Dickinson Non-Travel Awards 2008-2009
Dana Research Assistants -- Academic Year 2008-2009
David Ball, English鈥�Meredith Milnes 鈥�11 - support for his research for a project, 鈥淔alse Starts: The Rhetoric of Failure and the Making of American Modernism,鈥� by hiring a student research assistant.
Daniel Kenny, Political Science鈥�Michael O鈥橞rien 鈥�09 - support for his research for a project, 鈥淪eizing Domestic Tranquility: Federal Military Intervention Between the World Wars (1919-1940),鈥� by hiring a student research assistant.
Ted Merwin, Religion鈥�Rebecca Stanger 鈥�09 - support for his research for a project, 鈥淎 Museum Exhibit on the History of the Jewish Deli,,鈥� by hiring a student research assistant.
Matthew Pinsker and John Osborne, History鈥�Russell Toris 鈥�11/ Benjamin Lyman 鈥�11/ Trey Boone 鈥�12-support for their research for a project, 鈥淗ouse Divided,鈥� by hiring three student research assistants.
Karl Qualls, History鈥�Azul Mertnoff 鈥�11-support for his research for a project, 鈥淟as Casas de los Ninos,鈥� by hiring a student research assistant.
Avis Vila, IB&M鈥�Amanda West 鈥�10 -support for her research for a project, 鈥淩ole of State Governments in Attracting and Regulating Foreign Direct Investment,鈥� by hiring a student research assistant.
Fall 2008:
Amy Wlodarski, Music鈥�Megan Conlon 鈥�09 - support for her research for a project, 鈥淧hiladelphia Orchestra鈥檚 鈥楪etting to Know You鈥� Series: Arnold Schoenberg鈥檚 Kammersympohonie No. 1鈥� by hiring a student research assistant.
2008 Fall Projects
Professional Development:
Dan Cozort, Religion鈥攖o assist with expenses associated with his project, 鈥淭ibetan Translator鈥檚 Workshop.鈥�
Abraham Quintanar, Spanish & Portuguese鈥攖o assist with expenses associated with his project, 鈥淭EI Workshop at Wheaton College, Norton, MA, October 10-12, 2008.鈥�
Megan Yost, Psychology鈥攖o assist with expenses associated with her project, 鈥淚ntegrating the Psychology of Men into the Psychology of Women and Gender.鈥�
2009 Winter/Spring Projects
Professional Development:
Sherry Harper-McCombs, Theatre and Dance鈥攖o assist with expenses associated with the two-day workshop, 鈥淢ake it or break it mold making techniques,鈥� which is part of the United States Institute of Theatre Technology Conference in the spring of 2009.
Scholarly:
Suman Ambwani, Psychology鈥攖o support her project, 鈥淭emporal Sequencing of Affect, Interpersonal Stress, and Maladaptive Eating Behaviors.鈥�
Tom Arnold, Biology鈥攖o support his project, 鈥淚mpacts of Free Ocean Carbon Enrichment on Calcifying Reef Algae: Are Reefs Coming Unglued?鈥�
Andrew Bale, Art & Art History鈥攖o assist his project, 鈥淧hotographic Documentation of the College Farm.鈥�
Gisela Roethke, German鈥攖o support her project, 鈥淗ermann Broch鈥檚 Novel Die Verzauberung.鈥�
Jorge Sagastume, Spanish & Portuguese鈥攖o conduct research on his sabbatical projects, 1) two book-length translations and 2) two scholarly articles accompanying the translations.
Itzchak Weismann, History鈥攖o support his project, 鈥淭he Collective Hero: Mythologies of Origin in the Globalizing Muslim Public.鈥�
Dana Research Assistants 鈥� Spring 2009
Elise Bartosik-Velez, Spanish & Portuguese鈥�Kristin Beach 鈥�09 - support for her research for a project, 鈥淐hristopher Columbus in the Americas鈥� by hiring a student research assistant.
