External Grants

Overall: n = 9; total = $9.63 million

Research Methodology

Summary: n = 3; total = $2.57 million

1. National Science Foundation, DRL-2339353, CAREER: Statistical Power Analysis and Optimal Sample Size Planning for Longitudinal Studies in STEM Education, Principal Investigator, 8/1/2024-7/31/2029, $1,248,938.

2. National Science Foundation, DRL-2000705, A Statistical Framework and Tools for Planning Multilevel Randomized Cost-Effectiveness Trials, Co-Principal Investigator (PI/Co-PIs: Nianbo Dong, Rebecca Maynard, Ben Kelcey, Jessaca Spybrook, Wei Li), Campus PI (subcontract from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, $211,051), 9/1/2020-8/31/2023; 9/1/2023-8/31/2026 (no-cost extension), $1,274,904.

3. Spencer Foundation Small Grant, Optimal Design of Experimental Studies Investigating Mediation Effects with Individual-Level Mediators, Principal Investigator (Co-PI: Zuchao Shen), 5/1/2022-4/30/2023, $50,000. Note: Dr. Shen was the PI on the original submission, and I assumed the PI role after Dr. Shen left UF in May 2022.

Intervention and Evaluation in Education

Summary: n = 6; total = $7.06 million

4. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, R305N220013, Scaling Targeted Reading Instruction (TRI) to Serve Students Impacted by COVID-19: Digital Implementation of an Effective Intervention, Co-Principal Investigator (lead cost data collection and analysis) (PI/Co-PIs: Mary Bratsch-Hines, Paige Pullen, Heather Aiken, Walter Leite, Wei Li), 9/1/2022-8/31/2024; 9/1/2024-8/31/2025 (no-cost extension), $1,000,000.

5. Florida Center for Cybersecurity, Project HaHa: Low-Cost Hands-on Hardware Security Education, Co-Principal Investigator (PI/Co-PIs: Wanli Xing, Swarup Bhunia, Sandip Ray, Wei Li), 6/1/2022-8/31/2023, $289,168.

6. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Democratizing High-Quality Course Sequence Knowledge, Co-Principal Investigator (PI/Co-PIs: Justin Ortagus, Ben Skinner, Wei Li), 2022-2024, $509,824. Note: I assumed the role of Co-PI for this project in spring 2024, after Dr. Ben Skinner transitioned from UF.

7. National Science Foundation, Universal Design for Computer Science Learning: Partnership for Inclusive Elementary Computer Science Education (UDL4CS) Supplemental Funding Request, Senior Personnel (PI: Maya Israel), 8/16/2021-8/15/2022, $60,000.

8. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, R324A210081, Initial Efficacy Trial of Florida Embedded Practices and Intervention with Caregivers, Investigator (PI/Co-PIs: Patricia Snyder, Mollie Romano, Juliann Woods, James Algina), 7/1/2021-6/30/2025, $3,799,856.

9. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, R324A200044, Development and Validation of Tools for Families (TFF): An Intervention to Promote Family Engagement in Embedded Instruction in Early Learning, Investigator (PI/Co-PIs: Crystal Bishop, Patricia Snyder, Brian Reichow, James Algina), 7/1/2020-6/30/2023; 7/1/2023-6/30/2024 (no-cost extension), $1,399,999. Note: I assumed the role of Investigator for this project in fall 2024 to lead the data analysis after Dr. Algina reduced his effort on the project.

Internal Grants

Overall: n = 7; total = $197,256

Research Methodology

Summary: n = 4; total = $127,256

1. University of Florida, Lastinger Center for Learning Research Catalyst Award 2025, Enhancing Longitudinal Program Evaluations: Estimating Design Parameters and Illustrating Advanced Quasi-Experimental Methods Using UF Lastinger Center Data, Principal Investigator, 9/1/2025-8/31/2026, $93,808.

2. University of Florida, HDOSE Strategic Reinvestment Fund, Sample Size and Power Analysis Methods for Propensity Score-Based Quasi-Experimental Studies with Multilevel and Longitudinal Designs, Principal Investigator (Co-PI: Walter Leite), 7/1/2025-6/30/2026, $14,984.

3. University of Florida, HDOSE Strategic Reinvestment Fund, A Comparison of Machine Learning Methods to Detect the Causal Heterogeneous Treatment Effects for Multilevel Randomized Controlled Trials, Principal Investigator (Co-PI: Walter Leite), 5/1/2022-4/30/2023, $12,500.

4. University of Alabama Research Grants Committee (RGC), Power Analysis for Multilevel Randomized Cost-Effectiveness Trials with Binary Effectiveness Measures, Principal Investigator, 05/15/2018-05/14/2020, $5,964.

Intervention and Evaluation in Education

Summary: n = 3; total = $70,000

5. University of Florida, Artificial Intelligence & Informatics Research Institute (AIIRI) SEED Fund, CRISIS: Counselor Response & Intervention Simulation with Intelligent Support, Project team (PI/Co-PIs: Yusen Zhai, Benjamin Lok, Laura Shannonhouse, Yung-Wei Dennis Lin, Melissa Mariani, Wei Li), 5/1/2026-4/30/2027, $47,000.

6. University of Florida, Lastinger Center for Learning Research Catalyst Award, Automated Reading Reflection Question Generation: A New Technological Paradigm to Support Meaningful Book Sharing Initiatives, Co-Principal Investigator (PI/Co-PIs: Jinnie Shin, Wei Li), Summer 2022, $8,000.

7. University of Alabama, College of Continuing Studies, Bama by Distance Faculty Research Fellow, Understanding Enrollment Patterns and Academic Outcomes in Alabama ACCESS, (PI/Co-PIs: Bryan Mann, Wei Li), 1/1/2020-12/31/2020, $15,000.