From the Office of Research and Graduate Education: Congratulations to recent grant recipients

Adapting Science OER Through Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Principles

  • PI: Emily Adah Miller, assistant professor, Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education
  • Co-PI: Emily Reigh, assistant professor, University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Sponsor: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
  • Amount: $210,993

Congratulations to Emily Adah Miller and her research team on receiving funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. 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.

View the grant webpage.


Phase 3 Clinical Trial of E-Health Behavioral Intervention to Improve Executive Functioning in Adolescents with Epilepsy

  • PI: Avani Modi, professor, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology; director, Center for Adherence and Self-Management, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
  • Co-PI: Matthew Schmidt, associate professor, Department of Workforce Education and Instructional Technology
  • Sponsor: National Institutes of Health; subaward from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
  • Amount: $239,410

Congratulations to Matthew Schmidt and the research team for receiving National Institutes of Health funding. This study will test Epilepsy Journey, a multicomponent treatment program designed to equip adolescents with epilepsy with problem-solving skills to manage their executive function challenges.

View the grant webpage.