May 9, 2023
Spalding University’s School of Professional Psychology (SOPP) and Dr. Willie McBride have been awarded a multi-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) totaling $347,912 over four years. The Geriatrics Academic Career Award (GACA) Program will contribute significantly to Dr. McBride’s development as an academic geriatrician with a foundation rooted in clinical neuropsychology.
This is Dr. McBride’s first HRSA grant and the fourth HRSA award to Spalding’s School of Professional Psychology within the last three years.
SPALDING RECEIVES GRANT TO FUND STATE-OF-THE-ART LEARNING FACILITY
June 22, 2022
Spalding has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana to fund the creation of a state-of-the-art Anatomy Education Center (AEC) in the new Kosair Charities School of Physical Therapy and Center for Interprofessional Education.
The new anatomy education center, to be named in honor of the Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana, will house both a human dissection laboratory as well as a dry anatomy laboratory that incorporates technology for virtual dissection software and anatomical models to complement the instruction provided in the human dissection laboratory.
June 30, 2022
Spalding University has been awarded a grant over $775,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The grant, awarded through the Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Training Program, will provide funding for resiliency training for healthcare students at Spalding University and the University of Louisville’s School of Dentistry.
The Cultivating Personal Resiliency Program will use evidence-based strategies to reduce and address burnout while promoting resiliency among health care students in the fields of nursing, social work, psychology, and dentistry.
March 8, 2022
Spalding University receives $64,500 to pilot a new Summer Bridge program focused on improving college preparation and retention.
January 2022
Spalding University is among 34 institutions receiving this funding, and has been awarded $784,854 over three years. The funding takes into particular consideration the needs of rural and medically underserved communities, and will help health care organizations establish a culture of wellness among the health workforce and support training efforts that build resiliency for those at the beginning of their health careers.
July 15, 2021
Spalding University has once again received a grant of more than $1 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support advanced-level psychology and social work students who provide behavioral health services in integrated primary care settings in medically underserved areas of Louisville.
The $1,048,827 grant, which comes via the federal Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) program, will fund stipends over four years to Spalding students pursuing a doctorate in clinical psychology (PsyD) or a master’s degree in social work (MSW).