Grants and Contracts 2005

College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University

Once Upon A Time Project WORLD to close literacy gaps among

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Funding Appendix Statistical Data 8 Externally Funded Projects & Grants 13

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Inside these pages, you will see a glimpse of the research being conducted in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University.

During the 2005 fiscal year, the college acquired over $26 million in new awards, and our faculty are maintaining that aggressive new award funding trajectory as we make our way through the 2006 fiscal year.

In addition to the 2005 fiscal year statistical data and listing of individual awards, we are highlighting a project funded in fiscal year 2006 — Project WORLD. The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences funded the $1.3 million project. This research will identify the types of text and instruction needed to bring at-risk preschoolers up to the performance levels of those children who excel academically — just one example of the research being conducted by our college and helping us to achieve our vision of transforming lives.

This newly funded research also happens to be conducted by three of our newest faculty members. In fact, in 2005, over $4 million in funding was generated by new faculty hires, and with 26 faculty searches currently being conducted, we are once again expecting great things in 2006.

Take a moment to look through this publication and see what we’ve done and what we’re doing, and I think you’ll agree that we do, indeed, transform the lives of those we serve.

Sincerely,

Dr. Douglas Palmer, Dean

Sydney and J.L. Huffines Chair of Education

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Once Upon A Time

by Jenna Smith

Story time has just become a lot more fun. Life cycles, seasons and animal habitats will make their way into the imaginations of children in addition to the usual fairies, talking animals and giants.

Project WORLD—Words of Oral Reading and Language Development—is in its first year of increasing literacy and language development in preschoolers. Led by Jorge González, principal investigator, and Deb Simmons and Sharolyn Pollard-Durodola, co-principal investigators, Project WORLD will identify the types of text and instruction needed to bring at-risk preschoolers up to the performance levels of those children who excel academically.

“The most exciting part about incorporating intervention strategies in the preschool classroom is enlisting the help of the parents,” González, assistant professor in school psychology, said. “You can read to a child all you want in the classroom, but if parents don’t continue with literacy development at home, a child won’t build upon his or her language skills.”

Typical classrooms incorporate contextualized language that is focused on content and words in a story, but for children to improve their vocabulary and listening comprehension, they must have the opportunity to use vocabulary beyond the pages of the story.

“Decontextualized teaching allows children to apply their vocabulary in real life experiences,” said Pollard-Durodola, assistant professor in special and bilingual education. “Children who are exposed to this type of

instruction will be able to use classroom vocabulary outside the classroom in conversations and dialogues to describe their own life experiences.”

Shared Book Reading

Shared book reading involves the intentional interaction of teacher and child. Project WORLD proposes to increase the interaction among teachers and their students during shared book reading and incorporate informational stories in addition to the usual fairy-tale storybooks. The inclusion of informational stories is one attempt at decontextualizing classroom instruction.

“Children with lower levels of language development in the preschool years, whether due to lack of opportunity or exposure to language, benefit from early intervention that is intentional and systematic,” said Simmons, professor of special and bilingual education. “By incorporating informational text and opportunities to interact with words during shared book reading experiences, we hope to broaden children’s knowledge of the world and increase their literacy abilities.”

The intervention techniques used by Project WORLD during shared book reading will include: 1) increased opportunities to hear and discuss informational text, 2) multiple exposure to key vocabulary words, and 3) systematic review of world concepts and themes.

“Teachers present material to preschoolers in themes such as seasons, parts of the body and holidays,” González said.

Project WORLD to close literacy gaps among preschoolers through story time interventions

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“We will match books across these themes so that children experience continuity within their instruction.”

Project WORLD will not only select books that align with classroom themes but target Tier II vocabulary words. Tier II vocabulary includes high-frequency, rich words for mature language users. Students will encounter Tier II words through listening or reading experiences that occur in a wide variety of situations and texts.

“This project is very exciting in that we are working with the teachers to understand the world concepts preschoolers should understand,” Simmons said. “By building the background knowledge of these concepts in preschool, we hypothesize that children will be better able to comprehend text they read in the later grades.”

Scaffolded Support System

In addition to selecting the kinds of books to incorporate into the shared book readings, WORLD will provide a scaffolded system of support for the teachers and parents. A scaffolded support system provides structured guidance that is gradually removed as the teacher or parent becomes more confident in their teaching abilities.

