oars annual report fy 2006
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Academic grants and contracts for Miami University, July 1, 2005-June 30, 2006TRANSCRIPT
Annual Report July 2006Office for the Advancement of
Research and Scholarship
“Providing Enriching Opportunities for Students, Faculty, Staff, Ohio and the Nation”
miami university
FY06 Research Highlights...
Miami establishes a new external funding record of $22,947,858.Faculty involvement in external submissions increases by more than 10%.Miami joins the Nation’s Upper Echelon for University based High Performance Computing.External proposal submissions increase by more than 20%.Regional Campuses continue rapid growth in external funding.
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Miami pioneers national research consortium in cyber conflict.Miami University and collaborators successfully compete for Third Frontier funds to oversee the “Southern Ohio Creates Companies” Pre-Seed Fund. Miami University attracts new Ohio Eminent Scholars in Zoology and Chemistry and Biochemistry.
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Miami Research Impacts on the Quality of Life
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Message from Gilbert E. Pacey, Associate Dean for Research
FY 06 Research Highlights
Table of Contents
Research Stories The Neonatal Transportation System Miami University Hamilton Commitment to Community Service Center for Chemistry Education - Middletown Campus OARS Announces New External Funding Record
TABLE I - Academic Grants and Contracts, by Funding Source
TABLE II- Academic Grants and Contracts, by Organizational Unit TABLE III- Miami University Faculty, Staff, and Students Submitting Proposals
Undergraduate Research at Miami University
TABLE IV- Undergraduate Research Programs Awards, 2005-2006
TABLE V- Undergraduate Summer Scholars Program Awards, 2006
Research Stories Center for School Based Mental Health Programs Center for Governance, Risk Managment, and Reporting Mission and Core Values Cyber Conflict Miami Moves into the Nation’s Upper University Echelon of High Performance Computing Enriching Educational Experience: Undergraduate Research Scripps Foundation and Gerontology Center
Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship Staff
Front Cover Photographs: The Circle of LifeInfant, kids in Chemistry, School-Aged Kids, Undergraduate Research, Dance Performance School of Fine Arts, Risk Management Lecture, Scripps Foundation and Gerontology Center
Table Of COnTenTs
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Critically ill newbornsexhibit increased sensitivity
to external stimulation including mechanical shock. Oxygenation rate and heart rate often decrease during transport.
Specialized gurneys transport newborns on the
ambulance ride and through the hospital to the Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Transport technicians generally lift the gurneys (which also carry about 500 lbs. of lifesaving equipment) over bumps and thresholds to mediate the effect on the patient. Even with these extra precautions, the concern is that the current systems still exhibit considerable problematic vibrations. Faculty and students in the School of Engineering and Applied Science’s Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering are directly addressing this problem. Faculty members, Michael Bailey-Van Kuren and Amit Shukla, in conjunction with senior engineering students have researched, designed and developed a prototype vibration isolation system that can be retrofitted into existing neonatal transport systems. This research was supported through several sources including: a Miami University Research Challenge Program award, an Undergraduate Research Program grant, an award from Firestone Industrial, and
T h e American Society for Quality Biomedical Division funds. Project objectives were accomplished by researching vibration dampening materials and systems, selecting the best options, and designing a shock-absorbing system for gurneys that transport newborns to pediatric intensive care units. The existing system consists of a standard adult gurney modified to hold an isolette (bottom left picture) and $500,000 in medical equipment. The prototype system utilizes redundant air springs as a passive isolation system. Research models were used to determine the desired dynamic characteristics of the system and to specify the dynamic characteristics of the new isolation system. This same technology is applicable in other ambulance systems, such as helicopters. Initial system studies performed during transport of the cart on and off of an ambulance at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) showed a decrease in the energy transmitted to the isolette by 2/3. Research models have explored additional changes to the system including the use of active magneto-rheological fluid based dampers. Further tests and system development are being conducted in conjunction with CCHMC. A patent application was submitted and licensing partners are being sought to bring this technology to market.
Improving the Survivability of Critically Ill Infants During Transport: The Neonatal Transportation System
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Miami University’s
regional campuses are mastering the art of obtaining
external funding targeted at K-12 history curriculum innovation. As Michael Carrafiello
said, “I had already for two years served as the director of The Michael J. Colligan History Project at Miami University Hamilton (MUH). The Project sponsors lectures, films, seminars, and symposia designed to bring history to the University and the community. To me, the “Teaching American History” (TAH) program seemed to be the logical extension of Colligan’s mission.” In 2002, the U.S. Department of Education announced a new program: TAH, that required higher education institutions to partner with local school districts to deliver history content to teachers and students. Carrafiello and his MUH colleagues in history and education proposed a TAH program with the Hamilton City Schools. The rest, as they say, is history. Carrafiello and his colleagues are now in the third year of administering what has been a highly successful program. Encouraged by the success of the 2003 proposal, the collaborators partnered with Fairfield and Northwest Local Schools to submit another TAH proposal in 2005. Again to our delight, the 2005 proposal was approved.
Carrafiello said, “For me personally, it’s been an interesting journey. I had written a monograph and scholarly articles but had not been trained in graduate school to prepare grant proposals. As a result, it took me a while to learn how to write proposals and I have since come to enjoy the process of proposal preparation itself. I’m also gratified that our TAH ventures have in some sense been a boon to the University, our campus, and the community we
serve. Best of all, I’ve come to realize that by helping to strengthen the teaching
of history in the schools I have reinforced my love of history and
rediscovered the fundamental reason that I became an historian in the first place.” In 2005 the group felt confident enough to craft a third TAH proposal e n t i t l e d , “A m e r i c a ’s Journey: The Beacon of Liberty, 1492-1965.” This TAH grant partners the Hamilton Regional Campus with Hamilton, Mason and Middletown city schools.
It will enrich the teaching of American history for
teachers and hundreds of area students This grant provides
funding for a three-year project to improve teachers’ knowledge,
understanding and appreciation of traditional American history through professional
development initiatives, with a focus on immigration. This grant will provide three years of seminars
Grants Further Miami University Hamilton Commitment to Community Service
TAH - continued on page 7
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The Center for Chemistry Education (CCE), housed
on Miami University’s Middletown Campus, develops and conducts programs with on-going support from the Ohio Department
of Education, Ohio Board of Regents, U.S.
Department of Education, National Science Foundation,
National Institutes of Health Science Education Partnership Award, National Petrochemical & Refiners Association and private industry. All CCE programs consistently reflect current pedagogical approaches in science education, cutting-edge academic, industrial research topics and classroom applications for teachers and students. Through these programs, students develop their abilities to work together to solve scientific challenges, think critically and use their powers of observation. CCE offers a variety of summer and academic-year workshop-style courses and academies for K–12 and college educators at Miami University and field sites across the country. These shorter-format academies allow CCE graduates and other teachers to learn from leading nationally-recognized science educators. Over the years, CCE programs reached more than 19,500 teachers who teach more than 1.5 million students each year. Last year, CCE added approximately 2,500 educators at all levels through credit and noncredit courses. Teachers learned methods on empowering their students to succeed in science proficiency, promoting students’ science process skills, using toys as learning tools to visualize, applying and teaching physical science principles, and many other
areas of science as well as pedagogical strategies for successful science teaching. In 2006, materials for the NIH SEPA-funded HealthRICH project were completed. CCE developed these as Early Head Start (EHS) units for informal education settings, specifically 4-H, Girl Scouts, museum groups and extracurricular school events (such as clubs and family science nights). Units include a variety of readings, hands-on activities and optional activities to allow leaders to adjust the session length. These materials include: Healthy at Home: Combating Indoor Air Pollution; From Bottle or Tap: Choosing the Water You’ll Drink; When Dirty Hands Are Dangerous: Exploring Hand Washing and Disease from Home to Hospital; Safe Not Sorry: Using Chemicals Around the House and Barn; Studio 2B: The Skin You’re In; Wet Your Whistle!; and Lather Up! CCE provides significant service to the profession and community through science camps, family science events and an alliance with Head Start. In 2006, CCE hosted the In Your Face Science! camp for grades 3-7 on the MUM campus. CCE science camps attract around 60 children from the Middletown area. More than 30 family science events were held in collaboration with partnering
Center for Chemistry Education
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and five-day institutes each summer for 50 history teachers. These teachers will explore history content and teaching methods. The project also will create resources to be shared with other school districts. This year the Hamilton Campus group also tried their ideas on the Congressional Civics Academies Program and once again was successful. Entitled “Journey to Freedom,” this $711,000 grant, is one of only two funded awards in the nation, and provides history education and scholarships to high-need school children at the Greater Miami Valley YMCA’s Camp Campbell Gard for the next three years. American history to be covered at the camp will include the rise of the abolitionist movement and the origins of the Underground Railroad; causes of the Civil War; the Emancipation Proclamation, and the role of African Americans in the Civil War and the challenges they faced immediately after the war. Campers will travel to former plantations in Kentucky, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, and the Abraham Lincoln museum in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Daniel Hall, MUH Campus Dean, applauds the recent grants awarded to MUH. “These grants will have a tremendous local impact. Supporting our communities and school systems is a key component of our campus mission,” Dr. Hall said. “Most of all, more students will benefit from enriched American history instruction.”
schools, reaching over 4,000 children and their families. The CCE website (www.terrificscience.org) offers free resources related to special events such as National Chemistry Week’s, The Joy of Toys, and National Parental Involvement Day. Events are advertised by including free activities and special promotions to encourage science education. The center maintains a web Lesson and Lab Exchange for Ohio teachers to assist them in their professional growth. These free lessons and labs were developed by participants and instructors in CCE courses, including Partnership for the Advancement of Chemical Technology, Risks & Choices and OBOR-funded workshops; to date, over 250 lessons were offered. CCE distributes Terrific Science E-News, an electronic newsletter which alerts subscribers to new postings on their website, including updates on teacher training opportunities and educational materials. This
web outreach provides hands-on activity ideas, teacher resources, ideas for
integrating hands-on science in the curriculum and updates
for Terrific Science program graduates. To date, the subscriber list includes over 11,000 individuals.
Hamilton and Middletown Campuses: Research TAH and CCE
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CCE - continued from page 6
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Sources of Funding
FederalState of Ohio
Other Gov Agencies
Industry
Foundations
License
OARS is pleased to announce a new external funding record of $22,947,858. In addition
another $9.8 million was secured for student financial aid. Perhaps the most significant achievements are that Miami University faculty and staff submitted about 20% more proposals, 10% more faculty submitted proposals in FY 06, and the amount requested increased from about $80 million to over $150 million.
These two pie charts show the sources of funding and the activities that were funded. Instructional grant support continues to be a significant percentage of Miami University’s external funding.
Funding Activity
Research
Instruction
Service
License Fees
OARS Announces a New External Funding Record
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Miami University, the University of Cincinnati, Ohio University, Biostart, Fort Washington Capital Partners and Blue Chip Venture are collaborating in an Ohio Third Frontier Funded Pre-Seed Investment Fund, “Southern Ohio Creates Companies”. Together we will provide pre-seed funds to technology based business start-ups some of which may be focused on University intellectual property. Miami University faculty and staff continued to increase their activity in the development of intellectual property. In FY 06 five properties were recommended for patents and one of those has been licensed. Miami has five other properties that are in various stages of commercialization. Miami realized an increase in license revenue of about 21% in FY 06.
MU External Proposals Requested Dollars
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The now familiar external funding goal chart shows that Miami University is slightly ahead of the doubling goal. We anticipate that our faculty and staff will continue to meet these expectations by submitting more proposals and hiring the best new faculty available.
OARS Announces a New External Funding Record (continued)
Intellectual Property and Economic Development
Extermal Funding Goal for 2009
Increasing Opportunities Through External Support
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TABLE I
ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS, BY FUNDING SOURCE
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
A. Federal Government 135 $14,170,371
Argonne and Brookhaven National Laboratories 1 $37,920
Corporation for Public Broadcasting 1 $178,767
Council for International Exchange of Scholars 2 $32,300
Institute of Museum and Library Services 1 $3,500
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 5 $280,998
National Endowment for the Arts 2 $10,750
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 2 $27,499
National Science Foundation 34 $3,842,279
U.S. Department of Commerce 2 $60,138
U.S. Department of Defense 5 $293,551
U.S. Department of Education 21 $4,291,234
U.S. Department of Education- Ohio Board of Regents 5 $1,030,555
U.S. Department of Energy 4 $415,732
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 28 $2,666,325
U.S. Department of Justice 2 $25,000
U.S. Department of the Interior 1 $6,095
U.S. Department of Transportation 2 $512,379
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 17 $455,349
B. State of Ohio 55 $4,107651
Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute 2 $57,737
eTech Ohio 1 35,248
Ohio Arts Council 1 $15,213
Ohio Board of Regents 17 $1,685,484
Ohio Department of Aging 4 $196,195
Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction 1 $38,000
Ohio Department of Development 1 1,100,000
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TABLE I, Continued
Ohio Department of Education 11 $368,020
Ohio Department of Health 4 $249,869
Ohio Department of Mental Retardation 1 $3,500& Developmental Disabilities
Ohio Department of Natural Resources 2 $111,177
Ohio Environmental Education Fund 1 $33,172
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency 1 $4,994
Ohio Humanities Council 1 $1,500
Ohio Learning Network 1 $45,000
Ohio Plant Biotechnology Consortium 5 $122,542
Ohio Public Works Commission 1 $40,000
C. Other Government Agencies 18 $329,640
D. Industry and Business 85 $1,459,124
E. Foundations and Associations 63 $2,881,072
GRAND TOTAL 356 $22,947,858
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TABLE II
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
PrincipalInvestigator(s) Funding Source Proposal Title Amount of Award by Organizational Unit
ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
College of Arts and Science $9,116,585
Anthropology $28,087
Hay-Rollins, M. Cameron• National Multiple SclerosisSociety
MS, Internet Information about Health, andClinical Interactions
$28,087
Botany $595,246
Kiss, John Z.
