University of South Carolina
College of Education
Funded Research FY 2009
June, 2009
James, Ellen
Instruction and Teacher Education
Writing Improvement Network
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$226,424
Johnson, Robert
Educational Studies
OEO: Contract Courses Revenue
Sponsor: Various Sponsors
$13,700
Lotter, Christine
Instruction and Teacher Education
ICoach - Teacher Teams Professional Development Program for Middle Schools - Year 2
Sponsor: SC Department of Education/USDE
$232,167
Yap, Ching Ching
Office of Program Evaluation
Teacher Classroom Assessment Workshops for a Summer Arts Enrichment Program
Sponsor: Marion School District Two/USDE
$5,000
May, 2009
Lotter, Christine
Instruction and Teacher Education
ICoach - Teacher Teams Professional Development Program for Middle Schools - Year 2
Sponsor: SC Department of Education/USDE
$50,000
Lotter, Christine
Instruction and Teacher Education
High School Teacher Inquiry and Technology Professional Development
Sponsor: SC CHE/USDE
$112,499
Stephens, Diane
Instruction and Teacher Education
OEO: EDUC R633T - The Growth and Expansion of America (Travel)
Sponsor: Richland School District One
$14,400
April, 2009
Brown, Kara
Educational Studies
MGS: Understanding & Implementing Language Immersion Policy in South Carolina
Sponsor: Office of Research and Economic Development
$3,000
Knopf, Herman
Instruction & Teacher Education
South Carolina Child Care State Research Capacity Building Project (Child Care Data Bridge)
Sponsor: SC Department of Social Services (DSS)/DHHS
$19,770
Liu, Steven
Educational Studies
Statistical Power Analysis for Unbalanced Multilevel Designs
Sponsor: COE Research Incentive Grant Program
$2,000
March, 2009
DiStefano, Christine
Educational Studies
Development and Validation of Behavioral Screeners for Early Identification and
Intervention in Elementary School
Sponsor: Georgia State University/USDE
$53,034
Freeman, Nancy
Instruction and Teacher Education
Improve the Quality of Child Care for South Carolina Families
Sponsor: SC Dept. of Social Services/DHHS
$188,842
Rink, Judith
Physical Education
Physical Education Assessment Program
Sponsor: SC Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Rec. & Dance
$82,684
Thompson, Stephen
Instruction and Teacher Education
Dickey, Ed - Co-PI
Instruction and Teacher Education
Zenger, Jane - Co-PI
Instruction and Teacher Education
Diverse Pathways in Teacher Preparation: A Collaborative Approach for South Carolina 2- and 4-Year Colleges
Sponsor: US Department of Education
$50,000
Virtue, David
Instruction and Teacher Education
NMSA Contract
Sponsor: National Middle School Association
$66,536
January, 2009
Fisher, Steven/Yap, Ching Ching
Office of Program Evaluation
Evaluation of the TRIAAD Project
Sponsor: SC State Department of Education/USDE
$107,527
December, 2008
Dickenson, Tammie
Office of Program Evaluation
Reading, Writing and Reasoning in American History Project
Sponsor: Lexington County School District Five/USDE
$62,000
Fisher, Steven/Petrulis, Robert
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
Johnson, Robert
Educational Studies
GA: Jeff Wilson-Potts
Sponsor: Richland School District Two
$60,000
Johnson, Robert
Educational Studies
Dickenson, Tammie, Co-PI
Office of Program Evaluation
Reading First Evaluation
Sponsor: SC Department of Education/USDE
$220,000
Monrad, Diane
Educational Policy Center
Reading First Evaluation
Sponsor: SC Department of Education/USDE
$220,000
Stevenson, Kenneth
Education Leadership and Policies
Educational Oversight Committee (EOC) CDEPP Four-Year-Old Kindergarten Survey
Sponsor: SC Oversight Committee
$10,000
Swick, Kevin
Instruction and Teacher Education
Powers-Costello, Beth - Co-PI
Instruction and Teacher Education
Strengthening Educators' Involvement with Homeless Students and Their Families
Sponsor: SC Department of Education/USDE
$10,000
Vogler, Kenneth
Instruction and Teacher Education
Reading, Writing and Reasoning in American History Project
Sponsor: Lexington County School District Five/USDE
$120,528
November, 2008
Brown, William
Educational Studies
Knopf, Herman - Co-PI
Instruction and Teacher Education
Preparation of Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Personnel in South Carolina
