Research awards since earning R1 status
I’ve worked with Dr. Hunter on the RtI MTSS initiative leading the effort with Shelly County Schools. We have received school recognitions equal to the rest of the state combined. As I move into retirement it’s good to see the grant renewed.
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In FY 2021, U of M eclipsed $50 million in research awards; and in mid-December, it gained R1 status from the Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education — a highly coveted designation that local leaders say can be an economic boon not just for the school but the entire city.
The school’s faculty hasn’t grown complacent since then, either, and professors have continued to churn out significant research awards.
For example, the U of M School of Public Health recently scored two years of funding, totaling $927,479, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to a press release, the money will be used to identify motivators and barriers to COVID-19 immunization among local vulnerable populations that have low vaccination rates — and therefore face higher risks for poor health outcomes.
The School of Public Health is partnering with the Shelby County Health Department, LeMoyne-Owen College, and Leadership Memphis; and the work is part of the CDC’s national initiative to address COVID-19 health disparities among high risk and underserved populations. U of M professor Dr. Marian Levy is principal investigator for the project.
Another significant award for U of M is the one that’s been received by Dr. William Hunter, an associate professor in the College of Education Instruction and Curriculum Leadership. Hunter received a five-year, $700,000 grant from the Tennessee Department of Education and Vanderbilt University, which is centered around helping K-12 students. In collaboration with faculty at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and Vanderbilt, he’ll provide technical assistance and training to school districts in West Tennessee, as they develop and implement a Response to Intervention (RTI) plan, within a multi-tiered system of support.
The plan will be designed to improve behavior and academic outcomes among K-12 students with behavior and learning needs; and Hunter and his project partners hope that, by the grant’s end, they’ll have prepared leaders in the region to more effectively support these students.
These aren’t the only grants U of M professors have earned recently. Below are examples of other awards given to U of M in March:
Dr. Mitchell Withers was awarded $702,675 from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Dr. Tracy Collins was awarded $678,170 from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Dr. Thomas Goebel was awarded $619,996 from the National Science Foundation, and $30,000 from the Southern California Earthquake Center with the National Science Foundation.
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Research awards since earning R1 status
