Teaching Research Institute

TRI awarded grant to develop interventions for people with traumatic brain injury

Western Oregon University’s (WOU) Teaching Research Institute (TRI) has received a three-year award from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research for $600,000 to develop and implement a program to assist those with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) to generalize problem solving strategies to everyday environments. Extending the work of TRI’s Center on Brain Injury … Continue reading »

Teaching Research Institute

TRI awarded grant for autism massage research

Western Oregon University’s (WOU) Teaching Research Institute (TRI) has received a three-year award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Maternal and Child Health Bureau for $842,382 to conduct research on parent-delivered massage for young children with autism. The award extends research conducted through TRI that has focused on the impact of parental … Continue reading »

Teaching Research Institute

TRI received $600,000 grant for a training project for students with traumatic brain injury

MONMOUTH – The Center on Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT) within the Teaching Research Institute (TRI) at Western Oregon University (WOU) has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). The grant, funded from 2012-15, is for a field initiated project titled “Defining Success: Web-based Transition Training … Continue reading »

College of Education

WOU receives nearly $2 million in grant from U.S. Dept. of Education for Project SPELL

MONMOUTH – Western Oregon University has received a grant of nearly $1,915,069 million from the U.S. Department of Education for Project SPELL (Sustainable Practices for English Language Learners), which will support teacher training and improve classroom instruction for English language learners (ELL). This project is a collaboration between WOU and two school districts (Salem-Keizer and … Continue reading »