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GEARing UP for Success Beyond High School Setting a foundation for success in college 4
Houston, We Have a Program Doctoral degree program built for the
Houston urban school district administrators 6
For the Love of Science PRISE aims to pinpoint the reasons behind
successful cases of high school science
teacher recruitment, renewal and retention 8
Funding Appendix Statistical Data 12 Externally Funded Projects & Grants 17
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. Students’ 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
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GEARing UP for Success Beyond High School
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.”
Setting a foundation for success in college
Linda CastiLLo (EPSY)[email protected]
Gulf Coast Gear Up Partnership ProjectU.S. Department of EducationFive year project with total funding of $1,298,2552006 $277,078
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Houston, We Have a Program
In Texas, more than half of the school children are African-American 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.
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.
“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.
“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.”
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.
“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.
Doctoral degree program built for the Houston urban school district administrators
MadsEn, JEan (EAHR) [email protected] Linda skrLa (CEHD/EAHR) [email protected]
Creating a Successful Professional Development Model for Today’s Urban Education LeadersHouston EndowmentFour year project with total funding of $260,0002006 $40,000 �
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For the Love of Science
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.
PRISE aims to pinpoint the reasons behind successful cases of high school science teacher recruitment, renewal and retention
stUEssY, CaroL (TLAC) [email protected] Co-PI JAmES mCNAmARA (EPSY) [email protected]
Policy Research Initiative in Science Education to Improve Teaching and Learning in High School ScienceNational Science FoundationFive year project with funding totaling $2,452,5302006 $493,767
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2006 Funding Appendix(Fiscal Year 2006: September 200� - August 2006)
Statistical Data
Externally Funded Projects & Grants
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“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.
“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
customized specifically to attract minority teachers, have been successful in some schools. PRISE hopes to uncover these successful recruitment practices and distribute that information.”
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.”
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Statistical Data
Percent and/or number of Faculty in Each department direct-ing Externally Funded Grants and Contracts in Fiscal Year 2006
table 1 table 3
Percent of Funding by agency typeTotal $21,153,760
table 4
annual Funding totals over Last Five Years
table 2
Center for Distance Learning ResearchHealth and KinesiologyEducational Administration and Human Resource DevelopmentDean’s OfficeEducational PsychologyTeaching, Learning and Culture
Agency Type
Local ...........................$��1,661Private ....................$1,���,�10International .....$2,2��,260Federal ..................$6,���,6�1State ........................$�,6�6,���
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departmental Funding in Fiscal Year 2006Total $21,153,759
2002 200� 200� 200� 2006
Tenure Track Faculty with
Awards (PI and Co-Pis)
Total Faculty in Department
(FY 2006)
Percentage Tenure Track
of Faculty with Funding
Non-Tenure Track Faculty and Others with Awards
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Statistical Data
new awards by department*Total $16,182,046
Percentage of Federal Funding Broken down by agency Total $6,958,681
table 5 table 6
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Federal Departments
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationOther Federal AgenciesU.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesNational Science FoundationU.S. Department of Education
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Center for Distance Learning ResearchHealth and KinesiologyDean’s OfficeTeaching, Learning and CultureEducational Administration and Human Resource DevelopmentEducational Psychology
research activity for Faculty Hired since June 1, 2004
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* This dollar figure includes multiple year awards for the life of new projects.
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aGnor, dottiEdEE (HLkn)[email protected] Youth Sports ProgramNational Youth Sports Program Fund2006 $64,500
asH, MiCHaEL (EPsY)[email protected] Health InternsBrazos Valley Child Development Program2006 $41,720
BEnZ, MiCHaEL (EPsY)[email protected] Dalun Zhang and Co-PI Anne Reber (EPSY)The Disability Training Network for the Texas A&M University SystemThree-year project totaling $937,5362006 $311,805
Texas A&M University Center on Excellence in Developmental DisabilitiesDHHS-Administration for Children & FamiliesFive-year project totaling $2,200,0002006 $200,000
BEnnEtt, GrEGG (HLkn)[email protected] Collection at Sunshine State Games 2006Florida Sports Foundation2006 $4,500
Research WorkDew Action Sports2006 $2,500
BLooMFiELd, sUsan (HLkn)[email protected] PI Harry Hogan (mechanical Engineering)Increasing the Efficiency of Exercise Countermeasures for Bone LossBaylor College of MedicineFour-year project with funding totaling $1,788,9052006 $226,942
NSBRI- Team Leader Funding-Bone Loss TeamBaylor College of Medicine2006 $35,000
Nutrient Restriction Effects on Bone in Exercising FemalesAmerican College of Sports Medicine2006 $4,991
BUrkE, MaCk (EPsY)[email protected] Shanna Hagan-Burke (EPSY)Project CBIS - Comprehensive Behavioral and Structural Support: An Outreach Model for Diverse LearnersUniversity of Georgia2006 $89,210
CarPEntEr, B. stEPHEn (tLaC)[email protected] and Publications Office for National Art Education AssociationNational Art Education Association2006 $3,000
department key:
CdLrCenter for Distance Learning Research
CEHdCollege of Education and Human Development Dean’s Office
EaHrEducational Administration and Human Resource Development
EPsYEducational Psychology
HLknHealth and Kinesiology
tLaCTeaching, Learning and Culture
Grants and Contracts 2006
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.