Edelmann, Richard E.
• National Aeronautics andSpace Administration
Analysis of a Novel Sensory Mechanism inRoot Phototropism
$236,378
Kiss, John Z.
Palmieri, Maria
• National Aeronautics andSpace Administration
The Role of the Actin Cytoskeleton inGravitropic Signal Transduction inArabidopsis thaliana
$24,000
Lokuge, Meepa A.
Wilson, Kenneth G.
• Sigma Xi Dehydrin Protein Expression and ColdTolerance in Needle Palm (Rhapidophyllumhystrix - Family, Arecaceae)
$300
Nwugo, Chika C.• Sigma Xi A Proteomic Study of the Molecular Roles ofSilicon Nutrition in Cadmium Tolerance ofRice (Oryza sativa L.)
$400
Watson, Linda E.
Pelser, Petrus B.
• National ScienceFoundation
Late Tertiary Climatic Changes and theEvolutionary Success of the TribeSenecioneae (Asteraceae), A PhylogeneticApproach
$301,886
Watson, Linda E.• Ohio Plant BiotechnologyConsortium
Novel Pharmaceuticals and Crop ProtectionChemicals from Plants
$16,141
Watson, Linda E.• Ohio Plant BiotechnologyConsortium
Novel Pharmaceuticals and Crop ProtectionChemicals from Plants
$16,141
Center for Public Management and Regional Affairs $369,058
Russo, Philip A.• Ohio Board of Regents Research in the Center for Public Managementand Regional Affairs
$245,320
Russo, Philip A.• Ohio Public WorksCommission
Capital Finance and Planning for Ohio’sPublic Infrastructure Bond Financing
$40,000
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PrincipalInvestigator(s) Funding Source Proposal Title Amount of Award by Organizational Unit
TABLE II, continued
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Russo, Philip A.• Scioto County AreaFoundation
Personnel Project for Non-Profits $3,000
Russo, Philip A.
Choudhury, Enamul H.
• Seasongood GoodGovernment Foundation
Administrative Support Analysis for AmericanSociety for Public Administration
$3,000
Russo, Philip A.• U.S. Department ofCommerce
Economic Renewal, Investment, andDevelopment for Local Governments
$52,738
Russo, Philip A.• U.S. Department of Justice Federal Weed and Seed Program Evaluation2006
$12,500
Russo, Philip A.• U.S. Department of Justice Program Evaluation: Department of JusticeWeed and Seed Program, City of Hamilton
$12,500
Chemistry and Biochemistry $1,672,886
Bretz, Stacey L.• National ScienceFoundation
CHEMX: Assessing Cognitive Expectationsfor Learning Chemistry
$62,752
Bretz, Stacey L.• National ScienceFoundation
Mapping the Dimensions of theUndergraduate Chemistry Laboratory: FacultyPerspectives on Curriculum,Pedagogy, and Assessment
$87,072
Crowder, Michael W.• National ScienceFoundation
Probing Zn(II) Transport in E. coli $210,000
Crowder, Michael W.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Characterization of Metallo-b-Lactamases $147,213
Danielson, Neil D.• U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency
Determination of Arsenicals Using CapillaryElectrophoresis - Inductively Coupled Plasma- Mass Spectrometry
$209,807
Gung, Benjamin W.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Study of the Strength of C-H-Y (Y=O,N) andXH-p (X = N,O,S) Interactions
$209,430
Hagerman, Ann E.• Eli Lilly and Company Gas Chromatographs from Eli Lilly $15,000
Hagerman, Ann E.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Polyphenol-protein Antioxidants in the GIEnvironment
$213,000
Hawes, John W.• Ohio Plant BiotechnologyConsortium
Non-Biotin-Dependent PropionateMetabolism in Plants
$10,000
Makaroff, Christopher A.• Ohio Plant BiotechnologyConsortium
Enhancing Plant Growth with ArabidopsisAtETHE1
$70,261
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PrincipalInvestigator(s) Funding Source Proposal Title Amount of Award by Organizational Unit
TABLE II, continued
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Novak, Michael• American ChemicalSociety
In Search of Arlyoxenium Ions $80,000
Pacey, Gilbert E.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Application of the THz Spectroscopy toBiological Systems
$213,000
Sommer, André J.• Eastman Kodak Company Enhanced Resolution MicrospectroscopicTechniques
$9,500
Sommer, André J.• Smiths Detection Interoperability of Raman Spectral DatabasesAcross Different Spectrometer Platforms
$20,000
Sommer, André J.• Various Business Sources Research in the Molecular MicrospectroscopyLab (MML)
$89,869
Taylor, Richard T.• National ScienceFoundation
Ohio Consortium for Undergraduate Research- Research Experiences to Enhance Learning(REEL)
$25,982
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $98,600
English $88,172
Casey, Moira E.• American Association ofUniversity WomenEducational Foundation
Manuscript Revisions: The Lesbian in theHouse
$6,000
Fuller, Mary J.
Rimer, Beth A.
• Cincinnati Public Schools Cincinnati Public Schools Teaching ofWriting Workshop
$37,172
Fuller, Mary J.• U.S. Department ofEducation
Ohio Writing Project $45,000
Geography $14,746
Renwick, William H.• U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency
A Hydrogeomorphic Lake ClassificationSystem for Refining Lake Assessment atMultiple Spatial Scales
$14,746
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TABLE II, continued
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Geology $457,287
Brudzinski, Michael R.• National ScienceFoundation
Collaborative Research: A Study of TransientAseismic Slip and Non-Volcanic Tremor inSouthern Mexico with Large Aperture Seismicand GPS Arrays
$51,925
Brudzinski, Michael R.• National ScienceFoundation
SGER: International Collaboration for Studyof Deep Subduction Using Seismic Arrays inNew Caledonia and Vanuatu
$35,302
Currie, Brian S.• Utah Geological Survey Reservoir Characterization of the CretaceousCedar Mountain and Dakota Formations,Southern Unita Basin
$10,082
Hart, William K.• National ScienceFoundation
Collaborative Research: Understanding theCauses of Continental IntraplateTectonomagmatism: A Case Study in thePacific Northwest
$66,510
Rakovan, John• Argonne and BrookhavenNational Laboratories
Synchrotron Experimental Time (at theNational Synchronton Light Source andAdvanced Photon Source) for MineralogicalStudies in 2005
$37,920
Rech, Jason A.• National GeographicSociety
Past, Present, and Future Water Resources inJordan
$16,500
Widom, Elisabeth• National ScienceFoundation
Acquisition of a Microwave Digestion Systemfor Geochemical and GeochronologicalApplications
$31,500
Widom, Elisabeth• National ScienceFoundation
Origin of Mantle Heterogeneity in the Azores $207,548
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $375,497
German, Russian, and East Asian Languages $125,677
Dawisha, Karen L.
DiDonato, Robert
Ziolkowski, Margaret
• U.S. Department ofEducation
Geopolitical and Cultural Transitions: Russianand Eurasian Studies at Miami University
$66,000
Dawisha, Karen L.
DiDonato, Robert
Ziolkowski, Margaret
• U.S. Department ofEducation
Geopolitical and Cultural Transitions: Russianand Eurasian Studies at Miami University
$59,677
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PrincipalInvestigator(s) Funding Source Proposal Title Amount of Award by Organizational Unit
TABLE II, continued
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
History $1,000
Cobb, Daniel M.• University of Arizona Community, Poverty, Power: The Politic ofTribal Self-Determination, 1960-1968
$1,000
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in Regional Campus Projects, Listed byRegional Campus $772,278
Latin American Studies $57,300
Paulson, Susan A.• American Association ofUniversity Women
Conditions of Women’s Empowerment inComparative Latin American Contexts
$35,000
Paulson, Susan A.• Council for theInternational Exchange ofScholars- Fulbright ScholarProgram
Council for International Exchange ofScholars
$22,300
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $69,322
Mathematics and Statistics $686,754
Davenport, Dennis E.
Dowling, Patrick N.
Waikar, Vasant B.
• National ScienceFoundation
Summer Undergraduate MathematicalSciences Research Institute
$61,450
Davenport, Dennis E.• National ScienceFoundation
The Ohio Science and Engineering Alliance $12,000
Davenport, Dennis E.• National ScienceFoundation
The Ohio Science and Engineering Alliance $24,603
Davenport, Dennis E.
Dowling, Patrick N.
Waikar, Vasant B.
• U.S. Department ofDefense
Summer Undergraduate MathematicalSciences Research Institute
$158,397
Keeler, Dennis S.• U.S. Department ofDefense
Noncommutative Projective Geometry $16,044
Keiser, Jane M.• Lesson Labs Breakthrough Mathematics $225,000
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TABLE II, continued
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Noble, Robert B.• National Institute forOccupational Safety andHealth (NIOSH)
Model Averaging for Epidemiological RiskAssessment
$24,999
Randrianantoanina, Beata
Randrianantoanina, Narcisse
• National ScienceFoundation
The Conference on Banach Spaces and TheirApplications in Analysis
$32,700
Randrianantoanina, Narcisse• National ScienceFoundation
Banach Space Structures of Non-CommutativeL^p-spaces and Non-commutative MartingaleInequalities
$104,336
Smith, Robert S.• Scioto County AreaFoundation
2006 Junior Scholars Program $27,225
Miami University Center for Nanotechnology/ Chemistry and Biochemistry $175,000
Zhou, Hongcai• National ScienceFoundation
CAREER: From Biomimetic Platforms toNanostructured Artificial Enzymes
$175,000
Microbiology $355,980
Bridge, Eileen K.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Host Cell Regulation of Adenovirus GeneExpression
$213,000
Cheng, Xiao-Wen• Ohio Plant BiotechnologyConsortium
Host-Range Studies of Baculvorises toExpand Biopesticide Usage for PlantProtection
$9,999
Fields, Matthew W.• U.S. Department of Energy Genome Sequencing of MultipleAnaeromyxobacter Species: ComparativeGenomics for Insight into the Ecophysiology,Genetics and Evolution of Metal-Reducingand Halorespiring Bacteria
$87,981
Fields, Matthew W.• U.S. Department of Energy Genome Sequencing of MultipleAnaeromyxobacter Species: ComparativeGenomics for Insight into the Ecophysiology,Genetics and Evolution of Metal-Reducingand Halorespiring Bacteria
$45,000
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $317,551
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PrincipalInvestigator(s) Funding Source Proposal Title Amount of Award by Organizational Unit
TABLE II, continued
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Physics $241,436
Clemens, James P.• Research CorporationTechnologies
Many-atom Entanglement Produced viaCollective Spontaneous Emission
$38,236
Pechan, Michael J.• U.S. Department of Energy Magnetic Nanoscale Physics $60,800
Rice, Perry R.• National ScienceFoundation
Generation, Measurement, and Preservation ofEntanglement Using Cavity QuantumElectrodynamics (QED)
$135,000
Yarrison-Rice, Jan M.
Jaeger, Herbert
• U.S. Department ofCommerce
2006 Summer Undergraduate ResearchFellowship Partnership in AMO Physics
$7,400
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $159,951
Political Science $32,500
Dawisha, Adeed• The American AcademicResearch Institute in Iraq(TAARII)
Democracy in Iraq: Lost...Recovered $10,000
Sharafutdinova, Gulnaz• University of Notre Dame Fellowship at Kellogg Institute forInternational Studies (Notre Dame)
$22,500
Psychology $525,854
Beilock, Sian L.
McConnell, Allen R.
• National ScienceFoundation
The Casual Mechanisms of Stereotype Threat $198,857
Flaspohler, Paul D.
Paternite, Carl E.
• Ohio Department ofEducation
Miami University/Ohio School Reform - 21stCentury Initiative
$18,266
Flaspohler, Paul D.• St. Bernard-Elmwood PlaceCity Schools
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program - SBEP $29,196
Green, Jennifer H.• Catholic Social Services Catholic Social Services Clinical Traineeships $4,320
Green, Jennifer H.• St. Joseph Orphanage St. Joseph Orphanage Clinical Traineeships $7,200
McConnell, Allen R.• National ScienceFoundation
The Casual Mechanisms of Stereotype Threat $90,311
Paternite, Carl E.
Green, Jennifer H.
• Queen of Peace School Traineeship Agreement with Queen of PeaceSchool
$12,000
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TABLE II, continued
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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Paternite, Carl E.
Green, Jennifer H.
• Talawanda City Schools Traineeship Agreement with TalawandaSchool District
$24,000
Paternite, Carl E.• U.S. Department ofEducation
Ohio National Association of State Directorsof Special Education Shared Seed Grant
$10,000
Paternite, Carl E.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Ohio Mental Health Network for SchoolSuccess
$100,000
Shore, Cecilia M.
