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Recipients of Internal Grants/Awards


Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Internal Grants/Awards

Early Career Faculty Grant
Dr. Heather Cook, Mathematical Sciences - Variable Importance Confidence Intervals within Random Forest
Dr. Kelly Kaelin, History - Convert, Migrant, Missionary: Religion, Gender, and Race in the Early Modern Caribbean
Dr. Laura Lutgen-Nieves, Criminal Justice - “I don’t know how to deal with it other than to get high”: Perspectives of incarcerated persons’ substance use and mental health
Dr. Jenna Thacker, Occupational Therapy - The Effects of Functional Dry Needling on Pain and Function in Individuals with Carpometacarpal Joint Arthritis
Dr. Kyungyeol Kim, Kinesiology and Sport - Vicarious Coach Incivility on Third-Party Student-Athlete Well-Being: Schadenfreude Effects Moderated by Competition

Faculty Research and Creative Work Grant
Dr. Matthew Hanka, Political Science - Louisville Metropolitan Survey 2022
Dr. Milad Rad, Engineering - Microstructure Evaluation of the Novel Coating-based De-icing Systems Developed for Protection of Steel Pipes Against Freezing and Bursting

Tenured or Clinical Faculty Grant
Dr. Leigh Anne Howard, Communications and Media - Past Meets Present: Communicating Lived Experience of World War II Soldiers

Bronstein Faculty Research and/or Innovation Grant
Dr. Junghee Han, Social Work - Factors affecting the completion of advance care planning and end-of-life (EOL) care decisions among Older Korean Americans in rural America


Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Internal Grants/Awards

Early Career Faculty Grant
Dr. Mina Asghari Heidarlou, Engineering
Dr. Susan Ely, Engineering

Faculty Research and Creative Work Grant
Dr. Denise Lynn, History
Dr. Julian Davis, Engineering
Dr. Trent Engbers, Political Science


Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Internal Grants/Awards

Early Career Faculty Grant
Dr. Paul Arthur, Occupational Therapy
Mr. Robert Dickes, Art and Design
Dr. Junghee Han, Social Work
Dr. Joy Santee, English

Faculty Research and Creative Work Grant
Dr. Xue Han, Computer Science
Dr. Stephanie Young, Communications

Tenured or Clinical Faculty Grant
Dr. Amy Montz, English


Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Internal Grants/Awards

Early Career Faculty Grant
Dr. Kristin LaFollette, English
Dr. Urska Dobersek, Psychology
Dr. Zachary D. Ward, Health Services
Dr. T. Kyle R. Mara, Biology
Dr. Angela Martin Perez, World Languages and Cultures

Tenured or Clinical Faculty Grant
Dr. Melissa Stacer, Criminal JusticeDr. Michael R. Strezewski, World Languages and Cultures

Faculty Research and Creative Work Grant
Dr. Xue Han, Computer Science
Dr. Stephanie Young, Communications​


Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Internal Grants/Awards

Early Career Faculty Grant
Dr. Alex Champagne, Biology
Dr. Daniel Elg, Engineering
Dr. David O'Neil, English
Dr. Jamie Seitz, Accounting
Dr. Moriah Smothers, Teacher Education
Dr. Crystal Steltenpohl, Psychology
Ms. Andrea Wright, David L. Rice Library

Tenured or Clinical Faculty Grant
Dr. Jeri Burger, Nursing
Dr. Mikel Hand, Nursing

Faculty Research and Creative Work Grant
Dr. Hilary Braysmith, Art
Dr. Urska Dobersek, Psychology
Dr. Jinsuk Yang, Finance


Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Internal Grants/Awards

Early Career Faculty Grant
Dr. Cacee Hoyer, History
Dr. Abigail Alexander, French
Dr. Jenna Kloosterman, Engineering
Dr. Marthinus Koen, Criminal Justice
Dr. Misty Ostergaard, Mathematics
Dr. Uditha Wijesuriya, Mathematics

Tenured or Clinical Faculty Grant
Dr. Priya Hewavitharanage, Chemistry
Dr. Denise Lynn, History
Dr. Xinran Hu, Graphic Design

Faculty Research and Creative Work Grant
Mr. John Paulson, Social Work
Dr. Veronica Huggins, Social Work
Dr. Sang Choe, Marketing

Applied Research Faculty Outreach and Engagement Award
Dr. Marthinus Koen, Criminal JusticeDr. Jessica Wood, Occupational Therapy


Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Internal Grants/Awards

Provost Office Summer Pilot 
Dr. Norma Rosas Mayen, World Languages and Cultures

USI Summer Research Award for Junior Faculty
Dr. Brian Bohrer, Chemistry
Dr. Christos Deligkaris, Physics
Dr. Erin Gilles, Communications
Dr. Farid El Breidi, Engineering
Dr. Francesca Ortegren, Psychology
Dr. Cristina Gilstrap, Business Administration
Dr. Phoneshia Wells, Health Services

