In July 2013 (FY 2014), the Office of Sponsored Programs recorded the following grants
for American University researchers.
PI: Terry Davidson
College of Arts and Sciences – Psychology
Title: Signals to Feed: Biological and Associative Mechanisms
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Funds: $210,214.00
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: $150,252.00
PI: David Kearns
College of Arts and Sciences – Psychology
Title: Incentive Properties of Abuse Drugs
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Funds: $256,285.00
PI: David Kearns
College of Arts and Sciences – Psychology
Title: An Animal Model of Relapse to Pathological Gambling
Sponsor: National Center for Responsible Gaming
Funds: $28,750.00
PI: Douglas Fox
College of Arts and Sciences – Chemistry
Sponsor: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Funds: $57,825.00
PI: Richard Kay
College of Arts and Sciences - Physics
Title: Laser, Fiber and Optical Technology
Sponsor: NASA
Funds: $98,000.00
PI: Robin Adams
Center for Community Engagement and Service
Title: AmeriCorp Vista 2012-2013
Sponsor: Maryland Campus Compact
Funds: $24,090.00
PI: Adell Crowe
Office of Campus Life - University Center
Title: American Way of Life Magazine Spring 2013
Sponsor: Center for American Progress
Funds: $500.00
PI: Eric Hershberg
Provost - Center for Latin American and Latino Studies
Title: Urban Violence in Central America
Sponsor: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO)
Funds: $50,000.00
PI: Eric Hershberg
Provost - Center for Latin American and Latino Studies
Title: Emergent Issues and Challenges for Latin American and Caribbean Economies
Sponsor: Inter-American Developement Bank
Funds: $450,000.00
PI: Patricia Aufderheide
School of Communication - Center for Social Media
Title: Operating Support for Center for Social Media
Sponsor: Wyncote Foundation
Funds: $90,000.00
PI: Sarah Menke-Fish
School of Communication – Filmmaking
Title: Discover the World of Communication: Student Filmmaking Series
Sponsor: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Funds: $10,000.00
PI: Mohammed Abu-Nimer
School of International Service - International Peace and Conflict Resolution
Title: Fostering Effective Peacebuilding
Sponsor: Alliance for Peacebuilding
Funds: $55,384.00
PI: Nimai Mehta
School of Professional and Extended Studies
Title: Education Project for Mon State, Myanmar
Sponsor: UNICEF
Funds: $207,085.00
PI: Caroline Cooper
School of Public Affairs - Justice Programs Office
Title: NTTAC Request - Oakland Michigan
Sponsor: Booz Allen Hamilton
Funds: $12,308.00
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: $268,901.00
PI: Jayesh Rathod
Washington College of Law
Title: Immigration Center Project
Sponsor: Federal Trade Commission
Funds: $60,138.00
PI: Matthew Pierce
Washington College of Law
Title: Assessing the Effectiveness of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Funds: $8,000.00
PI: Juan Mendez
Washington College of Law - Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law
Title: Torture and SMRs (standard minumum rules): Thematic Report
Sponsor: Open Society Foundation
Funds: $99,977.00