Dietz-Uhler, Beth
Schilling, Karen M.
• American PsychologicalAssociation
Preparing Future Faculty in Psychology $1,500
Stiles, William B.• University of Leeds Process and Outcome of Psychotherapy $30,204
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $16,915
Psychology/ Center for Neuroscience $270,000
Berry, Stephen D.• National ScienceFoundation
Modulation of Hippocampal Systems DuringClassical Conditioning
$140,000
Berry, Stephen D.• National ScienceFoundation
Modulation of Hippocampal Systems DuringClassical Conditioning
$130,000
Psychology/ Center for School-Based Mental Health Programs $1,029,682
Flaspohler, Paul D.• Butler County Family andChildren’s First Council
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program:Fairfield Middle Schools
$8,829
Flaspohler, Paul D.• Fairfield City SchoolDistrict
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program:Fairfield Middle Schools (District)
$25,543
Flaspohler, Paul D.
Paternite, Carl E.
• Health Foundation ofGreater Cincinnati
Evidence-based Practices for School-WidePrevention Programs
$555,660
Flaspohler, Paul D.• U.S. Department ofEducation
Ohio Collaborative Community SchoolImprovement Model: 21st CenturyCommunity Learning Centers Elmwood PlaceElementary School
$57,444
Flaspohler, Paul D.
Paternite, Carl E.
• U.S. Department ofEducation
Ohio Collaborative Community SchoolImprovement Model: Integrating School andMental Health Services
$21,006
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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Flaspohler, Paul D.
Paternite, Carl E.
• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Effective Practice Integration Council $148,000
Green, Jennifer H.
Paternite, Carl E.
• Lockland School District Traineeship Agreement with Lockland SchoolDistrict
$13,200
Paternite, Carl E.• U.S. Department ofEducation
Mental Health for School Success $200,000
Sociology and Gerontology $143,002
Subedi, Janardan• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Genetic and Environmental Influences onChildhood
$41,848
Subedi, Janardan• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Mapping Genes for NeurocognitiveEndophenotypes
$101,154
Spanish and Portuguese
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See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $69,322
Speech Pathology and Audiology $54,400
Glaser, Mary Ann• Ohio Department ofEducation
Ohio Masters Network - Initiatives inEducation (OMNiE) Web-Based LiteracyCourse
$4,000
Glaser, Mary Ann• SpeechPathology.com National Center for Speech-LanguagePathology and SpeechPathology.com Interface
$19,800
Glaser, Mary Ann• SpeechPathology.com Support for Development of SpeechPathology.com Website
$5,000
Weinrich, Barbara D.
Baker, Susan
• Cincinnati Children’sHospital Medical Center
Examination of Pediatric Voice Assessmentand Treatment Protocols
$25,600
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $12,003
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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Zoology $2,192,518
Del Rio-Tsonis, Katia• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Regulation of Neural Stem Cells in RetinaRegeneration
$170,400
Fernandes, Joyce J.• National ScienceFoundation
A Role for Neuron-founder Cell Interactions:Patterning the Drosophila Adult Musculature
$375,000
James, Paul F.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Role of the Na, K-ATPase Alpha4 Isoform inSperm Motility
$213,000
Kaufman, Donald G.• Cinergy Corporation Hefner Museum Grant $50,000
Kaufman, Donald G.• Greater CincinnatiFoundation
The GREEN Teachers Institute: WaterResources for Clermont County
$20,000
Kaufman, Donald G.• Martha Holden JenningsFoundation
The GREEN Teachers Institute: Picture-Perfect Science
$16,380
Kaufman, Donald G.• Ohio EnvironmentalEducation Fund
The GREEN Teachers Institute: MuseumResources for Teachers
$33,172
Lee, Richard E.• Columbiana CountyEducational Service Center
Coalition of Appalachian Learners $50,000
Lee, Richard E.• National ScienceFoundation
Mechanisms of Rapid and Winter Cold-hardening in Insects
$147,141
Oris, James T.• Parametrix Assessment of Effects of UV and PAH onPacific Herring
$13,804
Oris, James T.
Drevnick, Paul E.
• U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency
Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury onFish of Isle Royale National Park
$37,000
Pennock, David G.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Function and Regulation of Inner ArmDyneins
$204,600
Rangarajan, Janaki• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Identification of Transcription Factors ThatCould Act as Epidermal Regulatory Facts inXenopus Embryo
$60,000
Robinson, Michael L.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
A Genetic Model of Urogential Developmentand Obstruction
$65,008
Torres, Lisette E.• Ford Foundation Nutrient Cycling by Animals in FreshwaterEcosystems
$22,000
Vanni, Michael J.• Ohio Department ofNatural Resources
Effects of Gizzard Shad and Predator Densityon Lower Trophic Levels in Acton Lake, Ohio
$89,075
Vanni, Michael J.
Gonzalez, Maria J.
• Ohio Department ofNatural Resources
Towards a Reservoir Classification Scheme:Quantifying Lower Trophic Level Abundancein ODW Reference Lakes
$22,102
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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Williamson, Craig E.• National ScienceFoundation
IRCEB Interactive Effects of UV Radiationand Temperature on Pelagic Foodwebs
$536,513
Williamson, Craig E.• National ScienceFoundation
IRCEB Interactive Effects of UV Radiationand Temperature on Pelagic Foodwebs
$67,323
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $477,408
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in Regional Campus Projects, Listed byRegional Campus $12,800
Richard T. Farmer School of Business $90,810
Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems $10,000
Jobe, J. Marcus• Council for theInternational Exchange ofScholars- Fulbright ScholarProgram
Improving Business Decision Making at L’vivInstitute of Management in L’viv, Urkraine
$10,000
Economics $53,810
Even, William E.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Employment in the Long Term Care Industry:The Importance of Recruitment and Retention
$53,810
Management $27,000
Newman, William H.• Chrysler Foundation Supply Chain and Operations Management $15,000
Newman, William H.• Hewlett Packard Supply Chain and Operations Management $12,000
School of Education and Allied Professions $1,756,453
Center for Human Development, Learning & Technology/ Educational Psychology $295,766
Abbitt, Jason T.• National Aeronautics andSpace Administration
NASA Opportunities for Visionary Academics(NOVA)
$11,000
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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Abbitt, Jason T.• National Aeronautics andSpace Administration
NASA Opportunities for Visionary Academics(NOVA)
$5,000
Southern, W. Thomas
Wasburn-Moses, Leah H.
• Ohio Department ofEducation
Alternative Route to Certification in SpecialEducation
$199,998
Therrien, William J.
McMahon-Klosterman,
Mokhtari, Kouider
• U.S. Department ofEducation
Highly Qualified Teachers ProfessionalsDevelopment Seminars
$30,000
Wasburn-Moses, Leah
Therrien, William J.
• U.S. Department ofEducation
Impact of No Child Left Behind’s HighlyQualified Requirements on Special Educationin Ohio
$49,768
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $81,006
Education and Allied Professions, School of $10,000
Witte, Raymond• Ohio Department ofEducation
Teacher Candidate Assessment System $10,000
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $252,277
Educational Psychology $217,989
Southern, W. Thomas• U.S. Department ofEducation
Project AHEAD $217,989
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $97,921
Evaluation and Assessment Center for Mathematics & Science in Ohio $241,096
Boone, William J.• National ScienceFoundation
Evaluation of the Center for Authentic SciencePractice in Education (CASPiE)
$41,096
Kahle, Jane Butler• U.S. Department ofEducation
Ohio Systemic Initiative - Discovery $200,000
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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Evaluation and Assessment Center for Mathematics & Science in Ohio/ Teacher Education/ The DiscoveryCenter
$565,631
Kahle, Jane Butler• National ScienceFoundation
Real Experiences to Enhance Learning $113,950
Kahle, Jane Butler• National ScienceFoundation
The Mathematics Science Partnership in NewYork City (MSPinNYC)
$119,910
Kahle, Jane Butler• National ScienceFoundation
University of Pennsylvania Science TeacherInstitute
$57,521
Kahle, Jane Butler• Ohio Board of Regents Evaluation and Assessment Center forMathematics and Science Education in Ohio
$234,250
Kahle, Jane Butler• Ohio Board of Regents Evaluation of Web-Based ProfessionalDevelopment for eSMILES
$15,000
Kahle, Jane Butler• Ohio Board of Regents Northeast University Center of Excellence inMathematics and Science Teacher Education
$25,000
Family Studies and Social Work/ Center for Human Development, Learning & Technology $60,094
Bush, Kevin R.
Peterson, Gary W.
• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Evaluation of Butler County Success Program $60,094
Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies $45,257
Zullig, Keith J.• Ohio Department ofEducation
Integration of Schools and Mental HealthSystems in Ohio - 21st Century Initiative
$6,256
Zullig, Keith J.• U.S. Department ofEducation
Ohio Collaborative Community SchoolImprovement Model: 21st CenturyCommunity Learning Centers Wellston
$39,001
Teacher Education $69,620
Cooper, Larry P.• National Aeronautics andSpace Administration
Educational Liaison Staff Position $4,620
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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Mokhtari, Kouider• U.S. Department ofEducation
Reading First Professional Development $65,000
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $3,000
Teacher Education/ The Discovery Center $251,000
McCollum, Terry L.• Ohio Department ofEducation
7-10 OMAP iDiscovery Services $10,000
McCollum, Terry L.• Ohio Department ofEducation
K-3 IMPACT II Advisory Group $600
McCollum, Terry L.• Ohio Department ofEducation
K-3 IMPACT II Fellows and Colleagues $4,500
McCollum, Terry L.• Ohio Department ofEducation
Ohio Science Certification Institute (OSCI) 7-10 iDiscovery
$35,900
McCollum, Terry L.• U.S. Department ofEducation
Gear Up $200,000
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $408,728
School of Engineering and Applied Science $764,760
Computer Science and Systems Analysis $18,628
Bachmann, Eric R.• U.S. Department ofDefense
Inertial Motion Tracking for Inserting Humansinto a Networked Synthetic Environment
$18,628
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $123,983
Electrical and Computer Engineering $232,784
Morton, Yu T.
Zhou, Qihou
• Dayton Area GraduateStudies Institute (DAGSI)
An Integrated Spatial Digital Beam Formingand Adaptive Periodiogram Technique forJamming Cancellation
$14,897
Morton, Yu T.• Dayton Area GraduateStudies Institute (DAGSI)
Intelligent Sensing and Control forAutonomous Vehicles
$42,840
Morton, Yu T.• Institute of Navigation Institute of Navigation Graduate Scholarship $2,000
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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Morton, Yu T.• U.S. Department ofDefense
Integrated Reconfigurable Aperture, DigitalBeam Forming, and Software GPS Receiverfor UAV Navigation
$89,282
Zhou, Qihou• National ScienceFoundation
Collaborative Research: Coupling, Energetics,and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions(CEDAR) Daytime Potassium Doppler Lidarat Arecibo
$18,358
Zhou, Qihou
Morton, Yu T.
• National ScienceFoundation
Dual-Beam Incoherent Scatter Radar Study ofthe Mesosphere at Arecibo
$65,407
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering $91,314
Bailey-Van Kuren, Michael• American Society forQuality
Development of a No Spill Cup for Childrenwith Reduced Oral Muscle Tone
$5,000
Bailey-Van Kuren, Michael• American Society forQuality
Development of a Rehabilitative Brace $5,000
Bailey-Van Kuren, Michael• American Society forQuality
Pediatric Physical Therapy DeviceDevelopment
$889
Dollar, Anna• The William and FloraHewlett Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett FoundationExpansion Proposal: Carnegie Mellon OpenLearning Initiative (OLI)
$55,475
Khan, Fazeel J.• American Society forEngineering Education
Development of Nano-Reinforced Compositesand Techniques for the Characterization ofThermal Properties
$13,750
Shukla, Amit• U.S. Department ofDefense
Nonlinear Dynamics of Structures UnderCombined Extreme Environment
$11,200
Paper and Chemical Engineering $62,034
Almquist, Catherine B.• U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency
Construction and Testing of Surface CoronaDischarge-Catalytic Reactor for OxidativeTreatment of Waste Gas Emissions from thePulp and Paper Industry
$50,000
Department• Various Business Sources Research in the Paper Science Laboratories $12,034
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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
School of Engineering and Applied Science $360,000
Abrams, Lisa M.• Charlotte R. SchmidlappTrust
Women Scholars in Engineering $360,000
School of Fine Arts $36,410
Architecture and Interior Design $722
Brown-Manrique, Gerardo• Lindenwald CivicAssociation
Lindenwald Urban Design Plan $722
Art
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See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in Regional Campus Projects, Listed byRegional Campus $3,409
Music $1,000
Opatz-Muni, Mari• Patricia Brady-DanzigAssociates, Inc
Miami University Opera Program $1,000
Performing Arts Series $33,188
Swofford, Patti H.• Arts Midwest Midori $3,225
Swofford, Patti H.• National Endowment forthe Arts
Performing Arts Series 2006 $8,250
Swofford, Patti H.• National Endowment forthe Arts
Performing Arts Series 2006 $2,500
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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Swofford, Patti H.• New England Foundationfor the Arts
Ballet NY $4,000
Swofford, Patti H.• Ohio Arts Council 04-05 Miami Performing Arts $15,213
Theatre $1,500
Armstrong, Ann E.• Ohio Humanities Council Walk with Me: An Interactive Walking Tourof Freedom Summer Training in Oxford
$1,500
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in Regional Campus Projects, Listed byRegional Campus $12,500
Graduate School and Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship $5,015,364
Graduate School and Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship $3,017,473
Berry, Jhan D.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
The Miami University Responsible Conductof Research (RCR) Faculty DevelopmentInitiative
$2,000
Evans, Cheryl B.• Ohio Board of Regents Miami University STARS (StudentAchievement in Research and Scholarship)Mentoring Program
$248,493
Evans, Cheryl B.• Ohio Board of Regents Miami University STARS (StudentAchievement in Research and Scholarship)Mentoring Program
$30,700
Evans, Cheryl B.• Ohio Board of Regents Miami University STARS (StudentAchievement in Research and Scholarship)Mentoring Program
$32,100
Hughes, John M.• Oxford Physical Therapy Graduate Assistant in Physical Therapy $11,579
Pacey, Gilbert E.
