Recent Grants & Contracts

Conference Proposal: Learning through Play and Imagination

TO: 
 Thalia Goldstein
DATE:
 10/31/2019

TITLE:
 Conference Proposal: Learning through Play and Imagination
SPONSOR:
Villanova University
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
 9/15/2019 through 8/31/2020
GRANT TOTAL:
$11,308

MRI Pilot

TO: 
 Sarah Nowaczyk
DATE:
 9/16/2019

TITLE:
 MRI Pilot
SPONSOR:
George Mason University
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
 4/15/2019 through 12/31/2019
GRANT TOTAL:
$13,200

ISE/Microplastics

TO: 
 Yi-Ching Lee
DATE:
 9/12/2019

TITLE:
 CASBBI Summer
SPONSOR:
George Mason University
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
 8/1/2019 through 1/31/2021
GRANT TOTAL:
$40,000

CASBBI Summer

TO: 
 Sarah Nowaczyk, James Thompson
DATE:
 9/12/2019

TITLE:
 CASBBI Summer
SPONSOR:
George Mason University
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
 6/1/2019 through 6/30/2020
GRANT TOTAL:
$5,000

Serial vs. Parallel Presentation of Visual Information on a Handheld Device

TO: 
 Matthew Peterson
DATE:
 9/5/2019

TITLE:
 Serial vs. Parallel Presentation of Visual Information on a Handheld Device
SPONSOR:
US Department of Navy
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
 8/19/2019 through 8/18/2020
GRANT TOTAL:
$78,072

Secure Integrated Data Approach - Opioid Crisis

TO: 
 June Tangney
DATE:
 8/2/2019

TITLE:
 Serial vs. Parallel Presentation of Visual Information on a Handheld Device
SPONSOR:
County of Fairfax, Bureau of Justice Assistance
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2021
GRANT TOTAL:
$261, 074

CASBBI Summer

TO: 
 Martin Wiener, James Thompson
DATE:
 6/13/2019
TITLE:
 CASBBI Summer
SPONSOR:
George Mason University
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
 6/1/2019 through 6/30/2020
GRANT TOTAL:
 $5,000

MRI Pilot

TO: 
 James Thompson
DATE:
 6/5/2019

TITLE:
 MRI Pilot
SPONSOR:
George Mason University
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
 3/17/2019 through 12/31/2019
GRANT TOTAL:
$8,250

Preventing the Excellence Gap: Longitudinal Predictors of Selection into, and Persistence with, Advanced Courses in Middle and High School for Resilient Students in Poverty in Miami

TO: 
 Adam Winsler
DATE:
 5/21/2019

TITLE:
 Preventing the Excellence Gap: Longitudinal Predictors of Selection into, and Persistence with, Advanced Courses in Middle and High School for Resilient Students in Poverty in Miami
SPONSOR:
George Mason University
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
 5/1/2019 through 12/31/2020
GRANT TOTAL:
$70,000

MRI Pilot

TO: 
 Tara Chaplin
DATE:
 3/17/2019

TITLE:
 MRI Pilot
SPONSOR:
George Mason University
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
 3/17/2019 through 12/31/2019
GRANT TOTAL:
$8,250

MRI Pilot

TO: 
  Martin Wiener
DATE:
 3/17/2019

TITLE:
 MRI Pilot
SPONSOR:
George Mason University
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
 3/17/2019 through 12/31/2019
GRANT TOTAL:
$13,200

Computational Social and Affective Neuroscience Preconference 

TO: 
  James Thompson
DATE:
 2/21/2019

TITLE:
 Computational Social and Affective Neuroscience Preconference
SPONSOR:
US Department of the Army
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
 2/13/2019 through 11/12/2019
GRANT TOTAL:
$10,524

The role of the Motor System in the Perception of Time

TO: 
 Martin Wiener
DATE:
 2/15/2019

TITLE:
 The role of the Motor system in the Perception of Time
SPONSOR:
National Science Foundation
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
 2/15/2019 through 1/31/2021
GRANT TOTAL:
$132,329

2019 Provost's Summer Team Impact Project Competition Winner: Eye-Tracking Research to Examine Alcohol Product Packaging Appeal to Youth

TO:
 Matthew Rossheim and Matthew Peterson
DATE:
 1/25/2019

TITLE:
 Eye-tracking Research to Examine Alcohol Product Packaging’s Appeal to Youth
SPONSOR:
George Mason University Provost Office
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
NA
GRANT TOTAL:
$9,000

 

Understanding the Causes of Male Violence: Investigating the Role Played by Threatened-Masculinity Shame and Testing Intervention

TO:
 Kristopher Gebhard and Lauren Cattaneo
DATE:
 12/12/2018
TITLE:
 Understanding Causes of Male Violence: Investigating the Role Played by Threatened-Masculinity Shame and Testing an Intervention
SPONSOR:
American Psychological Foundation
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
11/19/2018 through 05/31/2019
GRANT TOTAL:
$2,000

 

