Grants & Awards

Grants

1. Spencer Foundation, “Optimal Design of Experimental Studies Investigating Moderation and Main Effects”, Principal Investigator (PI/Co-PI: Zuchao Shen, & Benjamin Kelcey), 8/1/2023–7/31/2026, $362,220. 

2. Spencer Foundation, “Optimal Design of Experimental Studies Investigating Mediation Effects With Individual-Level Mediators”, Principal Investigator/Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI/PI: Wei Li), 5/1/2022–4/30/2023, $50,000.

3. Spencer Foundation, “Optimal Design for Mediation Studies in Group-Randomized Trials With Group-Level Mediators”, Principal Investigator, 9/1/2020–8/31/2021, $49,861. 

​​Selected Awards & Fellowships

1. Early Career Award, Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE), 2023

2. Early Career Award, American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division D, 2023

3. Researchers of Color Mentored Travel Award, Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE), 2021

4. Outstanding Dissertation Award, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division D, 2021

5. NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship, National Academy of Education, 2018–2019

6. Hazel F. Gabbard Doctoral Research Associate Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, 2013–2016