USI Historic New Harmony Outreach and Engagement 2014-2015 Fellowship Award
Dr. Kevin Valadares, Health Services/Administration

USI Faculty Research and Creative Work Grant
Dr. Guoyuan Huang, Kinesiology and Sport          
Dr. Rex Strange, Biology
Dr. Alyssa Weatherholt, Exercise Science


Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Internal Grants/Awards

USI Faculty Research and Creative Work Grant
Dr. Paul Doss, Geology                  
Dr. Guoyuan Huang, Kinesiology and Sport            
Dr. Denise Lynn, History/Gender Studies
Dr. Julie McCullough, Food and Nutrition  
Dr. Anne Statham, Sociology 
Dr. Edmir Wade, Chemistry
Ms. Kristen Wilkins, Art and Design

USI Summer Research Award for Junior Faculty
Dr. Roxanne Beckham, Nursing
Dr. Katherine Daniels, Psychology
Dr. Kimberly Delaney, Biology
Dr. Kevin Goodman, Engineering
Dr. Joy Howard, Teacher Education
Dr. Elissa Mitchell, Social Work
Dr. Yuxia Qian, Communications
Dr. Tillman Russell, Public Relations
Dr. Thomas Weber, Management
Dr. Angela Wooton, Nursing
Dr. Yajuan Xiang, Teacher Education

Provost Office Summer Pilot 
Dr. Austin Anderson, Kinesiology and Sport      
Dr. Kevin Valadares, Health Services/Administration
Dr. Hui Shi, Computer Science

Center for Applied Research and Economic Development Award
Dr. Tom Litney, Occupational Therapy, and Dr. Swateja Nimkar, Health Services
Dr. Clarissa Willis, Teacher Education


Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Internal Grants/Awards

USI Summer Research Award for Junior Faculty
Dr. Rebecca Sparks-Thissen, Biology
Dr. Shannon Pritchard, Art
Dr. Hui Shi, Computer Science
Ms. Ashley Hall, Psychology
Dr. Dinko Bacic, Computer Information Systems
Dr. Jill Oeding, Business Administration
Mr. Brett Anderson, Art
Dr. Chad Gonnerman, Philosophy
Dr. Swateja Nimkar, Health Services
Dr. Stella Ress, History
Dr. Tori Shoulders, Teacher Education

Provost Office Summer Pilot Grant
Dr. Dinko Bacic, Computer Information Systems
Dr. Kimberly Delaney, Biology
Dr. Chad Gonnerman, Philosophy

USI Historic New Harmony Outreach and Engagement 2014-2015 Fellowship Award
Teresa Branson, Teacher Education
Dr. Kevin Valadares, Health Services

Center for Applied Research and Economic Development Faculty, Outreach and Engagement Summer 2015 Fellowship Award
Drs. Leigh Anne Howard and David Black
Dr. Serah Theuri, Food and Nutrition

USI Faculty Research and Creative Work Grant
Dr. Manuel Apodaca Valdez, Spanish
Dr. David Black, Radio and Television
Dr. Leigh Anne Howard, Communication Studies
Dr. Sheri Keenan, Criminal Justice Studies
Dr. Anton Maria, Geology
Dr. Michael Ndemanu, Education
Dr. Oanu Popescu-Sandu, English
Dr. Norma Rosas Mayen, Spanish
Dr. Melissa Stacer, Criminal Justice Studies
Dr. Gongjun Yan, Computer Science


Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Internal Awards

USI Summer Research Award for Junior Faculty
Dr. Aimee Adam, Psychology
Dr. Trent Engbers, Political Science
Dr. Jessica Garces Jensen, World Languages and Cultures
Dr. Andrew Jason Hill, Engineering
Dr. Sakina Hughes, History
Dr. Laci Rogers Lyons, Management
Dr. Erin Reynolds, Health Services
Dr. Emily Teising, World Languages and Cultures
Dr. Gongjun Yan, Computer Science

OSPRA 2014 Summer Research Grant for Pilot Research Projects
Dr. Gabriela Mustata Wilson, Health Services/Administration
Dr. Norma Rosas Mayes, World Languages and Cultures
Mr. Brad Reel, Interlibrary Loan Librarian

New Harmony Outreach and Engagement Faculty Grant
Dr. Bill Elliott, Geology

Darrel Bigham Faculty Engagement Grant
Dr. Bill Elliott, Geology

Applied Research Faculty Outreach and Engagement Award
Dr. Amie McKibban, Psychology
Dr. Clarissa Willis, Education