FY2008 Research Council Grant Recipients
Awarded in the Spring of 2008 for the period May 15, 2008 - June 30, 2009Award Statistics: Total number of awards: 39
Total amount of awards: $ 125,000
Weighted Average award amount: $ 3,166Faculty Research Grants
(Total # of awards - 11; Total amount of awards - $33,873 Weighted average award - $2,834)Jennifer Disney (Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences): "Comparative Intersectional Feminisms in Africa and Latin America" - $7,350
Carol Marchel (Center of Pedagogy, Richard W Riley College of Education) and Seymour Simmons (Fine Arts, College of Visual and Performing Arts): "School-Based Integrated Arts Project" - $3,760
Tomoko Deguchi (Music, College of Visual and Performing Arts): "Japanese Contemporary Music in Relation to Japanese Cultural Practice" - $2,758
Phil Moody (Fine Arts, College of Visual and Performing Arts): "Madonnas of our Time" - $2,745
Marge Moody (Fine Arts, College of Visual and Performing Arts): "Residence in Italy" - $2,150
Michael Lipscomb (Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences): "Ecotourism and Land Use in Costa Rica: Prospects for an Ecological Democracy" - $4,500
Shebby Neely-Goodwin (Social Work, College of Arts and Sciences): "Religious and Spiritual Influences on Youth At-Risk Behaviors; Prevention of HIV/AIDS" - $1,010
Eric Birgbauer (Biology, College of Arts and Sciences): "New Assays for Chicken Retinal Axon Responses to LPA" - $2,500
John Bird (English, College of Arts and Sciences): "An Examination of Mark Twain's Letters and Papers" - $1,600
Jacqueline McFadden (Dacus Library): "History of the Marsh Tacky Horses of South Carolina" - $3,600
Carol Shields (Center of Pedagogy, Richard W Riley College of Education) and Lisa Harris (Instructional Technology Center, Richard W Riley College of Education): "Student Perceptions of the Characteristics of Effective College Teachers and Courses: Analysis of Survey Results" - $1,900
Faculty Research with Student as Co-Investigator
(Total number of awards - 15; Total amount of awards - $49,055; Weighted Average award - $3,170)James H. Hanna, Jr. (Chemistry/Physics/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Brad D. Angel (Student): "Palladium-Mediated Synthesis of p-Quaterphenyls" - $3,400
Chasta Parker (Chemistry/Physics/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences): "Interaction Between Adiponectin and Adiponectin Membrane Receptor1" - $2,750
Merry Sleigh-Ritzer (Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Diane Brajkovich (Student): "The Relationship Between Prenatal Behavior and Modified Hatching Patterns of Bobwhite Quail Experiencing Augmented Sensory Stimulation" - $925
Pravda Stoeva-Popova (Biology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Mary Katherine Davis (Student): "Study of the Effect of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility on the Expression of Floral Identity Genes in Genus Lycopersicon" - $4,031
Robin Lammi (Chemistry/Physics/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences): "Probing Early Folding and Aggregation Events in Amyloid-Beta Peptide, One Dinner at a Time" - $3,576
Scott Werts (Chemistry/Physics/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Matthew Milligan (Student): "The Influence of Alkali Streams on the Pedogenesis and 13C Values of Soils in Guadalupe Mountains National Park: - $4,363
Christian Grattan (Chemistry/Physics/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Matthew Wilson (Student): "Total Synthesis of a Novel Sphingosine Kinase Inhibitor, SKI-I" - $3,000
Christian Grattan (Chemistry/Physics/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Erin White (Student): "Design and Synthesis of SKI-I Derivatives for Improved Oral Bioavailability" - $3,000
Laura Glasscock (Biology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Christian Graves (Student): "The Role of Thrombonodulin and Thrombin in Prostate Tumor Cell Adhesion" - $4,170
Donna Webster Nelson (Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Brandy Werner (Student): "The Impact of Mood on Interpersonal Communication Processes" - $2,500
Matthew Hayes (Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Wesley Allen (Student): "Student Study Schemas" - $1,000
Julian P.S. Smith, III (Biology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Sara Merlie (Student): "Stem Cell Dynamics in Stenostomum Virginianum (Catenulida)" - $4,500
Dwight Dimaculangan (Biology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Malinda Jones (Student): "Microarray Analysis of Oxidative Stress from Hypoxia in Cardiac Tissue" - $7,340
Julian P.S. Smith, III (Biology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Dan Stanton (Student): "Melatonin Production in Stenostomum Virginianum: A Molecular Approach" - $4,000
Michael Matthews (College of Business Administration): "Crossing the Education Chasm Through Service Learning Projects" - $500
Curriculum Enhancement and Instructional Improvement
(Total number of awards - 13; Total amount of awards - $42,072; Weighted average award - $3,218Matthew Hayes (Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Merry Sleigh-Ritzer (Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences): "Development of Psychology Department Human Subject Research Pool" - $3,000
Ronald Keith Parks (Music, College of Visual and Performing Arts): "Computer Music Software Enhancement" - $5,552
Scott Werts (Chemistry/Physics/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences: "Development of Field Course in Soil Science" - $5,310
Marshall Jones (Center of Pedagogy, Richard W Riley College of Education) and Lisa Johnson (Center of Pedagogy, Richard W Riley College of Education): "Developing a SMART Curriculum" - $4,834
Leonard Mark Lewis (Music, College of Visual and Performing Arts) and Tomoko Deguchi (Music, College of Visual and Performing Arts): "Aural Skills Course Booklet" - $3,000
Thomas Stanley (Fine Arts, College of Visual and Performing Arts) and Karen Stock (Fine Arts, College of Visual and Performing Arts): "Development of ARTT112" - $3,300
David Meeler (Philosophy and Religious Studies, College of Arts and Sciences): "Justice and Economic Systems" - $3,384
Terry Norton (Curriculum and Instruction, Richard W Riley College of Education) and Woody Pelton (International Center, University College): "Bridging Program for International Students" - $2,000
Laura Ullrich (Accounting, Finance & Economics, College of Business Administration): "Development of a New Econometrics Course" - $2,000
Elke Schneider ( Curriculum and Instruction, Richard W Riley College of Education) and Kelly Costner (Student Academic Services, Richard W Riley College of Education): "Preparing Teachers to Assess English Language Learners" - $3,000
Amy S Gerald (English, College of Arts and Sciences): "Integration of WIKI and Other Internet Based Technologies for Collaborative Activities in the Writing Classroom, in Institutional Committee Work and in Scholarship" - $1,120
John David Stokes (Design, College of Visual and Performing Arts), David Brown ( Design, College of Visual and Performing Arts) and
Laura Gardner (Fine Arts, College of Visual and Performing Arts): "Printmaking as a Way of Knowing" - $2,000Mary E Martin (English, College of Arts and Sciences), Danielle Arthur (Student) and Samantha Sigmon (Student): "Expressive Arts in the Hospital Setting: A Service Learning Collaborative" - $3,572