Malinda Triller, Library Services/Jim Gerencser, Archives & Special Collections鈥�Caroline Radesky 鈥�09/Michelle Hadley 鈥�09/Natalie Cortez 鈥�09 - support for their project, 鈥�125 Years of Coeducation at 暗网禁区,鈥� by hiring 3 student research assistants.
Publications/Dissertations 2008-09
Elena Aysakova, Russian鈥攖oward travel to defend her PhD dissertation in Moscow.
David M. Ball, English鈥攖oward image permissions and cover design expenses for his project, 鈥淐ritical Approaches to the Comics of Chris Ware (UP of Mississippi).鈥�
Neil Diamant, Political Science鈥攖oward expenses for his project, 鈥淓mbattled Glory: Veterans, Military Families and the Politics of Patriotism in China, 1949-2007.鈥�
Ann Hill, Anthropology/Minglang Zhou, East Asian Studies鈥攖oward expenses for their continuing project, 鈥淭he Challenge of Inequality: Perspectives on China鈥檚 Affirmative Action Policies for Minority Education鈥� toward copy editor expenses.鈥�
Dave Kushner, Biology鈥攖oward page charges for his project, 鈥淪tructural plasticity and rapid evolution in a viral RNA revealed by in vivo genetic selection鈥� to be published in volume 83, issue 2 of the Journal of Virology in 2009.
Helene K. Lee, Sociology鈥攖oward travel to defend her PhD Dissertation: 鈥淏ittersweet Homecomings: Ethnic Identity Construction in the Korean Diaspora鈥� and photocopying, copyright and binding expenses.
Benjamin Ngong, French & Italian鈥攖oward costs associated with the final preparation of his dissertation, submission, traditional publication, printing and copyright.
Glen Peterman, Corporate & Foundation Relations鈥攖oward publication expenses for his project, 鈥淭he Archaeological Expedition to Khirbet Iskander and its Environs, Volume 1.鈥�
Karl Qualls, History鈥攖oward graphics prep and indexing expenses for his project, 鈥淔rom Ruins to Reconstruction.鈥�
Sak, Peter, Geology鈥攖oward expenses for his project, 鈥淩ough Crust Subduction, Forearc Kinematics, and Quaternary Uplift Rates, Costa Rican Segment of the Middle American Trench.鈥�
Sabbatical Expenses Support Spring 2009
Tullio Pagano, French & Italian鈥攖o support his project, 鈥淭he Eclipse of Landscape in Liguria, Italy.鈥�
Jorge Sagastume, Spanish & Portuguese鈥攖o support his project, 鈥淐onduct research on 1) two book-length translations and 2) two scholarly articles accompanying the translations.鈥�
Sabbatical Expenses Support 2009-10
Ann Hill, Anthropology - in support of her sabbatical project during academic year 2009-10, 鈥淭ribalization in Southwest China.鈥�
Jim Hoefler, Political Science - in support of his sabbatical project during academic year 2009-10, 鈥淐ontinuous Deep Sedation (CDS) in End-of-Life Care: British Principles and Practice.鈥�
Karen Kirkham, Theatre & Dance - in support of her sabbatical project during academic year 2009-10, 鈥淒irecting Project.鈥�
Minglang Zhou, East Asian Studies - in support of his sabbatical project during academic year 2009-10, 鈥淏etween Integration and Segregation: Models of Nation State Building and Language Education for Ethnic Minorities in China, 1949-2009.鈥�
Fall 2009
Grace Jarvis, Spanish & Portuguese - in support of her sabbatical project, Melting Pot or Pressure Cooker, Educational Factors in Assimilation in First Generation Immigrants.鈥�
Spring 2010
Ward Davenny, Art & Art History - in support of his sabbatical project during spring 2010, 鈥淥bservation and Documentation of Severe Weather and Human Interaction.鈥�
Melinda Schlitt, Art & Art History - in support of her sabbatical project during spring 2010, 鈥淓xemplum and Panegyric in the Arch of Constantine.鈥�
Candie Wilderman, Environmental Science - in support of her spring 2010 sabbatical project, 鈥淒evelop and pilot protocols for the monitoring of the impact of Marcellus shale gas well drilling and extraction on ground and surface water resources.鈥�
Summer 2009 Study Groups
Mara Donaldson, Religion鈥攊n support of a Religion summer study group: Department Curriculum Revision鈥擯hase One.
