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Sport management center bridges gap between sports teams and researchers

Center impacts the lives of people with disabilities through research, education and outreach

Researchers incorporate project-based learning to enrich math and science education

Center aims to improve policy and decision-making for school reform

Statistical DataExternally Funded Projects and Grants

The College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University houses 11 university-designated centers and one TEA-recognized center within its four departments. These centers promote opportunities for collaborative research and increase the dissemination of significant information to other researchers, practitioners and stakeholders. These pictures represent the many activities of the college’s centers, including the dissemination of Texas A&M student teacher retention data to colleagues at a monthly seminar series of the State of Texas Education Research Center; engagement of math and science teachers in hands-on learning at the 2008 Teacher Summit; collaboration of university faculty to support the self-determination, community integration, and quality of life of people with disabilities

and their families; and the opportunity for undergraduates from around the world to learn about the social, commercial and cultural aspects of American sports. The quality and impact these centers have through research and service allow the college and its faculty, staff and students to enhance education and health outcomes and, inevitably, transform lives.

Douglas J. Palmer, DeanLinda Skrla, Associate Dean for Research and P-16 InitiativesWindy Hollis, Director of Grants and ContractsJenna Kujawski, Communications Manager Writer: Kara Sutton-JonesDesigner: Esther Ewert

Photo CreditsCDD: pages 8, 30, 38CSMRE: cover, pages 4, 6Esther Ewert: cover, pages 9, 12Jenna Kujawski: cover, pages 10, 25, 29Tanya Nading: pages 26, 34

The College of Education and Human Development Grants & Contracts Report is published annually by the research and communication offices in the college. To request additional copies of this publication, e-mail Jenna Kujawski at jkujawski@tamu.edu.

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The grant and contract activities of our faculty and staff have resulted in important research and the development and implementation of innovative instructional and outreach programs. In each of these activities our college is playing a vital role in the generation of new knowledge that influences educational- and health-related practices.

In 2008, the college had 92 faculty and staff engaged in externally funded projects with $20 million in expenditures. Additionally, 77 faculty and staff were involved in $13 million in new grant and contract awards.

Many of our grants and contracts are associated with centers—scholarly communities created to support faculty and staff in the implementation of research, instructional and outreach activities. Inside these pages of our 2008 Grants & Contracts, Centers: Quality and Impact Through Research and Service, you will learn about four of our centers, one from each of our four departments. Three of these centers are university-designated centers and one of these centers is a project funded by the Texas Education Agency.

Researchers associated with the Center for Sport Management Research and Education are examining the diversity practices in place within National Collegiate Athletic Association programs. The scope of this project has expanded to include Division II schools in addition to Division I schools, with the further addition of Division III schools in the next year.

It is no secret that Texas faces critical shortages of math and science teachers. Currently, a study is underway to determine the preparation, recruitment and retention of math and science teachers in Texas. This study is being administered through our State of Texas Education Research Center.

And, in our public schools, faculty and staff with the North Texas Science, Technology, Engineering and Math center partner with school administrators and teachers to incorporate project-based learning into science and math curriculum. Project-based learning engages students by focusing on real-world applicability and helps students understand the relationship between math and science in the classroom and careers in engineering and science.

The Center on Disability and Development is part of a larger network of similar centers across the country that engages in studies aimed at improving the quality of life of people with disabilities and their families. Researchers have been involved in several studies, one of which assesses the impact of disasters, such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, on people with disabilities.

These stories are just a small sampling of the wonderful work being done through our centers and other college research initiatives. I invite you to take the time to read for yourself the commitment of our faculty and staff in meeting the needs of our state and nation and transforming lives along the way.

Warmest regards,

Doug Palmer, Professor and DeanSydney and J.L. Huffines Chair of Education

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Our college is playing a vital role in the generation of new knowledge that influences educational- and health-related practices.

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Students visit Daytona Speedway as part of the American Sports Brand Fusion Arts Exchange in Sport Management, a program that brings international students to the U.S. to learn about the social, commercial and cultural aspects of American sports.

Centers can be designated collaborative entities at a federal, state or private level.

The Board of Regents at Texas A&M University grants the approval of centers and institutes within the university system. These centers, some of which are more than 20 years old, are created in order to promote opportunities to coordinate research and to increase opportunities for outside funding. University-designated centers are often established with federal, state and private funding to promote partnerships with other departments and colleges within the university, but must secure their own funding for sustainability.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) designates project centers that exist in much the same way as university-designated centers. These centers are funded privately and serve to link researchers to practitioners in the field through outreach and enrichment programs.

The College of Education and Human Development houses 11 university-designated centers and one TEA-recognized center within its four departments. These centers serve to promote collaborative research and greater visibility for the dissemination of pertinent findings related to research practice and theory.

What is a Center?

These centers are created in order to promote opportunities to coordinate research and to increase opportunities for outside funding.

• Center for Alcohol and Drug Education Studies• Center on Disability and Development• Center for Distance Learning Research• Center for Leadership in Higher Education• Center for Sport Management Research and Education• Center for the Study of Health Disparities• Institute for Applied Creativity• *North Texas Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Center• The Principals’ Center• State of Texas Education Research Center• The Sydney and J.L. Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance• Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning

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iGnitinG the torChSport management center bridges gap between sports teams and researchers

Walter O’Malley not only changed the course of baseball history—he also changed the history of sports as we know it.

In 1966, O’Malley pushed for the professionalization of the field of sport management. He looked to universities to help train the business professionals running athletic teams. Today the Center for Sport Management

Research and Education (CSMRE) at Texas A&M University is picking up the torch O’Malley lit.

Industries normally have strong ties to academia,” said Adrien Bouchet, CSMRE executive director. “We don’t have that. The purpose of the center is to bridge that gap—to let sports teams, whether professional, club, intercollegiate or youth sports, know we’re here in case they

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Center for Sport Management Research and Education

Deerfoot Youth Camp uses sports and competition to instill characteristics that will help at-risk, underprivileged boys grow into productive citizens.

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CSMRE works to fill the academia-industry gap in numerous ways. Under Bouchet’s leadership, along with CSMRE associate directors Drs. Gregg Bennett and George Cunningham, the center pursues research in different areas of sport management, such as sport law, marketing and diversity. The center offers a research database, client contracts and seminars, and educational lectures. It publishes Sport Management Insights, which interviews sports industry scholars and business leaders.

Additionally, the center coordinates the Trott Lecture Series, a program that brings important figures in the sports industry to the Texas A&M campus to give educational talks. Recent guests include Glenn Hart, CEO of Laredo Energy and owner of several minor league hockey teams, and Steven Fehr, a top player agent in major league baseball. Funded by Cheryl and John Trott with a $25,000 gift, the lecture series is now in its third year.

A popular service project of the center is Deerfoot Youth Camp, which is directed by Dr. Michael Thornton, clinical assistant professor, and gives at-risk, underprivileged boys the chance to attend summer camp at no expense to them or their families. Founded and supported by Tom and Joan Read, the camp uses sports and competition to instill characteristics that will help campers grow into productive citizens. Each summer, the boys enjoy outdoor athletic activities and go on field trips to destinations, such as NASA and the Texas State Capitol. Most importantly, if a camper attends four consecutive summers and is accepted to Texas A&M or Texas A&M University at Galveston, the program provides financial assistance through the Read Scholarship Program.

With so many programs and top-notch faculty in place, CSMRE is ready not only to meet O’Malley’s challenge for sports management but also to go beyond.

We’re looking for this center to really grow,” Bouchet said. “We think it can become a driver in our field. We’ve got the faculty and the infrastructure behind it to take it to the next level in terms of bringing prestige and grant money to the university, which is what we’re all about.”

A popular service project of the center is Deerfoot Youth Camp, which gives at-risk, underprivileged boys the chance to attend summer camp at no expense to them or their families.

Diversity in athletics: An assessment of exemplars and institutional best practices,” a study supported by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, allows researchers in the center’s Laboratory for Diversity in Sport (LDS) to examine the diversity practices in place within college athletic programs. Its purpose is threefold: 1) identifying and recognizing those college athletic programs that excel in the area of diversity, 2) developing a list of best practices for diversity and inclusion in the athletics workplace, and 3) understanding effective strategies to attract a more diverse and inclusive fan base.

Previous work only studied Division I-A programs, but the LDS examined all Division I and II institutions. In 2008-2009, the study will expand further to include Division III schools.

