CSCH is pleased to announce the FY16 Awardees of the InCHIP-Neag School of Education Dual-PI Seed Grants for Collaborative Research in School and Child Health.

The purpose of this competition was to provide funds to dual-PI teams to support new research initiatives and pilot work that would lead to innovative external grant applications focused on school and child health. Each winning dual-PI team will receive $15,000 in funding to conduct their pilot research.

Funding will be awarded to:

Jaci VanHeest (Department of Educational Psychology) and Rory McGloin (Department of Communication) for their proposal, “Examining the Effects of a Novel Exergaming Experience in Middle-School Youth”

Jennifer McGarry (Department of Educational Leadership) and Lindsay DiStefano (Department of Kinesiology) for their proposal, “Effectiveness of Brain Breaks to Improve Physical Literacy”