Understanding Pain Expression in Wabanaki People During Recovery
Official title: Understanding Pain Expression in Wabanaki People during Recovery: Enhancing Wabanaki Research, Data Self-Determination, and Capacity Development
Funded at Wabanaki Health and Wellness · NIH-11575571 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A community-focused project to improve how pain is described and understood among Wabanaki people in recovery, by building local data skills and training staff.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Wabanaki Health and Wellness NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Bangor, United States) |
| Project start | August 15, 2024 |
| Project end | April 30, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $372,921 |
| NIH project number | 3OT2DA061133-01S2 |
| Project ID | NIH-11575571 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are Wabanaki individuals in recovery and community members who can participate in data-informed research activities.
✕Less likely to help
Non-Wabanaki individuals or those not involved in the research projects may not directly benefit.
What this research studies
This grant helps Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness build capacity to collect and manage research data using REDCap, a secure online platform. WPHW staff will become REDCap experts and work with Indigenous partners to design community-led research on pain expression during recovery. A customized research training curriculum will boost health literacy and support the community’s involvement in research projects. Consultants from Dalhousie University bring Indigenous pain expression expertise and collaboration experience with Wabanaki communities. The effort aims to develop a locally led, culturally grounded approach to understanding pain in the Wabanaki context.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, communities will have stronger tools and capacity to study and address pain expression in recovery, informing better care and education.
How similar studies have gone: Prior Indigenous health research with community partners has shown that culturally grounded data collection can improve relevance and trust in research outcomes.
Where this research is happening
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Wabanaki Health and Wellness
Bangor, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Neptune-Bear, Selena — Wabanaki Health and Wellness
- Study coordinator: Neptune-Bear, Selena
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.