Grants & Awards
2022
Enhancing the Capacity for Environmental and Social Resiliency in Overburdened Communities
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $49,999
PI: David G. Hendry, Aurora Martin, Esther Min
Amount: $49,999
PI: David G. Hendry, Aurora Martin, Esther Min
Co-designing for Trust: Reimagining Online Information Literacies with Underserved Communities
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF) (Total award: $5,000,000)
Amount: $2,740,223
PI: Jason Young
Additional researchers: Jevin West, Katie Davis, Carl Bergstrom, Kate Starbird, Chris Jowaisas, Cindy Aden, David Levy, Jennifer Turns, Mike Caulfield, Nicholas Weber, Stacey Wedlake, Tanu Mitra, Maddy Jalbert, Rachel Moran
Amount: $2,740,223
PI: Jason Young
Additional researchers: Jevin West, Katie Davis, Carl Bergstrom, Kate Starbird, Chris Jowaisas, Cindy Aden, David Levy, Jennifer Turns, Mike Caulfield, Nicholas Weber, Stacey Wedlake, Tanu Mitra, Maddy Jalbert, Rachel Moran
Kids CoLab - Supporting collaborative decision making with youth impacted by chronic kidney disease
Funder: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Amount: $672,378
PI: Ari Pollack
Additional researchers: Jaime Snyder, Wanda Pratt
Amount: $672,378
PI: Ari Pollack
Additional researchers: Jaime Snyder, Wanda Pratt
Characterizing Sustainable Software from NSF Awards
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF), Collaborative Research
Amount: $247,596
PI: Nicholas Weber
Additional researchers: Sandra Gesing, Jeffrey Carver, Karthik Ram, Daniel Katz
Amount: $247,596
PI: Nicholas Weber
Additional researchers: Sandra Gesing, Jeffrey Carver, Karthik Ram, Daniel Katz
Open-Source Hardware Assembly, Repair, and Sustainability
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Amount: $317,332
PI: Nicholas Weber
Amount: $317,332
PI: Nicholas Weber
Empowering Neurodivergent Librarians to Lead Inclusion in Libraries
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Amount: $491,500
PI: Hala Annabi
Additional researchers: Michelle H. Martin
Amount: $491,500
PI: Hala Annabi
Additional researchers: Michelle H. Martin
Supporting the Development of Digital Playful Exploratory Resources to Combat Mis/disinformation through Online Intergenerational Co-design
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Amount: $249,917
PI: Jason C. Yip
Additional researchers: Chris Coward, Jin Ha Lee
Amount: $249,917
PI: Jason C. Yip
Additional researchers: Chris Coward, Jin Ha Lee
Centering Washington Tribal Libraries: Building Relationships and Understanding Libraries From the Stories of Their Communities
Funder: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Amount: $82,000
PI: Sandy Littletree, Cindy Aden
Amount: $82,000
PI: Sandy Littletree, Cindy Aden
CAREER: Visually Encoding Personal Data for Vulnerable Populations (REU Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $16,000
PI: Jaime Snyder
Amount: $16,000
PI: Jaime Snyder
Center for an Informed Public (CIP)
Funder: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Amount: $600,000
PI: Kate Starbird
Additional researchers: Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Jevin West, Ryan Calo
Amount: $600,000
PI: Kate Starbird
Additional researchers: Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Jevin West, Ryan Calo
End-User Programming with Synthesis-Guided Interaction Models (REU Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $16,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Amount: $16,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Designing Education Resources to Counter Misinformation for Older Adults
Funder: Argosy Foundation
Amount: $50,000
PI: Jevin West, Carl Bergstrom
Amount: $50,000
PI: Jevin West, Carl Bergstrom
Misinformation Escape Room: Building a research agenda for a gamified approach to combating health misinformation
Funder: University of Washington Population Health Initiative
Amount: $24,914
PI: Chris Coward, Jin Ha Lee, Kolina Koltai, Rachel Moran, Julie A. Kientz
Amount: $24,914
PI: Chris Coward, Jin Ha Lee, Kolina Koltai, Rachel Moran, Julie A. Kientz
Sun Safety Intervention for Children: Mobile SunSmart MS2
Funder: National Institutes of Health (NIH) through University of Southern California
Amount: $469,813
PI: Jason C. Yip
