Support for Faculty Scholars Award
The Support for Faculty Scholars Award exists to advance the research mission of Western Michigan University. The SFSA supports research and creative activities that may not lead to external funding but that enhance and sustain the scholarly reputation of WMU and the faculty principal investigator.
Complete and submit an application online at https://wmich.infoready4.com. Log in with a Bronco NetID and password.
For the 2024-2025 academic year, the maximum award amount is $2,000. Applications are due in InfoReady by November 30, 2024.
Past SFSA Awardees
| Jaclyn Brickman Frostic School of Art
Cossettes: Immersive Sugar Beet Research |
| Colin Cork Human Performance and Health Education
Best Practices and Practical Implications of Sample Recruitment through Online Crowdsourcing |
| Martha Councell-Vargas Music
Flute Flight: A short film illustrating the performance of flute works by historically under-represented composers |
| Chien-Juh Gu Sociology
Depression Diagnosis and Treatment in Taiwan: A Pilot Study |
| Melinda Holohan Family and Consumer Sciences
Screen-Aware Early Childhood: Priorities, Practices, and Partnerships |
| Pavel Ikonomov Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems
AI based optimization of metal 3D printing process using ultrasonic and laser sensors |
| Daniel Macfarlane Environment, Geography, and Sustainability
The Environmental History and Ecopolitics of Lake Michigan |
| Rika Saito World Literatures and Languages
Waka Yamada (1879-1957) and Early Twentieth Century Feminism: Biographical Monographs in English and Japanese |
| Chen Wang Management
The Optimal Combination for Remote Workers: A Fuzzy Set Analysis Study |
| Li Yang Environment, Geography, and Sustainability
Heritage Tourism in Historic Towns: Development Issues and Planning Opportunities |
| Yingying Zhang Statistics
On model-based clustering of multivariate categorical sequences |
| Melis Agabigum Frostic School of Art
Combining Digital Fabrication and 3D printing with Textile Techniques in Enameled Contemporary Jewelry |
| Mauro Andre Human Performance and Health Education
Physical Education majors perceptions on student-centered teaching |
| Lin Foulk Baird Music
A Recording Project of Works for Horn and Piano by Female Composers for Younger Players |
| Christopher Biggs Music
Development of Live, Interactive Electronic Music Performance System |
| Regina Garza Mitchell Educational Leadership, Research, & Technology
Community College Trustees: Mission, Values, and Decision-Making in Uncertain Times |
| Jinseok Kim Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Obtaining Macro Properties from Micromechanical Properties |
| Beixi Li Educational Leadership, Research, & Technology
The transformative learning of completing a qualitative dissertation during the pandemic: A collage inquiry |
| Viva Nsair Management
Walking a tight rope of trust: How gender bias influences promotion perceptions and sponsorship behavior in the workplace |
| Brenda Srof Bronson School of Nursing
Nurses' Lived Experience of Peacebuilding |
| Kyle Triplett Frostic School of Art
Low-Fire Porcelain Specific 3D Printing Machine and Operating System |
| Cat Crotchett Frostic School of Art
Golden Foundation for the Arts Residency |
| Angela Groves Nursing
A hypertension feasibility study for African American women |
| Daniel Macfarlane Environment and Sustainability
The Lowest Great Lake: An Environmental History of Lake Ontario |
| Tabitha Mingus Mathematics
Using Student Feedback to Improve the Value of Desmos Activities for Students |
| Maria Roche-Dean Nursing
Recruiting Racial and Ethnic Minority Nurses for Stress Research Measured via Hair Cortisol Concentration |
| Gail Rouscher Aviation
Student learning in laboratory setting: Does the outcome change with the mode of viewing medium? |
| Eli Rubin History
Arc of Destruction: War and Urban Space in Germany 1937-1945 --Chapter Four "An Everyday Life and Spatial History of the Taking of Berlin" |
| Chen Wang Management
What does it mean to be authentic in the workplace? |
| Elissa Allen Nursing
Relationships Among Job Stress, Bathroom Behaviors, and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Nurses During COVID-19 Pandemic |
| Jessica Gladden Social Work
How can yoga and yoga-based therapy by accessibly to people of color? A qualitative study of the perspectives of black, brown, and indigenous yoga instructors and yoga-based therapists |
| Sally Hadden History
Bernard Bailyn's "Thomas Hutchison" and Biographical Writing |
| Geumachan Hwang Human Performance and Health Education
Examining the effectiveness of image repair strategies on restoring university reputation tarnished by scandals in college sports |
