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2016-17 Internal Grants Comprehensive ListingAAUP University Research, Faculty-Student Research, FacultyDevelopment, PT Faculty Development, Curriculum DevelopmentDepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardAAUP University ResearchTitleTotal Awarded 325,904AnthropologyAbigail Adams 4,796More Than a Food Desert: An Ethnography of FoodMovements and Insecurity in a Poor Urban NewEngland NeighborhoodLeanne Zalewski 3,832French Art, American Patriotism: Collecting Culture inNew York, 1867-1893Rachel Siporin 5,000Color Etchings: Homeage to the HappeningsSheri Fafunwa Ndibe 2,720Connecting Traditions and Practices in Encaustic andClayTheodore Efremoff 5,000Mother TongueAlicia Bray 4,254Assessment of trapping methods for introduced woodboring beetles in forest habitats in ConnecticutClayton Penniman 3,253Population Ecology of the Intertidal,Carrageenophyte Mastocarpus stellatus (Rhodophyta,Gigartinales) near its Southern Limit of Distribution inthe Western AtlanticJeremiah Jarrett 4,254The Biology and Ecology of the CommerciallyHarvested Sea Cucumber, Holothuria mexicana, alongthe Belize Barrier ReefMark Jackson 4,054Hydrocorticosterone modulation of GABAergicneurons that regulate adaptation in the Crayfish MROproprioceptorArtBiologyMonday, June 12, 2017Page 1 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardTitlePaul Hapeman 4,254Seasonal Detection of the Everglades Mink (Neovisionvision Evergladensis) In Critical Habitats in SouthFloridaSadie Marjani 4,459Effects of oxygen concentration during in vitro cultureon genome-wide gene expression patterns in bovinepre-implantation embryosSylvia Halkin 596Do Eastern Grey Squirrels, Sciurus carolinensis,Target Theft-Averting Responses to Recent Thieves? 4,636Mesoamerican Black Tomatoes: Adding The Use OfMolecular Markers to Both Broaden the TechniquesI Teach to Students, and Study BiogeographyBarry Hoopengardner 4,504RNA editing in echinodermsBetsy Dobbs-McAuliffe 4,417Investigating a requirement for retinoic acid inplanarian regenerationDaniel Chase 4,997Functional localization of dopamine receptors usingoptogenetics in C. elegansJames Mulrooney 4,853The role of CIL Parietal Endoderm MigrationMartin Kapper 3,864Are Chaperone Protiens (HSP70) Used DuringRegeneration in Planaria?Michael Davis 4,754Identification and Characerization of Novel NaturalCompounds Effective against MycobacteriumTuberculosisThomas King 3,753Development of an approach to detect Endogenousretrovirus(ERV) sequences that may be the basis oftwo spontatneous hair variants in mice 4,925Building new nanomaterials with a metal-organicframeworkThomas MioneBiomolecular SciencesChemistry & BiochemistryBarry WestcottMonday, June 12, 2017Page 2 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardTitleGuy Crundwell 4,368Building nanometer-sized Molecular Assemblies usingSimple condesation reactionsNeil Glagovich 4,990Chiral Diols as Resolving Agents of Aldehydes andKetonesSarah Maurer 4,721Membrane-Assisted Polymerization of Amino AcidsSourav Chakraborty 4,663Development of a rapid method for determination ofcapsaicinoids from complex food matricesStephen Watton 4,254Novel metal binding ligands based on diisonicotinicacidThomas Burkholder 2,465GC-MS Analysis of Gasoline Reactions with FuelSystem Component 3,527Media Production as Social InterventionHaji Naik DharavathSwamy Basim 3,253Employers' Expectations of Graduates TeChnicalCompetencies in Various Production Segments of theGraphic & Print Media Industry: A Study of NewEngland States RegionSangho Park 1,301Developing Effective Visual Representation Schemesto Improve and Measure Student Skills in CircuitAnalysisXiaobing HouShuju Wu 7,006Design and Development of an AccreditationAssessment Management System 4,754A novel biometric authentication mechanism formobile devicesCommunicationYonty FriesemComputer Electronics and