The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the nation’s leading philanthropy on health and health care, has awarded Questar III Evaluation Specialist Jacqueline Pezzulo, PsyD, a 12-month grant through the New Connections program.
Dr. Pezzulo is among a select group of Mid-Career Investigators to receive one of the 12-month grants from New Connections. The grant will allow Dr. Pezzulo to test the utility of an implementation framework to monitor and evaluate the impact of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) for behaviorally impaired students placed in non-residential special education settings.
New Connections is a national program designed to introduce new scholars to RWJF and expand the diversity of perspectives that inform the foundation’s programming. New Connections seeks early to mid-career scholars who are historically underrepresented ethnic or racial minorities, first-generation college graduates, or individuals from low-income communities.
“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Pezzulo to a program that reflects the Foundation’s commitment to increasing the diversity in our grant making and in the broader fields of health research.” says Debra Pérez, Ph.D., M.P.A., M.A., Interim Assistant Vice-President for Research and Evaluation at RWJF. “More than a grant opportunity, New Connections serves as a lifelong professional network for diverse researchers and evaluators,” says Pérez.
“I am extremely proud to be among the junior investigators/mid-career consultants honored with this prestigious grant,” says Dr. Pezzulo. “This award will connect me to a network of established experts in research and evaluation related to health and health care, while providing me with an opportunity to evaluate a program that has far-reaching implications for our most vulnerable populations in public special education settings.”
More information about New Connections is available at http://www.rwjf-newconnections.org/the-new-connections-advantage
About Questar III BOCES
Questar III delivers more than 275 educational and administrative services to 23 school districts in Rensselaer, Columbia and Greene counties. Questar III also provides statewide services to more than 640 school districts in New York. Through Questar III, school districts can offer programs and services more economically, efficiently and equitably by sharing their costs. These programs and services are offered in the following areas: career and technical education, special education, general education and district support services.
About the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. As the nation’s largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of all Americans, RWJF works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, meaningful and timely change. For more than 35 years, the Foundation has brought experience, commitment and a rigorous, balanced approach to the problems that affect the health and health care of those we serve. When it comes to helping Americans lead healthier lives and get the care they need, RWJF expects to make a difference in your lifetime.
