If I want to do high impact, meaningful research that affects educational practice, then I have to be constantly asking for money. I don’t mind, though. Obtaining grants is definitely challenging, but I enjoy a good challenge!

Current Funding

Institute of Education Sciences - (Principal Investigator)

Development of an Implementation Support Package to Install, Implement, and Sustain MTSS in Early Childhood Settings

2023-2027

$2,000,000

Past Funding

Office of Education and Rehabilitation (Co-Principal Investigator)

Project STARS (Scholars in Teaching, Applied Research, and Service):Training and Mentoring in School Psychology

2022-2023

$1,500,000

Institute of Education Sciences - R305A180037 (Principal Investigator)

A Close Inspection of the Academic Language Used by K-3 Students

2018-2023

$3,323,166

Institute of Education Sciences (Co-Investigator)

Professional Development of an MTSS Model for Early Childhood Educators to Prevent Reading Disabilities

2017-2021

$1,400,000

Center for Community Schools

Academic Language Enhancement Community Partnership

2019-2020

$57,224

Institute of Education Sciences - R305A140093 (Principal Investigator)

Development of a Dual Language Narrative Curriculum

2014-2018

$1,481,976

American Occupational Therapy Association (Co-Principal Investigator)

Sleep Education for Families of Children with Autism in Rural Areas

2017-2018

$45,455

Univ. of Connecticut Early Childhood Personnel Center (Principal Investigator)

Arizona’s Early Childhood Personnel Center

2017

$11,424

Rehabilitation Services of America - H250Z150002 (Co-Investigator)

National American Indian Rehabilitation Training and Technical Assistance Center

2015-2017

$3,521,400

AZ Department of Health (Principal Investigator)

Development of a Statewide PBIS-Early Childhood System Evidence-Based Health Promotion Curricula

2012-2017

$3,563,775

Northern Arizona University, Preliminary Studies Grant (Principal Investigator)

Predictive Early Assessment of Reading and Language (PEARL): Validity, Reliability, and Feasibility.

2013-2014

$65,000

University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences (Co-Principal Investigator)

A comparison of two dynamic assessments of reading

2010-2012

$7500