**Faculty Research Fellowship Award Year 2012/13**
(Spring-Summer 2012, Fall 2012, First Round Winter 2013, Second Round Winter 2012 )
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Atzmon	Leslie	Art	The Graphic Design Reader Anthology
Behringer	Ernest	Physics & Astronomy	Construction, Calibration, and Use of an Infrared Laser Tweezers for Experiments in Cell Motility
Chamberlain	Kathleen	History & Philosophy	Cooperation and Conflict: The Bosque Redondo Reservation Experiment, 1864-1868
Chou	David	Computer Information Systems	Developing Cloud Computing as a Model for Information Technology Sustainability
Currans	Elizabeth	Women's & Gender Studies	Engendering Publics: Women's Demonstrations in the 21st Century U.S.
Dugger	Suzanne	Leadership & Counseling	Foundations of Career Counseling: Completion of a Textbook Manuscript for Publication by Pearson Education
Harryman	Carla	English Language & Literature	Look Again and Portrait of M: Completion of a Creative Prose Manuscript for Publication Submission
Hoodin	Flora	Psychology	Feasibility of Assessing Neurocognitive and Psychological Functioning in Patients Undergoing Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Leighton	Paul	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Proposal to Write Chapters for Oxford's Handbook on White Collar Crime and the Routledge Handbook of International Crime and Justice Studies
Pawlowski	David	Physics & Astronomy	Towards a Better Understanding of Where the Water Went at Mars
Rosenfeld	Raymond	Marketing	Comparative Civic Culture: Ukraine and Latvia
Scaglione	Jamie	Chemistry	Understanding the Antifungal Mycosubtilin
Schmitt	Thomas	Psychology	A Monte Carlo Simulation Evaluating Ordinal Data Estimators in Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Schoenhals	Joel	Music & Dance	Beethoven's 32: Exploring the "New Testament"
Sims Gray	Sylvia	Social Work	"At Risk" Students and University Stakeholders: On Crossing the Finish Line
Vecchiarelli Scott	Joanna	Political Science	A New Perspective on Hannah Arendt: Writing on Politics in Cold War America
Wu	Tsu-Yin	Nursing	Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening: Developing and Testing a Culturally Tailored Intervention in Asian Americans

**Faculty Research Fellowship Award Year 2011/12**
(Spring-Summer 2011, Fall 2011, First Round Winter 2012, Second Round Winter 2011 )
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Casper	Anne	Biology	Validation of the ‘DNA Hairpin’ Model for Formation of Breaks at Common Fragile Sites
Ensor	Bradley	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	EMU Archaeology Field School Dissemination Project
Francoeur	Steven	Biology	An International Scientific Collaboration Investigating ‘top-down’ vs. ‘bottom-up’ Effects in Marine Food Webs
Fullerton	Sam	Marketing	A Longitudinal Assessment of Patient Proactivity: A Replication of a 1991 National Study
Ginsberg	Sarah	Special Education	Evidence-Based Education: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Text Completion
Gossett Zakrajsek	Andrea	Health Sciences	Coming Home: Collaborative Project Supporting Transitions of Older Adults from Hospice to Home
Guthrie	Jeff	Chemistry	Selection of DNA Probes for Small Molecules using Capillary Electrophoresis
Judd	Kristin	Biology	Does Invasion of Wetlands by the Common Reed, Phragmites Australis, Alter Carbon Fluxes and Aquatic Bacterial Dynamics?
Milletti	Maria C.	Chemistry	Molecular Modeling in Support of the Synthesis of an Alkaloid Natural Product
Rice	Jennifer	Economics	An Analysis of Physician Practice Style: The Determinants of Variation in Total Cost of Care
Sachdev	Harash	Marketing	The Sociopolitical Phenomenon when Dealing with U.S. Importers: Thai Exporters' Experience
Schmitz	Philip C.	History & Philosophy	English Translations (with Commentary) of Pheonician and Punic Inscriptions for the Writings from the Ancient World (WAW) Series
Wozniak	David	Accounting & Finance	Neuroimaging & Hormonal Analyses of Differences in Competitive Choices
Wu (Award not taken)	Tsu-Yin	Nursing	Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening: Developing and Testing a Culturally Tailored Intervention in Asian Americans

**Faculty Research Fellowship Award Year 2010/11**
(Spring-Summer 2010, Fall 2010, First Round Winter 2011, Second Round Winter 2010 )
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Armitage	Ruth Ann	Chemistry	Novel Methods for Characterizing Materials of Cultural Heritage Significance with Direct Acquisition in Real Time Mass Spectrometry
Bernstein	Jeffrey	Political Science	Teaching and Learning in Political Science
Bo	Jin	Psychology	Visuomotor Adaptation in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder
Chao	Paul	Marketing	The Moderating Role of Brand Name Translation on Country-of-Origin Effects
Chou	David	Computer Information Systems	Developing an Innovative Change Auditing Methodology
Chowdhury	Sanjib	Management	Facilitating Knowledge Sharing in Student Team Projects: Critical Roles of Surface-Level Diversity, Reciprocal Knowledge and Ability
Emal	Cory D.	Chemistry	Synthesis and Development of Sulfonamide-based Inhibitors of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor Type-1 (PAI-1)
Endres	Megan	Managment	Facilitating Knowledge Sharing in Student Team Projects: Critical Roles of Surface-Level Diversity, Reciprocal Knowledge and Ability
Huth-Bocks	Alissa C.	Psychology	A Developmental Examination of Individual and Contextual Influences on the Mother-Infant Relationship across the Transition to Motherhood
Janisse	Heather	Psychology	Family Needs and Barriers to Healthy Dietary Intake and Physical Activity in an Urban Head Start Program
Leighton	Paul	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Violence and Nonviolence
Liepman	Aaron	Biology	Functional Analysis of CSL Proteins: A Critical Step Toward Engineering Plant Biomass for Biofuel Production and Other Applications
Lindsay	Harriet	Chemistry	Sustainability in Organic Chemistry: Development of an Environmentally-Friendly Chemical Reaction and its Application to the Construction of Useful Molecules
Martusewicz	Rebecca	Teacher Education	Developing Citizen-Stewards for Southeast Michigan: EcoJustice, Sustainability, and Community-Based Education
Pedersen	Garik	Music & Dance	A Recording Project: David Wendel Guion's Mother Goose Suite for Piano, With J.W. Elliott's Nursery Songs
Ramold	Steven J.	History & Philosophy	'Your patriotism seems uncertain:' Soldier/Civilian Relations in the North during the Civil War
Sacksteder	Amy	Art	Afterlife: An Exhibition Engaging the Last Moments in the Life of Amelia Earhart
Schmitt	Thomas	Psychology	The Validity of Ability Estimation under Conditions of Test Speededness within a Computer Adaptive Testing Environment
Shen	Weidian	Physics & Astronomy	Developing a Reliable and Efficient Corrosion Resistance Characterization Technique for Magnesium Alloys Used in Automotive and Other Manufacturing Industries
Tracy	Christine	English Language & Literature	news@you.com

**Faculty Research Fellowship Award Year 2009/10**
(Spring-Summer 2009, Fall 2009, First Round Winter 2010, Second Round Winter 2009 )
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Armitage	Ruth Ann	Chemistry	The Rock Art of Cueva La Conga, Nicaragua: Sample Collection, Chemical Analysis and Radiocarbon Dating
Barak	Gregg	Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology	Class, Race, Gender, and Crime
Cohen Jones	Joan	Mathematics	Visualizing Elementary Math Methods
Ensor	Bradley	Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology	Kinship and Political Economy in Archaeology
Fox	Diane Porretta	Nursing	A New Paradigm to Examine Nursing Education Needs: Registered Nurses' Perspectives of Stressors and Coping Strategies Among Recent Nursing Graduates
Fullerton	Sam	Marketing	An Assessment of the Sentiment Regarding Perceived Breaches of Ethical Standards of Conduct on the Part of Consumers as Mediated by the Size of the Aggrieved Firm and the Size of the Financial Consequences Emanating from the Consumers’ Behavior
Han	Xiaoxu	Mathematics	Seamless Cancer Molecular Pattern and Biomarker Discovery: Algorithm Design and Software Implementation
Huprich	Steven	Psychology	Negative Affect, Emotional Dysregulation, Impulsivity, and Object Relations: Evaluating the Differential Contributions of Four Predictors of Borderline Personality Disorder
Koh	Myung-sook	Special Education	A Pilot Study of a Comprehensive Cognitive Therapy for Autism
Mahoney	Lois	Accounting & Finance	An Examination of Voluntary Corporate Social Reporting and Firm Profitability: A Canadian Investigation
McGregor	Stephen	Health Promotion & Human Performance	Control Entropy (CE), A New Tool for the Evaluation of Systems Health Monitoring and Control Constraint in Biological Systems using a Polygenic Phenotype Model of Performance
Moaddel	Mansoor	Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology	Ethnicity, Sectarianism, and People’s Values: Lebanon after the Cedar Revolution
Polakow	Valerie	Teacher Education	Children's Rights/Children's Voices
Reinhardt	Ulrich	Biology	Development of a Selective Lamprey Barrier for the Great Lakes
Rice	Jennifer	Economics	The Impact of Economic Conditions and Market Structure on Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
Shen	Weidian	Physics & Astronomy	Developing a Nano Technique to Characterize Tribological Properties of Mold-in-Color Polypropylene Used in Automobile Industry
Stahler-Sholk	Richard	Political Science	Social Movement Sustainability: The Zapatista Autonomy Project in Chiapas, Mexico
Wu	Tsu-Yin	Nursing	A New Paradigm to Examine Nursing Education Needs: Registered Nurses' Perspectives of Stressors and Coping Strategies Among Recent Nursing Graduates
Zirk	Willard	Music & Dance	A Requiem for a World War II Musical WASP

**Faculty Research Fellowship Awards 2008/9**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Ajrouch	Kristine	Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology	Emigrant-Resident Interchanges: The Lebanese Transnational Experience
Bednekoff	Peter	Biology	A Meta-analysis of Vigilance Plus Fieldwork on Sentinel Behavior
Bruya	Brian	History and Philosophy	Effortless Attention: A New Perspective in the Cognitive Science of Attention and Action
Cassar	George	History and Philosophy	Hell in Flanders Field
Chao	Paul	Marketing	Brand Name Translation in a Transitional Economy
Clark	Christine	Geography & Geology	Investigations into the Stereochemistry of the Triangular B-site in Tourmaline Group Minerals
Emal	Cory	Chemistry	Design and Synthesis of Novel Gallate Derivatives for use as Inhibitors of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor Type-1 (PAI-1)
Ensor	Bradley	Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology	Oysters in the Land of Chocolate
Evans	Hedeel Guy	Chemistry	Live Cell Imaging to Unravel the Elaborate Choreography of a Protein in Cell Proliferation
Haddad	Carol	School of Technology Studies	Women and Technology: Understanding the Basis of Empowerment
Huth-Bocks	Alissa	Psychology	Individual and Contextual Factors Related to Maternal and Infant Well-Being and the Mother-Infant Relationship across the Transition to Motherhood
Klopfer	Lisa	Library	Ethnographic Case Study of an Academic Library in Hikone, Japan
Koh	Myung-sook	Special Education	Developmental Progress of Children with ASD: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study
Krause	Volker	Political Science	United States Public Policy in an International Context
Lajiness-O'Neill	Renée	Psychology	Examining Developmental Patterns of Joint Attention with Magnetoencephalogaphy and its Relationship to Social Competence in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Lowenstein	Ethan	Teacher Education	Revolutionizing the Measurement of Teacher Growth in Teaching for Civic Literacy, Social Awareness, and Historical Understanding
Molloy	Ryan	Art	Re-writing our Paleo-Futures
Moore-Hart	Margaret	Teacher Education	Bringing Life into Writing: Linking Writing and Technology with the Content Areas
Nybell	Lynn	Social Work	Inside Stories: Young People's Narratives about a Child Welfare Agency
Rosenfeld	Raymond	Political Science	Comparative Civic Culture
Schoenhals	Joel	Music & Dance	Franz Schubert and Sergei Rachmaninoff's Moments Musicaux
Snyder	Donald	Chemistry	Novel Applications of the Shack-Hartman Interferometer--Investigation of Phase-Shift Induced Wavefront Distortion as a Transducer Element in Chemical and Optomechanical Sensor Systems
Woodland	Linda	Accounting & Finance	Market Efficiency and Profitable Wagering in the National Hockey League: Do Bettors Still Score on Longshots? An Update

