Chris Anderson Research Grant Application

Congratulations to our 2010 D. Chris Anderson Research Grant Winners!

James Squires, WMU

"Factorial Analysis of the Effects of Rule Specificity and Contingency Delivery Follow-Through on a Performance of an Analog Office Task" 

 Byron Wine, Temple University

"An Evaluation of Preference Assessment Methodology in Organizational Behavior Management"

Applicant Qualifications

1. The primary researcher/author must be a graduate student of good standing in a graduate degree program in psychology or a related discipline. The research should focus on topics of relevance to business, industry, and/or other organizational settings (although the proposed research itself may be of an applied or more basic nature).

The Chris Anderson Research Award program is intended to foster traditional research in the OBM area.  Accordingly, preference will be given to those proposals that (a) use behavior analytic methods, (b) include specific behavioral targets as part of organizational change strategies, and (c) present individual subject information or appropriate statistical tests to document group effects.

2. Both the graduate student and a faculty mentor named in the proposal must each be a member of the OBM Network at the time of application submission.

 
Recipient Responsibilities

1. Subsequent to receipt of funding, the successful applicant must inform the OBM Network Director of any changes in research methodology that alter the way in which Chris Anderson Research Grant funds are spent during the study.

2. Acceptance of a Chris Anderson Research Grant obligates the successful applicant to submit the results of the funded study for presentation at either a future Association for Behavior Analysis annual convention (held each May) or a future Florida Association for Behavior Analysis/Organizational Behavior Management conference (held every other Spring).

3. Acceptance of a Chris Anderson Research Grant obligates the successful applicant to submit a research manuscript to the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management for review, if the data obtained in the study are of publishable quality.

Submission Guidelines/Deadline

1. Only Electronic submissions will be accepted. 

2. Proposals must be received by the OBM Network Director no later than January 23, 2012.  Proposers assume all responsibility for the delivery and arrival of proposals by the specified date.

Proposal Content

Use the proposal format described below to guide the preparation of your Chris Anderson Research Grant application. This will allow reviewers to make informed judgments regarding the potential of each proposed project to add valuable information to the knowledge base in Organizational Behavior Management and to make comparisons regarding such value across proposals. Use APA style throughout your proposal.

To submit your proposal, complete the form below:

Full Name: *

E-Mail Address: *

Title Page: *

Include the title of the project and the contact information (names, affiliations, telephone numbers, mailing addresses, and email addresses) of both the graduate researcher and the faculty mentor.

Research Hypothesis: *

Clearly describe the specific research question you propose to answer, the rationale for why this question is appropriate for funding through the OBM Network’s Chris Anderson Research Grant program, and the value of the anticipated findings in addressing a gap in the existing OBM knowledge base.

Literature Review: *

In a somewhat abbreviated fashion, describe the major findings in the current literature that are related to the proposed research question. Although a comprehensive literature review is not required, the manner in which your proposed project will result in adding to the relevant knowledge base should be apparent. Do use APA style to cite references as appropriate.

Research Methodology

Describe the subjects/participants to be studied: *

Data Collection Method Description: *

Define the data collection method you propose to use in this project and explain why this data collection method is appropriate given the nature of the research hypothesis and the methods employed in relevant research.

Data Collection Instruments Description: *

Provide a description of any data collection instruments that you will use.

Operational Definitions: *

Provide operational definitions of the independent and dependent variables in the proposed study.

Data Analysis Procedures: *

Describe the data analysis procedures that will be used.

Anticipated Findings and Implications: *

Clearly describe the anticipated outcomes and implications of the results of your proposed research.

References: *

Include a reference section that lists all the references cited in your proposal. Again, please use APA style throughout.

Timeline/Budget: *

Estimate the start and completion date of each major component of the project and indicate how research award funds would be used during each component. Up to 25% of the award amount may be used for travel to ABAI conference to present the proposed study.

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