Awarded Projects for May 2022
Congratulations to Frank Fernandez and Banafsheh Moradi for their award from the Spencer Foundation; Frank Fernandezfor his subcontract William T. Grant Foundation flow through award from Northern Illinois University; Hyunyi Jung, Chonika Coleman King, Zandra de Araujo, and Mary Bratsch-Hines for their award from the National Science Foundation; Chonika Coleman King and Taryrn Brown for their award from the Children’s Trust of Alachua County; Herman Knopf for his two awards, one from Florida’s Office of Early Learning and one subcontract Helios Foundation flow through from the Early Learning Coalition of Orange County; Wanli Xing for his award from the National Science Foundation; and Sandip Ray and Wanli Xingfor their award from the National Science Foundation.
| College of Education Awarded Projects May 2022 |
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| Principal Investigator: Frank Fernandez (SHDOSE) |
| Co-PI: Banafsheh Moradi (Women’s Studies) |
| Funding Agency: Spencer Foundation |
| Project Title: An Interdisciplinary Convening on Using Intersectionality Theory in Quantitative Research: Seeking Shared Expectations on Review and Publishing Standards |
| Project Period: 7/1/2022 – 12/31/2023 |
| Award Amount: $50,000 |
| Principal Investigator: Frank Fernandez (SHDOSE) |
| Co-PI: N/A |
| Funding Agency: Northern Illinois University (Subcontract – W.T. Grant Flow Through) |
| Project Title: Merit Financial Aid and Inequality; Examining Variation in Policy and Effects on Social Mobility |
| Project Period: 10/1/2021 – 9/30/2023 |
| Award Amount: $20,620 |
| Principal Investigator: Hyunyi Jung (STL) |
| Co-PI: Chonika Coleman King (STL), Zandra de Araujo (Lastinger Center), & Mary Bratsch-Hines (Lastinger Center) |
| Funding Agency: National Science Foundation |
| Project Title: Empowering Students with Choice through Equitable and Interactive Mathematical Modeling (EIM2) |
| Project Period: 7/1/2022 – 6/30/2026 |
| Award Amount: $1,978,280 |
| Principal Investigator: Chonika Coleman King (STL) |
| Co-PI: Taryrn Brown (STL) |
| Funding Agency: Children’s Trust of Alachua County |
| Project Title: Akwaaba Freedom School |
| Project Period: 10/1/2021 – 9/30/2022 |
| Award Amount: $60,000 |
| Principal Investigator: Herman Knopf (AZCEECS) |
| Co-PI: N/A |
| Funding Agency: Early Learning Coalition of Orange County (Subcontract – Helios Foundation Flow Through) |
| Project Title: Orange County Child Care Access Project |
| Project Period: 4/14/2022 – 12/31/2022 |
| Award Amount: $29,961 |
| Principal Investigator: Herman Knopf (AZCEECS) |
| Co-PI: N/A |
| Funding Agency: Florida’s Office of Early Learning |
| Project Title: Career Ladder Identifier and Financial Forecaster (CLIFF) Dashboard Pilot Evaluation |
| Project Period: 4/20/2022 – 6/30/2022 |
| Award Amount: $19,902 |
| Principal Investigator: Wanli Xing (STL) |
| Co-PI: N/A |
| Funding Agency: National Science Foundation |
| Project Title: Collaborative Research: DTI: Project SPAC3: A Culturally Relevant Approach to Spatial Computational Thinking Skills and Career Awareness through an Immersive Virtual Environment |
| Project Period: 6/1/2022 – 5/31/2026 |
| Award Amount: $227,619 |
| Principal Investigator: Sandip Ray (Electrical and Computer Engineering) |
| Co-PI: Wanli Xing (STL) |
| Funding Agency: National Science Foundation |
| Project Title: REU Site: Secure, Accessible, and Sustainable Transportation |
| Project Period: 3/1/2022 – 2/28/2025 |
| Award Amount: $117,975 |
