2006 Grants and Contracts by College of Education and Human Development

Grants and Contracts 2006

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

GEARing UP for Success Beyond High School

Setting a foundation for success in college

Houston, We Have a Program

Doctoral degree program built for the Houston urban school district administrators

For the Love of Science

PRISE aims to pinpoint the reasons behind successful cases of high school science teacher recruitment, renewal and retention

Funding Appendix

Statistical Data Externally Funded Projects & Grants

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Extramural funding in higher education has been and continues to be of critical importance to the conduct of research, quality undergraduate and graduate programs, and outreach efforts to improve education and health outcomes of children, families and adults. Despite the increasing competitiveness to acquire this funding, our faculty have been very successful. The number of our faculty engaged in extramural funded activity and the number of dollars generated from this activity has increased dramatically in recent years. Specifically, in 2006, 74 faculty have acquired $21 million in extramural projects in the past year; this represents a 19 percent increase in faculty participation and a $7 million increase in dollars generated. This booklet lists the range and nature of grant and contract activities in the college during the past year. Although numbers provide some notion of the level of activity, it is the impact of this work on educational and health challenges in our state, nation, and world that is of central concern. I encourage readers to contact our principal investigators to learn more about projects listed. Academic achievement and limited participation in higher education for many of our youth, particularly minority students in urban centers, are among the most significant educational challenges facing our state and nation. Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; achievement and career interests in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education have been areas of particular concern. A number of our faculty have focused their attention on these P-16 educational challenges. In this publication, we have included a brief description of three projects to highlight a sample of our extramural projects that address these areas. With the support of a U.S. Department of Education five-year grant, Dr. Castillo and her colleagues are working with low-income students and their teachers and counselors in intermediate and secondary schools to help prepare these students for postsecondary settings. Recognizing that the quality of school leadership personnel is a critical ingredient in developing and maintaining effective instructional programs, Drs. Jean Madsen and Linda Skrla have designed and implemented a doctoral program for the preparation of urban school district administrators. This program has been supported in part by a four-year grant from the Houston Endowment. PRISE is a National Science Foundation funded project to support doctoral students and faculty who are conducting research with the goals of increasing the quality of science teaching secondary schools. I am very excited about the work of our faculty. Our grant and contract activities have improved our understanding of educational and health issues; moreover, we have prepared practicing professionals and researchers and have used our research knowledge to implement quality educational programs. All the best,

Douglas Palmer, Professor and Dean

GEARing UP for Success Beyond High School

Setting a foundation for success in college In the fall of 2002, 393 seventh-graders in the Odem, Sinton and Aransas Pass independent school districts became a part of the Gulf Coast GEAR UP project. Last fall, 368 of the students, who are now juniors, were still participating in the college preparatory program. GEAR UP is an acronym for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs and is funded with a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The goal? To increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. Since 2002, students who are participating in the Gulf Coast GEAR UP project have made campus visits and attended programs at eight junior college or university campuses including Texas A&M University. There also have been many educational field trips in addition to the campus visits. “We are currently in the process of analyzing the data to see how GEAR UP participation is influencing students compared to those who have not participated,” said Dr. Linda Castillo, project director and assistant professor of educational psychology at Texas A&M. “School personnel have commented that they have noticed a difference between GEAR UP students and other students,” Dr. Castillo continued. “GEAR UP students have participated more in class, asked more questions about college and financial aid, and have had better attendance rates.”

“Participating in the Gulf Coast GEAR UP has shown me that if you want to go far in life, you have to take that extra step,” said Myra Sanchez, an honor roll student at Sinton High School. “[During Latina Day 2005] I remember talking about how our mothers would be proud of us because they didn’t have the chance to attend college, and we would.” “The program volunteers encourage us to go to college and take advantage of all the help and scholarships that are available,” said Myra. The Gulf Coast GEAR UP project funding ends in August and Dr. Castillo hopes to receive additional funding to continue the project through the students’ senior year of high school. “I am also looking for other funding sources so we can track the students through college to see how many enroll and complete college,” said Dr. Castillo. “Currently, [the U.S. Department of Education] grant will only fund the project through a student’s senior year.”

Linda Castillo (EPSY) lcastillo@tamu.edu

Gulf Coast Gear Up Partnership Project U.S. Department of Education Five year project with total funding of $1,298,255 2006 $277,078

Houston, We Have a Program

Doctoral degree program built for the Houston urban school district administrators In Texas, more than half of the school children are AfricanAmerican or Hispanic and attending school in or around urban districts. However, many of these schools face teacher shortages, high turnover of school administrators and other challenging conditions.

