Grants

Fall Grants NOW OPEN

August 1 - August 31

The Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship offers funding twice per year (Fall and Spring) in support of faculty-led undergraduate student research, scholarship, and creative activity. Faculty and students in all academic disciplines are encouraged to submit proposals.

Funds can be used to towards travel or the purchase of materials and supplies necessary for the project. Individuals may submit one proposal (travel or materials) per seasonal round.

See previously funded projects below.

Fall Grant Period: August 1-31

Spring Grant Period: January 1-31

Faculty

Please review the Call for Proposals.

Faculty may submit an application needed to conduct research or scholarly work OR an application for travel to conduct or present research or scholarly work in collaboration with one or more undergraduate students. A Mentoring Philosophy and the Department CFC Budget number are required components of the application. Please note: Faculty must accompany the traveling student(s) to the research experience to receive funding from CURS. Review the Call for Proposals prior to submitting an application.

**New Fall 2024** Faculty research projects must be submitted to the CURS Undergraduate Research Opportunity Portal by August 31st/January 31st to be reviewed for CURS funding. Documentation of research courses (ex. CURS 2990, HONR 3990H, or Department 4990) for students to receive funding. CURS abides by the add/drop deadline set forth by the Registrar's Office. Students need to email curs@augusta.edu to be registered for a CURS course.

Restrictions:

Requests should not exceed $1000.
Faculty may not submit both a materials and travel application.
Unallowable expenses include, but are not limited to, publication fees, membership dues, personnel (stipends, consulting fees, technicians, etc.), participation incentives, core facility charges, etc.

Students

Please review the Call for Proposals.

Undergraduate students may submit an application for travel to conduct or present research or scholarly work produced in collaboration with a faculty mentor. For travel grants, students must complete a Travel Authorization Form to upload into your grant application.

Student travel grants must be student-written (a faculty mentor may review the proposal), and these submissions are weighed against other student applications. Review the Call for Proposals for guidance.

**New Fall 2024** If two or more students are traveling to the same location to present or conduct research, each student will submit their OWN PROPOSAL. Any shared expenses such as lodging should be clearly explained in the Budget Justification of the application. Each student should submit their own Travel Authorization form with states all travel costs. AU expects responsible financial stewardship. Only one person may be reimbursed for a given receipt, thus shared costs are the responsibility of the travelers.

Restrictions:

Requests should not exceed $1000 for all participants on the proposal.
Caps may be placed on the amount of individual student funding due to state regulations.

Unallowable expenses include, but are not limited to, publication fees, membership dues, personnel (stipends, consulting fees, technicians, etc.), participation incentives, core facility charges, etc.

Application and Award Instructions

Application

Review the 2024-2025 Call for Proposals.
Review the CURS Grant Evaluation Rubric.
For travel grants, complete a Travel Authorization Form to upload into your grant application.
Complete the CURS Grant Application Please note: There have been updates for both faculty and students applications for the 2025 academic year. Please review the proposal call and ensure you have enough time to complete the application before the deadline.

Please note request should not exceed $1000. Caps on grants vary by year depending on state funding.

Award

Upon notice of awarded proposal, the awardee must complete the Use of Funds Agreement. Failure to submit proper documentation by the communicated deadline may result in your funds being reallocated.
CURS Business Operations will handle all expenditures and reimbursements. All travel and reimbursements must follow the policies of AU Travel
If you receive funding for Materials, your grant will be transferred to your home department. If you receive funding for Travel, your grant will be distributed through reimbursement following your submission of the Travel Expense Statement. Please name your file LASTNAME_INITIAL_2024TravelExpense .pdf and send to CURS@augusta.edu with the subject line “Travel Expense Statement.”
- Travel Expense Statement (within Georgia)
- Travel Expense Statement (outside of Georgia)
At the end of the semester, complete the Faculty or Student Grant Utilization Report.
Please see your award letter for deadlines.

Please contact curs@augusta.edu if you have any questions.

