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Principal Investigator:<\/strong> Katie Pelton (SESPECS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-PI:<\/strong> N\/A<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding Agency:<\/strong> University of Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Title:<\/strong> Project ENGAGE: Enhancing Student Engagement to Facilitate Learning and Well-Being<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Period:<\/strong>\u00a0 08\/01\/2026 \u2013 06\/30\/2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award Amount:\u00a0<\/strong>$109,965<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Principal Investigator:<\/strong> Walter Leite (SHDOSE)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-PI:<\/strong> Wei Li (SHDOSE), Huibin Zhang (SHDOSE)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding Agency:<\/strong> Institute of Education Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Title:<\/strong> Propensity Score Analysis of Multilevel Data: A systemic review<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Period:<\/strong>\u00a0 08\/01\/2026 \u2013 07\/31\/2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award Amount:\u00a0<\/strong>$348,917<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Principal Investigator:<\/strong> Crystal Bishop (AZCEECS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-PI:<\/strong> N\/A<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding Agency:<\/strong> Florida Department of Health, Children’s Medical Services<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Title:<\/strong> Florida Embedded Practices and Intervention with Caregivers Early Steps Professional Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Period:<\/strong>\u00a0 07\/01\/2026 \u2013 06\/30\/2029<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award Amount:\u00a0<\/strong>$2,196,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Principal Investigator:<\/strong> Masoud Gheisari (Design, Construction, and Planning)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-PI:<\/strong> Fnu Idris Jeelani (Design, Construction, and Planning); Pavlo Antonenko (STL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding Agency:<\/strong> National Science Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Title:<\/strong> Integrating Artificial Intelligence Literacy into Construction Courses through Experiential Learning<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Period:<\/strong>\u00a0 10\/01\/2026 \u2013 09\/30\/2029<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award Amount:\u00a0<\/strong>$750,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Principal Investigator:<\/strong> Kristi Cheyney-Collante (Lastinger)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-PI:<\/strong> N\/A<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding Agency:<\/strong> Duval County School Board<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Title:<\/strong> Duval Literacy Lab PL 2026-27 (District)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Period:<\/strong>\u00a0 07\/01\/2026 \u2013 06\/30\/2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award Amount:\u00a0<\/strong>$195,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Principal Investigator:<\/strong> Dicy Watson (PKY)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-PI:<\/strong> N\/A<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding Agency:<\/strong> Florida Department of Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Title:<\/strong> Title II, Part A – Supporting Effective Instruction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Period:<\/strong>\u00a0 07\/01\/2026 \u2013 06\/30\/2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award Amount:\u00a0<\/strong>$30,511<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Principal Investigator:<\/strong> Kristi Cheyney-Collante (Lastinger)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-PI:<\/strong> N\/A<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding Agency:<\/strong> Duval County School Board<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Title:<\/strong> Duval Literacy Lab PL 2026-27 (Grant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Period:<\/strong>\u00a0 07\/01\/2026 \u2013 06\/30\/2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award Amount:\u00a0<\/strong>$187,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Principal Investigator:<\/strong> Kristi Cheyney-Collante (Lastinger)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-PI:<\/strong> N\/A<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding Agency:<\/strong> Pinellas County Schools<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Title:<\/strong> Pinellas SOR for Secondary Educators 26-27 (Middle & High)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Period:<\/strong>\u00a0 09\/01\/2026 \u2013 03\/31\/2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award Amount:\u00a0<\/strong>$121,600<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Principal Investigator:<\/strong> Hyo Kang (Digital World)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-PI:<\/strong> Eunjin Shin (SHDOSE), Navid Asadi Zanjani (Engineering)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding Agency:<\/strong> National Science Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Title:<\/strong> Sensible AI: Integrating Multimodal AI and Mixed Reality for Context-Aware Real-Time Laboratory Learning in Microelectronics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Period:<\/strong>\u00a0 09\/01\/2026 \u2013 08\/31\/2029<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award Amount:\u00a0<\/strong>$899,992<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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