Amount: $469,813
PI: Jason C. Yip
Digital Navigators Program
Funder: Washington State Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises
Amount: $34,157
PI: Chris Jowaisas, Stacey Wedlake
Amount: $34,157
PI: Chris Jowaisas, Stacey Wedlake
The Puget Sound Clinic for Public Interest Technology at the University of Washington-Seattle
Funder: New Venture Fund
Amount: $178,808
PI: Nicholas Weber
Additional researchers: Tanu Mitra, Bill Howe
Amount: $178,808
PI: Nicholas Weber
Additional researchers: Tanu Mitra, Bill Howe
2021
Data Services for Indigenous Scholarship and Sovereignty
Funder: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Amount: $500,000
PI: Carole Palmer, Miranda Belarde-Lewis, Nicholas Weber, Sandy Littletree
Additional researchers: Christopher Teuton, Tami Hohn
Amount: $500,000
PI: Carole Palmer, Miranda Belarde-Lewis, Nicholas Weber, Sandy Littletree
Additional researchers: Christopher Teuton, Tami Hohn
Developing Valid and Equitable Tasks for Assessing Programming Proficiency: Linking Process Data to Assessment Characteristics
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF), Collaborative Research
Amount: $877,449
PI: Amy J. Ko, Min Li
Amount: $877,449
PI: Amy J. Ko, Min Li
Building Rapid-Response Frameworks to Support Multi-Stakeholder Collaborations for Mitigating Online Disinformation
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $2,249,918
PI: Kate Starbird, Emma Spiro, Jevin West
Amount: $2,249,918
PI: Kate Starbird, Emma Spiro, Jevin West
Misinformation Escape Room: Supporting Libraries as Hubs for Misinformation Education
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Amount: $249,691
PI: Chris Coward, Jin Ha Lee
Additional researchers: Stacey Wedlake
Amount: $249,691
PI: Chris Coward, Jin Ha Lee
Additional researchers: Stacey Wedlake
Co-designing for Trust: Reimagining Online Information Literacies with Underserved Communities
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $750,000
PI: Jevin West, Emma Spiro, Katie Davis
Additional researchers: Carl Bergstrom, Kate Starbird, Cindy Aden, Jason Young, Jennifer Turns, Tanu Mitra, Kolina Koltai, Maddy Jalbert, Rachel Moran
Amount: $750,000
PI: Jevin West, Emma Spiro, Katie Davis
Additional researchers: Carl Bergstrom, Kate Starbird, Cindy Aden, Jason Young, Jennifer Turns, Tanu Mitra, Kolina Koltai, Maddy Jalbert, Rachel Moran
Co-Designing Civic Education for the Circumpolar North
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF) (Total award: $300,000)
Amount: $263,000
PI: Jason Young, Michelle Koutnik, Nadine Fabbi
Amount: $263,000
PI: Jason Young, Michelle Koutnik, Nadine Fabbi
The Community Archives Center for Tacoma
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through Tacoma Public Library (Total award: $247,545)
Amount: $56,423
PI: Jason Young, Chris Jowaisas, Marika Cifor
Amount: $56,423
PI: Jason Young, Chris Jowaisas, Marika Cifor
Curating QDAS Research Objects for Exchange and Reuse
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through Syracuse University (Total award: $347,380)
Amount: $42,451
PI: Nicholas Weber
Amount: $42,451
PI: Nicholas Weber
Influencing Communities and Narratives: New Techniques for Understanding Adversarial Influence Online
Funder: Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program (YIP)
Amount: $508,476
PI: Tanu Mitra
Additional researchers: Emma Spiro
Amount: $508,476
PI: Tanu Mitra
Additional researchers: Emma Spiro
Broadening Participation with CS Counternarratives
Funder: Google
Amount: $70,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Amount: $70,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Ethical AI in the Public Sector: Towards A Semi-Synthetic Data Fabric for AI Evaluation
Funder: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Amount: $200,000
PI: Bill Howe
Amount: $200,000
PI: Bill Howe
Co-designing a Technology-based Health Research Results Dissemination Tool with AIAN People
Funder: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Amount: $182,080
PI: Lisa G. Dirks
Additional researchers: Wanda Pratt, Miranda Belarde-Lewis
Amount: $182,080
PI: Lisa G. Dirks
Additional researchers: Wanda Pratt, Miranda Belarde-Lewis
Center for an Informed Public (CIP)
Funder: Craig Newmark Philanthropies
Amount: $1,000,000
