New Faculty Grant and Contract Awards for 06-07
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is pleased to present the following list of faculty directed grant and contract awards received by Sonoma State University during the 06-07 fiscal year. It does not include fellowships or other awards made directly to individual faculty members. "New Award Total 06-07" reflects dollars that were first committed by an external sponsor during 2006-2007, including continuation awards and supplements for ongoing projects, based upon notices of new sponsored project funds ("QA funds") distributed by Administration and Finance. Dollars reported do not include anticipated future funding increments for multi-year projects.
| School and Department | Principal Investigator | Project Title and Sponsor | New Award Total 06-07 |
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| English | Vollmer, Catherine Greta | Bay Area Writing Project at Sonoma State (Satellite Site) | $18,660 |
University of California (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Education) |
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| Hutchins | M'Panya, Mutombo | Faculty and Student Workshops on the Integration of Science and the Humanities | $24,981 |
San Francisco Foundation Peter J. Reichard Memorial Fund |
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| Education | |||
| CSSE | Marks, Rick | "Come On" Mathematics Education (Supplement) | $72,667 |
National Science Foundation |
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| Ithaca Interactive Mathematics Project (supplement) | $50,075 |
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Ithaca College (Source Funding: National Science Foundation) |
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| "Come On" Mathematics Education Supplement | $73,267 |
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Ithaca College (Source Funding: National Science Foundation) |
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| COMPASS POINTS Network Coordinator / Education and Human Resources | $19,252 |
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Ithaca College (Source Funding: National Science Foundation) |
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| ELSE | Ayala, Emiliano | EnACT, Year 2 of 3 | $337,343 |
U.S. Department of Education |
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| Office of the Dean | Gendernalik-Cooper, Mary | CRLP (California Reading and Literature Project) - NCLB (No Child Left Behind) 2003-2007 | $45,500 |
University of California (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Education) |
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| CRLP (California Reading and Literature Project) - UCOP FY06-07 | $26,000 |
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University of California, Office of the President |
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| Teacher Quality Preparation Data | $2,250 |
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California State University, Office of the Chancellor (Source funding: U.S. Department of Education) |
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| CRLP (California Reading and Literature Project) - NCLB (No Child Left Behind) 4 | $39,000 |
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University of California (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Education) |
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| Extended Education | |||
| Office of the Dean | Adler, Les | Socialist on Horseback: Jack London, Beauty Ranch, and Re-Imagining the American Dream | $139,601 |
National Endowment for the Humanities |
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| Science & Technology | |||
| Biology | Cushman, Hall | Developing Tools to Promote the Recovery of Five Federally Listed Vernal Pool Grasses | $212,789 |
U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service |
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| Long-Term Study of Factors Influencing the Occurrence of Phytophthora ramorum in Northern California | $40,000 |
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service |
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| Sheep Grazing as a Tool for Vernal Pool Stewardship | $8,813 |
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Utah State University (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Agriculture) |
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| Evaluating the Impact of Cattle Grazing on Smith's Blue Butterfly and its Host Plant | $146,271 |
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The Nature Conservancy |
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| Long-Term Study of Factors Influencing the Occurrence of Phytophthora ramorum in Northern California | $58,448 |
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service |
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| Geist, Nicholas R | Reproductive Biology and Conservation of Local Populations of Western Pond Turtles (Emys marmorata) | $6,355 |
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Sonoma County Fish and Wildlife Commission |
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| Nielsen, Karina | Collecting Sea Palms: Planning for Sustainable Use in a Variable Environment | $35,411 |
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California Sea Grant (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA) |
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| Collecting Sea Palms: Planning for Sustainable Use in a Variable Environment - Traineeships | $22,500 |
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California Sea Grant (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA) |
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| Surf Zone Water Quality Monitoring (CICORE – Sonoma State University) | $50,000 |
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San Jose State Foundation (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA) |
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| Collecting Sea Palms: Planning for Sustainable Use in a Variable Environment - Traineeships, Year 2 | $23,072 |
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California Sea Grant (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA) |
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| Collecting Sea Palms: Planning for Sustainable Use in a Variable Environment - Traineeships | $1,500 |
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California Sea Grant (UCOP) |
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| Kinesiology | McHugh, Elaine | Team Leadership & Collaboration for Children with Low-Incidence Disabilities and their Families, Year 3 of 5 | $63,365 |
California State University Chico Foundation (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Education) |
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| Mathematics | Brannen, Sam | AMP (Alliance for Minority Participation), Year 4 of 5 | $45,000 |
California State University Sacramento Foundation (Source Funding: National Science Foundation) |
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Ford, Ben and Mendez, Edith |
North Bay Math 06-07 | $20,350 |
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University of California |
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| North Bay Math Project - NCLB 4 | $34,650 |
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University of California (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Education) |
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| Kanaana, Izabela | Undergraduate Mathematics Conference April 2007 | $1,550 |
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Mathematical Association of America (MAA) (Source Funding: National Science Foundation) |
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| Lahme, Brigitte | Teacher Collaborative Algebra Assessment Project | $22,000 |
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San Rafael City School District (Source Funding: California Department of Education / U.S. Department of Education) |
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| Marks, Rick | "Come On" Mathematics Education (Supplement) | $36,333 |
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National Science Foundation |
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| Ithaca Interactive Mathematics Project (supplement) | $25,037 |
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Ithaca College (Source Funding: National Science Foundation) |
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| "Come On" Mathematics Education Supplement | $36,633 |
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Ithaca College (Source Funding: National Science Foundation) |
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| COMPASS POINTS Network Coordinator / Education and Human Resources | $9,626 |
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Ithaca College (Source Funding: National Science Foundation) |
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| Mendez, Edith | Redwood Area Algebra for All | $46,110 |
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Bellevue School District (Source Funding: California Department of Education) |
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| Nursing | Smith, Wendy | Innovative, Collaborative, Rural Distance FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner) Program | $156,112 |
Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development |
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| Innovative Development of a Certificate Program in Rural/Community Clinic Management | $99,490 |
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Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development |
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| Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships, Fiscal Year 2006-2007 | $44,117 |
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resource and Service Administration |
