Research Grants

This project will explore that variability using the effect size estimates and associated descriptive variables from seven existing meta-analyses.

Maton is producing a book, Influencing Social Policy: Applied Psychology Serving the Public Interest. He will review the literature on the use of research and interview influential researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to offer lessons for researchers seeking to influence policy. ...

How do staff at youth programs acquire and use research to inform their program designs and practices?

Under what circumstances do state policymakers use research evidence as a basis for children and youth’s public health initiatives?

How do middle-school teachers’ relationships with colleagues contribute to classroom practice and students’ adjustment?

What is the role of research in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)?

Under what conditions do observers most reliably distinguish between levels of teaching quality?

How do research-practice partnerships support the use of research in school districts?

What strategies help youth successfully navigate time sensitive and multi staged tasks in college?

How do times of economic boom and bust affect the family setting and youth as they transition from adolescence to young adulthood?