National Science Foundation, Major Research Instrumentation Grant proposal, “Development of the Interdisciplinary Behavioral & Social Sciences Research Center.” (Submitted January 27, 2011 - CoPI - unfunded).
National Science Foundation, “Collaborative Proposal: Procedural Justice and Judicial Use of Court-Appointed Experts.” (Submitted January 15, 2011 - Co-PI - unfunded).
National Institute of Justice, Grant Proposal: “Validity, Reliability, Accuracy, and Bias in Forensic Signature Identification.” (Fall 2010 – Co-PI, $457,000).
NCIPC/Center for Disease Control Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence-Related Injury: “Facilitating resiliency in urban schools: A multi-leveled intervention focused on educational and social climate change.” (January 2010-unfunded).
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Faculty Research Grant proposal, Examination of the differences in students' sense of belonging across tertiary settings. (unfunded due to leaving).
National Science Foundation, GK-12 Grant Proposal, Engineers Communicating Mathematics in the Classroom (E=MC2) project, Co-PI. Submitted Fall 2006. Resubmitted May 2007. (unfunded).
H.R. Block Scholars Program Evaluation. September 2006 – May 2007 (Co-PI, $15,000).
University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Nursing, Human Patient Simulation Curriculum Evaluation. January 2006- May 2008 (Co-PI, Summer funding).
University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Education, Institute of Urban Education pilot teacher education program evaluation. August 2006 – May 2008t. (PI, community service)
Technology Enhanced Active Physical Science for Middle School Teachers grant. May 2006 – May 2008 (funded collaborator).
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Faculty Research Grant proposal, Examination of the relationships between multiple measures of resiliency and the instructional climates present in freshmen level college classes. Fall 2005, Spring 2006 – unfunded.
Academic Honors and Monetary Awards:
External
AERA Division C New Faculty Mentoring Seminar travel award. April 2006.
The Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship Semi-Finalist. 2004.
APA Science Directorate Student Travel Award. August 2003.
AERA Special Interest Group: Motivation in Education Student Travel Awards. April 2002 & 2003.
APA, Division 15 Graduate Student Research Seminar travel award. August 2002.
APA, Division 33 Student Excellence Award (co-presenter). August 2002.
AERA Division C Graduate Student Seminar travel award. April 2002.
Internal
University of Missouri System, New Faculty Teaching Scholars Program, 2006/7.
University of Kentucky Dissertation Year Fellowship. 2004/5.
University of Kentucky, Graduate School conference presentation grants. Spring 2001- Fall 2004.
Reading Excellence Act conference presentation grant. December 2002.
University of Kentucky, Department of Education Policy and Evaluation research grant. Fall 2001.
Institute on Educational Reform conference presentation grant. Spring 2001.
Graduated Cum Laude with Departmental Honors in Psychology.
College of Arts and Sciences Dean's List Fall 1993-Spring 1995.
University of Kentucky Valedictorian Scholarship Fall 1991.
Scholarly Publications
Gilles, E. E., Rajan, J. O., & Freeman, T. M. (Revision submitted, September 25, 2015). Making it worth the journey: African American college students' attitudes toward foreign language course. Journal of Black Studies.