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¡BIEN! Research

We are a select team of graduate students focused on researching multicultural issues and Latino/a values as it relates to education, teaching, service, and counseling psychology.

Adapting Science OER Through Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Principles

This project will investigate the Multiple Literacies in Project-Based Learning curriculum to study both the co-design process and impact on the engagement of Multiple Language Learners.

  • Sponsor
    William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
    $210,993

  • Principal investigator
    Emily Adah Miller
    Assistant professor
    Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education

  • Co-principal investigator
    Emily Reigh
    Assistant professor
    University of California, Santa Cruz

  • Active since
    July 2024

Advancing the Cognitive Science of Instruction

With support from the National Science Foundation’s EHR Core Research program, this project seeks to serve the national interest by identifying effective instructional methods to support student understanding of core science concepts.

  • Sponsor
    National Science Foundation
    $681,542
  • Principal investigator
    Logan Fiorella
  • Co-principal investigators
    Paula Lemons
    Professor, UGA Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
  • Active since
    October 2021

Athens Community Collaborative for Equitable Student Support (ACCESS)

The goals of this project are to increase the number of individuals in Clarke County School District (CCSD) providing student mental health services, promote inclusive practices among trainees and current CCSD staff, and more.

  • Sponsor
    U.S. Department of Education
    Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
    Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program
    $1,898,996

  • Principal investigator
    Sycarah Fisher
    Associate professor, Department of Educational Psychology

  • Co-principal investigator
    Ashley Johnson Harrison
    Associate professor, Department of Educational Psychology

  • Active since
    January 2023

Broadening Participation among Multilingual Learners through High School Teachers' Professional Learning Experiences in the Instructional Conversation Pedagogy

This exploratory project will develop and test a model of professional learning for high school teachers in which they learn how to embed the Instructional Conversation pedagogy within standards-aligned scientific and engineering practices.

  • Sponsor
    National Science Foundation Discovery Research K-12
    $449,555

  • Principal investigator
    Paula J. Mellom
    Senior research scientist, Center for Multilingual-Learner Education, Research, and Innovative Teaching (MERIT)
    Office of Research and Graduate Education

  • Co-principal investigators
    John Mativo
    Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Workforce Education and Instructional Technology

    Rebecca K. Hixon
    Assistant research scientist, MERIT
    Office of Research and Graduate Education

  • Active since
    August 2024

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Characterization of Cardiovascular Responses to Passive Whole-Body Heat Stress in Obese and Non-Obese Middle-Aged Adults

We will examine whether metabolomic alterations are associated with exaggerated cardiovascular strain during heat stress in middle-aged adults with obesity.

  • Sponsor
    American Heart Association
    $230,247

  • Principal investigator
    S. Tony Wolf
    Assistant professor, Department of Kinesiology

  • Active since
    April 2025

Clinical Assessment of MitoQ on Microvascular and Mitochondrial Function

The aims of this project are to examine (1) the mitochondria as a source of oxidative stress that causes vessel dysfunction in primary aging and (2) the efficacy of MitoQ (a mitochondria-specific antioxidant) for reducing mitochondrial oxidative stress and, thereby, improving blood vessel function.

  • Sponsor
    MitoQ
    $97,437

  • Principal investigator
    S. Tony Wolf
    Assistant professor
    Department of Kinesiology

  • Active since
    November 2024

Collaborative Research: Characterizing and Fostering Playful Mathematics for Undergraduate and High School Learning

The project will investigate (a) how to meaningfully incorporate playful elements into the foundational secondary and undergraduate mathematics topics of algebra and calculus, and (b) the potential outcomes of “playifying” classroom mathematics for students’ learning and enjoyment.

  • Sponsor
    National Science Foundation ECR-EDU Core
    $804,347

  • Principal investigator
    Amy Ellis
    Professor, Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education

  • Co-principal investigators
    Robert Ely
    Professor, mathematics and statistical science, University of Idaho

  • Active since
    August 2024

Collaborative Research: How Deep Structural Modeling Supports Learning with Big Ideas in Biology

This project addresses the pressing need to more effectively organize STEM teaching and learning around big ideas that run through science disciplines.

