Grants

Garner, J., Whittecar, G., & Dickerson, D.L. (Co-PI) (03/01/14-09/30/15). Project D’n’A: Building Blocks for Middle School Science Literacy. Virginia Department of Education – MSP. $224,200.

Garner, J.K, Loney, M., Frank, G., Grant, L., Whittecar, R., Dickerson, D.L.,  (03/01/13-09/30/14). Learning Enhanced through the Nature of Science: An Interdisciplinary Sustainable Professional Development Model for High School Science. ($259,174. )Math Science Partnership, Virginia Department of Education.

Dickerson, D.L. (PI), Burgin, S., & Pollock, A. (1/1/13-12/31/13). Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. ODU NSTA Passive Sampling Project. $2100.

Fantz, T. (PI), Dickerson, D. (Co-PI), & Katsioloudis, P. (Co-PI). (4/20/12-12/31/12). Virginia Space Grant Consortium. Fabrication using 3-D printers in space. $10,000.

Nelson, L. (PI) & Hathcock, S. (Co-PI). (3/1/11-9/1/11). Beasley Foundation, RiverQuest. $50,000. * Dickerson, D. (Evaluator).

Sedwick, P. (PI), Dinniman, M. (Co-PI), Hofmann, E. (Co-PI), Klinck, J. (Co-PI). (7/1/11 – 6/30/14). National Science Foundation – ANT (Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences), Collaborative Research: Impact of mesoscale processes on iron supply and phytoplankton dynamics in the Ross Sea (ANT-0944174). $969,224. *Dickerson, D. (Senior Personnel).

Crum, K. (PI), Myran, S. (Co-PI), & Dickerson, D. (Co-PI). (3/1/11-9/30/12). Virginia Department of Education, Partnership for Teaching and Leading a Quality Science Program. $155,856.

Graves, W. (PI), Judge, S. (Co-PI), Osgood, C. (Co-PI), Bountress, N. (Co-PI), Raspiller, E. (Co-PI), Wojtowitcz, R. (Co-PI), Robinson, J. (Co-PI), Dickerson, D. (Co-PI), Katsioloudis, P. (Co-PI), Fleener, C. (Co-PI), Reed, P. (Co-PI), McKinney, S. (Co-PI), Mathews, T. (Co-PI), Starling, C. (Co-PI), Hinton-Johnson, K. (Co-PI), Butler, C.J. (Co-PI), Oliver, M. (Co-PI), Pearson, K. (Co-PI), Adams, F. (Co-PI), Silva, K. (Co-PI), Chen (Co-PI), Dorrepaal (Co-PI), Zimmerman (Co-PI), and Finley-Croswhite (Co-PI),. (10/01/09 – 09/30/14). U.S. Department of Education, Old Dominion University Teacher Immersion Residency. $6,054,007.64.

Verma, A.K. (PI), Dickerson, D., (Co-PI), McKinney, S., (Co-PI), & Bao, H., (Co-PI). (07/01/09 – 06/30/12). National Science Foundation – ATE, Marine career tech (MCTech): STEM careers in shipbuilding and marine industry. $590,057.

Dickerson, D.L. (PI), Hofmann, E. (Co-PI), McKinney, S. (Co-PI), Klink, J. (Co-PI), & Nelson, L. (Co-PI). (07/01/09-06/30/12). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – BWET, Science education advancing research of the Chesapeake Bay and its habitats (SEARCH). $165,305. Website link: SEARCH

Dickerson, D.L. (PI) & Clayton, T. (Co-PI). (3/1/09-01/31/10). North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, Gates GLEANS Community Garden. $4,500.

Verma, A.K. (PI), McKinney, S. (Co-PI), Dickerson, D. (Co-PI), & Brown, N. (Co-PI). (01/01/09 – 01/01/12). National Science Foundation – DRL ITEST, MarIneTech: STEM preparation through marine engineering, science, and technology experiences. $1,273,308.
Website link: NSF MarineTech

Verma, A.K. (PI), McKinney, S. (Co-PI), & Dickerson, D. (Co-PI). (07/01/08 - 09/30/09). State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, MarineTech: STEM preparation through marine science/engineering projects. $120,000.

Dickerson, D.L. (PI) & Stewart, C.O. (Co-PI). (05/01/07 – 12/31/07). Old Dominion University – SEECR Grant, Framing science: Educational and rhetorical perspectives and outcomes. $17,000.

Dickerson, D.L. (PI). (08/01/05 – 12/31/05). Old Dominion University - Faculty Innovator Grant, Teaching science through authentic scientific inquiry using mobile technologies. $3,000.