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Fall 2017 Faculty Development Awards and University Small Research Grants Awarded

Congratulations to the following awardees.

Faculty Development Awards
  • Jason Scuilla, art, two international solo exhibitions/lectures, National Museum of Rome, State Archives of Latina, Rome, Italy May 2018. International conference lecture/demonstration, PrintThink 2018 Conference, May 14-22, 2017, Temple University, Rome, Italy, $3,621.

  • Mary Kohn, English, Sociolinguistic Symposium 22, "Local meaning for supra-local change," June 25-July 3, Auckland, New Zealand, $3,199.

  • Soumia Bardhan, communication studies, 68th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference; invited as expert panelist, three research papers and one poster under review, and serving as planner/host of the Intercultural Communication Division of ICA business meeting and reception as vice-chair; May 24-28, 2018, Prague, Czech Republic, $3,292.

  • Katsura Asano, biology, 9th Workshop on Cancer Genomics & Epigenomics and Mathematical Statistics, December 16, 2017, Beppu, Japan, $1,611

  • Kerry Priest, Staley School of Leadership Studies, International Leadership Association Global Conference;  1) "Disrupting the System: Pedagogies of Practice for Exercising Leadership," 2) "Leadership Educator Professional Identity: Competing Discourses," 3) "Imagining New Possibilities for Developing Leaders;” October 12-15, Brussels, Belgium, $572.

  • Josie Schafer, political science, 22nd Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management, April 11-13, 2018, University of Edinburgh Business School, $3,101.

  • Julie Pentz, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, “Tap To Togetherness: Engaging Families in Cultural Experiences to Promote Healthy Lifestyles," March 10-20, 2018, Kuwait City, Kuwait, $1,000.

  • Soo-Hye Han, communication studies, International Communication Association Annual Convention, “What’s Your Story?: The Opportunities and Challenges of Interbelief Dialogue and Facilitation” and “Engaging Students through Interbelief Dialogue: The Impact of Dialogue Facilitation and Community Engagement,” May 24-28, 2018, Prague, Czech Republic, $2,682.

  • David Yetter, mathematics, “Categories, Hopf Algebras and Low-Dimensional Topology," a two-week short course to be offered at Nanjing Agricultural University, spring 2018 (dates to be determined), $1,614.

  • Heather Bailey, psychological sciences, bi-annual International Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, "Semantic knowledge can protect against age-related declines in memory for everyday activities?”, May 10-12, 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands, $2,637.

  • Huston Gibson, landscape architecture and regional & community planning, World Community Development Conference, "Impact and Outcomes of Community Development Block Grants: Measuring and monitoring US based action plans," June 24-27, 2018, Maynooth University, Kildare, Ireland, $2,547.

University Small Research Grants
  • Kristin Malek, hospitality management, “Influential Meeting Experience Variables and their Impact on Transfer of Learning,” $4,070.

  • Gina Besenyi, kinesiology, “Physical Activity to Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk in Adults with Serious Mental Illness: A health services approach,” $2,460.

  • Charlotte Hyde, English, “Constructing Knowledge through the Mundane: The Role of Technical Communication in the Apollo Project,” $2,559.

  • Jennifer Francois, School of Family Studies and Human Services, “The Relationship between Intensity of Physical Activity and Executive Function in Preschool-Age Children,” $3,310.

  • Maggie Syme, Center on Aging, “Examining the Impact of Age Self-Perceptions on Sexual Health and Prevention Behaviors among Older Adults: An Application of Stereotype Embodiment Theory,” $3,200.

  • Alyssa Morris, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, “Kaleidoscope Collision,” a CD recording of music for oboe, $4,650.

  • Gregory Newmark, landscape architecture and regional & community planning, “Central Archive for Transit Passenger Data,” $4,500.

  • Nicolette Manglos-Weber, sociology, anthropology, and social work, “Overlapping Fields: Religion and the Politics of Social Welfare in Uganda,” $4,500.

  • Anthony Ferraro, family studies and human services, “Co-parenting Across Households,” $4,500.

  • Brianna Nelson Goff, School of Family Studies and Human Services, “Learning About Trauma: A Mixed-Method Study of the Impact of Trauma-Informed Teaching,” $4,568.

Faculty Development Awards reviewers were Carol Sevin, K-State Libraries; Joel Anderson, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs; Martin Talavera, food, nutrition, dietetics, and health; Melinda Cro, modern languages; Paige Adams, animal sciences and industry; Saeed Kahn, engineering technology; Sherri Martinie, curriculum and instruction; and Wendy Matlock, English.

University Small Research Grants reviewers were Emily McLaurin, chemistry; Emizet Kisangani, political science; Katie Heinrich, kinesiology; Mary Kohn, English; Mary Lou Marino, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs; Punit Prakash, electrical and computer engineering; Ruth Gurgel, music; Sam Bell, political science; Sara Gragg, animal sciences and industry; Sara Rosenkranz, human nutrition; Siny Joseph, business.

The next deadline for applications is March 5, 2018. Find out more about the program and submission procedures.

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