NSF Grants

The latest end date is listed first.  

1. Math Partners: Collaborations to Support Early Math Learning (August 2024 to July 2028) NSF / Division of Research on Learning, Grant No: 2405829
2. Design and Development: Engineering and Empathy Pre-K/K (November 2019 to August 2023) NSF / Division Of Engineering Education and Centers, Grant No: 1932631 
3. Integrating Science with Mathematics and Engineering: Linking Home and School Learning for All Young Learners (September 2018 to March 2023) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Grant No: 1813280 
4. Collaborative Research: The Development of Computational Literacy through the Integration of Computational Thinking and Early Language and Literacy Development in Urban Preschools (September 2018 to August 2022) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Grant No: 1814007 
5. Design Squad Maker: Researching How to Support Upper Elementary School Children’s Sustained Engagement and Participation in Engineering Design across Out-of-School Settings (September 2018 to August 2022) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Grant No: 1811457 
6. Collaborative Math: Creating Sustainable Excellence in Mathematics for Head Start Programs (August 2015 to December 2021) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Grant No: 1503486 
7. Evaluation of Parent-Child STEM Learning Using Interactive Media (September 2016 to August 2019) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Grant No: 1612840 
8. Evaluation of Digital Media and Parent/Child Engagement Resources to Increase Preschool Computational Thinking (September 2016 to May 2019) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Grant No: 1612642 
9. Evaluation of Bringing Science Home with PEEP: Engaging Parents and Preschool Children in Science Exploration (September 2016 to May 2019) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Grant No: 1612642 
10. Ruff Family Science: Researching Factors that Support Intergenerational Science Learning in Adult Education Contexts (September 2017 to December 2018) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Grant No: 1713494 
11. Evaluation of Integrating Computational Thinking into Mathematics Instruction in Rural and Urban Preschools (January 2017 to December 2018) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Grant No: 1640135 
12. Evaluation of PLUM RX: Researching a New Pathway for Bringing Active Science Exploration to Urban Families (September 2015 to August 2018) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Grant No: 1516466 
13. Evaluation of the “Next Generation Preschool Science” Initiative (November 2013 to September 2017) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Grant No: 1316550 
14. Evaluation of Design Squad Global (September 2014 to August 2017) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Grant No: 1422236 
15. Evaluation of the Children’s Television Series “Peep and the Big Wide World / El Mundo de Peep” (September 2013 to September 2015) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Grant No: 1222607 
16. Evaluation of the Children’s Web Series about Environmental Sustainability: “Plum Landing (formerly Loop)” (September 2011 to October 2015) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Informal Science Education Program, NSF Planning Grant No: 1114515 
17. Informal Pathways to Engineering Research Study (September 2011 to August 2015) NSF / Division of Engineering Education and Centers, Grant No: 1129342 
18. Evaluation of NOVA “Making Stuff” Season Two (October 2012 to October 2014) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Informal Science Education Program, Grant No: 1222986 
19. Evaluation of Television Series “Jonathan Bird’s Blue World” (August 2011 to August 2012) NSF / Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science, Math, Engineering, and Technical Education Digital Library, Grant No: 1043823 
20. Evaluation of the Children’s Television Series “Peep and the Big Wide World, Season 5” Including Outreach to Latino Families (September 2011 to July 2012) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Informal Science Education Program, Grant No: 1010900 
21. Evaluation of the Children’s Transmedia Learning Experience “Spyhounds” (September 2011 to February 2012) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Informal Science Education Program, Grant No: 1114690 
22. Evaluation of the Children’s Television Series “FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman, Season 5” Including Web-based, Educational Games and Science Outreach in Informal Settings (March 2010 to August 2011) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Informal Science Education Program, Grant No: 0840307 
23. Evaluation of the Children’s Television Series “Design Squad, Season 4” Including Engineering-related Web and Classroom Resources (March 2010 to August 2011) NSF / Division of Engineering Education and Centers. Programs: Informal Science Education, Special Studies and Analyses, & Engineering Education Grant No: 0917495 
24. Evaluation of an Initiative to Change Girls’ Perception of Computer Science: “Dot Diva” (September 2009 to December 2010) NSF / Division of Computer and Network Systems, Broadening Participating in Computing Program Grant No: 0753686 
25. Evaluation of the Children’s Educational TV Series about Environmental Sustainability: “Loop” Pilot (September 2010 to December 2010) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Informal Science Education Program, Grant No: 1010959 
26. Evaluation of an Initiative to Encourage Academically-prepared High School Women to Pursue Engineering Careers: “Engineer Your Life” (February 2009 to September 2010) NSF / Division of Engineering Education and Centers, Engineering Education Program, Grant No: 0550710 
27. Evaluation of the Children’s Television Series “Design Squad, Season 3,” Including Engineering-related Classroom Resources (June 2009 to June 2010) NSF / Division of Engineering Education and Centers. Programs: Informal Science Education, ITEST, Discovery Research K-12 Applied Research, & Engineering Education, Grant No: 0810996 
28. Evaluation of Online Training Module for Informal Science Educators Developed in Conjunction with the Children’s Television Series “FETCH!” with Ruff Ruffman, Season 4 (March 2009 to December 2009) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Informal Science Education Program, Grant No: 0813513 
29. Evaluation of a New Children’s Educational TV Series about Environmental Sustainability: “Loop” (July 2009 to December 2009) NSF / Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, Informal Science Education Program, NSF Planning Grant No: 0840302