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CastiLLo, Linda (EPsY)[email protected] Coast Gear Up Partnership ProjectU.S. Department of EducationFive-year project with total funding of $1,298,2552006 $277,078
CHLUP, doMiniQUE (EaHr)[email protected] Bush Texas Fund for Family Literacy Technical Assistance ProjectBarbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy2006 $30,427
Texas Adult Literacy ClearinghouseTexas Education Agency2006 $1,038,935
CroUsE, stEPHEn (HLkn)[email protected] Assessment and Physical Fitness WorkshopsBryan Police Department2006 $2,600
Co-PI John Wade Womack (HLKN)Cardiovascular Assessment and Physical Fitness WorkshopsCollege Station Police Department2006 $13,385
Co-PI John Wade Womack (HLKN)Fitlife Exercise ProgramParticipants2006 $60,696
Experiments related to Hydroworx Underwater TreadmillHydroworx, Inc.2006 $50,000
The Effects of the NRG InterX Therapy on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: Comparisons with Standard TreatmentNeuro Resource Group (NRG)2006 $40,250
daVEnPort, donna (EPsY)[email protected] and Group Counseling for Sexual Assault Survivor’sBrazos County Rape Crisis Center, Inc.2006 $14,400
daVis, trina (tLaC)[email protected] Jon Denton and Co-PI Ben SmithOpening Pathways for Teacher Instructional Opportunities in Natural ScienceBaylor College of MedicineFive-year project with total funding of $292,0002006 $25,000
PI Jon Denton; Co-PIs Arlen Strader and Ben SmithMiddle School Aerospace Scholars ProgramNASA – Johnson Space CenterTwo-year project with total funding of $61,6002006 $36,075
dEnton, Jon (tLaC)[email protected] Online TrainingParticipants2006 $70,867
An On-line Alternative Certification Program at Texas A&M UniversityU.S. Department of EducationFive-year project with total funding of $1,836,1252006 $366,271
NSBRI Web Site and Special Public Outreach Project SupportBaylor College of MedicineFour-year project with total funding of $101,8642006 $23,753
Co-PIs Trina Davis and Ben SmithOpening Pathways for Teacher Instructional Opportunities in Natural ScienceBaylor College of MedicineFive-year project with total funding of $292,0002006 $25,000
Co-PIs Trina Davis, Arlen Strader, and Ben SmithMiddle School Aerospace Scholars ProgramNASA – Johnson Space CenterTwo-year project with total funding of $61,6002006 $36,075
EddY, JaMEs (HLkn)[email protected] Education of Applied Epidemiology CourseUniversity of Central Arkansas – State of Arkansas2006 $2,500
EZraiLson, CatHY Mariotti (tLaC)[email protected] Student Achievement in Mathematics through Professional Development PartnershipsTexas Education Agency2006 $143,839
Co-PI Dennie SmithMath Achievement Project and High School CompletionTexas A&M University System2006 $13,375
Texas A&M University System Mathematics Achievement Project (MAP)Texas A&M University System2006 $78,833
FLUCkEY, JaMEs (HLkn)[email protected] and Mechanisms of Human Protein SynthesisNational Institutes of Health2006 $132,184
FoUrniEr, ConstanCE J. (EPsY)[email protected] Kimberly Vannest (EPSY)Special Education Recruitment and Retention GrantTexas A&M University-Texarkana2006 $25,000
FULLEr, MEL (CEHd)[email protected] Texas High School ProjectTexas A&M University System2006 $100,000
GaBBard, CarL (HLkn)[email protected] Ideation in Children: Exploring the Cognitive Level of Action ProcessingAmerican Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance2006 $12,220
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GoLdsBY, diannE (tLaC)[email protected] PI is G. Don Allen (mathematics)Assuring Excellence in Algebra II InstructionTexas Higher Education Coordinating Board2006 $82,091
Non-CEHD PI is G. Don Allen (mathematics)Assuring Excellence in Middle School Mathematics InstructionTexas Higher Education Coordinating Board2006 $81,875
GaLLoWaY, MartHa (EPsY)[email protected] Luana Zellner (EPSY)Teachers Networking with Technology (TNT)Sid W. Richardson Foundation2006 $97,000
