principal investigator on Programa de Pertificacion en Investigacion Social Aplicada (PPISA) awarded by UPR Central Administration 2000 - 2001
co-principal investigator on Minority Access to Research Career (MARC): An Evaluation of Outcomes and Process awarded by National Institutes of Health (NIH) 1999 - 2006 Programa de Adiestramiento en Desarrollo y Divulgacion de la Investigacion Social Aplicada (PADDI) awarded by UPR Central Administration 2001 - 2002