**Faculty Research Fellowship Awards 2007/8**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Ajrouch	Kristine	Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology	Key Concepts in Social Gerontology
Barak	Gregg	Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology	Criminology: An Integrated Approach
Chamberlain	Kathleen	History and Philosophy	Gendering the Wild West: The Life of Susan McSween, Lincoln County Warrior and Pioneer Rancher
Chou	David	Computer Information Systems	A Study for Unifying Corporate Quality Improvement Metholodologies
Dionne	Craig	English Language and Literature	Native Shakespeares: Indigenous Appropriations on a Global Stage
Francoeur	Steven	Biology	Empirical Determination of Algal-Nutrient Relationships and the Effect of Lakes as Modulators of Nutrient Limitation within the Huron River Watershed
Huprich	Steven	Psychology	Psychodynamic Theory, Therapy, and Assessment: Clinical Utility and Empirical Foundations
Jogaratnam	Giri	School of Technology Studies	Determination of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance: A Cross-Cultural Study
Kim	Kyung-Hee	Geography & Geology	The Relationship between Creativity and Underachievement Among Elementary and High School Students
Kovacs	Thomas	Geography & Geology	Establishing the Effects of Saharan Dust on the Development and Intensity of Tropical Cyclones
Kurta	Allen	Biology	The Bats of Michigan
Lauterbach	Dean	Psychology	The Impact of Parental Anxiety Disorders on the Quality of Parent-Child Relationships
Mahoney	Lois	Accounting and Finance	A Longitudinal Analysis of the Association between Corporate Social Responsibility, Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance: A Canadian Investigation
Mannari	Vijay	School of Engineering Technology	Design and Development of Value-Added Intermediates from Soybean Oil for Coating Applications
Moaddel	Mansoor	Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology	Foreign Occupation, Religious Parties, and Value Change: The Rise of National Identity and Secular Politics among Iraqis
Palladino	John	Special Education	A National Study about the Educational Needs of Foster Care Youth: Phase II
Rengan	Krish	Chemistry	Accurate Measurement of Fission-Product Yields

**Faculty Research Fellowship Awards 2006/7**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Armitage	Ruth Ann	Chemistry	Radiocarbon Dating of Shamanic Artifacts and Rock Paintings from Little Lost River Cave, Idaho
Chowdhury	Sanjib	Management	Ethnic Entrepreneurship in Southeast Michigan: A Study of the Current State and the Role of Entrepreneurial Orientation, Cultural Values, Entrepreneurial Network, and Succession
Citino	Robert	History and Philosophy	The Death of the Wehrmacht: Fighting a Lost War, 1941-1945
Coffman	Margaret	Biology	Investigating the Best Practices for Promoting Science Literacy
Corsianos	Marilyn	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Crime and Gendered Justice: Examining the Possibilities
Crouch	Margaret	History and Philosophy	Cross-Cultural Concepts of Sexual Harassment
Däumer	Elisabeth	English Language and Literature	The International Reception of T.S. Eliot
Garrett	Edward	English Language and Literature	Multimedia Tools for Collection-Driven Documentary Linguistics
Kass	David	Biology	What Makes a Jumping Gene Jump?
Laporte	Marianne	Biology	Engineering Plants for Conservative Water Use during Irrigation
Lee	Huei	Computer Information Systems	An Investigation of the Effectiveness and Usefulness of Supply Chain Management (SCM) Systems in Michigan
Lindsay	Harriet	Chemistry	A Novel Approach to the Synthesis of Natural and Unnatural Sugar Mimics with Biomedical Applications
Moaddel	Mansoor	Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology	Iraqis’ Perception of the Past, Present, and Future
Paciorek	Karen Menke	Teacher Education	Critical Issues in Early Childhood Education Survey Leading to the Publication of a Book
Parker	Jeff	English Language and Literature	Club 81: The Last Generation of Samizdat
Petrescu	Claudia	Political Science	The Quest for Greater Accountability in the Nonprofit Sector: A Blueprint for Best Practices
Pyle	Barry	Political Science	Court, Congress, and Commerce: The Doctrinal Evolution of the Commerce Clause
Reeves	Gretchen Dahl	School of Health Sciences	Sensory Processing, Body Awareness, and Self-Concept in Adolescent Girls with Psychiatric Diagnoses
Schoenherr	Tobias	Computer Information Systems	Assessing Global Competitiveness of Manufacturing Supply Chains- Data Collection in the German Manufacturing Industry and Analysis
Winning	Robert	Biology	Investigation into the Role of p160 ROCK in Embryonic Cellular Communication
Woodland	Linda	Accounting and Finance	Market Efficiency and Profitable Wagering in the National Hockey League: Do Bettors Still Score on Longshots? An Update

**Faculty Research Fellowship Awards 2005/6**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Beard	Betty	Nursing	Nursing Students’ Attitudes and Knowledge About HIV/AIDS: U.S. and Malawi.
Bednekoff	Peter	Biology	Behavior of White-Whiskered Puffbirds on Barro Colorado Island
Chou	David	Computer Information Systems	Organizational Change as a Determinant for Successful Information-System Outsourcing
Chowdhury	Sanjib	Management	Predictors of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and the Success of Women-Owned Venture Creation
Holmes	Heather	Chemistry	Sorbent-Trapping of Volatile Products of Lipid Peroxidation
Hume	Christine	English Language and Literature	Vulgar Optic
Lee	Huei	Computer Information Systems	A Study of the Impact of Secured Wireless Communications on Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems
Lui	Jiuqiang	Mathematics	On 2-Colorings of Hypergraphs
Palladino	John	Special Education	A National Perspective of Special Educators’ Provision of Services for Youth in Foster Care
Pernecky	Steven	Chemistry	Metabolism of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids by Prostaglandin H2 Synthase
Schulz	Eric	Management	Broadbanding and Its Influence on Labor Costs Across Multiple Occupations
Sheerin	James	Physics and Astronomy	New Radar Studies of the Ionosphere

**Faculty Research Fellowship Awards 2004/5**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Armitage	Ruth Ann	Chemistry	Radiocarbon Dating and Compositional Analysis of Rock Paintings
Butch	Elizabeth	Chemistry	Development of Biochemical Tools for Studying Neuronal Signal Transduction Pathways
Citino	Robert	History & Philosophy	The German Way of War, 1648-1945
Francoeur	Steven	Biology	Microbial Interactions in Wetland Ecosystems: Can Algae Affect Decomposition?
Nybell	Lynn	Social Work	Connecting Youth and Youth Policy through Participatory Research
Reinhardt	Ulrich	Biology	Integration of Research and Management of Invasive Species: Projects in Hokkaido and Galapagos
Shen	Weidian	Physics & Astronomy	Using a Localized Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscope, Combined with a Scanning Probe Microscope, to Study Corrosion – a New Approach to Investigate Corrosion Mechanism in Micro and Nanoscale
Oates Schuster	Elizabeth	Gerontology/Social Work	Life Review at an Urban Long-Term Care Facility and the Impact on Student Age-Related Attitudes
Schwartz	Ellen	Art	Metal Icons – Images for the Middle Class?

**Faculty Research Fellowship Awards 2003/4**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Friedman	Monroe	Psychology	Partnering with an Urban Community Agency to Research and Alleviate the Consumer Problems of Hispanic Immigrants
Heyl-Clegg	Deborah	Chemistry	Cyclic Peptide Inhibitors of a-Amylase: Synthesis and Kinetic Analysis
Klopfer	Lisa	Library	The Social Context of Libraries and Readers in Two Maharashtrian Cities: A Baseline Ethnographic Study of Reading Practices and Library Use
Lee	Huei	Computer Information Systems	An Investigation of the Impact of Using Wireless and Handheld Computers on Medical Record Input Systems
Parry	Walter	Mathematics	Teichmuller Theory and Three-Dimensional Geometry
Schmitz	Philip	History & Philosophy	The Phoenician Mediterranean: A History of Discovery
Shen	Weidian	Physics & Astronomy	Investigation of the Adhesion of Ink Deposited on Plastic Films Using a Nano-Indenter and a Scanning Probe Microscope
Wong	Diana	Management	Managing Multiple Boundaries in International Business
Wu	Tsu-Yin	Nursing	A Comparative Study on Physical Activity and Health-Risk Behaviors Among Native-Born and Immigrant Adolescents in the United States

**Faculty Research Fellowship Awards 2002/3**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Cerroni-Long	E. Liza	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Multicultural Education and Religion in Japan
Chowdhury	Sanjib	Management	Measuring Customer Induced Uncertainty and Examining Contingent Management Techniques
Citino	Robert	History & Philosophy	In the Wake of Blitzkrieg: Mobile Warfare, 1940-1991
Eshleman	Clayton	English Language & Literature	Completion of a Manuscript of Original Poetry
Hoodin	Flora	Psychology	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder after Bone Marrow and Blood Stem Cell transplantation
Howells	Valerie	Associated Health Professions	The Effectiveness of a Community Arts Studio: Assessing Change in the Lives of Participants with and without Mental Illness
Kuehn	Kevin A.	Biology	Nutrient Cycling Processes in Freshwater Wetlands: The Role of Microorganisms During Plant Litter Decomposition
Long	Roger D.	History & Philosophy	Jinnah’s Right Hand: Selected Correspondence and Speeches of Liaquat Ali Khan, 1937-1947
Moaddel	Mansoor	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	A Post-Crisis Analysis of the Attitudes and Value Orientations of the Islamic Publics in Egypt, Iran and Morocco
Parry	Walter	Mathematics	Geometry of Rational Functions
Reid	David D.	Physics & Astronomy	The Manifold Dimension of Causal Sets
Rengan	Krish	Chemistry	Gamma-Ray Spectra of Fission-Product Nuclides
Semmes	Clovis E.	African-American Studies	Chicago’s Regal Theater: A Social History
Shen	Weidian	Physics & Astronomy	Fundamental Study of Mar/Scratch Resistance—Investigating the Correlation of Mar/Scratch Resistance with Material Physical Parameters and Indentation Behavior
Holmes	Heather	Chemistry	Understanding Chromatography at the Molecular Level
Williams	Patricia	Art	Developing and Managing Constructed Color in Jacquard Tapestry Weaves
Wu	Tsu-Yin	Nursing	Community-Based Program to Promote Breast Cancer Screening Among Minority Women

