University of South Carolina
College of Education
Funded Research FY 2008
June, 2008
Barber, Cassie
SC School Improvement Council
SC School Improvement Council
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$189,219
Brown, William
Educational Studies
Proposal to Education Oversight COmmittee for Evaluation of the Four-Year-Old Pre-Kindergarten Expansion (Year 03 2008-2009)
Sponsor: SC Education Oversight Committee
$325,000
DeFord, Diane
Instruction & Teacher Education
South Carolina Reading Initiative (SCRI) Middle Grades Phase 3
Sponsor: SC State Department of Education
$10,000
Harrill, Lynn
Education Leadership and Policies
Public Choice Innovation School Grant Program
Sponsor: Greenville County School District/SCDE
$11,800
Knopf, Herman
Instruction and Teacher Education
Technical Assistance and Development Project for an Electronic System of Data Collection
and Authentic Assessment of Preschool Age Children
Sponsor: SC DSS/DHHS
$22,756
Lotter, Christine
Instruction and Teacher Education
Improving Teacher Quality Higher Education Grant Program Year 3
Sponsor: SC Commission on Higher Education/USDE
$112,500
Marshall, Kathleen
Educational Studies
Project CREATE: Distance MAT Program
Sponsor: SC Department of Education/USDE
$50,000
Mensch, Jim
Physical Education
GA: TBA
Sponsor: Newberry County School District
$38,000
Monrad, Diane
SC Educational Policy Center
An Investigation of Technical Issues Related to the South Carolina Accountability
System
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$100,000
May, 2008
Earick, Mary
Instruction and Teacher Education
Creating an Early Childhood Nature-Based Inquiry Model
Sponsor: SC Commission on Higher Education/USDE
$84,882
Lopez-Robertson, Julia
Long, Susi
Developing Diversity Dispositions in Pre-Service and Experienced Teachers
Sponsor: COE Research Incentive Grant Program
$4,650
Lotter, Christine
Instruction and Teacher Education
ICoach-Teacher Teams Professional Development Program for Middle Schools
Sponsor: SC Dept. of Education/USDE
$440,294
Vogler, Kenneth
Instruction and Teacher Education
The Vertical Immersion Project (VIP)
Sponsor: Richland County School District One/USDE
$44,823
Vogler, Kenneth
Instruction and Teacher Education
Comparing Student Attitudes Towards High-Stakes Testing
Sponsor: COE Research Incentive Grant Program
$1,576
Yap, Ching Ching
Office of Program Evaluation
Arts Assessment Institute (AAI) 2008
Sponsor: Winthrop University/SC Dept. of Education
$48,000
March, 2008
Freeman, Nancy
Instruction and Teacher Education
Improve the Quality of Child Care for South Carolina Families Extension
Number Three/Amendment Number Four
Sponsor: SC DSS/US DHHS
$188,842
Johnson, Robert
Educational Studies
GA: Jeff Wilson-Potts
Sponsor: Richland School District Two
$30,000
Van Scoy, Irma
Instruction and Teacher Education
EEDA Grant
Sponsor: SC Commission on Higher Education
$30,000
Wilson, Jennifer
Instruction and Teacher Education
National Writing Project: Santee Wateree
Sponsor: National Writing Project
$43,000
February, 2008
Fisher, Steven
Office of Program Evaluation
Proposal for Evaluation of the Richland School District 1 Teaching American History
Vertical Immersion Project (2007-2010)
Sponsor: Richland School District One/USDE
$50,000
Fisher, Steven
Office of Program Evaluation
Evaluation of the TRIAAD Project
Sponsor: SC State Department of Education/USDE
$60,000
Jewett, Pamela
Instruction and Teacher Education
International children’s and young adult literature: Extending understandings
of ‘like me’ and ‘like them'
Sponsor: COE Research Incentive Grant Program
$4,688
Yap, Ching Ching
Office of Program Evaluation
Arts in Education Research Project II (Year 8) - ABC
Sponsor: Winthrop University
$16,000
January, 2008
Brown, Kara
Educational Studies
Stevick, Doyle
Educational Leadership and Policies
The Use of International Teachers in South Carolina
Sponsor: COE Technology Grant Program
$10,080
Hall, Tina
Webster, Colin
Physical Education
Assessment of Secondary Physical Education State Standards: Evaluating the Current Status of Legislative Reform
Sponsor: COE Research and Policy Grant Program
$9,760
Jackson, Tambra
Instruction and Teacher Education
Jay, Michelle
Educational Studies
Packer, Catherine
Educational Studies
Meta-reflection and Critical Dialogue as Tools for Mentoring African American Women
Faculty
Sponsor: COE Technology Grant Program
$1,730
Vogler, Kenneth
Instruction and Teacher Education
Back on the Backburner? The State of Elementary Social Studies in South Carolina
Sponsor: COE Research and Policy Grant Program
$5,943
November, 2007
Fisher, Steven
Office of Program Evaluation
SIG Research: Evaluation Proposal for Extension of the State Improvement Grant
Sponsor: SC Dept. of Education/USDE
$94,122
Jackson, Tambra
Instruction and Teacher Education
Jay, Michelle
Educational Studies
Packer, Catherine
Educational Studies
African American Women Junior Faculty Peer Mentoring Project
Sponsor: COE Research Incentive Grant Program
$5,000
Mills, Heidi
Instruction and Teacher Education
South Carolina Reading Initiative K-5(SCRI K-5) Phase 3
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$20,000
Torres-McGehee, Toni
Physical Education
Hydration and Electrolyte Study
Sponsor: COE Research Incentive Grant Program
$5,000
Yow, Jan
Instruction and Teacher Education
Making Change
Sponsor: COE Technology Grant Program
$1,450
October, 2007
DiStefano, Christine
Educational Studies
Development and Validation of Behavioral Screeners for Early Identification and
Intervention in Elementary School
Sponsor: Georgia State University/USDE
$42,876
James, Ellen
Instruction and Teacher Education
Professional Development: English Language Arts Academic Standards
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$80,000
Lindsay, Sandra
Educational Leadership and Policies
The Education and Economic Development Act: The Impact on Teacher Preparation Units
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$46,000
Lowrey, Alisa
Educational Studies
College Transition Connection/National Down Syndrome Society: Post-Secondary Education
Grant
Sponsor: College Transition Connection/National Down Syndrome Society
$54,105
Yap, Ching Ching
Office of Program Evaluation
Arts In Education Research Project II (Year 8)
Sponsor: SC Arts Commission
$15,000
Yap, Ching Ching
Office of Program Evaluation
Standards-Based Arts Assessment in South Carolina: Music and Visual Arts Assessments
for Distinguished Arts Programs (2007-2008)
Sponsor: SC School Districts/SC Department of Education
$60,000
September, 2007
Brown, William
Educational Studies
Co-PI: Knopf, Herman
Technical Assistance Project for South Carolina Personnel Who Work with Preschool
Children with Developmental Delays
Sponsor: SC Department of Education/USDE
$103,637
DeFord, Diane
Instruction & Teacher Education
South Carolina Reading Initiative (SCRI) High School Phase 1
Sponsor: SC State Department of Education
$10,000
Fisher, Steven
Office of Program Evaluation
Proposal: Evaluation of the Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence Southeast
2005-2010
Sponsor: SC Sea Grant Consortium/NSF
$41,119
Fisher, Steven
Office of Program Evaluation
SC STEPs to STEM
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
$50,000
Freeman, Nancy
Instruction & Teacher Education
Training and Special Events to Improve the Quality of Child Care for South Carolina
Families
Sponsor: SC Department of Social Services/HHS
$132,924
Johnson, Amy
Instruction & Teacher Education
Literacy-in-Persons: Practicing Literacy in an African American Community in the
Rural South
Sponsor: National Council of Teachers of English
$10,106
Lindsay, Sandra
Education Leadership & Policies
Orangeburg County Consolidated School District Three: Professional Development Project
District and School Administrators
Sponsor: Orangeburg County School District Three
$5,000
Marshall, Kathleen
Educational Studies
Project CREATE: Centers for the Re-Education and Advancement of Teachers in Special
Education of South Carolina Years 4-6
Sponsor: SC Department of Education/USDE
$44,294
Mensch, Jim
Physical Education
Research on Accelerometer Effectiveness for Soldiers in Training
Sponsor: COE Research Incentive Grant Program
$4,717
Yap, Ching Ching
Office of Program Evaluation
Standards-Based Arts Assessment in South Carolina: Music and Visual Arts Assessments
for Middle School Level (2007-2008)
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$67,000
Yap, Ching Ching
Office of Program Evaluation
Standards-Based Arts Assessment in South Carolina 2007-2008 (Dance & Theatre)
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$61,600
August, 2007
Feldon, David
Educational Studies
Improving STEM Retention through Instruction: Leveraging Faculty Expertise
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
$17,000
Feldon, David
Educational Studies
Co-PIs: Maher, Michelle; Thompson, Steven; Lyons, Jed
Effects of Inquiry-Based Teaching Experiences on Graduate Students Research Skill
Development
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
$217,765
Hudgins, James
Education Leadership & Policies
2007-08 SC Technical College Leadership Academy
Sponsor: SC State Board of Technical and Comprehensive Education
$10,000
Knopf, Herman
Instruction & Teacher Education
Co-PI: Freeman, Nancy
Technical Assistance and Development Project for an Electronic System of Data Collection
and Authentic Assessment for Infant and Toddlers
Sponsor: SC Department of Social Services(DSS)/DHHS
$198,392
Mensch, James
Physical Education
Certified Athletic Trainer -- Forward Program
Sponsor: Fort Jackson, SC/DOD
$530,476
Mensch, James
Physical Education
Certified Athletic Trainer -- Forward Program (Travel Only)
Sponsor: Fort Jackson, SC/DOD
$8,750
Wissick, Cheryl A.
Educational Studies
GA: Alfreda Gillison Miller
Sponsor: Southern Institute on Children and Families
$1,007
July, 2007
James, Ellen
Instruction & Teacher Education
Writing Improvement Network (WIN)
Sponsor: SC Department of Education/SC General Assembly
$140,000
Lindsay, Sandra
Education Leadership & Policies
SDE SLEI Phase III
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$6,000
Mills, Heidi
Instruction & Teacher Education
South Carolina Reading Initiative (SCRI) Phase 3
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$10,000
Monrad, Diane
SC Educational Policy Center
An Investigation of Technical Issues Related to the South Carolina Accountability
System
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$100,000
Stephens, Diane
Instruction & Teacher Education
Co-PIs: DeFord, Diane; Donnelly, Amy
South Carolina Reading First 2007-2008
Sponsor: SC Department of Education/USDE
$50,000
Wilson, Jennifer Lee
Instruction & Teacher Education
South Carolina Reading Initiative (SCRI) Middle Grades Phase 2
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$10,000
Yap, Ching Ching
Office of Program Evaluation
Coordinating Data Collection for Home Environment - Parental Involvement in Music
Project
Sponsor: University of Miami/NAMM Foundation
$5,940
Yap, Ching Ching
Office of Program Evaluation
Co-PIs: Johnson, Robert; Dickenson, Tammie
Developing Health Education Program Assessment
Sponsor: SC State Department of Education
$198,000