Externally-funded grants support world-class research and engagement.

Externally Funded Grants
Principal InvestigatorDeptProject NameSponsor/Prime SponsorProject Start DateProject End Date
Ali, Saba REducation AdministrationUniversity of Iowa Postdoctoral Training in Culturally Responsive Education Leadership ResearchUSDoED- IES

8/1/2022

7/31/2027

Ali, Saba REducation AdministrationBehavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program (CAY)HHS,-HRSA

9/30/2023

9/29/2025

Ali, Saba REducation AdministrationBehavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program (BHWET)HHS-HRSA

9/1/2021

6/30/2025

Ali, Saba REducation AdministrationIowa-Illinois-Nebraska LSAMP: INSPIRE: A STEM Partnership for Innovation in Research and EducationNSF-LSAMP, NSF

10/1/2022

9/30/2027

Assouline, Susan Lynn GPsych and Quant FoundationsNational Research and Development Center on Improving Access, Instruction, and Outcomes in Gifted EducationUniversity of Connecticut, USDoED-IES

9/1/2020

8/31/2025

Bardhoshi, GertaCounselor EducationProject Prepare, Engage, Assess, Respond, Link, Sustain (PEARLS)HHS-SAMHSA

12/31/2022

9/29/2026

Barnhardt, Cassie LEduc Policy Leadership StudiesPrivate Sector Partnerships to Strengthen Higher Education (USAID)USAID

1/17/2023

1/16/2028

Bowman, NicholasEduc Policy Leadership StudiesPromoting At-Promise Student Success (PASS2): A Mixed Methods Examination of Students, Programs, and InstitutionsUSC, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

7/1/2021

6/30/2025

Bruhn, Allison LSCSMHEstablishment of the Mental Health Evaluation, Training, Research, and Innovation Center for Schools (METRICS)U Wisconsin Regents, USDoED

10/1/2023

9/30/2025

Bruhn, Allison LTeaching and LearningInterdisciplinary Training Project in Special Education and School Psychology (SP2)US DoED

10/1/2020

9/30/2025

Bruhn, Allison LTeaching and LearningProject THRIVE: Training Special Education Leaders in Mental Health and Culturally and Linguistically Responsive PracticesUS DoED

10/1/2023

9/30/2028

Bruhn, Allison LTeaching and LearningMonitoring Behavior on the Go: MoBeGo 2.0US DoED

10/1/2023

9/30/2028

Case, AmandaPsych and Quant FoundationsFostering Black and Latinx student STEM efficacy, interests, and identity: A participatory study of STEM programming and practices at one community-based organizationNSF

10/1/2024

3/31/2029

Case, AmandaPsych and Quant FoundationsSTTR: A scalable intervention for stress management praticesLivotion, LLC; NIH

9/17/2024

8/31/2025

Cohen, Mary LTeaching and LearningJuvenile Detention Center of Linn County Music ProgramRapson Collaborative

5/23/2024

7/31/2025

Foley Nicpon, MeganPsych and Quant FoundationsInnovations in Discovering and Developing Talented Twice-Exceptional Students (DD2E)US DoED

10/1/2023

9/30/2028

Hollingworth, LizEduc Policy Leadership StudiesIowa Blueprint for ChangeIowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services, USDoED  

10/1/2022

9/30/2025

Hollingworth, LizEduc Policy Leadership StudiesMagnet Schools Assistance Program (Future Ready Magnet Schools)Cedar Rapids Community School District, USDoED

10/1/2022

9/30/2027

Hollingworth, LizEduc Policy Leadership StudiesProject UNITEDUniversity of Northern Iowa, USDoED

6/1/2023

5/31/2028

Keller-Wilson, MikeBelin-Blank CenterIowa Junior Science and Humanities SymposiumNSTA, USDoD-Army

6/13/1995

7/31/2025

King, Seth ATeaching and LearningImproving Data-Based Individualization through Artificial Intelligence: The IDEAFoundations in Learning, LLC

7/9/2024

7/8/2025

Kivlighan, MartinPsych and Quant FoundationsGraduate Psychology Training in in Integrated Mental Health and Substance use Treatment for Rural Iowa YouthHHS-HRSA

9/1/2019

6/30/2025

Levine, AllisonCounselor EducationInterdisciplinary-Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Special Education Service Training: I-CRESTUSDoED

10/1/2023

9/30/2028

Levine, AllisonCounselor EducationUniversity of Iowa Long Term Training Program: Rehabilitation Counseling, Deadline Extension ApplicationUSDoED

10/1/2020

9/30/2025

Levine, AllisonCounselor EducationComprehensive Statewide Needs AssessmentIowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services, USDoED  

7/1/2022

12/31/2025

Linley, JodiEduc Policy Leadership StudiesThriving In College: A National Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) StudentsIndiana University, Spencer Foundation

5/1/2023

7/31/2026

Lira, MatthewPsych and Quant FoundationsCollaborative Research: Haptic Technology Innovations to Guide Student Gesturing with Dynamic STEM VisualizationsNSF

9/1/2022

8/31/2025

Middleton, TevinSCSMHHEALTH POLICY RESEARCH SCHOLARS PROGRAM - Finalist supplemental applicationRobert Wood Johnson Foundation

9/1/2023

8/31/2027

Nordine, JeffreyTeaching and LearningSupporting High School Students in Constructing Quantitative Knowledge-in-Use of EnergyMichigan State University, USDoED-IES

8/1/2023

7/31/2027

Ogren, Christine AEduc Policy Leadership StudiesScholarly Book Project on the History of Lyle SpencerSpencer Foundation

1/1/2022

12/31/2025

Plakans, Lia MTeaching and LearningTeacher Education for Equity through Partnerships USDoED

10/1/2023

9/30/2028

Rodgers, Derek BTeaching and LearningWORDS (Workshops on Reading Development Strategies) for Pandemic Recovery in NebraskaUniversity of California, Irvine; USDoED

11/22/2022

6/30/2026

Rodgers, Derek BTeaching and LearningMeta-Analysis of College Writing Interventions on Writing and Learning OutcomesUniversity of California, Irvine, USDoED-IES

7/1/2024

6/30/2027

Santos, Ann M GPsych and Quant FoundationsMultidisciplinary Pathways to Recruit, Train, and Retain School Mental Health Providers in Iowa (MPath) USDoED

4/1/2023

12/31/2027

Sheppard, MaiaTeaching and LearningNamibian History and Contemporary Society: Teaching for Critical Global Competence from African PerspectivesUSDoED

8/1/2024

1/31/2026

Vispoel, Walter PPsych and Quant FoundationsPsyRAT: Extensible Open-Source Software for Applying Generalizability Theory to Assess Psychometric Reliability of Trial-Wise Scores and Optimize Tasks for RDoCUniversity of South Florida, NIH

8/4/2022

6/30/2027

Wadsworth, John SCounselor EducationThe University of Iowa Rehabilitation Counseling Program (UIRCP) USDoED-RSA

10/1/2019

9/30/2025

Last updated: 03/06/25