RESEARCH GRANTS

PREVIOUS

Co-Investigator, Evans, University of Michigan "The Contribution of Natural History Museums to Science Education" (Project PI: Michael Reiss, Institute of Education, University of London). UK-US Partnerships, Planning Grant. Wellcome Trust UK/NSF US 1/15-12/15 (Total $100,331)

Principal Investigator, University of Michigan (Project PI: Chia Shen, Harvard University School of Engineering & Applied Sciences) "Life on Earth: A multi-institute collaborative project to develop a new approach to using learning research-based technology to help the public understand evolution."
National Science Foundation (#1010889) 9/10-12/14 (Total $2,300,000)

Research Advisor/Consultant (PI: Martin Weiss, New York Hall of Science) Traveling Exhibition: "Evolution and Health"
National Institutes of Health, (R25 RR025123-01) 09/08-08/15 (Total $1,300,000)

Co-Principal Investigator, Evans (PIs Lane, Wellman, Evans) Investigating the Cognitive and Cultural Foundations of Prayer. Social Science Research Council. 9/12-12/14

Principal Investigator, University of Michigan (Project PI: Sarah Brem, ASU; Co-PI: Gale Sinatra, University of Nevada-Las Vegas) "Facing the Challenges of Teaching and Learning About Evolution: A Synthesis"
National Science Foundation, REESE Synthesis Grant, 01/07-01/12 ($201,320)

Principal Investigator, University of Michigan (Project PI: Martin Weiss, New York Hall of Science). "Life Changes: Communicating Pre-Evolutionary Concepts to Young Children in Informal Settings."
National Science Foundation, 02/06-01/12 ($2,516,871)

Principal Investigator, University of Michigan (Project PI: Teresa MacDonald, University of Kansas. "Understanding the Tree of Life."
National Science Foundation, ISE Conference Grant, 01/08-12/10 ($250,000)

Principal Investigators: Margaret Evans; Zhu Liqi [Chinese Academy of Sciences] and Henry Wellman. UM China-US Collaborative Proposal: "Children's Conceptions of Death"
University of Michigan: Joint Projects with China, 4/08-4/10 (Total $7,480)

Principal Investigator: "Changing Undergraduates' Concepts of Evolution"
University of Michigan, CRLT Investigating Student Learning Grant (ISL) 6/08-6/09 (Total $4,000)

Principal Investigator (Co-PI: Karl Rosengren, University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign).
"Preliminary Investigations of the Factors Impacting the Acquisition of Evolutionary Concepts"
National Science Foundation, 06/04-11/05 ($91,418)

Consultant/Learning Researcher: "Explore Evolution Exhibition" - PI Judy Diamond, University of Nebraska.
National Science Foundation, 05/03-05/07 ($2,800,000) - National Academy of Education:
"Collaborative Project Initiative" Awarded 2000-2001

National Academy of Education: Spencer Fellowship/Award ($45,000) Awarded 1998-1999

Spencer Foundation: Small Grant ($15,300) Awarded 1996

University Research and Fellowship Award, University of Toledo Awarded 1995