The Addictions Interdisciplinary Research Development Area (iRDA) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2026 Seed Grant Awards. Four interdisciplinary teams were selected for funding in support of innovative, translational addictions research with the potential to impact public health.
The funded projects span psychology, medicine, public health, education, law, marketing, and computer science, and align with the iRDA’s focal areas of treatment innovation, community-engaged practice, addiction prevention research, and population-specific approaches.
Congratulations to the 2026 Addictions iRDA Seed Grant recipients.
- Leveraging Psychological Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) to Identify Sleep-Related Predictors of Cannabis Use Among Women Recently Experiencing Sexual Assault. PI: Nicole Short (Psychology), Co-Is: Shaikh M. Arifuzzaman (Computer Science), Ashby Boland (Psychology)
- Determining vaping cessation (quitting) intervention strategies among adults: A phenomenological study based on the multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change. PI Asma Awan (Social & Behavioral Health), Co-PI Rob Levrant (UNLV Lifelong Learning), Co-PI Chia-Liang (Leo) Dai (Education), Co-PI Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health)
- High-Risk Design: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Digital Cannabis Marketing and Regulatory Gap. PI Marla Royne Stafford (Marketing), Co-I Riana Durrett (Boyd School of Law and Cannabis Policy Institute)
- NURTURE STUDY: Neonatal Utilization and Risk from Maternal Substance Use: Transitions, Utilization, Resource Use, and Exposure. PI Kavita Batra (School of Medicine), Co-I Deborah A. Kuhls (School of Medicine), Co-I Roberto Sagaribay (School of Medicine), Co-I Gabriela Buccini (Social & Behavioral Health), Co-I Farooq Abdulla (United Health)
