Stabilization Fund FY 2026 | Megan Champion, FNP-C | State of Colorado Department of Health Care Policy | 7/1/2026–6/30/2027 |
| Lowering textbook costs for undergraduate nursing students at the University of Colorado Anschutz College of Nursing, Phase 3 | Teresa Connolly, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC | Colorado Department of Higher Education | 2/15/2026–6/30/2027 |
| Mountain West AIDS Education & Training Center (MWAETC) | Paul Cook, PhD | Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) | 7/1/2025–6/30/2027 |
| Firearm Injury Prevention Research in Nursing Scholars Program | Scott Harpin, PhD, MPH, RN, APHN-BC, FNAP & Marian Betz, MD | National Institute of Nursing Research | 7/15/2025–6/30/2028 |
| Triglycerides as a Predictor of Newborn Subcutaneous and Liver Fat: Contributors to Fetal Fat Accretion in Obese Pregnancies | Teri Hernandez, PhD, RN, FAAN | National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) | 5/7/2021–3/31/2027 |
| Intrinsic Capacity and Functional Health Among Older People with HIV in the ACTG HAILO Cohort | Evelyn Iriarte Parra, PhD, MSN, RN | Leadership and Operations Center (LOC), AIDS Clinical Trials Groupp (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) | 12/1/2025–11/30/2027 |
| A Community-Engaged Approach to Adapt and Pre-Implement SEPA+PrEP in Colorado: An Evidence-Based HIV Biobehavioral Intervention for Hispanic Women | Evelyn Iriarte Parra, PhD, MSN, RN | Center for AIDS Research at Emory University (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) | 12/1/2025–11/30/2027 |
| Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)
| Jacqueline Jones, PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, RN, FAAN
| Department of Health and Human Services (HRSA)
| 9/1/2026–6/30/2027
|
| A Delphi Study To Identify Military Unique Competencies for Combat Palliative and End-of-Life Care | Deborah Kenny, PhD, RN, FAAN | The Geneva Foundation on behalf of Tri-Service Nursing Research Program (TSNRP) | 12/1/2023–11/30/2026 |
| Dynamic Digital Physiological Signatures of Impending Intraamniotic Infection
| Katherine Kissler, CNM, PhD | Boettcher Foundation
| 6/1/2026–5/31/2028
|
| Biomarkers of Uterine Fatigue: Toward Precision Diagnosis and Individualized Management of Protracted Labor | Katherine Kissler, CNM, PhD | K12 Research Scholars Program (NIH) via the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) | 12/1/2023–11/30/2026 |
| Pivotal, prospective, multi-center, single-arm study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Oli for identification of patients, during the intrapartum period, who are at higher risk of developing abnormal postpartum uterine bleeding including
postpartum hemorrhage, in advance of delivery/birth. | Katherine Kissler, CNM, PhD | Baymatob Operations | 12/5/2025–12/4/2030 |
| First Responder & Law Enforcement Mental Health Support | Laura McGladrey, PMHNP, FNP, MSN, RN, FAWM | Wyoming Department of Health | 3/28/2024–6/30/2027 |
| Implementing Decision Support for Long-Term Care | Mustafa Ozkaynak, PhD | Agency For Healthcare Research Quality (AHRQ) | 9/1/2024–8/31/2027 |
| Formative Work for the Development of an Intervention to Support Combined HIV/syphilis Self-testing and Linkage to Prevention and Treatment Services for Transgender Women in South Africa | Christine Rael, PhD | National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) | 7/15/2024–5/31/2027 |
| WePrEP: A Bilingual Shared Decision-making Tool to Facilitate Conversations Between Transgender Women and Their Providers as They Select an Ideal PrEP Method | Christine Rael, PhD, and Samantha Stonbraker,
PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN | National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) | 5/1/2024–2/28/2027 |
| Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship
| Denise Smith, PhD, CNM, FACNM | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
| 9/1/2026–8/31/2028
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| Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion (MatCare) Training Program | Denise Smith, PhD, CNM, FACNM | Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) | 9/30/2023–9/29/2027 |
| Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention - Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academies (NEPQR-CFPA) | Kelly Stamp, PhD, NP, RN, CHFN, FAHA, FAAN, FAAHFN | Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) | 9/30/2022–9/29/2026 |
| Evaluating “Train in Place” Rural Nursing Programs | Kelly Stamp, PhD, NP, RN, CHFN, FAHA, FAAN, FAAHFN | Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) (MDRC) | 8/1/2025–8/31/2029 |
| Proud to Quit (P2Q): A Person-centered Mobile Technology Intervention for Smoking Cessation Among Transgender Adults | Christina Sun, PhD, MS | National Institute on Drug Abuse
(NIDA) | 9/30/2023–8/31/2027 |
| Developing positive work environments to retain the nurse-midwifery workforce: Co-creation of an organization-level toolkit
| Brie Thumm, PhD, CNM, RN, MBA, FACNM | National Institutes of Nursing Research (NINR)
| 9/1/2026–6/30/2027
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| Expansion of the CU Anschutz College of Nursing Recovery Coach Doula (RCD) Program | Brie Thumm, PhD, CNM, RN, MBA, FACNM | Signal Behavioral Health Network (Colorado Department of Human Services) | 11/1/2024–6/30/2027 |
| Exploring Women’s Health Issues in the US Military Reserves Using the Social Ecological Model for Military Women’s Health | Lori Trego, PhD, CNM, FAAN | The Geneva Foundation on behalf of Tri-Service Nursing Research Program (TSNRP) | 12/1/2023–11/30/2026 |