Sponsor: US Department of Education
$199,115
Dickey, Ed
Instruction and Teacher Education
GA: Cheryl Fitts Brown
Sponsor: Richland School District Two
$6,750
Freeman, Nancy
Instruction and Teacher Education
Proposal to Provide Professional Development Related to PITC Modules I and II
Sponsor: SC Dept of Education/USDE
$3,819
Marshall, Kathleen
Educational Studies
Project CREATE: Distance MAT Program
Sponsor: SC Department of Education/USDE
$81,683
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
Yap, Ching Ching
Office of Program Evaluation
Standards-Based Arts Assessment in South Carolina: Music and Visual Arts Assessments for Distinguished Arts Programs (2008-2009)
Sponsor: SC School Districts/SC Department of Education
$94,000
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
Field, Bruce
Education
Teacher Cadet Program
Sponsor: SC Center for Teacher Recruitment
$3,227
Fisher, Steven/Yap, Ching Ching
Office of Program Evaluation
Proposal: Evaluation of the Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence Southeast 2005-2010
Sponsor: SC Sea Grant Consortium/NSF
$36,119
Fisher, Steven/Dickenson, Tammie
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
Styslinger, Mary
Instruction and Teacher Education
National Writing Project
Sponsor: National Writing Project Corporation/USDE
$48,000
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
$30,000
Yell, Mitch
Educational Studies
Drasgow, Erik - Co-PI
Educational Studies
Development of the IEP Quality Scale
Sponsor: University of Illinois/USDE
$83,109
August, 2008
Fisher, Steven/Yap, Ching Ching
Office of Program Evaluation
Proposal: Evaluation of the Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence Southeast 2005-2010
Sponsor: SC Sea Grant Consortium/NSF
$5,000
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
Yap, Ching Ching
Office of Program Evaluation
Evaluation of a Professional Development Program in Classroom Assessment
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$16,122
July, 2008
Barber, Cassie
SC School Improvement Council
SC School Improvement Council
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$157,718
Bloom, Jennifer
Educational Leadership and Policies
GA: Kelli McErlean, Whitney M. Watts, Sabrena A. O'Keefe, Kelly Prather
Sponsor: Columbia College
$49,400
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
Drasgow, Erik
Educational Studies
Preparation of Leadership Personnel: Project PALEEIS
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
$199,106
Feldon, David
Educational Studies
Thompson, Stephen, Co-PI
Instruction and Teacher Education
Effects of Inquiry-Based Teaching Experiences on Graduate Students Research Skill Development
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
$242,657
Feldon, David
Educational Studies
Improving STEM Retention through Instruction: Leveraging Faculty Expertise
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
$132,057
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, James
Physical Education
Certified Athletic Trainer -- Forward Program
Sponsor: Fort Jackson, SC/DOD
$824,779
Mensch, James
Physical Education
Certified Athletic Trainer -- Forward Program (Travel Only)
Sponsor: Fort Jackson, SC/DOD
$13,125
Mensch, Jim
Physical Education
GA: TBA
Sponsor: Newberry County School District
$38,000
Mensch, Jim
Physical Education
GA: TBA
Sponsor: Richland County School District One
$72,000
Monrad, Diane
Educational Policy Center
An Investigation of Technical Issues Related to the South Carolina Accountability System
Sponsor: SC Department of Education
$80,000
Rotholz, Julie
Educational Leadership and Policies
Analysis of Faculty Salaries at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Sponsor: Association for Institutional Research/NSF
$20,000
Thompson, Stephen
Instruction and Teacher Education
Dickey, Ed - Co-PI
Instruction and Teacher Education
Zenger, Jane - Co-PI
Instruction and Teacher Education
Diverse Pathways in Teacher Preparation: A Collaborative Approach for South Carolina 2- and 4-Year Colleges
Sponsor: US Department of Education
$884,755
Virtue, David
Instruction and Teacher Education
On-TRACK: Teaching Reading and Content Knowledge Year 2
Sponsor: SC Commission on Higher Education/USDE
$125,001