Past SPRINT Teams

Team 1: Bright Ideas

Intervention: Problem-solving for parents of pediatric cancer patients

Team Members:

• Oj Sahler (PI) - University of Rochester
• Jeffery McLaughlin (EL) - Radiant Creative Group, LLC

Team 2: e-Assist 

Intervention: Colorectal cancer decision support tool    

Team Members:

• Jennifer Elston Lafata (PI) - University of North Carolina
• Karen Dyer (EL) - Virginia Commonwealth University
• Vinos Sahney (Mentor) - Virginia Commonwealth University

Team 3: FLARE (Food LAbel REading) – Improve Nutrition Awareness with FLARE! 

Intervention: Web-based nutrition tool    

Team Members: 

• Lisa Miller (PI) - UC Davis
• Jacqueline Bergman (EL) - UC Davis
• Eric Soederber (Mentor) - Sunrise Labs
• Zane Starkewolf (Mentor) - UC Davis

​Team 4: GET FIT 

Intervention: Exercise program for cancer survivors  

Team Members: 

• ​Kerri Winters-Stone (PI) - Oregon Health & Science University
• Phoebe Trubowitz (EL) - Oregon Health & Science University
• Diane Elliott (Mentor) - Oregon Health & Science University

Team 5: Health Links Beyond Washington 

Intervention: Small business wellness program    

Team Members:

• Peggy Hannon (PI) - University of Washington
• Kristen Hammerba (EL) - University of Washington
• Joanne Pike (Mentor) - Preventive Health Partnership

Team 6: ​Inspire Moving Forward 

Intervention: Exercise program for cancer survivors    

Team Members:

• Bernardine Pinto (PI) - University of South Carolina
• Marissa Waldemor (EL) - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Cathy Hirsch (Mentor) - Reach to Recovery International

Team 7: Mi Vida Saludable (My Health Lifestyle) 

Intervention: Dietary & physical activity intervention for cancer survivors 

Team Members:

• Heather Greenlee (PI) - Columbia University
• Amanda Marin-Chollom (EL) - Columbia University
• Rachel Paul (EL) - Columbia University
• Greg Silverman (Mentor) - Wellness in the Schools

Team 8: Smoke-free Support Service for Cancer Patients

Intervention: Tobacco cessation    

Team Members:

• Elyse Park (PI) - Mass General Hospital
• Giselle Perez (EL) - Mass General Hospital
• Jamie Ostroff (Mentor) - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Team 9: Therapeutic and Performance Pedaling 

Intervention: 'Assisted' exercise bike  

Team Members:  

• Nora Nock (PI) - Case Western Reserve University
• Jay Alberts (EL) - Cleveland Clinic
• Mark Milligan (Mentor) - Woodway.com
• Bill Stensrud (Mentor) - Interactive Fitness (IF) Holdings, LLC

Team 10: WitnessCARES

Intervention: Colorectal cancer screening    

Team Members:

• Deborah ("Deb") Erwin (PI) - Roswell Park Cancer Institute
• Detric ("Dee") Johnson (EL) - Roswell Park Cancer Institute
• Patrick Emmerling (Mentor) - Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Team 11: Bringing Our PACE to a SPRINT 

Intervention: Nutrition app    

Team Members:

• ​Anthony Viera (PI) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Emily Olsson (EL) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Laura Tuttle (Co-I) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Team 12: CareSTEPS 

Intervention: Psychosocial intervention for Caregivers    

Team Members:

• Hoda Badr (PI) - Baylor College of Medicine
• Chelsea Ratcliff (EL) - Baylor College of Medicine

Team 13: From Intention to Action 

Intervention: Colorectal cancer screening    

Team Members:

• Allen Greiner (PI) - University of Kansas Medical Center
• Christina Hester (EL) - University of Kansas Medical Center
• John Vandewall (Mentor) - University of Kansas Medical Center

Team 14: Hospice Caregiving Research Network 

Intervention: Caregiver education    

Team Members:

• Debra Parker Oliver (PI) - University of Missouri
• George Demiris (EL) - University of Washington
• Karla Washington (Mentor) - University of Missouri

​Team 15: Justitia Health Communication 

Intervention: Colorectal cancer screening    

Team Members:

• Todd Lucas (PI) - Wayne State University
• Phil Lupo (EL) - Wayne State University
• Mark Manning (Co-I) - Wayne State School of Medicine
• Steve Ondersma (Mentor) - Wayne State University

Team 16: Penn Telegenetics Program 

Intervention: Remote genetic services    

Team Members:

• Angela Bradbury (PI) - University of Pennsylvania
• Jan Jaeger (EL) - University of Pennsylvania
• Patrick Higgins (Mentor) - Penn Medicine
• Diane Corrigan (Mentor) - Penn Medicine

Team 17: Project HEAL

Intervention: Breast cancer education through churches    

Team Members:

• Cheryl Holt (PI) - University of Maryland
• Sherie Lou Santos (EL) - University of Maryland
• Felicia Davenport (EL) - University of Maryland
• Laundette Jones (Mentor) - University of Maryland

Team 18: Self-Persuasion

Intervention: HPV Vaccine uptake

Team Members:    

• Jasmin Tiro (PI) - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• Austin Baldwin (EL) - Southern Methodist University
• David Farrell (Mentor) - People Designs, Inc.

​Team 19: Stand & Move at WorK

Intervention: ​Physical activity in the workplace intervention (program + sit-stand workstations)    

Team Members:

• Matthew Buman (PI) - Arizona State University
• Sarah Rydell (EL) - University of Minnesota
• Mark Pereira (Co-I) - University of Minnesota
• Brenna Vuong (Mentor) - Fairview Health Services

Team 20: Team Pain

Intervention: Chronic Pain    ​

Team Members:

• Tamara Somers (PI) - Duke University Medical Center
• Sarah Kelleher (EL) - Duke University Medical Center

Team 21: Breast Cancer Prevention Study 

Intervention: ​Breast cancer prevention    

Team Members:

• Katherine Crew (PI) - Columbia University
• Alejandro Vanegas (EL) - Columbia University

​Team 22: CRC Screening Team  

Intervention: Colorectal cancer screening  

Team Members:  

• Janice Krieger (PI) - University of Florida
• Lauren Griffin (EL) - University of Florida
• Francois Modave (Mentor) - University of Florida
• Benjamin Lok (Mentor) - University of Florida

Team 26: Restore2Fuctioning 

Intervention: Rehabilitation program for prostate cancer survivors    

Team Members:

• B. R. Simon Rosser (PI) - University of Minnesota
• Aditya Kapoor (EL) - University of Minnesota

Team 27: Stability First 

Intervention: Weight loss maintenance  

Team Members:  

• Michaela Kiernan (PI) - Stanford University School of Medicine
• Cynthia To (EL) - Stanford University School of Medicine
• Cynthia Castro Sweet (Mentor) - Omada Health

Team 28: Take a Break 

Intervention: Tobacco cessation 

Team Members:   

• Thomas Houston (PI) - UMass Medical School
• Daniel Amante (EL) - UMass Medical School
• Amanda Blok (Co-I) - UMass Medical School
• Rajani Sadasivam (Mentor)

Team 29: Talkcare 

Intervention: Culturally appropriate communication intervention for cancer patients  

Team Members:  ​

• Judy Wang (PI) - Georgetown University
• Jiayan Gu (EL) - Georgetown University
• Valerie Myers (Mentor) - Klein Buendel, Inc.