Original Work Grant and Travel Award Recipients
The Original Work Grant (OWG) supports research and creative work. It is intended to fund direct, project-related expenses such as travel, lodging, materials, and equipment related to research.
The Travel Award (TA) supports travel to present original work, including research and creative works. The Travel Award is intended to enhance graduate education through participation in seminars, workshops, and conferences.
2022 Fall Original Work Grant (OWG) Recipients
| Name | Degree Program | Title of Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| Sara Anwar | Ph.D. in Environmental & Plant Biology | Functional characterization of putative transcription factors of primary cell wall deposition in rice |
| Ellie Beckland | Ph.D. in Environmental & Plant Biology | The Evolution of Aquatic Legumes and Aerenchyma |
| Sondra Boyle | M.F.A. in Communication Media Arts | New Strategy: A 360° Music Video |
| Lacy Davis | M.F.A. in Photography + Integrated Media | Remnants: Layering of Time and Textiles |
| Annie Eversz | M.F.A. in Photography + Integrated Media | Buckskin |
| Samantha Fedoush | Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Plant Biology | The Potential Role of E3 ligases in Plant Gravity Perception and Response Mechanisms |
| Haley Kean | M.F.A. in Printmaking | Passive Forms: An Examination of Place and Connection |
| Samuel Lockhart | Ph.D. in Environmental & Plant Biology | Determining the viability of seeds produced chasmogamously and cleistogamously in four species of stemless blue violets |
| Kehinde Moyosola Ositimehin | M.S. in Environmental Studies | Hydrology and Agricultural Sediment Pollution in the Pre-restoration Bloody Run Swamp of Ohio |
| David Daniel Sarpong | Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Plant Biology | Molecular and functional characterization of a type 1 toxin-antitoxin system, TisB/IstR1, in Shigella flexneri |
| Mary Shea | Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology | Evaluating Strategies to Support Sustainment of Effective Classroom Management Practices after Year-long Consultation |
| Joshua Smith | M.M. in Instrumental Music Conducting | An Immersive Sensory Experience of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” Universe |
| Christopher St. John | M.F.A. in Ceramics | Snow for Flat Rabbit: Exploring the Local through Site-Specific Video Installation |
2022 Fall Travel Award Recipients
| Name | Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Oluwafunbi Ajayi | Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering |
| Angelah Bor | M.A. in International Studies: African Studies |
| Gerard Chidiebere Chukwu | M.A. in International Studies: African Studies |
| Abolfazl Faeli Qadikolae | Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering |
| Harrison Fender | Ph.D. in History |
| Robert Geng | M.S. in Mechanical Engineering |
| Abriana Gresham | Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology |
| Nathan Hawes | M.S. in Mechanical Engineering |
| Kayla Heacock | Ph.D. in Mathematics Education |
| Sana Heydarian | Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering |
| Maria Janet Hawa Johnny | M.A. in International Studies: African Studies |
| Freda Akosua Lekey | Ph.D. in Health Communication |
| Bose Maposa | Ph.D. in Translational Biomedical Sciences |
| Miguel Abraham Mojarro Ramirez | Ph.D. in Physics |
| Travis Moleski | Ph.D. in Mechanical and Systems Engineering |
| Kevin Niese | M.M. in Music Education |
| Babatunde Ibrahim Ojoawo | Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering |
| Frank Oppong | Ph.D. in Educational Research and Evaluation |
| Kushal Singla | Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering |
| Courtney Taylor | Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology |
| Reaz Uddin | Ph.D. in Biological Sciences |
2022 Spring Original Work Grant (OWG) Recipients
| Name | Degree Program | Title of Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| Oumarou Abdoulaye Balarabe | Higher Education and Student Affairs | By the Numbers and from their Own Voices: Identifying and Understanding Pathways to Student Thriving at a Public University in Benin. |
| Nancin Yusufu Dadem | Communication Studies | Advancing Social Support Through Interpersonal Communication to Improve Cervical Cancer Screening in North-Central Nigeria |
| Wren Edwards | Biological Sciences | The use of wild and cultivated plants for Buraiga chimpanzees in Kibale National Park |
| Alyssa Embry | Theater | Accessible Arts Project |
| Tyler Goerge | Biological Sciences | Assessing the influence of heat hardening on boldness behavior in tree lizards |
| Robert Green | History | The Curtain Falls: Cambodia and the Collapse of American Foreign Policy in Southeast Asia, 1969-1973 |
| Andrew Howard | History | Fixing the 'Happy Valley': British Sentimentality and Their Era of Preponderance in Kashmir, 1884-1925 |
| Iman Ikram | Communication Studies | Evaluation of relationship between men and their willingness to communicate about menstruation: Mediating and moderating factors |
| Freda Akosua Lekey | Communication Studies | Cultural Construction of Infertility: The Embodied Experience of Involuntary Childless Women in Ghana |
| Selene Charnelle Lisbey | Geological Science | Testing relationships between "hot" and "cold" HP/LT metamorphic rocks in the Rio San Juan and Samana Metamorphic Complexes, Dominican Republic |
| Kathleen Madsen | Environmental and Plant Biology | The Fitness Consequences of Gypsum Endemism |
| Khairun Nahar | Biochemistry | Development of photo-affinity label peptides for mapping therapeutically-relevant protein-protein interactions |
| Gbolaga Oluwasegun Olanrewaju | Molecular and Cellular Biology | Investigating the Optimal Protocol for Fixing Protein Cysteine-S-Nitorsation in Arabidopsis |
| Daniel Asamoah Opoku | Graphic Design | Identimatics: Deciphering the Mathematical Grammar of Kente Patterns |
| Brooke Ripley | Painting & Drawing | Revival Tract |
2022 Spring Travel Awards Recipients
| Name | Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Zachary Arnett | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| Samba Bah | Higher Education and Students Affairs |
| Ellie Becklund | Plant Biology |
| Nancin Yusufu Dadem | Health Communication |
| Emily Davis | Molecular and Cellular Biology |
| Marissa Dyck | Biological Sciences |
| Melanie Kasaris | Osteopathic Medicine |
| Shiya Liu | Counseling and Higher Education |
| Christian McCall | History |
| Ryan McKnight | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| Jacob Murphy | Physics |
| Khairun Nahar | Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Kehinde Moyosola Ositimehin | Environmental Studies |
| Stefana Rafiroiu | Osteopathic Medicine |
| Hammad Ur Rehman | Mechanical Engineering |
| Ashley Rutkowski | Costume Technology |
| William Schuerman | Photography |
| Jingwen Song | Molecular and Cellular Biology |
| Christopher St. John | Ceramics |
| Xiaorui Sun | Instructional Technology |
| Cassandra Thompson | Ecology & Evolutionary Biology |
| Ashley Tudder | Experimental Health Psychology |
| Brian Waldron | Biological Sciences |
| Nicholas Whitticar | Translational Biomedical Sciences |
| Jordan Zdinak | History |
| Yiyue Zhang | Experimental Psychology |
2022 Summer Travel Awards Recipients
| Name | Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Oumarou Abdoulaye Balarabe | Ph.D. in Higher Education and Student Affairs |
| Tyler Arnold | M.S. in Environmental and Plant Biology |
| Roshni Ashiq | Ph.D. in Health Communication |
| Kubra Civan | Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision |
| Meredith Fitschen-Brown | Ph.D. in Biological Sciences |
| Julia Marie Joos | Ph.D. in Biological Sciences |
| Keamogetse Yasmine Khudu | Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision |
| Samuel Lockhart | Ph.D. in Environmental and Plant Biology |
| Kathleen Madsen | Ph.D. in Environmental and Plant Biology |