Graphics TechnComputer ScienceStan KurkovskyMonday, June 12, 2017Page 3 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardTitleEvadne Ngazimbi 4,039Narrative Therapy Group with Family Caregivers ofPeople Living with HIV/AIDS in ZimbabwePeg Donohue 2,794Identifying and Meeting Student Mental Health NeedsThrough Utilizing Universal Screening in YourComprehensive School Counseling ProgramTatiana Melendez-Rhodes 4,931A systematic exploration of women's experiences withbreast cancer and implications for family therapistsDamon MitchellRaymond Tafrate 9,087Treatment Plans and Interventions for Forensic ClientsChristina Robinson 3,786Examining Racial, Ethnic, and Geographic factors ofGender Bias in WIC FamiliesLynda George 3,786Socrates' Philosophy of Education: Looking Back toMove Education ForwardPauline Wangari Gichiru 3,862Principalship and Politics of Belonging: ExclusionaryFramings of Gender and Culture in Uasin GishuCounty, KenyaSheldon Watson 4,291Conversaciones con la CommunidadBin Zhou 3,453Influential Factors in College Decisions andEffectiveness of Pre-University Outreach program inpromoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,and Mathematics)Robert Dowling 3,500Eugene O'Neill: A Life in Four ActsCounseling and Family TherapyCriminology and Criminal JusticeEconomicsEducational LeadershipEngineeringMonday, June 12, 2017Page 4 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardTitleVlatcheslav Naoumov 4,630RESEARCH ON THE COMBUSTION OF BIODERIVED FUELS IN HYBRID PROPELLANTROCKET ENGINE. PHASE-VI: FINALIZINGOF THE ANALYSIS OF COMBUSTION OFPURE BIO- DERIVED FUELS AND FUELSENRICHED BY ALUMINUM POWDER;EXTENSION OF THE (CONT.)Aimee Pozorski 1,170Paul Monette's Unpublished Journals: Witness to TheBirth of AIDS in Real TimeCandice Barrington 5,000Global Chaucers: The Canterbury Tales and theirJapanese GuardiansElena Koulidobrova 4,544Examination of the linguistic development of ASL andEnglish by Deaf/Hard of Hearing non-native languagelearners: Assessment instrumentsHeidi Hartwig 3,222Modernist Conversion Narratives of Msgr. RonaldKnox and R.H. BensonStuart Barnett 4,250Agatah Christie, the US Coast Guard and D-DaySusan Gilmore 2,000The Country of ConfusionBrian sommers 4,007Jewish/Holocaust Heritage in Places with CheckeredPastsCynthia Pope 4,544Acculturation Stress" in Cuban Migrants: A MedicalGeography Case Study of Cuban Refugees Living inNon-Traditional Settlement Sites in the U.S. andAbroadRichard Benfield 4,616Economic Biogeography as a component in visitationto horticultural collections and managementXiaoping Shen 5,000Elderly People's Perceptions of Senior HousingFacilities in Beijing and Surrounding AreasEnglishGeographyMonday, June 12, 2017Page 5 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardTitle 5,000Using GIS to detect ethnic and racial disparity inpolice stops in TorontoMark Evans 3,459Unraveling the sturctural history of the centralAppalachians, PennsylvaniaMichael Wizevich 5,000Investigation of Triassic Dinosaur Trackway Localitiesof the Eastern Alps, SwitzerlandMark Jones 4,544Runaway Love: Emotion and Opportunity in TaishoEra (1912-1926) JapanRobert Wolff 4,311The Public Memory of Slavery in Historic Plantations,Museums and Monuments in the U.S. 3,534Keeping Our Heads Above Water While TraversingHostile Environments: Black Transgendered andGender Non-Conforming Youths' Experiences inSchoolHaoyu WangRavindra Thamma 6,256Improve maching accuracy and efficiency throughRobot and Fixture integrationMohammad Rahman 3,378Active Learning Matters for Connecticut Students Understanding the System of VariationsIvan Gotchev 4,754Cardinal Functions on Topological SpacesKrishna Saha 4,504Interval Estimation for the Risk Difference in theCorrelated Binary Data: An Application to RadiationExposure DataYunliang MengGeological SciencesHistoryLiteracy, Elementary & Early Childhood EMichael BartoneManufacturing and