The work of the Life Span Institute?esearch, service, training, and technical assistance?s accomplished by affiliated Center researchers through projects funded by competitive federal, state, and private grants and contracts.
Some examples:
A multi-million dollar project that supports several years of basic research to prevent and treat intellectual disabilities by many researchers at various sites.
Clinics to diagnose and treat children with disabilities.
A statewide project that gets farmers the assistive technology they need to get back to work after disabling illnesses or accidents.
Training for childcare providers and social workers on how to support individuals with disabilities in their care.
Each project listed below is linked to its website or more information.
Send corrections, comments or questions to kahenry@ku.edu.
PI/Project Director's Last Name A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| Agency | PI/Project Director | Title | Current Project Period |
| DE-OESE | Abbott/Atwater | Wyandotte County, Kansas Early Reading First | 09-01-07 to 08-31-10 |
| KUMC(WyCo) | Baggett, K. | Project Eagle Community Programs: Healthy Families Wyandotte County | 10-01-06 to 06-30-10 |
| U of Indiana | Baggett, K. | Promoting Early Social-Communication for Toddlers with Autism | 08-31-07 to 12-31-09 |
| CDC | Baggett, K. | Translating Effective Maltreatment Intervention into the Community | 09-01-09 to 08-31-12 |
| ORI(NIMH) | Baggett/Carta | First-Time Parent Interactive Parenting Intervention (Infant-Net) | 03-10-06 to 01-31-08 |
| UNC/NIDCR | Barlow, S. | Functional Outcomes to Cleft Lip Surgery | 01-01-06 to 12-31-10 |
| NIDCD | Barlow, S. | Sensorimotor Control of the Human Orofacial System | 01-15-02 to 12-31-13 |
| NIDCD | Brady, N. | Communication Success and AAC | 03-08-07 to 01-31-12 |
| DE/OSEP | Brady/Bashinski | Promoting Community Outcomes for Children with Deaf-Blindness | 10-01-03 to 09-30-09 |
| Buzhardt, J. | Experimental Evaluation of the Oneline and Applied System...ASD | 10-01-09 to 09-30-10 | |
| USF/DE-OSEP | Carta, J. | Technical Assistance Center for Evidence-Based Practice to Improve Social-Emotional Development | 01-01-08 to 12-31-12 |
| HHS/CDC | Carta/Bigelow | Preventing Child Maltreatment Through a Cellular-Phone Technology | 09-01-06 to 08-31-10 |
| DE-IES | Catts/Nielsen | Early Identification of Children with Reading Disabilites | 07-01-08 to 06-30-12 |
| JHU(NICHD) | Colombo, J. | Zinc and Biobehavioral Development in Early Childhood | 09-30-04 to 07-31-10 |
| KUMC-RI | Colombo, J. | DHA Supplemental in Pregnancy Outcomes | 04-04-06 to 01-31-11 |
| NIMH | Colombo, J. | Pupil Size and Circadian Salivary Variations in ASD | 04-07-09 to 02-28-11 |
| NIDDK | Donnelly, J. | Long-Term Exercise, Weight Loss and Energy Balance | 07-01-05 to 06-30-10 |
| KUMC(NIMH) | Donnelly, J. | A Psychiatric Rehabilitaion Approach to Weight Loss | 01-01-07 to 12-31-09 |
| NIDDK | Donnelly, J. | Prevention of Obesity in YMCA After School Programs | 07-01-07 to 06-30-12 |
| NIDDK | Donnelly, J. | Equivalent Weight Loss for Phone & Clinic Weight Management | 04-01-07 to 06-30-12 |
| KUMC | Donnelly, J. | Brain Function Predictors and Outcome of Weight Loss | 09-08-08 to 06-30-10 |
| DairyMan, Inc. | Donnelly, J. | Effects of Resistance Training and Milk Supplementation | 09-01-09 to 08-31-11 |
| DairyMan, Inc. | Donnelly, J. | Effects of Visible Cheese Consumption | 08-01-08 to 07-31-09 |
