Barbara Boone, Program Director of Family EngagementBarbara Boone: Coordination of Regional Family-Community Engagement Network: IDEA Parent, Community, and Educator Collaboration FY 22 $141,948
Barbara Boone, Program Director of Family EngagementGrant Awards
Barbara Boone, Program Director of Family EngagementRichard Bruno: Integrated Collaborative Studies Between Drexel University and The Ohio State University to Improve Gut and Liver Health in a Mouse Model of Atherosclerosis $115,580
Richard Bruno,
Professor, Human NutritionRachel Kopec: The Role of Micronutrient Encapsulation in Influencing Bioaccessibility and Intestinal Cell Uptake $69,487
Rachel Kopec, Assistant Professor, Department of Human SciencesRachel KopecBridget McHugh: Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center $85,085
The Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center supports publicly-funded two and four-year colleges with programs in heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC/R), controls, building automation, and energy/facilities management. Sponsored by Advanced Technological Education grants from the National Science Foundation, this national collaborative promotes state-of-the-art building technician education and dissemination of the latest research, technology, and industry collaborations in energy efficient buildings. This work involves creating a certification scheme and an assessment for a “technical level” of certification in High Performance Building Operations (HPBO), as well as providing a recommended passing score by performing a rigorous standard setting process. The assessment content will focus on the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to manage modern buildings that permit substantial cost savings and efficiencies (e.g., water/energy consumption, environmental quality, safety-health) when operated under the supervision of qualified professionals.
Dean Lillard: Health and Well-Being Over the Life Course and Across Multiple Generations $108,822
Dean Lillard, Professor, Consumer SciencesMelissa Ross: HSAI Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Project $12,000
Melissa Ross, Associate Director of Research Partnerships and Impacts, CETELori Patton Davis: Mary Jane Legacy Project $250,000
Lori Patton Davis, Professor, Department ChairDean Lillard: Recovering Individual Memory Problems Histories from Own and Proxy Retrospective Reports: A Feasibility Study (Administrative Supplement) $250,887
Dean Lillard, Professor, Consumer SciencesSarah Lang: FY21-22 Enhancement of the Virtual Lab School, A Comprehensive Professional Development System for Childcare Professionals $2,025,000
Sarah Lang, Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family ScienceThe Virtual Laboratory School (VLS; www.virtuallabschool.org) was designed to be a dynamic professional development system that is responsive to emerging needs in military settings and reflect the rapidly increasing body of research that should inform the care and education of young children. The objective of this project is to continue the work of the VLS in providing innovative and cost-effective virtual professional development (PD) for child development program staff; offering a PD system grounded upon the effectiveness of reflective practice, tailored coaching to support staff members’ use of optimal practices, and evidence-based strategies to support adult learners. We will accomplish this objective by updating current VLS content in response to new research, as well as expert and user feedback, revising website and backend database code in response to user feedback and changes in industry standards, and developing and piloting new content in response to needs identified by project stakeholders. Implementation of the VLS PD system will be supported by providing regional training sessions for military-affiliated training and curriculum specialists, program managers, other child and youth program leaders and inspectors. Technical systems and in-person activities will be used to collect and utilize user and stakeholder feedback throughout the project. Details
David Julian: Heading to Kindergarten Pilot Project $20,000
David Julian, Program Director of Equity, Engagement and EvaluationHeading to Kindergarten is part of a national initiative designed to build partnerships between
Head Start and public schools. Experience suggests that such partnerships are a precursor to
building support for successful transitions to kindergarten. The objectives of the Heading to
Kindergarten project are three-fold: 1) promoting best practices to enhance collaboration
between early care and education programs, community partners and public schools; 2)
providing resources, professional development and technical assistance to support effective
collaborations and successful transitions to kindergarten; and 3) disseminating findings from
the pilot project to the field through a conference format.
