The work of the Life Span Institute, research, service, training and technical assistance, is accomplished by affiliated Center researchers through projects funded by competitive federal, state, and private grants and contracts.
Each project listed below is linked to its Life Span Institute web page. In some cases, the projects have web sites and links to these are on the LSI project web pages.
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| PI/Project Director | Project Title | Funding Agency |
Project Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Mary I. / Atwater, Jane B. | Wyandotte County, Kansas Early Reading First | U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) | 09-01-07 to 08-31-10 |
| Atwater, Jane B. / Walker, Dale | ARRA-Project Eagle Early Head Start Expansion | KUMCRI-HHS | 04-01-10 to 09-30-10 |
| Baggett, Kathleen M. | Project Eagle Community Programs: Healthy Families Wyandotte County | KU Medical Center (KUMC)(WyCo) | 10-01-06 to 06-30-10 |
| Baggett, Kathleen M. | Promoting Early Social-Communication for Toddlers with Autism | University of Indiana | 08-31-07 to 12-31-09 |
| Baggett, Kathleen M. | A Web-Based Pro. Dev. Program for Child Care Providers | NICHD | 08-01-10 to 07-31-12 | Baggett, Kathleen M. | Translating Effective Maltreatment Intervention into the Community | Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | 09-01-09 to 08-31-12 |
| Baggett, Kathleen M. | Expanding the Reach of Evidence-Based Interventions for Improving Social-Emotional Outcomes for Infants in Childcare | U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Services (IES) | 03-01-10 to 02-28-13 |
| Baggett, Kathleen M. | Web-based Parenting Intervention for Mothers of Infants | ORI | 09-28-10 to 07-31-14 |
| Baggett, Kathleen M. / Carta, Judith J. | First-Time Parent Interactive Parenting Intervention (Infant-Net) | Oregon Research Institute (ORI), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | 03-10-06 to 01-31-08 |
| Barlow, Steven M. | Functional Outcomes to Cleft Lip Surgery | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) | 01-01-06 to 12-31-11 |
| Barlow, Steven M. | Sensorimotor Control of the Human Orofacial System | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) | 01-15-02 to 06-30-13 |
| Brady, Nancy C. | Communication Success and AAC | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) | 03-08-07 to 01-31-12 |
| Brady, Nancy C. / Bashinski, Susan M. | Promoting Community Outcomes for Children with Deaf-Blindness | U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) | 10-01-03 to 09-30-09 |
| Carta, Judith J. | Analysis of Longitudinal Data..Early Head Start Evaluation | TKC-IS | 09-26-07 to 07-31-09 |
| Carta, Judith J. | Technical Assistance Center for Evidence-Based Practice to Improve Social-Emotional Development | University of South Florida (USF), U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) | 01-01-08 to 12-31-12 |
| Carta, Judith J. | Development of a Three-Tiered Model in Early Intervention.. | UNL(DE-IES) | 06-01-09 to 05-31-12 |
| Carta, Judith J. / Bigelow, Kathryn | Preventing Child Maltreatment Through a Cellular-Phone Technology | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | 09-01-06 to 08-31-11 |
| Catts, Hugh W. | Early Identification of Children with Reading Disabilities | U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Services (IES) | 07-01-08 to 06-30-12 |
| Catts, Hugh W. | Language Bases of Skilled Reading Comprehension | U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Services (IES) | 07-01-10 to 06-30-15 |
| Collie-Akers, Vicki | Enhancing the Latino Health for All Coalitions Efforts | HCF of GKC | 07-16-10 to 07-15-12 |
| Colombo, John A. | Zinc and Biobehavioral Development in Early Childhood | John Hopkins University (JHU), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) | 09-30-04 to 07-31-10 |