Hughes, John M.
• Ohio Board of Regents Innovation Incentive Funds $56,820
Pacey, Gilbert E.
Hughes, John M.
• Ohio Board of Regents Research Challenge Program $293,725
Pacey, Gilbert E.• U.S. Department ofEducation
7-10 Ohio Science Certification Institute(OSCI) Program
$1,708,556
Pacey, Gilbert E.• Various Business Sources License Fees for FY 2006 $633,500
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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Graduate School and Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship/ Finance & Business Services $1,100,000
Pacey, Gilbert E.
Norman, Richard M.
• Ohio Department ofDevelopment
Third Frontier Pre-Seed Fund $1,100,000
Institute of Environmental Sciences $149,891
Boardman, Mark R.• U.S. Department of theInterior
Continued Operation of the NADP/NTNPrecipitation Chemistry Station in Oxford, OH
$6,095
Boardman, Mark R.• U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency
Technical Assistance at the U.S. EPA Test &Evaluation Facility - Base Operations,subcontract from Shaw Group
$109,109
Hand, Vincent C.• U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency
Research at the U.S. EPA Test & EvaluationFacility - Base Operations, subcontract fromShaw Group
$25,584
Johnston, Scott A.• U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency
Operation of the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency National Dry DepositionNetwork Station at Miami University
$5,580
McCollum, Donna S.• U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency
Research at the US EPA T & E Facility -Verifying Invertebrate Indentifications -Stream & Artificial Stream Samples
$3,523
Scripps Foundation and Gerontology Center $748,000
Applebaum, Robert A.• American Association ofRetired Persons (AARP)
Small Grant $5,000
Applebaum, Robert A.
Kunkel, Suzanne R.
• National Institute forOccupational Safety andHealth (NIOSH)
Homecare Workers Study Pilot Project $2,500
Applebaum, Robert A.
Mehdizadeh, Khadijeh A.
• Ohio Department of Aging Tracking Long-Term Care Utilization in Ohio:July 2005 - June 2007
$75,781
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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Applebaum, Robert A.• Ohio Department of MentalRetardation &Developmental Disabilities
Quality Management 101: Effective Planning,Program Development, and Policy-Making
$3,500
Applebaum, Robert A.
Kunkel, Suzanne R.
• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Quality Management in Cash and Counseling:Year Two
$99,977
Ciferri, William B.• Ohio Department of Aging Evaluation of Ohio’s Preadmission ScreeningSystem Providing Options and ResourcesToday (PASSPORT)
$66,131
Ciferri, William B.• Ohio Masonic Homes The Ohio Masonic Homes Project $22,563
Kart, Cary S.• Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes in Ohio: Trends and Implications $10,000
Kart, Cary S.• Fraternal Order of Eagles Lay Explanation and Self-Management ofDiabetes II: Perceptions, Behavior and HbA1c
$10,000
Kinney, Jennifer M.• Fraternal Order of Eagles “Get Out of the House:” Evaluation of aProgram for Individuals with Early-OnsetDementia
$10,000
Kinney, Jennifer M.• Fraternal Order of Eagles When the Diagnosis is Dementia II: FamilyMembers’ and Others’ Beliefs About theDisease
$10,000
Kinney, Jennifer M.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Improving Quality of Geriatric Care for theChronically Ill
$3,808
Kunkel, Suzanne R.• American Association ofRetired Persons (AARP)
AARP Internship $5,000
Kunkel, Suzanne R.• Ohio Board of Regents Long Term Care Research $211,047
Kunkel, Suzanne R.• U.S. Department ofEducation
INTERGERO: Implementation of anInternational Interdisciplinary Program inGerontology
$78,564
Straker, Jane K.• Ohio Department of Aging 2006 ODA Nursing Home Family SatisfactionSurvey
$15,198
Straker, Jane K.• Ohio Department of Aging Development and Testing of the OhioResident Care Resident Satisfaction Survey
$39,085
Straker, Jane K.• Vital Research Small Contract Grant $4,846
Wellin, Christopher R.
Kart, Cary S.
• Cleveland Foundation Enhancing the Performance of Local LTCOmbudsman Programs in Ohio
$75,000
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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
School of Interdisciplinary Studies $165,800
Interdisciplinary Studies $165,800
Wolfe, Christopher R.• U.S. Department ofEducation
Web-Based Tutoring of ArgumentComprehension and Production Skills
$165,800
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $537,827
Other Offices $1,237,248
Center for American and World Cultures
• Blank Text
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $69,322
Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching $45,000
Cox, Milton D.• Ohio Learning Network Establish and Manage an Ohio LearningNetwork Learning Community InitiativeRegional Center at Miami
$45,000
Intercollegiate Athletics $154,748
Graham, David L.• National CollegiateAthletic Association
Drug Education and Life Skills Grant $2,500
Otto, Chris L.• National CollegiateAthletic Association
Special Assistance Fund $29,842
Otto, Chris L.• National CollegiateAthletic Association
Student Athlete Opportunity Fund $122,406
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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Miami University Partnership Office $5,000
Poetter, Thomas S.• Institute for EducationalInquiry
Agenda for Education in a Democracy:Journalism, Education and the Public Good
$5,000
Office of Health Education $171,000
Murray, Karen A.
Urra, Daniel E.
Zullig, Keith J.
• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Drug Free Communities Support Program $100,000
Murray, Karen A.
Urra, Daniel E.
• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
MU High Risk Drinking Prevention Initiative $25,000
Murray, Karen A.
Urra, Daniel E.
• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Oxford Drug Free Community Coalition $45,000
Urra, Daniel E.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking $1,000
Physical Facilities/ Recycling Office $2,074
Wigren, Laura• Butler County Butler County Solid Waste District 2006Educational Grant
$2,074
SOITA $543,532
Gibson, David• Southwestern OhioInstructional TechnologyAssociation
Serving the Educational Needs of theSouthwestern Ohio Area through EducationalTechnology Services for the Advancement ofInstructional and Other Educational Programs
$543,532
Student Affairs $12,000
Roberts, Dennis C.• Kettering Foundation Extending and Deepening Deliberationthrough the Fraternal Futures Initiative
$12,000
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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Student Financial Aid $27,500
Brown, Kathleen M.• Scioto County AreaFoundation
Student Assistance Scholarships $27,500
University Libraries
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See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $3,500
University Police Department $62,379
Spilman, Benjamin R.• U.S. Department ofTransportation
Butler County DUI Task Force $62,379
WMUB $214,015
Callison, Cleve T.• Corporation for PublicBroadcasting
2006 Radio Community Service Grant $178,767
Callison, Cleve T.• eTech Ohio Operating Grant $35,248
Regional Campus - Hamilton $1,107,184
Art- Hamilton $3,409
Wilson, Roscoe L.• Butler County Solid WasteDistrict
Butler County Solid Waste District EducationGrant
$2,484
Wilson, Roscoe L.• Puffin Foundation, LTD Petrified Forest $925
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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Botany- Hamilton $4,994
Munson, Richard H.
Gladish, Daniel K.
• Ohio EnvironmentalProtection Agency
Discovery Carts for Miami Hamilton’s NewConservatory
$4,994
Continuing Education- Hamilton $313,703
Weber, Kathleen M.• Various Business Sources Continuing Education Classes $313,703
History- Hamilton $772,278
Carrafiello, Michael L.• U.S. Department ofEducation
America’s Journey: The Quest for Freedom,1492-1824
$772,278
Zoology- Hamilton $12,800
Berg, David J.• New Mexico Departmentof Game and Fish
Development of an Immunological Approachto Determining Host Fishes of the TexasHornshell (Popenaias popeii)
$12,800
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in Regional Campus Projects, Listed byRegional Campus $96,546
Regional Campus - Middletown $1,827,007
Applied Research Center $926,649
Seufert, Robert L.• Abstinence Education, Inc. Pure & Simple Lifestyle Project Evaluation $5,000
Seufert, Robert L.• Anthem InsuranceCompanies, Inc.
Diabetes Calendar Project - Return onInvestment
$3,500
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BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Seufert, Robert L.
Elswick, Tina L.
• Butler Technology andCareer DevelopmentSchools
Butler Technology and Career DevelopmentSchools Core Standard Interview Surveys
$10,000
Seufert, Robert L.• Butler Technology andCareer DevelopmentSchools
Pathways to Your Future Interview Evaluation $6,000
Seufert, Robert L.
Campbell, Darlene G.
• Madison CountyCommissioners
Madison County Needs Assessment $17,000
Seufert, Robert L.• Montgomery CountyCommissioners
Fast Forward Evaluation (Out-of-SchoolYouth Investment Pilot Project)
$60,000
Seufert, Robert L.• National ScienceFoundation
Faculty Development in Automotive HybridVehicle Technology
$18,780
Seufert, Robert L.• Ohio Department ofAlcohol and DrugAddiction Services
Parents Who Host, Lose the Most: Don’t Be aParty to Teenage Drinking
$38,000
Seufert, Robert L.• Ohio Department ofEducation
Madison County Family Matters LiteracyProgram
$3,500
Seufert, Robert L.• Ohio Department of Health Abstinence Education Program Evaluation $49,000
Seufert, Robert L.• Ohio Department of Health College-Age Youth Project Evaluation $97,800
Seufert, Robert L.• Ohio Department of Health Parent Survey Evaluation $99,000
Seufert, Robert L.
Campbell, Darlene G.
• Ohio Department of Health Pure Choice Abstinence Education ProgramEvaluation
$4,069
Seufert, Robert L.
Elswick, Tina L.
• Ohio Tobacco UsePrevention and ControlFoundation(TUPCF)
Butler County Tobacco Cessation andPrevention Project
$13,000
Seufert, Robert L.
Campbell, Darlene G.
• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Abstinence Committed Education (ACE)Program of Southeast Ohio
$20,000
Seufert, Robert L.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
ATM Education Abstinence 'Til MarriageCBAE Evaluation
$15,000
Seufert, Robert L.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
ATM Education Abstinence Til MarriageSPRANS Evaluation
$5,000
Seufert, Robert L.
Elswick, Tina L.
• U.S. Department of HealthAnd Human Services
REACH Raising the Bar for Youth! Self-Control is Life Control
$12,000
Seufert, Robert L.• U.S. Department ofTransportation
Traffic Highway Safety Evaluation and ActionPlanning
$450,000
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PrincipalInvestigator(s) Funding Source Proposal Title Amount of Award by Organizational Unit
TABLE II, continued
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Botany- Middletown
• Blank Text
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $150,000
Center for Chemistry Education $533,846
Hershberger, Susan S.• Middletown CommunityFoundation
In Your Face Science -- A Hands-On CampExploring Everyday Science Choices
$510
Sarquis, Arlyne M.
Hogue, Lynn M.
• National Institute forInternational EducationDevelopment
Korean Chemistry Teacher ProfessionalDevelopment Program
$93,366
Sarquis, Arlyne M.• National Petrochemical andRefiners Association
Science Teacher Education Project 2006-2009 $190,000
Sarquis, Arlyne M.• U.S. Department ofEducation- Ohio Board ofRegents
Advancing Ohio’s Physical ScienceProficiency IV
$249,970
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $313,047
Continuing Education- Middletown $281,512
Attaway, Sharon L.• Various Business Sources Continuing Education Classes $281,512
Office of the Executive Director- Middletown $75,000
Cowan, Marjorie M.• Ohio Department ofEducation
Ohio Tech Prep, subcontract $75,000
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PrincipalInvestigator(s) Funding Source Proposal Title Amount of Award by Organizational Unit
TABLE II, continued
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Theatre- Middletown $10,000
Knight, Elizabeth• The Bever Family Reflections $10,000
See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects,Listed at End of Table II $12,500
University Multiple Units $1,830,237
Botany- Middletown/ Botany- Oxford/ Center for Chemistry Education $150,000
Keiffer, Carolyn H.
Schussler, Elisabeth
Hogue, Lynn M.
• U.S. Department ofEducation- Ohio Board ofRegents
From Misconceptions to Illumination: UsingPlants to Support Biological Education
$150,000
Center for American and World Cultures/ Latin American Studies Program/ Spanish and Portuguese $69,322
Berman, Mary Jane
Paulson, Susan A.
