FY2008 Research Council Grant Recipients
Awarded in the Spring of 2008 for the period May 15, 2008 – June 30, 2009
Award Statistics:
Total number of awards:
Total amount of awards:
Weighted Average award amount:
39
$125,000
$ 3,166
Faculty Research Grants
(Total # of awards – 11; Total amount of awards – $33,873; Weighted average award - $2,834)
Jennifer Disney (Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences): “Comparative Intersectional
Feminisms in Africa and Latin America” - $7,350
Carol Marchel (Center of Pedagogy, Richard W Riley College of Education) and Seymour
Simmons (Fine Arts, College of Visual and Performing Arts): “School Based Integration Arts
Project” - $3,760
Tomoko Deguchi (Music, College of Visual and Performing Arts): “Japanese Contemporary
Music in Relation to Japanese Cultural Practice” - $2,758
Phil Moody (Fine Arts, College of Visual and Performing Arts): “Madonnas of our Time” - $2,745
Marge Moody (Fine Arts, College of Visual and Performing Arts): “Residence in Italy” - $2,150
Michael Lipscomb (Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences): “Ecotourism and Land Use in
Costa Rica: Prospects for an Ecological Democracy” - $4,500
Shebby Neely-Goodwin (Social Work, College of Arts and Sciences): “Religious and Spiritual
Influences on Youth At-Risk Behaviors; Prevention of HIV/AIDS” - $1,010
Eric Birgbauer (Biology, College of Arts and Sciences): “New Assays for Chicken Retinal Axon
Responses to LPA” - $2,500
John Bird (English, College of Arts and Sciences): “An Examination of Mark Twain’s Letters and
Papers” - $1,600
Jacquelyn McFadden (Dacus Library) and Patricia Stafford (Dacus Library): “History of the Marsh
Tacky Horses of South Carolina” - $3,600
Carol Shields (Center of Pedagogy, Richard W Riley College of Education) and Lisa Harris (Center
of Pedagogy, Richard W Riley College of Education): “ Student Perceptions of the Characteristics
of Effective College Teachers and Courses: Analysis of Survey Results” - $1,900
Faculty Research with Student as Co-Investigator
(Total # of awards – 15; Total amount of awards – $49,055; Weighted average award - $3,170)
James Hanna, Jr. (Chemistry/Physics/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences and Brad D Angel
(Student Researcher) :”Palladium-Mediated Synthesis of p-Quaterphenyls” - $3,400
Chasta Parker (Chemistry/Physics/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences): “Interaction Between
Adiponectin and Adiponectin Membrane Receptor 1” - $2,750
Merry Sleigh (Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Diane Brajkovich (Student
Researcher): ”The Relationship Between Prenatal Behavior and Modified Hatching Patterns of
Bobwhite Quail Experiencing Augmented Sensory Stimulation” - $925
Pravda Stoeva-Popova (Biology, College of Arts and Sciences): “Study of the Effect of
Cytoplasmic Male Sterility on the Expression of Floral Identity Genes in Genus Lycoperscion” $4,031
Robin Lammi (Chemistry/Physics/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences): “Probing Early Folding
and Aggregation Events in Amyloid Beta Peptide, One Dinner at a Time” - $3,576
Scott Werts (Chemistry/Physics/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Matthew Milligan
(Student Researcher): “The Influence of Alkali Streams on the Pedogenesis and 13C Values of
Soils in Guadalupe Mountains National Park” - $4,363
Christian T Grattan (Chemistry/Physics/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Matt Wilson
(Student Researcher): “Total Synthesis of a Novel Sphingosine Kinase Inhibitor, SKI-I” - $3,000
Christian T Grattan (Chemistry/Physics/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Erin White
(Student Researcher): “Design and Synthesis of SKI-I Derivatives for Improved Oral
Bioavailability” - $3,000
Laura Glasscock (Biology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Christian Graves (Student
Researcher): “The Role of Thrombonodulin and Thrombin in Prostate Tumor Cell Adhesion” $4,170
Donna Nelson (Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Brandy Werner (Student
Researcher): “The Impact of Mood on Interpersonal Communication Processes” - $2,500
Matthew Hayes (Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Wesley Allen (Student
Researcher): “Student Study Schemas” - $1,000
Julian P.S. Smith, III (Biology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Sara Merlie (Student
Researcher): “Stem Cell Dynamics in Stenostomum Virginianum (Catenulida)” - $4,500
Dwight Dimaculangan (Biology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Malinda Jones (Student
Researcher): “Microarray Analysis of Oxidative Stress from Hypoxia in Cardiac Tissue” -$7,340
Julian P.S. Smith, III (Biology, College of Arts and Sciences) and Dan Stanton (Student
Researcher): “Melatonin Production in Stenostomum Virginianum: A Molecular Approach” $4,000
Michael Matthews (College of Business Administration) and Trever Beesley (Student
Researcher): “Crossing the Education Chasm Through Service-Learning Projects” - $500
Curriculum Enhancement and Instructional Improvement
(Total # of awards – 13; Total amount of awards – $42,072; Weighted average award - $3,218)
Matthew Hayes and Merry Sleigh (Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences): “Development of
Psychology Department Human Subject Research Pool” - $3,000
Ronald Keith Parks ( Music, College of Visual and Performing Arts): “Computer Music Software
Enhancement”
Scott Werts (Chemistry/Physics/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences): “Development of Field
Course in Soil Science” - $5,310
Marshall Jones and Lisa Johnson (Center of Pedagogy, Richard W Riley College of Education):
“Developing a SMART Curriculum” - $4,834
Leonard Mark Lewis and Tomoko Deguchi (Music, College of Visual and Performing Arts): “Aural
Skills Course Booklet” - $3,000
Thomas Stanley and Karen Stock (Fine Arts, College of Visual and Performing Arts):
“Development of ARTT112” - $3,300
David Meeler (Philosophy and Religious Studies, College of Arts and Sciences): “Justice and
Economic Systems” - $3,384
Terry Norton (English, College of Arts and Sciences) and Woody Pelton (International Center):
“Bridging Program for International Students” - $2,000
Laura Ullrich (Accounting, Finance and Economics, College of Business Administration):
“Development of a New Econometrics Course” - $2,000
Elke Schneider and Kelly Costner (Curriculum and Instruction, Richard W Riley College of
Education); “Preparing Teachers to Assess English Language Learners” - $3,000
Amy Gerald (English, College of Arts and Sciences): “Integration of WIKI and Other Internet
Based Technologies for Collaborative Activities in the Writing Classroom, in institutional
Committee Work and in Scholarship” - $1,120
John David Stokes, David Brown and Laura Gardner (Design / Fine Arts, College of Visual and
Performing Arts): “Printmaking as a Way of Knowing” - $2,000
Mary E Martin (English, College of Arts and Sciences), Danielle Arthur (Student Researcher) and
Samantha Sigmon (Student Researcher): “Expressive Arts in the Hospital Setting, A Service
Learning Colaborative” - $3,572