December 8, 2004

by Larry Pena

Riverside, CA - This October Linda Caviness, Ph.D., associate professor of curriculum and instruction in the School of Education at La Sierra University, was awarded a grant for a computer and research software by the Lassen Foundation.

Dr. Caviness was given the grant to continue research on brain function as it relates to the education process. The Lassen Foundation is a non-profit group that helps fund health and nutrition research.

“This technology benefits my research in neuroscience, especially while I’m off campus,” said Dr. Caviness. “It has also created dynamic possibilities for networking and dialoguing with professionals on other university sites.”

The grant, which amounted to $5734.92, includes high-resolution imaging software that Dr. Caviness is using to study brain images. She is also using the computer to facilitate online focus group discussion among other education researchers and neuroscientists.