
Current Grants
NSF HBCU-UP (2023-2026; Grant No. 2306671) - "Broadening Participation Research: Understanding faculty attitudes, competency, and perceptions of providing career advising to African American STEM students at HBCUs"
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Goal: To understand the career development skills and knowledge of STEM faculty.
HBCU-UP (NSF Grant No. 2332074) -
"Excellence in Research: Extending the impact of research using Social Cognitive Career Theory through meta-analysis and systematic review"
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Goal: To engage in skill development so as to effectively and efficiently carry out a meta-analysis of the research literature testing the Social Cognitive Career Theory for effectiveness.
Previous Grants
National Science Foundation Grants:
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NSF HBCU-UP (2020-2023; Grant No. 2011931) - "Broadening Participation Research Project: Understanding the role of culture in an intervention to increase the persistence of African American STEM students"
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NSF HBCU-UP BPR (2016-2020; NSF Grant No. 1623145) - "Career Commitment and Retention in STEM: Examining the Impact of a Career Intervention"
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NSF ECR Core Grant (2016-2020; NSF Grant No. 1561584) - "Career Commitment and Retention in STEM: The Intersection of Professional Identity and Career Management Skills in Minority and Women STEM Students"
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NSF HBCU-UP BPR (2012-2016; NSF Grant No. 1238778):​ - "Career Commitment and Retention in STEM: Building the STEM Workforce"​​
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NSF Grant Collaborator/Subcontract Awards:
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Collaborator on HBCU-UP Center Planning Grant (NSF Grant No. 1549591) - "The SEaRCH: Towards the Development of a STEM Education Research Consortium at HBCUs"​
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Collaborator (NSF Grant No. 0748934):​​
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Subcontract under Research on Gender in Science & Engineering (2006-2009; NSF Grant No. 0624720).​​
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Other Grant Funding:
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Tennessee Board of Regents' Faculty Research Grant (2015): "Increasing retention and graduation in undergraduate students through attention to change processes."
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American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program Award (2008): "Personality Factors and Mental Health Problems: A Feasibility Study of Assessment Efficacy"