RESEARCH AND SPONSORED PROJECTS

WINTER 2014 ISSUE 6

The Office for Research and Sponsored Projects assists the faculty and staff of Loyola Marymount University to obtain grants, contracts, and fellowships in support of academic excellence and the mission of the university.

PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR CHERYL GRILLS AWARDED $200,000 Part of a national program to prevent childhood obesity in communities of color. In February, the Robert Wood

of network members; gaps and/or

Johnson Foundation awarded

areas of duplication across networks

Cheryl Grills, Ph.D. Professor of

to enhance alignment of CCHE

Psychology at Loyola Marymount

activities; relationships with key

University, a grant from the

stakeholders and decisions-makers;

Communities Creating Healthy

the purpose, goals, strategies, and

Environments (CCHE) program.

tactics of each networks national campaign; and successes and

The $200,000 award will support a project led by Dr. Grills to evaluate

Cheryl Grills, Professor of Psychology

changes associated with CCHEsupported advocacy networks.

challenges encountered by the networks.

policy initiatives to address the root causes of childhood obesity.

This award continues a long relationship between Dr. Grills and

The CCHE program advances RWJF’s efforts to reverse the

Under this award, researchers at

the Robert Wood Johnson

childhood obesity epidemic by

Loyola Marymount University will

Foundation. In fact, this will be her

supporting diverse, community-

conduct a social network analysis using fourth award from the RWJF and

based organizations and federally

data collected from the CCHE-funded

further confirms the foundation's

chartered tribal nations in the

network members. The study will

high estimation of her dedication

development and implementation

identify five dynamics within these

and hard work.

of effective, culturally competent

networks: the strength and connectivity

Office for Research and Sponsored Projects

Joseph McNicholas, M.B.A., Ph.D., Director 310.338.5119 Alice Martini Doyle, Assistant Director of Pre-Award Services 310.338.7753 Cynthia Ruiz, M.A., C.R.A. Assistant Director of Pre-Award Services 310.338.1603 Ashley Alexander, M.P.A., Grant & Contract Specialist 310.338.3752 Emma Pastrana, Academic Coordinator 310.258.2655

SPEAKING AT LMU: JEFF FORBES, NSF PROGRAM DIRECTOR The National Science Foundation is rethinking how its programs can best support science & engineering education. A particular focus has been initiatives that support undergraduate STEM education such as the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) program.

3rd Quarter Proposals Are Up The dollar value of applications in the third quarter skyrocketed due to multiple submission to the NSF’s Discover Research K-12 program in December. So far in FY 2014, LMU faculty and staff have submitted over $18 million and received over $3.8 million in external support.

On Friday, March 14, Dr. Jeff Forbes, Program Director in the Division of Computer and Jeff Forbes, Network Systems, will NSF Program Director update the LMU community on recent developments at the NSF. He will also lead a workshop to provide tips on writing effective NSF grant proposals and conduct a mock proposal review. Hosted by Stephanie August, Department of Computer Science, and Alice Martini-Doyle, ORSP, the event takes place in the William H. Hannon Library starting at 9:00am. Please contact the ORSP for more information at [email protected] or x84599.

NSF GRANT TRANSFER When Thomas Laurent joined the department of Mathematics as an Assistant Professor this past year, he brought something with him: an award from the National Science Foundation. Prof. Laurent’s work focuses on “non-local interaction equations and their application Thomas Laurent, Assistant to collective motion in Professor of Mathematics biology.” Under the award, Prof. Laurent studies mathematical models of collective behavior in groups of individuals such as swarms of insects, flocks of birds, and colonies of bacteria. Designed to attract undergraduate students toward the field of applied mathematics, the project showcases novel problems arising in collective motion in biology. Welcome to LMU.

Coming Up: Undergraduate Research Symposium The Sixth Annual LMU Undergraduate Research Symposium takes place Saturday, March 29th, 2014. Did you know that in 2013, over $600,000 dollars from externally sponsored projects went directly to support student research and work? This year there will be 140 posters, 81 oral presentations, 5 films, 4 panels and 2 performing arts exhibited. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Casey Marsella at [email protected].

Office for Research and Sponsored Projects FY2014 Third Quarter Report Proposals Submitted

Proposal CFR # 14-081

College Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs Total

Department

Agency Division

Academic Resource National College Center Learning Center Association

LMU Applicant & CoApplicant Schaefer, Shelby Rease-Miles, La'Tonya

Total Amount Requested

Indirect Costs Requested

$1,000

$0

$1,000

$0

Office for Research and Sponsored Projects FY2014 Third Quarter Report Proposals Submitted

Proposal CFR # 14-080

College Administration

Administration Total

Department Facilities Management

Agency Division Kitchen Gardeners International (KGI)

LMU Applicant & CoApplicant Trindle, Theodora Tipon, Al

Total Amount Requested

Indirect Costs Requested

$300

$0

$300

$0

Office for Research and Sponsored Projects FY2014 Third Quarter Report Proposals Submitted

