Recently Awarded Grants

How can collaboration between social science researchers and legal advocates be facilitated to produce research evidence that can be used if/when the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Plyler v. Doe (1982) is challenged? How does participation in research …
Does the research-to-policy collaboration model improve policymakers’ use of prevention science research at the state level?
Does utilizing a Discrete Event Simulation (DES) model improve the local relevance and use of research evidence for school-based mental health decision-making?
How do clinical supervisory decisions improve the use of research evidence in mental health treatment activities and youth mental health outcomes?
Does using a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) process with varying levels of support improve decision-makers’ use of research evidence as they allocate opioid settlement funds to benefit youth?
What has been the impact of Family Impact Seminars on the use of research evidence by state legislatures for policies related to children and families?
How can routines, tools, and practices improve the use of research evidence in state budgeting practices relevant to children?
Does an embedded boundary spanner increase the use of research evidence when compared to an informal boundary spanner in an education research-practice partnership?
How does an equity-centered research practice partnership navigate issues of race and power and influence research use to inform decision-making on school discipline policies and practices?
2024 – 2026
$474,178
In what ways does an intentional approach to routinize the use of research evidence become embedded within data-driven practices in school districts to better support science instruction?
2023 – 2025
$650,000
How does engagement in a research-practice partnership improve the use of research by state education agency staff? Does participation in the partnership support state education leaders to shift policy development from a focus on compliance to a focus on social …
Does a light-touch intervention to connect county legislators with research and researchers improve their use of research evidence?
2022 – 2024
$216,360

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