Grants and Contracts

EdGrid Outreach (2003). Addendum to a Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers for Technology (PT3)
Shodor Educational Foundation. Funded by the U.S, Department of Education. Role: Principal Investigator. Amount of Award: $65,000

Project EQUAL. (2002-2007). Funded by the Office of English Acquisition, U.S. Department of
Education. Role Project Evaluator. Amount: Total Award: $1,347,654.

New Teachers for New Students. (2001-2005). Funded by the Office of Bilingual Education, U.S. Department of Education. Role: Project Evaluator. Amount: $644,143.

Project ACCESS. (2001-2005)  A Training Program for Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (2001). Funded by the Office of Bilingual Education, U.S. Department of Education. Role: Project Evaluator. Amount: $555,690.

GK-12 EdGrid Graduate Teaching Fellows Program. (2001-2005). Funded by the National Science Foundation in collaboration with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, EOT-PACI. Role: Co-PI. Amount of total award: $1,499,768; amount of sub-award: $355,000

EdGrid- Modeling and Visualization for Pre-service Teachers. (2000-2003). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, in collaboration with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, EOT-PACI. Role: Principal Investigator. Amount: $170,000.

Learning in a New Kind of School [LINKS]. (2000-2003). 21st Century Learning Communities Grant awarded to the Jefferson County board of Education. Funded by the U. S. Department of Education for $1,999,000. Role: assisted in writing proposal and Project Evaluator.

Evaluation of the ASPIRE Program. (1999-2000). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Professional Development Program, administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Subcontract with the University of Alabama at Huntsville Role: Evaluator. Amount: $120,000.

Evaluation of the ASPIRE Program. (1988-1999). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Professional Development Program, administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Subcontract with the University of Alabama at Huntsville Role: Evaluator. Amount: $120,000.

Evaluation of Re-Creating Teacher Education Program. (1998-1999). Funded by the BellSouth Foundation. Role: Project Evaluator. Amount: $250,000.

Evaluation of the Alabama Reading Initiative. (1998). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Professional Development Program, administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Role: Co-Principal Investigator. Amount: $105,000.

Evaluation of the ASPIRE Program. (1997). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Professional Development Program, administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Subcontract with the University of Alabama at Huntsville Role: Evaluator. Amount: $18,000.

Evaluation of the ASPIRE Program. (1996). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Professional Development Program, administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Subcontract with the University of Alabama at Huntsville Role: Evaluator. Amount: $16,000.

Evaluation of the ASPIRE Program. (1995). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Professional Development Program, administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Subcontract with the University of Alabama at Huntsville Role: Evaluator. Amount: $6,000.

Use of Tactiles with the Visually Impaired at the Birmingham Museum of Art. (1995). Funded by the Birmingham Museum of Art. Role: Principal Investigator/Evaluator.
Amount: $3,000.

Evaluation of the Mentally Tough Program, LGE Sports Science, Inc. (1995-1996). Role: Evaluator. Amount: $6,600.

Renaissance Group. Achieving Gender Equity in Education. (1995). Role: Co-Principal Investigator. Amount: $3,500.

Evaluation of the Alabama High Performance Computation in Mathematics and Science. (1994). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Professional Development Program, administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education and NASA. Subcontract with the University of Alabama at Huntsville Role: Evaluator. Amount: $21,000.

Evaluation of the Alabama High Performance Computation in Mathematics and Science. (1993). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Professional Development Program, administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Subcontract with the University of Alabama at Huntsville Role: Evaluator. Amount: $15,000.

Evaluation of the Hands-On Science Project, Huntsville City and Madison County Schools. (1993-1996). Funded by the National Science Foundation. Subcontract with the University of Alabama at Huntsville. Role: Evaluator. Amount: $250,000.

Evaluation of the Hands-On Science Project, Decatur City and Scottsboro City Schools. (1994). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Professional Development Program, administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Subcontract with the University of Alabama at Huntsville Role: Evaluator. Amount: $60,000.

Evaluation of the Hands-On Science Project, Decatur City and Scottsboro City Schools. (1993). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Professional Development Program, administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Subcontract with the University of Alabama at Huntsville Role: Evaluator. Amount: $60,000.

Evaluation of the Hands-On Science Project, Decatur City and Scottsboro City Schools. (1992). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Professional Development Program, administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Subcontract with the University of Alabama at Huntsville Role: Evaluator. Amount: $40,000.

Longitudinal Assessment Project- K-3 Math and Science In-service. (1990-1991). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Professional Development Program, administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Conducted statewide assessment of the effects of summer in-service training on actual teaching practice. Role: Principal Investigator. Amount: $57,000.

Successful Mathematics Teaching for the Middle Grades. (1989-1990). Funded by the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, administered by Southeastern Educational Laboratory Research Triangle Park, N.C. Role: Principal Investigator. Amount: $5,000.

A Valid, Reliable and Cost Effective Mechanism for Evaluating Patient Presentations. (1988-1989). UpJohn Company. Role: Statistical Consultant. Amount: $1,720.00.

Effective Mathematics Teaching: Remediation Strategies, Grades K-5. (1987-1988). Funded by the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, administered by Southeastern Educational Laboratory Research Triangle Park, N.C. Role: Principal Investigator. Amount: $14,750.

Alabama Computer Competency Program: Phase 2. (1985-1986). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Professional Development Program, administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Roles: Co-Principal Investigator, Instructional Consultant, Project Evaluator. Amount: $200,000.

Effective Mathematics Teaching Project. (1985-1986). Funded by the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, administered by Southeastern Educational Laboratory Research Triangle Park, N.C. Role: Principal Investigator. Amount: $17,000.

Statewide Child Care Training Project. (1986-1987). Member of joint committee of individuals representing UAB and the Jefferson County Child Development Council who wrote the proposal. Funded by Alabama State Department of Education. Roles: assisted in writing the grant, project evaluator. Amount: $200,000.

Remediation Strategies in Mathematics. (1985-1986). Funded by the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, administered by Southeastern Educational Laboratory Research Triangle Park, N.C. Role: Principal Investigator. Amount: $10,000.

Alabama Teacher Computer Competency Program - Hands-on Component. (1985-1986). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Professional Development Program, administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Roles: participated in writing grant, project evaluator. Amount: $22,000.

Alabama State Computer Competency Program. (1985-1986). Grant written by committee, 1984- 1985. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Professional Development Program, administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. Roles: participating in writing and implementation of the grant developed assessment instrument used for the 18,000 teachers in the state of Alabama, and project evaluator. Amount: $200,000.

The Development and Implementation of a Three-Year Modern Technology Program for a Secondary School. (1984-1987). Contract with Midfield Board of Education, Midfield, Alabama. Program implemented in the 1984–1985 school year. Role: Principal Investigator. Amount: $13,000.

Improving Testing through the Use of the Microcomputer. (1983). Funded by Title III School of Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham. (intramural) Role: Principal Investigator. Amount: $2,700.

Validation of Microcomputer Software. (1983). Title III School of Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham. (intramural) Role: Principal Investigator. Amount: $2,700.

The Use of the Microcomputer in Math Remediation. (1983). University of Alabama at Birmingham, Faculty Research Grant. Role: Principal Investigator. Amount: $1,000.