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Submitted Proposals – August 2023

Principal Investigator: Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko – School of Teaching and Learning

Co-PIs: Kara Dawson – School of Teaching and Learning, Benjamin Lok – Computer & Information Science & Engineering

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Proposal Title: Developing and Testing Innovations [DTI]: Neurodiverse Children Training Conversational Agents for Improved AI and Cybersecurity Literacy

Period: 1/1/2024 – 12/31/2026

Requested Amount: $1,295,313

Principal Investigator: Zandra de Araujo – Lastinger Center for Learning

Co-PIs: Christopher Engledowl – Lastinger Center for Learning

Funding Agency: U. S. Department of Education/OESE

Proposal Title: Building Positive Algebra Experiences (B-PAX) Through Engagement with the Math Matrix

Period: 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2029

Requested Amount: $4,000,000

Principal Investigator: Catherine Cavanaugh – Lastinger Center for Learning

Co-PIs: N/A

Funding Agency: Florida’s Division of Early Learning (Subcontract – DHHS Flow Though)

Proposal Title: Early Childhood Educator Stipends – SR101 Supplemental funds

Period: 6/30/2022 – 6/20/2023

Requested Amount: $209,179

Principal Investigator: Dwight Irvin – AZCEECS/SESPECS

Co-PIs: N/A

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Proposal Title: SCC-IRG Track 1 Enhancing Parent-child Interactions in the Community (EPIC): Improving Language Outcomes for Infant-Toddlers with Language Lags

Period: 1/1/2024 – 12/31/2026

Requested Amount: $2,499,900

Principal Investigator: Maya Israel – School of Teaching and Learning

Co-PIs: Donald Miller – Dean’s Area

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Proposal Title: Collaborative Research: The role of Art + Computing teacher professional development in expanding middle school girls’ Computer Science Career Pathways

Period: 3/1/2024 – 2/28/2027

Requested Amount: $749,181

Principal Investigator: Walter Leite – SHDOSE

Co-PIs: N/A

Funding Agency: Accelerate Learning

Proposal Title: Quasi-experimental analysis of effects of STEMscopes Science 5th grade curriculum on school science passing rates

Period: 9/1/2023 – 1/31/2024

Requested Amount: $30,000

Principal Investigator: Wei Li – SHDOSE

Co-PIs: N/A

Funding Agency: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (Subcontract – NSF Flow Through)

Proposal Title: Methods and Tools for Designing and Analyzing Multilevel Cost-Effectiveness Studies Based on Monte Carlo Intervals of the Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio

Period: 9/1/2024 – 8/31/2027

Requested Amount: $69,987

Principal Investigator: Kathrin Maki – SESPECS

Co-PIs: N/A

Funding Agency: Texas A & M University College Station (Subcontract – NSF Flow Through)

Proposal Title: The Science of Multidisciplinary Team Decisions (SciMDT)

Period: 8/1/2024 – 7/31/2026

Requested Amount: $221,165

Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus – SHDOSE

Co-PIs: Lindsay Lynch – SHDOSE

Funding Agency: South Florida State College (Subcontract – NSF Flow Through)

Proposal Title: HSI Pilot Project: Amplifying Community College Experiences in STEM

Settings (ACCESS) at a Rural, Hispanic-Serving Institution

Period: 8/15/2024 – 8/14/2026

Requested Amount: $139,641

Principal Investigator: Yiqin Pan – SHDOSE

Co-PIs: N/A

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Proposal Title: Applying Machine Learning Techniques for the Prevention and Detection of Item Preknowledge in Computerized Adaptive Testing

Period: 4/1/2024 – 3/31/2025

Requested Amount: $128,556

Principal Investigator:  Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning

Co-PIs: Philip Poekert – Lastinger Center for Learning

Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education

Proposal Title: FDOE Literacy Matrix and Coaching 2024-25

Period: 9/1/2023 – 8/31/2024

Requested Amount: $1,000,000

Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning

Co-PIs: N/A

Funding Agency: Lake Wales Charter Polk Avenue Elementary

Proposal Title: Polk Avenue Elementary Small Group Literacy Instruction

Period: 9/1/2023 – 6/30/2024

Requested Amount: $116,500

Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning

Co-PIs: N/A

Funding Agency: School Board of Sarasota County

Proposal Title: Sarasota County Schools – Literacy Coach Endorsement

Period: 9/1/2023 – 6/30/2024

Requested Amount: $60,000

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Nominations for 2024 Alan T. Waterman Award Now Open

The Alan T. Waterman Award is the highest honor awarded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). In 1975, Congress established the award in honor of the agency’s first director and to recognize outstanding young researchers in any field of science or engineering supported by the NSF. In addition to a medal, each awardee receives a grant of $1,000,000 over five years for scientific research or advanced study at the institution of the recipient’s choice. Self-nominations are not accepted. If you believe you qualify and would like to be nominated, reach out to your school director and copy Ana Puig. The nominations portal for the Alan T. Waterman award closes Friday, September 15, 2023.