| Colombo, John A. | DHA Supplemental in Pregnancy Outcomes | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) | 04-04-06 to 01-31-12 |
| Colombo, John A. | Pupil Size and Circadian Salivary Variations in ASD | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | 04-07-09 to 02-28-11 |
| Colombo, John A. | Effects of DHA on Fetal Cardiac Outcomes | KUMCRI | 05-01-09 to 04-30-11 |
| Colombo, John A. | Low GI Intake and Toddler Cognitive Performance | Meade | 04-04-11 to 10-31-12 |
| Colombo, John A. / Smith, Peter G. | Kansas Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (KIDDRC) | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) | 07-01-06 to 06-30-11 |
| Donnelly, Joseph E. | Long-Term Exercise, Weight Loss and Energy Balance | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) | 07-01-05 to 06-30-11 |
| Donnelly, Joseph E. | A Psychiatric Rehabilitation Approach to Weight Loss | KU Medical Center (KUMC), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | 01-01-07 to 12-31-09 |
| Donnelly, Joseph E. | Prevention of Obesity in YMCA After School Programs | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) | 07-01-07 to 06-30-12 |
| Donnelly, Joseph E. | Equivalent Weight Loss for Phone & Clinic Weight Management | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) | 04-01-07 to 06-30-12 |
| Donnelly, Joseph E. | Brain Function Predictors and Outcome of Weight Loss | KU Medical Center (KUMC) | 09-08-08 to 06-30-11 |
| Donnelly, Joseph E. | Effects of Resistance Training and Milk Supplementation | DairyMan, Inc. | 09-01-09 to 08-31-11 |
| Donnelly, Joseph E. | Effects of Visible Cheese Consumption | DairyMan, Inc. | 08-01-08 to 07-31-09 |
| Donnelly, Joseph E. | Dose-Response study of Exercise in Older Adults | KUMCRI(NIA) | 09-15-09 to 08-31-10 |
| Donnelly, Joseph E. | Obesity Training Workshop | United Methodist | 07-01-09 to 11-30-10 |
| Donnelly, Joseph E. | Aerobic Fitness in Slowing the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease | KUMCRI(NIH) | 02-01-10 to 01-31-13 |
| Donnelly, Joseph E. | Neuroimaging Studies of Reward, Impulsivity..Exercise Program | KUMC(NIDDK) | 04-01-10 to 01-31-15 |
| Donnelly, Joseph E. | Weight Loss and Maintenance for Individuals with IDD | KUMC(NIDDK) | 09-15-10 to 08-31-15 |
| Donnelly, Joseph E. | Physical Activity and Academic Achievement (A+PAAC) | NIDDK | 04-01-10 to 03-31-15 |
| Ekerdt, David J. | Household Moves Project: Research About Downsizing Possessions in Later Life | National Institute on Aging (NIA) | 04-01-08 to 03-31-11 |
| Ellerbeck, Kathy A. / Jacobson, Jill | Hormones and DNA Methylation in Autism | University of Kansas, KU Medical Center (KUMC) | |
| Faiman, Morris | Carbamathione, A Novel Disulfiram Metabolite for Cocaine Dependence | NIDA | 01-01-08 to 12-31-10 |
| Fawcett, Stephen B. / et al. | Testing the Community Change Model with Substance Abuse | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | 08-25-07 to 07-31-11 |
| Fawcett, Stephen B. / Lewis. | Translational and Cultural Adaptation of an Arabic Version of CBT | DOD | 03-12-10 to 05-31-12 |
| Fawcett, Stephen B. / Schultz, Jerry A. | Implementing the Health for All Model with the Latino Community | National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) | 06-01-08 to 01-31-13 |
| Fawcett, Stephen B. / Schultz, Jerry A. | Spanish Translation of the Community Tool Box | F-RWJF | 08-01-08 to 07-31-09 |
| Ferguson, Sarah Hargus | Acoustic Correlates of Clear Speech | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) | 12-01-07 to 11-30-10 |
| Fowler, Stephen C. | Biophysical Study of Antipsychotics' Behavioral Effects | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | 12-01-04 to 11-30-10 |
| Fox, Michael H. | Module C-Emergency Preparedness | KUMC(KsH&E) | 08-01-07 to 03-31-10 |
| Fox, Michael H. | Module F-Expanding Surveillance | KUMC(KsH&E) | 08-01-07 to 03-31-10 |
| Freeman, Rachel L.. | Preventing Violence-Building Healthy Schools | Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) | 02-01-07 to 05-31-08 |
