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Support for the Advancement of Scholarship (SAS), University of Alberta. Using machine learning to improve and transfer medical skills in healthcare education. Co-PI: Dr. Georg Schmölzer (Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry). 2021-2022: $7,000. Local.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada - Insight Grant (SSHRC IG). A Model of Computational Thinking for Deeper Learning. Co-PIs: Drs. Ying Cui, Jacqueline Leighton, and Mark Gierl. 2020-2025: $399,987. National.

Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant and Discovery Launch Supplement. An Adaptive Feedback System for Agent and Human Learning. 2019-2025. $180,500. National.

Killam Cornerstone Operating Grant. Error Processing, Learning, and Attention. 2018-2021, $46,295. Local.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada - Insight Development Grant (SSHRC IDG). A Model of Memory for Critical Feedback. Collaborator: Dr. Daniel L. Schwartz (Stanford University). 2017-2019, $51,700. National.

Support for the Advancement of Scholarship (SAS), University of Alberta. Eye tracking students' feedback choices in an online assessment game. 2018 - 2019, $7,000. Local.

Centre for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (CMASTE) Faculty Member Funds, University of Alberta. Computational Thinking Assessments. Co-PI: Dr. Catherine Adams (Secondary Education, University of Alberta). 2018-2019, $5,000. Local.

Killam Cornerstone Small Operating Grant, University of Alberta. Developing and Evaluating a Game That Teaches a Computational Thinking Skill. 2016-2017, $7,000. Local.

TLEF-PD (Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund - Professional Development), University of Alberta. Hierarchical Linear Models Course, SREE, Carnegie Foundation, Stanford, CA. 2016: $5,000. Local.

SSHRC Insight Grant - Bridge Funding, University of Alberta. Exploring, Building, and Evaluating Virtual Environments that Support Computational Thinking. 2016, $5,000. Local.

Support for the Advancement of Scholarship (SAS), University of Alberta. Building Social Virtual Environments that Support Computational Thinking. 2016-2017, $6,000. Local.

Postdoctoral Scholar - Hewlett Grant. H-Star Institute, Stanford University. 2013-2015. Choice-based Assessments. Stanford, CA, USA. International.

NSERC CGS-D2 & iCore. 2005 - 2007, $90,000. Canada. National.

Precarn Scholarship, Federal NCE. 2003 - 2008, $35,000. Canada. National.

CIHR - OPAL: Online Pre-habilitation for patients Awaiting Liver transplantation - a multicenter randomized controlled trial to reduce frailty and improve health outcomes. PI: Puneeta Tandon (FoMD). Co-PIs: Margaret McNeely (Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine), Carla Prado (ALES), John Spence (KSR), Maryna Yaskina (WCHRI), Kathleen Ismond (FoMD), Maria Cutumisu (Faculty of Education). 2022-2026: $1,250,000 (4 x $312,500). National.

NSERC CREATE - From Data to Decision (fD2D): Artificial Intelligence from Data Value Chain to Human Value. Collaborative Research and Training Experience. 2022 – 2028. Amount: $1,649,900. PI: Dr. Daniel C. Baumgart (Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry: FoMD). Co-PIs: Osmar Zaïane (CS), Petr Musilek (Electrical & Computer Engineering), Michael Serpe (Chemistry), Nidhi Hegde (CS), Martha White (CS), Randolph Goebel (CS), Maria Cutumisu, Mi-Young Kim (Augustana CS), Geoffrey Rockwell (Humanities Computing & Philosophy, Arts). https://fd2d.org. National.

CanCode 3.0 Program, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Government of Canada. Callysto: Building Tomorrow’s Digital Leaders. PI: Cybera/PIMS. Co-PIs: Maria Cutumisu (Team Leader). March 2022 - March, 2024. Team’s portion: $108,000. National.

ITESM - UAlberta Seed Grant Program (Artificial Intelligence and Education, Language and Culture). The role of affect in online higher education: A comparative study in Canada and Mexico. PIs: Carrie Demmans Epp (Computing Science); Genaro Rebolledo-Méndez (Institute for the Future of Education, ITESM: Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey). Co-PIs: Maria Cutumisu; Samira Hosseini (ITESM). Collaborator: Peter Brusilovsky (Professor, School of Computing and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh; Adjunct Faculty, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University). 2021-2022: $32,904. Local.

SSHRC Partnership Sub-Grant. Ensuring Full Literacy in a Multicultural and Digital World. Applicant: Dr. Carrie Demmans Epp (Computing Science); Collaborators: Julia Rivard (CEO, EyeSpeak, Canada); Genaro Rebolledo-Méndez (Institute for the Future of Education, ITESM: Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey); Maria Cutumisu; Samira Hosseini (ITESM). 2021-2022: $14,870. National.

CanCode 2.0 Program: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Government of Canada. Callysto: Building Tomorrow’s Digital Leaders (Research Assessment). PI: Cybera Inc. Co-PIs: PIMS, Dr. Maria Cutumisu (Team Lead), Dr. Catherine Adams and Dr. Florence Glanfield (Secondary Education, University of Alberta). 2019 - 2021: $1,567,143 (our team's portion: $104,542). National.

SSHRC Insight Grant. Digital Performance-Based Learning and Assessment System for Teaching Data Literacy. PI: Dr. Ying Cui. Co-PIs: Dr. Jacqueline Leighton. Collaborator: Dr. Man-Wai Chu. 2019 - 2024: $298,689. National.

