The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) recently made a total of 21 awards to applications considered under two FY 2012 (Session 2) competitions: Special Education Research Grants Program (CFDA 84.324A) and Special Education Research and Development Centers (CFDA 84.324C).
Special Education Research and Development Centers (CFDA 84.324C)
NCSER recently awarded two new Research and Development Center grants considered under the September 2011 deadline. These awards are:
Center on Reading Instruction for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc., Amy Lederberg
Center on School-Based Interventions for Secondary Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Samuel Odom
Special Education Research Grants Program (CFDA 84.324A)
NCSER recently awarded 19 new research grants under the Special Education Research Grants Program to applications considered under the September 2011 deadline. These awards are:
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Development of Social and Communication Intervention for Preschoolers with Autism
Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc., Rebecca Landa
Project DATA: A Multisite Evaluation of a School-based Model for Preschoolers with Autism
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Bonnie McBride
Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special Education
Early Intervention for Young Children with ADHD: Developing Strategies to Enhance Parent Engagement
Lehigh University, George DuPaul
Joint Attention Mediated Learning Intervention for Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Families
Trustees of Indiana University, Hannah Schertz
The Effects of Online Decision Making Support for Home Visitors Using an RTI Approach to Promote the Language Development of At-risk Infants and Toddlers
University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc., Jay Buzhardt
Enhancing Early Learning for Infants with Disabilities: A Responsive Parenting Intervention
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Heather Taylor
Mathematics and Science Education
A Randomized Control Trial of a Tier 2 Kindergarten Mathematics Intervention
University of Oregon, Ben Clarke
Project AIM: Algebra-readiness Intervention Modules for At-Risk Students
The University of Texas at Austin, Diane Bryant
Professional Development for Teachers and Related Services Providers
Development Strategies to Increase Teacher Integrity in a Daily Report Card Intervention for Children with or at-risk for ADHD
Ohio University, Julie Owens
State Toolkit for Examining Post-School Success (STEPSS) Professional Development (PD) Project
University of Oregon, Deanne Unruh
Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning
A Modular CBT for Reducing Anxiety and Improving Educational Outcomes
Johns Hopkins University, Golda Ginsburg
ADHD: Population-Based Estimates of Diagnosis, Treatments, and School Outcomes
Pennsylvania State University, Paul Morgan
Efficacy of the Collaborative Life Skills Program
University of California - San Francisco, Linda Pfiffner
A Multi-Site Efficacy Trial of the Class-wide Function-related Intervention Teams "CW-FIT": A Research to Practice Agency for Students With and At Risk for EBD
University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc., Howard Wills
Identifying Factors Predicting Implementation and Sustainability of School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
University of Oregon, Kent McIntosh
Special Education Policy, Finance, and Systems
Validating the Use of Growth Measures from Statewide Standards-Based Summative Assessments for Students with Disabilities
Educational Testing Service, Heather Buzick
Systems-level Analysis of Evidence-based Intervention Implementation by Problem-Solving Teams
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Thomas R. Kratochwill
Transition Outcomes for Special Education Secondary Students
Factors Associated with High School and Post-High School Outcomes for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students (Secondary Analysis of NLTS2 Data)
SRI International, Lynn Newman
On the Way Home: Promoting Transition Outcomes in Youth with EBD or LD – An Efficacy and Replication Study
University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Alexandra Torkelson-Trout