Sixteen Eastern Michigan University faculty have been awarded Faculty Research and Creative Activity Fellowships for the spring, summer and fall terms.
Award winners are released from their normal teaching schedule in order to apply themselves to a carefully planned research or creative project. Up to $3,000 is available to each recipient for specific needs associated with the project.
Research and creative fellowship award winners are as follows:
Peter A. Bednekoff, professor, biology. "A Meta-analysis of Vigilance Plus Fieldwork on Sentinel Behavior."
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Bruya |
Brian Bruya, assistant professor, history and philosophy. "Effortless Attention: A New Perspective in the Cognitive Science of Attention and Action."
"This will be an opportunity for me to bring together the work of major researchers in the cognitive science of attention and consider the phenomenon of effortless attention, in light of recent advances in cognitive science," Bruya said. "Time off from courses will allow me to focus on writing and editorial work."
Christine M. Clark, associate professor, geography and geology. "Investigations into the Stereochemistry of the Triangular B-site in Tourmaline Group Minerals."
Bradley E. Ensor, assistant professor, sociology, anthropology, criminology. "Oysters in the Land of Chocolate."
Hedeel Guy Evans, associate professor, chemistry. "Live Cell Imaging to Unravel the Elaborate Choreography of a Protein in Cell Proliferation."
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Haddad |
Carol J. Haddad, professor, technology studies. "Women and Technology: Understanding the Basis of Empowerment."
Alissa Huth-Bocks, assistant professor, psychology. "Individual and Contextual Factors Related to the Maternal and Infant Well-Being and the Mother-Infant Relationship across the Transition to Motherhood."
"The proposed research study will examine a number of critical variables shown to be related to mothers' and infants' well-being during pregnancy, and in the year following birth. The information learned through this study will have very important implications for service providers who work with pregnant women, mothers of young children and babies."
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Koh |
Myung-Sook Koh, assistant professor, special education. "Developmental Progress of Children with ASD: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study."
"The prevalence of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder has risen sharply over the past decade," Koh said. "The purpose of this research study is to investigate the developmental progress of children with ASD who are receiving the Learning Program for the Development of Autistic Children therapy, which was developed in South Korea. This longitudinal study will disclose the efficacy of this cognitive therapy and possibility of practicing this therapy in the U.S."
Volker Krause, assistant professor, political science. "United States Public Policy in an International Context."
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Lajiness-O'Neill |
Renee Lajiness-O'Neill, assistant professor, psychology. "Examining Developmental Patterns of Joint Attention with Magnetoencephalogapy and its Relationship to Social Competence in Autism Spectrum Disorders."
"Given that humans are intensely social beings and social relationships help define our identity, I feel compelled to understand and help those who do not share this desire or lack the ability to form these fundamental social relationships," she said.
Ethan Lowenstein, associate professor, teacher education. "Revolutionizing the Measurement of Teacher Growth in Teaching for Civic Literacy, Social Awareness and Historical Understanding."
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Molloy |
Ryan Molloy, assistant professor, fine arts. "Re-writing our Paleo-Futures."
"In this film, I will add my own animation into found and open source footage from the mid-20th century as a form of social commentary and criticism towards contemporary society and politics. Upon completion, I hope to enter the film into numerous film festivals and exhibit it at an upcoming solo exhibition tentatively scheduled next winter."
Margaret Moore-Hart, professor, teacher education. "Bringing Life into Writing: Linking Writing and Technology with the Content Areas."
"This text will highlight effective teaching practices related to technology and writing. Certainly, the book will bring prestige to the university as an institution committed to theory and practice," Moore-Hart said. "This experience will further enhance my effectiveness in teaching classes at the graduate and undergraduate levels."
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Lynn M. Nybell, professor, social work. "Inside Stories: Young People's Narratives about a Child Welfare Agency."
Joel Schoenhals, associate professor, music and dance. "Franz Schubert and Sergei Rachmaninoff's Moments Musicaux."
Donald M. Snyder, professor, 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."
"Funding of this project will make possible the initiation of studies on the feasibility of utilizing wavefront analysis as the basis of an optical sensor to rapidly identify and quantify organic vapors by their differential absorption behavior in polymer thin films," Snyder said. "Results from the research will form the basis of major grant applications to the National Science Foundation and other funding sources."
