Thirteen Eastern Michigan University faculty have been awarded Faculty Research and Creative Activity Fellowships for the 2005-2006 school year.
Award recipients are released from up to half their normal teaching schedule to apply themselves to their carefully planned research or creative project. Up to $2,000 also is available to each recipient for specific needs associated with his or her project.
The winners, their home departments, project titles and cash awards for 2005-2006 are:
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Beard |
Betty Beard (Nursing). "Nursing Students' Attitudes and Knowledge About HIV/AIDS: U.S. and Malawi," $2,000.
Peter Bednekoff (Biology). "Behavior of White-Whiskered Puffbirds on Barro Colorado Island," $1,680.
David Chou (Computer Information Systems). "Organizational Change as a Detriminant for Successful Information-System Outsourcing," $2,000.
Sanjib Chowdhury (Management). "Predictors of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and the Success of Women-Owned Venture Creation," $500.
Heather Holmes (Chemistry). "Sorbent-Trapping of Volatile Products of Lipid Peroxidation," $1,945.
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Palladino |
Christine Hume (English Language and Literature). "Vulgar Optic," $250.
Huei Lee (Computer Information Systems). "A Study of the Impact of Secured Wireless Communications on Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems," $1,100.
Jiuqiang Liu (Mathematics). "On 2-Colorings of Hypergraphs," no funding.
John Palladino (Special Education). "A National Perspective of Special Educators' Provision of Services for Youth in Foster Care," $2,000.
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Schulz |
Steven Pernecky (Chemistry). "Metabolism of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids by Prostaglandin H2 Synthase," $2,000.
Eric Schulz (Management). "Broadbanding and Its Influence on Labor Costs Across Multiple Occupations," no funding.
James Sheering (Physics and Astronomy). "New Radar Studies of the Ionosphere," $2,000.
Richard Stahler-Sholk (History & Philosophy). "The Zapatista Autonomy Movement: Social Movement Innovation in Chiapas, Mexico," $500.
