Project Summary

Project S.T.A.R.S. (Scholars in Teaching, Applied Research and Service) is a multi-site partnership between the doctoral school psychology programs at the University of South Florida and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The project will prepare eight new faculty in school psychology who will have the teaching, applied research, and service expertise to lead school, district and state implementation of evidence-based practices within a multi-tiered system of supports. 

Funding Period: 10/1/2021 – 9/30/2025

Amount: $1,900,000

Funder: US Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Awardee: University of South Florida, subaward to University of Wisconsin–Madison

Principal Investigator: Evan Dart

Co-Principal Investigators: Andy Garbacz, Steve Kilgus

Research Project Coordinator:  Jessica Wright

Students: Anne Bowen, Chloe Hendrix, Ishan Vengurlekar, Monica Vidal