Currently funded THInC Projects
Literacy everywhere: designing supports for early literacy and housing resources for families experiencing housing instability
This project is funded through the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. The goal of this project is to help families with young children experiencing housing instability learn simple and practical ways to support early literacy while also linking families to resources to help them with their housing instability. This project is led by a research team at University of Toledo: Dr. Katherine Delaney (PI), Dr. Susanna Hapgood, Dr. Christine Fox, Dr. Heather Cleary, Dr. David Dueber, Gena Collier, Omitra Gates, Kelly Gobrogge, Nicole, McCann, Busi Nkosi, Analicia Soria, Erika Tapley, and Kimberlie Todd.
High-dosage tutoring
This 2-year project is funded by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce with the goal of providing literacy tutoring for K-8 learners from three high-needs schools in Toledo Public Schools (TPS). This project is a collaboration between TPS colleagues and colleagues at The University of Toledo: Dr. Susanna Hapgood (PI), Dr. Rhonda Aguiton, Dr. Lynne Hammer, Dr. Jason Cox, Dr. William (Bill) Weber, Dr. Falynn Thompson, and Dr. Michael Toland.
Efficacy Study of Tinkrworks at Career and success academy South Bend
Early childhood reading program and cradle to career access
This 2-year project is funded through the US Department of Education with the goal of enhancing access to high quality reading tutoring to high-need students in high-need schools in Toledo, Ohio. The project is led by Bob Savage [PI] at Toledo Tomorrow and the evaluation is being conducted by a team at The University of Toledo: Dr. Michael Toland, Dr. Svetlana Beltyukova, Dr. Falynn Thompson, and Dr. David Dueber.Bold beginnings for higher education
This 5-year project is funded through the US Department of Education, Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Program. Program goals include enhancing the degree to which associate-degreed educators are ready, willing, and able to effectively support young children with diverse needs and abilities in early childhood programs. This project is a collaboration between The University of Toledo team (Dr. Laurie Dinnebeil [PI], Dr. William McInerney, Dr. Michael Toland, and Dr. Ron Opp) and a colleague at The University of North Carolina Charlotte, Dr. Camille Catlett.
CTE teacher preparation and retention
This project is funded by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce with the goal of providing preparation programs for licensure of Ohio career-technical education leaders. This project is led by Dr. Michael Toland (PI) and Deb Heban at The University of Toledo.
Evaluation of baby university
This 1-year project is funded through the Greater Toledo Community Foundation with the goal of evaluating how Baby University is meeting its goals and to provide recommendations for improvement. The evaluation is led by colleagues at The University of Toledo (Dr. Michael Toland, Dr. Jackie Thompson, Dr. David Dueber, and Mark Stevens) and Baby University (Kelly Kaiser, PI).
Compass across settings (CAST) for integral school, home, and community services and improving transition outcomes for students with ASD
This 4-year project is funded through the Institute for Educational Science, Special Education Research Grants Program. The goal of this project is to develop and evaluate COMPASS Across Settings (CAST) with home, community, and school services for alignment of goals and intervention strategies on student postsecondary outcomes. This project is a collaboration between colleagues at The University of Toledo (Dr. Michael Toland, Dr. David Dueber), Ball State University (Dr. Lisa Ruble [PI], Dr. William Finch, Dr. Lindsey Ogle), Indiana Institute on Disability and Community (Lisa Rubenstein), and Roanoke College (Dr. Bryan Parsons).
Curricular analytics project
This 3-year project is funded through Ascendium (Philanthropy) Education Group and is focused on removing structural barriers to success for undergraduate students. This project is a collaboration between colleagues at The Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities, Colorado State University (Dr. Steve Dandaneau [PI]), University of Arizona (Dr. Greg Heileman, Dr. Ahmad Slim), Damour Systems (Erin Helbig), and The University of Toledo (Dr. Michael Toland, Dr. David Dueber).
The influence of training loads on running-related injuries in high school cross-country runners: a prospective study
This 2-year project is funded by the National Athletic Trainer’s Association. The goal of this project is to investigate whether weekly training loads are similar when using different measures, and whether sudden increases in external loads and/or workloads increases the risk of sustaining a running related injury in adolescent long-distance runners. This project is led by a research team at The University of Toledo: Dr. David Bazett-Jones (PI) and Dr. Michael Toland.
Optimizing clinical outcomes for patients with patellofemoral pain using strength training rehabilitation incorporating power exercises (STRIPE)
This 4-year project is funded by the Department of Defense. Its goal is to test new Strength Training Rehabilitation treatment for patients with patellofemoral pain relative to a standard of care. This is a collaboration between Dr. Neal Glaviano (PI) and Dr. Lindsey DiStefano at the University of Connecticut, Dr. David Bazett-Jones and Dr. Michael Toland at The University of Toledo, Dr. Colby Mangum at the University of Central Florida, and Dr. Michelle Boling at the University of North Florida.
Northwest Ohio tech prep regional center
This 1-year ODE-funded project seeks to build and foster relationships between secondary/postsecondary education partners with business/industry in the region, to develop Career Pathways and Programs of Study for students, and to provide at no cost valuable technical information to all stakeholders. This project is led by Dr. Kath Wilson at The University of Toledo.
Psychometric and statistical support for NIOSH research projects in U.S. middle and high schools
This 2-year CDC-funded project provides NIOSH staff with needed statistical and psychometric support for the NIOSH Safe-Skills Ready Workforce (SSRW) program. This project aims to study the validity and reliability of scores generated from various measures collected by the SSRW research team and to publish manuscripts with the SSRW research team. This project is a collaboration between NIOSH staff and Dr. Michael Toland at The University of Toledo.
Brady Partnership Schools Program
The Brady Partnership Schools (BPS) project is a specialty track within the Early Childhood Education Licensure program in our department. This project has created a desirable track for students who want to teach in high needs schools, most specifically in Toledo Public Schools. BPS incorporates multiple learning opportunities for pre-service teachers to gain high level competencies in order to become successful and effective educators in high needs schools. This model combines our current early childhood teacher education coursework with additional monthly meetings to support pre-service teachers as they acquire teaching skills in high needs practicum settings. There is an additional service component that students engage in volunteering at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Toledo. This project is co-led by Dr. Kate Delaney and Dr. Ruslan Slutsky at The University of Toledo.