HHP Research & Grants Committee

Updated on Decemeber 9, 2021

Committee Meetings

1) internal grants and research days open, 2) NIH R21 proposal for an HHP grant team (Using wearable devices to measure activity patterns- Start with Research Problems, Plan to submit in October 2023)

  • Wednesday, November 3 (3: 15 pm) at Harwood 232 (Conference Room)

Discussed 1) Internal grants available, 2) Good Sports Grant (completing in 2 weeks), and 3) NIH Grant idea (Using wearable devices to measure activity patterns)

  • Monday, October 11 - Social gathering at Dean's Conference room

  • Wednesday, June 30, 2021 (10 AM) - Virtual

Before this coming meeting, please fill out the table regarding your backgrounds, research interest, and areas of support (Link) 1) Finalize a mission, charges, and goals for the academic year 2021-2021, 2) share members' own research Interests, and 3) see the external funding opportunities (e.g., American Rescue Plan Funding to address substance abuse and mental health crisis).

  • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 (10 AM): Revised a mission & charges and 2) created goals for the academic year 2021 -2021

  • Wednesday, June 16, 2021 (10 AM): Drafted a mission and charges.

  • Wednesday, June 9, 2021 (3:30 pm): Discussed a mission statement, charges, and goals. Schedule regular meetings in summer and fall.

  • Wednesday, May 5, 2021 (3:30 pm): Discussed what we could do for HHP as a whole ( e.g., need to have a mission and goals, create a shared folder, document what we have done and what are doing from faculty and students).

Research & Grants Committee Members

Consuelo Bonillas, Professor of Public Health

Sharon McKenzie, Assistant Professor of Recreational Therapy and Gerontology

Edward Olsen, Assistant Professor of Physical Education

Tara Bogota, Program Coordinator of Yoga Studies

Adam Eckart, Program Coordinator of Exercise Science

Kyoung Kim, (Committee Chair), Assistant Professor of Recreation Administration (Community Recreation/ Sport & Event Management)

Internal Grants Opportuites

  • 2021 Faculty Summer Research Fellowships - by June 7, 2021. Research support by up to 20 Faculty Summer Research Fellows and up to 10 students - The deadline passed.

  • Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF): Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) - 6-week (fall, spring, or summer) research working with first-year students, Apply now for Fall 2021

  • Internal Funding - the following faculty research grants are open now (Application Guidelines)

    1. Untenured Faculty Initiative (UFRI) - Deadline: January 20, 2022

    2. Students Partnering with Faculty (SPF) -Summer Research Program - Deadline: January 31, 2022

    3. Released Time for Research (RTR) - Deadline: February 1, 2022

    4. Faculty SEED Grant (FSG) for Spring 2022 -Deadline: December 2, 2021

External Funding Opportunities


  • Private Funding

    • Spencer Foundation: Racial Equity Special Research Grants, Research Grants on Education (Large). Research Grants on Education(Small), Research-Practice Partnerships


  • Others

Horses and Humans Research Foundation, A joint project by the Horses and Humans Research Foundation (HHRF)

Possible Grant Ideas In HHP

  • KT Kim - NIH Grant: Using wearing devices (iPhone or CareBand), monitoring and measuring the types of activity, activity patterns, amount of activity (e.g., intensity, duration, frequency) and so on, to provide basic data for improving health for people with intellectual disabilities and to provide activity (Exercise) recommendations.

  • KT Kim - Spensor Foundation: Adaptive Sports as an aferschool program.