| John Jellies Biological Sciences
Re-establishment of a laboratory breeding colony of European medicinal leeches as a model system in support of graduate and undergraduate research in sensory system neurobiology |
| Shannon McMorrow Interdisciplinary Health Programs
Photovoice Examination of Health and Stress Experiences for International and BIPOC Women Students during 2020-2021 |
| Lei Ming Geography, Environment, and Tourism
Effects of human-induced land use/land cover changes on the East Asian summer monsoon |
| Kelsey Paschich Dance
Found in Translation |
| Cybelle Shattuck Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and Comparative Religion
Environmental Justice and Neighborhood Air quality in Kalamazoo |
| Ann Veeck Marketing
Enduring Effects of COVID-19 on Food Consumption Patterns in China
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| Bryan Abendschein Communications
The Influence of Zoomorphic Robots on Stress and Well-Being in Post-Traumatic Brain Injury Relationships |
| Martha Councell-Vargas Music
Flute of Three Fires: Native American Flute Traditions of Southwest Michigan and the Great Lakes Region |
| Hope Gerlach Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Concealment of Stuttering and the "Divided Self" |
| Chien-Juh Gu Sociology
Rohingya Refugees' Social Adaptation in Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Britt Hartenberger Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
Microdebris Analysis of a Classical Household at Ancient Olynthos, Greece |
| Andre Venter Chemistry
Quantitation of bittering compounds in hops and beer |
| Patrick Wilson Frostic School of Art
Solo Exhibition - Black Tent Transit |
| Robert Berkhofer History
Uses of Evidence in Eadmer's Historia novorum |
| Gary Bischof Counselor Education & Counseling Psychology
Mental Health and Wellness for College Students of Color |
| Alamgir Choudhury Engineering Design
Parameter characterization for pump efficiency in a hydraulic system |
| Cat Crotchett Frostic School of Art
Abstract Pattern Relief Juxtapositions in Wax |
| Jon Davis Mathematics
Understanding the Construction and Enactment of Technology-Based Mathematics Lessons Involving High Cognitive Demand Tasks |
| Jaqueline Eng Biological Sciences
Skeletal and 3D geometric and morphometric analysis of human vertebral trauma: characterizing traumata and identifying demographic patterns |
| Kristina Lemmer Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Measuring electron density and temperature in nanosecond pulsed plasma gap discharges |
| Kelley Pattison Bronson School of Nursing
Assessing Caregiver Burden in Heart Failure Patients Who Are Caregivers of Family Members |
| Kyle Triplett Frostic School of Art
Low-Fire Porcelain for 3D Printing Applications |
| Li Yang Geography
Heritage Tourism in Historic Towns: Development Issues and Planning Opportunities |
| Edward Brooks Applegate Education Leadership, Research and Technology
Influence of Pedagogy on Student Learning in Physician Assistant Training: A Follow-Up Study |
| Amy Bocko University Libraries
Dr. Merze Tate Howard University Archival Research Trip & Digital Reunification Project |
| Sharon Gill Biological Sciences
Merging historical and contemporary landscape photography and soundscape recordings to explore land transformation |
| Yvonne Jackson Physical Therapy
Pre-Post Assessment of Cerebral Palsy Intensive Physical Therapy Treatment |
| Mahendra Lawoti Political Science
Security Dilemma and Non-violent Ethnic Conflict |
Michelle Machicek Anthropology
Characterizing Biological Impacts of Human Activity Patterns through 3D Scanning Technology: considering the effects of horseback riding on pelvic morphology | |
| Michael Nassaney History
Fort St. Joseph Revealed: Final Preparations |
| Leah Omilion-Hodges Communication
Leadership, Communication, and Transdisciplinary Teams in Palliative Care |
| Alisa Perkins Comparative Religion
Muslims in Metro Detroit: Gender and Religious Boundaries in Urban America |
| Ya Zhang Education Leadership, Research, and Technology
Predictive value of TOEFL scores on students academic success |
FALL 2018 SFSA
| Name | Department | Project title |
| Burns, Jim | Industrial & Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management | Development and Validation of an Optimization Formulation for Resilient Supply Chains |
| Councell-Vargas, Martha | Music | Charanga: Improvisation in American Jazz and Cuban Dance Music |
| Hansford, Claudia | Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | Turbulence Assessment in Internal Combustion Engines |
| Hennlich, Andrew | Art | Space Invaders: the Work of Art in an Age of Statelessness |
