Coordinating Center for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research on Public Health Emergencies
Official title: Consortium Coordinating Center for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research on Public Health Emergencies Supplement #2
Funded at University of Michigan at Ann Arbor · NIH-11528802 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A national collaboration hub helps researchers study how social, behavioral, and economic factors affect public health emergencies using shared data resources.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Ann Arbor, United States) |
| Project start | September 30, 2021 |
| Project end | May 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $967,027 |
| NIH project number | 3U24AG076462-05S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11528802 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Researchers and institutions studying health emergencies and population health, including those who rely on social, behavioral, and economic data.
✕Less likely to help
Direct patient care is not the focus; benefits accrue through improved understanding and preparedness at the population level.
What this research studies
This grant supports a coordinating center that brings together universities to share and analyze secondary data on health challenges and disasters. It focuses on building open, cross-disciplinary infrastructure to support social and behavioral science research in public health emergencies. Researchers can access and harmonize large datasets to study population health, growth, and responses during crises. The effort emphasizes collaboration, data sharing, and training the next generation of scholars in these methods.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients and communities could benefit from faster, better-informed responses to public health emergencies driven by insights from social and behavioral research.
How similar studies have gone: Past coordination centers and open-data consortia have expanded data use and cross-disciplinary research in health science.
Where this research is happening
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University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Kubale, John — University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
- Study coordinator: Kubale, John
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.