Marymount University

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY CARES INSTITUTIONAL FUND

LMU STUDENT EMERGENCY RELIEF

THE PURPOSE OF THE TQP PROGRAM IS TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PROSPECTIVE AND NEW TEACHERS BY IMPROVING TEACHER PREPARATION AND ENHANCING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOLD TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION (IHES) ACCOUNTABLE FOR PREPARING TEACHERS WHO MEET APPLICABLE STATE CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS AND RECRUIT HIGHLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS INTO THE TEACHING FORCE. THE TQP PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS THE USE OF REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS AS A HIGH-QUALITY, WORK-BASED LEARNING PATHWAY FOR PREPARING AND CREDENTIALING NEW TEACHERS BASED ON DEMONSTRATED SKILL AND MERIT, PARTICULARLY IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS AND SUBJECT AREAS EXPERIENCING TEACHER SHORTAGES. THE TQP PROGRAM SUPPORTS ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS THAT PAIR A HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY (LEA), A HIGH-NEED SCHOOL SERVED BY THE LEA, OR A HIGH-NEED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (ECE) PROGRAM WITH A PARTNER INSTITUTION THAT INCLUDES A SCHOOL, DEPARTMENT, OR PROGRAM OF EDUCATION WITHIN SUCH PARTNER INSTITUTION, AND A SCHOOL OR DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND SCIENCES WITHIN SUCH PARTNER INSTITUTION. SUCH PARTNERSHIPS ALSO MAY INCLUDE CERTAIN OTHER ENTITIES DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 202(D) AND (E) OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1022A(D) AND (E)).

HEERF INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS- MARYMOUNT U

CARES ACT FUNDING CERTIFICATION AND AGREEMENT- MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY

PURPOSEFUL ENGAGEMENT IN ACADEMIC RIGOR AND LANGUAGE LEARNING (PEARLL): EFFECTS OF THE SOBRATO EARLY ACADEMY LANGUAGE (SEAL) MODEL TO PREVENT LONG TERM ENGLISH LEARNER STATUS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: TRI-ALLIANCE FOR POST-AWARD INNOVATION -THE TRI-ALLIANCE CONSORTIUM AIMS TO TRANSFORM POST-AWARD ACTIVITIES AT EMERGING RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS (ERIS) TO REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN, BETTER SUPPORT FACULTY IN THEIR RESEARCH, AND INCREASE GRANT ACTIVITY. WITHOUT ADEQUATE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE, FACULTY AND STAFF AT ERIS FACE DISTINCT CHALLENGES, INCLUDING LACK OF SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING THE POST-AWARD RESPONSIBILITIES, ACCESS TO ACCURATE INFORMATION, AND POST-AWARD COMPLIANCE. ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES CAN HELP INCREASE THE RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM DIVERSE INSTITUTIONS, THEREBY SUPPORTING U.S. ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE TRI-ALLIANCE CONSORTIUM, WHICH INCLUDES LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY, AND UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING RESEARCH EXCELLENCE THROUGH COLLABORATION AND RESOURCE SHARING. THESE CALIFORNIA-BASED INSTITUTIONS, PART OF THE ASSOCIATION OF JESUIT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY (AJCU), AND RECOGNIZED AS ERIS, WILL FOCUS ON THREE CORE COMPONENTS: 1) BUILDING CAPACITY FOR POST-AWARD SERVICE STRUCTURES, FUNCTIONS, AND DATA COLLECTION; 2) DEVELOPING SHARED EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCE MATERIALS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS; AND 3) PILOTING INNOVATIVE CROSS-DIVISION SUPPORT ROLES THAT SPAN PRE- AND POST-AWARD ADMINISTRATION. BY SHARING RESOURCES, PILOTING INNOVATIVE POSITIONS, AND DOCUMENTING BEST PRACTICES, THE TRI-ALLIANCE WILL CREATE A TOOLKIT AVAILABLE TO ERIS, THUS FOSTERING A STRONGER, MORE EFFICIENT RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

CYBERCORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE (RENEWAL) - PREPARING SCHOLARS FOR A CAREER IN THE GOVERNMENT?S CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE -CYBERSECURITY IS INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT TO SOCIETY, WHETHER FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE OR FOR THE PROTECTION OF CITIZENS AS THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TODAY'S DIGITAL WORLD TO MAINTAIN THEIR JOBS, HEALTH AND PROSPERITY. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE MANY ACTORS READY TO STEAL PERSONAL IDENTITIES, ILLEGALLY TAKE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FROM U.S. COMPANIES, AND EVEN TO MAKE LIFE DIFFICULT THROUGH INTERFERING WITH ENERGY SUPPLY CHAINS OR POISONING WATER RESOURCES. TO ENSURE SAFETY, STEPS ARE NEEDED TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH SUPERIOR CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS IN THE GOVERNMENT TO GUARD AGAINST SUCH GROWING THREATS. TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THE CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE, THESE EXPERTS MUST ALSO REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF SOCIETY INCLUDING WOMEN, MINORITIES, VETERANS, AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES. BY WAY OF THIS RENEWAL, MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY WILL CONTINUE TO RECRUIT, EDUCATE, AND PLACE IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE, A DIVERSE SET OF ACADEMICALLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS FROM A WIDE SET OF BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY COLLEGES. THE GRANT WILL SUPPORT THEIR ACHIEVEMENT OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND READINESS FOR THEIR PLACEMENT IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE. THEY WILL BE PROVIDED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP (TUITION AND SOME LIVING EXPENSES FOR THE FINAL 2 YEARS OF THEIR PROGRAM) AS WELL AS A FIRST-CLASS EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE (EARNING A BS, MS, OR DSC IN CYBERSECURITY). THE PROGRAM WILL EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES IN CYBERSECURITY SO THAT THEY CAN PROTECT ALL OF SOCIETY AS THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY CONTINUES TO GROW. THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON THE SUCCESS AND EXPERIENCE OF THE PREVIOUSLY FUNDED SFS PROJECT AND WILL BE GUIDED BY FIVE OBJECTIVES. FIRST, IS TO CONTINUE TO RECRUIT A WELL-QUALIFIED, DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENTS AT ALL LEVELS. SECOND IS TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENTS FOR GOVERNMENT WORK. THIRD IS TO RETAIN AND GRADUATE ALL STUDENTS WITH A MINIMUM GPA OF 3.5 AND FACILITATE 100% PLACEMENT IN GOVERNMENT POSITIONS. FOURTH IS TO DEVELOP PROFESSIONALS CAPABLE OF DESIGNING, BUILDING, AND MANAGING SECURE INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR THE NEW CONNECTED WORLD. FINALLY, IT IS TO EVALUATE THE EXTENT TO WHICH ENHANCED STUDENT-FACULTY INTERACTIONS, MENTORING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND JOINT INVOLVEMENT IN RESEARCH CONTRIBUTES TO POSITIVE WORKPLACE OUTCOMES, PARTICULARLY FOR THE MEMBERS OF GROUPS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FIELD OF CYBERSECURITY. MARYMOUNT HAS INCREASED THE EFFECTIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF ITS PROGRAMS BY IMPLEMENTING AN AGILE CURRICULUM PROCESS TO KEEP PACE WITH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CLOUD COMPUTING. THESE CURRICULUM CHANGES ARE INFORMED BY WORKFORCE STUDIES INCLUDING A DETAILED UNDERSTANDING OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS, AND BY ALLIANCES WITH LARGER PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FOR RESEARCH AND RESOURCES. MARYMOUNT IS AN INCLUSIVE AND REPRESENTATIVE INSTITUTION THAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY PLACED WOMEN, UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES, VETERANS, STUDENTS FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND THE NEURODIVERSE IN GOVERNMENT CYBERSECURITY POSITIONS. THE PROJECT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AN INCREASINGLY DIVERSE POOL OF GRADUATES, PREPARED TO COMBAT THE SECURITY THREATS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW, BUT ALSO RESPONDING TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI) EFFORTS IN THE GOVERNMENT. THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY THE CYBERCORPS(R) SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE (SFS) PROGRAM, WHICH FUNDS PROPOSALS ESTABLISHING OR CONTINUING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS IN CYBERSECURITY AND ALIGNS WITH THE U.S. NATIONAL CYBER STRATEGY TO DEVELOP A SUPERIOR CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE. FOLLOWING GRADUATION, SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO WORK IN CYBERSECURITY FOR A FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION FOR THE SAME DURATION AS THEIR SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

PREPARING PROFESSIONALS FOR CYBERSECURITY IN THE GOVERNMENT: SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SERVICE

