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PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND- INSTITUTIONAL PORTION

PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

ADVANCED NURSING EDUCATION WORKFORCE

ADVANCED NURSING EDUCATION WORKFORCE

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM - THE MASTER’S IN SOCIAL WORK (MSW) AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY (MFT) PROGRAMS AT PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ARE REQUESTING FUNDING TO ADDRESS THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF AT-RISK CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN WASHINGTON STATE’S TACOMA AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND REGION, WHICH IS HOME TO MANY RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY AND NUMBER OF TRAINED, LICENSED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE SOUTH PUGET SOUND AND SURROUNDING UNDERSERVED AREAS WHO CAN SERVE CHILDREN AND YOUTH AS WELL AS TO DEVELOP CURRICULUM, PROGRAMMING, AND COMMUNITY NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER AND QUALITY OF SUPERVISORS TO TRAINEES. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ARE AS FOLLOWS: OBJECTIVE 1: INCREASE THE NUMBER OF GRADUATE-LEVEL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS IN TACOMA AND THE SOUTH PUGET SOUND REGION COMMITTED TO WORKING IN COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN INTERDISCIPLINARY SETTINGS; OBJECTIVE 2: EXPAND GRADUATE PROGRAMMING AND/OR LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE SKILLS WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AND SCHOOL SETTINGS; OBJECTIVE 3: INCREASE THE ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY TO CLINICAL SUPERVISION FOR NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GRADUATES IN TACOMA AND THE SOUTH PUGET SOUND REGION; OBJECTIVE 4: SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT, CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY-BASED SUPERVISION, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GRADUATES. OBJECTIVE OUTCOMES WILL BE ASSESSED AND MEASURED UTILIZING VARIOUS TRACKING PROCESSES, WHICH ARE DETAILED IN THE NARRATIVE. IN SUM, OUTCOMES WILL BE MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES FROM THE MSW AND MFT PROGRAMS WHO ARE SUPPORTED BY STIPENDS (OBJECTIVE 1); THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE YOUTH-FOCUSED PRACTICUM PLACEMENTS AND THE SCHOOL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM (OBJECTIVE 2); THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERVISION CURRICULUM MEETING WASHINGTON STATE SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS AND THE ENROLLMENT OF QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS (OBJECTIVE 3); AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED NETWORKS TO SUSTAIN ONGOING SUPERVISION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES (OBJECTIVE 4). THE PROPOSED PROJECT HAS STRONG POTENTIAL TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CLINICIANS PROVIDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO AT-RISK CHILDREN AND YOUTH, THE NUMBER OF SUPERVISORS WHO CAN HELP THESE CLINICIANS GAIN LICENSURE TO FURTHER THEIR CAREERS, AND THE COMMUNITY NETWORKS OF CLINICIANS, SUPERVISORS, AND ORGANIZATIONS SERVING CHILDREN AND YOUTH. ULTIMATELY, THESE ADVANCES WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND YOUTH LIVING IN TACOMA AND THE SOUTH PUGET SOUND REGION AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

PATHWAYS TO CULTURALLY SUSTAINING STEM TEACHING

PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP, CURRICULAR, AND COCURRICULAR SUPPORT TO INCREASE RETENTION AND GRADUATION OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUTER STEM STUDENTS

ADVANCED EDUCATION NURSING TRAINEESHIP

PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE PROJECT

NURSE EDUCATION PRACTICE QUALITY RETENTION SIMULATION EDUCATION TRAINING

ADVANCED EDUCATION NURSING TRAINEESHIP

RUI: TAILORED ROMP-BASED SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTES AND SINGLE-ION CONDUCTORS FOR USE IN ION TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS

RUI: SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DICARBOXIMIDE-FUNCTIONALIZED OXANORBORNYL POLYMERS FOR USE IN ION TRANSPORT MEMBRANES

RUI: DICARBOXIMIDE-FUNCTIONALIZED OXANORBORNYL HOMOPOLYMERS AND DIBLOCK COPOLYMERS FOR USE AS SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTES

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: TEACHERS ON THE LEADING EDGE: LINKING K-12 EARTH SCIENCE TEACHERS TO EARTHSCOPE

