Awarded in 2025

Congratulations to the OVPRI Career Research Faculty Professional Development Award Recipients 

Congratulations to the following faculty for receiving an OVPRI award to support professional development activities related to advancing their research skills in their area of expertise:

• Anne Marie Mauricio, Associate Research Professor, Prevention Science Institute
• Joe Neese, Research Associate Professor, Behavioral Research and Teaching
• Kyle Reardon, Research Associate, Secondary Special Education and Transition
• Maria Reina Santiago-Rosario, Research Associate, Educational and Community Supports
• Lina Shaley, Research Associate Professor, Center on Teaching and Learning 

Congratulations to the 2024-2025 Faculty Fund Award Recipients 

We are thrilled to recognize the faculty who have received the 2024-2025 Faculty Fund Awards. These awards provide vital support for professional development opportunities and innovative research and projects. Congratulations to all recipients for their dedication and impactful contributions. This year’s recipients for project proposal awards are: 

• Asha Yadav: Data-Based Decision Making in Preschools: Structures and Strategies
• Illana Umansky: Education Policy and Leadership Master of Science Program Outreach
• Jayme Sloan: Development of a Robust Training for CDS Externship Supervisors
• Kyle Reardon: Project THRIVE: Training for Hiring, Retaining, and Inclusively Valuing Employees with Disabilities
• Mavis Gallo: Institutional Betrayal and Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior Among LGBTQ Youth
• Samantha Shune: An exploration of end-of-life dysphagia practices in Thailand
• Sara Schmitt: Developing the Inclusive Skill-building Learning Approach for Preschoolers (ISLA-P)
• Sean Grant: Innovations in Living Systematic Review Methodology
• Sofia Benson-Goldberg, Jeanine Brush, and Miyoko Patricelli: AAC Storytime: Modeling Storybook Reading with Young AAC Users  

2025 College of Education Annual Faculty and Staff Awards