Original Work Grant and Travel Award Recipients
The Original Work Grant (OWG) supports research and creative work. It is intended to fund direct, project-related expenses such as travel, lodging, materials, and equipment related to research.
The Travel Award (TA) supports travel to present original work, including research and creative works. The Travel Award is intended to enhance graduate education through participation in seminars, workshops, and conferences.
2024 Spring Original Work Grant (OWG) Recipients
| Name | Degree Program | Title of Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Lang | Ph.D. in Experimental Health Psychology | Examining the Impact of a Novel Responsiveness Intervention on Relationship and Personal Well-being |
| Sueny Paloma Dos Santos | Ph.D. in Translational Biomedical Sciences | Factors Associated with the Receipt of World Health Organization-Recommended Antenatal Care Practices in Low-and Middle-Income Countries |
| George Ofori Atta | Ph.D. in History | Modernization, the State, and Disaster in Contemporary Ghana: An Environmental History, of Accra c. 1860 to the Present |
| Noor Maireda | M.S. in Biological Sciences | Estimating Borneo Flat-headed Frog (Barbourula kalimantanensis) Potential Distribution Using Mechanistic Niche Modeling |
| Amy Strieter | Ph.D. in Creative Writing | What is the Elephant?: Poems Exploring Ecotourism Stakeholder Views of Charismatic Megafauna in Tanzania |
| Selena Loomis | MFA Sculpture + Expanded Practice | Soft Spots: Textiles + the Self |
| Dominique Paz | M.A. in History | Grettir Ásmundarsonar Versus Glámr: A Mirror into Perceptions of Death in Iron-Age Iceland |
| Madison Carson | MFA in Ceramics | Making Space: in Bloom |
| Felix Stossmeister | Ph.D. in History | Neoliberal Globalism: A History of US Politics in International Trade, 1971 -1995 |
| Christian McCall | Ph.D. in History | Scorching the Heart of the Mainland: America’s Strategic Bombing Campaign Against Japan’s Chubu Region |
| Tessa Botkin | Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology | Ecological Momentary Assessment of Positive and Negative Parenting Behaviors: Relations with Child’s Disruptive Behaviors During the Day |
2024 Spring Travel Awards Recipients
| Name | Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Taylor Strnad | MS in Journalism |
| Bismark Bimpong | Master's in College Student Personnel |
| Nathan Stuart | Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology |
| Damilola Ayorinde | Ph.D. Plant Biology & Molecular and Cellular Biology Program |
| Shrirang Deshmukh | Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering |
| Nikhil Kondam | Ph. D in Media Arts and Studies |
| Alex Long | MFA in Printmaking |
| Marilena Wolf | D.O. Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Madison Porter | Ph.D. in English - Creative Writing |
| Abriana Gresham | Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology |
| Babatunde Ojoawo | Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering |
| Kailey Bradley | Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision |
| Christopher Walsh | Ph.D. in Translational Biomedical Science |
| Kushal Singla | Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering |
| Dious Joseph | Ph.D. in In/O Communication |
| Francis Ametepey | M.S. in Communication and Development Studies |
| Rosie Wong | M.S. in Journalism |
| Mohammad Omar | M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering |
| Francisca Owusu | Master's in College Student Personnel |
| Oussema Dhieb | Ph.D. in Instructional Technology |
2024 Summer Travel Award Recipients
| Name | Conference/Event |
|---|---|
| Noah Brant | 2024 Biennial Music Research and Teacher Education Conference |
| Godha Naravara | Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) Conference |
| Julia Joos | World Herpetology Congress |
| Miguel Mojarro Ramirez | Sao Paulo School of Advanced Science on Quantum Materials |
| Dominique Paz | International Summer School in Modern Icelandic Language & Culture |
| Madeline Barton | Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association 77th Convention |
| Charlotte Schamowski | RMMLA Convention |
| Sueny Paloma Lima Dos Santos | Joint Statistical Meeting |
| Adrienne Jankowski | American Psychological Association 2024 |
| Cynthia Hayhurst | National Flute Association Convention |
| Doreen Tutera | 2024 African Studies Association Annual Meeting |
| Sa Adatu Abdullai | ACS Fall 2024-Elevating Chemistry |
| Joy Malaba | American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2024 |
| Ramasinghege Lumbini Ramasinghe | ACS Fall 2024 Conference |
| Tharushi Ambagaspitiya | ACS Fall 2024 Conference |
| Dhanushka Hingurala Arachchilage | ACS Fall 2024 Conference |
| Lasantha Rangika Sendanayake | ACS Fall 2024 Conference |
| Edy Panjaitan | Vienna Summer Music Festival and Chigiana Summer Music Festival |
| Johanna Amaya Conejo | Silk Road's Global Musician Workshop |
| Shawn Bellais | 2024 National Flute Convention (NFA) |
| Kaleigh Rummel | 2024 National Flute Convention (NFA) |
| Marcis Bravo | 2024 NAfME Biennial Conference |