“We will work with parents and teachers to use interactive techniques that focus on critical concepts and encourage children to relate new concepts to what they know,” Simmons said. “As our project progresses, we should see how integration of these key techniques will help further develop a child’s vocabulary.”

WORLD will partner with teachers to develop a system that builds on what teachers are currently teaching. Parents also will receive support through a brief strategic parent intervention, a simple process that models the best practices for parents to use to increase literacy development in their children.

“By enlisting the help of both teachers and parents, children will be introduced to literacy opportunities in all facets of their lives,” González said. “Together, we can enhance a child’s reading experience.”

Spanish Intervention

Project WORLD also will evaluate the use of an identical scaffolded, shared book reading experience with Latino preschoolers. Little research has been done to evaluate the effects of intervention on Latino children, but Project WORLD will implement a shared book reading program in Spanish to evaluate literacy intervention at a young age.

“A substantial amount of evidence exists that identifies the earlier intervention takes place, the greater the probability of bringing children up to higher levels of performance,” Simmons said. “We are curious to evaluate the intervention techniques with Latino preschoolers to study how literacy and language development occurs.”

Project WORLD will develop four instructional procedures, including 1) English teacher program, 2) English parent program, 3) Spanish teacher program, and 4) Spanish parent program. Graduate assistants with WORLD will

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(from left to right) Alfredo Segundo, Erendida Urbano, Denise Garcia and Carlos Martinez, students in Laurie Wimberly’s preschool class at Carver Early Childhood

Center in Bryan, interact with Francis McArthur (center) as she reads to them from a WORLD book.

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help Spanish teachers implement the Spanish programs if language barriers exist.

“Frances McArthur, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction for Bryan Independent School District, asked that we formulate an intervention strategy for Latino children,” González said. “It will be harder for us to locate Spanish books equivalent to the English books, but we know we can do some good with these children if we intervene.”

Scope of Project

The research team is developing a meta analysis and review of the literature during this first year. They are in the initial planning stages of creating the observational system to describe the key characteristics of teachers’ instruction with regard to children’s current levels of vocabulary and listening comprehension.

“Once we coordinate with teachers to establish a standard of themes in the children’s curriculum, we must then determine on which themes to focus,” Pollard-Durodola said. “We must also evaluate the intervention strategies and activities and ask ourselves if our scope and sequence is feasible.”

Prototypes of the English teacher/parent intervention programs were launched in January 2006. The Spanish teacher/parent intervention programs will be implemented January 2007.

At the end of the three-year development project, a tested set of instructional procedures for teachers and parents and documentation of the conditions in which the procedures are effective will be produced.

“We plan to apply for a ‘Goal 2’ development grant to continue this intervention research after year three,” the research team said. “We want to test our platform on a larger scale and aid as many children as we can in their literacy and language development.”

“By enlisting the help of both teachers and parents, children will be introduced to literacy opportunities in all facets of their lives,” González said. “Together, we can enhance a child’s reading experience.”

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JORGE GONZALEZ

Project Words of Oral Reading and Language Development (WORLD)U.S. Department of EducationThree-year project with total funding of $1,292,0862006 $409,8022007 $434,9962008 $447,288

Participating WORLD teachers and administrators at Carver Early Childhood Center in Bryan include (from left to right) Laurie Wimberly, Francis McArthur, Jana Wilson, Betty Vick and Dr. Rhonda Richardson.

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2005 Funding Appendix(Fiscal Year 2005: September 2004 - August 2005)

Statistical Data

Externally Funded Projects & Grants

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Statistical Data

New Awards in Fiscal Year 2005 Total $26,051,240

Table 1

Annual Funding Totals Over Last Five Years

Table 2

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

13,298,125

8,767,660

10,897,891

13,826,304

12,365,964

Departments

325,460

13,657,781

1,771,165

4,230,088

2,629,538

3,437,208

Center for Distance Learning ResearchDean’s OfficeEducational Administration and Human Resource DevelopmentEducational PsychologyHealth and KinesiologyTeaching, Learning and Culture

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Number of Faculty in Each Department Directing Externally Funded Grants and Contracts in Fiscal Year 2005

Table 3

Percent of Funding by Agency Type Total $13,826,304

Table 4

EAHR EPSY HLKN TLAC

Faculty with Awards Total Faculty in DepartmentEAHR Educational Administration and Human Resource DevelopmentEPSY Educational PsychologyHLKN Health and KinesiologyTLAC Teaching, Learning, and Culture

