From the Office of Research and Graduate Education: Congratulations to recent grant recipients
Clinical Assessment of MitoQ on Microvascular and Mitochondrial Function
- PI: S. Tony Wolf, assistant professor, Department of Kinesiology
- Sponsor: MitoQ
- Amount: $97,437
Congratulations to S. Tony Wolf for being awarded a grant from MitoQ. 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.
Nutritional Effects of Different Doses of Cottonseed Oil in Humans
- PI: Jamie A. Cooper, professor and department head, Department of Kinesiology
- Co-PI: Chad M. Paton, associate professor, College of Family and Consumer Sciences
- Sponsor: Cotton Incorporated
- Amount: $91,361
Congratulations to Jamie Cooper and her research team for being awarded a grant from Cotton Incorporated. 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.
Examining the Pathway from Early Head Start Leadership to Child Outcomes
- PI: Erin Hamel, assistant professor, Department of Educational Psychology
- Co-PIs: Kristen Bub, professor, Department of Educational Psychology; Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, professor and senior associate dean, Department of Educational Psychology
- Sponsor: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation Secondary Analyses of Head Start Data
- Amount: $99,872
Congratulations to Erin Hamel and her research team for being awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation Secondary Analyses of Head Start Data. The 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.
Increasing the Number of Highly-Qualified School-Based SLPs in Georgia: An Innovative Online EdS Program
- PI: Jenny Brown, professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education
- Co-PIs: Hannah Krimm, assistant professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education; Kristin Sayeski, associate professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education
- Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education Preservice Improvement Enhancement Grants to Support Related Service Providers to Effectively Serve Children with Disabilities and Their Families
- Amount: $423,322
Congratulations to Jenny Brown and her research team for being awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education Preservice Improvement Enhancement Grants to Support Related Service Providers to Effectively Serve Children with Disabilities and Their Families 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, supporting children’s participation in inclusive settings and collaborating with professionals and families.