Twenty-one Eastern Michigan University faculty members
have been awarded 2006-2007 Faculty Research and Creative
Activity Fellowships. Award winners are released from up
to 100 percent of their normal teaching loads to work on
their proposed research or creative project. They also
may receive up to $3,000 based on specific needs associated
with the project.
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Chowdhury |
The 2006-2007 award winners, their departments and projects
are:
Ruth Ann Armitage, chemistry, "Radiocarbon Dating of Shamanic
Artifacts and Rock Paintings from Little Lost River Cave,
ID."
Sanjib Chowdhury, management, "Ethnic Entrepreneurship
in Southeast Michigan."
Robert Citino, history and philosophy, "The Death of the
Wehrmacht: Fighting a Lost War, 1941-1945."
Margaret Coffman, biology, "Investigating the Best Practices
for Promoting Science Literacy."
Marilyn Corsianos, sociology, anthropology, and criminology, "Crime
and Gendered Justice: Examining the Possibilities."
Margaret A. Crouch, history and philosophy, "Cross-Cultural
Concepts of Sexual Harassment."
Elisabeth Daumer, English language and literature, "The
International Reception of T.S. Eliot."
Edward Garrett, English language and literature, "Multimedia
Tools for Collection-Driven Documentary Linguistics."
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Lee |
David Kass, biology, "What Makes a Jumping Gene Jump?"
Marianne Laporte, biology, "Engineering Plants for Conservative
Water Use During Irrigation."
Huei Lee, computer information systems, "Effectiveness
and Usefulness of Supply Chain Management Systems in Michigan."
Harriet Lindsay, chemistry, "Approach to the Synthesis
of Natural and Unnatural Sugar Mimics with Biomedical Application."
Mansoor Moaddel, sociology, anthropology and criminology, "Iraq's
Perception of the Past, Present, and Future."
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Petrescu |
Karen Menke Paciorek, teacher education, "Critical Issues
in Early Childhood Education Survey."
Jeff Parker, English language and literature, "Club 81:
The Last Generation of the Samizdat."
Claudia A. Petrescu, political science, "The Quest for
Greater Accountability in the Nonprofit Sector: A Blueprint
for the Best Practices."
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Winning |
Barry Pyle, political science, "Court, Congress, and Commerce:
The Doctrinal Evolution of the Commerce Clause."
Gretchen Dahl Reeves, School of Health Sciences, "Sensory
Processing, Body Awareness and Self-Concept in Adolescent
Girls with Psychiatric Diagnoses."
Tobias Schoenherr, computer information systems, "Assessing
Global Competitiveness of Manufacturing Supply Chains."
Robert S. Winning, biology, "Investigation into the Role
of p160 ROCK in Embryonic Cellular Communication."
Linda M. Woodland, accounting and finance, "Market Efficiency
and Profitable Wagering in the National Hockey League."
