The Division of Academic Affairs has awarded a total of
$44,700 to 12 new Eastern Michigan University faculty for
research and creative projects under the Provost's Research
Award for New Faculty program for 2009.
The Provost's Research Award for New Faculty offers competitive
awards to carry out carefully designed research or creative
projects. Faculty in their first or second year of employment
may be awarded up to $5,000. University awards are supplemented
by matching awards from the applicant's home department.
The program is designed to help new faculty establish a
research agenda that will make them more competitive for
external funding. Awards must be expended during the 2009
calendar year.
Awardees, their home departments, project titles and award
amounts are:
Barbara Bleyaert, leadership & counseling, "Development
and Pilot Test of an 'Organizational Design Equity Audit'
for Use in Michigan High Schools" ($4,950).
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Drake |
John Drake, computer information systems, "Tying Ethical
Beliefs to Actual Behavior: Development of a Comprehensive
Qualitative Instrument for Business and Information Technology
Ethical Issues" ($2,910).
John S. Dunn Jr., English language & 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" ($2,500).
Ronald D. Flowers, leadership & counseling, "The Lost
Boys of Intercollegiate Athletics" ($3,300).
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Gossett |
Andrea Gossett, health sciences, "Exploring Health Needs
of Seniors Aging in the Community" ($3,400).
Carla Harryman, English language & literature, "Poets'
Theater Plays and Other Performance Writings" ($5,000).
Melissa J. Jones, English language & literature, "Early
Modern Pornographies" ($5,000).
Jacqueline LaRosa, teacher education, "'Where's My Family?'
Portrayals of Families in Children's Picture Books" ($2,480).
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Li |
Hui Li, political science, "Michigan City Income Tax:
Property Tax Relief or Additional Revenue Source?" ($3,850).
Michael McVey, teacher education, "Using Small Scale Social
Networking Applications as a Framework for Technology Skill
Development" ($2,710).
Paul J. Ramsey, teacher education, "A Polyglot Boardinghouse:
A History of Public Bilingual Schooling in the United States" ($5,000).
Thomas A. Schmitt, psychology, "A Comparative Investigation
of Rotation Methods within Exploratory Factor Analysis" ($3,600).
