{"id":19794,"date":"2019-03-13T15:25:04","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T19:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/sponsored-programs\/?p=19794"},"modified":"2019-03-13T15:25:04","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T19:25:04","slug":"featured-awards-february-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/sponsored-programs\/2019\/03\/13\/featured-awards-february-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Awards \u2013 February 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nJoseph DiNapoli<\/strong> \u2022 Mathematical Sciences \nSBIR Phase II: Meaningful Sketching and Meaningful Struggle in STEM Education<\/em> \nNational Science Foundation \n$36,526 \nSupported by a subaward from eGrove Education, this project will develop a learning environment where students can freehand sketch on a touchscreen phone, tablet, or computer. Mathematics education is increasingly using sketching to develop conceptual understanding, and sketching is a critical component in STEM for creativity, communication, and development of 3D spatial visualization skills. The physical act of sketching has been shown to increase the ability to mentally visualize spatial relationships. However, sketching is being left out of the eLearning revolution, and currently relies extensively on multiple-choice questions. \n<\/div>
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\nEric Forgoston<\/strong> \u2022 Mathematical Sciences \nLora Billings<\/strong> \u2022 Dean\u2019s Office, CSAM \nRUI: Stochastic Interactions: Understanding Invasion and Extinction in Ecological Systems<\/em> \nNational Science Foundation \n$166,039 \nThe project involves the use of theoretical, statistical, and computational approaches to improve our understanding of how models of large ecological systems respond to stochastic interactions and perturbations. Of particular interest is the study of primary and secondary extinction cascades in food webs as well as the susceptibility of food webs to invasive species. The results will be useful in improving our understanding of biodiversity and the organization of living communities as well as factors that can stabilize or destabilize ecosystems. \n<\/div>
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\nJacalyn Giacalone Willis<\/strong> \u2022 Professional Resources in Science and Mathematics \nThe New Jersey STEM Innovation Fellowship<\/em> \nMath for America \n$200,000 \nThe New Jersey STEM Innovation Fellowship is a new teacher-leadership program that will be open to experienced elementary teachers working in New Jersey public schools. Teachers accepted to the fellowship will receive a $5,000 stipend and join a supportive learning community where they will learn about a research-based, innovative math teaching practice alongside talented teachers from other New Jersey districts and schools. ÌÇÐÄvlog, in collaboration with Math for America, will be the lead institution in partnership with Princeton University<\/em> and Rowan University<\/em>. \n<\/div>
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\nElaine Hitchcock<\/strong> \u2022 Communication Sciences and Disorders \nBiofeedback-Enhanced Treatment for Speech Sound Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial and Delineation of Sensorimotor Subtypes – Year 1<\/em> \nNational Institutes of Health \n$271,097 \nThis\u00a0study\u00a0will\u00a0evaluate\u00a0children with\u00a0RSE\u00a0affecting \/r\/\u00a0(n=\u00a0110 for\u00a0Aim\u00a01;\u00a0n=\u00a0118\u00a0across\u00a0Aims 1\u00a0and\u00a03)\u00a0who\u00a0are\u00a0native\u00a0speakers\u00a0of\u00a0English between\u00a09;0\u00a0and\u00a015;11 years\u00a0of\u00a0age. Supported by a multi-site, five-year, $1.39 million R01 award with New York University and Syracuse University, Dr. Hitchcock will be responsible for overseeing staff at MSU and contributing to study design plans. \n<\/div>
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\nJorge Lorenzo Trueba<\/strong> \u2022 Earth and Environmental Studies \nCollaborative Research: From Surface Dynamics to Strata: Quantifying the Signals of Surface Processes in Space and Time<\/em> \nNational Science Foundation \n$63,927 \nIn collaboration with the University of Central Florida, University of Connecticut, and University of New Mexico, the goal of the work is to build a unified spatio-temporal scaling framework that allows the researchers to link scale-dependent delta surface dynamics (i.e. channel versus floodplain dynamics) and morphology to the final sedimentary products, and vice versa, under a variety of steady and unsteady forcings. The proposed research represents a potentially transformative approach to linking the surface structure and dynamics of deltaic channel networks to the subsurface structure of deltaic deposits. \n<\/div>
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\nRobert Reid<\/strong> \u2022 Family and Child Studies \nPauline Garcia-Reid<\/strong> \u2022 Family and Child Studies \nProject C.O.P.E. \u2013 Supplement<\/em> \nUS Department of Health & Human Services\/SAMHSA \n$283,875 \nDr. Reid and Dr. Garcia-Reid\u2019s Project C.O.P.E. works to prevent substance abuse and the spread of HIV among African American and Latino youth in Paterson, NJ. \n<\/div>
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\nMeiyin Wu <\/strong>\u2022 Passaic River Institute \nStudy on the Concentrations and Sources of the Cyanotoxins BMAA, DAB and AEG in the Raw and Finished Water in New Jersey, US and Taiwan<\/em> \nMinistry of Science and Technology, Republic of China \n$4,302 \nThe objective of this international cooperation between National Cheng Kung University and ÌÇÐÄvlog is to understand the presence of BMAA, DAB and AEG, a group of novel neurotoxins produced by cyanobacteria, in the lakes, reservoirs, and finished water in New Jersey and to compare data with those present in Taiwan\u2019s lakes and reservoirs. \n<\/div>