Projects

Funded Projects

Funded projects from Wei Li's CV, with individual pages for each external and internal grant.

The LCDS Lab’s funded work spans methodological research and empirical/applied education evaluation. This page lists the funded projects in Wei Li’s current CV and links each project to a short detail page.

Summary

External Grants

Multilevel Randomized Cost-Effectiveness Trials

National Science Foundation | 2020-2026 | Co-Principal Investigator and UF Campus PI

Statistical frameworks and tools for planning multilevel randomized cost-effectiveness trials.

Amount: $1,274,904

Mediation Effects in Experimental Studies

Spencer Foundation | 2022-2023 | Principal Investigator

Optimal design of experimental studies investigating mediation effects with individual-level mediators.

Amount: $50,000

Scaling Targeted Reading Instruction

Institute of Education Sciences | 2022-2025 | Co-Principal Investigator

Digital implementation of Targeted Reading Instruction for students impacted by COVID-19.

Amount: $1,000,000

Tools for Families

Institute of Education Sciences | 2020-2024 | Investigator

Development and validation of Tools for Families to promote family engagement in embedded instruction.

Amount: $1,399,999

Internal Grants

Causal Discovery for Online Learning Platforms

UF HDOSE Strategic Reinvestment Fund | 2026-2027 | Principal Investigator

Causal discovery and high-dimensional treatment methods for evaluating online learning platforms.

Amount: $15,000

Enhancing Longitudinal Program Evaluations

UF Lastinger Center for Learning | 2025-2026 | Principal Investigator

Estimating design parameters and illustrating advanced quasi-experimental methods using UF Lastinger Center data.

Amount: $93,808

Machine Learning for Causal Heterogeneous Effects

UF HDOSE Strategic Reinvestment Fund | 2022-2023 | Principal Investigator

Comparing machine learning methods to detect causal heterogeneous treatment effects in multilevel randomized trials.

Amount: $12,500

CRISIS: Counselor Response Simulation

UF Artificial Intelligence & Informatics Research Institute | 2026-2027 | Project Team

Counselor Response and Intervention Simulation with Intelligent Support.

Amount: $47,000