Contact: George Cunningham,Associate Professor and Associate Head for Division of Sport Management, Health and Kinesiologygbcunningham@hlkn.tamu.edu

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> Adrien Bouchet, Director | abouchet@hlkn.tamu.edu | csmre.tamu.edu

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FinDinG their VoiCeCenter impacts the lives of people with disabilities through research, education and outreach

Teachers, parents and professionals packed the darkened room. J.T. Martinez, a tall teenager with curly brown hair, stood before them at the podium, cracking jokes and sharing his passions: writing and drawing. He added, “I like anime—Japanese cartoons—and video games, especially Castlevania.”

Such was the scene at the 2008 Texas Transition Conference (TTC), a gathering held by the Center on

Disability and Development (CDD) at Texas A&M University.

Through our work, we strive to support the self-determination, community integration and quality of life of people with disabilities and their families,” CDD Director Mike Benz said. “This mission is reflected in the projects we build and the goals we pursue.”

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Center on Disability and Development

Kindergarten children participate in the Early Reading Intervention curriculum, a project that examines the impact of different reading programs for students at risk for developing reading difficulties.

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Center impacts the lives of people with disabilities through research, education and outreach

The TTC is an annual state-wide conference centering on high school, transition, and postsecondary services and outcomes for young people with disabilities. This year’s gathering featured a panel presentation, “Introducing Me: Disability Awareness and Self-Advocacy for Students with Autism,” by four high school students.

J.T., now a senior, said of his presentation experience, “I feel it’s important to inform teachers and parents about students with autism since it is crucial for us to inform everyone how to approach children with autism the right way and how we can teach them to be successful in life.”

Having first received federal funding in July 2005 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to establish a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, the CDD today is one of 67 such centers at medical schools and universities across the country. In April 2007, it became a designated center within the Texas A&M University System.

The center’s 17 projects and programs encompass four core functions, including research and evaluation; graduate studies and interdisciplinary training; community service and outreach; and information dissemination. Benz said that the center focuses on improving education services and outcomes with projects and programs that span preschool children with potential developmental delay to college students with disabilities. The CDD also focuses on enhancing community quality of life for people with disabilities and their families.

Fourteen faculty and staff members help run the center, which recently added the Brazos Valley Employment Project to its outreach efforts. This project provides local high school students with disabilities with opportunities for work-based learning. It also holds the annual Disability in the Workplace seminar for Brazos Valley business leaders, offering ideas for recruiting and retaining employees with disabilities.

Perhaps the most important work carried out by the center is empowering people with disabilities to find their own voice through projects and events such as the transition conference.

At least it was for J.T. “I also think it feels quite liberating to tell people how teachers can let students with autism challenge themselves and let their minds and views on life expand.”

“Through our work, we strive to support the self-determination, community integration and quality of life of people with disabilities and their families.” — Mike Benz, CDD Director

Created in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Project Research and Education on Disability and Disaster (REDD) has a two-fold purpose: 1) to examine how disaster affects people with disabilities and 2) to supply training and resources for disaster and emergency preparedness. Project REDD obtained approximately $240,000 from various federal agencies, including the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, to support its research and education activities. Recently, Project REDD assessed research on programs that serve people with disabilities in disasters and worked with the Disaster Research Education Mentoring Program at Dartmouth College to study psychological effects of disaster.

Contact: Laura Stough, Associate Professor, Educational Psychologylstough@tamu.edu

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> Mike Benz, Director | mbenz@tamu.edu | cdd.tamu.edu

Generation mathResearchers incorporate project-based learning to enrich math and science education

As a student, did you ever feel a sense of dread in the face of an upcoming algebra or physics exam? You are probably not alone.

Many students develop an aversion to math and science over the course of their academic lives, largely because of the way they are taught in school, said Dr. Jim Scheurich, principal investigator and director of the North Texas Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (NTSTEM) Center at Texas A&M University.

Mostly in the past, teachers have taught math and science as what I would call abstractions,” he said. “You read a book, you get it explained to you and you follow the formula. Almost everything in our world has math and science embedded in it, but you’re not taught science and math in terms of real-world applications.”

Looking for new ways to improve math and science education, NTSTEM researches, creates and provides professional development on the most effective teaching

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North Texas Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Center

Robert “Dr. Math” Capraro shares teaching strategies and innovative curriculum with over 100 science, technology, engineering and mathematics teachers from across Texas at the 2008 Teacher Summit.

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and learning practices. The main teaching strategy supported by the center is project-based learning. Project-based learning focuses a student’s education around applied, real-world problems and projects.

Research shows that projects are more interesting and more engaging to students, particularly students who have a negative relationship to math and science taught as abstractions,” Scheurich said.

One of seven STEM centers in Texas, NTSTEM started its work in collaboration with the Dallas Independent School District with four low-performing high schools in 2006. Today the center operates in 10 schools in the Dallas, Waxahachie and Waco Independent School Districts.

Within these schools, the center assists STEM teachers with professional development, such as technology training with SMART Boards, an electronic, interactive whiteboard; and TI Navigators, a system that links students’ graphing calculators to a classroom computer. NTSTEM also regularly holds conferences and meetings to educate teachers and school leaders about STEM issues.

Approximately 15 individuals are involved in the center, including co-principal investigators Drs. Robert Capraro, Mary Margaret Capraro and Jim Morgan. The center also works closely with a number of partners, such as Texas Instruments, Agile Mind and The Dallas Museum of Nature and Science, which play an advisory role.

Project-based learning not only helps kids relate to what they are learning, it also helps their overall performance in those subject areas. It connects student learning in math and science to the Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills curriculum and to the Texas Assessment of Knowledge & Skills.

NTSTEM’s work also provides other long-term benefits, such as helping to train the next generation of engineers and scientists. “Science and math are the key to economic success, but we don’t connect it to engineering or being an engineer,” Scheurich said.

Part of the push behind it at the national and state level is our lower scores in math and science in relation to other countries,” he added. “We’ve got to hire international graduates, or we’ve got to train our kids to be in these positions successfully.”

And NTSTEM is working to achieve just that.

Looking for new ways to improve math and science education, NTSTEM researches, creates and provides professional development on the most effective teaching and learning practices.

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) project-based learning integrates engineering design principles with the K-16 curriculum,” said Mary Margaret Capraro. “This infusion of design principles enhances real-world applicability and helps to prepare students for post-secondary education, with an emphasis on making connections to what STEM professionals actually do on their job.” For example, a student in a STEM classroom might be asked to determine the optimum roofing materials that would keep a model house cool. By testing various materials, collecting, measuring and graphing heat energy, the student could explain the meaning of linear functions in the real world.

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> Jim Scheurich, Director | jscheurich@tamu.edu | nt-stem.tamu.edu

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To fully understand a puzzle, it is important to have all the pieces. Similarly, when educational researchers try to understand why one college student is academically successful while another is not, they need to have all the pieces of their academic puzzle, including information from elementary school through college.

Until recently, education researchers faced a dilemma. Information from students’ public school and college

records was kept separately, without an easy way to link these data. Additionally, access to this information was severely limited due to federal student privacy laws.

This situation made education research difficult at a time when it is most crucial, spurring the creation of three State of Texas Education Research Centers (ERC), one of which is housed at Texas A&M University.

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State of Texas Education Research Center

The monthly seminar series of the Education Research Center serves as a forum for the discussion of research opportunities, such as retention data of Aggie teachers.

In Texas, the proportion of students enrolled in higher education is declining, and a large gap exists among racial/ethical groups in both enrollment and graduation from the state’s colleges and universities,” said Jacqueline Stillisano, associate director of the ERC.

Established by the 79th Texas Legislature to reduce the achievement gaps in schools by developing a solid knowledge base centered on effective educational practices, resources and leadership, the ERC program investigates major issues in education reform and school governance to improve policy and decision-making in preschool through university education.

In addition, the ERCs are charged with the task of storing and safeguarding the combined data provided by the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. These two organizations partnered to link students’ PK-12 information and their higher education data.

Center researchers can now securely examine student information, such as standardized test scores, course completion, and high school and college graduation rates.

Of the three centers, the ERC at Texas A&M is unique in its mission to disseminate its research products. This research dissemination takes a number of forms, including a monthly seminar series, an informative Web site detailing research, and future podcasts and an upcoming conference. The ERC’s core research areas include educator preparation; school finance, resources and facilities; and curriculum and instruction.

