New Sponsored Awards
February 2013
Mary Ellen Colten (Director, Center for Survey Research) has been awarded a $23,964 grant by the Superfund Research Center at Boston University to provide the center with technical assistance in developing a self-administered questionnaire concerning health risks and exposures. The prime sponsor is the National Institute of Environmental Health and Safety.
Eduardo Gonzalez (Assistant Professor of Mathematics) has been awarded a $42,255 grant by the National Science Foundation to support participants to attend the special session "Advances in Symplectic Geometry and Topology" in the first edition of the Mathematical Congress of the Americas, which will be held in Guanajuato Mexico, August 5-9, 2013.
Michael Ward (Director of Municipal Services, Collins Center for Public Management) has been awarded a $300,000 grant by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Administration and Finance for the Collins Center to expand its performance management system into additional Massachusetts municipalities.
January 2013
John Butterworth (Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for Community Inclusion) has been awarded a $20,000 grant by the State of Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to provide technical assistance to the "Idaho Employment Services Policy Project."
Mary Ellen Colten (Director, Center for Survey Research) has been awarded a two-year $48,335 grant by Case Western Reserve University to provide that university's Center for Genetic Research Ethics and Law with survey development expertise and technical assistance. The prime sponsor is the National Institutes of Health.
Darren Kew (Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance) has been awarded a five-year $738,021 grant by the Interfaith Mediation Centre for the "Training of Leaders on Religious and National Coexistence Programme." The prime sponsor is the United States Agency for International Development.
ZhongPing Lee (Associate Professor of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences) has been awarded an $81,000 grant by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to examine the "Continuity and Consistency Inherent Optical Properties from the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite."
Stephen McGoldrick (Director, Collins Center for Public Management) has been awarded a two-year $17,850 grant by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Administration and Finance to analyze those data collected on the demographic characteristcs of people receiving ARRA-funded jobs.
Edward Romar (Senior Lecturer of Management and Marketing) has been awarded $12,600 grant by the German Academic Exchange Service to develop the course "Exploring German Management and Business Practices."
Jack Wiggin (Director, Urban Harbors Institute) has been awarded a $27,144 grant by the Third Sector New England, Inc. for "Phase 2: Human Use Characterization and Valuation for Recreational Boating in New England and Long Island Sound Coastal and Ocean Waters" in preparation for a 2012 Northeast Recreational Boater Survey.
December 2012
Joan Becker (Vice Provost for Academic Support Services and Undergraduate Studies) was awared multiple grants as instructional support for the Urban Scholars Program. This after-school program for committed middle- and high-school students from the Boston Public Schools helps them build the skills, muster the drive, and live the experiences that will ensure their success in college. These awards come from the following sponsors: $25,000 by the State Street Bank Foundation; $20,000 by the Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund; $10,000 by the Paul and Edith Babson Foundation; $20,000 by the Janey Fund Charitable Trust; $30,000 by the Liberty Mutual Foundation; and $20,000 by the Amelia Peabody Foundation.
Lois Biener (Senior Research Fellow, Center for Survey Research) was awarded a $284,434 grant by Wake Forest University to design, implement, and analyze the results of the survey "Dissolvable Tobacco Perceptions and Use Among Young Adults." The prime sponsor is the National Cancer Institute.
Robert Chen (Professor of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences) was awarded a three-year $164,140 grant by the National Science Foundation for implementing a full-scale development project to investigate the impact of an Out-of-Home Multi-Media (OHMM) exhibit on adults riding Boston's subway system (the "T"). The project's goal is to design, implement, and study the efficacy of an OHMM model for free-choice science learning about our changing climate.
Mary Ellen Colten (Director, Center for Survey Research) was awarded a $127,900 grant by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to "Conduct a Survey of Manufacturers to Identify Their Skill Needs, Difficulties (if any) that They Experience in Meeting These Needs, Their Hiring Strategies and Skill Requirements, and Their Relationship with Local Educational Institutions." The prime sponsor is the Russell Sage Foundation.
Wanli Hu (Director, China Program, College of Advancing Professional Studies) was awarded a two-year $568,991 grant by the U.S. Department of Education to conduct the "Chinese Language Immersion Program."
Stephanie Hartwell (Professor of Sociology) was a awarded a $14,273 grant by the University of Massachusetts Medical School to contribute expertise to "An Augmentation Study of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services." The prime sponsor is the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.
