Increasing our Innovation SCOREs: Symbiotic Collaboration of Regional Ecosystems

Resources to engage in science are often inequitably distributed, as described in the recent statement from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) [1]. The OSTP statement noted that ?minority-serving institutions (MSIs), emerging institutions, and community colleges receive only a small fraction of the science and technology research and development funds available each year.? Closing the funding gap to s...

iSTART: A Campus Initiative for Services in Telehealth and Rapid Testing

iSTART (Initiative for Substance prevention TechHealth and Rapid Testing) is a 5-year grant, led by Dr. Bethany Rainisch (Health Sciences). iSTART is committed to providing FREE, confidential rapid HIV and Hep-C testing and risk-reduction resources to CSUN students, as well as comprehensive resources for substance use prevention, with a focus on promoting health and wellness activities. Through providing these services for...

The AWARE Project: Arming Wearable Augmented Reality Equipment to Strengthen Psychological Reserves and Resilience

Augmented reality (AR) offers a powerful new tool to see and interact with the world. To unlock the potentials of using holograms, the US Army recently invested $22 BILLION into the research and development of AR headsets to enhance soldiers' abilities on the battlefield. The risks of entering battle to protect freedom and democracy are severe – as 10% to 30% of military persons who...

Evaluation of the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation Fire Prevention and Safety Program

The Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation (AARBF) is a non-profit organization that has identified a significant gap when it comes to effectively communicating fire safety information to different demographic groups. Because of our experience in working with national organizations such as the American Burn Association (whom we are going to partner with on this project) we have come to realize this gap and that we can mak...

Is Assimilation Costing Asian Americans Their Health? Type 2 Diabetes in California's Asian American Populations

The diabetes rates for Asian Americans has been increasing over the last twenty years, with over 1 out of 5 Asian Americans having diabetes, almost twice the rates to their White counterparts (11.3%) (Lee et al., 2011; Menke, Casagrande, Geiss, & Cowie, 2015). The diabetes prevalence for Asians living in the U.S. are higher than those individuals living in their countries of origin...

L.A. CITY GANG INJUNCTION SETTLEMENT EVALUATION

The Gang Injunction Settlement requires the city of Los Angeles to provide employment and training services to the individuals directly or indirectly affected by the gang injunction. The services provided through the Economic and Workforce Development Department of the City of Los Angeles, will need to be evaluated. In this document, we describe 1) our proposed evaluation approach, and 2) our qualifications related to completing the work. Develop...

FamilySource Center Program Evaluation

Conduct two satisfaction surveys Los Angeles FamilySource centers in the greater Los Angeles area. Prepare written report summarizing results, comparing the three prior years of FamilySource results. Present findings to City staff members. Conduct a study on the local economic impact of the FamilySource system using data provided by LAHCID. Prepare a written report based on findings. Provide as needed technical assistance to City staff on performance measure...

Sports Academy Psychometric Evaluation and Consultation

Based on Proposal #4 for Sports Academy Phase 1: Scale Creation and Testing Goal #1: Psychometric development, evaluation and validation of scale - The first goal of proposal #2 would be to work with Mindset Development personnel to create test banks of items in each of the sub-areas of interest (e.g., emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and motivation) in order to utilize psychometric methods to choose optimal items (i.e., high discrim...