College of Education
School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies (SSESPECS)
Funded Projects
Project Title: Math Anxiety in Elementary Students: Examining the Role of Timing, Task Complexity, Task Difficulty, and Strategy Use
Principal Investigator: Kathrin Maki
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Society for the Study of School Psychology
Project Period: 7/1/2021 – 6/30/2022
Award Amount: $10,201
Project Title: Initial Efficacy Trial of Florida Embedded Practices and Intervention with Caregivers
Principal Investigator: Brian Reichow
Co-PI(s): Patricia Snyder, Matthew Gurka (Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics)
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education/IES
Project Period: 7/1/2021 – 6/30/2025
Award Amount: $3,799,856
Project Title: ACES-2: Development and Validation of the Revised Academic Competence Evaluation Scales
Principal Investigator: Christopher Anthony
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Pennsylvania State University (Subcontract – IES Flow Through)
Project Period: 7/1/2020 – 6/30/2024
Award Amount: $158,987
Project Title: Video- and App-Based Naturalistic Language Instruction (VALI) for Spanish-Speaking Caregivers to Support Bilingual Language Development in Children with or At Risk for Language Delays
Principal Investigator: Patricia Snyder
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: University of Minnesota (Subcontract – IES Flow Through)
Project Period: 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2024
Award Amount: $10,000
Project Title: Developing and Evaluating the Feasibility of a Manualized Tier 3 Problem Behavior Intervention for Young Children with Developmental Delay
Principal Investigator: Maureen Conroy
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Baylor University (Subcontract – IES Flow Through)
Project Period: 8/1/2020 – 7/31/2024
Award Amount: $10,000
Project Title: OR-DRPD-ARJ2020: Matrix of Anti-Racism across the Curriculum (MARC): Building Theory and Instrumentation to Address Race across the Undergraduate Curriculum
Principal Investigator: Erica McCray
Co-PI(s): Latoya Haynes-Thoby (SHDOSE), Nicole Jones (Sociology Criminology and Law), Taryrn Brown (STL), Kakali Bhattacharya (SHDOSE)
Funding Agency: UF Research
Project Period: 1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021
Award Amount: $60,000
Project Title: Charleston Comprehensive Literacy Initiative (CCLI Part IV)
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen
Co-PI(s): Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Funding Agency: Charleston County School District (Subcontract – South Carolina Department of Education Flow Through)
Project Period: 9/1/2020 – 12/31/2021
Award Amount: $228,890
Project Title: Practice-Based Coaching Data Informed Decision Making Model (PBC-DIDM)
Principal Investigator: Patricia Snyder
Co-PI(s): Darbianne Shannon (AZCEECS)
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education/OSEP
Project Period: 10/1/2020 – 9/30/2024
Award Amount: $1,591,467
Project Title: Working with the Experts 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Alice Kaye Emery
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Project Period: 8/1/2020 – 12/31/2021
Award Amount: $240,000
Project Title: Pinellas County Professional Development Support
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen
Co-PI(s): Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center)
Funding Agency: Pinellas County
Project Period: 5/15/2020 – 6/30/2023
Award Amount: $458,000
Project Title: Multi-level Determinants of Implementation and Sustainment in the Education Sector
Principal Investigator: Maureen Conroy
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Virginia Commonwealth University (Subcontract – NIH Flow Through)
Project Period: 7/1/2020 – 6/30/2024
Award Amount: $1,288,096
Project Title: Development and Evaluation of Tools for Families (TFF): An Intervention to Promote Family Engagement in Embedded Instruction in Early Learning
Principal Investigator: Crystal Bishop (AZCEECS)
Co-PI(s): Patricia Snyder
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education/IES
Project Period: 7/1/2020– 6/30/2023
Award Amount: $1,399,999
Project Title: James Patterson Literacy Challenge Phase 2: Advancing the Trajectory of Reading Proficiency
Principal Investigator: Holly Lane
Co-PI(s): Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning), Paige Pullen
Funding Agency: UF Foundation (James Patterson Foundation Flow Through)
Project Period: 7/1/2020 – 6/30/2023
Award Amount: $4,500,000
Project Title: Cognitive Profiles of Children and Youth Identified with Specific Learning Disabilities in a Response-to-Intervention Model
Principal Investigator: John Kranzler
Co-PI(s): Kathrin Maki
Funding Agency: Texas Woman’s University
Project Period: 9/1/2019 – 8/31/2021
Award Amount: $13,922
Project Title: The Impact of a Dialogic Reading Intervention on Low Income Preschool Children’s Knowledge of Emotional Vocabulary and Emotion Causes
Principal Investigator: Tina Smith-Bonahue
Co-PI(s): Kristen Kemple, Anne Corinne Manley (SHDOSE), Sondra Smith (SHDOSE)
Funding Agency: UF Foundation (Subcontract – Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood Flow Through)
Project Period: 8/15/2019 – 8/14/2021
Award Amount: $35,674
