Grants & Awards
2023
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
2022
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
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
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
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
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
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
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