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM AND DEGLACIATION CHRONOLOGY FOR THE FOUNDATION ICE STREAM AND SOUTHEASTERN WEDDELL SEA EMBAYMENT

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CAIG: CHARACTERIZATION OF 3D FLOW STRUCTURE IN TRANSIENT HEADLAND EDDIES USING MODEL-INTEGRATED ADAPTIVE SAMPLING WITH MULTIPLE AUVS -THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A NOVEL OBSERVING SYSTEM THAT USES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TO COORDINATE MULTIPLE AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES (AUVS). THE SYSTEM WILL BE USED TO CHARACTERIZE THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF TIDALLY-DRIVEN COASTAL HEADLAND EDDIES, INVESTIGATE SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF THE SMALL-SCALE FLOW CONVERGENCE WITHIN THE EDDIES, AND UNDERSTAND THE UNDERLYING MECHANISMS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE DISPERSAL OF MARINE MATERIALS. THIS APPROACH IS DESIGNED TO OVERCOME COMPUTATIONAL BARRIERS OF TRADITIONAL MODELS TO ADAPTIVE SAMPLING ABOARD AUVS. THE LEARNING-BASED DIGITAL TWIN WILL BE TRAINED WITH A HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL TO APPROXIMATE FULL MODEL DATA ASSIMILATION FOR RAPID SHORT-HORIZON FORECASTS. THIS WORK WILL ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK FOR COMBINING TRADITIONAL HYDRODYNAMIC MODELING WITH NOVEL AI AND MACHINE LEARNING METHODS TO ACHIEVE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF KEY DYNAMICS OF COASTAL OCEAN PROCESSES USING AUTONOMOUS ADAPTIVE SAMPLING. THE STRATEGICALLY OBTAINED IN-SITU DATA WILL BE USED WITH THE HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL TO IDENTIFY SMALLER-SCALE CONVERGENCE STREAKS IN THE EDDY, CHARACTERIZE THEIR THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE, AND DIAGNOSE THE MECHANISMS THAT DRIVE THEIR EVOLUTION. THE RESULT WILL FURTHER OUR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE CONTRIBUTION OF TRANSIENT EDDIES IN AGGREGATION OR DISPERSAL OF MARINE CONSTITUENTS, SUCH AS CORAL LARVAE AND POLLUTANTS. THE CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED BY REAL-TIME USE ONBOARD AUVS NECESSITATE NEW LEARNING-BASED MODELS THAT APPROXIMATE TRADITIONAL GEOPHYSICAL MODELS, WHILE MAINTAINING GUARANTEES ON THE PHYSICAL CONSISTENCY OF THE MODEL OUTPUT. FINALLY, TO MAXIMALLY LEVERAGE THE PREDICTIONS OF THE DIGITAL TWIN, WE WILL ALSO DEVELOP COMMUNICATION-AWARE COORDINATED ADAPTIVE SAMPLING STRATEGIES THAT MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF DATA THAT THE AUVS NEED TO TRANSMIT OVER A LOW-BANDWIDTH UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC MODEM. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: TERRESTRIAL EXPOSURE-AGE CONSTRAINTS ON THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM EXTENT OF THE ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET IN THE WESTERN ROSS SEA

RUI: COMPATIBILIZATION STUDIES OF BULK AND THIN FILM POLYMER BLENDS WITH COPOLYMER ADDITIVES

BUILDING CAPACITY TO PREPARE STEM MAJORS TO BECOME STEM EDUCATORS

ADVANCED EDUCATION NURSING TRAINEESHIP

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE INVENTORY FOR NPS SITES

NSL - BACCALAUREATE NURSING - LOAN GRANT WITH FUNDS FOR NEW BUDGET PERIOD

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SITE SURVEY FOR SUBGLACIAL BEDROCK EXPOSURE DATING AT THE MARGIN OF THE WILKES BASIN IN NORTHERN VICTORIA LAND

PTFP - PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY

CAREER: MOLECULAR RECOGNITION AND BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION AT WATER-BILAYER INTERFACES: BRIDGING STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS, AND FUNCTION IN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTID