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Grants

Current  (PI on 1 grant and coPI on 4 others, all related to proposed project):

Azevedo, R. (PI), Graesser, A.C. (co-PI), McNamara, D., Rus, V. Effectiveness of pedagogical agents in regulating students’ understanding of science, National Science Foundation, 2006-2009, $904,581.

Forsythe, C. (PI), Graesser, A.C. (co-PI), & Radvansky, G. Automated performance assessment for after-action review with individuals and teams, Office of Naval Research, 2007-2010,       $ 335,000 (Memphis Allocation). 

Gholson, J.B.(PI), Graesser, A.C (co-PI), & Martindale, T.  An implementation of vicarious learning with deep-level reasoning questions in middle school and high school classrooms, Institute of Education Sciences, 2005-2008, $1,050,000.

Graesser, A.C. (PI), Picard, R., Franklin, S. Monitoring emotions while students learn with AutoTutor,  National Science Foundation, 2003-2008, $1,250,000.

Millis, K.K.(PI), Britt, A., Magliano, J., Wiemer-Hasting, K., Graesser, A.C. (co-PI), Halpern, D. Acquiring research investigative and evaluative skills (ARIES) for scientific inquiry, Institute of Education Sciences, 2007-2011, $640,000 (Memphis allocation).


Recent major grants as PI:


Office of Naval Research, Eye tracking while answering questions in electronic multimedia environments, 2001-2002, $120,000. 

Office of Naval Research, Why2000: A tutor that teaches mental models using natural language dialogs, 2000-2005, $1,168,700 (Memphis allocation, PI on separate budget was Kurt VanLehn at University of Pittsburgh). 

Institute for Defense Analysis and ONR NAWCTSD, A Web Site on Institutional Review Boards and the Ethical Use of Human Subjects, 2000-2001, $950,000, IDA and ONR.

National Science Foundation, Simulating tutors with natural dialog and pedagogical strategies, 1997-2001, $900,000. 

National Science Foundation, Developing and testing a computer tool that critiques survey questions, 2000-2002, $205,990.   

National Science Foundation, Developing AutoTutor for computer literacy and physics, 2001-2005, $1,274,075. 


Recent major grants as coPI:


Klesges, R. (PI) & Graesser A.C. (co-PI). Smoking cessation in the elderly, National Institutes of Health, $2,100,000, 1998-2004.

Louwerse, M.M. (PI), Bard, E., Graesser, A.C.(co-PI), & Steedman, M. Tracking multimodal communication in humans and agents, National Science Foundation, $699,949; 2004-2007.

McNamara, D.S. (PI), Louwerse, M., & Graesser, A.C.(co-PI) Coh-Metrix: Automated cohesion and coherence scores to predict text readability and facilitate comprehension, Institute of Education Sciences, $1,477,200 (with supplement), 2002-2007.

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