**Faculty Research Fellowship Awards 2001/2**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Bach	Catherine	Biology	Effects of Forest Fragmentation on the Reproductive Success of a New Zealand Mistletoe
Barak	Gregg	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Varieties of Violence
Esposto	Alfredo	Economics	Medical Malpractice Law and the Diffusion of Medical Technology
Heyl-Clegg	Deborah	Chemistry	Minimal Sequence and Hybrid Sugar/Peptide Inhibitors of a-Amylase, an Enzyme Involved in Sugar Metabolism
Kass	David	Biology	Development of an Alu-Based DNA Fingerprint
Martin	F. Elaine	Political Science	Representative Voices on State Supreme Courts
McGregor	Stephen J.	Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance	The Role of Inflammatory Cells Following Contraction-Induced Skeletal Muscle Injury Using Transgenic Mice and Gene Array Analysis
Milletti	Maria C.	Chemistry	Theoretical Study of the Structure and Reactivity of a Series of Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Moaddel	Mansoor	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Democratic Transition and Value Orientation: The Case of Iran
Moss	Walter G.	History & Philosophy	A World Transformed: Essential Developments of the 20th Century
Newell	Stephanie E.	Management	Exploring a Self-Theory Based Model of Strategic Decision Making
Parry	Walter	Mathematics	Spherical Tilings and Hyperbolic Geometry
Quilter	Shawn M.	Teacher Education	EMU Teacher Graduates and Their Students: A Value-Added Assessment of Student Learning
Shen	Weidian	Physics & Astronomy	Research and Development of Polymer-Based Coatings to Replace Electroplated Chromium for Household Hardware
Tanguay	Denise	Management	Characteristics of Merit Pay Plans in Higher Education: The Rutgers Faculty

**Faculty Research Fellowship Awards 2000/1**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Bush-Bacelis	Jean	Management	Current Human Resources Preparation for Expatriate Employees and Dependents: Two Perspectives
Cassar	George H.	History & Philosophy	Kitchener and the British Strategy, 1914-1916
Friedman	Monroe	Psychology	Commercial Influences in American Literature of the Post-World War II Era
Higbee	Mark	History & Philosophy	W.E.B. Du Bois and the Problems of the Century: Strategies for Black Freedom, 1895-1963
Holmes	Heather	Chemistry	Understanding Chromatography at the Molecular Level: Using Ab Initio Molecular Orbital Calculations to Model Chromatographic Retention Mechanisms
Knapp	James A.	English Language & Literature	Blinding Brute: Image, Text, and the Elizabethan Historical Imagination
Farris Kurtz	Linda	Social Work	Community Service by 12-Step Participants
Lindenberg	Karen	Political Science	Local Government Sexual Harassment Policies in the State of Michigan
Moaddel	Mansoor	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Changing Worldviews of Islamic Republics
Polakow	Valerie	Teacher Education	Closing the Doors to Higher Education: The Impact of Welfare ‘Reform’ on Student Mothers in Poverty
Reid	David	Physics & Astronomy	Causal Sets in Curved Spacetimes
Shen	Weidian	Physics & Astronomy	Scanning Probe Microscopic Study of the Radial Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
Vinyard	JoEllen	History & Philosophy	Behind Democracy: Extremism in Twentieth Century Michigan
Williams	Patricia	Fine Art	Jacquard Weaving Research Project
Wu	Tsu-Yin	Nursing	Determinants of Physical Activity Among Taiwanese Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study

Sabbatical Leave Awards

2012/13 | 2011/12 | 2010/11 | 2009/10

2008/9 | 2007/8 | 2006/7 | 2005/6 | 2004/5 | 2003/4 | 2002/3 | 2001/2 | 2000/1

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**One-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2012/13**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Clifford	David	Health Sciences	The Development of Cross-Organizational and Cross-Sector Collaborative Action and Collaborative Leadership
Haddad	Carol J.	Technology Studies	Information and Communications Technology use among Arab Women: Toward a Model of Empowerment
Han	Xiaoxu	Mathematics	Novel Subnetwork Identification Algorithm Development and Network Marker Meta-analysis in Computational Systems Biology
Levine	Shel	Health Promotion & Human Performance	Exercise Electrocardiography
Mahoney	Lois S.	Accounting & Finance	An Examination of the Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Strategic Alliances: A Canadian Investigation
Ramold	Steven J.	History & Philosophy	After Appomattox: How the Civil War Really Ended
Shichtman	Martin B.	English Language & Literature	Knight-time in America: Masculinity, Chivalry, and the Golden Age of Fraternal Organizations
Tanner	Christine	Communication, Media, & Theater Arts	The Phantom of the Opera: Dramaturgy, Directing, and Arts Integration Project

**Two-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2012/13**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Atzmon	Leslie	Art	The Visual Power of Hebrew Letterforms in Torah Scrolls and Micrographic Texts
Fox	Diane	Nursing	The Nurse Faculty Shortage: Case Studies
Lamerand	Pamela	Health Sciences	The Development of an Interdisciplinary Autism Spectrum Disorder Training Program for Parents and Professionals
Martin	Frances Elaine	Political Science	Gender and the Judiciary
Tanicala	Martha	Nursing	Nursing Workforce Development through Community Service at Imperial Hospital Limited and Imperial College of Nursing in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Wang	Jianhua	Engineering Technology	Developing Engineers for the Global Economy
Ziefert	Marjorie	Social Work	Defining Human Needs as Human Rights in Social Work Practice: Cuba as a Case Example

**One-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2011/12**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Barak	Gregg	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Theft of a Nation
Cassidy	Cheryl M.	English Language & Literature	Children and Empire (History of Feminism)
Choudhuri	Devika Dibya	Leadership & Counseling.	Developing a Cross National Collaboration to Provide Counselor Training, Supervision, and Service with Bhutan
Eisenbach	Jamin	Biology	Lepidopteran Wing-scale Sockets: an Investigation into their Evolutionary and Structural Variation in Butterflies and Moths
Emal	Cory	Chemistry	Design and Development of Novel Depsides as Inhibitors of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 (PAI-1)
Howells	Valerie	Health Sciences	Exploration and Analysis of a Participatory Process Used in the Design of Natural Spaces Surrounding a Partial Hospitalization Setting
Kurta	Allen	Biology	Something Wicked This Way Comes: White-nose Syndrome, Hibernating Bats, and the End of the World as I Know It
Pilato	Denise E.	Technology Studies	Diffusion or Illusion: Women Inventors at the 1893 World Colombian Exposition
Prince	Whitney	Music & Dance	Double Concerto for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Chamber Orchestra
VandenBosch	James	Biology	RNA-Mediated Modulation of toxT Expression in Vibrio cholerae
Walker	Glenn K.	Biology	Changes in Brain Volume and Structure Associated with Specific Levels of Thiamine in Lake Trout (Salvelinus Namaycush) Development
Zamani-Gallaher	Eboni M.	Leadership & Counseling	Displaced Workers and 21st Century Skills: Examining the Role of Community Colleges in Mitigating the Effects of Globalization and Joblessness in the Motor City

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**Two-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2011/12**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Ahlbrandt	Gisela	Mathematics	Support Material for Quantitative Reasoning in Mathematics
Cullen	Thomas	World Languages	Peace Corps Masters International Project
Davis	Margaret	Art	Suspended Naturalism: Paintings and Drawings
Han	Xiaoxu	Mathematics (Declined award)	High-performance Tumor Detection and Seamless Biomarker Discovery for Heterogeneous Gene Expression Profiles: Algorithm Design, Software Development, and Book Writing
Kullberg	Judith	Political Science	The Development of Russian Civil Society: A Case Study of the Samara Region
Lu	Jiang	Engineering Technology	A Study of Sustainable Design in Traditional Cultures
McNamara	Joanna	Music & Dance	Dancing Into Media Literacy
Myers	Julia	Art	African American Artists in Detroit, 1940-1985: From the Pen and Palette Club to Gallery 7 and the National Council of Artists
Tracy	Christine	English Language & Literature	EMU News Incubator Project
Wedenoja	Marilyn	Social Work	Research on the Outcome Trends of a Family Education Program for Families in Washtenaw County Coping with the Serious Mental Illness of a Relative
Welsh	William	Geography & Geology	Development of a Research Program on the Integration of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Science for the Study of Domestic and International Socio-Ecological Systems

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**One-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2010/11**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Adamski	Anthony	Technology Studies	Pathways to Compliance: A Systems Perspective on the Aviation Regulatory Process
Bishop	Joe	Teacher Education	Creating an Environment for International Cooperation and Exchanges between EMU and Sumy State Pedagogical University, Sumy, Ukraine
Coykendall	Abby	English Language & Literature	Heteronormativity and the Eighteenth Century
Dugger	Suzanne	Leadership & Counseling	The Nuts and Bolts of Career Counseling: A Practical Guide for the Professional Counselor
Kass	David	Biology	Genetic Analysis for Mechanisms for Reproductive Isolation in Closely Related Species of Mice
Kaston Tange	Andrea	English Language & Literature	Children and Empire
Margerum-Leys	Jon	Teacher Education	Perspectives on Teacher Preparation: Case Studies of Recent Eastern Michigan University Student Teachers
Okopny	D. Robert	Accounting & Finance	A Diversity Experience and Exploration of Internal Auditing and Ethics within the Context of the Chinese Academic and Business Environment
Rosenfeld	Raymond	Political Science	Comparative Civic Culture Research and Policy Planning Manuscript
Schoenhals	Joel	Music & Dance	Liuyang He: Piano Arrangements of Chinese Folk Music
Shillington	Cara	Biology	Tarantula Mating Systems: How Male Activity and Female Receptivity Influences Mating Success
Tyler	Norman	Geography & Geology	Proposal for Research and Writing of a New Book on the Evolution and Geographical Diffusion of Greek Revival Architecture as a Style
Winning	Robert	Biology	Investigation into the Role of Ephrin-A5 in Guiding Neurons to Hindlimb Muscle
Wylo	Bonnie	Physics & Astronomy	Preparation of a Textbook for Physics for Pre-Service Elementary Teachers
Zelnik Geldys	Suzanne	Health Promotion & Human Performance	Social Dance Textbook
Zinggeler	Margrit	World Languages	How Second Generation Immigrant Authors Have Changed and Transformed German Swiss Literature

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**Two-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2010/11**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Bednekoff	Peter	Biology	Extending the Risk Allocation Hypothesis
Bruya	Brian	History & Philosophy	The Philosophical Challenge from China
Gardiner	Christopher	Mathematics	Calculus with Review
Kalaian	Sema	Technology Studies	A Scholarly Project to Disseminate Statistical and Methodological Developments as well as the Findings of the Meta-Analytic Research that Examine the Effectiveness of Active Small-Group Instruction in STEM Classes
Krajewski-Jaime	Elvia	Social Work	Qualitative Study: Needs Assessment of Low-income Elderly in Mexican Resort Area
Thornton	James	Economics	Economics of the Wine Industry

