Federal grants

Current Funding from External Research Grants

  • National Science Foundation: “Conference: Building Capacity: A Virtual Workshop for Two-Year College Geoscience Faculty to Develop National Science Foundation Grant Proposals.” Co-Principal Investigator. DUE-EDU. Jan. 15, 2024, thru Feb. 28, 2025. Award #2349758. Amount: $142,960.
  • Columbia University/U.S. Science Support Program Novel Project Grant (funded as a sub-award from NSF): “A Short Open Educational Resource (OER) on Scientific Ocean Drilling for Introductory-Level Oceanography Courses, Written By and For Educators.” Lead Principal Investigator. May 1, 2024, thru April 30, 2025. Amount: $18,807.

Prior Funding from External Research Grants

  • National Science Foundation: “Collaborative Research: Student Produced Audio Narratives (SPAN).” Principal Investigator. DUE-IUSE. 2017-2022. Award #1708646. Amount: $66,860.
  • National Science Foundation: “Targeted Math Science Partnership: Middle Grades Earth and Space Science Education.” Co-Principal Investigator. MSP Targeted Awards & Geoscience Education. 2010-2017. Award #096792. Amount: $7,611,019.
  • National Science Foundation: “Developing Undergraduate Research at Community Colleges: Tapping the Potential of All Students.” Senior Personnel. NSF-DUE, CCLI-Type 2 (Expansion), Advanced Tech Education Programming, S-STEM. 2009-2014. Award #0920083. Amount: $359,590.
  • National Science Foundation: “UNH GEO-Teach: Transforming Earth System Science Education.” Funded subcontractor to co-lead summer workshops and mentor graduate students in ESS education.  NSF GEO-TEACH. 2006-2012.  Award #0631377. Amount: $3,251,664.
  • National Science Foundation: “Faculty Development Workshops to Support Engagement in Undergraduate Research.” Co-Principal Investigator. NSF CCLI-Phase I (Exploratory). 2008-2014. Award #0841267. Amount: $49,000.
  • National Science Foundation: “Collaborative Proposal: Building and Maintaining a Pipeline for Diversity: A Track2 Proposal.” Co-Principal Investigator. NSF GEO – Opportunity for Enhancing Diversity & Education and Human Resources. 2005-2012. Award #0503521.  Amount: $900,872.
  • National Science Foundation: “The Role of Two-Year Colleges in Education and Broadening Participation in the Geosciences: A Planning Workshop.” Co-Principal Investigator. NSF GEO – Opportunity for Enhancing Diversity. 2009-2011. Award #0939671. Amount: $47,290.
  • National Science Foundation: “A Workshop to Design a Digital Research/Education Forum and “Pathway” for the Geosciences.” Senior Personnel. NSF-DUE, National SMETE Digital Library. 2009-2011. Award #0842177. Amount: $146,995.
  • National Science Foundation: “Building a Pipeline for Diversity.” Co-Principal Investigator.  NSF GEO – Catalyzing New International Collaborations, Geoinformatics, Environmental Social & Behavior Science, Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity, Engineering Education. Two years (2003-2005). Award #0303096. Amount: $92,726.
  • Environmental Protection Agency: “SPHERES! (Science Programming HERE, Scouts!) at Penn State Delaware County.” Principal Investigator. One year (2005-2006). Amount: $9,535