2021-2022 Faculty Research Grant Recipients Announced

2021-22 Faculty Research Grant recipients

The Office of the President and the Office of Academic Affairs are pleased to announce 16 recipients receiving 2021-22 Faculty Research Grants. The awards will fund faculty research and professional development activities that will advance academic excellence for the individual faculty members and for Webster University.

Congratulations to the 2021-22 recipients, who are listed below by name, department, school/college, and title of the project:

  • Juraj Bohus, Electronic & Photographic Media, School of Communications, “SASHA: VR Film Project”
  • Dorian Davis, Communications & Journalism, School of Communications, “How Public Opinion Polls are Reported on Twitter”
  • Andrew Elvington, Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, “Influence of ambient temperature on effector functions of myeloid derived immune cell populations in an in vitro model”
  • Tate Foley, Art, Design, and Art History, Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts, “The Artist's Book”
  • Lasanthi Gamage, Math & Computer Science, Walker School of Business & Technology, “A Study: Flipped Classroom during COVID 19 Pandemic and Beyond”
  • Ryan Groeneman, Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, “Cyclobutanes as nodes in the formation of organic and inorganic networks”
  • Stuart Chapman Hill, Music, Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts, “Workin’ On it: A songwriting EP”
  • Shannon Kispert, Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, “Investigation of Cigarette Smoking and E-Cigarette Use on Phospholipase A2 Inflammatory Pathway in Bladder Cancer”
  • Lindsey Kingston, History, Politics, International Relations & Religious Studies, College of Arts & Sciences, “Strategy and Survival on The Journey to Italy”
  • Stephanie Mahfood, Teacher Education, School of Education, “Let's Go to the Replay: A Systematic Exploration of Technology Platforms and Their Impact on Preservice Teacher Reflection”
  • Nicole Miller-Struttmann, Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, “Collaborating with community scientists to improve conservation: A case study with plant-bee interactions”
  • Sun Eun Park, Communications & Journalism, School of Communications, “How local communities in South Korea fight COVID 19 and what the U.S.A learns from them”
  • Stephanie Schroeder, Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, “Developmental changes in gene expression of Drosophila following exposure to volatile anesthetics”
  • Joseph Stimpfl, History, Politics, International Relations & Religious Studies, College of Arts & Sciences, “The Persistence of Irish Catholic Identity in America Common Irish Values and Ethics in the Face of Political and Social Change”
  • Xiaoyuan Suo, Math & Computer Science, Walker School of Business & Technology, “PDC Unplugged: Can PDC Thinking Strategies Improve Students' Problem Solving Skills?”
  • Eva Zedlacher, Business & Management, Walker School of Business & Technology, Webster Vienna, “Workplace bullying: How perpetrator gender affects third party interpretations in different "culture clusters"

The next opportunity to apply for Faculty Research Grants will be Fall 2022. Grant applications are invited for scholarly research, academic projects, artistic performances, exhibitions, and studies in any discipline.

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