| Freeman, Rachel L.. | Kansas Institute for Positive Behavior Support | Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (KSSRS) | 11-01-01 to 10-31-11 |
| Freeman, Rachel L.. | PBS Tertiary Training System Development | MoDESE | 07-01-10 to 06-30-11 |
| Freeman, Rachel L.. | Promoting Social and Academic Success Using a Multi-Tier System | KsDE | 05-01-08 to 08-31-09 |
| Freeman, Rachel L.. | KIPBS-Kansas Person-Centered Planning Study | KsSRS | 02-01-10 to 10-31-10 |
| Freeman, Rachel L.. | KIPBS-Quality of Life Measurement and Evaluation Study | KsSRS | 02-01-10 to 02-28-11 |
| Freeman, Rachel L.. | KIPBS-Kansas Challenging Behavior Study | KsSRS | 02-01-10 to 02-28-11 |
| Froehlich-Grobe, Katherine | A Randomized Exercise Trial for Wheelchair Users | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) | 09-01-05 to 06-30-11 |
| Greenwood, Charles R. | Center on Outcomes for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers with Disabilities | Stanford Research Institute (SRI), U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) | 10-01-03 to 09-30-08 |
| Greenwood, Charles R. / Buzhardt, Jay F. | Effects of Progress Monitoring Supported by National Web-based Technology | U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) | 11-01-06 to 10-31-10 |
| Greenwood, Charles R. / Carta, Judith J. | Center for Response to Intervention in Early Childhood | U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Services (IES) | 07-01-08 to 07-30-13 |
| Greenwood, Charles R. / Walker, Dale / Buzhardt, Jay F. | The Infancy to Preschool Early Literacy Connection | U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Services (IES) | 03-01-07 to 02-28-11 |
| Greenwood, Charles R. / Terry, Barbara J. | Post-Doctoral Leadership Training Program: Intervention Research | U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) | 09-01-04 to 08-31-10 |
| Hamilton, Nancy A. | Fibromyalgia and Sleep Treatments | National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) | 09-01-08 to 08-31-11 |
| Heitzman-Powell, Linda S. / Buzhardt, Jay F. | Evaluation of the OASIS Training Program for Parents of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder via Telemedicine Service Delivery | U.S. Department of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) | 10-01-09 to 09-30-12 |
| Heitzman-Powell, Linda S. / Buzhardt, Jay F. | Combining Technologies to Maximize Outcomes: Children with Autism | U.S. Department of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) | 10-01-06 to 09-30-10 |
| Hodgesmith, Martha | What Health & Safety Personnel Need to Know | KsH&E | 01-01-08 to 06-30-11 |
| Horn, Eva / Palmer, Susan | Children's School Success | Indiana University (IU), National Institute of Health (NIH) | 09-26-03 to 07-31-10 |
| Horn, Eva / Palmer, Susan | Children's School Success Curriculum (CSS+) | De-IES | 07-01-10 to 06-30-13 |
| Jackson, Yolanda K. | Testing Determinants of Resilience: Mental Health, Child Maltreatment and Adaptive Behavior Outcomes | National Institute of Health (NIH) | 08-01-09 to 04-30-14 |
| Johnson, David K. | Implementation of a Dementia Crisis Support Program | KsDA | 09-30-09 to 03-31-11 |
| Johnson, Tiffany A. | Characterizing the Effect of Varying Stimulation Parameters of Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions | American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) | 01-01-09 to 12-31-09 |
| Kamps, Debra M. | Peer Networks Project: Improving Social-Communication, Literacy, and Adaptive Behaviors for Young Children with ASD | DE-IES | 03-01-09 to 02-28-13 |
| Kamps, Debra M. | Classwide Function-Based Intervention Teams | U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Services (IES) | 05-01-07 to 04-30-12 |
| Kamps, Debra M. | Center for Serious Behavior Disorders at the Secondary Level | Lehigh University, U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Services (IES) | 07-01-08 to 06-30-13 |
