Congratulations to Bruce MacFadden, Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko, and Jeremy Waisome for their award from NSF; Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko, Swarup Bhunia, and Mary Jo Koroly for their award from NSF; Maureen Conroyfor her subcontract UD Dept of Education Flow Through award from Virginia Commonwealth University; F. Chris Curran for his award from the U.S. Department of Jstice/NIJ; Ashley Pennypacker Hill for her award from FLDOE;Philip Poekert for his award from Florida’s Office of Early Learning; Anne Seraphine and David Miller for their award from FLDOE; Zuchao Shen and Wei Li for their award from the Spencer Foundation; and Joni Splett for her subcontract U.S. Dept of Ed/OSEP Flow Through award from the University of South Florida.
| College of Education Awarded Projects February 2022 |
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| Principal Investigator: Bruce MacFadden (Florida Museum of Natural History) |
| Co-PI: Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko (STL) & Jeremy Waisome (Engineering Education Administration) |
| Funding Agency: National Science Foundation |
| Project Title: Integrating AI Machine Learning into the Teaching of Paleontology Using Fossil Shark Teeth in Middle School |
| Project Period: 4/1/2022 – 3/31/2025 |
| Award Amount: $249,748 |
| Principal Investigator: Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko (STL) |
| Co-PI: Swarup Bhunia (Electrical and Computer Engineering) & Mary Jo Koroly (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) |
| Funding Agency: National Science Foundation |
| Project Title: Collaborative Research: Peek Inside the Box: Gamified Learning of Computing Hardware Fundamentals |
| Project Period: 2/1/2022 – 1/31/2025 |
| Award Amount: $400,000 |
| Principal Investigator: Maureen Conroy (AZCEECS/SESPECS) |
| Co-PI: N/A |
| Funding Agency: Virginia Commonwealth University (Subcontract – US Dept of Ed Flow Through) |
| Project Title: Effectiveness Study of BEST in CLASS |
| Project Period: 9/01/2021– 8/31/2022 |
| Award Amount: $41,041 |
| Principal Investigator: F. Chris Curran (SHDOSE) |
| Co-PI: N/A |
| Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Justice/NIJ |
| Project Title: Expanding Access to Real-Time School Safety Data: Development of a State-wide School Safety Dashboard |
| Project Period: 10/01/2021 – 9/30/2024 |
| Award Amount: $1,998,585 |
| Principal Investigator: Ashley Pennypacker Hill (PKY) |
| Co-PI: N/A |
| Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education |
| Project Title: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B, K-12 and Pre-K American Rescue Plan (ARP) Supplemental Funds |
| Project Period: 7/01/2021– 09/30/2023 |
| Award Amount: $56,013 |
| Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning) |
| Co-PI: N/A |
| Funding Agency: Florida’s Office of Early Learning |
| Project Title: PDG-R Coaching/CoP Year 3 |
| Project Period: 1/01/2022 – 6/30/2022 |
| Award Amount: $259,750 |
| Principal Investigator: Anne Seraphine (SHDOSE) |
| Co-PI: David Miller (SHDOSE) |
| Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education |
| Project Title: UF/FIU Evaluation of the Early Childhood Music Education Incentive Pilot Program |
| Project Period: 7/01/2021 – 7/31/2022 |
| Award Amount: $138,811 |
| Principal Investigator: Zuchao Shen (SHDOSE) |
| Co-PI: Wei Li (SHDOSE) |
| Funding Agency: Spencer Foundation |
| Project Title: Optimal Design of Experimental Studies Investigating Mediation Effects With Individual-Level Mediators |
| Project Period: 5/01/2022 – 4/30/2023 |
| Award Amount: $50,000 |
| Principal Investigator: Joni Splett (SESPECS) |
| Co-PI: N/A |
| Funding Agency: University of South Florida (Subcontract – U.S. Dept. of Ed/OSEP Flow Through) |
| Project Title: Florida Connect: Interconnecting School Mental Health and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports to Improve Middle School Students’ Academic, Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Outcomes |
| Project Period: 10/01/2021 – 9/30/2026 |
| Award Amount: $224,940 |