Agency Type

Federal ..................$7,252,637Local ...........................$313,080Private ....................$1,801,561State ........................$3,548,675International .........$910,351

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21

14

9

37

24

31

26

52.5

2.3

13

25.7

6.6

9

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Statistical Data

Annual Grants and Contracts Expenditures by Department Total $13,826,304

Amount of Federal Funding Broken Down by Agency Total $7,252,637

Table 5 Table 6

1,507,023

3,600,431

348,799

90,661

1,659,895

45,828

Federal Departments

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - National Institutes of HealthU.S. Department of EducationNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNational Space Biomedical Research InstituteNational Science FoundationOther Federal Agencies

2,420,199

527,074

2,065,5262,148,341

4,663,177

2,001,987

Departments

Center for Distance Learning ResearchDean’s OfficeEducational Administration and Human Resource DevelopmentEducational PsychologyHealth and KinesiologyTeaching, Learning and Culture

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Funding Generated by Hires in Signature Programs Total $4,155,98

Table 7

G. Bennett Y. Li J. Fluckey M. Burke M. Galloway K. Vannest D. Simmons J. González HLKN TLAC HLKN EPSY EPSY EPSY EPSY EPSY

9,000

89,210 100,000

1,774,135

1,498,530

630,800

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30,31023,995

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Department Key:

CDLRCenter for Distance Learning Research

CLEDCollege of Education and Human Development Dean’s Office

EAHREducational Administration and Human Resource Development

EPSYEducational Psychology

HLKNHealth and Kinesiology

TLACTeaching, Learning and Culture

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ASH, MICHAEL (EPSY)Mental Health InternsBrazos Valley Child Development Program2005 $36,000

BENNETT, GREGG (HLKN)Research Work between Florida Sports Foundation and Texas A&M UniversityFlorida Sports Foundation2005 $6,500

BENZ, MICHAEL (EPSY)Earning for a LifetimeUniversity of Oregon2005 $15,591

BLOOMFIELD, SUSAN; CROUSE, STEPHEN; DELP, MICHAEL; LAWLER, JOHN; ARMSTRONG, ROBERT Co-PIs (HLKN)PI Joanne Lupton (Nutrition and Food Science)A Graduate Education Program Focusing on Space Life SciencesNational Space Biomedical Research Institute2005 $90,661

Co-PI Harry Hogan (Mechanical Engineering)Increasing the Efficiency of Exercise Countermeasures for Bone LossBaylor College of MedicineFour-year project with funding totaling $1,156,0442005 $225,626

NSBRI-Associate Team Leader Funding-Bone Loss TeamBaylor College of MedicineTwo-year project with funding totaling $70,0002005 $35,000

CARPENTER, B. STEPHEN (TLAC)Periodicals and Publications Office for National Art Education AssociationNational Art Education Association2005 $3,000

CHATTERJEE, NILESH (HLKN)A Community-Based Intervention with Opinion Leaders to Achieve Syphilis EliminationDHHS – Centers for Disease ControlFour-year project with funding totaling $897,9322005 $298,000

CHLUP, DOMINIQUE (EAHR)Barbara Bush Texas Fund for Family Literacy Technical Assistance ProjectBarbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy2005 $30,427

Texas Adult Literacy ClearinghouseTexas Education Agency2005 $1,435,647

Grants and Contracts 2005

The 2005 externally funded projects are listed alphabetically by the principal investigator’s last name. The department follows the name. Listed below each project is the funding agency and the annual level of funding, as well as totals for multi-year projects.

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CIFUENTES, LAUREN (EPSY)Co-PI Richard Nader (Institute for Pacific Asia)Seminar on Chinese History, Geography and Ethnic CulturesU.S. Department of Education2005 $63,992

COLE, BRYAN (EAHR)Summer SeminarParticipants2005 $25,475

CONOLEY, JANE CLOSE (CLED)Co-PI Jon Denton (TLAC)PI Richard Ewing (Vice President for Research)Non CLED Co-PIs Jane Schielack (Mathematics) and Howard Newton (College of Science)Center for Application of Information Technology in the Teaching and Learning of ScienceNational Science FoundationFive-year project with total CLED funding of $10,000,0002005 $1,000,000

