From the Office of Research and Graduate Education: Congratulations to recent grant recipients
Creating Cognitively-Demanding, Conceptually-Focused Coding Opportunities in Mathematics and Science
- PI: AnnaMarie Conner, professor, Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education
- Co-PIs: Roger B. Hill, professor, Department of Workforce Education and Instructional Technology; Timothy Foutz, professor, College of Engineering; Barbara Crawford, former professor and department head, Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education
- Sponsor: National Science Foundation Computer Science for All Program
- Amount: $1,000,000
Congratulations to AnnaMarie Conner, Roger Hill, and the rest of the research team for receiving a grant award from the National Science Foundation Computer Science for All program. This project will develop units of instruction for third, fourth, and fifth-grade students that integrate coding into mathematics and science.
Development of an Integrated Word-Reading and Spelling Intervention for Middle School Students with Word-Level Reading Disabilities
- PI: Kelly J. Williams, assistant professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education
- Primary mentor: Marcia Barnes, professor, Vanderbilt University
- Co-mentors: Scott P. Ardoin, professor and associate dean for research and graduate education, Department of Educational Psychology; Deborah Reed, associate professor and director, University of Tennessee Knoxville
- Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences Research Training Programs in Special Education, Early Career Development, and Mentoring Program
- Amount: $697,178
Congratulations to Kelly Williams for receiving a U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences Research Training Programs in Special Education, Early Career Development, and Mentoring award. 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.
Optimal Design of Experimental Studies Investigating Moderation and Main Effects
- PI: Zuchao (William) Shen, assistant professor, Department of Educational Psychology
- Co-PI: Ben Kelcey, professor, University of Cincinnati
- Sponsor: Spencer Foundation Research Grant-Large
- Amount: $362,220
Congratulations to Zuchao (William) Shen and his colleague on receiving a Spencer Foundation Research Grant-Large. This project aims to develop a flexible optimal design framework so that we can design well-powered studies with minimal financial resources.
Steps Towards OA Prevention
- PI: Caroline Lisee, assistant professor, Department of Kinesiology
- Mentor: Christopher Modlesky, professor, Department of Kinesiology
- Co-mentors: David Lalush, associate professor, University of North Carolina; Xiaojuan Li, professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute; Richard Loeser, professor, University of North Carolina; Brian Pietrosimone, professor, University of North Carolina
- Sponsor: National Institutes of Health K01
- Amount: $598,154
Congratulations to Caroline Lisee for receiving a National Institutes of Health K01 award. 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. The comprehensive training plan is vital to the investigator’s long-term career development in establishing an independent research line to develop novel interventions for OA prevention and promote long-term quality of life.