FY23 NIMHD Early Career Investigator Awardee Dr.Dana Mowls Carroll

The NIMHD Early Career Investigator Award is given to an early stage health disparities investigator who is making a significant impact with their research on minority health and health disparities.
Dr. Carroll has received grants from multiple NIH institutes. She has an active NIMHD K01 grant, “Laying the Foundation for Personalized Smoking Cessation Treatment in the American Indian Population,” focused on examining genetic susceptibility to smoking; developing genetically informed, personalized behavioral treatment interventions; and culturally adapting technology-based apps for smoking cessation among AI persons. Dr. Carroll also secured an R21 grant from NCI and an R36 grant from NIDA, and helped obtain funding from NIMHD via an R13 grant to support the 2022 National Tribal Tobacco Conference.