Tips for Writing a Competitive CURS Proposal

Previously Funded Projects

2024 Spring Grant

Faculty Mentor Department Student(s) Title of Project Dr. Dawn Langley-Brady Nursing Science Truc-Mi Hoang, Brandi Bramwell, Julie Bishara, Jasmine Patel Elucidating Biological Pathways of Essential Oils For Analgesia in Chronic Pain Dr. Deborah Jehu Community & Behavioral Health Sciences Amaya Sommer Randomized Controlled Trial Of Exercise In People Living With Dementia Dr. Jennifer Bradford Biological Sciences Sona Jose, Jesse Seng, Production of a novel mouse model with dysfunctional NF-κB signaling in bone marrow-derived macrophages Dr. Kumar Vaibhav Neurosurgery Manuela Guzman Zabala, Vivha V. Amble, Tajman S. Randhawa, Sriram Budim Living with TBI: When and How it goes bad? Dr. Matteo Borgini Chemistry and Biochemistry Emil Ayala, Deborah Yang, Kyara Vences, Synthesis Of Peptides As Protein-protein Interaction Inhibitors Of Nrf2 Prof. Raoul Pacheco Art & Design Terry Wilber, Diana Rojas Romero Extending Capabilities of Clay Dr. Jadeja Ravirajsinh Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Amelia Newell Novel Therapy Target for Retinopathy of Prematurity: Exploring the Role of HCAR2 Dr. Shogo Mori Chemistry and Biochemistry Gracie Blackstone, Shivam Patel, Favor Aruna Site Directed Mutagenesis and Purification of the Homologation Enzyme HphA Dr. Siva Panda Chemistry and Biochemistry Nihal Amineni, Brandon Powell, Development of Natural Product-Based Therapeutics for Cancer Treatment Dr. Stacey Bennetts Biological Sciences Gabsu Smallwood An Investigation on Zn tolerance in a Phyllite Population of a Rare Plant Species, Pediomelum piedmontanum Dr. Theja DeSilva Physics and Biophysics Joshua Hale Two Oral Research Presentations at American Physical Society's March Meeting Dr. Trinanjan Datta Physics and Biophysics Brody Brogdon, Logan Beatty Electromagnetic Nerve Stimulation and Synchronizing Coupled Chaotic Neural Network Student Travel Awards Major Mentor Title of Project Amanjot Saini Cell and Molecular Biology Dr. Brian Agee Development For A Natural, Green Synthesis Of Loperamide Amaya Sommer Kinesiology Dr. Deborah Jehu Dual-Task Posture In Older Adults With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Annya Forbin Psychology Dr. Elizabeth Culatta Behavioral Changes In Women Who Have Experienced Sexual Assault Danila Dokuchayev Dental Hygiene Dr. Rafael Pacheco Color Stability Of Various Resin Sealants After Staining Protocol Elyse Vincent Psychology Dr. Jenelle Slavin-Mulford The Impact of Administration Modifications on TAT Narratives Iris Truong Chemistry Dr. Siva Panda Design and Synthesis of Molecularly Hybridized Ibuprofen as Potential Anticancer Agents Josh Hale, Logan Beatty, Shawn Macon, Brody Brogdon Physics, Computer Science, Physics, Physics Dr. Trinanjan Datta, Dr. Abdul Malmi-Kakkada Katherine Flemming Chemistry Dr. Matteo Borgini Synthesis and Screening of α-Methylene Lactams as Covalent Inhibitors Skyler Owens & Shopno Ahmed Chemistry, Chemistry Dr. Shogo Mori Characterization of HPHA: The First Enzyme in the Homologation Pathway Sonia Jose Cell and molecular biology Dr. Jennifer Bradford Involvement of the NF-kappaB and CXCL10/CXCR3 Signaling Pathways in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Invasion Vanessa Browning & Taylor Kate Guerrero Psychology, Elementary Education Dr. Alex T. St. Louis From Science Thought to Science Practice: Developing Student Questioning Through Scientific Inquiry

2023 Fall Grant

Faculty Mentor	Department	Student(s)	Title of Project
Dr. Jennifer Bradford	Biological Sciences	Ashley Koch, Jesse Seng	Understanding the Relationship Between the Nuclear Factor-KappaB and CXCL10 Pathways
Dr. Deborah Jehu	Interdisciplinary Health Sciences	Stevie Lewis, Charmi Patel, Amaya Sommer	Randomized Controlled Trial Of Exercise In People Living With Dementia
Dr. Shogo Mori	Chemistry & Biochemistry	Shopno Ahmed	Structural Characterization of the First Enzyme in Phenylalanine Homologation Pathway
Dr. Siva Panda	Chemistry & Biochemistry	Kieu Van Truong, Nihal Amineni	Development of Natural Product-Based Therapeutics for Cancer Treatment
Dr. Almira Vazdarjanova	Pharmacology and Toxicology	Alaira Beecher	Behavior and Arc/H1a Expression After Trauma Recovery in PTSD-Susceptible and Resilient Rats
Dr. Menaka Thounaojam	Ophthalmology	Reeya Patel	Unraveling FXR Gene’s Impact On Mouse Eye Blood Vessel Formation
Mr. Chadwick Tolley	Art and Design	Quaterrious Brundage, Onyx Jankiewicz	Reimagining Literacy: The Art of Making Zines and Graphic Novels
Student Travel Awards	Major	Mentor	Title of Project
Colby Gross	Cell and Molecular Biology	Dr. Meghan McGee-Lawrence, Cellular Biology and Anatomy	Automated Quantification of Lipid Storage and Cellular Dysfunction in Osteoblasts
Charmi Patel and Stevie Lewis	Cell and Molecular Biology	Dr. Deborah Jehu, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences	The Relationship Between Sedentary Behavior and Cognitive Domains Among People Living With Dementia / Exploring The Association of Sleep With Cognitive Domains Among People Living With Dementia