| Kamps, Debra M. | Autism Training Program | KU Medical Center (KUMC), Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (KSSRS) | 04-01-08 to 06-30-11 |
| Kamps, Debra M. / Wills, Howard | Post-Doc SpEd Research Training in Urban Communities | DE-IES | 03-01-10 to 02-28-11 |
| Kemper, Susan J. | Dual Task Costs to Adults' Language Production | National Institute on Aging (NIA) | 06-15-05 to 05-31-11 |
| Kemper, Susan J. | DHB: Measuring Spoken Language Variability in Elderly Individuals | Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), National Science Foundation (NSF) | 11-01-08 to 10-31-11 |
| Linas, Maura W. | Professional Development that S.T.I.C.K.S. | U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Services (IES) | 07-01-09 to 06-30-12 |
| Lindeman, David P. | Parsons State Hospital and Training Center (PSHTC) | 07-01-91 to 06-30-11 | |
| Lindeman, David P. | Dual Diagnosis of Persons with Disabilities | Southeast Kansas Respite Services (SEKRS) | 02-01-93 to 06-30-11 |
| Lindeman, David P. | Active Treatment Training Program | Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (KSSRS) | 07-01-87 to 06-30-11 |
| Lindeman, David P. | SEK-CAP | Southeast Kansas Respite Services (SEKRS) | 10-01-01 to 06-30-09 |
| Lindeman, David P. | Sustained Training for the Kansas Infant/Toddler System (STKITS) | Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) | 10-01-09 to 09-30-11 |
| Lindeman, David P. | Prevalence of Developmental Disabilities Among Children with Epilepsy in Rural Populations | Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | 10-01-08 to 09-30-11 |
| Lindeman, David P. | KITS Statewide Inservice/TA System (KITS) | KsDE | 07-01-93 to 06-30-15 |
| Lindeman, David P. | Early Childhood Partnerships Training and TA (ECPTT) | KsH&E | 04-01-10 to 03-31-11 |
| Lindeman, David P. | KITS - Infant and Toddler Expansion | KsH&E | 07-01-98 to 06-30-11 |
| Lindeman, David P. | Consortium of Low Incidence Teacher Prep Programs (CLIPP) | KsDE | 08-01-09 to 06-30-11 |
| Madden, Gregory J. / Fowler, Stephen C. | Impulsivity, Dopamine and the Behavioral Economics of Gambling | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | 04-01-08 to 03-31-11 |
| Marquis, Janet G. | Describing and Measuring Tobacco Treatment in Drug Treatment | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | 07-20-07 to 06-30-10 |
| McCart, Amy B. | Integrating Effective Evidence-Based Approaches for At-Risk Families | Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) | 06-01-06 to 09-01-07 |
| McCart, Amy B. | Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: Implementing Evidence-Based Practices | Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) | 08-25-08 to 08-24-11 |
| Olson, Kathleen M. | Kansas College of Direct Support | Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (KSSRS) | 11-01-06 to 06-30-11 |
| Parent, Wendy S. | Women's Educational Equity Program | U.S. Department of Education Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) | 10-02-05 to 09-30-10 |
| Parent, Wendy S. | APBS Conference Planning | Association for Positive Behavior Support (APBS) | 09-01-06 to 04-30-08 |
| Parent, Wendy S. | Integrated Community Systems for Youth w/Special Health Care Needs | KsH&E-MCH | 06-01-09 to 05-31-12 |
| Parent, Wendy S. | Think College Kansas: Supporting Individuals with IDD or DD | AUCD | 01-01-11 to 09-30-11 |
| Parent, Wendy S. | SD Futures Curriculum: ..Self-Directed Employment | DE-OSEP | 10-01-10 to 09-30-12 |
| Parent, Wendy S. | Association for PBSA Web Development/Maintenance | APBS | 04-01-08 to 03-31-11 |
| Parent, Wendy S. | Kansas Employment Initiative | KsSRS | 10-01-10 to 09-30-11 |
| Parent, Wendy S. | Heartland Genetics and Newborn Screening Collaborations | University of Oklahoma | 01-01-11 to 05-31-11 |
| Patrick, M. Renee | Kansas School Readiness Research Project | KsDE | 10-22-09 to 09-30-11 |
