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My research interests include broadening participation in STEM, especially for students from underrepresented populations; the use of informal learning environments to broaden participation; the use of informal learning environments in preservice teacher education; teacher professional development, especially as it relates to STEM and teacher induction.
National Science Foundation – IUSE. Collaborative Research: Using Networked Improvement Communities to Design and Implement Program Transformation Tools for Secondary Mathematics Teacher Preparation. Role: Co-PI. PI: Gary Martin, University of Auburn. $150,000. October 2018 – October 2021. Grant No. 1834539.
National Science Foundation – NOYCE Track 4. Collaborative Research: Network retention in Noyce communities of practice. Role: PI with Gregory Rushton, Stonybrook University. April 2017 – March 2020. Amount $1,026,374. Grant No. 1660665.
National Science Foundation – Noyce Track 1. UK Noyce STEM PLUS: Producing Leaders for Urban/rUral Schools. Role: PI. March 2018 – March 2023. Amount $1,200,000. Grant No. 1758447.
National Science Foundation (EPSCoR Track 3). Utilizing STEM Camps and STEM Clubs to increase interest in STEM fields among females and students of color. Amount: $749,999. Role: PI. October 2013 – September 2019. http://education.uky.edu/STEM/content/seebluestemcamp (co-PI from October 2013 – May 2014). Recognized as one of the top 5 NSF national models for broadening participation at the 2015 National EPSCoR Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
Mathematics and Science Partnership – Kentucky Department of Education. Full STEAM Ahead: Preparing elementary teachers to implement best-practices in integrated STEAM instruction. Role: External Evaluator. Primary Investigators: Sarah Bush and Kristin Cook, Bellarmine University. 2015 – 2017.
Florida State University. FCR STEM Summer Institutes. Role: External Evaluator. Primary Investigator: Rabieh Razzouk. 2014.
AstraZeneca – Health and Science Innovation Challenge. See Blue STEM Camp. Role: PI. October 2017 – September 2018. Amount $6,500.
National Science Foundation (Robert Noyce – Phase II). UK-NOYCE: New Opportunities Yielding Classroom Excellence – Phase II. www.uky.edu/PIMSER/programs/NOYCE Total amount $800,000. Role: Primary Investigator. September 2012 – August 2018.
Council on Postsecondary Education. Energy is Elementary. Role: Co-PI. Total Award Amount: $110,000. PI: Carol Hanley, University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. April 2016 – June 2017.
Council on Postsecondary Education. STEM PRIDE: Partnering with Research & Industry to Develop (STEM) Educators for college and career readiness (CCR). Role: co-PI. Total Award Amount: $274,916. PI: Carol Hanley, University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. January 2015 – June 2017.
American Association of University Women (AAUW). #IamaWomanInSTEM. Role: co-PI; Faculty Sponsor. Total Award: $5000. PI: Shelby Albers (REU Student). 2015 – 2016.
Kentucky Department of Education – Gates Foundation. Mathematics Instructional Learning Community (MILC): Mathematics Development Collaborative. Total Award Amount: $50,000. Role: Senior Personnel – Mathematics Teacher Educator. Primary Investigator: Natalee Feese, Fayette County Public Schools. 2014 – 2016.
National Science Foundation (REU). Supporting undergraduate research fellows in timely STEM education research via the University of Kentucky’s STEM Education research laboratory. Total award amount $300,000. Role: Senior Personnel. Primary Investigator, Molly Fisher, Dept of STEM Education, University of Kentucky. August 2012 – July 2015.
Kentucky Center for Mathematics. See Blue Mathematics Clinic. https://sites.google.com/site/ukmathematicsclinic/ Award Amount: $50,000. Role: Primary Investigator. July 2012 – August 2013
Kentucky Center for Mathematics. See Blue Mathematics Clinic. https://sites.google.com/site/ukmathematicsclinic/ Award Amount: $50,000. Role: Primary Investigator. July 2011 – August 2012
Kentucky Department of Education (MSP) through US Department of Education. Fayette County Mathematics Instructional Learning Community (MILC): A Middle School Mathematics Partnership. Total Award Amount: $600,000. Role: Senior Personnel. Primary Investigator: Natalee Feese, Fayette County Public Schools. November 2009 – October 2012.
Project Lead the Way. Project Lead the Way. Total award amount $25,000. Role: Senior Personnel. Primary Investigator: Dianne Leveridge, College of Engineering. 2007 – 2010.
National Science Foundation (TUES). Sys-STEM: Systems Thinking for Sustainability. Award Amount: $200,000. Role: Co-PI. Primary Investigator, Dusan Sekulic, Fellow ASME Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky. August 2011 – August 2015.
National Science Foundation (DRK-12). Geometry Assessments for Secondary Teachers (GAST). Total Award Amount: $3,153,856; Subgrant to UK Amount: $844,341. Role: Co-PI; Co-PI on subgrant to UK . Primary Investigator, Dr. Bill Bush, University of Louisville with partners University of Kentucky and Alpine Testing Solutions. October 2008 – September 2014.
National Science Foundation (Robert Noyce). UK-NOYCE: New Opportunities Yielding Classroom Excellence. www.uky.edu/PIMSER/programs/NOYCE Total award amount $748,625 (+$150,000 supplement from KSTC). Role: Primary Investigator. August 2007 – August 2013.
National Science Foundation (Center for Learning and Teaching). ACCLAIM: Appalachian Collaborative Center for Learning, Assessment and Instruction in Mathematics. www.acclaim-math.org Total Award Amount: $10,667,090; Subgrant to UK Amount: $1,350,926. Role: Co-PI on subgrant to UK. Collaborative partnership with University of Tennessee with partners Marshall University, University of Kentucky, Ohio University, University of Louisville, and West Virginia University. Primary Investigator: Vena Long, University of Tennessee. August 2007 – 2011. (Award was active in 2001 and I came on the grant upon my arrival to UK in August 2007).