Research Notes is a publication of the College of Education?s Institute for Educational Research that highlights grant announcements, proposals submitted, and grant awards received by faculty in the College of Education as well as their collaborative research activities with other colleges. Information included in Research Notes is derived from Internal Approval Forms (IAF) routinely submitted to UK?s Office of Sponsored Projects Administration through the College Grants Officer, Faith Cordray. To ensure that Research Notes accurately reflects all College of Education faculty research activities, it is essential that Faith Cordray has a copy of the completed and signed IAF on file.

• Department of Curriculum and Instruction (EDC),
• Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology (EDP),
• Department of Educational Leadership Studies (EDL),
• Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation (EPE),
• Department of  Kinesiology and Health Promotion (KHP),
• Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling (EDSRC),
• Collaborative Center for Literacy Development (CCLD)
• College of Education Institute for Education Research (IER)
• Unit outside the College of Education: Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute (IHDI)

RESEARCH PROPOSALS Submitted $9,512,022

Bjork, L., (EDL), Embedded Teacher Learning, 01/01/08-06/30/10, KY Council on Postsecondary Education, $105,024

Bottge, B., (EDSRC), NCSER-CASL G3 Evaluating the Efficacy of Enhanced Anchored Instruction for Middle School Students with Learning Disabilities in Math, 07/01/09-06/30/13, Institute of Education Sciences, $2,330,163

Browne-Ferrigno, P., (EDL), Mathematics Teacher Leadership and Learning, 01/02/09-06/30/10, KY Council on Postsecondary Education, $143,780

Burns, L., (EDC), Bluegrass Writing Project 0809, 11/01/08-06/30/09, KY Department of Education, $65,000

Collins, B., (EDSRC), Low Incidence Kentucky Educators Program in Special Education, 08/01/090-08/14/13, Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, $799,615

Grisham-Brown, J., (EDSRC), NCER-ECPP G2 Development of an Instructional Decision Making Process: Fostering Quality Teacher Practices, 06/01/09-05/31/12, Institute of Education Sciences, $1,317,965

Grisham-Brown, J., (EDSRC), OSERS - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities - 84.325K (Focus Area A), 07/01/09-06/30/13, Kent State University, $322,272

Jung, L., (EDSRC), Increasing the Number, Competence, and Resources of Early Interventions in Areas of Shortage through Distance Learning: INCREAS-DL, 07/01/09-06/30/13, Department of Education, $796,129

McCormick, K., (EDSRC), NCSER-EIECE G1 - Exploring Associations Between Transition Practices and Educational Outcomes at Kindergarten, 09/01/09-08/30/11, Institute of Education Sciences, $686,182

Ma, Xin, (EDC), Evaluating an Induction Program for Novice Principals, 07/01/09-06/30/12, Western, Michigan University, $167,690

Mullineaux, D., (KHP), Variability as a Novel Measure of Chronic Pain, 08/15/09-08/14/11, National Institute of Health, $390,721

Ruble, L., (EDP), Teacher Consultation Outcomes in Autism, 07/01/08-09/30/14, National Institute of Health, $2,057,199

Smith, F., (CCLD), Carry Forward: Early Childhood Teacher Academy-Undergraduate Project UK Collaborative Center for Literacy Development, 07/15/08-06/30/098, KY Department of Education, $130,282

Smith F., (CCLD), Early Childhood Teacher Academy- Three to Five ? CCLD, 11/01/08-09/30/09, KY Department of Education, $200,000

RESEARCH PROPOSALS AWARDED $505,541

Grisham-Brown, J., (EDSRC), Kentucky Deaf Blind Project (Main Grant), 10/01/08-09/30/09, KY Department of Education, $165,145

Love, K., (EDP), Reese, J., (EDP), Promoting Enhanced Career Opportunities for Underprivileged Teens (PECOT), 07/01/08-11/30/08, Kuder Inc., $2,500

Mazur, J., (EDC), Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention: Economics of Prevention, 09/30/08-09/29/09, Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention: Economics of Prevention, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, $203,614

Smith, D., (EDC), UK Perkins 09 TE01 Professional Development, 09/16/08-06/30/09, KY Department for Technical Education, $4,000

Smith, F., (EDC), Missall, K., (EDP), Carry Forward: Early Childhood Teacher Academy-Undergraduate Project UK Collaborative Center for Literacy Development, 07/15/08-06/30/09, KY Department of Education, $130,282

Collaborative - Faculty included as Co-PI's, Co-Investigators in awards from other colleges: $2,037,188

Mazur, J., (EDC), Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention, 09/30/08-09/29/09, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, $1,036,294

Miller, K., (KHP), Kentucky Prevention Research Center, 09/30/08-09/29/09, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, $857,342

Mohr, M., (EDC), Geometry Assessments for Secondary Teachers (GAST), 10/01/08-09/30/09, University of Louisville, $143,552

Collaborative - Faculty included as Co-PI's, Co-Investigators in proposals from other colleges: $1,223,261

Rous, B., (EDL), Early Childhood Transition Curriculum (EC-TraC), 07/01/09-06/30/12, Department of Education, $1,223,261