Mariela Paez, Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator "Early Childhood Intervention Study-Improving the language and literacy skills of Spanish-English bilingual kindergartners" from National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Funded at $1,016,426 total for 2007-2011. This longitudinal study consists of the design and implementation of an intervention program to improve the language skills of Spanish-English bilingual kindergarten students and to assess the impact of the intervention on their early literacy skills.
Penny Hauser-Cram, Professor, Principal Investigator. "Early Intervention Collaborative Study: Young Adulthood" from Department of Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Funded at $862,710 from 2008 to 2011. This is a longitudinal investigation, which has followed approximately 190 children with developmental disabilities (Down syndrome, motor impairment, developmental delay) and their families. Participants entered the study during the infant or toddler years at the time of enrollment in an early intervention program in either Massachusetts or New Hampshire. The current investigation extends through the young adult years.