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PUBLIC HEALTH Over the three year period, Public Health had 57 total submissions. The highest year was in FY18, with 23 submissions. The year with the highest amount requested was FY19, with $4,254,179. All faculty submitted at least one proposal during this three-year period in the role of lead PI or Co-PI/Co-I.
The department faculty received 21 total awards totaling $1,496,903. Drs. Laurie Meschke and Samantha Ehrlich led the department with awards over the three year period, with an average award amount of approximately $50,000. The largest year for awards was FY20, with nine totaling $638,226.
FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS Dr. Laurie Meschke continues to pursue community health research on opioid use. One of the most notable awards was to address this epidemic in East Tennessee. The purpose of this collaborative award is to launch a consortium, co-led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and community members representing ten rural Tennessee counties identified by the Center for Disease Control as being at risk for HIV and Hepatitis C infections due to injection drug use.