“We looked at the Katrina issues affecting administrators as well as how to work with parents at the elementary level to ensure kids go on to college,” Dr. Madsen said. “[The participants] gave us a lot of insights into urban administrative needs.”

The high turnover rate of school administrators in urban districts is a growing concern. A newly developed cohort in the Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development at Texas A&M University is tackling issues faced by practicing urban administrators today.

Many of the administrators participating have been promoted to higher levels of district leadership through their efforts to improve education in urban schools, and programs for professional development have been rethought as well.

“The question we wanted to address was ‘How do you take experienced, high performing administrators and provide professional development opportunities?’” said Jean Madsen, associate professor in the Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development. To answer this question, the college sought to offer a way for currently practicing administrators to receive professional training at the university-based doctoral level. The cohort consisted of administrators from the Houston Independent School District. The school district collaborated with the College of Education and Human Development in the selection of students and curriculum development. Participants, all of whom are working on their educational doctorates, worked through how they could rethink their means of administrative practice and link it to positive research in all areas of administrative expertise including leadership styles, curriculum styles and working with outside actors.

“Content in doctoral classes has changed, and we have begun to rethink giving a different kind of support to urban districts,” Dr. Madsen said. After successful discussion and changes of doctoral level professional training with the most recent Houston cohort, project coordinators are currently seeking continued funding for a future cohort.

MADSEN, JEAN (EAHR)

jmadsen@coe.tamu.edu Linda Skrla (CEHD/EAHR) lskrla@tamu.edu Creating a Successful Professional Development Model for Today’s Urban Education Leaders Houston Endowment Four year project with total funding of $260,000 2006 $40,000

For the Love of Science

PRISE aims to pinpoint the reasons behind successful cases of high school science teacher recruitment, renewal and retention 525,600 minutes—one way to measure a year. 10,800 minutes—that’s one way to measure the time a child spends learning science in a formal school setting in one year. “Without quality science teachers who have the teaching skills and science knowledge necessary to impact a child’s understanding of how the world works, a child will lose the only opportunity to learn science in a formal setting,” said Carol Stuessy, principal investigator of the Policy Research Initiatives in Science Education (PRISE) project. “This small portion of time spent in the science classroom should be the most amazing, astounding, and wonderful experience for them. If not, they have everything to lose.” PRISE, a federal project of the National Science Foundation, is funded as a research grant through the Teacher Professional Continuum (TPC). In addition, Dr. Stuessy has developed a laboratory of six PRISE Scholars – doctoral students in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture whose research hours are spent specifically on PRISE. “The highlight of my career is working with these exceptionally bright graduate students, all of whom have been science teachers and all of whom are working on the same important issue,” Dr. Stuessy said. “It is gratifying to see this legacy emerge—the creation of research scholars who can continue to work across the nation, as well as in Texas, in the area of policy research and science education.” The vision of the PRISE Research Group is that highly qualified science teachers always seek to enhance their

scientific knowledge and teaching skills as they grow from novice to expert and that their mentoring be sufficient and exceptional in supporting their growth at every stage in their teaching career. The first research phase of the project begins in the spring of 2007. The six PRISE Scholars, Dr. Stuessy, and co-principal investigators Jim McNamara and Tim Scott will conduct randomized surveys of 50 high schools across Texas and perform follow-up interviews to determine the condition of the state in terms of high school science teacher recruitment, renewal, and retention. PRISE research results will provide information about the ways in which teachers continually renew themselves in their knowledge of both content and pedagogy as well as reveal the school practices that lead to successful recruitment, retention and renewal of science teachers.

STUESSY, CAROL (TLAC) carolsd@suddenlink.net

Co-PI James McNamara (EPSY) j-mcnamara@tamu.edu

Policy Research Initiative in Science Education to Improve Teaching and Learning in High School Science National Science Foundation Five year project with funding totaling $2,452,530 2006 $493,767

2006 Funding Appendix (Fiscal Year 2006: September 2005 - August 2006) “A main reason we see science teacher shortages in the classroom is because there are so many other career opportunities for math and science majors that provide better working conditions and opportunities for advancement,” Dr. Stuessy said. “Jobs in engineering, computers or even bookkeeping appear less stressful, offer more incentives and seem much more attractive.” Another important area of concern for the PRISE research team is successful science teacher recruitment, especially for minority science teachers. Statistics show that the overall numbers of minority students served by K-12 public schools in Texas have increased 11.8 percent, but the number of minority teachers has not kept up.

customized specifically to attract minority teachers, have been successful in some schools. PRISE hopes to uncover these successful recruitment practices and distribute that information.”

