SCIENTIA ARTICLE ABOUT OUR WORK:
GRANT AWARDS on STEM EDUCATION
2021-2023 Meaningful Evaluation of Effective and Inclusive Teaching. Awarded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence 3 Learning Community. Judy Awong-Taylor (PI), Allison D’Costa, Clay Runck, Cindy Achat-Mendes, Jann Joseph.
2019-2022. Capitalizing on Peer Supplemental Instruction to Cultivate Academic Mindset across Campus. Awarded by the STEM IV initiative of the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents. Award: $300,000. Cindy Achat-Mendes (PI). Co-PIs: Catherine Thomas, Chantelle Anfuso, Katherine Pinzon, Cynthia Johnson, Benjamin Shepler. Senior Personnel: Jayme Curry Savage, Rashad Simmons, Elizabeth Sudduth, Jennifer Hurst-Kennedy, Sonal Dekhane, Tirza Leader.
2016-2020. An Institutional Model for Increasing Student Engagement through Course-embedded Undergraduate Research Experiences. NSF-IUSE: Division of Undergraduate Education, NSF Award ID 1623779. Award: $1,629,924. Judy Awong-Taylor (PI), Allison D’Costa, Tirza Leader, David Pursell, and Clay Runck; or Senior Personnel: Cindy Achat-Mendes, Chantelle Anfuso, Katherine Pinzon, Jennifer Hurst-Kennedy, Sonal Denkhe, Cynthia Johnson, Ben Shepler.
2016-2019. Improving P-16 STEM Performance via High Student Engagement Strategies. University System of Georgia STEM Initiative III, STEM-Education Improvement Plan. Annual BOR Award: $807,000. Thomas Mundie (PI), Co-PIs: Judy Awong-Taylor, Clay Runck, Cindy Achat-Mendes, Allison D’Costa, Katherine Pinzon, David Pursell, Chantelle Anfuso, Tirza Leader, Bernadette Peiffer, David Wells.
2015-2016. Launching a Peer Supplemental Instruction Program for STEM majors. Complete College GA STEM Innovation grant. Award: $25,000. Cindy Achat-Mendes (PI), Chantelle Anfuso, Benjamin Shepler, Latanya Hammonds-Odie.
2017-2016. Re-designing the BIOL1107 labs to be inquiry-based and research-focused. Allison D’Costa (PI), Cindy Achat-Mendes, Judy Awong-Taylor, Latanya Hammonds-Odie, Patricia Huey, Elisabeth Javazon and Candace Timpte.
Bio-Bridge – a bridge program for transfer students and freshmen students. Jennifer Hurst-Kennedy, Cindy Achat-Mendes, Rashad Simmons, and Adrienne Cotrell.