Reciprocal Innovation Grants Program

The Indiana CTSI’s reciprocal innovation grants program offers two pilot funding opportunities that assist in the design, demonstration, replication, and dissemination of health innovations developed through collaborations with our global partners.

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Building on the concept of ‘reverse innovation’, reciprocal innovation:

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Reciprocal Innovation Grants Program Resources

Reciprocal Innovation Past Awardees

Principal InvestigatorProject TitlePriority AreaCountry
Adrian Gardner, Indiana UniversityImproving the Delivery of Complex Care to HIV Positive Patients through Guided Practice using the HIV AMPATH Tele-ECHO PlatformInfectious DiseaseKenya
Marya Lieberman, University of Notre DamePharmaceutical Quality in MalawiAccess to healthcareMalawi
Megan McHenry, Indiana UniversityCaregiver-Focused Intervention for Neurodevelopmental Delays in Young Children in Western Kenya

Infant and maternal healthKenya
Megan McHenry, Indiana University

Community-based Caregiver Training Intervention for Children with Autism		Infant and maternal healthKenya
Rakhi Karwa, Purdue UniversityBridging the Gap from the Hospital to the Clinic: Using Peer Navigators on the Inpatient Wards to Improve Linkage, Retention and Adherence to HIV Care in Western KenyaInfectious DiseaseKenya
Ken Cornetta, Indiana UniversityFacilitating Home Hospice Care Via Telecommunication in KenyaAccess to healthcareKenya
Mary Ott, Indiana UniversityAddressing Barriers to Adolescent PrEP in Western Kenya Using an Implementation Sciences ApproachAccess to healthcare, Prevention, Infectious DiseaseKenya
Molly Rosenberg, Indiana UniversityMicrofinance and Investments in Health in Rural KenyaPreventionKenya
Laura Ruhl, Indiana UniversityChamas for Change: Adapting a community-based peer-support and health education model for pregnant and parenting adolescents in KenyaInfant and maternal healthKenya
Sophie Lelievre, Purdue UniversityHarnessing miRNAs to Prevent Early Breast Cancer Onset in Lebanese WomenPrevention, Chronic diseaseLebanon
Esperanza Angeles Martinez-Mier, Indiana UniversityDental Caries Prevention Program Tailored to Rural Indigenous Communities in MexicoPreventionMexico
Sherri Bucher, Indiana University

Digital health innovation to support maternal and newborn care		Infant and maternal healthKenya
Sherri Bucher, Indiana UniversityFeasibility, Acceptability, and Usability testing in Kenya of NeoWarm: An innovative biomedical device to prevent newborn hypothermia in low-middle income country

Infant and maternal healthKenya
Debra Litzelman, Indiana UniversityWeCare Plus 2.0: An Innovative, Community-Based Collaboration to Decrease Infant MortalityInfant and maternal healthUS
Sonak Pastakia, Purdue UniversityEvaluation of Locally-Sourced Compression Therapy for Treatment of Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers and Management of Kaposi Sarcoma Leg Lymphedema in Western KenyaTreatmentKenya
Caitlin Bernard, Indiana UniversityCommunity-Based Provision of Urine Pregnancy Tests as Linkage to Reproductive Health ServicesInfant and maternal healthKenya
Kara Wools-Kaloustian, Indiana University; Diane JanowiczEstablishing an HIV Clinic in Austin, IndianaInfectious DiseaseUS
Suzanne Goodrich, Indiana UniversityGood Short-Term Outcomes Despite Extensive Pre-3rd Line HIV Drug Resistance in KenyaInfectious Disease, Access to healthcareKenya
Becky GenbergMicrofinance Participation is Associated with Retention in HIV Care among People Living with HIV in Western KenyaInfectious DiseaseKenya
Laura Miller-Graff, University of Notre DameAddressing the global health burden of intimate partner violence: Establishing Partnerships for the Pregnant Moms’ Empowerment Program in MexicoInfant and maternal healthMexico
Yenupini (Joyce) Adams, University of Notre DameFocused-PPC: An integrated postpartum care, education, and support model for women in GhanaInfant and maternal healthGhana
Neil F. Lobo, University of Notre DameValidation of a scalable and automated mosquito species identification systemInfectious DiseaseKenya
Vania Smith-Oka, University of Notre DameInvestigating Indications for Cesareans: Employing the Robson Classification to Address Maternal Health in Indiana and MexicoInfant and maternal healthMexico
Matthew Turissini, Indiana UniversityAssessing Implementation of Delivering Community-based, Peer-led Interventions for Mental Health Problems among Youth in EldoretAccess to healthcareKenya

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Contact

  • Laura J. Ruhl, MD, MPH
    Director of Reciprocal Innovation
    Email