GonZaLEZ, JorGE (EPsY)[email protected] Activities of Literacy (PAL)Bryan ISDThree-year project totaling $482,0492006 $156,586
Co-PIs Deborah Simmons and Sharolyn Pollard-Durodola (EPSY)Project Words of Oral Reading and Language Development (World)Three-year project totaling $1,292,0862006 $409,802
PI Cynthia Riccio (EPSY)Preparation of Leadership Personnel: Doctoral Training Program in School Psychology/Special Education and the Hispanic Child with DisabilitiesU.S. Department of EducationFour-year project totaling $795,0442006 $198,761
GrEEn, B. LEE (HLkn)NYU Oral Cancer RAAHP CenterNew York University Medical Center2006 $21,828
Co-PIs Ranjita misra and Jeffrey Guidry (HLKN)TAMU/PVAMU Collaboration: Reducing Health DisparitiesNational Institutes of HealthThree-year project with total funding of $1,176,4522006 $394,278
GUidrY, JEFFrEY (HLkn)[email protected] B. Lee Green and Co-PI Ranjita misra (HLKN)TAMU/PVAMU Collaboration: Reducing Health DisparitiesNational Institutes of HealthThree-year project with total funding of $1,176,4522006 $394,278
GUndY, ann (EaHr)[email protected] Deborah Harrison (CDLR)AVANCE Houston Even Start ProgramAVANCE Houston2006 $6,000
PI Deborah Harrison (CDLR)AVANCE Spring Branch Even Start Program EvaluationAVANCE2006 $6,000
PI Deborah Harrison (CDLR)Odem-Edroy Even Start Program EvaluationOdem-Edroy ISD2006 $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 GrantOdem-Edroy ISDTwo-year project with total funding of $12,0002006 $6,000
HaGan-BUrkE, sHanna (EPsY)[email protected] mack Burke (EPSY)Project CBIS - Comprehensive Behavioral and Structural Support: An Outreach Model for Diverse LearnersUniversity of Georgia2006 $89,210
Harrison, dEBoraH (CdLr)[email protected] AgreementVerizon2006 $119,600
Developing and Teaching Online CoursesUnited States Army2006 $12,324
Distance Education Certification ProgramMaxwell Airforce Base2006 14,710
Eastern New Mexico University Training and Technology SupportEastern New Mexico University2006 $80,000
Lometa TARGET Grant – Technology Integration and Teacher SupportLometa ISD2006 $34,500
Co-PI Ann GundyAVANCE Houston Even Start ProgramAVANCE Houston2006 $6,000
Co-PI Ann GundyAVANCE Spring Branch Even Start Program EvaluationAVANCE2006 $6,000
Co-PI Ann GundyOdem-Edroy Even Start Program EvaluationOdem-Edroy ISD2006 $8,670
Co-PI Ann GundyRegion 2 TARGET GrantEducation Service Center 22006 $14,620
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Co-PI Ann GundyTechnology Applications Readiness Grants for Empowering Texas (TARGET – San Pat)2006 $14,800
Co-PI Ann GundyOdem-Sinton Community Learning Center GrantOdem-Edroy ISDTwo-year project with total funding of $12,0002006 $6,000
Co-PI Andrew KnoxPolycom GAP ProgramPolycom, Inc2006 $103,000
HELFELdt, JoHn (tLaC)[email protected] and Deliver Ph.D. Cohort ProgramTexas A&M International UniversityFive-year project with funding totaling $107,1702006 $19,600
HoYLE, JoHn (EaHr)[email protected] Leadership Institute (ALI)Participants2006 $6,691
Administrative Leadership Institute (ALI)DellThree-year project with total funding of $100,0002006 $33,333
HUGHEs, Jan (EPsY)[email protected] Achieve – The Impact of Grade Retention: A Developmental ApproachNational Institutes of HealthFive-year project with total funding of $2,698,4602006 $418,901
JoLLY, dEBoraH (CdLr)MathStarLos Angeles County Office of Education2006 $6,000
JUntUnE, JoYCE (EPsY)[email protected] and InnovationParticipants2006 $1,250
kELLY LarrY (tLaC)[email protected]: Alternative Certification Program ModelU.S. Department of EducationFour-year project totaling $78,6502006 $24,700
kniGHt, stEPHaniE (EPsY)[email protected] Bruce Thompson (EPSY) and Co-PI Yvonna Lincoln (EAHR)American Educational Research Journal: Teaching, Learning, and Human DevelopmentAmerican Educational Research Association2006 $47,555