Statistical Data Externally Funded Projects & Grants

Besides using the case studies and results from PRISE to give back to high schools and their science teachers across the state, Dr. Stuessy also hopes to give back to Texas A&M. “We [Texas A&M] are a teacher preparation program,” she said. “Hopefully, we can learn some things that we can implement here in our teacher preparation program to produce even more successful science teachers in the classrooms of Texas.”

“We need to make sure that minority students who have been prepared to teach choose to teach,” Dr. Stuessy said. “Hiring practices, including a provision of options

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Statistical Data

Table 1

Table 2

Table 3

Table 4

Departmental Funding in Fiscal Year 2006 Total $21,153,759

Annual Funding Totals Over Last Five Years

Percent and/or Number of Faculty in Each Department Directing Externally Funded Grants and Contracts in Fiscal Year 2006

Percent of Funding by Agency Type Total $21,153,760 45.6

Tenure Track Faculty with Awards

Total Faculty in Department (FY 2006)

(PI and Co-Pis)

Percentage Non-Tenure Tenure Track Track Faculty of Faculty and Others with Funding with Awards

EAHR

35%

EPSY

71%

HLKN

39%

TLAC

40%

CEHD

100%

CDLR

32.9

1.6 2002

Center for Distance Learning Research Health and Kinesiology Educational Administration and Human Resource Development Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office Educational Psychology Teaching, Learning and Culture

2003

2004

2005

2006

9.1

10.8 Agency Type

Local............................$331,661 Private.....................$1,933,410 International......$2,283,260 Federal...................$6,958,681 State.........................$9,646,748

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Statistical Data

Table 7

Table 5

Table 6

Percentage of Federal Funding Broken Down by Agency Total $6,958,681 61

New Awards by Department* Total $16,182,046

7,395,343

Total Proposed...............$79,830,427 Total Funded....................$18,806,663

Research Activity for Faculty Hired since June 1, 2004

37,962,373

27,968,884

2,642,748 2,364,126 2,045,283

1 Federal Departments

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Other Federal Agencies U.S. Department of Health & Human Services National Science Foundation U.S. Department of Education

12,322,791

1,502,421 232,124

10,141,218

Departments

Center for Distance Learning Research Health and Kinesiology Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office Teaching, Learning and Culture Educational Administration and Human Resource Development Educational Psychology

4,446,401 2,642,665

1,576,379 1,576,379 2004

2005

2006

2007

* This dollar figure includes multiple year awards for the life of new projects.

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Grants and Contracts 2006 Department Key: CDLR Center for Distance Learning Research CEHD College of Education and Human Development Dean’s Office

The 2006 externally funded projects are listed here 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. Some projects have multiple principal investigators and will, therefore, be listed under each principal investigator’s name. AGNOR, DOTTIEDEE (HLKN)

EAHR Educational Administration and Human Resource Development

dagnor@hlkn.tamu.edu National Youth Sports Program National Youth Sports Program Fund 2006 $64,500

EPSY Educational Psychology

ASH, MICHAEL (EPSY)

HLKN Health and Kinesiology TLAC Teaching, Learning and Culture

mash@tamu.edu Mental Health Interns Brazos Valley Child Development Program 2006 $41,720

BENZ, MICHAEL (EPSY) mbenz@tamu.edu

PI Dalun Zhang and Co-PI Anne Reber (EPSY)

The Disability Training Network for the Texas A&M University System Three-year project totaling $937,536 2006 $311,805 Texas A&M University Center on Excellence in Developmental Disabilities DHHS-Administration for Children & Families Five-year project totaling $2,200,000 2006 $200,000

BENNETT, GREGG (HLKN)

gbennett@hlkn.tamu.edu Data Collection at Sunshine State Games 2006 Florida Sports Foundation 2006 $4,500 Research Work Dew Action Sports 2006 $2,500

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BLOOMFIELD, SUSAN (HLKN) sbloom@tamu.edu

Non-CEHD PI Harry Hogan (Mechanical Engineering) Increasing the Efficiency of Exercise Countermeasures for Bone Loss Baylor College of Medicine Four-year project with funding totaling $1,788,905 2006 $226,942 NSBRI- Team Leader Funding-Bone Loss Team Baylor College of Medicine 2006 $35,000 Nutrient Restriction Effects on Bone in Exercising Females American College of Sports Medicine 2006 $4,991

BURKE, MACK (EPSY) mburke@coe.tamu.edu

Co-PI Shanna Hagan-Burke (EPSY)

Project CBIS - Comprehensive Behavioral and Structural Support: An Outreach Model for Diverse Learners University of Georgia 2006 $89,210

