2026-2027 Faculty Scholarship Initiative (FSI) Award Announcement

The Office of Research would like to thank members of the University Research Council for their review of all 2026-2027 Faculty Scholarship Initiative (FSI) proposals – and congratulate the following faculty members on their successful FSI proposals:

W. Christopher Boyd
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Chemistry

Synthesis of Auranofin Analogs as Drug Candidates for Diabetic Wound Healing

Cigdem Slankard; Mark Slankard
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Film & Media Arts; Department of Art & Design

After Intimacy

Michael Baumgartner
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Music

Zarah Leander’s Film Songs: Otherness as a Challenge to Idealized Third Reich Womanhood

Michael Geither
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of English

Corvidae

James Joyce
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Film & Media Arts

Public Libraries as a Place of Culture Conservation 

Emmanuel Kidando
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

A Customized Generative AI Agent for Transportation Engineering Practice

Emily Guthe
College of Health
Department of Music Therapy

The REACH Initiative: Expanding Community Access and Visibility of the Music Therapy Clinic at Cleveland State University through a Faculty-Led Adaptive Music Camp

Deborah Layman; Carol Olszewski
College of Health
Department of Music Therapy

Music in the Treatment Room: A Qualitative Study of Music Use by Manual Therapy Practitioners

Karla Reese; Karen McIntyre; Deborah Layman; Jenn Soros; Michelle Collins; Carol Olszewski
College of Health
Department of Occupational Therapy; Department of Physical Therapy; Department of Music Therapy

Roll for Collaboration: An Interprofessional Learning Initiative 

Xiongyi Liu; Beth Pask; Kristina Milia
Levin College of Public Affairs and Education
School of Education & Counseling; School of Communication

Exploring the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Communication and Transition for Youth with Low-Incidence Disabilities