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

CENTER ON ENGLISH LEARNERS AND MULTILINGUALISM

REVOLUTIONIZING NORMATIVE RE-EDUCATION: DELIVERING ENHANCED PNF WITHIN A SOCIAL MEDIA INSPIRED GAME ABOUT COLLEGE LIFE

FEASIBILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF GAMIFIED DIGITAL INTERVENTION TO PREVENT ALCOHOL AND MENTAL HEALTH RISKS - PROJECT ABSTRACT SEXUAL MINORITY WOMEN CONSUME ALCOHOL, EXPERIENCE ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS, AND SUFFER FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AT HIGHER RATES THAN DO THEIR HETEROSEXUAL PEERS. ALTHOUGH SEVERAL CLINICAL PROGRAMS ARE BEING DEVELOPED FOR SEXUAL MINORITY WOMEN (SMW) SEEKING TREATMENT FOR THESE PROBLEMS, ONLY A SMALL PROPORTION OF SMW NEEDING IT EVER SEEK TREATMENT. MEANWHILE, PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS ABLE TO AVOID THESE PROBLEMS BY REDUCING DRINKING AND IMPROVING PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG NON-TREATMENT SEEKING SMW HAVE BEEN SLOW TO EMERGE. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH BUILDS ON R21AA025767, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF DELIVERING PERSONALIZED NORMATIVE FEEDBACK ON DRINKING AND COPING BEHAVIORS TO SMW WITHIN A BROADER APP-BASED SOCIAL COMPETITION DESIGNED TO CHALLENGE HARMFUL STEREOTYPES ABOUT THIS POPULATION AND FOSTER A SUPPORTIVE VIRTUAL COMMUNITY. IN OUR PILOT TRIAL, SEXUAL MINORITY WOMEN ENTHUSIASTICALLY ENGAGED WITH THE APP IN THE ABSENCE OF PARTICIPATION INCENTIVES FOR DOING SO. FURTHER, RELATIVE TO A SUB-SAMPLE THAT RECEIVED PNF ON CONTROL TOPICS WITHIN THE COMPETITION, THOSE WHO RECEIVED PNF ON DRINKING AND COPING SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED THEIR CONSUMPTION AND NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OVER A 4-MONTH PERIOD. MOREOVER, QUALITATIVE FEEDBACK SUGGESTED THAT NEGATIVE STEREOTYPE DISCONFIRMING PNF AND SOCIAL MEDIA INSPIRED COMMUNITY FEATURES (PRESENT ACROSS CONDITIONS) MAY HAVE ALSO PROVIDED PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS BEYOND THE ALCOHOL AND COPING PNF EVALUATED. TO BUILD ON THESE PROMISING FINDINGS AND REMEDY LIMITATIONS, THIS RESEARCH PROPOSES TO FIRST OPTIMIZE THE APP BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS IN THE PILOT TRIAL (AIM1) AND THEN CONDUCT A LARGE, SOPHISTICATED, TYPE I IMPLEMENTATION-EFFECTIVENESS TRIAL TO SIMULTANEOUSLY EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF THE FULLY FEATURED APP ON DRINKING, ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING RELATIVE TO A LIMITED FEATURE PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL CONTROL VERSION OF THE APP (AIM2), IDENTIFY EXPLANATORY PSYCHOLOGICAL MECHANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FULLY FEATURED APP’S EFFECTIVENESS (AIM3), ELUCIDATE DEMOGRAPHIC AND SEXUAL MINORITY STIGMA-RELATED MODERATORS (AIM4), AND EXAMINE ENGAGEMENT, ACCEPTABILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF USE UNDER REAL WORLD CONDITIONS AMONG A SUB-SAMPLE OF UNINCENTIVIZED, FULLY FEATURED APP USERS (AIM 5).

EARLY SUCCESS PROGRAM: INCREASING RETENTION FROM FIRST TO THIRD YEAR FOR TITLE III STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAMS GRANT