Postnatal Maturation: A Model to Study Hippocampal Aging and Alzheimer's Disease

TO:
 Theodore Dumas
DATE:
 11/02/2018
TITLE:
 Postnatal Maturation: A Model to Study Hippocampal Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
SPONSOR:
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
09/01/2018 through 08/31/2021
GRANT TOTAL:
$471,000

 

 

Parent-Adolescent Interactions and Substance Abuse Risk: Gender Differences

TO:
 Tara Chaplan
DATE:
 8/1/2018
TITLE:
 Parent-Adolescent Interactions and Substance Abuse Risk: Gender Differences
SPONSOR:
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
08/01/2018 through 04/30/2023
GRANT TOTAL:
$580,545

 

 

Helping Veterans through Evidence Based Assessment Services

TO:
 Robyn Mehlenbeck
DATE:
 7/20/2018
TITLE:
 Helping Veterans through Evidence Based Assessment Services
SPONSOR:
George Mason University Foundation
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
07/16/2018 through 07/15/2019
GRANT TOTAL:
$60,000

Youth Children in Dual Language Education Programs: Language of Instruction, Student Classroom and Motivation, and Student-Teacher Relationships as Contributors to Academic Outcomes

TO:
 Adam Winsler
DATE:
 7/19/2018
TITLE:
 Young Children in Dual Language Education Programs: Language of Instruction, Student Classroom Engagement and Motivation, and Student-Teacher Relationships as Contributors to Academic Outcomes
SPONSOR:
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
07/01/2018 through 06/30/2019
GRANT TOTAL:
$56,354

GMU Athletics-FoMB

TO:
 Robyn Mehlenbeck
DATE:
 6/19/2018
TITLE:
 GMU Athletics-FoMB
SPONSOR:
George Mason University Foundation
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
06/19/2018 through 05/25/2019
GRANT TOTAL:
$2,000

 

Leadership Development at the United States Secret Service

TO:
 Stephen Zaccaro
DATE:
 7/9/2018
TITLE:
 Leadership Development at the United States Secret Service
SPONSOR:
Department of Homeland Security
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
02/01/2018 through 04/01/2019
GRANT TOTAL:
$37,971

 

2018 Hebl Grant for Reducing Gender Inequities in the Workplace

TO:
 Ashley Membere
DATE:
 06/25/2018
TITLE:
 2018 Hebl Grant for Reducing Gender Inequities in the Workplace
SPONSOR:
Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Inc.
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
11/08/2017   through   05/23/2019
GRANT TOTAL:
$3,000

 

System to Evaluate and Assess Holistic Aircrew Workload (SEAHAWK)

TO:
 Tyler Shaw
DATE:
 06/19/2018
TITLE:
 System to Evaluate and Assess Holistic Aircrew Workload
SPONSOR:
Charles River Analytics
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
04/01/2018   through   12/31/2018
GRANT TOTAL:
$105,000

 

NEA Research Labs: The George Mason University Arts Research Center ("MasonARC")

TO:
 Thalia Goldstein; Adam Winsler; Kimberly Sheridan
DATE:
05/15/2018
TITLE:
 NEA Research Labs: The George Mason Arts Research Center ("MasonARC")
SPONSOR:
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
06/01/2018   through   05/31/2020
GRANT TOTAL:
$149,951

 

A Workshop for Improving Cyber-Security Incident Response Teams and Multi-System Teams 

TO:
 Steve Zaccaro
DATE:
03/26/2018
TITLE:
 A Workshop for Improving Cyber-Security Incident Response Teams and Multi-System Teams
SPONSOR:
US Department of Homeland Security
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
09/23/2014   through   06/22/2018
GRANT TOTAL:
$17,899

A Workshop for Improving Cyber-Security Incident Response Teams and Multi-System Teams 

TO:
 Steve Zaccaro
DATE:
03/26/2018
TITLE:
 A Workshop for Improving Cyber-Security Incident Response Teams and Multi-System Teams
SPONSOR:
US Department of Homeland Security
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
09/23/2014   through   06/22/2018
GRANT TOTAL:
$2,090

Cybersecurity and Organizational Science Workshop

TO:
 Reeshad Dalal
DATE:
2/12/2018
TITLE:
 Cybersecurity and Organizational Science Workshop
SPONSOR:
National Science Foundation
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
02/15/2018   through   01/31/2019
GRANT TOTAL:
$49,995

Community Collaboration for Clinical Services

TO:
 Robyn Mehlenbeck
DATE:
1/26/2018
TITLE:
 Community Collaboration for Clinical Services- The Pediatric Group
SPONSOR:
The Pediatric Group
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
01/24/2018   through   01/23/2019
GRANT TOTAL:
$25,398

Neurophysiological Correlates of Long-Term Human-Robot Interaction

TO:
 Eva Wiese; Tyler Shaw; Craig McDonald; William Helton
DATE:
1/22/2018
TITLE:
 Neurophysiological Correlates of Long-Term Human-Robot Interaction
SPONSOR:
Air Force
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
01/15/2018   through   01/14/2019
GRANT TOTAL:
$200,255

Training Institute in Evidence-Based Assessment & Intervention

TO:
 Christianne Esposito-Smythers; Keith Renshaw;
DATE:
1/22/2018
TITLE:
 Training Institute in Evidence-Based Assessment & Intervention
SPONSOR:
Fairfax County
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
01/10/2018   through   06/30/2020
GRANT TOTAL:
$112,486

ThespyA (Theatre in Schools for the Promotion of Youth with Autism)

TO:
Thalia Goldstein;
DATE:
9/27/2017
TITLE:
 ThespyA (Theatre in Schools for the Promotion of Youth with Autism)
SPONSOR:
Arts Connection
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
08/25/2017   through   08/31/2018
GRANT TOTAL:
$25,821

Interpretable Temporal Mining for Contrastive Driving Behaviors

TO:
Yi-Ching Lee; Liang Zhao; Jessica Lin;
DATE:
9/22/2017
TITLE:
 Interpretable Temporal Mining for Contrastive Driving Behaviors
SPONSOR:
George Mason University
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
09/7/2017   through   09/30/2018
GRANT TOTAL:
$40,000

GEST DC Study: Gestational Exposure to Traffic Pollution in the DC Metro Area

TO:
Jenna Krall; Yi-Ching Lee; Anna Pollack; Vivian Motti;
DATE:
9/19/2017
TITLE:
 GEST DC Study: Gestational Exposure to Traffic Pollution in the DC Metro Area
SPONSOR:
George Mason University
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
09/7/2017   through   09/30/2018
GRANT TOTAL:
$38,000

Leadership Development at the United States Secret Service

TO:
Stephen Zaccaro
DATE:
9/19/2017
TITLE:
 Leadership Development at the United States Secret Service
SPONSOR:
Department of Homeland Security
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
08/14/2017   through   12/31/2017
GRANT TOTAL:
$27,742

Mental Models of Advanced Automated Safety Systems

TO:
Carryl Baldwin; Eva Wiese
DATE:
9/11/2017
TITLE:
 Mental Models of Advanced Automated Safety Systems
SPONSOR:
Toyota
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
08/25/2017   through   08/31/2019
GRANT TOTAL:
$636,124

Theatrical Thinking: The Habits of Mind Taught in Theatre Class

TO:
Thalia Goldstein
DATE:
8/30/2017
TITLE:
 Theatrical Thinking: The Habits of Mind Taught in Theatre Class
SPONSOR:
National Endowment for the Arts
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
09/01/2017   through   08/31/2019
GRANT TOTAL:
$20,000

Puppets, Dolls, and Costumes: Embodiment and Representation when Constructing Knowledge Through Play

TO:
Thalia Goldstein
DATE:
8/24/2017
TITLE:
Puppets, Dolls, and Costumes: Embodiment and Representation when Constructing Knowledge Through Play
SPONSOR:
Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
09/01/2017   through   08/31/2018
GRANT TOTAL:
$40,000

Promoting Research Integrity in Multidisciplinary and Multiteam Based Science Initiatives 

TO:
Steve Zaccaro; Aurali Dade; Richard Klimoski
DATE:
8/22/2017
TITLE:
Promoting Research Integrity in Multidisciplinary and Multiteam Based Science Initiatives
SPONSOR:
US Department of Health and Human Services
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
07/01/2017   through   06/30/2018
GRANT TOTAL:
$49,393

Exploring the Use of Innovative Performance Tests to Measure Personality Traits

TO:
Reeshad Dalal;
DATE:
8/14/2017
TITLE:
Exploring the Use of Innovative Performance Tests to Measure Personality Traits
SPONSOR:
Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO)
PRIME SPONSOR:
Army Research Institute
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
07/21/2017   through   12/31/2018
GRANT TOTAL:
$135,033

Focusing on the Efficacy of Teaching Advanced Forms of Patterning on Kindergartners' Improvements in Literacy, Mathematics, and Reasoning Ability

TO:
Robert Pasnak; Julie Kidd; Patrick McKnight;
DATE:
6/29/2017
TITLE:
Focusing on the Efficacy of Teaching Advanced Forms of Patterning on Kindergartners' Improvements in Literacy, Mathematics, and Reasoning Ability
SPONSOR:
US Department of Education
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
07/01/2017   through   06/30/2020
GRANT TOTAL:
$535,572
ANTICIPATED FUNDING:
$1,621,738

Using Values to Enhance Inmates' Response to Substance Use and HIV Risk Feedback

TO:
June Tangney; Jeffrey Stuewig
DATE:
6/6/2017
TITLE:
Using Values to Enhance Inmates' Response to Substance Use and HIV Risk Feedback
SPONSOR:
Department of Health and Human Services (NIH)
PERFORMANCE PERIOD:
06/01/2017   through   04/30/2020
GRANT TOTAL:
$209,172
ANTICIPATED FUNDING:
$646,000