Non-CEHD PI Nancy Simpson (Center for Teaching Excellence)Non-CEHD Co-PIs michael Stecher, Albert Ford, Comer PattersonWriting for Assessment and Learning in the Natural and Mathematical SciencesNational Science FoundationFour-year project totaling $481,8502006 $40,967
knoX, andrEW (CdLr)[email protected] Deborah HarrisonPolycom GAP ProgramPolycom, Inc2006 $103,000
kraCHt, JaMEs (CEHd/tLaC)[email protected] PI Larry Johnson (Veterinary Anatomy)Integrating Environmental Health Science in Rural SchoolsNational Institutes of HealthSeven-year project with total funding of $1,545,6872006 $12,762
kULM, GEraLd (tLaC)[email protected] the Role of Professional Development and Teacher Support in Implementing Curriculum MaterialsAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceFive-year project with total funding of $1,640,9722006 $330,388
Lara-aLECio, raFaEL (EPsY)[email protected] ELLA (English Language/Literacy Acquisition)U.S. Department of EducationFive-year project with total funding of $6,762,0052006 $1,492,210
Texas 2+2 Project: Certifying Teachers of LEP Students: Blinn College, Educational Service Center Region VI and Texas A&MU.S. Department of EducationFive-year project with total funding of $1,955,9372006 $396,246
LaWLEr, JoHn (HLkn)[email protected] 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 EnvironmentNational Science FoundationFour-year funded project totaling $449,3582006 $36,589
Exercise Training Protects Against Pro-Apoptotic Signaling in the Aging HeartAmerican Heart Association – Texas AffiliateTwo-year project totaling $124,0002006 $62,000
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LECHUGa, ViCEntE Co-Pi (EaHr)[email protected] Yvonna Lincoln (EAHR)Non-CEHD Co-PI C. Colleen CookProposal to Develop a Profile of ARL Research LibrariesAssociation of Research Libraries2006 $71,161
Li, YEPinG (tLaC)[email protected] US and Chinese Mathematics Teacher Planning, Teaching Performance, and Student Achievement: The Case of Division of FractionsSpencer FoundationTwo-year project totaling $39,9652006 $15,970
LinCoLn, YVonna (EaHr)[email protected] Bruce Thompson (EPSY) and Co-PI Stephanie Knight (EPSY)American Educational Research Journal: Teaching, Learning, and Human DevelopmentAmerican Educational Research Association2006 $47,555
Non-CEHD PI Josie Williams (Rural and Community Health Institute)Non-CEHD Co-PIs Janine Edwards, Rasa SilenasStriving Together, Improving HealthcareDHHS-Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityTwo-year project with total funding of $199,8162006 $4,786
Editorship of Qualitative Inquiry JournalSage Publications, Ltd2006 $7,356
Co-PI Vicente Lechuga (EAHR)Non-CEHD Co-PI C. Colleen CookProposal to Develop a Profile of ARL Research LibrariesAssociation of Research Libraries2006 $71,161
LoVinG, CatHLEEn Co-Pi (tLaC)[email protected] PI Bruce Herbert (Geology)Non-CEHD Co-PIs michael Hinojosa, Lovelyn Jeanes, Bonnie LongnionProfessional Learning Community Model for Alternative Pathways in Teaching Science and MathematicsNational Science FoundationFive-year project with total funding of $3,076,9782006 $159,286
LYnCH, PatriCia (EPsY)[email protected] Laura Stough and Co-PI Linda Parrish (EPSY)Master’s Training Program for Special Educators and Transition Specialists of Students with Low-Incidence DisabilitiesU.S. Department of EducationFive-year project with funding totaling $1,480,7982006 $298,228
LYnHaM, sUsan (EaHr)[email protected] of South African Business LeadershipDeloitte Foundation2006 $50,000
MadsEn, JEan (EaHr) [email protected] Linda skrla (CEHd/EaHr)Creating a Successful Professional Development Model for Today’s Urban Education LeadersHouston EndowmentFour-year project with total funding of $260,0002006 $40,000
MCnaMara, JaMEs (EPsY)[email protected] Carol Stuessy (TLAC)Policy Research Initiative in Science Education to Improve Teaching and Learning in High School ScienceNational Science FoundationFive-year project with funding totaling $2,452,5302006 $493,767