William Kiernan (Dean, School of Global Inclusion and Social Development) was awarded a $437,525 grant by the BCT Partners to provide "Technical Assistance to One-Stops in Becoming Employment Networks." The prime sponsor is the U.S. Department of Labor.
Barbara Lewis (Director, Trotter Institute for the Study of Black Culture) was awarded a $25,000 grant by The Boston Foundation to support the Trotter Institute's role in the "Fairmount Cultural Corridor Pilot in Uphams Corner" (located in Dorchester, Massachusetts).
Anthony Roman (Senior Research Fellow, Center for Survey Research) was awarded a $188,832 professional services contract by the Massachusetts Department of Health to provide survey design and delivery assistance for the project "Youth Health Surey 2013."
Crystal Schaaf (Professor of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences) and ZhongPing Lee (Associate Professor of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences) were awarded a five-year $973,275 grant by the U.S. Geological Survey for the project “North American Land Surface Albedo and Nearshore Shallow-Bottom Properties from Landsat and MODIS/VIIRS Measurements.”
Crystal Schaaf (Professor of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences) was awarded a $25,000 grant by NASA to conduct a "Pilot Study to Demonstrate Tree Height Retrieval" via remote sensing, or satellite.
Christian Weller (Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs) was awarded a $94,278 grant by the Association of Retired Persons to study "Employment Options and Financial Security of Older Households."
November 2012
Kamaljit Bawa (Distinguished University Professor of Biology) was awarded a $50,000 grant by the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment to study "Climate Change in the Eastern Himalayas."
Mary Ellen Colten (Director, Center for Survey Research) was awarded a $86,832 grant by the National Institutes of Health for the "Danis/Tripp Physicians Survey Ethics Consult Study."
Wei Ding (Assistant Professor of Computer Science) was awarded a two-year $59,752 grant by George Mason University for "A Prototypical Ontology-supported Intelligent Geospatial Feature Discovery System." The prime sponsor is the National Science Foundation.
Elizabeth Dugan (Associate Professor of Gerontology) was awarded a $96,504 grant by the Tufts Health Plan Foundation for the "Tufts Healthy Aging Report Methodology."
Kenly Hiller (PhD Student researcher in Assistant Professor of Biology Jennifer Bowen's laboratory) has been awarded a three-year $17,000 STAR Fellowship by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."
Wanli Hu (Director, China Program, College of Advancing Professional Studies) was awarded a two-year $101,887 grant by the U.S. Department of Education as support for the "Chinese Language and Culture Enrichment Program: A Summer Institute for Teachers of Chinese Language."
Kurt Jacobs (Associate Professor of Physics) was awarded a three-year $180,000 grant by the National Science Foundation for "Controlling Quantum Devices: Virtual Systems and the Challenge of Scaling."
Cindy Thomas (Staff Assistant in the Institute for Community Inclusion) was awarded a $50,000 grant by the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities for "Reaching the Summit of Success: Transition to Work and Employment First."
October 2012
Joan Becker (Vice Provost for Academic Support Services and Undergraduate Studies) was awarded a five-year $1,615,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Education to administer and conduct the "UMass Boston Upward Bound Math-Science Program."
Joan Becker (Vice Provost for Academic Support Services and Undergraduate Studies) was awarded a five-year $1,865,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Education to administer and conduct the "UMass Boston Veteran's Upward Program."
Dragana Bolcic-Jankovic (Project Manager in the Center for Survey Research) was awarded a $1,500 professional services contract by Community Resources LLC to provide survey design assistance for two online surveys including outline review and question review.
John Butterworth (Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for Community Inclusion) was awarded a five-year $1,750,000 federal National Project of Significance grant by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities for the project "Access to Integrated Employment: National Data Collection on Day and Employment Services for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities."
Dharma Cortes (Research Associate in the Gaston Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy) was awarded a two-year $200,000 grant by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for the project "Improving Food Purchasing among Spanish-Speaking Hispanic Families."
Sonnya Espinal (Professional Staff in the Institute for Learning and Teaching) was awarded a $5,000 grant by the Neighborhood Parents for the Hurley School to help support the school's Talented and Gifted Program.
Susan Foley (Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for Community Inclusion) was awarded a five-year $3,250,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Education for the project "Vocational Rehabilitation and Developing Strategies to Meet Employer Needs in Changing Economic Environments."
