From the Office of Research and Graduate Education: Highlighting College of Education researchers
We’d like to highlight our four recent externally funded awards:
SUCCESS: Success in College after Concussion with Effective Student Supports
- PI: Tracey Wallace, clinical research scientist, Shepherd Center
- PI of UGA subcontract: Katy O’Brien, assistant professor, communication sciences and special education
- Sponsor: Andee’s ARMY
- Amount: $200,000
The goal of this project is to develop and test a peer mentoring program for college students with concussion.
SCAFFOLD: Science Coordinators Advancing a Framework For Outstanding Leadership Development
- PI: Julie Luft, Athletic Association Professor, mathematics and science education
- Co-PI: Brooke Whitworth, assistant professor, University of Mississippi
- Sponsor: National Science Foundation
- Amount: $1,370,197
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.
Generalization Across Multiple Mathematical Areas: Classrooms and Teaching (GAMMA-CAT)
- PI: Amy Ellis, professor, mathematics and science education
- Co-PIs: Kevin Moore, associate professor, mathematics and science education; Elise Lockwood, associate professor, Oregon State University; Erik Tillema, associate professor, Indiana State University
- Sponsor: National Science Foundation
- Amount: $1,499,857
This project will investigate how productive mathematical generalization can be supported in whole-classroom settings.
Momentary Assessment of Research Learning Environments
- PI: Erin Dolan, professor, biochemistry and molecular biology
- Co-PIs: Hye-Jeong Choi, associate research scientist, Georgia Center for Assessment; Allan Cohen, professor, educational psychology; Kyle Johnsen, associate professor, electrical and computer engineering; Stephen Rathbun, professor, public health epidemiology and biostatistics; Juan Ramirez-Lugo, assistant professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
- Sponsor: National Science Foundation
- Amount: $1,420,571