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Conducting Implementation Research in Impact Studies of Education Interventions Webinar

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) will hold a 90-minute webinar in which Carolyn Hill from the MDRC will offer an overview of IES’s recently released guide for researchers, Conducting Implementation Research in Impact Studies of Education Interventions. She will be joined by a panel of researchers who will describe their experiences conducting implementation research as part of high-quality impact studies of educational interventions. The webinar will also include an audience Q&A. Registration is free.

  • Wednesday, August 16, 2023
    2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Online
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2023 Annual Undergraduate Research Expo

UF’s Center for Undergraduate Research Board of Students (CURBS) and UF Student Government will be hosting the 2023 Undergraduate Research Expo, which serves to familiarize undergraduates with the variety of research conducted at UF and provide them with the opportunity to network with research faculty members. Faculty, graduate students, and research groups from all disciplines are welcome. To learn more about the expo and register to participate, click here. The registration deadline is Friday, September 1, 2023.

  • Tuesday, September 19, 2023
    5:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET
    Reitz Union Grand Ballroom
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The 74 Interview with IES Director Mark Schneider

The 74’s Kevin Mahnken recently interviewed the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Director, Mark Schneider, regarding Schneider’s vision for a new role for federal research endeavors. Schneider aims for IES to lead advancements in technologies and treatments that can positively impact student performance. Further discussion topics include education-related legislation, the importance of access and the need to improve national databases, and building a research foundation that can yield revolutionary educational tools on the level of COVID vaccines and ChatGPT. The interview can be read in full here.

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2023 NCES STATS-DC Data Conference

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) will be hosting the 2023 NCES STATS-DC Data Conference, in person, from Wednesday, August 9, 2023, through Friday, August 11, 2023, in Bethesda, MD. The theme of the 2023 conference is “Managing the Data Highway.” The conference is free and open to the public. Online pre-registration closes on Friday, July 21, 2023, after which date registration will be held onsite at the meeting. More information and online registration can be found here.

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Writing/Designing Winning NSF Proposals Workshop

The University of North Florida is hosting a live online workshop sponsored by the Grant Training Center. This workshop will provide information to support a successful grant proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF). The content will cover what to look for in a funding opportunity, how to compose each proposal component, mistakes to avoid, and more. The workshop registration is now available. The fee of $395 is not due at the time of registration.

– Tuesday, June 13, 2023

10:30 AM – 6:00 PM EDT

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NSF Regional Workshop

Dr. Margaret Martonosi, National Science Foundation (NSF) Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), will lead a proposal-writing workshop focused on faculty, post-docs, and administrators in all disciplines conducting research in computer science, information science, engineering, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, statistics, mathematics, and technology policy. Dr. Martonosi and representatives from the CISE team will provide a limited number of 1:1 consultations reviewing specific proposal ideas. If interested in attending, RSVP by Friday, June 2, 2023 at 5:00 PM. Parking for the workshop is free, and lunch will be provided.

– Monday, June 12, 2023

11:30 AM – 4:30 PM EDT

Straughn Center

2142 Shealy Drive

Gainesville, FL 32608

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UF’s Research Promotion Initiative

UF’s Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing (SCM) encourages submissions from all areas on campus to their Research Promotion Initiative. The competitive award is designed to help researchers connect with a broad audience. SCM awards selected authors $1,000 for use on research-related activities including travel, books, and supplies. Additional resources provided by SCM can be found here. Questions can be directed to Blake Trauschke, UF public relations specialist, at btrauschke@ufl.edu.

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New Spencer Foundation Funding Program for Transformative Research in Equity

The Spencer Foundation recently announced a new grant program to support transformative research projects that reconceptualize education systems to achieve equity. In order to foster this kind of transformative research, it is necessary to set up spaces where scholars may work in a variety of innovative ways for the purposes of imagining new educational models at systemic level; interact with researchers, practitioners, community members, policymakers, and others. To do so, the Spencer Foundation will support this work through their new Vision Grants and Transformative Research Grants programs. More information about the programs can be found here.

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New Federal Export Control Laws

In 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce implemented new export control rules on Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Items to the People’s Republic of China (RPC). The resulting restrictions extend to the transfer of technology, software, or other “support” for the fabrication of items in the PRC, also applicable to Hong Kong and Macau. Research, collaborations, tape-out, or fabrication services involving advanced computing, semiconductor, supercomputing, or integrated circuits where there is potential involvement at a facility in the PRC are likely to be affected by the regulations. UF Research Integrity, Security & Compliance (RISC) is reviewing active collaborations and may contact you for additional information. If your research project involves tape-out or fabrication services in the PRC, please contact UF RISC before proceeding further.

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