Debra Hart (Educational Coordinator in the Institute for Community Inclusion) was awarded a five-year $2,500,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Education for the project "Think College Island: Promoting College and Career Readiness for Students with Disabilities in Middle School."
Laura Hayman (Professor of Nursing) was awarded a five-year $90,947 grant by the University of Massachusetts Medical School to participate in establishing the University of Massachusetts Center for Health Equity Intervention Research. The prime sponsor is the National Institutes of Health.
Kymberlee O'Brien (Postdoctoral Fellow at the UMass Boston HORIZON Center for Health Equity) was awarded a $12,500 pilot grant by the University of Massachusetts Medical School Center for Clinical and Translational Science to study "Chronic Stress in High-Risk Neighborhoods: Physiological and Subjective Indices in Foreign- and U.S.-Born Adult Residents." The prime sponsor is the National Institutes of Health.
Jean Rhodes (Professor of Psychology) was awarded a $95,000 grant by the National Mentoring Partnership for the "Veteran's History Project."
Anthony Roman (Senior Research Fellow in the Center for Survey Research) was awarded a $61,800 professional services contract by Rutgers University to provide survey design and delivery assistance for the project "Perceived Inequality, Neighborhood Context, and Health."
Hannah Sevian (Associate Professor of Chemistry) was awarded a $20,000 grant by the American Association for the Advancement of Science Women's International Research Collaborations for Minority Serving Institutions. Sevian and two of her PhD students will travel to Costa Rica to develop a collaboration with a chemistry professor at University of Costa Rica. They will prepare and submit a grant proposal to a U.S. federal funding agency to study cultural factors in relationship to a learning progression on chemical design as the main practice of chemistry, studying how the understanding of chemistry by undergraduate students in two countries evolves with training in chemistry.
Heidi Stanish (Associate Professor of Exercise and Health Science) was awarded a five-year $51,000 grant by the University of Massachusetts Medical School for the project "University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service." The prime sponsor is the federal Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Cindy Thomas (Staff Assistant in the Institute for Community Inclusion) was awarded a five-year $950,000 federal National Project of Significance grant by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities for the project "Community of Practice for Supporting Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities."
September 2012
Mary Ellen Colten (Director, Center for Survey Research) was awarded a $133,456 grant by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue's Child Support Enfprcement Division (CSE) a customer service survey designed to elicit feedback from noncustodial and custodial parents regarding the the customer service CSE provides.
Arthur Eisenkraft (Distinguished Professor of Science Education and Director of the Center of Science and Math in Context) was awarded a four-year $3 million grant by the National Science Foundation for "Supporting Large-Scale Change in Science Education: Understanding Professional Development and Adoption Variation Related to the Revised Advanced Replacement Curriculum."
Laura Hayman (Professor of Nursing) was awarded a three-year $533,064 Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need grant, in this case the UMass Boston PhD Program in Nursing, by the U.S. Department of Education.
Winston Langley (Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs) and Andrew Grosovsky (Dean, College of Science and Mathematics) were awarded a five-year $2.5 million grant by the National Science Foundation to conduct the "Urban Massachusetts Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation" program.
Stephen McGoldrick (Director, Collins Center for Public Management) was awarded a two-year $2,996,000 grant by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Administration and Finance to undertake the "Massachusetts Labor/Management Collaboration District Capacity Project."
Maria-Idali Torres (Director, Gaston Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy) was awarded a five-year $1,478,138 grant by the University of Massachusetts Medical School to participate in establishing of the University of Massachusetts Center for Health Equity Intervention Research. The prime sponsor is the National Institutes of Health.
Jack Wiggin (Director of the Urban Harbors Institute) was awarded a five-year $120,000 grant by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service to provide "Internships to Enhance Diversity Among Natural Resource Professionals."
August 2012
Arthur Eisenkraft (Distinguished Professor of Science Education and Director of the Center of Science and Math in Context) was awarded a five-year $3.31 million grant by WiPro Limited for "WiPro Science Fellowships."
Sharon Horne (Associate Professor of Counseling and School Psychology) was awarded a four-year $74,291 grant by the Open Society Institute's 2012 Doctoral Fellows Program.
Peter Langer (Associate Provost for Assessment and Planning) was awarded a $46,200 grant by The World Bank to support a "Fellowship Program for an Iraqi Delegation to Study Higher Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation Mechanisms."
