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.

Collaborative Research: St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy

Christopher G. Wright, PhD
This project emphasizes youth engineering identity development by designing an approach for capturing and examining the engineering identities offered through the St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy.

Philadelphia Teacher Residency

Valerie Klein, PhD
Sarah P. Ulrich, PhD
This grant provides tuition and funding support for graduate teacher residents to complete their initial certification and, if interested, a master’s degree, with a focus on increasing the number of certified teachers in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Teacher Residency at Drexel

Valerie Klein, PhD
Sarah P. Ulrich, PhD
This project, the Early Educator Certification Initiative (EECI), targets early educators of color, offering a rigorous pathway to certification to increase the number and diversity of certified teachers in Philadelphia.

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.

Black Girls STEAMing through Dance

Ayana Allen-Handy, PhD
Michelle Rogers, PhD
Valeria Ifill
Raja Schaar

Empowering 7–12-year-old Black girls through dance, coding, and design, the Black Girls STEAMing through Dance project fosters STEAM skills and self-concept in a culturally responsive program.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.