Academic Enrichment - Research Intramural Research Grant Awards 2012-2013 Principal Investigator Project Name Funding Request Dr. D. Frisby Analysis of the Spread and Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistant Fecal Bacteria Among Wild Animal Population of Bison and Longhorn Cattle in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge $4,000.00 Dr. T. Frisby Discovery, Purification and Characterization of $2,400.00 Antifungal Chitmases from Plants Dr. de Voltair Value Conflict in American Public Opinion Dr. Labe West Meets East: A creative Exploration of the $2,000.00 Convergence of Hindustani and Western Classical Music: Stems and Traditions in the 21st Century Dr. Stegmaier On the Brink of Civil War: The U.S. Congress in the Secession Crisis $1,635.00 Dr. Catterall Women in port: Gendering Communities, Economic, and Social Networks in Atlantic Cities $1,000.00 Dr. Hilbert Early Intervention for Pre-Literacy Skill Development in Collaborative PreKindergarten Settings $1175.00 Dr. Liu Revisiting Audience and Purpose:: An Analysis of an Ethos Dilemma in Students' Business Memos and Toward a MultiCompetitive Perspective: Loss and Gain. Exploring the Roles of First Language in a Foreign/Second Language Learning Commission $1,000.00 $2,500.00 1 Intramural Research Grant Awards 2012-2013 (continued) Principal Investigator Project Name Funding Request Dr. Nalley Photochemical Synthesis Using a Rayonet Photochemical Reactor and Construction of Solar Cells from Organic Dyes $1,000.00 Dr. Husak Student Funding to Attend and Present at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists and Weather Effects on Flight Displays of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers $900.00 Dr. Conley Initial Characterization of Endolithic Microbial $965.00 Communities in Surface Gypsum Deposits in Oklahoma Mr. McDonald Photoreception in the Kangaroo Rat Retina and $950.00 UV Photography of Kangaroo Rats (Family: Heteromyde) and Jerboas (Family: Dipodidae) Dr. Lin Presentations of Research Papers at the INFORMS AND IIE ISERC Conferences $900.00 Ms. Linehan Digital Paintings of Amanda Wheeler and Megan Royal and Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century 2013 $825.00 Dr. Labe Lecture Recital: Editions of the Beethoven Piano Sonatas "Urtext" or "Ur-Spirit" and Feeling Boxed in by Powerpoint? Escape the Box! The Progressive Era and the Rhetoric of Billy Sunday $700.00 Dr. Kowaluk Support for Captial Punishment in the U.S. A Critical Realist Perspective $500.00 Dr, Metzger Subterranean Spirits: Nietzsche and Dostoevsky $500.00 Dr. Carney $500.00 2 Intramural Research Grant Awards 2012-2013 (continued) Principal Investigator Project Name Funding Request Dr. Montalvo Presentation of Faculty and Student Projects at the Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conference $500.00 Mr. Moore Elucidation of FepA Transport Mechanism Via $500.00 Site Directed Cys Mutagenesis and Disulfide Bon Formation Dr. Oh Body Composition in Health and Physical Education Students $500.00 Dr. Thomlinson Video Gaming by a Novice $500.00 Mr. Van Sant Investigation of Differential Habitat Use by Lizards in the Wichita Mountains $500.00 Dr. Wohlers The Tragedy of the Commons Meets the AntiCommons $500.00 Dr. Buckley Aging Study of NBR Rubber in Various Solvents and Fuels $430.00 Dr. Soylu Cost-Cutting Initiative for Organizational Instruction $425.00 Dr. Geiger Different Groups' Perceptions as to the Rehabilitation of Sex Offenders $270.00 Dr. Dunn Paleopalynology of the Pride Mountain Formation of Northern Alabama $250.00 Dr. Liontas-Warren International Juried Exhibition in Oregon $150.00 3 Faculty Development Grant Awards 2012-2013 Principal Investigator Project Name Funding Request Dr. Sailor AAMFT Supervisor Training $2,550.00 Dr. Hilbert The Project Approach (Emergent Curriculum) $2,270.00 Drs. Smith and Easley Common Core State Standards Professional Development Institute $2,260.00 Dr. Holland National Association for Developmental Education Conference $1,830.00 Dr. Cavazos National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology Conference $1,775.00 Dr. Jones 2013 Southwest Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association $950.00 Dr. Kowaluk Mediation Training $575.00 Dr. Hall Texas Regional SSAWW Study Group $210.00 4 Innovative Instructional Grant Awards 2012-2013 Principal Investigator Project Name Funding Request Dr. Kingsley Vincent Tinto (Speaker / Consultant on Best Classroom Practices for student Retention) $9,000.00 Dr. Cavazos Classroom Responses System for General Psychology $4,470.00 Ms. Clopton The George E. Stanley Russian Resource Project $3,900.00 Dr. Montalvo Incorporation of GIS in Upper Division Geography Courses and Undergraduate Student Research $3,900.00 Dr. Baillargeon Exploring French Culture: New and Old $2,900.00 Dr. Oh Exergaming in Health and Physical Education $2,750.00 Dr. L. Janda Turning Point Response Card System $1,300.00 Dr. Carney Unlike Me: Forging International Friendships at an American University $500.00 Dr. Glazer Clinical Simulations for Teacher Education (Pilot) $500.00 Dr. Dunn WMWR Environmental Education Center Tree $200.00 Tour 5