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**One-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2009/10**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Ajrouch	Kristine	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Family Relations and Aging: The Case of Lebanon
Bednar Copeland	Anne Nancy	Teacher Education	Mobilizing Educational Technologists in a Collaborative Online Community to Develop a Professional Development Wiki for Educators
Bridges	Wallace	Communication & Theatre Arts	Idlewild Theatre Company: Developing a Local High School and Adult Acting Pool
Grondona	Verónica	English Language & Literature	Grammars and Dictionaries of Two Endangered Native American Languages
Holoka	James	History & Philosophy	The Michigan War Studies Review
Ligibel	Ted J.	Geography & Geology	The Maumee Valley Heritage Corridor: Moving to Designation as a National Heritage Area
Thomsen	Marshall	Physics & Astronomy	Development of an Internet-based Resource for Ethics Education in Physics
Vielhaber	Mary	Management	Improving Organizational Effectiveness through Performance Coaching Training for Supervisors and Managers

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**Two-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2009/10**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Calin	Ovidiu	Mathematics	Methods and Techniques for Solving Parabolic Equations
Damiano	Carla	World Languages	The Handbook of Complete Works of Walter Kempowski
Dahl Reeves	Gretchen	Health Sciences	Play-based Interventions for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Scott	Joanna	Political Science	Hannah Arendt and American Politics
Simmons	Charles	English Language & Literature	Environmental Journalism Courses and Concentration
Suchan	Thomas	Art	Using Art to Understand Taiwan of the Present and Make Connections with China of the Past
Watson	Mary Ann	Communication and Theatre Arts	Norman Corwin's One World Flight: The Lost Journal of Radio's Greatest Writer
Yang	Guey-Meei	Art	Collaborative Research and Writing for Teaching Asian Art and Cultures

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**One-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2008/9**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Beard	Betty	Nursing	Educational Needs of Adjunct Nursing Clinical Faculty
Bellamy	Alphonso	Technology Studies	The Structure and Ideology of Technology Management
Bernstein	Jeffrey	Political Science	Thinking Aloud about Political Thinking
Burke	Wendy	Teacher Education	What are Novice Teachers Prepared For? Examining the Theoretical and Practical Discussion of ‘Preparedness’ of EMU Teacher Certification Graduates
Cardon	Phillip	Technology Studies	Project for the International Study on Assessment of Technology Teacher Education Program (PISATTEP)
Cohen Jones	Joan	Mathematics	L-Intersecting Families on Set Systems
Crouch	Margaret	History & Philosophy	Thinking Carefully, Living Deliberately: Critical Thinking in Our Times
Haddad	Carol	History & Philosophy	Women and Technology--Understanding the Basis of Empowerment
Hwang	Angela	Accounting & Finance	Professor Residency Program
Liu	Jiuqiang	Mathematics	L-Intersecting Families on Set Systems
Pokay	Patricia	Teacher Education	Assessment of Informal Marine Science Programs
Rengan	Krish	Chemistry	Study of Precipitation of Neptunium: Conditions Applicable to Nuclear Waste Site
Rubenfeld	M. Gaie	Nursing	Preparation of Second Edition of Book: Critical Thinking TACTICS for Nurses
Rubenfeld	Richard	Art	Michigan Comics
Schmitz	Philip	History & Philosophy	Historical Dictionary of Ancient Phoenician Civilization
Sharma	Natthi	Physics & Astronomy	Multipole Scattering from Liquids and Nano-suspensions
Tummala	V.M. Rao	Computer Information Systems	SCRMP: A Framework to Assess and Manage Supply Chain Risks

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**Two-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2008/9**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Bahorski	Zenia	Computer Science	Students' Perceptions and Use of Digital Recording Technology in the College Classroom
Chowdhry	Pradeep	Management	Establish India's Leading Center for Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship as a Platform to Impact the Triple Bottom Line
Francoeur	Steven	Biology	Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Biological and Chemical Parameters within the Huron River Watershed
Gregory	Susan	Technology Studies	Mail Carrier to Midwife: Developing a Multidimensional Pedagogical Approach to Teaching Meeting and Event Management in the Hotel and Restaurant
Keller	Benjamin	Computer Science	Identifying Genetic Influences on Substance Abuse
Moylan	William	Engineering Technology	The Project Learning Initiative for Eastern Michigan University
John	Texter	Engineering Technology	Particle Science and Technology Scholarship Development
Zimmer	Patricia	Communication & Theatre Arts	The Sharecropper's Protest of 1939: A New Play for Intergenerational Audiences

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**One-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2007/8**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Alexander	Jessica	Communication & Theatre Arts	The Little Match Girl Remix: A Theatrical Envisioning of Hans Christian Anderson’s Story as a Contemporary Edict on Homeless Youth
Chamberlain	Kathleen	History & Philosophy	Gendering the Wild West: The Life of Susan McSween, Lincoln County Warrior and Pioneer Rancher
Chou	David	Computer Information Systems	A Study of Unifying Corporate Quality Improvement Methodologies
Fields	Daniel	Engineering Technology	Development of a Foundry Program at Eastern Michigan University
Hanson	Robert	Accounting & Finance	Corporate Takeovers: Growth versus Decline
Hogan	Walter	University Library	Animals and Animal Rights in Young Adult Literature
Huszczo	Gregory	Management	Making a Difference
Krause	Steven	English Language & Literature	Blogs as Writerly Spaces
Moyer	Steve	Health Promotion and Human Performance	Positive Personal Social Activities for Elementary Physical Education
Nation	Richard	History & Philosophy	Vigilantism in Indiana, 1865-1913
Orrange	Robert	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Individuals and Organizations
Sheerin	James	Physics & Astronomy	New Radar Studies of the Ionosphere
Sidlow	Edward	Political Science	Explaining Presidential Success and Failure: FDR to W
Sims Gray	Sylvia	Social Work	Defining the Artistry of Culturally Competent Leadership for Social Work Students

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**Two-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2007/8**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Dichtelmiller	Margo	Teacher Education	The Power of Assessment: A Handbook for Early Childhood Educators
Hume	Christine	English Language & Literature	Night in Ypsilanti
Jogaratnam	Giri	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Determinants of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance
Weinstein	Jay	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Completion of a Statistics Textbook
Williams	Michael	Nursing	Family Responses to Critical Illness

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**One-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2006/7**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Angell	Michael	Biology	The Role of B-1 Lymphocytes in Protective Responses to MAV-1 Infection
Corsianos	Marilyn	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Crime and Gendered Justice: Examining the Possibilities
Heyl-Clegg	Deborah	Chemistry	Development and Study of Antimicrobial Peptides as Potential Non-Resistant Antibiotics
Hoffman	Ellen	Teacher Education	A History of the Emerging Internet and Schools
Leighton	Paul	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	The Economics of Private Prisons
Moore-Hart	Margaret	Teacher Education	Teaching Writing in a Diverse, Technological Society: An Avenue to Literacy Learning for Students in Grades K-8
Myers	Julia	Art	Charles McGee: Sixty Years as an African-American Artist in Detroit
Nerenz	Anne	Foreign Languages & Bilingual Studies	Increasing Spanish Language Proficiency and Cultural Knowledge
Nybell	Lynn	Social Work	Childhood, Youth, and Social Work in Transformation: A Text for Social Work Education
Olwell	Russell	History & Philosophy	Secrecy and the American Republic
Paciorek	Michael	Health Promotion and Human Performance	Disability and Sport Recreation Resources, 4th Edition
Sachdev	Harash	Marketing	Understanding the Practicality of Supply Chain Management: Using Tecumseh Products as an Example
Schichtman	Martin	English Language & Literature	Cinematic Illuminations: The Middle Ages on Film
Schulz	Eric	Management	Allocation and Perceptions of Merit Pay in a Public University
Woodland	Linda	Accounting & Finance	Testing for Market Overreation Using Probit Regression

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**Two-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2006/7**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Adler-Kassner	Linda	English Language & Literature	Activist Writing Program Administration: Changing Stories
Aghssa	Pirooz	Communication and Theatre Arts	Cabaret Techniques in Performance: Development of a One-Person Show
Allen	Nancy	English Language & Literature	Writing Profiles of [Extra]ordinary Women: A Sabbatical of Learning and Writing
Cerroni-Long	E.L.	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage
Clemans	Daniel	Biology	Investigating the Role of Probiotic Microorganisms in Modulating the Immune Response
Duncan	Jeff	English Language & Literature	Plays for Eastern Michigan University and for the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
Fullerton	Sam	Marketing	A Cross-Cultural Assessment of Attitudes Regarding Unethical Behavior
Long	Roger D.	History & Philosophy	Liaquat: Jinna’s ‘Right Hand,” A Biography
Martusewicz	Rebecca	Teacher Education	EcoJustice Education: Evitalizing the Cultural and Ecological Commons
Mayda	Chris	Geography & Geology	Regional and Environmental Geography of US and Canada Textbook
Reinhardt	Ulrich	Biology	Interactions Between Native and Invasive Fish Species in Freshwater Habitats of Northern Japan and Southern Germany
Schwartz	Ellen	Art	Metal Icons--Images for the Middle Class?
Wu	Tsu-Yin	Nursing	A Comparative Study on Breast Cancer Screening Among Immigrant Asian Women in the U.S. and Women in Taiwan

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**One-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2005/6**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Bach	Catherine	Biology	Forest Fragmentation and Australian Mistletoes: Effects on Herbivory, Pollination, and Seed Dispersal
Barak	Gregg	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Violence, Conflict, and World Order: Conversations in Crime and Justice Studies
Howard	Paul	Mathematics	The Vector Space Basis Theorem
Kennedy	Vance	Chemistry	Cubic Octafunctional Silsesquioxanes, Nanobuilding Blocks from Rice Hull Ash
Lan	Virginia	Nursing	Survey of Genetics Content in Baccalaureate Nursing Programs in the Philippines and Taiwan
Moaddel	Mansoor	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Iraqis' Perceptions of Past, Present, and Future
Reiling	Denise	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	The Negotiation of Boundary Maintenance: The use of Culturally Prohibited Secular Treatments for Mental Illness among the Old Order Amish
Sheerin	James	Physics & Astronomy	High Power Ionospheric Research
Sinclair	Karen	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	The Historical Dictionary of the Maori
Wu	Nesa	Computer Information Systems	Development of Service Industry Specific Lean Methodology and Principles

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**Two-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2005/6**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Atzmon	Leslie	Art	Dream Work: The Impact of Fin-de-Siècle Science on Contemporaneous Fantasy Imager
Friebe	Timothy	Chemistry	Stereochemical Synthesis of 1—Dihydroprrolines and Their Conversion into Potential Anticancer and Antiviral Agents
Langer	Georgea	Teacher Education	Field Book and Research Study: Collaborative Analysis of Student Learning
Liggit	Peggy	Biology	Ypsilanti Schools Get WET and Characterization of Antibiotic Resistant Fecal Bacteria Isolated from Southern Michigan Waterways
Martin	Frances	Political Science	A Comparative Study of Feminism, Gender, and the Judiciary: Israel and the United States
Moss	Walter	History & Philosophy	Violence, Technology, Ideology, and Culture: An Examination of the 20th Century
Sanchez	Pedro	Computer Information Systems	The Singular Value Decomposition as a Data Mining Tool
Stahler-Sholk	Richard	Political Science	The Zapatista Autonomy Movement: Social Movement Innovation in Chiapas, Mexico
Sverdlik	William	Computer Science	Mining the Elements
Voght	Geoffrey	Foreign Languages & Bilingual Studies	A Biography of the Seventeenth-Century Spanish Court Dramatist, Don Pedro Calderón de la Barca

