KRISTIN M. FERGUSON, Ph.D., MSW - USC School of Social Work ...

Kristin M. Ferguson, Ph.D.
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Funded Research and Grants (continued)
2006-2009 Co-Principal Investigator. University-NGO Coalition-Building
Initiative (UNCBI) in Nairobi and Eldoret, Kenya to Strengthen the
Research Capacity of Professionals Working with Vulnerable Children.
Funded by the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID) & Higher Education for Development (HED): New IDEAS
Partnership Program. Role: Co-Principal Investigator responsible for
developing and implementing mental health training for 100 Kenyan
practitioners, and overall evaluation of project. Total direct support: $6,918
over 3 years; 10% time.
2006-present Lead Instructor. School of Social Work Mexico Summer Immersion
Program: Social Work and Social Development in Mexico. Funded by
University of Southern California Marshall School of Business’ Center for
International Business Education and Research (Department of Education).
Total direct support: $6,500.
2006-2008 Principal Evaluator (Subcontract). CSEC Community Intervention
Project (CCIP) Training Institute: Building Community Capacity to
Reduce the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth.
Funded by the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; PI: The Salvation Army;
Award #: 2006-51007-VA-JL. Role: Principal evaluator of CCIP Training
Institutes across 5 U.S. cities. Total direct support: $80,672 over 2 years;
10% time.
2006-2007 Principal Investigator. Feasibility Analysis of Social Enterprise
Intervention (SEI) at My Friend’s Place. Funded by Marshall Consulting
Program (Clinton Foundation/Orfalea Foundation). Supervised three
Marshall business students in conducting a feasibility analysis of the SEI
vocational cooperative as consultants to My Friend’s Place; 2% time.
2005-2006 Principal Investigator. Social Enterprise Intervention Model (SEI) and
Homeless Young Adults: Preventing the Health, Mental Health and Social
Deterioration of Homeless, Street-Dwelling Young Adults through an
Income-Generating Cooperative in Los Angeles. Funded by Larson
Endowment for Innovative Research and Teaching, USC School of Social
Work. Total direct support: $40,000 over 1 year; 20% time.
2006 Principal Investigator. Social Enterprise Intervention Model (SEI) and
Homeless Young Adults. Funded by Adobe Gifts-In-Kind International.
Adobe Software Donation Program. Photoshop software donation. Total
direct support: $1,200.