Construction ManageMathematical SciencesMonday, June 12, 2017Page 6 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardTitleMihai Bailesteanu 4,004Geometric methods to study partial differentialequations arising in natural phenomenaOscar Perdomo 4,254Periodic Orbits for asteroids in our solar systemSamuel Zadi 2,324Ironic Solidarity in Postcolonial Francophone Africa:Individualism and Solidarity in Sembene Ousmanes'MandabiCharles Menoche 4,360Full "STEAM" Ahead on 3D Printing of TactileMusical Scores and Alternative Musical Instruments 1,625Construction of an Inertial Load Cycle Ergometer andTrifilar PendulumNimmi Sharma 5,000Characterizing Asian Dust Aerosols over Mauna LoaObservatory via Optical Laser ScatteringPaul LeMaireRahul Singhal 4,754Surface modification of cathode materials for highengergy density Li ion rechargeable batteriesRahul SinghalPaul LeMaire 4,004Study of Magnetic Properties of Transition metal iondoped HfO2 nanoparticles 4,544Invisible Pelotons: The Gendered Politics of Women'sCycling 4,288Universal and Language-specific features of VisualWord Recognition in HindiModern LanguagesMusicPhysical Education & Human PerformanceChee-Hoi LeongPhysics and Engineering PhysicsPolitical ScienceDiana CohenPsychological ScienceAnurag RimzhimMonday, June 12, 2017Page 7 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardTitleCaleb Bragg 3,175Self-Control, Subjective Career Success,Conscientiousness, and CWBs: Evidence UsingDominance AnalysisCharisse Levchak 3,635Microaggressions and Modern Racism: The Enduranceand Evolution of RacismFiona Pearson 5,000Studying Parents: How Students With Children andChanging, College, Campus, and CultureJohn Mitrano 4,202The Role of Ethnic Tourism in the Construction of anItaliam American Identity 7,006Assessing the Effect of a Contemplative-basedColoring Intervention on the Behavioral andAcademic Outcomes of Students with AutismSpectrum Disorder.SociologySpecial EducationJoan Nicoll-SenftJohn FoshayCurriculum DevelopmentTotal Awarded 59,422AnthropologyAbigail AdamsThomas Rein 2,700Revision and Enhancement of 200-Student Section ofANTH 140 Introduction to AnthropologySadie Marjani 1,200Development of a Laboratory Component forEpigenetics in Development and Disease 1,200New content, laboratory experiments, and assessmentfor general chemistry lecture and laboratory.BiologyChemistry & BiochemistryBarry WestcottThomas BurkholderMonday, June 12, 2017Page 8 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardTitleCommunication 1,800History of Television: Entertainment, Culture, andSociety 2,400Development of Two New Network Security Courses 3,640Integration of the Internet of Things Coverage in theSystems Programming Course 2,158Course Development: Tests and Assessments inCriminal Justice SettingsKurt LoveJacob WerblowMaria Mongillo 3,600MS in Teacher Leadership Course RevisionsMaria Mongillo 1,200CT Administrator Test Practice ModulesEdward Moore 1,800Online Customized Assignments for EngineeringStaticsSteven Johnson 3,216Enhancement and Modernization of Laboratory andLecture Curriculum of ETM 356, Materials Analysiswith LaboratoryCandace Barrington 1,000Student Editing Opportunities with Open AccessCompanion to The Canterbury Tales (OACCT)Migration to Scholars’ CommonsCindy WhiteComputer Electronics and Graphics TechnXiaobing HouShuju WuComputer ScienceStan KurkovskyCriminology and Criminal JusticeDamon MitchellEducational LeadershipEngineeringEnglishMonday, June 12, 2017Page 9 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardTitleElizabeth Brewer 1,200Designing a Tutoring Writing CourseYunliang Meng 1,800The Development of A New Course – GEOG 501:GIS Basics and BeyondJulie Kara-Soteriou 2,400The alignment of graduate literacy courses with theInternational Dyslexia Association’s standardsMichael BartoneMaxine HowellBarbara Clark 4,800Designing Ways to Integrate edTPA Into ElementaryEducation