Our summer grants support on-campus interdisciplinary faculty research that advances understanding of children and families, and the contexts in which they live.
new collaborations
new areas of inquiry
seed funding
2022-2023 Seed Grant Recipients
Margaret Fields-Olivieri (Psychology) and Heather Coleman (Specialized Education Services) for Understanding Everyday Caregiver-Toddler Communication for Toddlers with Speech/Language Needs
Michelle Y. Martin-Romero, PI (PHE) and Gabriela Livas Stein (Psychology) for Examining Links between Vicarious Racism, Coping, and Health among Ethnically-Racially Minoritized Emerging Adults in the U.S.
Funding is awarded to teams of researchers and may be used for faculty salary, graduate student support, or research supplies. Email us to apply.
Bridget Cheeks (HDFS) and Gabriela Livas Stein (Psychology) for The impact of race and school transitions in African American adolescents’ academic persistence
Nicholas Kochmanski (Teacher Education and Higher Education Department) and The eCoaching Research Network (eCRN) for Research on Technology-Enabled Coaching: A First Step in Establishing and Advancing the eCoaching Research Network
Michaeline Jensen (Psychology) and Somya Mohanty (Computer Science): Digital Social Connection and Isolation in Youth Mental Health and Risk Taking
Lucia Mendez (Communication Sciences) and Karen La Paro (HDFS): Bilingualtek: Supporting Bilingual and Culturally Relevant Science Vocabulary Instruction and School Readiness
Jasmine DeJesus (Psychology) and Esther Leerkes (HDFS): Infants’ acceptance of new foods: Investigating social modeling as an effective strategy to increase intake of new foods