| National Institute on Aging | Ekerdt, D. | Household Moves Project: Research About Downsizing Possessions in Later Life |
04-01-08 to 03-31-11 |
| University of Kansas and Kansas University Medical Center | Ellerbeck/Jacobson | Hormones and DNA Methylation in Autism | |
| NIDA | Fawcett/et.al | Testing the Community Change Model with Substance Abuse | 08-25-07 to 07-31-10 |
| NCMHD | Fawcett/Schultz | Implementing the Health for All Model with the Latino Community | 06-01-08 to 01-31-13 |
| NIDCD | Ferguson, S. | Acoustic Correlates of Clear Speech | 12-01-07 to 11-30-10 |
| NIMH | Fowler, S. | Biophysical Study of Antipsychotics' Behavioral Effects | 12-01-04 to 11-30-09 |
| KsDE | Freeman, R. | Preventing Violence-Building Healthy Schools | 02-01-07 to 05-31-08 |
| KsSRS | Freeman, R. | Kansas Institute for Positive Behavior Support | 11-01-01 to 10-31-10 |
| NICHD | Froehlich-Grobe, K. | A Randomized Exercise Trial for Wheelchair Users | 09-01-05 to 06-30-10 |
| SRI(DE/OSEP) | Greenwood, C. | Center on Outcomes for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers with Disabilities | 10-01-03 to 09-30-08 |
| DE/OSEP | Greenwood/Buzhardt | Effects of Progress Monitoring Supported by National Web-based Technology | 11-01-06 to 10-31-10 |
| DE-IES | Greenwood/Carta | Center for Response to Intervention in Early Childhood | 07-01-08 to 07-30-13 |
| DE/IES | Greenwood/Walker/ Buzhardt | The Infancy to Preschool Early Literacy Connection | 03-01-07 to 02-28-11 |
| DE/OSEP | Greenwood/Terry | Post-Doctoral Leadership Training Program: Intervention Research | 09-01-04 to 08-31-10 |
| NIAMS | Hamilton, N. | Fibromyalgia and Sleep Treatments | 09-01-08 to 08-31-11 |
| DE/NIDRR | Heitzman-Powell/Buzhardt | Combining Technologies to Maximize Outcomes: Children with Autism | 10-01-06 to 09-30-10 |
| IU(NIH) | Horn/Palmer | Children's School Success | 09-26-03 to 07-31-10 |
| NIH | Jackson, Y. | Testing Determinants of Resilience: Mental Health, Child Maltreatment and Adaptive Behavior Outcomes | 07-21-09 to 06-20-2014 |
| AAAF | Johnson, T. | Characterizing the Effect of Varying Stimulation Parameters of Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions | 01-01-09 to 12-31-09 |
| DE/IES | Kamps, D. | Classwide Function-Based Intervention Teams | 07-01-07 to 06-30-11 |
| DE | Kamps, D. | Peer Networks Project: Improving Social-Communication, Literacy, and Adaptive Behaviors for Young Children with ASD | 03-01-2009-02-28/2013 |
| DE/IES | Kamps, D. | Classwide Function-Based Intervention Teams | 07-01-07 to 06-30-11 |
| Lehigh (DE) | Kamps, D. | Center for Secondary Conditions | 07-01-08 to 06-30-13 |
| KUMC (KsSRS) | Kamps, D. | Autism Training Program | 04-01-08 to 06-30-10 |
| NIA | Kemper, S. | Dual Task Costs to Adults' Language Production | 06-15-05 to 05-31-10 |
| OHSU (NSF) | Kemper, S. | DHB: Measuring Spoken Laguage Variability in Elderly Individuals | 11-01-08 to 10-31-11 |
| DE-IES | Linas, M. | Professional Development That Is Systemic, Focused on Teacher Growth, etc. | 07-01-09 to 06-30-12 |
| PSHTC | Lindeman, D. | 07-01-91 to 06-30-10 | |
| SEK | Lindeman, D. | Dual Diagnosis of Persons with Disabilities | 02-01-93 to 06-30-10 |
| KsSRS | Lindeman, D. | Active Treatment Training Program | 07-01-87 to 06-30-10 |
| SEK | Lindeman, D. | SEK-CAP | 10-01-01 to 06-30-09 |
| KsH&E | Lindeman, D. | KITS - Infant and Toddler Expansion | 07-01-98 to 06-30-10 |
| AUCD | Lindeman, D. | Prevalence of DD Among Children with Epilepsy in Rural Populations | 10-01-08 to 09-30-11 |