Ganelin, Charles V.
• U.S. Department ofEducation
Building Bridges to Global Citizenshipthrough Latin American Studies at MiamiUniversity
$69,322
Center for Chemistry Education/ Chemistry and Biochemistry- Middletown/ Zoology/ InterdisciplinaryStudies
$163,047
Sarquis, Arlyne M.
Lee, Richard E.
Myers, Christopher A.
• U.S. Department ofEducation- Ohio Board ofRegents
Ohio Science Certification Institute (OSCI) 7-10 – Meeting the Challenge
$163,047
Chemistry and Biochemistry/ Botany/ Microbiology/ Zoology $95,600
Makaroff, Christopher A.
Watson, Linda E.
Carlin, Joseph M.
Meikle, Douglas
• Arnold and MabelBeckman Foundation
Beckman Research Scholarships $95,600
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PrincipalInvestigator(s) Funding Source Proposal Title Amount of Award by Organizational Unit
TABLE II, continued
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Chemistry and Biochemistry/ Teacher Education $3,000
Bretz, Stacey L.
Uludag, Nazan
• Martha Holden JenningsFoundation
The Science and Literature Connection Project $3,000
Computer Science and Systems Analysis/ Nursing- Middletown $123,983
Troy, Douglas A.
Vanderbeek, Jean C.
Carson, Anne R.
• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services
Crisis Nursing Resource (NCR) InformationSystems
$123,983
Educational Psychology/ Interdisciplinary Studies/ Center for Human Development, Learning, andTechnology
$69,003
Bergen, Doris
Wolfe, Christopher
Wang, Aimin
Shriberg, David
• Blind Squirrel Inc. Evaluation of Freedom Heroes Curriculum $69,003
Educational Psychology/ Speech Pathology and Audiology/ Center for Human Development, Learning, andTechnology
$12,003
Bergen, Doris
Hutchinson, Kathleen
• Fisher-Price Study of Fisher-Price’s Laugh and Learn $12,003
Interdisciplinary Studies- Project Dragonfly/ Geology $57,000
Myers, Christopher A.
Cummins, R. Hays
• Cincinnati Zoo andBotanical Gardens
Earth Expedition Program $57,000
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PrincipalInvestigator(s) Funding Source Proposal Title Amount of Award by Organizational Unit
TABLE II, continued
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Miami University Hamilton Campus Kids/ Miami University Middletown Child Care Center/ / MiamiUniversity Oxford Childcare Center, Mini University, Inc.
$75,878
Leader, Jacqueline M.
Jones, Ann M.
Kochensparger, Kellie A.
Haislar, Adolph
• U.S. Department ofEducation
Miami University CCAMPIS Grant $75,878
Microbiology/ Geology $221,951
Fields, Matthew W.
Dong, Hailiang
• U.S. Department of Energy Identification of Molecular and CellularResponses of Desulfovibrio vulgaris BiofilmsUnder Culture Conditions Relevant to FieldConditions for Bioreduction of Heavy Metals
$221,951
Psychology/ Educational Psychology $16,915
Berry, Jhan D.
Harris, Yvette R,
• Butler County CommunityHealth Consortium
Evaluation Plan for Assuring PediatricServices for Low Income Families
$16,915
Sociology and Gerontology- Oxford/ Sociology and Gerontology- Middletown $45,000
Jendrek, Margaret Platt
Lynch, Jean M.
• American StudentAssistance
Student Debt and Alumni Giving $45,000
The Discovery Center/ Physics $159,951
McCollum, Terry L.
Blue, Jennifer M.
• U.S. Department ofEducation
Southwest Ohio Science Institutes, Grades 3-6 $159,951
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PrincipalInvestigator(s) Funding Source Proposal Title Amount of Award by Organizational Unit
TABLE II, continued
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
The Discovery Center/ Teacher Education/ Interdisciplinary Studies- Project Dragonfly/ School of Educationand Allied Professions- Project Discovery
$248,777
McCollum, Terry L.
Myers, Christopher A.
Cummins, R. Hays
• U.S. Department ofEducation- Ohio Board ofRegents
iDiscovery: Sustaining ProfessionalDevelopment Through Web-Based LearningCommunities
$248,777
University Libraries/ School of Education and Allied Professions $3,500
Yates, Frances
Dales, Brenda L.
• Institute of Museum andLibrary Services
Institute for Library and Information LiteracyEducation Grants-in-Aid
$3,500
Zoology- Hamilton/ Zoology- Oxford/ Botany- Oxford $96,546
Berg, David J.
Gorchov, David L.
Oris, James T.
Rypstra, Ann L.
Vanni, Michael J.
• National ScienceFoundation
Research Experiences for Undergraduates:Ecology in Human-dominated Landscapes
$89,246
Berg, David J.
Gorchov, David L.
Oris, James T.
Rypstra, Ann L.
Vanni, Michael J.
• National ScienceFoundation
Research Experiences for Undergraduates:Ecology in Human-dominated Landscapes
$7,300
Zoology/ Geology $218,761
Lee, Richard E.
McWilliams, Robert G.
• U.S. Department ofEducation- Ohio Board ofRegents
Across the Curriculum Environmental Scienceto Attain Ohio Elementary School AcademicContent Standards and Achievement TestOutcomes
$218,761
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TABLE III
MIAMI UNIVERSITY FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS
SUBMITTING PROPOSALS
July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006
From July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006, a total of 264 University faculty, staff, and students prepared andsubmitted 570 proposals to outside organizations for funding of academic projects. Their affiliations and last namesappear in the table below. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of proposals, if more than one, for which anindividual was listed as (one of) the Principal Investigator(s).
Arts and Science, College of
Anthropology Hay-Rollins
Botany Barnum (5), Edelmann (2), Francko (2), Gorchov (6), Hartmann (2),Huerta (2), Kiss (4), Li (5), Liang (4), Lokuge, Molas, Money (3),Moore (6), Nwugo, Pelser, Rondon, Schussler (2), Stevens, Sullivan (2),Watson (5), Wilson
Center for Neuroscience Berry, Callahan, Killian (2)
Center for Public Management and Russo (6)Regional Affairs/Political Science
Center for School-based Mental Flaspohler (8), Green, Paternite (7)Health Programs
Chemistry and Biochemistry Bretz (2), Crowder (3), Danielson (4), Gung, Hagerman (2), Hawes (4),
Isaacson, Kennedy (3), Lorigan (9), Makaroff (7), Pacey (2), Sarquis, J.,Sommer (33), Spendel, Zhou (4), Zou (3)
Communication Frymier
Comparative Religion Kenworthy (5)
English Casey, Fuller (2), Mandell (2), Peterson, Rimer
Geography Abbitt, Ehrkamp, Henry (2), Klak, Maingi, Renwick (2)
Geology Brudzinski (5), Currie (3), Dilek, Dong (7), Levy (2), McWilliams,Rakovan (2), Rech (4), Widom (4)
German, Russian and East Asian RoseLanguages
History Baernstein
Latin American Studies Paulson (2)
Mathematics and Statistics Bailer, Brezhneva, Davenport (4), Davis, Dowling (3), Farmer, Jiang,Keeler, Keiser, Noble, Randrianantoanina, B. (3), Randrianantoanina, N,Smith, Waikar (3)
Miami University Center for Cox (2), Pacey (5), Spendel (4), ZouNanotechnology
Microbiology Actis (9), Balish (2), Carlin (3), Cheng (3), Fields (13), Wan (7)
Philosophy Kelly, Miller
Physics Bayram, Blue, Clemens, Jaeger (2), Rice, Yarrison-Rice (3)
Political Science Croucher, Dawisha, Sharafutdinova
Psychology Abele, Berry, Brown, Green (7), Harris, Kerig (4), Mauldin, McConnell,Paternite (4), Smart, Stasser (2), Stiles, Thomas
Sociology and Gerontology Jendrek, Lippmann, Subedi (2)
Spanish and Portuguese del-Teso-Craviotto, Sanchez-Jimenez
Speech Pathology and Audiology Baker (2), Constantinidou, Glaser (3), Hutchinson, Weinrich (2)
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Zoology Boone (2), Callahan (2), Crist (2), Del Rio-Tsonis (3), Dockendorff (2),Fernandes (3), Harding (4), Haynes (2), Hoffman, Isaacson, Kaufman (4),Lee (4), Levine, Meikle (2), Oris (2), Pennock, Robinson (3), Solomon (2),Steinly, Torres, Vanni, Wilder, Williamson (3)
Business and Finance ServicesNorman
Business Administration, School of
Accountancy Heitger
Decision Sciences and Management JobeInformation Systems
Economics Even
Management Newman (2)
School of Business Ballou
Education and Allied Professions, School of
Center for Health Enhancement Alessio, Chase, Dalrymple, Fletcher, Neeley, Potteiger, Sibley,Thomasson, Ward
Center for Human Development and Abbitt (3), Bergen (3), Bush, Dickey, Harris, McMahon-Klosterman,Learning and Technology Mokhtari, Peterson, Southern, Therrien (2), Wasburn-Moses (3)
Educational Leadership Baxter-Magolda
Educational Psychology Abbitt, Berry (2), Maingi, Shriberg, Southern, Therrien (2), Wang
Evaluation & Assessment Center for Boone (5), Kahle (8)
Mathematics and Science in Ohio
Family Studies and Social Work Radina
Physical Education, Health and Berg, Spillman, Zullig (3)
Sport Studies
Teacher Education Cooper, Dales, Mokhtari (3), Uludag (2)
The Discovery Center McCollum (7)
School of Education and Allied Professions Terrell (2), Witte
Engineering and Applied Science, School of
Computer Science and Systems Analysis Brinkman, Burge (3), Cross, Frikken, Gannod, Kiper (2),Rao, Troy (2), Zmuda
Electrical and Computer Engineering Garmaytyuk, Morton (3), Zhou (4)
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Bailey-Van Kuren (4), Hamilton (2), Khan (3), Koo, Shukla (5)
Paper and Chemical Engineering Almquist (3), Coffin (3), Department (9), Edelmann, Kerr (8),Lalvani (3), Peterson (2)
Fine Arts, School of
Architecture and Interior Design Cevik (2), Fellows (2)
Art Karkov
Music Garcia
Performing Arts Series Swofford (7)
Theatre Armstrong (2)
Graduate School and Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship (GSOARS)
GSOARS Berry, Evans (3), Hughes (3), Pacey (8)
Institute of Environmental Sciences Boardman (5), Cummins, McCollum
Scripps Foundation and Gerontology Applebaum (7), Ciferri (3), Kart (3), Kinney (4), Kunkel (7),Center Mehdizadeh (2), Straker (3)
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Interdisciplinary Studies, School of
School of Interdisciplinary Studies Green, Wolfe
Project Dragonfly Cummins, Myers (2)
Other Offices
Art Museum Wicks (2)
Center for the Enhancement of CoxLearning and Teaching
Havighurst Center for Russian Dawisha, Norrisand Post-Soviet Studies
Intercollegiate Athletics Otto (2)
Miami University Childcare Haislar, Jones, Kochensparger, Leader
Miami University Partnership Office Poetter
Office of Admissions Adams
Office of Health Education McNeill, Murray (3), Urra (3)
Physical Facilities Archibald, Wigren (2)
SOITA Gibson
Student Financial Aid White
University Libraries Gan, Resnis, Yates
University Police Department McCandless
WMUB Callison (2)
Regional Campus- Hamilton
Art- Hamilton Wilson (2)
Botany- Hamilton Gladish (2), Kwit, Munson
Computer and Information Technology- Courte, Davis, SpeckertHamilton
Continuing Education- Hamilton Weber (12)
Geology- Hamilton Webber
History- Hamilton Carrafiello (4), Johnson (3)
Microbiology- Hamilton Abshire (3)
Physics- Hamilton Taylor
Zoology- Hamilton Berg (3), Keane, Rypstra (2)
Regional Campus- MiddletownApplied Research Center Campbell (4), Elswick (3), Seufert (21)
Botany- Middletown Keiffer
Center for Chemistry Education Hershberger, Hogue, Sarquis A. (7)
Chemistry and Biochemistry- Middletown Kittredge (2)
Computer and Information Technology- Bishop-ClarkMiddletown
Continuing Education- Middletown Attaway (27)
Sociology and Gerontology- Middletown Lynch
Theatre- Middletown Knight
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TABLE IV
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARDS
Spring 2006
Department Faculty Mentor Student Researcher Project Title
Art Clive F. Getty Christopher R. Good Isamu Noguchi and Haruki Murakami:
Investigating Japanese Americans'
Responses to American Culture From
1960-1988
Art Ellen J. Price Stacey M. Schrand Investigation of Korean Art through a
Series of Creative Prints
Botany Susan R. Barnum Anne M.