| Rea, Jerry A. | SEK Pilot Project to Replicate Oregon Model for Antisocial Youth Families | Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (KSSRS) | 07-21-05 to 06-30-11 |
| Rice, Mabel L. | Morphosyntactic Abilities of SLI Probands | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) | 12-15-09 to 11-30-14 |
| Rice, Mabel L. | Biobehavioral Sciences in Communication Disorders | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) | 09-23-02 to 08-31-12 |
| Rice, Mabel L. | Pediatric HIV/Aids Cohort Study (PHACS) | Tulane University | 09-30-05 to 07-31-15 |
| Rice, Mabel L. | Autism: Social and Communication Predictors in Siblings | Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI), National Institute of Health (NIH) | 01-01-07 to 12-31-11 |
| Rice, Mabel L. | Training Researchers in Language Impairments | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) | 07-01-07 to 06-30-12 |
| Rice, Mabel L. | Twins and Singletons with Specific Language Impairment | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) | 07-01-07 to 06-30-12 |
| Sack, Sara H. | Equipment Exchange: Increasing Access to Durable Medical Equipment | Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (KSSRS) | 03-01-03 to 06-30-11 |
| Sack, Sara H. | Kansas State Plan for Assistive Technology | U.S. Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) | 10-01-05 to 09-30-12 |
| Sack, Sara H. | Expanding Assistive Technology Reutilization Efforts to Include Organizational, Navigational, and High-Cost Technologies | U.S. Department of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) | 10-01-06 to 09-30-10 |
| Sack, Sara H. | Tiny K-Infant Toddler Assistive Technology Center | Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) | 07-01-07 to 06-30-11 |
| Sack, Sara H. | Assisting Medicaid Beneficiaries in Accessing Assistive Technology | Kansas Health Policy Authority (KHPA) | 11-01-07 to 06-30-11 |
| Sack, Sara H. | Assistive Technology Program | Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (KSSRS) | 07-01-98 to 06-30-11 |
| Sack, Sara H. | Inclusive Community Gardens ... and Maybe Money | U.S. Department of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) | 10-01-09 to 09-30-12 |
| Sack, Sara H. | Supporting Increased Independence and Employment through AT (ARRA) | KsSRS | 10-01-10 to 09-30-11 |
| Sack, Sara H. | Assistive Technology Services for VR Customers | KsSRS | 09-01-10 to 06-30-11 |
| Sailor, Wayne S. / McCart, Amy B. | Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports | University of Oregon, U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) | 10-01-03 to 09-30-13 |
| Sailor, Wayne S. / McCart, Amy B. | Tertiary Intervention: the K-I Center | U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) | 10-03-06 to 06-30-11 |
| Saunders, Kathryn J. / Colombo, John A. | Postdoctoral Training in Translational Research on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) | 05-01-09 to 04-30-14 |
| Saunders, Kathryn J. | Translational Analysis of CAB Across the Life span - Project 3 | KK(NICHD) | 09-01-09 to 06-30-14 |
| Saunders, Kathryn J. | Recombinative Generalization of Within-syllable Units in MR | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) | 07-01-06 to 06-30-11 |
| Saunders, Muriel D. | Weight Loss by Individuals with Physical Disabilities | U.S. Department of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) | 10-01-09 to 09-30-09 |
| Saunders, Richard R. | Reducing the Incidence of Obesity in Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Kansas | Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities (KCDD) | 10-01-06 to 09-30-09 |
| Saunders, Richard R. | Communication of People with Mental Retardation | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) | 12-01-06 to 03-21-12 |
| Saunders, Richard R. / Saunders, Muriel D. | Closing the Loop: Exploring Best Practices in Healthy Athletes | Special Olympics | 01-15-10 to 01-14-11 |