CROUSE, STEPHEN (HLKN)Co-PI John Wade Womack (HLKN)Cardiovascular Assessment and Physical Fitness WorkshopsBryan Police Department2005 $3,133

Cardiovascular Assessment and Physical Fitness WorkshopsCollege Station Police Department2005 $10,840

Fitlife Exercise ProgramParticipants2005 $16,417

Health and Fitness EvaluationsBryan Fire Department2005 $26,388

Co-PI Michael Clark (Athletic Department)Effect of Carbohydrate and Carbohydrate-Protein on Power Performance in Collegiate Football PlayersGatorade, The Quaker Oats Company2005 $14,441

DELP, JUDY Co-PI (HLKN)Co-PI Michael Delp (HLKN)PI Janet Parker (Medical Physiology)Chronic Coronary Occlusion, Exercise Training and Nitric OxideNational Institute of Health2005 $360,000

Effects of Age on Vascular Smooth Muscle Calcium HandlingAmerican College of Sports Medicine2005 $5,000

DELP, MICHAEL (HLKN)Adaptations of Cerebral Resistance Arteries to Simulated MicrogravityNASA-WashingtonThree-year project with total funding of $771,8502005 $245,092

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Arterial Remodeling and Functional Adaptations Induced by MicrogravityNASA-Ames Research Center2005 $36,375

DENNIS, MAURICE (HLKN)Alcohol Education Program for MinorsTexas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse2005 $81,927

Alcohol Education Program for MinorsParticipants2005 $14,485

Drug and Alcohol Awareness ProgramParticipants2005 $28,045

Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Education ProgramParticipants2005 $11,380

Texas Alcohol Education Program for Minors Instructor SeminarParticipants2005 $30,380

Texas DWI Education Administrator/Instructor Training Program and The DWI Education Administrator/Instructor In-Service Training ProgramTexas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse2005 $96,000

Texas DWI Education/Instructor/Administrator SeminarParticipants2005 $62,724

DENTON, JON (TLAC)Accelerate Online TrainingParticipants2005 $144,125

Co-PI Linda Glessner (CLED)An On-line Alternative Certification Program at Texas A&M UniversityU.S. Department of EducationFive-year project with total funding of $1,836,1252005 $367,255

NSBRI Web Site and Special Public Outreach Project SupportBaylor College of MedicineTwo-year project with total funding of $56,6022005 $20,339

Co-PIs Trina Davis (TLAC) and Ben Smith (TLAC)Opening Pathways for Teacher Instructional Opportunities in Natural ScienceBaylor College of MedicineFive-year project with total funding of $292,0002005 $60,000

Web-Development and Online Delivery of the Middle School Aerospace Scholars (MSAS) ProgramNASA – Johnson Space CenterFour-year project with total funding of $235,6502005 $67,332

“Fire fighting’s a very strenuous job and [research conducted at the Huffines Institute] tells us what we’re capable of doing when we respond to emergencies. It gives us an idea of how long we’ll last on a bottle of air, and it tells how long we can go into a contaminated atmosphere, stay in that atmosphere, do our jobs and protect the public.”

Mike DonohoFire Chief for Bryan, Texas

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DORMAN, STEVE (HLKN)Health Disparities Diabetes Collaborative TeamBryan College Station Community Health Center2005 $17,920

EDDY, JAMES (HLKN)Design, Implement, and Evaluate Worksite Health Promotion ProgramsAmerican Cancer Society2005 $10,000

EGAN, TOBY (EAHR)High School Research/Evaluation ProjectTexas A&M University System2005 $30,000

FLUCKEY, JAMES (HLKN)Aging and Mechanisms of Human Protein SynthesisNational Institutes of Health2005 $30,310

GALLOWAY, MARTHA (EPSY)Co-PI Rafael Lara-Alecio (EPSY)School Improvement Project for Limited English Proficiency StudentsTexas A&M University System2005 $100,000

GLESSNER, LINDA (CLED)*Accelerate Online TrainingParticipants2005 $34,590

B1-Teach: Alternative Certification Program ModelU.S. Department of EducationFour-year project with total funding of $61,9192005 $28,050

GOODSON, PATRICIA (HLKN) and PRUITT, BUZZ (HLKN)Abstinence Education Program EvaluationTexas Department of HealthFive-year project with total funding of $1,050,9272005 $205,990