vonKoschembahr
Analyzing the nifk Gene in Unicellular
Cyanobacteria to Help Determine the
Evolutionary History of Nitrogen Fixation
Chemistry and Biochemistry Ann E. Hagerman Kelly J. Vonder Haar Biochemical Response to Acute Oxidative
Stress
Chemistry and Biochemistry Christopher A. Makaroff Rebecca J. Burgess
Christopher D. Ruark
Characterization of Chromatin Remodeling
Proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana
Chemistry and Biochemistry Gary A. Lorigan Ethan S. Karp Studying the Integral Heart Membrane
Protein Phospholamban with
Nanotechnology and Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance
Chemistry and Biochemistry Gary A. Lorigan Justin P. Newstadt Characterization of Unique Lipid Bilayers
Supported in Nanotube Arrays through 2H
and 31P Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Spectroscopy
Chemistry and Biochemistry Michael W. Crowder Christine E. Hajdin Probing the Role of Zn(II) in the Folding
of Metallo-b-Lactamase ImiS from
Aeromonas sobria
Chemistry and Biochemistry Michael W. Crowder Stacy A. Sugarbaker Characterization of Potential Zinc
Metallochaperone Proteins in E.coli
Electrical and Computer
Engineering
T. Anthony Choi Bradley J. White
Patrick T. Roche
Anderson S. Peck
Brian M. Traffis
Jeffrey L. Triplett
Jeremy M. Smeltz
Michael E. Berning
Kyle J. Kauffman
Semi-Autonomous Hybrid Flying Robot
Sentry (SH FlyR)
Geology Jonathan Levy Lauren N. Allen Creating a Large-Scale Laboratory Aquifer
for the Testing of New Methods to
Measure the Hydraulic Conductivity of
Riverbeds
German, Russian, and East
Asian Languages
Margaret Ziolkowski Monique A. Arar St. Petersburg Conservatory: Its History
and Music in Context
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TABLE IV CONTINUED
Department Faculty Mentor Student Researcher Project Title
Interdisciplinary Studies Mark L. McPhail Jonathan B. Pliske The Photographic Retro: The Role of
Alternative Photographic Processes in
Creating a Neo-Pictorialist Aesthetic
Interdisciplinary Studies Sally Harrison-Pepper Majida Al-Husaam Discovering a Black Feminist Theatrical
Dialogic: The Selves Within Myself
Microbiology John R. Stevenson Jill M. Fritz The Quantification of Apoptosis in
Protein-Malnourished, Weanling Mic
e
Microbiology Joseph M. Carlin Kathleen E. Mishler Increased mRNA Stability in
Dexamethasone Enhanced
Indoleamine2,3-Dioxygenase Activity
Microbiology Joseph M. Carlin Rebecca L. Bryson Purification of Indolamine Dioxygenase by
Introducing a Polyhistadine Tag in IDO
Microbiology Joseph M. Carlin Russell N. Stitzlein Cytokine Induction of Indoleamine 2,3-
dioxygenase (IDO)
Microbiology Kelly Z. Abshire Nicholas F. Kotsonis Proteomic Analysis of Stationary Phase
Escherichia coli with Treatment of Silver
Nitrate
Microbiology Luis A. Actis Christopher J. Shoemaker Global Analysis of Genetic Factors in
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
Affected by Hydroxyapatite and Anaerobic
Growth Conditions
Microbiology Marcia R. Lee Eva Lu Using Flow Cytometry to Detect
Antifungal Activity of Aloe cameronii
Extracts Against Burn Wound Pathogens
Microbiology Marcia R. Lee Krystal K. Lockett
Jennifer R. Nauman
Detection of Synergistic Antifungal Drug
Combinations Against Pathogenic
Fusarium Species
Microbiology Marcia R. Lee Lauren E. Land Does the Presence of a Capsule Diminish
Binding of Secretory IgA to Cryptococcus
neoformans?
Microbiology Marcia R. Lee Nadine R. Chonko
Monica J. Ranly
Influence of Hyphal Wall Protein 1
(HWP1) upon Ability of Candida
albincans to Thigmotrope
Microbiology Xiao-Wen Cheng Craig P. Seaborn Test of the Function of SV40
Polyadenylation Signal in the Baculovirus
Expression System
Physical Education, Health,
and Sport Studies
Rose Marie Ward Nichole M. Scaglione Perceived Parenting Styles and Their
Effects on Transitioning into College
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TABLE IV CONTINUED
Department Faculty Mentor Student Researcher Project Title
Physics James P. Clemens Jeffrey M. Hyde
Andrew R. Jacobs
Taylor C. Phillips
Entanglement: Using the Quantum World
to Improve Atomic Clocks
Political Science John P. Forren David S. Mitchell Defending the Rights of the Child:
Lawyers, Legal Strategies, and the
Political Dynamics of Reform
Psychology L. James Smart Colleen B. Lennon
Randy J. Cole
Effect of Task Constraints on Long Term
Coordination
Psychology Sian L. Beilock Melissa R. Borkon Stereotype Threat and Women in Test
Taking
Psychology Yvette R. Harris Colleen B. Lennon Effect of Parental Involvement and
Classroom Quality on School Readiness
Psychology Zachary P. Birchmeier Cornelius A. Thiels Analyzing People's Opinions on Adult
Stem Cell Research
Sociology and Gerontology Christopher R. Wellin Sarah C. Wieman Uncovering the Complexities, Breaking
the Stereotypes, and Showing the
Important Role Senior Citizens Have in
Our Society Through Photo
Documentation
Spanish and Portuguese A. Michelle Bromberg Alexander C. Hall ¿Que Pasa Con la Policía? or Latino
Guidelines for Dealing with Police in
Hamilton
Speech Pathology and
Audiology
Fofi Constantinidou Katherine E. Bennington
Sara G. Chaney
Feature Description and Categorization of
Common Objects in Children: The Effects
of a Multi-Trial Paradigm
Speech Pathology and
Audiology
Fofi Constantinidou Lena M. Stack
Holly E. Tegeder
A Comparison in the Difficulty Level of
Four Probes within the Categorization
Program
Speech Pathology and
Audiology
Fofi Constantinidou Linda C. Checchio Categorization Project Pre/Post Test 2
Active
Zoology Ann L. Rypstra Jonathan D. Cheek The Effects of Prey Availability on the
Wolf Spider
Zoology Ann L. Rypstra Douglas K. Voris Morphology and Life History Affect
Precopulatory Behavior in a Wolf Spider
Zoology Ann L. Rypstra Jason J. Madachy The Effects of Habitat Complexity,
Autonomy, and Predator Cues on Foraging
Success in Pardosa milvina
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TABLE IV CONTINUED
Department Faculty Mentor Student Researcher Project Title
Zoology Ann L. Rypstra Jeremy A. Moore The Influence of Courtship Experience on
Mating Success and Mate Choice in the
Cellar Spider Pholcus phalangioides
Zoology David F. Wilson Grant W. Reed Combined Effects of Nitric Oxide Donor
Sodium Nitroprusside and Guanylyl
Cyclase Inhibitor NS-2028 on Transmitter
Release at the Neuromuscular Junction
Zoology David F. Wilson Nicole Z. Petrochuk The Effects of N-Omega-Nitro-L-Arginine
Methyl Ester (L-NAME), an NO Synthase
antagonist, on Neurotransmitter Release at
the Rat Neuromuscular Junction
Zoology Jack C. Vaughn Natasha J. Zumberger The Role of an rnp-4f mRNA Isoform in
the Developing Drosophila CNS
Zoology Jack C. Vaughn Stephen B. Strock
Kristen N. White
Development of a General Model for the
Role of Intron O Splicing in Control of
Drosophila RNP-4F Synthesis
Zoology Joyce J. Fernandes Andrea R. Vigil The Role of Hedgehog Signaling in
Drosophila Muscle Development
Zoology Kathleen A. Killian Adam C. Welch Are Hair Plates Responsible for Cercal
Sensory Feedback in the Cricket, Acheta
domesticus?
Zoology Kathleen A. Killian Joshua D. Hittle
Mohit K. Gupta
Nora E. Fritz
Identifying Newly Divided Cells in the
Cricket Brain: Are They Neurons or Glia?
Zoology Kathleen A. Killian Kristen K. Zehringer
Malissa L. Frost
Functional Mapping of Intersegmental
Interneurons in the Cricket Central
Nervous System
Zoology Kathleen A. Killian Scott P. Naples
Jacob M. Gunzenhaeuser
Nicholas E. Maull
Using c-Fos to Trace Neuronal Pathways
Activated Following Electrical Stimulation
of the Antenna of the Cricket
Zoology Maria J. Gonzalez Matthew J. Kovach Dose Curve Responses of Daphnia with
Different Reproductive Strategies
Zoology Phyllis A. Callahan Elizabeth A. Peterson
Lindsey K. Rasmussen
Role of Orphanin FQ/Nociceptin in
Maternal Behavior and Offspring Survival
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TABLE V CONTINUED
Department Faculty Mentor Student Researcher Project Title
Women’s Studies Program Cheryl L. Johnson Mary E. Lewis African American Women In the
Academy and Beyond
Zoology Phyllis Callahan Kiran A. Faryar Ophanin FQ/Nociceptin Mediates the
Neuroendocrine Response to Stress
Zoology Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Caroline A. Strait Investigating the Function of OTX in
the Chick Retina Regeneration
Zoology Maria J. Gonzalez Caitlin M. Zematis Abundance and Reproduction
Patterns of the Exotic Daphnia
lumtholzi in Acton Lake
Zoology Paul A. Harding Maureen A. Darwal Purification and Characterization of a
Disintegrase and Metalloprotease
(ADAM) 12S Using Mammalian
Cells
Zoology Lori G. Isaacson Andrew D. Foster Effects of Nerve ‘Crush’ Injury on
Nerve Growth Factor Protein
Expression in Adult Sympathetic
Neurons
Zoology Lori G. Isaacson Ryan G. Walker Effects of Sympathetic Denervation
on Peripheral Target Tissues
Zoology Douglas Meikle Andrew H. Duncan The Degree of Relatedness Between
Male Peromyscus leucopus
Inhibiting the Same Nest-Box
Zoology Nancy G. Solomon Ryan J. Spradling Nest Cohabitation an Home Range
Overlap of ‘Resident’ Prairie Voles
Zoology Michael J. Vanni Elizabeth K. Cable The Role of Inorganic Carbon Within
a Reservoir Carbon Budget
Zoology Jack C. Vaughn Robyn A. Bockrath The Role of an rnp-4f mRNA
Isoform in the Developing
Drosophila Central Nervous System
Zoology Jack C. Vaughn Jaclynn H. Burns Intron O Structure and Function
During Evolution of the Drosophila
rnp-4f Gene
Zoology Craig E. Williamson Thomas D. Seibert Lethality of Ultraviolet (UV)
Radiation in Aquatic Invertebrates:
Does Acclimation Increase Survival
Rates in a UV Sensitive Species?
