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Summer Scholars


The Institute for Society, Culture and Environment (ISCE) is pleased to announce the recipients of its summer research stimulus grant program. The purpose of this program is to provide faculty support for developing interdisciplinary research proposals in the social sciences, arts, and humanities.

Summer 2009 Scholars

1.  Joyce A. Arditti (PI), Department of Human Development and Joseph G. Grzywacz (Co-PI), Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

2.  Ivica Ico Bukvic (PI), Music/CCTAD and Thomas Martin (Co-PI) Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

3.  Bernice L. Hausman (PI), English, Katrina M. Powell (Co-PI), Clare J. Dannenberg (Team Member), English, Paul V. Heilker (Team Member), English, Richard Hirsh (Consultant) History, and Jay Clayton (Consult ant), English, Vanderbilt University

4.  Mitzi R. Vernon (PI), Industrial Design, Michael Ermann (Co-PI), Architecture, John Simonetti (Co-PI), Physics, and Katherine Cennamo (Co-PI), Instructional Design & Technology

Summer 2008 Scholars

1.  Kelly Belanger, English/Center for the Study of Rhetoric in Society, PI. Barbara Ellen Smith, Women’s Studies/Interdisciplinary Studies, Stephen Prince, Communication Studies, and Robert Leonard, Theatre Arts, Co-PIs

2. Brett D. Jones, Educational Psychology, PI.  Serge F. Hein, Educational Research and Evaluation, Marie C. Paretti, Engineering Education/Engineering Communications Center, and Tamara W. Knott, Engineering Education, Co-PIs.

3. Heike Mayer, Urban Affairs and Planning Program (NRC), PI.

4. Annie R. Pearce, Building Construction Department, PI. Deborah E. Young, Myers-Lawson School of Construction, Casey J. Dawkins, Virginia Housing Research Center, and C. Theodore Koebel, Urban Affairs and Planning, Co-PIs.

5. Eric Standley, Art and Art History, PI. Steve Harrison, Computer Science, and Carol Burch-Brown, Dept. of Art and Art History, Co-PIs.

6. Kris Wernstedt, Urban Affairs and Planning, (NCR) (PI) . Patrick Roberts, Center for Public Administration and Policy (Blacksburg), and Matthew Dull, Center for Public Administration and Policy (NRC), Co-PIs.

 

Summer 2007 Scholars

1. Barbara Allen, PI-Science and Technology in Society, NCR

2. Ivica Bukvic, Music, PI; Francis Quek-Computer Science and Denis Gracanin -Computer Science, Co-PIs

3. Julie Dunsmore, PI-Psychology; Joyce Arditti-Human Development and Thomas Ollendick-Psychology, Co-PIs

4. Carlos Evia, PI-English; Tonya Smith-Jackson-Industrial & Systems Engineering, Olga Padilla-Falto-Foreign Languages and Literature, and Ivica Bukvic-Music, Co-PIs

5. Saul Halfon, PI- Science and Technology in Society; Jane Lehr- Science and Technology in Society, and Doris Zallen- Science and Technology in Society, CO-PIs; Carol Brandt-Education, Daniel Breslau- Science and Technology in Society, and Ann Kilkelly-Interdisciplinary Studies, Collaborators

6. Anita Puckett, PI-Department of Interdisciplinary Studies; Lisa McNair, Engineering Education, Co-PI

7. Barbara Ellen Smith, PI-Women’s Studies