| 504 | Thursday, April 14, 2005 |
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| 4:15 PM-5:15 PM | Convention Center:E270 |
| Research Consortium |
| Doing Funded Research: Tips of the Trade and Voices of Experience |
| This symposium is aimed at those interested in developing fundable research proposals. The emphasis is on developing health-related physical activity interventions and evaluations that have attractive research design features. Examples from two different physical activity contexts will be highlighted. The symposium will focus less on the outcomes of this research and more on the process of designing successfully funded studies and doing funded research. The presenters have extensive experience and success within their respective application areas and contextual domains. Initially, Lynda Ransdell will describe and discuss her work with the DAMET (Daughters and Mothers Exercising Together) and GET (Generations Exercising Together) community-based interventions. These projects were funded through internal grants and the Primary Children’s Medical Center foundation. She will discuss, “How to make the most of smaller funding opportunities,” as well as share the knowledge she has gained by writing and re-writing federal grants. Nate McCaughtry will then describe and discuss his work with the Detroit Healthy Youth Initiative (Phases I, II & III). This initiative is a service-based research partnership with Detroit Public Schools funded by three consecutive U.S. Department of Education Physical Education Program grants and an AAHPERD Research Consortium grant. McCaughtry will share his experiences working with school districts to garner service grants to conduct comprehensive K-12 public school program and teacher development initiatives, which are also structured to yield high-quality empirical research. This symposium offers AAHPERD members an excellent opportunity to learn about key factors associated with doing funded research. |
Keyword(s): professional development, research
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| Presider: Bradley J. Cardinal, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR |
| Speakers: Lynda B. Ransdell, Boise State University, Boise, ID; and Nate McCaughtry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI |