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The National Center for Special Education Research Research Programs and Funded Projects 2005–2012
NCSER 2005-2012

Autism Spectrum Disorders

FY 2012 Awards

Name of Institution: Rady Children's Hospital Health Center
Principal Investigator: Stahmer, Aubyn
Title: Examining the Efficacy of Classroom Pivotal Response Teaching in Classroom Environments
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): California
Award Number: R324A120054
Award Amount: $2,545,268
Award Period: 6/1/2012–5/31/2016

Name of Institution: SRI International
Principal Investigator: Wagner, Mary
Title: Factors Associated with Positive Outcomes for Children and Youth with Autism: Secondary Analysis of Data from SEELS and NLTS2
Goal: Exploration
Research Site(s): Across the United States
Award Number: R324A120012
Award Amount: $699,947
Award Period: 3/1/2012–2/28/2014

Name of Institution: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Principal Investigator: McBride, Bonnie
Title: Project DATA: A Multisite Evaluation of a School-based Model for Preschoolers with Autism
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Oklahoma and Washington
Award Number: R324A120232
Award Amount: $2,600,000
Award Period: 7/1/2012–6/30/2016

Name of Institution: Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Principal Investigator: Landa, Rebecca
Title: Development of a Social and Communication Intervention for Preschoolers with Autism
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Maryland
Award Number: R324A120330
Award Amount: $1,499,815
Award Period: 7/1/2012–6/30/2015

FY 2011 Awards

Name of Institution: University of Colorado, Denver
Principal Investigator: Strain, Phillip
Title: LEAP-USA Follow-up Project
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Colorado, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Florida, and Utah
Award Number: R324A110246
Award Amount: $1,198,674
Award Period: 9/1/2011–8/31/2014

Name of Institution: University of California, Riverside
Principal Investigator: Blacher, Jan
Title: Successful Transition in the Early School Years for Children with Autism
Goal: Exploration
Research Site(s): Southern California and Boston, Massachusetts
Award Number: R324A110086
Award Amount: $1,179,553
Award Period: 7/1/2011–6/30/2014

FY 2010 Awards

Name of Institution: Florida State University
Principal Investigator: Wetherby, Amy
Title: A Randomized Trial of the SCERTS Curriculum for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Early Elementary School Classrooms
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Florida and California
Award Number: R324A100174
Award Amount: $2,999,364
Award Period: 3/01/2010–2/28/2014

FY 2009 Awards

Name of Institution: Portland State University
Principal Investigator: Young, Helen
Title: Comprehensive Autism Program using Strategies for Teaching based on Autism Research
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Oregon and Washington
Award Number: R324A090094
Award Amount: $2,561,416
Award Period: 4/01/2009–3/31/2013

Name of Institution: University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
Principal Investigator: Kamps, Debra
Title: Peer Networks Project: Improving Social-Communication, Literacy, and Adaptive Behaviors for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Kansas and Washington
Award Number: R324A090091
Award Amount: $2,969,998
Award Period: 3/01/2009–2/28/2013

FY 2008 Awards

Name of Institution: State University of New York, Buffalo
Principal Investigator: Volker, Martin
Title: Development of an Intervention to Enhance the Social Competencies of Children with Asperger's/High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): New York
Award Number: R324A080136
Award Amount: $1,199,689
Award Period: 7/01/2008–6/30/2011

Name of Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator: Mandell, David
Title: Efficacy and Sustainability of the STAR Program
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Pennsylvania
Award Number: R324A080195
Award Amount: $2,719,835
Award Period: 7/01/2008–6/30/2012

FY 2007 Awards

Name of Institution: Rady Children's Hospital Health Center
Principal Investigator: Stahmer, Aubyn
Title: Translating Pivotal Response Training Into Classroom Environments
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): California
Award Number: R324B070027
Award Amount: $1,964,143
Award Period: 7/1/2007–6/30/2011

Name of Institution: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Principal Investigator: Watson, Linda
Title: Social Communication and Symbolic Play Intervention for Preschoolers With Autism
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): North Carolina
Award Number: R324B070056
Award Amount: $1,213,062
Award Period: 7/1/2007–6/30/2011

Name of Institution: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Principal Investigator: Odom, Samuel
Title: Comparison of Two Comprehensive Treatment Models for Preschool-Aged Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Families
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, and Minnesota
Award Number: R324B070219
Award Amount: $3,019,247
Award Period: 7/1/2007–6/30/2011

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