Alberta Education, Flexible Pathways to Writing Knowledge Transfer – Moving Research to Practice. PI: Dr. Veronica Smith (Educational Psychology, University of Alberta), Dr. Heather Brown (Educational Psychology, University of Alberta). 2018 - 2019: $12,000. Local.

Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF), University of Alberta. Improving the Quality and Quantity of Feedback via Interactive Score Reporting. PI: Dr. Okan Bulut (Educational Psychology, University of Alberta). 2018 - 2020: $62,521. Local.

CanCode 1.0 Program: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Government of Canada. Callysto (Research Assessment). PI: David Chan (Cybera Inc.). Co-PIs: PIMS, Dr. Catherine Adams (Team Lead, Secondary Education, University of Alberta), Dr. Mike Carbonaro (Educational Psychology, University of Alberta). 2018 - 2020: $1,497,143 (our team's portion: $94,563). National.

SSHRC Insight Development Grant (IDG). Modeling the Mathematical Achievement of Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder. PI: Dr. Heather Brown (Educational Psychology, University of Alberta). Co-PI: Dr. Daniel Ansari (The University of Western Ontario). Collaborators: Dr. Michele Searle (Queen's University), Dr. Veronica Smith (Educational Psychology, University of Alberta). 2016-2018: $64,149. National.

Alberta Education. Flexible Pathways to Writing: Developing and Implementing Assistive Technology to Support Students' Academic Writing Skills in Inclusive Classrooms. PI: Dr. Veronica Smith (Educational Psychology, University of Alberta). Co-PI: Dr. Heather Brown (Educational Psychology, University of Alberta). 2016-2018: $119,500. Local.

Google CS4HS 2016 Academy. Computational Thinking for Computing Science Teachers Professional Development Training. PI: Harvey Duff (Computing Science, University of Alberta). Co-PIs: Dr. Catherine Adams (Secondary Education, University of Alberta), Dr. Ryan Hayward (Computing Science, University of Alberta), Dr. Paul Lu (Computing Science, University of Alberta), Dr. Cameron Macdonell (Computer Science, MacEwan University), Dr. Mike Carbonaro (Educational Psychology, University of Alberta). 2016-2017: USD 30,600. International.

Support for the Advancement of Scholarship (SAS), University of Alberta. Examining Achievement Emotions Across Test-taking Environments: Does Environment Influence Affect? PI: Dr. Jason Harley (Educational Psychology, University of Alberta). Co-PIs: Dr. Lia Daniels, Dr. Jacqueline Leighton, Dr. Mark Gierl (Educational Psychology, University of Alberta). 2016-2017: $6,974. Local.

Mitacs Globalink Research Internship - Faculty, 2024. National.

Mitacs Globalink Research Internship - Faculty, 2023. National.

Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Student Researcher - Faculty Award, University of Alberta, 2023. Local.

Mitacs Globalink Research Internship - Faculty, 2022. National.

Graduate Student Association (GSA) Graduate Supervision Award, University of Alberta, February 16, 2021. Local.

Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Student Researcher - Faculty Award, University of Alberta, 2021. Local.

Mitacs Globalink Research Internship - Faculty, 2021. National.

Silver Medal Award for the RETAIN tabletop game, Serious Play Conference, 2020. Orlando, Florida. https://www.seriousplayconf.com/oct-20-2020-eleven-learning-games-win-2020-tabletop-game-competition. International.

Outstanding Presentation Award. Show and Tell: A student research celebration at the Chancellor and Senate of the University of Alberta, 2019. Local.

Coutts-Clarke Research Fellowship. 2019-2020. $10,000. Local.

Outstanding Project Award and 1st-Place Presentation Award. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA. 2019. International.

Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Student Researcher - Faculty Award, University of Alberta, 2019. Local.

Mitacs Globalink Research Internship - Faculty, 2019. National.

University of Alberta Compliments - Dear Prof Event, Teaching recognition from a student organization, 2018. Local.

Mitacs Globalink Research Internship - Faculty, 2018. National.

Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Student Researcher - Faculty Award, University of Alberta, 2018. Local.

Mitacs Globalink Research Internship - Faculty, 2017. National.

Best Paper Award. International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA), Algarve, Portugal. 2017. International.

Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Student Researcher - Faculty Award, University of Alberta, 2016. Local.

WISEST (Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science & Technology) Supervisor, 2016. Local.

HIP (High-school Internship Program) Supervisor, 2016. Local.

Best Extended Abstract. London International Conference on Education. London, UK, 2016. International.

Best Paper in DEED (Design in Engineering Education Division) Finalist, $50 USD. American Society for Engineering Education Conference (ASEE). Seattle, WA, USA, 2015. International.

Best Paper Award. International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA), Porto, Portugal. 2014. International.

Outstanding Research PhD Achievement Award, Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, 2009. Local.

Dissertation Fellowship, University of Alberta, 2007 - 2008, $22,000. Local.

Graduate Outreach Award, Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, 2007. Local.

Honorary Walter H. Johns Graduate Fellowship, University of Alberta, 2005-2007. National.

Best Paper Award, GameOn North America Conference, Monterey, CA, USA. 2006. International.

Best Poster Award, NSERC iCore Summit. Banff, AB, Canada. 2005. National.

Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta

Centre for Research in Applied Measurement and Evaluation (CRAME)

The Centre for the Studies of Asphyxia and Resuscitation (CSAR) - The RETAIN Game

EdTeKLA

AI4Society Signature Research Area

Centre for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (CMASTE)

Women and Children’s Health Research Institute (WCHRI)

Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute (NMHI)

Stanford Alumni Association Affiliate Member