CARPENTER, B. STEPHEN (TLAC)

bscarpenter@tamu.edu Periodicals and Publications Office for National Art Education Association National Art Education Association 2006 $3,000

CASTILLO, LINDA (EPSY)

lcastillo@tamu.edu Gulf Coast Gear Up Partnership Project U.S. Department of Education Five-year project with total funding of $1,298,255 2006 $277,078

CHLUP, DOMINIQUE (EAHR)

dchlup@neo.tamu.edu Barbara Bush Texas Fund for Family Literacy Technical Assistance Project Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy 2006 $30,427 Texas Adult Literacy Clearinghouse Texas Education Agency 2006 $1,038,935

CROUSE, STEPHEN (HLKN)

s-crouse@tamu.edu Cardiovascular Assessment and Physical Fitness Workshops Bryan Police Department 2006 $2,600

Co-PI John Wade Womack (HLKN)

Cardiovascular Assessment and Physical Fitness Workshops College Station Police Department 2006 $13,385

Co-PI John Wade Womack (HLKN) Fitlife Exercise Program Participants 2006 $60,696

Experiments related to Hydroworx Underwater Treadmill Hydroworx, Inc. 2006 $50,000 The Effects of the NRG InterX Therapy on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: Comparisons with Standard Treatment Neuro Resource Group (NRG) 2006 $40,250

DAVENPORT, DONNA (EPSY)

donna-davenport@tamu.edu Individual and Group Counseling for Sexual Assault Survivor’s Brazos County Rape Crisis Center, Inc. 2006 $14,400

DAVIS, TRINA (TLAC)

An On-line Alternative Certification Program at Texas A&M University U.S. Department of Education Five-year project with total funding of $1,836,125 2006 $366,271 NSBRI Web Site and Special Public Outreach Project Support Baylor College of Medicine Four-year project with total funding of $101,864 2006 $23,753

Co-PIs Trina Davis and Ben Smith

Opening Pathways for Teacher Instructional Opportunities in Natural Science Baylor College of Medicine Five-year project with total funding of $292,000 2006 $25,000

trinadavis@tamu.edu

Co-PIs Trina Davis, Arlen Strader, and Ben Smith

Opening Pathways for Teacher Instructional Opportunities in Natural Science Baylor College of Medicine Five-year project with total funding of $292,000 2006 $25,000

EDDY, JAMES (HLKN)

PI Jon Denton and Co-PI Ben Smith

PI Jon Denton; Co-PIs Arlen Strader and Ben Smith Middle School Aerospace Scholars Program NASA – Johnson Space Center Two-year project with total funding of $61,600 2006 $36,075

DENTON, JON (TLAC)

jdenton@tamu.edu Accelerate Online Training Participants 2006 $70,867

Middle School Aerospace Scholars Program NASA – Johnson Space Center Two-year project with total funding of $61,600 2006 $36,075

jeddy@hlkn.tamu.edu Distance Education of Applied Epidemiology Course University of Central Arkansas – State of Arkansas 2006 $2,500

EZRAILSON, CATHY MARIOTTI (TLAC)

cezrailson@tamu.edu Improving Student Achievement in Mathematics through Professional Development Partnerships Texas Education Agency 2006 $143,839

Co-PI Dennie Smith

Math Achievement Project and High School Completion Texas A&M University System 2006 $13,375 Texas A&M University System Mathematics Achievement Project (MAP) Texas A&M University System 2006 $78,833

FLUCKEY, JAMES (HLKN)

jfluckey@hlkn.tamu.edu Aging and Mechanisms of Human Protein Synthesis National Institutes of Health 2006 $132,184

FOURNIER, CONSTANCE J. (EPSY) cfournier@tamu.edu

Co-PI Kimberly Vannest (EPSY)

Special Education Recruitment and Retention Grant Texas A&M University-Texarkana 2006 $25,000

FULLER, MEL (CEHD)

melfuller@tamu.edu The Texas High School Project Texas A&M University System 2006 $100,000

GABBARD, CARL (HLKN)

c-gabbard@tamu.edu Motor Ideation in Children: Exploring the Cognitive Level of Action Processing American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance 2006 $12,220

GOLDSBY, DIANNE (TLAC) dgoldsby@tamu.edu

Non-CEHD PI is G. Don Allen (Mathematics) Assuring Excellence in Algebra II Instruction Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 2006 $82,091

Non-CEHD PI is G. Don Allen (Mathematics)

Assuring Excellence in Middle School Mathematics Instruction Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 2006 $81,875

GALLOWAY, MARTHA (EPSY)

GREEN, B. LEE (HLKN)