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

ACCELERATING TRANSFER AND LOW-INCOME ACCESS AND SUCCESS (ATLAS) PROGRAM

NORMS RE-EDUCATION TO PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT IN PARENT-BASED INTERVENTIONS: A TYPE 1 IMPLEMENTATION-EFFECTIVENESS TRIAL - PROJECT SUMMARY UNDERAGE DRINKING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES REMAINS A SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT PARENT- BASED INTERVENTIONS (PBIS) THAT TARGET PARENTS OF INCOMING STUDENTS CAN BE POWERFUL ADJUNCTS TO EXISTING STUDENT-LEVEL ALCOHOL PROGRAMS. ALTHOUGH TURISSI’S PARENT HANDBOOK IS THE ONLY PBI RECOMMENDED BY THE NIAAA TO REDUCE ALCOHOL RISK DURING THE TRANSITION INTO COLLEGE, THIS “GOLD STANDARD” PBI HAS DEMONSTRATED ONLY MODEST EFFECTS ON STUDENT DRINKING IN TRIALS AND HAS RELIED ON MONETARY INCENTIVES TO FACILITATE PARENT ENGAGEMENT, WHICH DO NOT TRANSLATE TO EFFECTIVE REAL-WORLD IMPLEMENTATION. AS SUCH, IT IS IMPERATIVE TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE PBIS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED EASILY AND WITHOUT INCENTIVES. ONE EFFECTIVE MOTIVATIONAL PBI COMPONENT IDENTIFIED BY OUR LAB IS PERSONALIZED NORMATIVE FEEDBACK (PNF) DESIGNED TO CORRECT PARENTS’ MISPERCEPTIONS ABOUT FIRST-YEAR STUDENT DRINKING, OTHER PARENTS’ APPROVAL FOR SUCH DRINKING, AND ALCOHOL COMMUNICATION. FURTHER, OUR PILOT TRIAL FOUND THAT COUPLING PARENT HANDBOOK-LIKE PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL CONTENT WITH SUCH PNF IN A SOCIAL MEDIA-INSPIRED APP (PARENTCANDOR OR PC PNF+) PREVENTED AND DECREASED RISKY DRINKING IN STUDENTS WHEN PARENTS WERE NOT INCENTIVIZED. QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTED FROM PARENTS ALSO SUGGESTED SEVERAL WAYS TO IMPROVE PARENTS’ ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PC PNF+ APP WHICH ARE LIKELY TO TRANSLATE INTO EVEN STRONGER EFFECTS THAN OBSERVED IN THE INITIAL TRIAL. BUILDING ON THIS WORK, PHASE 1 OF THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO OPTIMIZE THE PC PNF+ APP BASED ON PILOT PARENT FEEDBACK. FURTHER, FNFORMED BY THEIR COMMENTS ABOUT TIME CONSTRAINTS, WE WILL ALSO DEVELOP A LESS TIME-INTENSIVE, EMAIL-BASED SOCIAL NORMS MARKETING CAMPAIGN (SNMC+) PBI THAT COMMUNICATES SIMILAR NORMATIVE INFORMATION AS IN THE PC PNF+ APP WITH BREIF HANDBOOK-LIKE TIPS FOR PARENTING AROUND ALCOHOL. PHASE 1 WILL ALSO INCLUDE A NATIONAL NORMS DOCUMENTATION SURVEY (N=2000) OF PARENTS OF INCOMING COLLEGE STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY INCLUSIVE AND GENERALIZABLE NORMS TO FEATURE IN PNF+ AND SNMC+ INTERVENTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, PARENT FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS WITH UNIVERSITY STAKEHOLDERS AT TWO SITES WILL BE CONDUCTED TO IDENTIFY HOW THESE PBI APPROACHES CAN BE PACKAGED TO MAXIMIZE USEFULNESS FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF PARENTS AND UNIVERSITIES. THEN, IN PHASE 2, A LARGE, MULTI-SITE IMPLEMENTATION-EFFECTIVENESS TRIAL WITH THREE COHORTS OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS (N=2400) WILL COMPARE THE FEASIBILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF PNF+ AND SNMC+ AGAINST THE “GOLD STANDARD” HANDBOOK AND A NO-PBI CONTROL. PARENTS WILL BE INVITED BY THEIR CHILD’S UNIVERSITY TO ONE OF THE PBIS JUST AS THEY WOULD BE IN THE REAL-WORLD. WE WILL OBJECTIVELY EXAMINE WHICH PBI IS MOST ENGAGING TO PARENTS, AS WELL AS WHICH IS MOST EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING AND REDUCING STUDENT DRINKING AND CONSEQUENCES. IN ADDITION, PARENT ENGAGEMENT, ALCOHOL APPROVAL, AND COMMUNICATION WILL BE EXAMINED AS MEDIATORS OF PBI EFFECTS ON STUDENT-LEVEL OUTCOMES. FINALLY, THE MOST ENGAGING AND EFFECTIVE PBI WILL BE FURTHER DISCUSSED WITH UNIVERSITY STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF REAL-WORLD ADOPTION.

TAS::57 3600::TAS "CONGRESSIONAL ADD FOR THE NANOTECHNOLOGY AND RAPID PROTOTYPING PROJECT AT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY"

OER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AT FOUR CALIFORNIA CATHOLIC COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