Most importantly, the ERC works on research that can help to inform practice in the field and assist lawmakers to craft solid education policy.

Unfortunately, there are a number of areas of educational research [closing the achievement gap, integrating technology in schools] that are poorly understood,” said Hersh Waxman, ERC director. “We have often seen how personal ideologies and biases trump substantive research evidence in policy-making.

Currently, Texas appears to be strongly committed to focus its policies on research-based evidence. We hope the ERC at Texas A&M will assist the state in this endeavor.”

Most importantly, the ERC works on research that can help to inform practice in the field and assist lawmakers to craft solid education policy.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) awarded the ERC a $57,292, 15- month grant to conduct a Web-based survey study for math and science teachers currently working in Texas middle and high schools.

Findings from this survey will highlight teachers’ perceptions about the effectiveness of the innovative math and science teacher preparation programs in Texas and the various certification avenues, the existing compensation programs and incentives, the implications of the statewide minimum salary schedule, and the key best practices involved in successful math and science teacher recruitment and retention. The Texas Education Agency and THECB want to increase the number of certified math and science teachers in Texas by 2015.

Contact: Nandita Chaudhuri,Associate Research Scientist,Public Policy Research Institutenchaudhuri@ppri.tamu.edu

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> Hersh Waxman, Director | hwaxman@tamu.edu | erc.cehd.tamu.edu

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Funding Appendix 2008Fiscal Year 2008: September 2007 - August 2008

Statistical DataExternally Funded Grants

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Annual Funding Totals Over the Last Five Years

Table 1

Local............$463,575.........2%

State.........$4,972,682.......25%

Private.......$5,073,469.......26%

Federal......$9,453,106.......47%

Percent of Funding by Agency TypeTable 2

Total $19,962,832

Statistical Data

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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

$13,318,560$13,959,670

$20,902,707

$16,124,884

$19,962,832

Percent of Federal Funding Broken Down by Agency

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Total $9,453,106

Other Federal Agencies.....................................$619,645

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services.........$1,979,281

National Science Foundation..........................$2,152,384

U.S. Department of Education.........................$4,701,796

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Departmental Funding in Fiscal Year 2008

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Total $19,962,832

Center for Distance Learning Research

Health and Kinesiology

Teaching, Learning and Culture

Educational Administration and Human Resource Development

Dean’s Office

Educational Psychology

New Awards by DepartmentTable 5

Total $13,936,748

Center for Distance Learning Research

Dean’s Office

Teaching, Learning and Culture

Educational Administration and Human Resource Development

Educational Psychology

Health and Kinesiology

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$350,207

$2,275,385

$2,863,114

$3,162,890 $3,190,717

$8,120,519

$53,496$143,098

$1,640,703$1,826,447

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Percent and/or Number of Faculty in Each Department Directing Externally Funded Grants and Contracts in Fiscal Year 2008

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Key for Externally Funded Grants & Contracts

CDLRCenter for Distance Learning Research

CEHDCollege of Education and Human Development

DEANCollege of Education and Human Development Office of the Dean

EAHREducational Administration and Human Resource Development

EPSYEducational Psychology

HLKNHealth and Kinesiology

TLACTeaching, Learning and Culture

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Externally Funded Grants & ContractsThe 2008 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. An asterisk denotes internal awards that are not calculated as part of the funding totals for each department.

ALFRED, MARY; EAHRmalfred@tamu.eduJim Scheurich (PI), EAHR; Mary Alfred (Co-PI), EAHR; Dominique Chlup (Co-PI), EAHR2007-2008 IHE Statewide Adult Literacy Clearinghouse GrantTexas Education Agency2008......$1,309,359

Felecia Nave (PI); Mary Alfred (Co-PI), EAHR; Fred Bonner (Co-PI), EAHR; Sherri Frizell (Co-PI); Chance Lewis (Co-PI), TLACNave and Frizell are with Prairie View A&M UniversityEducation Research Project: An Empirical Investigation of the Success Factors Impacting African American Students in Engineering and Technology at Historically Black UniversitiesNational Science FoundationThree-year project with total funding of $1,007,1462008......$180,632

Mary Alfred (PI), EAHRThe Barbara Bush Fellowships at TCALLBarbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy2008......$100,000

BENNETT, GREGG; HLKNgbennett@hlkn.tamu.eduPIFusion Arts Exchange on Sports ManagementDepartment of State2008......$300,000

Gregg Bennett (PI), HLKN; Khalid Ballouli (Co-PI), HLKNData Collection at Sunshine State GamesFlorida Sports Foundation2008......$6,500

BENZ, MICHAEL; EPSYmbenz@tamu.eduPITexas A&M University Center on Excellence in Developmental DisabilitiesU.S. Department of Health and Human Services-Administration for Children & FamiliesFive-year project with total funding of $2,180,0002008......$490,000

Dalun Zhang (PI), EPSY; Anne Reber (Co-PI); Michael Benz (Co-PI), EPSYReber is with Texas A&M Vice President for Student ServicesThe Disability Training Network for the TAMU SystemU.S. Department of EducationThree-year project with total funding of $937,5632008......$313,636

Michael Benz (PI), EPSY; Lauren Cifuentes (Co-PI), EPSY; Amy Sharp (Co-PI), EPSYFor Enhancement of TAMU Directory of Community Resources to Accommodate Incorporation of DADS Autism Service Provider InformationDepartment of Aging and Disability Services2008......$24,484

ASH, MICHAEL; EPSYmash@tamu.eduPIMental Health InternsBrazos Valley Community Action Agency2008......$57,000

BALLOULI, KHALID; HLKNGregg Bennett (PI), HLKN; Khalid Ballouli (Co-PI), HLKNData Collection at Sunshine State GamesFlorida Sports Foundation2008......$6,500

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BLAKE, JAMILIA; EPSYjjblake@tamu.eduPIModerators of Adjustment in Aggressive Preadolescents of ColorTexas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center2008......$5,000

Jamilia Blake (PI), EPSYPeer-directed Aggression in African American GirlsTexas A&M - CEHD – Council of Principal Investigators 2008......$4,984*

BLOOMFIELD, SUE; HLKNsbloom@tamu.eduSue Bloomfield (PI), HLKN; Harry Hogan (Co-PI)Hogan is with Texas A&M Mechanical EngineeringImpact of Graded Energy Restriction on Bone Health inExercising Female RatsDepartment of Defense-Army-Medical Research & MaterialThree-year project with total funding of $904,4992008......$319,645

Sue Bloomfield (PI), HLKNNSBRI - Associate Team Leader - Bone Loss TeamBaylor College of Medicine - NSBRI2008......$35,000

Sue Bloomfield (PI), HLKN, sponsoring Joshua SwiftSwift is a student in HLKNAssessing the Ability of a Non-specific Beta-adrenergic ReceptorAmerican College of Sports Medicine2008......$1,000

BONNER, FRED; EAHRfbonner@tamu.eduFelecia Nave (PI); Mary Alfred (Co-PI), EAHR; Fred Bonner (Co-PI), EAHR; Sherri Frizell (Co-PI); and Chance Lewis (Co-PI), TLACNave and Frizell are with Prairie View A&M UniversityEducation Research Project: An Empirical Investigation of the Success Factors Impacting African American Students in Engineering and Technology at Historically Black UniversitiesNational Science FoundationThree-year project with total funding of $1,007,1462008......$180,632

Fred Bonner (PI), EAHRAn Empirical Investigation of the Success Factors Influencing Academically Gifted (High Achieving) Latino Students Success in EngineeringTexas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center2008......$10,000

BURKE, MACK; EPSYmburke_aggie@tamu.eduMack Burke (PI), EPSY; Shanna Hagan-Burke (Co-PI), EPSYDeveloping Quality Personnel to Meet the Needs of Students with Emotional and Behavioral DisordersU.S. Department of Education Four-year project with total funding of $799,7962008......$199,911

BYRD, DAVID; DEANbyrd99@tamu.eduFrank Ashley (PI); David Byrd (Co-PI, Coordinator), DEANAshley is with Texas A&M University SystemTransition to TeachingTexas A&M University SystemFive-year project with total funding of $349,6312008......$75,829

