November 2024
CEHS Achieves $46M in Extramural Expenditures in FY2024
The Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services (CEHS) recognizes its researchers for generating $46M in extramural expenditures that occurred over FY2024. These monies “provide the opportunity for CEHS scholars to address critical problems and drive research and practice that improves of the lives of individuals and their families across the state of Utah and the nation,” says Associate Dean for Research and Innovation Shawn Whiteman.
Research & News
$1.25M NSF Grant Awarded to CEHS for Innovative Postdoctoral Training Program Focused on Access and Accessibility in STEM
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.25M grant to Professors David Feldon and Shawn Whiteman. The grant is a three-year project that introduces an innovative postdoctoral training program focused on access and accessibility in STEM, with the specified aim to transition three postdocs directly into tenure-line positions within the college.
USU STARS! GEAR UP Program Awarded Two Grants Totaling $31M from the US Department of Education
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), a federally funded national grant program designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in post-secondary education, recently awarded $31M to USU STARS! GEAR UP for the next seven years. The program tracks students in the State of Utah from seventh grade through their freshman year in college.
Teacher Education Professor Jake Downs Recipient of the National 2024 Reading Hall of Fame Emerging Scholars Fellowship
Jake Downs, assistant professor in USU’s School of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL), was recently awarded the 2024 Reading Hall of Fame Emerging Scholars Fellowship. TEAL Department Head Steven Camicia says, “This fellowship indicates the high regard leaders in his field have for the potential impact of his work. Dr. Downs is very deserving of this honor.”
National Center on Newborn Hearing Joins the Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice
The National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM), a research center that has pioneered a universal hearing screening program for infants, recently joined the Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice in CEHS. The move is another step forward on NCHAM’s journey to identify hearing loss in infants and young children nationwide.