| NIDA | Madden/Fowler | Impulsivity, Dopamine and the Behavioral Economics of Gambling | 04-01-08 to 03-31-10 |
| NIH(KUMC) | Marquis, J. | Describing and Measuring Tobacco Treatment in Drug Treatment | 07-20-07 to 06-30-10 |
| HCFofGKC | McCart, A. | Integrating Effective Evidence-Based Approaches for At-Risk Families | 06-01-06 to 09-01-07 |
| HCF of GKC | McCart, A. | Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: Implementing Evidence-Based Practices | 08-25-08 to 08-24-11 |
| KsSRS | Olson, K. | Kansas College of Direct Support | 11-01-06 to 06-30-10 |
| DE/WEEA | Parent, W. | Women's Educational Equity Program | 10-02-05 to 09-30-10 |
| APBS | Parent, W. | APBS Conference Planning | 09-01-06 to 04-30-08 |
| KsSRS | Rea, J. | SEK Pilot Project to Replicate Oregon Model for Antisocial Youth Families | 07-21-05 to 03-31-10 |
| NIDCD | Rice, M. | Morphosyntactic Abilities of SLI Probands | 12-01-04 to 11-30-09 |
| NIDCD | Rice, M. | Biobehavioral Sciences in Communication Disorders | 09-23-02 to 08-31-12 |
| Tulane | Rice, M. | Pediatric HIV/Aids Cohort Study (PHACS) | 09-30-05 to 07-31-10 |
| KKI-NIH | Rice, M. | Autism: Social and Communication Predictors in Siblings | 01-01-07 to 12-31-11 |
| NIDCD | Rice, M. | Training Researchers in Language Impairments | 07-01-07 to 06-30-12 |
| NIDCD | Rice, M. | Twins and Singletons with Specific Language Impairment | 07-01-07 to 06-30-12 |
| KsSRS | Sack, S. | Equipment Exchange: Increasing Access to Durable Medical Equipment | 03-01-03 to 06-30-10 |
| USDE/RSA | Sack, S. | Kansas State Plan for Assistive Technology | 10-01-05 to 09-30-12 |
| USDE/NIDRR | Sack, S. | Expanding Assistive Technology Reutilization Efforts to Include Organizational, Navigational, and High-Cost Technologies | 10-01-06 to 09-30-09 |
| KsH&E | Sack, S. | Tiny K-Infant Toddler Assistive Technology Center | 07-01-07 to 06-30-10 |
| KHPA | Sack, S. | Assisting Medicaid Beneficiaries in Accessing Assistive Technology | 11-01-07 to 06-30-10 |
| KsSRS | Sack, S. | Assistive Technology Program | 07-01-98 to 06-30-11 |
| DE-NIDRR | Sack, S. | Inclusive Community Gardens ... and Maybe Money | 10-01-09 to 09-30-12 |
| UofO/DE | Sailor/McCart | Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports | 10-01-03 to 09-30-13 |
| DE/OSEP | Sailor/McCart | Tertiary Intervention: the K-I Center | 10-03-06 to 12-31-10 |
| NICHD | Saunders/Colombo | Postdoctoral Training in Translational Research on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | 05-01-09 to 04-30-14 |
| NICHD | Saunders, K. | Recombinative Generalization of Within-syllable Units in MR | 07-01-06 to 06-30-11 |
| DE-NIDRR | Saunders, M. | Weight Loss by Individuals with Physical Disabilities | 10-01-09 to 09-30-09 |
| KsDD | Saunders, R. | Reducing the Incidence of Obesity in Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Kansas | 10-01-06 to 09-30-09 |
| NICHD | Saunders, R. | Communication of People with Mental Retardation | 12-01-06 to 03-21-12 |
| KsSRS | Schultz, J. | Community Monitoring Documentation System | 09-01-02 to 06-30-10 |
| Ind USD 446 | Smith, C. | Kids Crew: The Independence Community Learning Center | 09-01-03 to 08-31-08 |
| HRSA | Steele, R. | Effectiveness of a Treatment for Pediatric Obesity | 01-01-06 to 12-31-10 |
| NIDCD | Storkel, H. | Word Learning in Children: Normal Development & Language Impairment | 05-01-06 to 04-30-11 |
| NIDCD | Storkel/Hoover | The Interface Between the Lexicon and Morphology in Specific Language Impairment | 01-01-08 to 12-31-09 |
