2007            Principal Investigator Auburn University
Purpose:      To support a new program in Instructional Leadership Funding:       State of Alabama, $50,000.00

2005-2008   Principal Investigator, Project Lead Consortium
University of Texas Pan American

Purpose:   To transform UTPA’s Principal preparation program from classroom-based to field-based and to engage the resources of 8 school districts and the community to help teach a carefully selected group of candidates.
Funding:      U.S. Department of Education, $750,000

2005-2007        Investigator, Evaluation Design
University of Texas Pan American
Purpose: To evaluate Pfizer Corporation’s Educational Program “Alliance for a Healthy Border” Funding: Pfizer Corporation, $1.2 milion

2006                Senior Investigator and Trainer, SABOR II Project
University of Texas Pan American
Purpose:         SABOR II is a ten -year project to conduct experimental research and build and maintain a large longitudinal database of Hispanics monitoring for weight, diabetes and high blood pressure. I provide methodological advice and training to staff and faculty conducting focus studies.
Funding:            National Institutes of Health $1.1 million per year

2005                Senior Scientist, Pfizer Evaluation
University of Texas Pan American
Purpose:         Define evaluation criteria and process for community health projects along the Mexican Border from San Diego California to Brownsville, Texas
Funding:             Pfizer Corporation, $350,000.00

2001-2002     Investigator, Levi-Strauss Study
University of Texas Pan American
Purpose:       Study of retraining program for displaced workers from Levi-Strauss factories in Hidalgo County, Texas
Funding:        Levi-Strauss Foundation, $175,000

2001 Principal Investigator, Continuous Improvement Practice
University of Texas Pan American Roma Independent School District Board
Purpose:    To conduct research on causes of underachievement and design a continuous improvement program for the district
Funding:     Texas Education Agency, $75,000.00

1996 Director, Center for Applied Research In Education
University of Texas System
Purpose: To establish the Center for Applied Research in Education and deliver services to faculty, students and school districts in the area.
Funding:             Texas State Legislature, $375,000.00

1989-1994      Principal Investigator, Facilities Management Studies
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, Florida
Purpose:             To establish best practices in facilities contracting and provide strategic assistance leading to cost-benefit analysis of the $1.5 billion program
Funding:            Dade County Public Schools, $650,000

1993            Principal Investigator, President’s Audit University of Miami
Purpose:         To determine the then current academic, administrative and social climate at Lehman College, design future scenarios and make recommendations to news President on policies for the short and near term.
Funding: Lehman College, City University of New York $35,000.00

1992            Investigator, Panama Canal College Planning
University of Miami
Purpose:         To study potential futures for a Panamanian-run 4-year college in Panama to be born of the current Panama Canal College
Funding             Department of Defense, Dependent School Program, Washington, DC. $165,000.00

1991            Principal Investigator, Teacher Intern Program
California State University, Sacramento, California
Purpose:     To test effectiveness of Medical School styled Teacher Intern Program
Funding:      U.S. Department of Education $435,000.00

1989            Principal Investigator, Hispanic Entrepreneurship StudiesUniversity of Miami, Law and Economics Center
Purpose:      To determine the impact of entrepreneurship upon the economic status of three Hispanic groups. To examine family composition and professional values of early upbringing and their relationship to the entrepreneurs career choice.
Funding:       Ford Foundation $110,000.00

1985-1988 Principal Investigator, Legal Services Corporation
University of Miami

Purpose:    To determine how well the local Legal Services Corporations Nation-wide were delivering their community education and legal services program within their area of service.
Funding:             Legal Services Corporation, Washington DC $675,000.00

1984-1985     Principal Investigator, Hmong and Mien Bilingual Program California State University
Purpose:       To develop tools based in the language and culture of these two
Southeast Asian groups, which would be useful in developing curriculum and assessment tools.
Funding:             U. S. Department of Education, $45,000.00

1982-1988       Managing Director, Cross Cultural Resource Center           California State University, Sacramento, CA
Purpose:         To conduct comprehensive assessments of local capacity in Guam, Saipan, Ponape, Truck, and other former U.S. Trust Territories, to run their own schools, and other government programs and produced a detailed cross-cultural work plan to be implemented through the year 2,000. Provided technical assistance.
Funding:             U.S. Department of Education $1,700,000.00

1982-1984   Managing Director, Research and Technical Assistance Program California State University, Sacramento, CA
Purpose:      To serve the educational research and consulting needs of the US Pacific Trust Territories.
Funding:       U. S. Department of Education, Washington, DC $1.9 million

1989-1994     Principal Investigator, Valley Intercultural Program
California State University, Sacramento
Purpose:        To evaluate the student outcomes of a computer-assisted
instructional program to increase access to instruction on the part of Limited English Speaking students.
Funding:         U. S. Office of Education, $175,000.00

1980-1982      Principal Investigator, Cuban-American Ethnographic StudyAbt Associates, Cambridge, MA
Purpose:        To conduct a national study and learn about the Cuban-American experience.
Funding:             National Endowment for the Humanities $75,000.00

1980-81            Investigator, International Educational Policy Review
Abt Associates, Cambridge, MA
Purpose:         To research the impact of previous World Bank policies during the decade of the 70’s and determine which policies were successful Funding:             World Bank, Washington, DC $2.3 million

1979-81 Co-Principal Investigator, Principal Selection Study
Abt Associates, Cambridge, MA
Purpose:  To discover the common attributes of principal selection practie
of a selected sample of school districts nationwide.
Funding:   U. S. Department of Education Washington, DC $320,000.00

1980      Principal Investigator, Bilingual Research Design Study
Abt Associates, Cambridge, MA
Purpose:         To develop researchable questions and research methods to enable the systematic study of bilingual education in the United States. To develop the concept of Significant Features in Bilingual Instruction and to design 47 studies to search out and validate these Features.
Funding:             U. S. Department of Education, Washington, DC $730,000.00

1979-1989   Senior Project Management, North Yemen Project
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
Purpose:       To develop an infrastructure for a public educational system for the country of North Yemen.
Funding:       U.S. Agency for International Development $10.0 million

1978       Project Manager, Adult Literacy Research and Development

Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
Purpose: Established a program of studies in Adult Literacy and operated a Reading Academy Program.
Funding:   Right to Read Program, Washington, DC $125,000.00

1974-1978   Principal Invstigator, International Multicultural ProgramUniversity of San Francisco
Purpose:     To support the work of the Multicultural Program with research support for students and faculty.
Funding:      U.S. Office of Education, $600,000.00

1974-1977    Principal Investigator, Doctoral Programs in Education
University of San Francisco
Purpose:      To support doctoral students and faculty research.
Funding:       U.S. Office of Education $400,000.00

1975            Principal Investigator, Undergraduate Support ProgramUniversity of San Francisco
Purpose:         To support and strengthen the quality of undergraduate education of future teacher candidates at USF.
Funding            U. S. Office of Education, Washington, DC $200,000.00

1971-74       Project Manager, Longitudinal Studies
Behavioral Research Laboratories Menlo Park, CA

Purpose:      Designed and helped conduct a longitudinal study of bilingual
bicultural schooling in San Antonio, Texas.
Funding:   National Institute of Education, Washington, DC $2,100,000.00