  • Sponsor
    National Science Foundation’s Discovery Research K-12 program $549,688

  • Principal investigator
    Daniel K. Capps
    Associate Professor, Mathematics and Science Education

    Jonathan T. Shemwell
    Associate Professor of Secondary Science Education, University of Alabama

  • Active since
    August 2020

Collaborative Research: Exploring the Comprehension and Meta-Comprehension Benefits of Learner-Generated Drawings in Science

This project will investigate how learning by drawing contributes to comprehension, monitoring accuracy, and self-regulation.

  • Sponsor
    National Science Foundation’s ECR-EHR Core Research program
    $447,202
  • Principal investigator
    Logan Fiorella
    Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology
  • Co-principal investigator
    Allison J. Jaeger
    Assistant Professor of Psychology,
    St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • Active since
    September 2020

Confronting Racial Inequity with Black History

This study will be grounded in transformative Black education and Black psychology frameworks to center the lived experiences of African descent youth and accurate histories of the African diaspora.

  • Sponsor
    Spencer Foundation Racial Equity Grant Program
    $74,985

  • Principal investigator
    Collette Chapman-Hilliard
    Associate professor
    Counseling and Human Development Services

  • Active since
    May 2025

Creating Cognitively-Demanding, Conceptually-Focused Coding Opportunities in Mathematics and Science

This project will develop units of instruction for third, fourth, and fifth-grade students that integrate coding into mathematics and science.

  • Sponsor
    NSF Computer Science for All Program
    $1,000,000

  • Principal investigator
    AnnaMarie Conner
    Professor, Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education

  • Co-principal investigators
    Roger Hill
    Professor, Department of Workforce Education and Instructional Technology

    Timothy Foutz
    Professor, UGA College of Engineering

    Barbara Crawford
    Former professor and department head, Department of Mathematic, Science, and Social Studies Education

  • Active since
    August 2023

Designing AI-Based Inquiry to Assess and Improve Elementary Students’ Environmental Health Literacy

The project aims to understand how fifth grade students evaluate ideas about scientific consensus regarding effects of UV radiation on human health.

  • Sponsor
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health
    $5,000

  • Principal investigator
    Rita Mathew
    Doctoral student, Department of Workforce Education and Instructional Technology

  • Co-principal investigators
    Emily Adah Miller
    Assistant professor, Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education

    Wentao Li
    Assistant professor, College of Public Health

    Xiaoming Zhai
    Assistant professor, Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education

  • Active since
    June 2023

Development and Pilot Testing of eHealth Problem Solving Training (ePST) for Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury

The proposed project aims to enhance psychological health and traumatic brain injury (TBI) care through evidence-based interventions focusing on treating co-occurring TBI and psychological conditions and preventing psychological health issues by optimizing problem-solving training (PST).

  • Sponsor
    U.S. Department of Defense
    Subaward from Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation & Research Center
    Subaward to UGA: $375,099

  • Principal investigator
    Shannon Juengst
    Senior scientist and clinical investigator, Brain Injury and Research Center at TIRR Memorial Hermann
    Adjunct associate professor, UT Health Sciences Center at Houston, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

  • Co-principal investigator
    Matthew Schmidt
    Associate professor, Department of Workforce Education and Instructional Technology; College of Pharmacy

  • Active since
    July 2023

Development of an Integrated Word-Reading and Spelling Intervention for Middle School Students with Word-Level Reading Disabilities

The primary purpose of this four-year Early Career project is to develop an integrated word-reading and spelling intervention that leverages models of word-reading and spelling to improve reading and spelling outcomes of adolescents.

  • Sponsor
    U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences
    Research Training Programs in Special Education, Early Career Development and Mentoring
    $697,178

  • Principal investigator
    Kelly Williams
    Assistant professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education

  • Active since
    August 2023

Dissecting Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms of Hand Dexterity after Stroke for Effective Rehabilitation

The current objective of this project is to investigate behavioral and neural mechanisms of hand dexterity and its impairment and recovery after stroke.

  • Sponsor
    National Institutes of Health
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
    $2,736,478

  • Principal investigator
    Jing Xu
    Assistant professor, Department of Kinesiology

  • Co-principal investigators
    Michael Borich
    Associate professor, Emory University

    Timothy Verstynen
    Associate professor, Carnegie Mellon University

    Jeremy Brown
    Assistant professor, John Hopkins University

  • Active since
    September 2023

Examining the Pathway from Early Head Start Leadership to Child Outcomes

This project aims to pinpoint actions directors can take to support infant and toddler teachers. The results of this study will enhance efforts to stabilize and support the early childhood workforce.

  • Sponsor
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation Secondary Analyses of Head Start Data
    $99,872

  • Principal investigator
    Erin Hamel
    Assistant professor
    Department of Educational Psychology

  • Co-principal investigators
    Kristen Bub
    Professor
    Department of Educational Psychology

    Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett
    Professor and senior associate dean
    Department of Educational Psychology

  • Active since
    September 2024

Examining the Role of District Science Coordinator Professional Learning in Supporting and Retaining Science Teachers

This project aims to serve the national need of supporting and retaining science teachers by exploring how the professional learning (PL) of district science coordinators (DSCs) impacts, if at all, the effectiveness and retention of new science teachers in high-need schools.

  • Sponsor
    National Science Foundation
    Robert Noyce Scholarship Program
    $999,995

  • Principal investigator
    Brooke Whitworth
    Associate professor, Clemson University

  • Co-principal investigators
    Julie Luft
    Athletic Association Professor of Science Education
    Distinguished Research Professor
    Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education

    Karen High
    Professor, Clemson University

  • Active since
    October 2022

Generalization Across Multiple Mathematical Areas: Classrooms and Teaching (GAMMA-CAT)

With funding from the EHR Core Research Program, this project will investigate how productive mathematical generalization can be supported in whole-classroom settings. Generalization is the ability to recognize patterns in relationships between numbers.

  • Sponsor
    National Science Foundation
    $1,499,857

  • Principal investigator
    Amy Ellis
    Professor, Mathematics and Science Education

  • Co-principal investigators
    Kevin C. Moore
    Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education

    Elise Lockwood
    Oregon State University, Department of Mathematics

    Erik S. Tillema
    Indiana University, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

  • Active since
    October 2019

Generalized, Multilevel, and Longitudinal Psychometric Models for Evaluating Educational Interventions

This research project aims to develop and make accessible to applied researchers a multilevel extension to the longitudinal diagnostic classification model (DCM) to help researchers take into account contextual effects that can impact the fidelity and effectiveness of an educational intervention.

  • Sponsor
    U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences $899,995
  • Principal investigator
    Matthew Madison
    Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
  • Co-principal investigators
    Minjeong Jeon
    University of California, Los Angeles Michael Cotterell
    Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science
  • Active since
    July 2022

Georgia Kindergarten Entry Profile

This instrument will provide formative assessment information during the first six weeks of kindergarten.

  • Sponsor
    Pearson Education
    $2
  • Principal investigator
    Jeff Barker
  • Active since
    December 2014

Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (GKIDS) Learning Trajectories

This year-long, performance-based assessment helps teachers assess the level of instructional support needed for students entering kindergarten and first grade.

  • Principal investigator
    Jeff Barker
  • Active since
    December 2016

Georgia Sensory Assistance Project (GSAP)

GSAP provides families, early intervention providers, special education teachers, regular education teachers, related services personnel, and administrators with the training and information needed to develop and implement individualized supports to ensure children who are deaf-blind have high-quality early intervention and educational opportunities.

  • Sponsor
    United States Department of Education
    $1,742,891

  • Principal investigator
    Cindy Vail
    Professor
    Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education

  • Active since
    October 2023

Georgia Teacher Endorsement Project

This grant provides scholarship support for inservice Georgia teachers to receive one of five endorsements.

  • Sponsor
    Georgia Department of Education
    $332,770
  • Principal investigator
    Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett
    Senior Associate Dean and Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
  • Active since
    April 2022

GROUP GEMS

The goal of this project is to produce 34 secondary science and mathematics teachers over five years who will work in high-need schools in Northeast Georgia.

  • Sponsor
    National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Scholarship program
    $1,199,978

  • Principal investigator
    Julie A. Luft
    Athletic Association Professor of Science Education & Distinguished Research Professor
    Mathematics and Science Education

  • Co-principal investigators
    Dorothy Yazidah White
    Associate Professor, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education

    Paula Lemons
    Professor, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

    Nathaniel Hunsu
    Assistant Professor, College of Engineering

  • Active since
    March 2020

Growing Georgia's Behavioral Health Workforce Through Transformative Experiential Training

This project’s goals are to increase Georgia’s behavioral health workforce and expand integrated behavioral health/primary care outreach by training graduate students to become behavioral health providers in rural and high-need areas of the state.

  • Sponsor
    Health Resources and Services Administration: Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Professionals
    $1,918,245
  • Principal investigator
    Bernadette Davantes Heckman
  • Co-principal investigators
    Amanda Giordano
    Orion Mowbray
    Jolie Daigle
    Jennifer Elkins
    Associate Professor, UGA School of Social Work
    Rosemary Phelps
  • Active since
    July 2021

“Growing Our Own”: A Mixed Methods Study of Black Youths in High School Early Childhood Education Career Pathway Programs

The overarching purpose of this study is to describe the academic experiences and racial/cultural identities of Black youths studying early childhood education in non-selective high school career pathway programs.

  • Sponsor
    Foundation for Child Development Young Scholars Program
    $225,000

  • Principal investigator
    Morgan Faison
    Clinical associate professor, Department of Educational Theory and Practice

  • Active since
    September 2023

Health Effects of Cottonseed Oil Versus Matched Composition Diets in Humans

Our study goal is to compare cottonseed oil to a fatty acid composition-matched diet on changes in fasting and postprandial lipid metabolism and chronic disease risk factors.

  • Sponsor
    United States Department of Agriculture
    National Institute of Food and Agriculture
    $294,000

  • Principal investigator
    Jamie Cooper
    Professor and department head, Department of Kinesiology

  • Co-principal investigator
    Chad Paton
    Associate professor, College of Family and Consumer Sciences

  • Active since
    May 2024

Identifying Systemic Racism in Mathematics Teacher Education: Building a Cross-Site Community with Preservice Teachers of Color

This project will make significant contributions to racial equity in STEM by identifying and describing forms of systemic racism inherent in mathematics teacher education programs.

  • Sponsor
    National Science Foundation Racial Equity in STEM Education
    Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
    $644,642

  • Principal investigator
    Dorothy Y. White
    Professor, Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education

  • Co-principal investigators
    Luz A. Maldonado Rodríguez
    Associate professor, Texas State University

    Juanita M. Silva
    Assistant professor, Texas State University

    Peter Eley
    Professor and interim dean, Alabama A&M University

  • Active since
    October 2023

Inclusive Data Science Education for Rural Elementary Students

This Research Practitioner Partnership project is aimed at making data science education accessible to rural, elementary students, including students with high-incidence disabilities (e.g., learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral disorders) to increase participation in computer science education and broaden ways to hone computational thinking skills.

  • Sponsor
    National Science Foundation; CS for All: Research and RPPs program
    $953,126

  • Principal investigator
    Danielle Herro
    Clemson University

  • Co-principal investigators
    Matthew Madison
    Assistant Professor
    Educational Psychology

    Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens
    Assistant Professor
    Clemson University

    Shanna Hirsch
    Assistant Professor
    Clemson University

  • Active since
    September 2020

Increasing the Number of Highly-Qualified School-Based SLPs in Georgia: An Innovative Online EdS Program

The goal of this project is to revise UGA’s current speech-language pathology (SLP) specialist in education (EdS) degree program to a fully online SLP EdS program that prepares school-based SLPs with competencies in evidence-based culturally and linguistically responsive language and literacy interventions.