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**One-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2004/5**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Burilovich	Linda	Accounting and Finance	A Study of the Risk of the Reclassification of Debt
Chu	Shenghui Kathy	Mathematics	Professional Development in Bioinformatics
Milletti	Maria	Chemistry	Theoretical Modeling of Nitrogen-Containing Compounds
Nord	Ross	Chemistry	Theoretical Modeling of the Catalytic Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide
Ohren	Joseph	Political Science	Faith-Based Delivery of Services Funded Through the CDBG Program
Pancioli	Diana	Art	Glaze Forward
Tillman	Tracy	Industrial Technology	Develop the Foundation for the SME/IIE/Shingo Lean Manufacturing Professional Certification Program

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**Two-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2004/5**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Cassidy	Cheryl	English Language & Literature	Women and Empire 1750-1930: Primary Sources on Gender and Anglo-Imperialism, India 1830-1930
Davis	Margaret	Art	Decoding
Jose-Kampfner	Cristina	Teacher Education	Si Se Puede – It Can Be Done: Advancing Adolescent Latinas in Mathematics
Kirby	Steven	Foreign Languages & Bilingual Studies	A Glossary to the Old Spanish Libro de buen amor (Book of Good Love) by Juan Ruiz, Arcipreste de Hita
Olson	Judith	Associated Health Professions	The Phenomenon of Early Expulsion and Occupational Therapy Services
Rainville	Alice Jo	Human, Environmental, and Consumer Resources	School Lunch Cost Comparison: On-Site vs. Fast Food vs. Home-Prepared
Rengan	Krishnaswamy	Chemistry	Accurate Measurement of Fission-Product Yields
Thornton	James	Economics	Is Increased Spending on Medical Care Worth It?
Vites	Jose C.	Chemistry	Methods Development for Multi-Element Analysis by HR-ICPMS for the Study of Mercury Speciation and Transport in the Environment

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**One-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2003/4**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Beringer	Ernest	Physics & Astronomy	Photoluminescence Spectroscopy of Semiconductor Heterostructures
Caniglia	Joanne	Mathematics	Teachers Learning Together: Investigating Effective Strategies for the Retention of Urban Teachers through Lesson Study Methodology
Hodges	Kay	Psychology	A Pilot Study of Factors which Influences Dissemination of Evidence-Based Treatment and Their Relationship to Client Outcome
Newell	Stephanie	Management	Managing Organizational Identity: Strategic Decision-Making in a Period of Change
Polakow	Valerie	Teacher Education	Who Cares for the Children? Policy, Poverty, and Child Care
Rosenfeld	Raymond	Political Science	Fulbright-University of Calgary Distinguished Chair in North American Studies and Civic Culture Research
Snyder	Donald	Chemistry	Surface Derivation of Conducting Polymers with Immunospecific Biomolecules for Impedance Spectroscopy-Based Biosensors
Walker	Glenn	Biology	Developmental Deformities Associated with Specific Levels of PCB Congener in Lake Trout Embryos
Williams	Patricia	Art	Development of a Certificate Program in Jacquard Weaving

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**Two-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2003/4**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Bednekoff	Peter	Biology	Costs and Benefits of Living on the Edge of Groups
Geherin	David	English Language & Literature	Scene of the Crime: The Role of Place in Crime and Mystery Fiction
Greco	Tamara	Biology	Using a Microarray Strategy to Identify Estrogen-Regulated Genes
Hanewicz	Wayne	Interdisciplinary Technology	Study of Paradigms in Technology
Jones	Louise	Human, Environmental, and Consumer Resources	Certificate in Green/Sustainable Interior Design
Motschall	Melissa	English Language & Literature	An Examination of the Relationship between Formal Education and Practical Experience in Preparing Students for Careers in Public Relations
Myers	Julia	Art	Robert Wylie and the American Search for Community in Brittany
Ruiter-Feenstra	Pamela	Music	Bach and Improvisation: Learning the Language
Scott	Joanna	Political Science	Book Manuscript for Rowman and Littlefield: Hannah Arendt: The Shock of Experience

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**One-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2002/3**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Crary,	David	Economics	An Economic Model of the U.S. Economy
Hansen,	Ruth Ann	Associated Health Professions	A Comprehensive Assessment Process for the Revised Occupational Therapy Curriculum
Howard,	Arthur	Chemistry	The Use of Microwave Irradiation in the Exploration of a Novel Route to Benzodiazepines and Analogous Compounds
Kass,	David	Biology	The Regulation of SINEs and LINEs: A Window to Evolution and Disease
Kustron,	Konnie	Business and Technology Education	Gender Bias in the Michigan Attorney Grievance and Disciplinary Processes
Moreland,	Kemper	Economics	The Optimal Piecewise Linear Income Tax
Pfoutz,	Susan	Nursing	The Cost of Being a Patient
Sharma,	Natthi	Physics & Astronomy	Hands-On Learning in Photonics
Sokkar,	Fathi	Computer Information Systems	Supply Chain Management and E-Business
Tanguay,	Denise	Management	Characteristics of Merit Pay Plans in Higher Education: A Survey
Tucker,	William	English Language & Literature	When Teachers Write Reflectively: Goals, Constraints, Benefits
VandenBosch,	James	Biology	Mariner-Based PhoA Gene Fusions in Campylobacter Jejuni
Victor,	Gary	Marketing and Law	The Michigan Consumer Protection Act Twenty-Five Years After—What is Left and Where are we Going?
Williston,	Judith	Teacher Education	Writing a Book: Developing the Teacher Leader
Winning	Robert	Biology	Investigation into the Role of Rho GTPases in Embryonic Cellular Communication
Zirk,	Willard	Music	Personal Private Music Teacher: A Digital Versatile Disc

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**Two-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2002/3**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Friedman,	Monroe	Psychology	Commercial Influences in Popular American Plays and Songs of the Post-World War II Era

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**One-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2001/2**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Beard,	Betty J.	Nursing	Learning Needs of New Mothers
Deckert,	Glenn	Foreign Languages & Bilingual Studies	English Language Pedagogical Applications in Qatar
Dionne,	Craig	English Language & Literature	Shakespeare's Common Place: The Bard and American Middle-Brow Culture
Halmhuber,	Nancy	Special Education	Academic Service Learning Handbook
Hill,	Ray	Management	Career Redirection: Teaching Management Skills for Asian Cultures Using Experimental Methods
Karabenick,	Stuart	Psychology	The Impact of Culture on the Learning Process
McGuire,	Michael	Music	From Chaos to Clarity in Psychodynamic Music Therapy: An Anthology - Works by the Pioneer Music Therapist Florence Tyson
McNamara,	Joann	Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance	The Rites of Spring
Pernecky,	Steven	Chemistry	Characterization of Oxidation Products of Low Density Lipoprotiens
Phillips,	Donald	Chemistry	A Project to Improve the Preparation in Chemistry Education of Future Elementary School Teachers at EMU
Richardson,	Barbara	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Ellen Swallow Richards, "Ladies Clubs" and Applied Social Science Research in the Progressive Reform Era
Rubenfeld,	M. Gaie	Nursing	Assessing Critical Thinking in Undergraduate Nursing Education
Thomsen,	Marshall	Physics & Astronomy	An Updated Approach to Thermodynamics
Vinyard,	JoEllen	History & Philosophy	Behind Democracy: Extremism in Twentieth Century Michigan

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**Two-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2001/2**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Bush-Bacelis,	Jean	Management	Evolving into a Virtual Organization Formulating a Strategic Communication Plan
Ettington,	Deborah	Management	E-Business Program Development
Haynes,	Susan	Computer Science	Digital Multimedia Database
McMillian,	William	Computer Science	Book Proposal: "The Essentials of Software Engineering"
Saxon,	Charles	Computer Information Systems	Design and Development of web-based system software for Legal Scholars
Vielhaber,	Mary	Management	Executive Coaching: The Effects of the Leadership Development of Women Executives

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**One-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2000/1**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Adams,	Troy	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	EMU/Romulus Middle School Telementoring Project
Brabec,	Michael	Chemistry	Teach and conduct research in the Institute of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry at Palacky University in the Czech Republic
Cao,	Liqun	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Conduct research testing western criminological theory in Asian society at the Center for Criminology in Hong Kong
Citino,	Robert	History & Philosophy	Mobile Operations: The Art of Warfare in the 20th Century
Cross,	Gilbert	English Language & Literature	History of London's Adelphi Theatre in the 19th Century
Crouch,	Margaret	History & Philosophy	Introductory textbook: Philosophy of Language
Dewan,	Abdullah	Economics	Macroeconometrics of Inflationary Expectations: Vector Autoregression and Co-Integration Analysis
Haddad,	Carol	Interdisciplinary Technology	The Management of Technological Change: A Strategic Partnership Approach
Kinney,	Rhonda	Political Science	Institutional structures and rules in Congress vs. successful presidential leadership
Kreger,	Robert	Special Education	Obtain MDE approval as Director of Special Education
Lake,	Marylyn	Special Education	Impact of co-teaching instructional skills in two middle schools
Leapard,	David	Business & Technology Education	Visiting Scholar at Japan Center of Michigan Universities in Hikone, Japan
Ligibel,	Ted	Geography & Geology	Nominate Fayette Historic Townsite as a National Historic Landmark
Paciorek,	Karen	Teacher Education	Edit "Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Early Childhood Education"
Perkins,	George	English Language & Literature	Prepare a new edition of Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature
Rubenfeld,	Richard	Fine Arts	Create an exhibit and catalogue of comic art
Schlagheck,	Carol	English Language & Literature	Work as a freelance writer and copy editor
Sonstein,	Stephen	Associated Health Professions	Study at the Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research Division
Yager,	Jay	Fine Arts	Create a Web site focusing on the 15th and 16th century courts of six northern Italian noble families and the art produced for or sponsored by them

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**Two-Semester Sabbatical Leave Award 2000/1**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Aebersold,	Jo Ann	Foreign Languages & Bilingual Studies	Conduct research for a textbook on English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher training
Bridges,	Wallace	Communication & Theatre Arts	Research history and development of African American drama and theatre arts
Däumer,	Elisabeth	English Language & Literature	Write book, "T.S. Eliot in Germany"
Huszczo,	Gregory	Management	Complete two journal articles, establish a database of interviews on how managers make a difference, develop knowledge of gainsharing plans, and serve a statewide organization dedicated to developing constructive union-management relations
Jones,	Sylvia	Teacher Education	Write 4 essays on best practices in teaching issues of diversity in diverse teaching teams
Kramer,	Morrey	Accounting	Conduct research in the optimal stopping time in size-dependent searches
Prince,	Nancy	Nursing	Develop competency as a family nurse practitioner; investigate opportunities for nurse faculty managed clinic
Seibert,	Theresa	Communication & Theatre Arts	Develop and produce a creative outreach program called Shakespearience
Torres,	Roberto	Associated Health Professions	Academic Collaboration between EMU Health Administration Program & Colegio Universitario del Este in Puerto Rico
Uhlaner,	Lorraine	Management	Conduct research on family businesses and entrepreneurship curriculum development while serving as Visiting Professor at Erasmus University of Rotterdam in the Netherlands
Zimmer,	Patricia	Communication & Theatre Arts	Visit children’s theatre program alumnae in Asia; prepare a presentation of children’s theatre in the U.S.

