Newly Funded Awards – September 2024

Principal Investigator: Pavlo Antonenko (STL)

Co-PI: Swarup Bhunia

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Project Title: Collaborative Research: Engaging High Schoolers in Integrated Computer Science and Engineering Through Hands-On Experiences with Microelectronics and Artificial Intelligence

Project Period: 9/15/2024 – 8/31/2027

Award Amount: $1,487,350

Principal Investigator: Julie Brown (STL)

Co-PI: Kent Crippen (STL), Stefanie Gazda, Michael Walsh, Anne Seraphine (SHDOSE; Internal Evaluator)

Funding Agency: National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine

Project Title: Guardians of the Gulf: Promoting Youth Engagement for Marine Animal Conservation in Florida’s Nature Coast

Project Period: 9/01/2024 – 08/31/2025

Award Amount: $223,177

Principal Investigator: Tyran Butler (Lastinger Center)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Pasco County Schools

Project Title: Small Group Literacy Instruction Professional Learning Program

Project Period: 1/01/2025 – 06/30/2025

Award Amount: $116,500

Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center)

Co-PI: Catherine Cavanaugh (Lastinger Center)

Funding Agency: University of Missouri (Subcontract – Institute of Education Sciences Flow Through)

Project Title: Impact of Disability Anti-Bullying Training for Elementary Special and General Education Teachers (Project DIAL): Impact on Teacher Awareness and Self Efficacy and Student Outcomes

Project Period: 7/01/2024 – 06/30/2029

Award Amount: $89,987

Principal Investigator: Laura Shannonhouse (SHDOSE)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Administration for Community Living

Project Title: Project HOPEFUL (Helping Older PErsons Find Useful Links): Two double blind randomized controlled trials with implementation science in equipping nutrition services with a new mental health workforce 

Project Period: 5/01/2024 – 4/30/2028

Award Amount: $897,853.97

Principal Investigator: Pinyi Wang (SHDOSE); Mentor: Tiffany Aaron (SHDOSE)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: American Educational Research Association

Project Title: How Can Our Teachers Come Back? Evidence about Teacher Shortage in Frontline Florida

Project Period: 9/15/2024 – 12/31/2025

Award Amount: $500