FY2012 Research Council Grant Recipients
Awarded in the Spring of 2012 for the period May 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013
Award Statistics:
Total number of awards:
Total amount of awards:
Weighted Average award amount:
32
$100,205
$3,098
Faculty Research Grants
(Total # of awards – 9; Total amount of awards – $21,783; Weighted average award - $2,408)
Christina Brooks (Sociology and Anthropology): “South Carolina African American Cemetery Survey:
Archaeological Investigations of the historic Walnut Grove plantation and the Historic McLeod Plantation Slave
Cemeteries, South Carolina” - $3,219
Dr. Laura Dufresne (Fine Arts): “Renaissance Tapestries of Northern Europe” - $2,941
Dr. Hemant Patwardhan (Management & Marketing) and Dr. Padmini Patwardhan (Mass Communication):
“Impact of Reverse Product Placement on Consumer Attitudes” - $2,665
Dr. Laura Dougherty (Theater & Dance): “Mapping the Neo-Burlesque Body in Performance” - $3,038
Dr. Amy Gerald (English): “Forgotten Daughters of South Carolina: The Rhetorical History of Sarah and
Angelina Grimke’s Path to Abolition” - $1,510
Dr. Kunsiri Chaw Grubbs (Biology): “Systematics of Eupatorium Rotundifolium Complex (Asteraceae): A Case
Study for Natural hybridization and Speciation” - $4,353
Dr. Elke Schneider (Counseling, Leadership and Education Studies) and Dr. Kelly Costner (Counseling,
Leadership and Education Studies): “TTWELL Grant Follow-up Study” - $575
Dr. Matthew Hayes (Psychology) and Dr. Jeff Sinn (Psychology): “Indexed Morality” - $1,055
Dr. Julian P.S. Smith, III (Biology): “Systematics and Ecology of the Otoplanidae (Platyhelminthes)” - $2,427
Faculty Research with Student as Co-Investigator
(Total # of awards – 13; Total amount of awards – $46,977; Weighted average award - $3,587)
Dr. James Hanna (Chemistry/Physics/Geology) and Jamie R Murakami (Student Researcher): “Synthesis of
Novel Benzisoxazoloazinium Salts” - $3,500
Dr. James Hanna (Chemistry/Physics/Geology) and Kourtland B Haile (Student Researcher): “Synthesis of
Isoxazolopyridines by Cyclization of 3-Acylpyridine N-oxide Oximes” - $3,500
Dr. Clifton Harris (Chemistry/Physics/Geology) and Kenisha Barber (Student Researcher): “Complete Water
Splitting and CdS Stabilization by Chemically Linked CdS-WO3 Assemblies in S2 Solution” - $5,000
Dr. Laura Glasscock (Biology) and Allison Stahl (Student Researcher): “The Role of The Protein C System in
Prostate Cancer Associated Angiogenesis” - $4,000
Dr. Donna Nelson (Psychology) and Ainsley Hebert (Student Researcher): “The Impact of Mental Fatigue and
Mood on Social Problem Solving” - $3,252
Dr. Kunsiri Chaw Grubbs (Biology) and Alaina B, Wynes (Student Researcher): “Propagation of Endangered
Schweinitz’s Sunflower (Helianthus Schweinitzi)” - $2,647
Dr. Jason Hurlbert (Chemistry/Physics/Geology) and Laura Anne Wilt (Student Researcher): “X-Ray
Crystallographic Structure Determination of Xanthomonas Euvesicatora AvrBs1.1” - $4,031
Dr. Kristen Abernathy (Mathematics), Dr. Joseph Rusinko (Mathematics) and Kirsten Stallings (Student
Researcher): “Mathematical Modeling of Cancer Growth” - $4,300
Dr. Aaron Hartel (Chemistry/Physics/Geology) and Arthur Korous (Student Researcher): “Preparation of
Mannich Bases from Acylaziridines Using Silyllithium Reagents” - $2,500
Dr. Janice Chism (Biology) and Krista Somers (Student Researcher): “Use of Innovative Field Techniques to
Document the Presence of a New Species of Saki Monkey and Possible Hybrids in the Peruvian Amazon” $6,700
Dr. Xusheng Wang (Computer Science and Quantitative Methods), David Burlinson (Student Researcher) and
Jesse Dotson (Student Researcher): “Investigate Web Technologies Being Taught in CS/IT/IS Undergraduate
Curriculum” - $2,880
Dr. Stephen Smith (Political Science) and Jose Paramo (Student Researcher): “The Causes and Consequences of
a U.S. Platoon’s Refusing Orders: A Case Study from the Iraq War” - $3,842
Dr. Lee Ann Cope (Biology) and Amy Phillips (Student Researcher): “The Effects of Prenatal melatonin Exposure
on the Development of Circadian Rhythms in Chickens (Gallus Gallus Domesticus)” - $825
Curriculum Enhancement and Instructional Improvement
(Total # of awards – 10; Total amount of awards – $31,445; Weighted average award - $3,196)
Dr. Ann Jordan (English): “Literary Walking Tour in Venice, Italy to Connect with English 200” - $676
Dr. Linda Pickett ( Curriculum & Pedagogy): “Creating and Assessing Positive Classroom Learning Environments
(CAPCLE)” - $2,550
Dr. Melissa Carsten (Management & Marketing): “Incorporating Leadership and Communication Simulations in
Graduate and Undergraduate Courses” - $1,900
Dr. Ronald Parks (Music): “Alternative Impulse New Music Festival” - $5,200
Dr. Stephanie Milling (Theatre & Dance): “Dance Notation as a Tool for Increasing Literacy and Reliving
History” - $4,193
Dr. Josephine Koster (English): “Developing and Testing a Hybrid Version of ENGL507” - $3,735
Jennifer Blanchard Belk (Design): “Narrative Writing in the INDS Program in Support of the Touchstone Core” $3,000
Dr. Donna W Nelson (Psychology): “Promoting Deep Learning Experiences for Psychology Students: Redesign
of the Psychology Internship Class” - $2,250
Kathryn L Davis (PE Sport and Human Performance): “Physical Education Teacher Education Curriculum
Revision” - $3,800
Dr. Jennifer Jordan (Counseling, Leadership and Education Studies): “Sand Tray Therapy Certification and
Program Integration Project” - $4,141