Misra, ranJita (HLkn)[email protected] B. Lee Green and Co-PI Jeffrey Guidry (HLKN)TAMU/PVAMU Collaboration: Reducing Health DisparitiesNational Institutes of HealthThree-year project with total funding of $1,176,4522006 $394,278
nasH, WiLLiaM (EPsY)[email protected] Adventure Program (YAP)Participants2006 $242,917
PaLMEr, doUGLas (CEHd)[email protected] Training and Support in QatarSupreme Education CouncilFour-year project with total funding of $8,778,6412006 $2,283,260
ParrisH, Linda (EPsY)[email protected] Laura Stough and Co-PI Patricia Lynch (EPSY)Master’s Training Program for Special Educators and Transition Specialists of Students with Low-Incidence DisabilitiesU.S. Department of EducationFive-year project with funding totaling $1,480,7982006 $298,228
Special Populations Career and Technology Education Resource CenterTexas Education Agency2006 $264,700
PEdErsEn, sUsan (EPsY)[email protected] Carol Stuessy (TLAC)Non-CEHD PI Eric Simanek (Chemistry)Track 1, GK 12: Building Understanding through Research Partnerships and ITNational Science FoundationThree-year project totaling $1,916,7702006 $643,377
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PoLLard-dUrodoLa, sHaroLYn (EPsY)[email protected] Jorge Gonzalez and Co-PI Deborah Simmons (EPSY)Project Words of Oral Reading and Language Development (World)Three-year project totaling $1,292,0862006 $409,802
raE, WiLLiaM (EPsY)[email protected] Counseling and Consulting ServicesBrazos Valley Community Action Agency 2006 $10,000
rEBEr, annE (EPsY)[email protected] Dalun Zhang and Co-PI michael Benz (EPSY)The Disability Training Network for the Texas A&M University SystemThree-year project totaling $937,5362006 $311,805
riCCio, CYntHia (EPsY)[email protected] Jorge Gonzalez (EPSY)Preparation of Leadership Personnel: Doctoral Training Program in School Psychology/Special Education and the Hispanic Child with DisabilitiesU.S. Department of EducationFour-year project totaling $795,0442006 $198,761
Preparation of Adult Living TrainingTexas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services2006 $20,000
Psychological EvaluationsBryan ISD2006 $4,000
riECHMan, stEVEn E. (HLkn)[email protected] Cholesterol Consumption, Blood Cholesterol and Skeletal Muscle HypertrophyUnited States Poultry & Egg AssociationTwo-year project totaling $40,0002006 $20,001
rUPLEY, WiLLiaM (tLaC)[email protected] Deborah Simmons (EPSY)Enhancing the Quality of Expository Text Instruction and Comprehension through Content and Case-Situated Professional DevelopmentU.S. Department of EducationThree-year project totaling $1,498,5302006 $499,031
sCHEUriCH, JiM (EaHr)[email protected] Journal of Qualitative Studies in EducationTaylor & Francis2006 $21,215
sEaMan, don (EaHr)[email protected] Adult Education Standards ProjectTexas Education Agency2006 $372,911
siMMons, dEBoraH (EPsY)[email protected] Jorge Gonzalez and Co-PI Sharolyn Pollard-Durodola (EPSY)Project Words of Oral Reading and Language Development (World)Three-year project totaling $1,292,0862006 $409,802
Co-PI William Rupley (TLAC)Enhancing the Quality of Expository Text Instruction and Comprehension Through Content and Case-Situated Professional DevelopmentU.S. Department of EducationThree-year project totaling $1,498,5302006 $499,031
skrLa, Linda (CEHd/EaHr) [email protected] Jean Madsen (EaHr)[email protected] a Successful Professional Development Model for Today’s Urban Education LeadersHouston EndowmentFour-year project with total funding of $260,0002006 $40,000
sMitH, BEn (tLaC)[email protected] Jon Denton and Co-PI Trina DavisOpening Pathways for Teacher Instructional Opportunities in Natural ScienceBaylor College of MedicineFive-year project with total funding of $292,0002006 $25,000
PI Jon Denton; Co-PIs Trina Davis and Arlen StraderMiddle School Aerospace Scholars ProgramNASA – Johnson Space CenterTwo-year project with total funding of $61,6002006 $36,075
sMitH dEnniE (tLaC)[email protected] Cathy Ezrailson (TLAC)Math Achievement Project and High School CompletionTexas A&M University System2006 $13,375