Provost New Faculty Award

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**Provost's New Faculty Award 2012**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Allen,	Amanda	English Language & Literature	The Sweetness Debate: Neglected Female Junior Novels (1942-1967) and the Gendering of Young Adult Fiction
Blondy,	Laurie C.	Nursing	Identifying Constructs of the Synthesis Process
Bluhm,	Minnie	Health Sciences	Why They Do It: Oncologists' Rationales for Administering Chemotherapy to Dying Patients
Bryk,	Nancy	Geography & Geology	Acknowledging Women's Contributions in Sites of Famous Men
Bumpus,	Sherry M.	Nursing	Evaluation of Bridging the Discharge Gap Effectively (BRIDGE)
Caponegro,	Ramona	English Language & Literature	The Prisoner and the Grande Dame: Leo Frank, Anne Carol Moore, and the Children's Library that Connected Their Stories
Casey,	Stephanie	Mathematics	STEM - Achievement Improvement in Mathematics among Michigan English Language Learners: AIM-ELL
Eydgahi,	Ali	Engineering Technology	Design of an Intelligent Autonomous Control and Navigation System for Simulation of Unmanned Surface Vehicles
Grote,	Todd	Geography & Geology	Reconstructing Prehistoric Floodplain Environments in the Allegheny-Upper Ohio River Basin, Pennsylvania
Leon,	Raul	Leadership & Counseling	Study Abroad: Engaging Males and Students of Color
Marterella,	Abbey	Health Sciences	Theorizing Lifestyle: Exploring Health and Wellness Needs of Adults with Serious Mental Illness
Saldanha,	Kennedy	Social Work	Marginal Homelessness Experiences of Youth in Two Alternative Education Programs: A Pilot Study
Shin,	Hyoung-jin	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Residential Choice of Immigrant Groups in Newark City, 1880
Tomaš	Zuzana	World Languages	STEM - Achievement Improvement in Mathematics among Michigan English Language Learners: AIM-ELL

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**Provost's New Faculty Award 2011**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Cass,	Howard	Music & Dance and Communication, Media, & Theater Arts	Recording of Musical Compositions Based on the Writings of Kurt Vonnegut
Currans,	Elizabeth	Women's & Gender Studies	Engendering Publics: Women's Demonstrations in the 21st Century U.S.
DeMarte,	Jason	Art	Nature Preserve
Feng,	Xianghong	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Place, Culture, and Consumption: The McDonaldization of Tourism in Fenghuang, China
Ferguson,	Jason	Art	Domestic Carnival
Greenwald,	Katherine	Biology	A New Mode of Reproduction in Salamanders: Adaptive Benefits and Conservation Implications
Halpern,	Rob	English Language & Literature	Becoming a Patient of History: Poetry, Politics, and the Crisis of Agency (scholarly essays), and My Augustine (poems)
Higgins,	Peter	History & Philosophy	Justice and Immigrant Admissions
Koopman,	Margaret	Biology	Investigating the Genetic Structure of Carnivorous Pitcher Plants
Pawlowski,	David	Physics & Astronomy	Towards a 27 Day Prediction of Ionospheric and Thermospheric Space Weather
Peavler,	Robert	Music & Dance	Recording of Various 20th and 21st Century American Art Songs
Rickard,	Megan	Health Promotion & Human Performance	Midwest College Students' Perceptions about Individuals with Sexually Transmitted Infections
Scaglione,	Jamie	Chemistry	Characterization of the Pladienolide Thioesterase
Singh	Nitya	Political Science	Understanding the Role of Economic Factors in the Growth of Left-Wing Extremist Movements - A Study of the Naxalite Movement in India
Wozniak,	David	Accounting & Finance	The Effects of Ambiguity and Information for Individual Decision Making

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**Provost's New Faculty Award 2010**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Bo,	Jin	Psychology	Handwriting Consistency in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder
Carbone,	John W.	Health Sciences	Amino Acid Regulation on the Ubiquitin Proteasome Pathway
Casper,	Anne M.	Biology	Characterizing DNA Breaks at Chromosomal Fragile Sites using the Yeast Model Organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Dagnan,	Brooke	Communication, Media & Theatre Arts	The Sale Barn: Documenting the Traditions of a Midwestern Auction
David,	Nina P.	Geography & Geology	An Evaluation of Informal Regional Land Use Partnerships and their Potential in Michigan
Duke,	Robert H.	History & Philosophy	'Food is a Weapon’: Manufacturing Support for Community Gardening in the Arsenal of Democracy
Fisher,	Janet L.	Special Education	Examining Special Education Eligibility for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder through the Lens of a Collaborative Medical-Educational Model
Guthrie,	Jeff	Chemistry	Aptamer-Based Biosensors for Environmental Analysis
Morton II	Larry G.	Social Work	Exploring the Challenges and Strengths in Homeless Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Mueller ,	Derek N.	English Language & Literature	Apprenticeship in Linking: Networked Writing Practices and the Casual Circulation of Influential Objects
Spolans,	Brian	Art	Systems of Function
Staunton,	John A.	English Language & Literature	Teaching Literature/Inquiry in Community
Vivek,	Shiri	Marketing	Service Ethnocentrism in the Choice of Providers: Development of a Multi-Country Measure
Yaya	Mehmet E.	Economics	Determinants of Income Inequality of Immigrants in the United States

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**Provost's New Faculty Award 2009**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Bleyaert,	Barbara	Leadership & Counseling	Development and Pilot Test of an ‘Organizational Design Equity Audit’ for Use in Michigan High Schools
Drake,	John	Computer Information Systems	Tying Ethical Beliefs to Actual Behavior: Development of a Comprehensive Qualitative Instrument for Business and Information Technology Ethical Issues
Dunn Jr.,	John	English Language and Literature	Tracing the History of Higher Education Policy Reform and Writing Program Administration: The Case of Fred Newton Scott, James Burrill Angell, and the University of Michigan, 1871-1909
Flowers,	Ronald	Leadership & Counseling	The Lost Boys of Intercollegiate Athletics
Gossett,	Andrea	Health Sciences	Exploring Health Needs of Seniors Aging in the Community
Harryman,	Carla	English Language & Literature	Poets Theater Plays and Other Performance Writings
Jones,	Melissa	English Language & Literature	Early Modern Pornographies
LaRose,	Jacqueline	Teacher Education	Where's My Family?' Portrayals of Families in Chidren's Picture Books
Li,	Hui	Political Science	Michigan City Income Tax: Property Tax Relief of Additional Revenue Souce?
McVey,	Michael	Teacher Education	Using Small Scale Social Networking Applications as a Franework for Technology Skill Development
Ramsey,	Paul	Teacher Education	A Polyglot Boardinghouse: A History of Public Bilingual Schooling in the United States
Schmitt,	Thomas	Psychology	A Comparative Investigation of Rotation Methods within Exploratory Factor Analysis

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**Provost's New Faculty Award 2008**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Badger Booth,	Susan	Communications & Theatre Arts	Community & Culture: Creating a Plan for Washtenaw County
Cowdery, Kindred,	Joan, Jeannette	Health Promotion & Human Performance Communications and Theatre Arts	Reception and Processing of Health Communication Messages Delivered Via an Online Virtual World
Edwards,	Gavin	Chemistry	In Situ Monitoring of Ozone in Southeastern Michigan
Ensor,	Marissa	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Grandmothers of the Nile Valley: Intergenerational Enculturation among Sudanese Refugee Families in Egypt
Gray,	Suzanne	University Library	Assessing the Intersetions: Support for Student Research, Writing, and Technology at Eastern Michigan University
Herman,	Christopher	Health Promotion & Human Performance	The Development of a Comprehensive Research-Based Program for Cancer Rehabilitation Patients
Judd,	Kristine	Biology	Evaluating Ecosystem Services in Local Restored Wetlands
Kubitskey,	Bethany	Physics & Astronomy	Faculty Video Club--Research on University Teaching
Penix,	Tamara	Psychology	Writing a NIMH R21 Grant Proposal to Study the Functions of Sexual Behaviors for Sexual Offenders and Community Controls
Robbins,	Christopher	Teacher Education	Dangerous when Wet: Culture, Pedagogy, and Power in Liquid Times--An Assessment of Henry A. Giroux's Body of Work and Its Implications for Education Policy and Practice
Shen,	Tsai-Shan	Communications & Theatre Arts	Who Should Pay for First Dates?: Rethinking Face Management in the Initial Stage of Relational Development from an Evolutionary Perspective
Shetron-Rama,	Lynne	Health Sciences	Essential Metabolic Pathways of B. Antracis in Infection
Simmons III,	Robert	Teacher Education	Our Journey in K-12 Education: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Experiences and Thoughts of African American Men in the Teaching Profession in Michigan
Simoes,	Solange	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Integrating my ongoing international collaboration and research into my EMU agenda
Stevens,	Brooks Harris	Art	Expanding Digital Imagery for Environments
Williams,	Linda	Teacher Education	Improving Student Achievement Through an Afterschool Knitting Program: Cultural Historical Activity Theory in an Urban Setting

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**Provost's New Faculty Award 2007**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Banerji,	Kunal	Management	Supply Chain Linkages and Firm Competitiveness: A Look at the US Auto Ancillary Industry
Barr,	Mark	English Language & Literature	Romantic Justice: A Legal Genealogy of the Imagination
Beaubien,	Brigid	Teacher Education	Resilient Teaching: How Urban Early Childhood Teachers Remain and Thrive in the Classroom
Burton-Hoyle,	Sally	Special Education	Coping Skills of Families of Children with ASD
Carroll,	Bruce	Political Science	Tenure Deprived: United States Magistrate Judge's in the American Legal System
Fries,	Derrick	Special Education	The Impact of Michigan Merit Curriculum Reform and Graduation Expectations for Special Education and At-Risk Students
Han,	Xiaoxu	Mathematics	Cancer Molecular Pattern Discovery by Projected Gradient Non-negative Matrix Factorization based Subspace Kernel Clustering
Johnson,	Amy	Chemistry	"Out of the Blue it Just Pops into My Mind!" Making Connections and Transferring Knowledge in General Chemistry Courses
Kao,	Tsui-Sui Annie	Nursing	Acculturation and Maternal Influences on AAPI Adolescents' Sexual Behaviors
Killingbeck,	Donna	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Punishment for Sale: How Big Business Bought the American Correctional System
Koehn,	Patrick	Physics & Astronomy	The EARTHS Project--Educational Astronomy with Radio Telescopes in High Schools
Koh,	Myung-Sook	Special Education	Phenomena of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Parents on Educating their Children in the United States: A Quantitative Study
Kovacevic,	Nastasa	English Language & Literature	Civilization's Wild West: Narrating Eastern Europe's Communism and Post-Communism
Kovacs,	Thomas	Geography & Geology	Imaging the Interaction of Saharan Aerosol with Tropical Cyclones using the CALIPSO Satellite
Lajiness-O'Neill,	Renee	Psychology	Examining Brain Regions that Underlie Joint Attention with Magnetoencephalography (MEG): Substrates for Social Cognition
Liepman,	Aaron	Biology	Examining the Functions of Mannan Polysaccharides in the Model Plant Species Arabidopsis Thaliana
Mucher,	Stephen	History and Philosophy	Research Support for Archival Investigation When Subject Matter Mattered: The Changing Role of Content Knowledge in Teacher Preparation, 1871-1921
Sacksteder,	Amy	Art	Capturing Time: From Painting to Projection
Tracy,	Christine	English Language & Literature	News as an Ecosystem; Shifting Perspectives for Citizen Journalists
Walsh,	Pamela	Health Sciences	What do Health Care Managers Need?
Welsh,	William	Geography & Geology	Preliminary Feasibility Study of a Closed-Loop Biofuel Industry in Detroit
Wilmes,	Gregg	Chemistry	Synthesis and Control of Self-assembling Block Copolymers in Solution: Examining the Stability and Dynamics of Micelle Formation by NMR Relaxation
Wiswell,	Lisa	Nursing	Retaining Minority Nursing Students: Perceptions of Faculty Support
Witkow,	Melissa	Psychology	Daily Experiences Among Pairs of Best Friends During Their First Year of College

