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“International Association for Intelligence Education 14th Annual Conference.” Bluegrass State Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence Scholars Program Grant, Eastern Kentucky University (Faculty La’Quida Smith), March 2018; Awarded, $4,979.
“Science in the Law School Curriculum: The Diffusion of Practice Innovations after Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.” PI: James T. Richardson, J.D., Ph.D.; Co-PI: Mara Merlino (primary grant author). Submitted to the National Science Foundation, August 2004; Awarded, $244,996.
“Doctoral Dissertation Research: Structural Independence of Administrative Adjudicators and Justice System Stakeholders’ Views of Procedural Justice.” Co-authored with PI: James T. Richardson, J.D., Ph.D.; Co-PI: Hon. Christopher McNeil; submitted to the National Science Foundation, August 05; Awarded, $11,686.
“Doctoral Dissertation Research: The Social Construction of the Admissibility of Expert Testimony after Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical, Inc.” PI: Colleen I. Murray, Ph.D. (Dissertation Advisor); Co-PIs: Mara Merlino (primary grant author), James T. Richardson, J.D., Ph.D. Submitted to the Sociology Program, Division of Social and Economic Sciences, National Science Foundation, Dissertation Improvement Grant, February 2004; Awarded, $7,499.
“Fire Science Academy Course Evaluation.” PI: James T. Richardson, J.D., Ph.D.; Co-PI: Mara Merlino. Submitted to the Fire Science Academy at the University of Nevada, Reno, April 2005; Awarded, $34,703.
Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory Coordinator, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Kentucky State University (Fall 2009-present) \underline{Duties:} Design and implement research projects to facilitate interdisciplinary student research skills; grant writing to obtain external support for research involving student research assistants; instructing students in research methodology and statistics in a practical setting.
Duties: Identifying potential grant funding sources; assisting CRDA director and Associate Director with all phases of project development and grant-writing, including project budgeting; grant writing and survey research methods consultant; production of project deliverables.
Co-PI and Project Director, “Science in the Law School Curriculum: The Diffusion of Practice Innovations after Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. National survey of law school professors sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Duties: All phases of project development and administration, including primary grant authorship, project design, development of survey instruments and code books, survey management including hiring, training, and supervising the staff of interviewers and coders, data analysis, and production of project deliverables.