Courses at CCSUCharles Menoche 4,507Getthing the STEAM Rolling Forward: Revising MUS269: Technology in Music Education By AddingCreative littleBits and Makey Makey Music Projects 2,700Integrating edTPA (Teacher Preparation Assessment)throughout the CCSU Physical Education TeacherPreparation (PETE) CurriculumDiana Cohen 1,200Developing a New Course in Political Science:Making Sense of the 2016 ElectionRobbin SmithCarlos Liard-Muriente 2,400Creation and Assessment of a Master’s in PublicPolicy Program 1,200A course in Behavior ModificationGeographyLiteracy, Elementary & Early Childhood EMusicPhysical Education & Human PerformanceJan BishopCarol CiottoPolitical SciencePsychological ScienceAndrea JuneMonday, June 12, 2017Page 10 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardTitleChristina Barmon 2,500Development of New Gerontology GraduateCertificate Program Courses and Upper LevelUndergraduate Gerontology and Sociology ElectivesHeather Rodriguez 1,857Sociology of the Aging Body: A New Course for theCCSU Graduate Certificate Program in GerontologyJohn Mitrano 1,444The Creation and Development of an "EnvironmentalSociology" courseLaura Jacobson 1,600Executive Function Disorders, ADHD, and LearningSally DrewJoan Nicoll-Senft 3,900MAT Program Standards-based UDL Planning OnlineModule DevelopmentSociologySpecial EducationFaculty - Student ResearchTotal Awarded 20,634AnthropologyAbigail AdamsMiranda Velez 500Food Justice, Community Security and YouthDevelopment in CCSU’s Neighbor, the North/OakCommunity of New BritainEvelyn PhillipsKenneth C. Plourd 500An Examination of a Gullah/Geechee Culture: What isthe role of Tourism-destruction or preservation?Alicia BrayErin McEwen 500Survey of native an invasive wood-boring beetlespecies in ConnecticutClayton PennimanAlexander J. Manos 500Water quality assessment of the Hockanum RiverSylvia HalkinHayley M. GustafsonJustin Bulter 514Do Eastern Gray Squirrels, Sciurus carolinensis,Target Theft-Averting Responses to Recent Thieves?BiologyMonday, June 12, 2017Page 11 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardThomas MioneKaterina C. Hutchins 499TitleHow does nectar removal, which occurs naturallywhen a pollinator visits, affect nectar sugarconcentration in the genus Jaltomata?Biomolecular SciencesBarry HoopengardnerSara AngeloChris Bedrin 2,011The regulation of RNA editing in Dipteran andHymenopteran insectsBetsy Dobbs-McAuliffeAmanda Sudhoff 500Studying ethanol effects on thyroid development.Michael DavisElizabeth Gwara 500Investigation of Combination Therapies for the SkinDisease AcneThomas KingMorgan RicciMalcolm Connor 481Is the mouse ruf mutation associated with anendogenous retroviral (ERV) element?Thomas KingSidney Eragene 500Fine-mapping the curly whiskers (cw) mutation in miceSarah MaurerMi PhanRuth Bowman 650Prevention of UV--‐degradation of amino acids usingmembrane bound absorbersSarah MaurerTaylor Zaniewski 500Insights into pre--‐Darwinian evolution throughcompetition and survival between artificial cellsChemistry & BiochemistrySourav ChakrabortyJustin PeschkeRyan Funai 1,000Determination of specialized metabolites in pine treephloem tissues in the wake of drought and southernpine beetleSourav ChakrabortyEndora AbreuAshley Gould 1,000Detection and quantitation of carbohydrates and aminoacids from Jaltomata and Fraxinus spp 500Developing Algorithms for Diverse RecommendationsComputer ScienceChad WilliamsNilay BhattMonday, June 12, 2017Page 12 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardTitleEducational LeadershipLinda ClarkAllison Garris 500When the levee breaks: Using summer bridgeprograms to increase retentionEngineeringKhaled HammadCharles ValentinoNicholas DiReda 2,000Analysis, Design, and Testing of a Horizontal AxisWind TurbineSteven JohnsonTristian M. Sudac 500Characterization of Magnesium and Magnesium AlloyPowders for Potential Structural ApplicationRobert WolffKristen Hopewood 500What was the public discourse occurring at Boston’sFaneuil Hall during the Reconstruction period (1861-‐1891)?HistoryManufacturing and Construction Manage 2,500Experimental Investigation of a Rigid Robot WheelInteraction with Soft SoilLindsay KeazerMolly Pritchard 498Mathematics Manipulatives Fostering MathematicalPracticesMarian AntonLandon Renzullo 500Topological Data Analysis 487Effect of 8-weeks of eccentric cycling training onRunning Economy and Maximum Cycling Power inHealthy Individuals. 