Grants & Awards
2024
Collaborative Research: III: Small: A DREAM Proactive Conversational System
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF), Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
Amount: $260,047
PI: Chirag Shah
Amount: $260,047
PI: Chirag Shah
Developing a Community-Based Model for Equitable AI Education
Funder: Spencer Foundation
Amount: $75,000
PI: Katie Davis, Jason C. Yip
Amount: $75,000
PI: Katie Davis, Jason C. Yip
The Post45 Data Collective: Enhancing Cultural Data Documentation, Interoperability, and Reach
Funder: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through Emory University
Amount: $27,753
PI: Melanie Walsh
Amount: $27,753
PI: Melanie Walsh
2023
Developing a Spanish-language Homosaurus: Using Multi-language Linked Data to Enhance LGBTQ+ Resource Discoverability
Funder: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Amount: $349,759
PI: Marika Cifor, K Rawson
Amount: $349,759
PI: Marika Cifor, K Rawson
Advancing Neurodiversity Employment in Federal Workplaces
Funder: Melwood Horticultural Training Center
Amount: $55,000
PI: Hala Annabi
Amount: $55,000
PI: Hala Annabi
Responsible Datasets in Context: Collaboratively Designing for Ethical Humanities Data Education
Funder: The Mozilla Foundation
Amount: $148,297
PI: Melanie Walsh, Anna Preus
Amount: $148,297
PI: Melanie Walsh, Anna Preus
Auditing Social Media Algorithmic Pathways to Measure Prevalence of Online Misinformation Related to Opioid Misuse
Funder: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Amount: $244,178
PI: Tanu Mitra
Amount: $244,178
PI: Tanu Mitra
UW CIP Policy Translation Fellowship
Funder: Knight Foundation
Amount: $300,000
PI: Ryan Calo, Kate Starbird
Amount: $300,000
PI: Ryan Calo, Kate Starbird
Encouraging Nonviolent Communication in Online Messaging Platforms
Funder: Google
Amount: $60,000
PI: Alexis Hiniker
Amount: $60,000
PI: Alexis Hiniker
Building Resistance to Cancer Nutrition Misinformation through an Escape Room Game Intervention
Funder: National Institutes of Health (NIH) RO1 grant through Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Amount: $94,560
PI: Chris Coward
Amount: $94,560
PI: Chris Coward
The Development of Research Ethics Governance Projects in Computer Science
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF), Collaborative Research
Amount: $225,929
PI: Megan Finn, Katherine Shilton
Amount: $225,929
PI: Megan Finn, Katherine Shilton
LIS Forward: Shaping Future Directions for LIS in iSchools -- Outreach and Engagement
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Amount: $149,832
PI: Carole Palmer, Chris Coward
Amount: $149,832
PI: Carole Palmer, Chris Coward
UW Dissonance Interventions to Reduce Conspiracies
Funder: Google
Amount: $160,000
PI: Tanu Mitra
Amount: $160,000
PI: Tanu Mitra
2022
Co-producing and evaluating a shared stewardship approach to Wilderness management with Tribal Nations and Indigenous Systems of Knowledge
Funder: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service
Amount: $49,000
PI: Clarita Lefthand-Begay
Amount: $49,000
PI: Clarita Lefthand-Begay
Gender and Health Informatics
Funder: Google
Amount: $10,000
PI: Wanda Pratt
Amount: $10,000
PI: Wanda Pratt
SCC-CIVIC-PG Track A: 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, Shaun Glaze, Ahmer Arif
Additional researchers: Jevin West, Katie Davis, Carl Bergstrom, Kate Starbird, Chris Jowaisas, Cindy Aden, David Levy, Jennifer Turns, Michael Caulfield, Nicholas Weber, Stacey Wedlake, Tanu Mitra, Maddy Jalbert, Rachel Moran
Amount: $2,740,223
PI: Jason Young, Shaun Glaze, Ahmer Arif
Additional researchers: Jevin West, Katie Davis, Carl Bergstrom, Kate Starbird, Chris Jowaisas, Cindy Aden, David Levy, Jennifer Turns, Michael Caulfield, Nicholas Weber, Stacey Wedlake, Tanu Mitra, Maddy Jalbert, Rachel Moran
Supporting administration of public lands with expertise on successful collaborative partnerships, Indigenous Systems of Knowledge and Tribal Sovereignty
Funder: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service
Amount: $60,000
PI: Clarita Lefthand-Begay
Amount: $60,000
PI: Clarita Lefthand-Begay
Smartphone sensors to detect shifts toward healthy behavior during alcohol treatment
Funder: National Institutes of Health (NIH) through Rutgers University
Amount: $18,658
PI: Anind K. Dey, Tammy Chung
Amount: $18,658
PI: Anind K. Dey, Tammy Chung
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
Valuing Library and Archives Labor: Assessing Internship and Fellowship Implications for the Library and Archives Community
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Amount: $318,989
PI: Marika Cifor, Jin Ha Lee
Amount: $318,989
PI: Marika Cifor, Jin Ha Lee
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
Planning the Metaverse for Kids: Social Gaming Walk-Through Study
Funder: Boston Children's Hospital
Amount: $65,792
PI: Alexis Hiniker
Amount: $65,792
PI: Alexis Hiniker
Center for an Informed Public - Hewlett Foundation Renewal
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
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
REU Supplement for Developing Authentic and Fair Computer Science Assessments
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $20,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Amount: $20,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
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
REU End-User Programming with Synthesis-Guided Interaction Models
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $16,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Amount: $16,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
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
Project Zero
Funder: Susan Crown Exchange (SCE) through Harvard University
Amount: $12,461
PI: Katie Davis
Amount: $12,461
PI: Katie Davis
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