In April 2014 (FY 2014), the Office of Sponsored Programs recorded the following grants
for American University researchers.
PI: Jeffrey Kaplan
College of Arts and Sciences - Biology
Title: Biofilm matrix-degrading enzymes for the treatment and prevention of skin and
soft tissue infections
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Funds: $176,795.00
PI: David Carlini
College of Arts and Sciences - Biology
Title: Transcriptome profiling of the cave amphipod Gammarus minus: The genetic basis
and evolution of troglomorphic traits
Sponsor: Cave Conservancy of the Virginias
Funds: $3,420.17
PI: Mary Hansen
College of Arts and Sciences - Economics
Title: Collaborative Research: Opening New Views into Bankruptcy and Credit Markets
Using Court Records
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Funds: $298,400.00
PI: David Culver
College of Arts and Sciences - Environmental Science
Title: Rare Invertebrates of Rock Creek and Tributaries
Sponsor: Friends of the Capital Crescent Trail
Funds: $9,513.00
PI: Richard Kay
College of Arts and Sciences - Physics
Title: Laser, Fiber and Optical Technology
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Funds: $171,875.00
PI: Jonathan Tubman
College of Arts and Sciences - Psychology
Title: Multisite School-Based Evaluation of a Brief Screener for Underage Drinking
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Funds: $39,287.00
PI: Anastasia Snelling
College of Arts and Sciences – School of Education, Teaching, and Health
Title: DC Healthy Schools Act: Measuring Implementation and Impact
Sponsor: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.
Funds: $165,524.00
PI: Kim Blankenship
College of Arts and Sciences - Sociology
Title: District of Columbia Developmental Center for AIDS Research
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health via George Washington University
Funds: $8,904.00
PI: Michelle Egan
School of International Service - Comparative and Regional Studies
Title: American Consortium on EU Studies
Sponsor: European Union via Johns Hopkins University
Funds: $34,555.83
PI: Daniel Fiorino
School of Public Affairs - Public Administration and Policy
Title: Partnership for Technology, Innovation and the Environment: Water Technology
Project
Sponsor: Industrial Economics, Incorporated
Funds: $52,627.00
PI: Nancy Abramowitz
Washington College of Law - Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
Title: The Janet R. Spragens Federal Tax Clinic 2014
Sponsor: Internal Revenue Service
Funds: $126,792.00
PI: Robert Goldman
Washington College of Law - War Crimes Research Office
Title: International Criminal Court (ICC) Legal Analysis and Education Project (ICCLAE)
Sponsor: Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Funds: $1,118.59
PI: Richard Wilson
Washington College of Law
Title: Human Rights Teaching and Research Partnership Program: Alianza Valle del
Cauca
Sponsor: Higher Education for Development
Funds: $126,775.00