Proposal CFR #

College

Department

Agency Division

LMU Applicant & CoApplicant

Total Amount Requested

Indirect Costs Requested

14-094

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Engaged Learning

Spencer Foundation

Cooke, Deanna

$50,000

$0

14-070

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

History

Princeton University

Raab, Nigel

$56,312

$0

14-093

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

History

UCLA Institute of American Cultures

Rosenthal, Nicolas

$35,000

$0

14-092

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Philosophy

John Templeton Foundation

Baehr, Jason

$34,728

$4,530

14-071

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Psychology

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Grills, Cheryl

$199,998

$21,428

14-101

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Psychology

National Institutes of Subica, Andrew Health (NIH)/ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

$374,573

$103,143

14-079

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Theological Studies Collegeville Institute for Denysenko, Nicholas Ecumenical and Cultural Research

$30,000

$0

14-057

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Philosophy

$55,555

$0

14-097

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Theological Studies Franklin and Marshall College

$600

$0

$836,766

$129,101

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Total

Princeton University

Kaczor, Christopher Klein, Gil

Office for Research and Sponsored Projects FY2014 Third Quarter Report Proposals Submitted

Proposal CFR #

College

Department

Agency Division

LMU Applicant & CoApplicant

14-067

College of Communication and Fine Arts

Art and Art History John Randolph Haynes Linesch, Debra and Dora Haynes Foundation

14-066

College of Communication and Fine Arts

Theatre Arts and Dance

Pomona College

14-089

College of Communication and Fine Arts

Theatre Arts and Dance

Catapult Film Fund

14-090

College of Communication and Fine Arts

Theatre Arts and Dance

College of Communication and Fine Arts Total

Total Amount Requested

Indirect Costs Requested

$12,000

$0

Loo, Rosalynde

$11,173

$0

Loo, Rosalynde

$20,000

$0

Association for Asian Wiebers, Leon Studies, Northeast Asia Council

$2,500

$45,673

$0

Office for Research and Sponsored Projects FY2014 Third Quarter Report Proposals Submitted

Proposal CFR #

College

Department

Agency Division

LMU Applicant & CoApplicant

Total Amount Requested

Indirect Costs Requested

14-082

Loyola Law School

Center for Conflict Resolution

Los Angeles County

Culbert, Mary

$400,000

$0

14-087

Loyola Law School

Faculty

Kigali International Arbitration Centre

Aragaki, Hiro

$79,680

$0

$479,680

$0

Loyola Law School Total

Office for Research and Sponsored Projects FY2014 Third Quarter Report Proposals Submitted

Proposal CFR #

College

Department

Agency Division

LMU Applicant & CoApplicant

Total Amount Requested

Indirect Costs Requested

14-086

School of Education

Center for Equity for University of Maryland/ Lavadenz, Magaly English Learners National Foreign Armas, Elvira (CEEL) Language Center

$112,500

$8,225

14-073

School of Education

Center for Equity for National Science Lavadenz, Magaly English Learners Foundation (NSF)/ Strauss, Eric (CEEL) Discover Research K-12 Armas, Elvira (DRK)

$450,000

$98,313

14-103

CFR School of Education

C-MAST

W. M. Keck Foundation Molebash, Philip

$200,000

$0

14-083

School of Education

Educational Leadership

Math and Science College Preparatory Charter School/ U.S. Department of Labor

Pack, Emilio

$775,187

$179,037

14-088

School of Education

Educational Support ABC Unified School Services District/ U.S. Department of Labor

Jimenez, Paul

$180,000

$49,565

14-076

School of Education

Family of Schools

American Association of Bove-LaMonica, Colleges & Universities Margaret Earley, Darin

$1,000

$0

14-095

School of Education

Specialized Programs in Urban Education

Lennox School District Litton, Edmundo

$450,000

$9,687

14-074

School of Education

Specialized Programs in Urban Education

National Science Molebash, Philip Foundation (NSF)/ Strauss, Eric Discover Research K-12 Lavadenz, Magaly (DRK)

$3,000,000

$422,811

$5,168,687

$767,638

School of Education Total

Office for Research and Sponsored Projects FY2014 Third Quarter Report Proposals Submitted

Proposal CFR # 14-084

College

Department

Seaver College of Science and Engineering Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Biology

14-104

Agency Division

Total Amount Requested

Indirect Costs Requested

Es-Said, Omar

$33,084

$6,731

Center for Urban Boston College/ Resilience (CURes) National Science Foundation (NSF)

Strauss, Eric

$315,631

$50,088

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Chemistry & Biochemistry

National Institute of Health (NIH)/ Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA)

Moffet, David

$383,095

$83,095

14-078

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Civil Engineering

University of Connecticut/ National Science Foundation (NSF)/ Earth System Models (EaSM)