| Schroeder, Stephen | Early Prevention of Aberrant Behavior in Neuro Disorders in Peru | NICHD | 06-01-10 to 05-31-12 |
| Schultz, Jerry A. | Community Monitoring Documentation System | Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (KSSRS) | 09-01-02 to 06-30-11 |
| Schultz, Jerry A. | Eval the Impact of CADCA's Coord. Training in Lima, Peru | MSU/Alv | 10-01-10 to 07-11-11 |
| Schultz, Jerry A. | Mobilizing to Reduce Health Disparities Among Latinos in WyCo | CDC | 09-30-10 to 09-29-11 |
| Schultz, Jerry A. | Web-based Core Competency Training for Coalitions | CSG | 11-15-07 to 09-30-09 |
| Schultz, Jerry A. / Fawcett, Stephen B. | DELTA PREP: Domestic Violence Prevention + $50K Supplement | CDC Foundation | 01-01-09 to 11-30-10 |
| Smith, Bryan K. | Palatability and Acute Glycemic and Satiety Responses..Tortillas | KCALSI | 09-01-09 to 08-31-10 |
| Smith, Chistopher L. | Kids Crew: The Independence Community Learning Center | Independence Unified School District 446 | 09-01-03 to 08-31-08 |
| Smith, Christopher | TA Services (Data Management and Mental Health Consultation) | SEK-CAP | 10-01-07 to 09-30-09 |
| Steele, Ric G. | Effectiveness of a Treatment for Pediatric Obesity | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | 01-01-06 to 12-31-09 |
| Storkel, Holly L. | Word Learning in Children: Normal Development & Language Impairment | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) | 05-01-06 to 04-30-11 |
| Storkel, Holly L. / Hoover, Jill | The Interface Between the Lexicon and Morphology in Specific Language Impairment | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) | 01-01-08 to 12-31-09 |
| Summers, Jean Ann | Inclusive Network of Kansas (INKS): Field-Based Technical Assistance and Professional Development | Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) | 07-01-00 to 06-30-11 |
| Summers, Jean Ann | Kansas State Deaf-Blind Project | U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) | 10-01-08 to 6-30-13 |
| Summers, Jean Ann | Kansas Deaf-Blind Project - Hearing & Vision Impairments | KsDE | 07-01-09 to 09-30-09 |
| Summers, Jean Ann / Bulgren, | Inclusive Network for Reading, Math and LRE in Ks | KsDE | 07-01-10 to 06-30-15 |
| Summers, Jean Ann / Palmer, Susan | Building Foundations for Self-Determination in Young Children | U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Services (IES) | 07-01-09 to 06-30-12 |
| Thiemann-Bourque, Kathy S. | Describing the Home Language Learning Environment of Toddlers with Down Syndrome Using the LENA System | to 9-30-08 | |
| Thiemann-Bourque, Kathy S. | Enhancing Social Turn-Taking for Preschoolers with Autism | to 12-31-09 | |
| Thompson, Jomella W. | Aim 4 Peace Program Evaluation | KC,Mo. | 02-01-11 to 08-26-11 |
| Thompson, Jomella/ Schultz, Jerry A. | Evaluation of Underage Drinking Efforts in KS SPF-SIG | Learning Tree Inst | 12-01-08 to 11-30-12 |
| Turnbull, Ann P. | Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) | 01-01-08 to 12-31-12 |
| Turnbull, H. R. / Turnbull, Ann | Research and Training Center on Policies Affecting Families | U.S. Department of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) | 11-01-03 to 10-31-09 |
| Turnbull, H. R. / Turnbull, Ann | The Family-Professional Partnership Project | KDHE | 10-01-09 to 09-30-10 |
| Turnbull, H. R. / Turnbull, Ann | DOD/USDA Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) | Cornell | 09-01-10 to 08-31-11 |
| Turnbull, H. R. / Parent, Wendy S. | Family Employment Awareness Training | KHPA | 01-01-10 to 12-31-11 |
| Vernberg, Eric/ Elledge, Lawrence | A Randomized Trial of a School-Based Mentoring Program..F32 | NICHD | 08-06-10 to 08-05-13 |
| Vitevitch, Michael | Processing Neighbors in Speech Perception and Production | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) | 07-01-04 to 05-31-10 |
| Walker, Dale / Warren, Steven F. | Center for Promoting Language and Literacy Readiness in Early Childhood | U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) | 01-01-08 to 12-31-11 |
