Research News


UW College of Education and Evans School Receive $4.7 Million Grant

William M. ZumetaThe Evans School and UW College of Education received a $4.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences.  The grant will fund Preparing Scholars for Rigorous Mixed-Method Studies of K-20 Education Policies and Programs: The Collaborative Researchers for Education Sciences Training (CREST) fellowship program.  The CREST program aims to prepare a new generation of education policy scholars with William M. Zumeta serving as a co-investigator.  The inaugural cohort of fellows includes Evans School Ph.D. student Kate Destler and two alums from the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program.

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Mark C. Long Receives $60,000 Grant

Mark C. Long received a $60,000 grant from the Smith Richard Foundation for a research project titled "Why are Men Falling Behind?  Explanations for the Gender Gap in College Enrollment and BA Completion” that will examine individual and institutional factors leading to lower rates of male enrollment in post-secondary institutions and completion of bachelor's degrees.

Human Services Policy Center Receives $230,000 Grant

Richard BrandonThe Human Services Policy Center, with principal investigator Richard Brandon, received a $230,627 grant from UNICEF to assist the organization with a combination of fiscal analysis and capacity development for agencies providing children in Bosnia and Herzegovina with health, education, and child protection services.

Cascade Executive Programs Receives $52,000 Grant

Leslie BreitnerCascade Executive Programs, with principal investigator Leslie Breitner, received a $52,320 grant from USAID to conduct an on-site assessment of short- and long- term counterpart program opportunities.

C. Leigh Anderson Receives $77,000 Grant

C. Leigh AndersonC. Leigh Anderson received a supplemental $77,114 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to continue the Evans Policy Analysis and Research Group (EPAR) Renewal Project of faculty, staff, and students contributing to the foundation’s Agricultural Policy and Statistics Division.

William Kreuter Article Published in The New England Journal of Medicine

An article co-authored by alum William Kreuter (MPA ’95) titled “Epidemiologic Study of In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Elderly” was published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Catherine Kilbane Article Accepted for Publication

An article co-authored by MPA student Catherine Kilbane titled "Integrating Conservation and Development in the Peruvian Amazon" was accepted for publication in the journal Ecology and Society. The article was produced as part of Kilbane's studies in Peru through the Fulbright Program and is co-authored by Leslie Gray of Santa Clara University.

Hubert G. Locke Presenting at Christian Scholars’ Conference

Hubert G. Locke will be one of four keynote speakers at the Christian Scholars' Conference at Lipscomb University on June 25. He will speak on "The Power of Narrative" in relation to his studies of the role of churches during the Holocaust.

Zbigniew Bochniarz Gives Presentations Abroad

Over the last month, Zbigniew Bochniarz has given two presentations and four seminars Montenegro.

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Anne Buffardi Receives Global Health Research Fellowship

Ph.D. student Anne Buffardi is the recipient of a Thomas Francis Jr. Global Health Fellowship and will undertake a research project studying the implementation of foreign aid programs in Peru during the winter quarter of next year.