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BYRNS, GLENDA; EPSYgbyrns@tamu.eduConstance J. Fournier (PI), EPSY; Glenda Byrns (Co-PI), EPSYSpecial Education Recruitment and Retention GrantTexas A&M University-TexarkanaTwo-year project with total funding of $79,4862008......$31,486

CASTILLO, LINDA; EPSYlcastillo@tamu.edu PIGulf Coast Gear Up Partnership ProjectU.S. Department of EducationSix-year project with total funding of $1,629,9352008......$250,584

CHLUP, DOMINIQUE; EAHRdchlup@tamu.eduJim Scheurich (PI), EAHR; Mary Alfred (Co-PI), EAHR; Dominique Chlup (Co-PI), EAHR 2007-2008 IHE Statewide Adult Literacy Clearinghouse GrantTexas Education Agency2008......$1,309,359

Dominique Chlup (PI), EAHRThe Barbara Bush Fellowships at TCALLBarbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy2008......$100,000

CALLAHAN, JAMIE; EAHRjcallahan@tamu.eduJamie Callahan (PI), EAHR; Mario Torres (Co-PI), EAHRInvestigating Leadership as a Pivotal Dimension in the Effective Integration of Non-traditional Teaching StrategiesTexas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center2008......$5,000

CAPRARO, MARY MARGARET; TLACmmcapraro@tamu.eduPIPreparing Elementary Mathematics Specialists (PEMS) Through an Online Graduate ProgramTexas A&M - CEHD – Council of Principal Investigators2008......$5,000*

CAPRARO, ROBERT; TLACrcapraro@tamu.eduJim Scheurich (PI), EAHR; Robert Capraro (Co-PI), TLAC; James Morgan (Co-PI)Morgan is with TAMU Civil Engineering. Mary Margaret Capraro is Co-PI in FY 09.North Texas STEM CenterTexas Education AgencyThree-year project with total funding of $1,638,6572008......$686,458

CARPENTER, B. STEPHEN; TLACbscarpenter@tamu.eduPIAffordable Water Filter Production Facility Prototype: Artists as Change Agents in the Colonias and BeyondTexas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center2008......$10,000

B. Stephen Carpenter (PI), TLACVisiting Artists as Social and Education Change Agents: Step Two of the TAMU Interdisciplinary Ceramic Water Filter Project & Receptacle ExhibitionTexas A&M Visual and Performing Arts2008......$5,000

This project is of interest to me because it directly responds to serious social, cultural, health, and educational needs and issues in the lives of people. It is a collaborative mission that involves community members in the Texas Colonias, graduate students, and professors and other colleagues across campus. As we like to say, we are engaged in this work because it is the right thing to do and is driven by social justice issues and genuine concern for the lives, education and welfare of fellow human beings.”

— B. Stephen Carpenter, principal investigator, Texas A&M Water Filter Project

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CIFUENTES, LAUREN; EPSYlaurenc@tamu.eduJim Scheurich (PI), EAHR; Lauren Cifuentes (Co-PI), EPSYProfessional Development for Schools, Teachers, Administrators and Regions STAR GrantSomerville ISDTwo-year project with total funding of $288,3182008......$188,355

Lauren Cifuentes (PI), EPSYCapacity Building in Antigua-Barbuda through Higher EducationStanford Foundation2008......$28,995

COLLINS, TRACY; TLACtecollins@tamu.eduPIMilitary Service Rewards for Hispanics: Are they there?Texas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center2008......$5,000

CROUSE, STEPHEN; HLKNs-crouse@tamu.eduPIEffectiveness of Hydrotherapy and Hydrotraining in the Hdyro Worx Fitness PoolHydroworx, Inc.2008......$25,000

Nicolas Greene (PI); Stephen Crouse (Co-PI), HLKNGreene is a student in HLKNEffect of Acute Exercise and Exercise Training on PPAR Expression in Human Skeletal Muscle, Possible Mechanisms for Change in Blood LipidsAmerican College of Sports Medicine-Texas Chapter2008......$1,000

CUNNINGHAM, GEORGE; HLKNgbcunningham@hlkn.tamu.eduGeorge Cunningham (PI), HLKN; John Singer (Co-PI), HLKNDiversity in Athletics: An Assessment of Exemplars and Institutional Best PracticesNational Collegiate Athletic AssociationThree-year project with total funding of $244,9462008......$99,334

CHRISTOU, DEMETRA; HLKNddchristou@hlkn.tamu.eduPIEffect of Xanthine Oxidase Inhibition on Vascular Endothelial Function in Individuals with Metabolic SydromeHuffines Institute Faculty Research Grants2008......$4,881*

CHRISTOU, EVANGELOS; HLKNeachristou@hlkn.tamu.eduPIAging and Learning of Novel and Precise Motor TasksHuffines Institute Faculty Research Grants2008......$4,500*

Michael Benz (PI), EPSY; Lauren Cifuentes (Co-PI), EPSY; Amy Sharp (Co-PI), EPSYFor Enhancement of TAMU Directory of Community Resources to Accommodate Incorporation of DADS Autism Service Provider InformationDepartment of Aging and Disability Services2008......$24,484

Jim Scheurich (PI), EAHR; Dominique Chlup (PI), EAHRBarbara Bush Texas Fund for Family Literacy Technical Assistance ProjectBarbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy2008......$34,609

EGAN, TOBY MARSHALL; EAHRegan@tamu.eduPICertificate Program in Human DevelopmentArabian Society for Human Resource ManagementFive-year project with current funding of $428,990 for 2007 and 20082008......$380,000

Toby Marshall Egan (PI), EAHRMaster of Science in Human Resource ManagementArabian Society for Human Resource ManagementFive-year project2008......$62,480

FOURNIER, CONSTANCE; EPSYcfournier@tamu.eduConstance J. Fournier (PI), EPSY; Glenda Byrns (Co-PI), EPSYSpecial Education Recruitment and Retention GrantTexas A&M University-TexarkanaTwo-year project with total funding of $79,4862008......$31,486

FULLER, MEL; DEANmelfuller@tamu.eduPIThe Texas High School ProjectTexas A&M University SystemFour-year project with total funding of $817,8052008......$100,000

ELLIOTT, TIMOTHY; EPSYtelliott@tamu.eduPITraining Partnerships with Family Caregivers of Patients Discharged from the Transitional Learning CenterMoody Endowment, Inc.2008......$64,800

Timothy Elliot (PI), EAHREditorship of Rehabilitation PsychologyAmerican Psychological Foundation 2008......$13,700

FLUCKEY, JAMES; HLKNjfluckey@hlkn.tamu.eduPIMuscle as an Endocrine Gland: The Role of Contracting Muscle on Hepatic Glucose OutputHuffines Institute Faculty Research Grants2008......$5,000*

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DAVENPORT, DONNA; EPSYPIIndividual and Group Counseling for Sexual Assault SurvivorsBrazos County Rape Crisis Center, Inc. 2008......$14,400

DAVIS, TRINA; TLACtrinadavis@tamu.eduTrina Davis (PI), TLAC; Hersh Waxman (Co-PI), TLACEvaluation of Readiness for Online Testing in TexasPearson EducationTwo-year project with total funding of $221,9182008......$131,535

DIXON, L. QUENTIN; TLACqdixon@tamu.eduPIBuilding Language and Pre-literacy Skills in the Classroom: A Professional Development Program for Preschool Teachers of Spanish speaking ChildrenTexas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center2008......$5,000

GONZALEZ, JORGE; EPSYjegonzalez@tamu.eduJorge E. Gonzalez (PI), EPSY; Deborah Simmons (Co-PI), EPSY; Sharolyn Pollard-Durodola (Co-I), EPSYProject Words of Oral Reading and Language Development (WORLD)U.S. Department of EducationThree-year project with total funding of $1,292,0862008......$447,288

Cynthia Riccio (PI), EPSY; Jorge E. Gonzalez (Co-PI), EPSYPreparation of Leadership Personnel: Doctoral Training Program in School Psychology/Special Education and the Hispanic Child with DisabilitiesU.S. Department of EducationFour-year project with total funding of $795,0442008......$198,761

Jorge E. Gonzalez (PI), EPSYPreschool Activities of Literacy (PAL)Bryan ISD Three-year project with total funding of $482,0492008......$164,821

