$263,876 Awarded
OH/LEX: Ohio Land Exchange
The Ohio Land Exchange (OH/LEX) proposes to develop a set of interactive methods to engage communities and individuals in decision-making around vacant land in Ohio. Abandoned buildings and vacant parcels are a common site in many of Ohios cities and towns. OH/LEX will help communities re-imagine their decision-making processes around vacant land by including a broader group of stakeholders and introducing new ways of deriving value from vacant land. OH/LEX seeks to maximize local governments ability to protect public health and safety by effectively shifting the use of abandoned properties from tax deficiencies into productive lands.
Team Lead: Prof. Kristi Cheramie, Knowlton School of Architecture
Partners:
OSU Knowlton School of Architecture
OSU College of Public Health
OSU-Lima
OSU Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering
The STEAM Factory
The City of Lima, OH
Establishing a Green Home Technology Center: An OSU and Community Partnership for Research, Education, and Demonstration of Green Building Technologies to Support Healthy, Energy Efficient, and Sustainable Housing in Ohio
Reducing energy consumption and the associated environmental impact is a significant challenge we are facing. New green technologies that reduce home energy consumption and improve indoor environmental quality will provide a tremendous opportunity to reduce financial burdens on households, mitigate climate change, and increase the nations energy security. The goal of this project is to establish a Green Home Technology Center (GHTC) through partnerships with homeowners, builders, and professionals, and to demonstrate and disseminate effective green home technologies for a transformational change in residential energy consumption and environment impact.
Team Lead: Prof. Lingying Zhao, College of Food Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Partners:
OSU Office of Energy and Environment
OSU College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
OSU Extension
OSU College of Engineering
OSU Knowlton School of Architecture
New Albany Plain-Local School District
The USGBC of Central Ohio
Efficiency Smart American Municipal Power, Inc.
Buckeye Power, Inc.
Ohio Energy Office
Habitat for Humanity MidOhio
smART::ART Integrated Formal and Informal STEAM Education
Engineering is an inherently creative process. In concert with the mission of the Engagement Impact Grant, this proposal seeks to engage underrepresented populations in those creative processes and in so doing, generate a better understanding of the interrelated domains of engineering, science, technology, and visual art. Due to fear and/or lack of exposure to STEM concepts at a young age many creative people shy away from anything STEM-related and self-select the arts. The project will create a pool of students and teachers who think critically about multi-faceted issues, make informed decisions, and solve problems creatively using engineering skills and habits of mind. Ultimately, the partners seek to create scientifically, technologically, and mathematically literate citizens who pursue lifelong learning opportunities within the future STEM workforce.
Team Lead: Prof. Deborah Grzybowski, College of Engineering
Partners:
OSU College of Engineering
OSU College of Education and Human Ecology
COSI
Beta by Design
Hilltonia Middle School
Metro Early College Middle School
Connecting People, Education, Services and Quality of Life: Preparing Service Coordinators to Respond to the Enhanced Needs of an Ever-Increasing Low Income Aging Population
Affordable housing communities are home to some of our countrys most vulnerable older adults who are most often in need of health and social services support. Service Coordinators, who are most often located in these communities, have traditionally acted as a resource for referrals to community-based services, guiding older adults with increasing levels of frailty toward needed services to maintain independent living. In recent years, there has been growing recognition of the fragmentation and lack of coordination of health and social services for older adults, with one result being identified strategies in the Affordable Care Act to fund programs that would coordinate care with a more cost effective and person centered-focus.
Team Lead: Linda Mauger, College of Medicine
Partners:
OSU College of Medicine
OSU College of Public Health
OSU College of Social Work
OSU Department of Communications
OSU Center for Integrative Health and Wellness
American Association of Service Coordinators
Fantine Academic and Career Training Services
Howard University School of Social Work
Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging
Adult Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Integrating TBI Education Into the Curricula, Creating a More Prepared Social Service System
Social Workers are frequently called upon to provide services to clients who have had a TBI, yet information about identifying TBI and accommodating its effects has not been widely integrated into Social Work education. In recent years, the importance of assessing and tailoring services for individuals impacted by TBI has been noted by researchers and practitioners working in fields as diverse as child welfare, veterans services, criminal justice, mental health, and substance abuse. As primary providers of social services in these and other settings, it is critically important that Social Workers acquire the skills to assess lifetime history of TBI, understand the long term implications, modify services as needed, and refer clients for additional health care services if warranted. This proposal will develop systematic approach to raise awareness of future professionals attending the OSU College of Social Work as well as other Social Work training programs in Ohio, provide these students with new skills for identification and accommodation of TBI and associated Executive function weaknesses, and develop a plan for replication of this model in the curricula of other health and social service professionals throughout Ohio and across the nation.
Team Lead: Prof. John Corrigan, College of Medicine
Partners:
OSU College of Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
OSU College of Social Work
OSU Department of Communications
OSU Center for Integrative Health and Wellness
Brain Injury Association of Ohio
National Association of Social Workers, Ohio Chapter
BrainLine at WETA
Give an Hour
Association of Service Coordinators
Fantine Academic and Career Training Services
Howard University School of Social Work
Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging
Utilizing Assistive Technology to Help Students with Disabilities Succeed
This project seeks to increase access to Assistive Technology (AT) for students with disabilities through research, consultation/training for educators and students, and community outreach. The team will work toward improving outcomes for students with disabilities through the use of AT in educational and vocational settings. The project will support research studies to build the evidence-base for the effectiveness of AT for students with intellectual disabilities, provide AT consultations for students and staff regarding the use of AT with students with intellectual disabilities, and disseminate information about the benefits of AT in both research and community settings in the Columbus area and around the country.
Team Lead: Prof. Marilee Martens, OSU College of Medicine / Nisonger Center / Dept. of Psychology
Partners:
OSU College of Education and Human Ecology
OSU College of Medicine
OSU College of Arts and Sciences
OSU Nisonger Center
Williams Syndrome Association
Berkshire Hills Music Academy
Anoka-Hennepin School District
Philadelphia School District(s)
Creating a Canopy: Measuring Impact of Tree Planting in Weinland Park
One characteristic that often defines beautiful and desirable urban neighborhoods is plenty of trees. In keeping with the Universitys commitment to revitalize the Weinland Park neighborhood, this project seeks to increase the tree canopy, engage neighborhood youth in planting new trees, and quantify the environmental, social, and economic impact of these efforts. To increase the number of trees, support summer youth employment in Weinland Park, and measure the impact of urban reforestation, this proposed project would facilitate a planting program that engages residents, property owners, neighborhood organizations, academia, and institutional partners.
Team Lead: Prof. Maria Manta Conroy, OSU Knowlton School of Architecture
Partners:
OSU Knowlton School of Architecture
OSU Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)
OSU College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
OSU Extension
Columbus Foundation
Community Properties of Ohio
Godman Guild Association
Neighborhood Design Center
Weinland Park Community Civic Association