LEVERAGING CITIZEN SCIENCE TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY THE SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE -THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATIONAL NEED FOR WELL-EDUCATED SCIENTISTS, MATHEMATICIANS, ENGINEERS, AND TECHNOLOGISTS BY SUPPORTING THE RETENTION AND GRADUATION OF HIGH-ACHIEVING, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED AT MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, A PRIVATE, CATHOLIC INSTITUTION IN ARLINGTON, VA, THAT WAS RECENTLY DESIGNATED AS A HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION. OVER ITS 6-YEAR DURATION, THIS PROJECT WILL FUND SCHOLARSHIPS TO 22 UNIQUE FULL-TIME STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING BACHELOR?S DEGREES IN BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. FIRST YEAR STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE UP TO 4 YEARS OF SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. THROUGH TARGETED COMMUNICATION AND ROBUST MARKETING, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED AND RETAINED IN STEM PROGRAMS AT MARYMOUNT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE. SCHOLARS WILL PARTICIPATE IN COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE THEM TO CITIZEN SCIENCE, EMPOWER THEM TO PROMOTE STEM IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH AN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, AND ALLOW THEM TO ENGAGE WITH OTHER STEM PROFESSIONALS BY HOSTING A CITIZEN SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM. SCHOLARS WILL GAIN STEM-ESSENTIAL SKILLS THROUGH PROCESS-ORIENTED, TOPICAL CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS AND USE THOSE SKILLS TO SERVE THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. SCHOLARS WILL DEVELOP MULTI-STAGE CAREER PLANS AND RECEIVE MENTORING THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM FROM FACULTY AND ALUMNI. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STEM DEGREE COMPLETION OF LOW-INCOME, HIGH-ACHIEVING UNDERGRADUATES WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. THE FOLLOWING AIMS WILL BE ADDRESSED (1) RECRUIT AND ENROLL 22 UNIQUE SCHOLARS ACROSS THREE COHORTS; (2) RETAIN AND GRADUATE PROGRAM SCHOLARS WITHIN FOUR YEARS; AND (3) PLACE ALL SCHOLARS IN STEM JOBS OR GRADUATE PROGRAMS WITHIN 1 YEAR OF GRADUATION. IN ADDITION THE PROJECT AIMS TO EXPLORE HOW ENGAGING IN CITIZEN SCIENCE AFFECTS STUDENTS? STEM SKILLS INCLUDING THEIR ABILITY TO THINK CREATIVELY, ANALYZE DATA CRITICALLY, WORK EFFECTIVELY IN A TEAM, EXHIBIT SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND LEND A CRITICAL EYE TO EXAMINE THEIR OWN PERCEPTIONS. PARTICIPATION IN CITIZEN SCIENCE IS HYPOTHESIZED TO INCREASE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND MAKE STEM MORE ACCESSIBLE. BEST PRACTICES FOR EMBEDDING CITIZEN SCIENCE IN THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM OF STEM PROGRAMS AT MARYMOUNT WILL BE EXPLORED, AND A MODEL FOR CITIZEN SCIENCE IMPLEMENTATION AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES WILL BE CREATED. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO STRENGTHEN STEM SKILLS, WHICH WILL RESULT IN GREATER STUDENT SUCCESS AND RETENTION AND PROMOTE STEM CAREERS. THE SKILLS DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT WILL ALLOW FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS AND THE PROFESSIONAL MOBILITY OF PARTICIPANTS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITIES WITH WHICH SCHOLARS ENGAGE, DEMONSTRATING HOW SCIENCE CAN BE USED AS AN INSTRUMENT OF SERVICE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. A MIXED METHODS EVALUATION APPROACH WILL BE USED, INCLUDING ENROLLMENT, RETENTION, GRADUATION, AND CAREER PLACEMENT DATA, IN ADDITION TO QUALITATIVE SURVEYS, WRITTEN REFLECTIONS, AND FOCUS GROUPS. RESULTS OF THE PROJECT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS TO A WIDE AUDIENCE. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY NSF?S SCHOLARSHIPS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAM, WHICH SEEKS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LOW-INCOME ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED WHO EARN DEGREES IN STEM FIELDS. IT ALSO AIMS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE STEM WORKERS, AND TO GENERATE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ACADEMIC SUCCESS, RETENTION, TRANSFER, GRADUATION, AND ACADEMIC/CAREER PATHWAYS OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

LMU UPWARD BOUND MATH SCIENCE

LMU UPWARD BOUND CLASSIC

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM

THE IGNACIO PROGRAM

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM

UPWARD BOUND

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM

LIONS ROAR: LMU NOYCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

DEVELOPING FUTURE GLOBAL BUSINESS LEADERS TO INCREASE GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS OF U.S. COMPANIES

LOYOLA CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT CLINIC

"(CONGRESSIONAL ADD) FRANK R. SEAVER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING COMPLEX",

LMU UPWARD BOUND MATH SCIENCE

LMU UPWARD BOUND

INCREASING COMPETITIVENESS OF U.S. COMPANIES THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL LEADERS AND COLLABORATION WITH BUSINESS AND ACADEMIC COMMUNITIES