Project Title: Enhancing Violence Prevention through Multilevel School-Based Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Intervention
Principal Investigator: Joni Splett
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Medical University of South Carolina (Subcontract – NIH Flow Through)
Project Period: 5/23/2019 – 1/31/2024
Award Amount: $572,666
Project Title: Project Integrate: Integrating School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports and School Mental Health Services Using the Interconnected Systems Framework
Principal Investigator: Nicholas Gage
Co-PI(s): Ashley MacSuga-Gage, Joni Splett
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education/OSEP
Project Period: 11/1/2019 – 10/31/2024
Award Amount: $1,150,369
Project Title: Florida Embedded Intervention and Practices with Caregivers: Early Steps Professional Development Project (FL-EPIC ESPD)
Principal Investigator: Patricia Snyder
Co-PI(s): Brian Reichow
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Health Children’s Medical Services (Subcontract – U.S. Department of Education/OSERS Flow Through)
Project Period: 7/1/2019 – 6/30/2022
Award Amount: $1,610,355
Project Title: Training Teachers to Teach Vocabulary (T3V): A Professional Development Model for Toddler and Preschool Teachers of Children at Risk for Communication Difficulties
Principal Investigator: Patricia Snyder
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Temple University (Subcontract – IES Flow Through)
Project Period: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2022
Award Amount: $217,046
Project Title: BEST in CLASS Elementary – Efficacy Trial
Principal Investigator: Maureen Conroy
Co-PI(s): James Algina
Funding Agency: Virginia Commonwealth University (Subcontract – IES Flow Through)
Project Period: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2022
Award Amount: $1,649,754
Project Title: Efficacy of Prime Online: Teacher Professional Development for Inclusive Elementary Mathematics Classrooms
Principal Investigator: Cynthia Griffin
Co-PI(s): James Algina, Nancy Dana (STL), Walter Leite (SHDOSE)
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education/IES
Project Period: 8/15/2018 – 8/14/2022
Award Amount: $3,276,003
Project Title: James Patterson Literacy Challenge
Principal Investigator: Holly Lane
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: UF Foundation (James Patterson Family Foundation Flow Through)
Project Period: 11/7/2017 – 11/6/2021
Award Amount: $2,999,200
Project Title: The In/authentic Experiences of Black Engineers
Principal Investigator: Elliot Douglas (Engineering Education Collaborative)
Co-PI(s): Erica McCray
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Project Period: 8/1/2018 – 7/31/2021
Award Amount: $70,640
Project Title: Efficacy Trial of I Control: An Intensive Intervention to Improve Self-Regulation for Middle School Students with Emotional and Behavioral Problems
Principal Investigator: Stephen Smith
Co-PI(s): Joni Splett, Ann Daunic
Funding Agency: Institute of Education Sciences
Project Period: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2022
Award Amount: $3,292,300
Project Title: Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability and Reform (CEEDAR 2.0) Center
Principal Investigator: Mary Brownell
Co-PI(s): Margaret “Meg” Kamman, Erica McCray
Funding Agency: US Department of Education/OSEP
Project Period: 01/01/2018–12/31/2022
Award Amount: $21,250,000
Project Title:  Project Coordinate:  Increasing Coordinated Use of Evidence-based Practices for Improving Word Study in an RTI Framework for Teams of 4th Grade Teachers
Principal Investigator:  Mary Brownell
Co-PI(s):  N/A
Funding Agency:  U.S. Department of Education/IES
Project Period:  07/01/2017–06/30/2022
Award Amount:  $1,748,709
Project Title:  Effectiveness Study of Tools for Getting Along:  Teaching Students to Problem Solve
Principal Investigator:  Stephen Smith
Co-PI(s):  Ann Daunic
Funding Agency:  SRI International (Subcontract:  IES Flow Through)
Project Period:  09/01/2016–08/31/2021
Award Amount:  $590,971.00
Project Title: Evaluation of Preschool Special Education Practices
Principal Investigator: Patricia Snyder
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Mathematica Policy Research
Project Period: 11/23/2013–11/21/2021
Award Amount: $243,633.00
Project Title:  Preparing Leaders in Early Childhood Studies and Implementation Science – Project PLECS-IS
Principal Investigator:  Maureen Conroy
Co-PI(s):  Patricia Snyder, Mary McLean, Brian Reichow
Funding Agency:  US Department of Education/OSEP
Project Period:  01/1/2016–8/15/2021
Award Amount:  $995,218.00
Project Title:  Evaluating a Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum for Children at Risk for Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
Principal Investigator:  Ann Daunic
Co-PI(s):  Nancy Corbett, Stephen Smith, James Algina
Funding Agency:  US Department of Education/Institute of Education Sciences
Project Period:  07/01/2016–12/31/2021
Award Amount:  $3,499,958.00
Project Title:  Project TIER: Teaching, Intervention, and Efficacy Research
Principal Investigator:  Holly Lane
Co-PI(s):  Nicholas Gage
Funding Agency:  US Department of Education/Office of Special Education Programs
Project Period:  01/01/2017–12/31/2021
Award Amount:  $1,250,000.00