Brian A. Primack, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Grants

• Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States (R01). Principal Investigator, 35% effort. National Cancer Institute. Direct: $1,684,011; Indirect: $867,266. Project period 5/1/10 to 2/28/15.
• Media Literacy to Improve Evidence-Based Prescribing Among Family Medicine Trainees. Co-Principal Investigator, 25% effort. Oregon Department of Justice. Direct: 515,122. Indirect: $41,210. Project period 9/1/11 to 8/31/14.
• Waterpipe Tobacco Smoke: Toxicant Exposure and Effects. Co-Investigator, 10% effort. National Cancer Institute. Direct: $19,589; Indirect: $10,088. Project period 2/1/12 to 1/31/13.
• Investigating Associations Between Media Use, Depression, and Anxiety Using Ecological Momentary Assessment. Co-Principal Investigator, 10% effort. RAND-University of Pittsburgh Partnership. Direct: $25,000; Indirect: $0. Project period 8/1/09 to 7/31/11.
• ARRA Supplement to Media Literacy to Prevent Adolescent Smoking (K07-S). Principal Investigator, effort subsumed under K07. National Cancer Institute. Direct: $100,000; Indirect: $8000. Project period 9/1/09 to 8/31/11.
• Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Among University Students. Principal Investigator, effort subsumed under K07. University Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh. Direct: $10,000; Indirect: $0. Project period 7/1/09 to 6/30/11.
• Media Literacy to Prevent Adolescent Smoking (K07). Principal Investigator, 75% effort. National Cancer Institute. Direct: $609,375; Indirect: $48,750. Project period 9/1/06 to 8/31/11.
• Computer-Based Health and Media Education in Needy Area High Schools. Principal Investigator, 10% effort. Maurice Falk Foundation. Direct: $92,592; Indirect: $7408. Project period 7/1/08 to 6/30/11.
• The Effect of a Targeted Video Intervention on Beliefs Regarding Hypertension. Co-Investigator and Research Mentor, 5% effort. American Academy of Family Physicians. Direct: $30,000; Indirect: $2400. Project period 4/1/08 to 3/31/11.
• School-Based Media Literacy to Reduce Adolescent Smoking. Principal Investigator, 25% effort. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Direct: $300,000; Indirect: $0. Project period 7/1/06 to 12/31/09.
• Improving Medical Students' Cultural Competency through Developing Community Patient Education Materials: Health Literacy Meets Social Marketing. Principal Investigator, 3% effort. Provost of the University of Pittsburgh. Direct: $13,435; Indirect: $0. Project period 1/1/05 to 6/30/06.
• Ad It Up: Integration of Video Production into Smoking Prevention Media Literacy Programs. Principal Investigator, 10% effort. Maurice Falk Fund. Direct: $65,765; Indirect: $5261. Project period 4/1/04 to 3/31/07.
• Health, Media Exposure, and Media Literacy. Principal Investigator, 10% effort. Tobacco-Free Allegheny. Direct: $20,264; Indirect: $1621. Project period 11/1/04 to 10/31/05.
• Media Literacy for Health Education and Disease Prevention: Pilot Project. Principal Investigator, 10% effort. Maurice Falk Fund. Direct: $26,365; Indirect: $2109. Project period 2/1/03 to 1/31/04.