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TABLE V
UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER SCHOLAR AWARDS
Summer 2006
Department Faculty Mentor Student Researcher Project Title
Accountancy James D. Cashell David N. Sztyk The Impact of Financial
Misrepresentation on Business
Institutions in Argentina
American Studies Program Sheila L. Croucher Leo D. Martinez Chicano Identity: Mexican-
Americans of Northwest Ohio
Anthropology Linda F. Marchant Erica N. Kempf Lifestyles of the Aquatic Ape
Anthropology Ronald H. Spielbauer Rebecca A. Daum Lithic Typology: An Analysis of
Three Eastern U.S. Projectile Point
Collections
Anthropology Ronald H. Spielbauer Laura M. Hovenac Worlds Apart: A Comparative Study
of Remote Sensing in American and
Classical Archaeology
Architecture and Interior
Design
Diane Fellows Christine M. McGrath Art Center for Youth, Design and
Research
Architecture and Interior
Design
Scott A. Johnston Laura A. Krugh Experimental Testing of a New
Hybrid Solar Window Design
Art Ira Greenberg David B. Wicks Traveling Light: Using New Media
in the Creation of Interactive,
Collaborative Artwork
Art dele jegede Rebecca C. Fenton The Hegemonic Mantra: Challenging
Western Neglect of Indian Art and
Culture
Art Ellen J. Price Amanda M. Checco Interweaving Cultures through
Community-Based Art in Liuzhou,
China
Art Dennis E. Tobin Janet L. Henry How the Culture and the Art of
Ghana Informs the Ceramic
Discipline
Art Ann B. Wicks Elizabeth A. Cook A Study of the Relationship between
Modern Craft Motifs and Ancient
Temple Decoration: Their
Contrasting Applications in Bother
Northern and Southern Traditions
Black World Studies Program Shauntae Brown-White Takietha L. Johnson Exploration of Ideas, Notions, and
Responses to Racialized
Memorabilia Within Butler County
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TABLE V CONTINUED
Department Faculty Mentor Student Researcher Project Title
Botany David L. Gorchov Hayley A. Kilroy Abiotic Factors of Seedling
Establishment of Chamaedorea
radicalis in the El Cielo Biosphere
Reserve, Mexico
Botany John Z. Kiss Crystal E. Montgomery The Role of Phytochrome C in
Growth, Gravitropism, and
Phototropism
Botany John Z. Kiss Ashley K. Spence Subcellular Localization of the
Photoreceptor Phototropin 1
Botany Qingshun Li John P. Hefferman Gene Expression Profiling of a
Transgenic Arabidopsis Plant
Botany Richard C. Moore Corrine A. Frankenfield Evolution of Papaya Sex
Chromosomes
Chemistry & Biochemistry Stacey Lowery Bretz Jacob M. Mathew Database Design and Chemistry
Education Research: Probing Student
Cognitive Expectations for Learning
Chemistry
Chemistry & Biochemistry Benjamin W. Gung Matthew M. Cullinan Total Synthesis of Xyloketals
Chemistry & Biochemistry Michael Novak Matthew J. Porturalski Characterization of 4-
alkoxyphenyloxenium Ions
Chemistry & Biochemistry Gilbert E. Pacey Gregory A. Bieler Microwave Synthesis Nanoparticles
with Controlled Size and Shape
Chemistry & Biochemistry Richard T. Taylor Cheryl L. Minges Applications of Polymer-Bound
Organophosphorus Reagents
Chemistry & Biochemistry Hongcai Zhou Michael W. Ambrogio Small Molecule Activation on
“Paddlewheel” Reaction Platforms
Chemistry & Biochemistry Shouzhong Zou Stephanie H. Nguyen Surface-Enhanced Raman
Spectroscopic Studies of Methanol
and Carbon Monoxide Electro
Oxidation on Metal and Metal Alloy
Classics Zara M. Torlone Kyle A. Mohr Perception of the Eastern
“Barbarian” in Ancient Greece and
Rome
Communication Steve P. Mancuso Michael D. Maffie A Survey of and Responses to Post-
Modern Legal Theories
Communication Ronald B. Scott Sophia M. Davis Miss America and the Shaping of
Black Female Identity
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TABLE V CONTINUED
Department Faculty Mentor Student Researcher Project Title
Comparative Religion Julye Bidmead Kristin L. McKersie Connecting the Dots: What an
Archaeological Dig in Israel Can
Teach Us About the Relationships
Between Ancient Religions
Comparative Religion Frederick S. Colby Michael D. Nau Islam in Central Asia: Continuity,
Change, and Conflict
Computer Science & Systems
Analysis
Lukasz Opyrchal Jeffrey R. Cooper Face Recognition by Elastic Bunch
Graph Matching
Economics John S. Lyons Meredith K. Hohe The Impact of Social Legislation
upon Material Living Standards in
Nineteenth-Century Britain
Educational Leadership Lisa D. Weems Kristen L. Phelps The Representation of Women in
Western Aesthetics: A Case Study in
London
Educational Psychology Aimin Wang Xiao Qin Impact of Education Level and
Gender on People’s Perceptions of
Social Values
Educational Psychology Leah H. Wasburn-Moses Stefanie R. Crowe Students’ Perspectives and
Motivation Surrounding the Ohio
Graduation Test (OGT)
Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Yu T. Morton Mathew A. Cosgrove Identification, Acquisition, and
Analysis of Navigation Sensors on
SONY AIBO Robots
English Eric K. Goodman Hillary M. Simpson The Spiritual Experience in 20th
Century American Writing
English Nalin A. Jayasena Caroline S. Barrett Gendered Space Within a South
Asian Context
English Robert Martin John O. Tuzcu Turkish Expatriate Cinema: The
Clash of Civilizations from Life to
Screen
English J. Kerry Powell Patrick F. LaFleur Acting Like a Man: Performances of
Masculinity in Men’s Magazines at
the Turn of the 21st Century
Family Studies and Social
Work
William Sean Newsome Erin V. Stout Community/Volunteer Service Guide
French & Italian Sven-Erik Rose Paul C. Morrow Commandeering the Cavalry: A
Study of the Reception of Isaac
Babel in American Intellectual and
Literary Circles
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TABLE V CONTINUED
Department Faculty Mentor Student Researcher Project Title
Geography Thomas Klak Rachel A. Mount Sustainable Solutions: A College
Student’s Guide to Living
Sustainably
Geology Michael R. Brudzinski Stephen G. Holtkamp Analyzing Characteristics of Newly
Discovered Slow Slip in Subduction
Zones
Geology Jonathan Levy Brittany L. Brewer Comparing and Developing Methods
for Measuring Hydraulic
Conductivity in a Large-Scale
Physical Aquifer Model
German, Russian, and East
Asian Languages
John M. Jeep Andrea J. Bennett Women Living Trough
Transformation: The Fall of the GDR
and the Emergence of a New Society
Interdisciplinary Studies R. Hays Cummins Willis M. Okech Oyugi Pre-Colonial and Post-Independence
Cultural vs. Environmental
Perspectives in Kenya
Interdisciplinary Studies Mark L. McPhail Jonathan B. Pliske The Photographic Retro: The Role of
Alternative Process in Defining a
Contemporary Photographic
Aesthetic
International Studies Program Mark A. Peterson Christopher W. Zeek The Value of the English Language
in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study
of Rural Tanzania
Mathematics & Statistics Olga A. Brezhneva Heather M. White Mathematical Models and Methods
for Mechanical Systems with
Discontinuities
Mathematics & Statistics Ivonne J. Ortiz Rachel P. Chase Algebraic Topology: Investigating
the Groups of Loops
Mathematics & Statistics Daniel Pritikin Douglas R. Smith Divisibility Problems
Mechanical & Manufacturing
Engineering
Jeong-Hoi Koo Erin M. Ritchie Performance Analysis of an Adaptive
Tuned Vibration Absorber the
Utilizes a Magnetorheological
Elastomer
Mechanical & Manufacturing
Engineering
Amit Shukla Neal S. Birchfield Nonlinear Dynamics of Mechanical
Systems with Discontinuities
Microbiology Kelly Z. Abshire Nicholas F. Kotsonis The Proteomic Analysis of Stationary
Phase Escherichia coli Treatment
with Silver Nitrate
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TABLE V CONTINUED
Department Faculty Mentor Student Researcher Project Title
Microbiology Mitchell F. Balish Charles M. Fullem Analysis of Cell Division in
Mycoplasma pirum
Microbiology Eileen Bridge Elizabeth R. Leamy Host Cell Defenses that Interface
with Adenovirus Gene Expression
Microbiology Joseph M. Carlin Melita Pavlinic What Causes IFN Gamma Receptors
to be Defective in Chlamydia-
infected Cells?
Microbiology Joseph M. Carlin Joshua T. Trester Determining the Nature of Protein
Degradation in Chlamydia-infected
Human Cell Cultures
Microbiology Xiao-Wen Cheng Michael D. Ganzhorn Determination of the Specific Amino
Acids Involved in the Formation of
the Polyhedra within Infected Insect
Host Cells
Microbiology Gary R. Janssen Andrea M. Middleton Isolation and Characterization of
Leadered/Leaderless Hybrid mRNAs
in Streptomyces
Music Siok Lian Tan Janet E. Pettit Optimization the Potential of the
Young Pianist
Philosophy Rama Rao Pappa Kavita S. Patel Avurveda: A Study of Eastern
Philosophy of Medicine
Philosophy Peter M. Schuller Shannon M. Chew The Philosophical Foundations of
America
Physical Education, Health &
Sport Studies
Helaine Alessio Jennifer A. Swafford Respiratory Training Effects on
Speech Quality During Physical
Work
Physical Education, Health &
Sport Studies
Rose Marie Ward James J. Doolittle Stress, Health, and Coping with
Honors
Physical Education, Health &
Sport Studies
Robert S. Weinberg Brandon A. Murphy Recovering and Coming Back from
Injury: Coach, Athlete, and Athletic
Trainer Perspectives
Physics Stephen G. Alexander Elyse N. Lyle Numerical Simulations of Stellar
Clusters
Physics Jennifer M. Blue Keith A. Rusnak Project to Upgrade Physics 183 Labs
(PUPOL)
Physics Jeffrey A. Clayhold David W. Rench Developing Instrumentation for
Measuring the Seeback Effect
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TABLE V CONTINUED
Department Faculty Mentor Student Researcher Project Title
Physics James P. Clemens Andrew R. Jacobs Entanglement: Using the Quantum
World to Improve Atomic Clocks
Physics Paul K. Urayama Michael J. Maffett Calculation of the Electrostatic
Potential of Myglobin Under
Hydrostatic Pressures
Physics Paul K. Urayama Michael J. Salerno The Intracellular Measurement of pH
Under High Pressure Using the
Fluorophore cSNAFL
Political Science Walter Arnold Andy H. Chen Taiwan’s Electronics Industry:
Opportunities and Implications of
Increasing Mainland Investment
Political Science Sheila L. Croucher Michael R. Stanaitis Tribalism and the Dar Fur: A
Cosmopolitan Survey
Political Science Augustus Jones Pietro J. Signoracci Is the Presidential Election
Constitutional? The History and
Evolution of the Electoral College
Psychology Amanda Diekman Natalie M. Baumann Shifting Standards of Sorority
Stereotypes
Psychology Patricia C. Ellerson Megan A. Fields Effects of Perceived Social Power n
Peer Relationships in Middle
Childhood
Psychology Terri L. Messman-Moore Sarah L. Griffeth Borderline Personality
Symptomatology in Victims of Child
Abuse: A Focus on Affect
Regulation and Attachment Style
Psychology Robin D. Thomas Braden A. Purcell Comparing Metrics of Similarity
from the Analysis of Sorting Data:
Statistical and Methodological
Considerations
Sociology & Gerontology Mark Christian Sheila G. Mwiandi Exploration into the Reinvention of
Somali Identity and Social Structure
Spanish & Portuguese A. Michelle Jarrett
Bromberg
Alexander C. O. Hall There Will Be Many “Ches.” Ernesto
Guevara de la Serna’s Cultural and
Political Legacy in the Americas
Speech Pathology &
Audiology
Alice Kahn Kaitlyn E. Galish Looking for a Link Between Autism
and Neurological Disorders
Teacher Education Brenda L. Dales Molly L. McLoughlin The Contemporary Art of Trina
Schart Hyman in Traditional Folklore
Theatre Roger Bechtel Timothy L. Simeone Laughter: The Fruit of Life
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TABLE V CONTINUED
Department Faculty Mentor Student Researcher Project Title
Women’s Studies Program Cheryl L. Johnson Mary E. Lewis African American Women In the
Academy and Beyond
Zoology Phyllis Callahan Kiran A. Faryar Ophanin FQ/Nociceptin Mediates the
Neuroendocrine Response to Stress
Zoology Katia Del Rio-Tsonis Caroline A. Strait Investigating the Function of OTX in
the Chick Retina Regeneration
Zoology Maria J. Gonzalez Caitlin M. Zematis Abundance and Reproduction
Patterns of the Exotic Daphnia
lumtholzi in Acton Lake
Zoology Paul A. Harding Maureen A. Darwal Purification and Characterization of a
Disintegrase and Metalloprotease
(ADAM) 12S Using Mammalian
Cells
Zoology Lori G. Isaacson Andrew D. Foster Effects of Nerve ‘Crush’ Injury on
Nerve Growth Factor Protein
Expression in Adult Sympathetic
Neurons
Zoology Lori G. Isaacson Ryan G. Walker Effects of Sympathetic Denervation
on Peripheral Target Tissues
Zoology Douglas Meikle Andrew H. Duncan The Degree of Relatedness Between
Male Peromyscus leucopus
Inhibiting the Same Nest-Box
Zoology Nancy G. Solomon Ryan J. Spradling Nest Cohabitation an Home Range
Overlap of ‘Resident’ Prairie Voles
Zoology Michael J. Vanni Elizabeth K. Cable The Role of Inorganic Carbon Within
a Reservoir Carbon Budget
Zoology Jack C. Vaughn Robyn A. Bockrath The Role of an rnp-4f mRNA
Isoform in the Developing
Drosophila Central Nervous System
Zoology Jack C. Vaughn Jaclynn H. Burns Intron O Structure and Function
During Evolution of the Drosophila
rnp-4f Gene
Zoology Craig E. Williamson Thomas D. Seibert Lethality of Ultraviolet (UV)
Radiation in Aquatic Invertebrates:
Does Acclimation Increase Survival
Rates in a UV Sensitive Species?
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In existence since 1998, the Center
for School-Based Mental Health Programs (CSBMHP) at Miami University
operates in affiliation with the Psychology Clinic in the Department of Psychology. University faculty, graduate students and community partners are involved in research, consultation and clinical service initiatives. Currently six members of the clinical psychology faculty (Paternite, Rubin, Schilling, Flaspohler, Green and Kerig) are affiliated directly with the Center, with Carl E. Paternite serving as the current and founding director. In addition, five clinical psychology graduate students currently work as research assistants, and six graduate students are involved in clinical/consultation traineeships in southwest Ohio schools. Center activities are funded by a variety of local, state and federal grant and contract funds, as well as by University cost-sharing. An important Center goal is building collaborative relationships with schools and community agencies to address the mental health and school success of children and adolescents through multifaceted programs. The Center’s two-pronged intent is to promote the development and implementation of effective programs to enhance healthy psychological development of school-age students and to reduce mental health barriers to learning. As a University-based Center, CSBMHP is committed to ongoing
applied research, pre-service education of future clinicians and researchers, in-service training of educators and mental health professionals, and direct clinical and consultative service. The Center engages in a variety of local, state-level and national efforts. Current Center initiatives include:
School-based Clinical and Consultation Services in Southwest Ohio Southwest Ohio Regional Action Network of the
Ohio Mental Health Network Ohio Mental Health Network for School
Success Ohio’s Shared Agenda Initiative: Mental Health, Schools and Families: Working Together for All Children and Youth Community Collaboration Model for School Improvement Mental Health—Education Integration Consortium (MHEDIC)
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In 2006, Miami University established the Center
for Governance, Risk Management and Reporting (GRMR) in the Richard T. Farmer School of Business. The GRMR Center
strives to become the academic thought
leader for discovering and disseminating knowledge that
integrates corporate governance, enterprise risk management and business reporting. The GRMR Center promotes integrating three core values: integrity in governance, stewardship in risk management and transparency in business reporting. The Center will earn respect through effective communication, learning and collaboration among business leaders (including regulators), academicians and students. The Center’s endowment includes support from the Michael G. Oxley Fund in honor of the Miami Alumnus’ distinguished 24-year congressional career. Oxley, while serving as Chairman of the Financial Services Committee, he sponsored the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other initiatives consistent with the Center’s mission and values. The association with Congressman Oxley will help the GRMR Center bring together academia, business and regulatory leaders to better shape the evolution of risk managment; thereby, helping the Center achieve its mission.