| Torres, Benjamin | Spanish | Publication of La novela detectivesca en Puerto Rico |
| Yang, Qiang | Chemical & Paper Engineering | High-Yield Production of Cellulose Nanofiber |
| Zhu, Laiyin | Geography | Analyzing power outages in hurricanes using remote sensing |
SPRING 2018 SFSA
| Name | Department | Project title |
| Angles, Jeffrey | World Languages and Literatures | Inagaki Taruho, Japanese Modernist |
| Beasley, Samuel | Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology | A Qualitative Examination of Men in Professional Psychology |
| Caulfield, Susan | School of Interdisciplinary Health Program | Improving Writing: What Can We Learn From the Student Perspective? |
| Chin, Christina | Frostic School of Art | Screenprinting onto Encaustics Art Workshop |
| Connors, Elyse | Blindness and Low Vision Studies | Use of Secondary Data and GIS to Examine Low Vision Resources in the State of Michigan |
| Devanga, Suma | Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences | Collaborative Referencing: A Speech-Language Intervention for Aphasia |
| Gogan, Brian | English | A Frame Analysis of Campus Civic Action Plans |
| Ikonomov, Pavel | Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems | 3D Hybrid Metal Printer Sample Product Testing |
| Ohanna, Natalio | Spanish | Witches and Shipwrecks: the Algiers Expedition (1541) and the Mystification of a Military Disaster |
| Running-Johnson, Cynthia | World Languages and Literatures | Contemporary French Theatre |
| Zarate-Sandez, German | Spanish | A longitudinal study of second language pronunciation development in two learning contexts |
SEPTEMBER 2017 SFSA
| Name | Department | Project title |
| J. Kevin Corder | Political Science | How the Nixon White House Engaged Women Voters |
| David Curwen | Dance | Falling Table |
| Ramakrishna Guda | Chemistry | Synthesis, Characterization and Ultrafast Exciton Dynamics of Water Soluble Methylammonium Lead-halide Perovskite Nanostructures |
| Dwandra Lampkin | Theatre | The Conviction of Lady Lorraine |
| Gwendolynn Rose | School of Music | Historical Performance: Baroque Bassoon and Dulcian |
| Tiffany Schriever | Biological Sciences/Institute of the Environment and Sustainability | Developing an Index of Biological Integrity for Interdunal Wetlands |
| Yuanliang Sun | Frostic School of Art | Culture, Environment, and Technology: A Multidisciplinary Design Exploration |
| Bruce Uchimura | School of Music | Merling Trio Creation of New Bach-based Jazz Work for Presentation at Bach Festival of Kalamazoo |
| Inna Voytsekhivska | Accountancy | Regulatory Enforcement and Off-Balance Sheet Entities: Evidence from the "Shadow Insurance" Market |
| Qingliu Wu | Chemical and Paper Engineering | Nanocellulose Reinforced Membrane for High Energy, High Safety and Low Cost Lithium-Ion Battery |
JANUARY 2017 SFSA
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Luigi Berto | History | Religion and Politics in Early Medieval Naples (8th-9th Centuries) |
| Cat Crotchett | Frostic School of Art | Pattern and Dimension |
| Regina Garza Mitchell | Educational Leadership, Research and Technology | Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis of Presidential Job Postings in the Chronicle of Higher Education |
| Lori Gray | School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs | Exploring the Impact and Lasting Outcomes of Mindfulness Training for College Student Populations |
| James Hillenbrand | Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | Software Simulation of a New Model of Auditory Frequency Analysis |
| James Kiddle | Chemistry | Biomimetic Synthesis of 3-Substituted Pyridines |
| Kelley Pattison | Bronson School of Nursing | Assessing Caregiver Burden in Heart Failure Patients Who Are Caregivers of Family Members |
| Kapseong Ro | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Understanding Structural Property Effect of Aerial Refueling Hose |
| Viviane Ruellot | World Languages and Literatures | French Stereotypical Accent and Pronunciation Learning |
| Mary Simpson | Family and Consumer Sciences | The Effect Team Learning has on the Development of Creativity in a College Classroom |
| Mary-Louise Totton | Frostic School of Art | Pattern and Color: Influences and Innovations from the Textile Arts of Asia Pacific |
| Andre Venter | Chemistry | Addressing Inefficient Ionization during Mass Spectrometric Analyses of Complex Mixtures |
SEPTEMBER 2016 SFSA
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Macfarlane | Institute of the environment and Sustainability | The Power of Niagara Falls: Hydro-Electricity, Beauty and the Manipulation of a Border Waterscape |