2023 Spring Grant

Faculty Mentor	Department	Student(s)	Title of Project
Dr. Brian Agee	Chemistry & Physics	Abbie Flint, Sandra Bangiyev, Elizabeth Barker, Riley Alpuche, Amina Aly, Kailey Wyman, Caroline Hammond	Incorporation of a Solar Green Technique for Melting Point Analysis Into Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratories
Dr. Candis Bond	Center for Writing Excellence	Center for Writing Excellence Southeastern Writing Center Association Conference Presentations	Kaylee Klosson, Kaysha Adamo, Sydney Highfield
Dr. Trinanjan Datta	Chemistry & Physics	Machine Learning Study if Magnetic Phenomena	Alexander Brady, Marcus Corulli
Dr. Theja deSilva	Chemistry & Physics	American Physical Society's Meeting	Andrew Zimmerman
Dr. Jia He	Mathematics	Using Constructive Mathematics Pathways to Advance Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Learning	Rebecca Walker, Holly Porterfield
Dr. Deborah Jehu	Interdisciplinary Health Sciences	Predictors Of Falls In Older Males And Females With Concussion	Amaya Sommer, Charmi Patel, Zak Aden, Bryson Hall
Dr. Vivian Lui	Georiga Cancer Center	FGFR Targeting by Erdafitinib for Precision Medicine Development in Head and Neck Cancer	Laili Afzali, Zoey Patel
Mr. Raoul Pacheco	Art and Design	National Council for Education of Ceramic Arts Conference	Henry McCarter, Ann-Marie Hutton
Dr. Siva Panda	Chemistry & Physics	Design and Synthesis of potential drug candidates	Jade Moore, Julio Chavez
Dr. Maria Sabbatini	Biological Sciences	Exploring the participation of NADPH Oxidase 1 in pancreatic cancer progression through CA-19-9 and hemoglobin A1C.	Heer patel, Godfrey Desouza
Student Travel Awards	Major	Mentor	Title of Project
Sandra Bangivev	Biology	Dr. Brian Agee, Chemistry & Physics	Go Green or Go Home: Replacement of O-xylene with Avocado Oil as the Solvent System in a Diels-Alder Reaction
Julio Chavez	Chemistry	Dr. Siva Panda, Chemistry & Physics	Design and Synthesis of potential drug candidates
Abby Flint	Biology	Dr. Brian Agee, Chemistry & Physics	Use of Ferric Oxide as a Green Reduction Catalyst for the Synthesis of Nylon 6-6
Priya Giddens	Kinesiology	Dr. Paul O'Conner, Physiology	Intra-renal Pressures During Warm Arterial And Venous Ischemia-reperfusion In Rats
Melvin Hilson	Psychology	Dr. Alex St. Louis, CURS	Mentor Science Identities And Their Influence On Student Relationships With Science: A Qualitative Exploration Of The IBEARS Program
Truc-Mi Hoang	Biology	Dr. Dawn Langley-Brady, Nursing Science	The Effect of Lavender Essential Oil on Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review
Makayla Preston	Mathematics	Dr. Eric Numfor, Mathematics	Mathematical Modeling of Post-exposure Prophylaxis of SARS-CoV-2
Anita Singh	Psychology	Dr. Ashland Amerson, Psychological Sciences	Identifying Factors That Benefit The Quality Of Transgender Lives
Andrew Zimmerman	Physics	Dr. Theja deSilva, Chemistry & Physics	Topological properties of photon-mediated interacting fermions in honeycomb optical lattice

