Children, Youth and Families Consortium Social Science Research Institute Penn State
:. CYFC :. CYFC Member Successes :. Grants Secured

Grants Secured - 2006-present

    See also: Grants Secured - 1999-2005


Award Date PI Name Name of Grant Granting Agency Amount
2/08 David Gamson Rereading Our Past: The Cognitive Demands of Reading and Reading Comprehension, 1890-2005 Spencer Foundation $468,729
2/08 Mark Greenberg Children Living in Rural Poverty: The Continuation of the Family Life Project U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $4,066,140
1/08 Jennifer Van Hook Obesity among Young Children of Immigrants Foundation for Child Development $66,975
1/08 Jennifer Van Hook Demographic Analysis of SES Stability and Well-being among Children of Immigrants Sabre Systems Inc. $28,573
1/08 Michael Hecht Adaptation Processes in School-Based Substance Abuse Program U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $3,441,658
12/07 James Johnson P-3 Pre-Service Components and Configurations Study Foundation for Child Development $130,000
10/07 James Di Perna NumberFun: Promoting Early Numeracy Skill Growth in Head Start Children U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $49,991
9/07 Jenae Neiderhiser Genes, Parental Drug Exposure, and Postnatal Environment: An Adoption Study U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $6,900,418
9/07 Carol Hammer Promoting the Emergent Literacy Development of English Language Learners: A Culturally Informed Approach U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $500,000
9/07 Linda Caldwell Physical Education, Recreation & Community Partners: Promoting Physical Activity U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $383,389
9/07 Elizabeth Skowron Parent-Child Processes: Negative Self-Regulatory and Behavioral Outcomes U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $1,740,152
9/07 Rob Turrisi Comparison of MI Training Approaches on College Student Drinking U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $83,307
8/07 Betsy Farmer What Affects Outcomes in Group Homes for Youth U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $3,814,347
6/07 Tom Farmer Rural High School Aspirations: Parent Survey University of North Carolina $1,074,875
6/07 Elias Mpofu Can Church Schools Reduce Risk of HIV Infection for Orphan Girls in Zimbabwe? Pacific Institute $67,887
6/07 Judy Kroll Cognitive Processes in Bilinguals U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $2,079,253
6/07 Claudia Probart Project PA Breakfast Brigade COP: Department of Education $90,490
5/07 Melissa Hardy Geriatric Education Center of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh $324,000
5/07 Kai Schafft Assessing Student Mobility and Its Consequences: A 3-District Case Study State University of New York, Albany $18,000
5/07 Sheila West Vascular and Lipid Effects of Omacor in Subjects with Moderately Elevated Triglycerides (OMEGA) Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $46,951
4/07 Kenneth Levy Assessing Mechanisms of Change in Psychotherapy for Patients with Borderline Personality Disorders American Psychoanalytical Association $19,000
4/07 Emilie Smith Strengthening Afterschool Programs W. T. Grant Foundation $1,573,331
4/07 Elias Mpofu Can Church Schools Reduce Risk of HIV Infection for Orphan Girls in Zimbabwe? U.S. Dept. of Education $529,207
3/07 Elizabeth Mellin Center for Adolescent Wellness Cobb County Community Services Board $25,000
3/07 Jennifer Maggs How Childhood Factors Amplify Risks of Heavy Alcohol Use U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $384,708
3/07 Janet Welsh Adoptive Families Project U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $145,000
3/07 Linda Mason Writing Instruction for Adolescents with Behavior Disorders: Scaffolding Procedural Learning to Extended Discourse U.S. Dept. of Education $1,795,462
2/07 E. J. Donovan Penn State Tutoring Program Lancaster-Lebanon IU*13* $150,000
2/07 Kai Schafft Assessing Student Mobility and Its Consequences: A 3-District Case Study SUNY Albany $18,000
2/07 Tom Farmer The Rural Distance Learning and Technology Project University of North Carolina $126,814
1/07 Derek Kreager Life Course Trajectories of Substance Use and Crime University of Washington $64,734
1/07 Kai Schafft Growing the Links Between Farm and School: Best Practices for Farm to School Program in Pennsylvania Center for Rural Pennsylvania $42,768
1/07 Chalandra Bryant A Study of African American Marriage and Health U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $1,679,999
12/06 Tom Farmer Research and Dissemination Support for the National Research Center for Rural Education Support University of North Carolina $455,339
12/06 Claudia Probart PA/MDA Breakfast Brigade Continuation Proposal Dairy Management, Inc. $36,930
12/06 Doris Stahl Reducing Multiple-Source Pesticide Risks in Philadelphia Low-Income Neighborhoods via Collaborative Community Action Environmental Protection Agency $232,472
10/06 Rob Turrisi Parent Based Interventions to Prevent Student Drinking U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $3,364,804
8/06 Jeff Lorberbaum Functional Neuroanatomy of Maternal and Paternal Behavior U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $59,955
8/06 Linda Collins Center for Prevention and Treatment Methodology U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $1,556,467
7/06 Cynthia Huang-Pollock Working Memory and Skill Acquisition in Childhood ADHD U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $72,500
7/06 Rhonda BeLue Investigating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Quality and Location of Care Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $48,561
7/06 Kristin Buss Risk for Internalizing during Kindergarten for Children with Dysregulated Fear U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $755,714
6/06 Jeff Lorberbaum Functional Neuroanatomy of Maternal and Paternal Behavior U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $36,625
6/06 Tasha Snyder Education Careers and Migration of Rural Youth: What's Happening to Rural America's Future? U.S. Dept. of Agriculture $496,526
5/06 Laura Klein Dehydroepiandrosterone-Sulfate and Gender: A Hormonal Buffer to the Health Consequences of Daily Social Stress Among Couples? Johnson & Johnson/College of HHD $50,000
4/06 Linda Mason TWA & Plan U.S. Dept. of Education $297,739
3/06 Connie Flanagan Measurement and Changes Over One Semester in High-School Students' Civic Skills, Knowledge University of Maryland, College Park $44,233
3/06 Rhonda BeLue Increasing CRC Screening in Primary Care Settings University of Illinois at Chicago $5,010
1/06 Andrew Mowen Partnerships between Park and Recreation Agencies and Health Organizations National Recreation and Park Association $75,000
1/06 Leann L. Birch
Primary Prevention of Obesity through Infancy Interventions U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services $256,375
1/06 Benjamin Levi
Understanding of "Reasonable Suspicion" for Suspected Child Abuse: Mandated Reporters in PA Children's Miracle Network $30,000

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