Pal, Jeremy

$348,970

$96,093

14-072

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Mathematics

National Science Foundation (NSF)/ Discover Research K-12 (DRK)

Bargagliotti, Anna Eubanks-Turner, Christina Clemmer, Katharine

$2,718,440

$308,945

14-096

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Mathematics

National Science Foundation (NSF)/ Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE)

Eubanks-Turner, Christina Bargagliotti, Anna Phillips, Jeff

$457,054

$93,690

14-100

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

National Science Foundation (NSF)/ Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE)

Hassanpour, Pezhman

$178,756

$46,470

14-091

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Arizona State University/National Science Foundation (NSF)/ Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE)

Siniawski, Matthew

$22,882

$6,301

14-098

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

Siniawski, Matthew

$2,000

$0

$180,000

$16,364

$4,639,912

$707,777

14-085

14-099 CFR Seaver College of

Science and Engineering

U. S. Navy

LMU Applicant & CoApplicant

Center for Urban Porticus North America Strauss, Eric Resilience (CURes) Foundation

Seaver College of Science and Engineering Total

Office for Research and Sponsored Projects FY2014 Third Quarter Report Proposals Submitted

Proposal CFR #

College

Department

Agency Division

LMU Applicant & CoApplicant

14-102

CFR Student Affairs

Student Affairs

Blackstone Charitable Foundation

14-077

Student Affairs

Student Affairs

American Association of Maturi, Briana Colleges & Universities Bove, Lane

Student Affairs Total

GRAND TOTAL

Belichesky, Jennifer

Total Amount Requested

Indirect Costs Requested

$50,000

$0

$1,000

$0

$51,000

$0

$11,223,018

$1,604,516

Office for Research and Sponsored Projects FY2014 Third Quarter Report Proposals Awarded

Proposal CFR #

College

Department

Agency Division

LMU Applicant & Co-Applicant

14-081

Academic Affairs

Academic Resource Center

National College Learning Schaefer, Shelby Center Association Rease-Miles, La'Tonya

14-048

Academic Affairs

Marymount Institute

Christensen Fund

Academic Affairs Total

de Vroom, Theresia Wondimu, Elias

Total Amount Awarded

Total Indirect Awarded

$1,000

$0

$75,000

$6,200

$76,000

$6,200

Office for Research and Sponsored Projects FY2014 Third Quarter Report Proposals Awarded

Proposal CFR #

College

Department

Agency Division

LMU Applicant & Co-Applicant

14-026

Bellarmine College Political Science of Liberal Arts

IBM Center for the Business of Government

Genovese, Michael

14-071

Bellarmine College Psychology of Liberal Arts

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Grills, Cheryl

14-057

Bellarmine College Philosophy of Liberal Arts

Princeton University

Kaczor, Christopher

14-097

Bellarmine College Theological of Liberal Arts Studies

Franklin and Marshall College

Klein, Gil

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts Total

Total Amount Awarded

Total Indirect Awarded

$20,000

$0

$199,998

$21,428

$56,666

$0

$600

$0

$277,264

$21,428

Office for Research and Sponsored Projects FY2014 Third Quarter Report Proposals Awarded

Proposal CFR # 14-066

College College of Communication and Fine Arts

Department Theatre Arts and Dance

College of Communication and Fine Arts Total

Agency Division

LMU Applicant & Co-Applicant

The Graves Award in the Loo, Rosalynde Humanities

Total Amount Awarded

Total Indirect Awarded

$12,000

$0

$12,000

$0

Office for Research and Sponsored Projects FY2014 Third Quarter Report Proposals Awarded

Proposal CFR #

College

Department

Agency Division

14-086

School of Education

Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL)

14-095

School of Education

Specialized Lennox School District Programs in Urban Education

School of Education Total

University of Maryland/ National Foreign Language Center

LMU Applicant & Co-Applicant

Total Amount Awarded

Total Indirect Awarded

Lavadenz, Magaly Armas, Elvira

$112,500

$8,225

Litton, Edmundo

$450,000

$9,687

$562,500

$17,912

Office for Research and Sponsored Projects FY2014 Third Quarter Report Proposals Awarded

Proposal CFR # 14-075

College Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Department Mathematics

Seaver College of Science and Engineering Total

Agency Division

LMU Applicant & Co-Applicant

National Science Laurent, Thomas Foundation (NSF)/ Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS)

Total Amount Awarded

Total Indirect Awarded

$55,465

$15,273

$55,465

$15,273

Office for Research and Sponsored Projects FY2014 Third Quarter Report Proposals Awarded

Proposal CFR # 14-013

College Student Affairs

Student Affairs Total

GRAND TOTAL

Department Housing

Agency Division CalRecycle

LMU Applicant & Co-Applicant Miller, Nan

Total Amount Awarded

Total Indirect Awarded

$38,000

$0

$38,000

$0

$1,021,229

$60,813