March 2025

We are pleased to share the success of SJSU's principal investigators who were awarded grants and contracts during March 2025:

Monthly Awards at a Glance
20 Awards Received: Valued at $8,634,854.

Note: Some industry-sponsored awards are not listed due to their respective non-disclosure terms.

Lucas College and Graduate School of Business

Philbrick, Karen E., Business, Dean's Office
MTC Leadership Academy Training
Sponsor: Metropolitan Transportation Commission — $550,000.

Connie L. Lurie College of Education

Maffini-Pham, Cara, Child & Adolescent Development
SJSU Healthy Development Community Clinic (HDCC) Rainbow FLASH: Families Learning and Supporting Health
Sponsor: Heluna Health — $750,000.

Visintainer, Tammie, Teacher Education
CAREER: Transforming Science Teaching & Learning in K-12 Schools: Empowering Teachers & Students as Climate Justice Action Researchers & Change Agents
Sponsor: National Science Foundation — $208,287.

Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering

Kumar, Anil R., Industrial & Systems Engineering
CONFIDENTIAL
Sponsor: CONFIDENTIAL – $66,353.

College of Health and Human Sciences

Lee, Peter Allen, Social Work
Older Americans Act Funding- Sourcewise -Timpany Center- San José State University Research Foundation
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration – $480,000.

Lee, Peter Allen / Diwan, Sadhna, Social Work
Certified Wellness Coach HCAI - Designated Education Program
Sponsor: California State University System – $312,500.

College of Science

Aiello, Ivano W., Moss Landing Marine Lab
Elkhorn Slough Foundation Project - Advanced Geospatial and Geotechnical Services and Development of Materials to Inform On-Going Estuarine
Sponsor: Elkhorn Slough Foundation – $40,000.

Cargill, Shelley, Science, Dean's Office
MESA College Prep Program AY 2024-2025
Sponsor: Regents of The University of California – $270,000.

Carroll, Dustin, Moss Landing Marine Lab
Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean (ECCO)
Sponsor: Jet Propulsion Laboratory – $104,856.

Heim, Wesley A., Moss Landing Marine Lab
2025 Surface Water Monitoring
Sponsor: Central Coast Water Quality Preservation, Inc. – $115,632.

Heim, Wesley A., Moss Landing Marine Lab
Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) 2025
Sponsor: California State Water Resources Control Board – $1,267,914.

O'connor, Kevin C., Moss Landing Marine Lab
Carr Lake GHG Emissions and Carbon Sequestration
Sponsor: Big Sur Land Trust – $140,720.

O'connor, Kevin C., Moss Landing Marine Lab
Enhancing Dune Habitat and Ecosystem Function within Northern Monterey County State Parks
Sponsor: CA State, Dept of Fish & Wildlife – $467,728.

Wharton, Ken, Physics & Astronomy
Bay Area Accelerator Research Traineeship (BAART)
Sponsor: CSU, East Bay – $102,660.
 
Yarbrough, Mark / Feinholz, Michael E., Moss Landing Marine Lab
Implementation of MarONet for Support of OCI/PACE Vicarious Calibration
Sponsor: University of Miami $160,643. 

College of Social Sciences

Laraway, Sean P., Psychology
Human Systems Integration: Coll. Human Factors Research to Improve Safety, Efficiency & Reliability of NASA’s Aeronautics & Space Missions: Phase 2
Sponsor: NASA – $1,838,727.

Mumaw, Randall, Psychology
Simulator Training to Increase Pilots’ Awareness of Cognitive Biases
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration – $380,000.

Wu, Shu-Chieh, Psychology
Lessening Impact of Interface Inconsistency through Goal-Directed Crew Operations
Sponsor: NASA – $78,000.

VP/Provost Academic & Student Affairs

Cruz, Maria E. / Toral, Martha E., Division of Student Affairs
The Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education – $300,838.
 
Del Casino, Vincent / Parent, David / Rosenfeld, Liat, Provost's Office
Project Engineering Success: Increasing Hispanic Student Success in Engineering at San Jose State University, San Jose City College & Gavilan College
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education – $999,997.