| Carolyn Pavlik | Dance | Manson Revealed - A Site Dance Film |
| R.V. Krishnamurthy | Geosciences | Are Unusual Isotopic Effects Produced in Precipitation a Byproduct of Unusual Atmospheric Processes? |
| Amy Wagenfeld | Occupational Therapy | Evaluating the Redesign of the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women's Outdoor Spaces |
| Matthew Ross | Finance and Commercial Law | BBA Quantitative Skills: Doubling the Data |
| Christopher Biggs | School of Music | Letter to the Moon Recording Project for CD Release |
| Andrew Hennlich | Frostic School of Art | Visualizing the Camps: Architecture and Migration |
| Lofton Durham | Theatre | Demonstration Productions of Middle Dutch Drama |
| Nicholas Hanson | Human Performance and Health Education | Effect of Caffeine on 10km Running Performance in the Heat |
FEBRUARY 2016 SFSA
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Wendy Beane | Biological Sciences | Comparative Analysis of Tissue Remodeling During Planarian Regeneration |
| Jeremy Blair | Dance | Sidra Bell Dance New York Winter Module Choreographic Workshop |
| Lori Brown | Flight Science | The Use of Augmented Reality in Technology Driven Training |
| Heather Dichter | Human Performance and Health Education | Bidding for the 1968 Olympic Games: International Sport's Cold War Battle with NATO |
| Elena Gapova | Sociology | National Activist Communities in Post-Socialist Belarus in Cyberspace and Beyond |
| Cindy Linn | Biological Sciences | Activation of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Leads to Proliferation of Adult Mammalian Retinal Neurons |
| Nichole Maury | Frostic School of Art | The Archive Project |
| Carson Reeling | Economics, Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program | Valuing Natural Resources Allocated by Preference Point Lottery |
| Silvia Roederer | School of Music | International Connections 2: CD of New Works Written for the Verdehr |
| Daniela Schroeter | School of Public Affairs and Administration | Evaluation Competencies in Public Administration |
| Jesse M. Smith | Sociology | Self, Narrative, and Congregation: Worship Services at the LDS Church |
| Michelle Suarez | Occupational Therapy | Phenomenological Examination of the Experience of Mothering from the Perspective of New Mother's in an Opioid Recovery Program |
SEPTEMBER 2015 SFSA
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Miles | Sociology | Chronicling Illness Over the Life Course |
| Edward Harkness | Frostic School of Art | Bronze Cast Orbs |
| Karen Vocke | English | Narratives of Women Migrant Farm Workers in West Michigan |
| Laurel Ofstein | Management | Growing the Michigan Hopyard to Table Movement |
| Patrick Cundiff | Sociology | Erasing the Mark of a Criminal Record: The Impact of Education on Ex-Offender Employment |
| Stephanie Burns | Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology | Counselor Educators' Perceptions of Boundary Crossings with Students |
| Michael Famiano | Physics | Finding the Nuclear Equation-of-State Using Stellar Elemental Abundances |
| Kathryn Docherty | Biological Sciences | Long Term Response of Microbial Communities to Multiple Climate Change Factors |
| Sue Ellen Christian | School of Communication | A User's Guide to Everyday Media Literacy |
| Jocelyn Steinke | School of Communication | Cultural Representations of Gender and Science: Portrayals of STEM Professionals in Popular Films 2002-2014 |
| Amy Damashek | Clinical Psychology | Evaluation of a Computer-Based Depression Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women |
| Mariana Levin | Mathematics | Characterizing Instructional Approaches to Facilitating the Transition to Proof in Mathematics: A Pilot Study |
| Alamgir Choudhury | Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems | Effect of Operating Parameters on Energy Efficiency Of A Hydraulic System |
FEBRUARY 2015 SFSA
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Sally Hadden | History | Loyalist Lawyers of Revolutionary America |
| Robin Criter | Speech Pathology and Audiology | Evaluation of a Fall Risk Screening Protocol for Use in Audiology Hearing Clinics |
| Jon D. Davis | Mathematics | Factors Influencing Prospective Secondary Teachers' Use of Technology |
| Laurel Ofstein | Management | Growing the Michigan Hopyard to Table Movement |
| Chien-Juh Gu | Sociology | From Religious Minority to Racial Minority: Burmese Refugees in Battle Creek, MI |
| Stephen Malcolm | Biological Sciences | Comparison of Chemical Defenses in Three Species of Monarch Butterfly |
| Joyashish Thakurta | Geosciences | Field and Petrological Investigation of the Penokean Volcanic Belt in Northern Wisconsin |
