From the Office of Research and Graduate Education: Congratulations to Matthew Madison and Julianne Schmidt
Native STEM Portraits: A Longitudinal, Mixed-Methods Study of the Intersectional Experiences of Native Learners and Professionals in STEM
- PI: Mia Ong, senior research scientist and evaluator, TERC Inc.
- Co-PIs: Matthew Madison, assistant professor, Department of Educational Psychology; Kathy DeerInWater, chief program officer, American Indian Science and Engineering Society; Nuria Jaumot-Pascual, research scientist, TERC Inc.
- Sponsor: National Science Foundation’s ECR-EHR Core Research program
- Amount: $329,466
Congratulations to Matthew Madison, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, for his work as a co-principal investigator on a project that will contribute to changing the conversation about Native individuals in STEM. The team will conduct critical research on the largely unexplored topic of experiences that act either as supports or as barriers for Native individuals to successfully continue their paths in STEM higher education and professions with special emphasis on women, LGBTQIA+, and two-spirit individuals.
Longitudinal Assessment of Post-Concussion Driving: Developing Evidence-Based Driving Recommendations
- PI: Julianne Schmidt, associate professor, Department of Kinesiology
- Sponsor: National Institutes of Health to Emory University Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance
- Amount: $58,048
Congratulations to Julianne Schmidt, an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology, for her work as a principal investigator on a grant funded by the National Institutes of Health. Upwards of 3.8 million concussions occur annually in the United States. Concussed individuals are slower to identify hazards and present poorer vehicle control throughout full symptom recovery. There is a critical need to determine when concussed individuals should return to driving and to identify the key concussion assessment predictors of readiness to return to driving.