Sponsored Research
Empowering HRD Excellence:
Fueling Innovation Through Sponsored Research
Sponsoring research projects with our world-class faculty in the School of Leadership & Human Resource Development fosters invaluable benefits for both academia and industry.
It empowers faculty members to conduct rigorous and relevant studies, generating new knowledge and insights that shape Human Resource Development (HRD) theory and practice. Additionally, sponsored research enables collaboration between academia and industry, facilitating the application of research findings to real-world organizational challenges, thereby enhancing the effectiveness and impact of HRD strategies and interventions.
Ultimately, investing in research with SLHRD faculty paves the way for evidence-based decision-making, innovation, and continuous improvement in workforce development and organizational performance.
Over $10 Million
In Sponsored Research Funding
- Since 2018
50+ Investors
in SLHRD Research
Some of Our Research Partners & Sponsors
Academic Partnerships
Black Hills State University
Bossier Parish C.C.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
City of BR / Parish of East Baton Rouge
EBR Parish District Attorney's Office
EBR Parish Sheriff's Office
Instructional Connections
LA Board of Regents
LA Department of Children & Family Services
LA Department of Health
LA Economic Development
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
LSU Agricultural Center
National Science Foundation
Negotiation & Team Resources
Northwestern State University
University of Houston
US Department of Justice
Woman's Hospital Foundation
Ongoing Sponsored Research
Oliver "Ozzie" Crocco, Ed.D. - Assistant Professor
$99,869 - Summer Institute for STEM Teachers & Curriculum Development
Most recently, Dr. Crocco and Dr. Erin Richard served as evaluators on a National Science Foundation (NSF) Workshop Proposal to Develop a Summer Institute for STEM Teachers and Curriculum Development for a Novel 6-12 Grade STEM Program. They examined the effectiveness of a professional development workshop for 6th grade teachers at a new School of Environmental and Coastal Studies.
Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
Tyree Mitchell, Ph.D. - Associate Professor
$2,000,000 - International Research Experience & Professional Development in Built Environment Sustainability
Drs. Tracey Rizzuto & Tyree Mitchell are currently co-principal investigators on a 5-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant for a Center of Leadership Development in Built Environment Sustainability (cldbes.org). Specifically, graduate students in STEM disciplines (e.g., engineering, architecture) complete a 9-month program that involves completing a research project focused on built environment sustainability in a different country (i.e., Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan).
Students complete a self-paced leadership training program prior to traveling to the destination, then spend 4 weeks working on their research project and with a mentor from their host country during their visit, and then present their research at an academic conference after their visit. Throughout the 9 months, students learn and develop leadership and teamwork skills as well as cultural intelligence.
Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
Erin Richard, Ph.D. - Associate Professor
$715,521 - Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division
Dr. Richard, serving as co-principal investigator, and colleagues conducted a cognitive task analysis and mapped the coordination structure of a multi-team system of Naval warfighters toward the objective of improving training and performance measurement.
$5,000 - Educational Testing Service
Dr. Richard, as principal investigator, collaborated with other faculty members and with a research and development team from ETS to examine relationships among measures of executive functioning, trait self-control, and interpersonal skills.
Tracey Rizzuto, Ph.D. - Professor
$818,156 - Learning from Social Network Systems to Predict Performance Behavior
The goal of this research is to understand how inter-personal relationships within social and organizational systems can be used to strengthen the development of new skills, healthful mindsets and pro-social behaviors, and how those same social network systems can be used to disrupt and dismantle harmful behaviors that affect community wellbeing and safety.
Funded by the Department of Justice and the National Science Foundation (NSF)
$1,540,000 - Learning from Technological Systems to Predict Performance Behavior
The goal of this line of research is to explore innovative ways technological systems (e.g., immersive virtual technologies; wearable technologies; enterprise resource systems) within workplace environments can improve occupational health outcomes, performance outcomes, and sustainable design for build occupant environments.
Funded by the National Science Foundation of China and the National Science Foundation (NSF)
$5,171,470 - Learning from Social Network and Technical Systems to Improve DEI Outcomes
The goal of this line of research is to understand how the intersection of social and technical systems can be employed to strengthen and improve professional development and advancement outcomes for traditionally marginalized groups in the STEM workforce and in higher education.
Funded by Alfred P. Sloan and the National Science Foundation (NSF)