| Matthew Hoge | Special Education and Literacy Studies | Behavior Specific Praise: Influencing Teacher Fidelity of Implementation with Non-Compliant Student Behavior |
| David Huffman | Chemistry | Probing the Requirement for Copper in the Malarial Parasite |
| Michael Nassaney | Anthropology | The Archaeology of the North American Fur Trade: Final Preparations |
| Gellert Mezei | Chemistry | Green, High-Yield Method for the Protection of Heterocyclic Amino, Hydroxyl and Thiol Groups |
| Megan Slayter | Dance | Dancestry |
| Patricia Villalobos Echeverria | Frostic School of Art | Marea |
| Luigi Andrea Berto | History | Living in the West with the Mind in the East: Careers and Naming Practices of Venetians with Greek Names During the Early Middle Ages |
| Claudia Hansford | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Heat Transfer Investigations in Undersized Flow Pipes |
SEPTEMBER 2014
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Ackerson and Sally Vliem | Bronson School of Nursing | A grounded Theory Approach To Understanding Parents Decision Not To Vaccinate Their Children |
| Bruce Bejcek | Biological sciences | Herpes Simplex Sequences in Cancer of the Cervix Cell Culture Lines |
| Lisa Coons | School of Music | Percussion Sculpture and Composition for Coalescence Percussion Duo |
| Jim Hopfensperger | Frostic School of Art | Production of Handmade Furniture Designs |
| Kristina Lemmer | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | In Situ Erosion of Hall Thrusters |
| Alisa Perkins | Comparative Religion | Multi-racial and Interfaith Expressions of Islam in Metro Detroit |
| Maria Protacio | Special Education and Literacy Studies | Development and Validation of a Reading Motivation Scale for English Language Learners (ELLs) |
| Cynthia Pietras | Psychology | Disinhibitory Effects of Alcohol on Human Behavior |
| Michael Ryan | Economics | Japanese Earthquakes and United States Regional Economic Growth |
JANUARY 2014
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Peter Blickle | World Languages and Literatures | Research for Novel |
| Professor Karen Bondarchuk | Frostic School of Art | Kith and Kin Catalogue |
| Dr. Linda Borish | History | Charles Ornstein, the National Jewish Welfare Board, and American Jewish Sportswomen in the Boycott of the 1936 Summer Olympics |
| Dr. Janet Coryell | History | Standing By: The Women of Ripcord |
| Dr. Susan Hoffmann | Political Science | Housing Finance Reform in the U.S.: Acquisition of Proprietary Data |
| Dr. James Kiddle | Chemistry | Unexpected Reaction of N-heterocyclic Carbenes in Water |
| Dr. Jennifer Machiorlatti | School of Communication | Peace During War - Documentary Short Film |
| Professor Nichole Maury | Frostic School of Art | Fine Art Publication for Printmaking |
| Dr. Lei Meng | Geography | Examining the Relationship Between Soil Moisture and Precipitation in CMIP5 Simulations |
| Dr. Elke Schoffers | Chemistry | Novel Receptor Agonists in Medicinal Chemistry |
| Dr. Jesse Smith | Sociology | The Church of Unbelief: Understanding the Interactional Basis of America's Non-Believer's |
| Dr. Susan Steuer | University Libraries | A Step Toward Grace: Widows and Religious Life in Late Medieval Your (1300-1536) |
| Dr. Brian Tripp | Biological Sciences | Investigation of C-Terminal Core Flagellin Residues on Export and Assembly of Flagella |
| Dr. Kristina Wirtz | Anthropology | Ethnographic Research in Cuba on Shifting Moral Narratives in a Time of Reform |
SEPTEMBER 2013
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Abiola Akanmu | Civil and Construction Engineering | A Sustainable Approach to Building Design |
| Dr. Jeffrey Angles | World Languages and Literatures | Orikuchi shinobu and The Book of the Dead |
| Dr. Wendy Scott Beane | Biological Sciences | Establishing Planaria as a Model for Whole Eye Regeneration |
| Dr. Kathryn Docherty | Biological Sciences | Below ground Effects of Fire as a Restoration Tool in Michigan Tallgrass Prairies |
| Dr. Jacqueline Eng | Anthropology | Bioarchaeological Study of Gender-Related Activity Among Ancient Populations of China |
| Dr. Angel Gullon-Rivera | Family and Consumer Sciences | Evaluating the Effectiveness of Storytelling with Children with Behavioral and Emotional Challenges |
| Dr. James Hillenbrand | Speech Pathology and Audiology | Software for Experiment Design and Control |
| Dr. Denise Keele | Political Science and Environmental Studies | Environmental Litigation: Understanding Judicial Review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Dr. Jessica Kersting | Speech Pathology and Audiology | Describing Mismatches in Reading Comprehension Performance Predicted By the Simple View of Reading Model |