Kirsten Guss, Biology鈥� in support of a Biology summer study group: Faculty study group to evaluate biology curriculum.
Catrina Hamilton-Drager, Physics & Astronomy鈥� in support of a Physics & Astronomy summer study group: Quantum Optics and Core Curriculum Transformation Workshop.
Robert Ness, English鈥� in support of an African Studies summer study group: Interdisciplinary Professional Development for Africana Studies. (The College anticipates forthcoming support from the Mellon Foundation, which will be the source of funding for this study group.)
Jeffrey Niemitz, Geology鈥� in support of a Geology summer study group: The Dickinson Geology Curriculum: A useful education for sustaining the Earth and its inhabitants in the 21st century.
Dave Richeson, Math & Computer Science鈥� in support of a Math & Computer Science summer study group: The Future of Calculus at 暗网禁区.
Student-Faculty Research - Summer 2009
David M. Ball, English/ Eliza Cutler 鈥�11鈥攕upports research on the topic of False Starts: The Rhetoric of Failure and the Making of American Modernism, 1850-Present for the period of eight (8) weeks.
David Crouch, Chemistry/ Catherine Campbell 鈥�12鈥攕upports research on the topic of Microwave-mediated Favorskii Reactions, for the period of eight (8) weeks.
Catrina Hamilton-Drager, Physics & Astronomy/ Anubhav Mohan 鈥�11鈥攕upports research on the topic of Rotational Velocites, Radii, and Spectral types of Pre-main Sequence Stars in NGC 2362, for the period of eight (8) weeks.
John Henson, Biology/ Mary Buckley 鈥�10鈥攕upports research on the topic of Structural Organization of the Contractile Ring during Cell Division in Sea Urchin Embryos, for the period of eight (8) weeks.
Pamela J. Higgins, Chemistry/ Joshua Foong 鈥�11鈥攕upports research on the topic of Synthesis and Characterization of an Iron-Salen-Glutamic Acid Molecule, for the period of eight (8) weeks.
Karen Kirkham, Theatre/Dance/ Kristin Bodall 鈥�11鈥攕upports research on the topic of Stage Manager/Dramaturg for Pendragon Theater, for the period of eight (8) weeks for the student and the period of four (4) for the professor.
John MacCormick, Computer Science/ Fabio Drucker 鈥�11鈥攕upports research on the topic of Fast Superpixel Algorithms, for the period of six (6) weeks.
Kristine Mitchell, Political Science/International Studies/ Jillian Laux 鈥�10鈥攕upports research on the topic of Investigation of the socialization effect of the European Union's ERASMUS university exchange program, for the period of eight (8) weeks.
Michael Roberts, Biology / Jeffrey Forrester, Math & Computer Science鈥攕upports Prof. Forrester's research on the topic of Exploiting the Synergy of Mathematical and Molecular Biological Approaches in Studying a Complex Problem, for the period of eight (8) weeks. This complements the NSF grant which supports Prof. Roberts and six students.
Cindy Samet, Chemistry/ Jeff Rodgers 鈥�10鈥攕upports research on the topic of Infrared Matrix Isolation Studies of the Hydrogen Bonding Involved in Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Nanoparticles: Pyridine as a Hydrogen Bond Acceptor, for the period of six (6) weeks.
Dan Schubert, Sociology/ Gabriela Uassouf 鈥�10鈥攕upports research on the topic of Living Positive in South Central Pennsylvania, for the period of eight (8) weeks. The grant includes support from Assistant Provost Staub鈥檚 Community-Based Research Fund.
