Office of Educational Research Submitted Proposals – May 2026

Submitted Proposals – May 2026

June 11, 2026

Principal Investigator: Wei Li (SHDOSE)

Co-PI: Eunjin Shin (SHDOSE)

Funding Agency: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Proposal Title: Beyond Average Effects: Treatment Effect Heterogeneity in Teacher Engagement and Learning in Math Matrix Micro-Credential

Requested Amount: $49,691


Principal Investigator: Natalie Hagler (STL)

Co-PI: Tara Mathien (SESPECS), Lori Dassa (STL)

Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education

Proposal Title: PCOG GYO Grant

Requested Amount: $510,222


Principal Investigator: Maya Israel (STL)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: University of Miami

Proposal Title: Collaborative Research: Using Flow-Based Music Programming to Engage Children in Computer Science

Requested Amount: $35,982


Principal Investigator: Taryrn Brown (STL)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: University of Michigan

Proposal Title: Policy vs. Reality: A multi-state exploratory analysis of Black expectant and parenting students’ experiences in public schools

Requested Amount: $29,064


Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger)

Co-PI: Zandra De Araujo (Lastinger)

Funding Agency: University of Miami

Proposal Title: ALTER-Math 2026-2027

Requested Amount: $276,741


Principal Investigator: Eunjin Shin (SHDOSE)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: American Education Research Association

Proposal Title: Beyond Accuracy: A Validity-Centered Framework for Evaluating Automated Scoring of NAEP Mathematics Constructed Responses

Requested Amount: $34,928


Principal Investigator: Katherine Strickland (SHDOSE)

Co-PI: Wei Li (SHDOSE)

Funding Agency: American Education Research Association

Proposal Title: Bringing Neighborhoods into Urban Education Policy Research: A Multi-City Study of STEM Opportunity and Math Achievement

Requested Amount: $22,886


Principal Investigator: Darbianne Shannon (AZCEECS)

Co-PI: Crystal Bishop (AZCEECS)

Funding Agency: Tuscarora Intermediate Unit

Proposal Title: Technical Assistance Services through the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit on behalf of the Early Intervention Technical Assistance/Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network

Requested Amount: $105,375


Principal Investigator: Zhihui Fang (STL)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Proposal Title: How Teachers Talk Algebra Online: Linking Discourse Patterns and Student Outcome

Requested Amount: $49,999


Principal Investigator: Jue Wu (SHDOSE)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: American Education Research Association

Proposal Title: A National Study of STEM Joiners: Characterizing and Predicting Entry into STEM from Non-Traditional Pathways

Requested Amount: $34,998


Principal Investigator: Katie Pelton (SESPECS)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: University of Kansas

Proposal Title: Project ENGAGE: Enhancing Student Engagement to Facilitate Learning and Well-Being

Requested Amount: $109,965


Principal Investigator: Jue Wu (SHDOSE)

Co-PI: Karina Alvina (Medicine), David Julian (Biology), Olivia Tyler (Center for Undergraduate Research), Anne Donnelly (Center for Undergraduate Research)

Funding Agency: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Proposal Title: Partnerships for STEM Pathways: Co-Designing Optimal Research Experiences from Florida State Colleges to Graduate School

Requested Amount: $53,680


Principal Investigator: Phillip Sherlock (AZCEECS)

Co-PI: Herman Knopf (AZCEECS)

Funding Agency: Children’s Trust

Proposal Title: DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE DATA INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADVANCED EVALUATION CAPACITY FOR THE THRIVE BY 5 QIS

Requested Amount: $545,034


Principal Investigator: Paige Carter (SHDOSE)

Co-PI: Laura Shannonhouse (SHDOSE), Amber Moss-Lazarczyk (SHDOSE)

Funding Agency: Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling

Proposal Title: Simulating Purity Culture: An AI-Driven Experimental Assessment of Self-Objectification, Appearance Anxiety, and Sexual Shame

Requested Amount: $2,500


Principal Investigator: Zandra De Araujo (Lastinger)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: School Board of Seminole County

Proposal Title: SCPS K-12 Instructional Coaching 2026-27

Requested Amount: $39,000


Principal Investigator: Carma Bylund-Lincoln (Medicine)

Co-PI: Alexandra De Leo (Medicine), Kennan DeGruccio (N/A), Jess Delaune (Medicine), Jason Arnold (ETC), Naomi Parker (Medicine)

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute

Proposal Title: Communication Skills Training Using AI-Enabled Simulated Patient Avatars: The OncoSPARC Program

Requested Amount: $323,515


Principal Investigator: Kristi Cheyney-Collante (Lastinger)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Duval County School Board

Proposal Title: Duval Literacy Lab PL 2026-27 (Grant)

Requested Amount: $187,000


Principal Investigator: Kristi Cheyney-Collante (Lastinger)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Duval County School Board

Proposal Title: Duval Literacy Lab PL 2026-27 (District)

Requested Amount: $195,000


Principal Investigator: Megan Ennes (Natural History Museum)

Co-PI: Nicholas Gauthier (Natural History Museum), Crystal Bishop (AZCEECS), Dwight Irvin (SESPECS), Kristina Choe (Natural History Museum)

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Proposal Title: Supporting Parents as Resources for Knowledge of Science (SPARKS): Using Visual Thinking Strategies in Science Museums

Requested Amount: $714,517


Principal Investigator: Kristi Cheyney-Collante (Lastinger)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: School District of Manatee County

Proposal Title: Manatee Accelerating Literacy Achievements 2026-27

Requested Amount: $193,001


Principal Investigator: Bo Song (AZCEECS)

Co-PI: Crystal Bishop (AZCEECS)

Funding Agency: American Education Research Association

Proposal Title: From Early Literacy to STEM Readiness: Heterogeneous Trajectories among Dual Language Learners

Requested Amount: $25,000


Principal Investigator: Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko (STL)

Co-PI: Myoseon Jang (Engineering), Andrea Ramirez Salgado (Engineering)

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Proposal Title: EDU RURAL: Engaging Rural Communities in Microelectronics and Air Quality Science Using Smart Kites and Edge Artificial Intelligence (SKAI)

Requested Amount: $1,625,833


Principal Investigator: Kristi Cheyney-Collante (Lastinger)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Brevard County

Proposal Title: Brevard Explicit Instruction PL 2026

Requested Amount: $10,254


Principal Investigator: Kristi Cheyney-Collante (Lastinger)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Pinellas County Schools

Proposal Title: Pinellas SOR for Secondary Educators 206-27 (Middle)

Requested Amount: $60,800


Principal Investigator: Kristi Cheyney-Collante (Lastinger)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Pinellas County Schools

Proposal Title: Pinellas SOR for Secondary Educators 206-27 (High)

Requested Amount: $60,800


Principal Investigator: Dwight Irvin (AZCEECS)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: University of South Florida

Proposal Title: Translating Classroom Language Analytics to Practice: Developing Trustworthy, Actionable Metrics of High-Impact Teacher Talk in Early Childhood

Requested Amount: $138,187


Principal Investigator: Kristi Cheyney-Collante (Lastinger)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Duval County School Board

Proposal Title: Duval Literacy Lab PL 2026-27 (2nd Grant Proposal)

Requested Amount: $187,000


Principal Investigator: Kristi Cheyney-Collante (Lastinger)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Palm Beach County School Board

Proposal Title: Palm Beach Accelerating Lit Achievement 2026-27

Requested Amount: $214,500