2022 Fall Grant

Faculty Mentor	Department	Student(s)	Title of Project
Dr. William Bryant	Communications	Kolbie Dolin	Silence is Golden: The Effects of Silence on the Everyday Lives of Monks
Dr. Jennifer Cannon	Biological Sciences	Meghan Spence and Ford Berger	Effects of Polypropylene Microparticles on human lung derived cells (A549)
Dr. Robert Cromer	Biological Sciences	Sarah Murray	Determining the Presence of Chytrid Fungus in Augusta, GA
Dr. Dawn Langley-Brady	Nursing Sciences	Truc-Mi Hoang	Elucidating Biological Pathways For Analgesia During Local Thermal Hyperemia
Dr. Ellen LeMosey	Cellular Biology and Anatomy	Daihanna Aragon and Abby Huebsch	Extracellular Matrix Tinagl1 Function in Craniofacial Development
Dr. Vivian Lui	Georiga Cancer Center	Noah Wiese and Jasmine Afzali	Genomically guided candidate-drug screening of 10 Advanced Head and Neck Patient-derived Cultures (PDCs)
Dr. Jessica Reichmuth	Biological Sciences	BIOL 4990	Investigating an Obsolete Navigational Channel in the Satilla River
Dr. Maria Sabbatini	Biological Sciences	Heer Patel	Exploring the Participation of NADPH oxidase 1 in PDAC Progression through CA-19-9 level
Mr. Chadwick Tolley	Art and Design	Savanna Scott, Jamie Del Rosario, Maceo Thompson, and Aislin Sparrow	Reimagining Literacy: The Art of Making Zines and Graphic Novels.
Dr. Almira Vazdarjanova	Pharmacology and Toxicology	Peyton McGuire	Simulated Predator Exposure Affects Neuroinflammation and Plasticity-Related Gene Expression
Student Travel Awards	Major	Mentor	Title of Project
Fabiha Anwar	Biology	Dr. Daria Ilatovskya	Revealing Novel Signaling Pathways Affected in Glomeruli during Salt-Sensitive Hypertension
Taryn Lykes	Kinesiology	Dr. Hannah Bennett	The CrossFit Culture: At the Intersection of Inclusivity and Community
Alena Pfeifer	Biology	Dr. Soma Mukhopadhyay	Development of Alternate Visual Resources For Color Vision Deficient Individuals

2022 Spring Grant

Faculty Mentor	Department	Student(s)	Title of Project
Dr. Stacey Bennetts	Biological Sciences		Undergraduate research presentations
Dr. Robert Cromer	Biological Sciences		Determining the Presence of Chytrid Fungus in Local Water Bodies
Dr. Trinanjan Datta	Chemistry and Physics		Physical and biological properties of magnets and cancer tumor growth
Dr. Deborah Jehu	Interdisciplinary Health Studies		Influence of Acute Exercise on Cognitive Performance Among Obese Adults
Dr. Vivian Lui	Georgia Cancer Center		Tipifarnib Sensitivity in Head and Neck Cancer Patient Primary Cultures
Dr. Shogo Mori	Chemistry and Physics		Overexpression and Purification of Enzymes in the Homologation Pathway
Mr. Raul Pacheo	Art and Design		Travel to North Carolina Pottery Conference
Dr. Siva Panda	Chemistry and Physics		Design and Synthesis of Fluoroquinolone Conjugates as Potential Pharmacophores
Dr. Tadd Patton	Psychological Sciences		The Effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Autonomic Activity in Adulthood
Dr. Surendra Pajpurohit	Georiga Cancer Center		Generation and Validation of Homozygous Myl7-Annexin5/Casper Transparent Transgenic Zebrafish Cellular Phenotype for Cardiac Research
Dr. Jessica Reichmuth	Biological Sciences		SEERS Spring 2022 Meeting
Dr. Jessica Reichmuth	Biological Sciences		The presence of plastic-degrading bacteria along a salinity gradient
Mr. Clayton Richardson	Communications		Narrative Film Production Proposal: Domestic Violence in Isolation
Dr. Maria Sabbatini	Biological Sciences		Determination of cell proliferation rate in presence of Metformin Derivatives
Mr. Robert Saunders	Music		Preparing Parallel Instrument Pedagogy Instructors
Student Travel Awards	Major	Mentor	Title of Project
Richard Baker		Dr. Theja DeSilva	APS March Meeting 2022
Teresa Davenport		Dr. Stacy Bennetts	Using arbuscular mychorrihizal fungi as an alternative to traditional fertilizers
Chole Johnson	Cell and Molecular Biology	Dr. Paul O'Connor	The Effect of Vascular Congestion on Tubular Injury in Rats
Lakshya Karnati		Dr. Jessica Reichmuth	SEERS Spring 2022 Meeting
Rebekah Kimbrall		Dr. Jessica Reichmuth	SEERS Spring 2022 Meeting
Ashley Koch		Dr. Jennifer Bradford	Does Genetic p65 Deletion Alter Microglia Phenotype
Logan Ouellette	Biology	Dr. Jorge Cortes	Generation and imaging of Transparent Transgenic Zebrafish for Cardio-Inflammatory Research
Ajay Pandey		Dr. Biplab Datta	Child Marriage and Problems Accessing Healthcare in Adulthood
Ashton Pawl	Art	Mr. Raoul Pacheo	Investigating the Intersection of Belonging and Biomorphic Design for BIPOC
Andrea Rivera		Dr. Stacy Bennetts	Using biofertilizers to enhance traditional fertilization methods
Andrew Vincent		Dr. Theja DeSilva	APS March Meeting 2022
Garrett Zillis		Dr. Theja DeSilva	APS March Meeting 2022
Andrew Zimmerman		Dr. Stacy Bennetts	Atypical Magnesium Requirement of a Rare Plant Species, Pediomelum piedmontanum
Matthew Zimmerman		Dr. Stacy Bennetts	Atypical Magnesium Requirement of a Rare Plant Species, Pediomelum piedmontanum