  • Sponsor
    U.S. Department of Education Preservice Improvement Enhancement Grants to Support Related Service Providers to Effectively Serve Children with Disabilities and Their Families
    $423,322

  • Principal investigator
    Jennifer A. Brown
    Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education

  • Co-principal investigators
    Hannah Krimm
    Assistant professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education

    Kristin Sayeski
    Associate professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education

  • Active since
    October 2024

Intelligent, Adaptive Program with Just-in-time Feedback for Preservice Teachers

This project aims to serve the national interest by improving preservice teachers’ evidence-based teaching practices through an interactive program with personalized feedback.

  • Sponsor
    National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Scholarship Program
    Subaward from the University of Southern California

    UGA subaward: $381,786
    Total award: $1,999,680

  • Principal investigator
    Yasemin Copur-Gencturk
    Associate professor, University of Southern California

  • Co-principal investigators
    Allan Cohen
    Professor emeritus, Department of Educational Psychology

    Jiliang Tang
    University Foundation Professor, Michigan State University

    Shiyu Wang
    Associate professor, Department of Educational Psychology

  • Active since
    August 2023

The Item Bank Calibration and Replenishment for Computerized Adaptive Testing in Small Scale Assessments: Method, Theory and Application

This research project will advance statistical estimation methods for computerized adaptive testing (CAT) item bank calibration and replenishment in small-scale assessments.

  • Sponsor
    National Science Foundation Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics Program
    $300,000

  • Principal investigator
    Shiyu Wang
    Associate professor, Department of Educational Psychology

  • Co-principal investigator
    Yuan Ke
    Assistant professor, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

  • Active since
    August 2023

Learning by Evaluating: Engaging Students in Evaluation as a Pedagogical Strategy to Improve Design Thinking

This three-year exploratory project consists of two years of design-based qualitative research, followed by one year of quasi-experimental mixed-methods research to test the hypothesis that LbE will significantly improve student learning.

  • Sponsor
    National Science Foundation Discovery Research K-12 Program
    $1,257,321
  • Principal investigator
    Nathan Mentzer
    Associate Professor, Purdue University Polytechnic Institute, Technology Leadership & Innovation
  • Co-principal investigators
    Andrew Jackson
    Scott Bartholomew
    Assistant Professor, Brigham Young University, Technology and Engineering Studies
  • Active since
    August 2021

Learning to Lead in Math (LTL-Math)

The project is designing and testing a multi-element leadership development intervention to strengthen the teacher learning organization of PK-8 schools, improve mathematics instruction, and improve mathematics student learning.

  • Sponsor
    U.S. Department of Education
    Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
    Education Innovation and Research Program
    Subaward from University of Chicago
    $912,000

  • Principal investigator
    Shelby Cosner
    Morrill M. Hall Chair in Educational Administration
    Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy

  • Co-principal investigators
    Alison Castro-Superfine
    Professor, University of Illinois Chicago

    Ben Superfine
    Professor and senior director for the Institute of Public Affairs, University of Illinois Chicago

  • Active since
    January 2025

Longitudinal Assessment of Post-Concussion Driving in Young Adults (LAPDYA)

This study will determine the acute and subacute time course of post-concussion driving impairment and determine key predictors of post-concussion driving performance. Results from this innovative approach will have a broad and positive impact that will improve the safety of both concussed individuals and the general population.