Stephen McGoldrick (Director of the Collins Center for Public Management) was awarded a $129,246 grant by the Massachusetts Department of Education to undertake the "MassGOALS" project to establish performance management throughout all Commonwealth Secretariats and Agencies over a four-year period.
Donaldo Macedo (Professor of Applied Linguistics) was awarded a five-year $3.1 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education to support his "EL Categorical Training Project for Mainstream Teachers to Work with Culturally Diverse Students in Their Classrooms."
Stephen Reuys (Director of the Adult Literacy Resource Institute) was awarded a $21,600 "Program and Staff Development Regional Support Centers for Adult Basic Education" grant by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Gary Siperstein (Director of the Center for Social Development and Education) was awarded $2,500 grant by Massport as partial support for operating Camp Shriver 2012 at UMass Boston.
Jack Wiggin (Director of the Urban Harbors Institute) was awarded a $10,779 grant by the City of Gloucester, Massachusetts to perform and provide a "Study of Dockage Space."
July 2012
Alice Carter (Professor of Psychology) was awarded a $40,000 grant by the Spencer Foundation for her project, “Pathways to Resilience Following Exposure to Violence in Early Childhood.”
Anne Douglass (Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction) was awarded a three-year $1,068,891 grant by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to “Develop a Post Master’s Certificate Program in Early Education Research.”
Glenn Gabbard (Co-director of the New England Resource Center for Higher Education) was awarded a $15,000 grant by the Kettering Foundation for his project “The Civic Mission of Higher Education Institutions.”
Patricia Gallagher (Senior Research Fellow in the Center for Survey Research) was awarded a $9,400 grant by the Harvard School of Public Health “To Assist with Reviewing and Cognitively Testing a Survey Instrument to Measure Patient Perspectives on Integrated Health Care.”
Elizabeth Glenn Mitchell (Institute for Learning and Teaching) was awarded a $20,000 grant by the National Writing Project for the “Boston Writing Project.” The prime sponsor is the U.S. Department of Education.
Andrew Grosovsky (Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics) was awarded a $25,000 grant by the Genzyme Corporation to conduct the “Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Genzyme Workshop.”
Robyn Hannigan (Professor of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences) was awarded a $204,556 grant by the National Science Foundation for her project, “Ocean Acidification: Effects on Morphology and Mineralogy in Otoliths of Larval Reef Fish.
Robyn Hannigan (Professor of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences) was awarded a $99,999 grant by the National Science Foundation for her project, “Enhancing the Research for Undergraduate Experiences (REU): Biology REU Travel Scholarship and Just-in-Time Review Program.”
Debra Hart (Senior Fellow in the Institute for Community Inclusion) was awarded a $55,000 grant by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for her project, “FY 2013 Massachusetts Focus Academy.”
Padraig O’Malley (Moakley Chair for Peace and Reconciliation) was awarded a $49,038 grant by Irish Aid to support his project, “Cities in Transition: Kirkuk Conference.”
Liam Revell (Assistant Professor of Biology) was awarded a $9,803 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for his project, “Endangered Species Research for Puerto Rican Boa.”
Crystal Schaaf (Professor of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences) was awarded a two-year $390,400 grant by NASA for her project, “MODIS Albedo, Nair Reflectance Anisotrophy for Environmental Modeling and Monitoring.”
Crystal Schaaf (Professor of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences) was awarded a two-year $364,607 grant by NASA for her project, “Albedo and Bidirectional Reflectance Climate Data Records from NPP/VIIRS.”
David Sparks (Executive Director of the Collins Center for Public Management) was awarded a $35,950 grant by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the project, “ARRA Demographic Analysis.”
Michael Ward (Director of Municipal Services, Collins Center for Public Management) was awarded a $294,400 grant by the City of Lowell, Massachusetts for the project “Municipal Performance Management Expansion in FY 2013.”
Brian White (Associate Professor of Biology) was awarded a three-year $52,653 grant by the National Science Foundation for his project, “Collaborative Research: Modeling from Molecules to Moose: Teaching Students to Develop Agent-based Simulations in Biology.”
Jack Wiggin (Director of the Urban Harbors Institute) was awarded a $15,000 grant by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management for to “Coordinate Coastsweep 2013, or the Annual Statewide Beach Cleanup.”