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| A Rural Distance Family Nurse Practitioner Program with Innovative Leadership and Management Content. | $262,889 |
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resource and Service Administration |
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| Office of the Dean | Rahimi, Saeid | Engineering Scholarships and Freshman Event | $40,000 |
Agilent Technologies Foundation |
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| Physics & Astronomy | Cominsky, Lynn | Swift/GLAST (Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope) FY02 - Supplement 8 | $69,614 |
National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) |
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| GLAST (Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope) | $611,810 |
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Stanford (Source Funding: National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)) |
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| Educator Ambassador Program HEASARC (High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center) (Modification) | $6,844 |
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Universities Space Research Association (USRA) (Source Funding: National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)) |
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| Astro-E2 Educator Ambassador (Supplement) | $13,294 |
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National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) |
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| Swift/GLAST Public Relations | $48,929 |
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National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) |
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| XMM (X-rayMulti-Mirror) - Newton Education and Public Outreach | $158,778 |
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National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) |
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| Social Sciences | |||
| Anthropology | Praetzellis, Adrian | Geomorphology for Archaeologists (Amendment) | $19,200 |
California State University Sacramento Foundation |
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| ASC Small Projects 2006-2007 | $2,867 |
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For Profit |
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| Archaeological Studies of the Sacramento Railyards, Sacramento, CA | $66,900 |
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EIP Associates |
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| Archaeological Investigations at Land's End/Ocean Terrace, San Francisco, CA | $34,550 |
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Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Interior, National Parks Service) |
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| ASC Small Projects 42SWFB | $6,484 |
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For Profit |
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| Big Lagoon-Pelican Site | $75,000 |
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Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Interior, National Parks Service) |
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| Los Vaqueros On-Call 06/07 | $4,000 |
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Contra Costs Water District |
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| El Dorado Irrigation District Cultural Resource On-Call | $5,228 |
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El Dorado Irrigation District |
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| Joshua Tree National Park | $27,500 |
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U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service |
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| Caltrans Environmental On Call | $5,000 |
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California Department of Transportation |
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| San Francisco MUNI Central Subway | $69,760 |
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Garcia & Associates |
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| Construction Camps Research Design | $28,570 |
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El Dorado Irrigation District |
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| Phase II Archaeological Survey and Research: Stornetta Public Lands, Mendocino County, CA | $20,000 |
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California State Coastal Conservancy |
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| On-Call Archaeological Studies: Southern California Edison | $50,000 |
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Southern California Edison |
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| Sutro Baths Archaeological Conservation Study, San Francisco | $29,950 |
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Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Interior, National Parks Service) |
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| Archaeological Testing at 500 Capitol Mall Site, Sacramento, California | $44,500 |
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500 Capital Mall Tower, LLC |
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| San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Environmental Review | $103,790 |
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Parsons Water and Infrastructure Inc |
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| Historic Resource Designation Program, County of Sonoma | $25,000 |
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Sonoma County |
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| Archaeological Services Japantown Corporation Yard Project | $410,500 |
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San Jose Redevelopment Agency |
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| Willow Creek Cultural Assessment Work | $100,000 |
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California Department of Parks & Recreation |
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| CCJ | Bloom, Barbara | Expanding Community-Based Re-entry Options for Women Offenders: A Plan for Reducing California's Female Felon Offender Recidivism Rates | $88,886 |
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
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| ENSP | Christian, Caroline | The Role of Grazing in Managing an Endangered Grassland Ecosystem, Carrizo Plains National Monument | $9,930 |
U.S. Department of Interior |
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| von Meier, Alexandra | Electric Distribution Workshop | $4,471 |
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University of California |
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| ENSP / Library | von Meier, Alexandra and Brodsky, Karen |
Information Competence in a Global World: An Integrated Approach to the Freshman Year Experience | $17,350 |
California State University Office of the Chancellor |
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| Geography | Clark, Matthew | Development of a GIS Database of California Historical Resources | $23,832 |
California Department of Parks and Recreation (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Agriculture) |
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| Spatial database development for Marin District state parks | $9,600 |
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University Enterprises, Inc. |
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| Laney, Rheyna | Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse Study | $7,000 |
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U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service |
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| Office of the Dean | Leeder, Elaine and Hutchins, Miriam |
Teaching Traditional American History (Year 4 Extension) | $121,853 |
Napa Valley Unified School District (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Education) |
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| NBISP (North Bay International Studies Project) - NCLB (No Child Left Behind) 3 | $28,500 |
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University of California (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Education) |
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| Teaching American History 2 | $93,457 |
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Napa Valley Unified School District (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Education) |
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| North Bay International Studies Project, Year 2 | $28,000 |
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University of California, Office of the President |
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| Teaching Traditional American History - 3 | $109,020 |
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Mendocino County Office of Education (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Education) |
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| NBISP (North Bay International Studies Project) - NCLB (No Child Left Behind) 4 | $42,000 |
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University of California (Source Funding: U.S. Department of Education) |
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Leeder, Elaine and Catford, Lorna |
Collaborative Autism Training and Support (Augmentation) | $3,000 |
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North Bay Regional Center (Source Funding: California Department of Developmental Services) |
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| Psychology | Smith, Heather | RUI: What does Relative Deprivation Predict? A Meta-Analytic Critique | $80,171 |
National Science Foundation |
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