Over the summer, Arts & Sciences faculty received a number of new and continuing grant awards. We have wrangled them all in this post. Congratulations to these faculty and good luck on these projects!
Dr. Marc Rich (Communications Studies) received a new award from the City of Greensboro ABC Board for the proposal titled “Spartan Recovery Program Faculty Fellow.” Learn more about the Spartan Recovery Program.
Dr. Ratnasingham Shivaji (Mathematics and Statistics) received a continuation award from the National Science Foundation for the project “Collaborative Research: Mathematical and experimental analysis of the interaction between competitors and a shared predator – from patches to landscapes.” To learn more about this project, check out the NSF abstract.
Dr. Jasmine DeJesus (Psychology), working with with Dr. Jigna Dharod (Nutrition, Health and Human Sciences), received a continuation award from the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) for the project “Breastfeeding intervention to prevent obesity among children.” To learn more about their project, view the abstract on NIH RePORTER.
Dr. Bryan McLean (Biology) received a continuation award from the National Science Foundation for the project “Collaborative Research: Ranges: Building Capacity to Extend Mammal Specimens from Western North America.” Learn more about the project by reading the NSF abstract or explore the RANGES network online.
Dr. Nadja Cech (Chemistry and Biochemistry) received a continuation award from the National Institutes of Health for the project “Predoctoral Training: Innovative Technologies for Natural Products and Integrative Medicine Research.” This award provides funds to support students working towards their PhD in Chemistry and Biochemistry at UNCG. Learn more by viewing the abstract on NIH RePORTER.
Dr. Blair Wisco and graduate student Shae Nester (Psychology) received a new award from the American Psychological Foundation for the project “A laboratory and ambulatory investigation of trauma-related dissociation, interoceptive accuracy, and interoceptive attention.” Learn more about their work at the CoPE Lab site.
Dr. Maia Popova and Dr. Mitch Croatt (Chemistry and Biochemistry) received a continuation award from the National Science Foundation for their project “Collaborative Research: Broadening Instructional Innovation in the Chemistry Laboratory through Excellence in Curriculum Development.” To learn more about this project, check out the Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum Innovators Program website.
