Elizabeth Steed, faculty in the Early Childhood Education program at CU Denver, will direct the CU Denver subcontract on a new $4 million, 5-year grant in collaboration with the University of Washington (UW) and University of Wisconsin Madison (UW-Madison). The Office of Special Education Programs funded the grant called Project Mixer. Project Mixer will prepare 12 doctoral scholars (4 at each institution) to use mixed methods research to advance evidence-based practices for infants and young children Birth-8 with high intensity needs and from traditionally marginalized backgrounds. Doctoral students will get to participate in collaborative research and training experiences across the three participating institutions.
Project Mixer: Preparing Special Education Leaders to Use Mixed Methods Research to Effectively Support Children with High Intensity Needs and Their Families. U.S Department of Education. PI: Angel Fettig (University of Washington). Co-PIs: Elizabeth A. Steed and Hailey Love (University of Wisconsin-Madison). University of Colorado Denver subcontract $1,006,251. Total grant: $4 million, funded 2022-2027.