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**Provost's New Faculty Award 2006**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Amidei,	Cathryn	School of Technology Studies	Development of a Large Format Textile Digital Printing Laboratory for the ATM Program at Eastern Michigan University
Bruya,	Brian	History & Philosophy	Effortless Attention: The Theory and Science of Getting More for Less
Cunningham,	Charles	English Language & Literature	Pioneers on Relief: Race, Individualism, and the Yeoman Myth
Eidietis,	Laura	Biology	Comparing a Native Species to an Invasive Competitor: Defensive Behaviors of Juvenile Crayfish
Emal,	Cory	Chemistry	Design and Synthesis of Bioactive Small Molecules as Anti-Parasitic Agents: Development of 1,2-aminoalcohols as Antimalarials
Evans,	Hedeel Guy	Chemistry	Biochemistry of Life at the Edge
Fuller,	Craig	Health Sciences	FIND Is an Interleukin-4-Induced Molecule Expressed by Deactivated Cells
Hric,	Kathleen	Special Education	Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and Their Perceptions of Facial Expressions
Huth-Bocks,	Alissa	Psychology	Depression Risk, Infant-Mother Attachment, and Cortisol
Kullberg,	Judith	Political Science	The Formation of Political Preferences: The Case of Post-Communist Russia
Liu,	Beili	Art	Dwelling--From East to West
Locke,	Jennifer	Art	A Comparison Project: Recording Rococo and American Environments
Mistry,	Anahita	Health Sciences	Regulation of Energy Balance and Body Weight by Dietary Calcium
Reedy,	Michael	Art	Combining Medical Imaging with Traditional Fine Art Portraiture
Schoenherr,	Tobias	Computer Information Systems	Assessing Global Competitiveness of Manufacturing Supply Chains: Data Collection in the German Manufacturing Industry
Sneed,	Bethany	Political Science	When Public and Nonprofit Values Converge: A Research Agenda for the Bi-Sector Study of Representative Bureaucracy
Wannamaker,	Annette	English Language & Literature	Under the Wolf Suit: Boys in Contemporary American Children’s Literature and Culture
Zhao,	Zhirong	Political Science	Local Option Taxes and Fiscal Disparities among Local Governments

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**Provost's New Faculty Award 2005**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Buffington,	Melanie	Art	Expanding Visual Arts Education into the Community: Connecting EMU Students and Local Teachers through the Resources of Ford Gallery
Endres,	Megan Lee	Management	A Model of Gender Differences and Complex Financial Decision Making
Koch,	Ellen	Psychology	Comparison of Dosed and Prolonged Exposure Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Molloy,	Ryan	Art	Labwork: A Journal for Visual Representation
Parker,	Jeff	English	The Drinking Game: A Hypermedia, Performance, and Short Story Project
Suchan,	Thomas	Art	The Cliff Sculpture of Dazu: A Study of a Regional Artistic Tradition and the Domestication of Buddhism in Medieval China

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**Provost's New Faculty Award 2004**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Ensor,	Bradley	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Archaeological Excavations at Islas de Los Cerros, Tabasco, Mexico
Garrett,	Edward	English Language & Literature	Discovering, Querying and Analyzing Phonetic Data on the Web
Neufeld,	Christine	English Language & Literature	Gathering the Gossips
Palladino,	John	Special Education	Collaborating on Behalf of Adolescent Youth with Behavior Disabilities Residing in Foster Care: Implications for Transitional Services
Petrescu,	Claudia	Political Science	Understanding Strategic Management in Nonprofit Organizations
Yang,	Guey-Meei	Art	Cross-Cultural Dialogues Through Imagery and Text

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**Provost's New Faculty Award 2003**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Chowdhur,y	Sanjib	Management	What Is the Effect of Individual-Level and Team-Level Knowledge and Complex Knowledge on High-Tech Entrepreneurial Firm Performance?
Calin,	Ovidiu	Mathematics	Lectures on Geometric Mechanics of Riemannian and Heisenberg Manifolds
Coykendall,	Abigail	English Language & Literature	Conjuring Inherited Empire: Gothic Real Estate and the Eighteenth-Century British Novel
Francouer,	Steven	Biology	Photosynthetic Regulation of Wetland Enzyme Activity
Hume,	Christine	English Language & Literature	"Alaskaphrenia," a Collection of Poems
Keller,	Benjamin	Computer Science	Linking Accuracy of Recommendation Algorithms to Objective Measures
Lee,	Lidia	Special Education	Perception of Audio Distortion
Lindsay,	Harriet	Chemistry	A New Synthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Sugar Mimics with Biomedical Applications
Mannari,	Vijay	Interdisciplinary Technology	Polymers for Radiation-Curable Flame-Retardent Coatings
Ruggiero,	Maria	Art	Transformation: Developing and Documenting Watercolor Painting Using Digital Media
Tanner,	Christine	Communications & Theatre Arts	Actor Training for Theatre for Young Audiences: Let's Take a Fresh Look
Texter,	John	Interdisciplinary Technology	Renewable Soy-Based Microemulsions for Alleviation of Diesel Emissions

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**Provost's New Faculty Award 2002**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Ajrouch,	Kristine	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Intergenerational Relations: Social Support and Aging Arab Americans
Blakely,	Colin	Art	Scanning the Horizon
Chamberlain,	Kathleen	History & Philosophy	Victorio, Apache Leader and Warrior
Coffman,	Margaret	Biology	Characterization of Two Muscle-Specific Promoters for Use in DNA Vaccines for Fish
DeHoog,	John	Art	Lightweight Chair Design: Combining Wood with Fiberglass, Kevlar, and Carbon Fiber
Downey,	Karen	Psychology	Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation Among Sorority Members: Benefits Associated with Short-Term Abstinence
Frye,	Crissie	Management	A Meta-Analytic View of the Effect of Personality and Structural Variables on Job Satisfaction
Laporte,	Marianne	Biology	Genetic Engineering for Drought Avoidance in Plants
Milletti,	Christina	English Language & Literature	Room in the Hotel America, A Novel
Schoenhals,	Joel	Music	Piano Recording: Bela Bartok's Complete For Children Volumes 1 and 2
Zamani,	Eboni	Leadership & Counseling	The Dilemma of Difference: Examining the Politics of Racial Identity, Self-Interest and Perceived Causes of Affirmative Action Backlash Among Collegians

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**Provost's New Faculty Award 2001**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Blake,	Kevin	Geography & Geology	The Michigan Drumlin Project
Cano,	Annmarie	Psychology	Chronic Pain, Disability, and Depression Among Married, Older Couples
Clemans,	Daniel	Biology	Secreted Haemophilus influenzae Modulins Stimulate Respiratory Inflammation
Csicsila,	Joe	English Language & Literature	Canons by Consensus: Critical Trends and American Literature Canons
Grondona,	Veronica	English Language & Literature	Typological Characteristics of Active-Inactive Languages
Kaston,	Andrea	English Language & Literature	Redefining ‘A Woman’s Place’: An Examination of Victorian Middle-Class Life at Home
Kuehn,	Kevin	Biology	Decomposition of the Wetland Plant Typha angustifolia (Cattail): The Role of Microorganisms in Decay and Nutrient Cycling Processes
McGregor,	Stephen	HPERD	The Role of Inflammatory Cells Following Contraction-Induced Skeletal Muscle Injury Using Transgenic Mice and Gene Array Analysis
Moore,	Adam	History & Philosophy	Privacy Rights: Cultural Dimensions and Philosophic Foundations
Nabors,	Nina	Psychology	Medical Decision-Making: The Case of Fibroid Tumors
Pilato,	Denise	Interdisciplinary Technology	Battlefields and Boundaries: New Territory for the Woman Inventor in the Civil War
Poli,	Maria Serena	Geography & Geology	Deep and Intermediate Water Circulation in the Western North Atlantic During the Climate Extremes of Oxygen Isotope Stages 11-12 (c. 360,000-470,000 Years Ago)
Reinhardt,	Ulrich	Biology	Applied Studies in Fish Behavior: Barriers against Fish Invasions and Selection in Domesticated Trout
Schroeder,	Michael	History & Philosophy	Tragedy, Redemption, Power: The Sandino Rebellion in Las Segovias and Nicaragua, 1926-1934
Schulz,	Eric	Management	Signing Bonus Prevalence: Myth or Reality
Sickels-Taves,	Lauren	Geography & Geology	Preserving Michigan’s Lighthouses: An Owner’s Handbook
Tonkovich,	John	Special Education	Efficacy of Supported Conversation Training for Chronic Aphasia

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**Provost's New Faculty Award 2000**
Name		Dept/School	Project Title
Armstrong,	W. Jeffrey	HPERD	Exercise Science Ultrasound Laboratory
Atzmon,	Leslie	Fine Arts	Design and and distribute to 2500 members of the American Center for Design a self-published book on type/image juxtaposition and write two essays — “Cultures of the Kabbalah” and “Letter Symbolism in the Kabbalah”
Carroll,	James	Physics & Astronomy	Electric Field Measurements in the EMU Target Chamber
Dieterle,	Jill	History & Philosophy	Feminist Philosophy of Science and Mathematics
Friebe,	Timothy	Chemistry	Synthesis and Reaction Chemistry of 2-Alkenyloxazolidin-5-ones
Kaderavek,	Joan	Special Education	Early Literacy Project for Children with Special Needs
Kern,	Roger	Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology	Internet Software Piracy: A Criminological Analysis
Knapp,	James	English Language & Literature	To complete two chapters of "Blinding Brute: Image, Text, and the Reformation of the Elizabethan Historical Imagination"
Mayda,	Christine	Geography & Geology	Upgrade video-editing bay; attend a digital video conference
Nelson,	Michelle	Fine Arts	Tools for the Next Decade of Design
Olwell,	Russell	History & Philosophy	Atomic Cities: The Postwar Development of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Hanford, Washington
Rankin,	Larry	Nursing	Pilot Study of Risk Factors and Self-Efficacy in African-American Families
Saddik,	Annette	English	Performing America: The Struggle for Cultural Identity on the Stage
Sverdlik,	William	Computer Science	Applications of Evolutionary Programming Techniques to Real Time Systems