GONZALEZ Y GONZALEZ, ELSA; EAHRelsa@tamu.eduYvonna Lincoln (PI), EAHR; Elsa Gonzalez y Gonzalez (Co-PI), EAHRQualitative Research across Languages and Cultures - Decolonizing MethodologiesTexas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center2008......$10,000

HAGAN-BURKE, SHANNA; EPSYshaganburke@tamu.eduDeborah Simmons (PI), EPSY; Oi-man Kwok (Co-PI), EPSY; Shanna Hagan-Burke (Co-PI), EPSYProject Early Reading InterventionU.S. Department of EducationFour-year project with total funding of $2,885,6282008......$724,045

GRENWELGE, CHERYL; EPSYcgrenwelge@tamu.eduDalun Zhang (PI), EPSY; Leena Landmark (Co-PI), EPSY; Cheryl Grenwelge (Co-PI), EPSYBrazos Valley Employment ProjectTexas Council for Developmental DisabilitiesThree-year project with total funding of $357,0002008......$125,000

GUERRERO, GUADALUPE; EAHRgguerrero@tamu.eduLuana Zellner (PI), EAHR; Guadalupe Guerrero (Co-PI), EAHR; Ronald Zellner (Co-PI), EPSYA Study of the Relationship between Parent-Teacher Interactions and Hispanic Students’ Academic Performance in Middle Schools in the State of TexasTexas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center2008......$10,000

GUIDRY, JEFFREY; HLKNj-guidry@hlkn.tamu.eduMary Shaw-Ridley (PI), HLKN; Charles Ridley (Co-PI), EPSY; Jeffrey Guidry (Co-I), HLKNThe Health Disparities Academy: Developing Scientist-Practitioners for Careers in Public Health, Mental Health and Allied HealthTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTwo-year project with total funding of $293,2472008......$134,600

Jeffrey Guidry (PI), HLKNThe Program for Rural and Minority Health Disparities Research - Training CoreDepartment of Health and Human Services – National Institutes of Health-National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities2008......$46,042

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The expected results should significantly extend our current understanding of the integrative (whole-body to molecular) physiological mechanisms underlying vascular endothelial dysfunction in aging and the metabolic syndrome. These findings may have important implications in the development of strategies for preventing and treating atherosclerosis associated with aging and the metabolic syndrome.”

— Demetra Christou, principal investigator, Endothelial Dysfunction in Older Adult Humans with the Metabolic Syndrome

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HARRISON, DEBORAH; CDLRdharrison@cdlr.tamu.eduPITraining Services for School DistrictsParticipants2008......$165,111

Deborah Ann Harrison (PI), CDLR Collaboration AgreementVerizon2008......$119,600

HELFELDT, JACK; TLACjhelfeldt@tamu.eduDennie Smith (PI), TLAC; Jack Helfeldt (Co-PI), TLACDevelop and Deliver Ph.D. Cohort ProgramTexas A&M International UniversityFive-year project with total funding of $107,1702008......$21,609

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Deborah Ann Harrison (PI), CDLRMTT and Tech Apps Continuing Education ServicesMTT and Tech Apps2008......$20,536

Deborah Ann Harrison (PI), CDLRInfoNet Star Grant Training ServicesInfoNet Star Grant 2008......$12,160 Deborah Ann Harrison (PI), CDLRArkansas Department of Education TrainingArkansas Department of Education2008......$10,800

Deborah Ann Harrison (PI), CDLRVerizon Market Research ProjectVerizon2008......$10,000

Deborah Ann Harrison (PI), CDLRAVANCE Houston Even Start Program EvaluationAVANCE Houston2008......$6,000

Deborah Ann Harrison (PI), CDLRPolycom Portal MaintenancePolycom, Inc. Two-year project with total funding of $18,0002008......$6,000

HAMMER, JANET; TLACjhammer@tamu.eduLynne Masel Walters (PI), TLAC; Janet Hammer (Co-PI), TLAC; Teresa Jimarez (Co-PI), TLACInteractive Science for the English Language LearnerTexas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center2008......$10,000

Richard Parker (PI), EPSY; Shanna Hagan-Burke (Co-PI), EPSY; Deborah Simmons (Co-PI), EPSYProject ISEE: Preparing Intervention Scientists in Special EducationU.S. Department of EducationFour-year project with total funding of $799,6352008......$199,994

Mack Burke (PI), EPSY; Shanna Hagan-Burke (Co-PI), EPSYDeveloping Quality Personnel to Meet the Needs of Students with Emotional and Behavioral DisordersU.S. Department of Education Four-year project with total funding of $799,7962008......$199,911

If the students don’t feel supported at school, they’re going to have to work awfully hard to maintain a high level of academic achievement. We as educators need to be helping them and supporting their efforts as much as possible. We’re trying to better define just what they need.”

— Fred Bonner, principal investigator, Success Factors Impacting African American Students in Engineering and Technology at Historically Black Universities

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HILL-JACKSON, VALERIE; TLACvhjackson@neo.tamu.eduPILearn, Serve, TeachTexas A&M - CEHD – Council of Principal Investigators2008......$4,780*

JIMAREZ, TERESA; TLACt-jimarez@tamu.eduLynne Masel Walters (PI), TLAC; Janet Hammer (Co-PI), TLAC;Teresa Jimarez (Co-PI), TLACInteractive Science for the English Language LearnerTexas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center2008......$10,000

JUNTUNE, JOYCE; EPSYj-juntune@tamu.eduPIBuilding Verbal Intelligence Using Creative Thinking StrategiesTexas A&M - CEHD – Council of Principal Investigators2008......$5,000*

HOYLE, JOHN; EAHRjhoyle@tamu.eduPIAdministrative Leadership Institute (ALI)Participants2008......$24,286

HUGHES, JAN; EPSYjhughes@tamu.eduJan Hughes (PI), EPSY; Oi-Man Kwok (Co-PI), EPSYThe Impact of Grade Retention: A Developmental PerspectiveU.S. Department of Health and Human Services-PHS- National Institutes of HealthFive-year project with total funding of $1,950,8242008......$400,814

JENSEN-DOSS, AMANDA; EPSYajensendoss@tamu.eduPIImpact of an Evidence-based Treatment Policy on Youth Mental Health OutcomesU.S. Department of Health and Human Services-PHS- National Institutes of HealthTwo-year project with total funding of $149,9422008......$74,970

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Amanda Jensen-Doss (PI), EPSYEvaluation of Crisis Services RedesignTexas Department of State Health Services2008......$9,389

Amanda Jensen-Doss (PI), EPSYExploring Mental Health Disparities for Latino Youths in Community Mental Health CentersTexas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center2008......$5,000

Amanda Jensen-Doss (PI), EPSYResearch Enhancement ProgramTexas A&M Colleges of Liberal Arts and Education & Human Development 2008......$5,000

KWOK, OI-MAN; EPSYomkwok@neo.tamu.edu Deborah Simmons (PI), EPSY; Oi-man Kwok (Co-PI), EPSY; Shanna Hagan-Burke (Co-PI), EPSYProject Early Reading InterventionU.S. Department of EducationFour-year project with total funding of $2,885,6282008......$724,045

LANDMARK, LEENA; EPSYlandmark72@tamu.eduDalun Zhang (PI), EPSY; Leena Landmark (Co-PI), EPSY; Cheryl Grenwelge (Co-PI), EPSYBrazos Valley Employment ProjectTexas Council for Developmental DisabilitiesThree-year project with total funding of $357,0002008......$125,000

LARA-ALECIO, RAFAEL; EPSYa-lara@tamu.eduPIProject ELLA (English Language/Literacy Acquisition)U.S. Department of Education Five-year project with total funding of $6,646,0762008......$1,430,867

Rafael Lara-Alecio (PI), EPSY; Yolanda Padron (Co-PI), EPSYBilingual/ESL Online: Working All Together (WAT)U.S. Department of EducationFive-year project with total funding of $1,590,6812008......$300,000

Rafael Lara-Alecio (PI), EPSYOnline Bilingual/ESL Dual Certification ProjectTexas Education AgencyTwo-year project with total funding of $422,1702008......$157,843

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Jan Hughes (PI), EPSY; Oi-Man Kwok (Co-PI), EPSYThe Impact of Grade Retention: A Developmental PerspectiveU.S. Department of Health and Human Services-PHS- National Institutes of HealthFive-year project with total funding of $1,950,8242008......$400,814

