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College announces FY 2012 URG Fellowship Award Winners

The University Research Grant (URG) Program is designed to support the development of research agendas for pre-tenured faculty and to stimulate the development of external grant proposals.

The College of Education College Research Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the FY 2012 URG Fellowship Awards:

Thomas Crumpler, C&I
"Investigating practices of college-age literacy tutors"

Kara Lycke and Tom Lucey, C&I
"Where is the trickster? Exploring traditional and multimedia texts written for and read by youth"

Amanda Quesenberry, C&I
"Exploring perspectives on addressing children's challenging behaviors among student teachers in traditional versus professional development school (PDS) placements"

Kristina Hesbol, EAF
"Strategic data leadership: An examination of principal behaviors using data that improve math teaching and learning outcomes in high performing high poverty Illinois school districts"

Lydia Kyei-Blankson, EAF
"Examining the effect of an online and blended professional development model on faculty pedagogical and philosophical approaches to teaching"

Stacey Bock and Christy Borders, SED
"Identifying the professional development needs of teachers supporting students with a dual diagnosis of Deafness and Autism Spectrum Disorder"

Yojanna Cuenca and April Mustian, SED
"Students with emotional and behavioral disorders: Learning to use persuasive writing as a means to self-advocate for their needs"

Karen Douglas and Debra Shelden, SED
"Using electronic photographic activity schedules to promote self-management and acquisition of incidental information for students with intellectual disabilities"

Stacy Kelly, SED
"Working toward a better understanding for tomorrow: Assessing the postsecondary outcomes of young adults who are visually impaired in the U.S."