NYU Oral Cancer RAAHP Center New York University Medical Center 2006 $21,828

Co-PIs Ranjita Misra and Jeffrey Guidry (HLKN)

Teachers Networking with Technology (TNT) Sid W. Richardson Foundation 2006 $97,000

TAMU/PVAMU Collaboration: Reducing Health Disparities National Institutes of Health Three-year project with total funding of $1,176,452 2006 $394,278

GONZALEZ, JORGE (EPSY)

GUIDRY, JEFFREY (HLKN)

bilingual@tamu.edu

PI Luana Zellner (EPSY)

jegonzalez@tamu.edu Preschool Activities of Literacy (PAL) Bryan ISD Three-year project totaling $482,049 2006 $156,586

Co-PIs Deborah Simmons and Sharolyn PollardDurodola (EPSY) Project Words of Oral Reading and Language Development (World) Three-year project totaling $1,292,086 2006 $409,802

PI Cynthia Riccio (EPSY)

PI Deborah Harrison (CDLR)

AVANCE Spring Branch Even Start Program Evaluation AVANCE 2006 $6,000

PI Deborah Harrison (CDLR)

Odem-Edroy Even Start Program Evaluation Odem-Edroy ISD 2006 $8,670

PI Deborah Harrison (CDLR)

Technology Applications Readiness Grants for Empowering Texas (TARGET – San Pat) 2006 $14,800

PI Deborah Harrison (CDLR)

Odem-Sinton Community Learning Center Grant Odem-Edroy ISD Two-year project with total funding of $12,000 2006 $6,000

j-guidry@hlkn.tamu.edu

HAGAN-BURKE, SHANNA (EPSY)

TAMU/PVAMU Collaboration: Reducing Health Disparities National Institutes of Health Three-year project with total funding of $1,176,452 2006 $394,278

PI Mack Burke (EPSY)

PI B. Lee Green and Co-PI Ranjita Misra (HLKN)

GUNDY, ANN (EAHR) agundy@tamu.edu

PI Deborah Harrison (CDLR)

AVANCE Houston Even Start Program AVANCE Houston 2006 $6,000

shaganburke@coe.tamu.edu

Project CBIS - Comprehensive Behavioral and Structural Support: An Outreach Model for Diverse Learners University of Georgia 2006 $89,210

HARRISON, DEBORAH (CDLR) dharrison@cdlr.tamu.edu Collaboration Agreement Verizon 2006 $119,600

Developing and Teaching Online Courses United States Army 2006 $12,324 Distance Education Certification Program Maxwell Airforce Base 2006 14,710 Eastern New Mexico University Training and Technology Support Eastern New Mexico University 2006 $80,000 Lometa TARGET Grant – Technology Integration and Teacher Support Lometa ISD 2006 $34,500

Co-PI Ann Gundy

AVANCE Houston Even Start Program AVANCE Houston 2006 $6,000

Co-PI Ann Gundy

AVANCE Spring Branch Even Start Program Evaluation AVANCE 2006 $6,000

Co-PI Ann Gundy

Odem-Edroy Even Start Program Evaluation Odem-Edroy ISD 2006 $8,670

Co-PI Ann Gundy

Region 2 TARGET Grant Education Service Center 2 2006 $14,620

Co-PI Ann Gundy

Technology Applications Readiness Grants for Empowering Texas (TARGET – San Pat) 2006 $14,800

Co-PI Ann Gundy

Odem-Sinton Community Learning Center Grant Odem-Edroy ISD Two-year project with total funding of $12,000 2006 $6,000

Co-PI Andrew Knox

Polycom GAP Program Polycom, Inc 2006 $103,000

HELFELDT, JOHN (TLAC)

jhelfeldt@coe.tamu.edu Develop and Deliver Ph.D. Cohort Program Texas A&M International University Five-year project with funding totaling $107,170 2006 $19,600

HOYLE, JOHN (EAHR)

jhoyle@tamu.edu Administrative Leadership Institute (ALI) Participants 2006 $6,691 Administrative Leadership Institute (ALI) Dell Three-year project with total funding of $100,000 2006 $33,333

HUGHES, JAN (EPSY)

jhughes@tamu.edu Project Achieve – The Impact of Grade Retention: A Developmental Approach National Institutes of Health Five-year project with total funding of $2,698,460 2006 $418,901

JOLLY, DEBORAH (CDLR)

MathStar Los Angeles County Office of Education 2006 $6,000

JUNTUNE, JOYCE (EPSY) j-juntune@tamu.edu Creativity and Innovation Participants 2006 $1,250