Sarah St. Angelo, Chemistry/ Erica Hartz 鈥�11鈥攕upports research on the topic of Synthesis of Bimetallic Collidal Triangles for Surface Enhanced Raman, for the period of eight (8) weeks
Dana Research Assistants 鈥� Summer 2009
Sherry Harper-McCombs, Theatre & Dance/ Tiffany Kintigh 鈥�10鈥攕upports her research, Design and construction of costumes for 3 productions, by providing wages for a student research assistant.
Sinan Koont, Economics/ Alexander Bloom 鈥�11鈥攕upports his research, Book manuscript on Cuban Urban Agriculture, by providing wages and room for a student research assistant.
Jeffrey Niemitz, Geology/ Alyssa Chaplin 鈥�10鈥攕upports his research, Development and Assessment of Critical Thinking Skills in First-Year Students Taking Introductory Geology Courses and Beyond, by providing wages and room for a student research assistant.
Matthew Pinsker, History/ David Gillespie 鈥�11 and David Park 鈥�10鈥攕upports his House Divided Project, by providing wages and room for two student research assistants.
C. Helen Takacs, International Business & Management/ Pauline Hovy 鈥�10鈥攕upports her research, The Relationship Between Corporate Social and Financial Performance: What's the Role of Strategy?, by providing wages and room for a student research assistant for the period of (8) weeks.
Malinda Triller / Jim Gerencser, LIS/ Allyson Glazier 鈥�11 and Allison Schell 鈥�11鈥� supports your research, "Women's Experiences at Dickinson" Exhibit, by providing wages and room for two student research assistants.
Amy Witter, Chemistry/ Minh Nguyen 鈥�11鈥攕upports her project, 鈥淎ssembling CHEM 131, 132, and 141 Labs for the 09-10 Academic Year.鈥�
Summer Projects 鈥� 2009
Scholarly:
Tom Arnold, Biology鈥攖o assist with expenses associated with his project, 鈥淚mpacts of Free Ocean Carbon Enrichment: Deployment of F.O.C.E. System at the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundations Marine Station.鈥�
Todd Arsenault, Art & Art History / Ward Davenny, Art & Art History鈥攖o assist with expenses associated with his project, 鈥淪evere Weather Visual Documentation.鈥�
Shawn Bender, East Asian Studies鈥攖o assist with expenses associated with his project, 鈥淓ngineering Intelligent Machines for an Aging Society: Robotics and the Technology of Care in Japan.鈥�
Kristi Humphreys, Chemistry鈥攖o assist with expenses associated with his project, 鈥淓lucidation of the Intermediates Responsible for DNA Cleavage by Pyridyl-Ligated Copper Complexes.鈥�
Windsor Morgan, Physics/Astronomy鈥攖o assist with expenses associated with his project, 鈥淗istory of Women Scientists at Dickinson: Research on Jennie Taylor (Class of 1889).鈥�
Wendell Smith, Spanish & Portuguese鈥攖o assist with expenses associated with his project, 鈥淔rom Round Table to Revolt: Amadis de Gaula and the Comuneros.鈥�
Blake Wilson, Music鈥攖o assist with expenses associated with his project, 鈥淗einrich Isaac: Secular Vocal Works for Renaissance Florence, A Critical Edition.鈥�
Professional Development:
Scott Boback, Biology鈥攖o assist with expenses associated with his project, 鈥淓volutionary Developmental Biology of Snake Head Shape.鈥�
Margaret Frohlich, Spanish & Portuguese鈥攖o assist with expenses associated with her project, 鈥淐atalan Language.鈥�
Sarah Skaggs, Theatre & Dance鈥攖o assist with expenses associated with her project, 鈥淚deokinesis-Neuromuscular Repatterning Class.鈥�
Amy Wlodarski, Music鈥攖o assist with expenses associated with her Professional Development project, 鈥淎dvanced Choral Conducting and Rehearsal Techniques.鈥