500Synthesis and Characterization of High PerformanceSuper Capacitors using α- MnO 2/graphenenanocomposites.Hassan ShiblyNidal Al-MasoudVincent ClancyMathematical SciencesPhysical Education & Human PerformanceChee-Hoi LeongAlbino G. SchifinoAndrew J. WeilerPhysics and Engineering PhysicsRahul SinghalPeter LeMaireAmir OmidwarMonday, June 12, 2017Page 13 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardTitlePolitical Science 494The Birdcage of Oppression: Exploitation ofImmigrant Workers in a Connecticut CityMarianne FallonRebecca McCarthy 500Mindset, Character Strengths, and Successful AgingRebecca BoncoddoVictoria Galica 500Evaluating the Efficacy of a Physical ActivityIntervention for Middle School StudentsHeather RodriguezAmanda Duenas 500An Analysis of Collective Behavior and EmpowermentStrategies present in Latina-focused Service AgenciesDiana CohenVanesa SuarezPsychological ScienceSociologyFaculty DevelopmentTotal Awarded 66,995Accounting 1,800Latest Trends and Techniques in Fraud Examination 1,270How to engage “millennial” students digitally indifficult discussions of race within and beyond theclassroom: a one-day workshopChristopher PudlinskiDiana Cohen 1,5002017 CSU Faculty-Research ConferenceRati Kumar 1,779Workshop and presentation on “Building academicpartnerships to expand knowledge and inspire changeas part of the Connecticut CIP initiative”Maria RoxasAnthropologyEvelyn Newman PhillipsThomas ReinAbigail E. AdamsCommunicationMonday, June 12, 2017Page 14 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardTitle 1,800Funding for travel to present a Research Paper/Posterat a major International Conference: 69th TechnicalAssociation of Graphic Arts (TAGA) Conference.Hosted by the Printing Industries of America (PIA) &TAGA. March 20-22, 2017 1,300International Disability Summer SchoolComputer Electronics and Graphics TechnHaji Naik DharavathCounseling and Family TherapyCherie KingCriminology and Criminal JusticeDamon Mitchell 921Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies(ABCT) Conference PresentationsEconomicsJared Ragusett 1,260Teaching the Great Recession using RadicalEconomics: A Presentation at the 2017 ASSA MeetingEducational LeadershipLinda Clark 350“Starving the Beast” Film and Moderated Discussionabout State Funding for Higher EducationSheldon Watson 1,000Family and Community Engagement: A Praxis ofTeaching and ResearchAimee Pozorski 2,000Paul Monette,Witness to The Birth of AIDS in RealTime: A Presentation at the American ComparativeLiterature Association Conference in Utrecht,NetherlandsChristine Doyle 1,944Finding, Preparing and Telling Stories: The Why andthe HowElizabeth Brewer 2,000Who Can “Do” Disability Studies? Claiming aNondisabled Position in Disability NarrativesEnglishMonday, June 12, 2017Page 15 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardTitleRae Schipke 1,557NCTE/CAEP Program Reviewer TrainingBrian SommersRobert Wolff 1,912Museums of Traumatic Pasts; The Holocaust andAfrican Slavery in Comparative PerspectiveRichard Benfield 750GeographyTravel to and organization of InternationalConference: “21st Century Garden Tourism: what havewe learnt – what lies ahead?” Kew, Richmond, LondonMay 2017 1,500Research Paper Presentation at the AmericanAssociation of Geographers Annual Meeting inBoston, April 2017Jeffrey Thomas 2,680Presenting tow Science Education Research Projects atthe 2017 