Congratulations to Robert Moore for his award from the Spencer Foundation; Philip Poekert for his Louisiana Department of Education flow through award from Children First Professional Development Center; Paige Pullen for her award from the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County; and Darbianne Shannon and Patricia Snyder for their Pennsylvania Department of Education flow through award from Tuscarora Intermediate Unit.
Best wishes to Herman Knopf for his proposal to the Early Learning Coalition of Pasco and Hernando County; Walter Leite for his proposal to the Spencer Foundation and NSF flow through proposal to the University of Houston; Paige Pullen for her proposal to the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County; Seyedahmad Rahimi for his National Science Foundation flow through proposal the University of Idaho; and Matthew Schmidt for his three NIH flow through proposals to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Administration for Community Living flow through proposal to the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, National Science Foundation flow through proposal to the University of Missouri, and proposal to the National Science Foundation.
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The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and IREX invite proposal submissions to host the 2022-2023 Fulbright DAI Program. Proposals are due to IREX on January 27th, 2023, at 5:00 PM. Proposals should be addressed to Jonathan Ferguson, Project Director, IREX, and emailed as a PDF file to fulbrightdai@irex.org.
The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) recently launched its Standard Application Process (SAP), allowing a new way to access confidential microdata. To gain access, choose a dataset and select the “Request Access” button. Further instructions can be found here.
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OTSP) recently released its vision for science and technology investments in the United States. Five action areas were developed, including ensuring students, teachers, workers, communities, and others have adequate support to participate in and contribute to STEMM throughout their lifetimes; addressing the STEMM teacher shortage; closing the funding gap; supporting researchers and communities who have been historically excluded from access; addressing bias, discrimination, and harassment experienced in the classroom, laboratory, and workplace; and promoting accountability across the science and technology ecosystem. The official statement can be found here.
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) plans to solicit applications in 2023 for Secondary Analyses of Head Start Data grants. These grants aim to support researchers using secondary analyses of Head Start data to address key questions relevant to Head Start’s programs and policies. To view the estimated application date and further information on the grant opportunity, follow this link.
From Thomasenia Adams, Ana Puig, Chiquita Campbell, Brian Lane, Tamara Dixon, Piper Lowinger, Audrey Vilaihong, Francis Perez, and Brigid Treverton
Congratulations to Christy Gabbard for her award from the Florida Department of Education; Elyse Hambacher for her award from the Spencer Foundation; Brian Marchman for his award from the Florida Department of Education; Philip Poekert and Zandra de Araujo for their U.S. Department of Education flow through award from the Kentucky Department of Education; and Sondra Smith and Caronne Rush for their award from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration.
Best wishes to Christopher Anthony for his proposal to the National Institutes of Health; Tiffany Aaron for her Spencer Foundation flow through proposal to the National Academy of Education; Carla-Ann Brown for her Spencer Foundation flow through proposal to the National Academy of Education; Bruce Carroll and Kent Crippen for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Nigel Newbutt for his Patti Shively Foundation flow through proposal to the UF Foundation; Philip Poekert and Zandra de Arajuo for their proposal to the State of Arizona; Philip Poekert for his proposals to the Children First Professional Development Center and Lafayette Parish School System; Paige Pullen for her proposal to Lutheran Services Florida; Anne Seraphine and David Miller for their proposal to the Florida Department of Education; and Joni Splett, Lee Purvis, Erica McCray, Sondra Smith, Hannah Bayne, Sara Jean-Philippe, and Mercedes Machado for their proposal to the U.S. Department of Education/OESE.
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James L. Moore III was selected to lead the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), which funds research enhancing learning and teaching, including broad efforts to achieve excellence in STEM education. Internationally recognized for his work on African American males, Moore pursues research focusing on topics such as STEM education, gifted education, multicultural and urban education, and higher education. Moore is interested in investing in improving STEM preparation and pathways in urban and rural, underserved, and under-resourced communities across the U.S. and advancing knowledge of enhancing STEM educational and workforce outcomes in his new role as Assistant Directorate. Read more about Moore’s vision here.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently revised the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 23-1), which will be effective for all proposals submitted or due on or after Monday, January 30, 2023. A complete summary of the overall and by-chapter revisions can be reviewed here.
November marked the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) 20th Anniversary, with IES sharing stories of past work and impacts from the past two decades in honor of the celebration. If you are interested in sharing your own story or vision for the future, please visit IES’ anniversary page to learn more.
The Florida Center for Cybersecurity is looking to support impactful cybersecurity research at state universities with the launching of their new program for academic research support. Services are available to faculty members submitting large-scale research projects (typically over $2 million) and junior faculty submitting NSF CAREER and YIP proposals. Support is available in the form of funding opportunities, travel support, and mentorship. If interested, please contact Dr. Sriram Chellappan, the Academic Director of Cybersecurity Research at Cyber Florida, at sriramc@cyberflorida.org. More information on Cyber Florida can be found here.
Q & A with Taryrn T.C. Brown, Ph. D., Assistant Professor in 
the School of Teaching and Learning
My research interests sit at the nexus of Black feminist thought and Black girlhood studies in education. My research agenda thus contributes to the growing scholarship in experiences of Black women and girls through an overarching attention to mapping spatial geographies across time and space, centering relationships in knowledge production and epistemology, and acknowledging the ways Black women and girls document themselves against the archival grain. This collective interdisciplinary work embodies a theoretical extension of intersectionality as a tangible way to support research projects that center equity, advocacy, and culturally sustaining pedagogies both inside and outside of various educational contexts.
Q & A with Ana Puig, Ph. D., Research Director in the Office of Educational Research and 
Clinical Professor in the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
I am actively involved in a national study with three institutions of higher education in the southeastern United States (led by Oklahoma State University) that explores adverse childhood experiences and academic performance of undergraduate college students. Our aim is to determine factors that hinder or support ACE survivors in their educational journeys.
Additionally, I am engaged in a study that builds on research I have conducted with the Streetlight palliative care program (https://streetlight.ufhealth.org/) that provides psychosocial support to chronically or terminally ill adolescents and young adults. Our research team has explored the experiences of Streetlight volunteer members, treatment providers, and, more recently, its patients. We are in the process of completing a research proposal for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support conducting a feasibility study of the program with the goal of manualizing its services and comparing outcomes with other palliative care programs across the United States.
