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Grants & Projects
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[av_toggle title=’A Mixed Methods Comparison of Universal Screening and School Referral’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Joni Splett
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Society for the Study of School Psychology
Project Period: 07/01/2017–06/30/2020
Award Amount: $19,919
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[av_toggle title=’BEST in CLASS Elementary – Efficacy Trial’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Maureen Conroy
Co-PI(s): James Algina
Funding Agency: Virginia Commonwealth University (Subcontract – IES Flow Through)
Project Period: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2022
Award Amount: $1,649,754
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[av_toggle title=’BEST in CLASS Web: A Web-based Intervention Supporting Early Childhood Teachers’ Use of Evidence-based Practices with Young Children at Risk for Emotional/Behavioral Disorders’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Maureen Conroy
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: US Department of Education/IES
Project Period: 08/01/2016–07/31/2019
Award Amount: $1,500,000
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[av_toggle title=’Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability and Reform (CEEDAR 2.0) Center’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Mary Brownell
Co-PI(s): Margaret “Meg” Kamman, Erica McCray
Funding Agency: US Department of Education/OSEP
Project Period: 01/01/2018–12/31/2022
Award Amount: $21,250,000
Website: https://ceedar.education.ufl.edu/
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[av_toggle title=’Effectiveness Study of Tools for Getting Along: Teaching Students to Problem Solve’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Stephen Smith
Co-PI(s): Ann Daunic
Funding Agency: SRI International (Subcontract: IES Flow Through)
Project Period: 09/01/2016–08/31/2021
Award Amount: $590,971.00
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[av_toggle title=’Efficacy Trial of I Control: An Intensive Intervention to Improve Self-Regulation for Middle School Students with Emotional and Behavioral Problems ‘ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Stephen Smith
Co-PI(s): Joni Splett, Ann Daunic
Funding Agency: Institute of Education Sciences
Project Period: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2022
Award Amount: $3,292,300
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[av_toggle title=’Efficacy of Prime Online: Teacher Professional Development for Inclusive Elementary Mathematics Classrooms’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Cynthia Griffin
Co-PI(s): James Algina, Nancy Dana, Walter Leite
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education/IES
Project Period: 08/15/2018 – 08/14/2022
Award Amount: $3,276,003.
Website: https://education.ufl.edu/special-education/prime-online/
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[av_toggle title=’Evaluating A Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum For (SELF) Children At Risk for Emotional or Behavioral Disorders’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Ann Daunic
Co-PI(s): Nancy Corbett, Stephen Smith, James Algina
Funding Agency: US Department of Education/Institute of Education Sciences
Project Period: 07/01/2016–06/31/2020
Award Amount: $3,499,958.00
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[av_toggle title=’Evaluation of Preschool Special Education Practices’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Patricia Snyder
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Mathematica Policy Research
Project Period: 11/23/2013–11/21/2021
Award Amount: $243,633.00
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[av_toggle title=’Impact of Professional Development on Preschool Teachers’ Use of Embedded-Instruction Practices: An Efficacy Trial of Tools for Teachers’ tags=”]
Principle Investigator: Patricia Snyder
Co-PI(s): James Algina and Mary McLean
Funding Agency: US Department of Education/IES
Project Period: 06/01/2015–06/30/2020
Award Amount: $3,498,113.00
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[av_toggle title=’Interconnecting PBIS and School Mental Health to Improve School Safety: A Randomized Trial ‘ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Joni Splett
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: University of South Carolina (Subcontract: US DOJ Flow-Through)
Project Period: 01/01/2016–12/31/2019
Award Amount: $630,338.00
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[av_toggle title=’Infant-Toddler/Early Language Development Project for the Florida Grade Level Reading Campaign Administered through the Florida Children’s Council ‘ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): Page Pullen
Funding Agency: Children’s Services Council of Florida, Inc.