National Science Teachers Associations(NSTA) ConferenceMarsha Bednarski 2,028National Conference on Science Education: Sun, Surf,and Science (NSTA National Science TeachersAssociation)Los Angeles, CAMichael Wizevich 1,956Attendance at the 11th International Conference onFluvial Sedimentology and Fieldtrip in Calgary,CanadaLeah GlaserHeather PrescottHeather Rodriguez 1,000Why Latino History Matters to U.S. History: A Talkby Dr. Vicki RuizDarren Sweeney 1,500Exploring groundbreaking changes and trends in socialmedia and journalism:Xiaoping ShenGeological SciencesHistoryJournalismManufacturing and Construction ManageLinda ReederMonday, June 12, 2017 805Green Professional Building Skills TrainingPage 16 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardTitleMathematical SciencesLindsay Keazer 331Facilitating a Research Symposium at AnnualProfessional ConferenceMusicBrian KershnerCharles Menoche 3,770Support for the premiere of two new musical workswritten for the Apple Orange Pair (professional hornand harp duo)Daniel D'Addio 1,150Exploring The Trumpet SonatasLauren Reynolds 510CBDNA National Conference 2017PhilosophyAbel Iannone 5,000The Arts, Sciences, and Humanities in the DigitalWorldMathew Foust 1,409"Authoritarian or Authoritative? Confucius asAuthoritative Inquirer in the Analects"Amy GagnonMatthew Martin 3,117Presentation of Research at the National Associationof Kinesiology in Higher Education Annual ConferenceChee Hoi Leong 2,500American College of Sports Medicine AnnualConference attendance 1,215Materials for high energy density supercapacitors 2,103Research Presentation and Professional Service at the2017 American Sociological Association MeetingPhysical Education & Human PerformancePhysics and Engineering PhysicsRahul SinghalPolitical ScienceDiana CohenMonday, June 12, 2017Page 17 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardTitleAndrea June 1,172Attendance, Research Presentation, and StudentMentoring at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the EasternPsychological Association (EPA)Marianne Fallon 1,656Travel to the 5th World Congress of the InternationalPositive Psychology AssociationRebecca Boncoddo 2,000Presenting at the 2017 Association for PsychologicalScience and the Society for the Teaching ofPsychology Teaching Institutes national conventionsPsychological ScienceSpecial EducationKaren Reim 750Moving from Vision to Action, Reflection toPresentation, then PublicationMegan Mackey 1,600Paper presentation, “Accessing Middle School SocialStudies Content through Universal Design forLearning (UDL)” at the 24th Annual InternationalConference on Learning.Sally Drew 1,800Presentation of “Development and Initial Validation ofthe Disciplinary Literacy Observation Tool” at thePacific Coast Research Conference (PCRC), February2-4, 2017 in San Diego, CA 2,300Adaptive Design Technology TrainingTechnology & Engineering EducationMichele DischinoJames DeLauraJohn FoshayPart-Time Faculty DevelopmentTotal Awarded 3,682Design (Graphic/Information)Lili Chin 650Landscapes and SpeciesDorothy SterpkaJoseph CameanJane Hikel 800Interdisciplinary Creative Pedagogy ActivitiesEnglishMonday, June 12, 2017Page 18 of 19
DepartmentFaculty Member(s)AwardTitleGeological SciencesGary Gomby 1,500Augmented Reality Sandbox (AR Sandbox)MusicColleen Casey-Nelson 432RECONNECTING CULTURE: Reintroducing LostAfghan Children’s Music/ Exploring Culture ThroughMusic and Curricular IntegrationStephen Balkaran 300Hispanics: The Foundation of American Civil RightsMovementPhilosophyMonday, June 12, 2017Page 19 of 19
AAUP University Research, Faculty-Student Research, Faculty Development, PT Faculty Development, Curriculum Development . Paul Hapeman 4,254 Seasonal Detection of the Everglades Mink (Neovision vision Evergladensis) In Critical Habitats in South . Xiaobing Hou 7,006 Design and Development of an Accreditation Assessment Management System .