  • Sponsor
    National Institutes of Health
    $1,839,782

  • Principal investigator
    Julianne Schmidt
    Associate professor
    Department of Kinesiology

  • Co-principal investigators
    Robert Lynall
    Associate professor
    Department Kinesiology

    Hannes Devos
    Associate professor
    University of Kansas Medical Center

    Karli Dill
    Athletic trainer
    Emory University

  • Active since
    September 2023

National Center on Generative AI for Uplifting STEM+C Education (GENIUS Center)

The GENIUS Center will integrate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) with the teaching and learning of science and engineering practices through a GenAI learning agent named GenAgent.

  • Sponsor
    National Center for Education Research
    $10,000,000

  • Principal investigator
    Xiaoming Zhai
    Associate professor, Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education

  • Co-principal investigators
    Gautam Biswas
    Vanderbilt University

    Lei Lui
    Educational Testing Service

    Dorene Medlin
    Albany State University

  • Active since
    September 2024

Nutritional Effects of Different Doses of Cottonseed Oil in Humans

The goal of this project is to determine if lower doses of cottonseed oil can be equally effective in improving cholesterol and other markers of chronic disease risk in adults.

  • Sponsor
    Cotton Incorporated
    $91,361

  • Principal investigator
    Jamie A. Cooper
    Professor and department head
    Department of Kinesiology

  • Co-principal investigator
    Chad M. Paton
    Associate professor
    College of Family and Consumer Sciences

  • Active since
    January 2025

Optimal Design of Experimental Studies Investigating Moderation and Main Effects

This project aims to develop a flexible optimal design framework so that we can design well-powered studies with minimal financial resources.

  • Sponsor
    Spencer Foundation Research Grant-Large
    $362,220

  • Principal investigator
    Zuchao William Shen
    Assistant professor, Department of Educational Psychology

  • Co-principal investigator
    Ben Kelcey
    Professor of quantitative research methodology, University of Cincinnati

  • Active since
    August 2023

Our Input Matters: Black Mothers’ Agency in the Formation and Implementation of Anti-Racist School Policies in Multicultural Toronto

This study seeks to explore the extent to which Black mothers have been included and involved in the development of education policies related to anti-blackness. The analytical arguments derived from the experiences of these mothers may offer insight into educational policy around anti-blackness, which could serve to inform various educational stakeholders.

  • Sponsor
    Spencer Foundation Racial Equity Research Grants
    $71,588

  • Principal investigator
    Tianna Dowie-Chin
    Assistant professor
    Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education

  • Active since
    January 2023

Paving the Way for High-Quality Personnel Entering the Workforce in Support of Young Children With Disabilities

This project aims to provide training to students seeking certification and endorsement in the areas of birth through kindergarten and early childhood special education.

  • Sponsor
    U.S. Department of Education
    Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities
    $927,729

  • Principal investigator
    Rebecca Lieberman-Betz
    Associate professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education

  • Co-principal investigators
    Cynthia Vail
    Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education

    Alicia Davis
    Clinical professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education

  • Active since
    October 2023

Project CAPER: Preparing Leadership in Adapted Physical Education through an Interuniversity Collaboratory

The proposed project supports a newly formed interuniversity collaboratory, which is pleased to propose the training of 15 high-quality and competent scholars at the doctoral degree level at two universities who will (a) serve as higher education faculty and (b) train pre-service physical educators, adapted physical educators, and related service professionals to appropriately educate high-need children with disabilities.

  • Sponsor
    U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services: Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities $1,192,943
  • Principal investigator
    Justin Haegele
    Old Dominion University
  • Co-principal investigators
    T. Nicole Kirk
    Assistant professor, Department of Kinesiology Wesley J. Wilson
    University of Utah
  • Active since
    September 2022

Promoting Computational Thinking and STEM Attitudes for Individuals with Disabilities Using Game Builder Garage

This initiative helps middle school students with disabilities build essential STEM skills by designing their own video games using Nintendo’s Game Builder Garage.