2021 Fall Grant

Faculty Mentor	Department	Student(s)	Title of Project
Dr. Brian Agee	Chemistry and Physics	Amina Aly	Investigating alternative metals for Zinc for the first step of Nylon-6,6 synthesis using green as well as conventional techniques
Dr. Jennifer Cannon	Biological Sciences	Meghan Spence	Effects of Polypropylene Microparticles on human lung derived cells (A549)
Dr. Sangsun Choi	Communications	Sarah Rish, Nathaniel Walters, Chris Woods	360° Immersive Media Production about Korean immigrants in Augusta
Dr. Charlotte Christy	Biological Sciences	Trevor Jordan	Determination of waste nutrient differences among several constructed wetland cells
Dr. Ferenc Deak	Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine	Emily Vu	Age-Related Risk Factors of Alzheimer’s Disease: How to Repair Neuronal Networks to Prevent Dementia
Dr. Shogo Mori	Chemistry and Physics	Juan Reynes, Anna Parviainen, Linh Nguyen	Characterization of the enzymatic homologation pathway for drug discovery
Dr. Siva Panda	Chemistry and Physics	Radha Dobaria, Jade Moore, Anna Rocque	Design, Synthesis of new quinoline based compounds as Potential Anti-viral agents for SAR-CoV2
Dr. Surendra Rajpurohit	Georgia Cancer Center	Karen Aikhionbare, Logan Ouellette, Kunal Hotwani	Development of NF-kB/Myl7-Annexin5/Casper Transparent Transgenic Zebrafish Cellular Phenotype for Cardio-Oncology Research
Dr. Maria Sabbatini	Biological Sciences	Heer Patel	Exploring the participation of NOX1 in PDAC progression through CA-19-9.
Dr. Menaka Thounaojam	Ophthalmology	Mindy Ho	Bile Acids based therapies to treat retinopathy of prematurity in mice
Dr. Almira Vazdarjanova	Pharmacology/Toxicology		Negative Emotional State Alters Episodic Memory in Female Rats

Student Travel Awards
Amina Aly	Biological Sciences	Mentor: Dr. Brian Agee	Present research at Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS 2021) at Birmingham, AL
Elizabeth Barker	Chemistry and Physics	Mentor: Dr. Brian Agee	Present research at Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS 2021) at Birmingham, AL
Riley Alpuche	Chemistry and Physics	Mentor: Dr. Brian Agee	Present research at Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS 2021) at Birmingham, AL
Christina Plantz	Chemistry and Physics	Mentor: Dr. Angela Spencer	Present research at Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS 2021) at Birmingham, AL
Jade Moore	Chemistry and Physics	Mentor: Dr. Siva Panda	Present research at Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS 2021) at Birmingham, AL
Anna Rocque	Chemistry and Physics	Mentor: Dr. Siva Panda	Present research at Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS 2021) at Birmingham, AL

2021 Spring Grant

Faculty Mentor	Department	Student(s)	Title of Project
Dr. Stacy Bennetts	Biological Sciences	Theresa Davenport, Andrea Rivera	The effects of different soil remediation tactics on over-farmed soil
Dr. Madison Kindred	Kinesiology	Halle Prine, Raven Flicek	Press Play to get active: Using podcasts to increase steps
Dr. Ellen LeMosy	Cell Biology and Anatomy	Helena Blackburn, Brooklyn Zwinklis	A Precise Gene Editing Toolkit for Zebrafish Extracellular Matrix Biology
Dr. Surendra Rajpurohit	Georgia Cancer Center	Chelsea Appiah, Aminah Wood, Karen Aikhionbare	Generation of Casper/Annexin5 (F05 Homozygous Progeny) Transparent Transgenic Zebrafish Strain to Study Cardiomyocyte Activity
Dr. Jessica Reichmuth	Biological Sciences	Katherine Kerce, Rebekah Kimbrell	How will increased temperatures and ocean acidification affect marine crustacean behavior?
Dr. Maria Sabbatini	Biological Sciences	Souravi Mondal	Validation of a CA-19-9 ELISA kit using a mouse model of pancreatic cancer
Dr. Shogo Mori	Chemistry and Physics	Juan Reynes, Nyjah Gee	Hijack the Inactive Enzyme: a Novel Enzymatic Machinery
Dr. Yong Teng	Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences	Jakeline Juarez, Evan Crystal	Circumventing Cisplatin Resistance by the Targeting of ATAD3A