Undergraduate Research Stimulus Program

2012/13 | 2011/12 | 2010/11

**Undergraduate Research Stimulus Program 2012/13**
(Summer 2012 & Winter 2013 (upcoming))
Student	Major	Faculty Mentor	Mentor's Department	Project Title
Haley Cavanaugh	Individualized Studies Program	Melanie Schuessler	Communications, Media, & Theatre Arts	Costume Design for Pygmalion (Michigan Shakespeare Festival)
Elaine Gurich	Music Therapy	Margrit Zinggeler	World Languages	Innovative Approaches to Teaching German Grammar and Understanding Musical Inspiration with the Brothers' Grimm Online Corpora COSMAS
John Hopkins	Chemistry	Ruth Ann Armitage	Chemistry	Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry: Developing a Tool for Rapid Analysis of Ancient Food Residues
Danielle Hulvey	Biology	Katherine Greenwald	Biology	Genetic Markers for the Identification of Unisexual Ambystoma Salamanders
Kara Marsac	Geology	Steven LoDuca	Geography & Geology	Investigation of Problematic Early Paleozoic Macrofossils using Scanning Electron Microscopy and Stable Carbon Isotope Analysis
Mark Miller	Nursing	Michael L. Williams	Nursing	Prostate Cancer, Gay Men and Their Partners: A Phenomenological Investigation
Nicole Richards	Psychology	Heather Janisse	Psychology	The Relationship between Parental Care and Communication and Sexual Behaviors and Attitudes in Emerging Adults
Lois Vasquez	Chemistry/Biology	Heather Holmes	Chemistry	Testing Efficacy of a Constructed Wetland to Filter Common Water Pollutants Through Ion Chromatography
Alyssa Winkler	Biochemistry	Maria C. Milletti	Chemistry	Stereoselective Synthesis of Acyl Pyrrolidines
Erica Mouch Leonita Tomaj Alyssa Walz	Dietetics	John Carbone	Health Sciences	The Effects of High Fructose Corn Syrup Intake on Basic Physiologic Measures

**Undergraduate Research Stimulus Program 2011/12**
(Spring-Summer 2011 & Winter 2012)
Student	Major	Faculty Mentor	Mentor's Department	Project Title
Torey Arnold	Biology	Aaron Liepman	Biology	Characterizing Mannan Synthases from Plants that Synthesize Mannans with Different Structures
David Boeving	English Language & Literature/Philosophy	Elisabeth Däumer	English Language & Literature	The Gestural Language of T. S. Eliot's Poetry
Randal Brown	Psychology	Natalie Dove	Psychology	An Investigation of the Effectiveness of STI-Preventative Marketing Campaigns
Patrick Davis	Mathematics	Andrew Ross	Mathematics	Modeling the Spread of a Wheat Pathogen in the United States
Michelle Hatto	Clinical Lab Sciences	Lynne Shetron-Rama	Health Sciences	Investigating Essential Metabolic Pathways of Bacillus Anthracis
Nathaniel Franklin	Physics - Research	Ernest Behringer	Physics & Astronomy	Infrared Laser Tweezers for Manipulating Microscopic Particles and Cells
Josh Goldberger	Biology	Kristin Judd	Biology	Does Invasion by Phragmites australis Impact the Abundance and Diversity of Methane Producing Microbes in Wetland Soils?
Jeffrey Haller	Information Assurance	Gerald Lawver	Technology Studies	Cyber Defense System
Bryan Harmon	Chemistry	Cory Emal	Chemistry	Investigation of Novel Inhibitors of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 (PAI-1)
Joshua Hunt	Chemistry/Biology	Jeff Guthrie	Chemistry	Selection of Molecular Probes for Streptavidin Using Capillary Electrophoresis
Mary Beth Kalvaitis	Chemistry/Physics	Heather Holmes	Chemistry	Characteristics of Packed-Capillary Sorbent Traps for Derivatization and Preconcentration of Short-Chain Fatty Acids
Steven Korn	Earth Science	Thomas Kovacs	Geography & Geology	Effects of the Saharan Aerosol Layer on Tropical Waves
Ashley London	Psychology	Alissa Huth-Bocks	Psychology	Changes in Mother-Infant Attachment Behavior in Relation to Changes in Family Circumstance
Aaron Luedtke	History	John McCurdy	History & Philosophy	The Forgotten Colony: Quebec and the American Revolution
Michael Moreno	Physics	Marshall Thomsen	Physics & Astronomy	A Study of Quantum XY Chains
Andrew Samuels	Physics - Engineering	David Pawlowski	Physics & Astronomy	Towards a 27 Day Prediction of Ionospheric and Thermospheric Space Weather
Benjamin Sharp	Chemistry	Gregg Wilmes	Chemistry	Exploring the Use of Copolymers as an Effective Drug Delivery System
Jennelle Shaw	Biochemistry/Toxicology	Jamie Scaglione	Chemistry	Verrucosispora: Antibiotic-producing soil bacteria from the Detroit River
Zachary Smith	Linguistics/Spanish	Verónica Grondona	English Language & Literature	Digitizing, Archiving, and Annotating Chorote Linguistic Data
Douglas Spry	Physics - Research	David Pawlowski	Physics & Astronomy	Investigating the Predictability of the Solar Wind
Kayleigh Watson	Biology	Anne Casper	Biology	Exploring the Role of the Sgs1 Protein at a Fragile Site in Yeast DNA
Neil Weinberg	Polical Science	Edward Sidlow	Political Science	Presidential Success, Failure, and Greatness
Michael Zielinski	Professional Chemistry	Timothy Brewer	Chemistry	Nanoparticles Size and Shape Influence on Luminescent Properties

**Undergraduate Research Stimulus Program 2010/11**
(Spring-Summer 2010, Fall 2010, Winter 2011)
Student	Major	Faculty Mentor	Mentor's Department	Project Title
Gregory Abernathy	Chemistry	Cory Emal	Chemistry	Design and Synthesis of Bioactive Inhibitors of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1
Bailey Ahles	Dance	Joanna McNamara	Music & Dance	Choreographic Project
Raneem Alkhatib	General Biochemistry	Deborah Heyl-Clegg	Chemistry	Insulin-Based Inhibitors of Pancreas Cell-Destroying Amyloid Formation in Type 2 Diabetes by Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (hIAPP)
Jennifer Bates	Art History	Ruth Ann Armitage	Chemistry	Art History + Chemistry = Conservation Science: Using Analytical Chemistry to Solve Problems in Anthropology and Art
Clara Balmer	Physics Research	James Carroll	Physics & Astronomy	Observations of Epsilon Aurigae using Sherzer Observatory
Shannon Bourke	Physics	Ernest Behringer	Physics & Astronomy	Excitation, Characterization, and Modeling of Chladni Plate Patterns
Trisha Brewer	Information Assurance	Konnie Kustron	Technology Studies	Perceptions of Copyright Compliance
Alex Busuito	Psychology	Alissa Huth-Bocks	Psychology	Economic Hardship, Romantic Attachment, and Women's Mental Health
Joao Costa	Professional Chemistry	Cory Emal	Chemistry	Synthesis of Novel, Heterocycle-based Inhibitors of Plasminogen Activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1)
Christopher Fairchild	Professional Chemistry	Maria Milletti	Chemistry	Conformational Analysis of Polyphenolic Inhibitors of PAI-1
Mark Ferrall	Urban & Regional Planning	Hugh Semple	Geography & Geology	Crowd-Sourcing Improvements to Mass Transit Service, Through the Development and Distribution of a Mobile Internet Application
Phillip Furman	Simulation, Animation, and Gaming	Pamela Speelman	Technology Studies	EMU Planetarium Opening Simulation: Interior Views
Alex Friske (Fall 2010)	Biology	Anne Casper	Biology	Analysis of DNA Copy Number Variants in Yeast
Alex Friske (Winter 2011)	Biology	Anne Casper	Biology	Analysis of DNA Copy Number Variants in Yeast
Ryan Harper	Biology	Aaron Liepman	Biology	A Novel Trichome Expression System for Analylsis of Cellulose Synthase-like Functions
Mary Beth Kalvaitis	Chemistry & Physics	Heather Holmes	Chemistry	Dual-Stage Automated Derivatization and Preconcentration for the Analysis of Short-Chain Fatty Acids by Gas Chromatography
Michael Kaminski	Biology	Cara Shillington	Biology	The Effects of Food Limitation on Locomotory Behavior in Brachypelma Albopolosim
Joni Krueger	Psychology	Bo Jin	Psychology	Development of Handwriting in Early School Age Children
James Lawson	Simulation, Animation, and Gaming	Jeremy Catarino	Technology Studies	EMU Planetarium Opening Simulation: Exterior Views
Sarah Meyer	Elementary Education	Linda Williams	Teacher Education	Literacy Carnival: Developing a Literacy Games Handbook for Schools
Dustin Miller	Comprehensive Major - CMTA	Jeromy Hopgood	CMTA	EMU Planetarium Opening Simulation: Sound Design & Engineering
Stephanie Omar	Special Education, EI	John Palladino	Special Education	Culture and Context: A Qualitative Analysis of Arab Mothers' Advocacy for Boys with Emotional Impairments
Zach Owens	Psychology	Jin Bo Thomas Schmitt	Psychology Psychology	Development of Hand-Eye Coordination in Young Children
Jessica Peltz	Music Performance	Julie Stone	Music & Dance	A Study of Flute Material and Construction for Enhanced Performance
Eric Prichard	Psychology	Dennis Delprato	Psychology	Is Memory Distorted by Unrelated Everyday Memory?
Melissa Redwood	Biology	Marianne Laporte	Biology	Correlating Water-Use Efficiency with the Expression of Malic Enzyme in Transgenic Arabidopsis Thaliana
Amy Sawyer	Music Therapy	Michael McGuire	Music & Dance	The Use of Technologies by Credentialed Therapists in Music Therapy Clinical Practice
Nagaraja Seethalakshmi	Dietetics	Anahita Mistry	Health Sciences	The Influence of Dietary Fat on the Action of Insulin
Matthew Sommer	International Affiars	Volker Krause	Political Science	Oil Dependency, Human Rights, and U.S, Foreign Aid Allocations
Dianna Synowiec	Special Education, CI	Myung-sook Koh	Special Education	The Efficacy of Direct Instruction to Develop Communication Ability of a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Changing-Criterion Single-Subject Study
Lisa Vitale	K-12 Certificate, Spanish	Paul Ramsey	Teacher Education	Migrant Students and Their Learning Experiences
Matthew Whipple	Secondary Education	Wedian Shen	Physics & Astronomy	Study of Corrosion Resistance Characterization Technique for Magnesium Alloys Used in Automotive and Other Manufacturing Industries
Joseph Young	Secondary Education	John McCurdy	History & Philosophy	The Experiences of Homosexual Students at Eastern Michigan University and University of Michigan in the Last Half of the Twentieth Century