202531S
THIS PROJECT IS A CONSORTIUM BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, THE SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SPECIAL EDUCATION DOCTORAL PROGRAMS. ELEVATE WILL TRAIN APPROXIMATELY 20 SCHOLARS ACROSS SIX UNIVERSITIES TO BECOME LEADERS IN SECONDARY TRANSITION EITHER IN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION OR HIGHER EDUCATION. SCHOLARS WILL BE TRAINED WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION AND TRANSITION AND THE TRANSITION INTO ADULT LIFE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. EACH SCHOLAR WILL OBTAIN A DOCTORAL DEGREE (PH.D. OR ED.D.) THROUGH THEIR HOME INSTITUTION. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERS (I.E., HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY; STATE, DISTRICT, AND LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION; AND OTHER LEADERSHIP PERSONNEL) KNOWLEDGEABLE IN TRANSITION SERVICES WHO ALSO DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCIES NECESSARY TO PREPARE EDUCATORS AND ENGAGE IN HIGH QUALITY, APPLIED RESEARCH TO ADVANCE PRACTICE, POLICY, AND RESEARCH WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING POST-SCHOOL OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES, PARTICULARLY YOUTH WITH HIGH-INTENSITY NEEDS AND THOSE FROM CULTURALLY, LINGUISTICALLY, ETHNICALLY, AND RACIALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. PI OF THE SUBCONTRACT TO THE SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY WILL SUPPORT PI (DR. KENDRA WILLIAMSDIEHM, PH.D., AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA) AND THE PIS AT THE OTHER FIVE PARTNER INSTITUTIONS, IN THE FOLLOWING PROJECT ACTIVITIES: Â ¢ DESIGN AND DEVELOP ALL COMPONENTS OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM Â ¢ RECRUIT, SELECT, RETAIN, AND MENTOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS Â ¢ CO-MENTOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS ACROSS ALL SIX UNIVERSITIES Â ¢ ORGANIZE AND PARTICIPATE IN SHARED SEMINARS Â ¢ COLLECT DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF EVALUATING THE OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT Â ¢ SHARE DATA WITH THE PROJECT PI FOR PURPOSES OF ANNUAL AND FINAL REPORTS Â ¢ PARTICIPATE IN PI ANNUAL CONFERENCE Â ¢ PARTICIPATE IN PROJECT MEETINGS, BOTH FACE-TO-FACE AND VIRTUALLY
SAM Houston State University
Project Grant H325H240014
$80.4k 10/11/24 202532S
DR. MATTHEW BROCK, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU), WILL SERVE AS A CO-PI FOR THE OSU SUBAWARD. DR. BROCK WILL SUPPORT GRANT ACTIVITIES AND SCHOLAR SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR ELEV ATE STEM SCHOLARS AT OSU. HE WILL BE A CO-ADVISOR AND/OR DISSERTATION COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR ALL OF THE OSU SCHOLARS. IN ADDITION, HE WILL LINK SCHOLARS TO RESOURCES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS THAT ARE OFFERED BY THE CRANE CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH AND POLICY. YEAR 1 (JANUARY 2024-DECEMBER 2024)-10% FTE IN SPRING 2024, DR. BROCK WILL SUPPORT RECRUITMENT EFFORTS TO ATTRACT HIGH-QUALITY, DIVERSE APPLICANTS TO STUDY SPECIAL EDUCATION AND LOW-INCIDENCE DISABILITIES AT OSU AS AN ELEVATE STEM SCHOLAR. HE WILL RECRUIT FROM THE MASTERS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AT OSU AND WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT WITH SCREENING AND INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES. IN FALL 2024, BROCK WILL ENSURE THAT ALL SCHOLARS SIGN THE SERVICE OBLIGATION AGREEMENT BEFORE RECEIVING FINANCIAL SUPPORT. YEAR 2 (JANUARY 2025-DECEMBER 2025) - 10% FTE DR. BROCK WILL ENSURE THAT ALL SCHOLARS RECEIVE BASELINE LEVELS OF FUNDING, COMMUNICATE AVAILABILITY OF INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORTS, AND ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORTS ARE PROVIDED TO SCHOLARS WHO COMMUNICATE A FINANCIAL BURDEN IMPACTING PROGRAM COMPLETION. HE WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO STUDENTS THROUGH CO-ADVISING INCLUDING ADVICE ABOUT COURSE SELECTION, OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVOLVEMENT ON RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND FEEDBACK ON PROPOSED RESEARCH AND MANUSCRIPTS. DR. CARLY GILSON, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU), WILL SERVE AS THE CO-PI FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND THE PI FOR THE OSU SUBAWARD. DR. GILSON WILL COORDINATE GRANT ACTIVITIES AND OVERSEE MOST OF THE SCHOLAR SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR ELEV ATE SCHOLARS AT OSU. SHE WILL BE THE ADVISOR AND DISSERTATION CHAIR FOR THE OSU SCHOLARS INTERESTED IN STUDYING SPECIAL EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON TRANSITION. SHE WILL DEVELOP AND TEACH THE THREE TRANSITION-RELATED COURSES IN WHICH THE OSU SCHOLARS WILL ENROLL. DR. GILSON WILL BE THE OSU PROJECT LEAD FOR COORDINATING THE SHARED EXPERIENCES AMONG SCHOLARS AT OSU AND THE REST OF THE ELEV ATE CONSORTIUM, WHICH INCLUDES QUARTERLY VIRTUAL CONVENINGS AND SHARED ATTENDANCE AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR. YEAR 1 (SEPTEMBER 2024-AUGUST 2025)-10% FTE IN FALL 2024 AND SPRING 2025, DR. GILSON WILL LEAD THE RECRUITMENT EFFORTS TO ATTRACT HIGHQUALITY, DIVERSE APPLICANTS TO STUDY SPECIAL EDUCATION TRANSITION AT OSU AS AN ELEVATE SCHOLAR. SHE WILL TRAVEL TO CONFERENCES TO RECRUIT APPLICANTS, MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH INSTITUTIONS ACROSS OHIO AND THE MIDWEST, AND RECRUIT STUDENTS FROM THE MASTERS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AT OSU. SHE WILL WORK WITH DR. BROCK TO COORDINATE THE APPLICATION PROCESS, INTERVIEW DAYS, AND SELECTION PROCEDURES FOR THE OSU APPLICANTS.
The Ohio State University
Project Grant H325H240014
$46.8k 10/1/24 202534S
THIS PROJECT IS A CONSORTIUM BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, THE SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SPECIAL EDUCATION DOCTORAL PROGRAMS. ELEVATE WILL TRAIN APPROXIMATELY 20 SCHOLARS ACROSS SIX UNIVERSITIES TO BECOME LEADERS IN SECONDARY TRANSITION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. SCHOLARS WILL BE TRAINED WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION AND TRANSITION AND THE TRANSITION INTO ADULT LIFE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. EACH SCHOLAR WILL OBTAIN A DOCTORAL DEGREE (PH.D. OR ED.D.) THROUGH THEIR HOME INSTITUTION. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERS (I.E., HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY; STATE, DISTRICT, AND LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION; AND OTHER LEADERSHIP PERSONNEL) KNOWLEDGEABLE IN TRANSITION SERVICES WHO ALSO DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCIES NECESSARY TO PREPARE EDUCATORS AND ENGAGE IN HIGH QUALITY, APPLIED RESEARCH TO ADVANCE PRACTICE, POLICY, AND RESEARCH WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING POST-SCHOOL OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES, PARTICULARLY YOUTH WITH HIGH-INTENSITY NEEDS AND THOSE FROM CULTURALLY, LINGUISTICALLY, ETHNICALLY, AND RACIALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) FOR THE SUBCONTRACT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, DR. VALERIE MAZZOTTI, WILL SUPPORT PI, DR. KENDRA WILLIAMS-DIEHM, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA AND THE PIS AT THE OTHER FIVE PARTNER INSTITUTIONS, IN THE FOLLOWING PROJECT ACTIVITIES: Â ¢ DESIGN AND DEVELOP ALL COMPONENTS OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM Â ¢ RECRUIT, SELECT, RETAIN, AND MENTOR DOCTORAL SCHOLARS Â ¢ CO-MENTOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS ACROSS ALL FIVE UNIVERSITIES Â ¢ ORGANIZE AND PARTICIPATE IN SHARED SEMINARS Â ¢ COLLECT DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF EVALUATING THE OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT Â ¢ SHARE DATA WITH THE PROJECT PI FOR PURPOSES OF ANNUAL AND FINAL REPORTS Â ¢ PARTICIPATE IN PI ANNUAL CONFERENCES Â ¢ PARTICIPATE IN COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (CBC) CONVENTION AND EXPO, THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DIVISION ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSITION (DCDT) CONFERENCE, CBC~ TEACHER EDUCATION DIVISION (TED) CONFERENCE, CEC-DIVISION ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND/OR NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER ON TRANSITION: THE COLLABORATIVE (NTACT:C) CONFERENCES ANNUALLY
University Of Kansas Center For Research Inc.
Project Grant H325H240014
$122.9k 9/17/24 202535S
THIS PROJECT IS A CONSORTIUM BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, THE SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SPECIAL EDUCATION DOCTORAL PROGRAMS. ELEVATE WILL TRAIN APPROXIMATELY 20 SCHOLARS ACROSS SIX UNIVERSITIES TO BECOME LEADERS IN SECONDARY TRANSITION EITHER IN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION OR HIGHER EDUCATION. SCHOLAR WILL BE TRAINED WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION AND TRANSITION AND THE TRANSITION INTO ADULT LIFE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. EACH SCHOLAR WILL OBTAIN A DOCTORAL DEGREE (PH.D. OR ED.D.) THROUGH THEIR HOME INSTITUTION. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERS (I.E., HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY; STATE, DISTRICT, AND LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION; AND OTHER LEADERSHIP PERSONNEL) KNOWLEDGEABLE IN TRANSITION SERVICES WHO ALSO DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCIES NECESSARY TO PREPARE EDUCATORS AND ENGAGE IN HIGH QUALITY, APPLIED RESEARCH TO ADVANCE PRACTICE, POLICY, AND RESEARCH WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING POST-SCHOOL OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES, PARTICULARLY YOUTH WITH HIGH-INTENSITY NEEDS AND THOSE FROM CULTURALLY, LINGUISTICALLY, ETHNICALLY, AND RACIALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. PI OF THE SUBCONTRACT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS WILL SUPPORT PI (DR. KENDRA WILLIAMS-DIEHM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA) AND THE PIS AT THE OTHER FIVE PARTNER INSTITUTIONS, IN THE FOLLOWING PROJECT ACTIVITIES: Â ¢ DESIGN AND DEVELOP ALL COMPONENTS OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM Â ¢ RECRUIT, SELECT, RETAIN, AND MENTOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS Â ¢ CO-MENTOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS ACROSS ALL FIVE UNIVERSITIES Â ¢ ORGANIZE AND PARTICIPATE IN SHARED SEMINARS Â ¢ COLLECT DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF EVALUATING THE OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT Â ¢ SHARED DATA WITH THE PROJECT PI FOR PURPOSES OF ANNUAL AND FINAL REPORTS Â ¢ PARTICIPATE IN PI ANNUAL CONFERENCE Â ¢ PARTICIPATE IN COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (CBC) CONVENTION AND EXPO, THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DIVISION ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSITION (DCDT) CONFERENCE, CBCTEACHER EDUCATION DIVISION (TED) CONFERENCE, AND NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER ON TRANSITION: THE COLLABORATIVE (NTACT:C) CONFERENCES ANNUALLY
University Of Arkansas
Project Grant H325H240014
$181.3k 9/3/24