2020 Fall Grant

Awardee	Department	Student(s)	Title of Project
Dr. Siva Panda	Chemistry & Physics	Queen Tran, Eyana Thomas, Margaret Wade	New Class of Curcumin Hybrid Conjugates for Breast Cancer Treatment
Dr. Simon Medcalfe	Business	Palak Patel	Racial Segregation and Racial Disparities in Covid-19 Deaths
Dr. Maleah Holland	Kinesiology	Lyon Ngo	Intermittent Fasting in Tactical Athletes
Dr. Surendra Rajpurohit	Georgia Cancer Center	Chelsea Appiah, Amina Wood	In-vivo Confocal imaging of newly Developed Homozygous Casper (Transparent skin)- Transgenic Zebrafish Progeny to Study Microglia Function
Dr. Brandon Cromer	Biological Sciences	Rhys Payne	Determining the Presence of Chytrid Fungus in Augusta, GA Area Water Bodies
Dr. Maria Sabbatini	Biological Sciences	Ananya Chakraborty, Bithika Halder, Souravi Mondal	Validation of a CA-19-9 ELISA kit using a mouse model of a pancreatic cancer
Dr. Chandramohan Wakade	Allied Health	Sneha Chauhan	Combating α-synuclein induced inflammation In-vitro.
Dr. Ashwini Tiwari	Institute of Public and Preventive Health	Katlin Pugh	Exploring a Mobile Resiliency App for at-Risk Families for Child Maltreatment seeking Pediatric Primary Care: A Qualitative Study among Pediatricians

2020 Spring Grant

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2019 Fall Grant

Faculty Mentor	Department	Student(s)	Title of Project
Dr. Richard Topolski	Psychological Sciences	Chandani Patel, Nicole Morel, Karen Rex Pius Vincent	Expertise and Sex Identification in Dogs
Dr. Tim Sadenwasser	Honors Program	Chandani Patel, Connor Owen, Danae Lawrence	National Collegiate Honors Council conference
Dr. Jessica Reichmuth	Biological Sciences	Abby Bickle, Alex Coleman	One fish, two fish, hopefully more fish: How an obsolete navigational channel affects fish assemblages.
Dr. Brandon Cromer	Biological Sciences	Rachel Hammesfahr	Ecotoxicology of Yellow-Bellied Sliders (Trachemys scripta) in Natural Wetlands
Dr. Bruce Saul	Biological Sciences	Samantha Hitchens	Savannah River Swamp Wild Pig Scent Repellent Study
Dr. Launce Hunter	Social Sciences	Joshua Rutland	Regime Type and Cyberconflict
Dr. Maria Sabbatini	Biological Sciences	Ananya Chakraborty, Bithika Halder, Hisham Kashif	Characterizing Nox1-evoked PaSC secretome
Dr. Brian Agee	Chemistry & Physics	Caroline Hammond	Development of an alternative energy synthetic pathway to Nylon 6,6 Through the use of Solar Irradiation as the Sole Heat Source
Dr. Melanie O'Meara	Art & Design	Sabrina Nacci, Rachel Visintainer, Kayla Johnson	Performing "Moving Photographs: A Vanishing Georgia" at Louisiana State University
Dr. Siva Panda	Chemistry & Physics	Margaret Wade, Queen Tran	Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Modeling Studies of Hybrid Conjugates as Potential Anti-inflammatory Agents
Dr. Jennifer Cannon	Biological Sciences	victoria Gaw, Manderrious Glenn	The Effect of PFOA on ERÎ±+ and ERÎ±- Human Breast Cancer Cell Line
Dr. Valerie Williams-Hogan	Physical Therapy	Michelza Mitchell	The Effects of an Eight Week Community Dance Class for People with Parkinson's Disease
Dr. Nai-Cheng Kuo	Teaching and Leading	Zayeira Declet, Jennifer Jones, Zach Fagan	Examining the Perceptions and Knowledge of Preservice and In-service Teachers about Dyslexia, the Orton-Gillingham (OG) Approach, and IEP Development
Dr. Michelle Johnson	Psychological Sciences	Megan Bunjevac, Maye Weigle, Bari House	Effects of Withholding Cell Phones on Students State Anxiety
Dr. Donna Londino	Psychological Sciences	Kit Jester	Examining the Occurrence of Conversion Disorder Diagnoses and Autism Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the Emergency Department
Prof. Scott Thorp	Art & Design	Kirstyn Harris	The Art and Conservation of the Federal Duck Stamp
Dr. Ahmed Chadli	Biological Sciences	Wayne Fang	Characterization of a Novel Inhibitor (AD05) of the HSP90 Chaperoning Machine

2019 Spring Grant

Faculty Mentor	Department	Student(s)	Title of Project
Dr. Candis Bond	EFL	Samantha Carr, Sabrina Nacci,Barbara Card	Southeastern Writing Center Association Conference Travel
Dr. Jennifer Cannon	Biology	victoria Gaw, Manderrious Glenn	The Effect of PFOA on ERα+ and ERα- Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines
Dr. Trinanjan Datta	Physics	Gregory Price	X-ray scattering study of one dimensional quantum magnets
Dr. Theja DeSilva	Physics	Peighton Bolt	Faculty Travel to Present Student Research Findings at Annual American Physical Society's March Meeting
Dr. Andy Hauger	Physics	Anish Sangari, Nitish Sood	Design and Testing a Low-cost Real-time Feedback CPR Manikin
Dr. Vahe Heboyan	Interdisc. Health Sciences	Kelsey LeBlanc	Development and Pilot Testing of E-Cigarette Public Service Announcements (PSAs): Influence of Economic/Health and Informational/Emotional Message Appeals on College-aged U.S. Adults
Dr. Ellen LeMosy	Cellular Biology	Aashi Kalra, Brooklyn Zwinklis	Gene editing to probe extracellular matrix (ECM) function in zebrafish heart and spinal cord development
Dr. Laurence Miller	Psyc	Sarah McPherson	Travel to 2019 meeting of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Dr. Melanie O'Meara	Comm	Sabrina Nacci, Rachel Visintainer, Kayla Johnson	Moving Photographs: A Vanishing Georgia
Dr. Raoul Pacheco	Art	Brooke Farmer, Ellen Griffin, TK Lee	Exploring an Introduction to 3-D Printing Presentation
Dr. Siva Panda	Chem	William Littlefield	Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Modeling Studies of Pyrazinoic acid-Isoniazid Hybrid Conjugates as Potential Anti-infective Agents
Dr. Jessica Reichmuth	Biology	Laren Wheeler, Rebecca Patterson	Sediment grain size analysis in the Biological Sciences
Dr. Maria Sabbatini	Biology	Ananya Chakraborty, Catalina Godoy	Recognizing the role of Nox1 in isolated pancreatic stellate cells from mice with chronic pancreatitis.
Dr. Tim Sadenwasser	Honors	Grant Blume, Jasmine Brickhouse, Deanna Doughty	Southern Regional Honors Council conference
Dr. Bruce Saul	Biology	Samantha Hitchens	Savannah River Feral Pig Repellent Study
Dr. Jenelle Slavin-Mulford	Psyc	Sam Kunkel, Summar Smith	Predicting Psychotherapy Outcomes Based on Therapists’ Personal Characteristics
Dr. Angie Spencer	Chem	Alisha Nam, Elizabeth Adams	Development of a high throughput screen for GPCR signaling
Dr. Rick Topolski	Psyc	Kiana Ladson, Leslie Epsey	Dating Behaviors within Social Circles
Dr. Almira Vazdarjanova	Pharma/Tox	Rohan Mandavilli, Rachel Dixon	Sex differences in the number of GABAergic neurons in rats with a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)-like phenotype
Dr. Donna Wear	Biology	Sheena Mondeddu	Guidelines for Healthy Food Production in an Urban Brownfield

