Research

2008-2009 Faculty Research and Development (FRD) - Award Recipients

Jennifer Alexander
Department of Urban Studies
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
$9,382

Cross-sector competencies for public sector leaders and managers


Joanne Belovich
Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Washkewicz College of Engineering
$15,000

Growth factor transport in unloaded and mechanically-loaded bone


Valentin G. Boerner
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
College of Sciences and Health Professions
$15,000

Functions of the synaptonemal complex in meiotic chromosome segregation


Peter Bubenik
Department of Mathmatics
College of Sciences and Health Professions
$9,282

Data analysis using statistics and topology


Myong-Hun Chang
Department of Economics
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
$8,227

A computational model of industry evolution


Jorge Gatica
Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Washkewicz College of Engineering
$15,000

Spectroscopic and calorimetric methods for the synthesis of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) kinetic mechanisms


Michael Kalafatis
Department of Chemistry
College of Sciences and Health Professions
$15,000

Identification of nuclear proteins responsible for cell proliferation


Sarah Matthews
Department of Sociology
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
$15,000

Resources allocation in older remarried family networks


Conor McLennan
Department of Psychology
College of Sciences and Health Professions
$13,588

Examining talker variability effects in older adults' perception of spoken words as a function of hearing ability


Justin C. Perry
Department of Counseling, Administration, Supervision, and Adult Learning
College of Education and Human Services
$14,141

Career planning, career decision-making self-efficacy, and acculturation: An exploratory study of their effects on the school engagement of urban hispanic youth


Michael Rand
School of Communication
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
$5,877

Approaches to Teaching Early Childhood Teachers to Facilitate Symbolic Play


Haigang Zhou
Department of Finance
Monte Ahuja College of Business
$11,260

Asset pricing, jump risk, and China's B-share discount puzzle