Project Period: 5/1/2018 – 3/15/2021
Award Amount: $75,000
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[av_toggle title=’James Patterson Literacy Challenge’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Holly Lane
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: UF Foundation (James Patterson Family Foundation Flow Through)
Project Period: 11/7/2017 – 11/6/2020
Award Amount: $2,999,200
Website: https://education.ufl.edu/patterson/
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[av_toggle title=’OR-DRPD-ROF2017: Reducing Relational Aggression Among Middle School Girls: Investigation of Referral, Professional Development, and Intervention Protocols’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Joni Splett
Co-PI(s): Stephen Smith, Sarah Lynne Landsman
Funding Agency: UF Office of Research
Project Period: 08/15/2017–08/14/2019
Award Amount: $98,824.00
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[av_toggle title=’Preparation and Retention of Early Intervention/ Early Childhood Special Education Personnel: Preparing for Evidence-Based Practice in High Need Early Childhood Settings (Project Prepare)’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Mary McLean
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
Project Period: 01/02/2015–12/31/2019
Award Amount: $1,232,603
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[av_toggle title=’Preparing Leaders in Early Childhood Studies and Implementation Science – Project PLECS-IS’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Maureen Conroy
Co-PI(s): Patricia Snyder, Mary McLean, Brian Reichow
Funding Agency: US Department of Education/OSEP
Project Period: 01/1/2016–12/31/2020
Award Amount: $995,218.00
Website: https://education.ufl.edu/special-education/plecsis/
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[av_toggle title=’Project Coordinate: Increasing Coordinated Use of Evidence-based Practice for Improving Word Study in an RTI Framework for Teams of 4th Grade Teachers’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Mary Brownell
Co-PI(s): Amber Benedict
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education/IES
Project Period: 07/01/2017–06/30/2020
Award Amount: $1,399,999.00
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[av_toggle title=’Project STEEP: Studying Teacher Effectiveness, Education, and Policy’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Mary Brownell
Co-PI(s): Paul Sindelar, Erica McCray
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Project Period: 09/01/2014–08/31/2019
Award Amount: $1,250,000.00
Website: https://education.ufl.edu/special-education/project-steep/
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[av_toggle title=’Project TIER: Teaching, Intervention, and Efficacy Research’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Holly Lane
Co-PI(s): Nicholas Gage
Funding Agency: US Department of Education/Office of Special Education Programs
Project Period: 01/01/2017–12/31/2021
Award Amount: $1,250,000.00
Website: https://education.ufl.edu/special-education/tier/
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[av_toggle title=’Reading by Third Innovation Demonstration Project – Berkeley’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): Holly Lane (SSESPECS), Shaunte Duggins (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Funding Agency: Berkeley County School District (Subcontract – Trident United Way Flow Though)
Project Period: 07/15/2017–07/14/2020
Award Amount: $201,250
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[av_toggle title=’Reading by Third Innovation Demonstration Project – CCSD Years 2-3′ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): Paige Pullen
Funding Agency: Charleston County School District
Project Period: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2020
Award Amount: $122,200
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[av_toggle title=’Reading by Third Innovation Demonstration Project – DD2′ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): Holly Lane (SSESPECS)
Funding Agency: Dorchester School District Two (Subcontract – Trident United Way Flow Through)
Project Period: 07/15/2017–07/14/2020
Award Amount: $198,750
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[av_toggle title=’Reading by Third Innovation Demonstration Project – DD4′ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): Holly Lane (SSESPECS)
Funding Agency: Dorchester School District Four (Subcontract – Trident United Way Flow Through)
Project Period: 07/15/2017–07/14/2020
Award Amount: $166,250
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[av_toggle title=’Teacher Knowledge of Dyslexia: One Potential Cause of the Poor Academic Achievement of Children with Learning Disabilities’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Holly Lane
Co-PI(s): Sunshine Moss
Funding Agency: Learning Disabilities Foundation of America
Project Period: 12/1/2018 – 11/30/2019
Award Amount: $2,100
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[av_toggle title=’The In/authentic Experiences of Black Engineers’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Elliot Douglas (Engineering Education Collaborative)
Co-PI(s): Erica McCray
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Project Period: 8/1/2018 – 7/31/2021
Award Amount: $70,640
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[av_toggle title=’Training Teachers to Teach Vocabulary (T3V): A Professional Development Model for Toddler and Preschool Teachers of Children at Risk for Communication Difficulties’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Patricia Snyder
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Temple University (Subcontract – IES Flow Through)
Project Period: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2022
Award Amount: $217,046
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[av_toggle title=’Validating an Observation Protocol for the Evaluation of Special Educators’ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Mary Brownell
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Boston University (Subcontract–IES Flow-Through)
Project Period: 07/01/2015–06/30/2019
Award Amount: $200,058.00
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[av_toggle title=’Working with the Experts 2018-2019′ tags=”]
Principal Investigator: Alice Kaye Emery
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Project Period: 08/01/2018–07/31/2019
Award Amount: $240,000
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