Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Social Psychology, is the recipient of a 2023 National Institutes of Health R01 grant.
The Research Project Grant (R01) is the original and historically oldest grant mechanism used by NIH. The R01 provides support for health-related research and development based on the mission of the NIH.
Dr. Fredrickson received over $3 million (over five years) for her project, “Ameliorating Social Isolation in Populations Facing Health Disparities: Identifying Social Structural and Person-level Factors that Impede or Facilitate Health- related Social Behavior Change”