2024-2025 Faculty Research Grant
New Faculty Research Grants: 2024-2025
Sonia Badenas (International Languages & Global Studies) and Karl Bailey (Social & Behavioral Sciences). ACA: Access to a Transformative Experience Explained Through Demographics. Abstract.
Harvey Burnett (Social & Behavioral Sciences). The Impact of Trauma on World Assumptions: Weighing the Importance of Resilience, Spiritual Well-Being, Affect, Hope, and Psychological Needs. Abstract.
Anneris Coria-Navia, Michelle Allyn, Jenica Joseph, Kimberly Pichot, Tammy Shilling, and Letrisha Stallard (Education, Rehabilitation Sciences, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Business). Perceived Faculty Barriers for the Use Active Learning Methods for Planning, Delivery, and Assessment of Learning. Abstract.
Oliver Glanz and Daniel Olariu (Old Testament). Towards a Syntactical Database of Ancient Biblical Greek Texts. Abstract.
Daniel Gonzalez (Biology). Phase VI of Amazonian Manatee Detection with Sonar. Abstract.
Ryan Hayes (Chemistry). PAMAM Dendrimers for Remediation, Stabilization, Emission, and Other Emerging Applications. Abstract.
Bordes Henry Saturne (Leadership). Leadership in Adventist Higher Education: Twelve Former University Presidents Reflect on Their Own Tenure. Abstract.
Desmond Murray (Chemistry). Developing Synthetic Methodology for Small Molecule Covalent Acylurea Inhibitors. Abstract.
Benjamin Navia (Biology). Describing possible roles of neuromodulators in the control of phonotaxis in female cricket Acheta domesticus. Abstract.
Boon-Chai Ng (Engineering) and Matias Soto (Innovation and Entrepreneurship). Evaluation of 3-D printed tensile test specimens with added fillers. Abstract.
Terry Robertson (James White Library) and Paul Ray (Old Testament). Hisban Interactive Archive Project (HIAP-2). Abstract.
Boubakar Sanou, Petr Cincala, Yuri Drumi (World Mission) and Rene Drumm (Social and Behavioral Sciences). Discipleship and Reconciliation Study Post-Genocide Rwanda. Abstract.
Andrew Tomkins (World Mission). The Impact of Economic Theory and Practice on the Protestant Mission Movement. Abstract.
Shannon Trecartin (Social Work), Kristen Witzel (Social & Behavioral Sciences), Mark Moreno (Architecture) and Twyla Smith (Social Work). Assessing the needs of students with disabilities and identifying solutions using a participatory action research design. Abstract.
Chi Yong Yun (Music). Publication and recording of the keyboard concertos, Op.6, Nos. 1,3,4 by Johann Samuel Schroeter. Abstract.
Faculty Research Grant Renewals: 2024-2025
Jean Cadet, Padma Tadi Uppala, and Dixon Anjejo (Population Health, Nutrition & Wellness). The efficiency of filtration and water softener systems used to treat water from private well, in Berrien County, MI. Abstract.
Vanessa Corredera (English). Staging Liberation: Strategies of Anti-domination in Shakespearean Performance. Abstract.
Stacie Hatfield (Behavioral Sciences). Transitions in Hisban: Kinship, Care, and Community Archaeology. Abstract.
Nadine Isaac-Dennis and Michael Milmine (Graduate Psychology). The Traumatic Impact of Community Violence Exposure on Children: Perceptions and Experiences of School Mental Health workers in Trinidad. Abstract.
Marianne Kordas (James White Library). The Blythe Owen Project: An interdisciplinary exploration documenting, preserving, and promoting the life and works of a twentieth-century female American composer. Abstract.
Peter Lyons (Biology). Carboxypeptidase as a model for understanding protein folding. Abstract.
Brian Wong (Biology). Modulation of apoptosis in glioblastoma U87-MG cancer cells by aqueous extract of Bryophyllum pinnatum. Abstract.
Faculty Research Grant Carryover: 2024-2025
Lisa Ahlberg (Chemistry). High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Method Development: Determine Multiple Amino Acids Detection Limits. Abstract.
Paulo Candido de Oliveira (Religion). Emerging Adult, Technology and Religion: Urban Muslim Meaning-Making Convergence in the Networked Oman. Abstract.
Petr Cincala (World Mission), Timothy Madding, and Hyveth Williams (Practical & Applied Theology). Evaluation of Church Planting in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. Abstract.
H. Thomas Goodwin (Biology). Tooth corrosion and taphonomic interpretation of fossil and modern teeth of ground squirrels. Abstract.
Nadia Nosworthy (Graduate Psychology & Counseling). Investigating the relationship between basic numerical understanding, processing speed, mathematical achievement and mathematics anxiety in children from kindergarten to third grade. Abstract.
Williams Peprah (Accounting, Economics & Finance). The Mediating Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Heuristic Techniques and Cognitive Biases on Investment Decision-Making. Abstract.
Joel Raveloharimisy (Behavioral Sciences). A missing-link: Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programs to Promote Girls’ Education and the Daily Experience of School-Age Girls in Madagascar. Abstract.
Marileda Tome and Heather Ferguson (Communication Sciences & Disorders). Lingual Frenulum characteristics in School-Aged Children with Speech Sound Disorder. Abstract.