2017 - Present | Director of Program Evaluation and Research Lab (PEARL), Boise State University | |
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2015 - Present | Assistant Professor, Boise State University ‐ Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Foundational Studies | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2021 - Present | Project to continue developing a robust early child care and education delivery system in Idaho for parents of children age birth to five. Direct and conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the implementation of the partnership’s strategic plan and assess the level of impact the project has on early child care and education in Idaho. |
Department of Education, Federal | |
The Department of Health and Human Services Preschool Development Grant | |
$18,000,000.00 | |
2018 - Present | CSP Hatchery Project |
National Science Foundation | |
NSF Award | |
Role: Evaluator | |
Colleague(s): Tim Andersen, Amit Jain, Noah Salzman, Don Winiecki, and Dianxiang Xu | |
$2,000,000,000 | |
2018 - Present | Investigation of how and for whom the Positive Action social-emotional and character development program has its effects on student behavior and academic achievement |
Institute for Education Science | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$700,000 | |
2018 - Present | Scaling-up Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) Framework in Rural Settings through the Idaho Rural Implementation Model (I-RIM) |
National Institute of Justice | |
Role: Co-Investigator | |
$5,700,000 | |
2017 - Present | Access and Barriers to Primary Care Among Deaf Users of American Sign Language |
National Institute of General Medical Sciences | |
Role: Career Grant Mentor | |
$60,000 | |
2017 - Present | STEM Competitive Workforce; investigating current effectiveness and building infrastructure for sustainability |
Idaho STEM Action Center | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$83,000 | |
2016 - Present | IUSE/EHR: Institutional and Community Transformation; Permeating Sustainability and Resiliency Concepts into Civil Engineering Curricula |
National Science Foundation | |
Role: Program Evaluator | |
$300,000 | |
2016 - Present | IUSE/PFE:RED: Software Hatchery; An Ecosystem for Nurturing the Next Generation of Computer Science Professionals |
National Science Foundation | |
Role: Program Evaluator | |
$2,000,000 | |
2021 - 2023 | Idaho teacher training in using and creating OER that integrates a wide array of digital humanities content |
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | |
Colleague(s): Kelly Arispe and Amber Hoye | |
$100,000 | |
2010 - 2015 | Johnson & Johnson Block Grant Evaluation |
Johnson & Johnson | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$151,000 | |
2013 - 2013 | International Family Finding and the NJ Judiciary Program |
International Social Services | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$9,200 | |
2010 - 2013 | Family Findings and Fostering Connections Demonstration Project |
International Social Services | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$330,000 | |
2010 - 2011 | New Jersey Asthma Awareness and Education Evaluation |
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$34,876 | |
2010 - 2011 | Skills2Care Alzheimer’s Program Evaluation |
Department of Health and Senior Services | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$68,000 | |
2010 - 2011 | The New Jersey Child Support Institute |
New Jersey Department of Human Services | |
Role: Research Methods Consultant | |
$13,000,000 | |
2009 - 2011 | New Jersey Child Welfare Training partnership |
New Jersey Department of Youth and Family Services | |
Role: Research Methods Consultant | |
$450,000 | |
2009 - 2009 | A Comprehensive Investigation of Domestic Violence Committed by Law Enforcement Officers |
FSU Research Foundation | |
Role: Statistician | |
$100,000 | |
2008 - 2008 | Poetry therapy: An investigation of a multidimensional clinical model |
FSU Provost Funds | |
Role: Statistician | |
$13,050 | |
2008 - 2008 | The Florida long-term care partnership |
FSU Provost Fund | |
Role: Statistician | |
$45,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2016 - Present | member, Society for Research in Educational Excellence (SREE) | 2007 - Present | member, American Educational Research Association (AERA) |
Honors and Awards
- 2012-2013 - Creative Teacher of the Year, Rutgers University
- 1987-88 - Teacher of the Year, Hardbarger Business College
2013 | Ph.D. - Measurement and Statistics, Florida State University ‐ College of Education | |
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2007 | MS in Biostatistics, Florida State University ‐ Department of Statistics | |
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1998 | MBA in Executive Management, Duke University ‐ College of Business | |
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1987 | BS in Computer Science, California State University Fullerton ‐ Department of Computer Science | |
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1987 | MA in Mathematics, California State University Fullerton ‐ Department of Mathematics | |
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