KELLY LARRY (TLAC)

lkelly@coe.tamu.edu B1-Teach: Alternative Certification Program Model U.S. Department of Education Four-year project totaling $78,650 2006 $24,700

KNIGHT, STEPHANIE (EPSY) s-knight@tamu.edu

PI Bruce Thompson (EPSY) and Co-PI Yvonna Lincoln (EAHR) American Educational Research Journal: Teaching, Learning, and Human Development American Educational Research Association 2006 $47,555

Non-CEHD PI Nancy Simpson (Center for Teaching Excellence) Non-CEHD Co-PIs Michael Stecher, Albert Ford, Comer Patterson Writing for Assessment and Learning in the Natural and Mathematical Sciences National Science Foundation Four-year project totaling $481,850 2006 $40,967

KNOX, ANDREW (CDLR) andrewknox@tamu.edu

PI Deborah Harrison

Polycom GAP Program Polycom, Inc 2006 $103,000

KRACHT, JAMES (CEHD/TLAC) jimkracht@tamu.edu

Non-CEHD PI Larry Johnson (Veterinary Anatomy) Integrating Environmental Health Science in Rural Schools National Institutes of Health Seven-year project with total funding of $1,545,687 2006 $12,762

KULM, GERALD (TLAC)

gkulm@coe.tamu.edu Investigating the Role of Professional Development and Teacher Support in Implementing Curriculum Materials American Association for the Advancement of Science Five-year project with total funding of $1,640,972 2006 $330,388

LARA-ALECIO, RAFAEL (EPSY)

a-lara@neo.tamu.edu Project ELLA (English Language/Literacy Acquisition) U.S. Department of Education Five-year project with total funding of $6,762,005 2006 $1,492,210 Texas 2+2 Project: Certifying Teachers of LEP Students: Blinn College, Educational Service Center Region VI and Texas A&M U.S. Department of Education Five-year project with total funding of $1,955,937 2006 $396,246

LAWLER, JOHN (HLKN) jml2621@neo.tamu.edu

Non-CEHD PI Markus Horning (TAMUG)

Collaborative Research: Aging in Weddell Seals: Proximate Mechanisms of Age-Related Changes in Adaptations to Breath Hold Hunting in an Extreme Environment National Science Foundation Four-year funded project totaling $449,358 2006 $36,589 Exercise Training Protects Against Pro-Apoptotic Signaling in the Aging Heart American Heart Association – Texas Affiliate Two-year project totaling $124,000 2006 $62,000

LECHUGA, VICENTE Co-PI (EAHR) vlechuga@tamu.edu

PI Yvonna Lincoln (EAHR) Non-CEHD Co-PI C. Colleen Cook

Proposal to Develop a Profile of ARL Research Libraries Association of Research Libraries 2006 $71,161

LI, YEPING (TLAC)

yepingli@tamu.edu Investigating US and Chinese Mathematics Teacher Planning, Teaching Performance, and Student Achievement: The Case of Division of Fractions Spencer Foundation Two-year project totaling $39,965 2006 $15,970

LINCOLN, YVONNA (EAHR) ysl@tamu.edu

PI Bruce Thompson (EPSY) and Co-PI Stephanie Knight (EPSY)

American Educational Research Journal: Teaching, Learning, and Human Development American Educational Research Association 2006 $47,555

Non-CEHD PI Josie Williams (Rural and Community Health Institute) Non-CEHD Co-PIs Janine Edwards, Rasa Silenas Striving Together, Improving Healthcare DHHS-Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Two-year project with total funding of $199,816 2006 $4,786

Editorship of Qualitative Inquiry Journal Sage Publications, Ltd 2006 $7,356

Co-PI Vicente Lechuga (EAHR) Non-CEHD Co-PI C. Colleen Cook

Proposal to Develop a Profile of ARL Research Libraries Association of Research Libraries 2006 $71,161

LOVING, CATHLEEN Co-PI (TLAC) cloving@tamu.edu

Non-CEHD PI Bruce Herbert (Geology) Non-CEHD Co-PIs Michael Hinojosa, Lovelyn Jeanes, Bonnie Longnion Professional Learning Community Model for Alternative Pathways in Teaching Science and Mathematics National Science Foundation Five-year project with total funding of $3,076,978 2006 $159,286

LYNCH, PATRICIA (EPSY) pslynch@tamu.edu

PI Laura Stough and Co-PI Linda Parrish (EPSY)

LYNHAM, SUSAN (EAHR)

slynham@coe.tamu.edu Experiences of South African Business Leadership Deloitte Foundation 2006 $50,000

MADSEN, JEAN (EAHR) jmadsen@coe.tamu.edu

Linda Skrla (CEHD/EAHR)

