Grant writing for funding

Are you struggling to get funded for your research ideas? Are you finding the peer review process demoralizing? Do you need to have cutting edge ideas but solid science too? Would you like someone who cares as much about your research as you do?

I can help. I received over $56 million in funding personally. I have had several NIH grants reviewed at the 1st percentile. I have experience of different study designs, interventions, behavioral science and implementation science, including multi-level approaches. Since I work on so many proposals, I see patterns in the reviewer criticisms. I can coach you through the process, provide writing and editing services, and help you be responsive to reviews. You will feel confident in your approach, excited by your significance and blown away by the impact you can have.

Writing Services

  • Grant Writing

  • Persuasive Writing

  • Reviewer/Editor

  • Writing Coach

Interested in learning more?

My experience as a writer

I have published over 200 scientific journal articles, editorials, and book chapters. I am in the top 1% of most influential scientists (according to the Web of Science ) with my work being cited over 20,000 times. I have also written policy documents and guidelines. If you need to tell a story with scientific credibility, I can help write persuasively and professionally.

My grant writing persona is THE GRANT DOCTOR. You can see the list of grants I have worked on here including R01, K01s, R21s, SBIRs, Center grants, P01s, U54s etc.

My clients include: SDSU, UNC, USC, ASU, NAU, COH, NCSU, Baylor, KP Washington, Baker IDI, University of Canberra, Verogen, UWA, University of Southern Denmark, McAllister & Quinn.

Some guidelines for what you might consider for an NIH R01: 1) A simple review with edits is 5 hours e.g. resubmission from experienced investigator. Allow 48 hour turnaround, a week before the grant is due. 2) A review that requires the grant to be re-organized and sections re-written for clarity and persuasiveness is 10 hours e.g. first submission from experienced investigator, resubmission from new investigator. Allow 4 days for review process, at least 2 weeks before the grant in due. 3) A review that includes design changes and one-one discussions is 15-20 hours e.g. first submission from first time investigator. Allow 7 days for review process, at least 3 weeks before the grant in due. 4) For writing a full grant from scratch, including finding citations, designing study etc. expect 50 hours and at least 2 months before deadline.

 

Other writing

I blog about books, burnout and behavior change. You can find my writing on Medium, Thrive Global, and here. If you have a book that you would like me to feature, or need help turning your book into behavior change advice, please contact me.

I edited a book the ABC of Behavior Change in 2005.

I am currently writing a book about my burnout journey and behavior change.

An outline can be found below. I would love support to find an agent or publisher.

 

Testimonials

  • Jacqueline has supported our team on two grant proposals – one R01 and a P50. Our team has benefited tremendously from her expert input and thoughtful review. Jacqueline has experience in developing successful community-based and center grants – she understands the delicate balance between the needs of communities while also advancing the science on health disparities. She has an extraordinary ability to take technical content and frame it in a way that sells the idea to grant reviewers. Dr. Kerr is truly gifted as a grant reviewer and I feel incredibly fortunate to have benefited from her expertise. - Dr Elva Arredondo SDSU

  • Dr Kerr’s ability to synthesize the big picture and connect multiple elements to bring together a coherent whole while not losing sight of the importance of disparities sets her apart. She has deep insight into what reviews want to see, and she writes with clarity and creativity. Her edits were essentially in getting our work funded. - Dr Gloria Coronado Kaiser Permanente

  • Dr Kerr understands cross sector challenges, multi-level interventions, and how to bring together disperse points of view to create a compelling program of research. In particular, she can take study findings and move the research to the next stage. - Dr Jasper Schipperijn University of Southern Denmark

  • Dr. Kerr is a talented writer. She has helped support a number of grant applications and as such has helped our team be successful in receiving a perfect score on a NIH RO1 with the National Cancer Institute. Her ideas as well as here persistence and her ability to "sell" a research study to reviewers is outstanding. I will continue to work with her in the future to ensure our team's success. - Dr Jen Huberty, Scientific Director Calm

  • Dr Kerr provides clear organizing frameworks, scientific rigor, and continuous enthusiasm. - Dr Dody Sears ASU

  • Dr Kerr was wonderful to work with, easy to communicate with, and guided our team on deadlines and deliverables. She helped me organize a grant with over 30 collaborators, pulling together diverse ideas and disciplines while elevating our ideas to meet and surpass the grant requirements. Her knowledge of diversity, equity, and inclusion best practices was essential as it ensured that the proposed scientific and teaching centers would meet the needs of underserved populations. I can’t recommend her enough! - Dr Marta Jankowska City of Hope