KULM, GERALD; TLACgkulm@tamu.eduPIEditorial Support Services for the Journal School Science and MathematicsSchool Science and Mathematics AssociationSix-year project with total funding of $215,5322008......$41,272

KRACHT, JAMES; TLAC and DEANjimkracht@tamu.eduLarry Johnson (PI); William Klemm (Co-PI); James Kracht (Co-PI), TLAC and DEAN; Vincent Cassone (Co-I); James Linder (Co-PI); Don Allen (Co-PI); Philip Yasskin (Co-I); Julie Harlin (Co-I); Tom Welsh (Co-I); Louise Abbott (Co-I); Jon Hunter (Co-I); Jyhwen Wang (Co-I)All other investigators are outside CEHDContinuing GK-12 Fellows Integrate Science/Math in Rural Middle SchoolNational Science FoundationThree-year project with total funding of $1,647,6012008......$1,743

Larry Johnson (PI); William Klemm (Co-I); Elizabeth Browder (Co-I); Nicholas Millichamp (Co-I); Charles Scanlan (Co-I); James Lindner (Co-I); Barbara Gastel (Co-I); James Kracht (Co-I), TLAC and DEAN; E. Dean Gage (Co-I); William Moyer, (Co-I); Sandee Hartsfield (Co-I); E. Murl Bailey, Jr. (Co-I); Julie Harlin (Co-I)All other investigators are outside CEHDScience Promotion in Rural Middle Schools: Phase I & IIDepartment of Health and Human Services-PHS-National Institutes of HealthFive-year project with total funding of $1,351,5692008......$1,620

LAWLER, JOHN; HLKNjml2621@tamu.eduMarkus Horning (PI); John M. Lawler (Co-PI), HLKNHorning is with Texas A&M University at GalvestonCollaborative Research: Aging in Weddell Seals: Proximate Mechanisms of Age-Related Changes in Adaptations to Breath Hold Hunting in an Extreme EnvironmentNational Science FoundationFour-year project with total funding of $449,3582008......$169,671

John M. Lawler (PI), HLKNRegulation of Oxidative Stress in the DMX DiaphragmDepartment of Health and Human Services-PHS-National Institutes of HealthThree-year project with total funding of $203,8102008......$67,714

John M. Lawler (PI), HLKNAging in Weddell Seals: Proximate Mechanisms of Age-related Changes in Adaptations to Breath-Hold Hunting in Extreme EnvironmentsOregon State University Two-year project with total funding of $68,8582008......$16,785

LEWIS, CHANCE; TLACchance.lewis@tamu.eduFelecia Nave (PI); Mary Alfred (Co-PI), EAHR; Fred Bonner (Co-PI), EAHR; Sherri Frizell (Co-PI); Chance Lewis (Co-PI), TLAC*Nave and Frizell are with Prairie View A&M UniversityEducation Research Project: An Empirical Investigation of the Success Factors Impacting African American Students in Engineering and Technology at Historically Black UniversitiesNational Science FoundationThree-year project with total funding of $1,007,1462008......$180,632

LINCOLN, YVONNA; EAHRysl@tamu.eduYvonna Lincoln (PI), EAHR; Elsa Gonzalez y Gonzalez (Co-PI), EAHRQualitative Research across Languages and Cultures - Decolonizing MethodologiesTexas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center2008......$10,000

Yvonna Lincoln (PI), EAHREditorship of Qualitative Inquiry JournalSage Publications, Ltd2008......$7,356

MASSETT, MICHAEL; HLKNmmassett@hlkn.tamu.eduPIGenetic Basis for Exercise Training ResponsesNational Institutes of Health – National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteFive-year project with total funding of $1,792,3702008......$327,370

Chance Lewis (PI), TLACPathways to the Doctorate Research AssistantshipTexas A&M Office of Graduate StudiesTwo-year project with total funding of $30,0002008......$25,000

Tiffany Barnes (PI); Chance Lewis (Co-PI), TLAC; Ron Eglash (Co-PI)Barnes is with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Eglash is with Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteCollaborative Research: BPC-D Improving Minority Student Participation in the Computing Career Pipeline with Culturally Situated Design ToolsNational Science FoundationThree-year project with total funding of $319,1962008......$20,550

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The goal of the Brazos Valley Employment Project is to provide these students with work-based learning, and employment experiences and support that will promote self-determination, job satisfaction and job retention. With the TCDD funding, we will be able to provide technical assistance and training to facilitate secondary schools in developing relationships with community employers.”

— Dalun Zhang, principal investigator, The Disability Training Network for the TAMU System

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MCNAMARA, JAMES; EPSYj-mcnamara@tamu.eduCarol L. Stuessy (PI), TLAC; James F. McNamara (Co-PI), EPSYPolicy Research Initiative in Science Education to Improve Teaching and Learning in High School ScienceNational Science FoundationFive-year project with total funding of $2,340,6772008......$514,257

PADRON, YOLANDA; EPSYypadron@tamu.eduRafael Lara-Alecio (PI), EPSY; Yolanda N. Padron (Co-PI), EPSYBilingual/ESL Online: Working All Together (WAT)U.S. Department of EducationFive-year project with total funding of $1,590,6812008......$300,000

MISRA, RANJITA; HLKNmisra@hlkn.tamu.eduSharon McWhinney (PI), Peter Murano (Co-I), W. Alex McIntosh (Co-I); Ranjita Misra (Co-I), HLKN; E. Lisako McKyer (Co-PI), HLKNMcWhinney is with Prairie View A&M University; Murano is with Texas A&M Nutrition and Food Science; and McIntosh is with Texas A&M SociologyThe Program for Rural and Minority Health Disparities Research - Project 3Department of Health and Human Services – National Institutes of Health-National Center for Minority Health and Health DisparitiesFive-year project with total funding of $1,000,0002008......$219,620

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E. Lisako McKyer (PI), HLKNHispanic Mothers’ Knowledge, Perceptions and Attitudes towards Childhood Overweight and Their Impact on Family’s Preventative Health BehaviorsTexas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center2008......$5,000

MAXWELL, GERRI; EAHRPIScience ASAPSomerville ISD2008......$6,300

MCKYER, E. LISAKO; HLKNeljmckyer@hlkn.tamu.eduSharon McWhinney (PI), Peter Murano (Co-I), W. Alex McIntosh (Co-I), Ranjita Misra (Co-I), HLKN; E. Lisako McKyer (Co-PI), HLKNMcWhinney is with Prairie View A&M University; Murano is with Texas A&M Nutrition and Food Science; and McIntosh is with Texas A&M SociologyThe Program for Rural and Minority Health Disparities Research - Project 3Department of Health and Human Services – National Institutes of Health-National Center for Minority Health and Health DisparitiesFive-year project with total funding of $1,000,0002008......$219,620

Marcia Ory (PI); E. Lisako McKyer (Co-PI), HLKNOry is with TAMU Social and Behavioral HealthHealth Maintenance Consortium Resource Center (HMCRC)Department of Health and Human Services-PHS-National Institutes of Health Two-year project with total funding of $264,5732008......$132,289

E. Lisako McKyer (PI), HLKNDesign, Implementation, Feasibility and Impact of a Nutrition Education Intervention Centered on the Revised WIC Food PackagesTexas AgriLife ResearchFour-year project with total funding of $221,9962008......$67,973

The completion of a series of statewide public school technology studies from 1996 to 2005 will help to inform and guide the direction of the state assessment program for years to come.”

