Sponsored Research Projects

Whether exploring digital game based learning, building activities to enhance teaching practice or developing creativity in engineering using mobile application technology, at the School of Education, Drexel's faculty, staff and research students are collaborating together and exploring knowledge, resources, and tools of the 21st century on these sponsored research (grant) projects.

The Untapped Potential of University-Community Cooperative Living

Ayana Allen-Handy, PhD
Rachel Wenrick, PhD
A Community-led study investigates the landscape of residential displacement and affordable housing options in the West Philadelphia Promise Zone.

Solving Issues Through the Arts

Ayana Allen Handy, Phd
Rachel Wenrick
This project examines the potential impact of public arts programming to strengthen civic engagement, civic infrastructure, and to promote community-driven civic innovation in West Philadelphia.

Identifying Barriers to Technology in Building Trades

Aroutis Foster, PhD

Researchers are working to identify the barriers associated with technology adoption and the resistance within the construction building trades.

Catalyzing STEM Gender Equity

Kristy Kelly, PhD
Leslie McClure, PhD
Maria Schultheis, PhD
Sharon Walker, PhD
This project is centered on Drexel’s commitment to ensuring diversity and equity across the career lifespan of STEM faculty.

Combatting Corruption with Creativity in Vietnam

Kristy Kelly, PhD
This study looks at women's diverse experiences with corruption and how creativity and innovation shape policy responses.

Developing and Evaluating Assessments of Problem Solving

Toni Sondergeld, PhD

Drexel researchers are creating new assessments to help math teachers better evaluate student performance.

Developing and Validating the QCCP Assessment System

Michael Haslip, PhD

This project aims to enhance children's play engagement and development through the QCCP assessment tool and an online platform for teachers.

DragonsTeach Recruits Engineering Students to Consider Careers in Teaching

Jason Silverman, PhD
Adam Fontecchio, PhD
Jennifer Stanford, PhD

Drexel is providing scholarships to engineering students who commit to careers in teaching upon graduation.

Educating the Early Childhood Education Workforce

Michael Haslip, Phd

This project provides scholarships covering 100% of tuition and textbook costs for 10 undergraduate early childhood education workforce students.

Bringing a Global Perspective to Education

Joyce Pittman, PhD

Drexel is developing programs to get teachers to think globally while teaching locally.

Creating New Pathways in STEM

Paul Jensen, PhD, Provost
Aroutis Foster, PhD
Stephen Cox

Drexel leads a new project to help more minority students receive degrees in STEM subjects.

Mathematizing, Visualizing, and Power (MVP)

Christopher Wright, PhD

This project focuses on helping East Tennessee young people develop and share quantitative data artistry with their communities.

Preparing Mathematics and Science Teachers for Middle School

Sheila Vaidya, PhD
Mary Jo Grdina, PhD

Drexel is providing scholarships to students in STEM majors who want to teach middle level science or math upon graduation.

Creating Teacher Pipelines in Philadelphia

Sarah Ulrich, EdD
Valerie Klein, PhD

This grant supports the development of new certified teachers committed to teaching in the School District of Philadelphia.

Addressing a Housing Shortage

Ayana Allen-Handy, PhD
Rachel Wenrick
Christopher Wright, PhD
The purpose of this project is to develop, implement, and evaluate a model for intergenerational co-housing as an anti-displacement and aging-in-place strategy.

Improving the Teaching of Middle-Level Mathematics

Toni May, PhD
Kristin Koskey, PhD

A multi-disciplinary team are working to develop and validate two quantitative measures of Curricular Reasoning to support the teaching of middle-level math.

Stay Safe Kids

Amanda Lannie, PhD, BCBA-D
Janet Sloand, EdD

Drexel is developing curriculum to keep schools safe for all students.

STEM Teacher Education and School Strengthening Activity

Michael Kozak, EdD

Drexel helps to expand STEM education in Egypt by developing new curriculum and academic programs at new STEM schools.

Supporting PreK Literacy Learning through Kid Writing

Vera Lee, EdD
Diane Waff, EdD
Claudia Gentile, PhD
Katie Mathew, PhD Student
This project looks to increase kindergarten readiness using the Kid Writing (KW) approach.

Understanding Inequalities in STEMM

Ayana Allen-Handy, PhD
Jacqueline Genovesi, PhD
Loni Tabb, PhD
This research probes the experiences of Black women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) careers.