Community

Opportunities for Participation

The College of Education at Lehigh University is committed to providing optimal learning experiences to our students and improving outcomes for every population we serve. We welcome community participation within the scope of several programs and grants. Please review the options below to find out more about the programs that are currently open to members of the local community.

Project Title: 

Flood Adventure

Primary Investigator: 
Dr. Al Bodzin

Phone: 601-758-5095
Email: amb4@lehigh.edu

Project Description: How would you like to play an interactive simulation game to learn about flood preparedness and safety?

In this game, you will be challenged to respond quickly to an emergency flood situation. Your experience begins with a brief video about the rising risk of localized flooding, then moves to a simulation where you must gather essential household items before a nearby creek floods. With limited time, you must prioritize which items to save, leading to feedback on your choices. Designed to teach flood preparedness, our game continues with a tutorial on creating a "flood emergency kit," which emphasizes the importance of planning and readiness in disaster situations. Embark on your adventure here.

Participant Requirements: If you are 10 years old or older and located in the United States, we invite you to play our game and help us learn how the game promotes understanding of flood preparedness.  Flood Adventure plays best on a computer or laptop with an external mouse. Flood Adventure does require a computer with the minimum system requirements of 2.5 GHz Intel Core i3 processor and 2GB RAM. We recommend that you use Firefox or Chrome Web browsers. 

Recruitment end date: April 30, 2025
 

Flood Adventures Gameplay

Project Title: 

MathPal

Primary Investigator: 
Dr. Zilong Pan

Phone: 601-758-3237
Email: zip322@lehigh.edu

Project Description: Take this opportunity to be one of the first educators to try out a new math tool. The AI tool, named MathPal, acts as a math learning partner for K-12 students and adult learners. It provides learners with personalized support in a conversational style, characterized by a customizable tone. These supports can be categorized into two main types: conceptual supports and metacognitive supports. 

Participant Requirements: Looking for K-12 math teachers and/or adult math learners to test/use the MathPal AI tool. 

Recruitment end date: May 31, 2025
 

Project Title: 

Mobile Application to Increase Appropriate Mealtime Behaviors 

Primary Investigator: 
Lehigh University Autism Services 

Phone: 610-758-2443
Email: inautism@lehigh.edu

Project Description: We’re looking for children who eat too quickly, too slowly, or are selective with foods to join a study on a new mobile app aimed at improving feeding behaviors.

Participants: We are recruiting child participants from the Lehigh Valley who meet the following inclusion criteria:

  1. Ages 3-12
  2. Parent report of substantial feeding/mealtime problems (e.g., eat too slowly/quickly, minor food selectivity)
  3. Child is able to self-feed
  4. Child has no severe food selectivity (i.e., accepting less than 10 total food items) 
  5. Child has no anatomical or active medical conditions that prohibit safe oral intake (e.g., oral feeding aspiration, upper airway obstruction), or reliance on supplemental nutrition
  6. Child is not currently receiving additional feeding-related intervention 

Recruitment end date: Ongoing, until post is removed