Annual Report 2007-2008 - Graduate School of Education and ...

GSEP Leads University in Number of Awards ReceivedOver the past several years, GSEP has been active in developing proposals, resulting in numerous awards. In 2008, GSEPearned 12 awards with a value of $1,657,052. By comparison, Pepperdine University was given 50 awards in 2008 for a totalof $3,607,904. Thus, GSEP has earned approximately one-third of Pepperdine’s total awards this past year, reflecting GSEP’sconsistent activity writing proposals and commitment to securing resources that support GSEP’s curriculum and cutting-edgeresearch.11%School of Public Policy$338,068GSEP Awards Fiscal Year 08Applicant Agency Type Title AwardedHarding, Nancy California Commission on Teacher Sta Grant Process for Intern Programs $97,500Collatos, Anthony United Way of Greater Los Angeles Oth The Future Academy $60,000Hohenstein, Robert Covina Valley Unified School District Cty Psychoeducational Counseling $25,000Hohenstein, Robert Capistrano Unified School District Cty Alternatives to Suspension $50,000Hohenstein, Robert Capistrano Unified School District Cty SMART Program $61,500Hohenstein, Robert Capistrano Unified School District Cty Mental Health Intervention Prog. $300,000Hohenstein, Robert Capistrano Unified School District Cty Career Preparation Counseling Prog. $30,000Mitchell, Cary Weingart Foundation Fdn Mental Health Treatment Prog. $10,000Bryant-Davis, Thema Robert Wood Johnson Fdn Fdn New Connections: Diversity to Grant. $37,686Bryant-Davis, Thema Robert Wood Johnson Fdn Fdn New Connections: Supplemental $7,739Hamilton, Eric U.S. Dept. of Education Fed ALASKA Development $577,627Hohenstein, Robert County of Orange, Sheriff-Coroner Cty Youth Diversion Counseling, Amend #1 $400,000Total $1,657,052Seaver$682,931Type Key: Fdn = Foundation Sta = State Fed = Federal Cty = County/City Oth = Any Other OrganizationGraduate School ofEducation and Psychology$1,657,05255%11%23%Psychology Professor’s Awards Support Union Rescue MissionDr. Cary Mitchell, Professor of Psychology, was awarded $10,000 from the Weingart Foundation in January2008. The fund supports Pepperdine’s mental health treatment program for homeless persons at the UnionRescue Mission in Los Angeles, California from February 2008 to February 2009.Graziadio School ofBusiness and Management$315,570Psychology Faculty Member Earns $400,000 for PRYDE Counseling ProgramDr. Robert Hohenstein, member of the Psychology faculty, received a grant of $400,000 from Orange Countyfor The Pepperdine Resource Youth Diversion and Education Program (PRYDE) which provides counseling andreferral services to over 1,400 teens and their families each year in Orange County.Associate Dean of Education Awarded Nearly $700,000 for Math and Science EducationHistory of GSEP AwardsFY 05 FY 06 FY 07 FY 08Number of Awards Received 3 8 8 12Amount of Rewards Received $130,000 $1,356,280 $571,500 $1,657,052Dr. Eric Hamilton, Associate Dean for Education, has been awarded $692,000 from the Institute ofEducation Sciences’ Research Grants for a project entitled “Agent and Library Augmented SharedKnowledge Areas Development.” The project aims to improve teachers’ professional development andclassroom technology in order to make mathematics and science “seatwork” more effective.p [ 17 ]