RONALD E. MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT

ADAPTING AND TESTING A NOVEL SELF-COMPASSION INTERVENTION TO REDUCE LUNG CANCER STIGMA - PROJECT SUMMARY GIVEN ADVANCES IN SCREENING AND TREATMENT, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE U.S. LIVING WITH LUNG CANCER IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY 25% (FROM 571,340 TO 724,610) BY 2030. NEARLY ALL (95%) PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER REPORT EXPERIENCING STIGMA (I.E., THE PERCEPTION AND INTERNALIZATION OF NEGATIVE APPRAISAL FROM OTHERS ATTRIBUTED TO ONE’S LUNG CANCER), WHICH IS PERHAPS THE MOST PROMINENT PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUE IN THIS POPULATION AND CONTRIBUTES TO POOR PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. A CRITICAL GAP IN THE FIELD OF CANCER CONTROL SCIENCE IS THE LACK OF EMPIRICALLY SUPPORTED PATIENT-FOCUSED INTERVENTIONS THAT TARGET THE REDUCTION OF LUNG CANCER STIGMA FOR THIS GROWING PATIENT POPULATION. THE GOALS OF THIS K99/R00 ARE TO ADAPT THE EXISTING MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION (MSC) PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION TO ADDRESS ANTICIPATED DELIVERY CHALLENGES AND TARGET THE REDUCTION OF LUNG CANCER STIGMA AS WELL AS TO SEEK PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE FOR THE EFFICACY OF THE ADAPTED MSC INTERVENTION IN REDUCING LUNG CANCER STIGMA. THE K99 STUDY WILL INVOLVE A TWO-PHASE PROCESS OF 1) CONDUCTING STAKEHOLDER FOCUS GROUPS TO GUIDE THE ITERATIVE ADAPTATION OF MSC INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES AND MATERIALS AND 2) CONDUCTING IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH LUNG CANCER PATIENTS TO EXPLORE PATIENTS’ REACTIONS TO INTERVENTION CONTENT AND PREFERENCES FOR FORMAT AND DELIVERY. THE R00 STUDY WILL INVOLVE A TWO-PHASE PROCESS OF 1) CONDUCTING A PILOT RCT (N=60) TO TEST PRELIMINARY EFFICACY OF THE ADAPTED MSC INTERVENTION ON PRIMARY (LUNG CANCER STIGMA) AND SECONDARY OUTCOMES (DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS, QUALITY OF LIFE) AND 2) CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS WITH PURPOSIVELY SAMPLED HIGH RESPONDERS (N=10) AND NON-RESPONDERS (N=10) FROM THE MSC CONDITION (ASSESSED POST-INTERVENTION) TO EXAMINE PARTICIPANTS’ REACTIONS TO STUDY PARTICIPATION. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS K99/R00 IS TO PROVIDE DR. WILLIAMSON WITH ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP TO BECOME AN INDEPENDENT CANCER CONTROL INVESTIGATOR TRANSLATING FINDINGS FROM BASIC BEHAVIORAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TAILORED PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS FOR CANCER PATIENTS. TRAINING AIMS INCLUDE: 1) PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTATION IN CANCER; 2) ADVANCED QUALITATIVE AND MIXED-METHODS DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; 3) TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH (SYNERGY BETWEEN BASIC AND APPLIED HEALTH SCIENCE); 4) DELIVERY OF MINDFULNESS- AND COMPASSION-BASED INTERVENTIONS IN CANCER CARE; AND 5) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. DR. WILLIAMSON IS MENTORED BY DR. JAMIE OSTROFF AT MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER ALONG WITH EXPERT SUPPORT FROM CO-MENTORS (DRS. LISA CARTER-HARRIS AND JUN MAO) AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS (DR. CHRISTOPHER GERMER, MS. KATHLEEN LYNCH), WHO ARE ALL COMMITTED TO DR. WILLIAMSON’S CAREER DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPOSED TRAINING PLAN WILL FACILITATE DR. WILLIAMSON’S TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENCE AS A CANCER CONTROL INVESTIGATOR CONDUCTING A PROGRAMMATIC LINE OF RESEARCH THAT 1) CHARACTERIZES DISEASE-SPECIFIC CHALLENGES OF UNDERSTUDIED CANCER GROUPS AND 2) TRANSLATES FINDINGS FROM BASIC BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH INTO TAILORED PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS THAT ADDRESS SUCH CHALLENGES AND ULTIMATELY ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE.

"(CONGRESSIONAL) NANOTECHNOLOGY AND RAPID PROTOTYPING

SEE NOTICE OF AWARD, ATTACHMENT 1 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ATTACHMENT D, STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACT.

INVESTIGATING THE LINK BETWEEN IAPP AMYLOIDOGENICITY AND DIABETES PROPENSITY WITHIN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

NSF CONVERGENCE ACCELERATOR TRACK E: INNOVATIVE SEAFOOD TRACEABILITY NETWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE USE, IMPROVED MARKET ACCESS, AND ENHANCED BLUE ECONOMY

