Individual Investigator Awards

• Building Capacity for Research on Learning via Analytics and “Big Data" ($19,970)
  Matthew Bernacki, Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education
• Variation in Hadza Hunter-Gatherer Dental Microwear: Implications for Early Hominin Diet Composition ($15,000)
  Alyssa Crittenden, Department of Anthropology
• New and Stable Waste Forms for Radioisotopes from Earth Abundant Materials ($20,000)
  Paul Forster, Department of Chemistry
• Association Study on Transposable Element Silencing in Human Somatic Cells ($20,000)
  Mira Han, School of Life Sciences
• Probing Relationships Between Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI), CDI Prophylactics, and the Intestinal Microbiome ($20,000)
  Brian Hedlund, School of Life Sciences
• The Influences of Patellofemoral Taping on Patellofemoral Joint Contact Area and Alignment ($20,098)
  Kai-Yu Ho, Department of Physical Therapy
• Family Behavior Therapy for Substance Abuse Problems in Later-Life ($18,824)
  Jason Holland, Department of Psychology
• Online Review and Users' Perceptions and Behavior: The Mediating Effects of Cognitive Load and Task Complexity ($10,280)
  Han-Fen Hu, Department of Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology
• Seawater Temperature Change Across the Early Mississippian Greenhouse-Icehouse Transition ($20,000)
  Ganqing Jiang, Department of Geoscience
• Neuroscience-Informed Environmental Design Responses to Neurodegenerative Disorders ($19,183)
  Attila Lawrence, Department of Architecture
• "All Of Us": A Racial History of "Our Gang" ($7,694)
  Julia Lee, Department of English
• Early Detection Of Lung Cancer Using CT Texture Analysis ($20,000)
  Bing Ma, Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences
• The Patient-Medical Home and Care Experiences Among Diabetic Patients ($9,200)
  Olena Mazurenko, Department of Health Care Administration and Policy 
• Serious Games: Development of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Game for Children with Cerebral Palsy ($20,000)
  Brendan Morris, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Examining Design Factors and Informational Signals that Drive Crowdfunding Success ($10,000)
  Hans Rawhouser, Department of Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology
• "Write to College" Summer Bridge Research Project ($18,765)
  Stefani Relles, Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education
• Policing Pioneers ($7,800)
  William Sousa, Department of Criminal Justice
• Urban Flood Modeling and Mapping Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System ($20,204)
  Haroon Stephen, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction