University of South Carolina
College of Education
Funded Research FY 2009
November, 2008
Dickey, Ed
Instruction and Teacher Education
GA: Cheryl Fitts Brown
Sponsor: Richland School District Two
$6,750
Marshall, Kathleen
Educational Studies
Project CREATE: Distance MAT Program
Sponsor: SC Department of Education/USDE
$50,000
Mensch, Jim
Physical Education
Soldier Health Promotion to Examine and Reduce Health Disparities (SHPERHD)
Sponsor: US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)/DOD
$53,437
Stephens, Diane
Instruction & Teacher Education
Datawarehouse Project
Sponsor: SC Department of Education/USDE
$31,413
October, 2008
Brown, William
Educational Studies
Technical Assistance Project for Personnel Who Work with Preschool Children With and Without Disabilities and Who Are At Risk for or Who Have Problem Behaviors
Sponsor: SC Department of Education/USDE
$88,227
Dompier, Thomas
Physical Education
Needs Assessment for the Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention
Sponsor: Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention
$6,704
Hudgins, James
Educational Leadership and Policies
2008-09 SC Technical College Leadership Academy
Sponsor: SC State Board of Technical and Comprehensive Education
$10,000
Lindsay, Sandra
Educational Leadership and Policies
Delivery of Training in Data-Driven Decision Making and Coaching for High Performance
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$8,400
Thompson, Stephen
Instruction and Teacher Education
Richland School District One Professional Development Project
Sponsor: Richland School District One
$76,039
September, 2008
Dickenson, Tammie
Office of Program Evaluation
Evaluation Proposal: SCRI K-5 Phase 3 Implementation and Achievement Study
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$30,000
Dickey, Ed
Instruction and Teacher Education
Student Assistance for RNE Afterschool Program
Sponsor: Richland School District Two
$6,750
Fisher, Steven
Office of Program Evaluation
Proposal: Analysis of Survey Responses for the South Carolina Reading Initiative K5 Phase 3 End-Point Reflections and South Carolina Reading Initiative K5 Phase 4 Mid-Point Reflections
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$30,222
Freeman, Nancy
Instruction and Teacher Education
Training and Special Events to Improve the Quality of Child Care for South Carolina Families - 2008-2009
Sponsor: SC Department of Social Services/HHS
$174,256
Gibson, Donna
Educational Studies
Preparing School Counselors as Related Service Providers for Children and Youth Disabilities
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
$198,246
Jennings, Louise
Educational Studies
GA: Lisa WIlls
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$20,000
Lindsay, Sandra
Educational Leadership and Policies
SC State Council - International Reading Association Project
Sponsor: SC State Council - International Reading Association/SCDE
$6,000
Powers-Costello, Beth
Instruction and Teacher Education
MGS: Who Are the Best Teachers for Young African-American Males?
Sponsor: USC Research Foundation
$3,000
Smoak, Kimberly
Instruction and Teacher Education
GA: Courtney M. Butrym
Sponsor: SC Confederate Relic Room
$6,447
August, 2008
Gibson, Donna
Packer, Catherine
Educational Studies
Widening the Engineering Career Pipeline for Girls and Students of Color: Assessing Familial, Educational, and Individual Factors
Sponsor: COE Research Incentive Grant Program
$5,000
Jackson, Tambra
Instruction and Teacher Education
An Investigation of the Preparation and Development of Teachers of Color as Culturally Responsive Teachers at a Predominantly White Institution
Sponsor: National Council of Teachers of English
$8,808
Johnson, Amy
Instruction and Teacher Education
Educational Opportunity in a Rural Southern Community
Sponsor: COE Research Incentive Grant Program
$3,500
Knopf, Herman
Instruction & Teacher Education
Technical Assistance and Development Project for an Electronic System of Data Collection
and Authentic Assessment for Infant and Toddlers - Year 2
Sponsor: SC Department of Social Services(DSS)/DHHS
$130,235
Lindsay, Sandra
Educational Leadership and Policies
Professional Development in Leadership for Orangeburg Administrators
Sponsor: Orangeburg Consolidated School District Three
$6,000
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
$81,683
Powers-Costello, Beth
Instruction and Teacher Education
South Carolina Program for Infant/Toddler Care - Infant-Toddler Specialist Network 2008-09
Sponsor: SC Department of Social Services (DSS)/HHS
$180,309
Powers-Costello, Beth
Instruction and Teacher Education
Empowering Teachers to Serve Homeless Children and Their Families: Technology Enhanced Action Research and Service Learning
Sponsor: COE Technology Grant Program
$1,948
Torres-McGehee, Toni
Physical Education
The Effects of Hypohydration, Hyperthermia, and Electrolyte Depletion on Exercise Associated Muscle Cramping
Sponsor: NATA Research & Education Foundation
$1,000
July, 2008
Bloom, Jennifer
Educational Leadership and Policies
GA: Kelli McErlean, Whitney M. Watts, Sabrena A. O'Keefe, Kelly Prather
Sponsor: Columbia College
$49,400
Drasgow, Erik
Educational Studies
Preparation of Leadership Personnel: Project PALEEIS
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
$199,106
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
Marshall, Kathleen
Educational Studies
College Transition Connection/National Down Syndrome Society: Post-Secondary Education Grant Proposal (Year Two)
Sponsor: College Transition Connection, Inc./National Down Syndrome Society
$46,592
Mensch, Jim
Physical Education
GA: TBA
Sponsor: Richland County School District One
$72,000
Rotholz, Julie
Educational Leadership and Policies
Analysis of Faculty Salaries at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Sponsor: Association for Institutional Research/NSF
$20,000
Sternberg, Les
Education
Richland One School District Performance Analysis
Sponsor: City of Columbia
$26,400
Virtue, David
Instruction and Teacher Education
On-TRACK: Teaching Reading and Content Knowledge Year 2
Sponsor: SC Commission on Higher Education/USDE
$125,001