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Robert J. Thompson Jr.

Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience
Psychology & Neuroscience
Box 90086, Durham, NC 27708-0042
320 Reuben-Cooke Building, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Grants


Collaborative Research: Accelerating the Pace of Research and Implementation of Writing-to-Learn Pedagogies Across STEM Disciplines

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2015 - 2021

Collaborative Research: Understanding the Role of Writing in Promoting Learning and Engagement for Diverse Thesis Writers

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2012 - 2016

Writing-to-Learn in the STEM Disciplines

ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2010 - 2011

Project ADVANCE: Developing a Cohort of Resilent Women in the Quantitative Sciences

Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2000 - 2001

Duke/Unc Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1977 - 2000

Comprhensive Sickle Cell Center

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1977 - 1998

Developmental Follow-Up Of Very Low Birth Weight Infants

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1991 - 1993

Developmental Follow Up Of Very Low Birth Weight Infants

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1990 - 1992

Enhancing Coping With Cystic Fibrosis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1990 - 1991