Duval County Public Schools
Approved Research Projects

Note: District approval of a research project is only as to form and does not necessarily obligate an individual school, principal, teacher, or student to participate. Such participation, unless stated otherwise, is strictly voluntary.
Approved Last_Name First_Name Title Expiration
7/13/2009 Parish Elizabeth High School Longitudinal Study 6/30/2012
2/24/2010 Kriznar Dana Rethinking Middle Level Education: Effects of Grade Configuration and Model Practices on Sixth Grade Achievement 6/30/2012
7/1/2010 Jones Bruce Project SUCCESS - Gateway Community Services 6/30/2012
7/1/2010 Jones Bruce Lifeskills - Gateway Community Services 6/30/2012
8/16/2010 Camburn Eric School Leadership for Student Achievement 6/30/2012
9/22/2010 Sokatch Andrew Teaching As Leadership Rubric Validation Study 6/30/2012
2/16/2011 Lind Leonard 2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education 6/30/2012
4/8/2011 Black Alison Evaluation of Ninth Grade Academies in Broward Co. Public Schools and the State of Florida 6/30/2012
5/11/2011 Cavalluzzo Linda Using Data To Inform Decisions: How Teachers Use Data to Inform Practice and Improve Student Performance in Mathematics 6/30/2012
6/7/2011 Gray Darcey A Mixed Method Study: Correlation of Teacher Self-Efficacy and Florida Comprehension Assessment Reading Scores 6/30/2012
6/8/2011 Travis Joseph BIOSCOPES 6/30/2012
7/1/2011 Mangual Ruiz Vanessa Leadership Practices in Public Elementary Schools: Identifying Factors that Contribute to Achievement and Performance 6/30/2012
7/21/2011 Stanford Jevetta Ecological Influences on Child Weight in African-American Adolescent Females in Jax, FL 6/30/2012
7/25/2011 Tricarico Katie Beliefs and Practices of Three Graduates of an Urban Teacher Apprenticeship Program 6/30/2012
7/25/2011 de Jong Ester Use of Academic Language in TWI Immersion 6/30/2012
8/30/2011 Davis Rita C. F. Examination of Factors Which may Contribute to the Underrepresentation of African American Teachers in Science 6/30/2012
9/2/2011 Bamford Christi Children Understanding of Emotions, Helping and Prosocial Behaviors 6/30/2012
9/14/2011 Smith Kathy The Impact of READ 180 on Adolescent Struggling Students 6/30/2012
9/14/2011 Zettler-Greeley Cynthia Nemours BrightStart! Kindergarten Project 6/30/2012
10/14/2011 DeLucca Teri Nemours BrightStart!: Prekindergarten Early Literacy Fidelity Project 6/30/2012
10/21/2011 Hunter Janice A Professional Learning Study: The Use of Concept Mapping Instructional Strategies and Support for Vertical Articulation From Pre-K through First Grade 6/30/2012
10/21/2011 Suldo Shannon Intrapersonal Factors Associated with Academic Success Among High School Students in AP and IB Programs 6/30/2012
10/27/2011 White Christine Exploring the Perceptions of African American Male Students: What Makes a Good Teacher? 6/30/2012
10/27/2011 Bliss Rebekah Instructional Frames of Reference on Secondary Intensive Reading Initiatives 6/30/2012
12/19/2011 Phan Michael Recruitment and Retention of Effective Teachers in Multicultural Classrooms: A Qualitative Study 6/30/2012
1/3/2012 Hall Katrina GLOBE 6/30/2012
1/10/2012 Lewis Traschell Effectiveness of AP Programs on the Academic Performance and College Readiness of High School Students 6/30/2012
1/24/2012 Turner Royce The Effect of Mobility on Graduation and Dropout Rates in Duval County Public Schools 6/30/2012
1/24/2012 Fullerton Elizabeth Alternative Seating in an Inclusion Classroom: Effects on Classroom Behavior 6/30/2012
1/24/2012 Pereles Liza A Correlational Study Between Instructional Time and Bullying 6/30/2012
3/5/2012 Romero Neri Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Computer-Based Intervention 'The Transporters,' on both Recognition and Understanding of Emotions in Young Children with Autism 6/30/2012
3/20/2012 Harlow Erin Bed Bugs and Book Bags 6/30/2012
3/20/2012 Rodgers Janie High School Teachers' Concerns Regarding the Innovation of Grade Level Interdisciplinary Teacher Team Meetings 6/30/2012
3/23/2012 Buttiglieri John Teacher's perceptions of Gifted Students 6/30/2012
3/26/2012 Hunter Janice FIE/DCPS Title I Success by Design Initiative: PreK-Grade 3 6/30/2012
3/29/2012 Griffin Cynthia UF Prime Online 6/30/2013
4/3/2012 Robinson Tanya The Relationship Between Florida's Beginning Teachers' Emotional Intelligence and Select Demographic Characteristics and Teacher Performance 6/30/2013
4/5/2012 Willis Patricia A Study of Turnaround School Leadership 6/30/2013
4/23/2012 Dinsmore Daniel Reader Profiling: A Promising Strategy for Differentiating Reading Instruction 6/30/2013
5/23/2012 Lee Okhee Promoting Science among English Language Learners (P-SELL) Scale-Up 6/30/2013