Past Funded Project Highlights
- Elizabeth (“Mosey”) Hardin used Diversity, Equity and Inclusion funds to complete
a U Mass DEI Certificate for Educators which enabled her to improve her syllabi and
instruction for “Intro to Exceptional Learners” and “Inclusive Strategies for Classroom
Organization.”
- Kalli Decker used Professional Development funds to mimic what her students are required
to do when they enter the Early Childhood Education workforce so that she could adjust
her coursework to meet those expectations. She also used the subsequent process of
co-teaching in some early childhood classrooms to share professional development tips
(based on current research) with the other teachers.
- Fenqjen Luo deployed “Interdisciplinary Research Implementation” funds to visit multiple
Reservation schools to cultivate partnerships and complete a $3M pending collaborative
proposal to NSF/Noyce for Rural and American Indian School Educators as Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics Leaders.
- Gilbert Kalonde used “Interdisciplinary Team Development” funds to visit high schools
and community colleges in Los Angeles and generate strategies for recruitment and
transfer of diverse students of color into MSU’s STEM teacher preparation programs.
In addition to building relationships, he was able to present the work at a professional
conference.
- Mary Miles used a “GRA Support” mini-grant to enable Master’s Exercise and Nutrition
Sciences student, Lindsay Lee, to analyze tissue samples for inflammation, testing
the utility of certain DNA primers; and to develop a manuscript on the pilot level
analysis.
- Karie Orendorff used a “Manuscript Completion” mini-grant to help her submit 4 papers
about optimal physical activity approaches in schools and classrooms. Karie also
used a “Research Supplies” mini-grant to cover focus group transcription services
to assist her manuscript development.
- Marcie Reuer used an “Early Career Mentoring” mini-grant to create and make presentations
on K-12 STEM education, and to collaborate with mentor Nick Lux to develop a case
study of how rural STEM teachers use local community assets in their teaching.
College of Education, Health & Human Development
Montana State University
P.O. Box 172940
250 Reid Hall
Bozeman, MT 59717-2940
Tel: (406) 994-4133
E-mail: ehhddean@montana.edu
Dean:
Dr. Tricia Seifert
ehhddean@montana.edu
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