GREEN, B. LEE (HLKN)Co-PIs Nilesh Chatterjee (HLKN), Ranjita Misra (HLKN), and Jeffrey Guidry (HLKN)TAMU/PVAMU Collaboration: Reducing Health DisparitiesNational Institutes of HealthThree-year project with total funding of $1,176,4522005 $391,713

HOYLE, JOHN (EAHR)Administrative Leadership Institute (ALI)Participants2005 $7,760

Administrative Leadership Institute (ALI)DellThree-year project with total funding of $100,0002005 $33,333

* Additional funding listed under Denton

“The Administrative Leadership Institute is designed to help us all strengthen our resolve to do the right things in the right ways. If we do, our children and youth will remember the spiritual good in leadership.”

John HoyleProfessor, Educational Administration and Human Resource Development

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HUGHES, JAN (EPSY)Co-PI Stephanie Knight (EPSY)Preparing Teachers to Foster Children’s Social and Emotional CompetenciesHogg FoundationFive-year project with total funding of $275,4352005 $58,021

Project Achieve – The Impact of Grade Retention: A Developmental ApproachNational Institutes of HealthFive-year project with total funding of $2,698,4602005 $410,310

JUNETUNE, JOYCE (EPSY)Creativity and InnovationParticipants2005 $3,525

KNIGHT, STEPHANIE Co-PI (EPSY)*PI Nancy Simpson (Center for Teaching Excellence)Non CLED Co-PIs Michael Stecher, Albert Ford, Comer PattersonWriting for Assessment and Learning in the Natural and Mathematical SciencesNational Science FoundationFour-year project with total funding of $481,8502005 $40,088

KORHONEN, LLOYD (CDLR)Collaboration AgreementVerizon2005 $119,600

Co-PI Anna Gundy (CDLR)Arkansas Department of Education Dawson Service CenterArkansas Department of Education2005 $35,000

Co-PI Anna Gundy (CDLR)AVANCE, Inc. Even Start Program EvaluationAVANCE2005 $6,000

Co-PI Anna Gundy (CDLR)CONAHEC EvaluationUniversity of Arizona2005 $6,000

Co-PI Anna Gundy (CDLR)Consultation, Development and MediationEastern New Mexico University2005 $6,920

Co-PI Rod Ham (CDLR)HCDE.NET Conversion ProjectHarris County Department of Education2005 $20,000

Co-PI Anna Gundy (CDLR)Instructor Training for MWR Academy EmployeesU.S. Army Community & Family Support Center2005 $25,000

Co-PI Deborah Jolly (CLED)Lometa TARGET Grant – EvaluationLometa ISD2005 $20,000* Additional funding listed under Hughes and Thompson

“We hope our results will identify out-of-school experiences that promote valuing of academic achievement, involved patterns of school engagement and the development of competencies so that we can make these experiences more available to all students.”

Jan HughesProfessor, Educational Psychology

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Co-PI Anna Gundy (CDLR)Lometa TARGET Grant – Professional DevelopmentLometa ISD2005 $29,200

Co-PIs Andrew Knox (CDLR) and Anna Gundy (CDLR)Lometa TARGET Grant – Web Portal and MentoringLometa ISD2005 $36,000

Co-PI Deborah Jolly (CLED)MathStar Extension GrantLos Angeles County Office of Education2005 $54,000

Co-PI Anna Gundy (CDLR)Odem-Edroy Even Start Program EvaluationOdem-Edroy ISD2005 $8,670

Co-PI Anna Gundy (CDLR)Odem-Sinton Community Learning Center GrantOdem-Edroy ISD2005 $6,000

Co-PI Rod Ham (CDLR)Polycom GAP ProgramPolycom, Inc.2005 $38,000

Co-PI Anna Gundy (CDLR)Region 2 TARGET GrantEducation Service Center 22005 $42,655

Co-PI Rod Ham (CDLR)Sustainability of Distance Learning Programs at the District Level: A White PaperTandberg2005 $1,200

Co-PI Rod Ham (CDLR)Technology Applications Readiness Grants for Empowering Texas (TARGET – San Pat)Sinton ISD2005 $40,329

Co-PIs Anna Gundy (CDLR) and Lyssa Garza (CDLR)Technology Applications Readiness Grants for Empowering Texas (TARGET – San Pat)Sinton ISD2005 $20,000

