College of Education & Professional Studies Office of Contracts and Grants

The Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG) is the administrative unit within the College that provides leadership in the identification, development and coordination of public and private grant development activities consistent with the college mission, goals, and strategic initiatives. The  Director of Office of Contracts and Grants reports to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and is responsible for:

Assisting in the conceptualization of projects, acting as lead writer to support institution-wide grant applications, and provides technical assistance in grant application and management.

• Administration of all sponsored programs including submitting, negotiating and receiving awards on behalf of the College.
• Supervising the management of externally sponsored research awards and research accounting.
• Collaborating with faculty researchers, department chairs, college and school deans, and administrative officers.
• Serves as expert and arbiter to Principal Investigators for interpretation, explanation and application of external sponsor research regulations and CSU policies.
• Planning and conducting an orientation session for faculty and student researchers as appropriate.

Faculty Consulting

The College of Education and Professional Studies recognizes that consulting activities are often an element of continuing professional development for the faculty and can provide faculty members with experiences that may result in enhanced scholarship and teaching. As such, the College encourages the active involvement of the faculty in appropriate activities within the scope of University policy.  
    
The Office of the Vice President for Research has the institutional responsibility for the development of University policies regarding all aspects of research, including faculty consulting. The College complies with all aspects of the University policy on consulting and faculty members within the College are directed to become familiar with all pertinent University policies.
    
Click here to view pertinent University policies and related forms for reporting research and consulting activities.   

Current Projects 

• Dr. Abigail Baxter
  Professor in the Department of Leadership & Teacher Education
  
  Paid Work Experience for Students in PASSAGE USA Program
  Funded by the Southwest Alabama Partnership for Training & Employment, Inc.
  Principal Investigator
  
  PASSAGE USA Expansion
  Funded by the U.S. Department of Education
  Principal Investigator
  
  PASSAGE USA
  Funded by the U.S. Department of Education
  Principal Investigator
  

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• Dr. Joel Billingsley
  Associate Professor
  Department of Counseling & Instructional Sciences
  
  Williamson Middle Grades Academy Robotics, Engineering & Computation Reasoning Project
  Funded by Gulf Coast Resource Conservation & Development Council, Principal Investigator

  110: The Story of the Last Enslaved Africans Brought to America
  Funded by the Alabama Humanities Foundation
  Principal Investigator

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• Dr. Andre Green
  Professor in the Department of Leadership & Teacher Education
  Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs
  
  

  Pathway to Science- National Science Foundation
  Funded by the National Science Foundation
  Principal Investigator
  
  

  Pathway to Mathematics- National Science Foundation
  Funded by the National Science Foundation,
  Principal Investigator
  
  

  The Alabama Math Science and Technology Initiative (AMSTI) 
  Funded by the Alabama State Department of Education and and US Department of Education,
  Principal Investigator
  
  

  National Board Certification of Teachers Mentoring
  Funded by Alabama Department of Education
  Principal Investigator

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• Dr. Christopher Parrish
  Assistant Professor
  Department of Leadership & Teacher Education
  
  Transforming Lower Division Mathematics Through Team-Based Inquiry Learning
  Funded by the National Science Foundation
  Co-Principal Investigator
  

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• Dr. Neil Schwarz
  Associate Professor
  Department of Health, Kinesiology & Sport
  
  

  Effectiveness of Psycogenol ® Following Acute Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage
  Funded by Horphag Research Inc.
  Principal Investigator
  
  

  Dietary Supplements and Metabolic Function
  Funded by Compound Solutions, Inc.
  Principal Investigator
  
  

  Dicarboxylic Acids and Glycemic Control
  Funded by Compound Soultions, Inc.
  Principal Investigator

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• Dr. Tres Stefurak
  Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling & Instructional Sciences
  Associate Dean
  
  Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Research Partner Grant
  Funded by Mobile Police Department and the U.S. Department of Justice
  Principal Investigator
  
  Child Advocacy Center of Mobile Consulting Project
  Principal Investigator
  
  Establishing a Multi-pronged, Trauma-Informed Campus-Based SANE Program at the University of South Alabama
  Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice
  Key Personnel
  

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• Dr. Shenghua Zha
  Assistant Professor
  Department of Counseling & Instructional Sciences
  
  Neuromorphic Engineering and Computing Research for Teachers in Alabama (NICE4AL)
  Funded by National Science Foundation
  Co-Principal Investigator