Grants submitted

Funded

  • External (Recreational Therapy Foundation)- Recreational Therapy/Activities Services during COVID-19: Perception of Staff on Effectiveness. Submitted 5/2021 by Drs. McKenzie & Daly. Grant Period: October 2021 - October 21. 2022 ($1,850 - Funded)

  • External (SHAPE America) - Implementing Adventured-Based Education in Higher Education: A Future PETE Program. Submitted by Ted Olsen and Amanda Rodrigues. Submitted September 1, 2020 ($1,000 - Funded)

  • Internal (2021 Faculty Summer Research Fellowships) - The Impact of the Tokyo 2021 Paralympic Games on the representation of Disability and the Paralympic Games: Using a Sentiment Analysis submitted by Kyoung Kim. Submitted June 8. 2021 ($9,197 - Funded)

Under Review

  • External (International): Canada Fund for Local Initiatives - 2021-2022 (CFLI) Project Application. Submitted 6/2021 in collaboration with Alzheimer's Jamaica (McKenzie & Latibeaudiere). "Empowerment and support through education and mentoring of carers of people living with dementia." ($24,985)


Not Funded

  • External (U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs)- Adaptive Sports Grants submitted by Tara Bogota, Ted Olsen, & Kyoung Kim on March 30, 2021 - ($105,000 - Unfunded)

  • External (NJ Department of Health) - New Jersey Personal Responsibility Education Program submitted by Dr. Bonillas (PI) and Omara Cardoza on July 14, 21 ($250,000 - Unfunded)


Grants in Progress

  • Good Sports Grants - Securing sports equipment for PE courses and community-based programs - Ted Olsen and KT Kim (plan to submit in Jan 2022)

  • Paffenbarger-Blair Fund for Epidemiological Research on Physical Activity / American College of Sports Medicine Foundation - Adam Eckart (submission deadline: Jan 2022)

  • Federal Grant - Funding for Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) research projects and research-to-practice translation centers - Consuelo Bonillas & Omara Cordoza (Available in Jan 2022)

Publications (published or accepted) in 2021 - 2022

Published

  • Tsuda, Olsen, Sato, & Wyant. (2021). Developing Intercultural Competence in Elementary Physical Education: An Online International Collaboration between the U.S. and Japan. Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education.

  • Park, J., & Ji, Y., Kim, K. & Han, K. (2021). Sensitivity of coach pay to team performance: evidence from head coach compensation in college football. International Journal of Sport Management. 22 (4). 1-17.


Accepted

  • Szekeres, L., Adams, J., & Bogota, T. (accepted). Introduction to yoga and mindfulness for physical education grades 1-2. JOPERD: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

Manuscripts submitted (Under review)

  • The inspirational experience among spectators with physical disabilities: A case of Pyeongchang Paralympic Games, Submitted to Annals of Leisure Research - Kim. et al.

  • The effects of sports fan engagement and urgency regarding corporate social responsibility on customer attributions. Submitted to Journal of Global Sport Management - Kim, et al.

  • Social support and daily life activity. Submitted to Activities, Adaptation & Aging - Kim, et al.

  • Senate Bill 847: The implementation of New Jersey's recess law in elementary schools. Submitted to the Educational Policy Journal. Olsen, et al.

Research in Progress by Faculty & Students

  • The Dissemination and Implementation of Recess during the Global Pandemic - Ted Olsen, Emi Tsuda, James Wyant, David Labrador, Jessica Mukherjee, Ara McKay, Joseph Herrera, and Ranaysia Burrell

  • An Examination of PETE Programs and Faculty Experiences in Preparing Teacher Candidates for the edTPA - Ted Olsen, James Wyant, Emi Tsuda.

  • Faculty Seed Grant: Cardiorespiratory and Electromyographic Effects of Quadrupedal Movement Patterns - Adam Eckart

  • A Systematic Review of Yoga for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Mickky Patel (Student), Kim, K., Olsen, T., & Bogota, T.

  • Implementing a successful unified sports program: Lessons from Unified Sports Programs in New Jersey - Kim, K.

  • Cardoza, O., Kim, K., Antoine, A., Fernandez,J., Bonillas. Reducing the Risk: A Replication of the Comprehensive Sex Education Curricula. Plan to submit to American Journal of Sex Education.

  • Bowe, N. & Cardoza O., Kean Ocean COVID-19 Vaccination Education Project.

Presentations

  • Micky Patel (Student), Kim, K., Olsen, T., & Bogota, T. (accepted). A Systematic Review of Yoga for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Virtual Conference - National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2022 , April 4-8, 2022.

Research Days 2022 (Open now)