3-C Institute for Social Development receives SBA Tibbetts Award

Cary-Based 3-C Institute for Social Development Recognized for Exceptional Innovation

Tibbetts Awards honor projects that bring federal R&D from the lab to the market

Cary, NC— 3-C Institute for Social Development (3-C ISD) today announced that it has received a Tibbetts Award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) for its evidence-based mental health programs.  SBA presents the awards to companies and individuals that exemplify the best in the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program and have significantly advanced technological innovation and economic growth.

“Although 3-C ISD is a relatively young company, just coming on its 10-year anniversary, we have been extraordinarily successful in applying for and receiving SBIR funds from multiple federal agencies,” said Melissa DeRosier, president and founder of 3-C ISD.  “Over 70% of the SBIR projects we’ve submitted have been funded, the majority of which were funded on the first round of reviews.”

3-C ISD’s Tibbetts Award recognizes the company’s efforts to create and deliver engaging, evidence-based products that promote positive social, emotional, and mental health.  The company has increasingly employed online technologies to reach broader audiences, provide training and information to mental health professionals, and support high quality implementation and sustainability of evidence-based interventions.  3-C ISD was the only mental health company to receive a Tibbetts Award.

“I am immensely proud that 3-C ISD will represent the Research Triangle among the Tibbetts Award winners,” Rep. David Price said.  “The success of Dr. DeRosier and her team underscores the value of federal investments in innovative research.  The SBIR program creates jobs by helping small businesses develop and bring high-tech products to market.”

“We would not exist were it not for the SBIR Program,” added DeRosier.  “Because of our SBIR success, 3-C ISD has grown from a one-person shop to a staff of 40 and has launched two related companies.”

DeRosier accepted the award at a ceremony this morning in Washington, DC. Afterward, she met with SBA Administrator, Karen Mills, and attended a reception at the White House.

“This is a proud day not only for 3-C ISD, but also for the city of Cary,” said Sean Greene, SBA’s Associate Administrator for Investment and Senior Adviser for Innovation. “Companies like 3-C ISD represent the best in American ingenuity.”

Founded in 2001, Cary-based 3-C Institute for Social Development is a research and development company that creates and delivers evidence-based products that promote positive social, emotional, and mental health.  3-C ISD is committed to developing tools and services that are not only supported by rigorous research, but are disseminated in a way that ensures direct benefits for children and families.

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    DEB CHILDRESS, PHD

    Chief of Research and Learning Content

    BIOGRAPHY

    Dr. Childress obtained her PhD in psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to coming to 3C Institute, she served as a research associate and a postdoctoral fellow in the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill working on a longitudinal imaging study aimed at identifying the early markers of autism through behavioral and imaging methodologies. She has 19 years of autism research experience, during which she has examined the behavioral, personality, and cognitive characteristics of individuals with autism and their family members. Dr. Childress also has experience developing behavioral and parent report measurement tools, coordinating multi-site research studies, and collecting data from children and families. She has taught courses and seminars in general child development, autism, and cognitive development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

    Expertise

    • autism
    • early development
    • behavioral measurement
    • integrating behavioral and biological measurement

    Education

    • Postdoctoral fellowship, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (Institutional NRSA-NICHD), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • PhD, developmental psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • BS, psychology (minor in sociology), University of Iowa

    Selected Publications

    • Elison, J. T., Wolff, J. J., Heimer, D. C., Paterson, S. J., Gu, H., Hazlett, H. C., Styner, M, Gerig, G., & Piven, J. (in press). Frontolimbic neural circuitry at 6 months predicts individual differences in joint attention at 9 months. Developmental Science.
    • Wassink, T. H., Vieland, V. J., Sheffield, V. C., Bartlett, C. W., Goedken, R., Childress, D. & Piven, J. (2008). Posterior probability of linkage analysis of autism dataset identifies linkage to chromosome 16. Psychiatric Genetics,18(2),85-91.
    • Losh, M., Childress, D., Lam K. & Piven, J. (2008). Defining key features of the broad autism phenotype: A comparison across parents of multiple- and single-incidence autism families. American Journal of Medical Genetics (Neuropsychiatric Genetics), 147B(4):424-33.
    • Wassink, T. H., Piven, J., Vieland, V. J., Jenkins, L., Frantz R., Bartlett, C. W., Goedken, R., … Sheffield, V.C. (2005). Evaluation of the chromosome 2q37.3 gene CENTG2 as an autism susceptibility gene. American Journal of Medical Genetics (Neuropsychiatric Genetics), 136, 36-44.
    • Barrett, S., Beck, J., Bernier, R., Bisson, E., Braun, T., Casavant, T., Childress, D., … Vieland, V. (1999). An autosomal genomic screen for autism. American Journal of Medical Genetics (Neuropsychiatric Genetics), 88, 609-615. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19991215)88:63.0.CO;2-L
    • Piven, J., Palmer, P., Landa, R., Santangelo, S., Jacobi, D. & Childress, D. (1997). Personality and language characteristics in parents from multiple-incidence autism families. American Journal of Medical Genetics (Neuropsychiatric Genetics), 74, 398-411.
    • Piven, J., Palmer, P., Jacobi, D., Childress, D. & Arndt, S. (1997). Broader autism phenotype: Evidence from a family history study of multiple-incidence autism families. American Journal of Psychiatry, 154, 185-190.