2006 Granduate Grant Recipients
OAR Announces 2006 Graduate Research Competition Grant Awardees
(as first seen in the September 2006 issue of The OARacle)
In 2004, OAR’s Board of Directors established an annual research competition designed to support students who are actively engaged in research as part of their master’s or doctoral degree program. This year’s Graduate Research Competition was the most far reaching yet with 19 applicants from 16 universities and across 15 states. Each graduate research proposal is reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers, at least one of whom is a member of the OAR Scientific Council. Reviewers are chosen for their academic credentials and competencies as well as their knowledge of, and experience with, the provision of evidence-based services to learners with autism.
Scientific Council member Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., BCBA, from Rutgers University and the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center and Jane Barbin, Ph.D., BCBA, president of the consulting firm Behavioral Directions, co-chaired this year’s graduate review process. Following this initial review, proposals for which there was positive agreement between reviewers became eligible for funding while proposals for which there was negative agreement were ruled ineligible. Proposals for which there was disagreement between the reviewers were submitted to Dr. Barbin and Dr. Weiss for their final review and recommendations. As a result of this process, 13 proposals totaling $22,000 were recommended for funding.
OAR is pleased to announce the 2006 OAR Graduate Research Competition award winners:
Graduate Research Grant Awardees for 2006
Graduate Researcher |
University
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Topic Area
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| Courtney Ehler |
University of Vermont |
Narratives of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) |
| Angela Fadely |
Long Island University |
Effectiveness of comic strip conversations |
| Lisa Ann Femia |
University of Rhode Island |
Assessment of Parent and Teacher Stress Levels |
| Kimberly Ann Fournier |
University of Florida |
Static and dynamic balance control |
| Elaine Gabovitch |
University of Massachusetts Medical School |
Mother’s perception of family-centered care |
| Heidi Graff |
George Mason University |
Data-driven decision-making |
| Cara Kimberg |
University of Florida |
Attentional profiles of ASD |
| Mary Kozub |
Indiana University |
Diagnosis |
| Richmond Mancil |
University of Florida |
Functional communication training in natural settings |
| Melissa Maynard |
Indiana University |
Caregiver health-related quality of life |
| Steven Myers |
University of Arizona |
Consultant/parent relationship |
| Lisa Tang |
Michigan State University |
Psychological well-being |
| Sarah Vess |
University of Georgia |
Assessment of parent teacher stress levels |
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OAR congratulates all of our 2006 Graduate Research Competition award winners.
OAR also wishes to express our sincere appreciation to the members of the 2006 Graduate Research Competition Review Committee, including Dr. Mary Jane Weiss (Co-chair), Dr. Jane Barbin, (Co-chair), Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D. (Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence), Joanne Gerenser, Ph.D. (Eden II), Helen Bloomer, M.S., BCBA (Crossroads Center for Children), Suzanne Letso, M.A., BCBA (Connecticut Center for Child Development), James Mulick, Ph.D., BCBA (Ohio State University), Glen Dunlap, Ph.D., BCBA (University of South Florida), Ann Wagner, Ph.D. (National Institute of Mental Health) and Michael Alessandri, Ph.D. (University of Miami).
The people whose names are bolded are members of OAR’s Scientific Council.
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