— Trina Davis, principal investigator, Evaluation of Readiness for Online Testing in Texas

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PARKER, RICHARD; EPSYrparker@tamu.eduRichard Parker (PI), EPSY; Shanna Hagan-Burke (Co-PI), EPSY; Deborah Simmons (Co-PI), EPSYProject ISEE: Preparing Intervention Scientists in Special EducationU.S. Department of EducationFour-year project with total funding of $799,6352008......$199,994

PEDERSEN, SUSAN; EPSYspedersen@tamu.eduEric Simanek (PI); Jane Schielack (Co-PI); Carol Stuessy (Co-PI), TLAC; Susan Pedersen (Co-PI), EPSYSimanek is with Texas A&M Chemistry, and Schielack is with Texas A&M MathematicsTrack 1, GK 12: Building Understanding through Research Partnerships and ITNational Science FoundationThree-year project with total funding of $1,916,7702008......$639,250

Susan Pedersen (PI), EPSY; Janie Schielack (Co-PI); Scott Slough (Co-PI), TLAC; Douglas Williams (Co-PI)Schielack is with Texas A&M Mathematics, and Williams is with the University of Louisiana at LafayetteEngaging Middle School Students in Student Directed Inquiry through Virtual Environments for LearningNational Science FoundationFour-year project with total funding of $1,685,4992008......$565,787

PALMER, DOUGLAS; DEANdpalmer@tamu.eduPISchool Training and Support in QatarState of QatarFive-year project with total funding of $10,365,1812008......$2,831,790

POLLARD-DURODOLA, SHAROLYN; EPSYsdurodola@tamu.eduJorge Gonzalez (PI), EPSY; Deborah Simmons (Co-PI), EPSY; Sharolyn Pollard-Durodola (Co-I), EPSYProject Words of Oral Reading and Language Development (WORLD)U.S. Department of EducationThree-year project with total funding of $1,292,0862008......$447,288

RICCIO, CYNTHIA; EPSYcriccio@tamu.eduCynthia Riccio (PI), EPSY; Jorge Gonzalez (Co-PI), EPSYPreparation of Leadership Personnel: Doctoral Training Program in School Psychology/Special Education and the Hispanic Child with DisabilitiesU.S. Department of EducationFour-year project with total funding of $795,0442008......$198,761

Cynthia Riccio (PI), EPSYPreparation of Adult Living TrainingTexas Department of Protective and Regulatory Service2008......$51,374

Cynthia Riccio (PI), EPSYPsychological Evaluations & Full and Individual EvaluationsBryan ISD2008......$7,700

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Karen Butler-Purry (PI); Susan Pedersen (Co-PI), EPSY; Vinod Srinivasan (Co-PI)Butler-Purry is with Texas A&M Electrical Engineering, and Srinivasan is with Texas A&M ArchitectureCCLI: Enhancing Learning in Digital Systems Courses with Video GamesNational Science FoundationTwo-year project with total funding of $123,8902008......$6,202

SCHEURICH, JIM; EAHRjscheurich@tamu.eduJim Scheurich (PI), EAHR; Mary Alfred (Co-PI), EAHR; Dominique Chlup (Co-PI), EAHR2007-2008 IHE Statewide Adult Literacy Clearinghouse GrantTexas Education Agency2008......$1,309,359

Jim Scheurich (PI), EAHR; Robert Capraro (Co-PI), TLAC; James Morgan (Co-PI)Morgan is with Texas A&M Civil Engineering. Mary Margaret Capraro is Co-PI in FY 09.North Texas STEM CenterTexas Education AgencyThree-year project with total funding of $1,638,6572008......$686,458

Jim Scheurich (PI), EAHR; Lauren Cifuentes (Co-PI), EPSYProfessional Development for Schools, Teachers, Administrators and Regions STAR GrantSomerville ISDTwo-year project with total funding of $288,3182008......$188,355

Jim Scheurich (PI), EAHR; Dominique Chlup (PI), EAHRBarbara Bush Texas Fund for Family Literacy Technical Assistance ProjectBarbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy2008......$34,609

Jim Scheurich (PI), EAHRProfessional Development ServicesWaco ISDTwo-year project with total funding of $94,0002008......$25,548

Jim Scheurich (PI), EAHRInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies in EducationTaylor & Francis Five-year project with total funding of $106,1732008......$22,507

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RIECHMAN, STEVEN; HLKNsriechman@hlkn.tamu.eduPIDifferential Proteomics Approach to Identification of Novel Proteins Systemically Released from Contracting but not Resting Skeletal MuscleHuffines Institute Faculty Research Grants2008......$4,928*

RUPLEY, WILLIAM; TLACw-rupley@tamu.eduDeborah Simmons (PI), EPSY; William Rupley (Co-PI), TLACEnhancing the Quality of Expository Text Instruction and Comprehension through Content and Case-Situated Professional DevelopmentU.S. Department of EducationThree-year project with total funding of $1,498,5302008......$499,510

SAGAS, MICHAEL; HLKNPIU.S. Sports Industry Forum and ExchangeKyung Hee University, Seoul, KoreaTwo-year project with total funding of $21,0002008......$12,000

RIDLEY, CHARLES; EPSYcridley@tamu.eduMary Shaw-Ridley (PI), HLKN; Charles Ridley (Co-PI), EPSY; Jeffrey Guidry (Co-I), HLKNThe Health Disparities Academy: Developing Scientist-Practitioners for Careers in Public Health, Mental Health and Allied HealthTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTwo-year project with total funding of $293,2472008......$134,600

SIMMONS, DEBORAH; EPSYdsimmons@tamu.eduDeborah Simmons (PI), EPSY; Oi-man Kwok (Co-PI), EPSY; Shanna Hagan-Burke (Co-PI), EPSYProject Early Reading InterventionU.S. Department of EducationFour-year project with total funding of $2,885,6282008......$724,045

Deborah Simmons (PI), EPSY; William Rupley (Co-PI), TLACEnhancing the Quality of Expository Text Instruction and Comprehension through Content and Case- Situated Professional DevelopmentU.S. Department of EducationThree-year project with total funding of $1,498,5302008......$499,510

Jorge Gonzalez (PI), EPSY; Deborah Simmons (Co-PI), EPSY; Sharolyn Pollard-Durodola (Co-I), EPSYProject Words of Oral Reading and Language Development (WORLD)U.S. Department of EducationThree-year project with total funding of $1,292,0862008......$447,288

Richard Parker (PI), EPSY; Shanna Hagan-Burke (Co-PI), EPSY; Deborah Simmons (Co-PI), EPSYProject ISEE: Preparing Intervention Scientists in Special EducationU.S. Department of EducationFour-year project with total funding of $799,6352008......$199,994

SHARP, AMY; EPSYsharp@tamu.eduMichael Benz (PI), EPSY; Lauren Cifuentes (Co-PI), EPSY; Amy Sharp (Co-PI), EPSYFor Enhancement of Texas A&M Directory of Community Resources to Accommodate Incorporation of DADS Autism Service Provider InformationDepartment of Aging and Disability Services 2008......$24,484

SHAW-RIDLEY, MARY; HLKNmdshaw@hlkn.tamu.eduMary Shaw-Ridley (PI), HLKN; Charles Ridley (Co-PI), EPSY; Jeffrey Guidry (Co-I), HLKNThe Health Disparities Academy: Developing Scientist-Practitioners for Careers in Public Health, Mental Health and Allied HealthTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTwo-year project with total funding of $293,2472008......$134,600

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Kenneth Mcleroy (PI); Mary Shaw-Ridley (ProgramDirector), HLKNMcLeroy is serving a joint appointment between the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center – Social and Behavioral and Department of Health & KinesiologyThe Program for Rural and Minority Health Disparities Research – Administrative CoreDepartment of Health and Human Services – National Institutes of Health-National Center for Minority Health and Health DisparitiesFive-year project with total funding of $6,837,724 (Project has three cores and three R01 research projects)2008......$189,396

Improving cardiorespiratory fitness through increased physical activity can significantly reduce the risk of all-cause mortality. The novel genes associated with high or low exercise training responses identified in this project could eventually be used to develop therapeutic agents for treatment of diseases associated with low levels of fitness, such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer.”