AIM32P; A NOVEL MULTI-FACETED PROTEIN IN MITOCHONDRIAL BIOGENESIS

DIGITALLY PROMPTED PARENTING: A TEXT MESSAGE PARENT-BASED ALCOHOL INTERVENTION FOR INCOMING COLLEGE STUDENTS - PROJECT SUMMARY DRINKING REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES WITH THE TRANSITION INTO AND FIRST MONTHS OF COLLEGE IDENTIFIED BY NIAAA AS A CRITICAL HIGH-RISK PERIOD. CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, PARENTS CAN PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN MITIGATING ALCOHOL-RELATED RISK DURING THIS PERIOD BY MAINTAINING COMMUNICATION WITH THEIR UNDERAGE EMERGING ADULT CHILDREN AND EXPRESSING LESS PERMISSIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD ALCOHOL USE. TRIALS OF EXISTING PARENT-BASED INTERVENTIONS (PBIS) WHICH TARGET PARENTS’ COMMUNICATION AND ATTITUDES TOWARD UNDERAGE DRINKING DELIVERED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS PRIOR TO ENTERING COLLEGE HAVE FOUND MODEST EFFECTS ON STUDENT DRINKING OUTCOMES; HOWEVER, THESE INTERVENTIONS ARE LESS EFFECTIVE WHEN FINANCIAL INCENTIVES ARE NOT PROVIDED TO PARENTS FOR PARTICIPATION. ONE EXPLANATION FOR THIS IS THAT TIME AND EFFORT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THESE PROGRAMS PRE-MATRICULATION MAY BE TOO DEMANDING. A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT REQUIRED FROM PARENTS’ PRE-MATRICULATION AND PROVIDE THEM WITH SIMPLER TASKS THAT COULD BE COMPLETED THROUGHOUT THE FIRST SEMESTER, SUCH AS SENDING THEIR STUDENT RISK-REDUCING TEXT MESSAGES. FINDINGS FROM OUR LAB INDICATE THAT MAINTAINING COMMUNICATION DURING THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF COLLEGE VIA TEXT MESSAGE CAN HELP TO PREVENT INCREASES IN ALCOHOL USE AND CONSEQUENCES THROUGHOUT THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE. OUR PRELIMINARY PILOT WORK ALSO SUGGESTS THAT THERE COULD BE BENEFITS TO DELIVERING TEXT MESSAGES FROM PARENTS TO STUDENTS STRESSING LESS PERMISSIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD DRINKING ON THE NIGHTS WHEN STUDENTS ARE GOING OUT, AND HAVING PARENTS ASK STUDENTS TO CHECK-IN AT THE END OF THE NIGHT MIGHT REDUCE DRINKING EVEN MORE. GIVEN THESE FINDINGS, THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES LIMITATIONS WITH EXISTING PBIS BY DEVELOPING THE FIRST TEXT MESSAGE PBI (TM-PBI) THAT WILL DELIVER CAREFULLY TIMED, BRIEF, TAILORED TEXT MESSAGES TO PARENTS PROMPTING THEM TO SEND RISK-REDUCING TEXT MESSAGES TO THEIR CHILD THAT ARE INFORMED BY THEORY, LITERATURE, AND PARENT FEEDBACK. IN PHASE 1, WE WILL DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND OPTIMIZE THE TM-PBI, DIGITALLY PROMPTED PARENTING (DPP) (AIM 1). DPP INCLUDES A WEB PLATFORM THAT INCLUDES FEATURES SUCH AS EMBEDDED VIDEOS AND SURVEYS, PROFILE MANAGEMENT, AND AN INTERACTIVE CALENDAR MODULE. MORE IMPORTANT, THE PLATFORM PERMITS THE RESEARCH TEAM TO EDIT, AUTOMATE AND TRACK THE DELIVERY OF TAILORED TEXT PROMPTS BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY PARENTS ON THE PLATFORM (STUDENT SEX, PARENT SEX, RACE/ETHNICITY, AND PARENT ATTITUDES TOWARD DRINKING). PHASE 1 WILL ALSO INCLUDE FOCUS GROUPS WITH PARENTS OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS AIMED AT IDENTIFYING WAYS TO TAILOR TEXT MESSAGE CONTENT (N=80). WE WILL THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE FULLY OPERABLE DPP WITH A SUBSET OF THIS SAMPLE (N=16) TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE ANY BUGS AFFECTING PROGRAM PERFORMANCE. IN PHASE 2, WE WILL CONDUCT A PILOT RCT WITH 300 PARENT-STUDENT DYADS TO EVALUATE SHORTER- AND LONGER-TERM EFFECTS OF DPP ON FIRST-YEAR DRINKING RELATIVE TO AN ACTIVE CONTROL CONDITION (AIM 2). FINALLY, WE WILL ASSESS THE ACCEPTABILITY/FEASIBILITY OF THE DPP PROGRAM (AIM 3) VIA ENGAGEMENT DATA WITHIN THE WEB PLATFORM AND BY SURVEYING PARENTS FROM THE DPP CONDITION (N=150), INFORMING FURTHER ITERATIONS OF THE DPP PROGRAM.