Creating a Successful Professional Development Model for Today’s Urban Education Leaders Houston Endowment Four-year project with total funding of $260,000 2006 $40,000

MCNAMARA, JAMES (EPSY) j-mcnamara@tamu.edu

PI Carol Stuessy (TLAC)

Policy Research Initiative in Science Education to Improve Teaching and Learning in High School Science National Science Foundation Five-year project with funding totaling $2,452,530 2006 $493,767

MISRA, RANJITA (HLKN) misra@hlkn.tamu.edu

PI B. Lee Green and Co-PI Jeffrey Guidry (HLKN) TAMU/PVAMU Collaboration: Reducing Health Disparities National Institutes of Health Three-year project with total funding of $1,176,452 2006 $394,278

NASH, WILLIAM (EPSY)

wnash@neo.tamu.edu Youth Adventure Program (YAP) Participants 2006 $242,917

PALMER, DOUGLAS (CEHD)

dpalmer@tamu.edu School Training and Support in Qatar Supreme Education Council Four-year project with total funding of $8,778,641 2006 $2,283,260

PARRISH, LINDA (EPSY) l-parrish@tamu.edu

PI Laura Stough and Co-PI Patricia Lynch (EPSY)

Master’s Training Program for Special Educators and Transition Specialists of Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities U.S. Department of Education Five-year project with funding totaling $1,480,798 2006 $298,228 Special Populations Career and Technology Education Resource Center Texas Education Agency 2006 $264,700

PEDERSEN, SUSAN (EPSY) spedersen@coe.tamu.edu

Co-PI Carol Stuessy (TLAC) Non-CEHD PI Eric Simanek (Chemistry)

Track 1, GK 12: Building Understanding through Research Partnerships and IT National Science Foundation Three-year project totaling $1,916,770 2006 $643,377

POLLARD-DURODOLA, SHAROLYN (EPSY) sdurodola@coe.tamu.edu

PI Jorge Gonzalez and Co-PI Deborah Simmons (EPSY) Project Words of Oral Reading and Language Development (World) Three-year project totaling $1,292,086 2006 $409,802

RAE, WILLIAM (EPSY)

warae@tamu.edu Psychological Counseling and Consulting Services Brazos Valley Community Action Agency 2006 $10,000

REBER, ANNE (EPSY) a-reber@tamu.edu

PI Dalun Zhang and Co-PI Michael Benz (EPSY)

The Disability Training Network for the Texas A&M University System Three-year project totaling $937,536 2006 $311,805

RICCIO, CYNTHIA (EPSY) criccio@tamu.edu

Co-PI Jorge Gonzalez (EPSY)

Preparation of Leadership Personnel: Doctoral Training Program in School Psychology/Special Education and the Hispanic Child with Disabilities U.S. Department of Education Four-year project totaling $795,044 2006 $198,761 Preparation of Adult Living Training Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services 2006 $20,000

Psychological Evaluations Bryan ISD 2006 $4,000

SIMMONS, DEBORAH (EPSY)

RIECHMAN, STEVEN E. (HLKN)

Project Words of Oral Reading and Language Development (World) Three-year project totaling $1,292,086 2006 $409,802

sriechman@hlkn.tamu.edu Egg Cholesterol Consumption, Blood Cholesterol and Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy United States Poultry & Egg Association Two-year project totaling $40,000 2006 $20,001

RUPLEY, WILLIAM (TLAC) w-rupley@tamu.edu

PI Deborah Simmons (EPSY)

Enhancing the Quality of Expository Text Instruction and Comprehension through Content and Case-Situated Professional Development U.S. Department of Education Three-year project totaling $1,498,530 2006 $499,031

SCHEURICH, JIM (EAHR)

jscheurich@tamu.edu International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education Taylor & Francis 2006 $21,215

SEAMAN, DON (EAHR)

dseaman@tamu.edu Texas Adult Education Standards Project Texas Education Agency 2006 $372,911

dsimmons@tamu.edu

PI Jorge Gonzalez and Co-PI Sharolyn PollardDurodola (EPSY)

Co-PI William Rupley (TLAC)

Enhancing the Quality of Expository Text Instruction and Comprehension Through Content and CaseSituated Professional Development U.S. Department of Education Three-year project totaling $1,498,530 2006 $499,031

SKRLA, LINDA (CEHD/EAHR) lskrla@tamu.edu

Jean Madsen (EAHR)

jmadsen@coe.tamu.edu Creating a Successful Professional Development Model for Today’s Urban Education Leaders Houston Endowment Four-year project with total funding of $260,000 2006 $40,000

