The LCDS Lab’s empirical and applied evaluation portfolio partners with education researchers, programs, funders, and data-system teams to study interventions, digital learning systems, implementation, cost, and scale. These projects use rigorous design and analytic tools to produce evidence for education policy and practice.
External Grants
AIMS EduData Initiative: Math Matrix Micro-Credentials
Funder: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Period: 2026
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $19,753.83
Interpretable teacher engagement profiles and causal effects in Math Matrix micro-credentials.
Scaling Targeted Reading Instruction
Funder: Institute of Education Sciences
Period: 2022-2025
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Amount: $1,000,000
Digital implementation of Targeted Reading Instruction for students impacted by COVID-19.
Universal Design for Computer Science Learning
Funder: National Science Foundation
Period: 2021-2022
Role: Senior Personnel
Amount: $60,000
Partnership for inclusive elementary computer science education.
Florida Embedded Practices and Intervention with Caregivers
Funder: Institute of Education Sciences
Period: 2021-2025
Role: Investigator
Amount: $3,799,856
Initial efficacy trial of Florida Embedded Practices and Intervention with Caregivers.
Tools for Families
Funder: Institute of Education Sciences
Period: 2020-2024
Role: Investigator
Amount: $1,399,999
Development and validation of Tools for Families to promote family engagement in embedded instruction.
Internal Grants
CRISIS: Counselor Response Simulation
Funder: UF Artificial Intelligence & Informatics Research Institute
Period: 2026-2027
Role: Project Team
Amount: $47,000
Counselor Response and Intervention Simulation with Intelligent Support.
Automated Reading Reflection Question Generation
Funder: UF Lastinger Center for Learning
Period: Summer 2022
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Amount: $8,000
A technological paradigm to support meaningful book sharing initiatives.
Alabama ACCESS Enrollment and Academic Outcomes
Funder: University of Alabama College of Continuing Studies
Period: 2020
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Amount: $15,000
Understanding enrollment patterns and academic outcomes in Alabama ACCESS.