Examples of Active Coleman Institute Funded Research
Since 2001, the Coleman Institute has provided over 100 grants to university faculty and students for research, conference support, fellowships and related activities. Coleman Institute research support includes funding for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty development. Grants have been provided to develop new courses, for undergraduate research apprenticeships, for student designed projects, and to support students to attend conferences. Some examples of the projects we are supporting this year are briefly described below.
Federally-funded Center Grants Co-Funded by the Coleman Institute
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for the Advancement of Cognitive Technologies (RERC-ACT) Co-funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) and the Coleman Institute, 2004-2009. The Coleman Institute is providing $1.25 million in co-funding for this Center.
Cathy Bodine, PhD, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine Department, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, is the principal investigator, and Michael Lightner, PhD, Professor and Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, co-principal investigator.
The RERC-ACT incorporates 13 separate technology-related projects in nine different academic units and involves all three campuses of the University of Colorado System. In addition, collaborators include co-investigators at the Universities of Kansas, Illinois-Chicago, Michigan and California-Davis; and five industry partners. The 13 research and development projects fall into five categories:
- Needs Assessment Projects
- Community Living and technology
- Health, Family Support and Technology
- Education, Employment and Technology
- Technology Standards Development
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Recreation Technology (RecTech) Funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), 2007- 2012, at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Professor James Rimmer, PhD, principal investigator.
Jane Mulligan, PhD, Assistant Research Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, is the principal investigator on the CU component.
REC TECH is dedicated to using technology to promote healthy, active lifestyles for people with disabilities. The CU subcontract focuses on the use of virtual exercise environments for people with disabilities.
Other Research Grants Funded by the Coleman Institute
Coleman Institute Scientist in Residence Projects
Clayton Lewis, PhD, Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado at Boulder and the Coleman Institute Scientist in Residence
Active special projects are being conducted on the following general themes:
- Personal Mobile Platforms, including student projects on smart phones and Android applications
- Cognitive Accessibility on the World Wide Web, including regulations, standards and user interfaces
- The Tech Forum, an on-line community
- Educational Technology House at the Discovery Learning Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
Center on Aging and Developmental Disabilities
Sara Qualls, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, principal investigator
The Coleman Institute provides funding for the PhD program in Geropsychology and Cognitive Disability for graduate fellowships, research support, and conference travel.
Biomedical Research with Implications for People with Cognitive Disabilities
Power Sources
Regan Zane, PhD, Assistant Professor and Zoya Popovic, PhD, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder
- Power management for low power energy harvesting
- RF energy harvesting system
- Applications for assistive technologies and biomedical applications
Down Syndrome Related Research
Alberto Costa, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine;
- The Role of NDA Receptors on the Pathogenesis of Down Syndrome
Curt Freed, MD, Professor and Head, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
- An Investigation of Drugs to Increase the Activity of Neuroprotective Genes in the Brain to Prevent Decline in Cognitive Function
Immunological Research
M. Karen Newell, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
- The Impact of Antigen-independent B-cell Activation on the Pathogenesis of Infection
ADDITIONAL COLEMAN INSTITUTE FUNDED ACTIVITIES
The Coleman Institute Fellowship Program
Disability/Technology Conferences with Coleman Institute Sponsorships
Commercialization of Faculty-generated Intellectual Property
Current University of Colorado Faculty Who Have Received Coleman Institute Support