You can download here a list of awards for each fiscal year starting with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.
SERVICE PROGRAMS
Allon Percus (IMS)
CGU Engineering & Computational Mathematics Clinic
This program provides students with hands-on experience solving real-world problems using engineering and computational mathematics. The clinic partners with industries and government agencies to apply advanced mathematical techniques and engineering solutions to practical challenges, bridging the gap between academic theory and industry needs.
William Crano (SSSPE – DPE)
Media Prevention Certificate Program
This program offers a specialized certificate focused on using media strategies to prevent harmful behaviors in youth, such as substance abuse. By combining research and practical skills, participants learn how to design and implement effective media-based prevention campaigns that can influence positive change in communities.
Joshua Goode (SAH)
The Pathways Project from Needles to Santa Monica: Preserving Route 66 in a Multimedia Map for the Nation
This project aims to preserve the historical and cultural significance of Route 66 through a multimedia map, documenting its path from Needles to Santa Monica. The interactive map will serve as an educational resource, showcasing the rich history of the iconic route and its role in shaping American culture and infrastructure.
FY 2024
RESEARCH GRANTS
Kendall Cotton Bronk (SSSPE – DBOS)
Cultivating Purpose Among Youth
This planning project will involve the development and preparation of a large-scale purpose-fostering intervention program for k-12 schools across the US. A number of activities will be undertaken by the Adolescent Moral Development Lab at CGU in partnership with the Purpose Lab at Boston College. Core activities include conducting formative research, develop relevant curricula and tool, and pilot purpose-centric interventions.
Saida Heshmati (SSSPE – DBOS)
Embracing Love Across Cultures: Decoding Cultural Beliefs on Love and Their Impact on Wellbeing
This project aims to 1) understand how beliefs on love are shaped by values, religions, and cultural norms, 2) identify universal elements of daily experiences of love that bridge cultures and foster connections between people, and 3) test the link between love beliefs and wellbeing. This exploration will span six culturally varied countries, providing a rich, global perspective on everyday experiences of love. Findings will lead to interdisciplinary collaborative initiatives, a series of scientific papers, conference presentations and an interactive online platform with a database sharing diverse cultural love insights. Ultimately, our research seeks to guide the understanding of love in a more inclusive manner, considering a wide array of cultural, societal, and relational contexts.
Yan Li (CISAT)
Machine Learning-based Compact Model Parameter Prediction
Qorvo, the project partner and funder, seeks to develop machine learning (ML) models to enhance the current complicated compact model parameter extraction method. The team has approximately 70 parameters across three input types: I-V parameters, S-parameters, and large signal load pull. Qorvo will set up the environment for ML, provide expertise in the compact modeling domain, and supply simulated input data adequate for training purposes. Dr. Li’s team at CGU will develop ML models capable of accurately predicting relevant parameter values from simulated input data.
Guan Saw (SES)
Examining Dimensionality and Measurement Invariance for Second-Order Factors of Deeper Learning Opportunities and Competencies
This project examines three specific research questions: (1) Do the Deeper Learning Opportunities (DLO) and Deeper Learning Competencies (DLC) constructs, respectively, display a second-order factor structure in which each of the three hypothesized second-order factors—cognitive, intrapersonal, and interpersonal—subsumes at least one first-order factor? (2) Do the second-order factor models of DLO and DLC, respectively, demonstrate measurement invariance by gender, race/ethnicity, and college generation status? and (3) Are there differences in DLOs and DLCs across gender, racial/ethnic, and college generation groups, and is the pattern of difference the same across all types of DLOs and DLCs?
Jason Siegel (SSSPE – DBOS)
Emerald/CGU Physician Wellness Lab
This project involves continued support for the Emerald/CGU Physician Wellness Lab directed by Dr. Siegel. The lab conducts research that will advance knowledge regarding the best means of increasing the health and wellness of Emerald employees. Specific activities include support for ongoing research, development of new research proposals, and consulting.
EVALUATION CONTRACTS
Tiffany Berry (CEC)
Los Angeles Unified School District: Beyond the Bell (Comprehensive Three-Year Evaluation)
This project is a multi-year evaluation of LAUSD’s Beyond the Bell suite of after-school programs. The proposed evaluation consists of a number of key components: staff development, program attendance, program offerings and quality, youth experiences, and key partnerships. Unfolding over the project’s three years, these components will focus on system development to: build evaluation infrastructure, engage in pilot-testing, and full implementation and use of data systems in the final year.
SERVICE PROGRAMS
Gregory DeAngelo (SSSPE – DPE)
Workshop Convening: Prosecutor-Researcher Collaborations
This project involves the implementation of a workshop bringing together teams of prosecutors and researchers that are engaged in partnerships to enhance the decision-making quality of prosecutor’s offices. Specific workshop activities include collaborative presentation, posters sessions, and panel discussions.
Bree Hemmingway (SCGH)
Customized CHES® Prep Program for CDC Fellows
This project aims to increase registration, preparation, and completion of the Certified Health Education Specialist/ Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES®/MCHES®) exam among CDC Health Education Fellows (fellows) by providing access to a customized CHES® Prep Program (CHES® Prep) for current fellows. CHES® Prep was developed in 2022 to encourage eligible candidates to register, prepare, and complete the CHES®/MCHES® Exams. The existing CHES® Prep program will be customized for the CDC Health Education Fellows for the proposed project.