OVPR Research & Creative Grant Recipients

Research & Creative Grant Recipients

Mathew A. Leibold

College/School: College of Natural Sciences
Department: Integrative Biology
Project Title: Spanning levels of organization from genes to ecosystems: Gene regulatory networks of ecologically-important traits in the waterflea

2010

Paul Marshall Macdonald

College/School: College of Natural Sciences
Department: Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology
Project Title: Regulation of mRNA translation in trans

2010

John H. Richburg

College/School: College of Pharmacy
Department: College of Pharmacy
Project Title: Deciphering the underlying mechanisms that account for cisplatin-induced male infertility

2010

Sahotra Sarkar

College/School: College of Natural Sciences
Department: Integrative Biology
Project Title: Invasive Fish Species Models for Texas

2010

Timothy Schallert

College/School: College of Liberal Arts
Department: Psychology
Project Title: Rat 50-kHz ultrasonic reward-related vocalization in response to first-time amphetamine exposure predicts the development of conditioned anticipatory vocalization with repeated treatment

2010

Gerald Christopher Shank

College/School: College of Natural Sciences
Department: Marine Science
Project Title: Environmental factors controlling dissolution of organic carbon from salt marsh sediments

2010

Cherie Elizabeth Simpson

College/School: School of Nursing
Department: School of Nursing
Project Title: Objective Assessment of Sleep in Informal Caregivers of Persons with Dementia

2010

Bjorn Sletto

College/School: School of Architecture
Department: School of Architecture
Project Title: Social Dimensions of Integrated Watershed Management in the Maracaibo Basin, Venezuela

2010

Nina I. Zuna

College/School: College of Education
Department: Special Education
Project Title: Understanding Family Quality of Life and Family Support Issues in Families of Children with Autism and other Developmental Disabilities

2010

Beili Liu

College/School: College of Fine Arts
Department: Art and Art History 
Project Title: Tro International Solo Exhibitions - Berlin, Germany, and Brusand, Norway, Summer 2010

2009

Christine V. Hawkes

College/School: College of Natural Sciences
Department: Integrative Biology
Project Title: Resilience in Soil Microbial Communities Along Environmental Gradients in Tropical Rain Forests

2009

Hal Samuel Alper

College/School: Cockrell School of Engineering
Department: Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Novel, Consortia-Based Processes for Biomass Utilization and Biofuels Production

2009

Michael Leighton Beaman

College/School: School of Architecture
Department: School of Architecture
Project Title: Advanced Digital Mapping of Rwanda Using GIS

2009

Alan Conrad Bovik

College/School: Cockrell School of Engineering
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Project Title: Stereo CAD for 3D Breast Imaging

2009

Danelle Irene Briscoe

College/School: School of Architecture
Department: School of Architecture
Project Title: Milling Stone Using BIM Software and Digital Fabrication

2009

Hsiang Iris Chyi

College/School: Moody College of Communication
Department: Journalism
Project Title: News on New Devices: Examining the Multiplatform News Experience in the Digital Age

2009

René Marie Dailey

College/School: Moody College of Communication
Department: Communication Studies
Project Title: Family Communication about Weight Management

2009

Kevin N. Dalby

College/School: College of Pharmacy
Department: College of Pharmacy
Project Title: Targeting the Tumor's Stress Rsponse for Cancer Therapy

2009

Yvon Delville

College/School: College of Liberal Arts
Department: Psychology
Project Title: Corticotropin Releasing Hormone and Social Behavior

2009

Eileen R. Fowles

College/School: School of Nursing
Department: School of Nursing
Project Title: Dietary Quality during the 2nd Trimester in Low-income Pregnant Women: A Feasibility Study

2009

Venkat Ganesan

College/School: Cockrell School of Engineering
Department: Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Interactions and Phase Behavior in Protein-Polysaccharide Mixtures

2009

Lisa Griffin

College/School: College of Natural Sciences
Department: Kinesiology and Health Education
Project Title: Stimulation Patterns to Improve Endurance during Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

2009

Nancy Lynn Hazen-Swann

College/School: College of Natural Sciences
Department: Human Development and Family Sciences
Project Title: Predictors of Adolescent Self-esteem, Depression, and Delinquency: The Role of Early Parent-child Attachment and Current Peer Relationships

2009

Su-Hyun Jin

College/School: Moody College of Communication
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Project Title: Relationship between Speech Perception and Production of Native and Non-native Listeners of English

2009

Barbara Lynne Jones

College/School: Steve Hicks School of Social Work
Department: School of Social work
Project Title: Understanding the Health Promotion Needs of Latino Adolescent Cancer Survivors

2009