BIRCWH Program Alumni

Jeffrey Temple, PhD, MAJeffrey Temple

Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Dean of Clinical Research, School of Behavioral Health Sciences
UTHealth Houston, Houston, TX

BIRCWH Scholar

2007-2009

Mentors

Gary Hankins, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
James Grady, DrPH, Preventive Medicine and Community Health

Research Topics

Sexual violence/date rape prevention in adolescents

Funding Obtained

  • Sponsor: UTMB Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health; Grant: $25,000; Adolescent dating violence (2007-2008).
  • Sponsor: NIH/NICHD; Grant ID: K23HD059916 ($521,877); Longitudinal investigation in the risk and protective factors of dating violence (2009-2014).
  • Sponsor: John Sealy Memorial Endowment Fund; Grant: $50,000; Teen dating violence (2009-2010).
  • Sponsor: Hogg Foundation for Mental Health; Grant: $15,000; Impact of teen dating violence on mental health (2010-2011).
  • Sponsor: National Institute of Justice; Grant ID: 2012-WG-BX0005 ($746,181); Continuation of dating it safe: A longitudinal study on teen dating violence (2012-2015).
  • Sponsor: Childbuilders; Grant: $34,743; Evaluation of Parents Under Construction (2015).
  • Sponsor: UT Health Science Center-Houston CDC/ National Center for Injury Prevention & Control; Grant ID: 5 R01 CE002135-03 ($44,874); It's your game: An innovative approach to preventing teen dating violence (2013-2015) Subcontract Co-I.
  • Sponsor: Galveston Foundation; Grant: $32,146; Community project on Central American children (2015).

PUBLICATIONS


Contact Us

Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health
John Sealy Annex, Suite 3.108
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX 77555-0587
Office: (409) 772-2417
Email:  Abbey Berenson