Session: Innovative Research in Implementation Science from the Next Generation of Prevention Scientists and Methodologists (Society for Prevention Research 23rd Annual Meeting)

The aim of the Pilot and Mentoring arm of the P30 Center for Prevention Implementation Methodology (Ce-PIM) for Drug Abuse and Sexual Risk Behavior, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, is to: 1) facilitate scholarly excellence and productivity of new investigators in implementation science through mentoring and 2) promote the development of new research initiatives by supporting new investigators who are conducting pilot studies to subsequently develop and submit grants to NIH and other federal and private funding agencies.  To this purpose, Ce-PIM solicits pilot study grant applications from early career scientists currently conducting or interested in conducting research in implementation science and/or implementation methodology related to the prevention of drug abuse, sexual risk behavior, and HIV/AIDS. During the second year of funding, four early career investigators were funded. Two of these early career investigators are studying processes facilitating or impeding the successful implementation of evidence-based interventions. One is studying organizational barriers to implementing an evidence-based intervention in health care settings in China, whereas the second is applying social network analysis to examine how organizations responsible for implementing evidence-based interventions interact with each other.  The third and fourth early career investigators are examining the adaptation and/or implementation of evidence-based interventions in innovative delivery systems. Specifically, the third early career investigator is examining the relative effectiveness of two evidence-based alcohol screening tools in a College Health Center. The fourth early career investigators is adapting an evidence-based HIV preventive intervention for women who have experienced intimate partner violence and are residing in a domestic violence shelter. Senior mentors and NIH program staff will facilitate a discussion on the importance of implementing evidence-based preventive interventions in innovative delivery systems, and on the importance of studying processes that can facilitate the implementation process.