| KsDE | Summers, J.A. | Inclusive Network of Kansas (INKS): Field-Based Technical Assistance and Professional Development | 07-01-00 to 06-30-10 |
| DE-OSERS-OSEP | Summers, J.A. | Kansas State Deaf-Blind Project | 10-01-08 to 6-30-13 |
| DE-IES | Summers/Palmer | Building Foundations for Self-Determination in Young Children | 07-01-09 to 06-30-12 |
| Thiemann-Bourque | Describing the Home Language Learning Environment of Toddlers with Down Syndrome Using the LENA System | to 9-30-08 | |
| Thiemann-Bourque | Enhancing Social Turn-Taking for Preschoolers with Autism | to 12-31-09 | |
| UNC/DE | Turnbull, A. | Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge | 01-01-08 to 12-31-12 |
| USDE/NIDRR | Turnbull, H.R. | Research and Training Center on Policies Affecting Families | 11-01-03 to 10-31-09 |
| NIDCD | Vitevitch, M. | Processing Neighbors in Speech Perception and Production | 07-01-04 to 05-31-10 |
| USDE/OSEP | Walker, D. | Center for Promoting Language and Literacy Readiness in Early Childhood | 01-01-08 to 12-31-11 |
| KsSRS | Walker/Carta/Greenwood | Evaluation Workscope of Early Communication Indicators | 06-01-02 to 06-30-10 |
| KUMC(NIDCD) | Warren, S. | Effects of Intensity of Early Communication Intervention | 08-01-05 to 07-31-10 |
| NIDDK | Washburn, R. | Resistance Training, Energy Balance and Weight Management | 04-01-09 to 03-31-13 |
| KUMC (NIH) | Washburn, R. | Breast Cancer Risk Biomarkers and Energy Balance | 04-01-07 to 03-31-09 |
| NICHD | Colombo/Smith |
Kansas Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities Research Center (MRDDRC) | 07-01-06 to 06-30-11 |
| UNC/NICHD | Warren/Brady | Family Adaptation to Fragile X Syndrome | 07-01-03 to 06-30-13 |
| UND(NIH) | Warren/Carta | Preventing Child Neglect in High-Risk Mothers | 09-12-03 to 08-31-10 |
| DairyMan, Inc | Washburn | Whey Protein Supplementation | 07-01-07 to 05-31-10 |
| USDE/OSEP | Wegner, J. | Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ACTS) | 01-01-05 to 12-31-09 |
| USDE/OSEP | Wegner, J. | Communication, Autism, and Technology | 01-01-03 to 09-30-09 |
| USDE/NIDRR | Wehmeyer, M. | The Impact of Interventions on Self-Determination & Adult Outcomes | 10-01-03 to 09-30-09 |
| Univ.ofCo. | Wehmeyer, M. | Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Cognitive Disabilities | 10-01-04 to 10-31-09 |
| HHS-ADD | Wehmeyer, M. | Kansas University Center on DD (KUCDD) | 07-01-73 to 06-30-12 |
| DE-IES | Wehmeyer, M. | Determining the Efficacy of the Self-Determined Model | 07-01-07 to 06-30-10 |
| UMKC (HHS) | Wehmeyer, M. | Enhancing Life Outcomes Through Self-Determination | 10-01-08 to 09-30-13 |
| OHSU(NIDRR) | White, G. | Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Health & Wellness for Persons with Long-Term Disabilities | 10-01-04 to 09-30-09 |
| USDE/NIDRR | White, G. | Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Measurement and Interdependence in Communitiy Living | 10-01-06 to 09-30-11 |
| DE-NIDRR | White, G. | Accommodations and ADA for Post-Secondary Students with Disabilities | 10-01-09 to 09-30-12 |
| KsH&E | White, G. | Module A-Implementing Evidence-Based Interventions | 10-10-07 to 03-31-10 |
| NICHD | Williams, D. | Laboratory Models of Maladaptive Escape Behavior | 06-01-05 to 05-31-10 |
| KKI-NIH | Williams, D. | Translational Research on Non-contingent Reinforcement Interventions | 07-01-09 to 06-30-14 |
| USDE/OSEP | Wills/Kamps/Greenwood | Secondary and Tertiary Level Intervention in School-Wide PBS | 01-01-05 to 12-31-09 |