Grmr center misson objectives
Develop a brand name for the Richard T. Farmer School of Business (RTFSB) at Miami University as the premier academic thought leader for integrating governance, risk management, and reportingDiscover and Disseminate knowledge, experience and research results integrating governance, risk management, and reportingBring together researchers, practicing professionals, and regulators to address core issues associated
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Endow Chairs of governance, risk management, and reportingFund research grants involving RTFSB and other Miami faculty based on market demandFund competitive research grants involving external universitiesIdentify student internships and assistantships for research or experiential opportunitiesHost speakers for GRMR Center lecturer seriesDevelop curricula to integrate governance, risk management, and reporting for graduate and undergraduate educationOrganize and host annual executive conference on governance, risk management and reportingConduct manager workshop on governance, risk management and reportingDeliver executive education coursesIssue an annual report on GRMR Center activities
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In the past
year, Miami University has taken several steps toward
the establishment of an “Ohio Cyber Conflict Research Consortium (OCCRC)”.
We have two long-term goals for this consortium. First, we intend to collaborate with select academic institutions around the country to grow a national research capability in the field of cyber conflict. Second, we intend to grow a cyber conflict research and development industry in Ohio, with specific focus on how future cyber conflict will impact enterprise risk management. Our vision for the OCCRC is to establish it as a leading national research consortium in Cyber Conflict with close operational ties to a new Ohio-based for profit enterprise that will become the preferred, trusted provider of enterprise risk management IT products and services for highly integrated, highly regulated industries such as Banking and Finance. In late 2005 a risk manager in a large New York-based brokerage authored a short white paper in which he called for a technology that helps financial institutions better understand risks associated with disruption of and changes to end-to-end transaction processing. The paper concluded that most financial enterprises understand the routine sources of risk to their business and take adequate steps to mitigate them, such as planning for disruptions that impact their own business directly or indirectly through another party in their immediate value chain. However, financial transactions rapidly are becoming more integrated, interconnected, and efficient, and the SEC is mandating shorter deadlines for completing (settling) transactions. As a result, risk managers increasingly are concerned with business disruptions that result from remote events—those that originate outside the enterprise’ typical span of operational control, awareness, or influence. These disruptions include events like 9/11, the 2000 Black-out in the Northeast, and the terrorist threat against New Jersey based financial institutions in late 2002 which
resulted in DHS declaring an alert condition “Orange” for the finance sector. The envisioned product is a configurable computer-based toolkit (suite of applications) designed to meet many, if not all, of the following requirements:
• Be of value to any financial institution, regardless of size, business model, or role in the industry, so that it will be widely adopted.
• Be easily configurable by enterprise users to simulate the proprietary business model, processes, and information sharing technologies employed by a particular firm or group of firms.
• Simulate the effects of a wide variety of disruption scenarios, as defined by the user community.
• Provide insight into the business model impact of disruptions and response plans.
• Be completely confidential. Individual enterprises will retain complete control over all aspects of the product’s configuration and data. It will be possible to use the product outside the purview of regulators, competitors, or even additional business units within a firm.
• Enable firms to stress and exercise their response plans in concert with one another, no matter how direct or indirect their formal business relationship.
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Not too many years
ago having a computer meant a
large room filled with lots of wires and mainframe computer units. These computers performed simple tasks but their costs and speed were well beyond many budgets or needs. Then the dream of desktop computing was realized and quickly fulfilled by affordable laptops. Now nearly every household has at least one personal computer. However, history is repeating itself, at least in terms of a room filled with wires and computers. In today’s competitive market more U.S. businesses are engaging the power of large, pricey and still largely mysterious supercomputers (high performance computing, HPC). Software makers try to simplify codes while Congress and federal funding agencies consider special incentives and programs like the National Science Foundation’s Cyberinfrastructure initiative. At issue is not only the enlightenment of business leaders about the advantages of high performance computing, but the cultivation of the software programming talent needed for the complex supercomputer software applications. Miami University believes it has a role in developing the programming talent and in teaching all disciplines how high performance computing can improve their understanding of complex problems. High Performance Computing (HPC) is a powerful and efficient tool used to enhance research. The availability and utilization of HPC resources drastically reduces the time that it takes to complete computer-intensive tasks, desired scientific outcomes can be
achieved faster, larger problems closer to real life systems can be
investigated
a n d a c c u r a c y in simulations can be increased. In addition, utilizing HPC can provide return on investments and ultimately reduce pressure on Information Technology budgets. Miami’s Information Technology Services (ITS) recently deployed a High Performance Computing Cluster, an invaluable research tool that will greatly improve the local computational resources at the University. Miami’s research cluster consists of 128 dual nodes (EM64T), with 4 Gigabytes of memory per node (512 Gigabytes total distributed memory), 5 terabytes storage system. The 128 dual computer nodes are connected using Infiniband/Topspin interconnect, a fast internal network providing high bandwidth and low latency. This system has a peak performance of 1.29 TFLOP’s which ranks Miami University in the top 40 U.S. universities that provide HPC cluster resources. The acquisition of this resource available from ITS will ensure that:
Miami researchers will have the computing power to do the research they want to do, instead of being confined by limited resources. Miami will be able to attract faculty members and recruit graduate students in areas in which we may not have been able to previously.Curriculum can be modernized as graduate and undergraduate students have easy access to this type of support and facility.New research areas will be open to graduate students.Undergraduate research will be enhanced.The new facility and increased support will facilitate interdisciplinary and inter-institutional research.Faculty will be able to run larger problems leading to a different level of research.Miami researchers will be able to generate more grant funding.New partnerships or collaborations with industry are envisioned.
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Miami
offers a variety of programs for undergraduates
to become more deeply involved in the research life of the University. These
programs provide opportunities for students to work with faculty on cutting edge research projects in which Miami is nationally-recognized. These inquiry-focused partnerships also require reflection where both researchers ask questions like, ‘why am I doing this?’ ‘what does this mean?’ or ‘what does this procedure allow us to do?’
Questions like these and the meaning the students discern from the answers help them craft reasons to remain motivated and portray learning as the reward for facing and overcoming challenges. Such challenges that have occured in the past are: defining undergraduate research in a subject area, motivating and focusing students, balancing praise and constructive criticism, laying the foundations for
individual students to begin research in a subject
area, modeling how to define project scope, how to manage
the frustrations and celebrate the achievements of a research project. Every year close to 300 of the Miami faculty and staff guide individual students through the research process. By dedicating their time, the mentors add immeasurable value to the Miami student experience. By talking with faculty mentors, students become more comfortable with scholarly dialogue. When asked what students gain from their research experiences, several Miami Undergraduate Summer Scholar researchers talked about the learning that occurs when they work through their frustrations or deal with problem solving. In 2005, Katherine Bibish worked with Professor Steven Norris on an undergraduate summer scholar project entitled, The Invincible Phantom: Stalin’s Scuttle through Putin-era Russia. Bibish explained, “I was able to gain a rapport with a professor I respect and admire; I conducted research in a subject I enjoy.” Encouragement from mentors often sparks student interest in career areas. Courtney Doughty who worked with Zoology professor, Thomas Dockendorff in 2005 said, “The program provides a student with the opportunity to spend the summer working on something that can make an impact on their future career goals.”
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In 2003, researchers
from the National Survey of
Student Engagement (NSSE) Institute for Effective Educational Practice recognized Miami as one of the top 20 involving schools in the nation. Project DEEP staff were particularly impressed with the number of “enriching educational experiences” available to Miami University students. The investigators used the five NSSE benchmarks as an organizing framework for their review of our effective practices. These benchmarks were: (1) Level of Academic Challenge (2) Active and Collaborative Learning (3) Student-Faculty Interaction (4) Supportive Campus Environment and (5) Enriching Educational Experiences. Miami faculty dedication to student engagement combined with broad-based support for co-curricular learning, earned our national recognition and continues to motivate our faculty and students to strive for the cutting edge of student engagement.Our faculty’s dedication for involving students in research is evident by the year-long faculty learning communities established by Miami’s Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT). In fall 2006 CELT will sponsor: Faculty Learning Community Engaging Learner-centered Teaching and Faculty Learning Community for Improving Student Research Fluency. For over 25 years, the Miami’s University Senate committee on Undergraduate Research has fostered student research projects. Each year for the past decade Miami University has sponsored 100
Undergraduate Summer Scholars to engage in a 10-week intensive research project, offered seniors in the College of Arts and Science the opportunity to conduct a year-long research project as a Dean’s Scholar or conduct summer research as a Hughes intern, and supported a variety of options for students participating in Miami’s honors & scholars program. The fact that our faculty understands the need for student engagement shows in the increasing number
of faculty actively working with students on research problems. Miami is proud of our national reputation as an involving college and our tradition of excellence. Miami’s faculty in all divisions provide a solid understanding of how students can benefit from undergraduate research. As Malcolm Gladwell said, “We learn by example and by direct experience because there are real limits to the adequacy of verbal instruction.”
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It has
been a busy year for one of the nation’s
premier gerontology programs. The Scripps Gerontology Center received
over $750,000 in grants to study the challenges facing our aging population. Through the Ohio Long term Care project, Scripps found that people’s nursing home stays are shorter than ever: two-thirds of people who enter Ohio nursing homes are out in six months. Still, with nursing home expenditures representing 35-40 percent of all Medicaid expenditures in the United States as well as Ohio, Scripps researchers have studied the length of stay and the spend-down practice of nursing home residents. Scripps researchers found dramatic changes in length of stay compared to just seven years ago. Of residents who entered nursing homes in 1994, 57 percent were residents three months later and one year later 32 percent were still there. In 2001, comparable figures were 43 percent and 16 percent. The drop was even more drastic when looking at residents who had been in a nursing home for two years. In 1994-96, 24 percent stayed two years, but only 9 percent stayed that long from 2001-2003. “Shorter stays in nursing homes are a result of increases in home care services as well as private assisted living options for seniors, combined with an increase in rehabilitation admissions covered by Medicare as a result of federal changes in hospital reimbursement patterns,” according to Shahla Mehdizadeh, director of research for the Ohio Long-Term Care Project.
Spend-down to Medicaid however, happens less
often than expected, the researchers
found. After
six months in a nursing home, only
12 percent of private pay residents had shifted to Medicaid. After one year, 32 percent of private pay residents shifted to Medicaid, leaving two-thirds still paying without government assistance. However, of the private payers who remain in nursing homes as long as two years, over half switched to Medicaid for payment. At three years’ residency, only eight percent of people who entered nursing homes paying privately were still there, and even though 64 percent of them switched to Medicaid at three years, that’s a small number – just five percent of those initial private pay residents. “It does not seem to be a major contributor to rising nursing home costs under Medicaid,” said Ian Nelson, research associate on the study. Still, government, primarily through the Medicaid program, has become the major payer for nursing home care in Ohio. Twenty-eight percent of those entering nursing homes are initially supported by Medicaid; however, the study shows that 61 percent of all nursing home residents who stay one year are Medicaid-funded. Also, while fewer people stay in nursing homes, those that do are more disabled, so costs have not declined proportionally. Other significant Scripps events were Suzanne R. Kunkel being named 2006 Ohio Gerontology Educator of the Year and John M. Hughes, dean of Miami University’s Graduate School and associate provost for research, receiving the 2006 Administrative Leadership Award from the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE).
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John M. Hughes, Ph.D.Associate Provost for Research
and Dean of the Graduate School
Gilbert E. Pacey, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research [email protected]
John A. Czaja, Ph.D. Associate Director for Research and Scholarship and Coordinator, USS [email protected]
Helen G. Kiss, Ph.D. Assistant Director and Information Coordinator for Research and [email protected]
Anne P. Schauer, M.A.Assistant Director for Research and [email protected]
Jhan Doughty Berry, Ph.D.Research Compliance [email protected]
Martha E. Weber, B.A.Assistant to the Associate Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate [email protected]
Terri Brosius, A.A.B.Master Administrative [email protected]
Jessica A. Daugherty, B.A.Senior Program [email protected]
Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship - Staff FY06
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Miami University Building for the Future
NEW: Psychology BuildingOpening: Fall Semester 2006
NEW: School of Applied Sciences and EngineeringOpening: Fall Semester 2006
NEW: Richard T. Farmer School of BusinessStarting Construction: Summer 2006