Mini grants awarded to faculty

2024/25 Research Mini Grant Awardees

Caitlin Bletscher, Associate Professor

Award Amount: $11,600

College: College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences

Department: Human Development

Project Title: An Exploration of Culturally Sustaining Approaches to Behavioral and Mental Health Care Among Refugee Populations in Southwest Washington

Hang Gao, Assistant Professor

Award Amount: $6,000

School: School of Engineering and Computer Science

Department: Electrical Engineering

Project Title: Grid-Forming Control for Inverter-Based Resources: A Current-Source Converter-Based Approach

Dene Grigar, Professor

Award Amount: $12,450

College: College of Arts and Sciences

Department: Digital Technology Culture

Project Title: Spatial Computing for Use of Physical Artifacts Held in Museum and Library Repositories

Deepti Singh, Assistant Professor

Award Amount: $15,000

College: College of Arts and Sciences

Department: School of the Environment

Project Title: Understanding Strategies for Managing Climate Risks Faced by Pastoralists in East Africa

Co-PI: Anne Pisor, Associate Professor

Jennifer Wilde, Assistant Professor

Award Amount: $4,950

College: College of Nursing

Project Title: Promoting a Health Equity Perspective in Nurse Practitioner Students through Simulation-Based Education

Co-PI: Yolanda Rodriguez, Assistant Professor

2023/24 Research Mini Grant Awardees

Caitlin Bletscher, Associate Professor

Award Amount: $11,600

College: College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences

Department: Human Development

Project Title: An Exploration of Culturally Sustaining Approaches to Behavioral and Mental Health Care Among Refugee Populations in Southwest Washington

Chun-Chu Chen

Award Amount: $5,000

College: Carson College of Business

Project Title: A Longitudinal Study of Hospitality Employees' Well-Being and Career Behavior

Georgina Cox

Award Amount: $5,000

College: College of Arts and Sciences

Project Title: Let's Get Wild: How Can We Get Hatchery Raised Fish Closer to Their Wild Counter Parts?

Co-PI: Seth Rudman

Carol Fisher

Award Amount: $5,000

College: Library

Project Title: Opening the Way for Veteran Scholars: Library Research and Student Veteran Research Support

Co-PI: Mark Hasse

Kristin Lesseig

Award Amount: $15,000

College: College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences

Project Title: Investigating Impacts of Integrating Robotics/Technology Across K-12 Classrooms

Co-PI: Carrie Backman

Will Luers

Award Amount: $4,000

College: College of Arts and Sciences

Project Title: AI Creativity and Learning in the Classroom

Jessica Masterson

Award Amount: $15,000

College: College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences

Project Title: Seeing is Thinking: Expanding Visual Literacy Research to the Classroom

Co-PI: Nanette Thrush

Tahira Probst

Award Amount: $9,000

College: College of Arts and Sciences

Project Title: Longitudinal Study of Work/Life Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Part II

Co-PIs: Maike Debus, Laura Petite, Jasmina Tomas

Sara Waters, Assistant Professor

Award Amount: $12,000

College: College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences

Project Title: Adaption of a Culturally Grounded Parenting Program for the Urban Indian Community of Portland/Southwest WA