  • Sponsor
    National Science Foundation Advancing Informal STEM Learning
    Subaward to UGA from the University of Missouri
    $377,144

  • Principal investigator
    Noah Glaser
    Assistant professor, University of Missouri

  • Co-principal investigators
    Matthew Schmidt
    Associate professor, Department of Workforce Education and Instructional Technology

    Amanda Olsen
    Associate professor, University of Missouri

    Lucas Jensen
    Associate professor, Georgia Southern University

    Kieren Mendoza
    Assistant professor, University of Nebraska at Omaha

  • Active since
    November 2024

Resources Accessed to Cultivate and Enhance Resilience (RACER)

The RACER project will focus on researching the persistence and retention of newly hired secondary science and mathematics teachers in high-need school settings.

  • Sponsor
    National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Scholarship program
    $1,000,000

  • Principal investigators
    Shannon Navy
    Kent State University

  • Co-principal investigators
    Julie A. Luft
    Athletic Association Professor of Science Education & Distinguished Research Professor
    Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education

    Robert Isardi
    Eastern Washington University

  • Active since
    October 2021

Safety First: Preventing Rural Youth Risk Behavior

To address substance use and risk behavior prevention programming needs, a virtual training for youth development professionals and caregivers will be developed. Program outcomes will be evaluated through pre- and post-tests during training, and at three months post-training. Participants are expected to increase their knowledge of youth risk behavior and self-efficacy in responding to youth needs.

  • Sponsor
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Subaward from West Virginia University
    Total award: $343,719
    Subaward: $68,215

  • Principal investigator
    Kristine Ramsay-Seaner
    Assistant professor
    West Virginia University

  • Co-principal investigators
    Amanda Giordano
    Associate professor
    Department of Counseling and Human Development Services

    Amber Letcher
    Professor
    South Dakota State University

    Meagan Scott Hoffman
    Associate professor
    North Dakota State University

  • Active since
    September 2024

SCAFFOLD: Science Coordinators Advancing a Framework For Outstanding Leadership Development

The goal of this four-year exploratory study is to determine if a specialized professional development program for district science coordinators can facilitate their growth as instructional leaders and the instructional practices of science teachers of their school districts.

  • Sponsor
    National Science Foundation
    $1,370,197
  • Principal investigator
    Julie A. Luft
    Athletic Association Professor of Science Education & Distinguished Research Professor, Mathematics and Science Education
  • Co-principal investigator
    Brooke Whitworth
    Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi
  • Active since
    August 2019

State Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Services and Results for Children who are Deaf-Blind

This grant assists the Georgia Sensory Assistance Project with providing universal, targeted, and intensive technical assistance to families, early intervention providers, and school-based teams.

  • Sponsor
    $1,594,360
  • Principal investigator
    Carol Stein
    Early Childhood Coordinator, Communication Sciences and Special Education
  • Active since
    October 2018

Steps Towards OA Prevention

The overall study objective is to determine the mechanistic links between joint loading frequency and comprehensive magnetic resonance imaging measures of knee joint cartilage health in individuals post-ACLR.

  • Sponsor
    National Institutes of Health K01
    $598,154

  • Principal investigator
    Caroline Lisee
    Assistant professor, Department of Kinesiology

  • Mentor
    Christopher Modlesky
    Professor, Department of Kinesiology

  • Active since
    August 2023

Supporting Instructional Decision Making

This project will study the utility of a machine learning-based assessment system for supporting middle school science teachers.

  • Sponsor
    National Science Foundation Discovery Research K-12
    $903,420
  • Principal investigators
    Xiaoming Zhai
    Joseph S. Krajcik
    CREATE for STEM Institute Director and Professor, Michigan State University
    Gary Weiser
    Research Associate, WestEd
    Yue Yin
    Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Active since
    September 2021

Unearthing Healing Through Anti-Racist, Decolonizing, and Community-Engaged Methods to (Re)imagine Inquiry as Restorative Practice

This project will strengthen the adoption of equitable evaluation practices and principles among various actors in the evaluation field by promoting the acceleration of decolonized, community-based, anti-racist evaluation methods.

  • Sponsor
    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
    $100,000

  • Principal investigator
    Giovanni Dazzo
    Assistant professor, Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy

  • Active since
    March 2023

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