| Dr. Sherine O bare | Chemistry | Catalyst Development for the Photocatalytic Conversions of Biomass into Commodity Chemicals |
JANUARY 2013
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Julie Apker | Communication | Qualitative study of handoff communication between emergency physicians and hospitalist in academic and community hospitals |
| Dr. Luigi Andrea Berto | History | Between dangerous enemies and ineffective Christian lords: "The History of the Beneventan Lombards" and the crisis of ninth-century southern Lombardy |
| Dr. Alexander Cannon | Music | Time and transformation in Southern Vietnamese traditional music |
| Professor Cat Crotchett | Frostic School of Art | Encaustic Painting and Silkscreen |
| Dr. Lin Foulk | Music | Developing classical music improvisation |
| Dr. Sharon Garber | Dance | Ballet pedagogy techniques of the 21st century: Paris opera and royal ballet |
| Dr. Marion Gray | History | Identities, borders and ecologies: change over time in rural Brandenburg and metropolitan Berlin |
| Dr. Andrew Hennlich | Frostic School of Art | Scattered histories: diaspora, nation and memory in the work of William Kentridge |
| Dr. Mary Lagerway | School of Nursing | Professional women and popularization of eugenics in the United States |
| Dr. Mahendra Lawoti | Political Science | Inclusive institutional reforms: multiple actors and complex processes in Nepal |
| Dr. William Sauck | Geosciences | Geophysics to aid and archeological investigation' Gotland, Sweden |
| Dr. Joyashish Thakurta | Geosciences | Examination and sampling of exploratory drill cores from the upper peninsula area of Michigan |
| Dr. Kristina Wirtz | Anthropology | Learning to be bilingual in a dual language elementary school |
SEPTEMBER 2012
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Carla Adkinson-Bradley | Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology | Perceived severity of parent discipline practices: a study of professional counselors |
| Dr. Steve Bertman | Chemistry | MPAN and atmospheric aerosols |
| Dr. Jennifer Foster | Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology | The world of sexually abused boys: a thematic analysis of trauma narratives |
| Professor Caroline Gore | Frostic School of Art | Technical and material explorations: stone & precious metal alloys |
| Professor Jim Hopfensperger | Frostic School of Art | The significance of making by hand |
| Dr. Mark Hurwitz | Political Science | Judicial diversity: courting political minorities in America's federal and state courts |
| Dr. Ramona Lewis | Educational Leadership, Research and Technology | Experiences of African American older adult learners |
| Dr. Gellert Mezei | Chemistry | Anion-encapsulating nanojars for selective anion extraction and environmental remediation |
| Dr. Michael Nassaney | Anthropology | The archaeology of the North American Fur trade |
| Professor Giner Owen | Frostic School of Art | Modernizing uses for collodion wet plate as a means of displacing the digital void |
| Dr. Eli Rubin | History | Arc of destruction: urban space, memory and war in Germany, 1937-1945 |
| Dr. Benjamin Torres | Spanish | "Iconografia: lo visual en la obra de Edgardo Rodrigues Julia" |
| Dr. Ruth Zielinski | Nursing | Living and working at Oasis Hospital: recollections of missionary nurses |
JANUARY 2012
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Robert Anemone | Anthropology | Field testing a predictive model for locating productive fossil localities |
| Dr. Andrzej Dudek | Mathematics | Hamiltonicity of random hypergraphs |
| Dr. Dan Farrell | Management | Learning from whistleblowing |
| Dr. Stacey Fitzsimmons | Management | Roles that multicultural employees play in organizations: individual and contextual antecedents |
| Professor Kirsten Harvey | Dance | Dancing faces: teaching the technique of emotion |
| Dr. Sarah Hill | Anthropology | Rent and recycling in Cuba: how not owning leads to not using things up |
| Dr. Yvette Hyter | Speech Pathology and Audiology | Assessment of pragmatic language |
| Dr. John Jellies | Biological Sciences | Peptide disruption of a peripheral neural oscillator |
| Dr. Mariam Konate | Gender and Women's Studies | Fatherlessness and African American female college students: a phenomenological study of their dating experiences |
| Dr. Joyce Kubiski | Frostic School of Art | Pisanello and John Palaeologus VIII: Details of dress and the eastern other |
| Dr. Kelley O'Reilly | Marketing | How young consumers assess online word-of-mouth (WOM) credibility |
| Dr. Ann Veeck | Marketing | Food safety, trust and responsibility in urban China |
