Date Published: February 8, 2012
The University Research Grant Committee (URGC) recently selected to award funding to nine faculty out of 27 proposals submitted to the 2011-12 URCG program.
University Research Grants are intended to stimulate tenure and tenure-track faculty research initiatives and further this research so that it can be funded extramurally. New faculty and faculty making mid-career changes in research areas with tenure or tenure-track status are eligible to apply.
Awards were made to the following faculty:
| Shirley Mae Timmons
School of Nursing College of Health, Education and Human Development Correlates and Predictors of Provider Referral for Cardiac Rehabilitation — $9,793 Jaclyn D. Kropp John E. Walker Department of Economics College of Business and Behavioral Science Impacts of U.S. Agricultural and Ethanol Policies on Farmland Use and Prices — $8,314 Dake Zhang Eugene T. Moore School of Education College of Health, Education and Human Development Progress Monitoring on Students’ Strategic Development for Middle School Students with Mathematics Disabilities — $8,405 Marian Sioban Kennedy School of Materials Science and Engineering College of Engineering and Science Abrasion and Wear of Enamel after Exposure to Common Dental Whitening Agents — $8,426 Jeffrey Nathan Anker Chemistry College of Engineering and Science Non-Invasive Optical Scan Gauges In Situ Measurements on Orthopedic Implants — $10,000 Xiangchun Xuan Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering and Science Electrical Characterization of Red Blood Cells with Applications to Malaria Diagnosis — $10,000 Tilan Tang School of Accountancy and Finance College of Business and Behavioral Science The Impact of Mergers on Competition in Health Insurance Markets — $9,218 Orville Vernon Burton History College of Arts, Architecture and Humanities Tracking Themes in History across Time and Space — $10,000 Cassie Fay Quigley Eugene T. Moore School of Education College of Health, Education and Human Development Investigating Local Sustainable Environmental Perspectives of Kenyan Community Members, Teachers, and Students — $9,995 |