2018 Fall Grant

Faculty Mentor	Department	Student(s)	Title of Project
Dr. Charlotte Christy	Biology	Benjamin Overlie, William Saunders-Cumming	Using the ycf1 gene to investigate the Ladies' Tresses Orchids of AU's Summerville Campus
Dr. Robert Comer	Biology	Eric Frazier, Samantha Hitchens	Measuring The Influence Of The Traffic Noise On Songbird Vocalizations
Dr. Josefa Guerrero-Millan	Chemistry	Benjamin Overlie, William Saunders-Cumming	Controlling and predicting the smallest drop size in electro co-flow
Dr. Angelia Holland	Chemistry	Persiah Shipley, Constantine Katsoudas, Edward Maner	Accuracy of current techniques in quantifying ketone levels
Dr. Lance Hunter	POLS	Thomas Warren	Internet Connectivity and Terrorism
Dr. Nevin Lambert	Pharmacology/Toxicology	Kush Patel	Fluorescent labeling of the nanoluciferase fragment LgBit
Dr. Dawn Langley-Bradey	PTN	Brenda Nelson, Michael Jones-Asgil	Essential Oils Effect on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) in Breast Cancer: A Mixed Methods Study
Dr. Laurence Miller	Psychology	Eric Frazier, Laura Marshall	Examining the impact of pain on novel odor recognition in mice
Dr. Siva Panda	Chemistry	Hitesh Honkanadavar, William Littlefield	Fluoroquinolone Hybrid Conjugates as Potential Pharmacophores
Dr. Siva Panda	Chemistry	Hitesh Honkanadavar, William Littlefield	Participation in The 70th Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society 2018, Augusta, GA
Dr. Stacie Pettit	Teaching/Leading	amanda Woods, Lauren Todd, Macy Gentile	National Conference Student Presentations
Dr. Efrain Riveros-Perez	Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine	Nicole Varela	Performance of CO2 changes to predict fluid responsiveness in spontaneously breathing volunteers
Dr. Maria Sabbatini	Biology	Catalina Godoy, Ananya Chakraborty	Recognizing the role of Nox1 in isolated pancreatic stellate cells from mice
Dr. Tim Sadenwasser	Honors	Deanna Doughty, Hitesh Honkanadaver, Simran Mehrotra	National Collegiate Honors Council conference
Dr. Angie Spencer	Chemistry	Alisha Nam, Dalia Saj, Amy Trang	Profiling G protein coupled receptor interactions with G proteins using BRET
Dr. Yong Teng	Oral Biology	Parth Thakkar, Reeya Patel, Tiffany Lam	Development a Novel Nanoparticle-based Treatment for Breast Cancer
Dr. Almira Vazdarjanova	Pharmacology/Toxicology	tbd	Revealing sex differences in susceptibility to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in an animal model

2014 Spring Grant

Spring Grant awards 2014

Faculty	Dept	Title
Abdulovic-Cui, Amy	Biology	Investigating the in-vivo role of Hcb 1 in Nonhomologous end-joining
Armstrong, Rhonda	EFL	Travel to Sigma Tau Delta Convention in Savannah
Bates, Christopher	Biology	Identification of Bacteria from biofilms from the surface of marine fishes
Cannon, Jennifer	Biology	1. Effects of perfluorooctanoic acid on gene expression in mL TC-1 Leydig cells 2. Effects of perfluorooctanoic acid on gene expression in MCF-7 Breast Cancer 3. Endocrine disruption of marine benthic crustaceans
Cromer, Brandon	Biology	Monitoring of Hatching Turtle Dispersal Through Radiotelemetry
Datta, Trinanjan	Chemistry & Physics	Distortions in 2p4d Partial Fluorescence yield for 4d elements
Davies, Kim; Reese, Bill; and Powell-Williams, Melissa	Sociology	SEUSS Undergraduate Sociology Symposium
Drews, Marie	EFL	Southeastern Women's Studies Association Conference
Dunn, Brian	Biology	Deletion of purative transcription factors in the yeast Pichia pastoris
Elsalanty, Mohammed	Oral Biology	Bacterial Colonization following Dental Extraction in Rats Receiving Long-Term Bisphosphonate Therapy
Hoffman, Todd	EFL	Presentations for the National Undergraduate Literature Conference at Weber State University
Klug, Christopher	Chemistry & Physics	Coordination Chemistry of Lanthanids in Ionic Liquids
Medcalfe, Simon	Hull College of Business	Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
Sabbatini, Maria	Biology	Identify which Adenylyl Cyclase is implicated in the proliferation and differentiation of pancreatic cancer
Saul, Bruce	Biology	Genetic Identification of Longnose Gar Populations Using Microsatellites in Estuarina verses Freshwater Environments
Sexton, Joanne	Hull College of Business	Inertial Measurement for Indoor Location Positioning
Spencer, Angela	Chemistry & Physics	Development of DNA aptamers using SELEX
Tugmon, Cathy	Biology	Identification and Antibiotic Sensitivity of Bacteria Found on and in Spiders of the CSRA
Wear, Donna; Pukis, Rick	Biology & Communications	Phenology of a temporal, natural wetland