Stratigraphic Paleobiology and Historical Ecology of Po Basin [National Science Foundation] (3/1/2016 – 2/28/2020) (Collaborations: D. Scarponi, U. Bologna)
Collaborative Research: Evolutionary Significance of Biotic Interactions: A Comparative Study Utilizing Echinoid Associated Traces [National Science Foundation] (9/1/2016-8/31/2020) (Collaborations: C. Tyler, Miami University of Ohio)
2009-2012: Stratigraphic Paleobiology of Marine Quaternary Successions of Po Plain, Italy, $227,555 (Collaborations: D. Scarponi, U. Bologna)
2011-2013: Computerization, integration, and on-line accessibility of exceptional invertebrate fossil research collections, $129,190 (Roger Portell, Douglas S. Jones)
2011-2014: Higher-Taxon Fidelity: Comparative Taphonomy of Marine Benthic Associations in Holocene Depositional Systems of Coastal N. Carolina, $219,462