— Mike Massett, principal investigator, Genetic Basis for Exercise Training Responses

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STELLEFSON, MICHAEL; HLKNmstell@hlkn.tamu.eduPIEfficacy of DVD Technology in COPD Self-Management Education of Rural PatientsDepartment of Health and Human Services-PHS-The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)2008......$29,446

STILLISANO, JACQUELINE; TLACjstillisano@tamu.eduHersh Waxman (PI), TLAC; Jacqueline Stillisano (Co-PI), TLACEvaluation of “Gates GO Center Partnership” ProgramTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardThree-year project with total funding of $130,0002008......$21,486

STOUGH, LAURA; EPSYlstough@tamu.eduPILessons from Hurricanes Katrina and RitaAssociation of University Centers on Disabilities2008......$200,000

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SMITH, DENNIE; TLACdenniesmith@tamu.eduDennie Smith (PI), TLAC; Jack Helfeldt (Co-PI), TLACDevelop and Deliver Ph.D. Cohort ProgramTexas A&M International UniversityFive-year project with total funding of $107,1702008......$21,609

SKRLA, LINDA; EAHR and DEANlskrla@tamu.eduPIBrazos Valley Early College High SchoolBryan ISDTwo-year project with total funding of $50,0002008......$25,000

Linda Skrla (PI), EAHR and DEANP-16 College Readiness Special AdvisorsTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTwo-year project with total funding of $30,0002008......$15,000

SLOUGH, SCOTT; TLACsslough@tamu.eduSusan Pedersen (PI), EPSY; Janie Schielack (Co-PI); Scott Slough (Co-PI), TLAC; Douglas Williams (Co-PI)Schielack is with Texas A&M Mathematics, and Williams is with the University of Louisiana at LafayetteEngaging Middle School Students in Student Directed Inquiry through Virtual Environments for LearningNational Science FoundationFour-year project with total funding of $1,685,4992008......$565,787

SINGER, JOHN; HLKNsingerjn@hlkn.tamu.eduGeorge Cunningham (PI), HLKN; John Singer (Co-PI), HLKNDiversity in Athletics: An Assessment of Exemplars and Institutional Best PracticesNational Collegiate Athletic AssociationThree-year project with total funding of $244,9462008......$99,334

Exploring what educators in K-12 and higher educational settings can do during the educational process to improve the academic plight of African-American students is critical to our land-grant mission.”

— Chance Lewis, principal investigator, Success Factors Impacting African American Students in Engineering and Technology at Historically Black Universities

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STRADER, ARLEN; DEANstrader@tamu.eduPINSBRI Website and Special Public Outreach Project SupportBaylor College of Medicine 2008......$143,098

STUESSY, CAROL; TLACcarolsd@suddenlink.netEric Simanek (PI); Jane Schielack (Co-PI); Carol Stuessy (Co-PI), TLAC; Susan Pedersen (Co-PI), EPSYSimanek is with Texas A&M Chemistry, and Schielack is with Texas A&M MathematicsTrack 1, GK 12: Building Understanding through Research Partnerships and ITNational Science FoundationThree-year project with total funding of $1,916,7702008......$639,250

TONG, FUHUI; EPSYfuhuitong@tamu.eduPIThe Role of Latino Teachers’ Characteristics on Their English-Learning Students’ School SuccessTexas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center2008......$5,000

TORRES, MARIO; EAHRmstorres@tamu.eduJamie Callahan (PI), EAHR; Mario Torres (Co-PI), EAHRInvestigating Leadership as a Pivotal Dimension in the Effective Integration of Non-traditional Teaching StrategiesTexas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center2009......$5,000

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Carol Stuessy (PI), TLAC; James McNamara (Co-PI), EPSYPolicy Research Initiative in Science Education to Improve Teaching and Learning in High School ScienceNational Science FoundationFive-year project with total funding of $2,340,6772008......$514,257

Carol Stuessy (PI), TLACPlant IT Careers, Cases, CollaborationBotanical Society of AmericaThree-year project with total funding of $543,7952008......$162,540

Carol Stuessy (PI), TLACPlanting Science Research in EducationBotanical Society of AmericaFive-year project with total funding of $716,8902008......$142,958

Laura Stough (PI), EPSY; Dalun Zhang (Co-PI), EPSYMaster’s Training Program for Instructional Specialists in Low-Incidence DisabilitiesU.S. Department of EducationFour-year project with total funding of $737,0662008......$137,200

Laura Stough (PI), EPSYResearch Education in Disaster Mental HealthDartmouth CollegeTwo-year project with total funding of $21,6002008......$10,800

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WAXMAN, HERSH; TLAChwaxman@tamu.eduPIIntegrated Education Research CenterTexas Higher Education Coordinating Board2008......$1,050,000

WEBB-JOHNSON, GWENDOLYN; EAHRgwebbj@tamu.eduPIIES Educational Leadership Professional Development ModelTexas A&M - CEHD – Council of Principal Investigators2008......$5,000*

WOODMAN, CHRISTOPHER; HLKNwoodmanc@hlkn.tamu.eduPIVascular Biology and Aging: Mechanisms of Endothelial DysfunctionAmerican Heart Association Two-year project with total funding of $130,0002008......$65,000

Christopher Woodman (PI), HLKN, sponsoring Daniel TrottTrott is a student in HLKNCaveolin Regulation of eNOS: Effects of Aging and ExerciseAmerican College of Sports Medicine2008......$5,000

Trina Davis (PI), TLAC; Hersh Waxman (Co-PI), TLACEvaluation of Readiness for Online Testing in TexasPearson EducationTwo-year project with total funding of $221,9182008......$131,535

Hersh Waxman (Co-PI), TLAC; Jacqueline Stillisano (Co-PI), TLACEvaluation of “Gates GO Center Partnership” ProgramTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardThree-year project with total funding of $130,0002008......$21,486

VANNEST, KIMBERLY; EPSYkvannest@tamu.eduPID2K: Data to Knowledge - Progress Monitoring in Behavior and AcademicsTexas Education AgencyTwo-year project with total funding of $1,100,7162008......$600,358

WALTERS, LYNNE MASEL; TLAClynne-walters@tamu.eduLynne Masel Walters (PI), TLAC; Janet Hammer (Co-PI), TLAC; Teresa Jimarez (Co-PI), TLACInteractive Science for the English Language LearnerTexas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center2008......$10,000

WANG, JIA; EAHRjiawang@tamu.eduPITowards the Identification of Indicators for Effective Managerial Behavior: A Case of Sino-US Joint Venture in ChinaTexas A&M - CEHD – Council of Principal Investigators2008......$5,000*

WOODWARD, ROBERT; EPSYdrjay@tamu.eduPIYouth Adventure Program (YAP)Participants2008......$198,000

ZHANG, DALUN; EPSYdalun@tamu.eduDalun Zhang (PI), EPSY; Anne Reber (Co-PI); Michael Benz (Co-PI), EPSYReber is with Texas A&M Vice President for Student ServicesThe Disability Training Network for the TAMU SystemU.S. Department of EducationThree-year project with total funding of $937,5632008......$313,636

Laura Stough (PI), EPSY; Dalun Zhang (Co-PI), EPSYMaster’s Training Program for Instructional Specialists in Low-Incidence DisabilitiesU.S. Department of EducationFour-year project with total funding of $737,0662008......$137,200

Dalun Zhang (PI), EPSY; Leena Landmark (Co-PI), EPSY; Cheryl Grenwelge (Co-PI), EPSYBrazos Valley Employment ProjectTexas Council for Developmental DisabilitiesThree-year project with total funding of $357,0002008......$125,000

Dalun Zhang (PI), EPSYYouth Leadership and Advocacy ProjectsTexas Council for Developmental DisabilitiesThree-year project with total funding of $250,0002008......$75,000

Dalun Zhang (PI), EPSYYouth Leadership Program TrainingTexas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative ServicesThree-year project with total funding of $75,0002008......$25,000

YALVAC, BUGRAHAN; TLACyalvac@tamu.eduChristine Ehlig-Economides (PI); Bugrahan Yalvac (Co-PI), TLAC; Ramesh Talreja (Co-PI); Nancy Simpson (Co-PI)Ehlig-Economides is with TAMU Petroleum Engineering, Talreja is with Aerospace Engineering, and Simpson is with Texas A&M CoordinationReading, Writing-EnergyNational Science FoundationTwo-year project with total funding of $149,3302008......$54,292

ZELLNER, LUANA; EAHRl-zellner@tamu.eduLuana Zellner (PI), EAHR; Guadalupe Guerrero (Co-PI), EAHR; Ronald Zellner (Co-PI), EPSYA Study of the Relationship between Parent-Teacher Interactions and Hispanic Students’ Academic Performance in Middle Schools in the State of TexasTexas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center 2008......$10,000

ZELLNER, RONALD; EPSYzellner@tamu.eduLuana Zellner (PI), EAHR; Guadalupe Guerrero (Co-PI), EAHR; Ronald Zellner (Co-PI), EPSYA Study of the Relationship between Parent-Teacher Interactions and Hispanic Students’ Academic Performance in Middle Schools in the State of TexasTexas A&M Mexican American/Latino Research Center 2008......$10,000

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There’s very little research out there on the effect of disaster on disabilities. Most of the research focuses on the immediate impact or a couple of months out after the disaster has occurred, but what we’re interested in is their long-term recovery.”

— Laura Stough, principal investigator, Lessons from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

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