SMITH, BEN (TLAC) ben_smith@tamu.edu

PI Jon Denton and Co-PI Trina Davis

Opening Pathways for Teacher Instructional Opportunities in Natural Science Baylor College of Medicine Five-year project with total funding of $292,000 2006 $25,000

PI Jon Denton; Co-PIs Trina Davis and Arlen Strader Middle School Aerospace Scholars Program NASA – Johnson Space Center Two-year project with total funding of $61,600 2006 $36,075

SMITH DENNIE (TLAC) denniesmith@tamu.edu

PI Cathy Ezrailson (TLAC)

Math Achievement Project and High School Completion Texas A&M University System 2006 $13,375 Math TEKS Awareness Professional Development Project Texas A&M University System 2006 $4,694,550 Mathematics Achievement Project Texas A&M University System Two-year project totaling $60,000 2006 $30,000 P-16 Educational Improvement Consortium High School Project Texas A&M University System 2006 $87,226 Texas A&M University Evaluation of the Texas Education Agency’s Dropout and High School Completion Grant Programs Texas A&M University System Two-year project totaling $620,000 2006 $10,000

STRADER, ARLEN (CEHD) strader@tamu.edu

PI Jon Denton; Co-PIs Trina Davis and Ben Smith Middle School Aerospace Scholars Program NASA – Johnson Space Center Two-year project with total funding of $61,600 2006 $36,075

Track 1, GK 12: Building Understanding through Research Partnerships and IT National Science Foundation Three-year project totaling $1,916,770 2006 $643,377

STOUGH, LAURA (EPSY)

TEAGUE, KIMBERLY (CEHD)

lstough@tamu.edu

Co-PIs Linda Parrish and Patricia Lynch (EPSY)

Master’s Training Program for Special Educators and Transition Specialists of Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities U.S. Department of Education Five-year project with funding totaling $1,480,798 2006 $298,228 Evaluating the Impact of the Katrina Aid to Individuals with Disabilities Project Association of University Centers on Disabilities 2006 $27,000

STUESSY, CAROL (TLAC) carolsd@suddenlink.net

Co-PI James McNamara (EPSY)

Policy Research Initiative in Science Education to Improve Teaching and Learning in High School Science National Science Foundation Five-year project with funding totaling $2,452,530 2006 $493,767

Co-PI Susan Pedersen (EPSY) Non-CEHD PI Eric Simanek (Chemistry)

kteague@tamu.edu Mathematics Achievement Project (MAP) Texas A&M University System 2006 $1,227,478 San Antonio ISD Math Project Texas Education Agency 2006 $150,000

THOMPSON, BRUCE (EPSY) bruce-thompson@tamu.edu

Co-PIs Yvonna Lincoln (EAHR) and Stephanie Knight (EPSY) American Educational Research Journal: Teaching, Learning, and Human Development American Educational Research Association 2006 $47,555

VAN TASSEL, WILLIAM and DENNIS, MAURICE (HLKN)

maurydennis@tamu.edu Distracted Driving Prevention Campaign Texas Department of Transportation 2006 $89,441

VANNEST, KIMBERLY (EPSY) kvannest@tamu.edu

PI Constance Fournier (EPSY)

Special Education Recruitment and Retention Grant Texas A&M University-Texarkana 2006 $25,000 A Focus on Teaching: Paperwork Reduction, Technology and the Impact on Teachers, Instruction and Student Academic Performance Texas Education Agency 2006 $378,760

WOMACK, JOHN WADE (HLKN) jww@hlkn.tamu.edu

PI Stephen Crouse (HLKN)

Cardiovascular Assessment and Physical Fitness Workshops College Station Police Department 2006 $13,385

PI Stephen Crouse (HLKN)

ZELLNER, LUANA (EAHR) luanaz@coe.tamu.edu TARGET Evaluation Bryan ISD 2006 $15,000

1 Vision Grant Evaluation Bryan ISD 2006 $10,000

Co-PI Martha Galloway (EPSY)

Teachers Networking with Technology (TNT) Sid W. Richardson Foundation 2006 $97,000

ZHANG, DALUN (EPSY) dalun@neo.tamu.edu

Co-PIs Michael Benz and Anne Reber (EPSY)

The Disability Training Network for the TAMU System Three-year project totaling $937,536 2006 $311,805

Fitlife Exercise Program Participants 2006 $60,696

WOODMAN, CHRISTOPHER (HLKN)

woodmanc@hlkn.tamu.edu Vascular Biology: Aging and Endothelial Dysfunction National Institutes of Health – National Institute on Aging 2006 $64,542

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