Grants & Contracts
| Research Support and/or Fellowships | ||
| 2008 – 2010 | $200,000 | Assessing the Educational, Career, and Social Impacts of the XO Laptop Program in Birmingham, AL City Schools. Shelia R. Cotten (PI), Scott Snyder, Casey Borch, Betty Nelson. National Science Foundation |
| 2008 – 2009 | $20,000 | Assessing the Educational, Career, and Social Impacts of the XO Laptop Program in Birmingham, AL City Schools. Shelia R. Cotten (PI), Scott Snyder, Casey Borch, Betty Nelson. UAB/NSF ADVANCE Senior Faculty Research Program |
| 2007 – 2008 | $10,000 | Gender, Internet Usage, and Health: Linkages and Expanding Boundaries. Shelia R. Cotten (PI) and Patricia Drentea. UAB Faculty Development Grant Program |
| 2007 – 2008 | $25,000 | Strategies for Recruitment and Retention of Women in Small STEM Departments: Examining Various Stakeholder Perspectives. Shelia R. Cotten (PI) and Donna Handley. UAB/NSF ADVANCE Gender Equity Research Pilot Grant Program |
| 2005 – 2006 | $32,000 | UAB NSF ADVANCE New Faculty Supplemental Start- Up Fund Award |
| 2005 – 2006 | $20,000 | Investigating Gender-Based Differences in Perception and Use of IT as Factors in IT Career Choice. National Science Foundation, Supplemental Award. Shelia R. Cotten (PI), Anita Komlodi, Wayne Lutters, Ant Ozok, Claudia Morrell, and Lee Boot |
| 2004 - 2008 | $499,385 | Investigating Gender-Based Differences in Perception and Use of IT as Factors in IT Career Choice. National Science Foundation. Shelia R. Cotten (PI), Anita Komlodi, Wayne Lutters, Ant Ozok, Claudia Morrell, and Lee Boot |
| 2004 | $6,000 | Evaluation of the Impact of Computer Mania Day on Middle School Youth’s Attitudes Toward IT. Maryland Commission for Women. Claudia Morrell and Shelia R. Cotten (Co-PIs) |
| 2003 - 2007 | $1,500,000 | The Experience of Suffering in Old Age. NIA. Robert Rubinstein, Shelia R. Cotten (Co-PI), Helen Black |
| 2002 - 2003 | $72,000 | Organizational Determinants of Residents’ Autonomy in Assisted Living. NIA. Elzbieta Sikorska-Simmons, Shelia R. Cotten (Consultant), Leslie Morgan, Bob Rubinstein, Kevin Eckert, Sheryl Zimmerman |
| 2002 - 2003 | $2,250 | Teaching, Learning, and Technology Grant, UMBC, PI |
| 2001 - 2002 | $2,000 | Student - Faculty Interactions and Student Engagement: A Pilot Study; Office of the Provost, UMBC; Shelia R. Cotten and Bonnie Wilson (Co-PIs) |
| 2001 - 2002 | Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (MIPAR) Fellowship | |
| 2001 | $3000 | Summer Program for At Risk Youth, University System of Maryland (USM), Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Director of Articulation, PI |
| 2001 | $1000 | Mentoring In the Development of Externally Funded Research, University System of Maryland (USM), 2001 Faculty Development Fund, PI |
| 2001 | $2500 | Survey Development for the Internet Use and Adjustment Outcomes Among College Freshmen Study, UMBC Summer Faculty Fellowship Program, PI |
| 2000 - 2002 | $13,000 | Developing a Research Program in Disability Prevention and Management; Shelia R. Cotten (PI) and Mary Stuart, UMBC Designated Research Initiative Fund (DRIF) |
| 2000 | $4000 | An Examination of Internet Use and Perceptions of Social Support, UMBC Summer Faculty Fellowship Program, PI |
| 1995 | $300 | Sociology Graduate Student Dissertation Research Fund Award, North Carolina State University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology. PI |
| 1992 | $500 | North Carolina Academy of Science Graduate Student Award, PI |
| Other Funding | ||
| 2005 – 2009 | $1,667,560 | Impact of the Meyerhoff Scholarship Program: Long- Term Outcomes, Student Characteristics, and Program Components. NIH. Lynn Zimmerman, Ken Maton, Dave Marcotte, Shelia R. Cotten, and Marv Mandell. |
| I participated in developing and writing this proposal. However, when I moved from UMBC to UAB it was not feasible for me to continue my role in the project. | ||
| Grant Proposals Under Review | ||
| 2009 – 2014 | $2,289,864 | Using ICTs to Enhance Quality of Life Among Older Adults: An Intervention Study. Shelia R. Cotten (PI), Tom Houston, Eta Berner, Joshua Richman, Karlene Ball. Submitted to NIA, March 4, 2008. |
| 2008 – 2009 | $25,000 | Research Continuation Request, Strategies for Recruitment and Retention of Women in Small STEM Departments: Examining Various Stakeholder Perspectives. Shelia R. Cotten (PI) and Donna Handley. Submitted to the UAB/NSF ADVANCE Gender Equity Research Pilot Project January 31, 2008. |
| Grant Proposals In Progress | ||
| Cell Phone and Short Messaging System Usage and Transitions Among Young Adults. Shelia R. Cotten (PI). | ||
| Grant Proposals Submitted but Not Funded Since Moving to UAB | ||
| 2009 – 2013 | $2,201,271 | Control in Later Life: A Cultural Analysis. Bob Rubinstein, Helen Black, and Shelia R. Cotten (co-I). Submitted to NIA, November 5, 2007. |
| Control in Later Life: A Cultural Analysis. Bob Rubinstein, Helen Black, and Shelia R. Cotten (co-I). Submitted to NIH, February 5, 2007. $2,157,822. | ||
| “Provider Referral Intervention – Identifying Missed Opportunities". Tom Houston (PI), Cheryl Holt, Shelia R. Cotten, and others. Submitted to NCI/NIH, February 2007. $400,150 | ||
| Using Public Health Records to Enhance Health and Doctor-Patient Interactions. Tom Houston (PI), Shelia R. Cotton (co-I), Nelda Wray, Carol Ashton, and Joshua Richman. Submitted to AHRQ, February 2007. $1,100,000. | ||
| Gender Socialization Among Pre-School Children: Impacts for STEM Career Trajectories. Shelia R. Cotten (PI). Submitted to the UAB/NSF ADVANCE Senior Faculty Grant Program April 27, 2007. $30,000. | ||
| Using ICTs to Enhance Quality of Life Among Older Adults: An Intervention Study. Shelia R. Cotten (PI), Tom Houston, Eta Berner, Karlene Ball, Naomi Fineberg. Submitted to NIH October 1, 2006. $889,000. | ||
| Gender, Internet Usage, and Health: Linkages and Expanding Boundaries. Shelia R. Cotten (PI), Patricia Drentea, Melinda Goldner. Submitted to the American Sociological Association (ASA)/National Science Foundation Fund for the Advancement of the Discipline Award Program, December 13, 2006. $7,000. | ||
| Using Technology to Connect with People’s Lives in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: Implications for Social Networks, Social Capital, and Well-Being. Shelia R. Cotten (PI), Thomas Houston, and Marieke Van Willigen. Submitted to NSF September 22, 2005. $92,526. | ||
| Perceptions and Uses of Information and Communication Technologies Among Older Adults: A Pilot Study. Shelia R. Cotten (PI). Submitted to UAB/NSF ADVANCE program October 3, 2005. $20,000. | ||
