Submitted Projects for January 2017

College of Education
Submitted Projects
January 2017
Principal Investigator: David Hahn (Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering)
Co-PI: Carole Beal (STL), Nagaraj Arakere (Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering), Bruce Carroll (Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering), Sriram Kalyanaraman (Journalism)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: IUSE/PFE: RED PERSIST – Personalized Engineering Retention Strategies for Inspiring Societal Transformations
Requested Amount: $82,733
Principal Investigator: Mary DePue (SHDOSE)
Co-PI: Dennis Kramer (SHDOSE), Jesse Dallery (Psychology)
Funding Agency: UF Opportunity Fund
Proposal Title: OR-DRPD-ROF2017: Text Message Enhanced Emergency Planning to Reduce Drunk Driving
Requested Amount: $87,530
Principal Investigator: Zhihui Fang (STL)
Co-PI: Angela Kohnen (STL), Holly Lane (SESPECS), Xinguang Chen (Epidemiology), Joy Rodgers (Health Education and Behavior)
Funding Agency: UF Opportunity Fund
Proposal Title: OR-DRPD-ROF2017: Easing Transition from Middle to High School: A Study of the Impact of an Innovative Summer Bridge Program on Underprepared Adolescents’ Academic Performance
Requested Amount: $99,767
Principal Investigator: Lisa Guerrero (SESPECS)
Co-PI: Tina Smith-Bonahue (SESPECS)
Funding Agency: Organization for Autism Research
Proposal Title: Using Stimulus Prompts to Teach Icon Discrimination When Using a Speech-Generating Device
Requested Amount: $1,654
Principal Investigator: Lynda Hayes (P.K. Yonge)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Proposal Title: Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program
Requested Amount: $156,788
Principal Investigator: Angela Kohnen (STL)
Co-PI: Zhihui Fang (STL)
Funding Agency: International Literacy Association
Proposal Title: Understanding How Adolescents Find and Make Sense of Health Information from Multiple Sources
Requested Amount: $4,950
Principal Investigator: David Hahn (Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering)
Co-PI: Rose Pringle (STL), Xiang Bi (Food and Resource Economics Department), Michael Scicchitano (Political Science)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Proposal Title: Engaged Student Learning using Statistical Methods for Targeted Intervention for Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering Students
Requested Amount: $192,858
 Principal Investigator: Joni Splett (SESPECS)
 Co-PI: Stephen Smith (SESPECS), Sarah Lynne Landsman (Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences)
 Funding Agency: UF Opportunity Fund
 Proposal Title: OR-DRPD-ROF2017: Reducing Relational Aggression Among Middle School Girls: Investigation of Referral, Professional Development, and Intervention Protocols
 Requested Amount: $98,824