November 2017 Awards

David Julian

David Julian

Principal Investigator: David Julian, Center on Education and Training for Employment (CETE)
Co-Investigators: Robert Mahlman; Melissa Ross
Project Dates: 11/15/2017 – 06/30/2018
Anticipated Total Award Amount: $78,000
Project Sponsor: Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Need, Assessment, Planning and Evaluation Services for OhioMHAS Transition Age Youth (Part 4) State Youth Treatment-Implementation

The proposal for this award was submitted by Ohio State University’s Results Management Team (RMT) as a response to the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services’ Office of Prevention and Wellness’ request for “Assessment & Evaluation for Ohio Statewide Youth Treatment Implementation” (SYT-I) support for the Ohio Interagency Council for Youth (OICY). The OICY was convened in part to improve treatment access and quality of services for youth and emerging adults (ages 12-25) with substance use disorders (SUDs) or SUDs and co-occurring mental health disorders. Specifically, RMT will facilitate the OICY’s implementation of Ohio’s Statewide Youth Treatment strategic plan. In addition, RMT will evaluate the collaborative to identify process outcomes achieved.


Laura Justice

Laura Justice

Principal Investigator: Laura Justice, The Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy
Project Dates: 08/21/2017 – 06/01/2018
Anticipated Total Award Amount: $168,270
Project Sponsor: City of Columbus

Schoenbaum Family Center School for Early Learning Preschool Expansion Grant – School Year 2017-2018

The aim of Early Start Columbus grant is to secure early education access for four-year old children in Columbus so that they can attend and participate in a year of high quality, early childhood education prior to kindergarten.  The partnership between the City of Columbus and A. Sophie Rogers School for Early Learning at the Schoenbaum Family Center aims to not only improve readiness for children entering  kindergarten, but also to accelerate learning and academic performance beyond kindergarten.


Peter Paul

Peter Paul

Principal Investigator: Peter Paul, Educational Studies
Project Dates: 07/01/2017 – 06/30/2018
Anticipated Total Award Amount:  $170,113
Project Sponsor: University of Cincinnati

Vision 2: Program for Preparation of Orientation and Mobility Specialists: 2017-2018

This project will continue to address the ongoing state-level need for certified orientation and mobility specialists (COMS).  The Ohio State University’s Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Personnel Preparation Program has prepared seven cohorts of individuals since 2010.  Six students of the 2016-2017 cohort will graduate by the end of Summer 2017 semester (August 2017).  We have accepted 6 new students for the 2017-2018 cohort year.


Teresa Shiverdecker

Teresa Shiverdecker

Principal Investigator: Teresa Shiverdecker, Educational Studies
Project Dates:  08/16/2017 – 08/15/2018
Anticipated Total Award Amount:$842,629
Project Sponsor:   Ohio Department of Education

Nonfiction Texts in Inquiry-based Science, K-5 (NFTI Science, K-5)

Nonfiction Texts in Inquiry-based Science (NFTI) is a research project designed to determine the impact of an intensive professional development program on teacher science content knowledge and student achievement in science. NFTI Science uses a quasi-experimental research design with two-groups. The research questions are:

  • Does participation in the NFTI Science PD program increase the science content knowledge of Grades K – 5 teachers?
  • Does participation in the NFTI Science PD program lead to increases in student achievement in science for the students of the participating teachers?

The program consists of two distinct and concurrent arms, the Grades 3 – 5 arm that began in the summer of 2014 and the Grades K – 2 arm that began in the fall of 2016.  The program is in its fourth and final year.


Tiffany Wild

Tiffany Wild

Principal Investigator: Tiffany Wild, Teaching and Learning
Project Dates:  08/01/2017 – 07/31/2018
Anticipated Total Award Amount:$118,242
Project Sponsor:   Salus University

National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Dissabilities Scholars Program