Co-PIs Anna Gundy (CDLR) and Lyssa Garza (CDLR)TIMES: Technology for Industry through Mobility in Educational SectorsAustin Community College2005 $12,500

KRACHT, JAMES (CLED)Co-PI Barbara Erwin (TLAC)Community College Teaching Scholars ProgramTexas A&M University SystemFour-year project with total funding of $384,6952005 $80,145

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PI Larry Johnson (Veterinary Anatomy)Integrating Environmental Health Science in Rural SchoolsNational Institutes of HealthSeven-year project with total funding of $1,545,6872005 $12,390

KULM, GERALD (TLAC)Investigating the Role of Professional Development and Teacher Support in Implementing Curriculum MaterialsAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceFive-year project with total funding of $1,640,9722005 $351,470

LARA-ALECIO, RAFAEL (EPSY)*Bilingual/ESL Educators Serving LEP Students in TexasU.S. Department of EducationFive-year project with total funding of $1,206,2062005 $249,894

Project ELLA (English Language/Literacy Acquisition)U.S. Department of EducationFive-year project with total funding of $6,762,0052005 $1,468,292

Texas 2+2 Project: Certifying Teachers of LEP Students: Blinn College, Educational Service Center Region VI and Texas A&MU.S. Department of EducationFive-year project with total funding of $1,955,9372005 $394,922

The Nontraditional Field-Based Bilingual Teacher Preparation Program (Project NFBTP)U.S. Department of EducationFive-year project with total funding of $1,154,2742005 $249,683

LI, YEPING (TLAC)Investigating U.S. and Chinese Mathematics Teacher Planning, Teaching Performance, and Student Achievement: The Case of Division of FractionsSpencer FoundationTwo-year project with total funding of $39,9652005 $23,995

LINCOLN, YVONNA Co-PI (EAHR)*PI Josie Williams (Rural and Community Health Institute)Non CLED Co-PIs Janine Edwards, Rasa SilenasStriving Together, Improving HealthcareDHHS-Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityTwo-year project with total funding of $199,8162005 $4,300

LOVING, CATHLEEN Co-PI (TLAC)PI Bruce Herbert (Geology)Examining Best Practices in Community College Preservice Teacher PreparationNational Science FoundationFive-year project with total funding of $3,076,9782005 $155,346

“As editor of an art journal, I look at art in education both on a national and international scale. Our mission is to help the field of art education by choosing intriguing and significant articles to publish. Since my first year as editor, I’ve published art education stories from across the globe, such as Turkey, Asia and the Middle East, just to name a few.”

B. Stephen Carpenter IIAssociate Professor, Teaching Learning, and Culture

* Additional funding listed under Galloway * Additional funding listed under Thompson

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LYNCH, PATRICIA (EPSY)*Family Support NetworkTexas Rehabilitation CommissionTwo-year project with total funding of $150,0002005 $75,000

Special Education Recruitment Grant – Phase I and Phase IITexas A&M University System2005 $15,000

Vocational Special Needs ConferenceParticipants2005 $17,600

MADSEN, JEAN (EAHR) andSKRLA, LINDA (EAHR)Creating a Successful Professional Development Model for Today’s Urban Education LeadersHouston EndowmentFour-year project with total funding of $260,0002005 $75,000

METCALF, TERI (EPSY)Gear Up ConferenceParticipants2005 $27,773

Co-PIs Collie Conoley (EPSY) and Linda Castillo (EPSY)Gulf Coast Gear Up Partnership ProjectU.S. Department of EducationFive-year project with total funding of $1,298,2552005 $283,020

NASH, WILLIAM (EPSY)Youth Adventure Program (YAP)Participants2005 $227,684

OCHOA, SALVADOR HECTOR (EPSY)Co-PI Douglas Palmer (CLED)Preparation of Leadership Personnel: Doctoral Training in School Psychology/Special Education and the Hispanic Child with DisabilitiesU.S. Department of EducationFour-year project with funding totaling $799,9162005 $199,979

PALMER, DOUGLAS (CLED)School Training and Support in QatarSupreme Education Council, State of QatarFour-year project with total funding of $8,778,6412005 $910,351

PARRISH, LINDA (EPSY)*Special Populations Career and Technology Education Resource CenterTexas Education Agency2005 $20,000