PI: Jevin West, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Ryan Calo
Amount: $1,000,000
PI: Jevin West, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Ryan Calo
E-Rate Commitments: Utilization, Trends, and Impacts on Public Libraries, 2016-2020
Funder: American Library Association (ALA)
Amount: $29,839
PI: Chris Jowaisas, Bree Norlander, Jason Young
Amount: $29,839
PI: Chris Jowaisas, Bree Norlander, Jason Young
CAREER: Visually Encoding Personal Data for Vulnerable Populations (REU Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $16,000
PI: Jaime Snyder
Amount: $16,000
PI: Jaime Snyder
Empirical and Design Investigations to Address Misleading Online News in Social Media (REU Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $16,000
PI: Tanu Mitra
Amount: $16,000
PI: Tanu Mitra
Formal Verification of Accessibility (REU Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $16,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Amount: $16,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Justice-Focused Secondary CS Teacher Education (REU Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $16,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Amount: $16,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Programming Strategies (REU Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $8,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Amount: $8,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Technology Use and Emerging Executive Functioning in Early Childhood
Funder: National Institutes of Health (NIH) through University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Amount: $85,071
PI: Alexis Hiniker
Amount: $85,071
PI: Alexis Hiniker
Inconvenient Data
Funder: University of Washington Royalty Research Fund (RRF)
Amount: $39,984
PI: Megan Finn
Amount: $39,984
PI: Megan Finn
WA Data Stewards Training
Funder: Washington State Department of Licensing
Amount: $50,000
PI: Nicholas Weber
Amount: $50,000
PI: Nicholas Weber
Setting an International, Cross-Disciplinary Agenda for Youth Digital Wellness Research
Funder: University of Washington Global Innovation Fund
Amount: $8,862
PI: Katie Davis, Alexis Hiniker, Molly Adrian
Amount: $8,862
PI: Katie Davis, Alexis Hiniker, Molly Adrian
Sanctuary Laws Are Not Optional: Examining Immigration Information Flows to Monitor Law Enforcement Compliance with Sanctuary Laws in Washington
Funder: University of Washington Royalty Research Fund (RRF)
Amount: $39,975
PI: Marika Cifor, Ricardo Gomez
Amount: $39,975
PI: Marika Cifor, Ricardo Gomez
COVID Data Infrastructure Builders Project
Funder: Ford Foundation and Open Collective Foundation (Total Award: $100,000)
Amount: $42,823
PI: Megan Finn, Amelia Acker, Ryan Ellis
Amount: $42,823
PI: Megan Finn, Amelia Acker, Ryan Ellis
Co-Designing Protocols for Data Creation, Analysis, and Use Among Local Care Networks in Seattle and Boston to Enhance Disaster Resilience
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $49,997
PI: Nicholas Weber, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Carole Palmer
Amount: $49,997
PI: Nicholas Weber, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Carole Palmer
Supporting Scalable Value-Sensitive Fact-Checking through Human-AI Intelligence
Funder: Google
Amount: $60,000
PI: Tanu Mitra
Amount: $60,000
PI: Tanu Mitra
Caring About Teen Mental Health
Funder: Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS) through Seattle Public Library (Total award: $247,307)
Amount: $11,889
PI: Jin Ha Lee, Elin Bjorling
Amount: $11,889
PI: Jin Ha Lee, Elin Bjorling
Designing Digital Assistants for Prosocial Communication
Funder: Jacobs Foundation
Amount: $180,758
PI: Alexis Hiniker
Amount: $180,758
PI: Alexis Hiniker
COVID Data Infrastructure Builders: Creating Resilient and Sustainable Research Collaborations
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $91,013
PI: Megan Finn
Additional researchers: Stacey Wedlake
Amount: $91,013
PI: Megan Finn
Additional researchers: Stacey Wedlake
Stanford Cardinal Service PIT Career Pipeline Expansion
Funder: New Venture Fund through Stanford University
Amount: $7,000
PI: Anind K. Dey
Amount: $7,000
PI: Anind K. Dey
Tech Policy Lab (TPL)
Funder: Microsoft (Total award: $350,000)
Amount: $116,666