| Walker, Dale / Carta, Judith J. / Greenwood, Charles R. | Evaluation Workscope of Early Communication Indicators | Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (KSSRS) | 06-01-02 to 06-30-12 |
| Warren, Steven F. | Effects of Intensity of Early Communication Intervention | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), KU Medical Center (KUMC) | 08-01-05 to 07-31-10 |
| Washburn, Richard A. | Resistance Training, Energy Balance and Weight Management | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) | 04-01-09 to 03-31-13 |
| Washburn, Richard A. | Breast Cancer Risk Biomarkers and Energy Balance | KU Medical Center (KUMC), National Institute of Health (NIH) | 04-01-07 to 03-31-09 |
| Warren, Steven F. / Brady, Nancy C. | Family Adaptation to Fragile X Syndrome | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) | 07-01-03 to 06-30-13 |
| Warren, Steven F. / Carta, Judith J. | Preventing Child Neglect in High-Risk Mothers | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), National Institute of Health (NIH) | 09-12-03 to 08-31-10 |
| Washburn, Richard A. | Whey Protein Supplementation | DairyMan, Inc | 07-01-07 to 05-31-11 |
| Wegner, Jane R. | Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ACTS) | U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) | 01-01-05 to 12-31-10 |
| Wegner, Jane R. | Communication, Autism, and Technology | U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) | 01-01-03 to 09-30-12 |
| Wehmeyer, Michael L. | The Impact of Interventions on Self-Determination & Adult Outcomes | U.S. Department of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) | 10-01-03 to 09-30-09 |
| Wehmeyer, Michael L. | Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Cognitive Disabilities | University of Colorado | 10-01-04 to 10-31-09 |
| Wehmeyer, Michael L. | Kansas University Center on DD (KUCDD) | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Developmental Disabilities (HHS-ADD) | 07-01-73 to 06-30-12 |
| Wehmeyer, Michael L. | Determining the Efficacy of the Self-Determined Model | U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Services (IES) | 07-01-07 to 06-30-10 |
| Wehmeyer, Michael L. | Enhancing Life Outcomes Through Self-Determination | University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | 10-01-08 to 09-30-13 |
| White, Glen W. | Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Measurement and Interdependence in Community Living (MICL) | U.S. Department of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) | 10-01-06 to 09-30-11 |
| White, Glen W. | Accommodations and ADA for Post-Secondary Students with Disabilities | U.S. Department of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) | 10-01-09 to 09-30-12 |
| White, Glen W. | Module A-Implementing Evidence-Based Interventions | Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) | 10-10-07 to 03-31-10 |
| White, Glen W. | RRTC of Health & Wellness for Persons w/Long Term Disabilities | OHSU(NIDRR) | 10-01-04 to 09-30-09 |
| Williams, Dean C. | Laboratory Models of Maladaptive Escape Behavior | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) | 06-01-05 to 05-31-11 |
| Williams, Dean C. | Translational Research on Non-contingent Reinforcement Interventions | Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI), National Institute of Health (NIH) | 07-01-09 to 06-30-14 |
| Williams, Dean C. | Translational Analysis of CAB Across the Life Span - Project 1 | KKI(NICHD) | 09-01-09 to 06-30-14 |
| Wills, Howard / Kamps, Debra M. | I-Connect: Web-based Solutions to Self-management and Support Connections for High School Students with Learning or Emotional/Behavioral Disorders | USDE | 10-01-10 to 09-30-12 |
| Wills, Howard / Kamps, Debra M. / Greenwood, Charles R. | Secondary and Tertiary Level Intervention in School-Wide PBS | U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) | 01-01-05 to 12-31-10 |