PEDERSEN, SUSAN (EPSY)Consortium for Higher Education Exchange in Instructional and Information TechnologiesSan Diego State UniversityThree-year project with total funding of $28,6802005 $8,478

* Additional funding listed under Stough * Additional funding listed under Stough

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RAE, WILLIAM (EPSY)Individual and Group Counseling for Sexual Assault SurvivorsBrazos County Rape Crisis Center, Inc.2005 $14,400

Psychological Counseling and Consulting ServicesBrazos Valley Community Action Agency 2005 $25,200

RICCIO, CYNTHIA (EPSY)Preparation of Adult Living TrainingTexas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services2005 $20,000

Psychological EvaluationsBryan ISD2005 $4,000

RUPLEY, WILLIAM (TLAC) andZELLNER, RONALD (EPSY) Co-PIsPI James Mjelde (Agricultural Economics)Development of Climate Forecasts Decision Making Teaching Materials for Junior High School Teachers and StudentsOffice of Global Programs: National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationTwo-year project with total funding of $229,8742005 $20,828

SCHEURICH, JIM (EAHR)International Journal of Qualitative Studies in EducationTaylor & Francis2005 $20,600

SEAMAN, DON (EAHR)Online Curriculum ProjectTexas Education AgencyTwo-year project with total funding of $416,6322005 $277,908

SIMMONS, DEBORAH (EPSY)Project OPTIMIZE - Optimizing and Sustaining Early Reading and Vocabulary Growth for StudentsUniversity of Oregon2005 $30,555

SKRLA, LINDA (EAHR)*A Study of Instructionally Effective School DistrictsMichigan State University2005 $177,891

SMITH DENNIE (TLAC)High School Improvement (PEICS)Texas A&M University System2005 $100,000

Leadership Development Supplement (PEICS)Texas A&M University System2005 $72,500

Mathematics Achievement ProjectTexas A&M University System2005 $30,000

Performance Based Incentives for Novice Teachers (PEICS)Texas A&M University System2005 $132,000

* Additional funding listed under Madsen

“Funding is essential to doing rather costly physiology research. It provides salary support for my lab manager whose expertise and leadership are essential in the laboratory. Also, the funding supports two graduate students and their tuition payments, enabling them to work in the lab full time, outside of their class commitments.”

Susan BloomfieldAssociate Professor, Health and Kinesiology

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STOUGH, LAURA (EPSY)Co-PIs Linda Parrish (EPSY) and Patricia Lynch (EPSY)Master’s Training Program for Special Educators and Transition Specialists of Students with Low-Incidence DisabilitiesU.S. Department of EducationFive-year project with funding totaling $1,480,7982005 $295,344

STUESSY, CAROL (TLAC)Co-PI James McNamara (EPSY)Policy Research Initiative in Science Education to Improve Teaching and Learning in High School ScienceNational Science FoundationFive-year project with funding totaling $2,452,5302005 $453,797

THOMPSON, BRUCE (EPSY)Co-PIs Yvonna Lincoln (EAHR) and Stephanie Knight (EPSY)American Educational Research Journal: Teaching, Learning, and Human DevelopmentAmerican Educational Research Association2005 $18,546

VAN TASSEL, WILLIAM (HLKN)Co-PI Maurice Dennis (HLKN)Distracted Driving Prevention CampaignTexas Department of TransportationTwo-year project with funding totaling $153,2932005 $63,852

VANNEST, KIMBERLY Co-PI (EPSY)PI James Bonner (Civil Engineering)Co-PI Cheryl Page (Civil Engineering)Development of an In-situ Flow Cytometer for Enhanced Aquatic Particle DiscriminationNational Science FoundationTwo-year project with funding totaling $496,2522005 $10,664

Informal Impact of No Child Left BehindTexas A&M University System2005 $279,616

WAGNER, SUSAN (HKLN)Texas Super College ProjectTexas Department of Transportation2005 $2,000

WEBB-JOHNSON, GWENDOLYN (EAHR)Voices of WisdomUniversity of South Florida2005 $15,000

ZELLNER, LUANA (EAHR)TARGET EvaluationBryan ISD2005 $15,000

“My goals as an educator are fueled by my interest in achieving educational parity for all students, particularly those who have been marginalized by their disabilities, ethnicity or language-minority. The bulk of my research, teaching and service has been to address these problems through the development of teacher competence.”

Laura StoughAssociate Professor, Educational Psychology

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