Jack Wiggin (Director of the Urban Harbors Institute) was awarded a $4,000 grant by the Nature Conservancy for his project “Conservation Mooring Study.”
Felicia Wilczenski (Dean, College of Education and Human Development) was awarded a two-year $120,00 grant by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for her project, “Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Partnership Program for Students with Disabilities.”
May 2012
Lilia Bartolome (Professor of Applied Linguistics) was awarded a three-year $268,000 grant by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop multiple English as a second language courses for the Massachusetts Language Academy.
Joan Becker (Vice Provost of Academic Support Services and Undergraduate Studies) was awarded a five-year $2,261,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Education to support the “UMass Boston Upward Bound Program.”
Rezarta Bilali (Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution, Human Security and Global Governance) was awarded a $13,360 grant by Psychology Beyond Borders as well as a $2,000 grant by the Society for the Study of Social Issues to support her project, “Improving Media Interventions to Prevent Violence and Promote Non-violent Conflict Resolution in Ongoing Armed Conflicts: The Case of Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
Alice Carter (Professor of Psychology) was awarded a $40,000 grant by the Spencer Foundation for her project, “Violence in Early Childhood: Development Competence and School Readiness.”
Paidrig O’Malley (John Joseph Moakley Chair of Peace and Reconciliation) was awarded a $49,400 grant by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
Jean Rhodes (Professor of Psychology) was awarded a $120,000 grant by the Hive Chicago Learning Network to develop for the sponsor the “Digital Media and Learning Project.” The prime sponsor is the MacArthur Foundation.
Anthony Roman (Senior Fellow, Center for Survey Research) was awarded a $6,000 by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to develop and provide “Automated Interviews to Validate Distress Measures in Cancer Survivors.” The prime sponsor is the National Institutes of Health.
Stephen Silliman (Professor of Anthropology) was awarded a $15,000 grant by the National Geographic Society Waitt Program to conduct the pilot archaeological project “The Other Triangle: Archaeology of Native American and African Enslavement in Bermuda."
Jean Wiecha (Associate Professor of Health and Exercise Sciences) was awarded a $25,000 grant by the New Balance Foundation for her project, “Therapeutic Exercise to Enhance Obesity Treatment.” The project is one of many being conducted at the UMass Boston GoKids Youth Fitness and Training Center.
April 2012
Wei Ding (Assistant Professor of Computer Science) was awarded a $26,000 grant by the National Science Foundation for "Supporting U.S.-based Students to Attend the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Data Mining."
Sonnya Espinal (Institute for Learning and Teaching, College of Education and Human Development) was awarded a $30,000 grant by the Amelia Peabody Foundation in support of "Project ALERTA Summer and Afterschool Academic Enrichment Activities for the Boston Public Schools."
Sonnya Espinal (Institute for Learning and Teaching, College of Education and Human Development) was awarded $3,000 by MathWorks in support of "Project ALERTA Summer and Afterschool Academic Enrichment Activities for the Boston Public Schools."
Andrew Grosovsky (Dean, College of Science and Mathematics) and Marshall Milner (Executive Director, Science Education Training Programs for Undergraduate Students) were awared a $50,000 grant by the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to conduct the "Urban Mass MLSC Summer Workshop."
Wanli Hu (Director, China Program Center, University College) was awarded nearly $200,000 in grants by the National Security Agency to conduct "UMass Boston Summer Institutes for Teachers of Chinese."
Judith Kurland (Director, Center for Community Democracy and Democratic Literacy) was awarded a $50,000 grant by United Way in support of the project "Creating a Community of Practice Among Place-Based Community Change."
Anne Douglass (Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction) was awarded a $61,000 grant by the Massachusetts Department of Education to design and provide a "Professional Development System Study."
Ed Tronick (Distinguished University Professor of Psychology) was awarded a nearly $420,000 grant by the National Institutes of Health in support of his project, "Hair Cortisol as a Biomarker of Chronic Stress in Mother-Infant Dyads."
March 2012
Alan Christian (Associate Professor of Biology) and Robyn Hannigan (Professor of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences) were awarded a $50,000 grant by the National Science Foundation for their project, “2012 Biology Research Experiences for Undergraduates Workshop: Evaluating and Strengthening the REU Experience.”