| Dr. Maarten Vonhof | Biological Sciences | Patters of population connectivity and gene flow in a neotropical bat |
SEPTEMBER 2011
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Kevin Corder | Political Science | Bank regulation after the financial crisis |
| Dr. Jessica Frieder | Psychology | Effects of Varied response methods in class activity and reviews on student performance and preference |
| Dr. Chien-Juh Gu | Sociology | Middle-class immigrant housewives: An exploratory study of self-concepts in life transitions |
| Dr. Peter Gustafson | Mechanical Engineering | Prototype surgical screwdriver |
| Dr Yan Lu | Biological Sciences | Novel transcriptional regulation of biosynthesis of aspartate-derived amino acids |
| Dr. Edwin Martini | History | Napalm: More than a weapon |
| Dr. Lewis Pyenson | History | Natural history illustration in 19th century Argentina |
| Dr. Eve Salisbury | English | Disseminating Gower: Newberry MS33.5 and the Gower Project |
| Dr. Thomas Scannell | Management | Successful small business growth supported by supply chain management best practices |
| Dr. Susan Steuer | Special Collections and Rare Books | Traveling Libraries for prisoners in World War I work detachments |
| Professor Yuanliang Sun | Frostic School of Art | The Bridge |
| Dr. Gwen Tarbox | English | Gender and identification in Franco-Belgian YA graphic narratives |
| Dr. Marc Weeden | Special Education | The effects of TeachLive on the Acquisition of basic teaching skills in first year special education students: a preliminary investigation |
JANUARY 2011
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Massood Atashbar | Electrical and Computer engineering | Experiments to demonstrate the Principles of Printed Accelerometer using sacrificial layer technology by employing inkjet and screen printing techniques |
| Dr. Jody Brylinsky | Health Performance and Health Education | Identifying Key Competencies in elite coaches |
| Dr. Christine Byrd-Jacobs | Biological Sciences | Western Blot Analysis of changes in brain protein expression with damage to sensory input |
| Dr. Martha Councell-Vargas | Music | LaFlauto Cubana: Defining the tradition and style of flute playing |
| Professor Cat Crotchett | Frostic School of Art | Encaustic-Batik paintings |
| Professor David Curwen | Dance | Ballet pedagogy exchange in the People's Republic of China |
| Dr. Jon Davis | Mathematics | Reasoning and proof within curricular resources |
| Dr. Diane Dirette | Occupational Therapy | The effectiveness of self-generated vs. taught compensatory strategies for memory and the role of learning styles |
| Dr. Liang Dong | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Radio frequency energy harvesting for Microelectronics |
| Dr. Claudia Fajardo-Hansford | Mechanical and Aeronautical engineering | Design of an optical engine with combustion capability |
| Professor Sharon Garber | Dance | Ballet Pedagogy exchange in the Peoples' Republic of China |
| Dr. Sandra Glista | Speech Pathology and Audiology | Supported and safe computer and internet use in individuals with Aphasia |
| Dr. Pavel Ikonomov | Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | Virtual reality simulation system for nanomanufacturing |
| Dr. Cynthia Klekar | English | Gender, benevolence, and legal discourse in Eighteenth-Century London's criminal courts |
| Professor Tom Knific | Music | Dissemination and distribution of The Muse: A CD of original music |
| Dr. Mahendra Lawoti | Political Science | Democracy in divided societies: exclusion/inclusion in South Asia |
| Dr. Irma Lopez | Spanish | Confluencias y demarcaciones: Generaciones literarias y expresiones esteticas en la novela mexicana, 1998-2008 |
| Professor Nichole Maury | Frostic School of Art | International artist residency and exhibitions |
| Dr. Timothy McGrew | Philosophy | Studies in the history and philosophy of religions |
| Dr. Matthew Mingus | School of Public Affairs and Administration | The Bridge to Somewhere: Why Now? |
| Professor Judy Moonert | Music | Coalescence Percussion Duo CD Recording Project |
| Dr. James Palmitessa | History | Making the New Europe: Historical writing in the Czech lands from the 15th to 17th centuries |
| Dr. Doris Ravotas | Interdisciplinary Health Services | Patients' experience of an informed consent process for hospital procedures |
| Dr. Elke Schoffers | Chemistry | Novel sensors based on 1, 10 Phenanthroline |
| Professor Megan Slayter | Dance | La Mer, a reconstruction of Loie Fuller's The Sea |
SEPTEMBER 2010
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Ari-Gur, Pnina | Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering | International Research of Titania |