2 COLLEGE TRUTHS & 1 LIE: SOCIAL MEDIA EMBEDDED GAMIFIED NORMATIVE RE-EDUCATION - PROJECT SUMMARY TRADITIONAL SOCIAL NORMS MARKETING CAMPAIGNS (SNMCS), WHICH SEEK TO REINFORCE RISK-REDUCING ACCURATE CAMPUS DRINKING NORMS VIA POSTERS, HAVE BEEN A STAPLE AT UNIVERSITIES FOR OVER TWO DECADES DESPITE DIFFICULTIES IN ASSESSING CAMPAIGN EXPOSURE, AND BOOMERANG EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTANCE AMONG HEAVY DRINKERS. FURTHER, EXPOSURE TO ALCOHOL CONTENT ON INSTAGRAM AND SNAPCHAT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO UNDERMINE TRADITIONAL NORMATIVE RE-EDUCATION PROGRAMS. RECENT EFFORTS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DRAWN ON THE EMERGING GAMIFICATION LITERATURE TO BOLSTER STUDENT MOTIVATION AND ATTENTION, DECREASE REACTANCE, AND THEREBY INCREASE THE EFFICACY AND REAL-WORLD UTILITY OF ONE-DOSE PERSONALIZED NORMATIVE FEEDBACK (PNF). THIS PROPOSAL LEVERAGES GAME MECHANICS IDENTIFIED IN OUR PREVIOUS PROJECTS TO INNOVATIVELY MODERNIZE SNMCS, WHICH ARE UNIVERSAL (CAMPUS-WIDE) AND TYPICALLY EMPLOYED ALONGSIDE PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL AND PNF INTERVENTIONS. FURTHER, WE PLAN TO UTILIZE POSTS ON INSTAGRAM AND SNAPCHAT TO ADAPT THE MODE OF DELIVERY TO SPECIFICALLY COMBAT SOCIAL MEDIA (SM)-BASED ALCOHOL INFLUENCE. THIS INNOVATIVE USE OF SM POSTS TO DELIVER A SNMC GAME HAS THE ADDED BENEFIT OF MEETING STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE (ON INSTAGRAM AND SNAPCHAT) AND IS LESS RESOURCE-INTENSIVE THAN IN-PERSON, ONLINE, AND APP-BASED NORMS INTERVENTION STRATEGIES. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL UTILIZE TARGETED ADS, WHICH ARE PAID VERSIONS OF POSTS, TO INNOVATIVELY ADDRESSES SEVERAL LIMITATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TRADITIONAL SNMCS, SUCH AS AN INABILITY TO CONDUCT RCTS TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE CAMPAIGNS WITHIN A CAMPUS AND A RELIANCE ON SELF-REPORT TO ASSESS EXPOSURE TO THE CAMPAIGN. THE PROPOSED PROJECT HAS TWO PHASES: (1) DEVELOPMENT OF THE GAMIFIED SNMC, 2 COLLEGE TRUTHS & 1 LIE (2T1L) (PHASE 1), AND (2) A HYBRID FEASIBILITY AND EFFICACY PILOT RCT (PHASE 2). 2T1L INVOLVES PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFYING AN INCORRECT NORM FROM A LIST OF THREE “FACTS” ABOUT FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS; THE GAME THEN CORRECTS THE MISPERCEIVED NORM AND REINFORCES THE CORRECTION WITH GRAPHICS. EACH ROUND WILL INCLUDE RISK-REDUCING ALCOHOL NORMS, EITHER AS TRUTHS OR LIES. 2T1L ALSO INCLUDED FEATURES LIKE POINTS AND LEADERBOARDS THAT INCREASE INTEREST, ENGAGEMENT, AND BELIEVABILITY, ESPECIALLY AMONG HEAVY DRINKERS WHO TEND TO BE REACTIVE TO NORMS RE-EDUCATION. PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH METHODS WILL ALSO BE EMPLOYED TO PRODUCE 2T1L TO MAXIMIZE APPEAL AND RELEVANCE TO FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS. IN YEAR 1, WE WILL CONDUCT A NORMS DOCUMENTATION SURVEY (N=400) TO DETERMINE GAME NORMS (AIM 1A), AND FOCUS GROUPS (N=50) TO IDENTIFY GAME AESTHETICS PREFERRED BY FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS (AIM 1B). IN THE BEGINNING OF YEAR 2, WE WILL CONDUCT A SECOND SET OF FOCUS GROUPS (N=50) TO TEST THE 2T1L GAME AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE USER EXPERIENCE OF 2T1L PRIOR TO LAUNCH (AIM 1C). PHASE 1 WILL CULMINATE IN A FINALIZED VERSION OF THE 2T1L SNMC TO BE EVALUATED BY A HYBRID FEASIBILITY AND EFFICACY PILOT RCT (N=414) IN PHASE 2. SHORT- AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF THE 2T1L SNMC ON REACTANCE, NORMS, AND DRINKING OUTCOMES WILL BE EXAMINED AND FINDINGS WILL BE USED TO INFORM THE NEED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROGRAM IN A LARGE MULTI-SITE RCT.

EXTENSION AND ONLINE ADAPTATION OF THE FITSTART PARENT-BASED INTERVENTION TO REDUCE DRINKING AMONG FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS

MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY S-STEM SCHOLARSHIPS

THE ACCESS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM

DESCARTES SCHOLARS PROGRAM

EXPANDING REACH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF EBFPPS (ERASE-FALLS)