PI: Ryan Calo, Batya Friedman, Tadayoshi Kohno
Amount: $116,666
PI: Ryan Calo, Batya Friedman, Tadayoshi Kohno
Tech Policy Lab (TPL)
Funder: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Total award: $750,000)
Amount: $250,000
PI: Batya Friedman, Ryan Calo, Tadayoshi Kohno
Amount: $250,000
PI: Batya Friedman, Ryan Calo, Tadayoshi Kohno
Center for an Informed Public (CIP)
Funder: Stanford University
Amount: $150,000
PI: Kate Starbird, Jevin West, Emma Spiro
Amount: $150,000
PI: Kate Starbird, Jevin West, Emma Spiro
2020
Recommending VR Interaction Techniques for Users with Limited Mobility
Funder: Facebook
Amount: $74,947
PI: Jacob O. Wobbrock, Rachel Franz
Amount: $74,947
PI: Jacob O. Wobbrock, Rachel Franz
Justice-Focused Secondary CS Teacher Education
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF) (Total award:$999,723)
Amount: $900,846
PI: Amy J. Ko
Additional researchers: Anne Beitlers
Amount: $900,846
PI: Amy J. Ko
Additional researchers: Anne Beitlers
The Ability-Based Design Mobile Toolkit: Enabling Accessible Mobile Interactions through Advanced Sensing and Modeling
Funder: Google
Amount: $60,000
PI: Jacob O. Wobbrock
Amount: $60,000
PI: Jacob O. Wobbrock
Models and Methods for Understanding Covert Online Influence
Funder: United States Department of Defense (DOD) Minerva Research Initiative
Amount: $245,366
PI: Tanu Mitra
Amount: $245,366
PI: Tanu Mitra
Empowering Syrian Girls through Culturally Sensitive Mobile Technology and Media Literacy
Funder: Google
Amount: $60,000
PI: Karen E. Fisher, Yacine Ghamri-Doudane
Amount: $60,000
PI: Karen E. Fisher, Yacine Ghamri-Doudane
Auditing YouTube for Misinformation
Funder: The Poynter Institute (Total award: $99,707)
Amount: $54,707
PI: Tanu Mitra
Amount: $54,707
PI: Tanu Mitra
Data Afterlives: The Long-Term Impact of NSF Data Management Plans on Data Archiving and Sharing for Increased Access
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF), Science & Technology Studies (STS), Collaborative Research (Total award: $461,085)
Amount: $174,054
PI: Megan Finn, Amelia Acker
Amount: $174,054
PI: Megan Finn, Amelia Acker
Center for an Informed Public (CIP)
Funder: AARP Washington
Amount: $15,000
PI: Jevin West, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Ryan Calo
Amount: $15,000
PI: Jevin West, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Ryan Calo
An Integrative Measurement of Common Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms Using Passive Sensing
Funder: United States Department of Defense (DOD) through Carnegie Mellon University (Total award: $185,692)
Amount: $32,751
PI: Anind K. Dey
Amount: $32,751
PI: Anind K. Dey
A Holistic Environmental Health Approach to Promoting Health, Equity, and Water Security in One Alaskan Native Village
Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Total award: $359,000)
Amount: $274,992
PI: Clarita Lefthand-Begay, Maya Magarati, Terri Parr
Amount: $274,992
PI: Clarita Lefthand-Begay, Maya Magarati, Terri Parr
Leveraging Use of Open Data by Public Library Staff for Community Benefit
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Amount: $100,000
PI: Chris Jowaisas, Bree Norlander
Amount: $100,000
PI: Chris Jowaisas, Bree Norlander
Trauma in the Library: Symptoms of PTSD Among Staff and Methods for Ensuring Trauma-Informed Care
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Amount: $498,081
PI: Karen E. Fisher
Amount: $498,081
PI: Karen E. Fisher
Connecting Rural and Small Libraries to Connected Learning
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) (Total award: $427,062)
Amount: $284,259
PI: Katie Davis, Chris Coward, Mega Subramaniam
Additional researchers: Stacey Wedlake
Amount: $284,259
PI: Katie Davis, Chris Coward, Mega Subramaniam
Additional researchers: Stacey Wedlake
Autism-Ready Libraries: Early Literacy Services for Autistic Children and Their Families
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Amount: $476,568
PI: Hala Annabi, Michelle H. Martin
Additional researchers: Jill Locke, Milly Romeijn-Stout, Christine Moeller
Amount: $476,568
PI: Hala Annabi, Michelle H. Martin
Additional researchers: Jill Locke, Milly Romeijn-Stout, Christine Moeller
Center for an Informed Public (CIP)
Funder: Boeing Employees' Credit Union (BECU)
Amount: $75,000