| Dr. Auer, Blain | Comparative Religion | Symbols of Authority in Medieval Islam |
| Professor Berkow, Jay | Theatre | Orpheus in the Underworld |
| Dr. Ellis, Anthony | English | Another Side of Senescence |
| Dr. Golhar, Damodar | Management | Automotive Parts Manufacturing in India |
| Dr. Ohanna, Natalio | Spanish | Back From Beyond the Frontier |
| Dr. Ro, Kapseong | Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering | Design, Test and Evaluation of Refueling Drogue |
| Dr. Haden, Sally | History | An English Lawyer in Colonial American |
JANUARY 2010
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Durham, Lofton | Theatre | Rewriting the History of Medieval Theatre: Destruction de troie and Fifteenth Century Performance Culture |
| Dr. Jones, Stephen | Music, School of | Western Brass Quintet Scores Research Project |
| Dr. Mezei, Gellert | Chemistry | Metal-organic rotaxane frameworks: Towards organized solid-state molecular machinery assemblies |
| Dr. Saito, Rika | Foreign Languages | To a New Woman from a New Man: Letters Overseas by the Japanese Feministic Couple in the 1920s |
| Dr. Veeck, Ann | Marketing | Pig Feasts in Rural China: Creating an Informal Economy through a Ritual Celebration |
SEPTEMBER 2009
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Berto, Luigi | History | Writing History in Carolingian Italy (774-875) |
| Dr. Bischof, Gary | Counseling Education, Counseling Psychology | Transgender Persons & Partners: Couple and Sexual Relationships |
| Professor Bondarchuk, Karen | Frostic School of Art | Corvus Catalogue |
| Professor Brown, Lori | Aviation | The Efficacy of Flight Attendant/Pilot Communication and Training Requirements in China |
| Dr. Browning, Christine | Mathematics | Understanding children's thinking of angle and angle measure |
| Dr. Frias, Larissa | Family and Consumer Science | Acculturation and Family Experiences of Filipino Immigrants in the U.S. |
| Dr. Kohler, Steve | Biological Sciences | Distribution and Population Structure of a Keystone Parasite |
| Dr. Shrestha, Bade | Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering | Journal Page Fee Charges |
| Dr. Straight, Bilinda | Anthropology | Preparing publications from current NSF and planning an NIH proposal with collaborators at University of Arizona and Grinnell College |
JANUARY 2009
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Ackerson, Kelly | Nursing | Trauma History and Cervical Cancer Screening |
| Dr. Code, David | Music, School of | Creating a Laptop Orchestra |
| Dr. Ellis, Anthony | English | Shakespeare all italina: Dramatic Adaptation and Cultural Exchange |
| Dr. Eng, Jacqueline | Anthropology | Ancient Health in the Nomadic Pastoralists of Mongolia |
| Dr. Ghantasala, Mural | Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering | Synthesis and characterization of nanoparticle based composite colloids (gels) |
| Dr. Ho, Birong | Library | Vocabulary Control for the Web 2.0 Catalog |
| Dr. Joslin, Katherine | English | Edith Wharton and the making of Fashion |
| Dr. Lagerwey, Mary | Nursing | Nursing Coverage of the 3rd Reich |
| Dr. Mirzeler, Mustafa | English | African Stories and Storytellers |
| Dr. Nassaney, Michael | Anthropology | Archaeology and Community Service Learning: Preparing a Professional Index |
| Dr. Torano, Vince | Frostic School of Art | Ideal Beauty in Classical Painting |
SEPTEMBER 2008
| Name | Department | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Biener, Zvi | Philosophy | Newtonian Mechanics and British Empiricism: Physics and Philosophy at the Edge of Enlightment |
| Dr. Bliznyuk, Valery | Paper Coating and Imaging | Collaborative Research in the Field of Nanoelectric Properties of Materials |
| Professor Curwen, David | Dance | My Name is David Lang |
| Professor Gore, Caroline | Frostic School of Art | Tangential Memories |
| Dr. Hallett, Lucius | Geography | It's too far to walk! I cannot get to my supermarket. The Geographies of Location in Lawrence, Kansas |
| Dr. Lawoti, Mahendra | Political Science | Democracy, Insurgency, Autocracy and Political Reforms: The Exclusion/Inclusion Dimension in Nepal |
| Dr. Rao, Shalia | Special Education and Literacy Studies | From Isolation to combination: A multilevel, multicomponent approach to developing literacy skills of students with cognitive impairments |
| Dr. Ro, Kapseong | Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering | Prototype Development and Flight Test of a Free-wing Tilt-body Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| Professor Slayter, Megan | Dance | The Lily |
| Dr. Susan Steuer | Library | Recreating a Cistercian Library: The Obrecht Collection at Western Michigan University |