Wei Ding (Assistant Professor of Computer Science) was awarded a $59,752 grant by George Mason University for her project, “A Prototypical Ontology-Supported Intelligent Geospatial Discovery System for [Nuclear] Proliferation Detection.” The prime sponsor is the U.S. Department of Energy.
Robyn Hannigan (Professor of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences) and Alan Christian (Associate Professor of Biology) were awarded a $109,000 grant by the National Science Foundation for their project, “Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site: Coastal Research in Environmental Science and Technology at UMass Boston.”
Anthony Roman (Senior Research Fellow, Center for Survey Research) was awarded a $203,000 by the U.S. Census Bureau for the project “Affordable Care Act Pretesting,” $18,000 by ARGUS, A Boston-based agency specializing in advertising and multicultural marketing, for the project “Measuring Behavior Change,” and $7,000 by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for the project “Cancer Survivor Study.”
Russell Schutt (Professor of Sociology) was awarded a $24,000 grant by the John E. Fetzer Institute, Inc. for his project, “Teen Empowerment: Forgiveness and Reconciliation Project for Inner-City Youth and Police.” The Fetzer Institute is a private foundation that supports research on poverty.
Peter Spiegler (Assistant Professor of Economics) was awarded a $59,000 grant by the Institute of New Economic Thinking for his project, “A Constructive Critique of Economic Modeling.”
Ed Tronick (University Distinguished Professor of Psychology) was awarded a $44,000 grant by the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for his project, “Treatment of Maternal Depressions in Home Visitation: Mother and Child.” The National Institutes of Health is the prime sponsor.
Jack Wiggin (Director, Urban Harbors Institute) was awarded a $60,000 grant by the Marine Environmental and Education Alliance, Inc. to conduct a feasibility study to measure the likely success of a higher education facility, or an Ocean Campus Center, dedicated to courses in marine and environmental sciences and technologies for the purposes of creating more skilled job opportunities and also to maintain the vitality of working ports along the Massachusetts coast.
February 2012
Jonathan Celli (Assistant Professor of Physics) was awarded a $237,000 grant by the National Cancer Institute for his project, “Mechanism-based Therapies for Pancreatic Cancer Informed by Stromal Microrheology.”
January 2012
Lilia Bartolome (Professor of Applied Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts) was awarded a $105,000 grant by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to support her project, "Rethinking Equity and Teaching for English Language Learners." She will develop one comprehensive model, 3-credit, 45-hour, graduate-level course which will be required of all subject matter content teachers to better prepare them to teach English language learners (ELLs). The immediate impact will be on those approximately 70,000 public school teachers in Massachusetts who are not adequately prepared to teach ELLs.
Mary Ellen Colten (Director, Center for Survey Research) was awarded a $49,067 grant by Case Western Reserve University to support her project, "Disease Advocacy Organizations and Clinical Researchers: A Survey to Examine Clinical Researchers' Experiences." The National Institutes of Health is the prime sponsor.
Kurt Jacobs (Associate Professor of Physics, College of Science and Mathematics) was awarded a $210,635 grant by the University of Southern California to support his project, "Control of Quantum Open System: Theory and Experiment." The United States Department of Defense is the prime sponsor.
Lakshmi Srinivas (Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts) was awarded a $37,800 grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities for her project, "Indian Cinema and the Active Audience: An Ethnographic Study.
J. Cedric Woods (Director, Institute for New England Native American Studies) was awarded a $36,675 grant by the North American Indian Center of Boston to support his project, "Strengthening Families Initiative: Supporting Caregiver Grandparents."
December 2011
Lisa Kennedy Sheldon (Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences) received a $20,000 grant award from the Oncology Nursing Society Foundation for her project "Predictors of Discussion and Treatment of Psychosocial Concerns."
Zhongpin Lee (Professor of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics) received an $11,875 grant award from Mississippi State University for his project "Modeling and Ocean Color Remote Sensing in Oceanic and Coastal Waters." The prime sponsor is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
November 2011
Joan Becker (Vice Provost for Academic Support Services and Undergraduate Studies) received a $25,000 grant award from the State Street Foundation, and a $10,000 grant award from the Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial. These two new awards will provide instructional support for the Urban Scholars Program. This after-school program for committed middle- and high-school students from the Boston Public Schools helps them build the skills, muster the drive, and live the experiences that will ensure their success in college.