Math TEKS Awareness Professional Development ProjectTexas A&M University System2006 $4,694,550
Mathematics Achievement ProjectTexas A&M University SystemTwo-year project totaling $60,0002006 $30,000
P-16 Educational Improvement Consortium High School ProjectTexas A&M University System2006 $87,226
Texas A&M University Evaluation of the Texas Education Agency’s Dropout and High School Completion Grant ProgramsTexas A&M University SystemTwo-year project totaling $620,0002006 $10,000
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stradEr, arLEn (CEHd)[email protected] Jon Denton; Co-PIs Trina Davis and Ben SmithMiddle School Aerospace Scholars ProgramNASA – Johnson Space CenterTwo-year project with total funding of $61,6002006 $36,075
stoUGH, LaUra (EPsY)[email protected] Linda Parrish and Patricia Lynch (EPSY)Master’s Training Program for Special Educators and Transition Specialists of Students with Low-Incidence DisabilitiesU.S. Department of EducationFive-year project with funding totaling $1,480,7982006 $298,228
Evaluating the Impact of the Katrina Aid to Individuals with Disabilities ProjectAssociation of University Centers on Disabilities2006 $27,000
stUEssY, CaroL (tLaC)[email protected] James mcNamara (EPSY)Policy Research Initiative in Science Education to Improve Teaching and Learning in High School ScienceNational Science FoundationFive-year project with funding totaling $2,452,5302006 $493,767
Co-PI Susan Pedersen (EPSY)Non-CEHD PI Eric Simanek (Chemistry)Track 1, GK 12: Building Understanding through Research Partnerships and ITNational Science FoundationThree-year project totaling $1,916,7702006 $643,377
tEaGUE, kiMBErLY (CEHd)[email protected] Achievement Project (MAP)Texas A&M University System2006 $1,227,478
San Antonio ISD Math ProjectTexas Education Agency2006 $150,000
tHoMPson, BrUCE (EPsY)[email protected] Yvonna Lincoln (EAHR) and Stephanie Knight (EPSY)American Educational Research Journal: Teaching, Learning, and Human DevelopmentAmerican Educational Research Association2006 $47,555
Van tassEL, WiLLiaM and dEnnis, MaUriCE (HLkn)[email protected] Driving Prevention CampaignTexas Department of Transportation2006 $89,441
VannEst, kiMBErLY (EPsY)[email protected] Constance Fournier (EPSY)Special Education Recruitment and Retention GrantTexas A&M University-Texarkana2006 $25,000
A Focus on Teaching: Paperwork Reduction, Technology and the Impact on Teachers, Instruction and Student Academic PerformanceTexas Education Agency2006 $378,760
WoMaCk, JoHn WadE (HLkn)[email protected] Stephen Crouse (HLKN)Cardiovascular Assessment and Physical Fitness WorkshopsCollege Station Police Department2006 $13,385
PI Stephen Crouse (HLKN)Fitlife Exercise ProgramParticipants2006 $60,696
WoodMan, CHristoPHEr (HLkn)[email protected] Biology: Aging and Endothelial DysfunctionNational Institutes of Health – National Institute on Aging2006 $64,542
ZELLnEr, LUana (EaHr)[email protected] EvaluationBryan ISD2006 $15,000
1 Vision Grant EvaluationBryan ISD2006 $10,000
Co-PI martha Galloway (EPSY)Teachers Networking with Technology (TNT)Sid W. Richardson Foundation2006 $97,000
ZHanG, daLUn (EPsY)[email protected] michael Benz and Anne Reber (EPSY)The Disability Training Network for the TAMU SystemThree-year project totaling $937,5362006 $311,805
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The College of Education and Human Development Grants and Contracts Report is published every year by the research and communication offices in the college. To request additional copies of
this publication, e-mail Amy Klinkovsky at [email protected].
Douglas J. Palmer, DeanLinda Skrla, Associate Dean for Research and P-16 Initiatives
Windy Hollis, Director of Grants and ContractsAmy Klinkovsky, Communications Coordinator
Writers: Amy Klinkovsky, Jenna Kujawski, Lauren RouseStory Research: Lauren RouseDesigner: Patricia Santiago