PI: Jevin West, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Ryan Calo
Amount: $75,000
PI: Jevin West, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Ryan Calo
Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Community-Powered Connectivity in The New Arctic
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF) (Total award: $250,000)
Amount: $26,835
PI: Jason Young, Kurtis Heimerl, Spencer Sevilla
Amount: $26,835
PI: Jason Young, Kurtis Heimerl, Spencer Sevilla
Female Leadership Research Methodology
Funder: Ernst and Young, LLP
Amount: $1,500
PI: Maria Garrido
Amount: $1,500
PI: Maria Garrido
Center for an Informed Public (CIP)
Funder: Craig Newmark Philanthropies
Amount: $100,000
PI: Jevin West, Emma Spiro, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Ryan Calo
Amount: $100,000
PI: Jevin West, Emma Spiro, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Ryan Calo
Exploring Physically Distant Technology Access and Assistance to Support Workers in a New Economy
Funder: University of Washington Population Health Initiative
Amount: $18,699
PI: Chris Jowaisas, Stacey Wedlake, Matthew Houghton , Meghan Sebold , David Keyes , Ryan Davis
Amount: $18,699
PI: Chris Jowaisas, Stacey Wedlake, Matthew Houghton , Meghan Sebold , David Keyes , Ryan Davis
Automatically Synthesizing Valid, Personalized, Formative Assessments of CS1 Concepts (REU Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $17,530
PI: Amy J. Ko
Amount: $17,530
PI: Amy J. Ko
West African Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases
Funder: National Institutes of Health (NIH) through University of Texas Medical Branch (Total award: $7,840,250)
Amount: $265,749
PI: Jevin West
Additional researchers: Benjamin M. Althouse
Amount: $265,749
PI: Jevin West
Additional researchers: Benjamin M. Althouse
Designing a Visual Decision Aid for Shared Decision Making after Renal Biopsy
Funder: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) (Total award: $159,042)
Amount: $130,755
PI: Jaime Snyder, Ari Pollack
Amount: $130,755
PI: Jaime Snyder, Ari Pollack
Information Fostering - Being Proactive in Information Seeking (REU Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $8,000
PI: Chirag Shah
Amount: $8,000
PI: Chirag Shah
Automatically Synthesizing Valid, Personalized, Formative Assessments of CS1 Concepts (INTERN Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $16,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Amount: $16,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Digital Literacy Skills
Funder: Seattle Jobs Initiative
Amount: $5,000
PI: Chris Jowaisas
Additional researchers: Stacey Wedlake
Amount: $5,000
PI: Chris Jowaisas
Additional researchers: Stacey Wedlake
Rumor Dynamics Online during the COVID-19 Crisis
Funder: University of Washington Population Health Initiative
Amount: $20,000
PI: Emma Spiro, Jevin West, Kate Starbird
Amount: $20,000
PI: Emma Spiro, Jevin West, Kate Starbird
Workshop on Intelligent Systems for Information Exploration and Access (iSEA)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $23,815
PI: Chirag Shah
Amount: $23,815
PI: Chirag Shah
How Scientific Data, Knowledge, and Expertise Mobilize in Online Media during the COVID-19 Crisis
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $197,538
PI: Emma Spiro, Kate Starbird, Jevin West
Amount: $197,538
PI: Emma Spiro, Kate Starbird, Jevin West
Visually Encoding Personal Data for Vulnerable Populations (REU Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $16,000
PI: Jaime Snyder
Amount: $16,000
PI: Jaime Snyder
Programming Strategies (REU Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $8,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Amount: $8,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Empowering Open Law and Science
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $40,282
PI: Nicholas Weber
Amount: $40,282
PI: Nicholas Weber
Standards Database
Funder: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
Amount: $13,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Amount: $13,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
CAREER: Designing for Youth Invisible Work in Families
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $549,046
PI: Jason C. Yip
Amount: $549,046
PI: Jason C. Yip