The Division of Academic Affairs has awarded a total of $74,825 to 17 new Eastern Michigan University faculty for research and creative projects under the Provost's Research Award for New Faculty program for 2008.
The Provost's Research Award for New Faculty offers competitive awards of up to $5,000 to faculty in their first or second year of employment to carry out carefully designed research or creative projects. 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 2008 calendar year.
Faculty, their projects and award amounts are:
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Cowdery |
Susan Badger Booth, communication & theatre arts, "Community & Culture: Creating a Plan for Washtenaw County" ($3,920).
Joan E. Cowdery, health promotion & human performance, and Jeannette W. Kindred communication & theatre arts, "Reception and Processing of Health Communication Messages Delivered Via an Online Virtual World" ($10,000).
Gavin D. Edwards, chemistry, " In Situ Monitoring of Ozone in Southeastern Michigan" ($2,980).
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Gray |
Marissa O. Ensor, sociology, anthropology, & criminology, "Grandmothers of the Nile Valley: Intergenerational Enculturation among Sudanese Refugee Families in Egypt" ($5,000).
Suzanne Gray, University library, "Assessing the Intersections: Support for Student Research, Writing, and Technology at Eastern Michigan University" ($5,000).
Christopher Herman, health promotion & human performance, "The Development of a Comprehensive Research-Based Program for Cancer Rehabilitation Patients" ($5,000).
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Judd |
Kristin Judd, biology, "Evaluating Ecosystem Services in Local Restored Wetlands" ($5,000).
Beth Kubitskey, physics and astronomy, "Faculty Video Club-Research on University Teaching" ($4,300).
Tamara M. Penix, psychology, "Writing a NIMH R21 Grant Proposal to Study the Functions of Sexual Behaviors for Sexual Offenders and Community Controls" ($5,000).
Christopher G. Robbins, 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" ($5,000).
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Shen |
Tsai-Shan Shen, communication & theatre arts, "Who Should Pay for First Dates?: Rethinking Face Management in the Initial Stage of Relational Development from an Evolutionary Perspective" ($5,000).
Lynne M. Shetron-Rama, health sciences, "Essential Metabolic Pathways of B. Anthracis in Infection" ($5,000).
Robert W. Simmons III, 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" ($3,800).
Solange Simoes, sociology, anthropology, & criminology, "Integrating my Ongoing International Collaboration and Research into my EMU Agenda" ($2,500).
Brooks Harris Stevens, art, "Expanding Digital Imagery for Environments" ($5,000).
Linda G. Williams, teacher education, "Improving Student Achievement Through an Afterschool Knitting Program: Cultural Historical Activity Theory in an Urban Setting" ($2,325).