Keith Bentele (Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts) received $17,051 grant award from the Russell Sage Foundation for his project "Evaluating the Performance of State Social Safety Nets."
Sheila Fesko (Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Community Inclusion) received a $310,000 grant award from Rutgers University as support in FY 2012 for the National Technical Assistance and Research Center to Promote Leadership for Employment for Adults with Disabilities. The prime sponsor is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Gabriel Ghinita (Assistant Professor of Computer Science, College of Science and Mathematics) received a $36,500 grant award from Purdue University for her project "Privacy Enhanced Secure Data Provenance." The prime sponsor is the National Science Foundation.
Donaldo Macedo (Professor of Applied Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts) received a $1,836,000 four-year grant award from the U.S. Department of Education for his instructional and training program "Math Sheltered English Teacher Training Project."
Robbin Peach (Executive Director, Collaborative Institute for Oceans, Climate, and Security) received a $518,000 grant award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for the project "Addressing the Human and National Security Threats Emerging from Climate-Induced Changes in Marine Environments."
Marc Pomplun (Associate Professor of Computer Science, College of Science and Mathematics) received a $668,000 three-year grant award from the National Science Foundation to support his project “Semantic Guidance of Visual Attention.”
Wichian Rojanawon (Professor of Gerontology, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies) received a $50,000 grant award from the Bernard Osher Foundation as operational support for the UMass Boston Osher Life Long Learning Institute.
Anthony Roman (Senior Research Fellow, Center for Survey Research) received a $203,000 grant award from the U.S. Census Bureau for the project "Affordable Care Act Pretesting."
Crystal Schaaf (Professor of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics) received a $62,000 grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in support of her project "NOAA's Preparatory Project Program for Albedo Environmental Data Record Validation."
Ilyitch Tabora and Sonnya Espinal (Professional Staff, Institute for Learning and Teaching, College of Education and Human Development) received a $460,000 grant award from the Boston Public Schools (BPS) to administer the BPS Talented and Gifted Program. The U.S. Department of Education is the prime sponsor.
October 2011
Joan Becker (Vice Provost for Academic Support Services and Undergraduate Studies) received a $25,000 grant award from the Amelia Peabody Foundation and a $10,000 grant award from the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Foundation. These two new awards will provide instructional support for the Urban Scholars Program. This after-school program for committed middle- and high-school students from the Boston Public Schools helps them build the skills, muster the drive, and live the experiences that will ensure their success in college.
Arthur Eisenkraft (Research Professor of Science Education, Center of Science and Math in Context) received a $630,000 four-year grant award from Black Hills State University in support of his project “An Examination of Science and Technology Teachers' Conceptual Learning through Concept-Based Engineering.” The National Science Foundation is the prime sponsor.
Winston Langley (Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs) and Joan Becker (Vice Provost for Academic Support Services and Undergraduate Studies) received a $155,000 grant award from the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education for their initiative "Increasing Graduation Rates and Learning Assessments."
Benyamin Lichtenstein (Associate Professor of Marketing and Management, College of Management) received an $11,875 grant award from the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services to carry out the project “Managing Rapid Growth with New Systems: The Case of the Committee for Public Counsel Services.”
Edward Tronick (University Distinguished Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts) has received a $419,000 two-year grant award from the National Institutes of Health to support his project “The Electrophysiological Indices of Infants Memory for a Social Stressor.”
Emily Wiemers (Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Liberal Arts) received a $62,000 grant award from the University of California, Los Angeles to support her project “Aging, Work, and Intergenerational Obligations.” The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is the prime sponsor.
Jack Wiggin (Director, Urban Harbors Institute) received a $61,000 grant award from the nonprofit Third Sector New England in support of the “2011 Ecosystem Health Indicators Conference and Development of Additional Recreational Boating and GIS Maps.”
September 2011
Joan Becker (Vice Provost for Academic Support Services and Undergraduate Studies) received a $50,000 grant award from the Mabel Louise Riley Foundation and a $30,000 grant by the Liberty Mutual Foundation to support the UMass Boston Urban Scholars Program.
Bianca Bersani (Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts) received a W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship award from the U.S. Department of Justice for her project "An Examination of the '"Marriage Effect'" on Desistance from Crime Among U.S. Immigrants."
Deborah Boisvert (Executive Director, Boston Area for Advanced Technological Educational Connections, or BATEC) receiv
